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[Q] No USB functionality, including USB Fastboot

My HTC Desire has no USB functionality at all, including USB Fastboot. It's also got no root access. There's no known reason why this occured.
Similar forum threads suggest that USB functions can be restored if I revert to the stock RUU image. It's possible that an update has been the cause of this problem.
I've tried to install the base ROM - RUU, but because I have Hboot 0.93 I have to downgrade, but can't do that because there is no existing root access and I don't have ClockWorksMod recovery installed to get around the signature verifications.
The device boots up and operates fine (even the SD Card). I have to charge the battery using my partner's phone and can't do any data transfers. I'm running Android 2.2, Radio 32.49.00.32U_5.11.05.27, Hboot 0.93
I'm beginning to think that the motherboard has somehow been fried and can no longer supprt the USB part of it.
Any ideas would be most helpful. Thanks heaps

As you are unrooted, you should have warranty and that is the first way to fix it.
The other is a bit more complicated but if you are cautions, you'll be fine. Use this guide:
quanchi said:
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This is a specific situation - usb brick and totally stock rom, recovery and hboot. It's not required for people who have a modified recovery and a rooted rom. It's easy like 1-2-3.
Before doing anything else enable the Debug Mode in the Applications / Dev menu
1. Download the rageagainstthecage exploit from the authors site:
http://c-skills.blogspot.com/2010/08/please-hold-line.html
2. Download the flash_image and misc (mtd0.img) partition image from this thread.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=691639&highlight=usb+brick
Modify the mtd0.img according to your phones CID (how to get the CID also explained in the thread)
2. Download Android Terminal Emulator from the Market
3. Copy the exploit binary (rageagainstthecage-arm5.bin), the flash_image and modifed mtd0.img to the sdcard via an external card reader
4. Start the Terminal
5. Copy the files to the Terminal app data directory (the only place on the data partition you will have write access while running the Terminal), and make the binaries executable
Code:
cat /sdcard/rageagainstthecage-arm5.bin > /data/data/jackpal.androidterm/shared_prefs/rageagainstthecage-arm5.bin
cat /sdcard/flash_image > /data/data/jackpal.androidterm/shared_prefs/flash_image
cat /sdcard/mtd0.img > /data/data/jackpal.androidterm/shared_prefs/mtd0.img
cd /data/data/jackpal.androidterm/shared_prefs/
chmod 755 rageagainstthecage-arm5.bin flash_image
6. Run the exploit
Code:
/data/data/jackpal.androidterm/shared_prefs/rageagainstthecage-arm5.bin
After the exploit exits/finishes there should be a short system freeze, followed by inablity to issue any command from the terminal (don't worry). Exit the Terminal by long pressing HOME and force close the Terminal app from the Application Manager
7. Start the terminal again, a root prompt should be visible
8. Flash the misc partition
Code:
cd /data/data/jackpal.androidterm/shared_prefs
./flash_image misc mtd0.img
9. Reboot
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No luck unfortunately, one of the steps requires the CID, and as you know I have not got USB to access fastboot mode.
Is there any other way to get the CID?

You should read the whole thread for the usb-fix
If I remember correctly you should use "cat /sys/class/mmc_host/mmc1/mmc1:*/cid" (without quotes) command from the terminal emulator.
The terminal emulator in your case will be the substitute for the fastboot, so everything is done via the former.
If you click the link to the quote, you'll see that there are number of people who got it sorted using this method. So just be patient and do the reading.

Ive got same problem, but have fastboot access.. Can I use regular terminal in windows then?

Well, you can use it to find the CID ("fastboot oem boot"), but the other commands in the guide quoted above are for a terminal emulator and are not the same as the ones used with fastboot. So in order not to get confused I recommend you to just use a terminal emulator, it's not harder than fastboot.

Well, i figured out that one on my own.. At least I learn something of this.. Anyway, when i try to execute first command in emulator I just get up "cannot create, directory nonexistent. Ive tripple checked the commandlines.. What could be wrong??

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Well I followed all the instructions, could get temp root access and flash a modified mtd0.img (which had the correct CID and Rom version) but still no USB. I tried it several times over and can't get anywhere. The hardware must be cactus! Time to throw it over a cliff !!

a few questions to clear it all up for me

ok so what is fast boot i see it when i hold down volume and power button it doesnt do much for me am i suppose to enable it some how i only ask becuase i see people talking about it flashing things via fastboot but im not sure what that is. also i want to flash gingervillain 1.4 and i want to have an idea what i need to do incase i want to get back to froyo

cudahy_boy said:
ok so what is fast boot i see it when i hold down volume and power button it doesnt do much for me am i suppose to enable it some how i only ask becuase i see people talking about it flashing things via fastboot but im not sure what that is. also i want to flash gingervillain 1.4 and i want to have an idea what i need to do incase i want to get back to froyo
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You need to have the ENG. Hboot installed on your phone in order to use "Fastboot". If your not sure if you have it or not, boot into Hboot(volume down+ power) and the first line will say " VISION PVT ENG S-OFF" if it says this you have the ENG. HBOOT, but if it says "VISION PVT SHIP S-OFF" you dont and cant use fastboot. Check the WIKI for info on flashing the ENG. Hboot.
As far as flashing GingerVillian you dont need the ENG. Hboot to flash CWM 3.0.0.x you can do it from your Phone . HERE is a link on how to do it, as far as getting back to FROYO just follow the flash_image instructions for flashing CWM 3.0.0.x in the link I provided except replace the CWM 3.0.0.x with a CWM 2.5.1.3 recovery.img and rerun the commands.

ok im kind of confused do i use adb in command to write this
This next step is CRUCIAL. You must make sure that you are writing to the proper partition here or you could brick your phone. To be absolutely clear- the partition is mmcblk(zero)p(one)(eight)
(this part below)
I'd recommend using an adb shell from your computer (with root privileges: just unlock your phone, run 'su' in adb shell, a window will pop up in your phone asking you to allow it to run, check for it to remember, then allow, the prompt in adb shell will change to '#') for the following command, as it will permit you to copy/paste it:
# dd if=/data/local/hboot-eng.img of=/dev/block/mmcblk0p18

cudahy_boy said:
ok im kind of confused do i use adb in command to write this
This next step is CRUCIAL. You must make sure that you are writing to the proper partition here or you could brick your phone. To be absolutely clear- the partition is mmcblk(zero)p(one)(eight)
(this part below)
I'd recommend using an adb shell from your computer (with root privileges: just unlock your phone, run 'su' in adb shell, a window will pop up in your phone asking you to allow it to run, check for it to remember, then allow, the prompt in adb shell will change to '#') for the following command, as it will permit you to copy/paste it:
# dd if=/data/local/hboot-eng.img of=/dev/block/mmcblk0p18
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You can do this from your phone/w terminal emulator or computer/w ADB, what it is saying is it recommends using your computer/w ADB in an ADB Shell to run this command because you can simply just copy and paste the command into the command promt so there will be no mistakes typing it out by hand, make sure you follow the instructions perfectly or you will end up with a brick. Good luck.

