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Root One click?
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scotty85
Extreme Android User
the process is so easy,there really is no need for a 1 click.
the hardest part is how htcdev tells you to find the required files for adb/fastboot. you can use this file in place of steps 5-8: mini-adb.zip just download,unzip,put unzipped file on the root of your PCs C drive. open your cmd window(on windows z,click start bubble,type command in the search box),and change to the mini-adb folder by typing: cd c:\mini-adb
IMO its good to get adb set up and working,and get a little experinece with it,as the rezound is different than most rooted phones,and there are times when you will need to plug in your phone and use adb or fastboot to do things. if you use a "one click" you wont know what to do when these situations arise.
in a nutshell:
1)unlock using htcdev directions. use "mini-adb" file to simplify steps 5-7. be aware that unlocking your bootloader WILL do a factory reset that wipes all your data.
2)temporarily or permanently install a recovery with fastboot by placing the recovery image into the mini adb folder,and use the following comands with the phone in fastboot:
fastboot flash recovery <recoveryname>.img (permanent)
or
fastboot boot <recoveryname>.img (temporary)
3)flash the superuser.zip file in recovery( superuser)
thats it. youre rooted
if you want to run rooted stock,and dont plan to use your custom recovery much(or at all),id pretty strongly reccomend to NOT insall iut permanently. use the 2nd command above to launch it whenever you need it.
last and not least,you may want to use revolutioary drivers instead of htc sync: revolutionary/unrevoked HTC drivers
just reading thru htcdev and these directions,it may seem complicated,but when you start doing it,it really isnt. just holler if you have questions
the hardest part is how htcdev tells you to find the required files for adb/fastboot. you can use this file in place of steps 5-8: mini-adb.zip just download,unzip,put unzipped file on the root of your PCs C drive. open your cmd window(on windows z,click start bubble,type command in the search box),and change to the mini-adb folder by typing: cd c:\mini-adb
IMO its good to get adb set up and working,and get a little experinece with it,as the rezound is different than most rooted phones,and there are times when you will need to plug in your phone and use adb or fastboot to do things. if you use a "one click" you wont know what to do when these situations arise.
in a nutshell:
1)unlock using htcdev directions. use "mini-adb" file to simplify steps 5-7. be aware that unlocking your bootloader WILL do a factory reset that wipes all your data.
2)temporarily or permanently install a recovery with fastboot by placing the recovery image into the mini adb folder,and use the following comands with the phone in fastboot:
fastboot flash recovery <recoveryname>.img (permanent)
or
fastboot boot <recoveryname>.img (temporary)
3)flash the superuser.zip file in recovery( superuser)
thats it. youre rooted
if you want to run rooted stock,and dont plan to use your custom recovery much(or at all),id pretty strongly reccomend to NOT insall iut permanently. use the 2nd command above to launch it whenever you need it.last and not least,you may want to use revolutioary drivers instead of htc sync: revolutionary/unrevoked HTC drivers
just reading thru htcdev and these directions,it may seem complicated,but when you start doing it,it really isnt. just holler if you have questions
Most of that is foreign to me. I've rooted every phone I've had but I don't use it for much. No ROMs or anything. Just stuff like font changes, wireless tether, freezing bloat. That's it. So that's why I like the one clicks it's easy and hard for me to screw up lol! Thanks for your help tough!
WA_Bob
Android Expert
+1 on what Scotty said about getting it rooted. It took me longer to read over the process a few times and download the necessary files (official HTC and Google ones even) than to root it. It's easy and pretty painless and you can make sure Blockbuster or VZ Music are stuffed in deep freeze where they belong! 