Bootable linux is the best path to update.
Hello everyone, I spent too much time pissing around with the windows install and decided to do the linux because window just would not see the phone and was seriously pissing me off.
This is what worked for me.
1. Burn Linux CD from link given
2. Boot to Linux go to
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=952352 and download the file needed to start the root process. It downloads it to the home folder and you can just unzip it in there.
3. Get root on the linux os "sudo su" then enter
4. Change permissions chmod 777 hack-ace.sh
5. Plug phone in with having read the instructions before.
6. ./hack-ace.sh
7. Don't touch anything here is the output you will see.
8. Give money to the EFF, I did.
root@ubuntu:/home/ubuntu# chmod 777 hack-ace.sh
root@ubuntu:/home/ubuntu# ls
Desktop efffen-manual.html hack-ace-xph.cmd Pictures tools
Documents hack-ace.cmd Music Public Videos
Downloads hack-ace.sh PD98IMG Templates
root@ubuntu:/home/ubuntu# ./hack-ace.sh
Ace Advanced Hack Kit
attn1 2011/2012
Goldcard integration courtesy of Revskills and Genepoole
Checking adb connection...
* daemon not running. starting it now *
* daemon started successfully *
List of devices attached
HT1ATT205789 device
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**************************** STOP WATCHING TV ********************************
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************************** READ THE EFFEN MANUAL *****************************
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**************************** ENTER THE PASS KEY ******************************
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**************************** STOP WATCHING TV ********************************
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************************** READ THE EFFEN MANUAL *****************************
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**************************** ENTER THE PASS KEY ******************************
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**************************** STOP WATCHING TV ********************************
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************************** READ THE EFFEN MANUAL *****************************
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**************************** ENTER THE PASS KEY ******************************
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Input PASS KEY and press ENTER : RTEM-58:894459264
Ace Advanced Hack Kit [Linux/OSX/Windows] attn1 2011/2012
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MAIN MENU | |
| Only ONE Menu Step to: |
1 - Hack Ace <----------------------------+ * S-OFF |
| * SIM Unlock |
2 - DONATE (Encouraged, but optional) | * SuperCID |
http://psas.revskills.de/?q=goldcard | * Root |
http://www.eff.org/ | * Busybox |
| |
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o - Options Menu (Return to Stock, Flash radios, etc)
**********************************************************************
t - Toggle Flash Method - current method is: fastbootRUU
*********************************************************************
q - Quit
Input Selection and press ENTER : 1
2500 KB/s (4359771 bytes in 1.702s)
pkg: /data/local/tmp/stericson.busybox-1.apk
Success
469 KB/s (19240 bytes in 0.040s)
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Android version is Gingerbread... using fre3vo temproot....
fre3vo by #teamwin
Please wait...
Attempting to modify ro.secure property...
fb_fix_screeninfo:
id: msmfb
smem_start: 802160640
smem_len: 3145728
type: 0
type_aux: 0
visual: 2
xpanstep: 0
ypanstep: 1
line_length: 1920
mmio_start: 0
accel: 0
fb_var_screeninfo:
xres: 480
yres: 800
xres_virtual: 480
yres_virtual: 1600
xoffset: 0
yoffset: 800
bits_per_pixel: 32
activate: 16
height: 106
width: 62
rotate: 0
grayscale: 0
nonstd: 0
accel_flags: 0
pixclock: 0
left_margin: 0
right_margin: 0
upper_margin: 0
lower_margin: 0
hsync_len: 0
vsync_len: 0
sync: 0
vmode: 0
Buffer offset: 00000000
Buffer size: 8192
Scanning region faa90000...
Scanning region fab80000...
Scanning region fac70000...
Scanning region fad60000...
Scanning region fae50000...
Scanning region faf40000...
Scanning region fb030000...
Scanning region fb120000...
Scanning region fb210000...
Scanning region fb300000...
Scanning region fb3f0000...
Scanning region fb4e0000...
Scanning region fb5d0000...
Scanning region fb6c0000...
Scanning region fb7b0000...
Scanning region fb8a0000...
Scanning region fb990000...
Scanning region fba80000...
Potential exploit area found at address fbb6c400:c00.
Exploiting device...
HTC android goldcard tool Copyright (C) 2011, Wayne D. Hoxsie Jr.
Original code by B. Kerler. Special thanks to ATTN1 and the XDA team.
Donations can be made to the Electronic Frontier Foundation:
http://www.eff.org/
or to B. Kerler:
http://psas.revskills.de/
0+1 records in
0+1 records out
384 bytes transferred in 0.001 secs (384000 bytes/sec)
--set_version set. VERSION will be changed to: 1.31.405.6
Misc partition is "/dev/block/mmcblk0p17"
Patching and backing up misc partition...
Starting update process....
erasing 'cache'... OKAY
Be patient - sending update ...
sending 'zip' (18223 KB)... OKAY
writing 'zip'... INFOadopting the signature contained in this image...
INFOsignature checking...
INFOzip header checking...
INFOzip info parsing...
INFOchecking model ID...
INFOchecking custom ID...
INFOchecking main version...
INFOstart image[boot] unzipping & flushing...
INFO[RUU]UZ,boot,0
INFO[RUU]UZ,boot,31
INFO[RUU]UZ,boot,68
INFO[RUU]UZ,boot,99
INFO[RUU]UZ,boot,100
INFO[RUU]WP,boot,0
INFO[RUU]WP,boot,100
INFOstart image[recovery] unzipping & flushing...
INFO[RUU]UZ,recovery,0
INFO[RUU]UZ,recovery,20
INFO[RUU]UZ,recovery,44
INFO[RUU]UZ,recovery,66
INFO[RUU]UZ,recovery,89
INFO[RUU]UZ,recovery,100
INFO[RUU]WP,recovery,0
INFO[RUU]WP,recovery,100
INFOstart image[radio] unzipping & flushing...
