id like to put ics on my vivid but it see all these different versions and kernels plus i see so many ways to install them.
all id like to have is the cleanest fastest rom with hotspot unlocked battery life would be nice too , ive tried to put a couple on it but still don't understand i guess about hboot and how to open them.
what i have is a stock all the way vivid
any help is appreciated
Read this----> http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1416836
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thanks but ive read that so many times,
but all these ics roms have some many different ways to do it
some ive read u can do on stock phones some have to have the bootloader unlocked
i guess i just dont understand the language , ruu, root of sd , firmware , flash , hboot all that .
i just would like to update once in awhile and learn a little
Which ics rom are you trying to use?
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I understand...
Bigtjmc said:
thanks but ive read that so many times,
but all these ics roms have some many different ways to do it
some ive read u can do on stock phones some have to have the bootloader unlocked
i guess i just dont understand the language , ruu, root of sd , firmware , flash , hboot all that .
i just would like to update once in awhile and learn a little
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As you can see there are plenty of ways to do Rom and Kernel updates. If you are the type of person that wants to easily get the Stock ICS Rom, use the RUU. RUU stands for "Rom Update Utility" and all you need to do is download the RUU (it will be a zip file with 1 EXE inside), plug your phone into your computer, extract the EXE file and Run. Everything will be automatic.
If you unlocked your bootloader, make sure to relock it. Also, the RUU states to make sure you have at least 30% battery life, but I alway charge it up all the way before I perform any update.
I hope this helps a little.
S7
Bigtjmc said:
thanks but ive read that so many times,
but all these ics roms have some many different ways to do it
some ive read u can do on stock phones some have to have the bootloader unlocked
i guess i just dont understand the language , ruu, root of sd , firmware , flash , hboot all that .
i just would like to update once in awhile and learn a little
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Best way it do it if your on att is to keep bootloader locked and run the att ruu then youll have stock ics then unlock bootloader install a recovery and flash which ever Rom you want with the kernel that belongs with the Rom
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Haha Snowdog7 beat me to it
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doktor buknasty said:
Which ics rom are you trying to use?
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I'm not sure ....lol
Snowdog7 said:
As you can see there are plenty of ways to do Rom and Kernel updates. If you are the type of person that wants to easily get the Stock ICS Rom, use the RUU. RUU stands for "Rom Update Utility" and all you need to do is download the RUU (it will be a zip file with 1 EXE inside), plug your phone into your computer, extract the EXE file and Run. Everything will be automatic.
If you unlocked your bootloader, make sure to relock it. Also, the RUU states to make sure you have at least 30% battery life, but I alway charge it up all the way before I perform any update.
I hope this helps a little.
S7
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Ok so extract the whole file to say my pc desktop then just put the exe and run files out of the whole file on the open directory of the sd right ?
Once I do that still power up in hboot ? If so what do I click in the hboot cmd ? Thanks for the help
ccb101 said:
Best way it do it if your on att is to keep bootloader locked and run the att ruu then youll have stock ics then unlock bootloader install a recovery and flash which ever Rom you want with the kernel that belongs with the Rom
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Haha Snowdog7 beat me to it
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Yes the att one would be fine I guess , bloat ware I guess don't bother me not sure even what it is ,
I can flash a new one after I've unlocked the boot loader and rooted ? If correct then just put the exe and run files on the sd as before ?
So the kernel has to match the Rom ....also if I load or flash a Rom do I need to flash the kernel too ?
I just read that again run is not a file it is what you do with exe right ?
Unzip the exe file to desktop or somewhere accessible, make sure phone has usb debugging enabled,also need to have htc sync installed....plug in phone to computer via usb cable...execute the ruu...after this has flashed the phone and rebooted/loaded etc....then if you choose to unlock the bootloader go to htcdev website, register and follow the instructions to unlock your bootloader. Once the bootloader is unlocked then you have to decide what rom you would like to use and thats about it....
WC
Bigtjmc said:
Ok so extract the whole file to say my pc desktop then just put the exe and run files out of the whole file on the open directory of the sd right ?
Once I do that still power up in hboot ? If so what do I click in the hboot cmd ? Thanks for the help
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No. Run it on your PC and follow instructions. It will update the software via a USB cable.
