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Root Desire HD technical difficulty rooting ;-( been trying over a week now, please help

:thinking::mad:Have a new HTC Desire HD having technical difficulty rooting the device. Been reading all the tutorials and watching the videos without any success, this is my final attempt to try and solve the dilemma.

I have just installed

RUU_Ace_Gingerbread_S_HTC_WWE_2.36.405.8_R_Radio_12.54.60.25_26.09.04.11_M2_release_187331_signed

thinking this would help but now VISIONary does not root the phone, just gives a black screen with temproot. I have tried to use: I think I now have a software version that's not compatible with VISONary now.

Software number 2.36.405.8

I have tried downgrading, no luck

EasyS-OFF
Easy Radio tool v2_1
unrEVOked-3-2-Windoze
(tried the GOLDCARD method but the last step didn't work)

All without success.



This is really annoying, I only want to change roms for customization and root access for other software, why is this so difficult.

I managed to install clockworkmod on my wildfire


please if anyone could help that would be hugely helpful thanks
 
:thinking::mad:Have a new HTC Desire HD having technical difficulty rooting the device. Been reading all the tutorials and watching the videos without any success, this is my final attempt to try and solve the dilemma.

I have just installed

RUU_Ace_Gingerbread_S_HTC_WWE_2.36.405.8_R_Radio_12.54.60.25_26.09.04.11_M2_release_187331_signed

thinking this would help but now VISIONary does not root the phone, just gives a black screen with temproot. I have tried to use: I think I now have a software version that's not compatible with VISONary now.

Software number 2.36.405.8

I have tried downgrading, no luck

EasyS-OFF
Easy Radio tool v2_1
unrEVOked-3-2-Windoze
(tried the GOLDCARD method but the last step didn't work)

All without success.



This is really annoying, I only want to change roms for customization and root access for other software, why is this so difficult.

I managed to install clockworkmod on my wildfire


please if anyone could help that would be hugely helpful thanks

Check the instructions/links in the following thread

http://androidforums.com/desire-hd-all-things-root/354749-how-root-install-custom-rom-desire-hd.html

If you are not yet rooted and are on Gingerbread already, then you will have to gingerbreak BEFORE doing anything else.

Read the post and then post any questions! :)

EDIT - as far as I am aware, software version 2.36 IS still rootable!
 
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OK I am looking at the gingerbreak instructions now thanks

No worries mate!

That post was put together by El P, so that ALL links are in one place, rather than having to look for the links if anyone needs instructions for rooting.

Should sort you out - feel free to post again if you have any more questions... someone will get back to you to try help you out... know if can be frustrating if it's not going as it should be!! :)
 
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thank you,

when it says.. Open up a cmd and go to Downgrade folder, execute commands: do i enter the path of the downgrade folder?

ADB server didn't ACK
* failed to start daemon *
error: cannot connect to daemon

yeah... in CMD you need to enter path to downgrade, so it knows where to go to get the stuff to push to the phone.
 
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I have sync my phone once today but most of the time it says I do not have htc sync open, maybe because i didnt have that version of net framework installed .

ok im installing net framework now

I had ADB and HTC Sync (as in the driver that came with the phone) installed on the computer (sync is also installed on the phone).
 
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Thanks for all the info. i can sync the phone now and when downgrading i get

Failed to set prot mask (Inappropriate ioctl for device)

since i have gingerbread, this could be the issue



this will never work thanks anyway everyone

Could you got to:

menu=>settings=>about phone

and let us give us the info from in there...

Android Version
Baseband
Kernel

This will give us a bit more info and perhaps help us solve your issue!
 
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Are you using the gingerbread method? You get that message if you try the froyo method with a GB ROM.


Code:
adb push misc_version /data/local/tmp
adb push GingerBreak /data/local/tmp
adb shell chmod 777 /data/local/tmp/misc_version
adb shell chmod 777 /data/local/tmp/GingerBreak
adb shell
./data/local/tmp/GingerBreak

Is the correct method for Gingerbread.
 
