If you don't want to upgrade your HBOOT to blackrose 2.0 or 2.0.2 post here so the developers know who to support for the Sense 3.6/4.0 roms they release.
I can also try to help you, I am also on 6.13.1002 and don't intend to change it.
kaijura said:
If you don't want to upgrade your HBOOT to blackrose 2.0 or 2.0.2 post here so the developers know who to support for the Sense 3.6/4.0 roms they release.
I can also try to help you, I am also on 6.13.1002 and don't intend to change it.
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Im using the same hboot. However I may upgrade if you can still go back to S-ON with this method? http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1359555
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Im using the same hboot. However I may upgrade if you can still go back to S-ON with this method? http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1359555
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I think that was made with an old hboot in mind, before HTC started 2.0 bootloaders and the lib partition. You could try it, but I don't know any effects.
As the time it stands from my knowledge reading around here, once you go 2.0+ you can't go back down unless you go to htc-dev and unlock thus putting your phone's imei in their database
kaijura said:
I think that was made with an old hboot in mind, before HTC started 2.0 bootloaders and the lib partition. You could try it, but I don't know any effects.
As the time it stands from my knowledge reading around here, once you go 2.0+ you can't go back down unless you go to htc-dev and unlock thus putting your phone's imei in their database
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OK, have you seen the tool made by NonverBose? http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1373697
it allows you to downgrade the hboot but not sure if it works with the new hboot or how the S-on method works with blackrose.
6.13.1002 here.
Sent from my Incredible S using xda premium
Htc-phones posted this not sure if helpful
PERSONALLY I ALREADY KNOW THE REASON IT WONT BOOT WITH OLD HBOOT.
it goes like this.
If you want to support older Hboots it's really quite easy:
- on the installer script of your rom do not try to mount the /system/lib partition as it does not exist
- on the ramdisk, init.saga.rc, just take out the line that is mounting the partition, or at the very least, take out the "wait for mount" statement, that blocks until the partition is mounted, and that's what's causing the boot to fail.
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incrediblealex said:
OK, have you seen the tool made by NonverBose? http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1373697
it allows you to downgrade the hboot but not sure if it works with the new hboot or how the S-on method works with blackrose.
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That's the thread where I saw you can downgrade from 2.0+ if you go to htcdev and unlock first. There is no known method to stay s-off and downgrade without going to HTC dev, as I understand it.
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Htc-phones posted this not sure if helpful
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Yeah, I have a sense 3.6 rom stock made from the RUU and it's booting and working fine, even after partition format etc.
I don't know if he can make it work since he doesn't have a vivo to test with, but he is doing sense 4.0.
Normally I don't like sense, but this is just a side project to get this working with the rev hboot.
kaijura said:
That's the thread where I saw you can downgrade from 2.0+ if you go to htcdev and unlock first. There is no known method to stay s-off and downgrade without going to HTC dev, as I understand it.
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I think it uses tacoroot. I downgraded before from 2.00 to 1.13 to use revolutionary without unlocking at htcdev
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I think it uses tacoroot. I downgraded before from 2.00 to 1.13 to use revolutionary without unlocking at htcdev
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Can you list your steps? for those who want to try it, we need a confirmed working method
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Can you list your steps? for those who want to try it, we need a confirmed working method
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I'm here with 6.13.1002 as well, and I would prefer to stay with that Hboot...
BTW kaijura I came from hboot 2.0 without passing by htc-dev, I just run nonverbose's tool...
Originally that tool used hellion bug or something similar but now uses tacoroot and work for sure with hboot 2.0 ( personally tested) not sure about 2.02.
The step are simple: just extrat the tool and answer the question...
If I recall corretly: downgrade, I don't have htc-dev unlock phone, I want to create a goldcard and that's it!
The script does all, u have only to reboot the phone and tell him when is rebooted!
Interesting, thanks for the share. I will read into it on the tacoroot.
Here is a link for stock HTC Sense 3.6 ICS 4.0.4 from the Chinese RUU. It's not based on Niks' or Lost prophet's rom. I just made it so it's working for 6.13.1002 hboot for anyone who wants to test it to try it out instead of waiting.
I don't intend to develop this rom or add features to it. It's just a test rom to see if it works and if you want to see what sense 3.6 is like without having to upgrade hboot.
STOCK CHINESE RUU WORKING FOR HBOOT 6.13.1002:
some bugs I've noticed:
- No play store, this may be due to related with CN region as they don't have google services (gmail, youtube, etc). Need to figure if it's APK related or something else.
