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Getting ready to root my phone and flash a Rom in the couple of days...just wanna be sure I know everything before I go for it...this is my second android...my first being the infuse which did not require bootloader to be unlocked or this s off thing....
I'm just curious what s off does for the phone...Im pretty sure the unlocked bootloader just allows the phone to boot unsigned roms and stuff (correct me if I'm wrong) but I've never heard of s off...what is it ...what does it do?
Once I get more comfortable with this phone...I may begin to develop for it...
Thanks for any help with my question...any and all information you may think is useful is also appreciated...anything...I'm brand new to this phone and to HTC/sense
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mg2195 said:
Getting ready to root my phone and flash a Rom in the couple of days...just wanna be sure I know everything before I go for it...this is my second android...my first being the infuse which did not require bootloader to be unlocked or this s off thing....
I'm just curious what s off does for the phone...Im pretty sure the unlocked bootloader just allows the phone to boot unsigned roms and stuff (correct me if I'm wrong) but I've never heard of s off...what is it ...what does it do?
Once I get more comfortable with this phone...I may begin to develop for it...
Thanks for any help with my question...any and all information you may think is useful is also appreciated...anything...I'm brand new to this phone and to HTC/sense
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S-off is security off. It allows you to write to partitions you aren't able to write to with just an unlocked bootloader. This was important for users who didn't get an official ICS update from their carrier. Without an official update, they didn't have an ICS HBoot and couldn't run ICS ROMs. With s-off, you can flash custom/unsigned HBoot so ICS is available for those users. That's s-off's main purpose for this device, but has a bunch of other uses. However, s-off is not necessary unless you want ICS and don't have an official update from your carrier. You can also flash radios, splash screens, boot.img from recovery, etc, etc
homeslice976 said:
S-off is security off. It allows you to write to partitions you aren't able to write to with just an unlocked bootloader. This was important for users who didn't get an official ICS update from their carrier. Without an official update, they didn't have an ICS HBoot and couldn't run ICS ROMs. With s-off, you can flash custom/unsigned HBoot so ICS is available for those users. That's s-off's main purpose for this device, but has a bunch of other uses. However, s-off is not necessary unless you want ICS and don't have an official update from your carrier. You can also flash radios, splash screens, boot.img from recovery, etc, etc
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Ok, thanks for the info...I was looking at one of the stickies and it said it wasn't needed but didn't say what it did...so I guess ill need it to flash a recovery
Again thanks for the info
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mg2195 said:
Ok, thanks for the info...I was looking at one of the stickies and it said it wasn't needed but didn't say what it did...so I guess ill need it to flash a recovery
Again thanks for the info
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No. To flash a custom recovery all you need is an unlocked bootloader. Recovery is one of the partitions you can fastboot flash without s-off or an eng bootloader
homeslice976 said:
No. To flash a custom recovery all you need is an unlocked bootloader. Recovery is one of the partitions you can fastboot flash without s-off or an eng bootloader
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Ok then...so if I'm just gonna be flashing roms than s off isn't neccessary? Sorry for all the questions...just wanna do everything right...
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mg2195 said:
Ok then...so if I'm just gonna be flashing roms than s off isn't neccessary? Sorry for all the questions...just wanna do everything right...
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I see you have ATT, which means you have a Vivid, so S-Off is NOT necessary for flashing ROMs. If the Vivid came with ICS, you're all set to unlock bootloader, flash custom recovery, flash boot.img, and flash ROM. If your Vivid currently has GB, you'll want to run an ICS RUU first (relock bootloader first if it is currently unlocked), then unlock, etc
s-off necesary for kernel?
homeslice976 said:
I see you have ATT, which means you have a Vivid, so S-Off is NOT necessary for flashing ROMs. If the Vivid came with ICS, you're all set to unlock bootloader, flash custom recovery, flash boot.img, and flash ROM. If your Vivid currently has GB, you'll want to run an ICS RUU first (relock bootloader first if it is currently unlocked), then unlock, etc
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i'm on at&t with ics update , rooted unlocked bootloader
i hav a confusion...is s-off necesary for flashing kernel?i want to flash holicakes kernel but i cant find if s-off is necessary for kernel
thanks for any future help
nikhilpshankar said:
i'm on at&t with ics update , rooted unlocked bootloader
i hav a confusion...is s-off necesary for flashing kernel?i want to flash holicakes kernel but i cant find if s-off is necessary for kernel
thanks for any future help
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Not necessary but makes it easier. There are other options: (boot.img is usually found in the rom zip file.)
