dotdot.bill

My apologies if this has been posted already, but I am relatively a total noob with Android, rooting and all the fun details associated with it, but am learning fast... But is there ANY way to root my OTA froyo aria(AT&T) or any way to rollback to 2.1 and root from there??

tpbklake

Short answer is No! You could rollback to 2.1, but it does not roll back the HBOOT loader, so you still won't be able to root your phone. You my friend are stuck until a new rootable exploit is discovered.

cgordon74

Do we know that anyone is actively trying to come up with a root method?

nyates

I'm also curious about the above post.

Anyone?

cgordon74

I really hope that someone is trying to crack this. I would have been better off not updating, the phone was better before.

aria777

1) Set up ADB by following the instructional video at YouTube - ‪ANDROID SDK Tools (How-To Install)‬‏

2) Gain S-Off by following the instructions at Gain S-Off On HTC Desire, Aria and Wildfire

3) Format your SD Card

4) Download Goldcard Helper from the Android Market onto your phone

5) Enter the Reverse CID at Free HTC goldcard generator | RevSkills and follow the instructions to generate a goldcard

6) Save the Goldcard image to your Desktop

7) Go to How To downgrade HTC Hero ROM – GoldCard method | Tutorials | blog.up-link.ro and follow the instructions STARTING from "Download the HxD Hex Editor from here and install it to your computer." (you don't need an asapter, you can just use the mount and unmount features) to "Once HTC Sync is installed and your phone is plugged in, pull down the notification bar on the phone and select HTC Sync. Make sure it connects to HTC Sync on the computer."

8) Download the original RUU at AT&T ROM Update v 1.25.502.12 _ 09.14.2010.exe - 4shared.com - online file sharing and storage - download and run it while the phone is connected to HTC Sync

9) Now you should have Android 2.1 and can root following the instructions at How To: Root the HTC Aria (Unrevoked Method) Updated 04.12.11 | TheUnlockr

--- AlphaRev ---
LIBERTY PVT SHIP S-OFF
HBOOT-6.02.1002
MICROP-031b
TOUCH PANEL-STN21_03
RADIO-7.08.35.06
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
ROOTED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Last edited by aria777; June 27th, 2011 at 01:06 PM.