[HOW TO] ROOT HTC RUBY / AMAZE 4G

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Jaimesco12

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got you man just one question how the hell do i flash a kernel ive been searching it around the forum and no luck. Also so why do you want to be one of the experts in these forums if your not going to help out, i mean the more you teach the more you learn but i guess you guys here at xda arent to helpful. Anyways as i said if you have a lot of knowledge about this why note share it but i mean i guess your right about noobs being able to search it up themselves but wateves man.
 
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...just one question how the hell do i flash a kernel ive been searching it around...

as i said if you have a lot of knowledge about this why note share it but i mean i guess your right about noobs being able to search it up themselves but wateves man.
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All the knowledge I have (which isn't as much as u give me credit for) came from hundreds of hours of reading, experimenting, soft bricking, panicking, and sweating out processes.

I have shared ALL OF MY KNOWLEDGE within the Amaze forum. Most of it multiple times. So hoarding knowledge is something I am not doing. If I learn everything in this forum and android-dev.us, then technically I had to have found the info somewhere... Right? And if I ever found anything out myself, I always post it.

The ONLY obligation I have is to the 4ext thread (WHICH FLASHES THE KERNEL A.K.A BOOT.IMG IN RECOVERY AUTOMATICALLY WHEN YOU FLASH THE ROM. That's how u flash a kernel dude).

Sent from my exhausted So Icy HTC Ruby
 
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I'm done helping noobs that are too lazy to search how to fix one of the most common FAQs of this device. People aren't even trying to learn anymore. Its ridiculous that we have to hold people's hands through this. Learn on your own by reading or stay stock. Smh :banghead:

I will continue supporting 4ext thread, but that's it. A wise man predicted weeks ago via pm to me that this would happen. Rule #1 of xda... Search before posting. But why would I think anyone would read the rules. If I was a mod I'd be serving temp bans all day. I'm no longer checking this thread.

All these girls excited Oooo ya know they like it I'm so icy, so icy
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Lol. Hey Glacier I was wondering if you knew anybody that switched over to ICS and their 32 gb card wasn't noticed by CWM 5.8.0.2. I just flashed 4EXT after I got tired of reflashing recovery. Great Job on that btw

Sent from my HTC_Amaze_4G using xda premium
 
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Lol. Hey Glacier I was wondering if you knew anybody that switched over to ICS and their 32 gb card wasn't noticed by CWM 5.8.0.2. I just flashed 4EXT after I got tired of reflashing recovery. Great Job on that btw

Sent from my HTC_Amaze_4G using xda premium
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Yes I've read that issue. Format the sd card using PC... Should fix it :D

Sent from my iced out HTC Ruby
 
medmansri

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I just updated to the Stock 4.0(leaked rom). All I want to do is root so I can remove all the Tmobile bloatware. Nothing else, just root. Would I just follow the guide on the first page and be done or is there anything else I should do? thanks.

EDIT: NM, just done it! Rooted and good to go. Thanks guys.
 
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i got 4ext recovery controll the app the it tells me to install 4ext recovery but all of them are reference and testing
 
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it doesnt give the option to download
their all in reference and it doesnt give me an option to download
also s-on is on my device but its unlocked
 
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it doesnt give the option to download
their all in reference and it doesnt give me an option to download
also s-on is on my device but its unlocked
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Open app
Online install upgrade (may have to push twice if a popup comes up)
Click yes to HTC Amaze.
Install testbuild 97
Click yes to s=on prompt
Done
:D

Sent from my iced out HTC Ruby
 
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ive been looking around i installed the faux kernel and i want to make s-on off but it seems a little complicated anyways what is the best rom for gaming i dont care about appearence i just want a good rom that can play hardcore games like MC3 smoothly. Im just upset that my old droid x2 with dual core processor and tegra 2 get a higher benchmark at 2900 and i get 2700 avarege on my htc when it is 1.7ghz is there anyway to make it faster
 
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newguy12341

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nvm about my previous question.

But now with the TWRP recovery, i cant seem to see the SU file i put in BOTH interior and exterior drives. any suggestions? I just downloaded the file and put in the phone since the guide did not mention anything about name changing.
 
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    This is a very simple device to root.

    However if you root this device it will likely void your warranty.

    There is no current method of obtaining S-OFF, so don't ask!

    Requirements:
    • PC
    • Phone
    • USB Cable
    • External SDCARD (optional but highly recommended)
    • Internet Connection
    • HTC Drivers
    • Battery with a charge of over 50%
    • Ability to read
    • Ability to follow directions
    • Then you must view the following video!


    If you meet these requirements then proceed to post #2.
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    If you followed the instructions like you were supposed to you should be fully rooted and unlocked the full potential of your HTC Amaze 4G phone.

    Feel free to post your questions and comments here in this thread.

    PLEASE! don't send me private messages asking for help. I just spent two hours making this as simple as I could to save me from all of the help requests. If you have problems then post in this thread and make sure to reference the step that you're having issues with.
    Example:
    Problem with Step #1 I can't follow directions. Someone do it for me. I'll be willing to pay $10,000,000 to have root.
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    Then I'm sure you will get plenty of help.

    Remember to hit the thanks button to show your appreciation. ;)
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    Step #4 - ROOTING!

    Now that you have your custom recovery installed it's time to flash root onto your phone.

    Download a custom rom from the Development section or the HTC Amaze ROM Bible and store the zip onto your external sdcard.
    If you do not want a custom rom but just want root simply download the attached Superuser-3.0.7-efghi-signed.zip file.
    If you do not have an external sdcard then store it onto your internal sdcard.
    The custom recovery from step #3 will default to an external sdcard if it's detected.
    If the custom recovery from step #3 does not detect an external sdcard then it should default to your internal.

