Recent content by mike998

I'm on Virgin. I've successfully downgraded then rooted my phone (1.3 software) using the Goldcard method. The point of failure I had in my unsuccessful attempts was the Goldcard. If all else fails, try reloading the 2.1 RUU from Bell, re-creating your Goldcard and trying the 1.3 downgrade...

Are you at 1.3? You can't root your stock 2.1 software, you have to downgrade. Also, check your HTC Sync software. I made a similar mistake when I had my first attempt at rooting. I also found the instructions to be confusing myself, at first. I do have a mental checklist, though. Anyone...

Using BlaYo's 0.7 ROM with Launcher Pro as my home on an HTC Legend, I only get this after having re-flashed the ROM (Tried out CM7 RC1 thjs morning).

You can flash custom Kernels without being S-OFF. Done it myself many, many times. You don't need to be S-OFF to flash kernels. S-ON as you said, gives read/write access to the /system partition while the phone is running. Unless you're looking at theming the phone yourself, or you want to...

Check out this Thread... http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=954450 All instructions and downloads in one place.

Personally, I haven't found any benefits to being S-OFF. I've found that using the Clockwork Recovery doesn't work sometimes and it's handy to have a PC handy just in case...

This deserves a sticky

With great power, comes great responsibility. It's a great tool (I'm S-OFF, myself) but just be careful.

The HTC Legend, when rooted using the usual methods doesn't really have access to the System partition. In order to have access to this, you have to have a "S-OFF" or "Security-Off" Phone.

Once it was mid-January and there was no update, I gave up and rooted. At first, I didn't want to, but there's Froyo features I use and want that I was waiting patiently for. The thing I find most upsetting in all this is although Virgin runs over Bell's lines, the Virgin brand has been one...

Kajiji is your best bet. I think you're looking at getting one second hand. Try eBay as well. As far as I know you can't buy outright at a cheaper price but Virgin Mobile offers a feature called "SuperTab" that allows you to build credit towards buying a new phone or paying off the phone you...

Hi! *waves* I see your logic as this is a procedure with fewer steps, but you got my reasoning with your last sentance! As I have a rooted phone, I've tried out the CM7 ROMs - Gingerbread! As I mentioned, though, my normal ROM is BlaY0's B0.7 which works perfectly. If I hadn't rooted, I'd...

I stand corrected. I'd forgotten about that. As I stated, I feel the choice of ROMs available allows me customize my phone to a large degree, from widget placement to now having the ability to install ROMs that allow my phone to either do things that it's not supposed to do with a stock ROM or...

nolook is correct, you don't have to downgrade/root - you could just update with the Virgin Mobile WWE ROM... Now, have Virgin actually relased that rom? ;) :D I did send you my email address so if you get any issues when you're trying to do this, you can give me an email.

My first link is to the "Downgrade", the second is for the actual rooting (The link to MoDaCo - I found it to be clearest). The rooting procedure, once done will then allow you to load the ROM you'd like. There are threads here for stock FroYo ROMs, but as we're locked to Virgin Mobile, you...