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Root Rooting the Hydro

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Wiesshund

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Files needed:
Kyocera USB Drivers
32 bit Custom Action Information

64 bit Custom Action Information

Bin4ary's multi phone root app.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=31545627
(I recommend release 15 http://forum.xda-developers.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=1398011&d=1350123242 )

Instructions:
1) go to Settings, "System", "Developer Options" and make sure "USB Debugging" is checked
Connect phone to computer, and select "Media Transfer" on the phone

2) After extracting the archive of Bin4ary's rooting app to a folder on your PC, open that folder and Run the "RunMe" file and select "3> Other" in the on-screen prompts.

3) The phone will ask you to enter an encryption password... don't, just hit "restore my data" on the bottom of the screen on your phone.

4) Follow any further on-screen prompts, your phone will reboot, and you're Rooted

!!WARNING!! there is currently no working recovery, beware of the changes you make to your phone, modify at your own risk


(I did not write any of the above info, just gathered it from other posts and sites, perhaps this info could be added to the all things root area's rooting guide?)
 
Hey Wiesshund - thanks for sharing this! :)

I am not familiar with this phone... I take it that you have rooted using this method?

We could move this to the root section for the phone and link it to the sticky if you would like :)
 
Yea that is fine. Just please don't credit me for figuring everything out.
I just put everything together in a single post.
 
ok you all helped me root my hydro, but was wandering if there is a way to "unroot" it. would be usefull if someone had to return their phone to boost for service.
 
anyone that i can get the file from would be great download locked for some reason free downloads out

did asearch and found it thanks anyway
 
wiesshund said:
files needed:
Kyocera usb drivers
32 bit custom action information

64 bit custom action information

bin4ary's multi phone root app.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=31545627
(i recommend release 15 http://forum.xda-developers.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=1398011&d=1350123242 )

instructions:
1) go to settings, "system", "developer options" and make sure "usb debugging" is checked
connect phone to computer, and select "media transfer" on the phone

2) after extracting the archive of bin4ary's rooting app to a folder on your pc, open that folder and run the "runme" file and select "3> other" in the on-screen prompts.

3) the phone will ask you to enter an encryption password... Don't, just hit "restore my data" on the bottom of the screen on your phone.

4) follow any further on-screen prompts, your phone will reboot, and you're rooted

!!warning!! There is currently no working recovery, beware of the changes you make to your phone, modify at your own risk


(i did not write any of the above info, just gathered it from other posts and sites, perhaps this info could be added to the all things root area's rooting guide?)
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please help
 
Tattooedgod said:
Busybox installer says I'm rooted but no root access
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sorry that didn't work, i'm new to this as this is my first android phone but thats as far as my knowledge of this stuff goes. i've been looking around with the file manager and i don't know that much about linux based systems, i work on windows systems every day but this is way different to me.
if you get it to work post it as it could be usefull to others who might be haveing problems too
 
animejoe69 said:
sorry that didn't work, i'm new to this as this is my first android phone but thats as far as my knowledge of this stuff goes. i've been looking around with the file manager and i don't know that much about linux based systems, i work on windows systems every day but this is way different to me.
if you get it to work post it as it could be usefull to others who might be haveing problems too
Click to expand...

Not a problem did a fresh install of windows and still nothing this sucks but i'm going to fiddle a little and see what I can come up with
 
you did extract the root program to a folder right?
i used the "v2" file from the original post and the hydro usb drivers from the kyocera site
if u think it might help i can email u me copy of them to try
 
animejoe69 said:
you did extract the root program to a folder right?
i used the "v2" file from the original post and the hydro usb drivers from the kyocera site
if u think it might help i can email u me copy of them to try
Click to expand...

I would love v2 I've been trying v14 or 15 and I should get the drivers from the site
 
glad to hear that. sorry it took so long to get back to you but am glad i could help.
thats what i like about this forum. i've been on others for this or that and never seen or gotten the help these folks give here
 
if you're on a windows pc, click start, right-click on 'my computer', and click properties. if you see anywhere that says x64, it's a 64 bit system. x86 is 32 bit and more common.
 
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