[GUIDE][30/06/2011]Root AND Downgrade Desire Z/G2(S-OFF/ClockWorkMod) -No Gingerbread

This guide is now obsolete. Please use this guide instead.
For Gingerbread Phones, Please use this guide.
Hey guys, this is probably the easiest guide to follow for rooting a branded desire Z. The reason why this can sometimes be hard is cause it uses a unique identifier (INFOCID) and the companies that brand the phones ONLY want roms from their company on them. This stops us from using a WWE rom like every else to downgrade and then root.
But ultimately, the reason I'm making this is because every other guide I've read constantly links you to other guides or other pages and it sorta annoyed me. So after I figured it all out I posted one concise guide that doesn't redirect you 50 times.
Now I’m gonna run you through EVERYTHING so you won’t get stuck anywhere.
This guide will work with:
Device: Desire Z or G2
Firmware Version: Any Firmware version will be fine (All you need to do is downgrade using step 1)
Android Version: Froyo or any previous variation of Android (Absolutely no gingerbread device will root with this method)
Btw, I take no responsibility for any damage taken by using these procedures. Sorry =P
Also if you don't have ADB and Fastboot set up then go ahead and follow the guides on the first two posts here. -Thanks nephron
g4b4g3 said:
If your INFOCID is NOT one of these you need to make a goldcard to downgrade!
HTC__001
HTC__032
HTC__E11
HTC__203
HTC__Y13
HTC__102
HTC__405
HTC__304
HTC__A07
HTC__N34
HTC__J15
Which can be checked by typing the following two commands:
adb reboot bootloader
fastboot oem boot
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If your CID matches one of the CID's above then you can skip Step 1.
1. Creating a Goldcard:
Prerequisites:
ADB Set up and running fine (to check if it is working just connect your phone and have USB debugging enabled. Then type adb devices in your CMD Prompt)
HxD Hex Editor (see attachments of post 1)
USB Debugging enabled on your phone
1.Firstly we need to mount the memory card on a windows PC.
2. Format the memory card as FAT32 using all the default options.
3. Mount the memory card on your Phone. Then give it a couple of seconds.
4. Remount the memory card on your PC.
5. Find your CID by using the follow command in your cmd prompt (YOU NEED ADB)
Code:
adb shell cat /sys/class/mmc_host/mmc2/mmc2:*/cid
6. Use the excel sheet provided to reverse the CID (see Attachments)
7. Goto this website and send yourself a goldcard.img
http://psas.revskills.de/?q=goldcard
8. Run HxD hex editor AS AN ADMINISTRATOR! (I can’t stress how important having admin rights is)
9. Go to Extras > Open Disk Image. Then select your goldcard.img
10. Go to Extras > Open Disk. IMPORTANT: Select your memory card UNDER the Physical Drives category. DO NOT open the logical drive.
11. Switch to your goldcard.img tab. Go to Edit > Select All. Then Edit > Copy.
12. Go to the physical drive tab and select the lines 00000000 until you get to the one with 00000170.
13. Go To Edit > Paste Write.
14. You should have a huge block of red characters now. This is good btw.
15. Mount your SD card on your Phone and let it detect it. If it comes up with a corrupt SD card error you have done it wrong and you may have to start over.
16. You are done with the goldcard.
2. Downgrading and Debranding
Before you start this please do the following:
1a. Download the RUU I’ve linked (it should be a ~300mb exe file) -Thanks g4rb4g3
ii. If you are a BELL User. Please download this RUU instead.
1b. Run the setup until you get to the screen with the tick boxes (Some Users may have to run this as an Administrator)
1c. Leave the setup running and go to C:\Users\<your account name>\AppData\local\temp ( Or Try %AppData%\Local\Temp\ ). Then right click and Sort By Date Modified. Look for the most recently created folder which should look like {xxxxxxx-xxxxxx-xxxxxxxx}. Then navigate into it and its then into its one folder. Look for rom.zip and copy that to your goldcard/memory card.
1d. Rename the rom.zip on your memory card to PC10IMG.zip (Make sure it is exactly the same as the way I've typed it there)
1e. Mount your sd card back onto your phone.
2. Download the attachments (misc_version & psneuters) and extract them in a folder like C:\RootVision\
Now you are ready to begin:
1. Open a CMD prompt window
2. Navigate your way to the folder with psneuter & misc_version IN CMD PROMPT. (So the cmd prompt window should be something like this C:\RootVision> )
3. Now we will use the following 5 commands one after the other
Code:
adb push psneuter /data/local/tmp
adb push misc_version /data/local/tmp
adb shell chmod 777 /data/local/tmp/psneuter
adb shell chmod 777 /data/local/tmp/misc_version
adb shell /data/local/tmp/psneuter
adb shell
4. After the last command you should have a # and a flashing line for you to enter text. This is good. (If you get a $ you have done it wrong and should try typing the commands out again)
5. Now you have the # type the following command in: (This will spoof the radio version)
Code:
/data/local/tmp/misc_version –s 1.33.405.5
Then go ahead and type:
Code:
exit
6. Type this command into your cmd prompt (btw you should be back with the normal C:\RootVision>)
Code:
adb reboot bootloader
7. Once on your white screen with colourful text you can go ahead and press the power button ONCE
8. Now just wait for the rom to install and verify. If you get INCORRECT CID your gold card doesn’t work or your CID doesn't match and you'll need a goldcard. (Go to Step 1. and make a goldcard for your phone)
9. Go ahead and install the rom when it asks you.
10. You are done downgrading and can now begin the Rooting process.
See Post 2 For Rooting

