HTC Desire 816 root tip

I decided to create a clean tutorial for those who want to root their HTC Desire 816! I will be editing it as new improvements appear.

Disclaimer - This will void your warranty and unlocking bootloader will also erase all your data in internal storage! 

1. Install HTC Sync Manager

(Required because it packs in the drivers essential for PC to recognize the device)

http://www.htc.com/in/software/htc-sync-manager/

2. Unlock your phone's bootloader

Follow the steps listed here : http://www.htcdev.com/bootloader
You need to select device model as "HTC One"(Don't worry, it all follows almost same steps)

3. Download and Install a custom recovery!

> Download your recovery exe file(I recommend it so that it doesn't causes any troubles for newbies) from here.
> Boot you phone into fastboot and run the exe file, it will install the recovery(CWM 6.0.4.7 as of the date of writing).
> Boot into recovery by selecting HBOOT(Select using Power button and scroll via volume keys)

4. Download and flash SuperSU!

> Download the latest SuperSU zip file from here!
> Place it in the root of your sd card(Internal or External, your choice)
> Boot into recovery and select "Install Zip from SD Card".
> Select where you kept the flashable zip(Internal/External storage)
> Select the file when it shows all your files and then select "Yes" to let it flash.
> After flashing completes, reboot!
> Use the wp_mod.ko module from here!
> ?
> Profit! You finally have a rooted HTC Desire 816! Yay! 

Credits -
@kinghunki for the initial recovery images. 

Last edited by v_superuser; 2nd July 2014 at 07:53 PM.

HTC Desire 820 ROOT tip

HTC Desire 820 can be easily rooted with few simple steps.

I am not responsible for your warranty loss or device not functioning properly.

Steps
1] Unlock Bootloader if you don't know how to do it visit this page
2] Download TWRP Recovery from here 
3] Download Super Su from Here and transfer it to your device
4] Reboot to Fastbboot mode using Volume Down and Power Key
5] Connect Phone to PC
6] Extract files from Recovery.zip in one location and simply click on flash-recovery.bat
7] After Step 6 is finished Using volume keys navigate and select recovery option and go to recovery
8] After rebooting in recovery select Install zip > and selecting supersu.zip transferred in first step to obtain root access.
9] Reboot


Source

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Acer S200 New System Hard Reset Solution

Acr S200 Hard Reset

What is Hard Reset

A hard reset, also known as a factory reset or master reset, is the restoration of a device to the state it was in when it left the factory. All settings, applications and data added by the user are removed. The term is often heard in reference to smartphones and tablets but laptop and desktop computers, as well as most other electronic devices, can usually be restored to factory conditions.

Factory reset may be accomplished through various procedures, depending on the particular device, or may be available as a device or operating system feature. Android Factory Reset, for example, is a feature that erases all settings, user data, third-party applications, and associated application data from an Android device’s internal flash memory.

The most common reasons to restore factory conditions are to fix a malfunctioning device or to remove user data before selling or otherwise disposing of a device or returning it to the manufacturer.

Hard reset contrasts with soft reset, which just means to restart a device.

Warnings

This will erase all your personal information, any contacts stored on your smartphone and any programs you installed. You should only perform a hard reset or clean boot when all other reset options have failed to restore your smartphone to an operational state. This kind of reset will restore your device default settings.

 Hard Reset Acer neoTouch S200 to Restore Factory Settings    

To perform hard reset on your Acer neoTouch S200, please follow below instructions:

Go to Start > Utilities > Default Settings. Read the warning information and enter the security code in the empty textbox. Tap OK to proceed.

OR

Hold the Volume up and Volume down buttons while pressing reset until the screen shows “Clean Boot”.

Enjoy your new reseted device.Thanks

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Acer S110 Stream New System Hard Reset Solution

Acer S110 Stream Hard reset

What is Hard Reset

A hard reset, also known as a factory reset or master reset, is the restoration of a device to the state it was in when it left the factory. All settings, applications and data added by the user are removed. The term is often heard in reference to smartphones and tablets but laptop and desktop computers, as well as most other electronic devices, can usually be restored to factory conditions.

Factory reset may be accomplished through various procedures, depending on the particular device, or may be available as a device or operating system feature. Android Factory Reset, for example, is a feature that erases all settings, user data, third-party applications, and associated application data from an Android device’s internal flash memory.

The most common reasons to restore factory conditions are to fix a malfunctioning device or to remove user data before selling or otherwise disposing of a device or returning it to the manufacturer.

Hard reset contrasts with soft reset, which just means to restart a device.

