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[Q] help on incredibles S S710E vivo 1.16.0000

i cant unlock the bootloader thru htcdev.com
any other solutions?
and i want to change 1.16.0000 to 1.13.0000... i need help!

Read through the threads in this forum it is explained in the 1.16 bootloader topic

itsbeertimenow said:
Read through the threads in this forum it is explained in the 1.16 bootloader topic
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but i cant unlock the bootloader bcs it only supports S710D. im using S710E

yazid.halim said:
i cant unlock the bootloader thru htcdev.com
any other solutions?
and i want to change 1.16.0000 to 1.13.0000... i need help!
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Read this http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1373697 and download: HTC Sync (Installed then uninstalled for ADB drivers).
IncS main version downgrade toolkit v2.0.
RUU used for downgrade.
Extract all the files from the downgrade toolkit to your PC and run runme.cmd, following the instructions on screen.
Then run the RUU Downgrade (takes a while, around 10 mins so be patient).
When its finished running, you can verify if you have 1.13.0000 hboot by entering hboot (power on phone + vol down).
Then you can run revolutionary to get your s-off!

yazid.halim said:
i cant unlock the bootloader thru htcdev.com
any other solutions?
and i want to change 1.16.0000 to 1.13.0000... i need help!
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Thats pretty weird. I'm using s710e and now bootloader unlocked. Why yours are not?
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zukri90 said:
Thats pretty weird. I'm using s710e and now bootloader unlocked. Why yours are not?
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woah thats cool. im using s710e too. can you tell me which guide ure using

Max3sinz said:
Read this http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1373697 and download: HTC Sync (Installed then uninstalled for ADB drivers).
IncS main version downgrade toolkit v2.0.
RUU used for downgrade.
Extract all the files from the downgrade toolkit to your PC and run runme.cmd, following the instructions on screen.
Then run the RUU Downgrade (takes a while, around 10 mins so be patient).
When its finished running, you can verify if you have 1.13.0000 hboot by entering hboot (power on phone + vol down).
Then you can run revolutionary to get your s-off!
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are you sure this works? bcs im scared hehe. and do we need to go to htcdev.com too? to unlock that something.

yazid.halim said:
are you sure this works? bcs im scared hehe. and do we need to go to htcdev.com too? to unlock that something.
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The DownGrade Tool does not require you to use HTCDEV to unlock HBOOT.

tpbklake said:
The DownGrade Tool does not require you to use HTCDEV to unlock HBOOT.
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yes. thanks man hehe. so just follow the instructions from http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1373697 ?

yazid.halim said:
yes. thanks man hehe. so just follow the instructions from http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1373697 ?
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Yes, if you have HBOOT ver 1.16.0000 then the DownGrade tool will work. If you have HBOOT ver 2.00.0000 then the DownGrade will not work because zergRush does not work.

tpbklake said:
Yes, if you have HBOOT ver 1.16.0000 then the DownGrade tool will work. If you have HBOOT ver 2.00.0000 then the DownGrade will not work because zergRush does not work.
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alright thanks man. can you explain to whats htcdev.com is for?

yazid.halim said:
alright thanks man. can you explain to whats htcdev.com is for?
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It is an attempt by HTC open up the phone for customization by developers. It unlocks the bootloader so that you can flash a custom recovery, a custom ROM and a custom boot image, but it falls short of being full S-OFF (security off).
If you have installed the latest OTA update which updates the phone to Android 2.3.5/Sense 3.0 then the HBOOT version is 2.00.0000 which cannot be S-OFF or downgraded, so unlocking at HTCDEV is your only choice at this point in time to root your phone.

tpbklake said:
It is an attempt by HTC open up the phone for customization by developers. It unlocks the bootloader so that you can flash a custom recovery, a custom ROM and a custom boot image, but it falls short of being full S-OFF (security off).
If you have installed the latest OTA update which updates the phone to Android 2.3.5/Sense 3.0 then the HBOOT version is 2.00.0000 which cannot be S-OFF or downgraded, so unlocking at HTCDEV is your only choice at this point in time to root your phone.
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ohh i see. thank god my hboot is 1.16.0000. thanks alot mate!

yazid.halim said:
ohh i see. thank god my hboot is 1.16.0000. thanks alot mate!
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You can flash custom recoveries, custom roms/kernels. If you want to flash radios, you must have s-off.
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zukri90 said:
You can flash custom recoveries, custom roms/kernels. If you want to flash radios, you must have s-off.
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what do you mean by radios? my plan is to flash MIUI. no need other things right?