Wild Child said:
Unzip the exe file to desktop or somewhere accessible, make sure phone has usb debugging enabled,also need to have htc sync installed....plug in phone to computer via usb cable...execute the ruu...after this has flashed the phone and rebooted/loaded etc....then if you choose to unlock the bootloader go to htcdev website, register and follow the instructions to unlock your bootloader. Once the bootloader is unlocked then you have to decide what rom you would like to use and thats about it....
WC
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ok so if i find one i like to use then unzip them and do ea. one like this ? or does ea. rom have their own instructions?
WonkotheSane said:
No. Run it on your PC and follow instructions. It will update the software via a USB cable.
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ok so just open any that i down load and just do what it says ,
No this is to get ics on your locked phone...basic instructions are provided usually from the dev
Bigtjmc said:
ok so if i find one i like to use then unzip them and do ea. one like this ? or does ea. rom have their own instructions?
ok so just open any that i down load and just do what it says ,
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Haha yeah sorry about that you are correct
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ok i finally got ics on here i will do the bootloader and root tomorrow, i did go check out the htcdev and had one question when i power up and click on the fastboot to change it to bootloader it then says connect to pc , so do i just leave it set ? it never says it just moves on to step 4
thanks for the help everyone
Don't select bootloader when you get to the white screen just select fastboot and connect your phone to USB and it should read in red USB fastboot.
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ccb101 said:
Don't select bootloader when you get to the white screen just select fastboot and connect your phone to USB and it should read in red USB fastboot.
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It dose but that's all it does how do I get the files then ?
You'll need to save the files on your PC (desktop) connect to adb and open up command prompt to flash the recovery and boot.img.
Where are the ICS roms at that work on AT&T Vivid? I couldnt find any.
ps. this is for my wifes Vivid
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Hi ,i have wildpuzlle,can i go back to 2.1 eclair it is possible?
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If you had a Nandroid Backup, then, pretty easily, Yes.
If not, download an Eclair RUU From Shipped ROMs and Flash it.
No i didnt so that i asked,i dont want rom i want the original OS how can get this?
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He already answered your question.
Get an Eclair RUU from shipped-roms and run it.
You can find it here: http://shipped-roms.com/shipped/Buzz/
thanks , sorry becuase iam newbie
but which one i have to choose?
thanks.
You can choose "RUU_Buzz_HTC_WWE_1.37.405.1". Its the latest Eclair ROM.
U need root for this right?
For flashing a RUU, you dont need root. Just download the EXE, connect your device to your PC, and run it.
3xeno said:
For flashing a RUU, you dont need root. Just download the EXE, connect your device to your PC, and run it.
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Iam using linux not windows.
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cutiyar said:
Iam using linux not windows.
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I think you can extract the files from the executable then and just flash them after a wipe. Not sure though.
you cannot unroot using a RUU in Linux.
for using a RUU you need windows xp
doomed151 said:
He already answered your question.
Get an Eclair RUU from shipped-roms and run it.
You can find it here: http://shipped-roms.com/shipped/Buzz/
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Does RUU not check the installed version? I thought RUU would just push the rom.zip and allow the update like any other rom flash with its update_script that checks if it is a valid update.
3xeno said:
For flashing a RUU, you dont need root. Just download the EXE, connect your device to your PC, and run it.
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But if you want to go from froyo to eclair u need root right?
dud3me said:
But if you want to go from froyo to eclair u need root right?
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Sorry mate, I am really not aware of this, and, it will be best if you try it out. If it does need root, the process will likely fail, and, no harm will be done.
Here new RUU for Vivo
http://www.filefactory.com/file/ca3...0802U_38.03.01.08_M_release_176683_signed.exe
Enjoy!
1.43. nice !
But I wont try it ! ARABE is not for me XD
Hi,
excuse me but are you sure that it will work fine on HTC Incredible S ? even if the phone is not rooted ?
I think that the Incredible S is protected (see in google : Root Incredible S signed)
and I can't risk my phone but I need to have the arabic language on my Incredible S
@sahbibenayed
This is probably an official (and HTC signed) ROM.. so you should be able to install it on your phone without any problem.
Still i take no responsibility in what happens to it!!
Thank you
Was waiting for an Arabic rom.
Should the phone be in any particular mode? I.e. bootloader or hboot for the ruu app to recognize it?
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hisham2k said:
Should the phone be in any particular mode? I.e. bootloader or hboot for the ruu app to recognize it?
