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[Q] Radio S-OFF and ENG S-OFF for MAC OSX

Reading through to process of a custom ROM but noticed all the tools for S-OFF seem to be for Windows.
Are there any tools to do the same but for a Mac?

bluebirds said:
Reading through to process of a custom ROM but noticed all the tools for S-OFF seem to be for Windows.
Are there any tools to do the same but for a Mac?
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Not any that i m aware of...I did the whole thing borrowing my friends computer...that is the downside of being a mac user n having an android phone, eh?
Alternatively you can dual boot your mac (or run any vmware)

sphuyal said:
Not any that i m aware of...I did the whole thing borrowing my friends computer...that is the downside of being a mac user n having an android phone, eh?
Alternatively you can dual boot your mac (or run any vmware)
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Bummer! I will have to buy XP and do the dual boot.
Thought someone would have done something for the MAC as the jailbreakers have done for Windows.
Just come over from the dark side having got board of my IP4 so purchased a DHD. Rooting it is turning out to be a royal pain in the arse

bluebirds said:
Bummer! I will have to buy XP and do the dual boot.
Thought someone would have done something for the MAC as the jailbreakers have done for Windows.
Just come over from the dark side having got board of my IP4 so purchased a DHD. Rooting it is turning out to be a royal pain in the arse
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Or go here for directions for doing it manually with any flavour of os on your computer, I ran it on Ubuntu

ghostofcain said:
Or go here for directions for doing it manually with any flavour of os on your computer, I ran it on Ubuntu
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I think dual boot option seems easier!!
One thing on there it says to downgrade to 1.32 if your on 1.75/1.72
My Software is showing 1.40.61.2. Does this need to be downgraded to 1.32?

No need to downgrade.

I have a mac, the visionary r14 gave me s-off and then I had to use a pc because I couldn't work out fastboot on my mac. None of the commands work. But once you get that. Eng s-off can be done on the phone. And really mac and Linux are a similar, it should be easy, not having the need for drivers, its just all the people on this forum use PC.
Sent from my Desire HD

P1xelVandal said:
I have a mac, the visionary r14 gave me s-off and then I had to use a pc because I couldn't work out fastboot on my mac. None of the commands work. But once you get that. Eng s-off can be done on the phone. And really mac and Linux are a similar, it should be easy, not having the need for drivers, its just all the people on this forum use PC.
Sent from my Desire HD
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What did you use in the end for fastboot? And how did you get ENG S-OFF on the phone?

Visionary does not give you S-OFF, it only gives root.

jkoljo said:
Visionary does not give you S-OFF, it only gives root.
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Thank you. As you have been on hand to answer all of my questions is there any chance I can run past you what I plan to do just to make sure its correct before I do it?
I have read through many of the guides but I am not 100% confident and would appreciate an experts view?

you can try this for eng s-off
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=835746
it runs on the phone so it's not PC OS dependant.
sorry can't help for radio s-off.

descenpet said:
you can try this for eng s-off
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=835746
it runs on the phone so it's not PC OS dependant.
sorry can't help for radio s-off.
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Thanks for that but I have purchased XP and run it on bootcamp so the Mac OSX is now not an issue

bluebirds said:
Thank you. As you have been on hand to answer all of my questions is there any chance I can run past you what I plan to do just to make sure its correct before I do it?
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Sure, PM me.
Sent from my Desire HD using Tapatalk

Ace Hack and the Gold card.

Hello
I've had my Desire HD for about 9 months now and i'm wanting to have a go at rooting it.
I came across "Ace Hack" in this thread:-
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1259821
I'm pretty sure that i understand the instructions on how to root using this method...
The one thing that i don't understand is the "Gold Card"......i know that it's create automatically in this rooting process.....but...
Can i use my existing 8gb SDcard that's already mounted within my phone to create the Gold card......and if i did would it erase the data/photo's/music/files etc etc that i have stored on that SDcard ???...
Or......do i use a different SDcard and use that one instead for the Gold card and then remount my original SDcard after my device has been rooted ???....
Thanks in advance for any guidance.....

