I have a few questions before I unlock bootloader and install a recovery. The first question is: will unlocking the bootloader erase anything off the phone? Also, will rooting through WCX Recovery.erase anything off the phone? I know that flashing a ROM will erase everything, but I'm just curious. I really don't want to lose anything until I've made a backup with recovery.
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Yes for security purposes unlocking the boot loader formats user data. Rooting does not, but in order to flash the recovery you would need an unlocked boot loader.
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Thanks for the quick reply, I'll see if I can find a way to backup my apps. Any suggestions?
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mibikin said:
Thanks for the quick reply, I'll see if I can find a way to backup my apps. Any suggestions?
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Since you're unrooted, you're probably going to have to rely on Google's cloud backup, which is inconsistent at best.
I don't remember whether MyBackup (Pro?) supports backing up without root or not, but that could be another option.
Think I'll just end up making a list of the apps. Thanks for the suggestion though.
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Try appmonster pro.
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Appmonster did the trick. I'll probably unlock the bootloader and root on Friday. Thanks guys!
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I needed this info too thanks!
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I have one last question. Once I've unlocked the bootloader, and rooted, I don't need to flash a ROM? Probably a dumb question but I want to be safe.
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mibikin said:
I have one last question. Once I've unlocked the bootloader, and rooted, I don't need to flash a ROM? Probably a dumb question but I want to be safe.
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Thats up to you some people like stock others like pre customized ones.
Can you recommend some? I want to try RumFloat or the De-Sensed ROM.
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Can you recommend some? I want to try RumFloat or the De-Sensed ROM.
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Where we are now in ROM development, I can safely say that if you want Sense, Telstra stock is more than good enough (as it includes WiFi tethering out of the box, no modification, and can have DSPManager put on it). I've heard good things about WCX Generic, but I've never been a huge fan of WC's ROMs. If you don't like Sense, try DeSensed.
I'm running 4.0.3ics stock with kozmikkernel .I'm just waiting for s-off.
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I like sense enough to stick with it for a while, but I'm on AT&T. Will the Telstra stock still work?
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i use rum float beta 3 has been solid stable and fast no complaints from me
I was thinking about trying rum float beta
5 when I do it. I'm still paranoid about doing this.
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Has anyone tried and had any luck with the boot manager app that is supposed to allow you to install up to 5 roms? It says incredible s is supported but I have tried 3 different roms and all have failed to boot...
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Hi,
I was just about to S-OFF so I could use this, not sure I'll bother now!!
Did you get it working, which ROMs did you try?
Thanks.
Never worked for me on my HTC desire s
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you can use white care to S-OFF
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you can use white care to S-OFF
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What is this, explain more please?
Does anyone have a copy of the engineering hboot that was posted here a month or so ago? The thread appears to have been removed.
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Nobody knows?
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I went looking through the forum for an ENG HBOOT but I didn't find anything at all. I wish someone would come forward with one though. Was it for the GB build or the ICS build?
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I went looking through the forum for an ENG HBOOT but I didn't find anything at all. I wish someone would come forward with one though. Was it for the GB build or the ICS build?
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Gb but it shouldn't matter. Should be able to flash it now and then just update it to the lastest firmware excluding the new hboot. I don't know why they deleted their post.
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What about the ENG HBOOT of a Raider or Velocity? Could you use that? I'm looking for anything that might help.
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I think any eng hboot will work so long as its in the proper nbo format. Having it signed shouldn't matter now that we have s-off
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Would it help to try to track down the owner of the prototype?
Found this post and was wondering if it would help or if it's too old:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=19920852&postcount=129
EDIT: Or would this help? http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1515969
Nope, we need an ICS ENG HBOOT as far as I know, if we want to continue using ICS. I'd rather have ICS than ENG HBOOT if I had to choose.
I'm pretty sure we don't. If you have the eng bootloader you can remove the bootloader from the ics firmware update and flash it in the bootloader and this should update the old eng hboot with the ics firmware minus the updated hboot.
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So we can user that bootloader
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Hi I can't find anything about it, I already have stock ics aosp lockscreen, and I'm using apex launcher, the question is, there is a way to have the stock ics aosp status bar on the stock att ics sense 3.6 Rom?
Sorry my bad English
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carlosirai said:
Hi I can't find anything about it, I already have stock ics aosp lockscreen, and I'm using apex launcher, the question is, there is a way to have the stock ics aosp status bar on the stock att ics sense 3.6 Rom?
Sorry my bad English
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if you dont want to flash a rom you can try this. just make a nandroid backup first so you can restore.
let me know how it works ive used it before but not sure if it works on stock. just flash it in recovery
Just a little question, what exactly that zip does?
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carlosirai said:
Just a little question, what exactly that zip does?
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replaces settings & systemui apks with aosp ones so the settings and status bar will be aosp
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or you could swap those files from the de-sensed rom too
LOL, that doesn't work, the status bar diseappear, an settings say application not installed on system...