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This is the output


C:\Users\Danel James>cd \Downgrade

C:\Downgrade>adb push misc_version /data/local
adb server is out of date. killing...
* daemon started successfully *
1932 KB/s (15837 bytes in 0.008s)

C:\Downgrade>adb push GingerBreak /data/local/
821 KB/s (16830 bytes in 0.020s)

C:\Downgrade>adb shell chmod 777 /data/local/t

C:\Downgrade>adb shell chmod 777 /data/local/t

C:\Downgrade>adb shell
$ ./data/local/tmp/GingerBreak
./data/local/tmp/GingerBreak

[**] Gingerbreak/Honeybomb -- android 2.[2,3],
[**] (C) 2010-2011 The Android Exploid Crew. A
[**] Kudos to jenzi, the #brownpants-party, th
[**] Zynamics for ARM skills and Onkel Budi

[**] donate to 7-4-3-C@web.de if you like
[**] Exploit may take a while!

[-] Cannot copy boomsh.: Permission denied
 
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This is the output


C:\Users\Danel James>cd \Downgrade

C:\Downgrade>adb push misc_version /data/local
adb server is out of date. killing...
* daemon started successfully *
1932 KB/s (15837 bytes in 0.008s)

C:\Downgrade>adb push GingerBreak /data/local/
821 KB/s (16830 bytes in 0.020s)

C:\Downgrade>adb shell chmod 777 /data/local/t

C:\Downgrade>adb shell chmod 777 /data/local/t

C:\Downgrade>adb shell
$ ./data/local/tmp/GingerBreak
./data/local/tmp/GingerBreak

[**] Gingerbreak/Honeybomb -- android 2.[2,3],
[**] (C) 2010-2011 The Android Exploid Crew. A
[**] Kudos to jenzi, the #brownpants-party, th
[**] Zynamics for ARM skills and Onkel Budi

[**] donate to 7-4-3-C@web.de if you like
[**] Exploit may take a while!

[-] Cannot copy boomsh.: Permission denied

Just out of interest... could you get the info:

Could you got to:

menu=>settings=>about phone

and let us give us the info from in there...

Android Version
Baseband
Kernel

This will give us a bit more info and perhaps help us solve your issue!

I do know that there are some versions of GB that are not yet rootable
 
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Microsoft Windows [Version 6.1.7100]
Copyright (c) 2009 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.

C:\Users\Danel James>cd \Downgrade

C:\Downgrade>adb push misc_version /data/local/tmp
adb server is out of date. killing...
* daemon started successfully *
1189 KB/s (15837 bytes in 0.013s)

C:\Downgrade>adb push GingerBreak /data/local/tmp
1826 KB/s (16830 bytes in 0.009s)

C:\Downgrade>adb shell chmod 777 /data/local/tmp/misc_version

C:\Downgrade>adb shell chmod 777 /data/local/tmp/GingerBreak

C:\Downgrade>adb shell
$ rm /data/local/tmp/boomsh
rm /data/local/tmp/boomsh
rm failed for /data/local/tmp/boomsh, No such file or directory
$ rm /data/local/tmp/sh
rm /data/local/tmp/sh
rm failed for /data/local/tmp/sh, No such file or directory
$ ./data/local/tmp/GingerBreak
./data/local/tmp/GingerBreak

[**] Gingerbreak/Honeybomb -- android 2.[2,3], 3.0 softbreak
[**] (C) 2010-2011 The Android Exploid Crew. All rights reserved.
[**] Kudos to jenzi, the #brownpants-party, the Open Source folks,
[**] Zynamics for ARM skills and Onkel Budi

[**] donate to 7-4-3-C@web.de if you like
[**] Exploit may take a while!

