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is there a version of CWM for the vivid

theworm20uk said:
is there a version of CWM for the vivid
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Yep, I used this thread.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1343625
The root zip didn't work right though so I used the HTC Super Tool to get root.

Yessiree indeed. I unlocked on HTCdev this morning, running CWM now. Use the Bell/Raider version here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1343625

when i hit abd in the folder cmd prompt flashes up the dissapears

theworm20uk said:
when i hit abd in the folder cmd prompt flashes up the dissapears
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You just need to bring up cmd prompt and navigate to the folder where you extracted the zip and run the command from there.

ahhh ok ill try that
thanx
grrrrr still cant get it but i guess ill keep trying
i have it on my c drive in a folder call android ...
Microsoft Windows [Version 6.1.7601]
Copyright (c) 2009 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
C:\Users\westchicago>cd c:\android
c:\android>Fastboot flash recovery root_recovery.img
'Fastboot' is not recognized as an internal or external command,
operable program or batch file.
c:\android>
thats what i get ..im new to all this so sorry if i seem dumb

pside15 said:
Yep, I used this thread.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1343625
The root zip didn't work right though so I used the HTC Super Tool to get root.
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this doesn't work for me... i run ADB fromt he folder like instructed and .... nothing... there is no where to enter the fastboot command.
just to verify... Nandroid backups work on the vivid with this CWM?

ClippinWings said:
this doesn't work for me... i run ADB fromt he folder like instructed and .... nothing... there is no where to enter the fastboot command.
just to verify... Nandroid backups work on the vivid with this CWM?
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Haven't tried a nandroid yet. Will try it shortly though.
See my post above. You don't need anything with adb. Open cmd prompt and navigate to the folder where you extracted the zip and run the command from there.

pside15 said:
Haven't tried a nandroid yet. Will try it shortly though.
See my post above. You don't need anything with adb. Open cmd prompt and navigate to the folder where you extracted the zip and run the command from there.
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yeah, works fine through command prompt... in my desire to get CWM and Nandroid, I didn't realize that the instructions were less than clear on that step... should have remembered.
To Confirm... Nandroid works... though it did hang for a bit, it did finally wake up and complete.

ClippinWings said:
To Confirm... Nandroid works... though it did hang for a bit, it did finally wake up and complete.
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I think it's just ATT Navigator having a ginormous database. Mine's hanging there right now.

still cant get it .........even in cmd ..but like i say im a newb/idiot
anyhelp would be good

theworm20uk said:
still cant get it .........even in cmd ..but like i say im a newb/idiot
anyhelp would be good
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When you extracted it puts it in a folder called fastboot or something like that. I just took all of the files out of that folder and put them in the main folder I was using or you can just navigate to that specific folder. I hope that made sense. I'm fairly certain that is your problem.

theworm20uk said:
still cant get it .........even in cmd ..but like i say im a newb/idiot
anyhelp would be good
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Instructions (with tips added by Aus_azn)
-Unlock bootloader through htcdev.com, follow its instructions to the letter.
-Boot into H-Boot using Volume Down+Power and select Fastboot by tapping the power button again.
-Download adbfastbootrecovery.zip
-Extract file contents to "C:\Android" (created during the bootloader unlock process)
-Open CMD (do not need administrator privileges), type in "cd C:\Android" without the quotes and hit enter.
-Type in Fastboot flash recovery root_recovery.img and wait for it to finish.
-Boot the phone, enable USB Debugging in Settings->Applications->Development. Plug in USB and put it in Disk Drive.
-Put VIVID_CWM_ROOT.zip file on root of internal sdcard (HTC_STORAGE)
-Boot into H-Boot using Volume Down+Power and select Recovery by tapping the power button again.
-Select install zip from sdcard.
-Select VIVID_CWM_ROOT.zip.
-Reboot.

Aus_Azn said:
I think it's just ATT Navigator having a ginormous database. Mine's hanging there right now.
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Nope... on mine, that was the first bloat to go post-root... before i flashed CWM
LOL

Can we use Rom manger like the clockworkmod on the htc vivid
Sent from my HTC PH39100 that is rooted

nielp96 said:
Can we use Rom manger like the clockworkmod on the htc vivid
Sent from my HTC PH39100 that is rooted
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until Koush has added official support for the vivid/raider/holiday in ROM Manager, our device wont even show up....

nielp96 said:
Can we use Rom manger like the clockworkmod on the htc vivid
Sent from my HTC PH39100 that is rooted
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Not in its full capacity, but I just use it as a way to get to recovery mode quickly and easily while not on my computer anyway.

Unable to flash root_recovery.img
I was able to root my HTC Raider using the HTC Super tool. However, I am unable to flash the root_recovery.img in order to have CWM. Every time I try to flash it, I get the following error"
unknown partition 'root_recovery.img'
error: cannot determine image filename for 'root_recovery.img'
Any help would be appreciated.

[Recovery] ClockworkMod 5.0.2.0 Official

I just noticed it now, grab it here:
S-OFF
recovery-clockwork-5.0.2.0-buzz.img
S-ON / fake-flash
recovery-clockwork-5.0.2.0-buzz.zip
Haven't tested it, try it at your own risk but should be safe
S-OFF: flash with fastboot with
Code:
fastboot flash recovery recovery-clockwork-5.0.2.0-buzz.img
S-ON: simply rename to update.zip and put it on your SD card

Eh!!! Confused!!!!! cwm 5.0.2.0 been around for ages????
"sent from me2u"

I just didn't see it posted lol, did a search and didn't see the official 5.0.2.0, only older and customized versions

Can anyone help me install it?
I've installed v4.0.1.4, but I can't install it
I want install from Ubuntu please...
Regards!!

Cwm can be flashed when s-on?
I don't have wildfire... my friend has...
If it works ill flash it from his s on hboot...
Edit: his hboot is 1.01.0002
Sent from my MB525 using xda premium

So...what's new in this version?
(Also, is there a way to change the color of text in the recoveries, I want the orange color back )

Qarl said:
Can anyone help me install it?
I've installed v4.0.1.4, but I can't install it
I want install from Ubuntu please...
Regards!!
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Assuming you have S-OFF, install the Android SDK and just boot into the bootloader, then select fastboot and use the command in the first post...
nogoodusername said:
Cwm can be flashed when s-on?
I don't have wildfire... my friend has...
If it works ill flash it from his s on hboot...
Edit: his hboot is 1.01.0002
Sent from my MB525 using xda premium
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With S-ON, you can only use the fake flash by renaming the .zip to update.zip and "flash" it from the stock recovery to launch CWM...
nejc121 said:
So...what's new in this version?
(Also, is there a way to change the color of text in the recoveries, I want the orange color back )
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No idea

Kwen said:
Assuming you have S-OFF, install the Android SDK and just boot into the bootloader, then select fastboot and use the command in the first post...
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Yes, I've S-OFF.
Turn ON my device on Fastboot, it's connected to computer obviously!
If I run:
Code:
fastboot flash recovery recovery-clockwork-5.0.2.0-legend.img
The console says that "fastboot" isn't a valid command.
If I am in Android SDK directory and run:
Code:
./adb devices
The console don't found any device.
Where is the problem?? Is this usable on Ubuntu? I'm use it.
Regards and sorry my bad English

See http://developer.android.com/guide/developing/device.html
"If you're developing on Ubuntu Linux, you need to add a udev rules file that contains a USB configuration for each type of device you want to use for development. In the rules file, each device manufacturer is identified by a unique vendor ID, as specified by the ATTR{idVendor} property. For a list of vendor IDs, see USB Vendor IDs, below. To set up device detection on Ubuntu Linux:"

Qarl said:
Yes, I've S-OFF.
Turn ON my device on Fastboot, it's connected to computer obviously!
If I run:
Code:
fastboot flash recovery recovery-clockwork-5.0.2.0-legend.img
The console says that "fastboot" isn't a valid command.
If I am in Android SDK directory and run:
Code:
./adb devices
The console don't found any device.
Where is the problem?? Is this usable on Ubuntu? I'm use it.
Regards and sorry my bad English
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This word in'valid
Change Legend to buzz
fastboot flash recovery recovery-clockwork-5.0.2.0-buzz.img
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If you're on Windows, have you that in the recovery installation folder?:
AdbWinApi.dll, adb.exe, fastboot.exe and recovery-X.img

Good call, copy paste error
Also if you don't have the fastboot command, you'll need to download the "Android SDK Platform Tools" (under "Tools") from the SDK manager (how did you get adb working though without the platform tools?!)
Should be under the same directory...