"ERROR [131]:CUSTOMER ID ERROR
The ROM Update Utility cannot update your Android phone.
Please get the correct ROM Update Utility and try again."
ive gone thru the IncS MVDTKv2.0 already. than start installing the RUU. then that pop out. anyone can help me?

yazid.halim said:
"ERROR [131]:CUSTOMER ID ERROR
The ROM Update Utility cannot update your Android phone.
Please get the correct ROM Update Utility and try again."
ive gone thru the IncS MVDTKv2.0 already. than start installing the RUU. then that pop out. anyone can help me?
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Use a different size microSD card to make the goldcard. Error 131 is related to a bad goldcard.

hi guys ! i need help my htc incredible s710 e has stuck on welcome screen so i decided to unlock bootloader 2 flash new rom now i have got unlock tocken from htc dev and when i flash it i get a confirmation message sure to unlock here two options are there yes/ no when i select yes option nothing happen it stuck there only in case of no it reboot but again stuck on htc logo screen. ..... can some one help me pls

Uninstall BlackRose?

Hi guys, not that I want to but, how to uninstall BlackRose if someone wanted to for warranty reasons? Because I've heard that the Uninstall.bat doesn't work.
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Any1?
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Overwrite it with revolutionary hboot andrun the vivo downgrade on that?
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And how would I overwrite it with revolutionary hboot? Just install revolutionary?
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You can make the uninstall.bat work if you replace this line :
Code:
fastboot flash hboot_1.13.0000_CRC_8a731c6e_0401.img
with
Code:
fastboot flash hboot hboot_1.13.0000_CRC_8a731c6e_0401.img
If you can't boot to a ROM, you can just uninstall via fastboot :
Code:
fastboot oem mb 469010a0 16 0
fastboot oem mb 8d09fa58 1 30
fastboot flash hboot <path to any hboot.img>
fastboot reboot-bootloader
I would also recommend to use another new hboot because the one that is used when uninstalling is 1.13.0000 S-ON. Inferi0r posted some There. You can extract hboot.img from PG32IMG.zip
I haven't found how to uninstall directly the new version of BlackRose but I found that old version can overwrite new version.
So if you want to uninstall new version, install old version and then uninstall like explained before

nonverbose wrote a short guide for it
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=26909973&postcount=13

Files here.
You can overwrite HBOOT-2.00.0000 S-OFF Blackrose and HBOOT-2.02.0002 S-OFF Blackrose with HBOOT-6.13.1002 S-OFF Revolutionary. You can overwrite that HBOOT with HBOOT-6.13.1002 Revolutionary [Overwrite Protection REMOVAL] and then you can flash any stock HBOOT you want.
So there is always a way back.

Why are there threads everywhere of people wanting to uninstall it? I installed it a few days ago and everything seems to work just like it did previously with 6.13.1002. Am I missing something??

markj338 said:
nonverbose wrote a short guide for it
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=26909973&postcount=13
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This is the best method. I have tried it and it works.
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Bricked after uninstall?
Hi!
After uninstalling the Blackrose I got hboot 1.13 s-on.
The fact is that I can't launch the recovery and boot into the ROM.
Not sure what's happened. Everything was fine before that (4ext, s-off, custom rom).
Most of methods require adb (so the phone has to be booted to ROM).
Fastboot also fails to flash anything, obviously, cause it's s-on now.
Let me know if I can provide any useful info.
Any advice? Do I really own a brick now?

kohowski said:
Hi!
After uninstalling the Blackrose I got hboot 1.13 s-on.
The fact is that I can't launch the recovery and boot into the ROM.
Not sure what's happened. Everything was fine before that (4ext, s-off, custom rom).
Most of methods require adb (so the phone has to be booted to ROM).
Fastboot also fails to flash anything, obviously, cause it's s-on now.
Let me know if I can provide any useful info.
Any advice? Do I really own a brick now?
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Now that you are back to HBOOT 1.13, you should be able to use Revolutionary to get S-OFF back and then you should be able to get a custom recovery reinstalled.

tpbklake said:
you should be able to use Revolutionary
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Uhmm.. Can Revolutionary operate in fastboot mode? It says 'waiting for device'.
First time I used it I was booted to ROM, afair.

kohowski said:
Uhmm.. Can Revolutionary operate in fastboot mode? It says 'waiting for device'.
First time I used it I was booted to ROM, afair.
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OK then grab a RUU and run it so you can then use Revolutionary.

tpbklake said:
grab a RUU
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My bad, forgot to say, my mainver is 4.10... which is too high. I tried a couple of RUUs. They say error 140, as expected.

Install a radio and in the android- text file make mainversion 2.00,
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FallenSuisydal said:
Install a radio and in the android- text file make mainversion 2.00,
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Can you please advice, which radio should I try to install? I tried some new radios, they fail to install because of signature check or something like this.

