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Question before flashing my device...

Hello all, first off this is the absolute BEST PDA forum around. And Ive found just about all information I need. I JUST NOW successfully HardSPLed my device! W00T! Ive looked around and cant answer my last question though, I want to use a rom that is a WM6.1 bc I want threaded text, ive currently got wm6 on my T-Mo Wing (Herald) or whatever you guys like to call it lol. Do I need to do anything before flashing the WM6.1 Rom? Any suggestions on what Rom to use? I really like the idea of touch flo! Any help is appreciated!

Okay, Sir.
First off all you should know that I'm kinda new to the XDA scene as well but I've manage to flash my device right at the first attempt. What you have to do is following:
1. HardSPL your device
2. Check bootloader if process was successful
3. Get the RUU and put your *.nbh into the RUU folder (Image)
4. Run ROMUpdateUtility.exe and follow the steps
That's it. Be sure to be ActiveSynced all the time!
Oh and for the ROM request: I can strongly suggest OpenTouch V7.7 Manilla2D - a pretty nice ROM imho.
If there are any questions left don't hesitate to ask
Cheers

i'll recommend the easier flash method, as long as you have a microSD card. you can download any rom image your wish to flash, and place it in the root directory of the sd card as HERAIMG.nbh (i beilieve. look it up, i haven't flashed in a while). just hold the camera button down as you turn on the device, and it'll load into bootloader mode. from there, just follow the instructions.
while opentouch and many other roms that already have many programs are nice, i always recommend the exact opposite. the best and fastest rom i have ever used is just2clean. it has tons of free memory left, and just the basics pre-installed. makes a great base to install just what you want, and easily be able to remove what you don't.

Awesome. Thank you both for the info! I think im gonna go with OpenTouch V7.7 Manilla2D. Ive seen youtube vids on it and it looks appealing.... Thanks again... Going to update as soon as i get off work =P. Will post if i have any problems. But maybe ill ask a last question, will OpenTouch V7.7 Manilla2D leave me much space left over after the flash?

Around 30MB afaik. If you need more space for apps etc. try the JustMe ROM with up to 70MB of free storage.
Cheers

Ok so i couldnt actually find the download link to 7.7, like i click on the 7.7 link in his sig, but couldnt actually fond the download. but i read clear thru the forum and found V7.3..... Successful install...Now I think im gonna try his windows vista beta. Thanks for the help!

Well, have fun at reflashing Here are the links to build V7.7
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Lol im d/l it now. Got sent home from work bc of power failur... yay. But where did u find the link? i looked ALL over lastnight. The Touch IT Vista Beta worked well but i was really wanting this Open Touch 7.7 so im flashing again! Once again thanks... See ya on the other threads!

It's there at the very bottom.
Mirrors:
This mirror pretty much has all roms from version 7.0 - 7.7 which is the most current.
Provided by coburn_c
Version 7.7 has been added and is in a folder called Version 7.7.
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Cheers

i think i was blind lol. thanks again

You're welcome Let us know if it worked.
Cheers

Greetings from Brazil.
Hard-SPLed an HTC P4352 and flashed with Open Touch 7.7
Thanks.

Yea Zeheres, Everythings workin great..... I went with OTP 7.7 Lite.... LOVE IT! Thanks for your help. Lol now im usin your knowledge to help others =P

That's how it works Good it worked for you. Have fun with it
Cheers

[Q] Total noob... help

Hey guys im real new at this android stuff and i just got my captivate 2 weeks ago and im hating the way it lags sometimes. I've been told by everyone that i should root it or update to 2.2. well im going to root it later today but was wondering what are some basic things i should do to my phone to speed up and just have better funtions for my phone. and please keep in mind I'm very new to this so small words lol...

JagoRacing said:
Hey guys im real new at this android stuff and i just got my captivate 2 weeks ago and im hating the way it lags sometimes. I've been told by everyone that i should root it or update to 2.2. well im going to root it later today but was wondering what are some basic things i should do to my phone to speed up and just have better funtions for my phone. and please keep in mind I'm very new to this so small words lol...
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I hate to say it, but I learned a lot just by reading these forums. Yes, there are threads with 150+ pages of posts, but you will save yourself alot of trouble by learning from others mistakes. Read, read and read. Then you will know what you have, what you need, and what you want to ask....
Hope that helps.....

techmik67 said:
I hate to say it, but I learned a lot just by reading these forums. Yes, there are threads with 150+ pages of posts, but you will save yourself alot of trouble by learning from others mistakes. Read, read and read. Then you will know what you have, what you need, and what you want to ask....
Hope that helps.....
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+1 to this
also, think about where you're posting before you do, please. this has nothing to do with development, please keep topics like this to general or Q&A from now on, thank you.

