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[Q] Which RUU to install for upgrading my HKG Froyo to Gingerbread?

Hi, I've read a lot of threads in the last hours and searched extensively but couldn't find the answer to my specific question:
How do I know which one of the RUUs out of this thread to install? I'm not looking for any fancy ROMs but just the (possibly stock) upgrade to 2.3.
I have an Incredible S, S-OFF via AlpharevX with Clockworkmod Recovery on it. The OS is still the stock Android 2.2.1, 20.23.30.0802U_38.02.1.11_M, 1.37.708.2
I bought the device in Hong Kong and have been waiting for the OTA to Gingerbread for months now (regularly checking manually) without any luck.
Thanks for your help and let me know if you need more info or if I missed anything.

coderocker said:
Hi, I've read a lot of threads in the last hours and searched extensively but couldn't find the answer to my specific question:
How do I know which one of the RUUs out of this thread to install? I'm not looking for any fancy ROMs but just the (possibly stock) upgrade to 2.3.
I have an Incredible S, S-OFF via AlpharevX with Clockworkmod Recovery on it. The OS is still the stock Android 2.2.1, 20.23.30.0802U_38.02.1.11_M, 1.37.708.2
I bought the device in Hong Kong and have been waiting for the OTA to Gingerbread for months now (regularly checking manually) without any luck.
Thanks for your help and let me know if you need more info or if I missed anything.
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For clean stock ROM, you can flash RUU_Vivo_Gingerbread_S_Virgin_Mobile_AU_2.12.981.2 _R_Radio_20.2803.30.085AU_3805.04.03.12_M_release_ 185029_signed. But actually Android Revoluation HD is a very good tweaked custom ROM based on stock ROM so I don't know why you should not try it.

Just a reminder, to flash the RUU, you need to extract the rom.zip from the exe and flash it with a gold card. There should be plenty of instructions on how to do it in the development forum.

Yes, I saw several tutorials for that.
But that also means that there is no RUU/update.zip out there for my exact version of Froyo? Because otherwise I wouldn't need the Gold Card, right?
Where and how could I find such a version?

coderocker said:
Yes, I saw several tutorials for that.
But that also means that there is no RUU/update.zip out there for my exact version of Froyo? Because otherwise I wouldn't need the Gold Card, right?
Where and how could I find such a version?
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I too can't find any Hong Kong RUU from xda or xda.cn. I guess these are our only options.

itandy said:
I too can't find any Hong Kong RUU from xda or xda.cn. I guess these are our only options.
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I almost can't believe that since both HTC and buying stuff in HKG is pretty popular. But I guess that's where we're stuck for now unless one of us starts reading Chinese...

[Q] AlphaRevX s-off for IS Bell 2.28.666.3 Android 2.3.3 GB?

Does anyone know if AlphaRevX will be available to s-off IS Bell 2.3.3? I tried and it doesn't work.

dragneyez said:
Does anyone know if AlphaRevX will be available to s-off IS Bell 2.3.3? I tried and it doesn't work.
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Please search this forum before posting a question like this. You would have found your answer without having to ask the question.

The reason I opened this thread was to keep ppl updated on maybe when it will be available and if it was being worked on. As far as I know there is only a thread for s-off on bell 2.2......

dragneyez said:
The reason I opened this thread was to keep ppl updated on maybe when it will be available and if it was being worked on. As far as I know there is only a thread for s-off on bell 2.2......
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No it does not work unfortunately. Hopefully a fix will be released soon.

Is Alpharev X Plausable for HTC Incredible S Bell 2.28.666.3?
I'd like to ask a slightly different question:
- It appears HTC and/or Bell Canada choose not to unlock their version of the Incredible S.
- It appears HTC and/or Bell Canada seem to have chosen to change their Gingerbread OTA so that the existing Alpharev X no longer works.
Does it follow that Alpharev X can never be made to work? Did they remove the exploit so thoroughly that an XTC clip is the only practical option for S-Off? (I'm guessing that only the Alpharev X authors can answer this question with true authority.)
The reason I ask this question is that I purchased this phone thinking that I'd keep it updated through Bell Canada and eventually install CyanomodGen. However if Bell Canada is locking down the phone more thoroughly that before then I might want to avoid this OTA like the plague. My goal is to understand if the 2.28.666.3 OTA update will ever be useful for those of us who like to toy with our phones and the operating systems therein.
PS: I compare this experience to the HTC Aria on AT&T. When HTC/AT&T released an update for Eclair-to-Froyo they too broke their customers' ability to root. Many people were very disappointed and the general feeling was "we're screwed". I do understand that Alpharev X will unlock the Aria for those unfortunate people who upgraded too quickly, without understanding what they'd lose. Although I myself have not forgiven AT&T for this unfortunate and (probably) avoidable experience.