Just rename the zip to pc49img.zip making sure you DONT name it pc49img.zip.zip place it on the root of your sdcard (ie.not in any folders) boot your phone into hboot via volume down and power whilst phone is off and when prompted press volume up to update then reboot into recovery to see your new cwm. SIMPLES.
"sent from me2u"

First, I go to "android-sdk/platform-tools" with the terminal.
Then, run this command:
Code:
fastboot flash recovery recovery-clockwork-5.0.2.0-buzz.img
And the terminal return this:
Code:
< waiting for device >
What's happen? If I run "adb devices", my HTC Wildfire is founded.
Regards!

Did you highlight fastboot in the bootloader/hboot and pressed power to select it?
It should say fastboot usb plug or something like that

Kwen said:
Did you highlight fastboot in the bootloader/hboot and pressed power to select it?
It should say fastboot usb plug or something like that
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Problem solved!!!
I believed that the device reboots to fastboot when the command executed it.
Sorry ¬¬
Thank you very much!

slymobi said:
Just rename the zip to pc49img.zip making sure you DONT name it pc49img.zip.zip place it on the root of your sdcard (ie.not in any folders) boot your phone into hboot via volume down and power whilst phone is off and when prompted press volume up to update then reboot into recovery to see your new cwm. SIMPLES.
"sent from me2u"
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I think you'll need a flashable zip, the one koush provides is just a img and a fake flash .zip

@Kwen, yes copy/past error xD

how can i call the yes/no event in this recovery with an updater-script?
other phones have recovery that have a list of comand,that you can add to an updater-script to call some recovery functions.
also this?

slymobi said:
Just rename the zip to pc49img.zip making sure you DONT name it pc49img.zip.zip place it on the root of your sdcard (ie.not in any folders) boot your phone into hboot via volume down and power whilst phone is off and when prompted press volume up to update then reboot into recovery to see your new cwm. SIMPLES.
"sent from me2u"
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How do I do this if the OS itself is crashed and I get a white screen and HTC logo???

