[Q] radio flashing question - Hero CDMA Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

Ok I've been on these forums enough to know that if i flash the wrong radio i can brick my phone. The radio im useing now is sprint baseband 2.42.02.10.29. My question is can i flash an older sprint radio without bricking So I can use Regaw's S-OFF method? Because my current radio is not supported. Also is there a way to recover from flashing a bad radio?
Sorry if this has already been answered tried search first and didn't find an answer.
Thanks guys!

Yes, I did this exact same thing for the same reason, to get s-off. As far as a bad radio flash, that part I can't answer. For s-off, I did this:
-Nandroid
-Flash .27 radio
-Run the ruu (don't recall the exact one off hand but pretty sure the s-off post told me)
-Use the unrevoked root method from the unrevoked site to regain root and a recovery (I used amonra 1.6.2 as opposed to the one in the unrevoked zip, not sure what recovery it included)
-Flash the s-off
-Reflash .29 radio
-Restore nandroid
I know that's really general instructions but pretty sure that's the general idea of what it took for me at least
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dpeeps74 said:
Yes, I did this exact same thing for the same reason, to get s-off. As far as a bad radio flash, that part I can't answer. For s-off, I did this:
-Nandroid
-Flash .27 radio
-Run the ruu (don't recall the exact one off hand but pretty sure the s-off post told me)
-Use the unrevoked root method from the unrevoked site to regain root and a recovery (I used amonra 1.6.2 as opposed to the one in the unrevoked zip, not sure what recovery it included)
-Flash the s-off
-Reflash .29 radio
-Restore nandroid
I know that's really general instructions but pretty sure that's the general idea of what it took for me at least
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Do I have to ruu cause I've still got my original rooted stock rom nandriod? I was under the impression I just needed to was flash old radio, flash s-off, and reflash new radio.
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lazie0402 said:
Do I have to ruu cause I've still got my original rooted stock rom nandriod? I was under the impression I just needed to was flash old radio, flash s-off, and reflash new radio.
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Only to do regaws s- off method. I did mine with unrevoked.
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dpeeps74 said:
Yes, I did this exact same thing for the same reason, to get s-off. As far as a bad radio flash, that part I can't answer. For s-off, I did this:
-Nandroid
-Flash .27 radio
-Run the ruu (don't recall the exact one off hand but pretty sure the s-off post told me)
-Use the unrevoked root method from the unrevoked site to regain root and a recovery (I used amonra 1.6.2 as opposed to the one in the unrevoked zip, not sure what recovery it included)
-Flash the s-off
-Reflash .29 radio
-Restore nandroid
I know that's really general instructions but pretty sure that's the general idea of what it took for me at least
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xda + android + HTC =
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Exactly what dpeeps74 Said...
Sent from my Hero using XDA App

Thanks guys im now S-off and restoring my rom

All u have to do is flash through Normal recovery no need to nand because the radio goes deeper than that u can flash any sprint radio u want to and for me the original stock one works the best
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Bierce22 said:
All u have to do is flash through Normal recovery no need to nand because the radio goes deeper than that u can flash any sprint radio u want to and for me the original stock one works the best
Sent from my DROIDX using XDA App
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There is absolutely a point to doing a nandroid in this process. If you do not want to start off with a clean install after you ruu and re-root, you will do it. Beyond that, read every single forum just about that has you flash anything and you will see step 1 being to nandroid. There's good reason for that.
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What I did was nanded reflashed my rooted stock rom flash radio .27 ran unrevoked flashed back to radio .29 then restored my cm nandriod and once again thanks for all the help guys iv just heard a a lot of bad things about flashing the wrong radio
Sent from my hero running froyo with the XDA APP

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[Q] Cant flash 3805.06.03.03_M radio