Is there any way to downgrade from bell 2.3.3 to 2.2.1?

dragneyez said:
Is there any way to downgrade from bell 2.3.3 to 2.2.1?
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No not without having S-OFF. Even if you could, the radio image for Gingerbread (2.3.3) is not compatible with Froyo (2.2.1) and once you upgrade to a GB radio you cannot reinstall a Froyo radio. So it is a double-whammy.

Stupid updates. Guess we will have to wait patiently......

Does anyone know if AlphaRev X Team is working on bell 2.3.3 GB?

dragneyez said:
Does anyone know if AlphaRev X Team is working on bell 2.3.3 GB?
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The AlphaRevX team has been keeping the HTC Android community updated about it's progress via Twitter, not by posting in all of the different HTC forums here. The only time they have made posts in the individual HTC forums has been when they had something ready to test and were soliciting users to test.
I suspect that the GB fix will be no different once a dependable root exploit is discovered. As a matter of fact, I just checked their latest tweet and this is what I found:
http://revolutionary.io/
Since the AlphaRevX team is based in the Netherlands, I doubt if they can even get a Bell IncS to test with. Any development on the IncS will more than likely be on an unbranded version.

tpbklake said:
The AlphaRevX team has been keeping the HTC Android community updated about it's progress via Twitter, not by posting in all of the different HTC forums here. The only time they have made posts in the individual HTC forums has been when they had something ready to test and were soliciting users to test.
I suspect that the GB fix will be no different once a dependable root exploit is discovered. As a matter of fact, I just checked their latest tweet and this is what I found:
http://revolutionary.io/
Since the AlphaRevX team is based in the Netherlands, I doubt if they can even get a Bell IncS to test with. Any development on the IncS will more than likely be on an unbranded version.
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OK guys, the site is now live and has software available to download and try.

Failed to get root...
Failed to get root...
20.2805.30.085AU_3805.04.03.27_M
Kernel version
2.6.35.9-g529446e
[email protected]#1
Fri Apr 22 20:35:15 CST 2011
Build Number
2.12.707.5 CL37872 release-keys
Sowftware number
2.12.707.5
WebKit/533.1
Please help me...

Thanks for the info

mxfxi said:
Failed to get root...
20.2805.30.085AU_3805.04.03.27_M
Kernel version
2.6.35.9-g529446e
[email protected]#1
Fri Apr 22 20:35:15 CST 2011
Build Number
2.12.707.5 CL37872 release-keys
Sowftware number
2.12.707.5
WebKit/533.1
Please help me...
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You have posted on the wrong thread. This thread was specifically about the Bell Mobile version. What you need to do is create a goldcard and flash the WWE 2.12.405.7 version and then you can run AlphaRevX.

Failed to get root, bell GB

Tried multiple times and still no root.

dragneyez said:
Tried multiple times and still no root.
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OK, so there are 2 possibilities.
1. The new root exploit that they discovered was only implemented on the Sensation and EVO 3D (new devices supported) and the new exploit have not been implemented on the other devices yet.
2. The new root exploit only works on the Sensation and EVO 3D.
Hopefully it is the first option and it will only be a matter of time before the other GB devices are update, too.

I sure hope so. Bad mistake to update. I didn't think it would kick me in the ass.... I was s-off and rooted before the update..... I don't understand what these companies have against computer geniuses, that take time to produce OS's for our phones that we paid for. Its not like we're stealing from the companies. They really break me..

dragneyez said:
I sure hope so. Bad mistake to update. I didn't think it would kick me in the ass.... I was s-off and rooted before the update..... I don't understand what these companies have against computer geniuses, that take time to produce OS's for our phones that we paid for. Its not like we're stealing from the companies. They really break me..
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1. Carriers/networks put pressure on phone makers to lock down their phones so people can't remove the bloatware that often comes with stock ROMs, which make money for the carriers/networks.
2. The more people you allow to root phones, the more people will brick them and then try to make a warranty claim. That's hassle the manufacturers don't want.

doctorsax said:
1. Carriers/networks put pressure on phone makers to lock down their phones so people can't remove the bloatware that often comes with stock ROMs, which make money for the carriers/networks.
2. The more people you allow to root phones, the more people will brick them and then try to make a warranty claim. That's hassle the manufacturers don't want.
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Yup, it's all about the money.

