Will I NEVER learn 
..........
Firstly, if you think this is about Portal - forget it, go away, find something else to do - 'cos it's not, - this is about Android for mobiles..
Ok , there I am - using my phone - trying new apps out, when I discovered after all this time something wasn't quite right (I'm not telling you exactly what it was but I could never connect online the certain accounts despite Login details being correct) - so much so that I had to resort to contacting HTC support
After several attempts suggested, the only last thing was to do a Hard reset
- so I thought 'Great good time to backup everything & clear out any crud that was left over from all those other apps I tried which I never liked/kept'
So I religiously went through backing up all my contacts, calender, SMS etc & I made a note of all the Apps I had installed,
& then I did a Hard reset......
...I tried out to see if the fault was cleared - & it was
So I started to re-sync my contacts back & I get a 'Firmware Update' message for Android 2.3.3.(I guess my problem also affected that as well somehow)
So once again I thought - 'might as well update it before I install everything else' - And Off I go & do it
(OK - @ this point I forgot that updates ALWAYS bugger something up SOMEWHERE
)
I continued installing everything (Side note: has anyone noticed that Android Market only remembers the most recent ~35 apps you've downloaded ? - & I've downloaded 100's ) & once finished that - started going through some of them to alter settings etc & what do I find.......
...... I HADN'T DONE 'S-OFF' !!!
for those that don't know 's-off' allows you to install custom ROMS onto the phone, something I never planned on doing anyway
Meaning that I couldn't root the phone to allow me to alter the HOST file - Droidwall doesn't work, & I can't block using Adfree
Now before anyone says it - Yes I KNOW I can 'downgrade', 'S-Off', & upgrade back to 2.3.3 etc, but all those
'adb push'/ 'shell' / './data/local/tmp/GingerBreak' stuff (such as shown here) I'm always worried about doing something wrong & bricking it
(& yes I know most of you will say 'it's easy to do & little risk of bricking' but there's STILL that 'little risk')
The guide I've linked to above 'seems' to be the most easiest method I've seen so far (apart from the 'Visionary+'/'Radio S-off' that is ) some guides I've seen are spread across 3-4 webpages, (my 'build' is 2.36 so I think I should be OK)...
I'm also guessing that 'stock 1.32 PD98IMG.zip' file mentioned is actually a ROM file & not some type of 'header'/trick to fool the phone it has an older build, so I guess this guide actually downgrads the phone which'll allow me to S-Off (something I never planned on doing)
I'm guessing that if/once I've done this I can then just check for update & 're-do' the Official Android 2.3.3 update (again)... but I'm wondering whether I should take the (very small) risk
After all, I only want 'root' so that I can block those pesky ads from popping up in the 'free' games - which I can do just by switching off my Wifi/Date connection - I'm not planning to install Custom ROMS (I'd rather stick to manufactures upgrade - if things go wrong then I can blame them & not the other way round)
Oh forgot to mention - since my phone is an unbranded one - I guess I don't need a 'Goldcard' (whatever that is)
..........Firstly, if you think this is about Portal - forget it, go away, find something else to do - 'cos it's not, - this is about Android for mobiles..
Ok , there I am - using my phone - trying new apps out, when I discovered after all this time something wasn't quite right (I'm not telling you exactly what it was but I could never connect online the certain accounts despite Login details being correct) - so much so that I had to resort to contacting HTC support
After several attempts suggested, the only last thing was to do a Hard reset
- so I thought 'Great good time to backup everything & clear out any crud that was left over from all those other apps I tried which I never liked/kept'
So I religiously went through backing up all my contacts, calender, SMS etc & I made a note of all the Apps I had installed,
& then I did a Hard reset......
...I tried out to see if the fault was cleared - & it was
So I started to re-sync my contacts back & I get a 'Firmware Update' message for Android 2.3.3.(I guess my problem also affected that as well somehow)So once again I thought - 'might as well update it before I install everything else' - And Off I go & do it
(OK - @ this point I forgot that updates ALWAYS bugger something up SOMEWHERE
I continued installing everything (Side note: has anyone noticed that Android Market only remembers the most recent ~35 apps you've downloaded ? - & I've downloaded 100's
) & once finished that - started going through some of them to alter settings etc & what do I find............. I HADN'T DONE 'S-OFF' !!!
for those that don't know 's-off' allows you to install custom ROMS onto the phone, something I never planned on doing anyway
Meaning that I couldn't root the phone to allow me to alter the HOST file - Droidwall doesn't work, & I can't block using Adfree
Now before anyone says it - Yes I KNOW I can 'downgrade', 'S-Off', & upgrade back to 2.3.3 etc, but all those
'adb push'/ 'shell' / './data/local/tmp/GingerBreak' stuff (such as shown here) I'm always worried about doing something wrong & bricking it
(& yes I know most of you will say 'it's easy to do & little risk of bricking' but there's STILL that 'little risk')
The guide I've linked to above 'seems' to be the most easiest method I've seen so far (apart from the 'Visionary+'/'Radio S-off' that is
) some guides I've seen are spread across 3-4 webpages, (my 'build' is 2.36 so I think I should be OK)... I'm also guessing that 'stock 1.32 PD98IMG.zip' file mentioned is actually a ROM file & not some type of 'header'/trick to fool the phone it has an older build, so I guess this guide actually downgrads the phone which'll allow me to S-Off (something I never planned on doing)
I'm guessing that if/once I've done this I can then just check for update & 're-do' the Official Android 2.3.3 update (again)... but I'm wondering whether I should take the (very small) risk
After all, I only want 'root' so that I can block those pesky ads from popping up in the 'free' games - which I can do just by switching off my Wifi/Date connection - I'm not planning to install Custom ROMS (I'd rather stick to manufactures upgrade - if things go wrong then I can blame them & not the other way round)
Oh forgot to mention - since my phone is an unbranded one - I guess I don't need a 'Goldcard' (whatever that is)
