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Root latset g2

Hey I just got a g2 last Saturday to replace my nexus one but I hear that the g2 is hard to root so can someone tell me the easiest way to root with s-off so I can oc my g2 and get back into rooting again.
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If you have a Tmobile G2 use this guide (read and follow it carefully). http://forum.xda-developers.com/wiki/index.php?title=HTC_Vision#Introduction
If you have a Desire Z with 1.72 ROM, you cant use the guide in that link.

andslide said:
Hey I just got a g2 last Saturday to replace my nexus one but I hear that the g2 is hard to root so can someone tell me the easiest way to root with s-off so I can oc my g2 and get back into rooting again.
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Dude...super easy....well maybe not, but if you are coming from a nexus one, I reckon you may now a thing or two on how android systems work...you shouldn't have any issues.....the guides are pretty good. Go for full root so that you gain control over radio and such.
Good luck, its fun rooting these things!
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boost3d23 said:
If you have a Tmobile G2 use this guide (read and follow it carefully). http://forum.xda-developers.com/wiki/index.php?title=HTC_Vision#Introduction
If you have a Desire Z with 1.72 ROM, you cant use the guide in that link.
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+1. 'Tis the best way to do it.

Does visionary work because I want one click and a way to unroot cause I have a contract with a protection thing and I don't want to void it but I want access to the system for boot animations and to use vault to hide twitter and other apps I don't want.
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andslide said:
Does visionary work because I want one click and a way to unroot cause I have a contract with a protection thing and I don't want to void it but I want access to the system for boot animations and to use vault to hide twitter and other apps I don't want.
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LOTS of potential problems with Visionary! BEWARE!!

EdKeys said:
LOTS of potential problems with Visionary! BEWARE!!
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what he says, just stick to this guide : ) it takes some time but its worth it compared to the scary things visionairy can do with your phone

[Q] Undo alpharevx root

A month or so ago I used the alpharevx method to root. Today the 2.3.4 update was released. Since the alpharevx method changes the bootloader, my phone won't accept the verizon update.
How do i get back to completely stock to allow this update to push through? I saw JCase's method but it seems risky and complicated. Is there an easier way?

erjennin said:
A month or so ago I used the alpharevx method to root. Today the 2.3.4 update was released. Since the alpharevx method changes the bootloader, my phone won't accept the verizon update.
How do i get back to completely stock to allow this update to push through? I saw JCase's method but it seems risky and complicated. Is there an easier way?
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Since you are rooted, why would you want to take the OTA and lose root?

I'm having issues with my phone and want to return it to Verizon.

What exactly is wrong with JCase's method? Seems like your only option to me. Here's a video walkthrough, it really doesn't seem too scary.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tnlnWW8tsvo&feature=youtube_gdata_player
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jcases method is the only and safest way.

mbh87 said:
jcases method is the only and safest way.
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And its not that hard. Just make sure you follow the steps exactly
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It really is a breeze to unroot as long as you follow the instructions. I just got through doing it just to do it in case I ever need to and it went off without a hitch.
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Thanks guys. I'll use the youtube video to get through JCase's method.

erjennin said:
Thanks guys. I'll use the youtube video to get through JCase's method.
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The video is great. That's what I used.
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cory.spicer said:
What exactly is wrong with JCase's method? Seems like your only option to me. Here's a video walkthrough, it really doesn't seem too scary.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tnlnWW8tsvo&feature=youtube_gdata_player
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It's funny that you post this vid, cuz I actually followed his rooting vid to root my DInc2.

cory.spicer said:
What exactly is wrong with JCase's method? Seems like your only option to me. Here's a video walkthrough, it really doesn't seem too scary.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tnlnWW8tsvo&feature=youtube_gdata_player
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I have de droid froyo filmware 2.3.3 and the video shows 2.2.1 there are any diferences...

Video is good for reference. And lowers anxiety of doing it. Had to unroot wife's and buddies. Now I can do it with my eyes closed. Lol. Fyi guys, vzw is now shipping replacements with. 98 hboot. Not good. No root method for it. Wife's came in Wed it had 97, buddies came Thur and it had 98.
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Even without root the stock DINC2 run so good and fast you'd think it already has custom rom.

ben805 said:
Even without root the stock DINC2 run so good and fast you'd think it already has custom rom.
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Agreed it runs like a champ
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Should I root?