1. Fastboot boot recovery.img - command from terminal/CMD
2. Fastboot flash boot boot.img - command from terminal/CMD
3. Flashimage GUI (app is in Themes and Apps section)
Any of these options will work.
nikhilpshankar said:
i'm on at&t with ics update , rooted unlocked bootloader
i hav a confusion...is s-off necesary for flashing kernel?i want to flash holicakes kernel but i cant find if s-off is necessary for kernel
thanks for any future help
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DO NOT FLASH HOLICAKES KERNEL... ITS FOR GINGERBREAD
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Wow...back in my noobie HTC days lol haha
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I laughed when I saw this thread pop back up too
I've unlocked bootloader, flashed recovery, and have tried installing several different roms, wiping the cache each time. Each one has heralded the same result though, after boot up after about 10 seconds of being able to use the phone, it will just restart. This has gotten me very frustrated. Any ideas?
Dysnomia said:
I've unlocked bootloader, flashed recovery, and have tried installing several different roms, wiping the cache each time. Each one has heralded the same result though, after boot up after about 10 seconds of being able to use the phone, it will just restart. This has gotten me very frustrated. Any ideas?
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if you're using twrp, select wipe from main menu>advanced wipe>select dalviccache, cache, data, and system, then flash rom.
Which roms have you installed?
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Dysnomia said:
I've unlocked bootloader, flashed recovery, and have tried installing several different roms, wiping the cache each time. Each one has heralded the same result though, after boot up after about 10 seconds of being able to use the phone, it will just restart. This has gotten me very frustrated. Any ideas?
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krazyflipj said:
Which roms have you installed?
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This. In particular, the first one you installed, because this sounds suspiciously like what happens when someone flashes a GSM ROM.
Rirere said:
This. In particular, the first one you installed, because this sounds suspiciously like what happens when someone flashes a GSM ROM.
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I'm having the same problem except I think it's because I flashed the wrong kernel. It was an m7 instead of m7spr kernel. IDK how it even happened but my phone boots up with no signal. I can get to the settings quick enough and noticed baseband says unknown. Tried restoring a sense backup and installing different kernels.
Edit: Actually I flashed a kernel here in the Sprint HTC One forum. It was an aosp rom and an aosp kernel. But still no matter what I do I can't get it to stay booted.
Rirere said:
This. In particular, the first one you installed, because this sounds suspiciously like what happens when someone flashes a GSM ROM.
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Yes, actually I accidentally downloaded the 4.3 google edition leak rom without realizing it wasnt for the sprint version
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I'm having the same problem except I think it's because I flashed the wrong kernel. It was an m7 instead of m7spr kernel. IDK how it even happened but my phone boots up with no signal. I can get to the settings quick enough and noticed baseband says unknown. Tried restoring a sense backup and installing different kernels.
Edit: Actually I flashed a kernel here in the Sprint HTC One forum. It was an aosp rom and an aosp kernel. But still no matter what I do I can't get it to stay booted.
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This is exactly the problem I'm having now if I install any other rom
So I relocked the bootloader and tried installing a stock ruu, but I just get an error message, no idea what to do. -_-
Ok, so apparently I need to get S-Off to use the older RUU, but can't seem to get revone working because I cant boot up for more than 15 seconds, can someone help here?
Dysnomia said:
Ok, so apparently I need to get S-Off to use the older RUU, but can't seem to get revone working because I cant boot up for more than 15 seconds, can someone help here?
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Try this [http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2251800] It helped my problem. Erased everything from the device but I had it backed up anyway. You do not need s-off but you need to relock your bootloader. It's really easy tho. Google message me or PM me here if you need help.
insuusvenerati said:
Try this [http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2251800] It helped my problem. Erased everything from the device but I had it backed up anyway. You do not need s-off but you need to relock your bootloader. It's really easy tho. Google message me or PM me here if you need help.