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No, it's official
Use a goldcard if your phone is branded
Can anyone upload the rom.zip (mediafire would be best)?
adwinp said:
Can anyone upload the rom.zip (mediafire would be best)?
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Is that possible? How can I do that when I cant root the device in order to install ClockworkMod Recovery
I am just asking NOT making a statement
androf said:
Is that possible? How can I do that when I cant root the device in order to install ClockworkMod Recovery
I am just asking NOT making a statement
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Run the RUU, and the rom.zip will be in your user %TEMP% directory.
adwinp said:
Run the RUU, and the rom.zip will be in your user %TEMP% directory.
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Is the device required? or I can just run it and upload the file for you on mediafire?
Has anyone successfully got this to work? I must be doing something wrong because I'm getting the following error:
ERROR [131]: CUSTOMER ID ERROR
P.S. I just downloaded the .exe file, connected my Incredible S and opened the .exe file. Is this the correct way?
xbanjarx said:
Has anyone successfully got this to work? I must be doing something wrong because I'm getting the following error:
ERROR [131]: CUSTOMER ID ERROR
P.S. I just downloaded the .exe file, connected my Incredible S and opened the .exe file. Is this the correct way?
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I am no expert but I think you need a goldcard
androf said:
I am no expert but I think you need a goldcard
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I thought the goldcard thing is for branded devices. Then again, I'm new to the Android scene. Is there a guide somewhere for RUU?
xbanjarx said:
I thought the goldcard thing is for branded devices.
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In fact it is, but it seems you need it when u try to install an RUU to a device from a different region
xbanjarx said:
Is there a guide somewhere for RUU?
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There are many I guess but there is not much to read about, just the same way you did it, connect the device and run the exe file
What android version has it?
Android v 2.2.1
Some mirrors for the RUU above
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=CT7GUCKN
rapidshare
http://depositfiles.com/en/files/anifmzj5i
Hotfile
http://www.zshare.net/download/8835352608f02d4b/
uploading.com
MD5
Code:
B831516DFA2283CF051B805F24D04CE5
Sorry to ask this noob question, but Incredible S is my first Android phone. Do updating to this RUU (Arabic enabled) will prevent or cause any issues when HTC release its stock Android 2.4 next month ?
I managed to gold card my phone. I set my usb connection to charge only with usb debugging on and tried to install the RUU but I got error 131 again. Did I missed something here ?
I repeated the whole process 2 times with no luck ...
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ok so the s off works now! so you can use this thread to talk about it. but i do have a question....
so now that we have s-off. how do you flash kernels? and recoveries? do we kust install the rom folder withought flashing the kernel that is inside the rom folder?
Marshmellow92 said:
ok so the s off works now! so you can use this thread to talk about it. but i do have a question....
so now that we have s-off. how do you flash kernels? and recoveries? do we kust install the rom folder withought flashing the kernel that is inside the rom folder?
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I believe you still have to flash the kernel separate from the rom. The only difference now would be instead of fastboot flashing the kernel you flash it through recovery.
megatronisabeast said:
I believe you still have to flash the kernel separate from the rom. The only difference now would be instead of fastboot flashing the kernel you flash it through recovery.
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And how would I do that
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I wouldn't try anything like that yet. Wait for the dev's to set everything up. That is what I did on another phone. HTC is a bit different, may be you flash only the zip file containing the rom and kernel. I do believe that on HTC most phones do allow you to flash one file instead of having to flash separate files unless you wanted a different kernel then the one provided. You would do this in recovery by flashing a zip file.
megatronisabeast said:
I wouldn't try anything like that yet. Wait for the dev's to set everything up. That is what I did on another phone. HTC is a bit different, may be you flash only the zip file containing the rom and kernel. I do believe that on HTC most phones do allow you to flash one file instead of having to flash separate files unless you wanted a different kernel then the one provided. You would do this in recovery by flashing a zip file.
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With my Inspire, I could flash a kernel alone, an entire ROMs image files separately, or an entire package containing everything in one flash...all through recovery.
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slapdaddy said:
With my Inspire, I could flash a kernel alone, an entire ROMs image files separately, or an entire package containing everything in one flash...all through recovery.
