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Can i still downgrade and root and go to CM ROM

I'm at stock 1.5 cupcake
Can i still downgrade and root and go to CM ROM

Yes you can. Just follow the normal steps on how to downgrade (you can find such information in the FAQ section in my signature, namely the How To Root, flash and hack bit.). All the informaiton should be there along with links to the firmware version you need to downgrade to and all the other steps required.

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Can i use this tut
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=533731
to install CM's ROm on my g1

Yes, its a well written tutorial. My advice is to read it first so you become comfortable with what you're doing and then follow the steps.
If that's still confusing then try this guide - http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=442480

wow seems like a lot of work to root the phone but it will work

NeoBlade said:
Yes, its a well written tutorial. My advice is to read it first so you become comfortable with what you're doing and then follow the steps.
If that's still confusing then try this guide - http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=442480
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this is the one i used works great

This tut should work fine except I dont think you need to do this.
"How to install custom ROM (With full wipe)
Download your favorite flavor of rom (I prefer JACHero http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=522076) and rename to update.zip
1.) Turn on the phone holding the home key and power to boot. Attach the phone to your computer via usb.
2.) Wipe your phone from the menu in cyanogen
3.) Open console and enter the following commands. Press "Enter" after each line. This wipes the ext partition.
mount -o rw /dev/block/mmcblk0p2 /system/sd
rm -r /system/sd/*
4.) Mount the phone so you can copy update.zip over easily by entering the following commands. Press "Enter" after each line.
echo /dev/block/mmcblk0 > /sys/devices/platform/usb_mass_storage/lun0/file
5.) Type recovery to go back to the recovery menu."
6.) Apply the update.zip file then reboot the phone.
maybe thats for the purpose of putting on the hero based roms. I dont remember having to ever do that step .

Yeah, silly me I guessed the first link was the guide I was thinking of!
Also don't forget guys that if you are planning to use a newer ROM, do upgrade your Radio first. As an option you can upgrade your SPL too to either the HardSPL or the very latest version which is on my signature.
Beware though that before flashing the latest SPL you must ideally have a PVT motherboard (simply turn off mobile, hold CAMERA+POWER to get into the SPL. The text at the top will list the model number) and you MUST FLASH THE LATEST RADIO FIRST.
Can't stress that enough really

So after doing the steps before that just dont do them and go straight to CM's Rom
And can someone give me a dirct link to the current CM ROm i dont want to dl the wrong one thanxs for whoever does so

hazard99 said:
This tut should work fine except I dont think you need to do this.
"How to install custom ROM (With full wipe)
Download your favorite flavor of rom (I prefer JACHero http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=522076) and rename to update.zip
1.) Turn on the phone holding the home key and power to boot. Attach the phone to your computer via usb.
2.) Wipe your phone from the menu in cyanogen
3.) Open console and enter the following commands. Press "Enter" after each line. This wipes the ext partition.
mount -o rw /dev/block/mmcblk0p2 /system/sd
rm -r /system/sd/*
4.) Mount the phone so you can copy update.zip over easily by entering the following commands. Press "Enter" after each line.
echo /dev/block/mmcblk0 > /sys/devices/platform/usb_mass_storage/lun0/file
5.) Type recovery to go back to the recovery menu."
6.) Apply the update.zip file then reboot the phone.
maybe thats for the purpose of putting on the hero based roms. I dont remember having to ever do that step .
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All that would be under the pretext that you have the latest SPL and have flashed Cyanogen's recovery image. Also the pretext that you want the Hero ROM too.
There are many methods for achieving the same goal. For the more savvy amongst us, ADB is all that's needed and a few commands. For the newbies, its best to keep things simple.
K.I.S.S (Keep It Simple Stupid) is a wonderful rule of thumb for many things in life ^_^

i'd use the second tut to get root

watchyaself said:
So after doing the steps before that just dont do them and go straight to CM's Rom
And can someone give me a dirct link to the current CM ROm i dont want to dl the wrong one thanxs for whoever does so
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Use this link http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=442480
Follow the steps there. If you wanted Cyanogen's latest ROM as you've stated, simply go to the very first post of his thread. Its all there.

So pretty much i can use this( http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=533731)but its not recommended if i want to go to CM's rom
ps i dont have a partition manager so you think i should do this one??

watchyaself said:
So pretty much i can use this( http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=533731)but its not recommended if i want to go to CM's rom
ps i dont have a partition manager so you think i should do this one??
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Not wanting to sound like a broken record but there are multiple ways in obtaining the same result.
I and rigamrts have strongly suggested using this guide as it is clearer and even has screenshots making it easier to follow - http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=442480
Then...
NeoBlade said:
Also don't forget guys that if you are planning to use a newer ROM, do upgrade your Radio first. As an option you can upgrade your SPL too to either the HardSPL or the very latest version which is on my signature.
Beware though that before flashing the latest SPL you must ideally have a PVT motherboard (simply turn off mobile, hold CAMERA+POWER to get into the SPL. The text at the top will list the model number) and you MUST FLASH THE LATEST RADIO FIRST.
Can't stress that enough really
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Also you only need to partition your SD card if you plan on doing Apps2SD. If you don't have a need for it then don't worry about partitioning your SD card. If you are planning to use Apps2SD then I would strongly suggest at least a Class 6 SD Card.

well im planning on using apps2sd and i do have a class 6 sdhc card

watchyaself said:
So pretty much i can use this( http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=533731)but its not recommended if i want to go to CM's rom
ps i dont have a partition manager so you think i should do this one??
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ok there are like 30 different tuts to get root all do the same thing just different ways you have to choose the one that you would feel most comfortable with cause if you choose one that's not right for you and try to flash some of the newer roms you have a good chance to brick your phone. so spend a week read as many tuts as you can it's not a race to get root take your time.

Partition Manager has a fully functional demo that lasts for 30 days. Google it to download, install and partition your SD card. Remember FAT32 partition first, then EXT2 or EXT3 partition second. Also I would advise for the EXT partition not to exceed 1GB, as to be honest you won't be using all of it.

Need Help...can't Downgrade To Rc29

So I've had my G1 for a while now on the stock non-rooted OS and I decided to try to get a 2.1 rom installed on it. After looking around and reading quite a bit, I primarily went off of this blog post to get it done. hxxp://www .myhangoutonline.com/component/content/article/342-tutorials/7-root-and-upgrade-your-g1
I got it downgraded to RC29 successfully and went through the rooting process. Once I tried to reboot it into recovery mode, my phone just sat at the G1 screen indefinitely. Waited up to an hour and restarted the entire process about 3 times with the same result. Then I started looking around thinking maybe the DREAIMG.nbh file that was provided was no good and I got one linked off of this site hxxp:// androidandme.com/2009/08/news/how-to-root-a-t-mobile-g1-and-mytouch-3g-android-phone/
So the next time I tried to start over by restoring to the RC29 image it gets all the way through and fails at the end. It says "Update Terminate UPDATE FAIL". I tried going back to the image that worked a few minutes prior to that and I'm getting the same thing.
Any ideas on what I need to do? I'm stuck without a phone until I get this resolved...

Your post is difficult to understand.
The first question:
WHY did you install an NBH file?
The second question:
WHAT *exactly* did you do to the thing?
The third question:
WHY are you trying again to install an NBH file?
The fourth question:
What is it doing now?
The fifth and final question:
HOW can you possibly justify following a bunch of steps that some retard spewed out on a "blog"?
Note: NEVER NEVER NEVER NEVER write an NBH file to your phone!!! Especially once you have root! NEVER.
Note2: you say its stock tmoble-branded htc dream? That means android 1.6 and I believe susceptible to the 1-click-root bug... why didn't you run the 1-click root?
What happens if you try to boot the phone ***NORMALLY*** (instead of recovery)?
What happens if you plug in the USB and run "adb logcat"?

lbcoder said:
Your post is difficult to understand.
The first question:
WHY did you install an NBH file?
The second question:
WHAT *exactly* did you do to the thing?
The third question:
WHY are you trying again to install an NBH file?
The fourth question:
What is it doing now?
The fifth and final question:
HOW can you possibly justify following a bunch of steps that some retard spewed out on a "blog"?
Note: NEVER NEVER NEVER NEVER write an NBH file to your phone!!! Especially once you have root! NEVER.
Note2: you say its stock tmoble-branded htc dream? That means android 1.6 and I believe susceptible to the 1-click-root bug... why didn't you run the 1-click root?
What happens if you try to boot the phone ***NORMALLY*** (instead of recovery)?
What happens if you plug in the USB and run "adb logcat"?
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1. I installed the nbh file because that's what was in every single set of instructions I've found said to do. Step 1 is to downgrade your phone to RC29 for US phones, and the DREAIMG.nbh file is the way to do that from everywhere that I've seen, mostly here and the cyanogenmod forums. If there is a better guide to follow, please link me.
2. I've already explained this. I followed the following instructions:
1. Format your phone's SD card to FAT32 mode:
o Hook your phone up to your computer using a USB cable and then wait for the
notification to show up in your title bar of your phone.
o Click the notification, and then click "Mount".
o A new removable disk should show up on your computer. Right click it and select
Format, and select FAT32 as the file system type.
2. Download and unzip the RC29 or RC7 image file. Copy the DREAIMG.nbh file to the SD card.
(RC29 for US, RC7 is for UK)
3. Turn the device power off.
4. Hold Camera button, and press Power button to entry boot loader mode. You should see a
gray/white screen with instructions to flash your phone with the update on your SD card. If you
don't see that, make sure you followed the instructions properly.
5. As per the on-screen instructions, press the Power button to start upgrade procedure. DO NOT
DO ANYTHING TO INTERRUPT THIS PROCESS.
6. After it is finished, perform the restart your phone.
Rooting your RC29 or lower phone:
On RC29 phones and lower, anything you type into your keyboard is also being run in a hidden console
with root permissions. More information regarding that at the bottom of this post. But, to get root access,
do the following:
Instructions:
1. Download recovery.img or the new version by Amon recovery-RA-dream-v1.5.2.img and copy
it to your SD card (see the previous instructions on how to copy from your computer to your
Phone's SD card).
2. Download the Hard SPL and copy the zip file to the SD card.
3. All files must be on the root of your SD card.
4. Restart your phone. Wait for your phone to start up fully and show the home screen.
5. After your phone starts up, hit the enter key twice, type "telnetd" and press enter. (Yes, it
will start up a contact search, don't worry. Just type it.)
6. Download an Android "Telnet" application from the Market and connect to localhost.
7. If you connect successfully, you will have a root prompt "#".
8. Type the following into Telnet (these commands will give you root access easier in the future):
o mount -o rw,remount -t yaffs2 /dev/block/mtdblock3 /system
o cd sdcard
o flash_image recovery recovery.img
o cat recovery.img > /system/recovery.img
Now you have root!
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3. Already explained in #1. Again if there is a better, easier guide to follow by all means show me. I am new to this, and from what I've seen if noobs ask "how do I do this" around here, they get flamed for not figuring it out for themselves. Something I'm also sensing from your post.
4. I've gotten past my initial problem. This morning I was shown another DREAIMG.nbh file from another source, and I was able to get it on the phone and get it to boot. I've since gone through the root process (using the guide posted above), but I still can't get it into recovery mode. So that's where I'm now stuck.
5. As opposed to a bunch of steps some retard spewed on a "message board"? All of the guides I've gone through were either on or linked to from this forum or the cyanogenmod forum. Both I assume reputable sources for this type of thing.
Note: I think you need to show me another guide because what you're saying contradicts everything I've seen.
Note2: Don't know. Everything I've seen says I have to go back to 1.4 to be able to root it because the security holes were closed in 1.6.
The phone is again back to the 1.4 image from the nbh file. I've tried to root it and get it to recovery mode without any luck, so I could use some guidance on what to do from here. I'm not really sure what adb logcat is or why I'd want to do it.