Hi, I cant get this radio to flash on my mates Inc S (it worked fine on mine). He has s-off (xtc clip method), latest recover, root etc, but when I flash using PG32IMG hboot method I get 'Incorrect model ID' or something like that. Also tried same thing using a goldcard. Also tried fastboot method as per post 1 ARHD1.1.0 thread. No success
Any ideas please ?
gudge said:
Hi, I cant get this radio to flash on my mates Inc S (it worked fine on mine). He has s-off (xtc clip method), latest recover, root etc, but when I flash using PG32IMG hboot method I get 'Incorrect model ID' or something like that. Also tried same thing using a goldcard. Also tried fastboot method as per post 1 ARHD1.1.0 thread. No success
Any ideas please ?
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If this is a Candanian IncS, then the model id in the PG32IMG.Zip file needs to be changed.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1145246
tpbklake said:
If this is a Candanian IncS, then the model id in the PG32IMG.Zip file needs to be changed.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1145246
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Actually its a UK device, but only about a week or so out of the shop, unlike mine which is a few months old and an older hboot version . The engineering hboot in the link you mentioned may be the answer, thanks for the pointer.
Cheers
If you use alpharevx for S-OFF maybe this post can help you installing new radio :
[GUIDE] How to flash a radio [for Alpharevx S-OFF]
Neolight78 said:
If you use alpharevx for S-OFF maybe this post can help you installing new radio :
[GUIDE] How to flash a radio [for Alpharevx S-OFF]
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thanks, the link is also to ENG hboot, I think this will be the answer, will try it and post back outcome.
Thanks all for the guidance.
find out one method in ARHD 1.1.0,dload the radio file,open and read it.
Guys be careful when flashing radios, because i flashed 6.03.03 from gu1dry's thread and then tried to run a lower version ruu and broke the software on the phone. Now i need to use xtc clip to revive.
post by ieftm
"gu1dry, could you please adjust your RUU zips to include a lower mainversion?
preferably something really low like 1.00.0000.0.
Some of these zips have:
mainver: 2.21.1400.8
Which might spell trouble for people that attempt at flashing a RUU afterwards (as they're left with a broken RUU and a high mainversion).
Thanks"
Just make sure you ask all q's before playing with stuff like this it will avoid what i am facing. Just want to help
neo-X, pitty your on the other side of the world, you could have borrowed mine. Thanks for the warning though, I think I will re flash the new radio using the link from post 1 of ARHD to be safe.
Resolved my mates problem by flashing ENG hboot, then the new radio flashed ok. I don't understand why it was necessary to do this ENG hboot thing, since I did not have this problem with my own inc s. Must be something to do with latest stock hboot I guess. One other word of warning, after installing the ENG hboot his phone would not boot past the first HTC boot screen, but was able to go into custom recovery, wipe then flash ARHD rom, then booted up all OK.
Thanks gudge...luckily i got it working, just needed to flash the new higher version ruu that was just released
Sent from my HTC Incredible S using XDA Premium App