FallenSuisydal said:
Install a radio and in the android- text file make mainversion 2.00,
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kohowski said:
Can you please advice, which radio should I try to install? I tried some new radios, they fail to install because of signature check or something like this.
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Now that you have lost S-OFF, you will not be able to use an unsigned PG32IMG.zip to update the radio and mainver.
You will have to wait until the official 4.10.405.x RUU for ICS/Sense 3.6 is available to download. At this point you will only be able to flash an official, signed HTC RUU/ROM and it needs to be version 4.10 or higher.

Thank you guys!
I was thinking about the same.. an upcoming RUU

kohowski said:
Thank you guys!
I was thinking about the same.. an upcoming RUU
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Just a question kohowski,what method did you use to remove blackrose that got you into this situation,cause knowing it could keep someone from doing the same.Thanks. And as gm6046 asked can anyone say what are the reasons for wanting to uninstall it as it works well.Thanks

ragzdincs said:
Just a question kohowski,what method did you use to remove blackrose that got you into this situation,cause knowing it could keep someone from doing the same.Thanks. And as gm6046 asked can anyone say what are the reasons for wanting to uninstall it as it works well.Thanks
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Nothing special. Please find details below.
I got Nik Aura Rebitth 3.0, 4ext recovery classic 2.2.7 rc5, s-off via Revolutionary (had to downgrade).
Then God knows why I decided to install blackrose (was not really going to install official ROM). Installed with no errors in log. After the reboot the phone displayed 4ext, and it was reinitializing again and again, weird. Then I hit blackrose_IS.exe /uninstall. And that's all. No ROM, no Recovery, hboot 1.13 s-on, mainver 4.10....

[Q] Official ICS update RUU

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.

tpbklake said:
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.

Flashing ROMs for Incredible S

Can someone tell the definitive way to flash a rom on my phone? http://forum.xda-developers.com/images/smilies/confused.gif
Should I unlock my phone via htcdev.com and flash custom ROM's? (what exactly is the difference between S-OFF and S-ON?)
OR
Should I follow this guide - http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1705913
but the problem is that the Asian version has problems getting root access using alpharevx's method.
Can someone confirm if the Revolutionary method works on the Indian Incredible S?
Also what is a gold card?

Depends on your hboot version.
the link you posted gives you most of the information required.
s-off means security off and s-on is security on..
s-off gives you easier ability to flash roms and recoverys.
do a bit of reading around in the forum and you'll find almost all the answers you need

No offense but I read a lot but the only thing I'm confused about is the Indian version not being able to root as stated in the OP.
My hboot version is 2.00
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TheDareDevil said:
No offense but I read a lot but the only thing I'm confused about is the Indian version not being able to root as stated in the OP.
My hboot version is 2.00
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With HBOOT 2.00, you have 2 options.
Option 1 is to downgrade your mainver and then install a GB RUU that has HBOOT 1.13 and then you can use Revolutionary to gain true S-OFF. This is the best option IMO.
Option 2 is to unlock your bootloader using HTCDEV.com and admit to HTC that you are modding your phone. Once you are unlocked, you can flash a custom recovery that will allow you to flash custom, rooted ROMs.

If I use the second method, will I be able to flash all custom RIMs?
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TheDareDevil said:
If I use the second method, will I be able to flash all custom RIMs?
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Yes but every time you flash a ROM, you will manually have to extract the boot.img file from the ROM's zip file and then flash it in FASTBBOT USB mode using the command fastboot flash boot [boot.img]
That is why I prefer Option 1 and true S-OFF. You won't have to do that extra step each time.

If you decide to unlock your bootloader from HTC Dev then you must use the custom roms boot.img to install custom roms.
(From what i have read, please correct me if im wrong)
If you decide to S-OFF your device you do not need to obtain the boot.img if you want to flash that rom.
I decided to go the S-OFF route because not all the roms that are developed support S-ON.
If you have HBOOT 2.0 then you will need to (like tpbklake said)
downgrade your mainver and then install a GB RUU that has HBOOT 1.13 and then you can use Revolutionary to gain true S-OFF.
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I agreed this is my preferred option.

Help rooting my HTC one international?

I have an international HTC one but I don't know which guide to follow. Do I need to s-off to convert to cm ROMs? I have the latest ota update sense 6 android 4.4.2 so will I need to s-off and will I ever need to convert my firmware to change into multiple ROMs? And I see 4 ways to s-off which is the right one to follow?(if s-off needed)

yasir4abbas said:
I have an international HTC one but I don't know which guide to follow.
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There is a video guide how to root on this forum. click on the "root info" tab
Do I need to s-off to convert to cm ROMs?
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no
I have the latest ota update sense 6 android 4.4.2 so will I need to s-off
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no
and will I ever need to convert my firmware to change into multiple ROMs?
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no, but its recommended to use latest firmware. Btw its easier to s-off on older firmware version (hboot 1.44 i.e)
And I see 4 ways to s-off which is the right one to follow?(if s-off needed)
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You need to follow the method that match your hboot version. A little bit of reading would have tell you that
My advice: read more from this forum before doing anything to your phone, looks like you don't understand few basic things like what is root vs s-off? what is firmware vs software? You might also want to make sure you know how to go back to 100% stock before modding your phone. Sticky threads are your friends, read them and ask question if its not clear.
happy reading