[+] Plain Gingerbread mode!
[+] Found system: 0xafd17fd5 strcmp: 0xafd38065
[+] Found PT_DYNAMIC of size 232 (29 entries)
[+] Found GOT: 0x00014360
[+] Using device /devices/platform/goldfish_mmc.0
[*] vold: 1232 GOT start: 0x00014360 GOT end: 0x000143a0
[*] vold: 1232 idx: -3072 fault addr: 0x000132b4
[+] fault address in range (0x000132b4,idx=-3072)
[+] Calculated idx: -2005
[*] vold: 9234 idx: -0002005
[*] vold: 9234 idx: -0002004
[*] vold: 9234 idx: -0002003
[*] vold: 9234 idx: -0002002
[*] vold: 9234 idx: -0002001
[-] sendmsg() failed?
[*] vold: 9299 idx: -0002000
[*] vold: 9299 idx: -0001999
[*] vold: 9299 idx: -0001998
[*] vold: 9299 idx: -0001997
[*] vold: 9299 idx: -0001996


[!] dance forever my only one
#






according to another post it said to add



adb shell
rm /data/local/tmp/boomsh

adb shell
rm /data/local/tmp/sh
 
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I tried to add two more lines in

Microsoft Windows [Version 6.1.7100]
Copyright (c) 2009 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.

C:\Users\Danel James>cd \Downgrade

C:\Downgrade>adb push misc_version /data/local/tmp
adb server is out of date. killing...
* daemon started successfully *
1189 KB/s (15837 bytes in 0.013s)

C:\Downgrade>adb push GingerBreak /data/local/tmp
1826 KB/s (16830 bytes in 0.009s)

C:\Downgrade>adb shell chmod 777 /data/local/tmp/misc_version

C:\Downgrade>adb shell chmod 777 /data/local/tmp/GingerBreak

C:\Downgrade>adb shell
$ rm /data/local/tmp/boomsh
rm /data/local/tmp/boomsh
rm failed for /data/local/tmp/boomsh, No such file or directory
$ rm /data/local/tmp/sh
rm /data/local/tmp/sh
rm failed for /data/local/tmp/sh, No such file or directory
$ ./data/local/tmp/GingerBreak
./data/local/tmp/GingerBreak

[**] Gingerbreak/Honeybomb -- android 2.[2,3], 3.0 softbreak
[**] (C) 2010-2011 The Android Exploid Crew. All rights reserved.
[**] Kudos to jenzi, the #brownpants-party, the Open Source folks,
[**] Zynamics for ARM skills and Onkel Budi

[**] donate to 7-4-3-C@web.de if you like
[**] Exploit may take a while!

[+] Plain Gingerbread mode!
[+] Found system: 0xafd17fd5 strcmp: 0xafd38065
[+] Found PT_DYNAMIC of size 232 (29 entries)
[+] Found GOT: 0x00014360
[+] Using device /devices/platform/goldfish_mmc.0
[*] vold: 1232 GOT start: 0x00014360 GOT end: 0x000143a0
[*] vold: 1232 idx: -3072 fault addr: 0x000132b4
[+] fault address in range (0x000132b4,idx=-3072)
[+] Calculated idx: -2005
[*] vold: 9234 idx: -0002005
[*] vold: 9234 idx: -0002004
[*] vold: 9234 idx: -0002003
[*] vold: 9234 idx: -0002002
[*] vold: 9234 idx: -0002001
[-] sendmsg() failed?
[*] vold: 9299 idx: -0002000
[*] vold: 9299 idx: -0001999
[*] vold: 9299 idx: -0001998
[*] vold: 9299 idx: -0001997
[*] vold: 9299 idx: -0001996


[!] dance forever my only one
#






according to another post it said to add



adb shell
rm /data/local/tmp/boomsh

adb shell
rm /data/local/tmp/sh

Is that you now on your way to being rooted then mate??!!? :)
 
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Doesn't the # mean that you have temp root... meaning that you can then downgrade to a fully rootable version?!?!

Yarr.

Proceed with

Code:
cd /data/local/tmp
./misc_version -s 1.31.405.6

Then:

Close the CMD. Reboot while holding volume down, it will go to the bootloader
Follow the instructions (start the update)
Done. You can now click my thanks button! Proceed with old S-OFF methods, and remove the PD98IMG.zip from your SD. I recommend Radio S-OFF for new users
 
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