I just got my nexus this past week and I'm wondering if I should root. I'm coming from an Optimus V where it was a necessity to root. Are there any roms and kernels that can help save battery life?
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Of course . I can't live without root. But its really preference.
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The better question is why should you not root?
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Don't bother rooting.
use the nexus toolbox to unlock and flash a custom recovery, then create a backup in recovery.
Flash aokp b37 and franco nightly 166 kernel, and you'll be amazed at how much smoother, how much better the battery life is, and how much more customizable your phone is.
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bongostl said:
Don't bother rooting.
use the nexus toolbox to unlock and flash a custom recovery, then create a backup in recovery.
Flash aokp b37 and franco nightly 166 kernel, and you'll be amazed at how much smoother, how much better the battery life is, and how much more customizable your phone is.
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I wouldn't suggest this. I would read up on how to do things manually and don't rely in toolkits.
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ÜBER™ said:
I wouldn't suggest this. I would read up on how to do things manually and don't rely in toolkits.
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+1 this
- Google

Got mine two days ago and just had to root for a little more performance... let alone my battery life doubled. Do it and you won't regret.

Maui4x4 said:
Got mine two days ago and just had to root for a little more performance... let alone my battery life doubled. Do it and you won't regret.
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What ROM and kernel are you using? Battery life is dearly important to me. I would do bad things for battery life...

a5pe4 said:
What ROM and kernel are you using? Battery life is dearly important to me. I would do bad things for battery life...
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Anything that is based on 4.0.4, even stock. I don't find custom kernels to make a big difference in saving battery (my opinion).. as concerning whether u should root or not, it depends on what u want to do with ur phone and whether u're satisfied or not with stock. Users' needs and expectations differ, so don't let anyone make that decision for u.
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Got mine two days ago and just had to root for a little more performance... let alone my battery life doubled. Do it and you won't regret.
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Sorry,but i must call BS on this one, there's no way u could've got a realistic estimate of ur battery in those 2days.
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Here is my opinion: Why would anyone buy an Android phone if you don't root it? I hate Apple as a company but even I admit that the iPhone is a great piece of technology that inspired all the Android phones. If you don't want to root your device, just return it and get an iPhone.
If you want bloatware gone (yes GN has it too), more customization, better battery life, and snappier phone, go ahead and root and customize. I did it manually, YMMV. I use AOKP and Franco's kernel.

I just ran into a problem when rooting. I unlocked the bootloader and flashed clockworkmod and then pulled the battery to reboot but it didn't wipe the phone so I'm not sure what to do
PS: Sorry for not putting this in the Q&A section but I just realized.

rayiskon said:
Sorry,but i must call BS on this one, there's no way u could've got a realistic estimate of ur battery in those 2days.
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Don't have to say sorry lol, I'll drop screens in this thread way later after I run this charge down.
To O.P.:
Check out my sig and I barely use 3g so that helps a lot.

Maui4x4 said:
Don't have to say sorry lol, I'll drop screens in this thread way later after I run this charge down.
To O.P.:
Check out my sig and I barely use 3g so that helps a lot.
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mate, u have to run a few full cycles of the battery to make an objective analysis, u couldn't have done that in the first 2 days u got the phone

I see no reason not to root. Yes it comes down to personal preference but clearly the OP has experience rooting so it shouldn't be that difficult, especially given that this phone was made to be rooted.
Personally, I'm rooted but barely use it for much. Mostly for free tethering and Root Explorer. I just like knowing I can do whatever I want, when I want and I can't possibly screw up my device...for the most part.
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I had root with my infuse, but also use my handset to collect work mail.. They just pushed a policy through the GOOD application that fails compliance if the phone is rooted.
Does anyone have _experience_ with removing root temporarily?
-Thanks, Kevin
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KevinAlbrecht said:
I had root with my infuse, but also use my handset to collect work mail.. They just pushed a policy through the GOOD application that fails compliance if the phone is rooted.
Does anyone have _experience_ with removing root temporarily?
-Thanks, Kevin
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OTA Rootkeeper

a5pe4 said:
I just ran into a problem when rooting. I unlocked the bootloader and flashed clockworkmod and then pulled the battery to reboot but it didn't wipe the phone so I'm not sure what to do
PS: Sorry for not putting this in the Q&A section but I just realized.
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Did you buy it from Google Play? Some phones they ship out don't wipe when you unlock the bootloader

KevinAlbrecht said:
I had root with my infuse, but also use my handset to collect work mail.. They just pushed a policy through the GOOD application that fails compliance if the phone is rooted.
Does anyone have _experience_ with removing root temporarily?
-Thanks, Kevin
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efrant said:
OTA Rootkeeper
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I don't think that's what he meant. I'm not at all an expert, so call me out if I'm crazy, but couldn't you just remove su.zip (idk what a command for that would be) then just reflash it later?
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mtmjr90 said:
I don't think that's what he meant. I'm not at all an expert, so call me out if I'm crazy, but couldn't you just remove su.zip (idk what a command for that would be) then just reflash it later?
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No. That app will do EXACTLY what he is looking for. Don't let the name fool you. It is not just an app to let you keep root during an OTA update -- it allows you to temporarily "unroot" your build.