- SU isn't loaded in yet. I'll have to look later what's wrong.
- Wifi MIGHT or MIGHT NOT work. It seems to be a regional issue and I need SU to install wifixmanager to test it.
- don't know what else, I didn't use it very long.
Rest of everything should be working. Mobile data, camera/camcorder, gmail, youtube, browser. Like I said, it's just a test rom so you know what sense 3.6 is like when the official one is ready.
http://www.4shared.com/zip/3Wy-g_WB/NoSU_noStore_Wifimaybe_rom.html
kaijura, first yes its correct that with the newish tacoroot exploit we no longer need to unlock via htcdev (thanks for pointing this out guys).
Secondly I have successfully swapped from revolutionary hboot to blackrose 2.02 and then back to revolutionary, no PC connection required. Here's the steps I took (and that others may at their own risk )
Make sure you have a nandroid or rom you wish to install. I know I shouldn't have to tell most people this so late in the game but anythings possible.
Download blackrose and extract hboot_blackrose.img to your sdcard root. Its not necessary to use the root folder but fits in this context.
Open terminal, or download and open if you dont have, and type:
Code:
su
dd if=/sdcard/hboot_blackrose.img of=/dev/block/mmcblk0p18
then reboot into recovery.
4ext touch recommended that I do a full system format, but you could probably just get away with formatting cache.
At this stage you should probably verify that you have actually installed the blackrose, by entering hboot.
To revert to revolutionary, its pretty much the same procedure. Simply put revhboot.img in your sdcard root folder and type:
Code:
su
dd if=/sdcard/revhboot.img of=/dev/block/mmcblk0p18
Reboot into recovery and format the cache, and verify again if necessary.
Edit: using the dd command does carry some risk. You should check the md5sums before flashing. This can be done in terminal
Code:
md5sum /sdcard/hboot_blackrose.img
Code:
md5sum /sdcard/revhboot.img
or in your favourite file explorer.
hboot_blackrose.img
MD5: 9ccb6c894bba1a32a551a6569fc6fccd
revhboot.img
MD5: b9758c59b660cb3dcf5037ec5ccd6b78
I am still on the revolutionary Hboot, and I do not intend to change unless there is either a performance improvement, or if I have to.
I am on ice cold sandwich
I dont really want to be messing with things I dont usually mess with, just as a precaution
Haven't you guys got around the problem anyway?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1553357
"ramdisk modded to remove new lib partition"
Just my 2 cents
And thanks to the devs for all your hard work
hboot 7.0....
i was able to install latest rom [Rom] WE WANT ICS v2 by Nikhil007 a.k.a Nikhil Dhayatkar with ur mentioned hboot without problems....i also wouldnt change it because of the possible trouble....so it seems to work also with other hboot then blackrose...at least for me
I am on 6.13.1002 HBOOT as well - revolutionary. Not intending to change anytime soon either. Thanks for the support kaijura.
i'm using hboot 6.13.1002 here,
not intend to switch to higher hboot if possible ...
I am pretty happy staying on the Revolutionary H-boot if possible. Will see what happens in regard to development, why root further if I don't need to
I am also on revolutionary hboot 6.13.1002 here. i would also like the option of leaving my current bootloader alone.
good luck & thanks for the support kaijura
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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!
I have successfully custom flashed Sense 3.0 with 2.3 gingerbread for my incredible S phone. It only took 3 long days. I am very happy but what now? I want this to be my permanent ROM. Is there anything else that I am recommended to do now? I was reading about how you can make your phone almost like a stock phone meaning S-OFF and Unroot. Not too sure if that is necessary. What do you guys think?
please provide more info..
what Custom Rom are you on and how did you flash Sense 3.0.
there's a lot of threads hear and your initial details really don't provide much useful information.
I am on Virtuous Unity 1.27.0 Sense 3.0 based on Pyramid, I flashed it through 4EXTRecovery_v2.1.0_RC1_vivo.
I also had to flash a radio file to my ROM afterwards. I did that through the SDK software. Instructions from here: http://wiki.cyanogenmod.com/wiki/HTC_Incredible_S:_FAQ Here is a list of Radio files for your specific provider/region : http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=12870734&postcount=1
I S-OFF'd my phone through Alpha RevX..there is also a you tube tutorial on how to do it. If anyone has anymore questions on how to do it then msg me!
