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S-off for desire s

Just thought that I'd create a dedicated thread for getting S-off for the desire s, so anyone with any ideas on what to do or who have done it post here
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naybe use a goldcard and downgrade?
i don't know...

Currently the Desire S can only be unlocked by the XTC Clip, however i dont know if the software is public yet (dont have one). Since the release of the Incredible S alot of people have tried breaking the code, but at the moment of writing no-one has gotten trough.
Downgrading is not usefull, since there are no older builds which have the wpthis exploit in it. If you got a signed rom that has an Eng Hboot in it, it will be possible but currently its not possible....

does any dev have Desire S?

None does as far as i know, and there are few with a Incredible S so testing is also hard to do...
But i can assure you if the IS is s-offed, the DS wouldn't be that hard to port to

timbo007up said:
None does as far as i know, and there are few with a Incredible S so testing is also hard to do...
But i can assure you if the IS is s-offed, the DS wouldn't be that hard to port to
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At least we're seeing light at the end of the tunnel.

titus1 said:
At least we're seeing light at the end of the tunnel.
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it's a train, that light you see

konstwww said:
it's a train, that light you see
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ROFLMAO
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I have a desire S in hand now with S-Off
Gotta love working in a phone shop and having access to any tool i want haha

robinsonsam said:
I have a desire S in hand now with S-Off
Gotta love working in a phone shop and having access to any tool i want haha
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HOW did tou s-Off it ???

^^^^^^^
I think the only way to s-off now is by xtc clip

abo.saud said:
^^^^^^^
I think the only way to s-off now is by xtc clip
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That's correct, i can also provide a UK based S-OFF service for any HTC if people will need it? PM for more info

Hi guya new desire s owner here from the philippines.. and luckily i also had a s-on devixe.. haha.. i hope a program will come out asap to make it s-off... Xtc clip is too expensive while qe could wait for a free one right? (",)
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Are there any updates with this>?

kellyj1978 said:
Are there any updates with this>?
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If you live in London then read this thread and visit one of the xtc clip owners that are in London (there one in West and East) that offer the service for a reasonably low cost.
Have a look at this: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1042997

ben_pyett said:
If you live in London then read this thread and visit one of the xtc clip owners that are in London (there one in West and East) that offer the service for a reasonably low cost.
Have a look at this: http://forum.xda-developers.com/show....php?t=1042997
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Hi,
This link does not seem to work. So i presume you cant use unrevoker to root the Desire s?

kellyj1978 said:
Hi,
This link does not seem to work. So i presume you cant use unrevoker to root the Desire s?
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Above link fixed, my apologies...
once you have a S-OFF phone then root can be achieved by following this method:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1042419

You can root it with Gingerbreak once S-OFF its easier. lol
[01-05-11]-GingerBreak Root Exploit...WORKING on S-OFF

MarylandCookie said:
You can root it with Gingerbreak once S-OFF its easier. lol
[01-05-11]-GingerBreak Root Exploit...WORKING on S-OFF
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But my question is how to check my phone is s-off? Volume down + power doesn't helping. Only fast booting.

Does anyone has XTC Clip in Peterborough, UK?
If not, then I have to buy one for my self.

S-on to S-off?

Hi all
Anybody has an idea how can this be done. I know that XTC Clip does it, but isn't there any other way? I heard from a friend that he saw a thread regarding this.
Much thanks!

nkoleff said:
but isn't there any other way?
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No........

Yes there, but it makes it eng s-off, which isnt very cool...

nameite said:
Yes there, but it makes it eng s-off, which isnt very cool...
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can you please be more specific? what is this ENG S-OFF? what does it means and what are it's limitations?

As I've heard the eng s-off for some phones gives more options. Can you please tell us more about this ENG S-off and how can be done? Also, why do you think that its not so cool

is there really a way to s-off without xtc clip?
my girlfriend has one and i s-offed it with my xtc clip, which works 100%. really good for all those people who have no idea about adb, shell and so on
if there would be an easier way than buying a device, more people would care about the chacha and there would be more custom roms...and yes the htc needs a custom rom, because without A2SD the device criples itself with the build 100mb for software...

schölli said:
is there really a way to s-off without xtc clip?
my girlfriend has one and i s-offed it with my xtc clip, which works 100%. really good for all those people who have no idea about adb, shell and so on
if there would be an easier way than buying a device, more people would care about the chacha and there would be more custom roms...and yes the htc needs a custom rom, because without A2SD the device criples itself with the build 100mb for software...
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Currently there is no other way of getting S-OFF (ENG S-OFF=S-OFF, so disregard all the other posts) except XTC Clip.
I'll update my guide when alpharev/HTC will unlock it.