efrant said:
No. That app will do EXACTLY what he is looking for. Don't let the name fool you. It is not just an app to let you keep root during an OTA update -- it allows you to temporarily "unroot" your build.
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Ah interesting, thanks! Shoulda clicked...
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[Q] 4.1.2 update

Just got the 4.1.2 jelly bean update the other day for my spring samsung galaxy s2 epic 4g touch. So far I love the new OS but seem to be having a few issues.
1. battery life is substantially worse than ICS.
My battery was at 95% and I used my gps this morning for about 30minutes and it caused my battery to go down to 50%. before the update it would only use about 10%-15%.
any way to fix my battery life?
2. I also keep getting this error "the process google.process.gapps has stopped" Not sure what it means/how do I fix it.

Sounds like you are going to need the rooted nodata GB27 odin one click from the Rwilco repository. Use that search bar up there. It works wonders. I promise.
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graydiggy said:
Sounds like you are going to need the rooted nodata GB27 odin one click from the Rwilco repository. Use that search bar up there. It works wonders. I promise.
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My phone is not rooted. its stock android 4.1.2. And I really dont have the need to root it.

simcha1293 said:
My phone is not rooted. its stock android 4.1.2. And I really dont have the need to root it.
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You are not understanding what I am saying... You basically need to completely reflash the ROM to fix your issues... That is the easiest method.
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graydiggy said:
You are not understanding what I am saying... You basically need to completely reflash the ROM to fix your issues... That is the easiest method.
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Oh sorry, Im still new to android.
ugh really? I have had this phone replaced 3 times now from sprint and have had to restore the phone numerous times and I would rather try to avoid that as much as possible.

simcha1293 said:
Oh sorry, Im still new to android.
ugh really? I have had this phone replaced 3 times now from sprint and have had to restore the phone numerous times and I would rather try to avoid that as much as possible.
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The neat thing about nodata is that it keeps your data. You can also root and then use Titanium Backup and save all your apps and system data then restore it when you flash a new ROM. Root definitely has its perks.
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Did you get the update from the samsung update tool? My battery was pretty bad and phone was kinda laggy all I did was a factory reset and all was good
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Flashed to Verizon Prepaid but bad root.

I'm currently running ICS 4.0.4 (afraid to let it update because I'm afraid i will lose the flash if i do.)
I have what i think to be a unique problem. I bought a sprint Samsung galaxy s2 epic 4g touch SPH-D710 flashed to Verizon prepaid. Everything works fine but I'd like to be rooted to edit the build.prop file to fix MMS. The problem is I do not have access to a computer whatsoever because i am at a camp (long story). I have SUPERUSER in my app drawer but when i ran ROOT CHECKER BASIC it says I'm not rooted. Anyway, I came across a thread on this forum here saying i could root with an apk file called FRAMAROOT but was wondering:
If i were to attempt to use Framaroot even though i have a "bad" superuser in my app drawer can i mess up the Verizon flash, and more importantly, brick the phone? Like i said i don't have access to a computer so i don't want to mess up this phone asi would be helpless if it were to become bricked. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks.
Here's the Framaroot thread i was talking about btw:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2130276

You will not lose the VZW flash. As always, though, there is a slight chance to brick. You should be good to go though. If that doesn't work, look up exynosabuse here on xda.
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graydiggy said:
You will not lose the VZW flash. As always, though, there is a slight chance to brick. You should be good to go though. If that doesn't work, look up exynosabuse here on xda.
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But do i need to get rid of the superuser that's in my app drawer before trying framaroot? I dont have access to a computsr to do so. I'm worried the bad root will conflict with framaroot and brick my phone. Thanks again

hackaveli said:
But do i need to get rid of the superuser that's in my app drawer before trying framaroot? I dont have access to a computsr to do so. I'm worried the bad root will conflict with framaroot and brick my phone. Thanks again
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It shouldnt cause a problem even if its still in your app drawer. Im pretty positive that it will replace that superuser with another that works. I used framaroot on ICS after i tried a whole bunch of one click apps. Its still worked perfectly.
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Worked like a charm! Thanks

hackaveli said:
Worked like a charm! Thanks
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Glad to hear! Have fun with your now rooted phone.
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