So now what is left to do?????? Any other procedures? Besides flashing more Roms!
saying the custom rom, radio, cwm would have been enough information. anyways i see that you're new so it's all good.
so the question is, What do you want to do with your phone. after customizing it, are you okay with performance? no bugs? What do YOU want to do with your phone?
I want to permanantly make it my OS. Is that possible? I posted all of that because when I was figuring out how to do this I found that other peoples solutions helped me out alot tee hee
guys I think this belongs in "General"
IncredibleSlover said:
I want to permanantly make it my OS. Is that possible? I posted all of that because when I was figuring out how to do this I found that other peoples solutions helped me out alot tee hee
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What do you mean 'permanently make it my OS'? That ROM will stay on your phone as long as you want it, until you decide you want to flash a different one. There's no need to go trying to lock it down again after flashing it, that's a pointless exercise.
Dude you're S-OFF and rooted now, there is nothing else to do other than installing custom ROMs or flashing radios(if needed) Virtious Unity is now your ROM, if you want to revert back to what the phone came with, you will need to flash a official RUU.
Awesome thanks for the reply
hussainmushahid said:
Dude you're S-OFF and rooted now, there is nothing else to do other than installing custom ROMs or flashing radios(if needed) Virtious Unity is now your ROM, if you want to revert back to what the phone came with, you will need to flash a official RUU.
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Hi, I need the S-ON. everywhere let me just advise'll update RUU, but I did and I still have the S-OFF. You know how to solve it? I need back guarantee.
thank you very much.
exnerjan said:
Hi, I need the S-ON. everywhere let me just advise'll update RUU, but I did and I still have the S-OFF. You know how to solve it? I need back guarantee.
thank you very much.
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you need to go S-ON again? you used alpharevx? If so, just flash the whole official RUU and you will be S-ON again since it would also flash the bootloader.
hussainmushahid said:
you need to go S-ON again? you used alpharevx? If so, just flash the whole official RUU and you will be S-ON again since it would also flash the bootloader.
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That is a common misconception. Apparently AlphaRevX's HBOOT prevents a RUU from overwriting it. There have been several posts about running an RUU on an AlphaRevX S-OFF IncS and the ROM does indeed update, but the device is still S-OFF and AlphaRevX HBOOT is still in place.
doctorsax said:
What do you mean 'permanently make it my OS'? That ROM will stay on your phone as long as you want it, until you decide you want to flash a different one. There's no need to go trying to lock it down again after flashing it, that's a pointless exercise.
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Awesome man, thats what I wanted to hear
hussainmushahid said:
Dude you're S-OFF and rooted now, there is nothing else to do other than installing custom ROMs or flashing radios(if needed) Virtious Unity is now your ROM, if you want to revert back to what the phone came with, you will need to flash a official RUU.
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You mean I wont be able to recover my old settings if I have restored it?
I dont care really if I cant. Is it because I am now 2.3 gingerbread????
Well it doesnt matter because I love this new ROM and will be keeping it forever
uh oh this is bad. no more warranty for my phone :s
tpbklake said:
That is a common misconception. Apparently AlphaRevX's HBOOT prevents a RUU from overwriting it. There have been several posts about running an RUU on an AlphaRevX S-OFF IncS and the ROM does indeed update, but the device is still S-OFF and AlphaRevX HBOOT is still in place.
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and know how to do it to the S-ON? Please.
tpbklake said:
That is a common misconception. Apparently AlphaRevX's HBOOT prevents a RUU from overwriting it. There have been several posts about running an RUU on an AlphaRevX S-OFF IncS and the ROM does indeed update, but the device is still S-OFF and AlphaRevX HBOOT is still in place.
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I haven't tried it myself so I guess you're true, when I flashed the stock RUU I flashed it without the bootloader file (unzip,delete,zip) as stated in a thread regarding keeping S-OFF when installing stock RUU. A guy has found the solution to going S-ON again in his thread in the general discussion section.
hussainmushahid said:
I haven't tried it myself so I guess you're true, when I flashed the stock RUU I flashed it without the bootloader file (unzip,delete,zip) as stated in a thread regarding keeping S-OFF when installing stock RUU. A guy has found the solution to going S-ON again in his thread in the general discussion section.
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Yes I saw that this morning. Basically AlphaRevX has a special HBOOT you can 'downgrade' with that you must flash and then using the special HBOOT you can flash an official HTC HBOOT. End result is S-OFF and you have a standard HTC HBOOT.
