Root Help w/ rooting on 2.3.4

[Jaimzterr]

I guess I'm a "noob" at this but I want my G2 rooted and I need the most updated tutorial. It's IMPOSSIBLE for me. Help??????

PS. I tried VISIONary and it did nothing

 

[YrrchSebor0000]

you can find the process here on the Cyanogenmod wiki:

http://wiki.cyanogenmod.com/wiki/TMobile_G2:_Firmware_Downgrade_(Gingerbread)

basically you need to downgrade your firmware to an earlier version, and then you will be able turn s-OFF and root etc.

definitely ask questions if you need to, and we'll try and get you thru to your goal!

 

[brownsfan80]

What's the difference between the way you posted and HTC's bootloader unlock on the htcdev website? I'm new to rooting and I'd prefer to not downgrade my G2 because that seems like extra work, espcially because HTC has its own way to root. Would that way work just as well? Thanks for your help!

 

[lonemoose]

I had trouble earlier this year trying to root my G2, never could get it to work. I tried it again a couple of weeks ago and it worked perfectly the first time. I remember messing around with the HTC bootloader when they announced they were unlocking it, but this time around I had forgotten about it so I never bothered.

Do a search for the G2 cyanogenmod wiki page, follow the directions closely and you shouldn't have any problems. I'm pretty new to this stuff as well, so I didn't understand everything I was doing, but it worked.

Now I flashed CM7 on my G2, but it honestly isn't running that well. Slow, laggy and unresponsive. Every couple of days or so the phone will just shut off and I will have to remove the battery to get it back on. Came on the forums tonight to look for a fix or a different rom, so do your research. I just wanted to root it to stop the photobucket notifications

 

[YrrchSebor0000]

What's the difference between the way you posted and HTC's bootloader unlock on the htcdev website? I'm new to rooting and I'd prefer to not downgrade my G2 because that seems like extra work, espcially because HTC has its own way to root. Would that way work just as well? Thanks for your help!

If you just want to root, then the HTC method is definitely good enough. If you want to flash different ROMs, it is still fine, but you will just need to go thru an extra step of flashing the kernel thru Fastboot with a computer. I personally like the extra freedoms afforded by using the method from the CM and G2 wikis, but the HTC method will let you do basically what you want also.

 

[Andima]

Use unlock root. It can root most of the android phone and tablets, but need a Windows computer.

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