Kaik541 said:
+1 to this
also, think about where you're posting before you do, please. this has nothing to do with development, please keep topics like this to general or Q&A from now on, thank you.
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But definitely READ this section..... all the good mods, kernels and reviews are in here.

techmik67 speaks the truth... I got my first Android phone (THIS ONE) on July 18th and started lurking these forums less than a week later.
Right now I'm installing VMWare and installing Linux as a virtual machine so that I can deox ROMs, all-the-while combing over the Captivate source code in hopes that I might find some clue as to why our kernel is locked to the AT&T modem files. I'm not even kidding =P
Read read read, you choose your own level of involvement, and these forums are an invaluable wealth of knowledge to those willing to invest the time!

techmik67 said:
But definitely READ this section..... all the good mods, kernels and reviews are in here.
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Definitely true, I rarely post outside this section, but I've yet to contribute anything short of advice here and there for other people's work when people ask questions.
Zilch25 said:
techmik67 speaks the truth... I got my first Android phone (THIS ONE) on July 18th and started lurking these forums less than a week later.
Right now I'm installing VMWare and installing Linux as a virtual machine so that I can deox ROMs, all-the-while combing over the Captivate source code in hopes that I might find some clue as to why our kernel is locked to the AT&T modem files. I'm not even kidding =P
Read read read, you choose your own level of involvement, and these forums are an invaluable wealth of knowledge to those willing to invest the time!
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also a great point. reading is always the most important thing you can do to learn about the current state of affairs. oh and donating to those who help you (either tools or ROMs) is always a good idea if you can afford it

+1 Zilch. But i guess i already had linux

smokestack76 said:
+1 Zilch. But i guess i already had linux
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I did too... once upon a time, hadn't needed it for a while

techmik67 said:
i hate to say it, but i learned a lot just by reading these forums. ..
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Ok thaks guys ive been reading all day... another dumb question but i did the root and then i tried the side loader but when i saw the video on how to it said i needed to open and apk file. ive been reading but i cant find how to get one to finish the install... help

JagoRacing said:
Ok thaks guys ive been reading all day... another dumb question but i did the root and then i tried the side loader but when i saw the video on how to it said i needed to open and apk file. ive been reading but i cant find how to get one to finish the install... help
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I am assuming you are talking about a stock Captivate. If you haven't done anything to it, I believe you would see this in SETTINGS>ABOUT PHONE
Baseband version: I897UCJF6
Kernel: I can't remember
Build number: Eclair
The 1st thing I did next was a 1 click root.
Next, and this is a personal choice, download and install from the thread SREv1.2.1a. If you read that 150+ page thread (most importantly, the OP) it will tell you that it includes some important things, like sideloading enabled and others.
Then see if you want a lagfix
At that point, your settings should now read:
Baseband version: I897UCJF6
Kernel: Same I think
Build number: SREv1.2.1a
I would install ROM MANAGER and QUICKBOOT from the market asap. Then consider upgrading firmware (baseband version) from UCJF6 to UCJH2 or JH3. Read the threads. And check my signature to see my setup, which I like alot.

JagoRacing said:
Ok thaks guys ive been reading all day... another dumb question but i did the root and then i tried the side loader but when i saw the video on how to it said i needed to open and apk file. ive been reading but i cant find how to get one to finish the install... help
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How did you side load? did you actually "install" it, or did you "push" it to your phone? If it is installed, it will be in your app drawer. If you pushed it, you'll need to use the my files program to find the app, and just open it and hit install.
I would suggest reading the SRE thread, because that is probably one of the best way to really get your phone faster.
You can also check out the Unleash the Beast thread. Then check out any lag fix by Tayutama (that is what I use, and I'm not sure on the spelling) because that will make your phone quicker!

techmik67 said:
Then consider upgrading firmware (baseband version) from UCJF6 to UCJH2 or JH3. Read the threads. And check my signature to see my setup, which I like alot.
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i have tried the i9000 rom, which was awesome, but i got tired of that little video call button mocking me so i switched back to stock UCJF6 and did the SRE1.21a.
how would i go about upgrading my firmware without reflashing everything and losing what i have already done? i have read the threads regarding the JH3 rom, but didnt see anything about how to do it without losing my current setup