Since Hboot 1.16.000 is not supported by Revolutionary yet, I thought that maybe we can make a formal request via this thread.
Hopefully, the number of users with Hboot 1.16.000 is big enough to turn their attention towards the Incredible S Hboot 1.16.000.
So, how many of you want the - Inc S - Hboot 1.16.000 unlocked?
PS: If my idea seems out of line, you can just delete the thread.
katu2006 said:
Since Hboot 1.16.000 is not supported by Revolutionary yet, I thought that maybe we can make a formal request via this thread.
Hopefully, the number of users with Hboot 1.16.000 is big enough to turn their attention towards the Incredible S Hboot 1.16.000.
So, how many of you want the - Inc S - Hboot 1.16.000 unlocked?
PS: If my idea seems out of line, you can just delete the thread.
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I'm guessing phones with hboot 1.16.000 are really new ones since i got mine about a month ago and it had hboot 1.13.000.
Yep, my inc S is 2 weeks old...
katu2006 said:
Yep, my inc S is 2 weeks old...
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I'm sure it will not be long ;-D
katu2006 said:
Since Hboot 1.16.000 is not supported by Revolutionary yet, I thought that maybe we can make a formal request via this thread.
Hopefully, the number of users with Hboot 1.16.000 is big enough to turn their attention towards the Incredible S Hboot 1.16.000.
So, how many of you want the - Inc S - Hboot 1.16.000 unlocked?
PS: If my idea seems out of line, you can just delete the thread.
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Ya,I do hope revolutionary will have support on hboot 1.16 too,wait for it
Sent from my HTC Incredible S using Tapatalk
My HTC IncS was manufactured in June/11.
My boot is H1.16...
I bought an XTC Clip. I receive today in my house.
I have HBOOT 1.16.0000 and S-ON.
no need to do S-OFF to put on custom ROM.
I got someone else to do it for me, he remote controlled my computer and typed in all the commands. I'm happily using cyanogenmod 7.
Sorry I can't tell you how to do it exactly, as I didnt do it myself.
If someone here knows a lot about fastboot etc, here is a few commands I think he tried to do. see if you can fill in the blanks.
First, unlock the bootloader at HTC dev site. you need to log in and follow steps. once that is done it will say s-on so don't panic!!! Then what he did is flash a custom recovery/bootloader so I can flash ROM'S and zips. I copied the ROM onto the root of the SD card and installed it using the interface and it worked.
When I did this it was *supposed* to work but it still did not boot. I couldn't boot any ROM's except a 'MiUi', but it was really buggy. So my friend got me to install cyanogenmod on my phone using the bootloader, he flashed the boot.zip from the MiUi to the phone and it booted up with cyanogenmod! Then he put back the previous boot.zip from cyanogenmod and it worked! dunno why, but something must've gave it a kick.
sorry if it's a bit confusing, but it is a long process and a lot of trial and error. be sure what you're doing. You do not need revolutionary hack to do it. ALso, everyone says you need S-OFF, this is not true, it only matters if you want to flash complex things such as RADIO's which are protected. But to access root files and to install custom ROM's it's fine.
Hopefully someone can fill in the blanks here and come up with steps on how to do it
good luck
Thanks for sharing with us. I've replied to your other thread.
Cheers
And I have replied back
Hi.
I just recently bought a new Incredible S and have been reading up on how to get a ICS rom.
According to the Guides in order to have root, i need S-OFF, and I can use Revolutionary if the HBOOT ver is 1.13.000.
But according to what i've read "HTC has released a OTA update for Android 2.3.5/Sense 3.0 and has bumped the HBOOT version to 2.01.0001".
And if so, to S-OFF i need to downgrade.
However after i updated my Incredible S to 2.3.5 my HBOOT ver is still 1.13.000.
Is this normal? Can I use the Revolutionary to S-OFF, without having to downgrade and with no problems?
Thanks.
Should be no problem. Do you have a link to the OTA?
Nonverbose said:
Should be no problem. Do you have a link to the OTA?
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Oh. Thanks. I hope not.
If by OTA you mean the 2.3.5 update, I don't think I do, i updated directly from the phone.
If 2.3.5 with sense 3.0 run on IncS, it should not boot because there is a new partition named and stored lib files. I think your phone is s-offed. Can you take a photo?
Sent from my HTC One X using XDA
keroro430 said:
If 2.3.5 with sense 3.0 run on IncS, it should not boot because there is a new partition named and stored lib files. I think your phone is s-offed. Can you take a photo?