TalioGladius said:
1. I installed the nbh file because that's what was in every single set of instructions I've found said to do. Step 1 is to downgrade your phone to RC29 for US phones, and the DREAIMG.nbh file is the way to do that from everywhere that I've seen, mostly here and the cyanogenmod forums. If there is a better guide to follow, please link me.
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Just because it was written does NOT make it right.
The process of rooting does NOT require an NBH file.
The process of REPAIDING NEVER needs an NBH file.
You should NEVER TOUCH an NBH file. The ONLY thing an NBH file does is it increases the risk that you will brick your phone by a bad flash.
Don't do it!
2. I've already explained this. I followed the following instructions:
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Reposting that crap doesn't help.
WHAT DID YOU DO? WHERE DID YOU GET TO? WHAT DID YOU SKIP? WHAT BUTTONS DID YOU PRESS?
3. Already explained in #1. Again if there is a better, easier guide to follow by all means show me. I am new to this, and from what I've seen if noobs ask "how do I do this" around here, they get flamed for not figuring it out for themselves. Something I'm also sensing from your post.
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#1: NEVER do anything without ***UNDERSTANDING THE PROCESS FIRST***. If you don't understand, then how can you possibly adapt to inaccuracies/errors/failures? The answer is that you CAN'T.
4. I've gotten past my initial problem. This morning I was shown another DREAIMG.nbh file from another source, and I was able to get it on the phone and get it to boot. I've since gone through the root process (using the guide posted above), but I still can't get it into recovery mode. So that's where I'm now stuck.
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Define "can't get it into recovery". WHAT recovery do you have installed? The stock one that came with the NBH? Or some OTHER recovery that you installed? You say that it boots into the OS now? Congratulations. DO NOT INSTALL ANOTHER NBH FILE EVER!
What you need to do is install an engineering SPL, and NOT 1.33.2005! Try 1.33.2003.
You can then flash anything you like using FASTBOOT.
5. As opposed to a bunch of steps some retard spewed on a "message board"? All of the guides I've gone through were either on or linked to from this forum or the cyanogenmod forum. Both I assume reputable sources for this type of thing.
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A forum filters out the retard posts because 100 different people CALL the retard out! A *BLOG* is TRASH unless you absolutely know that the author REALLY KNOWS what he's doing. And in this case, YOU DON'T.
Note: I think you need to show me another guide because what you're saying contradicts everything I've seen.
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I don't write guides. I INFORM.
Note2: Don't know. Everything I've seen says I have to go back to 1.4 to be able to root it because the security holes were closed in 1.6.
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The TELNET-ROOT bug was fixed. That's all!
And FYI: There was never a 1.4. 1.0->1.1->1.5->1.6->2.0->2.0.1->2.1->[future]2.2
The phone is again back to the 1.4 image from the nbh file. I've tried to root it and get it to recovery mode without any luck, so I could use some guidance on what to do from here. I'm not really sure what adb logcat is or why I'd want to do it.
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Again, what did you do to get there?

I can see that this can quickly escalate into an unnecessary back and forth argument. So to avoid that how about I tell you what I've done and where I'm at currently, and you can inform me on what to do to get to my goal?
From what I've seen I had to essentially do the following things:
1. downgrade to RC29
2. root
3. upgrade radio and SPL
4. Install ROM to get to 2.1
What I've done:
1. Formatted my sdcard to fat32, and put the DREAIMG.nbh file on the root of the sdcard.
2. Shutdown. Start up the phone holding the camera button. Got to the gray screen to update, pressed the power button to update.
3. Update successful. Rebooted by pressing call, menu, and power buttons.
4. Went through the setup wizard to set up the phone with my google account.
5. Installed telnet application from the market.
6. Downloaded recovery.img and spl-signed.zip (Danger SPL) and put them on the root of the sdcard.
7. From home screen, pressed enter twice. Typed telnetd.
8. Opened telnet application. Typed the following commands:
Code:
mount -o rw,remount -t yaffs2 /dev/block/mtdblock3 /system
cd sdcard
flash_image recovery recovery.img
cat recovery.img > /system/recovery.img/CODE]
9. Shut down phone. Held down the home button while powering phone on in attempt to get to recovery mode.
10. Phone did not go into recovery mode, but went to this image on the screen: (can't post links, so fix the url)
hxxp:// www .modmygphone.com/wiki/images/1/1b/Howtofirm1.png
Currently, the phone is showing the following:
Firmware version 1.0
Baseband version 62.33.20.08H_1.22.12.29
kernel version 2.6.25-01843-gfea26b0 [email protected] #6
Build number kkila-user 1.0 TC4-RC29 115247 ota-rel-keys,release-keys
What exactly do I need to do from here to get a 2.1 rom installed?

TalioGladius said:
I can see that this can quickly escalate into an unnecessary back and forth argument. So to avoid that how about I tell you what I've done and where I'm at currently, and you can inform me on what to do to get to my goal?
From what I've seen I had to essentially do the following things:
1. downgrade to RC29
2. root
3. upgrade radio and SPL
4. Install ROM to get to 2.1
What I've done:
1. Formatted my sdcard to fat32, and put the DREAIMG.nbh file on the root of the sdcard.
2. Shutdown. Start up the phone holding the camera button. Got to the gray screen to update, pressed the power button to update.
3. Update successful. Rebooted by pressing call, menu, and power buttons.
4. Went through the setup wizard to set up the phone with my google account.
5. Installed telnet application from the market.
6. Downloaded recovery.img and spl-signed.zip (Danger SPL) and put them on the root of the sdcard.
7. From home screen, pressed enter twice. Typed telnetd.
8. Opened telnet application. Typed the following commands:
Code:
mount -o rw,remount -t yaffs2 /dev/block/mtdblock3 /system
cd sdcard
flash_image recovery recovery.img
cat recovery.img > /system/recovery.img/CODE]
9. Shut down phone. Held down the home button while powering phone on in attempt to get to recovery mode.
10. Phone did not go into recovery mode, but went to this image on the screen: (can't post links, so fix the url)
hxxp:// www .modmygphone.com/wiki/images/1/1b/Howtofirm1.png
Currently, the phone is showing the following:
Firmware version 1.0
Baseband version 62.33.20.08H_1.22.12.29
kernel version 2.6.25-01843-gfea26b0 [email protected] #6
Build number kkila-user 1.0 TC4-RC29 115247 ota-rel-keys,release-keys
What exactly do I need to do from here to get a 2.1 rom installed?[/QUOTE]
First you need to be really carefull with the danger spl (make sure you have the right radio installed before installing that spl or bye bye to your phone). You need to install Amon Ra's new recovery. Put 2.1 on sd card. Wipe and flash.
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supremeteam256 said:
First you need to be really carefull with the danger spl (make sure you have the right radio installed before installing that spl or bye bye to your phone). You need to install Amon Ra's new recovery. Put 2.1 on sd card. Wipe and flash.
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I got the radio upgraded to 2.22.29.26I.
Turns out I have to hit alt-l to get past the ! screen in recovery mode. So now I should be able to install the danger spl, and then the rom, right?
The one I'm seeing with the guide is Cyanogenmod 4.2.15.1.

TalioGladius said:
I got the radio upgraded to 2.22.29.26I.
Turns out I have to hit alt-l to get past the ! screen in recovery mode. So now I should be able to install the danger spl, and then the rom, right?
The one I'm seeing with the guide is Cyanogenmod 4.2.15.1.
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To be honest I would flash Amon Ra's new recovery first so you can flash the danger spl and then the rom without a reboot in between. And if you want to install that version of cyanogen you really don't need the danger spl, but if you want to jump up to his 5.0.7 Test5 you'll need to (thats the 2.1 version).

If you want to avoid bricks, you really should NEVER go straight from 0.95.x000 SPL --> 1.33.2005 SPL. The reason for this is that there is no way to make that jump without using recovery, and since those SPLs are so different from each other, it has to use the cache-->update-hboot-->recovery-wipe-cache approach, which is where bricks come from.
If you have a 0.95.x000 SPL and want to go to 1.33.2005, you FIRST go to 1.33.2003 (that's a THREE) using recovery (since 0.95.x000 and 1.33.2003 have equal compatibility) -- this opens up the door for using FASTBOOT to flash your SPL. The move between ANY pair of engineering SPLs using fastboot is guaranteed safe since it can never get stuck in a failed boot-recovery (brick).