Pirateghost said:
i have tried the i9000 rom, which was awesome, but i got tired of that little video call button mocking me so i switched back to stock UCJF6 and did the SRE1.21a.
how would i go about upgrading my firmware without reflashing everything and losing what i have already done? i have read the threads regarding the JH3 rom, but didnt see anything about how to do it without losing my current setup
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If I am not mistaken, this is what Titanium Backup is good for.
Rom Manager will help you restore like system restore in windows to EXACTLY as you are, apps, data and all, when you create the backup (which you should ALWAYS do before trying to flash a new firmware or update). Do that now.
Then, get Titanium. Under backup and restore, backup all your apps and app data (will show up white text). Also backup SOME of the stuff in green and red. You can see what to back up. when in doubt, back it up and think twice before restoring it.
If at any time you brick or have problems, boot into recovery, choose reinstall packages which will run update.zip created by rom manager so you can access the clockwork restore menu. Then restore to your backup you made and start over.
Lastly, check out QUICKBOOT in the market. EZ reboot into recovery mode.

oh. i already use those and know how to do backups and recovery. i recovered all my stuff from my i9000 jump to jf6+sre .. guess i will go through the process again.

Pirateghost said:
oh. i already use those and know how to do backups and recovery. i recovered all my stuff from my i9000 jump to jf6+sre .. guess i will go through the process again.
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The $4 for Titanium donate version is well worth it. I did a restore on free, and it took 45 mins of installing apps and pushing buttons. took less than 10 with the donate version with no interaction.

Well I will re-iterate what others have already said. Read.
But here is what I did:
Flash JH3 via Odin
Root via Bugless Pete's Unleash the Beast v0.2
download Terminal Emulator from the market
Type: su
Type: sideloading
By now you are rooted and sideloading is activated and a bunch of bloat ware is gone.
Now install a lag fix (search for Zilch's condensed version of lag fixes)
You can choose between RyanZA's APK in the market or his script or tayatumas update.zip. I also reccomend Chainfires lag fix in the i9000 forums.
Now everything is done: JH3 - Root- Sideloading- lagfix.
Now patiently wait for Supercurios lagfix port for the captivate.
And find a mentor you can secretely stalk and try what they try. There are some people out there who really know what they are doing. Here is aquick list.
Chainfire
Zilch
RyanZA
Tayatuma
Unhelpful
Supercurio
And many more.
Then Read Read Read.
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I897 using XDA App

Ack, I'm being stalked now?!
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I897 using XDA App

Unhelpful said:
Ack, I'm being stalked now?!
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I897 using XDA App
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You have no idea. LOL

Why can't i find Need for Speed Shift in the market?

I am using version 12 of GBX rom and i am on T-Mobile US however i can't find Need for Speed shift in the market. I downloaded market enabler and spoofed myself to be Tmobile US just in case and that still didn't work.
Any help?

yea it dont work on 2.3 dont waste your time

dize89 said:
yea it dont work on 2.3 dont waste your time
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Really? its working perfect on my hyperdroid CM7.
to OP not sure why its not showing up in the market this is the link to nfs shift.
https://market.android.com/details?id=com.eamobile.nfsshift_na_wf
EDIT: this maybe worth a read
http://www.droidforums.net/forum/droid-games/118960-need-speed-shift-pulled-market-repriced-6.html

I will read through that thread but after going through that link, i get an error saying can't be found
EDIT tried usimg market enabler and still can't find it, same thing says cant be found. However pulls right up on my fiance's stock nexus one on 2.3.3.
anyone else have an idea?

nobody? i really want to support dev and pay for the app. not sure what else to try or do to get it.

nice
nicenicenicenice

You wrong. I'm running NFS on 2.3.3
I upload for you :WAREZ LINK DELETED ****NOT ALLOWED ON XDA****
Have fun !

xauzainhatvn said:
You wrong. I'm running NFS on 2.3.3
I upload for you :
Have fun !
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Against the rules to post warez :/.

Sprint Visual Voicemail

Hello I am pretty new on this thing of modding. I was wondering if anyone knows how to put to work the Sprint VVM on the hero with CM7?
I have tried several times of following some of the instructions here in the forum but I have had no luck.

zion69 said:
Hello I am pretty new on this thing of modding. I was wondering if anyone knows how to put to work the Sprint VVM on the hero with CM7?
I have tried several times of following some of the instructions here in the forum but I have had no luck.
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just make the jump to google voice.. its better anyway..