alray said:
There is a video guide how to root on this forum. click on the "root info" tab
no
no
no, but its recommended to use latest firmware. Btw its easier to s-off on older firmware version (hboot 1.44 i.e)
You need to follow the method that match your hboot version. A little bit of reading would have tell you that
My advice: read more from this forum before doing anything to your phone, looks like you don't understand few basic things like what is root vs s-off? what is firmware vs software? You might also want to make sure you know how to go back to 100% stock before modding your phone. Sticky threads are your friends, read them and ask question if its not clear.
happy reading
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Thank you!
but with my previous phones I always needed to flash boot.IMG to get another ROM working except for HTC pico...desire c,desire something and sensation needed a flash of boot.IMG if s-on...till now I hear I can flash any ROM with the latest hboot is this true? I don't want to s-off if I have the option

I have checked the video guide but sadly YouTube is blocked in my country.

yasir4abbas said:
Thank you!
but with my previous phones I always needed to flash boot.IMG to get another ROM working except for HTC pico...desire c,desire something and sensation needed a flash of boot.IMG if s-on...till now I hear I can flash any ROM with the latest hboot is this true? I don't want to s-off if I have the option
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again you need to read more, you are confusing 2 different things
boot.img is the kernel
hboot is the bootloader
hboot (bootloader) version doesnt matter when flashing roms
boot (kernel) is not secured on the htc one so it doesn't require to be flashed manually after flashing a rom like on some other htc models. Boot.img is included in every htc one roms.
.
if you want to flash a custom rom you need:
unlocked bootloader
custom recovery installed (twrp 2.6.3.3 for every 4.4+ Sense based roms or twrp 2.7.1.1 for CM roms, the only exception are GPE roms which will require s-off)
adb/fastboot knowledge to unlock the bootloader, flash the recovery and push the rom.

my advice is make a BACKUP... really dont forget. I did and had a tough time getting the phone back to work.
And read some more on these forums, what i did was:
1. unlock bootloader via htcdev
2. flash a custom recovery (at first i used clockworkmod but got in trouble later, twrp fixed it eventually so id advice go with twrp)
3. backup everything
4. flash custom mod (i used revolution hd 71.1 but check which version u could use best)
5. flash kernel (at first i used evolution x but didnt work , got a anti-firewater patch error when trying s-off with firewater. Bulletproof kernel worked)
6. use firewater to s-off.

I know you don't want to s-off, but in case of emergency OMGWTF brick, s-off is better to restore your phone back to stock as some ruu files are not signed and would need s-off to flash. And if there is no ruu for your newer firmware, then you need s-off to downgrade. Going back to s-on is a simple Fastboot command, but getting s-off requires an exploit that may get patched like it has time and time again. So, s-off while you can
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Uzephi said:
I know you don't want to s-off, but in case of emergency OMGWTF brick, s-off is better to restore your phone back to stock as some ruu files are not signed and would need s-off to flash. And if there is no ruu for your newer firmware, then you need s-off to downgrade. Going back to s-on is a simple Fastboot command, but getting s-off requires an exploit that may get patched like it has time and time again. So, s-off while you can
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I'm actually worried about my SIM detection...Which is the reason y I don't want to s-off ...and I c that I have to downgrade h boot to get previous versions to work...I'm following this guide.
http://forum.gsmhosting.com/vbb/f48...-s-off-change-cid-downgrade-hboot-os-1838907/

yasir4abbas said:
I'm actually worried about my SIM detection...Which is the reason y I don't want to s-off ...and I c that I have to downgrade h boot to get previous versions to work...I'm following this guide.
http://forum.gsmhosting.com/vbb/f48...-s-off-change-cid-downgrade-hboot-os-1838907/
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SIM detection? All s-off does is remove the secure flag. Of course with s-off you can do a plethora of things like what you linked. Why would you want to change your cid or downgrade?
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Uzephi said:
SIM detection? All s-off does is remove the secure flag. Of course with s-off you can do a plethora of things like what you linked. Why would you want to change your cid or downgrade?
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So I should only unlock boot loader and try to s-off if I want ...but if I leave it s-on will I be able to install cm10,9 or 7(example) ...no change of cid and downgrading my h boot.

yasir4abbas said:
So I should only unlock boot loader and try to s-off if I want ...but if I leave it s-on will I be able to install cm10,9 or 7(example) ...no change of cid and downgrading my h boot.
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No. If all you want is to install a custom Rom, unlock the bootloader and Fastboot flash the correct custom recovery for your device
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