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root method in the development section seems to be very complicated. has anyone been able to find a better way to root ?
vikramdhani said:
root method in the development section seems to be very complicated. has anyone been able to find a better way to root ?
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It's actually a very easy process. All you have to do is follow simple directions. It sounds like you may not be ready to root your device. I knew nothing when I started, but jumped in head first and came out the other side better.
Just check the stickies in the dev section its almost noob proof honestly. And its pretty hard to brick this device if you follow directions.
Maybe if I tell you the main steps it may make more sense.
First, use revolutionary or HTC unlock to get the right bootloader. Revolutionary actually flashes recovery for you too.
Second, flash recovery... Either use revolutionary or use adb (theres tons of guides)
Third, either root the stock Rom by flashing su in recovery (you can get the correct file from Rom manager) OR just flash a custom Rom and they come rooted.
Of course each step has a few steps involved but really nothing a small bit of research can't fix.
Sorry if I sound a bit like a jerk but it really is kinda easy.... Intimidating at first but easy.
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Question about recovery. I have come from the HD2 to the sensation. The CWM on the HD2 was quite advanced. They had re-arranged the Yes No menu options to have one Yes and one No. For example do you want to install upgrade zip file. If you selected it, Rather than scrolling through all the no's to get to yes, you had yes first then no.
It is one thing I find annoying with CWM for the sensation and was wondering is there an update, or could a CWM from the HD2 be used on the sensation?
GhostXSeries said:
Question about recovery. I have come from the HD2 to the sensation. The CWM on the HD2 was quite advanced. They had re-arranged the Yes No menu options to have one Yes and one No. For example do you want to install upgrade zip file. If you selected it, Rather than scrolling through all the no's to get to yes, you had yes first then no.
It is one thing I find annoying with CWM for the sensation and was wondering is there an update, or could a CWM from the HD2 be used on the sensation?
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Personally I don't use cwm anymore. I use 4ext touch recovery and its amazing, not a single problem yet. It's so cool to use the touchscreen in recovery. Also twrp v.1 fixed that repetitive yes and no problem too. But no there isn't any way to change that in cwm right now.
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So I just got my sensation today from a friend.
It used to be rooted, but he said he unrooted it.
I just checked hboot and it says at the top "unlock" and s-off.
But I do not have root privileges .
A little help trying to figure out what's going on please
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So how do u know ur device is not rooted?
If it says s-off, you're pretty much good to go on installing a custom ROM.
Is there a custom recovery installed? That will be the other thing you'd need.
As far as the ROM you're already using, you can install a non rooted ROM on an s-off phone.
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Rooted means the ROM is rooted.
S-Off means the phone itself is 'rooted' (I'm mixing up terminology here to make the explanation simple.)
So you have a phone that you can do anything to. If you install a custom ROM the ROM itself will be rooted, meaning it'll come with Superuser and full root access to the ROM files.
If you have a non rooted ROM on the phone now, you will only be able to flash a new ROM via recovery since you won't be able to run an app like ClockworkMod from the non rooted ROM. But that's no big deal. It just means you'll have to download the ROM you want, copy it to the SD card, and install it via the very easy to use recovery module. And I'd bet heavily that the recovery version on your phone is ClockworkMod and not the stock, so it'll be super easy.
If not, there are still yet other options.
Ok that makes sense.
I just double checked and I'm currently not rooted.
I booted into recovery and I'm current using
4ext 1.0.0.3 beta 7
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Help Me Please.
Hi new to this site so bear with me please, My brother has given me his Htc Sensation which was rooted but he unrooted the device (Not sure why)??? It now wont boot into anything at all, The boot screen says:
UNLOCKED
pyramid pvt ship s-on rl
hboot- 1.23.0000
radio- 11.19.3504.29-2
openADSP-v01.6.0.2226.00.1227
eMMC-boot
Dec 26 2011,12:14:25
All i know he had upgraded the RUU to latest 4.0.3 ics which he says he downloaded from a link from this site. Any advice ideas would really be helpful please.