    Now there are a couple different ways to reboot to recovery. The best way is to open the command prompt up and navigate to either directories from posts 1 or 2 that contains the adb.exe file.
    For example this is from post #2.

    If you stored it to your desktop directory then it would be something like:
    C:\Users\Binary100100\Desktop\RecoveryInstallerForNoobs
    so you may have to enter:
    cd Desktop\RecoveryInstallerForNoobs

    Now enter "dir" into the command prompt and press Enter and you should see something like:
    c:\Users\Binary100100\Desktop\RecoveryInstallerForNoobs>dir
    Volume in drive C has no label.
    Volume Serial Number is 4850-996B

    Directory of c:\Users\Binary100100\Desktop\RecoveryInstallerForNoobs

    01/03/2012 05:04 PM <DIR> .
    01/03/2012 05:04 PM <DIR> ..
    11/08/2011 02:50 PM 366,661 adb
    11/08/2011 02:50 PM 410,942 adb.exe
    11/08/2011 02:50 PM 96,256 AdbWinApi.dll
    11/08/2011 02:50 PM 60,928 AdbWinUsbApi.dll
    11/08/2011 02:50 PM 127,435 fastboot
    11/08/2011 02:50 PM 356,009 fastboot.exe
    12/27/2011 12:37 AM 128 Flash.bat
    12/27/2011 12:32 AM 5,187,584 recovery-cwm-ruby-5.0.2.7.img
    8 File(s) 6,605,943 bytes
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    As long as you see adb, adb.exe, adbWinApi.dl and AdbWinUsbApi.dll you should be good to go.

    Now without leaving the command prompt enter:
    adb reboot recovery

    Your phone should reboot and you should be looking at your recovery.
    If for whatever reason you couldn't get access to recovery then go back to bootloader mode.
    Remove the battery and put it back in. This is to make sure the device is completely powered off. Hold the Volume Down button while pressing power to get back to hboot mode. Just like step #1. Now if you don't see Recovery in the list then select BOOTLOADER. You should now see RECOVERY. Select that and your phone should reboot to recovery from there. Now that I know you're in recovery... let's move on.

    From here you can flash your custom rom or root files.

    Use the volume rocker buttons to move the highlight up and down the menu and highlight "Install zip from sdcard" then press the power button to select.
    Now "choose zip from sdcard" then press power button again.
    Highlight the downloaded custom rom or the Superuser-3.0.7-efghi-signed.zipfile and press power again. From here I think you have the idea.
    Select the appropriate zip file and press the power button to install.
    Now you can go back and then select "reboot system now" and let your device boot up.

    Check the app drawer and make sure you have an app called SuperUser. If you have this app then you now have root. ;)
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    Step #3 - Installing Custom Recovery

    Now that you have unlocked your bootloader you can now obtain root.
    The easiest way to do this would be by installing a custom recovery.

    I created a simple bat script that should update your recovery for you.

    Boot up your phone and connect it to your computer by usb cable.

    Go to Settings --> Applications --> Development.
    Check USB debugging.

    Unzip the attached file and run the Flash.bat file as Administrator.

    Your phone should reboot and go to a white screen.
    It should update the recovery for you automatically and reboot.

    Now you should have yourself a custom recovery. :)

    If by chance you decide that you would like to revert to the custom recovery then use the same technique with the STOCK_RECOVERY_FLASHER.zip file.

    If a .bat script isn't your thing then try this thread: [TOOL] HTC Amaze 4G All-In-One Toolkit by Hasoon2000
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    Step #2 - Unlocking your bootloader

    Copied from this thread by Revolution

    Go to HTCDev.com
    Make a account , here then go to this link and follow all instruction's , but make sure you go to this link , it don't show us as a supported device but this work's for all device's me & crackeyes have tried this .
    Go to this link after that : here , follow all the step's , below will be my version .


    1) Remove and reinsert the battery.
    Unlock_1b.png


    2) Press Volume Down and Power to start the device into Bootloader mode.
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    3) Use the Volume buttons to select up or down. Highlight Fastboot and press the Power button.
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    4) Connect the device to the computer via a usb cable
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    5) Make a folder in c:\ called Android & then input the file's from your android SDK their , such as
    adb.exe
    AdbWinApi.dll
    fastboot.exe
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    6) Open up command prompt. ( Start > Run > Type CMD,). The window that appears is called Command Prompt.
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    7) Navigate to where you unzipped the ZIP file and go to the folder you just created (For Example: If you created the folder in C:\Android, then you would type in Command Prompt: cd c:\Android).

    8) Type in Command Prompt: fastboot oem get_identifier_token.
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    9) You will see a long block of text. Copy and paste this text into the the token field below (in the command prompt: Right Click > Mark > highlight the block of text > Right click to copy).
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    10) Paste this string of text into the token field and hit Submit in order to receive your unlock code binary file. You will receive this information in your email.

    Example:
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    11) On the bottom of http://www.htcdev.com/bootloader/unlock-instructions/page-3 , please input your result's & if it say's failed keep on trying & it will go threw .

    Straight from HTCDev.com , & NOTE : THIS WILL VOID YOUR WARRENTY
    You are about to start the process of unlocking your device. Unlocking your device allows you to install custom Operating Systems (“OS”) onto your device. Custom OS’s are not tested as thoroughly as your original OS, and unlocking your device may void all or parts of your warranty. HTC disclaims any and all liability for proper functioning of your device after the bootloader has been unlocked and for data lost in the unlocking process. To prevent unauthorized access to your data, unlocking the bootloader will delete all personal data from your device including applications, text messages and personalized settings.
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    Once you have unlocked your bootloader you can make changes to your /system partition.
    The majority of you will probably never need to do this. This is because most developers use flashable zip files that will do everything for you. These files are flashed from Recovery Mode.
    Let's move on to step #3
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