New Owner, Rooting Questions

Hello,
I just received my Incredible S yesterday, and after some searching around, I've finally found the guide to root it on this forum.
I'm going to use the guide, but as a new rooter (only rooted an HTC Desire), I have a few questions regarding this specific phone.
My phone is currently s-on, and I'm going to follow the guide to get to s-off mode. However, does it matter that I'm only running 2.2.1? Am I still able to root?
Also, when does s-on get activated again? Only wen I go back to a retail ROM?
And, this is a total noob question...Am I able to use the Recovery ROM on one memory card (an 8GB), go through the root process and then switch to a 16GB card to install a custom ROM?
Thanks.
1. alpharevx works for both Gingerbread (2.3) and Froyo (2.2)
2. If you flash an official ROM (you can find them in a collection thread somewhere here on xda) you'll go back to S-ON.
3. After you've "installed" the custom recovery, it doesn't matter how many times you change SD-card; the custom recovery will still be there since you flash it over the original recovery.
Short answer; Yes, you can use a different SD-card to install a custom ROM from!
OK, just found this information in the ROM that I want to use...
HTC Incredible S S-OFF
Radio S-OFF in order to flash new radio
ClockworkMod Recovery with EXT4 support from here
Does using AlphaRevX put the radio into s-off mode?
tazz131 said:
OK, just found this information in the ROM that I want to use...
HTC Incredible S S-OFF
Radio S-OFF in order to flash new radio
ClockworkMod Recovery with EXT4 support from here
Does using AlphaRevX put the radio into s-off mode?
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I've been searching the forums, but I can't find anything about that...
I'd like to know how to find out if your radio is S-OFF or S-ON. Or is radio S-OFF the same as HBoot S-OFF (which you get by using alpharevx)?
Sometimes I have to say it's a bit hard to find info about some things for he IncS
alpharevx s-off is sufficient...you don't have to do a special radio s-off..I'm already running Android Revolution HD 1.1.0
edit: even I didn't find anything specific about radio s-off
jaysonline said:
alpharevx s-off is sufficient...you don't have to do a special radio s-off..I'm already running Android Revolution HD 1.1.0
edit: even I didn't find anything specific about radio s-off
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Me neither, that's why I'm starting to get confused about the "what you need" part of ARHD forum topic...
And since it works for you, I guess what he means with "Radio S-OFF" is that you should flash that radio he recommends to use with his ROM, or does he know something that no one else on this forum knows?
Yes, I think that's what he means unless ofcourse he has some secrets
hey, i am new to this all this root and stuff...
just few question.
so, the s-ff in hdboot mean the phone is rootable?
and the Radio S-OFF means i can use any carrier I chose?
thank you :]
eqao said:
hey, i am new to this all this root and stuff...
just few question.
so, the s-ff in hdboot mean the phone is rootable?
and the Radio S-OFF means i can use any carrier I chose?
thank you :]
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s-off yes you can root your phone
radio s-off to use any carrier? i think you need to unlock your phone if it is for you to be able to use any carrier
radio s-off mean you can flash new radio versions

[Q] Radio s-off for idiots (like me)

