All I had to do is put the extracted zip on my sd and do step 4 in connect bot using copy/paste from the guide. Took all of 3 mins, Awesome!

I dont recommend doing it this way because if there are any errors in the files you can brick your phone as I didnt do md5sum.

I now have permanent Root Thanks Bcnice20!

For all of you having issues removing apps, just download root explorer. It is so worth the buck or two. It's a rooters best friend

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Originally Posted by x99percent

try this:

busybox md5sum /sdcard/Shift/hboot_eng.nb0

I had to use this method to do md5sum for both the hboot_eng.nb0 and the hboot_orig.bin. THANKS for this info!!!

I also was unable to perma-root with Z4, but visionary worked like a charm!
Thank you Sooo much to everyone involved!

Originally Posted by tatonka_hero

so is there something I missed downloading with the SDK that contains adb? probably...

As previously stated Install the SDK Manager. Once downloaded and installed you will need to install packages.
The one that you are concerned with is Platform Tools.
Once I updated and installed everything I moved the SDK to my C: drive from the Program Fiels folder.
I renamed it AndroidSDK then right clicked on My Computer->Properties->Advanced->Environmental Values->Select Path in bottom box then Edit->Change the path to C:\AndroidSDK\platform-tools->ckick o.k.

Click Start, then run, type in CMD
Once in the Command Prompt enter cd C:\AndroidSDK\platform-tools
The next line should pop up C:\AndroidSDK\platform-tools>
Now test adb by typing in adb

If adb runs you are ready to start!
Connect your phone to the Computer, make sure Enable USB Debugging is checked. Leave connection as charge only.
Type adb shell
Then type SU
Allow Superuser on your phone
You are now in and ready to follow BCNice's directions

You may have not needed all of that, but hopefully it helps someone!

using root explorer i can remove everything but Amazon MP3, it's not in the /system/apps anymore but the app still exists.... am i missing something?

and yes, root explorer is a must have :)

Originally Posted by edgemaster191

using root explorer i can remove everything but Amazon MP3, it's not in the /system/apps anymore but the app still exists.... am i missing something?

and yes, root explorer is a must have :)

I went to manage applications -> uninstall updates, gave me an error but then it was gone.

Originally Posted by riggsandroid

I went to manage applications -> uninstall updates, gave me an error but then it was gone.

Perfect! did the trick, thank you!

Originally Posted by d1msum4lyfe

did you download the tools?
open up sdk manager and download the tools

Installed packages:
Android SDK Tools, revision 9
Android SDK Platform-tools, revision 2

Those the tools you mean?

I've used adb before, on my hero, so I don't know why I'm having issues now on this computer. I just won't be at my laptop at home for a few days, and I don't trust the thing to stay running while I'm doing the process lol

Originally Posted by BrandoKC

As previously stated Install the SDK Manager. Once downloaded and installed you will need to install packages.
The one that you are concerned with is Platform Tools.
Once I updated and installed everything I moved the SDK to my C: drive from the Program Fiels folder.
I renamed it AndroidSDK then right clicked on My Computer->Properties->Advanced->Environmental Values->Select Path in bottom box then Edit->Change the path to C:\AndroidSDK\platform-tools->ckick o.k.

Click Start, then run, type in CMD
Once in the Command Prompt enter cd C:\AndroidSDK\platform-tools
The next line should pop up C:\AndroidSDK\platform-tools>
Now test adb by typing in adb

If adb runs you are ready to start!
Connect your phone to the Computer, make sure Enable USB Debugging is checked. Leave connection as charge only.
Type adb shell
Then type SU
Allow Superuser on your phone
You are now in and ready to follow BCNice's directions

You may have not needed all of that, but hopefully it helps someone!

Yes, many thanks... I'm just hung up on the USB driver install part (which might not be necessary)

I'm following this guide http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=532719 and have uninstalled all previous android usb drivers and am trying to install the usb drivers provided via the SDK install from the google-usbdrivers folder. However, when I plug the phone in (and I don't mount it) Windows sees the device, then asks me to install the according driver that i want to. I direct it to the specific folder in the SDK w/ USB drivers...choose the
folder 'i386' and I can not proceed w/ that folder selected (I see no typical .inf driver file inside either, just .dll files). I can search the main usb driver folder, however Windows is unable to find the appropriate driver to install the device correctly.

Am I making this tougher than it really needed to be? Were the drivers I used from Sprint/HTC for USB connectivity just fine?

TIA for any help on this...and especially, another round of thanks and praise for Bnice (PP on it's way!).

edit... I can see the device and use ADB-lite via http://forum.xda-developers.com/show...8#post10961158 ..but in turn, it would be much tougher to follow Bnice's specific directions to a 'T' by having ADB and paths switched up using the ADB 'lite' method to apply the SPL

I am rooted. Awesome. Time to remove some bloat.