{[GUIDE]} HTC Incredible S Unlock Bootloader, flash recovery, Root, S-OFF

Hey XDA ,
I have only been here for a couple of weeks (2-3 weeks ) and I must say, this place has a fantastic community. Everyone is always very nice and respectful. :highfive:
However, I have looked through this place and sometimes, some guides may be outdated (new ROMs, recovery, HBOOTs etc.) so I want to create this thread and hopefully maintain it to my best abilities. I will try and come back here at least once everyday to help anyone
DISCLAIMER: IF YOU SCREW UP YOUR PHONE IN ANYWAY FOLLOWING THIS GUIDE I AM NOT TO BE HELD RESPONSIBLE!!! Please understand this!!!
CREDITS: I take absolutely no credit for anything that I write here. I took it from other people's threads and from here, here, and here.
Your phone should be HBOOT 2.02.0002 or HBOOT 2.03.0000 with official ICS 4.0.4 with HTC Sense 3.6.
This method will also work if you have Gingerbread but you may still have HBOOT that is not 1.13.0000
Throughout this guide I will give u (hopefully) working links that will give you everything you need, Backup your data, Unlock your bootloader, Flashrecovery, Install Superuser, Backup Stock ROM, Downgrade your HBOOT, Use revolutionary to gain S-OFF, flash custom ROM, and (optional) install Blackrose 2.03.0000.
Just a few suggestions and little information here:
Be aware that this could take quite a bit of time and everything might not go through as planned. If it does not go as planned, then try googling it, search XDA for an answer, or ask people on XDA. Everyone on XDA is very nice and is always willing to help (as long as it coems within forum rules).
Secondly, I suggest u remove your SIM card from the phone so you will not be receiving any phone calls or messages or whatnot that could possibly mess the process up (optional. I did it just in case).
Thirdly, make sure to have a full battery charge even though you will have your phone connected to the computer from time to time.
1. Download and Set Everything up
On your C: drive, create an "android" folder. I will be referring to this throughout the guide.
This next part is really optional but it will help you be more tidy and orderly.
In C:/android create a "Blackrose" folder
In C:/android create a "Revolutionary" folder
In C:/android create a "Downgrade" folder
In C:/android/Downgrade, create a "Downgradekit" folder and an "RUU" folder.
Get HTC Sync here
Get IncS_MVDTKv3.4.1.zip and the RUU here. For the RUU, download the Typical IncS one unless you are with Sasktel or Bell in Canada or a South American user.
Get ClockworkMod Recovery here. Scroll to HTC Incredible S. At time of writing, the latest version was 5.0.2.0.
***You are also more than welcome to try ClockworkMod Recovery v6.0.2.7 If you would like the link, here it is. However this is not an official release but remains pretty much bugless. You may also choose to flash 4ext (touch) recovery, though you better read up on how to flash it cause it is slightly different (although more automated and simple). I will NOT help you if you choose to flash 4ext (cause if you screw it up, then you better stop right there... This is not joke, thats how simple it is)
Get SuperUser here here
Get CyanogenMod ROM here
Get Blackrose here
Install HTC Sync, then uninstall it. We only need the drivers so the actual application is uneeded. (In the control panel, make sure you only select the one with the icon!)
Extract the files from the IncS_MVDTKv3.4.1.zip into the C:/android/Downgrade/Downgradekit. In the downgradekit folder, you should now have the "runme.cmd" and the "files" folder
Put the clockworkmod recovery on the root of C:/android (no folders or anything)
Put Superuser-3.1.3-arm-signed.zip on the root of your SD card on the Incredible S. DO NOT EXTRACT ANY FILES
Put CyanogenMod ROM on the root of your SD card. DO NOT EXTRACT ANY FILES
Take note of your devices serial number. It is either under the phone's battery or in the settings>About Phone. I forget the exact location of the serial number in the About Phone section of the settings but it should not take too long to find it. It started off with "HT......."
Enable USB Debugging on your phone. On Gingerbread this can be found under Settings>Applications> Enable Unknown Sources> Development and check USB Debugging. On ICS 4.0.4, it is found under Settings>Developer Options>Check Android Debugging
2. Backup your data
This step is completely optional and I will not post any apps whatsoever here. Google Play Store will help you here. I did not back up any thing on my phone (I do not have anything important so I did not really care).
3. Unlock Bootloader
Go to htcdev.com/bootloader. Create a free account and unlock the Bootloader. The steps are very simple and you should not run into any trouble. At some point during this process, you will receive confirmation on your phone that will ask you If you want to Unlock your Bootloader. Click Volume up and Power (these are hardware buttons on the side and top, just in case) to click yes.
Note: they tell you to download some thing like Android SDK. Put it all in your C:/android folder
Congrats. You just unlocked your bootloader.
4. Flash a recovery
Switch off your phone and go into bootloader. You will now see, highlighted in pink, UNLOCKED. Tog et into the bootloader, power down, then hold Volume Down and press Power button at the same time.
Plug your phone to the computer via USB cable, highlight fasboot and press power button to confirm. On your PC go to C:/android. Press Shift and right click. Press "Open Command Window here"
then type "fastboot devices". Your devices serial number should show up.
Then type in fastboot flash recovery recovery-clockwork-5.0.2.0-vivo.img (assuming you did not change the name of the recovery image. If you did change it, type what you changed it too and do not forget the .img at the end
After a few seconds, the recovery should have been flashed to your phone.
5. Install Superuser and Test Root Access
From the fastboot menu, click volume down and press power button. This should bring you back to the bootloader screen.
Press volume down once to highlight RECOVERY and press power button. The HTC Splash screen should come up for a few seconds, the you will see the ClockworkMod interface. To navigate through this, use the volume up and down buttons to scroll and press the power button to confirm something.
Select "Install zip from sdcard"
Select "Choose zip from sdcard"
Select the Superuser-3.1.3-arm-signed.zip (this should be on the root of your sd card)
Select yes in the field of no's (lool i know XD)
Once it is done installing, reboot your phone. In the app drawer, you will notice that a new app called Superuser or SuperSU has showed up.
You should have root access but lets just be sure anyways. Go to C:/android and Shift, right click to Open Command Window here.
Type in adb.exe shell and press enter
You should get $ meaning adb has connected to your phone.
Next, type in su. If you obtain #, this means you have root access. Hooray
EXTREMELY IMPORTANT IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO STOP GUIDE HERE. LIKE REALLY IMPORTANT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
At this point you will be able to flash most ROMs. The exceptions are the one that require S-OFF (the ROM requirements in the thread will state so). Also you will have to flash the boot.img manually
To do this download your select ROM. Extract the boot.img to where you have the fastboot.exe, adb.exe, and AdbWinApi.dll (you should have gotten these 3 files when you unlocked the bootloader). Then open the command window (shift, right click, open command window here) and type:
fastboot flash boot boot.img
the boot.img can be renamed to whatever you would like. I keep all my boot images and the fastboot.exe, adb.exe, and AdbWinApi.dll in 1 folder because i download a lot of ROMs. If you do rename the boot.img, i suggest renaming it to the name of the ROM its for. When you type in the fastboot command, just remember to put the .img at the end. This is necessary or it will not work.
If you want to gain S-OFF continue through the guide.
6. Backup Stock Rom
(optional but highly advised just in case something does not work right, then you have something to fall back on)
Go back to ClockworkMod Recovery (reboot into bootloader>select recovery)
Scroll to Backup and Restore
Then press Backup.
7. Run Nonverbose's script
***IF YOU HAVE HBOOT 1.13.0000 THEN YOU DO NOT DO THIS STEP***
Plug your phone into PC if it is not already. Select Charge Only, enable USB Debugging, and make sure fastboot is OFF (Settings>Power)
In C:/android/downgrade/downgradekit, launch runme.cmd
This part should be relatively simple. Just answer the questions honestly, and the script will do its stuff. If i recall correctly, the first question was are you running official ICS unlocked bootloader. I typed n.
Are you rooted?-n
Do you want to create a goldcard?- answer "y" or else you will get a customer ID error (which I believe is either Error 130 or Error 131) while running the downgrade RUU
Are you running HTC bootloader unlocked (or something similar to that)?-y (unless your version main comes out as something other than 2.00000000... in which case, type "n")
Note: Use this second method ONLY if the script did not work.
This script has worked for a lot of people, but it did not seem to work for me. So i typed in the command prompt
Navigate to the downgradekit folder or alternatively, shift right click within the folder to opwen command window here
adb push misc_version /data/local/tmp <------ copies the file to the device
adb.exe shell <------ you will get $ prompt
su <------ gain root access
chmod 777 /data/local/tmp/misc_version <------ changing permissions of the file to execute
/data/local/tmp/misc_version -s 1.00.000.0 <------ you are faking the device to run the RUU installler to "upgrade" to Gingerbread
reboot bootloader <------ self-explanatory
In the bootloader>fastboot, check to see if the misc_version worked, type:
fastboot getvar version-main
If it returns
version-main: 1.00.000.01
then you are good to go
8. Run the RUU
***IF YOU HAVE HBOOT 1.13.0000 THEN YOU DO NOT DO THIS STEP***
After you run Nonverbose's script, reboot into the bootloader>fastboot and launch the RUU file from the C:/android/Downgrade/RUU
This process takes about 10 minutes so be patient. At the end of that, reboot to bootloader and the you should read somewhere
HBOOT-1.13.0000
This indicates you successfully downgraded the HBOOT.
9. Use Revolutionary to gain S-OFF
Put phone in normal charge mode, USB debug ON, fastboot off
Go to revolutionary.io
Scroll down to Downloads. Click download from Windows
Fill out the Beta Key form:
Your Operating System- Windows
Your Device- HTC Incredible S
HBOOT version- 1.13.0000
Serial number- Enter your serial number
Click Generate Key. Copy and Paste the Key to notepad or something.
Now I, for some reason could not get Revolutionary to work just by opening the exe file..... Since pictures are worth a thousand words, i have decided to post a Youtube clip which gives you verbal and graphical instructions on how to run Revolutionary.
The clip is right here. It is really simple the way the person describes the process. Just follow exactly how he does it and you will be fine.
If you reboot your phone into bootloader after running revolutionary, you will see **REVOLUTIONARY** where it once said **UNLOCKED**
After you have successfully run Revolutionary, check for root access by repeating step 5. If you get # at the end you are good to go If you do not have root, then re-flash the superuser-3.1.3-arm-signed.zip in ClockworkMod Recovery.
**Please keep in mind that during the revolutionary, it asks you whether you want to flash a recovery. This flashes, (if i remember correctly) version 4.XXXXXX.... of ClockworkMod. You can choose to select yes to this, but i would suggest saying "no" because its an older version. After you successfully run revolutionary, reboot into bootloader>fastboot and do step 4 again where you flash CWM 5.0.2.0. **
At step 5, i mentioned the command line fastboot flash boot boot.img. This is now unnecessary if you gain S-OFF. Now you can flash any ROM you want on the go.
10. Flash a Custom ROM
Here is a nice index of ROMs, Kernels, Radios etc. This is updated once a month by the OP and has everything you need to get started.
I did request that you download CyanogenMod 7.2 so let's just use that for now.
Go back to ClockworkMod Recovery and make another backup. Keep in mind that this should be done everytime you decide to flash a new ROM to your phone.
Once you are done, go back and select Wipe data/factory reset, Wipe Cache Partition, and under advanced, wipe dalvik cache.
Go back to main recovery menu, select Install Zip from sd card.
Choose the CM7 zip (cm-7.2.0-vivo.zip if you did not rename it to something else)
Wait for it to be installed to your phone. When it is finished, reboot your phone and voila! You are running your first ROM.
11. Install Blackrose 2.03.0000
This eleventh step is optional as most ROMs do not require Blackrose HBOOT. However, if you have blackrose HBOOT and you flash a ROM that has just S-OFF as a requirement, nothing should go wrong. The ROM should still work perfectly fine.
To install BlackRose 2.03.0000
Plug your phone, charge only, USB debug on
In your C:/android/blackrose, run BlackRose_IS.exe
If it tells you, you need HTC Sync, just reinstall it, not that hard.
After that, wait for it the Blackrose.exe to finish executing
If everything ran correctly, turn off your phone, then back in bootloader mode.
Where it said **REVOLUTIONARY**, it should now say **BLACKROSE** Your HBOOT will also change from 1.13.0000 to HBOOT-2.03.0000
Some people have stated that they get stuck on the HTC splash screen. If so, just reinstall CyanogenMod 7 ROM like you did in step 10 and reboot.
After this you should now have BlackRose HBOOT, S-OFF, and a CM7 ROM flashed to your phone. Congratulations!!!
***Do not ask why Blackrose is not running unless you are sure you are running a rooted ROM (just use CM7, like cmon, its known to work so just use it to have less headaches)
Hey guys. Heres a great edition to this guide that can supplement or pretty much replace this section of Blackrose installation. This guide was made Sandeep_Jagtap. Give thanks to him :good:
If you would like to try a different ROM go to the index and select a ROM.
Happy Hunting
Note: Never compare ROMs. That means no: which ROM is best for this or that or what ROM is smoothest or anything like that.
You don't compare ROMs because:
1. Developers spend a lot of time making their respective ROMs.
2. Its disrespectful and rude to the developers.
3. XDA is not a competition ground for who can make the best ROM. Its here to give us the ability to discuss how we do so and so or whatever, just not comparing things with another.
In essence, the only comments going up about ROMs should be "Great ROM but I had so and so problem" (assuming so and so problem existed of course)