[GUIDE] How To Root HBOOT 1.01

Ok guys I noticed a lot of people are getting stuck with this myself included and for me it was because the information I needed was fragmented all over the place, So here is all the information that I used some parts have been edited to fit the purpose of rooting 1.01 as there is no definative guide at the minute.
1st thing to do is make a goldcard even if you already have a working goldcard make it again mine was working for other phones but wouldnt work for this.
All credit for the goldcard guide goes to BlaY0
BlaY0 said:
Here are few easy steps on how to make Goldcard without taking it out of your phone but you have to be root (VISIONary temproot is fine).
You will be doing this from command prompt:
Code:
adb shell
su
First you need to find out sdcard's CID:
Code:
cat /sys/class/mmc_host/mmc0/mmc0:*/cid
...copy it into text box on http://hexrev.soaa.me/. Now go to http://psas.revskills.de/?q=goldcard and put in the reversed CID you have got on previous web page. Push goldcard.img to your phone via 2nd command prompt:
Code:
adb push goldcard.img /data/local/
...unmount sdcard via Settings, go back to 1st command prompt and make a backup then make goldcard:
Code:
dd if=/dev/block/mmcblk0 count=1 of=/data/local/sdcard_backup.img
cat /data/local/goldcard.img > /dev/block/mmcblk0
sync
exit
You may also pull that backup to your PC:
Code:
adb pull /data/local/sdcard_backup.img .
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The 2nd guide you will need to use is also by BlaY0
BlaY0 said:
Preface
Because there are too many ppl without any knowledge spreading false findings and statements I decided to write this HOWTO.
Audience
This HOWTO is primarily ment for those who already have rooted Legends but they recently experienced problems flashing CM's or new Vodafone FroYo boot.img.
Background
HBOOT is like a BIOS in our PCs and to cut a long story short it also contains partition table for phone's internal storage. That means it has info on where exactly certain partition starts and how big it is.
At HTC they decided to partition Legend's internal storage this way:
misc 640 kB
recovery 4,375 MB
boot 2,5 MB
system 240 MB
cache 40 MB
data 185 MB
...but as we found out (first with CM nightly) boot partition was a little short for the boot.img to fit in if we had one or more bad cells (sectors) on it. Eventually we found out that quite some Legend's had bad cell on boot partition and those unfortunate souls that owned such phone were unable to upgrade to Vodafone FroYo rooted ROM too.
I think that HTC also recognized that Legend's boot partition was kinda small so they rearanged partition table in HBOOT 1.00 a bit making boot partition bigger (now it is 3 MB) by shrinking recovery partition a little.
So now we know that some of us actually need HBOOT 1.00 in order to flash FroYo's boot.img without a problem. But how do we keep root then?
Prerequirements
Android SDK (primarily adb)
working USB drivers (for adb to work)
goldcard (in case you are trying to flash ROMs with different CID than your phone has)
ClockWorkMod recovery (if your Legend is already rooted)
Rerequirements
Vodafone FroYo OTA update (actually just firmware.zip from OTA)
Legend rooting tools (just testimage.zip)
Hack 4 Legend v5(just misc1-2.img and flash_image)
VISIONary r13(r14 is out also but i haven't tested it yet)
Instructions
I will split instructions into two parts... for already rooted phones and phones that were already updated with Vodafone OTA thus they lost root.
Already OTA updated with HBOOT 1.00
That one is relatively easy. You could also follow Paul's guide but I like my approach better
Connect your phone to your PC. Second you have to install VISIONary r13 into your phone and do the "temproot" procedure. After a successful "temproot" you should be able to adb shell and then su. Fire up command prompt and issue:
Code:
adb shell
su
...you should have root privileges now (showing #). Next thing is backing up misc partition and replacing it with one from hack4legend-v5.zip. Extract this zip somewhere and fire another command promt there. Now you should upload flash_image binary and misc1-2.img:
Code:
adb push flash_image /data/local/
adb push misc1-2.img /data/local/
...switch back to 1st command prompt and change permission of flash_image_binary:
Code:
chmod 755 /data/local/flash_image
...and backup your current misc partition:
Code:
cat /dev/mtd/mtd0 > /sdcard/misc_backup.img
Now flash misc1-2.img:
Code:
/data/local/flash_image misc /data/local/misc1-2.img
exit
...and you are set to downgrade retaining HBOOT 1.00.
Unzip r4-legend-root.zip and find testimage.zip in it. Put it on your phone's sdcard renaming it to LEGEIMG.zip. You can then reboot into bootloader issuing:
Code:
adb reboot bootloader
...from command prompt. Phone will reboot and find LEGEIMG.zip on your sdcard, copy it into RAM and check it. If you get CID error at this point, then you don't have goldcard. Make your sdcard gold and try again. After successful flash and reboot you may remove LEGEIMG.zip from sdcard. Next step is upgrading of rooted FroYo ROM. Put FroYo update ROM zip to your sdcard and install it via ClockworkMod recovery. You may also flash backed up misc partition after that. Still in recovery mode and hooked with your PC switch to command prompt and restore it back:
Code:
adb shell
flash_image misc /sdcard/misc_backup.img
exit
...and reboot.
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So by now you will be on an unrooted Eclair rom. The third guide I used was by David Cogen
David Cogen said:
I. Before You Begin
1. YOU MUST BE ON VERSION 1.31 IN ORDER TO ROOT THE LEGEND, IF YOU ARE NOT YOU CAN DOWNGRADE USING THIS PROCEDURE.
2. This will erase all the data on your phone so please at least sync your contacts with Google before continuing.
3. You must have HTC Sync version 2.0.33, not a newer version. Uninstall HTC Sync and install this version instead.
1. Download the Rooting Tools
Legend Rooting Tools
2. Unzip them to the C: drive on your computer (so the file path is C:\r4-legend-root\)
3. Turn off your phone and turn it back on by holding down Back and Power until you see Fastboot come up on the screen. Push the Power button while highlighting Fastboot on the phone and Fastboot should show up in red now on the phone (if it doesn’t push Power again until it does).
4. Plug the phone in via USB cable to the computer.
5. Open the folder you extracted to the C drive and double click “step1-windows.bat” and wait for it to finish.
6. Once you see the menu on the phone come back up, navigate to BOOTLOADER and push power, then navigate to RECOVERY using the volume buttons to navigate and the power button to select and the phone should boot to the ! screen.
7. Now on the computer double click the “step2-windows.bat” file and wait for it to finish. (UPDATE 12.13.10 – You MUST have HTC Sync version 2.0.33 not a newer version for step2 to work. Please uninstall HTC Sync and download and install this version instead, unplug then plug your phone back in, then rerun step2-windows.bat).
8. Now you should see a custom recovery screen, using the optical trackpad navigate to Wipe and push on the trackpad to select it. Then navigate to Wipe data/factory reset and select that.
9. Once that is done, push volume down to go back to the main menu and select Flash zip from sdcard and select the rootedupdate.zip file and wait for it to flash. All done, you have root access and can use any root required app! Enjoy!
IV. Load a Custom ROM etc (Optional)
1. Head over to our How To Load a Custom ROM on the HTC Legend procedure and continue with that to load custom ROMs and other fun stuff!
Thanks to Paul at Modaco for his awesome scripts!
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By now you should have HBOOT 1.01 with a rooted Ecclair ROM and Clockwork Recovery Mod So you can flash any custom rom that you like although I would recommend you try B 0.2
If you use this guide, you do so at your own risk.

wow...nice tutorial

I've requested that this goes in the stickies. Well done mate

FeaRThiS said:
The 2nd guide you will need to use is also by http://forum.xda-developers.com/member.php?u=609649
So by now you will be on an unrooted Eclair rom.
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Question: So the second guide is to downgrade Froyo 3.5 to Eclair 1.3?

smartsreenath said:
wow...nice tutorial
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Thanks glad it helped.
TheGrammarFreak said:
I've requested that this goes in the stickies. Well done mate
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Cheers m8 Might not be the best way but it was the only way I managed to root mine on 1.01.
nxdu said:
Question: So the second guide is to downgrade Froyo 3.5 to Eclair 1.3?
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Fist FroYo is 2.2 not 3.5 and Eclair is 2.1 not 1.3 but yes it is to downgrade to Eclair so that you can root and then upgrade back to FroYo so you end up with rooted FroYo.

FeaRThiS said:
Fist FroYo is 2.2 not 3.5 and Eclair is 2.1 not 1.3 but yes it is to downgrade to Eclair so that you can root and then upgrade back to FroYo so you end up with rooted FroYo.
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FroYo is HTC WWE 3.x, and éclair is 1.x and 2.x

Thank you!, so it doesn't matter which version of Froyo you're on but what the Hboot version of your phone is on that varies what guide you'll be using ? mine is asia's 3.15.707.3
Yes , one last thing;o how do I check whether all my contacts are properly syncd with Google ? As gmail does not display any of my contacts, if so how would I go about doing it ?._.
Sent from my HTC Legend using XDA App

TheGrammarFreak said:
FroYo is HTC WWE 3.x, and éclair is 1.x and 2.x
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Ahh I was talkin Android version not HTC version more confusion.
Sent from my HTC Legend using XDA App

FeaRThiS said:
You will be doing this from command prompt:
Code:
adb shell
su
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Creating a goldcard procedure
What I did, installed visionary r13, clicked on "temproot now"
Access the adb shell via "cd c:\windows-anroid-sdk\platform-tools\adb shell"
however I got the $ sign and when I typed su it says "permission denied" what might be the problem? sorry._. new to this

Hi Folks,
If you don't mind me asking, do you reckon this will work for HTC Wildfire running 2.2 RUU from shipped ROMs with Hboot of 1.01? TIA.