Warnings

This will erase all your personal information, any contacts stored on your smartphone and any programs you installed. You should only perform a hard reset or clean boot when all other reset options have failed to restore your smartphone to an operational state. This kind of reset will restore your device default settings.

 Hard Reset Acer S110 Stream to Restore Factory Settings   

Acer Stream S110 Hard Reset and Acer Stream S110 Factory Reset Method and Acer Stream S110 Clean Boot .
You may have to execute a reset if your mobile phone fails to respond when control buttons are pushed or the display screen is tapped. Click the reset key under the battery power cover. Get rid of the battery pack cover and use the battery pack cover tab to click the recessed reset key. Change the battery pack cover when completed. Notice: Just before executing a reset, make sure that your smart phone is not secured. Click anykey or tap the display screen to see if the mobile phone replies.
Acer Stream S110 Clean Boot Method
A clean boot will restore your mobile phone to the factory settings.

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[How-To][Root] Galaxy S4 Gt-9500 running KitKA

Proceed at your own risk, rooting your device may void your warranty and Knox will no longer function


Requirements:
Samsung Galaxy S4 GT-9500 running Android 4.4.2
Kies disabled
Odin 3.09: http://forum.xda-developers.com/gala...sions-t2189539
PhilZ Touch 6 Recovery by Phil3759: http://forum.xda-developers.com/show....php?t=2201860 (download the .tar.md5 version for the GT-9500)
Make sure that USB debugging is enabled in developer options


Recommended:
Backup your data
Battery charged more than 50%


Rooting your device:
Connect your device to your computer (ID:COM in odin should be highlighted in blue)
Select Philz touch recovery 6 as AP in odin, make sure F.Reset Time and F.Reboot are checked (Do NOT check any other options)
Press the start button
Wait for Odin to finish
Power-off your device and boot into recovery by holding these buttons: Volume up+Home+Power
If Philz recovery doesn't appear, it may take a few tries.
Now enter philz settings and select reroot device.
When your device boots, download SuperSU (by Chainfire) in the play store.
Download Root Checker Basic and Verify your Root.
Done!

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4.2.1 SamHD V3.2 Custom Rom For Micromax A116 [Discontinued]

SamHD V3.2 Custom Rom For Micromax A116 [Discontinued]

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Welcome Back
I Am Back Again With SamHD Rom.
SamHD is the Samsung S4 Based Custom Rom for Micromax A116
This ROM is made for Customizations and Smoothness of Micromax A116.

Special Thanks to Mohammad Abdul Sajid for his invaluable testing contribution.

Over 3600 Downloads.......


SamHD ROM Features

-> Android 4.2.1
-> S4 TouchWizard Launcher
-> S4 Task Manager
-> S4 Wallpapers
-> 13MP Camera With HDR
-> S4 Music
-> S4 Widgets
-> S4 AccuWeather
-> S4 Sounds
-> S4 Ringtones
-> S4 UI Sounds
-> S4 Notifications
-> S4 Alarms
-> Samsung Bootanimation
-> S4 Fonts
-> S4 Dailer
-> S4 Framework
-> S4 Battery Icon
-> Transparent Status Bar
-> Wireless Display
-> New Sound Recorder
-> Xposed Framework
-> Xposed Gravity Box
-> Xposed Xprivacy
-> XTheme Engine
-> Xposed Tweakbox
-> Xposed Clock
-> Xposed Additions
-> Xposed Icon Themer
-> Xposed App Settings
-> ViPER4Android FX
-> ViPER4Android XHIFI
-> Default External App Storage
-> SuperBeam Added
-> CM10.1 Calculator
-> Day Dream Launcher
-> Corporate Account Bypass
-> Ext4 Tweaks
-> Zero UI Lag
-> Maxed out speed & Performance
-> Disabled most logging activities
-> Battery Calibrated automatically
-> VM heap tweaks
-> Ext4 Perfect Remount
-> RAM booster and Media Server Killer binary
-> Get your Privacy back (No internet redirects)
-> Lots of kernel tweaks (Disabled most kernel sleeps and Adjusted Linux values)
-> Init.d Added
-> Fully Deodexed
-> Ziplagin Every Boot
-> Gps Config
-> AdBlock Host
-> Removed Mmx Crap Apps
-> Removed Micromax Registration
-> Full CPU & GPU Utilization
-> Build.prop Tweaks
-> Init.d Scripts
-> New Baseband
-> Faster And Smoother
-> Pre-Rooted
-> busybox
-> Faster Streaming
-> Net Speed Tweaks
-> Signal Tweaks
-> Better Responsiveness & Speed
-> Proximity Tweaks
-> Battery Tweaks
-> No Delay In Making Call
-> Fast GPS