Appreciate the contribution, but you should have posted this in the General section. This is not a Development topic and should not have been posted here.

super
super super super !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
thanks ................................ Спасибо все отлично

072665995 said:
Hey XDA ,
I have only been here for a couple of weeks (2-3 weeks ) and I must say, this place has a fantastic community. Everyone is always very nice and respectful. :highfive:
However, I have looked through this place and sometimes, some guides may be outdated (new ROMs, recovery, HBOOTs etc.) so I want to create this thread and hopefully maintain it to my best abilities. I will try and come back here at least once everyday to help anyone
DISCLAIMER: IF YOU SCREW UP YOUR PHONE IN ANYWAY FOLLOWING THIS GUIDE I AM NOT TO BE HELD RESPONSIBLE!!! Please understand this!!!
CREDITS: I take absolutely no credit for anything that I write here. I took it from other people's threads and from here, here, and here.
Your phone should be HBOOT 2.02.0002 or HBOOT 2.03.0000 with official ICS 4.0.4 with HTC Sense 3.6.
This method will also work if you have Gingerbread but you may still have HBOOT that is not 1.13.0000
Throughout this guide I will give u (hopefully) working links that will give you everything you need, Backup your data, Unlock your bootloader, Flashrecovery, Install Superuser, Backup Stock ROM, Downgrade your HBOOT, Use revolutionary to gain S-OFF, flash custom ROM, and (optional) install Blackrose 2.03.0000.
Just a few suggestions and little information here:
Be aware that this could take quite a bit of time and everything might not go through as planned. If it does not go as planned, then try googling it, search XDA for an answer, or ask people on XDA. Everyone on XDA is very nice and is always willing to help (as long as it coems within forum rules).
Secondly, I suggest u remove your SIM card from the phone so you will not be receiving any phone calls or messages or whatnot that could possibly mess the process up (optional. I did it just in case).
Thirdly, make sure to have a full battery charge even though you will have your phone connected to the computer from time to time.
1. Download and Set Everything up
On your C: drive, create an "android" folder. I will be referring to this throughout the guide.
This next part is really optional but it will help you be more tidy and orderly.
In C:/android create a "Blackrose" folder
In C:/android create a "Revolutionary" folder
In C:/android create a "Downgrade" folder
In C:/android/Downgrade, create a "Downgradekit" folder and an "RUU" folder.
Get HTC Sync here
Get IncS_MVDTKv3.4.1.zip and the RUU here. For the RUU, download the Typical IncS one unless you are with Sasktel or Bell in Canada or a South American user.
Get ClockworkMod Recovery here. Scroll to HTC Incredible S. At time of writing, the latest version was 5.0.2.0.
Get SuperUser here here
Get CyanogenMod ROM here
Get Blackrose here
Install HTC Sync, then uninstall it. We only need the drivers so the actual application is uneeded. (In the control panel, make sure you only select the one with the icon!)
Extract the files from the IncS_MVDTKv3.4.1.zip into the C:/android/Downgrade/Downgradekit. In the downgradekit folder, you should now have the "runme.cmd" and the "files" folder
Put the clockworkmod recovery on the root of C:/android (no folders or anything)
Put Superuser-3.1.3-arm-signed.zip on the root of your SD card on the Incredible S. DO NOT EXTRACT ANY FILES
Put CyanogenMod ROM on the root of your SD card. DO NOT EXTRACT ANY FILES
Take note of your devices serial number. It is either under the phone's battery or in the settings>About Phone. I forget the exact location of the serial number in the About Phone section of the settings but it should not take too long to find it. It started off with "HT......."
Enable USB Debugging on your phone. On Gingerbread this can be found under Settings>Applications> Enable Unknown Sources> Development and check USB Debugging. On ICS 4.0.4, it is found under Settings>Developer Options>Check Android Debugging
2. Backup your data
This step is completely optional and I will not post any apps whatsoever here. Google Play Store will help you here. I did not back up any thing on my phone (I do not have anything important so I did not really care).
3. Unlock Bootloader
Go to htcdev.com/bootloader. Create a free account and unlock the Bootloader. The steps are very simple and you should not run into any trouble. At some point during this process, you will receive confirmation on your phone that will ask you If you want to Unlock your Bootloader. Click Volume up and Power (these are hardware buttons on the side and top, just in case) to click yes.
Note: they tell you to download some thing like Android SDK. Put it all in your C:/android folder
Congrats. You just unlocked your bootloader.
4. Flash a recovery
Switch off your phone and go into bootloader. You will now see, highlighted in pink, UNLOCKED. Tog et into the bootloader, power down, then hold Volume Down and press Power button at the same time.
Plug your phone to the computer via USB cable, highlight fasboot and press power button to confirm. On your PC go to C:/android. Press Shift and right click. Press "Open Command Window here"
then type "fastboot devices". Your devices serial number should show up.
Then type in fastboot flash recovery recovery-clockwork-5.0.2.0-vivo.img (assuming you did not change the name of the recovery image. If you did change it, type what you changed it too and do not forget the .img at the end
After a few seconds, the recovery should have been flashed to your phone.
5. Install Superuser and Test Root Access
From the fastboot menu, click volume down and press power button. This should bring you back to the bootloader screen.
Press volume down once to highlight RECOVERY and press power button. The HTC Splash screen should come up for a few seconds, the you will see the ClockworkMod interface. To navigate through this, use the volume up and down buttons to scroll and press the power button to confirm something.
Select "Install zip from sdcard"
Select "Choose zip from sdcard"
Select the Superuser-3.1.3-arm-signed.zip (this should be on the root of your sd card)
Select yes in the field of no's (lool i know XD)
Once it is done installing, reboot your phone. In the app drawer, you will notice that a new app called Superuser or SuperSU has showed up.
You should have root access but lets just be sure anyways. Go to C:/android and Shift, right click to Open Command Window here.
Type in adb.exe shell and press enter
You should get $ meaning adb has connected to your phone.
Next, type in su. If you obtain #, this means you have root access. Hooray
At this point you will be able to flash most ROMs. The exceptions are the one that require S-OFF (the ROM requirements in the thread will state so). Also you will have to flash the boot.img manually
To do this download your select ROM. Extract the boot.img to where you have the fastboot.exe, adb.exe, and AdbWinApi.dll (you should have gotten these 3 files when you unlocked the bootloader). Then open the command window (shift, right click, open command window here) and type:
fastboot flash boot boot.img
the boot.img can be renamed to whatever you would like. I keep all my boot images and the fastboot.exe, adb.exe, and AdbWinApi.dll in 1 folder because i download a lot of ROMs. If you do rename the boot.img, i suggest renaming it to the name of the ROM its for. When you type in the fastboot command, just remember to put the .img at the end. This is necessary or it will not work.
If you want to gain S-OFF continue through the guide.
6. Backup Stock Rom (optional but highly advised jsut in case something does not work right and you have something to fall back on)
Go back to Clockworkmod Recovery (reboot into bootloader>select recovery)
Scroll to Backup and Restore
Then press Backup.
7. Run Nonverbose's script
***IF YOU HAVE HBOOT 1.13.0000 THEN YOU DO NOT DO THIS STEP***
Plug your phone into PC if it is not already. Select Charge Only, enable USB Debugging, and make sure fastboot is OFF (Settings>Power)
In C:/android/downgrade/downgradekit, launch runme.cmd
This part should be relatively simple. Just answer the questions honestly, and the script will do its stuff. If i recall correctly, the first question was are you running official ICS unlocked bootloader. I typed n.
Are you rooted?-n
Do you want to create a goldcard?- optional though i would suggest it
Are you running HTC bootloader unlocked (or something similar to that)?-y (unless your version main comes out as something other than 2.00000000... in which case, type "n")
This script has worked for a lot of people, but it did not seem to work for me. So i typed in the command prompt
Navigate to the downgradekit folder or alternatively, shift right click within the folder to opwen command window here
adb push misc_version /data/local/tmp <------ copies the file to the device
adb.exe shell <------ you will get $ prompt
su <------ gain root access
chmod 777 /data/local/tmp/misc_version <------ changing permissions of the file to execute
/data/local/tmp/misc_version -s 1.00.000.0 <------ you are faking the device to run the RUU installler to "upgrade" to Gingerbread
reboot bootloader <------ self-explanatory
In the bootloader>fastboot, check to see if the misc_version worked, type:
fastboot getvar version-main
If it returns
version-main: 1.00.000.01
then you are good to go
Note: Use the second method ONLY if the script did not work.
8. Run the RUU
***IF YOU HAVE HBOOT 1.13.0000 THEN YOU DO NOT DO THIS STEP***
After you run Nonverbose's script, launch the RUU file from the C:/android/Downgrade/RUU
This process takes about 10 minutes so be patient. At the end of that, reboot to bootloader and the you should read somewhere
HBOOT-1.13.0000
This indicates you successfully downgraded the HBOOT.
9. Use Revolutionary to gain S-OFF
Put phone in normal charge mode, USB debug ON, fastboot off
Go to reviolutionary.io
Scroll down to Downloads. Click download from Windows
Fill out the Beta Key form:
Your Operating System- Windows
Your Device- HTC Incredible S
HBOOT version- 1.13.0000
Serial number- Enter your serial number
Click Generate Key. Copy and Paste the Key to notepad or something.
Now I, for some reason could not get Revolutionary to work just by opening the exe file..... Since pictures are worth a thousand words, i have decided to post a Youtube clip which gives you verbal and graphical instructions on how to run Revolutionary.
The clip is right here. It is really simple the way the person describes the process. Just follow exactly how he does it and you will be fine.
If you reboot your phone into bootloader after running revolutionary, you will see **REVOLUTIONARY** where it once said **UNLOCKED**
After you have successfully run Revolutionary, check for root access by repeating step 5. If you get # at the end you are good to go
At step 5, i mentioned the command line fastboot flash boot boot.img. This is now unnecessary if you gain S-OFF. Now you can flash any ROM you want on the go.
10. Flash a Custom ROM
Here is a nice index of ROMs, Kernels, Radios etc. This is updated once a month by the OP and has everything you need to get started.
I did request that you download CyanogenMod 7.2 so let's just use that for now.
Go back to ClockworkMod Recovery and make another backup. Keep in mind that this should be done everytime you decide to flash a new ROM to your phone.
Once you are done, go back and select Wipe data/factory reset, Wipe Cache Partition, and under advanced, wipe dalvik cache.
Go back to main recovery menu, select Install Zip from sd card.
Choose the CM7 zip (cm-7.2.0-vivo.zip if you did not rename it to something else)
Wait for it to be installed to your phone. When it is finished, reboot your phone and voila! You are running your first ROM.
11. Install Blackrose 2.03.0000
This eleventh step is optional as most ROMs do not require Blackrose HBOOT. However, if you have blackrose HBOOT and you flash a ROM that has just S-OFF as a requirement, nothing should go wrong. The ROM should still work perfectly fine.
To install BlackRose 2.03.0000
Plug your phone, charge only, USB debug on
In your C:/android/blackrose, run BlackRose_IS.exe
If it tells you, you need HTC Sync, just reinstall it, not that hard.
After that, wait for it the Blackrose.exe to finish executing
If everything ran correctly, turn off your phone, then back in bootloader mode.
Where it said **REVOLUTIONARY**, it should not say **BLACKROSE** Your HBOOT will also change from 1.13.0000 to HBOOT-2.03.0000
Some people have stated that they get stuck on the HTC splash screen. If so, just reinstall CyanogenMod 7 ROM like you did in step 10 and reboot.
After this you should now have BlackRose HBOOT, S-OFF, and a CM7 ROM flashed to your phone. Congratulations!!!
If you would like to try a different ROM go to the index and select a ROM.
I have personally tried all the Jellybean 4.1.X ROMs, almost all the Ice Cream Sandwich 4.0.X with Sense 4.X Roms, almost all the ROMs from the Ice Cream Sandwich 4.0.X with Sense 3.6/3.5 and Rebased Multilang MIUI4 ROM under MIUI ROM's. I really liked all of them. Great job out there devs :good: :good: :good: :good:
Ones i liked in particular are
From Jellybean 4.1.X: Unofficial CyanogenMod 10 (seems to have the least problems) Android Open Kang Project Release v2 (great customizability though browse through the pages as there are still a number of bugs), and Paranoid Android v1.9.7 (again great number of features here)
From ICS 4.0.X with Sense 4.X: Sabsa Prime v12 (very few bugs as well as a number of different mods that you can add from the installer) and ViperVIVO 1.3.0 (for its great level of customizability clearly evident through the creation of the Venom Hub).
From ICS 4.0.X with Sense 3.6/3.5: Incredible Bliss v1 (its stable, adds a new look, and its really smooth like Project Butter), Android Revolution HD 4.0 (its essentially the same thing as HTC Sense 3.6 except the developper added a lot of hardware speed upgrades and improved its stability) as well as the Second Sun V2.5 (all that's got to be said is that its a great ROM that is similar to Android Revolution HD; improced stock sense 3.6)
These are just my favorites but you really have to try them all out to know which ones you like best Happy Hunting
Please note this is my first guide. If I am missing anything here please inform me and I will correct it. Thank you very much!
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I tried, but it said thats error [131] Customer ID ERROR in step 8 (run RUU)
My IS Hboot 2.0.2 - S on
I think It might have goldcard?