Thanks
So what do you guys think?
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andyshep1974 said:
Hi new to this site so bear with me please, My brother has given me his Htc Sensation which was rooted but he unrooted the device (Not sure why)??? It now wont boot into anything at all, The boot screen says:
UNLOCKED
pyramid pvt ship s-on rl
hboot- 1.23.0000
radio- 11.19.3504.29-2
openADSP-v01.6.0.2226.00.1227
eMMC-boot
Dec 26 2011,12:14:25
All i know he had upgraded the RUU to latest 4.0.3 ics which he says he downloaded from a link from this site. Any advice ideas would really be helpful please.
Thanks
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you cant get into recovery?
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Thanks for the reply, No when i reboot into recovery i get the htc logo then blankscreen then turns off and repeats nothing happens I've gotta feeling its bricked or something.
mftek said:
Ok that makes sense.
I just double checked and I'm currently not rooted.
I booted into recovery and I'm current using
4ext 1.0.0.3 beta 7
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You are golden.
4ext is a recovery that will let you flash ROMs. With S=Off you can flash most anything you like. If you want to flash an ICS ROM you'll have to upgrade the firmware first (unless it's already been done.)
There are easy to follow guides in the forum on how to do that. Pay attention to the parts about being SuperCID first (It's easy. Just pay attention to it)
For a regular Gingerbread ROM just download the one you want, put it on the SD Card, enter 4ext recovery and flash it. Should take about 2 minutes to set up and about 10 minutes to install the customer ROM after you start the recovery process (10 minutes of the ROM loading. Not 10 minutes of you doing anything. You can go eat a sandwich while the recovery installs the ROM)
If you need any assistance with using 4ext ask for it. (I've never used it so I can't talk you through it. I've only used clockwork) There are plenty of people here who know exactly what the step by step action is to make sure you get it right.
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andyshep1974 said:
Thanks for the reply, No when i reboot into recovery i get the htc logo then blankscreen then turns off and repeats nothing happens I've gotta feeling its bricked or something.
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It sounds like you don't have a ROM loaded. The same thing happened to me after I upgraded the firmware. (Which has been done to your phone based on the info you provided) The firmware worked, but it had no ROM to boot into.
A quick re flashing of the ROM through the recovery and everything was back to normal.
With S-On though, I'm not sure you can flash a ROM. can't hurt to try it though. You're not going to make your problem worse.
I'm pretty sure I've already tried that, but I'll have a go again. Thanks for the help.
This was the ruu he used
RUU_Pyramid_HTC_Europe_1.28.401.1_Radio_10.42.9007.00P_10.11.9007.15_M_release_192608_signed.exe
But that doesnt match the info on the phone pretty strange but I'll have a go and let you know.
Skipjacks said:
You are golden.
4ext is a recovery that will let you flash ROMs. With S=Off you can flash most anything you like. If you want to flash an ICS ROM you'll have to upgrade the firmware first (unless it's already been done.)
There are easy to follow guides in the forum on how to do that. Pay attention to the parts about being SuperCID first (It's easy. Just pay attention to it)
For a regular Gingerbread ROM just download the one you want, put it on the SD Card, enter 4ext recovery and flash it. Should take about 2 minutes to set up and about 10 minutes to install the customer ROM after you start the recovery process (10 minutes of the ROM loading. Not 10 minutes of you doing anything. You can go eat a sandwich while the recovery installs the ROM)
If you need any assistance with using 4ext ask for it. (I've never used it so I can't talk you through it. I've only used clockwork) There are plenty of people here who know exactly what the step by step action is to make sure you get it right.
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It sounds like you don't have a ROM loaded. The same thing happened to me after I upgraded the firmware. (Which has been done to your phone based on the info you provided) The firmware worked, but it had no ROM to boot into.