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So if there is a Rom with a kernel (boot.IMG) inside it we just go to recovery install zip and I'm good? That's all there is too it
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Marshmellow92 said:
So if there is a Rom with a kernel (boot.IMG) inside it we just go to recovery install zip and I'm good? That's all there is too it
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nope we need to add in the code of the updater-script. I would say better stay off until we have atleast one rom with the in-built kernel flashing.
i ran controlbear.exe and it booted thru hboot fastboot usb and im on my rom its still asking "waiting device" i cant even get to the wire trick....... im on freenode but the devs are out im lost hopefully xda can help me
EDIT: my bad while on fastboot usb through Hboot, I started Controlbear.exe i ran as admin CMD opens it says the title and then starting up..... waiting device....
when i flash the boot.img first i get stuck with the JuopunutBear, green arrow, and phone.... with CMD stuck on waiting device
when i reflash my roms boot.img i run ControlBear.exe only to have the same msg on CMD waiting device but my rom boots up normal....
ENvisiNKeD said:
i ran controlbear.exe and it booted thru hboot fastboot usb and im on my rom its still asking "waiting device" i cant even get to the wire trick....... im on freenode but the devs are out im lost hopefully xda can help me
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This makes no sense at all. If you're in Android OS, something went wrong.
I gave up trying to S-off today I'm super disappointed haha but I know its my fault on something
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attempted again but this time on my laptop and success on the second try!!!! i was previously using a windows XP and my laptop is a windows 7!
i'm success to S-OFF my 4G raider LTE (x710e) at the first time a try it few hours ago . everythings seems good. before S-OFF, i'm running on Holiraider Final cooked by Bananacakes, now after S-OFF, i'm little bit confused. stay with Hoilraider FInal ( this ROM excellent), or try some ICS ?.
if i decided to try ICS ROM, what should i do first? ['m already have WCXs recovery installed. do i need to run Ginger Official RUU, than Run ICS Official RUU before installed Custom ICS ROM? or i can jump over the step and Flash CUstom ICS ROM + kernel without flash RUU?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1612685
[Guide] ICS for All htc holiday
This might help
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prahasta said:
i'm success to S-OFF my 4G raider LTE (x710e) at the first time a try it few hours ago . everythings seems good. before S-OFF, i'm running on Holiraider Final cooked by Bananacakes, now after S-OFF, i'm little bit confused. stay with Hoilraider FInal ( this ROM excellent), or try some ICS ?.
if i decided to try ICS ROM, what should i do first? ['m already have WCXs recovery installed. do i need to run Ginger Official RUU, than Run ICS Official RUU before installed Custom ICS ROM? or i can jump over the step and Flash CUstom ICS ROM + kernel without flash RUU?
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Easiest way is to supercid, then you can run the RUU or even just flash the Rom.zip. either will work (I did the latter since I use linux.) Then you can use any Rom. Ics needs the hboot update from the ruu
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ENvisiNKeD said:
attempted again but this time on my laptop and success on the second try!!!! i was previously using a windows XP and my laptop is a windows 7!
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When you finally got it to work did it take you to the screen with the green arrow w/o flashing the boot.img?
citsong said:
When you finally got it to work did it take you to the screen with the green arrow w/o flashing the boot.img?
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Yes it did and all I did was extract the controlbear.zip in my data folder that is used for the Vivid All In One toolkit so fastboot and adb everything is in the same directory ... Ran the .exe and everything went thru first attempt I missed the timing on the first but second I used a video I saw for another phone doing the wire trick but the timing they did definitely worked well...
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ENvisiNKeD said:
Yes it did and all I did was extract the controlbear.zip in my data folder that is used for the Vivid All In One toolkit so fastboot and adb everything is in the same directory ... Ran the .exe and everything went thru first attempt I missed the timing on the first but second I used a video I saw for another phone doing the wire trick but the timing they did definitely worked well...
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That might have been my problem.. not having it in a folder like that. Managed to get it working though.
kevsthabest said:
Easiest way is to supercid, then you can run the RUU or even just flash the Rom.zip. either will work (I did the latter since I use linux.) Then you can use any Rom. Ics needs the hboot update from the ruu
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So, I still need to flash ics ruu, which mean I must flash ginger ruu from att. Since there is no official ruu yet for raider 4g. Do I Vitter kev?
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prahasta said:
So, I still need to flash ics ruu, which mean I must flash ginger ruu from att. Since there is no official ruu yet for raider 4g. Do I Vitter kev?