V77V77 said:
I tried, but it said thats error [131] Customer ID ERROR in step 8 (run RUU)
My IS Hboot 2.0.2 - S on
I think It might have goldcard?
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Yes you need a goldcard to proceed.

V77V77 said:
I tried, but it said thats error [131] Customer ID ERROR in step 8 (run RUU)
My IS Hboot 2.0.2 - S on
I think It might have goldcard?
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Yes you do need a goldcard. Did you select yes when nonverbose's script asked you do you want a goldcard? If you pressed no, then I would suggest you rerun the script and press "y" when it asks you.

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Im Trying now, wish me luck! :good:

072665995 said:
Yes you do need a goldcard. Did you select yes when nonverbose's script asked you do you want a goldcard? If you pressed no, then I would suggest you rerun the script and press "y" when it asks you.
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Thank you very much.
I have done jet.:victory:
Ah, when i run nonverbose's script, make the gold card, the script run very fast.So where did the goldcard save?How can i backup it?

V77V77 said:
Thank you very much.
I have done jet.:victory:
Ah, when i run nonverbose's script, make the gold card, the script run very fast.So where did the goldcard save?How can i backup it?
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The script turned your SD card into a goldcard. It wrote a special signature to the SD Card. You can continue to use it as a normal SD card.

tpbklake said:
The script turned your SD card into a goldcard. It wrote a special signature to the SD Card. You can continue to use it as a normal SD card.
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Ahh tpbklake, u always beat me to it but its always great that everyone's always willing to help those who need it

Hi there,
I am following the guide but somehow i don't know why the computer cannot detect the devices during the fastboot mode. But the device can be found if it is booted into the android OS. I am using a mac and thus using a VM with Windows XP. I don't know if it may cause the issue.
When I was trying to type "fastboot devices", it actually doesn't work in XP (connected to Xp). But it's able to work in Mac where I type "fastboot-mac devices" (connected to mac). Thus I can go thru the step 4.
Now I am stuck at Step 7 where the script boot the device into the fastboot mode.
Could anyone help?

chpchai said:
Hi there,
I am following the guide but somehow i don't know why the computer cannot detect the devices during the fastboot mode. But the device can be found if it is booted into the android OS. I am using a mac and thus using a VM with Windows XP. I don't know if it may cause the issue.
When I was trying to type "fastboot devices", it actually doesn't work in XP (connected to Xp). But it's able to work in Mac where I type "fastboot-mac devices" (connected to mac). Thus I can go thru the step 4.
Now I am stuck at Step 7 where the script boot the device into the fastboot mode.
Could anyone help?
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Go to fastboot menu in bootloader. Does it say fastboot usb. If it does not, then there might be something wrong with your phone miniHDMI port, the computers USB port, or the cable. If it does then i must ask, in command prompt, did u navigate to the location of the adb.exe, fastboot.exe, AdbWinApi.dll (during bootlaoder unlock process, they should have asked for these files)??