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already said I can't use that one because I already updated my phone to 1.31.651.2
Dysnomia said:
already said I can't use that one because I already updated my phone to 1.31.651.2
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im on the same version have you found a solution yet???
Tlalok08 said:
im on the same version have you found a solution yet???
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if you s-off you can use the .10 ruu (revone s-off method still works moonshine does not)
Aldo101t said:
if you s-off you can use the .10 ruu (revone s-off method still works moonshine does not)
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i will give that a shot
Tlalok08 said:
im on the same version have you found a solution yet???
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Ok, I tried flashing another rom, still same results. But, this one revone actually worked with, achieved S-Off and flashed the RUU.
where can i get the revone ??? sorry it this is a dumb question...
Tlalok08 said:
where can i get the revone ??? sorry it this is a dumb question...
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There is a sticky in this forum that has the info for s off. Also in one of the dev forums there is an all in one tool that makes using revone easy.
Tlalok08 said:
where can i get the revone ??? sorry it this is a dumb question...
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2319412
Or you can use this tool
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2236814
Dysnomia said:
Ok, I tried flashing another rom, still same results. But, this one revone actually worked with, achieved S-Off and flashed the RUU.
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hi,
which rom did you install which allowed you to get revone onto the device?
ya im in the same boat. loaded a rim labeled as a sprint rom, when in aroma, i asked att tmobi or international, i selected international. had this problem ever since. just got my phone maybe 2 days ago. familiar withh rooting and android, fastboot and what not, this is my 4th htc. hero, evo , evo3d and now this please tell me it's not dead. i'm not used to all this no sd card stuff. =[
So, I was trying to put the Google Edition rom on my HTC One for Sprint. I had the right rom and everything. I noticed Wi-Fi wasn't working so I took it off and tried to go back to stock and then I noticed that the version on my phone (1.31.651.2) was higher than the version on the RUU. I have no OS installed on my phone and every time I try to flash a rom, it tells me I'm unrooted. Then, when I'm prompted to install superuser, it just reboots. I am now stuck in bootloader and recovery. I have absolutely no clue what to do. I have S-on as well. Please help!
All I can think of is to use this stock ROM here based on the 1.31 firmware and use the adb flash method. But I'm not sure if that would work as flashing .img's from adb would require S-OFF. Then again I am a bit new here, and others with more experience could chip in and then I may learn from it as well.
TylerBR97 said:
So, I was trying to put the Google Edition rom on my HTC One for Sprint. I had the right rom and everything. I noticed Wi-Fi wasn't working so I took it off and tried to go back to stock and then I noticed that the version on my phone (1.31.651.2) was higher than the version on the RUU. I have no OS installed on my phone and every time I try to flash a rom, it tells me I'm unrooted. Then, when I'm prompted to install superuser, it just reboots. I am now stuck in bootloader and recovery. I have absolutely no clue what to do. I have S-on as well. Please help!
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From bootloader use this tool to sideload a rom. (download the rom you want).
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2236814
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Also after doing that you can follow this http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2390821 to use the 1.29 RUU if needed.
I just tried to use the program but it always says error: closed. Also, in recovery, it doesn't let me open sideload. It always fails. Again, whenever I try to flash a rom, it tells me I'm not rooted and it fails to install. There is really no RUU for version 1.31.651.2? I've been without my One for over a week :'( I'm going nuts lol
TylerBR97 said:
I just tried to use the program but it always says error: closed. Also, in recovery, it doesn't let me open sideload. It always fails. Again, whenever I try to flash a rom, it tells me I'm not rooted and it fails to install. There is really no RUU for version 1.31.651.2? I've been without my One for over a week :'( I'm going nuts lol
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just use revone in recovery.