[Q] Need a little help here :)

Hey guys newb here, Ive recently bought the HTC Inc S on the australian optus network, the thing is it came with so much crap that I dont even need,
I wanted to flash CM7.1 onto my phone but Im unable to get S-OFF due to my HBOOT being 1.16 and theres no support for it on the rev website, so is there any way for me to either get rid of all this bloatware that came with my phone or am i able to re-flash android 2.3.3 or a newer version of android available for the htc inc s that comes without all that bloatware.
This is my first HTC phone and kinda already regretting getting it, its a great phone just wish i got one with a earlier hboot version

I'm in the exact same situation, but still hesitating to go through the HTC Dev unlocking process, that apparently worked for a few guys:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1301475&page=4
Also, the Optus Stock Rom works very well, no bugs or issues...The whole bloatware is very annoying, but I learned to live with it.
The thing is, you never know what type of issues you get by flashing a custom Rom... So that's another down side.

I'm not wanting to flash a custom Rom just want to flash Android 2.3.5 or 2.3.7 with out all the bloatware I thought it would be possible considering its not a custom rom is this possible? Also what's the difference between froyo, gingerbread and honeycombe I always see that popping up in the forums
Sent from my HTC Incredible S using XDA App

Well, there are no "Clean" Roms out there...Except some Custom Roms like CM7, all stock Roms have some degree of bloatware.
Eclair is Android 2.1
Froyo is Android 2.2
Gingerbread is Android 2.3
Honeycomb is Android 3.0 (this version is designed for Tablets only)
Ice Cream Sandwich will be Android 4.0 (to be released on mid November this year and will be the first unified Android platform - both for phones and tablets)

Oh ok cheers thankyou, is there a link for a gingerbread download 2.3.7? Just want a fresh flash with less bloatware
Sent from my HTC Incredible S using XDA App

oz_tech said:
Oh ok cheers thankyou, is there a link for a gingerbread download 2.3.7? Just want a fresh flash with less bloatware
Sent from my HTC Incredible S using XDA App
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try cm7 roms based on 2.3.7 : here
try miui roms based on 2.3.7 here

As long as you can get root access even if temporary you can uninstall bloatware via titanium backup.

itsbeertimenow said:
As long as you can get root access even if temporary you can uninstall bloatware via titanium backup.
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yes i assume you have s-on ...so try superoneclick for a temp root (which will get unrooted once u restart the device) and remove the bloatwares from titanium backup.

oz_tech said:
Hey guys newb here, Ive recently bought the HTC Inc S on the australian optus network, the thing is it came with so much crap that I dont even need,
I wanted to flash CM7.1 onto my phone but Im unable to get S-OFF due to my HBOOT being 1.16 and theres no support for it on the rev website, so is there any way for me to either get rid of all this bloatware that came with my phone or am i able to re-flash android 2.3.3 or a newer version of android available for the htc inc s that comes without all that bloatware.
This is my first HTC phone and kinda already regretting getting it, its a great phone just wish i got one with a earlier hboot version
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HI, if you really want to flash CM7 to your phone and you have HBOOT 1.16 out there, I suggest you to downgrade your HBOOT to 1.13 by using goldcard, which I did to my phone incredible S and work out successfully. then you can do the S-OFF by AlphaRev, after that get your phone rooted which I think you can find in other thread as well if u successfully downgrade HBOOT to 1.13..
I got the source from a chinese forum (downgrade to HBOOT 1.13) so I think there is a guide for that in english as well but i didn't search for it..
hope this help..

Help rooting HTC incredible S S-ON Carrier: BELL

Hey guys im new on the site
im 16 i love technology and phones
so heres my problem
ive had my HTC Incredible S For about 9 months now and i love it. Although i really hate the fact that my phone hasnt received the OTA update for ICS. , my carrier is Bell Canada
Im trying to root it but im not sure whos tutorial to follow
i tried following Lynt's tut
but my HBOOT IS 1.13.0000
WHAT DO I DO? please help! id love to root my phone and flash a custom rom before i go to sleep
thanks for your time!