First I was like... but then I was like
Hey Guys,
I hope someone can help me. I followed some tutorials about rooting the HTC Legend. I followed some steps but when I had to downgrade my HTC Legend it went wrong, whatever I try every methode keeps saying, permission denied. And when I use the RUU Bootloader it says some kind of error:S I really want my Legend to get rooted! Can anyone help me?
Kind Regards Tom

After rebooting the bootloader in the second guide, it can't find LEGEIMG.zip. It says image is wrong. I have the LEGEIMG.zip in goldcard root. please help!

haha123 said:
After rebooting the bootloader in the second guide, it can't find LEGEIMG.zip. It says image is wrong. I have the LEGEIMG.zip in goldcard root. please help!
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Format your SD card in a card reader, as FAT32, then create the Goldcard as described in the first post in this thread.
Make sure you get a NEW goldcard.img as Blay0 describes in the quoted post, my old Goldcard image I used with the 2.1-update1 no longer worked and I needed to get a new one. I think the CID changed when upgrading to 2.2.
This was my problem and doing what I described above solved my problem.

TheLegendaryJay said:
Format your SD card in a card reader, as FAT32, then create the Goldcard as described in the first post in this thread.
Make sure you get a NEW goldcard.img as Blay0 describes in the quoted post, my old Goldcard image I used with the 2.1-update1 no longer worked and I needed to get a new one. I think the CID changed when upgrading to 2.2.
This was my problem and doing what I described above solved my problem.
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What about this?:
What I did, installed visionary r13, clicked on "temproot now"
Access the adb shell via "cd c:\windows-anroid-sdk\platform-tools\adb shell"
however I got the $ sign and when I typed su it says "permission denied" what might be the problem?

justcookiesncream said:
What about this?:
What I did, installed visionary r13, clicked on "temproot now"
Access the adb shell via "cd c:\windows-anroid-sdk\platform-tools\adb shell"
however I got the $ sign and when I typed su it says "permission denied" what might be the problem?
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you could try visionary r14 but r13 worked fine for me and many others.

Is this safe?
(or safe as it can be?)
I was previously rooted, but then the microphone on my handset broke, and I replaced it under warranty.
I now have a new handset, but it's back to the stock Vodafone UK Froyo build, with HBOOT 1.0
I'm really liking the look of Blay0's ROM, but fearful of breaking the phone...

brypie said:
Is this safe?
(or safe as it can be?)
I was previously rooted, but then the microphone on my handset broke, and I replaced it under warranty.
I now have a new handset, but it's back to the stock Vodafone UK Froyo build, with HBOOT 1.0
I'm really liking the look of Blay0's ROM, but fearful of breaking the phone...
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I would say its as safe as it can be and BlaY0's rom is amazin 1500+ score on quadrant with data2ext
I have personally used this method to root my phone without any problems but if you are on hboot 1.00 there may be a easier/safer way of rooting but I am unsure about that.

Trying it now...
In the 2nd guide, I can't crete the misc_backup.img --> "read-only file system".
Is this the S-ON / S-OFF thing?
How can I get around this?
Thanks.

brypie said:
Trying it now...
In the 2nd guide, I can't crete the misc_backup.img --> "read-only file system".
Is this the S-ON / S-OFF thing?
How can I get around this?
Thanks.
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Nothing to do with s-on looks like you dont have root when you type su in adb do you get a # ?

FeaRThiS said:
Nothing to do with s-on looks like you dont have root when you type su in adb do you get a # ?
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Yep - tempRoot using Visionary
EDIT - just figured it out - I still had the SD Card connected as a disk drive to my PC D'oh!