How do I get radio s-off so I can install another radio. I'm not a complete idiot (as the topic says), but I'm having trouble understanding these "adb" commands, where to typ them in, and if I need some program on my computers.
So I would appreciate an idiots guide to s-off
You don't necessarily need radio S-OFF to flash a different radio. If you have HBOOT S-OFF you can flash a new radio in the bootloader.
Hello,
As said above you don't need radio soff. I think to be able to flash you need only boot soff.
If you have a stock rom you can gain soff using alpharevx (see dev section).
For windows the useful software is:
- htc sync (from HTC site) for the correct usb drivers;
- Android sdk (google)
- I don't know if eclipse is a req or not (i've installed)
- fastboot (google)
The "famigerate" adb is in the Android sdk.
For tutorial, there are a lot in the dev section.
Sent from my HTC Incredible S using XDA App
Hi,
i can't understand so why we need Rsdio s-off? Yesterday i flashed new radio from Android Revolution HD 1.1.1 post.
nalbo said:
Hi,
i can't understand so why we need Rsdio s-off? Yesterday i flashed new radio from Android Revolution HD 1.1.1 post.
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Yeah, I did so too! Didn't know how I could've missed that part Sorry for the lame question ...lol!
everything you need - is ENG HBOOT
If you have HBOOT S-OFF you can flash a new radio in the bootloader.
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actually - no. AlphaRev HBOOT cannot flash radio.
I managed to update my radio in the AlphaRevX HBOOT screen by booting into it with the new radio (named as PG32IMG.zip) in the root folder.
It does seem, however, that you can't flash a radio like this on some newer phones (at least that's what the word on the forums is telling me), so maybe my way doesn't work for everyone. Guess ENG HBOOT might be the only way for some people after all, but my phone didn't need it.
So can someone actually confirm, can we flash Android Revolution with Alpharevx S OFF In his post it says the radio needs to be S OFF, which is different to Alpharevx S OFF, and reading other posts who only have Alpharevx S OFF when they have flashed AR ROM they are experiencing problems during calls, so they then have to install eng hboot which, in itself, seems to cause problems also. Have i lost u yet
Android Revolution post says:
"HTC Incredible S S-OFF
Radio S-OFF in order to flash new radio
ClockworkMod Recovery with EXT4 support from here"
jaysonline says:
"alpharevx s-off is sufficient...you don't have to do a special radio s-off..I'm already running Android Revolution HD 1.1.0
edit: even I didn't find anything specific about radio s-off"
Can someone please finalise...maybe someone has flashed AR using just Alpharevx S OFF and all is ok.
Cheers.
btw, watching Terminator 2....what a film...even after at least 100 watches
You don't need radio S-OFF to flash a ROM, so yes, you can flash ARHD with only the HBOOT S-OFF and root. The only thing you may not be able to flash is a radio, but that depends on the individual phone, as I mentioned in the post above.
doctorsax said:
I managed to update my radio in the AlphaRevX HBOOT screen by booting into it with the new radio (named as PG32IMG.zip) in the root folder.
It does seem, however, that you can't flash a radio like this on some newer phones (at least that's what the word on the forums is telling me), so maybe my way doesn't work for everyone. Guess ENG HBOOT might be the only way for some people after all, but my phone didn't need it.
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Yes, exactly my experience. Two UK Inc S's, both s-off'd with XTC clip, one flashed radio no problem, the other newer one would not flash radio til ENG hboot installed.
I have flashed new radio with HBOOT S-OFF. I tried to install ENG hboot but had some problems. Just installed adb and followed instructions from Android Revolution HD 1.1.1 post. Maybe i'm lucky
doctorsax said:
You don't need radio S-OFF to flash a ROM, so yes, you can flash ARHD with only the HBOOT S-OFF and root. The only thing you may not be able to flash is a radio, but that depends on the individual phone, as I mentioned in the post above.
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Don't you need to flash the recommended radio in order to get the best out of the ROM? I got a new IS so I imagine I will need the eng HBOOT...just having problems with sdk thats all
VaderXI said:
Don't you need to flash the recommended radio in order to get the best out of the ROM? I got a new IS so I imagine I will need the eng HBOOT...just having problems with sdk thats all
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Yeah, though the ROM should still be functional with a different radio at least.
codryn said:
My Desire S was S-ON with HBOOT 0.98.0000. I have unlocked it with alpharevx and now I have HBOOT 6.98.1002. Should I flash this version of HBOOT (ENG)? And if yes how could I do this in most easier way.
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I read this post yesterday from ieftm the project initiator of the AlpharevX.
ieftm said:
Yeah, it gives exactly 0 advantages over AlphaRevX hboot. That is in essence what we patched in on our HBOOTs as well.
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So apparently AlpharevX HBOOT should contain the same functionality as ENG HBOOT.
So don't bother.
Sent from my HTC Desire S using XDA Premium App
Think I'm gonna stick with the stock ROM. Quite happy with it really, sooooo much better than my Samsung Omnia HD i had before in every way....it actually does what it says it can do without having to implement a **** load of workarounds! All I would be interested in if i flashed a new ROM is better battery performance, and they cant necessarily guarantee this. Think Ill try this out first for battery performance:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1166716.
Cheers all!