Guyanaa said:
Hey guys im new on the site
im 16 i love technology and phones
so heres my problem
ive had my HTC Incredible S For about 9 months now and i love it. Although i really hate the fact that my phone hasnt received the OTA update for ICS. , my carrier is Bell Canada
Im trying to root it but im not sure whos tutorial to follow
i tried following Lynt's tut
but my HBOOT IS 1.13.0000
WHAT DO I DO? please help! id love to root my phone and flash a custom rom before i go to sleep
thanks for your time!
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With HBOOT 1.13 you can go straight to the http://Revolutionary.io and gain true S-OFF on your phone. Read the documentation carefully and you shouldn't have any trouble at all.

Hi
Firstly welcome to xda
You're in a good position, as your hboot version is able to be s offed without downgrading
You can go straight to revolutionary.io and s off from there.
Here is the link to the video tutorial I used back in the day
http://theunlockr.com/2011/08/02/ho...android-phone-using-the-revolutionary-method/
Make sure you're using the correct files for our device because in the video they use a HTC sensation (same procedure)
S off is better than htcdev because it allows you more permissions to flash things like radios and kernels easily
Good luck, if you have questions them Google is your friend, if Google doesn't know then ask here
Edit: ninja'd by tpbklake
Sent from my Nexus 7

When have you received the incs OTA update from Bell? Me and all the people I know, who have got Bell INCS phones, have yet to receive this update from Bell.

glussier said:
When have you received the incs OTA update from Bell? Me and all the people I know, who have got Bell INCS phones, have yet to receive this update from Bell.
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The OP didn't received the OTA. He was asking how to root his current ROM.
If you really want the ICS ROM for your Bell IncS, HTC has released the ICS RUU on the HTCDEV.com/devcenter/downloads site. There you will find a NAM/Canadian version that you can use to upgrade.

Thanks tplblake, but I already knew this. It's just that, I have reread the op post, and see that I had misread his post. I was reading "has" while the op had written "hasnt". I gueas that the missing quote in "hasnt", got me confused.

tpbklake said:
The OP didn't received the OTA. He was asking how to root his current ROM.
If you really want the ICS ROM for your Bell IncS, HTC has released the ICS RUU on the HTCDEV.com/devcenter/downloads site. There you will find a NAM/Canadian version that you can use to upgrade.
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I've already s-off'd can I still install this?

Shorex said:
I've already s-off'd can I still install this?
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No you cannot (but you already found that out, didn't you?).

tpbklake said:
The OP didn't received the OTA. He was asking how to root his current ROM.
If you really want the ICS ROM for your Bell IncS, HTC has released the ICS RUU on the HTCDEV.com/devcenter/downloads site. There you will find a NAM/Canadian version that you can use to upgrade.
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Woah, I came here to find out what was going on with ICS and it looks like this was posted a month ago! :good:
I take it this wouldn't have bell's bloatware also?

It's the Canadian rom without the Bell bloatware. If you need part or all the Bell bloatware, it is available on the playstore.

I updated my Bell IncS to the RUU listed on the HTCdev website and it is great. Superuser also works perfectly to give you root access.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1915240

[Q] HTC Salsa Stock ROM 1.12.401.10 ?

Hi everyone,
I have a HTC Salsa after some issues with logging into google market place I decided to reflash with the following stock Salsa ROM found on XDA:
RUU_Icon_G_HTC_Europe_1.12.401.1_R_Radio_47.14.35.3030H_7.47.35.17_release_193257_signed.exe
The reflash was successful, but my handset shows software version:
1.12.401.1_R
It used to be:
1.12.401.10
Kernel version is also different.
Does anyone have the stock RUU for software version 1.12.401.10?
...or can anyone suggest how to get the system.img file from an existing handset which does have version 1.12.401.10?
Knd Rgds,
yyo

Good luck. Never play with a systeem iimg. What is your area or country.
There will be no way of getting your exact system back. Its damn near impossible. Closest you will get is by flashing a stock rom. But by the sound of it you have a stock unit.
I'm interested in wwhy u would reinstall the ruu to fix a google play error though. But silly lol, nether the less u did it.
If u tell me your country I maybe able to point u in thee right direction more. But as said. U won't get your original stock back again. And your kernel is bound to be different its newer. Ever thought the ruu u tried is newer than what u had?
BigBearEvo is using Xparent tapatalk 2 ICS on CM7