{[GUIDE]} HTC Incredible S Unlock Bootloader, flash recovery, Root, S-OFF

Hey XDA ,
I have only been here for a couple of weeks (2-3 weeks ) and I must say, this place has a fantastic community. Everyone is always very nice and respectful. :highfive:
However, I have looked through this place and sometimes, some guides may be outdated (new ROMs, recovery, HBOOTs etc.) so I want to create this thread and hopefully maintain it to my best abilities. I will try and come back here at least once everyday to help anyone
DISCLAIMER: IF YOU SCREW UP YOUR PHONE IN ANYWAY FOLLOWING THIS GUIDE I AM NOT TO BE HELD RESPONSIBLE!!! Please understand this!!!
CREDITS: I take absolutely no credit for anything that I write here. I took it from other people's threads and from here, here, and here.
Your phone should be HBOOT 2.02.0002 or HBOOT 2.03.0000 with official ICS 4.0.4 with HTC Sense 3.6.
This method will also work if you have Gingerbread but you may still have HBOOT that is not 1.13.0000
Throughout this guide I will give u (hopefully) working links that will give you everything you need, Backup your data, Unlock your bootloader, Flashrecovery, Install Superuser, Backup Stock ROM, Downgrade your HBOOT, Use revolutionary to gain S-OFF, flash custom ROM, and (optional) install Blackrose 2.03.0000.
Just a few suggestions and little information here:
Be aware that this could take quite a bit of time and everything might not go through as planned. If it does not go as planned, then try googling it, search XDA for an answer, or ask people on XDA. Everyone on XDA is very nice and is always willing to help (as long as it coems within forum rules).
Secondly, I suggest u remove your SIM card from the phone so you will not be receiving any phone calls or messages or whatnot that could possibly mess the process up (optional. I did it just in case).
Thirdly, make sure to have a full battery charge even though you will have your phone connected to the computer from time to time.
1. Download and Set Everything up
On your C: drive, create an "android" folder. I will be referring to this throughout the guide.
This next part is really optional but it will help you be more tidy and orderly.
In C:/android create a "Blackrose" folder
In C:/android create a "Revolutionary" folder
In C:/android create a "Downgrade" folder
In C:/android/Downgrade, create a "Downgradekit" folder and an "RUU" folder.
Get HTC Sync here
Get IncS_MVDTKv3.4.1.zip and the RUU here. For the RUU, download the Typical IncS one unless you are with Sasktel or Bell in Canada or a South American user.
Get ClockworkMod Recovery here. Scroll to HTC Incredible S. At time of writing, the latest version was 5.0.2.0.
***You are also more than welcome to try ClockworkMod Recovery v6.0.2.7 If you would like the link, here it is. However this is not an official release but remains pretty much bugless. You may also choose to flash 4ext (touch) recovery, though you better read up on how to flash it cause it is slightly different (although more automated and simple). I will NOT help you if you choose to flash 4ext (cause if you screw it up, then you better stop right there... This is not joke, thats how simple it is)
Get SuperUser here here
Get CyanogenMod ROM here
Get Blackrose here
Install HTC Sync, then uninstall it. We only need the drivers so the actual application is uneeded. (In the control panel, make sure you only select the one with the icon!)
Extract the files from the IncS_MVDTKv3.4.1.zip into the C:/android/Downgrade/Downgradekit. In the downgradekit folder, you should now have the "runme.cmd" and the "files" folder
Put the clockworkmod recovery on the root of C:/android (no folders or anything)
Put Superuser-3.1.3-arm-signed.zip on the root of your SD card on the Incredible S. DO NOT EXTRACT ANY FILES
Put CyanogenMod ROM on the root of your SD card. DO NOT EXTRACT ANY FILES
Take note of your devices serial number. It is either under the phone's battery or in the settings>About Phone. I forget the exact location of the serial number in the About Phone section of the settings but it should not take too long to find it. It started off with "HT......."
Enable USB Debugging on your phone. On Gingerbread this can be found under Settings>Applications> Enable Unknown Sources> Development and check USB Debugging. On ICS 4.0.4, it is found under Settings>Developer Options>Check Android Debugging
2. Backup your data
This step is completely optional and I will not post any apps whatsoever here. Google Play Store will help you here. I did not back up any thing on my phone (I do not have anything important so I did not really care).
3. Unlock Bootloader
Go to htcdev.com/bootloader. Create a free account and unlock the Bootloader. The steps are very simple and you should not run into any trouble. At some point during this process, you will receive confirmation on your phone that will ask you If you want to Unlock your Bootloader. Click Volume up and Power (these are hardware buttons on the side and top, just in case) to click yes.
Note: they tell you to download some thing like Android SDK. Put it all in your C:/android folder
Congrats. You just unlocked your bootloader.
4. Flash a recovery
Switch off your phone and go into bootloader. You will now see, highlighted in pink, UNLOCKED. Tog et into the bootloader, power down, then hold Volume Down and press Power button at the same time.
Plug your phone to the computer via USB cable, highlight fasboot and press power button to confirm. On your PC go to C:/android. Press Shift and right click. Press "Open Command Window here"
then type "fastboot devices". Your devices serial number should show up.
Then type in fastboot flash recovery recovery-clockwork-5.0.2.0-vivo.img (assuming you did not change the name of the recovery image. If you did change it, type what you changed it too and do not forget the .img at the end
After a few seconds, the recovery should have been flashed to your phone.
5. Install Superuser and Test Root Access
From the fastboot menu, click volume down and press power button. This should bring you back to the bootloader screen.
Press volume down once to highlight RECOVERY and press power button. The HTC Splash screen should come up for a few seconds, the you will see the ClockworkMod interface. To navigate through this, use the volume up and down buttons to scroll and press the power button to confirm something.
Select "Install zip from sdcard"
Select "Choose zip from sdcard"
Select the Superuser-3.1.3-arm-signed.zip (this should be on the root of your sd card)
Select yes in the field of no's (lool i know XD)
Once it is done installing, reboot your phone. In the app drawer, you will notice that a new app called Superuser or SuperSU has showed up.
You should have root access but lets just be sure anyways. Go to C:/android and Shift, right click to Open Command Window here.
Type in adb.exe shell and press enter
You should get $ meaning adb has connected to your phone.
Next, type in su. If you obtain #, this means you have root access. Hooray
EXTREMELY IMPORTANT IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO STOP GUIDE HERE. LIKE REALLY IMPORTANT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
At this point you will be able to flash most ROMs. The exceptions are the one that require S-OFF (the ROM requirements in the thread will state so). Also you will have to flash the boot.img manually
To do this download your select ROM. Extract the boot.img to where you have the fastboot.exe, adb.exe, and AdbWinApi.dll (you should have gotten these 3 files when you unlocked the bootloader). Then open the command window (shift, right click, open command window here) and type:
fastboot flash boot boot.img
the boot.img can be renamed to whatever you would like. I keep all my boot images and the fastboot.exe, adb.exe, and AdbWinApi.dll in 1 folder because i download a lot of ROMs. If you do rename the boot.img, i suggest renaming it to the name of the ROM its for. When you type in the fastboot command, just remember to put the .img at the end. This is necessary or it will not work.
If you want to gain S-OFF continue through the guide.
6. Backup Stock Rom
(optional but highly advised just in case something does not work right, then you have something to fall back on)
Go back to ClockworkMod Recovery (reboot into bootloader>select recovery)
Scroll to Backup and Restore
Then press Backup.
7. Run Nonverbose's script
***IF YOU HAVE HBOOT 1.13.0000 THEN YOU DO NOT DO THIS STEP***
Plug your phone into PC if it is not already. Select Charge Only, enable USB Debugging, and make sure fastboot is OFF (Settings>Power)
In C:/android/downgrade/downgradekit, launch runme.cmd
This part should be relatively simple. Just answer the questions honestly, and the script will do its stuff. If i recall correctly, the first question was are you running official ICS unlocked bootloader. I typed n.
Are you rooted?-n
Do you want to create a goldcard?- answer "y" or else you will get a customer ID error (which I believe is either Error 130 or Error 131) while running the downgrade RUU
Are you running HTC bootloader unlocked (or something similar to that)?-y (unless your version main comes out as something other than 2.00000000... in which case, type "n")
Note: Use this second method ONLY if the script did not work.
This script has worked for a lot of people, but it did not seem to work for me. So i typed in the command prompt
Navigate to the downgradekit folder or alternatively, shift right click within the folder to opwen command window here
adb push misc_version /data/local/tmp <------ copies the file to the device
adb.exe shell <------ you will get $ prompt
su <------ gain root access
chmod 777 /data/local/tmp/misc_version <------ changing permissions of the file to execute
/data/local/tmp/misc_version -s 1.00.000.0 <------ you are faking the device to run the RUU installler to "upgrade" to Gingerbread
reboot bootloader <------ self-explanatory
In the bootloader>fastboot, check to see if the misc_version worked, type:
fastboot getvar version-main
If it returns
version-main: 1.00.000.01
then you are good to go
8. Run the RUU
***IF YOU HAVE HBOOT 1.13.0000 THEN YOU DO NOT DO THIS STEP***
After you run Nonverbose's script, reboot into the bootloader>fastboot and launch the RUU file from the C:/android/Downgrade/RUU
This process takes about 10 minutes so be patient. At the end of that, reboot to bootloader and the you should read somewhere
HBOOT-1.13.0000
This indicates you successfully downgraded the HBOOT.
9. Use Revolutionary to gain S-OFF
Put phone in normal charge mode, USB debug ON, fastboot off
Go to revolutionary.io
Scroll down to Downloads. Click download from Windows
Fill out the Beta Key form:
Your Operating System- Windows
Your Device- HTC Incredible S
HBOOT version- 1.13.0000
Serial number- Enter your serial number
Click Generate Key. Copy and Paste the Key to notepad or something.
Now I, for some reason could not get Revolutionary to work just by opening the exe file..... Since pictures are worth a thousand words, i have decided to post a Youtube clip which gives you verbal and graphical instructions on how to run Revolutionary.
The clip is right here. It is really simple the way the person describes the process. Just follow exactly how he does it and you will be fine.
If you reboot your phone into bootloader after running revolutionary, you will see **REVOLUTIONARY** where it once said **UNLOCKED**
After you have successfully run Revolutionary, check for root access by repeating step 5. If you get # at the end you are good to go If you do not have root, then re-flash the superuser-3.1.3-arm-signed.zip in ClockworkMod Recovery.
**Please keep in mind that during the revolutionary, it asks you whether you want to flash a recovery. This flashes, (if i remember correctly) version 4.XXXXXX.... of ClockworkMod. You can choose to select yes to this, but i would suggest saying "no" because its an older version. After you successfully run revolutionary, reboot into bootloader>fastboot and do step 4 again where you flash CWM 5.0.2.0. **
At step 5, i mentioned the command line fastboot flash boot boot.img. This is now unnecessary if you gain S-OFF. Now you can flash any ROM you want on the go.
10. Flash a Custom ROM
Here is a nice index of ROMs, Kernels, Radios etc. This is updated once a month by the OP and has everything you need to get started.
I did request that you download CyanogenMod 7.2 so let's just use that for now.
Go back to ClockworkMod Recovery and make another backup. Keep in mind that this should be done everytime you decide to flash a new ROM to your phone.
Once you are done, go back and select Wipe data/factory reset, Wipe Cache Partition, and under advanced, wipe dalvik cache.
Go back to main recovery menu, select Install Zip from sd card.
Choose the CM7 zip (cm-7.2.0-vivo.zip if you did not rename it to something else)
Wait for it to be installed to your phone. When it is finished, reboot your phone and voila! You are running your first ROM.
11. Install Blackrose 2.03.0000
This eleventh step is optional as most ROMs do not require Blackrose HBOOT. However, if you have blackrose HBOOT and you flash a ROM that has just S-OFF as a requirement, nothing should go wrong. The ROM should still work perfectly fine.
To install BlackRose 2.03.0000
Plug your phone, charge only, USB debug on
In your C:/android/blackrose, run BlackRose_IS.exe
If it tells you, you need HTC Sync, just reinstall it, not that hard.
After that, wait for it the Blackrose.exe to finish executing
If everything ran correctly, turn off your phone, then back in bootloader mode.
Where it said **REVOLUTIONARY**, it should now say **BLACKROSE** Your HBOOT will also change from 1.13.0000 to HBOOT-2.03.0000
Some people have stated that they get stuck on the HTC splash screen. If so, just reinstall CyanogenMod 7 ROM like you did in step 10 and reboot.
After this you should now have BlackRose HBOOT, S-OFF, and a CM7 ROM flashed to your phone. Congratulations!!!
***Do not ask why Blackrose is not running unless you are sure you are running a rooted ROM (just use CM7, like cmon, its known to work so just use it to have less headaches)
Hey guys. Heres a great edition to this guide that can supplement or pretty much replace this section of Blackrose installation. This guide was made Sandeep_Jagtap. Give thanks to him :good:
If you would like to try a different ROM go to the index and select a ROM.
Happy Hunting
Note: Never compare ROMs. That means no: which ROM is best for this or that or what ROM is smoothest or anything like that.
You don't compare ROMs because:
1. Developers spend a lot of time making their respective ROMs.
2. Its disrespectful and rude to the developers.
3. XDA is not a competition ground for who can make the best ROM. Its here to give us the ability to discuss how we do so and so or whatever, just not comparing things with another.
In essence, the only comments going up about ROMs should be "Great ROM but I had so and so problem" (assuming so and so problem existed of course)

Appreciate the contribution, but you should have posted this in the General section. This is not a Development topic and should not have been posted here.

super
super super super !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
thanks ................................ Спасибо все отлично

