Successfully rooted DHD using AAHK, thanks!

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Thanks for the great help from the development team and those from the AAHKsupport IRC, espcially attn1, Zanzibar and many others.

Originally I tried to use ubuntu live CD to run the hack environment but it failed trying to chmod hack-ace.sh to 755. I gave up after few times of downloading, unzipping, logging in as root, etc.

Then I ran the hack kit from the Win 7 environment, luckily I didn't have Apple / iPhone stuff installed on that machine. After removing the HTC Sync, antivirus and adware programs from the PC, I ran the windows version of the hack kit.

The whole process is so smooth that it took 8 minutes from "pressing 1" to finish. During the process, there is nothing I need to interfere and all data and apps are intact as before.

Now it is time for me to learn how to install custom rom and hopefully try out the full functionality of this DHD.

AAHK and other contributors, great job!

this is best way to hack the dhd thanks

Excellent to hear that, I am about to try this myself. I used to mess around jailbreaking and customizing on my iPhone but haven't with my Android yet.

Share the link

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Its good to know that you have done it successfully. Can you share the weblink or steps to root DHD. Actually I am novice in this stuff. But I need to root my DHD to update it to the latest ICS rom

Just follow the detailed instructions by attn1:

http://forum.xda-developers.com/show....php?t=1259821

Did you guys have any trouble getting your phone detected by the kit? I keep trying but it always throws out a "Phone not connected or Drivers not installed or USB Debugging not turned on" error when I have the first and last covered and explicitly installed the drivers included with the kit.

I've tried using the Ubuntu Live CD technique as well, but I get an 'Error connecting to HTC phone' message.

I can mount it as a disk drive easily enough, I just can't get the thing to register.

Welcome to the world of freedom :)

tyupeostart

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Originally Posted by kirinelf

Did you guys have any trouble getting your phone detected by the kit? I keep trying but it always throws out a "Phone not connected or Drivers not installed or USB Debugging not turned on" error when I have the first and last covered and explicitly installed the drivers included with the kit.

I've tried using the Ubuntu Live CD technique as well, but I get an 'Error connecting to HTC phone' message.

I can mount it as a disk drive easily enough, I just can't get the thing to register.

AAHK has an IRC support. They are very helpful. Just re-read the effen manual twice AGAIN and be ready to ask them.

After reading 250 pages of post of the IceColdSandwich ROM, I have just installed this ROM. Wiping data, cache, dalvik and installing the ROM took only 10 minutes.

Now, it's the time to experience Android 4.0 on the Desire HD.

After installing the new rom will remain the data contacts, applications?