HTC Incredible S 2.3.5 most easiest root

Hello, Iam noob in rooting and there is sooo much information about that, so my head goes burn, my simple question is only - can you recommend me the most easiest way to root my Incredible S? I want to install new ROM. Version Hboot 2.00, android 2.3.5 and never S-OFF, rooted. I have to downgrade HBOOT? Thank you so much
Oh look it's first sticky on the forum! Just a simple read through the first page of the forum might help just sayin'.
Anyways, this seems to be the easiest way to root...it's definitely easy to understand even if you have few to minimum understanding of rooting and flashing.
Incredible2011 said:
Oh look it's first sticky on the forum! Just a simple read through the first page of the forum might help just sayin'.
Anyways, this seems to be the easiest way to root...it's definitely easy to understand even if you have few to minimum understanding of rooting and flashing.
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I have problem and I hope you can help me my question:My phone is s off,but I have never use custom recovery and custom rom and I have never do root,my version is 2.3.5 hboot:2.0000 I want to root my phone but I dont want to do that with unlocked method.How can I root my phone,I say again My phone is already s off.and I wantto use this method.
hasi56 said:
I have problem and I hope you can help me my question:My phone is s off,but I have never use custom recovery and custom rom and I have never do root,my version is 2.3.5 hboot:2.0000 I want to root my phone but I dont want to do that with unlocked method.How can I root my phone,I say again My phone is already s off.and I wantto use this method.
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Since you are already S-OFF, then you should be able to flash ClockworkMod recovery in FASTBOOT USB mode. Once you have CWM installed, you can make a 'nandroid' backup of your current ROM, apps and settings. Then you can flash the latest and greatest version of su-3.0.x.zip to gain root.
This will leave your current ROM, apps and settings intact.
tpbklake said:
Since you are already S-OFF, then you should be able to flash ClockworkMod recovery in FASTBOOT USB mode. Once you have CWM installed, you can make a 'nandroid' backup of your current ROM, apps and settings. Then you can flash the latest and greatest version of su-3.0.x.zip to gain root.
This will leave your current ROM, apps and settings intact.
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Thank you,so I can root my phone with any expression(s off method) even though my phone h boot version is 2.ooooo(but my phone is already s off) am I right? and I dont understand,is there new root old root advantageous root,I havent heard that,I knew rooting is fixed
??
hasi56 said:
Thank you,so I can root my phone with any expression(s off method) even though my phone h boot version is 2.ooooo(but my phone is already s off) am I right? and I dont understand,is there new root old root advantageous root,I havent heard that,I knew rooting is fixed
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Since you have permanent S-OFF, you don't have to worry about whether to unlock HBOOT 2.00.0000 or downgrading to run Revolutionary, etc.
You should be able to flash ClockworkMod recovery, you could flash HBOOT 1.13, flash a new radio, etc.
You just need to get familiar with using FASTBOOT USB mode and all of the options that fastboot.exe can do.
I am speaking from experience. I have a permanent S-OFF IncS and even after I run the Android 2.3.5/Sense 3.0 RUU and it upgraded my HBOOT to version 2.00.0000, I was able to flash ClockworkMod recovery and install su-3.0.x.zip and root the ROM. I have also since reflashed back to HBOOT 1.13.
tpbklake said:
Since you have permanent S-OFF, you don't have to worry about whether to unlock HBOOT 2.00.0000 or downgrading to run Revolutionary, etc.
You should be able to flash ClockworkMod recovery, you could flash HBOOT 1.13, flash a new radio, etc.