INFO[RUU]UZ,radio,0
INFO[RUU]UZ,radio,8
INFO[RUU]UZ,radio,13
INFO[RUU]UZ,radio,20
INFO[RUU]UZ,radio,25
INFO[RUU]UZ,radio,33
INFO[RUU]UZ,radio,41
INFO[RUU]UZ,radio,49
INFO[RUU]UZ,radio,57
INFO[RUU]UZ,radio,62
INFO[RUU]UZ,radio,70
INFO[RUU]UZ,radio,79
INFO[RUU]UZ,radio,86
INFO[RUU]UZ,radio,94
INFO[RUU]UZ,radio,99
INFO[RUU]UZ,radio,100
INFO[RUU]WP,radio,0
INFO[RUU]WP,radio,6
INFO[RUU]WP,radio,14
INFO[RUU]WP,radio,19
INFO[RUU]WP,radio,27
INFO[RUU]WP,radio,36
INFO[RUU]WP,radio,44
INFO[RUU]WP,radio,51
INFO[RUU]WP,radio,59
INFO[RUU]WP,radio,68
INFO[RUU]WP,radio,76
INFO[RUU]WP,radio,85
INFO[RUU]WP,radio,95
INFO[RUU]WP,radio,100
OKAY
rebooting...
Radio downgrade complete - starting next process - please be patient...
major abra-cadabra going on, please be patient.....
--secu_flag off set
--cid set. CID will be changed to: 11111111
--sim_unlock. SIMLOCK will be removed
Section header entry size: 40
Number of section headers: 44
Total section header table size: 1760
Section header file offset: 0x000138b4 (80052)
Section index for section name string table: 41
String table offset: 0x000136fb (79611)
Searching for .modinfo section...
- Section[16]: .modinfo
-- offset: 0x00000a14 (2580)
-- size: 0x000000cc (204)
Kernel release: 2.6.32.21-gf3f553d
New .modinfo section size: 204
Attempting to power cycle eMMC... OK.
Searching for mmc_blk_issue_rq symbol...
- Address: c02a9e00, type: t, name: mmc_blk_issue_rq, module: N/A
Kernel map base: 0xc02a9000
Kernel memory mapped to 0x40000000
Searching for brq filter...
- Address: 0xc02a9e00 + 0x34c
- 0x2a000012 -> 0xea000012
Patching and backing up partition 7...
Error opening copy file.
Error opening copy file.
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
I- NORMAL ERROR HERE -I
Checking adb connection....
--secu_flag off set
--cid set. CID will be changed to: 11111111
--sim_unlock. SIMLOCK will be removed
Section header entry size: 40
Number of section headers: 44
Total section header table size: 1760
Section header file offset: 0x000138b4 (80052)
Section index for section name string table: 41
String table offset: 0x000136fb (79611)
Searching for .modinfo section...
- Section[16]: .modinfo
-- offset: 0x00000a14 (2580)
-- size: 0x000000cc (204)
Kernel release: 2.6.32.21
New .modinfo section size: 196
Attempting to power cycle eMMC... OK.
Searching for mmc_blk_issue_rq symbol...
- Address: c02db21c, type: t, name: mmc_blk_issue_rq, module: N/A
Kernel map base: 0xc02db000
Kernel memory mapped to 0x40009000
Searching for brq filter...
- Address: 0xc02db21c + 0x34c
- 0x2a000012 -> 0xea000012
Patching and backing up partition 7...
patching secu_flag: 0
Done.
push: tools/afr/system/app/Superuser.apk -> /system/app/Superuser.apk
push: tools/afr/system/bin/su -> /system/bin/su
2 files pushed. 0 files skipped.
2517 KB/s (609587 bytes in 0.236s)
/system/bin/su
S-OFF, ROOT and Clockworkmod recovery complete
Be patient - installing updated radio and AAHK ENG hboot...
Starting update process....
erasing 'cache'... OKAY
Be patient - sending update ...
sending 'zip' (11650 KB)... OKAY
writing 'zip'... INFOzip header checking...
INFOzip info parsing...
INFOchecking model ID...
INFOchecking custom ID...
INFOstart image[hboot] unzipping for pre-update check...
INFOstart image[hboot] unzipping & flushing...
INFO[RUU]UZ,hboot,0
INFO[RUU]UZ,hboot,100
INFO[RUU]WP,hboot,0
INFO[RUU]WP,hboot,100
INFOstart image[radio] unzipping & flushing...
INFO[RUU]UZ,radio,0
INFO[RUU]UZ,radio,8
INFO[RUU]UZ,radio,13
INFO[RUU]UZ,radio,20
INFO[RUU]UZ,radio,25
INFO[RUU]UZ,radio,33
INFO[RUU]UZ,radio,41
INFO[RUU]UZ,radio,49
INFO[RUU]UZ,radio,57
INFO[RUU]UZ,radio,65
INFO[RUU]UZ,radio,70
INFO[RUU]UZ,radio,79
INFO[RUU]UZ,radio,86
INFO[RUU]UZ,radio,94
INFO[RUU]UZ,radio,100
INFO[RUU]WP,radio,0
INFO[RUU]WP,radio,6
INFO[RUU]WP,radio,14
INFO[RUU]WP,radio,19
INFO[RUU]WP,radio,27
INFO[RUU]WP,radio,36
INFO[RUU]WP,radio,44
INFO[RUU]WP,radio,100
INFOstart image[rcdata] unzipping & flushing...
INFO[RUU]UZ,rcdata,0
INFO[RUU]WP,rcdata,0
INFO[RUU]WP,rcdata,100
OKAY
rebooting...
************ Process complete **************
**************** PRESS ENTER ****************