072665995 said:
Hey XDA ,
I have only been here for a couple of weeks (2-3 weeks ) and I must say, this place has a fantastic community. Everyone is always very nice and respectful. :highfive:
However, I have looked through this place and sometimes, some guides may be outdated (new ROMs, recovery, HBOOTs etc.) so I want to create this thread and hopefully maintain it to my best abilities. I will try and come back here at least once everyday to help anyone
DISCLAIMER: IF YOU SCREW UP YOUR PHONE IN ANYWAY FOLLOWING THIS GUIDE I AM NOT TO BE HELD RESPONSIBLE!!! Please understand this!!!
CREDITS: I take absolutely no credit for anything that I write here. I took it from other people's threads and from here, here, and here.
Your phone should be HBOOT 2.02.0002 or HBOOT 2.03.0000 with official ICS 4.0.4 with HTC Sense 3.6.
This method will also work if you have Gingerbread but you may still have HBOOT that is not 1.13.0000
Throughout this guide I will give u (hopefully) working links that will give you everything you need, Backup your data, Unlock your bootloader, Flashrecovery, Install Superuser, Backup Stock ROM, Downgrade your HBOOT, Use revolutionary to gain S-OFF, flash custom ROM, and (optional) install Blackrose 2.03.0000.
Just a few suggestions and little information here:
Be aware that this could take quite a bit of time and everything might not go through as planned. If it does not go as planned, then try googling it, search XDA for an answer, or ask people on XDA. Everyone on XDA is very nice and is always willing to help (as long as it coems within forum rules).
Secondly, I suggest u remove your SIM card from the phone so you will not be receiving any phone calls or messages or whatnot that could possibly mess the process up (optional. I did it just in case).
Thirdly, make sure to have a full battery charge even though you will have your phone connected to the computer from time to time.
1. Download and Set Everything up
On your C: drive, create an "android" folder. I will be referring to this throughout the guide.
This next part is really optional but it will help you be more tidy and orderly.
In C:/android create a "Blackrose" folder
In C:/android create a "Revolutionary" folder
In C:/android create a "Downgrade" folder
In C:/android/Downgrade, create a "Downgradekit" folder and an "RUU" folder.
Get HTC Sync here
Get IncS_MVDTKv3.4.1.zip and the RUU here. For the RUU, download the Typical IncS one unless you are with Sasktel or Bell in Canada or a South American user.
Get ClockworkMod Recovery here. Scroll to HTC Incredible S. At time of writing, the latest version was 5.0.2.0.
Get SuperUser here here
Get CyanogenMod ROM here
Get Blackrose here
Install HTC Sync, then uninstall it. We only need the drivers so the actual application is uneeded. (In the control panel, make sure you only select the one with the icon!)
Extract the files from the IncS_MVDTKv3.4.1.zip into the C:/android/Downgrade/Downgradekit. In the downgradekit folder, you should now have the "runme.cmd" and the "files" folder
Put the clockworkmod recovery on the root of C:/android (no folders or anything)
Put Superuser-3.1.3-arm-signed.zip on the root of your SD card on the Incredible S. DO NOT EXTRACT ANY FILES
Put CyanogenMod ROM on the root of your SD card. DO NOT EXTRACT ANY FILES
Take note of your devices serial number. It is either under the phone's battery or in the settings>About Phone. I forget the exact location of the serial number in the About Phone section of the settings but it should not take too long to find it. It started off with "HT......."
Enable USB Debugging on your phone. On Gingerbread this can be found under Settings>Applications> Enable Unknown Sources> Development and check USB Debugging. On ICS 4.0.4, it is found under Settings>Developer Options>Check Android Debugging
2. Backup your data
This step is completely optional and I will not post any apps whatsoever here. Google Play Store will help you here. I did not back up any thing on my phone (I do not have anything important so I did not really care).
3. Unlock Bootloader
Go to htcdev.com/bootloader. Create a free account and unlock the Bootloader. The steps are very simple and you should not run into any trouble. At some point during this process, you will receive confirmation on your phone that will ask you If you want to Unlock your Bootloader. Click Volume up and Power (these are hardware buttons on the side and top, just in case) to click yes.
Note: they tell you to download some thing like Android SDK. Put it all in your C:/android folder
Congrats. You just unlocked your bootloader.
4. Flash a recovery
Switch off your phone and go into bootloader. You will now see, highlighted in pink, UNLOCKED. Tog et into the bootloader, power down, then hold Volume Down and press Power button at the same time.
Plug your phone to the computer via USB cable, highlight fasboot and press power button to confirm. On your PC go to C:/android. Press Shift and right click. Press "Open Command Window here"
then type "fastboot devices". Your devices serial number should show up.
Then type in fastboot flash recovery recovery-clockwork-5.0.2.0-vivo.img (assuming you did not change the name of the recovery image. If you did change it, type what you changed it too and do not forget the .img at the end
After a few seconds, the recovery should have been flashed to your phone.
5. Install Superuser and Test Root Access
From the fastboot menu, click volume down and press power button. This should bring you back to the bootloader screen.
Press volume down once to highlight RECOVERY and press power button. The HTC Splash screen should come up for a few seconds, the you will see the ClockworkMod interface. To navigate through this, use the volume up and down buttons to scroll and press the power button to confirm something.
Select "Install zip from sdcard"
Select "Choose zip from sdcard"
Select the Superuser-3.1.3-arm-signed.zip (this should be on the root of your sd card)
Select yes in the field of no's (lool i know XD)
Once it is done installing, reboot your phone. In the app drawer, you will notice that a new app called Superuser or SuperSU has showed up.
You should have root access but lets just be sure anyways. Go to C:/android and Shift, right click to Open Command Window here.
Type in adb.exe shell and press enter
You should get $ meaning adb has connected to your phone.
Next, type in su. If you obtain #, this means you have root access. Hooray
At this point you will be able to flash most ROMs. The exceptions are the one that require S-OFF (the ROM requirements in the thread will state so). Also you will have to flash the boot.img manually
To do this download your select ROM. Extract the boot.img to where you have the fastboot.exe, adb.exe, and AdbWinApi.dll (you should have gotten these 3 files when you unlocked the bootloader). Then open the command window (shift, right click, open command window here) and type:
fastboot flash boot boot.img
the boot.img can be renamed to whatever you would like. I keep all my boot images and the fastboot.exe, adb.exe, and AdbWinApi.dll in 1 folder because i download a lot of ROMs. If you do rename the boot.img, i suggest renaming it to the name of the ROM its for. When you type in the fastboot command, just remember to put the .img at the end. This is necessary or it will not work.
If you want to gain S-OFF continue through the guide.
6. Backup Stock Rom (optional but highly advised jsut in case something does not work right and you have something to fall back on)
Go back to Clockworkmod Recovery (reboot into bootloader>select recovery)
Scroll to Backup and Restore
Then press Backup.
7. Run Nonverbose's script
***IF YOU HAVE HBOOT 1.13.0000 THEN YOU DO NOT DO THIS STEP***
Plug your phone into PC if it is not already. Select Charge Only, enable USB Debugging, and make sure fastboot is OFF (Settings>Power)
In C:/android/downgrade/downgradekit, launch runme.cmd
This part should be relatively simple. Just answer the questions honestly, and the script will do its stuff. If i recall correctly, the first question was are you running official ICS unlocked bootloader. I typed n.
Are you rooted?-n
Do you want to create a goldcard?- optional though i would suggest it
Are you running HTC bootloader unlocked (or something similar to that)?-y (unless your version main comes out as something other than 2.00000000... in which case, type "n")
This script has worked for a lot of people, but it did not seem to work for me. So i typed in the command prompt
Navigate to the downgradekit folder or alternatively, shift right click within the folder to opwen command window here
adb push misc_version /data/local/tmp <------ copies the file to the device
adb.exe shell <------ you will get $ prompt
su <------ gain root access
chmod 777 /data/local/tmp/misc_version <------ changing permissions of the file to execute
/data/local/tmp/misc_version -s 1.00.000.0 <------ you are faking the device to run the RUU installler to "upgrade" to Gingerbread
reboot bootloader <------ self-explanatory
In the bootloader>fastboot, check to see if the misc_version worked, type:
fastboot getvar version-main
If it returns
version-main: 1.00.000.01
then you are good to go
Note: Use the second method ONLY if the script did not work.
8. Run the RUU
***IF YOU HAVE HBOOT 1.13.0000 THEN YOU DO NOT DO THIS STEP***
After you run Nonverbose's script, launch the RUU file from the C:/android/Downgrade/RUU
This process takes about 10 minutes so be patient. At the end of that, reboot to bootloader and the you should read somewhere
HBOOT-1.13.0000
This indicates you successfully downgraded the HBOOT.
9. Use Revolutionary to gain S-OFF
Put phone in normal charge mode, USB debug ON, fastboot off
Go to reviolutionary.io
Scroll down to Downloads. Click download from Windows
Fill out the Beta Key form:
Your Operating System- Windows
Your Device- HTC Incredible S
HBOOT version- 1.13.0000
Serial number- Enter your serial number
Click Generate Key. Copy and Paste the Key to notepad or something.
Now I, for some reason could not get Revolutionary to work just by opening the exe file..... Since pictures are worth a thousand words, i have decided to post a Youtube clip which gives you verbal and graphical instructions on how to run Revolutionary.
The clip is right here. It is really simple the way the person describes the process. Just follow exactly how he does it and you will be fine.
If you reboot your phone into bootloader after running revolutionary, you will see **REVOLUTIONARY** where it once said **UNLOCKED**
After you have successfully run Revolutionary, check for root access by repeating step 5. If you get # at the end you are good to go
At step 5, i mentioned the command line fastboot flash boot boot.img. This is now unnecessary if you gain S-OFF. Now you can flash any ROM you want on the go.
10. Flash a Custom ROM
Here is a nice index of ROMs, Kernels, Radios etc. This is updated once a month by the OP and has everything you need to get started.
I did request that you download CyanogenMod 7.2 so let's just use that for now.
Go back to ClockworkMod Recovery and make another backup. Keep in mind that this should be done everytime you decide to flash a new ROM to your phone.
Once you are done, go back and select Wipe data/factory reset, Wipe Cache Partition, and under advanced, wipe dalvik cache.
Go back to main recovery menu, select Install Zip from sd card.
Choose the CM7 zip (cm-7.2.0-vivo.zip if you did not rename it to something else)
Wait for it to be installed to your phone. When it is finished, reboot your phone and voila! You are running your first ROM.
11. Install Blackrose 2.03.0000
This eleventh step is optional as most ROMs do not require Blackrose HBOOT. However, if you have blackrose HBOOT and you flash a ROM that has just S-OFF as a requirement, nothing should go wrong. The ROM should still work perfectly fine.
To install BlackRose 2.03.0000
Plug your phone, charge only, USB debug on
In your C:/android/blackrose, run BlackRose_IS.exe
If it tells you, you need HTC Sync, just reinstall it, not that hard.
After that, wait for it the Blackrose.exe to finish executing
If everything ran correctly, turn off your phone, then back in bootloader mode.
Where it said **REVOLUTIONARY**, it should not say **BLACKROSE** Your HBOOT will also change from 1.13.0000 to HBOOT-2.03.0000
Some people have stated that they get stuck on the HTC splash screen. If so, just reinstall CyanogenMod 7 ROM like you did in step 10 and reboot.
After this you should now have BlackRose HBOOT, S-OFF, and a CM7 ROM flashed to your phone. Congratulations!!!
If you would like to try a different ROM go to the index and select a ROM.
I have personally tried all the Jellybean 4.1.X ROMs, almost all the Ice Cream Sandwich 4.0.X with Sense 4.X Roms, almost all the ROMs from the Ice Cream Sandwich 4.0.X with Sense 3.6/3.5 and Rebased Multilang MIUI4 ROM under MIUI ROM's. I really liked all of them. Great job out there devs :good: :good: :good: :good:
Ones i liked in particular are
From Jellybean 4.1.X: Unofficial CyanogenMod 10 (seems to have the least problems) Android Open Kang Project Release v2 (great customizability though browse through the pages as there are still a number of bugs), and Paranoid Android v1.9.7 (again great number of features here)
From ICS 4.0.X with Sense 4.X: Sabsa Prime v12 (very few bugs as well as a number of different mods that you can add from the installer) and ViperVIVO 1.3.0 (for its great level of customizability clearly evident through the creation of the Venom Hub).
From ICS 4.0.X with Sense 3.6/3.5: Incredible Bliss v1 (its stable, adds a new look, and its really smooth like Project Butter), Android Revolution HD 4.0 (its essentially the same thing as HTC Sense 3.6 except the developper added a lot of hardware speed upgrades and improved its stability) as well as the Second Sun V2.5 (all that's got to be said is that its a great ROM that is similar to Android Revolution HD; improced stock sense 3.6)
These are just my favorites but you really have to try them all out to know which ones you like best Happy Hunting
Please note this is my first guide. If I am missing anything here please inform me and I will correct it. Thank you very much!
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I tried, but it said thats error [131] Customer ID ERROR in step 8 (run RUU)
My IS Hboot 2.0.2 - S on
I think It might have goldcard?