A quick re flashing of the ROM through the recovery and everything was back to normal.
With S-On though, I'm not sure you can flash a ROM. can't hurt to try it though. You're not going to make your problem worse.
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Thank you very much.
How do I use clockwork instead??
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mftek said:
Thank you very much.
How do I use clockwork instead??
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You need to flash the Clockwork recovery. You can do that by creating a PM58IMG.ZIP file with the clockwork recovery image and putting it on the root of your SD Card and running it as an update.
Or the much simpler way (Meaning fewer extra steps) is to use 4ext this one time to install a custom ROM, boot up into you rnow working phone and download ClockworkMod from the market and let ClockworkMod flash itself as the new recovery.
You might have to install Google Apps separately to get access to the market. That's dependent on the ROM. Some have it prepackaged. Some don't.
You won't have to go back and reinstall the ROM or anything after flashing the new recovery through the ClockworkMod app. Everything will work fine even though you installed it using 4ext.
Thanks a lot bro.
Question.
Can I now, just download clockwork from the market and flash it over the recovery I have now?
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andyshep1974 said:
I'm pretty sure I've already tried that, but I'll have a go again. Thanks for the help.
This was the ruu he used
RUU_Pyramid_HTC_Europe_1.28.401.1_Radio_10.42.9007.00P_10.11.9007.15_M_release_192608_signed.exe
But that doesnt match the info on the phone pretty strange but I'll have a go and let you know.
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Tried, it didn't work i guess this phone is Bricked then.
Oh well, Gutted though.
mftek said:
Thanks a lot bro.
Question.
Can I now, just download clockwork from the market and flash it over the recovery I have now?
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No. Not if the ROM you have installed isn't rooted.
Clockwork needs Superuser access to do anything. So it wouldn't be able to function without root.
There's nothing wrong with 4ext. It'll work just fine to boot up once even if you strongly prefer Clockwork.
(Also....not to be greedy, but I wouldn't complain if you hit the thanks button! )
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andyshep1974 said:
Tried, it didn't work i guess this phone is Bricked then.
Oh well, Gutted though.
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On the plus side it's not worthless. It has value on eBay as a bricked device for parts.
Also, there's a thread around here somewhere called something like "Think you bricked your device? Check here first"
Check in there for other solutions. (That thread might be for the MyTouch 4G. I just switched phones so I've got all my threads between the forums mixed up in my head.)
Skipjacks said:
No. Not if the ROM you have installed isn't rooted.
Clockwork needs Superuser access to do anything. So it wouldn't be able to function without root.
There's nothing wrong with 4ext. It'll work just fine to boot up once even if you strongly prefer Clockwork.
(Also....not to be greedy, but I wouldn't complain if you hit the thanks button! )
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On the plus side it's not worthless. It has value on eBay as a bricked device for parts.
Also, there's a thread around here somewhere called something like "Think you bricked your device? Check here first"
Check in there for other solutions. (That thread might be for the MyTouch 4G. I just switched phones so I've got all my threads between the forums mixed up in my head.)
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And thanks is given lol
Does anyone else notice dust particles under the screen?
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mftek said:
And thanks is given lol
Does anyone else notice dust particles under the screen?
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Yeah that's a thing. Poor build quality at the factory.
From the poll that's up around here somewhere your odds of getting a dusty screen are about 50/50.
You can find that same thread in any forum for any HTC device on XDA. It's poor quality control by HTC.
You can tear the phone apart and wipe it down....but that obviously has a lot of other risks. Unless the dust is so bad it physically blocks the light from the screen from showing through....learn to like it.
Well I did the tear down and hinge fix for the g2.
Can you point me to the direction to what you have said.
Thanks bro
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mftek said:
Well I did the tear down and hinge fix for the g2.
Can you point me to the direction to what you have said.
Thanks bro
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1192300
That'll give you everything you want to know.