Yes you can use the SD card you already have and no, you shouldn't lose any of your personal information.
This is the video that I used to root my inspire4g and it worked perfectly. First follow the manual that comes with acehack, then just follow this video. I had absolutely no issues. Took me maybe an hour the first time, just because of paranoia, but if I had to do it again it would only probably take about 10 minutes of actual "work".
Also, you'll need the HTC drivers, so make sure you download those before you start the rooting process.
Good Luck!

Just read. It's all there. And welcome to the world of S OFF.
Sent from my HTC Desire HD with Beats Audio using XDA App

Just used it on my Mac using Lion 10.7 , worked great.

Read the documentation very well and make sure to follow the instructions.
The Ace Hack is a one step process and the gold card creation is one of the steps.
Depending on what firmware you have on your phone it is possible that you will lose everything on the SD card (again, read the documentation).
When I used AAHK to unlock my phone, one of the questions I had was exactly this one, with the gold card. AAHK will use make the SD card a gold card but once the process is finished you can use any card you want in your phone, the gold/a card is no longer needed.

Thanks for your replies...
I have looked at my phone and it will be downgraded during the process.
HTC WWE Europe 3.12.405.1 downgrades to HTC WWE EU GB 2.50.405.2
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So it seems that i will lose all the data off my SDcard.......i'll just backup everything onto my computer first !!!..
I'm away from home at the moment so i don't have access to my computer but i think i will try and use Ubuntu.
It seems that once i insert the link from the manual into terminal it will automatically download and start "Ace Hack" once i select 1 from the Ace Hack menu.
Even through i'll be using the Ubuntu operating system and not Win7 i take it i will still require the HTC drivers in the Tools/wndrivers folder to be installed ???...
I would just go ahead and find out for myself, but i'm away from home for the next week.....so i'm just asking questions and doing some "prep" work.
If that's the case then i think that i'm now happy to proceed with this .
Thanks again for your replies....

I think drivers come with AAHK when you download it.
Sent from my HTC Desire HD with Beats Audio using XDA App

Yeah, the drivers are included with the "Ace Hack" download.
To answer my own question in my previous post as to wheather or not i need those drivers installed if i choose to use Ubuntu as opposed to Windows 7.
I've read the manual again, the way i'm reading it now is that it's a prerequisite that these drivers have to be installed no matter which computer operating system you choose to install "Ace Hack" with...
I've never used Ubuntu before, so i'm intrigued to use it !!!...
Cheers....

Drivers are universal and required no matter the system. However, just cuz you haven't done it on ubuntu before, I suggest wait till you can get ahold of windows. In my experience, knowing what you are doing never hurt lol.
Sent from my HTC Desire HD with Beats Audio using XDA App

djolebih said:
I suggest wait till you can get ahold of windows. In my experience, knowing what you are doing never hurt lol.
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..... i have to admit that i'm pretty familiar with running windows and cmd prompt's.
I have two Windows 7 computers at home, one of them has been heavily modified/overclocked and has USB hubs and all manner of other gaming "peripherals" attached to it...
My second computer is a small netbook, a much slower machine by all accounts but "untouched" and pretty much still stock after 3 years of use.
The manual underlines the importance of a clean enviroment in which to install the hack with, so machine 2 would be the machine of choice.
Unfortunately i'm away from home so i'm going to have to wait another week before i can hack my Desire ........Those custom ROM's sure look good !!!!.
Just one more noob question :-
Once i Clockworkmod installed is it possible to take an "image" of my phone so that i would be able to return it to stock if i ever wanted to ?...
Cheers....

Gunnergolly said:
Just one more noob question :-
Once i Clockworkmod installed is it possible to take an "image" of my phone so that i would be able to return it to stock if i ever wanted to ?...
Cheers....
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I guess a Nandroid backup with the Clockworkmod would do the job, but im not sure.
What I'm sure of is that you'll never go back to stock ROM. Once you go black, you NEVER go back

I would suggest using 4EXT recovery.
Sent from my HTC Desire HD with Beats Audio using XDA App

Thanks for your replies djolebih & ordevski, can't wait until i go "black" !!! .