Sent from my HTC One X using XDA
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Hmm, Damn :S.
Yes, a photo of the HBOOT screen?
EDIT: Pic of HBOOT
(Can't link/post pic yet)
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TMoraisPT said:
Hmm, Damn :S.
Yes, a photo of the HBOOT screen?
EDIT: Pic of HBOOT
(Can't link/post pic yet)
h ttp://i50.tinypic.com/sq111z.jpg
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Lol @ damn. He means it already should not be booting. You're definitely s-on, are you sure you have 2.3.5 sense 3? The thing with gaining s-off is the fact that most faults are if fact recoverable.
If you're worried about not being able to boot I suggest you first download the custom rom of your choice, then run revolutionary. Using their cwm, make a backup of your stock rom then restart and check if it does in fact boot. If it does not, simply press and hold all 3 buttons(volume up + volume down + power) to reset. Never remove the battery while the phone is booting if you can avoid it. Then enter hboot the usual way, to recovery and flash your rom.
I suggest you upgrade revolutionary cwm as soon as you are up and running.
Nonverbose said:
Lol @ damn. He means it already should not be booting. You're definitely s-on, are you sure you have 2.3.5 sense 3? The thing with gaining s-off is the fact that most faults are if fact recoverable.
If you're worried about not being able to boot I suggest you first download the custom rom of your choice, then run revolutionary. Using their cwm, make a backup of your stock rom then restart and check if it does in fact boot. If it does not, simply press and hold all 3 buttons(volume up + volume down + power) to reset. Never remove the battery while the phone is booting if you can avoid it. Then enter hboot the usual way, to recovery and flash your rom.
I suggest you upgrade revolutionary cwm as soon as you are up and running.
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I don't think I fully understood.
So I can still get S-OFF to root?
I checked better and you're right I DO have 2.5.5 but only sense 2.1.
Should I get sense 2.1 update? Or not update and try S-OFF the way it is?
Thanks.
TMoraisPT said:
I don't think I fully understood.
So I can still get S-OFF to root?
I checked better and you're right I DO have 2.5.5 but only sense 2.1.
Should I get sense 2.1 update? Or not update and try S-OFF the way it is?
Thanks.
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Yes if you truly have HBOOT version 1.13, you should be able to run Revolutionary to gain S-OFF and install ClockworkMod recovery. After that you should do a nandroid backup and then you will be free to install custom, rooted ROMs.
Hello,
I am from India. We haven't yet received the update for ICS on our devices. Can I just run the RUU with this file for my phone:
RUU_VIVO_ICS_35_S_HTC_WWE_4.10.405.1_Radio_20.74.3 0.0833U_3831.18.00.11_M_release_266013_signed.exe - 378.4 MB
Will the ICS work if I just run this update utility on my phone. Or should I wait for a region specific ICS?
You wont be able to Run the RUU due to CID mismatch im assuming you have dont have a goldcard or S-off.
wait for the OTA update..you know we Indians have a habit of being late....:laugh::laugh::laugh::laugh:
rhlmhrtr said:
You wont be able to Run the RUU due to CID mismatch im assuming you have dont have a goldcard or S-off.
wait for the OTA update..you know we Indians have a habit of being late....:laugh::laugh::laugh::laugh:
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Hey thanks buddy. One question, I am new to HTC but what is goldcard? I understand S-OFF after searching all over the internet.
If you dont mind, do you have stock Gingerbread now on your device or a custom rom?
Goldcard is a modified SDcard that allows you to flash any RUU, inshort it prevents the CID check performed by the RUU.
by the way i am S-Offed with Revolutionary and i have Niks Trinity XL v5.0 installed :laugh::laugh::laugh::laugh:
rhlmhrtr said:
Goldcard is a modified SDcard that allows you to flash any RUU, inshort it prevents the CID check performed by the RUU.
by the way i am S-Offed with Revolutionary and i have Niks Trinity XL v5.0 installed :laugh::laugh::laugh::laugh:
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So can I just proceed with creating a Gold card for myself without S-OFF and run the RUU for ICS update?
or should I be S-OFF as well along with Gold card creation. One last question. Is this the same update that would be rolled out to Indian customers as well or will there be any modifications?
