[HOWTO] Rooting your Legend! Guide from MoDaCo!

[alexhtclegend]

Try this ones:

http://www.mediafire.com/?6sfcm019ahhdr9r

Thanks, I'll try that now I'm determined to install froyo by the end of the week

 

[alexhtclegend]

Thanks, I'll try that now I'm determined to install froyo by the end of the week

Well that fixed the Android 1.0 driver issue, however step2-windows.bat still doesn't work :'(

 

[kwanbis]

Well that fixed the Android 1.0 driver issue, however step2-windows.bat still doesn't work :'(

Have you done the downgrade first?

 

[adderz91]

Mine was also stuck on the ! screen ater doing step 2....what fixed it was uninstalling htc sync and restarting the computer and running step 2 again.

 

[snakehult]

Mine was also stuck on the ! screen ater doing step 2....what fixed it was uninstalling htc sync and restarting the computer and running step 2 again.

No need to do step 2.
Download fake-flash. Rename recovery-clockwork-legend.zip to update.zip and push to /sdcard and start flash new ROM from it
(adb push update.zip /sdcard/update.zip)


recovery-clockwork-legend.zip

Download wanted ROM and push to /sdcard

reboot to recovery vol-down+ power
choose recovery.
when red exclemation sign press vol up+ power maby twice and select update.zip

 

[alexhtclegend]

Mine was also stuck on the ! screen ater doing step 2....what fixed it was uninstalling htc sync and restarting the computer and running step 2 again.

Thank you so much!! It seems to have worked, installing rootedupdate.zip from the SD Card as I type this

 

[alexhtclegend]

Rooted successfully, and I am now running Froyo (Azure)!! It's great, and well worth the hassle of rooting!

 

[elk2210]

Me too, thanks a lot for the nice guides!
I got some hassle with my HBOOT Version, but now I'm happy

Sent from my Legend using Tapatalk

 

[HpX]

Rooted

Thanks for a wonderful guide. Had no problems and use it. And my phone is now rooted

One thing, after step2, when u enter the custom recovery menu. U have to use the trackpad only to maneuver, if not u just jump over to the normal recovery menu.. I did that a couple times, before i figured it out..

Just mention it, so other noobs like me dont make the same mistake

 

[Ukrai]

testing

how can i test that i have a successfull root done as i cannot get any wifi tethering apps to work, barcancle gives a permission denied error to parent directory which makes me thing something went wrong with root even though i was able to load a new ROM.

 

[HpX]

how can i test that i have a successfull root done as i cannot get any wifi tethering apps to work, barcancle gives a permission denied error to parent directory which makes me thing something went wrong with root even though i was able to load a new ROM.

You can try to install Rom Manager. Then run Fix Permissions from the app.

 

[foosoomin]

Threadstarter,


Your Step 2 tutorial is very confusing...Luckily i managed to root the phone


Everyone,

For those of you who are facing problem Step 2, please follow Post #80, which is located at Page 8 of this thread


The poster had made a wonderful explanation, sure you can root your phone

 

[asyyy]

ignore this post

 

[Gaillimh_Abú28]

Edit: Same problem as post #136 but it turns it with this:

Legend Root Step 1

Erasing cache and rebooting in RUU mode...

< waiting for device >
erasing 'cache'... OKAY
... OKAY

About to start flash...
< waiting for device >
sending 'zip' (121756 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...
FAILED (remote: 42 main version check fail)
sending 'zip' (121756 KB)... FAILED (data transfer failure (No such file or dire
ctory))

They closes abruptly: after about 2 minutes

 

[mrw00]

You need to close HTC sync before attaching your phone, so first reboot your PC, then first close HTC sync.

Hopes this helps you

I love you, i had this same problem i didnt think for second that htc sync running would be a bad thing, its finally flashing correctly now

 

[hypetaxx]

Attempting to root my Legend.

Started step1 and this is the output

c:\Root>step1-windows.bat
Legend Root Step 1

Erasing cache and rebooting in RUU mode...

< waiting for device >
erasing 'cache'... OKAY
... OKAY

About to start flash...
< waiting for device >
sending 'zip' (121756 KB)...

It's been sending the zip for at least 20 mins now - how is it suppose to take?


UPDATE

Well after like 30 mins it continued with this

Legend Root Step 1

Erasing cache and rebooting in RUU mode...

< waiting for device >
erasing 'cache'... OKAY
... OKAY

About to start flash...
< waiting for device >
sending 'zip' (121756 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...
FAILED (remote: 43 main version check fail)
sending 'zip' (121756 KB)... FAILED (data transfer failure (No such file or dire
ctory))

Rebooting to bootloader...

< waiting for device >



Disconnected the phone and tried powering it on, still appears to be OK, no root.

What do I have to do?

 

[randy_khoo]

FAILED (remote: 43 main version check fail)

I had the same exact problem you had.
What i did was i downloaded another rom to downgrade my ROM version, then root again from Step 1.

Try this link first
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=725430

 

[norrafi]

Great, just Azure my Legend. Love it. Thanks...

Great, just Azure my Legend. Love it. Thanks...

 

[Gaillimh_Abú28]

Edit: Same problem as post #136 but it turns it with this:

Legend Root Step 1

Erasing cache and rebooting in RUU mode...

< waiting for device >
erasing 'cache'... OKAY
... OKAY

About to start flash...
< waiting for device >
sending 'zip' (121756 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...
FAILED (remote: 42 main version check fail)
sending 'zip' (121756 KB)... FAILED (data transfer failure (No such file or dire
ctory))

They closes abruptly: after about 2 minutes

I had the same exact problem you had.
What i did was i downloaded another rom to downgrade my ROM version, then root again from Step 1.

Try this link first
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=725430

Ya, tried that, on 1.31.405.5!

 

[dc/dc]

For the record, if anyone is doing this with the intention of loading a non-RUU ROM, it is possible to modify the final step of the process.

If you have already downloaded the ROM you intend to install, copy it to your SD card before starting the root process. Once you have wiped your device, simply select the ROM you want to use instead of "rootedupdate.zip". I tested this with Azure.