I rooted using the Ace hack kit about 6 months ago and haven't looked back.I did have to manually download htc drivers myself. Once they were installed it was a breeze.
Back up everything with Titanium Backup, then once rooted ROM Manager is great for you rom backups.
Once you are up and running, you will never want to go back to stock.
One warning though, and be extremely careful.....ITS ADDICTIVE ;-)

CURSED WILDFIRE...(pls.help)

Hello guys i i have htc wildfire a3333 bought from UK and its network locked in.sweden.. I tried to s-off using revolutionary but it gives me error.. Zerg failed something like that.. Then i tried root my phone using all sort of software all of them failed which is kinda weird i even tries to unlock my bootloader using HTCDEV and its failed 「Bootloader err 」 after reading xda topics whole week Revolutionary should able to.unlock my phone since bootloader is 1.01.0001. .. Why cant i at least root my phone? can anyone help me? Pls??
HTC WILDFIRE A3333
FRIMWARE VERSION: 2.1-update1
Baseband version: 13.53.55.24h_3.35.19.25
Kernel: 2.6.29-6fb59e13
Build number 1.37.405.1 CL262524 release keya
Software number: 1.37.405.1
Buzz pvt ship S ON
HBOOT 1.01.0001
MICROP 0622
RADIO 3.35.19.25
P.S i followed exactly every step in guide everytime it stuck in somewhere and givimg me.error such as failed to get shell root..
Sorry if.i posted this wrong.place i made account just to post this.. Pls.help.me

stx3 said:
Hello guys i i have htc wildfire a3333 bought from UK and its network locked in.sweden.. I tried to s-off using revolutionary but it gives me error.. Zerg failed something like that.. Then i tried root my phone using all sort of software all of them failed which is kinda weird i even tries to unlock my bootloader using HTCDEV and its failed 「Bootloader err 」 after reading xda topics whole week Revolutionary should able to.unlock my phone since bootloader is 1.01.0001. .. Why cant i at least root my phone? can anyone help me? Pls??
HTC WILDFIRE A3333
FRIMWARE VERSION: 2.1-update1
Baseband version: 13.53.55.24h_3.35.19.25
Kernel: 2.6.29-6fb59e13
Build number 1.37.405.1 CL262524 release keya
Software number: 1.37.405.1
Buzz pvt ship S ON
HBOOT 1.01.0001
MICROP 0622
RADIO 3.35.19.25
P.S i followed exactly every step in guide everytime it stuck in somewhere and givimg me.error such as failed to get shell root..
Sorry if.i posted this wrong.place i made account just to post this.. Pls.help.me
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Like you said you should be able to use revolutionary. In this case most likely a solution could only be found if you're more specific what exactly you've done and what responses (confirmations and errors) you got and at which point.
First of all: did you use a guide from this forum? - if yes: which one?
BTW: the place you posted this is absolutely perfect

stx3 said:
Hello guys i i have htc wildfire a3333 bought from UK and its network locked in.sweden.. I tried to s-off using revolutionary but it gives me error.. Zerg failed something like that.. Then i tried root my phone using all sort of software all of them failed which is kinda weird i even tries to unlock my bootloader using HTCDEV and its failed 「Bootloader err 」 after reading xda topics whole week Revolutionary should able to.unlock my phone since bootloader is 1.01.0001. .. Why cant i at least root my phone? can anyone help me? Pls??
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I would suggest you to try Revolutionary following this guide.
kgs tool can solve zerg root failed error but I am not sure if that also works with Wildfire.
You can confirm that on kgs1992's thread.
Please confirm that before doing anything.
Warning for non HTC Sensation/XE/4G devices:
This tool is not intended for any other phones, although some features may work for other phones as well.
The reason you see batch files & not an executable is because my script is open to all.
View it, use it, change it, do as you wish!
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optimusodd said:
Please confirm that before doing anything.
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To be even more specific: you should find out why the suggested method(s) fail before proceeding with other attempts. E.g From what I've heard and seen you should be glad that the htcdev method failed as it doesn't give you s-off which isn't mandatory to root but for flashing a new7different radio, use custom mtd partitions etc.