Assuming all as gone well and you now have a rom without superuser but you have a baseband version that is 1.34xxxx.
Alright, let’s begin.
Prerequisites:
Download psneuter
Download gfree 0.5
Download root_psn
Download flash_image
Download the Desire Z hboot
Download Clockwork Recovery
ALL of these are in the attachments section
They all should be extracted into the same folder. Use something simple like C:\RootVision\Root
3. Root your Desire Z!
Before you start:
Enable USB Debugging and Allow Unknown Market Installations again.
Also delete the PC10IMG.zip on your phone if you downgraded.
Okay lets go:
1. Now Assuming you succeeded at the last part you should have a stock-ish rom without superuser. What we want to do is start by pushing all the files across with the following adb commands (use in cmd prompt the same way you pushed files in 2.)
Code:
adb push psneuter /data/local/tmp/
adb push gfree /data/local/tmp/
adb push busybox /data/local/tmp/
adb push root_psn /data/local/tmp/
adb push flash_image /data/local/tmp/
adb push su /sdcard/
adb push hboot-eng.img /data/local/tmp/
adb push Superuser.apk /sdcard/
adb shell chmod 755 /data/local/tmp/*
2. Alright now we have all the files we need to root the phone. Input the following command. This is just putting our clockwork recovery in a convenient place with an easy name.
Code:
adb push recovery-clockwork-3.0.2.4-vision.img /data/local/tmp/recovery.img
3. Now we’re gonna temp root again by typing in the following:
Code:
adb shell /data/local/tmp/psneuter
adb shell
4. This should leave us with another #. Now enter the following commands:
Code:
cd /data/local/tmp
./gfree -f -b hboot-eng.img
./flash_image recovery recovery.img
./root_psn
sync
5. Type in: (thanks for the correction john_d1974)
Code:
reboot
6. You should have a rooted phone with superuser after the reboot. Also it will have clockworkmod, SuperCID, secu-flag off & an Unlocked HBOOT-ENG.
If gfree 0.5 doesnt work for you then this section is for you:
Prerequisites:
Download psneuter
Download gfree 0.2
Download root_psn
Download flash_image
Download the Desire Z hboot
Download Clockwork Recovery
ALL of these are in the attachments section
They all should be extracted into the same folder. Use something simple like C:\RootVision\Root
1. Now Assuming you succeeded at the last part you should have a stock-ish rom without superuser. What we want to do is start by pushing all the files across with the following adb commands (use in cmd prompt the same way you pushed files in 2.)
Code:
adb push psneuter /data/local/tmp/
adb push gfree /data/local/tmp/
adb push busybox /data/local/tmp/
adb push root_psn /data/local/tmp/
adb push flash_image /data/local/tmp/
adb push su /sdcard/
adb push hboot-eng.img /data/local/tmp/
adb push Superuser.apk /sdcard/
adb shell chmod 755 /data/local/tmp/*
2. Alright now we have all the files we need to root the phone. Input the following command. This is just putting our clockwork recovery in a convenient place with an easy name.
Code:
adb push recovery-clockwork-3.0.2.4-vision.img /data/local/tmp/recovery.img
3. Now we’re gonna temp root again by typing in the following:
Code:
adb shell /data/local/tmp/psneuter
adb shell
4. This should leave us with another #. Now enter the following commands:
Code:
cd /data/local/tmp
./gfree -f
./flash_image recovery recovery.img
./root_psn
sync
5. Type in: (thanks for the correction john_d1974)
Code:
reboot
6. You should have a rooted phone with superuser after the reboot. Also it will have clockworkmod, SuperCID and secu-flag off.
4. Installing your own custom ROM
This section is just in case you don't know how to install a custom ROM.
Note: Always make sure the ROM you are installing is FOR YOUR PHONE! If you install a ROM meant for another phone you could potentially damage it or brick the phone itself.
1. Download the ROM you want and copy it to your SD Card. (Try to keep it in a folder that is easy to get to)
2. Turn off your phone.
3. Hold down the volume down button and then press the Power Button. This should take you to a white screen with lots of colourful text. One of which says FASTBOOT or FASTBOOT_USB.
4. Press the power button ONCE when BOOTLOADER is selected(BLUE)
5. Navigate using the volume buttons until you get to RECOVERY and then press the Power Button again.
6. The HTC Logo will come up then you will get a black screen with text.
7. From here you should Always do a NANDROID Backup so you can restore a working ROM if something fails.
NANDROID Backup
7a. Navigate to 'backup and restore' and then select it by pressing the trackpad button.
7b. Select 'Backup' and then let it finish. Once done you have a backup of your android.
8. Now you want to do these before you start installing:
a. 'wipe data/factory reset
b. 'wipe cache partition'
c. Go into 'advanced' and select 'Wipe Dalvik Cache'
9. Now you can install the ROM itself. This is done by selecting 'install zip from sdcard' in the main menu. Now you can select 'choose zip from sdcard' and just go ahead and select the ROM you copid to your sd card earlier.
9a. If the phone says verification failed then just toggle the signature verification option.
FAQ - For Anyone with any issues.
1. My version is 1.7xxxx or higher. Can I use this method?
Yes you can. This method will downgrade your phone to 1.34 so your radio is no longer locked thereby allowing you remove the secu-flag, add superCID and allow you to install a custom recovery (like ClockWorkMod)
2. My CID is XXXXXXXX and isn't on that list, will this method still work?
Yes it will. The reason why it will work is because a goldcard is essentially a manufacturers way of bypassing the CID checks used by ROMs. Therefore, by creating our own unique goldcards we can also bypass the CID check.
3. My CID is on the list that you mentioned. Do I need this goldcard?
No, you can skip the 1st step because when the ROM checks your phones CID it will match up perfectly and the phone will install the older radio without issue.
4. What Benefits does rooting a phone grant you?
Simply, it allows you to install any ROM of your choosing onto the phone as well as use custom kernels and certain applications that access locked functions on the phone. This can ultimately lead to; a longer battery life; more stable roms and more frequently updated roms; and finally an overall faster Android experience.
5. What is root access?
Root access essentially gives you access anything locked by the manufacturer on the phone. This most importantly means that you can read and write to any system partitions on the phone that would normally be locked.
6. Whats psneuter?
psneuter is an application used to grant temporary root access. This is done through an exploit in the android system and will give us a window to further exploit the system and ultimately grant us Permanent Root Access.
7. How do I find my CID?
To find your CID you run two commands. Firstly, in your CMD prompt you type 'adb reboot bootloader' when your phone is connected and USB debugging is active. This will restart your phone into its bootloader. Then once you see the words FASTBOOT_USB you type 'fastboot oem boot'. Then look for the words CID and then just read the 8 character CID.
Also there is a post with a screenshot here.
8. My phone will not find PC10IMG.zip
You will need to double check that the PC10IMG.zip is the correct ZIP file from the RUU that has been linked. It should be roughly 250mb in size and should be placed in the root folder of your SD Card. Also your SD Card must be compatible with your device (able to be read/written to). If you cannot access your SD Card from your Desire Z or G2 then there is probably something wrong with your SD Card. It should probably be reformatted.
9. Can I use this on the Desire Z/G2 running Gingerbread?
So far no one has been able to root the gingerbread version of android on the Desire Z/G2. Unfortunately, this guide still cannot root gingerbread desire Zs or G2s.
If there are any more, feel free to post them and I'll add them
10.I'm Missing my AdbWinApi.dll? What now?
espentan[U said:
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I don't know if you've figured this one out yet, but here's the solution to a potential cause.
You need to add the directory containing the "AdbWinApi.dll" to Windows' path under Environment Variables, so Windows know where to look for the necessary files when you enter commands in the shell.
For this exercise I'm going to assume that you have installed the Android SDK in the directory called "android-sdk-windows" on your C: hard drive. If you have it installed somewhere else, change the path I'm mentioning below accordingly.
Go to the Windows "Control Panel".
Click on "System and Security".
Click on "System".
Click on "Advanced system settings" in the left column of the window you're in.
Find the button called "Environment Variables" in the window that opens (it's at the bottom on the first tab).
Scroll down in the "System variables" box until you find "Path".
Select "Path" and click the "Edit" button.
At the very beginning of the input field called "Variable value" enter the following:
"C:\android-sdk-windows\platform-tools;" (without the quotes).
Do not remove any of the other paths, and make sure you have a semi colon at the end of the new path you're adding.
Reboot.
Now the windows command shell knows where to find the necessary DLL's and whatnot.
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will this work if i have 1.84.666.2?

anyone? thought?

Should work fine as long as you've got a Desire Z or G2 lol.

hi, manageage to root the DZ sucessfully, however on step 5 you say
"5. Type in:
Code:
Reboot"
i got an Reboot: error not found
i retried with with "reboot" and was sucessful

Hi, im sure this has been covered before in other posts, but, could someone tell me, if i were to use the above method to downgrade and root etc, would this prevent me from doing an official upgrade, to, say gingerbread in the near future? Also is there any real benefits to going to gingerbread? I ask as im sure ive read somewhere its only possible to flash to cooked roms, not official ones (once downgraded and rooted etc).. this would concern me as ive moved over from win mo to android, and in my experiance, EVERY cooked unoficial rom i ever flashed (xperia x1) was simply rubbish, and i tried alot of them. (Even though people would say the roms would be fine, bugs smoothed out etc), i went back to stock in the end after constant dissapointment.
Sorry for the rant, just need to know where i stand.. thanks people..

jmpcrx said:
Hi, im sure this has been covered before in other posts, but, could someone tell me, if i were to use the above method to downgrade and root etc, would this prevent me from doing an official upgrade, to, say gingerbread in the near future? Also is there any real benefits to going to gingerbread? I ask as im sure ive read somewhere its only possible to flash to cooked roms, not official ones (once downgraded and rooted etc).. this would concern me as ive moved over from win mo to android, and in my experiance, EVERY cooked unoficial rom i ever flashed (xperia x1) was simply rubbish, and i tried alot of them. (Even though people would say the roms would be fine, bugs smoothed out etc), i went back to stock in the end after constant dissapointment.
Sorry for the rant, just need to know where i stand.. thanks people..
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It is pretty difficult to go back to stock updates from your carrier for example Vodafone. This is because of the unique CIDs used and the fact that it is extremely hard to find a stock ROM since no one can give you a NANDROID backup.
Anyways, there are numerous benefits to rooting your phone included with most ROMs. These benefits include longer battery life, faster ROMs & various other things depending on each chef.

