HTC Vivid 4.0.3 root help

**pspidey8** · 01-20-2013, 06:13 AM

yeah,i will appreciate the list and thanks in advance

**OperationA7X** · 01-20-2013, 07:06 PM

I'll make the list in a bit, I'm working on my car while the sun's still up. I have to take apart the RUU as well.

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**OperationA7X** · 01-21-2013, 10:52 PM

Sorry, I could not rip the RUU off yesterday apparently, so this is based off of memory.

DO NOT REMOVE THESE (Will cause Force Closes and/or errors):

Talk
Sense
Play Store
GMail
(I know there are others, but those are the danger ones for sure.)

Have not tested yet on removing:

Messages
Weather

Apps SAFE TO REMOVE:

Adobe Reader
Calculator
Flashlight
FM Radio
Friend Stream (Widgets too)
Twitter (Peep, Twitter and widgets too)
Flickr
LinkedIn
Stocks (App and widgets)
MOG Music
Amazon
Amazon MP3
Setup
Teeter
And others...

That's all I remember, its been a while since I've been on stock, like... 6+ months ago.

If others want to add to the list, feel free to.

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**Brandon Mueller** · 03-02-2013, 02:36 AM

I ran into a problem and quickly found the solution. the superuser zip is different depending on the type of processor you have. You need to google your phone's CPU brand. Then copy/ paste the exact name to google and check to see if is either x86 or ARM CPU. Then go to this website below to choose the respective super user zip file. Other then this, the step-by-step guide was simple and easy to understand. I am a beginner Dev, and have been rooting devices and jailbreaking devices for a while now.

Oh, the point at which I discovered the issue was where the guide asks you to flash over the superuser zip through the recovery. YOU MUST PAY ATTENTION TO WHETHER IT SAY INSTALLATION COMPLETE OR IF IT SAYS INSTALLATION ABORTED!!!! Use the USB option from the recovery main menu to mount the external SD card to the computer to put the correct superuser zip file. Then retry the flashing process.

***WEBSITE LINK***

**racarock** · 05-04-2013, 12:11 AM

hey man it works , but only if you use the unlockroot brow, i followed all your instructions and doesn´t work , but later i use unlockroot and it works, and never worked by this way before, thanks

**Guthriethomas** · 05-16-2013, 08:55 PM

Hey im am having a problem i did everything But it seem's that i am still unable to tether/ WI-FI Hot spot?? Is Rooting no going to fix this? Keeps telling me " To enable mobile hotspot on this device, go to att.com/mywireless or dial 611" BS Any help? I installed everything and everything said it was good to go. Also Im not seeing a SuperUser App anywhere?

**OperationA7X** · 05-19-2013, 03:28 PM

Rooting won't give you WiFi Hotspot capability, rooting gives you SuperUser access. As for everything, what did you do? Usually, ROMs have the WiFi Hotspot and Tethering unlocked, so you should look into those.

There is a way to edit a file on the phone to manually change it, but I do t remember which file it is.

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**Hannalyn Alvarez** · 05-27-2013, 10:49 PM

what did you do to solve the problem because i'm stuck also.

**OperationA7X** · 05-28-2013, 03:12 AM

Two options: Flash a custom ROM, or look for the guide on how to change a simple system file. I'll look for the guide in a moment for you to change the system file to allow you to use the WiFi hotspot capability.

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**KDeSimini** · 06-09-2013, 04:00 PM

Originally Posted by OperationA7X

All right, the way I rooted my Vivid. No issues whatsoever.

STARTING FROM SCRATCH

1) Gather all these files:

HTC Drivers:

Fastboot Folder:

SuperUser Zip File:

Recovery:

(WildChild, if you see this and wish for me to take down the link to your custom recovery, please PM me. And to others, please alert him, I don't want to be in trouble is all.)

2) Install the HTC drivers, place the Fastboot folder on your desktop for easeness.

3) Backup your apps, contacts, text messages, and anything else you want to keep, because later, you're gonna have to unlock your bootloader (shown later).

4) Unlock your bootloader. Now, in order to flash a custom recovery, backup your ROM, etc., you need to have an unlocked bootloader. You can do this at: and select Unlock Bootloader. You need to register, so just make an account real quick and you're good to go. Select the HTC Vivid and follow the instructions. NOTE: UNLOCKING THE BOOTLOADER WILL FACTORY RESET YOUR DEVICE, THAT'S WHY I RECOMMENDED BACKING UP WHAT YOU PLANNED TO KEEP.

5) Place the SuperUser zip file on your SD card.

ALREADY UNLOCKED THE BOOTLOADER

All right, you made it this far, why stop now? Time to flash that custom recovery and root your phone! You can mod it later, I'll explain later. All right, so now, place your phone into Fastboot mode by holding the Volume Down and Power button until you see the HBOOT screen. From there, select FASTBOOT, and connect your device to your PC. Confirm it says FASTBOOT USB in the red banner. Let's do this!

1) Place the downloaded recovery [wcxrecovery.img] inside of the Fastboot command folder.

2) Open a command prompt in that directory and type the following command exactly as I type it.

fastboot flash recovery "wcxrecovery.img"

And then hit Enter. You should notice a bar in the top right of the screen going up. That's normal. Wait for the command prompt to tell you that its finished, then disconnect your device from the computer.

3) Exit out of the Fastboot menu and navigate to the RECOVERY and press the Power button to enter. You'll now see options to flash, wipe, etc. Using the Volume buttons, go to "flash zip menu", locate where you placed the zip file, press Power to flash it, and voila! Your phone is rooted after it says complete! Just reboot your phone and enjoy root access! Thank me if I helped!

Here is what the recovery will look like:

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Thank you so much for this. I bricked my other vivid trying to follow multiple guides because they all sucked. I finally got it rooted! Thank you so much!