You just need to get familiar with using FASTBOOT USB mode and all of the options that fastboot.exe can do.
I am speaking from experience. I have a permanent S-OFF IncS and even after I run the Android 2.3.5/Sense 3.0 RUU and it upgraded my HBOOT to version 2.00.0000, I was able to flash ClockworkMod recovery and install su-3.0.x.zip and root the ROM. I have also since reflashed back to HBOOT 1.13.
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I understanda a lot of thingss Im grateful to you,but you said you could flash hboot 1.13 what is our purpose by doing this processing?
hasi56 said:
I understanda a lot of thingss Im grateful to you,but you said you could flash hboot 1.13 what is our purpose by doing this processing?
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With HBOOT 1.13, ClockworkMod recovery is able to flash a custom ROM in one step. With HBOOT 2.00.0000, after you flash a custom ROM in ClockworkMod, you manually have to extract and flash the boot.img file in the custom ROM's zip file. In other words it is easier to flash custom ROM's with CWM and HBOOT 1.13 than it is with HBOOT 2.00
tpbklake said:
With HBOOT 1.13, ClockworkMod recovery is able to flash a custom ROM in one step. With HBOOT 2.00.0000, after you flash a custom ROM in ClockworkMod, you manually have to extract and flash the boot.img file in the custom ROM's zip file. In other words it is easier to flash custom ROM's with CWM and HBOOT 1.13 than it is with HBOOT 2.00
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Thank you very very much,apolgize me i have one more question i want ti root my cell phone after ics.can i do same thing your root Expression after ics ?
hasi56 said:
Thank you very very much,apolgize me i have one more question i want ti root my cell phone after ics.can i do same thing your root Expression after ics ?
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The only option you have right now for ICS is to run a custom ROM from the Development section and all of those are already rooted.
If you are talking about the official ICS OTA/ROM from HTC, we will have to wait and see if it will be rootable or not.
Once again since you have a permanent S-OFF on your phone, you shouldn't have to worry about. If you install the official ICS ROM and you lose root, you should be able to reflash CWM and then install su-3.0.x.zip to gain root.
tpbklake said:
The only option you have right now for ICS is to run a custom ROM from the Development section and all of those are already rooted.
If you are talking about the official ICS OTA/ROM from HTC, we will have to wait and see if it will be rootable or not.
Once again since you have a permanent S-OFF on your phone, you shouldn't have to worry about. If you install the official ICS ROM and you lose root, you should be able to reflash CWM and then install su-3.0.x.zip to gain root.
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Thank you very very very much,you helped me a lot,
My phone is htc inc s,i use original rom,but i did root i bought a new sensation xe's beats audio headphones and i want tk use beats mod in my phone when i use headphone like sensation xe,is this imposibble i hop i can tell my question
hasi56 said:
My phone is s off,but I have never use custom recovery and custom rom and I have never do root,my version is 2.3.5 hboot:2.0000
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Stupid question, how did you achieve s-off with hboot:2.0000? As I understand, Revolutionary doesn't yet support hboot:2.0000?
alexbk66 said:
Stupid question, how did you achieve s-off with hboot:2.0000? As I understand, Revolutionary doesn't yet support hboot:2.0000?
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No a stupid question because the answer isn't very obvious, but the is a sticky post in the General forum that describes a process where you can downgrade the ROM and HBOOT to a version that Revolutionary does support.
Check here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1373697
or here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1705913