V77V77 said:
I tried, but it said thats error [131] Customer ID ERROR in step 8 (run RUU)
My IS Hboot 2.0.2 - S on
I think It might have goldcard?
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Yes you need a goldcard to proceed.

V77V77 said:
I tried, but it said thats error [131] Customer ID ERROR in step 8 (run RUU)
My IS Hboot 2.0.2 - S on
I think It might have goldcard?
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Yes you do need a goldcard. Did you select yes when nonverbose's script asked you do you want a goldcard? If you pressed no, then I would suggest you rerun the script and press "y" when it asks you.

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Im Trying now, wish me luck! :good:

072665995 said:
Yes you do need a goldcard. Did you select yes when nonverbose's script asked you do you want a goldcard? If you pressed no, then I would suggest you rerun the script and press "y" when it asks you.
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Thank you very much.
I have done jet.:victory:
Ah, when i run nonverbose's script, make the gold card, the script run very fast.So where did the goldcard save?How can i backup it?

V77V77 said:
Thank you very much.
I have done jet.:victory:
Ah, when i run nonverbose's script, make the gold card, the script run very fast.So where did the goldcard save?How can i backup it?
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The script turned your SD card into a goldcard. It wrote a special signature to the SD Card. You can continue to use it as a normal SD card.

tpbklake said:
The script turned your SD card into a goldcard. It wrote a special signature to the SD Card. You can continue to use it as a normal SD card.
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Ahh tpbklake, u always beat me to it but its always great that everyone's always willing to help those who need it

Hi there,
I am following the guide but somehow i don't know why the computer cannot detect the devices during the fastboot mode. But the device can be found if it is booted into the android OS. I am using a mac and thus using a VM with Windows XP. I don't know if it may cause the issue.
When I was trying to type "fastboot devices", it actually doesn't work in XP (connected to Xp). But it's able to work in Mac where I type "fastboot-mac devices" (connected to mac). Thus I can go thru the step 4.
Now I am stuck at Step 7 where the script boot the device into the fastboot mode.
Could anyone help?

chpchai said:
Hi there,
I am following the guide but somehow i don't know why the computer cannot detect the devices during the fastboot mode. But the device can be found if it is booted into the android OS. I am using a mac and thus using a VM with Windows XP. I don't know if it may cause the issue.
When I was trying to type "fastboot devices", it actually doesn't work in XP (connected to Xp). But it's able to work in Mac where I type "fastboot-mac devices" (connected to mac). Thus I can go thru the step 4.
Now I am stuck at Step 7 where the script boot the device into the fastboot mode.
Could anyone help?
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Go to fastboot menu in bootloader. Does it say fastboot usb. If it does not, then there might be something wrong with your phone miniHDMI port, the computers USB port, or the cable. If it does then i must ask, in command prompt, did u navigate to the location of the adb.exe, fastboot.exe, AdbWinApi.dll (during bootlaoder unlock process, they should have asked for these files)??

072665995 said:
Go to fastboot menu in bootloader. Does it say fastboot usb. If it does not, then there might be something wrong with your phone miniHDMI port, the computers USB port, or the cable. If it does then i must ask, in command prompt, did u navigate to the location of the adb.exe, fastboot.exe, AdbWinApi.dll (during bootlaoder unlock process, they should have asked for these files)??
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I figured out the issue that it should be related to the driver installation was not successful in fastboot mode. I changed to a Windows 7 notebook then it is fine. And I was able to install the ROM successfully following your instruction. Thanks. :victory:

chpchai said:
I figured out the issue that it should be related to the driver installation was not successful in fastboot mode. I changed to a Windows 7 notebook then it is fine. And I was able to install the ROM successfully following your instruction. Thanks. :victory:
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Alright. its great to know that you have resolved your problem. Congratulations on obtaining S-OFF :good:

Help on this step.
wong post .... oops

Thanks a lot for this instructions!
It's the first time i'm dealing with this things (got completely pissed of after that ****ty HTC ICS upgrade) and it went all right.
The only two places which were not completely clear to me and you might suppose to put more details:
1. Step 8 RUU should run in bootloader->fastboot
2. After step 9 (revolutionary) Recovery should be flashed again: either answer yes during that script execution or repeat step 4.

andropol said:
Thanks a lot for this instructions!
It's the first time i'm dealing with this things (got completely pissed of after that ****ty HTC ICS upgrade) and it went all right.
The only two places which were not completely clear to me and you might suppose to put more details:
1. Step 8 RUU should run in bootloader->fastboot
2. After step 9 (revolutionary) Recovery should be flashed again: either answer yes during that script execution or repeat step 4.
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Alright thank you. I will update it.

excuse me guys. my device is rooted and s-on
if i make my device s-off ihave to root it again or not????

shmetal said:
excuse me guys. my device is rooted and s-on
if i make my device s-off ihave to root it again or not????
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Nope. If you are already rooted, Start from where it says to run Nonverbose's script. This will fake the ID of your device to run the RUU to "upgrade" to HBOOT 1.13.0000. Then run revolutionary.

Thank you and its all going great for a noob here.
Thank you for the detailed process. I've done a Mimmi root and custom kernel and CM-7 mod before and for the Vivo that I got recently this was really useful as all the information was out there.
As far as this process goes, all went well except that when you do the RUU upgrade by fooling the upgrader that your Hboot is 1.00 or something and then it copies all those system files of stock 2.3 to the phone - somehow I lost the recovery and root (which I hassled about for some time and realized I can do the following :
1. Bootloader > Fastboot
2. USB connect
3. cmd.exe
4. fastboot flash recovery recovery-image.img
(ONCE AGAIN after the RUU) and everything seems to have worked like butter thereafter.
ROM's I could install after that:
1. MIUI roms (tried the MAUI WOWIE 2.9) Then tried the MIUI3.2.8 - worked well but little laggy - both work well except some apps wont install - very stable, battery lasted as good as stock, slightly better
2. Cyanogenmod 7.2 (hats off to these guys. worked most awesome but wanted to try so moved on) battery great, no bugs, plain simple fast.
3. Virtuous for - the Quattro. This was amazingly fast but there are bugs that need to be ironed out
here I installed 4EXT recovery and
4. Stock gingerbread with SENSE. - boring
5. Now running JellyTime 4.2.1. Not buggy, smooth, Battery seems to be doing well so far and call sound is okay and till now this one I liked a lot.
NOTE: Offline Dictation - Even after enabling google now and updating all google apps, there is no option do downlod offline speech recognition data in google voice typing settings........ If someone has got this to work I'd be glad to know.
I looked around and everyone seems to be suggesting that there is a check box within the google voice input options dialogue. But all I see is Language (automatic) and Block Offensive Words
Overall, seems like this is a great tutorial for anyone starting on their VIVO. Go Incredible! You've got my Flashing

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how to gain s-off on windows xp????