eventcom said:
From what I've heard and seen you should be glad that the htcdev method failed as it doesn't give you s-off which isn't mandatory to root but for flashing a new7different radio, use custom mtd partitions etc.
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Doh!It is so sad to see all this happening.It is really a sad scenario to see these buddies going through this.I can feel their pain and frustration.HTCdev sucks!!!
Unlocking via HTCdev is completely Bull****…..Getting ROOT without S-OFF is like listening to porn on the Radiops!
I am so sad for HTC. http://www.eweek.com/c/a/Mobile-and...attle-Looks-to-Windows-Phone-8-Report-441483/
I have been loyal to HTC right from HTC Touch.I adore HTC devices.It is absolutely beyond my comprehension how the company like HTC (the pioneer of smartphones) that produced such outstanding devices would self-destruct like this.They are axing their own feet.
HTC is losing a battle to Samsung coz they have refused to embrace the consumers.Samsung has already released the source codes of their kernels and allows Bootloader unlocking and S-OFF’ing on their devices.Maybe Samsung sucks at coding bootloader protection lol.Whatever!
If HTC don’t assist developers in unlocking bootloaders and S-Off’ing for HTC devices,it will just drive away customers who like to root or tinker with their phones as more and more people want to have complete control over their phone.
May God bless HTCdev!!If they don’t change their policy,I am gonna say adios to HTC and “Hola!Samsung!”

optimusodd said:
Doh!It is so sad to see all this happening.It is really a sad scenario to see these buddies going through this.I can feel their pain and frustration.HTCdev sucks!!!
Unlocking via HTCdev is completely Bull****…..Getting ROOT without S-OFF is like listening to porn on the Radiops!
I am so sad for HTC. http://www.eweek.com/c/a/Mobile-and...attle-Looks-to-Windows-Phone-8-Report-441483/
I have been loyal to HTC right from HTC Touch.I adore HTC devices.It is absolutely beyond my comprehension how the company like HTC (the pioneer of smartphones) that produced such outstanding devices would self-destruct like this.They are axing their own feet.
HTC is losing a battle to Samsung coz they have refused to embrace the consumers.Samsung has already released the source codes of their kernels and allows Bootloader unlocking and S-OFF’ing on their devices.Maybe Samsung sucks at coding bootloader protection lol.Whatever!
If HTC don’t assist developers in unlocking bootloaders and S-Off’ing for HTC devices,it will just drive away customers who like to root or tinker with their phones as more and more people want to have complete control over their phone.
May God bless HTCdev!!If they don’t change their policy,I am gonna say adios to HTC and “Hola!Samsung!”
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from what I hear and read it's much easier to unlock the current htc devices. The problem is more related to that our buzz is a so called "legacy device" which means: it's not the future and not meant to generate any sales of...
Re. open information to devs: bear in mind that most people don't want to touch their phone any deeper than downloading apps from the app store... XDA is a huge community - but not representative for all the millions of smartphone users worldwide. The problems that HTC is facing are of course the rise of Samsung in the market and a missing response to it. But much worser: Samsung most likely will make a deal with Apple regarding licenses. This probably will leave HTC standing in the rain. Let's see if they will innovate something new. If Apple starts going to sue them, too, it probably will become hard. But who knows - there's also Google... I'm not too sure if they will focus on Samsung for Android hardware as they're already handicapped.
Let's see how it goes...