I hope this helps!!!
zion69 said:
Hello I am pretty new on this thing of modding. I was wondering if anyone knows how to put to work the Sprint VVM on the hero with CM7?
I have tried several times of following some of the instructions here in the forum but I have had no luck.
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Try this and let me know if this helps,
Basically What you do is, Back up the latest voice mail app in original/stock Rom and make a back up of it with "Titanium Backup" app which you can download for free from Android market.
Once you install CM7, install any version of voice mail and on top of that restore the backup (data only) that you took in stock Rom.
Let me know if you dont understand what I wrote and I will try again to explain my self better.
You can download sprint voice mail app from one of the links I posted below for you. I actually had the same issue and I followed
the instructions on the links below and it worked out for me =]
The instructions are kind of confusing so that's why I tried to summarize the steps for you above.
Good Luck!!
http://forum.cyanogenmod.com/topic/...ng-those-9016-text-notifications/page__st__20
(read usnret04's reply #30)
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=982966
http://romrepo.info/wiki/index.php?title=Install_Sprint_Visual_Voicemail

waqasr said:
Try this and let me know if this helps,
Basically What you do is, Back up the latest voice mail app in original/stock Rom and make a back up of it with "Titanium Backup" app which you can download for free from Android market.
Once you install CM7, install any version of voice mail and on top of that restore the backup (data only) that you took in stock Rom.
Let me know if you dont understand what I wrote and I will try again to explain my self better.
You can download sprint voice mail app from one of the links I posted below for you. I actually had the same issue and I followed
the instructions on the links below and it worked out for me =]
The instructions are kind of confusing so that's why I tried to summarize the steps for you above.
Good Luck!!
http://forum.cyanogenmod.com/topic/...ng-those-9016-text-notifications/page__st__20
(read usnret04's reply #30)
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=982966
http://romrepo.info/wiki/index.php?title=Install_Sprint_Visual_Voicemail
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Hell yeah! Been looking for this thread for a hot minute. Now my little brother has VVM. Woohoo!!

oohaylima said:
Hell yeah! Been looking for this thread for a hot minute. Now my little brother has VVM. Woohoo!!
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I am glad it worked out for you!!
God bless

[Q] Cyanogen Mod 7.1

Hi this is my first post. Im really sorry if Im posting this again and if I am just tell me to delete it and point me to the correct one.
So i want to install the Cyanogen mod 7.1 that was released yesterday onto my HTC incredible s. however since i have only just had it around a month i know very little about android rooting and how to do it.
My question is what guide should i use? is this the cyanogen mod good. i cna tpost it here it wouldnt let me.
if so i know doing so will void my warrenty and so is it like jailbreaking where all you have to do is restore to stock firmware?
Update: installed using this http://wiki.cyanogenmod.com/wiki/HTC_Incredible_S:_Full_Update_Guide
worked like a charm
thank you very much.

incrediblealex said:
Hi this is my first post. Im really sorry if Im posting this again and if I am just tell me to delete it and point me to the correct one.
So i want to install the Cyanogen mod 7.1 that was released yesterday onto my HTC incredible s. however since i have only just had it around a month i know very little about android rooting and how to do it.
My question is what guide should i use? is this the cyanogen mod good. i cna tpost it here it wouldnt let me.
if so i know doing so will void my warrenty and so is it like jailbreaking where all you have to do is restore to stock firmware?
thank you very much.
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welcome to the forum. just remember, this forum is chock full of great info. when you have a question, more often then not your question has already been asked. always use the search button first to reduce clutter
this phone is one of the easiest phones to root. just head here. voila. that's it.
yes, cm7 is THAT good. definitely worth it. fast and prob the best battery life out of all the roms.
you can always get the phone back to it's original state for warranty purposes. always a good idea to do a backup immediately after you root.
have fun.

ok thank you very much. Does the guide on the CyanogenMod website include how to restore to stock if you have to send your phone in?

incrediblealex said:
ok thank you very much. Does the guide on the CyanogenMod website include how to restore to stock if you have to send your phone in?
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i don't think so. that info is, however, readily available in this forum. just do a search
come to think of it, i think all you have to do is revert to the stock rom that you just backed up after rooting. someone please correct me if i'm wrong.