Download a Linux startup disk....
Sent from my Vivid 4G using Tapatalk

jerryj3000 said:
how to gain s-off on windows xp????
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The process is not the easiest - but it can be with your patience and full attention. When I had my HTC Raider (Canadian version of the Vivid), I had collected all the info needed to get my phone rooted/bootloader/s-off/recovery from right out of the box. I will paste it all below. I think that when it mentions things like the RUU/Stock, you should use an appropriate one for your phone model. Not that the instructions below start with a ICS stock RUU!
I think the forums for this phone have quieted down a bit, so links may be dead now. That said, contact me if you need any of the files mentioned. I probably have them all archived.
As for S-Off procedure, I remember when following all of the threads that it was very important to read and follow every instruction exactly. I had missed a small step and I could not get it done. Eventually I caught my mistake, tried again, and got S-Off with no problems. I had done it on WinXP (or Win7 maybe).
If any of the instructions below contain errors, please let me know and I will update! I am not responsible for anything bad happening to the device... this is simply a collection of all of the great posts on this forum.
*** I understand that juopunutbear/unlimited.io team do not support the Windows versions of their tools any more (specifically I'm referring to ControlBear that I used to successfully S-OFF my phone.). They mention on their site to only use the latest tool (linux only), and have asked people to NOT bundle their old Windows-based software. Back then, the Windows version of ControlBear for ICS worked great for me (and I'm sure many others) in WindowsXP (or 7). I obviously won't attach or post links to it here, but I'm pretty sure I do have it archived, so contact me if you need it (and this obviously goes with the understanding that myself or them are not responsible for what you decide to do with it)
SECTION 1: STARTING FRESH WITH STOCK ICS RUU - note that RUU's will refuse to flash if you have already unlocked your bootloader. They will require you to re-lock your bootloader to flash.
To start, install the stock Bell ICS RUU (or even the Rogers ICS RUU is OK)
(RUU_HOLIDAY_ICS_35_S_BM_3.38.666.2_Radio_3.04.4740.11_34.29.701040.22_release_255916_signed)
**You should use this opportunity to make sure you have the appropriate drivers installed on your computer so it can communicate with your phone via Fastboot, ADB, etc.!
Filename I used for drivers: HTCDriver3.0.0.007.exe
SECTION 2: UNLOCK THE BOOTLOADER
Next, unlock your bootloader.
-Sign up at htcdev.com
-Log in (make sure youre logged in!)
-Click Unlock bootloader
-Follow Instructions
Quick version of instructions:
1) Get phone into Fastboot mode
2) Run "fastboot oem get_identifier_token" in command line
3) Paste the token text into the htcdev page
4) you get emailed Unlock_code.bin from htcdev and link to next steps. Download that .bin file.
5) Run "fastboot flash unlocktoken Unlock_code.bin"
6) use volup/down on phone to choose yes and hit power to accept
7) Phone will data/cache wipe and start fresh
SECTION 3: S-OFF!
Now, do you want to S-OFF? It's painful but follow this word for word and it should work ok! It makes flashing roms and kernels a lot easier (no restrictions or workarounds needed). If you don't want to S-OFF, you can still do stuff like flash ROMS. You would just need to flash the kernel (that is appropriate for that rom) separately.
Note that S-OFF stays (i.e. if you install a stock RUU rom to your phone, it won't turn S-ON), so you only have to do this procedure once! But remember, if you have unlocked your bootloader, I beleive that RUU's will refuse to flash until you re-lock the bootloader.
1) Since your bootloader is unlocked, you are almost ready to S-OFF
2) Download the WCXJB ROOT PACK zip to your hard drive and UNZIP it (to, say, C:\temp\SOFF)
3) On your phone, make sure in your settings, USB Debugging is ENABLED in development
4) Turn off your phone, pull battery, put battery back.
5) Turn it back on by holding VOLUMEDOWN + POWER
6) Use the volume rocker and power button to select fastboot
7) Connect your phone to your PC
8) Open a command prompt window.
C:
cd \temp\SOFF
fastboot flash recovery wcxrecovery.img
9) Now you can reboot your phone
10) Download and put Vivid_CWM_Root_VER2 zip file on root of internal sdcard (aka NOT in any folders)
11) Boot into H-Boot like you did before (turn off phone, turn back on holding power + vol down), and use the volume rockers to go to "recovery" and press the power button to select it
12) Select "install zip from sdcard"
13) Select the VIVID_CWM_ROOT_VER2.zip to flash it. Then select "reboot"
14) You are now perma-rooted in preparation of the S-OFF procedure.
15) Turn off phone. Remove the SIM Card, the MicroSD card and the battery.
*-You will need a spare, formatted MicroSD card inserted. Do not use your regular MicroSD card because it will become corrupted/wiped during the S-OFF process!
*-Make sure your battery is fully charged!
*-You will also need a short length of insulated wire, so you can connect the 2 points during the S-OFF procedure.
*-Beside the MicroSD slot, is a small screw holding in a square panel.
The screw is covered by a VOID sticker. Removing this will void your warranty!
Put the screw and square panel somewhere safe.
Look at the JPG - it can be seen here: ( http://unlimited.io/images/wt_holiday.jpg )
The point indicated is what you need to ground (to the GND) point
You will of course do this with your short length of insulated wire!
Be sure the exposed part of the wire isnt so thick that it will touch other points!
The point is kind of small! The ground point is pretty big and easy to hit.
16) Put battery back in, and the SPARE MICROSD - not your usual MicroSD. Keep that safe.
17) Boot phone normally. Make sure (again) USB debugging is enabled in Developer options of the Settings!
18) *** I understand that juopunutbear/unlimited.io team do not support the Windows versions of their tools any more. They mention on their site to only use the latest tool (linux only), and have asked people to NOT bundle their old software. So for this step, all I can say is that back then, the Windows version of ControlBear for ICS worked great for me (and I'm sure many others) in WindowsXP (or 7). I obviously won't attach or post links to it here, but I'm pretty sure I do have it archived, so contact me if you need it (and this obviously goes with the understanding that myself or them are not responsible for what you decide to do with it)
19) Unzip the CONTROLBEAR zip to an easy to access path (like C:\temp\SOFF2)
20) Run controlbear as admin(windows) or root or using sudo on linux
Now get your insulated wire and get ready! Only connect the 2 points when instructed.
You will have to watch and wait for it to tell you.
Do not press any of the buttons on the phone during the process.
When you are instructed to do the wire trick, briefly connect
the point and the GND point using the wire, then wait approximately 1.75
seconds and then again connect the 2 contacts together.
Allow the program to continue.
Note: it may take several attempts of running the program in order to obtain the correct timing for the wire trick.
After doing the “wire-trick” your phone will reboot.
If you see the following message from ControlBear after doing the wire trick:
ErrorMsg: Still sober.
This means that you have been unsuccessful in implementing the wire-trick. Run ControlBear again.
The usual cause for this is that you failed to perform 2 clean contacts
or mis-timed the wire trick (or you didnt flash the perm root before
starting - but that was indicated above, so you must have done that.)
Your phone will reboot several times during the process, this is normal. ControlBear will tell you when it has finished whether successfully or not.
Once your phone is rebooted and back to normal, you can shut it off, pull the battery, put the square panel and screw back, and put your regular MicroSD back (as well as your SIM card).
SECTION 4: FLASHING CLOCKWORKMOD RECOVERY
(Optional but recommended! It's a great Recovery
Note that if you want to install WCX's rom, you will need to have WCX's recovery to flash it!
So don't use Clockworkmod at all if you plan on flashing WCX's roms.)
1) Put your phone into bootloader mode by turning it on with VOLDOWN+POWER.
(You will have to pull the battery to make sure the phone is fully off before doing this)
2) In the bootloader use the volume buttons to choose Fastboot
and hit POWER to select it.
3) Download Clockworkmod recovery (filename: CWM-beta2.img) and put it in an easy path
(like C:\temp\cwmrecovery)
4) Copy the adb and fastboot package to this same folder (c:\temp\cwmrecovery)
5) Go to command prompt and:
C:
cd\temp\cwmrecovery
fastboot flash recovery CWM-beta2.img
6) Clockworkmod recovery will be flashed. You can get to it by booting your phone into
bootloader mode, then choosing Recovery
SECTION 5: INSTALLING CUSTOM ROMS
If you S-OFF'd successfully, custom roms will install fully via CWM recovery (kernel and everything) so you will not have to flash the kernel separately.
If you don't want to S-OFF (or were unsuccessful with S-OFF and simply can't do it), it is important to understand that when you install a custom rom, the kernel for that rom (or whatever compatible kernel) needs to be flashed separately before or after the rom is flashed!! This will be addressed in the steps below.
1) Download the ROM you want (any ICS-based custom rom) and copy its .ZIP file to your MicroSD card
2) Get into Recovery mode (by booting phone into bootloader mode and choosing Recovery)
3) MAKE A NANDROID BACKUP OF YOUR CURRENT ROM - VERY IMPORTANT.
Just use the volume keys to go to Backup and choose it by hitting POWER.
This will help you get back to normal if the rom you install doesnt work
or if you just dont like the rom you have installed.
Make sure your MicroSD card has lots of space
The backup takes under 1 gig but you'll want more space for more backups/roms later.
Side note -- To restore your backup, go into recovery, do your 4 wipes (data/cache/dalvik/system) and
then choose backup/restore, choose restore and choose whichever backup you made from the
list. It will be date/timestamped.
***Note - if you did not S-OFF your phone, im not sure if Restore will flash your old/appropriate Kernel. You may have to flash that backups kernel (boot.img) after you do the restore (testing required - will this be necessary for S-ON phones?) If this is needed, general kernel flashing instructions are below starting at Step 10. Just make sure you are flashing your appropriate boot.img from your backup folder!
4) Now that the backup is done: In Clockworkmod recovery, go back to the main menu.
5) WIPES - Now we should do the 4 wipes. Choose Wipe Data, Wipe Cache, then go into Advanced, and choose Wipe Dalvik cache, then go into Mounts and Storage and choose Format /system.
6) Now from the main menu of clockworkmod, you can choose "install .zip from sdcard"
7) Choose the zip of the rom you wish to install (remember you copied it to your MicroSD card in step 1 so it should be listed.). When the install is finished, it may offer to reboot your phone. S-OFF users can go ahead. If you didn't S-OFF, you should probably pull the battery after choosing reboot.
8) IF YOU ARE S-OFF, YOU ARE DONE - IF YOU DIDNT S-OFF YOUR PHONE, YOU MUST CONTINUE SO YOU CAN FLASH THE APPROPRIATE KERNEL FOR THE ROM!
9) Get phone into bootloader mode by holding VOLDOWN+POWER. Choose FASTBOOT.
10) On your PC, open the ZIP that has the ROM you just installed. In the zip
will be a file called "boot.img".
***NOTE that some roms have multiple kernels to offer during the install process.
***Try to identify which boot.img is which kernel.
***If it doesn't matter to you, you should be able to pick any of them, as they were all packaged with the ROM because they are compatible with the ROM.
11) Copy the boot.img to an easy path (like C:\temp\whateverromkernel)
Copy your ADB/Fastboot package to that folder as well so you can run everything from there.
12) In command prompt:
C:
CD\temp\whateverromkernel
fastboot flash boot boot.img
13) The kernel will be flashed. Once it's done, you can restart the phone, and boot into the ROM!
**NOTE** if you're ever having trouble (whether s-on or s-off) flashing kernels (i.e. its saying its not allowed or something), your phone may have to experience the flashing of an 'insecure' kernel. kozmikkick's "stockish" kernel is an insecure boot.img that, once flashed, will allow you to flash whatever kernel's you want (you only have to flash the insecure boot.img once and then you'll be good)

From where can I download all the files required from this thread?
Thanks a lot!

desipan said:
From where can I download all the files required from this thread?
Thanks a lot!
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Stock ICS RUU - should be easy enough to find one that is appropriate for your phone.
HTC Drivers - easy enough - search the forum or google
ADB and Fastboot exe's/files - also easy to find
wcxjb root - go to the superguide thread
Vivid_CWM_Root_ver2 - also in the superguide thread
Controlbear ICS zip for windows - discontinued - may be hard to find. google it and search a lot. If you cant find it, send me a PM, i may have it still
CWM-beta2.img - is here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1812452&highlight=cwm-beta2
Stockish kernel by kozmikkick - google him - its available on his dev-host page (youll want the "holiday" variant of the kernel)

LaZiODROID said:
Stock ICS RUU - should be easy enough to find one that is appropriate for your phone.
HTC Drivers - easy enough - search the forum or google
ADB and Fastboot exe's/files - also easy to find
wcxjb root - go to the superguide thread
Vivid_CWM_Root_ver2 - also in the superguide thread
Controlbear ICS zip for windows - discontinued - may be hard to find. google it and search a lot. If you cant find it, send me a PM, i may have it still
CWM-beta2.img - is here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1812452&highlight=cwm-beta2
Stockish kernel by kozmikkick - google him - its available on his dev-host page (youll want the "holiday" variant of the kernel)
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Do you still have controlbear for vivid?

chindtown said:
Do you still have controlbear for vivid?
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Yeah I found it. PM me your email or something and I will send.

same here, I have it for Win7 64-bit