optimusodd said:
Doh!It is so sad to see all this happening.It is really a sad scenario to see these buddies going through this.I can feel their pain and frustration.HTCdev sucks!!!
Unlocking via HTCdev is completely Bull****…..Getting ROOT without S-OFF is like listening to porn on the Radiops!
I am so sad for HTC. http://www.eweek.com/c/a/Mobile-and...attle-Looks-to-Windows-Phone-8-Report-441483/
I have been loyal to HTC right from HTC Touch.I adore HTC devices.It is absolutely beyond my comprehension how the company like HTC (the pioneer of smartphones) that produced such outstanding devices would self-destruct like this.They are axing their own feet.
HTC is losing a battle to Samsung coz they have refused to embrace the consumers.Samsung has already released the source codes of their kernels and allows Bootloader unlocking and S-OFF’ing on their devices.Maybe Samsung sucks at coding bootloader protection lol.Whatever!
If HTC don’t assist developers in unlocking bootloaders and S-Off’ing for HTC devices,it will just drive away customers who like to root or tinker with their phones as more and more people want to have complete control over their phone.
May God bless HTCdev!!If they don’t change their policy,I am gonna say adios to HTC and “Hola!Samsung!”
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Indeed, the reason I didn't get another HTC phone is because I don't want jump through hoops in order to unlock, when on my Nexus I can just do "fastboot oem unlock"
Sent from my Galaxy Nexus using xda premium

eventcom said:
Like you said you should be able to use revolutionary. In this case most likely a solution could only be found if you're more specific what exactly you've done and what responses (confirmations and errors) you got and at which point.
First of all: did you use a guide from this forum? - if yes: which one?
BTW: the place you posted this is absolutely perfect
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optimusodd said:
I would suggest you to try Revolutionary following this guide.
kgs tool can solve zerg root failed error but I am not sure if that also works with Wildfire.
You can confirm that on kgs1992's thread.
Please confirm that before doing anything.
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firstly thanks for replying so fast.
Revolutionary tool gives me this error.. Zergig root this might takes few minute or so.. Failed to get root
Unlockroot.com gives me error like this- Failed to get shell root..
i used also unrevoked3 almost succeeded actually phone booted but at the end it gave me error.. now its saying Device is not supported since i updated my rom i guess.. so can anyone tell me is there any way root/s-off my phone? im so puzzled right now...
@optimusodd i followed that guide you mentioned exactly every step... i managed to downgrade my HBOOT from 0.2 to 0.1.. but i stuck at Revolutionary part.,, idont think its my computer because i tried on my notebook also..

optimusodd said:
I would suggest you to try Revolutionary following this guide.
kgs tool can solve zerg root failed error but I am not sure if that also works with Wildfire.
You can confirm that on kgs1992's thread.
Please confirm that before doing anything.
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Holy **** it worked..!! thanks dude.. i want to buy beer for you.. !!! i confirm that KGS tool works on HTC wildfire.. thanks everyone..

stx3 said:
Holy **** it worked..!! thanks dude.. i want to buy beer for you.. !!!i confirm that KGS tool works on HTC wildfire.. thanks everyone..
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Hahaha,Have you achieved S-OFF ?If yes,I am glad it worked out for you.
Revolutionary tool gives me this error.. Zergig root this might takes few minute or so.. Failed to get root Unlockroot.com gives me error like this- Failed to get shell root..i used also unrevoked3 almost succeeded actually phone booted but at the end it gave me error.. now its saying Device is not supported since i updated my rom i guess.. so can anyone tell me is there any way root/s-off my phone?
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One thing I didn't get that what made you run Unrevoked when you had got stucked at Revolutionary.

Yes i managed to s-off and rooted my device and installed cyanogen mod.. So happy...
tnx to this forum.. It is so fast and efficent way to.communicate.. :thumbup:
Your advice was gold man..
Sent from my GT-N7000 using xda app-developers app

stx3 said:
Yes i managed to s-off and rooted my device and installed cyanogen mod.. So happy...
tnx to this forum.. It is so fast and efficent way to.communicate.. :thumbup:
Your advice was gold man.. Sent from my GT-N7000 using xda app-developers app
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YAMW,Cheers!!!:good:

[Q] flashing and rooting android with android?