Ok, thanks, but are the roms buggy at all, will some of the hardware not work properly, or will i have freezing probs etc, as i found this always to be the case with win mo roms?.. have you personally found a rom that works perfectly that includes htc sense? As i do like the UI..
My goal is to have all security off, full perm root, with a perfecly working sense rom that i can then overclock to a speed that works well with my particular phone, and to underclock when idle etc..
Thanks..

I need to verify that my Tmobile G2's INFOCID is compatible.
I typed in the two commands:
adb reboot bootloader
fastboot oem boot
The first one worked. The second command is not recognized once I'm in the bootloader. Can someone suggest a solution?

Newbie question,
how to unroot if i rooting the phone using this metode?
and how to go back to original rom?

Vader™ said:
Newbie question,
how to unroot if i rooting the phone using this metode?
and how to go back to original rom?
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Firstly, to root the phone just follow the steps and once you've finished them all you will be done.
Second, it should technically be possible once you've rooted the phone to simply do a NANDROID backup via ClockWorkMod Recovery before you start flashing new ROMs. If you have backed it up and later decide you want to unroot then all you would need to do from there is restore your nandroid backup and unroot the phone through this method.
forceOnature said:
I need to verify that my Tmobile G2's INFOCID is compatible.
I typed in the two commands:
adb reboot bootloader
fastboot oem boot
The first one worked. The second command is not recognized once I'm in the bootloader. Can someone suggest a solution?
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Using this method you don't have to worry about your CID. If you make a goldcard it will completely bypass the need for one of the CID's listed in the first post. So to put it simply, you don't need to worry about your unique CID if you create and use a goldcard to downgrade.

Aegishua said:
It should technically be possible once you've rooted the phone to simply do a NANDROID backup via ClockWorkMod Recovery before you start flashing new ROMs. If you have backed it up and later decide you want to unroot then all you would need to do from there is restore your nandroid backup and unroot the phone through this method.
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okay, but we need to root the device first right? before ClockWorkMod Recovery can run, the problem is, if I root the device first, the device must be downgrade to build 1.34.405.5, and now my Desire Z using build 1.82.xxx.x
is it if we backup via ClockWorkMod, the ROM that we backup is 1.34.405.5? not my current build?
please help bro, really confused here

Hi forceonature, im no expert, but when i was having a look myself, i found out it was simply my enviroment variables wernt set up for the directory fastboot was located.. an easy way round this was just to enter the directory fastboot was in (program files, 'some directory'.. do a quick search) within your command prompt, and type the second command from there.. hope that helps..

Everything goes fine until
mmap() failed. Operation not permitted
when I put in
adb shell /data/local/tmp/psneuter
Any help?

Also I can only put su and Superuser.apk on my sdcard if I manually transfer them.

Hi forceonature, im no expert, but when i was having a look myself, i found out it was simply my enviroment variables wernt set up for the directory fastboot was located.. an easy way round this was just to enter the directory fastboot was in (program files, 'some directory'.. do a quick search) within your command prompt, and type the second command from there.. hope that helps..
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I need to verify that my Tmobile G2's INFOCID is compatible.
I typed in the two commands:
adb reboot bootloader
fastboot oem boot
The first one worked. The second command is not recognized once I'm in the bootloader. Can someone suggest a solution?
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I tried the same thing to get my DZ phones CID and the first one worked and the second didn't. If I don't have to make a gold card all the better. How can I find out for sure if my CID is on the list or not? Also if I have to make a gold card do I need to have a micro SD card to make the gold card?
Thanks,
Chevy

chevy2410 said:
I tried the same thing to get my DZ phones CID and the first one worked and the second didn't. If I don't have to make a gold card all the better. How can I find out for sure if my CID is on the list or not? Also if I have to make a gold card do I need to have a micro SD card to make the gold card?
Thanks,
Chevy
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You should get a line that says INFOt.cid=XXXXXXXX or any of the lines that say your 8 Digit CID. However, as you can see there are multiple lines that say it and they should all be the same.
If your CID does match one on that list then you will not need a goldcard.
I've attached a screenshot to make things easier.
forceOnature said:
okay, but we need to root the device first right? before ClockWorkMod Recovery can run, the problem is, if I root the device first, the device must be downgrade to build 1.34.405.5, and now my Desire Z using build 1.82.xxx.x
is it if we backup via ClockWorkMod, the ROM that we backup is 1.34.405.5? not my current build?
please help bro, really confused here
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Yeah, you can only have a NANDroid backup of 1.34.xxx because there is no way to get clockwork onto a 1.72+ rom.

Hi, I'm new to rooting the G2. Iv'e been trying to follow this tutorial, but I'm having some trouble. After renaming Rom.zip to PC10IMG.zip I booted into the bootloader and it says 'no image found' or something like that. What am I doing wrong? Am I not supposed to put the zip file on the root of the SD card? Is it possible to just use the RUU to downgrade?
And regarding the downgrade, the build number on my G2 shows 1.22 . Isn't that lower than 1.34?
Any help is appreciated!

I followed the instructions twice and both times I get to
"/data/local/tmp/misc_version –s 1.33.405.5"
I get
/
Patching and backing up partition 17
Error opening backup file.
#
The first time around I iqnored it and went through hboot, the rom PC10IMG.zip was checked and verified and finally failed prompting "the main version is older"
what am I missing?
EDIT: checked SD card, unmount and remounted phone/sdcard no avail.
Will try 1.33 Bell rom next.
EDIT2: Patching and backing up sucessful, problem was I couldn't get my phone to stay in debugged mode without being in DISK DRIVE, had to start HTC Sync to mount the phone in that way to relieve the sd card, allowing adb to patch the file. Now running through PC10IMG.zip with fingers crossed.
EDIT3: Everything went smooth after that! Thanks. Now I will attempt to update to 2.3 and Sense 3.0
EDIT4: Now running on 2.3.3 and Sense 3.0 Virtuous port. Testing...probably going back to more stable gingerbread and sense 2.1

Rooting 1st time, please advise?

Hi there.
I have a unbranded DHD on 2.3- 2.36.405.8. It's the official leaked version.
I'd like to root & install leeDroids new Rom based upon the official leaked one.
Could you guys possibly help me out?
I don't want to do anything major, but would like to make my phone better now as I can't see much happening after the gingerbread update. Thanks people.
Sent from my Desire HD using XDA App

Had you rooted previously before you installed the update?

Suggest you google gingerbreak to root your phone, then downgrade your phone to an earlier version so you can S-Off and you can then install custom ROMs.
Guide to downgrade http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=905003

Hi guys. Thanks for your response. It means a lot.
I've never actually rooted any device before, never really had the b*lls lol.
I'll check these threads out & give it a shot.
Thank you very much.