Skip the part about obtaining S-Off since you've already go that. Do the rest of the stuff. (Step 2 in that guide is how to get Clockwork recovery the PM58IMG way. It just doesn't call it Clockwork.)
The first thing you need to do though is pick which of the ROMs you want from the 900 threads in the development section.
Has anyone tried the touch recovery on an Inspire?
http://www.clockworkmod.com/rommanager
There's only a DHD version and my understanding from the ICS development threads is that DHD and Inspire have different touch screen drivers?
Elbob10s said:
Has anyone tried the touch recovery on an Inspire?
http://www.clockworkmod.com/rommanager
There's only a DHD version and my understanding from the ICS development threads is that DHD and Inspire have different touch screen drivers?
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Didn't know CWM had a touch recovery out. Very cool.
Try it, the worst that will happen is you'll have to flash a different version of recovery on top of it. I haven't heard anything about the DHD and Inspire having different touch screen drivers, they're the same device. 4EXT Touch works on the Inspire and I believe the version is a DHD version
homeslice976 said:
Didn't know CWM had a touch recovery out. Very cool.
Try it, the worst that will happen is you'll have to flash a different version of recovery on top of it. I haven't heard anything about the DHD and Inspire having different touch screen drivers, they're the same device. 4EXT Touch works on the Inspire and I believe the version is a DHD version
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We have different screens (atmel vs synaptics). When 4ext touch came out their was a brief moment where touch accuracy was an issue compared to our dhd brothers.
Same thing occurred with the ice devoloment
marsdta said:
We have different screens (atmel vs synaptics). When 4ext touch came out their was a brief moment where touch accuracy was an issue compared to our dhd brothers.
Same thing occurred with the ice devoloment
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ah...guess I didn't stay up on those issues well enough
So, I flashed it, and I can confirm that it works. However, compared to 4Ext Touch, 4Ext takes the cake.
Joshp406 said:
So, I flashed it, and I can confirm that it works. However, compared to 4Ext Touch, 4Ext takes the cake.
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I would hold judgement on a comparison for now. From what I understand, the CWM touch is still in beta. I'm sure it will improve when the "official" version is done.
marsdta said:
We have different screens (atmel vs synaptics). When 4ext touch came out their was a brief moment where touch accuracy was an issue compared to our dhd brothers.
Same thing occurred with the ice devoloment
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I have actually had the opportunity to replace digitizers in a A9191, Inspire A9192, and a Telus Desire HD A9192. All 3 models had synaptics digitizers and were replaced with the same. I have heard that the atmel digitizer was found in A9191's and A9192's but I have yet to see one.
Edit: Ironic here. My personal Telus Desire HD has not had the digitizer replaced. But I just checked it with Elixir and I would be damned to see that it is reported as having an atmel touchscreen. Now I want to take it apart to verify for myself. lol
Touch works amazingly for me. No issues.
Anyone getting server issues right now while trying to download?
Joshp406 said:
So, I flashed it, and I can confirm that it works. However, compared to 4Ext Touch, 4Ext takes the cake.
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4EXT FTW
I got your 10 char right here
abso Bacon Mod
esiedlecki said:
Touch works amazingly for me. No issues.
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I'm using it right now...I love not having to volume mash.
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Works like a charm for me.
Used it enough to know that it's stable and functional. Not currently, but have recently...
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how do you flash it? when i tried fastboot flash recovery touchimage.img it failed
kormsbee said:
how do you flash it? when i tried fastboot flash recovery touchimage.img it failed
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To install it that way you need eng S-OFF. You need to flash a PD98IMG.zip, but make sure you have the .txt file as well. In the Hack Kit folder is an example of recovery.
