[Q]Vivid questions - HTC Vivid, Raider, Velocity

1. Can I leave hboot off unrooted
2. Can I lock hboot without a PC
3. Some tutorials say to lock hboot before flashing back to stock. I was aware u needed hboot unlocked to do this.
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2. To unlock bootloader you need a pc
3. You need to unlock your bootloader, as for hboot depends on if you are flashing ics etc
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Flashing stock ginger upgrading to stock ics
I have no clue why I am having so many issues going from rumraider beta 12 to unroot. But nonetheless I am. I will just have to sit down and read. I emailed the dev if that rom hopefully he is available
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Ok so here is where I run into my issues. I am a gamer on my phone. At some point everyone is. But I play perblues games parallelmafia and parallel kingdom. On ics on the vivid I am getting some kind of skipping lag. And its only on that game. Maybe someone can help and try to figure the issue. I also called HTC support they attempted with same issue.
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Enquiries regarding after rooting

Hey,
Can I do a software update in case htc sends a new update for the gingerbread, after I root?
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kaysen said:
Hey,
Can I do a software update in case htc sends a new update for the gingerbread, after I root?
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You could but you would need to replace CWM recovery with the standard HTC recovery first before you attempted to download and run an OTA update.
The best advice I could give you is wait for the update to come out and then update using a fully rooted version of it so you won't lose root. With almost all of the newest GB updates that HTC has been providing for their different models, they are fixing all known root exploits and applying an OTA will cause you to lose root without a way of getting it back easily.
Thanks alot!!!!
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You're surely better off to avoid ota updates and just install custom ROMs, you should be able to get
a close to stock one
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android revolution hd, for an instance

[Q] root htc vivid 4.0.3

Can someone assist me on rootin htc vivid 4.0.3
Search there are many different ways to root, I used WCX to root mine.
I needa walk through on how to do it i had to get a new vivid cuz i tried to root my other vivid and it got stucc on htc screen
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I would like some help as well. I have seen so many ways to root that it makes me nervous to pick which way to go. I've done every thing possible with my galaxy s but this phone the vivid seems difficult. Is there a true super one click for the phone that will give me root. Don't want custom rom. Just root access. Thanks. Htc vivid 4.0.3
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planetdroid33 said:
I would like some help as well. I have seen so many ways to root that it makes me nervous to pick which way to go. I've done every thing possible with my galaxy s but this phone the vivid seems difficult. Is there a true super one click for the phone that will give me root. Don't want custom rom. Just root access. Thanks. Htc vivid 4.0.3
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There is not a true one click root yet for the Vivid there are several methods to root, I use the wcx root method it is easier then the All in one..
I just switched from the captivate to the vivid as well. I feel so lost now, i knew my Cappy inside and out, but with this phone everything seems so complicated. I just want to root the stock rom as well. Ive tried many of the methods but none seem to work.
d4rklotus said:
I just switched from the captivate to the vivid as well. I feel so lost now, i knew my Cappy inside and out, but with this phone everything seems so complicated. I just want to root the stock rom as well. Ive tried many of the methods but none seem to work.
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With any method best to read all the information, wcx has very clear and precise instructions to help you root.
sorry if i sound totally stupid but what is wcx and can i use it if i have started with the tool kit by hasoon2000? i too have had an inspire and rooted it have had tilt 2 and rooted it and even installed android but this is not the same. i too have bricked a vivid trying and did a warranty exchange and want to try again but am leary. even tried to revive the bricked device but could not. can still get to bootloader but am kinda lost from there. help! pleasee!
Wcx is wildchilds site google it you have to join his site to see the vivid section and have 10 post to download which you can get in the lounge section very easily
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Will usin wcx bricc tha phone
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silverbacc said:
Will usin wcx bricc tha phone
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Not if you follow the instructions
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1676787
How to ROOT Stock ICS
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Ok its rooted wats a nice rom to flash
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DarkRaider Rom
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wats tha link
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Look in the Vivid Android Developement
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There are several good roms, best advice is to try each because what works good for me may not work for you.
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i would recommend just using the all in one toolkit, the reason your vivid is stuck on the white htc screen is you flashed a wrong kernel relock your bootloader run the stock att ruu unlock bootloader flash custom kernel flash custom rom and enjoy, personally i use Holic's 0.7 rom it is by far the best for me wcx is also very good
wat roms can i use where i dint have to flash a kernel
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silverbacc said:
wat roms can i use where i dint have to flash a kernel
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none if you want working wifi

So how exactly do I root?