Well there are two thinks that you should consider while going along with the steps
1) if you apply the OTA update to your mobile HTC will update the Hboot to version 2.02.000 something then you will never ever able to get s-off and install any custom roms
2) you can procede with the gold card method and then apply the update,but please proceed with caution any wrong step might brick your phone. i would advice since you are not experienced with rom flashing and rooting to wait for the Official ICS update from India they would be propbably out in a day or 2
3) if you are S-off you can try this ...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1756500
it is the same OTA updates
and yeah dont forget to hit thanks if you like my post...
rhlmhrtr said:
Well there are two thinks that you should consider while going along with the steps
1) if you apply the OTA update to your mobile HTC will update the Hboot to version 2.02.000 something then you will never ever able to get s-off and install any custom roms
2) you can procede with the gold card method and then apply the update,but please proceed with caution any wrong step might brick your phone. i would advice since you are not experienced with rom flashing and rooting to wait for the Official ICS update from India they would be propbably out in a day or 2
3) if you are S-off you can try this ...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1756500
it is the same OTA updates
and yeah dont forget to hit thanks if you like my post...
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I will definitely hit the thanks button but before I let u go, I would want to install the rooted Official update that you mentioned in the third link. So I may have to apply S-OFF. My question is if I do turn the S-OFF and apply the Rooted RUU, will I be able to install custom roms in future as well. And can you post a link on how to proceed with S-OFF. That's what all I need. Nothing more mate.
irfan88 said:
I will definitely hit the thanks button but before I let u go, I would want to install the rooted Official update that you mentioned in the third link. So I may have to apply S-OFF. My question is if I do turn the S-OFF and apply the Rooted RUU, will I be able to install custom roms in future as well. And can you post a link on how to proceed with S-OFF. That's what all I need. Nothing more mate.
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Yes, once you S-OFF and install a custom recovery, you will be able to install custom ROMs, too.
You should check out the Downgrade Script sticky post in this forum to gain S-OFF.
tpbklake said:
Yes, once you S-OFF and install a custom recovery, you will be able to install custom ROMs, too.
You should check out the Downgrade Script sticky post in this forum to gain S-OFF.
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Yes, I will follow the post and do it accordingly. Is it mandatory that while I perform S-OFF, do I need to create a gold card as well?
irfan88 said:
Yes, I will follow the post and do it accordingly. Is it mandatory that while I perform S-OFF, do I need to create a gold card as well?
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Yes you should for good measure unless you know which RUU you should use to downgrade with and it matches your region.
tpbklake said:
Yes you should for good measure unless you know which RUU you should use to downgrade with and it matches your region.
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So should I perform the S-OFF first or Gold card? Which one first?
irfan88 said:
So should I perform the S-OFF first or Gold card? Which one first?
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The downgrade script will create the goldcard and should be run to prepare your phone to run Revolutionary and gain S-OFF.
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The downgrade script will create the goldcard and should be run to prepare your phone to run Revolutionary and gain S-OFF.
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so can I just follow this link here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1705913
I assume that this link will give me access to both S-OFF and Gold Card. Right?
irfan88 said:
so can I just follow this link here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1705913
I assume that this link will give me access to both S-OFF and Gold Card. Right?
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Yes that would be an excellent post to use and follow.
Can I flash the ICS RUU? I have:
VIVO PVT SHIP S-OFF RL
HBOOT-6.13.1002
RADIO-3805.06.03.03_M
eMMC-boot
Will the RUU update my
- Hboot
- Radio
- Root status
- S-OFF status
@esoul
There is no need to flash the ruu just flash the zip file provided in the link mention by me in the first post and you will have a good stock experience of the ics
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Just download the zip Rom from below link...place it in you as card
Boot into recovery
Wipe data/factory reset
Wipe cache and dalvik cache
Wipe battery stats
And install the zip from sd card
Once you are done the Rom will take around 5-10 mins for first boot please have patience
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1756500
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Following this method, will my radio get updated to latest version?
eSouL said:
Following this method, will my radio get updated to latest version?
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To which method are you referring to? References both the downgrade script to gain Revolutionary S-OFF as well as using the stock, rooted ICS ROM built from the RUU.
If you asking about installing the stock, rooted ICS ROM it does not include the radio.img, so it will not update your radio.
tpbklake said:
Yes that would be an excellent post to use and follow.
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Hey, you know what, I followed the exact same steps and now my phones is S-OFF. YAyyyy!
Now please help me out installing the stock ICS with root that you had posted.
Should I just paste it in my SD card and install it through recovery. or should I do anything else first.