Does anyone also know if the root method for the HTC incredible S is temp? Does that mean you cant turn off your device? I'm confused.

incrediblealex said:
Does anyone also know if the root method for the HTC incredible S is temp? Does that mean you cant turn off your device? I'm confused.
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no, it's not temporary. it will stay rooted until you unroot and return the device to stock/original state. why don't you try it out? it will be a good way to familiarize yourself with rooting, backing up, and restoring.

Hearing of the release of CM7 got me finally around of rooting my phone. This forum offers great tutorials and I managed to root is fairly easily. After rooting I was also asked wheter I wanted to flash CWM and I answered yes. Everything went OK and I was able to try CM7 after 30 minutes or so. The most time consuming operation was creating backup with CWM recovery.
But my opinion about CM7 isn't good. While I like the the effects and other neat customisation possibilities 3 thing turn me off.
First, I really love HTC's phone or dialler application which helps me find contacts by entering their number or trying to type their names. This is the single most useful thing invented on a telephone. As CM7 doesn't support that (only enterning numbers as far as I know) I will not use it.
Second, I wasn't able to connect to Exchange server for some reason
Third, Android Market shut itself down after 10 seconds and repeatedly kept doing that.
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PS. I would have liked to post this info to developers forums, but as I don't have rights, I couldn't.
I'm no noob to forums - I'm a veteran member of Estonia's leading IT forum of Hinnavaatlus.

weaselEST said:
Hearing of the release of CM7 got me finally around of rooting my phone. This forum offers great tutorials and I managed to root is fairly easily. After rooting I was also asked wheter I wanted to flash CWM and I answered yes. Everything went OK and I was able to try CM7 after 30 minutes or so. The most time consuming operation was creating backup with CWM recovery.
But my opinion about CM7 isn't good. While I like the the effects and other neat customisation possibilities 3 thing turn me off.
First, I really love HTC's phone or dialler application which helps me find contacts by entering their number or trying to type their names. This is the single most useful thing invented on a telephone. As CM7 doesn't support that (only enterning numbers as far as I know) I will not use it.
Second, I wasn't able to connect to Exchange server for some reason
Third, Android Market shut itself down after 10 seconds and repeatedly kept doing that.
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PS. I would have liked to post this info to developers forums, but as I don't have rights, I couldn't.
I'm no noob to forums - I'm a veteran member of Estonia's leading IT forum of Hinnavaatlus.
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The markets fixed by going in to language settings and selecting English again.
Exchange worked fine for me...
Download another dialer application..
I'd choose double the speed, battery life and ram any day over sense

lets not start cm7 vs sense. this thread will never end really, it comes down to individual preference and that's not something we can argue.
cm7 isn't prefect but it's close, imo.

Please recommend a dialer app and I will give it a try Dialer One maybe?
Thanks for the market tip.

weaselEST said:
Please recommend a dialer app and I will give it a try
Thanks for the market tip.
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try dialer one. it has the function you are looking for.

weaselEST said:
Please recommend a dialer app and I will give it a try
Thanks for the market tip.
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Dialer one, go contacts and touchpal dialer are all good.

syc7090 said:
no, it's not temporary. it will stay rooted until you unroot and return the device to stock/original state. why don't you try it out? it will be a good way to familiarize yourself with rooting, backing up, and restoring.
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Thanks again I'm going to try it out and report back on how I got on.

incrediblealex said:
Thanks again I'm going to try it out and report back on how I got on.
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sounds good. and there are guides in the dev forum if you need some assurance.

Cannot download anything from the Market for unknown reason. The download bar just scrolls endlessly.
E: Restart helped. Everything seems to be working just fine. Will give an estimate of battery usage in a few days time. And will test out Skype as well.

I feel as though the guides here need to be updated current one is from June. Not complaining just sayin is all.

itsbeertimenow said:
I feel as though the guides here need to be updated current one is from June. Not complaining just sayin is all.
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Yes, they could use some tweaking.
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Unable to sign in to Skype. Forums aren't very helpful too.

weaselEST said:
Yes, they could use some tweaking.
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Unable to sign in to Skype. Forums aren't very helpful too.
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Yeah I think they need updating. From what I can work out the root for the HTC IS is not temp but the guide says it is?

incrediblealex said:
Yeah I think they need updating. From what I can work out the root for the HTC IS is not temp but the guide says it is?
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What do you mean exactly? After restarting my phone is still S-OFF (if you asked that).

weaselEST said:
What do you mean exactly? After restarting my phone is still S-OFF (if you asked that).
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Well I think the HTC incredible S was a temp root but from what I can work out and what you have and others have said it is not. I haven't tried it yet but I'm going to tonight.