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Just follow this guide
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1612685
Once you've got recovery installed and your rooted you can install any of the ICS roms. Some of them have already been updated so you don't have to flash the kernal anymore since we have s-off. Just make sure to check the instructions for the individual roms to see if you have to or not
I didn't run any ruu. Didn't relock my bootloader nothing like that. The simplest and least likely way of messing anything up I found was extract the ruu for ics. There will be a zip.called Rom.zip. I removed the hboot update itself (we don't need that one) from the zip. Then I.did fastboot reboot OEM-42. Fastboot flash zip Rom.zip.
Took a few minutes to flash. Rebooted and everything was working. The hboot I have is already higher (the one they included with juoponutbear) then the is update. But you need to get the new firmware from the ruu fo be flashed still.
Follow the guide previously posted and you should be fine tho. I just used a slightly different method to do.it myself
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Before you guys jump on me, I would like to apologize for just being dumb. Even though that is the truth, may I have some help?
I didn't read the guide on turning the S-Off on my Vivid, I thought all I had to do was run the hason s-off and it would automatically do everything for me. Yeah, I didn't even know about a wire trick (I've already admitted the obvious). My Vivid just boots to the JoupunutBear screen and reboots after about 3 minutes to the same screen. I guess I've bricked my device!:crying:
Is it possible for HTC to remotely restore my Vivid, or do I have to take it to an authorized dealer that repair phones? If so, how much am I looking at? I wished I had left my phone alone, but doing some of the crazy wild and exciting stuff for phones is so cool! I wish I had read that I needed to pin mod something, or else I would not have tried to do S-Off! I just got my phone a few days ago in a trade for my HTC Shift.
I guess this will be an expensive lesson and hopefully I'll read and not think every procedure for different phones are the same.
I miss my Vivid!:crying:
Use flashtool and flash stock rom .....
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bandarigoda123 said:
Use flashtool and flash stock rom .....
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I thought as long as I had reovery image on my device, I had nothing to worry about. Boy was I wrong!
Any tips on which recovery I should use? Preferably with guide, my nerves are a bit tweaked right now.
OK, I just relocked...now what?
Downloaded AT&T stock ROM, downloaded AT&T PH39img. I guess now I'm suppose to place both files on SD card and use HBOOT?
Follow the guide in my signature titled "back to stock" (I think its step 6). Then if you want to re root or whatever follow the guide in my signature steps 1-4.
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slapshot30 said:
Follow the guide in my signature titled "back to stock" (I think its step 6). Then if you want to re root or whatever follow the guide in my signature steps 1-4.
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Following your guide now, I'll let you know how it goes.
I have to download the RUU and not use the AT&Tzip I've already have downloaded. Seems straight forward, I'll reply back, thanks!
Since I have some time before the RUU finishes downloading, I tried to reflash factory rom using the second method. When I reboot into recovery, it does load the PG file, but it doesn't give me an option to flash anything?
Just a heads up...for me ruu never worked with a unlocked bootloader so if it doesn't work relock your bootloader with the super tool thing in he dev section...just boot into fastboot from hboot and click relock bootloader, then boot back to fastboot and run the ruu
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mg2195 said:
Just a heads up...for me ruu never worked with a unlocked bootloader so if it doesn't work relock your bootloader with the super tool thing in he dev section...just boot into fastboot from hboot and click relock bootloader, then boot back to fastboot and run the ruu
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thats the easiest way to do it
kobe_24 said:
Since I have some time before the RUU finishes downloading, I tried to reflash factory rom using the second method. When I reboot into recovery, it does load the PG file, but it doesn't give me an option to flash anything?
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The beginning of step 6 requires you to relock the bootloader. Otherwise, the RUU or PH zip will not work.
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Man this download is taking long, I still have 15 percent to go (6 minutes)!
I guess I have to have the RUU for any of this to work, so I'll stop playing around with it before I render the device useless. So I'll be patient since I have 5 minutes to go, then I should be able to perform any of the two methods found in the guide. I'm so glad there are so many here to help me, I love you guys! Don't be too flattered, I love my Vivid more! Once this is done, I'll thank each and every one of you!
OK all, I have to leave for right now. I started the RRU utility, but it stops at checking signatures.
ERROR (155) Unknown error
The ROM Update Utility cannot update your Android phone. Please get the correct ROM Update Utility and try again.
I have an AT&T Vivid, I thought the one for Holiday Cingular was the correct one? On the phone it says RUU update failed. So I'll look into it when I get back and try then. For some reason I can't update the HBOOT?