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alternative method for 4EXT recovery: download 4EXT Recovery Control from the market. it will download and install the touch recovery for you in the same way that ROM Manager downloads and flashes the CWM recoveries. Plus it'll let you set up your entire flashing process without ever having to go into recovery. it's quite nice actually. set it all up, execute it and let 4ext do its thing.
word of advice though: if you use any of the format/superwipe or anything methods that are selectable before installing your zip(s), it does those BEFORE flashing anything. so if you're like me and use ROM Cleaner to backup all your apps, don't use 4EXT's super wipe method, use one of the actual superwipe scripts. you might have to go into the updater-script and delete a line that makes it reboot the phone though so the install process doesn't get interrupted
I flashed the newest version of CWM touch but am getting an error when backing up. I am not for sure what is going on but I guess I will go back to 4ext for the time being.
I've been using it for a couple weeks, its the cats pajamas
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I realize that this is kind of a Necro-bump, but this is relevant. Here's a link to d/l CWM touch 5.8.1.5 already rolled into a PD98IMG.zip
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/8241559/CWM Recovery Touch/PD98IMG.zip
MD5: E19E4461F73AB6449760D70AE906341D
Props to adikavoor on the DHD boards.
PS, If I missed this in a sticky, sorry..... if not, please add to a sticky. Thanks
ST3ALTHPSYCH0 said:
I realize that this is kind of a Necro-bump, but this is relevant. Here's a link to d/l CWM touch 5.8.1.5 already rolled into a PD98IMG.zip
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/8241559/CWM Recovery Touch/PD98IMG.zip
MD5: E19E4461F73AB6449760D70AE906341D
Props to adikavoor on the DHD boards.
PS, If I missed this in a sticky, sorry..... if not, please add to a sticky. Thanks
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Most people dont use CWM in the roms as it has been known to cause issues when flashing roms and mods. But thanks for the link.
I had ended up using the all in one HTC One S root utility that was linked in the fourms. After following all the steps that where listed (While following the youtube guide) My phone when on bootloader will show ****Unlocked**** across the top but s=off any ideas on why that is? I havent quite been able to figure it out im just looking for more information so when I get home I can have at it again :/ just find it odd that given the steps and the fact I had done them all to the T im still having this issue. Any help would be great thanks for taking the time.
I assume this might be better fit for Q&A if your a mod i apologize if you could move it that would be great couldnt figure out how to delete the poist :/ "edit/delete" wont remove the post :/ sorry again
Well if you can post a photo of the boot loader screen that would help me in sorting out your issue.
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If I helped you in any way please hit thanks!
Taco991 said:
Well if you can post a photo of the boot loader screen that would help me in sorting out your issue.
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If I helped you in any way please hit thanks!
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No worries I would be more than happy to provide one after I get home from work
smO[pdx] said:
I had ended up using the all in one HTC One S root utility that was linked in the fourms. After following all the steps that where listed (While following the youtube guide) My phone when on bootloader will show ****Unlocked**** across the top but s=off any ideas on why that is? I havent quite been able to figure it out im just looking for more information so when I get home I can have at it again :/ just find it odd that given the steps and the fact I had done them all to the T im still having this issue. Any help would be great thanks for taking the time.
I assume this might be better fit for Q&A if your a mod i apologize if you could move it that would be great couldnt figure out how to delete the poist :/ "edit/delete" wont remove the post :/ sorry again
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Don't know what you are disappointed about. S-OFF stands for security being off. This may sound bad, but from a developer perspective, it's pretty good. If you have true S-OFF like you claim you do, you can flash ROMs, kernels, radios, etc... in a recovery with no issues at all; regardless of what hboot or custom recovery you have. Unlocked means that you can flash custom recoveries and such using fastboot, which is what you want. To sum it up, S-OFF is good; many devs are trying to get S-OFF, but NONE can figure it out. Just be happy about it.
Having this 'Unlocked' text is what you're going to get if you root/unlock the phone. No way to get around it. If you want to return to complete stock settings and re-lock, your best bet is to be on stock recovery and flash an RUU that corresponds to your network. You may also want to try 'fastboot oem lock'.
