[GUIDE] How To Root/Unroot The Thunderbolt with Revolutionary

[Cyber Warrior]

I needed to get out to be able to use my phone. Still have s-off, but when I reboot with volume down & power, while I see recovery as an option, I still can't select recovery. It shows the list starting with fastboot, and I can't use my volume button to select any of the other options.

Any suggestions? Should I just run everything again from scratch and see if that will work?

Thanks!

I know on my phone when I'm in bootloader, I have to sometimes press the buttons a few times for them to register. Try pressing the volume down a few times until it starts moving... same with the power button.

 

[fishfighter2012]

Question, dose this work with the new Thunderbolt GB update?

 

[Cyber Warrior]

Question, dose this work with the new Thunderbolt GB update?

Yes it does...

 

[z71kris]

Yes it does...

Quite nicely I might add......

 

[stratejaket]

Quick question from a soon to be first time rooter.. I have HTC BMP usb driver, and the HTC driver installer currently installed on the computer I plan on using to do this. Will those affect running revolutionary? I noticed in the video he said that if you had SYNC installed to remove it before starting.

 

[Cyber Warrior]

No you're fine.. its just for HTC sync.. it needs to be disabled.

 

[stratejaket]

Thank you for a quick reply. Off to give it a shot right now..

 

[Cyber Warrior]

Thank you for a quick reply. Off to give it a shot right now..

No problem... I'll be around for a little bit if you need help.

 

[stratejaket]

Well that was easy! Worked great! I can now verify it works flawlessly with the new verizon Gingerbread OTA. I was quick enough to get the update before they pulled it.

 

[Cyber Warrior]

Well that was easy! Worked great! I can now verify it works flawlessly with the new verizon Gingerbread OTA. I was quick enough to get the update before they pulled it.

That was quick... on to the ROM threads

 

[O.G Incredible]

i rooted on thunderbolt no problem the first time. i tried rooting a different thunderbolt and the new key that i got when i punched it in to revolutionary keeps saying is invalid...please help

 

[Cyber Warrior]

i rooted on thunderbolt no problem the first time. i tried rooting a different thunderbolt and the new key that i got when i punched it in to revolutionary keeps saying is invalid...please help

The program is most likely still recognizing the first phone. Try rebooting your computer and try again.. if not, delete the Revolutionary.exe from your computer and redownload it... you may need to even delete and reinstall the Windows sync drivers also. Make sure your entering the device info for the second phone and that its not the same info from the first phone.

 

[O.G Incredible]

The program is most likely still recognizing the first phone. Try rebooting your computer and try again.. if not, delete the Revolutionary.exe from your computer and redownload it... you may need to even delete and reinstall the Windows sync drivers also. Make sure your entering the device info for the second phone and that its not the same info from the first phone.

i put the right info for the 2nd phone ill try deleting the Revolutionary and re-install it. Thanks, ill keep you posted

 

[O.G Incredible]

Edit* I figured it out thank you for your help

 

[Cyber Warrior]

Edit* I figured it out thank you for your help

Just out of curiosity.... what was it?

 

[jaguarpaw]

rooted last night .. took about 20 mins start to finish. i went slow and wrote everything down. worked like a charm. thank you!!.. now to kill the bloat. and dive into the roms. aaaaaand to delete that htc tracker apk that is collecting all of my private data...

 

[dah328]

I'm looking into rooting my phone for the first time, but one thing I have not seen in this guide (or any other others for that matter) is instructions on backing up the phone beforehand. Is this because backing up the phone (whether through CWMod or otherwise) requires root access?

 

[Cyber Warrior]

I'm looking into rooting my phone for the first time, but one thing I have not seen in this guide (or any other others for that matter) is instructions on backing up the phone beforehand. Is this because backing up the phone (whether through CWMod or otherwise) requires root access?

Backing up the entire phone (Nandroid Backup):
http://forums.androidcentral.com/th...-backup-restore-install-roms-thunderbolt.html
Yes... you need to be rooted for this. One of the benifits of rooting the phone. More explained in the beginning of that guide "Making a Nandroid Backup"....first part of the guide.

Backing up your apps and info before getting ready to root the phone:
http://forums.androidcentral.com/th...plications-data-when-installing-new-roms.html
You don't need to be rooted for this... use an app called MyBackup Pro.

Everything you need can be found in the stickies at the top of the forum.

Rooting with the Revolutionary method by the way won't wipe your data... so no need to worry about that but always make sure you back everything up anyways before making any changes to the phone.

If you need help or have any questions... just ask. Always glad to help out.

 

[dah328]

Thanks, I had read the first thread you listed, but not the second.

 

[droid747]

I am thinking of rooting. I am on the original software that came on my bolt when I bought in march. Will the revolution root method work on my software version? Would you recommend another root method over revolution? Last thing, is there a way to backup my stock radios after I root so I can revert back to them after trying different radios if I wanted to.

Thanks