Bye for now!
I bet you can't update the bootloader while it is locked, LOL!
As said...I'll look into it when I get back.
kobe_24 said:
OK all, I have to leave for right now. I started the RRU utility, but it stops at checking signatures.
ERROR (155) Unknown error
The ROM Update Utility cannot update your Android phone. Please get the correct ROM Update Utility and try again.
I have an AT&T Vivid, I thought the one for Holiday Cingular was the correct one? On the phone it says RUU update failed. So I'll look into it when I get back and try then. For some reason I can't update the HBOOT?
Bye for now!
I bet you can't update the bootloader while it is locked, LOL!
As said...I'll look into it when I get back.
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It should work if you re-locked your bootloader... So that isn't the problem. Maybe somewhere during you trying to S-OFF you still managed to change the HBOOT to the unofficial one. If so, then the RUU or PH zip will both probably not work. Somehow you need to get back to the stock HBOOT. You might need to ask in the Juoponut bear thread or contact them directly.
slapshot30 said:
It should work if you re-locked your bootloader... So that isn't the problem. Maybe somewhere during you trying to S-OFF you still managed to change the HBOOT to the unofficial one. If so, then the RUU or PH zip will both probably not work. Somehow you need to get back to the stock HBOOT. You might need to ask in the Juoponut bear thread or contact them directly.
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It says I have HBOOT-1.85.0025. I'm back now, so I'll just keep trying.
Congratulations!
Your ROM update has been completed. Your Android phone is now ready for use.
Yup guys, just had to get the right RRU which is the htc_vivid_att_RUU_3.26.502.56_US.exe
Phone is back up and running and everyone is thanked!
Big thank you for all who stood by me during my time of sorrow.
Two simple questions: When do I need S-OFF and when do I know?
I want to test some of the custom roms on xda, and I have unlocked the bootloader, flashed cwm and are rooted.
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You don't need S OFF to use ROMS. So long as you have CWM you can flash any ROM. But you have to flash the Boot.IMG separately as well.
E.g.
- Download your ROM
- Double click on the ZIP and take the Boot.IMG out. Just get a copy of it. Doesn't matter if it's still in the ZIP. You just need a copy of it.
- Flash the ROM
- Go back in Fastboot and flash the Boot.IMG
- To do that put the IMG in your Fastboot folder or any folder than recognises ADB (Fastboot mode)
- Open CMD and navigate to the Fastboot folder in which the boot.img is too
- Type with CMD : Fastboot flash boot boot.img
- It should say complete or OK
- Restart phone and enjoy
S OFF is mainly just for users who can't be bothered to do that. And to find out if you have S OFF you go in Fastboot mode and it will say up top if it is or not (S-ON)
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But why not just get s off and flash roms normally? What's the reason for not get s off?
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VistaX said:
But why not just get s off and flash roms normally? What's the reason for not get s off?
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you don't need S-off unless you want to change your phone's CID or downgrade the HBoot
if you don't know what these things are you don't need it.
You also don't need it to flash a kernel like the 2nd post suggested.
I've flashed about 10 different roms and not had to that with any of them. Just flash the zip in recovery. I'm new to android a few months so maybe things have changed recently?
S-off is if you want change bootloaders, cid, etc. Once you have s-off it's easy to brick your device if you're not careful. It's not needed for flashing roms though.
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Ah, then I'm gonna skip S-OFF. I've flashed many roms with mye SGS3 and LGO2X, but I think maybe HTC is a little more tricky to handle.
VistaX said:
Ah, then I'm gonna skip S-OFF. I've flashed many roms with mye SGS3 and LGO2X, but I think maybe HTC is a little moretricky to handle.
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Yes they are definitely!
So for the "common flasher" it's not necessary to be S-ON?
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So for the "common flasher" it's not necessary to be S-ON?
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If all you plan to do is use custom ROMs then there's no need to be S-OFF. All you'll really need is unlocked bootloader and custom recovery (TWRP or CWM).
S-off allows you to change your phone's firmware regardless of what carrier you have or model ID. So you can get the most recent firmware even if your carrier hasn't pushed out an OTA. That matters to some people but not all.
It also allows you to flash a custom hboot to remove the red text on your splash screen. This is wholly an OCD thing--there's no good reason to do it otherwise.
S-off essentially means you're taking full responsibility for your phone and can't rely on HTC's security checks to prevent bricks.