Rooting ?

[michalst]

Soooo folks , my Baby has arrived yesterday and now i have following Question:

Anyone know how to root this shard? Same as Hero? .... I don´t think so...

Thx for Answers

 

[BicolXpress]

how did u get it so fast. where did u buy it from?

 

[vegetaleb]

I think rooting the Legend would be like for the Nexus One, because it's the first 2.1 OS to be rooted, anyway why would you root it if no dev made a ROM yet?
We will have certainly modded ROMs with fully working Live Wallpapers but give them a little time

 

[michalst]

how did u get it so fast. where did u buy it from?

Buyed it yesterday from here: http://obchod.sunnysoft.cz/zbozi/041ZHT-158/htc-legend.html but thats in Prague CZ ....

I think rooting the Legend would be like for the Nexus One, because it's the first 2.1 OS to be rooted, anyway why would you root it if no dev made a ROM yet?

I dont need a custom ROM yet.. But i need root access for Market Enabler , i have some Apps that i buyed with HERO and in CZ i see only Free Apps .... lol

 

[jafemaster]

@michalst .. quite expensive . I bought the phone yesterday for 390,-Eur (2x phones, me a and my wife).. agem (dot) sk
but anyway. my question is, if I am in Germany with the fone, can I use amrket for buying application, or not? Many thanks for info (my first android)

 

[michalst]

@michalst .. quite expensive . I bought the phone yesterday for 390,-Eur (2x phones, me a and my wife).. agem (dot) sk
but anyway. my question is, if I am in Germany with the fone, can I use amrket for buying application, or not? Many thanks for info (my first android)

Depends allways from your Provider, when is your Provider West-EU u can use Market without restriction....

 

[vegetaleb]

If the Legend is not Rooted we can't install APK games and apps?

 

[salahag]

It's exciting to see the Legend finally released. But I'm waiting for the Desire

About the apps. I'm sure we can install any apk files on the Legend. As for the paid apps bought on the Hero, you can get the apk file from your Hero using Root Explorer. I have purchased one application and the apk file is located in /system/sd/app-private folder.

The problem here is that if the developer relases an update to the market you won't be able to update your app!!!

 

[michalst]

So I found my Apps in Hero in /data/app so i can install them to Legend... thats important for first time and later when Rooted then i will use Market...

 

[michalst]

Bootloader mode, may be helpful for anyone ....

 

[buzjay]

Does Anyone has a solution for rootingthe phone and activate then Market Enabler... Here in Belgium we have the same problem...

is it possible to root it without reinstalling a new rom ?

thx

 

[michalst]

Yes, i mean it will be possible , we need to wait a bit ... i´m in contact with one dev that working already on the solution ...

 

[sjaak1234]

Stupid question, but what does rooting does? Is it like gaining full admin rights? Also what is the market activation thing people talk about?

 

[onex77]

Stupid question, but what does rooting does? Is it like gaining full admin rights? Also what is the market activation thing people talk about?

Rooting gives you access to functions that're normally shielded from the end-user. Yes, this means you can do more, but you should also be aware of the risks. First and foremost tampering with the software in the device will always void your warranty. Moreover if your machine somehow has vulnerabilities, and they're exploited, they'll not only have regular access but they'll have full admin access to your phone. It happened to the iPhone, which resulted in ransomware being installed on some iPhones (hacked ones where the terminal password wasn't changed by the owner upon rooting it). So it'll give you plenty of extra's, but do read up on what you're doing.

MarketEnabler is an app which allows you to set different regions for the market. Then you'll be able to download apps which might not be available in your region (developers can control in which regions they want to sell their apps, and some regions don't have paid apps yet).

 

[sjaak1234]

I'm not worried about warranty. Besides you can always flash a official rom back right?

Checked up some more on rooting and it doesnt seem too usefull yet? Removing default apps you dont use and move the cache to SD card seems to be the most usefull at the moment. And maybe running apps from SD though that doesnt seem fail safe and google is working on that anyway right?

Sorry for the questions. I get plenty of experience with WiMo but this will be the first time I get a android phone so its kinda like having to learn things all over again

On WiMo its sooo each Just flash and find you .cab's and your good to go. About that, does android actually have some decent copy protection? or is it like wimo where you only need a .cab or the iPhone that also runs whatever you want after jailbreak?

 

[DaveD1978]

When i look in the settings menu there's also an option accesibility only its shield of.
Does a root give me acces to this option?

 

[blade_ctn]

I'm currently thinking of getting a Vodafone-branded Legend since it's much cheaper here in my region.

How are the chances of getting rid of the branding (it's software-only, just 2 links on the home screen and a boot animation) and to upload the original rom image to the phone? I want to have the latest updates on the phone when they're released by HTC...

 

[shiznt]

Your going to need a hacked SPL to be able to change the boot image... and as this phone has just been released I'm guessing your chances are very slim at this point in time..

 

[blade_ctn]

What i mean is to replace the complete ROM with the stock ROM from HTC.

What i've heard is that future updates will probably be released later for the branded phones, so i just want to have updates for the ROM as early as possible.

Most probably it's too early to make any assumptions here.

 

[onex77]

I'm not worried about warranty. Besides you can always flash a official rom back right?

Checked up some more on rooting and it doesnt seem too usefull yet? Removing default apps you dont use and move the cache to SD card seems to be the most usefull at the moment. And maybe running apps from SD though that doesnt seem fail safe and google is working on that anyway right?

Sorry for the questions. I get plenty of experience with WiMo but this will be the first time I get a android phone so its kinda like having to learn things all over again

On WiMo its sooo each Just flash and find you .cab's and your good to go. About that, does android actually have some decent copy protection? or is it like wimo where you only need a .cab or the iPhone that also runs whatever you want after jailbreak?

Well, for the Legend there aren't too much options yet, but for the Hero there's a ****storm of custom ROM's, from leaked 2.1 ROMs to AOSP (Android Open Source Project) vanilla Android builds ( means without HTC's modifications). So for me (not a developer), it's a matter of waiting 'til the device gets rooted and some custom ROMs start popping up. 'Til then: no, rooting won't do you much good .