There's not much to get your berries shaking, it's just the radio replacement you should be careful with.
First thing you should do is backup your device with either Titanium or ClockworkMod, though you probably need to root in order to do this, and then anything you might do, you can always revert back to what you had.
When you get to replacing the radio version, read instructions extra careful and be sure to do everything by the book (guide) and to check the checksum on the downloaded files. This could brick your device so no extra precaution is unnecessary..
Happy flashing

Hi guys. Cheers for getting back to me.
Before I start could you tell me whether the following procedures that im going to take will or will not be the right ones please?
1st obtain gingerbreak apk and install on my phone using the downgrade guide on xda
once ive done that use file (http://xdafil.es/DesireHD/RUU/RUU_Ac...032_signed.zip) and put on my sd card..... do I rename this file?
2. Once ive downgraded to this, must i perform a ROOT again to be able to flash a new rom?
3. I want to use this ROM - [ROM&KERNEL] LeeDrOiD HD V3.0.2 GB >EPIC!< |5th May | Official GB Sense 2.1 | TV Anim
4. on the 1.32xxx version do I root and use cwm 2 or 3 and just flash the above rom?
5. When exactly do i use the easy radio off tool please? EasyS-OFF_05.zip (747.4 KB, 20804 views)
Sorry for all the questions, but would be very grateful if someone could help
Edit* also after I write this in cmd
adb push misc_version /data/local/tmp adb shell chmod 777 /data/local/tmp/misc_versi adb shell su
Do I write it exactly as it is? Or does misc_version get replaced with the name of the file?
Cheers.

ok.........
so installed and did gingerbreak, it said didnt work, but asked if i would allow super user permissions to which i said yes.
I opened up a cmd and went to downgrade folder ie; c:\users\ajay\desktop\downgrade
this is where the .zip for 1.36.405.6 is kept.
typed in that code adb etc.... and it said unrecognised command batch etc...
Could someone help us out alittle?
Im pretty dumb at this sort of stuff so my apologies guys.
Hope I manage to install a custom rom, but if i cant then thats cool too.
cheers

Here is my guide i have made and compiled together, follow that and you are done.
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HOWTO FLASH CUSTOM ROM ONTO GB DEVICE
Downgrade First!
You might need to format your SD card first before installing Gingerbreak, make a backup of your SD card by copying the files to a safe
place on your PC and then goto Settings - SD and Phone Storage - Click Umount SD card - Click Erase SD card - Click Mount SD card after erasing and formating the card has been
completed.
Gingerbreak help thread for problems:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1044765
1. Download Gingerbreak from http://forum.xda-developers.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=578771&d=1303829207 and install it. Then tap root button.
2. You might get force close errors, just click the force close button and let Gingerbreak do it's job
3. Gingerbreak will in the end, usually say that something went wrong that you need to reboot etc, don't reboot! Just leave it open in your phone, and connect your phone to a PC. Charge only, USB Debugging enabled!
4. Download Android Terminal from the Market and after you installed it you can check if you are rooted, by typing su in the terminal, accept the Superuser request if it shows up and Press "Allow", if you get a "#" you are rooted and the Gingerbreak hack worked.
5. Now open up a terminal window(cmd) on your PC and go to the Downgrade folder on your PC where you downloaded the ADB files from at http://forum.xda-developers.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=483902&d=1294492245 , execute the following commands:
adb push misc_version /data/local/tmp
adb shell chmod 777 /data/local/tmp/misc_version
adb shell
su
!Now allow SuperUser in phone when dialog comes up!
If you got "#" in the result, you have temporary root! Proceed with commands:
Now type in terminal:
cd /data/local/tmp
./misc_version -s 1.31.405.6
1. Close the terminal window on your PC and set USB connection to disk drive in your phone and download PD98IMG.zip from http://www.multiupload.com/BTJ8KY0KH9 and place it on your SD card, don't extract the zip file!! Do not put the file into a folder of any kind on your SD card.
PLEASE NOTE!! If you can't set USB connection to disk drive you have to reboot the DHD, now you will be able to set USB connection to disk drive and transfer PD98IMG.zip file to SD from your PC.
2. Reboot while holding volume down, it will go to the Bootloader
3. Follow the instructions and Press "Yes" when it asks you if you want to flash PD98IMG.zip (start the update)
4. Done and reboot.
5. Proceed below with the two S-OFF methods and remove the PD98IMG.zip from your SD.
RADIO S-OFF
1. Install and download latest Visionary r14 from http://www.mediafire.com/?xhwc5m7f273l7b2
2. Open Visionary and tap temproot, then attempt permroot now. Your device will reboot.
3. Connect your phone to a computer (make sure you have USB Debugging enabled, Connect charge only!
4. Extract the Radio S-OFF zip file you dowloaded into a folder on your computer from http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=857537
5. Open my "Desire HD easy radio tool.exe" (Windows 7, right click & run as Administrator).
Choose the first option (RADIO S-OFF, Super-CID and Sim Unlock)
Click "Do it". There may be a SuperUser request on your phone, allow it.
6. Done.
ENG S-OFF(You need this enabled to be able to flash RADIO.IMG later)
1. Download and Extract the eng s-off zip file into a folder on your computer from http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=855403
2. Connect the phone to your computer in "Charge only" mode
3. Run "Desire HD easy s-off.exe" from the extracted folder
4. Click "I have RADIO S-OFF" (as you already done RADIO S-OFF earlier), IMPORTANT!
5. Click in "S-OFF" it
6. Your phone is now ENG S-OFF
7. Done
Flashing your ROM
1. Connect your phone using "Disk drive" to the computer.
2. Copy both your full-wipe-1-3.zip from http://dl.dropbox.com/u/15057375/mero01-xda/Wipe/FULL-WIPE-1.3.zip and your CUSTOM ROM zip file to your SD Card
3. Check again that both files are on your SD card because once you full wipe, you won't have a ROM anymore.
4. Disconnect your phone from your computer
5. Install and open Rom Manager from the market
6. Tap on Flash ClockworkMod Recovery and download version 3.0.2.6
7. Wait for it to download (You need a wi-fi or data connection)
8. After it is done press "Reboot into recovery"
9. If you get an icon with a phone and an exclamation mark in a triangle, remove the battery from your phone, reboot and then flash the clockworkmod recovery again
10. Once you are in the clockwork mod recovery, you may use the volume keys as directional keys (up and down) and the power button may be used as Enter.
11. I recommend you do a nandroid back-up. You must have at least 1 gb of free space.
12. Goto Backup and Restore and make a backup of current ROM if something would fail during flash.
13. Select "Install Zip from sdcard"
14. Select "Choose zip from sdcard"
15. Select full-wipe-1-3.zip (It's right under those folders)
16. Confirm by selecting the Yes option in between those "NO"s
17. Wait for it to finish
18. DO NOT REBOOT!!! In case you were not aware, you now have no rom installed
19. Once again select "Install Zip from sdcard"
20. Select "Choose zip from sdcard"
21. Select your rom zip file
22. Confirm your selection (just like with the wipe)
23. Wait for it to finish
24. Please reboot from the recovery menu and flash nothing else before you have rebooted.
Flash recommended Radio for your custom ROM:
1. Download "Radio Flash.zip" from http://www.mediafire.com/?b172o4ftj1mcpn1 and extract it contents on your PC.
2. Put the radio.img file you downloaded for your custom ROM and put it in the same folder as you extracted the "Radio flash.zip" file to.
3. Make sure USB debugging is enabled in your Desire HD before proceeding.
4. Connect your DHD to your PC with the USB cable and make sure you select USB Charge Only!
5. Now goto the Radio flash folder on your PC and execute "Start here.exe"
6. In the terminal window that comes up you will type:
adb reboot bootloader
Your DHD now goes into Bootloader state, when it is in bootloader state you will type:
fastboot flash radio radio.img
When the terminal says that the process is done you will type:
fastboot reboot
7. Now the DHD reboots and everything is done.
!!GOOD TO KNOW!!
TESTING BEFORE FLASHING ANYTHING
Testing Root
1. Download Android Terminal Emulator from the Market
2. Run it and type in "su"
3. Accept the Superuser request if it comes
4. A "#" should appear if nothing is wrong with your root!
Testing Eng S-off and Radio S-OFF
1. Power Down Your Device
2. Go to Bootloader
3. If it says Ace PVT ENG S-OFF your phone is ENG S-OFF.
4. use Volume down to get to system info and tap power button to select
5. check CID for CID-11111111 (if you have this all is done 100%)
6. Reboot
Checking the device state:
1. Go to the bootloader (turn fastboot off, turn off phone, hold vol- and power)
2. If it says ACE PVT SHIP S-OFF in the first line, your device is Radio S-OFF
3. If it says ACE PVT ENG S-OFF, you have ENG S-OFF, go to System info
4. If system info CID is 11111111, your device is SuperCID5.
5. And if you can verify either Radio S-OFF or SuperCID (and you did both), it worked fine and you have both of them
6. You can check your original CID by going to radio tool folder with cmd and typing: "adb shell getprop ro.cid"
To go back to RADIO S-ON:(If you want to go back to RUU stock ROM again)
1. Flash stock ROM (RUU)
2. Temproot using Visionary
3. Use my tool, do Stock CID and S-ON (enter brand CID if you had a branded device, see second post)
4. Enjoy your factory-state phone

Prodelin said:
Here is my guide i have made and compiled together, follow that and you are done.
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HOWTO FLASH CUSTOM ROM ONTO GB DEVICE
Downgrade First!
Install Gingerbreak v1.2 apk which is latest, you might need to format your SD card first before installing Gingerbreak, make a backup of your SD card by copying the files to a safe
place on your PC and then goto Settings - SD and Phone Storage - Click Umount SD card - Click Erase SD card - Click Mount SD card after erasing and formating the card has been
completed.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/show....php?t=1044765
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THIS LINK IS BROKEN.. can you check it please?

