HTC Legend 2.1 - Bell carier root help

[efox29]

I tried to post in the development but im new so it wont let me.
i tried to spam a thread i created to up my post count so i can post there, it wont let me.

Soooo...

Now im going to shoot this q in here and hopefully someone can answer it.


im lookin at this thread
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=954450

and i have an htc legend 2.1 on bell (canadian carrier).

His instructions are a mix of a bunch of other instructions, but he got it to work. Good for him.

I'm getting a few errors, one is when i run step1-windows.bat I get an error saying that the ID has failed.

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...
FAILED (remote: 41 model id check fail)
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...
FAILED (remote: 41 model id check fail)

Rebooting to bootloader...

rebooting into bootloader... OKAY

Step 1 complete - now use the bootloader menu to enter recovery mode.

then I run step2-windows, and I get the following error

Legend Root Step 2

Pushing required files to device...

* daemon not running. starting it now on port 5037 *
* daemon started successfully *
error: device not found
error: device not found

Pushing update file to device sdcard - this may take a few minutes...

error: device not found
error: device not found

Now wipe and apply rootedupdate.zip from the recovery image menu.

error: device not found

Seems to be that step1 failing is the cause.


One thing that is unclear is whether or not the gold card needs to be in the phone or not. Some places say yes, some say no. Which is it ?

Also, I have htc sync, but when testing, I cannot sync to my win7 x64 machine. It searches and searches and finally gives up. I am using htc sync 2.0.33 - again, I dont know if this is relevant.

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks !

 

[orb3000]

No need to spam anything, that will only cause you problems.
moving your thread to proper section

 

[mike998]

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 reading is more than welcome to correct me, if I make a mistake...

1 > Read through instructions completely, make sure you understand what you're doing.
2 > Download any software that's been linked to or marked as important
Android SDK, Legend Rooting Tools, 1.3 RUU, Spanky new ROM
3 > Ensure phone is in USB Debug mode
4 > Create a Goldcard
This can be painful. There's a lot of really good how-to's out there, don't be afraid to Google!
5 > Use Goldcard to load the 1.3 RUU
This is all about fooling the phone into accepting the 1.3 software
6 > Remove Goldcard
Don't need to fool the 'phone any more. Keep it in a safe place, if it's a spare...
7 > Run rooting tools (step 1, step 2 etc)
8 > Load your Spanky new ROM

 

[jul644]

working yet?

yes the gold card has to be in the phone at all times
did you folllow this guide before mine
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=725430
(the link is the downgrade guide)

 

[efox29]

Ya I got this to work. There were some problems at first, but I think it was due to the gold card. I was able to root it using mikes little instruction set that he patched together from other sources. That worked the best for me.

Thanks everyone !