Hi Guy's
Can you tell us where is the way for s-off to s-on? I'm noob on this device so please please help me. Thanks
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Why would you want to go from S-OFF to S-ON? Unless you're returning for warranty purposes?

The idea for going to s-off is to get your root rights just fine. I'm a system administrator and i want to use my phone at full capacity.

unlocking

just unlocked my chacha from htcdev.com
at bootloader top screen says unlocked (pinK)
but it is still S-on !!!!
how to s-off this ?

Everything for ChaCha (Status) - S-OFF, root & More.
Good job for searching before making a new thread. *end of sarcasm*

Alex C. said:
Everything for ChaCha (Status) - S-OFF, root & More.
Good job for searching before making a new thread. *end of sarcasm*
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I second that.

Alex C. said:
Everything for ChaCha (Status) - S-OFF, root & More.
Good job for searching before making a new thread. *end of sarcasm*
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definition of lame .... couldnt u just answer by a yes or no for the s-off ?? why is it so hard ?

nabilbek said:
definition of lame .... couldnt u just answer by a yes or no for the s-off ?? why is it so hard ?
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Definition of lazy and annoying. Couldn't you just search before? At least read the titles on the first page of threads, as maybe someone would've had the same question? No, of course not, because that would've mean to actually spend some time (about 5-10 minutes) to read a couple of replies. Instead it was much better posting a new thread and read the replies 2 days later.

Protip: You don't really need S-OFF if you're HTC-Dev unlocked.

qzfive said:
Protip: You don't really need S-OFF if you're HTC-Dev unlocked.
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thanks ... am new to htc and am learning, finally someone giving a push
bro i unlocked i should now be able to flash cwm recovery, root, and install RUU files ????
just a clear answer plz and am gd to go

nabilbek said:
just unlocked my chacha from htcdev.com
at bootloader top screen says unlocked (pinK)
but it is still S-on !!!!
how to s-off this ?
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Try again, I had tried many times for that. And must be patient.

Thx
Last question if am on htc-dev unlocked.can i change cid of this phone ? (Fastboot oem writecid) ???
no one ???
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Revolutionary for ICS ?

Helo
Who know something about works revolutionary for ics to sensation.
I'm sorry for my english .

Kuman1987 said:
Helo
Who know something about works revolutionary for ics to sensation.
I'm sorry for my english .
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You mean if revolutionary has released an s-off for the sensation ics hboot?
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matt95 said:
You mean if revolutionary has released an s-off for the sensation ics hboot?
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exactly

Kuman1987 said:
exactly
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No... It hasn't... But if I am not wrong there was someone that released the s-off for the hboot 1.27
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matt95 said:
No... It hasn't... But if I am not wrong there was someone that released the s-off for the hboot 1.27
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That's right :
unlimited.io/

SzosszeNET said:
That's right :
unlimited.io/
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Note that this needs HTC Unlock which will woid your warranty...

pastynko said:
Note that this needs HTC Unlock which will woid your warranty...
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Well, that's partially true.
As I remember the T&C, it does not void warranty automatically.
The warranty is not valid however if the root of the issue is related to flashing.
Anyway I'm also confused on HTC's regulation regarding this question.
As far as I know there is no alternative for bootloader 1.27...Or is there?

SzosszeNET said:
Well, that's partially true.
As I remember the T&C, it does not void warranty automatically.
The warranty is not valid however if the root of the issue is related to flashing.
Anyway I'm also confused on HTC's regulation regarding this question.
As far as I know there is no alternative for bootloader 1.27...Or is there?
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There was a modified Hboot a while back by revolutionary for 1.27 (or was it 1.23, can't remember right now) that required s-off already.
But as for new s-off, there isn't one that doesn't involve the HTC unlocking first.
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SzosszeNET said:
Well, that's partially true.
As I remember the T&C, it does not void warranty automatically.
The warranty is not valid however if the root of the issue is related to flashing.
Anyway I'm also confused on HTC's regulation regarding this question.
As far as I know there is no alternative for bootloader 1.27...Or is there?
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Well, their disclaimer is written so that if they will want, they can tell you that your issue is not covered due to htc dev unlock... Im sure it depends onwho will pick up your phone in service centre.
I dont want to use it because my sensation started shutting down every then and now and Im concerned that it can come back again. So, at least for now, Im stuck on stock rom :-(
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[Q/A][VILLEC2][ONE S C2] is there a S-OFF?