[Q] confused about S-on vs S-off

For what it's worth, I have a new SIM unlocked Bell Mobility Raider upgraded to the latest stock ICS. Bootloader still locked, no root, S-ON
I am thinking of trying different kernels and ROMs but I don't want to do the whole S-OFF thing (I find it insane that we need to do the whole wire trick)
So far, my understanding is that with S-ON, I can unlock the bootloader, then get root access to the phone, then flash a new kernel using fastboot and then flash a new ROM.
With S-off it would make it easier to flash kernel and ROM at same time.
Is this correct?
My confusion: I read in some threads that with S-ON, the radio looks at the firmware and won't load a third party kernel/ROM. Is this so?
Can I change the kernel and ROM while keeping S-on, or not? I was thinking of trying the holics kernel which, if I understand it correctly, has a boot image for flashing using fastboot.
Also: with S-on, is it harder to brick the phone/ easier to recover? What happens if the flashing of new kernel fails, can I recover back to stock?
S-on - You cannot flash unsecured
.img files ( kernels, etc. ) in recovery.
S-off - You can flash everything in recovery.
There really isn't any benefit in having S-off unless 1. Your lazy and don't wanna use fastboot 2. You don't have a PC to use fastboot with.
All the Roms/kernels out can be flashed either way.
Sent from Illuminati Land.
Use the HTC Vivid All in One Toolkit v.1.0 by Hasoon 2000, when it tells you to perform the wire trick, peel the ends off a twist tie you use for trash bags, place on the connectors and count,(one thousand one), take the wire off and you've got the easiest way to S-off. It's worth it vs being S-on. It simplifies everything. I know that doesn't answer your whole question but should help.
Sent from my HTC PH39100 using xda premium
Yea ivwas nervous about the wire trick but just follow the guide its really easy as long as you only touch those 2 points you can't go wrong
Sent from my HTC PH39100 using xda premium
Exactly what he said I used a old Co-Axl Cable to do it if that how you spell it LOL sorry it 5:30 in the morning I'm Tired as HELL xD
Yeah, the wire trick isn't bad, but also, it only takes a few extra minutes each time you flash a ROM to flash the kernel over fastboot. No big whip if you don't mind the extra steps. That said, I still recommend S-OFF in case you want to try a stack of ROMS. Then you can switch them on the go without being tethered to a computer.
I'd also recommend using TWRP recovery over CWM for your recoveries, as CWM for our phone doesn't support large backups. If you flash a ROM, install all your apps, backup, flash a new ROM, and decide to restore, you'll be screwed if your backup is over a certain size in CWM. I learned that the hard way, but loosing all my data! (You can use TWRP whether you stick with S-ON or not).
bswann said:
S-on - You cannot flash unsecured
.img files ( kernels, etc. ) in recovery.
S-off - You can flash everything in recovery.
There really isn't any benefit in having S-off unless 1. Your lazy and don't wanna use fastboot 2. You don't have a PC to use fastboot with.
All the Roms/kernels out can be flashed either way.
Sent from Illuminati Land.
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KozmikKernel 13_beta and any newer kernels released by KozmikKick doesn't support and will not work on S-on devices
elbscorp said:
KozmikKernel 13_beta and any newer kernels released by KozmikKick doesn't support and will not work on S-on devices
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Not true, I was running beta 13 with the Elegancia Rom before I switched to WCX Illuminati and I'm S-on.
There is a guide in one of Synergy's threads over on rootz. It involves booting a recovery from fastboot and flashing the kernel then booting into the recovery on the phone to flash the Rom. I used a few times for kernels and it worked every time.
Sent from Illuminati Land.
bswann said:
S-on - You cannot flash unsecured
.img files ( kernels, etc. ) in recovery.
S-off - You can flash everything in recovery.
There really isn't any benefit in having S-off unless 1. Your lazy and don't wanna use fastboot 2. You don't have a PC to use fastboot with.
All the Roms/kernels out can be flashed either way.
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bswann said:
Not true, I was running beta 13 with the Elegancia Rom before I switched to WCX Illuminati and I'm S-on.
There is a guide in one of Synergy's threads over on rootz. It involves booting a recovery from fastboot and flashing the kernel then booting into the recovery on the phone to flash the Rom. I used a few times for kernels and it worked every time.
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If I am misinformed I apologize. I am S-off and also used Elegancia Rom(Pegasus) I was going by info posted in the ROM thread and Kozmik's thread.
Faqs for Pegasus & Blitz ICS SENSE 3.6
These have only been tested on Amon RA recovery. If you can't find it then Clockwork should work if not try a different recovery.
This rom can only be flashed if you are already on ics.
Also you must have S-Off. If you do not then it should still flash (unsupported) everything except for the boot.img. You will need to extract the boot.img and flash it in fastboot. If you are S-On and elect to flash this then you MUST select Stockish Kernel when you are installing the rom as KozmiKKernel does not support S-Off.
kozmikkick
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I am no longer supporting phones that are not S-Off. Get S-Off now Then just flash zip in recovery and select your options!
Yea, when I read that in kozmick's thread originally that's when I remembered the link in Synergy's thread showing the workaround for it.
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bswann said:
Yea, when I read that in kozmick's thread originally that's when I remembered the link in Synergy's thread showing the workaround for it.
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Very cool. Would you send me a link to that thread? sounds interesting
elbscorp said:
If I am misinformed I apologize. I am S-off and also used Elegancia Rom(Pegasus) I was going by info posted in the ROM thread and Kozmik's thread.
Faqs for Pegasus & Blitz ICS SENSE 3.6
These have only been tested on Amon RA recovery. If you can't find it then Clockwork should work if not try a different recovery.
This rom can only be flashed if you are already on ics.
Also you must have S-Off. If you do not then it should still flash (unsupported) everything except for the boot.img. You will need to extract the boot.img and flash it in fastboot. If you are S-On and elect to flash this then you MUST select Stockish Kernel when you are installing the rom as KozmiKKernel does not support S-Off.
kozmikkick
Installation:
I am no longer supporting phones that are not S-Off. Get S-Off now Then just flash zip in recovery and select your options!
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Not to get off topic but does that Rom drop to edge all the time? Or does data stay on hspa/lte. Cuz. I tried a different port and it would always drop to edge and stay there even tho I have faster speeds here
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ZeRo2o9 said:
Not to get off topic but does that Rom drop to edge all the time? Or does data stay on hspa/lte. Cuz. I tried a different port and it would always drop to edge and stay there even tho I have faster speeds here
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I didn't have a problem with that
elbscorp said:
Very cool. Would you send me a link to that thread? sounds interesting
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Here you go
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=28397272&postcount=214
Its post #214 by daspazz.
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