TylerBR97 said:
So, I was trying to put the Google Edition rom on my HTC One for Sprint. I had the right rom and everything. I noticed Wi-Fi wasn't working so I took it off and tried to go back to stock and then I noticed that the version on my phone (1.31.651.2) was higher than the version on the RUU. I have no OS installed on my phone and every time I try to flash a rom, it tells me I'm unrooted. Then, when I'm prompted to install superuser, it just reboots. I am now stuck in bootloader and recovery. I have absolutely no clue what to do. I have S-on as well. Please help!
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You need to s off. You get a lot more options for recovering from things like this. The thread is in one of the development forums here. Use moonshines method or download the all in one tool and use revone. It's really easy. Then you should be able to RUU back to stock and reroot.
I want to thank you guys for helping me first and foremost but I could not get revone on my phone and I couldn't do moonshine either. Moonshine ended in an error and revone requires root which somehow I don't have. I don't think there is any way I can get s-off
TylerBR97 said:
I want to thank you guys for helping me first and foremost but I could not get revone on my phone and I couldn't do moonshine either. Moonshine ended in an error and revone requires root which somehow I don't have. I don't think there is any way I can get s-off
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If its not done can you use the all in one tool to dev unlock and flash a recovery. Then you could either sideload a rom or try this method to RUU back to 1.29 http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2390821
Konfuzion said:
If its not done can you use the all in one tool to dev unlock and flash a recovery. Then you could either sideload a rom or try this method to RUU back to 1.29 http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2390821
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Still no luck :-/
TylerBR97 said:
Still no luck :-/
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Can you give more info? Where is it falling? Error messages?
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Konfuzion said:
Can you give more info? Where is it falling? Error messages?
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Whenever I try to sideload to use revone, it fails and tells me to reboot. Trying to flash superuser or any type of rom also fails. I'm somehow unrooted, and when I try to use the command prompts to get S-off, when I put in the "echo.." command, it says there's is an error
From recovery try to perform restore..it should work instead of rebooting.
Or u cn go back to stock firmware d base version of it
Nd do double check that it supports ur device model.
Good luck n keep posted.
Hit thanks if I helped u..
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TylerBR97 said:
Whenever I try to sideload to use revone, it fails and tells me to reboot. Trying to flash superuser or any type of rom also fails. I'm somehow unrooted, and when I try to use the command prompts to get S-off, when I put in the "echo.." command, it says there's is an error
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Ok so you need to do the following
Dev Unlock http://www.htcdev.com/bootloader/
Then Flash a recovery with this tool.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2236814
Try a rom like the following based on 1.31 and sideload with above tool.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2368907
If your still haveing trouble then thry to flash the 1.29 RUU
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2390821
If you follow this you should have no trouble getting back up and running. If you do use the RUU then maybe also follow my guide and get s-off to avoid future problems.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2319412
Let me know how you get on and what if any problems you run into.
Konfuzion said:
Ok so you need to do the following
Dev Unlock http://www.htcdev.com/bootloader/
Then Flash a recovery with this tool.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2236814
Try a rom like the following based on 1.31 and sideload with above tool.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2368907
If your still haveing trouble then thry to flash the 1.29 RUU
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2390821
If you follow this you should have no trouble getting back up and running. If you do use the RUU then maybe also follow my guide and get s-off to avoid future problems.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2319412
Let me know how you get on and what if any problems you run into.
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Still nothing Sideload failed so I used adb push to get the rom and try to flash it that way but that failed too.
Does the computer see your device? Adb? Fastboot? Is TWRP installed?
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TylerBR97 said:
Still nothing Sideload failed so I used adb push to get the rom and try to flash it that way but that failed too.
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Did you get root? Because that should be your first step.
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mrlakadaddy said:
Does the computer see your device? Adb? Fastboot? Is TWRP installed?
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Yeah, the computer does see it and yes, TWRP is installed
Konfuzion said:
Did you get root? Because that should be your first step.
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I have no clue how to do it, though. I used adb push to get superuser on my phone and when I try to install it, it fails. I'm not sure if I'm pushing it to the wrong folder or what. How would you be rooting it?
Try sideloading through TWRP a stock rooted Rom
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So I recently accidentally wiped my internal storage which pretty much bricked my phone. I was rooted with S=on and custom recovery. Sideloading would not work for me, tried using TWRP and Clockwork mod recovery. I was able to return to stock though using this method : http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2250904. Worked like a charm, then I unlocked the bootloader again, flashed a custom recovery again and rooted again. I didn't see anyone else post the above thread, so I thought I would share in the hope that it helps.