been reading about s-off and stuff like that and trying out things like that but it just wouldn't work,so i am curious is there a S-OFF for my device? or for all the S3 One S C2? all i can see is s4 variants..

nope, no s-off
[16:26] <jcase> lux, get supercid on your device
[16:26] <jcase> if possible
[16:26] <jcase> then come see me
[16:26] <dert> well i dont know lux, i m just curious with my s4 s.off i can run ruu
[16:26] <dert> ok thank jcase!!!!;-
[16:27] <lux> no method for geting superCid on s3
[16:27] <jcase> no method for s-off at this time then
[16:27] <lux> ok
[16:27] <jcase> lux, if the Htc One community wants to get an s3 model to me, i'll look at it
[16:28] <jcase> with the full knowledge ill possibly brick it
[16:28] <jcase> and most likely wont send it back
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AW: [Q/A][VILLEC2][ONE S C2] is there a S-OFF?
Wrong place to ask questions my friend.
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Bipe said:
nope, no s-off
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so when will there be?

CrayzyBoy said:
Wrong place to ask questions my friend.
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im sorry my friend im just eager to know about the s-off because i cant do anything..

If they don't get the device most likely never

Bipe said:
If they don't get the device most likely never
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its really poor support for s3 version...i hope htc wont deny us s3 variants in getting keylime pie

I saw one HOS S3 member in the forum with S-OFF and supercid.
He told me that he buyed the phone so from an other guy.
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Did he tell you how the got s-off?
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He buyed it so.
And he is a noob
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beni8978 said:
He buyed it so.
And he is a noob
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okay.. so lets just hope that someone will make s-off happen for our device

Maybe start with supercid first
i understood that we need to get supercid before we can get s-off?
So i think we have to start dig around mmcblks with a hex editor to achive that.
i did a little search and i think it could be somewhere in /misc, but don't let my n00biness guide you wrong. they have it in S4 on mmcblk04. i did same mod to my HOSs3 but cid didn't change so the S4-method doesn't work . Does anyone have any knowledge about the whereabouts of the cid?

yes, superCID is starting point for getting s-off

ilmawi said:
i understood that we need to get supercid before we can get s-off?
So i think we have to start dig around mmcblks with a hex editor to achive that.
i did a little search and i think it could be somewhere in /misc, but don't let my n00biness guide you wrong. they have it in S4 on mmcblk04. i did same mod to my HOSs3 but cid didn't change so the S4-method doesn't work . Does anyone have any knowledge about the whereabouts of the cid?
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In fact, with this method cid will change. But spl will re-write it back at next boot. So it is not mmcblk0p4.

xander1993 said:
okay.. so lets just hope that someone will make s-off happen for our device
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Just sitting there and doing nothing won't do anything. If you have basic knowledge of the Android/HTC filesystem and some adb commands you can try different things if they work. I'm searching on the internet how other HTC devices got supercid and I try the same thing on the One S. But it's not working out well because of the r/w bug on Trickdroid 6.

.TanTien said:
Just sitting there and doing nothing won't do anything. If you have basic knowledge of the Android/HTC filesystem and some adb commands you can try different things if they work. I'm searching on the internet how other HTC devices got supercid and I try the same thing on the One S. But it's not working out well because of the r/w bug on Trickdroid 6.
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Must to try on 4.0.4
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beni8978 said:
Must to try on 4.0.4
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Yep and I'll do it in a couple of days.
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.TanTien said:
Yep and I'll do it in a couple of days.
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ive already tried in 4.0.4 nothing happened, try in cyanogenmod

Maybe it could be in mmcblk0p16? That is where /misc is, i think...? I browsed other phone's subforums to find a clue where to start and on some phones use this place for cid.
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i will try to get al mmcxxxxx files and open it and maybe look for some clue and be back if i found something
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