Root and unroot using Revolutionary

[crapple_h8er]

Go to the market and download HTC Thunderbolt Restore and it will put you completely back to the latest Gingerbread, radio, bootloader, recovery ,etc... One click and sit back and let it happen.

tried this on my buddies TB today that I rooted for him a few months ago, and it seemed to have worked. I'm going to let him "test" it for a week and then I'm going to use it myself

[EBryanRJr]

I used this method to unroot my phone and now I want to reroot. I am still S-Off and I am trying to root with my Mac. I don't understand what the issue is, something to do with read only permissions. here is the line.

Thanks for your help.

--- STARTING ----
--- WAITING FOR DEVICE
--- cleaning
rm failed for *, No such file or directory
--- pushing zergRush"
429 KB/s (23060 bytes in 0.052s)
--- correcting permissions
--- executing zergRush

[**] Zerg rush - Android 2.2/2.3 local root
[**] (C) 2011 Revolutionary. All rights reserved.

[**] Parts of code from Gingerbreak, (C) 2010-2011 The Android Exploid Crew.

[+] Found a GingerBread ! 0x00000118[*] Scooting ...[*] Sending 149 zerglings ...[*] Sending 189 zerglings ...
[-] Hellions with BLUE flames !
--- WAITING FOR DEVICE TO RECONNECT
if it gets stuck over here for a long time then try:
   disconnect usb cable and reconnect it
   toggle "USB DEBUGGING" (first disable it then enable it)
--- DEVICE FOUND
--- pushing busybox
1958 KB/s (1075144 bytes in 0.536s)
--- correcting permissions
--- remounting /system
mount: permission denied (are you root?)
--- copying busybox to /system/xbin/
/system/xbin/busybox: cannot open for write: Read-only file system
--- correcting ownership
Unable to chmod /system/xbin/busybox: No such file or directory
--- correcting permissions
Unable to chmod /system/xbin/busybox: No such file or directory
--- installing busybox
/system/xbin/busybox: not found
--- pushing SU binary
failed to copy 'files/su' to '/system/bin/su': Read-only file system
--- correcting ownership
Unable to chmod /system/bin/su: No such file or directory
--- correcting permissions
Unable to chmod /system/bin/su: No such file or directory
--- correcting symlinks
rm failed for /system/xbin/su, Read-only file system
link failed Read-only file system
--- pushing Superuser app
failed to copy 'files/Superuser.apk' to '/system/app/./Superuser.apk': Read-only file system
--- cleaning
--- rebooting
ALL DONE!!!

[trter10]

Just flash CWM and flash superuser.zip

[EBryanRJr]

It's been a while and I can't remember how to flash CWM. My root checker says I am not rooted.

[trter10]

It's been a while and I can't remember how to flash CWM. My root checker says I am not rooted.

use this to flash cwm Thunderbolt Essentials Pack

Then flash this through recovery http://dl.dropbox.com/u/61129367/su.zip

[EBryanRJr]

Do you know if this can be done from a Mac or do I have to find a PC until i can figure out how to make it run on Mac?

[trter10]

Oh sorry

Here ya go

Put this (http://dl.dropbox.com/u/61129367/PG05IMG-CWM.zip) file on your sdcard as PG05IMG.zip, boot to hboot, flash it, remove it from your sdcard, boot to recovery, and flash the su.zip from above

[EBryanRJr]

Thanks a lot you were a lot of help.

So did I have root just not recovery or what?

If you have the time to explain it I'd appreciate it, I'm trying to learn all this Android development stuff.

[trter10]

Thanks a lot you were a lot of help.

So did I have root just not recovery or what?

If you have the time to explain it I'd appreciate it, I'm trying to learn all this Android development stuff.

You had the boot loader that allowed flashing a recovery, but had no custom recovery. Technically you weren't "rooted" but you flashed su.zip which "rooted" you. The s off boot technically is root in itself though

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[EBryanRJr]

Ok Thanks, that makes sense.