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Root Help for a first time rooter??....thanks!!!

So basically, Ae111 should make sure to keep his 8 GB card safe, assuming the phone was branded?

Added: Read the posts again. Basically, now I think we don't need it.
 
That's fine so guys because i wanted to switch to a bigger one soon. My phone wasn't branded too start off with, it has always been able too take any sim. I'll just keep track of the SD I used anyway. You guys really know you're stuff very helpfull. My phone is going perfect. I think my battery life is a lot better also.
 
When I received my refurb phone back from vodafone, I thought I would format my sd card, just to have a bit of a tidy up. So i copied the contents of the sd to my pc, and formatted the card to FAT32 put it back in, and havent had any trouble since. Just safe in the knowledge of knowing that I have the back up on my pc.

Just my 2 cents.:D
 
I used the 8GB card that came with the phone to make my Goldcard. As soon as I rooted, I reformatted the card, so it was no longer a Goldcard :)
 
D-U-R-X said:
I used the 8GB card that came with the phone to make my Goldcard. As soon as I rooted, I reformatted the card, so it was no longer a Goldcard :)
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actually, unless you opened up your hex editor and changed it back to how it was prior, it is still a gold card :eek: the the image hex edited to the sd card stays,even with a format. ive formated my gold card a couple times and its still gold :D
 
Yeah... thinking about it, I wouldn't be surprised... doesn't HEX change something at the very beginning of the SD card (in a part that isn't usually user accessed?
 
No problem....Hey is anyone running the unofficial CM9 on XDA ...and would they recommend it over the official stable CM7.2 I'm on now...and if so why??? Cheers!!!
 
Ae111 said:
No problem....Hey is anyone running the unofficial CM9 on XDA ...and would they recommend it over the official stable CM7.2 I'm on now...and if so why??? Cheers!!!
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i have not run it recently,but i did give it a flash :)

main reason that folks would prefer it,is that it is cm9 vs cm7... i.e.,ICS instead of GB.

it is compiled from the same source,it is unofficial becasue it is compiled on someones home machine,and not from cm's buildbot. being unofficial defiantely does not mean that the rom is not any good.

nothing wrong with cm7 if youre happy with it. it just depends on what features/functionality you want and need :)
 
Great advice guys. Gonna root and flash a rom tomorrow on my old dhd after many years of wanting to root a drvice.

If this goes well, I'll root my galaxy note.
 
Omar Days said:
Great advice guys. Gonna root and flash a rom tomorrow on my old dhd after many years of wanting to root a drvice.

If this goes well, I'll root my galaxy note.
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I never planned to root my phone, but when HTC announced that ICS was not coming to the DHD, out of depression, I decide to root my phone. Best mobile phone decision I ever made. Should have done it a long time ago,
 
Ok, Im in the process of rooting.

Sweating a bit tbh. I had to hold the volume+ key and press power to reboot after seeing the red triangle as instructed. Then said it's creating a goldcard, but now for the last 10 minutes and counting it says it's patching and backing up misc partition.

Is this normal? Do I just wait it out and let it do whatever it's gotta do?

Edit: Forgot to mention that before it said creating goldcard, it said 'golcard:' is not recognized as an internal or external command,operable program, or batch file.
 
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Ok, update. I noticed there is now no notification bar?!

Anyway, due to me being an impatient sob, I d/connected the phone from the laptop. Turned the phone off and turned it back on, still no notification bar. Started aahk all over again, now i'm stuck on a different process. Says it's pushing rom to sd and to be patient, but it's now half an hour or so and it didnt take that long first time around.

Is it bricked?
 
now i'm back to patching and backing up misc partition. and my notification bar is back.

lol im just gonna leave it connected and call it a day til one of you more knowlegdable guys can get back to me.
 
I only did this once, and I really do not remember the details, suffice to say that in my case everything went well. The others should be around soon.
 
wish i had some advice for you,but i perosnally have not rooted with the AAHK. i am familiar with its process(i have a manual downgrade guide) but know very little of how its accomplishing it.

sounds like it is now using taco root to temp root gingerbread,wich is a funky exploit(and doesnt seem like the best idea). when using it manually,i have often had to run it twice to mAke it work.

best thing i can say is to read thru the effin manual,and if your prollems arent described, tehre is a link for IRC chat that may be able to help you get it working.
 
In fairness, after I went through the process, I wanted to re-write the effen manual. I got by using the manual and Google.
 
maybe i should download the newest version and read the effin manual meself ;)

i have not actually read it,i just know that when you ask questions on IRC they get very angry if you ask something thats been covered.

ral,what carrier,buid number were you on when you ran it?

Omar Days,how bout you? what is your current software build,and what carrier are you using? (build is in settings/about phone and will be something like 3.12.405.1)
 
scotty85 said:
maybe i should download the newest version and read the effin manual meself ;)

i have not actually read it,i just know that when you ask questions on IRC they get very angry if you ask something thats been covered.

ral,what carrier,buid number were you on when you ran it?

Omar Days,how bout you? what is your current software build,and what carrier are you using? (build is in settings/about phone and will be something like 3.12.405.1)
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hi scotty,

software number 3.13.161.3
build 3.13.161.3 CL208029 release-keys
Android 2.3.5
Sense 3.0
Vodafone UK
 
ral,what carrier,buid number were you on when you ran it?
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I did not take notes, but I am 99% sure I was on HTC Asia WWE 3.13.707.4.

Android: 2.3.5
Sense: 3.0
ROM Version (RCMS)：3.13.707.4_R
Internal Version：3.13.707.4 CL228204 release-keys
Wireless Version：12.65.60.29U_26.14.04.28_M
Kernel Version：2.6.35.10-g931a37e
Bootloader Version：2.00.0027

My phone is on Smart Communications, but it is carrier unlocked. It was a standard Asia Pacific phone from Singapore (but also had Vietnamese language packs).

As per the effen (last time I use that)... as per the AAHK manual Omar's phone should downgrade from Vodafone UK 3.13.161.3 to Voda UK GB 2.50.161.3 before AAHK will root the phone.

Did you notice AAHK downloading a 250-300 MB file? Maybe the download failed and downgrade was not completed. If that is the case we may need to find a copy of Voda UK GB 2.50.161.3.

I get more gutsy giving advice once Scotty is around. Wait for @scotty to confirm.
 
ral,i dont believe he is getting to the downgrade point,for some reason... i think the issue is with tack root,but i cant say for sure,or guess what we should do about it :eek:

when you rooted, did you have to go thru the bit about booting to the stock recovery?
I had to hold the volume+ key and press power to reboot after seeing the red triangle as instructed.
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i cant find the voda 2.50.161.3 ruu,so manually downgrading to it will be tricky ;) but if we can find one,and the AAHK has successfully changed the main version,having him run it is certainly an option

omar also be aware that there is not an ruu available for your current build,so once you downgrade,it may be difficult to get back to your original software build.
 
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