072665995 said:
Go to fastboot menu in bootloader. Does it say fastboot usb. If it does not, then there might be something wrong with your phone miniHDMI port, the computers USB port, or the cable. If it does then i must ask, in command prompt, did u navigate to the location of the adb.exe, fastboot.exe, AdbWinApi.dll (during bootlaoder unlock process, they should have asked for these files)??
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I figured out the issue that it should be related to the driver installation was not successful in fastboot mode. I changed to a Windows 7 notebook then it is fine. And I was able to install the ROM successfully following your instruction. Thanks. :victory:

chpchai said:
I figured out the issue that it should be related to the driver installation was not successful in fastboot mode. I changed to a Windows 7 notebook then it is fine. And I was able to install the ROM successfully following your instruction. Thanks. :victory:
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Alright. its great to know that you have resolved your problem. Congratulations on obtaining S-OFF :good:

Help on this step.
wong post .... oops

Thanks a lot for this instructions!
It's the first time i'm dealing with this things (got completely pissed of after that ****ty HTC ICS upgrade) and it went all right.
The only two places which were not completely clear to me and you might suppose to put more details:
1. Step 8 RUU should run in bootloader->fastboot
2. After step 9 (revolutionary) Recovery should be flashed again: either answer yes during that script execution or repeat step 4.

andropol said:
Thanks a lot for this instructions!
It's the first time i'm dealing with this things (got completely pissed of after that ****ty HTC ICS upgrade) and it went all right.
The only two places which were not completely clear to me and you might suppose to put more details:
1. Step 8 RUU should run in bootloader->fastboot
2. After step 9 (revolutionary) Recovery should be flashed again: either answer yes during that script execution or repeat step 4.
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Alright thank you. I will update it.

excuse me guys. my device is rooted and s-on
if i make my device s-off ihave to root it again or not????

shmetal said:
excuse me guys. my device is rooted and s-on
if i make my device s-off ihave to root it again or not????
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Nope. If you are already rooted, Start from where it says to run Nonverbose's script. This will fake the ID of your device to run the RUU to "upgrade" to HBOOT 1.13.0000. Then run revolutionary.

Thank you and its all going great for a noob here.
Thank you for the detailed process. I've done a Mimmi root and custom kernel and CM-7 mod before and for the Vivo that I got recently this was really useful as all the information was out there.
As far as this process goes, all went well except that when you do the RUU upgrade by fooling the upgrader that your Hboot is 1.00 or something and then it copies all those system files of stock 2.3 to the phone - somehow I lost the recovery and root (which I hassled about for some time and realized I can do the following :
1. Bootloader > Fastboot
2. USB connect
3. cmd.exe
4. fastboot flash recovery recovery-image.img
(ONCE AGAIN after the RUU) and everything seems to have worked like butter thereafter.
ROM's I could install after that:
1. MIUI roms (tried the MAUI WOWIE 2.9) Then tried the MIUI3.2.8 - worked well but little laggy - both work well except some apps wont install - very stable, battery lasted as good as stock, slightly better
2. Cyanogenmod 7.2 (hats off to these guys. worked most awesome but wanted to try so moved on) battery great, no bugs, plain simple fast.
3. Virtuous for - the Quattro. This was amazingly fast but there are bugs that need to be ironed out
here I installed 4EXT recovery and
4. Stock gingerbread with SENSE. - boring
5. Now running JellyTime 4.2.1. Not buggy, smooth, Battery seems to be doing well so far and call sound is okay and till now this one I liked a lot.
NOTE: Offline Dictation - Even after enabling google now and updating all google apps, there is no option do downlod offline speech recognition data in google voice typing settings........ If someone has got this to work I'd be glad to know.
I looked around and everyone seems to be suggesting that there is a check box within the google voice input options dialogue. But all I see is Language (automatic) and Block Offensive Words
Overall, seems like this is a great tutorial for anyone starting on their VIVO. Go Incredible! You've got my Flashing

no recovery, no download mode, no micro usb, but root?

hello dears,
i have very big problem with my c6603. i installed first lollipop hongkong version to my c6603. every function works but i want to install mods and other roms but; my phones usb port doesnt let the pc recognize as "phone". it is not driver problem ; it is hardware failure definetly. the port just charging my phone. And on the phone there is no recovery and download mode. But phone has root. i tried a few things to install custom recovery but couldnt be success. unlocked bootloader but no recovery as i said. i really appreciate if there is a solution. many thanks

mca1 said:
hello dears,
i have very big problem with my c6603. i installed first lollipop hongkong version to my c6603. every function works but i want to install mods and other roms but; my phones usb port doesnt let the pc recognize as "phone". it is not driver problem ; it is hardware failure definetly. the port just charging my phone. And on the phone there is no recovery and download mode. But phone has root. i tried a few things to install custom recovery but couldnt be success. unlocked bootloader but no recovery as i said. i really appreciate if there is a solution. many thanks
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How did you install that Hong Kong lollipop?

mca1 said:
hello dears,
i have very big problem with my c6603. i installed first lollipop hongkong version to my c6603. every function works but i want to install mods and other roms but; my phones usb port doesnt let the pc recognize as "phone". it is not driver problem ; it is hardware failure definetly. the port just charging my phone. And on the phone there is no recovery and download mode. But phone has root. i tried a few things to install custom recovery but couldnt be success. unlocked bootloader but no recovery as i said. i really appreciate if there is a solution. many thanks
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Hi there.If you have root access and unlocked bootloader,you can install TWRP even without pc connection.
first you should download a terminal emulator app from google play.
then you should download the latest version of TWRP image file from here https://dl.twrp.me/yuga/.
Place it in the root of your /sdcard folder and rename it to twrp.img
Run the following commands in terminal app
Code:
su
and then we write recovery image file to FOTA with dd command.
Code:
dd if=/sdcard/twrp.img of=/dev/block/platform/msm_sdcc.1/by-name/FOTAKernel
and it's done.
press thanks if it was helpful.

i installed hk lollipop zip from my custom twrp recovery. and when rom istall has finished ; recovery gone.

mrp1375 said:
Hi there.If you have root access and unlocked bootloader,you can install TWRP even without pc connection.
first you should download a terminal emulator app from google play.
then you should download the latest version of TWRP image file from here https://dl.twrp.me/yuga/.
Place it in the root of your /sdcard folder and rename it to twrp.img
Run the following commands in terminal app
Code:
su
and then we write recovery image file to FOTA with dd command.
Code:
dd if=/sdcard/twrp.img of=/dev/block/platform/msm_sdcc.1/by-name/FOTAKernel
and it's done.
press thanks if it was helpful.
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thank you mrp1375 but i tried this method and when i want to go recovery phone only restarts. because phone has no stock recovery.