Hi all!
I was just wondering...
Can i root, or use some adb commands, fastboot, etc from like an asus transformer to flashor root some other phones or other tablets?
If this is made posible i don't have drag my netbook to my friends or work to flash&root their phones.
And if android is allready there i suppose adb fastboot ps neuter drivers are allready available?
My asus tf300t rooted hydro rom
My htc desire hd rooted cm7 rom
Both have an command prompt app.
So if i wanna root like an htc sensation, can i connect it to my phone&tablet and use the commandprompt fastboot to push the recovery and root to the sensation?... And why not? Lol
Thanks

beffie2000 said:
Hi all!
I was just wondering...
Can i root, or use some adb commands, fastboot, etc from like an asus transformer to flashor root some other phones or other tablets?
If this is made posible i don't have drag my netbook to my friends or work to flash&root their phones.
And if android is allready there i suppose adb fastboot ps neuter drivers are allready available?
My asus tf300t rooted hydro rom
My htc desire hd rooted cm7 rom
Both have an command prompt app.
So if i wanna root like an htc sensation, can i connect it to my phone&tablet and use the commandprompt fastboot to push the recovery and root to the sensation?... And why not? Lol
Thanks
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Wrong forum....this is for Desire HD and not sensation. Anyway, the guide in my signature will help you as an insight for flashing and rooting HTC phones. Make sure that you check Sensation forums before applying something. The tools for the Inspire / Desire HD might brick your device if it is not an ACE...:good:

glevitan said:
Wrong forum....this is for Desire HD and not sensation. Anyway, the guide in my signature will help you as an insight for flashing and rooting HTC phones. Make sure that you check Sensation forums before applying something. The tools for the Inspire / Desire HD might brick your device if it is not an ACE...:good:
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Sorry forgot to mention i do have an desire hd (ace)
So let me ask it in other way... can i root my desire hd with another desire hd?
If i buy a cable that will connect both phones to each other...

beffie2000 said:
Sorry forgot to mention i do have an desire hd (ace)
So let me ask it in other way... can i root my desire hd with another desire hd?
If i buy a cable that will connect both phones to each other...
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I have absolutely no idea how you would do that; if you figure it out, you're significantly smarter than I am. AAHK is so easy to use (as long as you read the manual carefully) that doing what you're proposing just seems unnecessary.

bananagranola said:
I have absolutely no idea how you would do that; if you figure it out, you're significantly smarter than I am. AAHK is so easy to use (as long as you read the manual carefully) that doing what you're proposing just seems unnecessary.
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Lol i have no clue either...
But why do we still need windows, linux to crack, hack, modify our android devices?
It would be so much easier for me to use my dhd as an device that is able to root,modify other phones, instead of a windows laptop
I think that android is an full OS, so why not use that.
It would be fun to open the commandprompt on my dhd and connect another phone to my dhd and root it, install recovery etc.
I know it cant work..but why not?
When i connect my dhd with the usb cable to my asus transformer they wont pair either. Its to bad i really would like that to work. So i can copy my music from tf300 2 dhd or dhd 2 tf300 without windows or wifi.

beffie2000 said:
Lol i have no clue either...
But why do we still need windows, linux to crack, hack, modify our android devices?
It would be so much easier for me to use my dhd as an device that is able to root,modify other phones, instead of a windows laptop
I think that android is an full OS, so why not use that.
It would be fun to open the commandprompt on my dhd and connect another phone to my dhd and root it, install recovery etc.
I know it cant work..but why not?
When i connect my dhd with the usb cable to my asus transformer they wont pair either. Its to bad i really would like that to work. So i can copy my music from tf300 2 dhd or dhd 2 tf300 without windows or wifi.
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You will need a PC to root your phone...you can´t do it with another Android device.

glevitan said:
You will need a PC to root your phone...you can´t do it with another Android device.
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To bad.
I wanna get rid of all the desktops and laptops, and only use my android tablets and phones.
But i will keep them for awhile longer. Till someone develops a tool for android to connect to android.
Thanks glevitan

[FIX] AAHK Advanced Ace Hack Kit ADB connection error Windows 8

I've been trying to get the AAHK working on my DHD with:
Ace pvt ship s-on rl
Hboot-2.00.0027
Radio-26.14.52.27
Android 2.3.5
Sense 3.0
Softwareversie: 3.12.405.2
Kernel 2.6.35.10-g931a37e
So, I've gone through all the steps of the Advanced Ace Hack Kit and I didn't get an ADB connection. The provided drivers didn't work with Windows 8.
I got the error that my phone wasn't connected, USB debugging wasn't enabled or the correct drivers weren't installed.
So I've gone down the road of virtual machines and Ubuntu, didn't work either... (presumably just because I'm a Linux NOOB)
[FIX] I solved this issue actually very simple. I downloaded the HTC Sync software from the official HTC website. Installed it and right after successful install I removed the HTC Sync software and the HTC Driver Manager (or something like that). ONLY keep the original HTC drivers. I Started the Advanced Ace Hack Kit again, and now everything worked perfectly. Just a heads up for people who are experiencing the same error and in need for a quick fix! Good Luck!