Now I just bought an Incredible S and I want to root it and install a custom ROM but it seems as though HTC seems to hate devs and there are tons of crap blocking it so I was wondering how exactly do I root it?
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blazerphoenix said:
Now I just bought an Incredible S and I want to root it and install a custom ROM but it seems as though HTC seems to hate devs and there are tons of crap blocking it so I was wondering how exactly do I root it?
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There are multiple guides on XDA. I made one myself its in my sig
Compared to other phones, this phone is actually quite the headache to root and achieve S-OFF
blazerphoenix said:
Now I just bought an Incredible S and I want to root it and install a custom ROM but it seems as though HTC seems to hate devs and there are tons of crap blocking it so I was wondering how exactly do I root it?
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please give us more info. hboot version? ics or gb? s on or off?
naathaanb96 said:
please give us more info. hboot version? ics or gb? s on or off?
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I have no idea what is the hboot version. But it's stock ics and s on
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blazerphoenix said:
I have no idea what is the hboot version. But it's stock ics and s on
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Wait sorry I forgot how do you check the hboot version
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And this was upgraded to ics, it was originally gb
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blazerphoenix said:
Wait sorry I forgot how do you check the hboot version
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Power off the phone and then hold the Volume Down key while pressing the Power button. This will boot you into the bootloader screen which lists the HBOOT version, the lock status and the radio version.
blazerphoenix said:
Now I just bought an Incredible S and I want to root it and install a custom ROM but it seems as though HTC seems to hate devs and there are tons of crap blocking it so I was wondering how exactly do I root it?
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here is the link to the guide: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1337105
it's a very useful link with quite details...
srv.abhishek said:
here is the link to the guide: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1337105
it's a very useful link with quite details...
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This is a very reliable guide. I used it first before achieving S-OFF. I would recommend S-OFF over just root though. Allows you to flash kernels, radios, splash screen, anything.
S-off -> root -> custom rom
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zulmajdi said:
S-off -> root -> custom rom
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errr... root and s-off are entirely different things. I looked at this thread in phandroid forums, and according to it, root just gives you superuser permissions. It gives you the ability to flash things to your phone, custom ROMs. However, when you root your phone, the Radio NVRAM section of the phone prevents you from completely overwriting system partition or at least from changing it. With S-OFF, you flash a custom HBOOT which gives you the ability to overwrite this system partition or in other words, literally do whatever you want to your phone.
I know. Not all of the custom rom require s-off. I suggest to him to s-off -> root -> the install custom rom. Forgot to put i suggest
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Best way to turn phone back to Stock?

Hi everyone, going to be giving my friend my One but want to change it back to stock. I want her to able take the 4.3 update when it comes with no problems. All help and directions are appreciated, thanks!
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I'm going to give some vague instructions that worked for me.
1) s-off your boot loader (revone)
2) run the exe ruu 1.29.
3) once you're back on stock follow the revone instructions to s-on.
Sorry for not providing more information. Good luck
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I'm already s off. If I run the ruu I will then be stock s off and can receive the ota updates?
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Yes. I'd leave it s-off. It won't hurt anything. Make sure the stock recovery is back after you run the ruu.
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New HTC One

Just picked up a new HTC one and am intending on unlocking the bootloader, installing twrp, rooting and gaining s-off. All videos I've seen and all I've read seem to be at least 6 months old, pre 4.3 update. My question is should these procedures all work on my HTC One which is already on 4.3. Just trying to avoid any issues along the way. Thanks in advance for any answers.
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Yes they are still good involving the method from getting your dev code to unlock your bootloader to installing the twrp (always install the latest version) even getting your phone s-off if your on 1.55 hboot then you need to use rumrunner to get s-off after you unlock your bootloader and install trwp and get root make sure to flash a custom Rom before you run rumrunner
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I just got my one as well. Do you need to flash a custom rom before using rumrunner?
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I was literally just about to post a thread just like this lol. I'm not new to rooting but this phone makes it much more difficult than my prior Samsung phones. Can someone explain to me what the difference between unlocking the bootloader is and getting s-off? Also, for several hours yesterday I was attempting to unlock the bootloader but like OP I couldn't find a recent tutorial that involves getting the dev code (I actually found one but itwasn't very thorough). What exactly is rumrunner and a RUU and why do I need them, please and thank you
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