mca1 said:
thank you mrp1375 but i tried this method and when i want to go recovery phone only restarts. because phone has no stock recovery.
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Below are 2 solutions to get a properly working recovery
Preperation:
1. Download Dual recovery installer: XZ-lockeddualrecovery2.8.23-RELEASE.combined.zip
2. Install NDRUtils
Next up we will test if the TWRP you installed works or not
-open NDRUtils and choose to boot into TWRP recovery.
Now unhide the result that you got to continue with the installation:
OK: I am now in TWRP
flash XZ-lockeddualrecovery2.8.23-RELEASE.combined.zip and reboot.
Everything will work normally now.
Not OK: I am not in TWRP
Reboot the phone if you have to (hold power until you feel 3 vibrations and then turn the phone back on)
You need to download this: http://nut.xperia-files.com/path/XZDualRecovery/Kernel_Builder
To get the right file make sure to selec the xperia z c6603 and select the rom version you are using, you can view what you have in settings, about phone, build number.
it will be much easier for you if you install this: X-plore File Manager The reason i recommend this application is that it automatically makes sure the file rights are correct.
Go into the settings and enable superuser +mount root mode
Now you can browse to the folder where you downloaded the zip in the left pane.
go into the zip and and then into tmp
Select the boot.img
now move to the right pane and browse to the root of your SD card like the comment above
go back to the left pane and with boot.img still checked click copy.
Now follow the original instructions mrp1375 gave you, but notice the different filename
Open terminal
Type : su
Type: dd if=/sdcard/boot.img of=/dev/block/platform/msm_sdcc.1/by-name/FOTAKernel
Now you can reboot and if it worked the phone will vibrate twice and show a green led meaning you can press the down button to enter TWRP recovery.
Go into the recovery and now flash XZ-lockeddualrecovery2.8.23-RELEASE.combined.zip so you get a proper installation
Now remember this very important fact:
Whenever you flash or wipe anything you MUST reinstall recovery and root again.
This is a failsafe strategy you can NEVER ignore becaus of your usb issues.
Keep SuperSu installer and XZ-lockeddualrecovery installer on your device at all times!

thank you

mca1 said:
thank you
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Does that mean it worked?

tetsuo55 said:
Does that mean it worked?
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Yes it worked, thank you much. :good:

tetsuo55 said:
Below are 2 solutions to get a properly working recovery
Next up we will test if the TWRP you installed works or not
-open NDRUtils and choose to boot into TWRP recovery.
Now unhide the result that you got to continue with the installation:
OK: I am now in TWRP
flash XZ-lockeddualrecovery2.8.23-RELEASE.combined.zip and reboot.
Everything will work normally now.
Not OK: I am not in TWRP
Reboot the phone if you have to (hold power until you feel 3 vibrations and then turn the phone back on)
You need to download this:
To get the right file make sure to selec the xperia z c6603 and select the rom version you are using, you can view what you have in settings, about phone, build number.
it will be much easier for you if you install this: The reason i recommend this application is that it automatically makes sure the file rights are correct.
Go into the settings and enable superuser +mount root mode
Now you can browse to the folder where you downloaded the zip in the left pane.
go into the zip and and then into tmp
Select the boot.img
now move to the right pane and browse to the root of your SD card like the comment above
go back to the left pane and with boot.img still checked click copy.
Now follow the original instructions mrp1375 gave you, but notice the different filename
Open terminal
Type : su
Type: dd if=/sdcard/boot.img of=/dev/block/platform/msm_sdcc.1/by-name/FOTAKernel
Now you can reboot and if it worked the phone will vibrate twice and show a green led meaning you can press the down button to enter TWRP recovery.
Go into the recovery and now flash XZ-lockeddualrecovery2.8.23-RELEASE.combined.zip so you get a proper installation
Now remember this very important fact:
Whenever you flash or wipe anything you MUST reinstall recovery and root again.
This is a failsafe strategy you can NEVER ignore becaus of your usb issues.
Keep SuperSu installer and XZ-lockeddualrecovery installer on your device at all times!
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Hey! I have the same problem as the OP here. I followed the instructions like 5 times and still couldnt get it to work. The terminal is saying that "No space left on device" when i type "dd if=/sdcard/boot.img of=/dev/block/platform/msm_sdcc.1/by-name/FOTAKernel"
any way to fix this? Thanks!

comcastic08 said:
Hey! I have the same problem as the OP here. I followed the instructions like 5 times and still couldnt get it to work. The terminal is saying that "No space left on device" when i type "dd if=/sdcard/boot.img of=/dev/block/platform/msm_sdcc.1/by-name/FOTAKernel"
any way to fix this? Thanks!
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That error sounds like either you dont have root or you have a typo, can you make a screenshot?

tetsuo55 said:
That error sounds like either you dont have root or you have a typo, can you make a screenshot?
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sorry i cant post links yet

comcastic08 said:
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sorry i cant post links yet
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That doesnt look quite right it should look like this:
Code:
[email protected]:/ $
Then you type "su" (without the quotes) and press enter
The display then changes to:
Code:
[email protected]:/ #
Now you type "dd if=/sdcard/twrp.img of=/dev/block/platform/msm_sdcc.1/by-name/FOTAKernel" (without the quotes) and press enter
And then it should work properly.

tetsuo55 said:
That doesnt look quite right it should look like this:
Code:
[email protected]:/ $
Then you type "su" (without the quotes) and press enter
The display then changes to:
Code:
[email protected]:/ #
Now you type "dd if=/sdcard/twrp.img of=/dev/block/platform/msm_sdcc.1/by-name/FOTAKernel" (without the quotes) and press enter
And then it should work properly.
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i typed su before that code and the same error occured sadly
why did my usb port had to break ugh

comcastic08 said:
i typed su before that code and the same error occured sadly
why did my usb port had to break ugh
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Can I have another screenshot of that?

tetsuo55 said:
Can I have another screenshot of that?
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snag .gy/AekHa. jpg

comcastic08 said:
snag .gy/AekHa. jpg
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In that screenshot i see again the same mistake i mentioned before
please do this
Just type only su and enter
and then send me the screenshot of that.

tetsuo55 said:
In that screenshot i see again the same mistake i mentioned before
please do this
Just type only su and enter
and then send me the screenshot of that.
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snag. gy/aWyCY .jpg

comcastic08 said:
snag. gy/aWyCY .jpg
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All i can think of is that you have the wrong boot.img

tetsuo55 said:
All i can think of is that you have the wrong boot.img
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i downloaded the one you said XZ-lockeddualrecovery2.8.23-RELEASE.combined.zip and renamed it to boot.img
even the twrp.img doesnt work ugh

[Easiest Method] Tutorial to Unlock Bootloader | Install Twrp | Root | Decrypt Data