All,
I am pulling my hair out, I decided to root my phone today so I could delete the default APN's, I have tried CWM and also TWRP.
All was fine, as soon as I installed Busybox something went horribly wrong, my phone will not boot up and just displays the "HTC Logo" I can get to the boot menu and boot to either CWM or TWRP. However there is nothing I can do within there, I cannot find a RUU for my model (CID is Orange) I have found a nandroid backup but CWM/TWRP refuses to see it via OTG and I have tried lots of USB Sticks.
I really do not know what to do next, I cannot turn S-OFF as HBOOT is 1.54
What can I do, I have read thread after thread.
Is there a default recovery.img or one for my carrier as I cannot find it.
Many thanks,
Dale
Managed to restore a nandroid, but I have no touch screen!
Tried clearing cache etc, have currently got a mouse plugged in to it to control it, there is an OTA available so going to try that.
DaleR said:
Managed to restore a nandroid, but I have no touch screen!
Tried clearing cache etc, have currently got a mouse plugged in to it to control it, there is an OTA available so going to try that.
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Don't try it with a custom recovery. You'll need to relock your bootloader too.
No touchscreen is a firmware issue. The nandroid you restored will be an old one not compatible with the latest firmware..
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redbull123 said:
Don't try it with a custom recovery. You'll need to relock your bootloader too.
No touchscreen is a firmware issue. The nandroid you restored will be an old one not compatible with the latest firmware..
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Thank you for the reply
I've re-locked the bootloader.
What do I do next?, I cannot find a later nandroid backup anywhere
DaleR said:
Thank you for the reply
I've re-locked the bootloader.
What do I do next?, I cannot find a later nandroid backup anywhere
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Just for now for the sake of getting a working phone I would just flash a 4.2.2 stock ROM, or Sense-based Rom. You'll need to unlock your bootloader again obviously.
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redbull123 said:
Just for now for the sake of getting a working phone I would just flash a 4.2.2 stock ROM, or Sense-based Rom. You'll need to unlock your bootloader again obviously.
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Thanks for the reply, was up till 3am trying to get around this and got it going eventually.
That's what I have done for now, I sideloaded a stock Sense ROM which came with a stock recovery.img, guess I have to wait for a S-OFF for 1.54 if it ever happens.
htc one deleted os
DaleR said:
Thanks for the reply, was up till 3am trying to get around this and got it going eventually.
That's what I have done for now, I sideloaded a stock Sense ROM which came with a stock recovery.img, guess I have to wait for a S-OFF for 1.54 if it ever happens.
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i have done the same deleted the os off my htc one (CID o2 ) and can not find a the same kind of rom I can get into recovery and have twrp but side loader just says loading and my laptop wont see my phone keeps saying htc mtp driver fail any chance u can let me know how you did yours thanks
If you find your PC/laptop is not seeing the phone then ensue you have the latest drivers on the PC
mini sdk
http://goo.gl/T6InE
HTC Driver version 4.2.0.001
Some folks find Hasoon's All in One very useful - a grate bit of kit
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2183942
Hey Guys,
I got an HTC Vivid a while ago. However, when I got , I looked into the software unlock method to unlock it. Doing so required for the phone to first be rooted. So I followed through some steps to root it. WORST DECISION EVER ! Since then, not only did the unlock not work, but the phone has gotten so slow and dysfunctional it is barely useful. I mean, everything else runs properly, except Calls and Text Message. i.e The phone isn't performing its right function.
Thus, I wanted to look into a way to 'unroot it' or at least just return COMPLETELY to factory settings. I want to be at least able to sell it and buy another. I've looked through and tried a couple of guides to remove the root. One seemed to work really well, until I restarted the phone, where the "Cleanup" window came back on, and the phone returned to its old rooted self.
Thanks in advance for your help !
How did you root it...
What 'unlock' are you trying to accomplish?
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rignfool said:
How did you root it...