AW: [Q] HTC Salsa Stock ROM 1.12.401.10 ?
Seems to be europe
Sent from my HTC Salsa C510e using xda app-developers app

BigBearEvo said:
Good luck. Never play with a systeem iimg. What is your area or country.
There will be no way of getting your exact system back. Its damn near impossible. Closest you will get is by flashing a stock rom. But by the sound of it you have a stock unit.
I'm interested in wwhy u would reinstall the ruu to fix a google play error though. But silly lol, nether the less u did it.
If u tell me your country I maybe able to point u in thee right direction more. But as said. U won't get your original stock back again. And your kernel is bound to be different its newer. Ever thought the ruu u tried is newer than what u had?
BigBearEvo is using Xparent tapatalk 2 ICS on CM7
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Hmm..., doesn't sound good.
Unless version 1.12.401.1_R is newer than version 1.12.401.10 the RUU found here at XDA is older than the version shipping with the handset. HTC is guilty of a lot of things but versioning software in reverse is not one I've some across yet!
My handset was purchased in Nov '12 in the UK and I used the Europe Stock RUU to flash, it was the only one with a version code similar to mine.
Any ideas?
KRgds,yyo

yippeeyo said:
Hmm..., doesn't sound good.
Unless version 1.12.401.1_R is newer than version 1.12.401.10 the RUU found here at XDA is older than the version shipping with the handset. HTC is guilty of a lot of things but versioning software in reverse is not one I've some across yet!
My handset was purchased in Nov '12 in the UK and I used the Europe Stock RUU to flash, it was the only one with a version code similar to mine.
Any ideas?
KRgds,yyo
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yeah flash the O2 UK one found here >http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?n7e11cv3zzop25a this is version 1.18.206.2
regardless of which network your with...the salsa in the uk is primarily O2
version code just means its the shipped version. the newer the code the better the version. you will notice alot of changes in this ruu including the kernel code but do not worry. it is normal.

BigBearEvo said:
yeah flash the O2 UK one found here > this is version 1.18.206.2
regardless of which network your with...the salsa in the uk is primarily O2
version code just means its the shipped version. the newer the code the better the version. you will notice alot of changes in this ruu including the kernel code but do not worry. it is normal.
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Thanks for the assistance, I bought the handset sim-free (off network) so it was true HTC stock - no additional network provider rubbish.
I'm downloading now and wil give the O2 ROM a bash later on.
I also have an unmolested HTC Salsa running the stock rom 1.12.401.10, is there any way to extract it?
KRgds, yyo

No, u maybe able to when u unlock the bootloader and install reecovery, but swapping img files from roms is dangerous and not recommended.
Although its sim free, all salsas in the uk are predominantly O2. It will work, it'll just have so new options there. My suggestion is get it working and test everything. Wifi data Bluetooth etc.
BigBearEvo is using Xparent tapatalk 2 ICS on CM7

BigBearEvo said:
No, u maybe able to when u unlock the bootloader and install reecovery, but swapping img files from roms is dangerous and not recommended.
Although its sim free, all salsas in the uk are predominantly O2. It will work, it'll just have so new options there. My suggestion is get it working and test everything. Wifi data Bluetooth etc.
BigBearEvo is using Xparent tapatalk 2 ICS on CM7
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Ok will do, will post results shortly.
Thanks, yyo

AW: [Q] HTC Salsa Stock ROM 1.12.401.10 ?
I got FOTA message with the BBv12 ROM, I don't know what happens when I install that.
Sent from my HTC Salsa C510e using xda app-developers app

Not a lot. U will get these updates in all stock based roms. U can turn of the update Notifier in settings.
It will probably allow u to download it but it won't install. It wwill just freeze out.
BigBearEvo is using Xparent tapatalk 2 ICS on CM7

BigBearEvo said:
Not a lot. U will get these updates in all stock based roms. U can turn of the update Notifier in settings.
It will probably allow u to download it but it won't install. It wwill just freeze out.
BigBearEvo is using Xparent tapatalk 2 ICS on CM7
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Thanks BigBearEvo all working now, tested the hardware and all looks ok, a number of 'extras' there but I can live with that.
I would note that although the version number is greater, the 02 RUU is dated June 2012 whereas my previous HTC RUU was dated Oct 2012.
Looks like my previous HTC RUU was newer, probably HTC's last update to the Europe RUU before they dropped support for the handset.
Cheers for your help, yyo

anytime lol