I have the same windows and the same stock rom. Thanks for the tips!
Question: if you would do it again would you just try and use a pc without windows 8? I suppose then there is no problem?
Did you experience some issues regarding your stock rom 3.12.405.2? I believe only 3.12.405.1 is mentioned in EFFEN manual

bramgg said:
I've been trying to get the AAHK working on my DHD with:
Ace pvt ship s-on rl
Hboot-2.00.0027
Radio-26.14.52.27
Android 2.3.5
Sense 3.0
Softwareversie: 3.12.405.2
Kernel 2.6.35.10-g931a37e
So, I've gone through all the steps of the Advanced Ace Hack Kit and I didn't get an ADB connection. The provided drivers didn't work with Windows 8.
I got the error that my phone wasn't connected, USB debugging wasn't enabled or the correct drivers weren't installed.
So I've gone down the road of virtual machines and Ubuntu, didn't work either... (presumably just because I'm a Linux NOOB)
[FIX] I solved this issue actually very simple. I downloaded the HTC Sync software from the official HTC website. Installed it and right after successful install I removed the HTC Sync software and the HTC Driver Manager (or something like that). ONLY keep the original HTC drivers. I Started the Advanced Ace Hack Kit again, and now everything worked perfectly. Just a heads up for people who are experiencing the same error and in need for a quick fix! Good Luck!
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If I remember correctly, in the EFFEN Manual it is stated to.remove any software that handles mobile phones, hence HTC Sync. Glad it worked for you.
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bramgg said:
I've been trying to get the AAHK working on my DHD with:
Ace pvt ship s-on rl
Hboot-2.00.0027
Radio-26.14.52.27
Android 2.3.5
Sense 3.0
Softwareversie: 3.12.405.2
Kernel 2.6.35.10-g931a37e
So, I've gone through all the steps of the Advanced Ace Hack Kit and I didn't get an ADB connection. The provided drivers didn't work with Windows 8.
I got the error that my phone wasn't connected, USB debugging wasn't enabled or the correct drivers weren't installed.
So I've gone down the road of virtual machines and Ubuntu, didn't work either... (presumably just because I'm a Linux NOOB)
[FIX] I solved this issue actually very simple. I downloaded the HTC Sync software from the official HTC website. Installed it and right after successful install I removed the HTC Sync software and the HTC Driver Manager (or something like that). ONLY keep the original HTC drivers. I Started the Advanced Ace Hack Kit again, and now everything worked perfectly. Just a heads up for people who are experiencing the same error and in need for a quick fix! Good Luck!
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Would you be able to link a download for the Advanced Ace Hack Kit? Please? or email it to me or dropbox or something? Please. Thankyou

stljim2005 said:
Would you be able to link a download for the Advanced Ace Hack Kit? Please? or email it to me or dropbox or something? Please. Thankyou
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Even if you get AAHK itself, the server hosting the files it needs to download is gone.

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bananagranola said:
Even if you get AAHK itself, the server hosting the files it needs to download is gone.
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I was meaning that if ANYONE has the AAHK file if they can upload it and link it here or something.

stljim2005 said:
I was meaning that if ANYONE has the AAHK file if they can upload it and link it here or something.
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Wait, I don't think you're getting my meaning. Even if you have the AAHK file itself, the AAHK script is supposed to download files from the AAHK server. That server is now gone. So even if you manage to get the AAHK file itself, you still can't use it to get S-Off. Unless you just want the file for other purposes?