Hi thanks very much
Ill follow this guide now, and hopefully be sorted.
just quickly, where do i get recommended radio? and during...
4. Open up a cmd and go to Downgrade folder, execute commands:
adb push misc_version /data/local/tmp
adb shell chmod 777 /data/local/tmp/misc_version
adb shell
su
do i press enter after each line of text?

ajay83 said:
Hi thanks very much
Ill follow this guide now, and hopefully be sorted.
just quickly, where do i get recommended radio? and during...
4. Open up a cmd and go to Downgrade folder, execute commands:
adb push misc_version /data/local/tmp
adb shell chmod 777 /data/local/tmp/misc_version
adb shell
su
do i press enter after each line of text?
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Yes enter after each line
For recommended Radio look into the thread of the custom ROM you will flash, it will say what radio they recommend to their ROM

Hi there.
1st thank you for being so patient with me mate, I appeciate it.
after i typed the 1st line of those commands it wouldnt have any of it. It said....
'adb' is not recognised as an internal or external command, operable program or batch file.
I think I should just leave it. Ill have all the guys on here pulling their hair out coz i cant do the simplest thing lol.
Thanks for your time anyway bud.

Revised my guide to make it easier to read and understand.

ajay83 said:
Hi there.
'adb' is not recognised as an internal or external command, operable program or batch file.
Thanks for your time anyway bud.
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You need to type adb in the folder you have adb.
If you have adb.exe in folder c:\Downgrade you must go to that folder first and the type adb.

ahh ok.
Thank you very much bud. Legend =)
and where could i get Radio_12.54.60.25_26.09.04.11_M2 please? I read the forum and it seems to be a good recommended one.
I'll give it ago tonight or tomorrow morning and let you know how i got on.
Thanks for all your help and for being patient bud.

ajay83 said:
and where could i get Radio_12.54.60.25_26.09.04.11_M2 please? I read the forum and it seems to be a good recommended one.
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From the Radio's thread in the development forum.
[EDIT] @Andy: Sorry, not today.

ajay83 said:
ahh ok.
Thank you very much bud. Legend =)
and where could i get Radio_12.54.60.25_26.09.04.11_M2 please? I read the forum and it seems to be a good recommended one.
I'll give it ago tonight or tomorrow morning and let you know how i got on.
Thanks for all your help and for being patient bud.
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You can get that particular radio from:
http://tinyurl.com/6ynbecn

Mr_JMM said:
From the Radio's thread in the development forum.
[EDIT] @Andy: Sorry, not today.
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Don't worry you have to be nice all the time. Sometimes It hurts my head being nice. I would of answered the same TBH. Its not like it isn't in a sticky.

Hi there.
gingerbreak worked!
Followed the codes and got superuser access.
I had formatted my sd card prior to doing this btw
I closed the terminal and went to change usb from charge to disk drive and the option had gone. took it out and reinserted and still it wouldnt find it for me to put .zip file on???
It would not show my sd card was there until i re booted?
Its a shame we cant just temproot it with gingerbreak and flash the rooted GB 2.3 leedroid, but then i guess this is where all this -s off stuff comes in right?
I havent got a clue now let alone to begin with lol.
Lads I think i give up =( . Thanks for all the help and advise and patience but your dealing with abit of a numpty here and we could be here a very very long time.
I appreciate all the help & Ill keep my eyes open if a way comes out to permroot 2.3 without downgrading etc...

ajay83 said:
Hi there.
I closed the terminal and went to change usb from charge to disk drive and the option had gone. took it out and reinserted and still it wouldnt find it for me to put .zip file on???
It would not show my sd card was there until i re booted?
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Same thing happened me, i had to reboot to make SD card show up again, but that is no problem as you have already changed misc_version with adb, you can now just put the PD98 file to the SD card and reboot and flash from bootloader.
Easy.
You have come along way now, just do as i said earlier, the rest is easy, don't give up now