Thanks anyway, there are another way to do that?
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Yea. The ROM I'm running has aosp status bar. Backup your original settings.apk and systemui.apk and copy these there
let me know if it works. it should im running the rom on my phone right now
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ZeRo2o9 said:
Yea. The ROM I'm running has aosp status bar. Backup your original settings.apk and systemui.apk and copy these there
let me know if it works. it should im running the rom on my phone right now
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Just one question, would this work with Yoda's ics rom for Evo 3d GSM?
Prolly not...
Make a backup
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ZeRo2o9 said:
Yea. The ROM I'm running has aosp status bar. Backup your original settings.apk and systemui.apk and copy these there
let me know if it works. it should im running the rom on my phone right now
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Which ROM are you running right now if i may know, its a de-sensed ROM right?
I used to have an evo 3d there is a thread with all the aosp stuff you need
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I used to have an evo 3d there is a thread with all the aosp stuff you need
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Oh, I was asking because your signature said you were on a de-sensed vivid and I'm looking for a nice ROM like that.
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Oh, I was asking because your signature said you were on a de-sensed vivid and I'm looking for a nice ROM like that.
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For the evo 3d? There is alot of ROMS there is aosp ROMS and de-sensed ROMS
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ZeRo2o9 said:
For the evo 3d? There is alot of ROMS there is aosp ROMS and de-sensed ROMS
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No I meant for the phone you have right now.. you don't have the HTC vivid right?
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Lol oh ok yea the vivid I haven't found anything like that for it only ROMS but I'll see if it's possible to make one
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Lol oh ok yea the vivid I haven't found anything like that for it only ROMS but I'll see if it's possible to make one
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Thanks. I'm just trying to look for a nice de-sensed ROM. I like them because they're really fast. Ive tried the codefire one and the Vi one, but both of them have little bugs and I think they've stopped working on them.
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I cantfind any info on my problem so here it goes...everytime i restart the the phone it says android is up grading and it shows like 32 apps being ootimized. It does it everytime it turns on or restarts....any help is appreciated
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Stock ROM? This happens on reboot with odexed ROMs, and upon reboot after wiping dalvik cache in recovery.
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Yea stock rom downloaded it from htc site
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tat2messiah said:
Yea stock rom downloaded it from htc site
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Yea then the only way to get rid of it would be to unlock bootloader, flash custom recovery, install deodexed ROM (most custom ROMs are)
Thats the only way?
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Thats the only way?
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That I am aware of. TBH i havent looked too hard though. I was stock for 25 minutes
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Maybe under power settings fast boot option?
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It's possible with fast boot on you may not see it. But does fast boot apply to cold boots as well? Or just restarts?
Edit: I guess it would apply to cold boots too, since from a cold boot you can't get to bootloader with fast boot on. Try it and let us know.
No... because with fastboot on the phone never shuts off... similar to hibernate in windows...
It has to do with building odex files AFAIK...
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It still does it with fastboot on
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Im not sure whats cousing it but it drives me nuts anyone know how to correct this
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Flash a de-odexed rom
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I already unlock boatloader via htcdev but my phone still S-ON, is there an easy way to S-OFF the phone cause I'm a newbie in developing stuff. Thanks.
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=20795908
Scroll down to he part which says s off and follow the instructions but remember that it is recommended that you are on your stock rom.
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WildfireDEV said:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=20795908
Scroll down to he part which says s off and follow the instructions but remember that it is recommended that you are on your stock rom.
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Oh no, I change the ROM, I use ROM][4.1.2][WEEKLY] Official CyanogenMod 10 for HTC Holiday (Vivid/Raider/Velocity), How to change or get back to the stok rom?
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Oh no, I change the ROM, I use ROM][4.1.2][WEEKLY] Official CyanogenMod 10 for HTC Holiday (Vivid/Raider/Velocity), How to change or get back to the stok rom?
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I did the s-off process with the deodexed stock ROM...
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rignfool said:
I did the s-off process with the deodexed stock ROM...
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Do you mean the rom for cooking
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It's confusing, uhmp last question. Maybe i choose other option to keep my phone s-on. Did you guys have a recommended ROM that can use it without s-off the phone? Thx.
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You can use most of the roms without s off the only downside is that every time you install a new Rom you have to flash the boot image separately using fastboot.
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You can use most of the roms without s off the only downside is that every time you install a new Rom you have to flash the boot image separately using fastboot.
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Or flasuimggui
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rignfool said:
Or flasuimggui
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I don't mind my girls phone being s on actually tried that flash GUI. Pretty nifty program I gotta say. O n she tlgot the volume of doom n couldn't stand it. Back to hollics I go
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Ok i'll try, thanks guys.
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Please forgive me. I didn't want to start a new thread asking this question, ok my HTC vivid is carrier unlocked , if I flash a Rom will it cause my phone relock it self back to Att, thanks in advance