Downloads

Download V3.2 : http://d-h.st/IYj


Bugs : No Bugs

Kernel Source : http://yadi.sk/d/fmIOi_ee6ADpi


(Kindly Follow Instruction To Install ROM , Read Notes Before Post Question. )


How To Flash :
( You Can Take CMW Backup for Revert back to your old system )

1) Download Rom.zip File
2) Put into External/Internal SD Card
3) Go To CMW Recovery
4) Wipe Data/Factory Reset And Wipe Partition
5) From Advance Menu Do Dalvik Catch Clear
6) Go in Mount And Storage select FORMAT SYSTEM
7) Select Intall From SD and Select File And Click YES
8) Select SamHDV3.2.zip And Select YES
9) Reboot Your System
10) Enjoy

Update Log :
22/03/2013 : Released V1
13/05/2013 : Released V2
20/05/2013 : Released V2.1
05/06/2013 : Announced V3
13/06/2013 : Released V3
18/06/2013 : Released V3.1 Update
20/06/2013 : Released V3.2

Credits:
Base Rom- Star S7589
V4A - zhuhang
Xposed Installer - rovo89
Many more

Declaimer :
I Will Not Responsible For Any Brick or Any Problem So Flash At Your Own Risk.
Thank You.

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[ROOT] Root your LG L40/L70/L90/G2 mini!

#include 
/*
 * Your warranty is now likely void.
 *
 * I am not responsible for bricked devices, dead SD cards,
 * spontaneous combustion, or any other host of cosmic penalties
 * which may befall you, your family, or your phone.
 *
 */

First of all we have to say thanks to sintazqz from 4pda for being the first to root the phone.
The procedure is done for L90 but it also have to work on other similar 2014 year LG phones with kitkat as L40, L70, G2 mini and others (L80). Confirmed working!
Carrier branded phones are not supported as I can see from replies.
It is recommended to fully charge your phone before the procedure.
After the procedure the phone will be rooted and the hidden LG RCT utility will know about it. So your warranty is likely void.

So, let's go:

1.Format external sdcard using cardreader into ext2. I use Windows 7 so I installed MiniTool Partition Wizard from here to format my sdcard.

Quote:

USE ONLY PRIMARY PARTITION, NOT LOGICAL! thnx for note to @wikid24 The reason to use ext2/3/4 partition is that ntfs/fat partitions are not detected by recovery. You can also try ext4, if ext2 doesn't work for you!

2.Download update.zip that is attached to the post and move it to your ext2 sdcard. I had to use Ext2Fsd tool to mount ext2 partition to Windows 7.
update.zip

Quote:

HELP for Windows users: Open Ext2Fsd tool and find your ext2 partition there. RightClick on your ext2 partition, choose "Ext2 Management", uncheck the first checkbox (mount read-only) and check the second (automatically mount...). Click Apply.

Now you can move update.zip using Windows Explorer. So move it.
update.zip

3.Install LG drivers if you still didn't.

4.If you don’t have ADB on your computer: install Android SDK or just download ADB.rar and unpack it somewhere (e.g. C:/ADB/ )
ADB.rar

5.Prepare your phone. Turn on USB debugging: Settings – General – Developer options – USB debugging.
If you don’t see it: Settings – General – About phone – Common – Software info – click 5-10 times on Build number.
Added by @Cliffwiggum about L40c/L70c versions:

Quote:

I successfully rooted the LG optimus zone 2 from Verizon prepaid which is the LG L40c, as well as the LG optimus exceed 2 which is the LG L70c. In order to get either phone into USB debugging mode I had to connect my phone as Internet -> Ethernet (instead of MTP) before USB debugging mode would turn on.

6.Connect your phone to computer.
ATTENTION! On the first connection to computer it will ask you to allow USB debugging.

7. Open ADB. (I use Shift+RightClick on ADB folder and choose Open command line)

8.In the opened window type the next line and press Enter.

Code:

adb devices

It will show your LG device:

Code:

List of devices attached
LGD410a123456   device

Then type next lines. Press Enter after each of them.

Code:

adb shell
reboot recovery

The phone will reboot to stock 3e recovery.

9. Now you can unplug your phone. Plug in your sdcard.

Quote:

Navigation: Volume+/- = Up/Down; Power = Choose.

In recovery choose “apply update from external sdcard” – update.zip
Then choose “reboot system now”
The phone will reboot.

You are ROOTED!


To unroot and save your warranty you just have to reflash the ROM by LG Mobile Support Utility - Upgrade recovery option.
LG RCT tool will forget that it was ever rooted. All the settings (except those that need root) will be kept.

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