[GUIDE] Comprehensive S-OFF/Root Methods

Please do not PM me with questions about this guide! I don't have time to help everyone through it, create a thread in Q&A if you don't have 10 posts or post here, there are other people who have done this and can help you, and I will get to it if I can. PMs asking questions about this guide will be ignored. Thank you.
Fully stable root methods for all firmware versions (no bootloops on 6.01.605.05 firmware!)
Table of Contents
To quickly find a section, hit CTRL+F and type the letters in parentheses, then click "Next"
(IRO) Intro: Read first!
(HDV) HTCDEV Unlock
(TCR) Tacoroot
(DWG) Downgrade tool
(RVL) Revolutionary
(HSO) S-OFF with HTCDev unlock (second post)
(ASO) After S-OFF (second post)​
INTRO(IRO)​DISCLAIMER: I am not responsible for anything that happens to your device while following these instructions. I will try to help you through problems as much as I can, but I can't guarantee success, especially if you do not carefully read the instructions.
This is a comprehensive guide of all known and fully stable root/s-off methods, at this time, it covers just about all firmware versions out there. Most of these methods will require the Android SDK, so download that (Google it. A link for this really isn't necessary, and I'm sure many people could use practice googling things. ) and set it up (again, just google "android sdk," the download page even has tutorials). The downgrade methods no longer require the sdk, but it is still reccomended that you download it as it is a very useful tool. Don't forget to download the device drivers here (only neccessary on Windows) and set the PATH variable.
So, which downgrade method should you use? Most likely you will either have firmware version 5.x or 6.x, you can find out under Settings>About phone. If you are using 5.x, go to the Downgrade Tool section; if you have 6.x, go to the Tacoroot section. Both methods eventually lead to the Revolutionary section, HTCDev unlock is not reccomended and, honestly, completely pointless (read more below).
HTCDEV UNLOCK(HDV)​Versions: All
HTCDev is HTC's "official" unlock, it will unlock the bootloader but leave S-ON. Don't do it. Seriously. It's a guaranteed voided warranty and pretty much a huge PITA (you can't flash radios and need to extract and separately flash ROM kernels), and s-off methods are completely stable and even relockable. That said, if for whatever reason you do wish to do this, just go to http://htcdev.com/bootloader/. If you want to obtain S-OFF at any time after using HTCDev unlock, see the second post.
Note: to flash ROMs when HTCDev unlocked, flash the ROM normally, then extract the boot.img from the rom.zip and boot into fastboot, then use the command "fastboot flash boot boot.img."
TACOROOT(TCR)​Versions: 6.01.605.05 firmware
Tacoroot is a temp root method discovered by Justin Case that will allow those on the newer firmware to flash an older version and root with Revolutionary. Before you begin, download this zip containing all the files you'll need:
EDIT: Looking for the files? See this post.
Extract this zip to C:/Android. You can extract it somewhere else, just replace C:/Android with the path to the wherever you extracted it wherever it comes up. Now, connect your device to your computer with a USB cable, turn on USB Debugging under Settings>Apps>Development, and disable fastboot under Settings>Power. Make sure your phone is fully charged. Open a command prompt by opening the start menu, typing "cmd" and hitting enter. Type in everything that is in black text. Notes and extra instructions will be written in blue. It is reccomended that you copy/paste the code to avoid typos, to do this, copy by highlighting the line and hitting Ctrl+C as usual; to paste, go to your command prompt and click the small black icon in the upper left corner. A menu will pop up, go to Edit>Paste. Make sure you have not highlighted any spaces before or after the line or any of the blue text. Now, begin copying the code:
cd C:/Android
md5sums RUU_Vivo_W_Gingerbread_S_VERIZON_WWE_2.18.605.3_Radio_1.09.01.0622_NV_VZW1.92_release_199487_si.zip Remove the space in the middle of the word radio before hitting enter, I don't know why it won't let me remove it. Result should be cea499f51b40055ffd118960e1e73255, if it isn't, redownload the miniadb zip.
md5sums 1.09.01.0312_vivow_Radio_PG32IMG.zip Result should be ea6b98be48210d7797e62362f49ff751
md5sums tacoroot.sh Result should be 6ec06d776feb212d8b2a55817eddf76d
md5sums misc_version Result should be 050f55d34ddbcc860efa5982491437de
adb devices Result should be your phone's serial number. If it isn't make sure drivers are properly installed and USB Debugging is enabled.
adb push tacoroot.sh /data/local/
adb shell chmod 755 /data/local/tacoroot.sh
adb shell /data/local/tacoroot.sh --setup This will reboot your phone. When you get to a screen with a red exclamation mark, press VolUp+Power until you get to a menu, then press VolUp+VolDown+Power until the phone turns off. Once it is rebooted, continue.
adb shell /data/local/tacoroot.sh --root
adb wait-for-device Running the step before this will reboot your phone again, this time it will be bootlooping, meaning it will not boot fully and get stuck on the boot animation. Once your prompt comes back after this step, you're good to continue even though the phone isn't fully booted.
adb push misc_version /data/local/tmp/misc_version
adb shell chmod 777 /data/local/tmp/misc_version
adb shell /data/local/tmp/misc_version -s 2.18.605.3
adb shell /data/local/tacoroot.sh --undo This will reboot your phone one more time, this time fully stable and will boot completely. Continue once fully booted.
adb reboot bootloader This will reboot your phone to a white screen with a few options. Once you are at this screen, continue with the instructions.
fastboot devices Result should be your phone's serial number, again.
fastboot getvar mainver The result should be 2.18.605.3. If it is not, something was not done correctly, you'll need to restart from the beginning.
fastboot erase cache
fastboot oem rebootRUU
fastboot flash zip RUU_Vivo_W_Gingerbread_S_VERIZON_WWE_2.18.605.3_Radio_1.09.01.0622_NV_VZW1.92_release_199487_si.zip This will take a bit of time without giving any indication as to when it will be done, be patient and do not interrupt it.
fastboot erase cache
fastboot oem rebootRUU
fastboot flash zip 1.09.01.0312_vivow_Radio_PG32IMG.zip Same as the above, do not interrupt under any circumstances (unless you really wanted a phone-shaped paperweight )
fastboot reboot
That's the end of the codes, you should be fully booted into the now downgraded version. Re-enable USB debugging, then continue to the Revolutionary section and follow instructions there.
DOWNGRADE TOOL
Versions: HBOOT .98, firmware below 6.01.605.05
This will not work with firmware version 6.01.605.05! Use the tacoroot method!
This tool will downgrade you to 2.3.3, which will allow you to use Revolutionary to gain S-OFF.
Download the tool here, and extract it to a folder where you can easily get to it in a command prompt/terminal.
Now, connect your device to your computer with a USB cable, and turn on USB Debugging in settings. To ensure you are connected, open a command prompt/terminal and type "adb devices". If you see a bunch of letters and numbers followed by "device," you're good to go.
Navigate to the files you extracted in a command prompt/terminal ("cd /path/to/folder," replacing /path/to/folder with the actual filepath), type "hack-vivow.cmd" and let it run. It may take a while and seem to get stuck on some commands, just leave it alone. After it's done, continue to the Revolutionary section. Yep, it really is that easy.
REVOLUTIONARY
Versions: GB 2.3.3, any others after downgrade methods
This is the final step that will actually get you S-OFF.
Go to the revolutionary website, click on the download link for your OS, you'll get a download right away. While it's downloading, fill out the form that pops up (if you don't know your serial number and have the sdk installed, open up a command prompt/terminal and type "adb devices," the letters/numbers before "device" is your serial. Extract the files and run either revolutionary or revolutionary.exe depending on your OS, enter your beta key and say yes when it asks to install CWM recovery. Let it run, and you'll be S-OFF and ready to go!
If you have any questions/comments or found something that isn't right, go ahead and post, I would greatly appreciate any positive or negative feedback, as long as it's constructive.
Credits:
attn1 for Downgrade tool
Revolutionary team
Guhl for misc_version
jcase for Tacoroot
PalmerCurling for Tacoroot downgrade guide
MIVLives for bootloop fix
scotty85 for better Tacoroot downgrade and HTCDev S-OFF method
If you find anything I didn't give credits for and should have, let me know and I'll add it.