What 'unlock' are you trying to accomplish?
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I rooted using a method I saw here, which was supposed to be one of the steps to software unlock.
However, it is not already uncooked using the regular IMEI, which is completely different.
So, now I just want to unroot, and bring the phone back to factory, with those "Android is Upgrading...Optimizing applications" message at every boot up.
Anyone ?!
If you revert to stock ROM using ruu, you will be unroofed.
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projectisaac said:
If you revert to stock ROM using ruu, you will be unroofed.
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I tried that once...It didn't seem to work for me. Is there a particular method I need to follow?
Also, it seems the "Deodex' method for my rom was supposed to work?
Thank you in advance.
joellecool said:
I tried that once...It didn't seem to work for me. Is there a particular method I need to follow?
Also, it seems the "Deodex' method for my rom was supposed to work?
Thank you in advance.
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In not familiar with the "deodex" method, but I did fish out a guide for the ruu:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=34617117
In the meantime, I'll look up the deodex method and come back to this post.
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I have recently tried to revert my Velocity back to stock but ran into the same problem. Have relocked the device and tried to flash stock RUU but this didn't work. My device was s-on and I read in a post here that to be able to go back to stock RUU you need to be s-off. The part I haven't worked out yet is to be able to get s-off you have to be on stock RUU!
ph0n3n3rd said:
I have recently tried to revert my Velocity back to stock but ran into the same problem. Have relocked the device and tried to flash stock RUU but this didn't work. My device was s-on and I read in a post here that to be able to go back to stock RUU you need to be s-off. The part I haven't worked out yet is to be able to get s-off you have to be on stock RUU!
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You DO NOT need to be s-off to be on stock ruu. Do you mind going through the steps you followed?
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projectisaac said:
You DO NOT need to be s-off to be on stock ruu. Do you mind going through the steps you followed?
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No, sorry ,I meant to say that you have to be on stock RUU to be able to achieve s-off. The guide that I followed was "The HTC Superguide " in the development section of this device. Firstly, I did a full wipe, as in Dalvic cache, Cache, System, Boot and Factory Data Reset, also SD card, then I relocked the device with "fastboot oem lock", after that I tried to run the stock RUU ( The one the phone was originally on ), which started the initial flash but stopped at about 10% and came up with " ERROR 140 ". I tried 4 or 5 times and even tried another computer with the same result.
ph0n3n3rd said:
No, sorry ,I meant to say that you have to be on stock RUU to be able to achieve s-off. The guide that I followed was "The HTC Superguide " in the development section of this device. Firstly, I did a full wipe, as in Dalvic cache, Cache, System, Boot and Factory Data Reset, also SD card, then I relocked the device with "fastboot oem lock", after that I tried to run the stock RUU ( The one the phone was originally on ), which started the initial flash but stopped at about 10% and came up with " ERROR 140 ". I tried 4 or 5 times and even tried another computer with the same result.
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I found this thread with people that had the same problem, but I'm not sure if it will help you: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1828491&page=3
You could try flashing an old gingerbread ROM and then try the RUU, as it seems to have something to do with the rom on the phone being newer than the RUU or something.
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I found this thread with people that had the same problem, but I'm not sure if it will help you: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1828491&page=3
You could try flashing an old gingerbread ROM and then try the RUU, as it seems to have something to do with the rom on the phone being newer than the RUU or something.
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I have tried flashing an old gingerbread rom ( 2.27.841.6 ) as well as the latest version I could find ( 3.25.841.4 ) but I keep getting "ERROR 140 WRONG BOOTLOADER" and it also says the current version is 3.44.841.3 which is why I can't upgrade because I'm really trying to downgrade. The update to 3.44.841.3 from 3.25.841.4 was only about 58Mb but I can't find that and I don't think it would be of much use.
I have also tried to s-off the device with a live Ubuntu 12.04 32bit CD using ControlBear instructions but hit a snag because the sudo ./ControlBear command does nothing. I think the permissions or password may be out of date. Any ideas would be greatly appreciated
I made a PH39IMG.zip from the 3.25.841.4 and tried flashing that but got the Wrong Image message too.