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Root [Revised] Rooting Gingerbread 2.3.5 Dummies Guide

ocnbrze said:
ok in the command prompt run adb shell first
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entered "adb shell"

now i have

"$ "

tried putting in the "cat /sdcard/flash_image > /data/flash_image"

and got a "cannot create /data/flash_image: permission denied"

are these things common knowledge or did I overlook something on the directions?
 
TDiddy8701 said:
entered "adb shell"

now i have

"$ "

are these things common knowledge or did I overlook something on the directions?
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ok now type su. this should turn $ into # then the next step should be to enter the command.

again sorry i have been sick and i thought i had added those commands into the guide.
 
ocnbrze said:
damn!

the previous commands with the tacoroot.sh went ok? no errors?

you might need to flash the su file then to finish the process. give me a sec and we will get you through this.
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no errors on the first three commands... only now where step 6 is...

when through this process are we granted superuser (su) access?

which su file are you talking about... I'm afraid if I flash now, on a new boot, i'll get stuck in a bootloop

edit: looks like on research a SU is never installed with tacoroot, even though I seem to have all the requirements

check out https://github.com/CunningLogic/TacoRoot any ideas for what to do?
 
TDiddy8701 said:
no errors on the first three commands... only now where step 6 is...

when through this process are we granted superuser (su) access?

which su file are you talking about... I'm afraid if I flash now, on a new boot, i'll get stuck in a bootloop
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actually the bootloop will not prevent adb from disconnecting so if it loops work can still be done. hold on a sec let me pull the necessary file for you.
 
1.download the su file here:
http://themikmik.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=5379&d=1327588654

2.also download and exract this file:
PC36IMG_RA_2.3.zip

3.move the recovery.img file over to the android folder

4.in the command window type:
Code: 
fastboot flash recovery recovery.img

5.next in the command window type:
Code: 
adb reboot recovery

6.on your phone it should boot into recovery select usb-ms toggle

7.a window should pop up for your sd card, move the su file over to the card (no folders)

8.in recovery select flash zip from sd card

9.scroll down (using the vol up and down buttons) the list of files until you see the su file and select it with the power button.

10.in the recovery menu select reboot. (now like i said it might bootloop, but you will still be able to use adb.

11. now on your pc go back to the command window and type adb shell

12.then try typing su

hopefully that should get the ball rolling from there.
 
downloaded su file to desktop, downloaded other file and extracted to desktop, then moved recovery.img file over to android folder...

in the command window where it is "$ ", I typed "fastboot flash recovery recovery.img"

I got

fastboot flash recvery recover.img
fastboot: permission denied

I'm basically getting permission denied for anything I'm doing at the "$ " prompt
 
TDiddy8701 said:
downloaded su file to desktop, downloaded other file and extracted to desktop, then moved recovery.img file over to android folder...

in the command window where it is "$ ", I typed "fastboot flash recovery recovery.img"

I got

fastboot flash recvery recover.img
fastboot: permission denied

I'm basically getting permission denied for anything I'm doing at the "$ " prompt
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oh yeah you are still in adb shell. close the command window and restart it then enter the command
 
ocnbrze said:
oops sorry pasted it wrong. sorry.

Code: 
adb shell /data/local/tacoroot.sh --undo
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cool... looks like my phone is rebooting, no issues

so why during the process on the first page do we not ever use the --root command or anything to root the phone?

I thought I booted the phone into stock recovery once, but maybe not...where's the guide on how to do this?

then ill try all this again and see if it helped... if it does, you might want to add that as a step even before the installing of htc sync on the computer
 
TDiddy8701 said:
cool... looks like my phone is rebooting, no issues

so why during the process on the first page do we not ever use the --root command or anything to root the phone?

I thought I booted the phone into stock recovery once, but maybe not...where's the guide on how to do this?

then ill try all this again and see if it helped
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ok so i just found this:
[Exclusive] TacoRoot By Justin Case And Reid Holland: A New Temporary Root Exploit For All HTC Devices

with the list of commands for tacoroot.
 
this is starting to get more complicated than I thought...

after the first three commands, should I do the --setup, then --root commands before moving on to step 6 in the directions on page 1?

or at this point do you recommend me throwing in the towel and doing one of the other two roots on page one?
 
TDiddy8701 said:
this is starting to get more complicated than I thought...

after the first three commands, should I do the --setup, then --root commands before moving on to step 6 in the directions on page 1?

or at this point do you recommend me throwing in the towel and doing one of the other two roots on page one?
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You should be able to do the --setup and --root commands as they're presented in that guide, and then do step 6 from this guide. Then you issue the --undo command to stabilize your device. And then proceed with step 7, and you should be good to proceed with unrevoked.
 
tried a stock recovery first and retried everything from the beginning

according to the site,

"adb shell /data/local/tacoroot.bin --setup

After your phone reboots to recovery, press volume +, volume - and power at the same time, and reboot the phone."

problem is phone never booted into recovery after this --setup step... i tried continuing and after --setup and --root (after step 5 but before step 6), still not getting superuser control to change the $ to a #

really starting to get frustrated... I like to think I'm pretty technically sound (being a manufacturing engineer), but this rooting business is pretty d* complicated (trying it for the first time)
 
TDiddy8701 said:
tried a stock recovery first and retried everything from the beginning

according to the site,

"adb shell /data/local/tacoroot.bin --setup

After your phone reboots to recovery, press volume +, volume - and power at the same time, and reboot the phone."

problem is phone never booted into recovery after this --setup step... i tried continuing and after --setup and --root (after step 5 but before step 6), still not getting superuser control to change the $ to a #

really starting to get frustrated... I like to think I'm pretty technically sound (being a manufacturing engineer), but this rooting business is pretty d* complicated (trying it for the first time)
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Did you disable "Fast boot" under Settings -> Applications? The phone won't reboot properly otherwise.

Also, you have to use the correct name of the tacoroot file, which I don't believe is tacoroot.bin - it should be tacoroot.sh.

I wouldn't advise trying to continue on if the first step doesn't give you the expected result. Post the output (error message, etc) back here, and we'll try to help as best we can.
 
CapThrowback said:
Did you disable "Fast boot" under Settings -> Applications? The phone won't reboot properly otherwise.

Also, you have to use the correct name of the tacoroot file, which I don't believe is tacoroot.bin - it should be tacoroot.sh.
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yes (disabled fast boot at the beginning) and yes did .sh and not .bin

the --setup command seems to work in the prompt, just nothing happens on the phone, but the --root command DOES restart the phone... at that point I can't be a su to change to a #

only positive I can take out of this so far is I haven't bricked my phone yet
 
TDiddy8701 said:
yes (disabled fast boot at the beginning) and yes did .sh and not .bin
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The device is powered on, connected to the computer in Charge only mode with USB Debugging enabled, fast boot disabled, and recognized by the computer (i.e. HTC Drivers installed)?

If so, run the command "adb devices" and report back whether your device is listed.
 
Hello All!

I was already pretty scared when I came across the rooting for dummies guide but now that I'll have to go through all of this I am absolutely PETRIFIED lol My hboot is at 2.18
To be honest i'm only doing this mainly because A) I am in desperate need of more internal memory & B) Wireless tethering for the PSVIta I plan on purchasing in the near future.

Why do you reccommend HTCDev method? I believe my warranty ended so does it matter if its "watermarked/s-on, s-off" I feel like a lost puppy lol
 
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