Get S-OFF after using HTCDev Unlock
(HSO)​If you used HTCDev unlock and want to get S-OFF, follow this guide. What you get from going from HTCDev unlocked to full S-OFF is a full unlock instead of HTC's restricted unlock. This way, you can flash custom radios and flash ROMs without needing to extract and separately flash the boot.img. (Note: If you already installed a custom recovery and a custom ROM, flash this ROM and start at "adb push misc_version /data/local/tmp/misc_version" in the code.) To do this, first download this zip and extract it to C:/Android. You can extract it somewhere else, just replace C:/Android with the path to where you extracted it wherever it comes up. Next, download this zip and extract it to C:/Android. Download this zip as well and put it in your C:/Android folder, but do not extract it. Now, connect your device to your computer with a USB cable, turn on USB Debugging under Settings>Apps>Development, and disable fastboot under Settings>Power. Make sure your phone is fully charged. Open a command prompt by opening the start menu, typing "cmd" and hitting enter. Type in everything that is in black text. Notes and extra instructions will be written in blue. It is recommended that you copy/paste the code to avoid typos, to do this, copy by highlighting the line and hitting Ctrl+C as usual; to paste, go to your command prompt and click the small black icon in the upper left corner. A menu will pop up, go to Edit>Paste. Make sure you have not highlighted any spaces before or after the line or any of the blue text. Now, begin copying the code:
cd C:/Android
md5sums RUU_Vivo_W_Gingerbread_S_VERIZON_WWE_2.18.605.3_Ra dio_1.09.01.0622_NV_VZW1.92_release_199487_si.zip Result should be cea499f51b40055ffd118960e1e73255, if it isn't, redownload the miniadb zip.
md5sums 1.09.01.0312_vivow_Radio_PG32IMG.zip Result should be ea6b98be48210d7797e62362f49ff751
md5sums misc_version Result should be 050f55d34ddbcc860efa5982491437de
adb devicesResult should be your phone's serial number.
adb push CWM-SuperSU-v0.94.zip /sdcard This might take a minute or so. If it gives an error, try "adb push CWM-SuperSU-v0.94.zip /mnt/sdcard"
adb reboot bootloader This should reboot your phone to a white menu, once it is there, continue.
fastboot devices This should return your phone's serial number.
fastboot flash recovery recovery.img This might take a while, be patient and do not interrupt it. Once it is done, use the volume buttons on your phone to navigate through the menu until RECOVERY is highlighted, then press Power to select it. Your phone will reboot into another menu, once it shows up, select "install from sdcard" then "choose zip from sdcard," then scroll down and select CWM-SuperSU-v0.94.zip, and accept it. Once it is finished, press power then select reboot. Once you are fully booted, continue with the instructions.
adb push misc_version /data/local/tmp/misc_version
adb shell chmod 777 /data/local/tmp/misc_version
adb shell /data/local/tmp/misc_version -s 2.18.605.3
adb reboot bootloader This will reboot you to the white menu again.
fastboot devices Result should be your phone's serial number.
fastboot getvar mainver Result should be 2.18.605.3. If it isn't, make sure you didn't get any errors in the above code and everything was copied correctly.
fastboot oem lock
fastboot erase cache
fastboot oem rebootRUU
fastboot flash zip RUU_Vivo_W_Gingerbread_S_VERIZON_WWE_2.18.605.3_Ra dio_1.09.01.0622_NV_VZW1.92_release_199487_si.zip This will take a while, be patient and do not under any circumstances interrupt it.
fastboot erase cache
fastboot oem rebootRUU
fastboot flash zip 1.09.01.0312_vivow_Radio_PG32IMG.zip This will also take a bit, again, do not interrupt it.
fastboot reboot
That's the end of the code, you should be downgraded and can now get S-OFF by following the Revolutionary guide in the first post.
After S-OFF(ASO)​So, now you have S-OFF. Congratulations! The next step would be to flash a custom recovery, then either an su zip or a custom, rooted ROM. For recoveries, the choices are ClockworkMod, 4EXT or TWRP. I personally prefer 4EXT, but TWRP is also great and has many great features. ClockworkMod is a little slower, but still stable. All ROMs and recoveries for the Dinc2 can be found in the development forums (where you found this guide), and there are many different ROMs to choose from, so check them out! If you want something rock solid and completely stable, try out CondemnedSoul's CM7 or one of the Gingerbread Sense ROMs, or if you want something newer, a bit faster, but maybe has a few minor bugs, check out one of the many ICS ROMs. If you want the latest and greatest, with a few slight bugs, go Jelly Bean with aeroevan's CM10. If you were looking to just root, download and flash the zip found here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1538053, however, I would recommend that you try one of the Gingerbread Sense ROMs such as Skyraider Zeus if you wanted something a bit different with extra features, or andybonestock for a faster, debloated ROM that looks and feels exactly like what you're used to, but rooted.

Nice guide. I have to use the tacoroot method for a buddy of mine.

Awesome post!

This should be stickied...

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This should be stickied...
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+1 ^^
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Consider it done, excellent resource :good:
Also added to roll-up.

Bad links for Tacoroot.sh and .0312 radio. Great wright up though and cant wait to get my replacement unlocked.
Edit: Ok so I am almost there but have run into some issues. I cant get the 2.3.3 RUU to flash. It will get so far and stop saying bad signature verification. The one thing I noticed is that at the end of the file name it has si and not signed. I tried to change it but kinda knew that would not work and it didn't. Hope this can be fixed soon.
Edit of the edit. Ok so I followed dets34's wright up as I could not get the commands posted here to work. I put the files in the proper SDK folders and went through the commands and when I got to the RUU I hit tab after starting the name to make sure the end was si.zip. Flashed went into boot loop, boot recovery, flash newest radio, and bam no more loop with S off. Thanks to everyone who keeps us sorted out and flashing strong.

zackspeed said:
Bad links for Tacoroot.sh and .0312 radio. Great wright up though and cant wait to get my replacement unlocked.
Edit: Ok so I am almost there but have run into some issues. I cant get the 2.3.3 RUU to flash. It will get so far and stop saying bad signature verification. The one thing I noticed is that at the end of the file name it has si and not signed. I tried to change it but kinda knew that would not work and it didn't. Hope this can be fixed soon.
Edit of the edit. Ok so I followed dets34's wright up as I could not get the commands posted here to work. I put the files in the proper SDK folders and went through the commands and when I got to the RUU I hit tab after starting the name to make sure the end was si.zip. Flashed went into boot loop, boot recovery, flash newest radio, and bam no more loop with S off. Thanks to everyone who keeps us sorted out and flashing strong.
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Links work fine for me. What did you do differently with dets34's tutorial?

The only thing that was different was I put misc and taco files in AndroidSDK\platforms. Then I put the RUU in the tools folder. Ran the commands and it went through first try. For the first part I cd c:\ to my platforms folder and ran the first part then cd c:\ to my tools folder and installed the RUU. Once it booted as soon as I messed with it boot loop. So flashed the radio and all seems to be fine.

zackspeed said:
The only thing that was different was I put misc and taco files in AndroidSDK\platforms. Then I put the RUU in the tools folder. Ran the commands and it went through first try. For the first part I cd c:\ to my platforms folder and ran the first part then cd c:\ to my tools folder and installed the RUU. Once it booted as soon as I messed with it boot loop. So flashed the radio and all seems to be fine.
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Shouldn't make a difference if you added those folders to your PATH variable, that way you can use adb/fastboot commands without having to cd in.

Yea that's kinda what I thought but some how I messed it up or something because it never would flash the RUU. I am no expert at this by any means. Either way you helped out and its nice to see we don't have to worry about loops any more. :good:

Great guide, thanks! My couple of things I had to add in to make everything work:
Code:
fastboot flash zip RUU_Vivo_W_Gingerbread_S_VERIZON_WWE_2.18.605.3_Radio_1.09.01.0622_NV_VZW1.92_release_199487_si.zip
I had to add the path to this file for it to work and then afterward do a
Code:
adb reboot
to get ready for the Revolutionary process. At first Revolutionary wouldn't recognize the device when it booted. I quickly realized I needed to re-enable USB Debug.
Then I used adb to do the rebooting necessary to flash the .0312 radio.
Thanks again! Great stuff.

techspecs said:
Great guide, thanks! My couple of things I had to add in to make everything work:
Code:
fastboot flash zip RUU_Vivo_W_Gingerbread_S_VERIZON_WWE_2.18.605.3_Radio_1.09.01.0622_NV_VZW1.92_release_199487_si.zip
I had to add the path to this file for it to work and then afterward do a
Code:
adb reboot
to get ready for the Revolutionary process. At first Revolutionary wouldn't recognize the device when it booted. I quickly realized I needed to re-enable USB Debug.
Then I used adb to do the rebooting necessary to flash the .0312 radio.
Thanks again! Great stuff.
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Updated, thanks.

Thanks for your guide. Will this guide work with the newest firmware 5.10.605.9? Just use TACOROOT?

leshan said:
Thanks for your guide. Will this guide work with the newest firmware 5.10.605.9? Just use TACOROOT?
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Use the downgrade tool.
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leshan said:
Thanks for your guide. Will this guide work with the newest firmware 5.10.605.9? Just use TACOROOT?
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The latest firmware is 6.01.605.05. You don't have to use tacoroot.

Thanks. worked perfectly.
prototype7 said:
Use the downgrade tool.
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unroot to re-root correctly
Does anyone know a method to go back to stock on one of refurbed phones in order to re root correctly and not get the Sense bootloop? I found a few methods but they are all four hboot .97 and I have a feeling won't fix the problem.

mccarrel said:
Does anyone know a method to go back to stock on one of refurbed phones in order to re root correctly and not get the Sense bootloop? I found a few methods but they are all four hboot .97 and I have a feeling won't fix the problem.
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Flash the latest firmware, or just flash whatever RUU then the .0312 radio, then follow the guide to go back to s-on.
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