stljim2005 said:
I was meaning that if ANYONE has the AAHK file if they can upload it and link it here or something.
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Refer this thread:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2193681

thevhunk said:
Refer this thread:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2193681
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I think OP wants AAHK itself...but even so, if OP uses that thread's files and happens to get stuck, he's unlikely to get support.

bananagranola said:
I think OP wants AAHK itself...but even so, if OP uses that thread's files and happens to get stuck, he's unlikely to get support.
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Ok. Even I am planning to root and S-off my wife's DHD using AAHK (totally on my own risk). I have gone through the script and found the appropriate PD98IMG file. I dont think it will cause any issue. Hope I get through successfully.

bananagranola said:
Wait, I don't think you're getting my meaning. Even if you have the AAHK file itself, the AAHK script is supposed to download files from the AAHK server. That server is now gone. So even if you manage to get the AAHK file itself, you still can't use it to get S-Off. Unless you just want the file for other purposes?
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Ok my fault. I didnt know it downloads additional files from another server. My thought was that it already comes with everything so you didnt have to download anything else. But no I understand. I just mainly need to get S-off to completely unlock the phone. If theres another method besides the (to me) "complicated" manual method that is on the site...

stljim2005 said:
Ok my fault. I didnt know it downloads additional files from another server. My thought was that it already comes with everything so you didnt have to download anything else. But no I understand. I just mainly need to get S-off to completely unlock the phone. If theres another method besides the (to me) "complicated" manual method that is on the site...
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I know there's a way to get the files from another thread around here somewhere, but I've never used them and can't validate the files (and the OP has what I find is a rather offensive meme, but that's neither here nor there). And of course, it's unsupported; it's not how AAHK was intended to be used, and support ended with AAHK's retirement.

dude i used the "complicated method" last night, its really not complicated at all i realised, its just a matter of reading and doing. Once i realised this i managed to root and S-OFF within 20 minutes.

androidmodd said:
dude i used the "complicated method" last night, its really not complicated at all i realised, its just a matter of reading and doing. Once i realised this i managed to root and S-OFF within 20 minutes.
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The problem is, on XDA I have no way of knowing whether any person asking is someone who can capably read and follow directions, or whether the person is someone who can only click buttons and complain when something breaks. So I lay out the options and let each person figure it out for themselves.

stljim2005 said:
Ok my fault. I didnt know it downloads additional files from another server. My thought was that it already comes with everything so you didnt have to download anything else. But no I understand. I just mainly need to get S-off to completely unlock the phone. If theres another method besides the (to me) "complicated" manual method that is on the site...
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Here is a simple guide that anyone with basic android knowledge or basic ability to conduct google searches can follow:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2221039
if that link doesnt work then:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2221042

If anyone insists on using the now retired Hack Kit then the best advice I can give is to use a Linux Live CD and run the Hack Kit under linux. A lot easier than using it under windows.

heywheelie said:
If anyone insists on using the now retired Hack Kit then the best advice I can give is to use a Linux Live CD and run the Hack Kit under linux. A lot easier than using it under windows.
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It still doesnt work, since the hack tool tries to contact the servers to download files, but fails because the files have long been removed.

androidmodd said:
It still doesnt work, since the hack tool tries to contact the servers to download files, but fails because the files have long been removed.
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hmm it seems half of my post is missing. I should have added to only use the hack Kit if you have previously downloaded all 9 ROMs named in the Hack Kit and edited the scrip to point to the downloaded files and not the online servers.
it is risky to use the hack kit because if anything goes wrong it is unsupported.

heywheelie said:
hmm it seems half of my post is missing. I should have added to only use the hack Kit if you have previously downloaded all 9 ROMs named in the Hack Kit and edited the scrip to point to the downloaded files and not the online servers.
it is risky to use the hack kit because if anything goes wrong it is unsupported.
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That's a good idea, I've tried it already, but I got some strange results, I think I just did something wrong.

androidmodd said:
That's a good idea, I've tried it already, but I got some strange results, I think I just did something wrong.
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That is not correct. The Hack Kit script as it is, finds the PD98IMG file in the folder. You don't need to have all the 9 RUU's but the correct one. If the Hack Kit is not detecting it, then you are probably missing something.