Hi All ,
Steps To Unlock Bootloader
1. At First, open About phone on setting menu , then tap 4 times on Build Number. Now Developer Mode is enabled.
2. Open developer Mode menu and set oem unlock and usb debugging to ON. [Important Step]
3. Download and Extract the zip file which you have downloaded from the link given below.
4. Now enter into fastboot mode :
Press volume + power button and then phone will boot into fastboot interface.
5. Now connect the phone to computer and then open a command prompt window on the desktop (Shift + Right Click -> Open Command Window here)
Now type:
Code:
fastboot devices
The list of devices connected will be displayed.
Then enter the command :
Code:
fastboot oem unlock
6. Now you will see a Unlock Bootloader Warning page. Hit the Vol button to select Yes and turn it Blue and Hit Power Button to confirm the selection.
7. Thats it . Now your Bootloader is unlocked.
Steps To Install TWRP Recovery
1. After you have successfully unlocked the bootloader, now enter into the fastboot mode and connect the phone to pc.
2. Now navigate to the folder where you have extracted the downloaded zip file and open a command prompt window on the desktop (Shift + Right Click -> Open Command Window here)
Now type:
Code:
fastboot devices
3. The list of devices connected will be displayed.
4. Then enter the command :
Code:
fastboot flash recovery twrp-3.1.1-0-oneplus5.img
or
Code:
fastboot flash recovery (name of the twrp file).img
5. When the file is flashed successfully , unplug your phone from pc and manually boot the phone into recovery by pressing Power + Volume Down button.
6. Now the TWRP Recovery will be opened .
For the Users who face Max download error while flashing Twrp, Kindly check the post here
Steps To Disable Forced Encryption i.e, Decrypt Data
1. At first time when you open twrp, it will ask you to allow system modification.
2. Allow it and then flash the no-verity-opt-encrypt.zip file .
3. Then Go to Wipe-->Format Data.
4. Type Yes to confirm wiping of Internal Storage.
5. Now you have decrypted the data sucessfully.
Note: Dont try to restore the nanodroid backup which you have taken before. It may end in bootloop.
Steps To Root Your Phone
1. Download the SuperSu SR1 flashable zip from here and copy that zip file into internal storage.
2. Now Enter into the TWRP Recovery.
3. Now navigate to the downloaded SuperSu Zip file and Swipe to install SuperSu.
4. Reboot your device.
5. Now your device is rooted successfully. :fingers-crossed:
Steps To Backup IMEI [Important]:
For some cases you may lead to lose your device's Imei. It will lead to loose of network signals etc.
So we have to take backup of Imei and we can restore it on any such case.
There are two method to backup imei.
Method 1 :
Boot the phone to Twrp , take Backup of EFS partition to internal storage and copy the backup files to PC . In case , if you have lost your IMEI, this backup will help you to restore imei back.
Method 2 :
1. This method works on the Terminal window. So download any Terminal App .
2. Open the app and type su , then grant SuperUser permission when you are prompted to do so.
When you see the Terminal Emulator box, type the following command:
Code:
dd if=/dev/block/sdf1 of=/sdcard/modemst1.bin bs=512
Code:
dd if=/dev/block/sdf1 of=/sdcard/modemst2.bin bs=512
Please note that all commands are case sensitive and even a minor mistake will hider the successful backup. Type the command line carefully.
Now you have successfully took backup of imei to you internal storage . Copy that to your pc .
To Restore
Enter the following commands in Terminal Emulator Box:
Code:
dd if=/sdcard/modemst1.bin of=/dev/block/sdf1 bs=512
Code:
dd if=/sdcard/modemst2.bin of=/dev/block/sdf1 bs=512
Thats it your imei is restored :fingers-crossed:
Download Section
For TWRP recovery and other files Download Here
If u need Only twrp, Den click here
1. twrp-3.1.1-1-cheeseburger.img[official]
2. twrp-3.1.1-0-oneplus5.img [chinese]
3. Twrp latest by xdvs23

Thank you very much! Good to see TWRP here

HatRiGt said:
Hi All,
Steps To Unlock Bootloader
1. At First, open About phone on setting menu , then tap 4 times on Build Number. Now Developer Mode is enabled.
2. Open developer Mode menu and set oem unlock and usb debugging to ON. [Important Step]
3. Download and Extract the zip file which you have downloaded from the link given below.
4. Now enter into fastboot mode :
Press volume + power button and then phone will boot into fastboot interface.
5. Now connect the phone to computer and then open a command prompt window on the desktop (Shift + Right Click -> Open Command Window here)
Now type:
The list of devices connected will be displayed.
Then enter the command :
6. Now you will see a Unlock Bootloader Warning page. Hit the Vol button to select Yes and turn it Blue and Hit Power Button to confirm the selection.
7. Thats it . Now your Bootloader is unlocked.
Steps To Install TWRP Recovery
1. After you have successfully unlocked the bootloader, now enter into the fastboot mode and connect the phone to pc.
2. Now navigate to the folder where you have extracted the downloaded zip file and open a command prompt window on the desktop (Shift + Right Click -> Open Command Window here)
Now type:
3. The list of devices connected will be displayed.
4. Then enter the command :
5. When the file is flashed successfully , unplug your phone from pc and manually boot the phone into recovery by pressing Power + Volume Down button.
6. Now the TWRP Recovery will be opened .
Steps To Root Your Phone
1. Download the SuperSu flashable zip from here and copy that zip file into internal storage.
2. Now Enter into the TWRP Recovery.
3. Now navigate to the downloaded SuperSu Zip file and Swipe to install SuperSu.
4. Reboot your device.
5. Now your device is rooted successfully.
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Download the required zip file from Here
Credits : Thanks to chinese Dev for Twrp
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Hey,
Thanks for the guide. However, where does the TWRP comme from? I'm a bit afraid of this, truth to be told ^^'

matssa said:
Hey,
Thanks for the guide. However, where does the TWRP comme from? I'm a bit afraid of this, truth to be told ^^'
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source link added . check bro.

HatRiGt said:
source link added . check bro.
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Erm, "Chinese dev" doesn't mean anything really. Don't you have a thread link, a github link, or anything in particular? It's almost like saying "Here an app", without really saying where it comes from. Kinda risky... Especially if it isn't the "Chinese dev" that shares it.
EDIT/// NVM, just was the source link... Sorry for that, was refreshing the wrong one...

matssa said:
Erm, "Chinese dev" doesn't mean anything really. Don't you have a thread link, a github link, or anything in particular? It's almost like saying "Here an app", without really saying where it comes from. Kinda risky... Especially if it isn't the "Chinese dev" that shares it.
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kindly check the source link i.e, thread link
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Tested by me. Works fine.

HatRiGt said:
kindly check the source link i.e, thread link
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Yeah just edited my comment, wasn't looking at the correct page... Gonna take a look, might wait a bit before testing.

I went to the source OP provided. It's 30 pages of people saying thanks...so I bit the bullet (after unlocking bootloader).
It works. Just flashed Magisk 13 beta using TWRP provided by OP.
SafetyNet passes with Magisk Hide. Cheers!

it work for me, thanks

HatRiGt said:
kindly check the source link i.e, thread link
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When checking your link, I can't really see if everyone managed to test it correctly, Google translation shows some icky stuff in terms of device bricking.

matssa said:
Yeah just edited my comment, wasn't looking at the correct page... Gonna take a look, might wait a bit before testing.
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I'm in the same boat, I like that it's done but the fact it isn't open-sourced and is provided by a sketchy Chinese version of a fake Oneplus site (take a look at the lack of SSL for example), I think I may hold off..
Thanks for sharing though OP, hope this might spark what we need to get the official version!

SonicSamZ said:
I went to the source OP provided. It's 30 pages of people saying thanks...so I bit the bullet (after unlocking bootloader).
It works. Just flashed Magisk 13 beta using TWRP provided by OP.
SafetyNet passes with Magisk Hide. Cheers!
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bretzelpopo said:
it work for me, thanks
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How did you make this work? Tried flashing in fastboot using
fastboot flash recovery twrp.....
However, doesn't work, still on OP recovery
EDIT/// Apparently worked Can't wait for a more open and official one

Have make a backup and this working. Only light dimming not work for now.

SonicSamZ said:
I went to the source OP provided. It's 30 pages of people saying thanks...so I bit the bullet (after unlocking bootloader).
It works. Just flashed Magisk 13 beta using TWRP provided by OP.
SafetyNet passes with Magisk Hide. Cheers!
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Flashed it too after reading your post. Working flawless.

The China TWRP only work first time. After reboot again i see the stock recovery.

Schrotty35 said:
The China TWRP only work first time. After reboot again i see the stock recovery.
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Maybe you need to delete recovery-from-boot.p from your system folder, and the twrp will be permanently

mauronofrio said:
Maybe you need to delete recovery-from-boot.p from your system folder, and the twrp will be permanently
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Have you test this?

Schrotty35 said:
Have you test this?
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If I had OnePlus 5 I would have resolved the problem inside the twrp, but no device is impossible for me. A complete recovery will soon be released.
The recovery-from-boot.p is the file that restore stock recovery when you reboot your phone (It is in all android firmware)

Schrotty35 said:
Have you test this?
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did you restore your backup, after reboot . If yes, just uncheck boot when you restore and you dont need to format anything when flash recovery or kernel because these thing boot before system . For me twrp work good for me, the only thing is that i have flash supersu and when i want to switch to magisk, i delete all root on supersu app, and then impossible to boot on twrp, even after flash it with bootloader . The trick is to flash stock recovery from folder and then flash twrp .

Thanks