Closed Source Project said:
Having this 'Unlocked' text is what you're going to get if you root/unlock the phone. No way to get around it. If you want to return to complete stock settings and re-lock, your best bet is to be on stock recovery and flash an RUU that corresponds to your network. You may also want to try 'fastboot oem lock'.
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Actually I think since he has s-off I think he can make it say whatever he wants.
Once you get the photo up PM me so I can help you out :laugh:
Taco991 said:
Once you get the photo up PM me so I can help you out :laugh:
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So I can recall when I had the mytouch 4g the screen posted was exactly where you would go to flash the zip have they changed it since then? because I cant find the option to load a .zip rom file from :/
smO[pdx] said:
So I can recall when I had the mytouch 4g the screen posted was exactly where you would go to flash the zip have they changed it since then? because I cant find the option to load a .zip rom file from :/
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Where's the S-OFF lol? And yes I think you can do that. It's PD some numbers IMG.zip..
smO[pdx] said:
So I can recall when I had the mytouch 4g the screen posted was exactly where you would go to flash the zip have they changed it since then? because I cant find the option to load a .zip rom file from :/
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Facepalm. You do NOT have S-OFF, What the hell made you think you did. This is normal... Wow. You need to install a custom recovery to flash zips, by the way.
Hey easy on him, he was just mistaken. OP, do you need me to show you how to go back to stock?
smO[pdx] said:
I had ended up using the all in one HTC One S root utility that was linked in the fourms. After following all the steps that where listed (While following the youtube guide) My phone when on bootloader will show ****Unlocked**** across the top but s=off any ideas on why that is? I havent quite been able to figure it out im just looking for more information so when I get home I can have at it again :/ just find it odd that given the steps and the fact I had done them all to the T im still having this issue. Any help would be great thanks for taking the time.
I assume this might be better fit for Q&A if your a mod i apologize if you could move it that would be great couldnt figure out how to delete the poist :/ "edit/delete" wont remove the post :/ sorry again
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Oh sweet jesus you're lucky as hell.
Never ever ever sell your phone, because you got your hands on a developer one or just a phone that slipped through the cracks, because you have full S-OFF.
You should be able to flash ROMs in recovery without going to fastboot to ever flash a kernel, if the ROM is set up for it.
You would do better to change thread title...
Hunt3r.j2 said:
Oh sweet jesus you're lucky as hell.
Never ever ever sell your phone, because you got your hands on a developer one or just a phone that slipped through the cracks, because you have full S-OFF.
You should be able to flash ROMs in recovery without going to fastboot to ever flash a kernel, if the ROM is set up for it.
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Look at a couple post above urs he doesn't have soff
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GT- P6210
So i used Chainfires apk to check to see if i'm in danger of the hard brick bug.
And it has said I'm at risk!, so i have ICS on my tab but am too scared to use it!
What are my options?
Should i just keep on using it and keep my fingers crossed?
My Noob guess is to go back to Honeycombe?
(download honeycomb rom tar, and flash via Odin?)
@riverboat2001
please check this thread. thanks.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1818638
and also this link.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=27074278
aperture said:
@riverboat2001
please check this thread. thanks.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1818638
and also this link.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=27074278
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Hi, thanks for replying, i had already read that first post, but it doesn't seem to have an outcome.
As for the second one is it still relevant information if it's for the N7000?
The guy is saying avoid Samsung ROM's completely, what rom should i be using then?
Lastly do you know if it's safe to do a wipe/reset from within CWM ?
Cheers
riverboat2001 said:
Hi, thanks for replying, i had already read that first post, but it doesn't seem to have an outcome.
As for the second one is it still relevant information if it's for the N7000?
The guy is saying avoid Samsung ROM's completely, what rom should i be using then?
Lastly do you know if it's safe to do a wipe/reset from within CWM ?
Cheers
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As long as you are using cm, I don't think it will be a problem. I will never go back to official. The problem stems from an issue with the stock recovery from Samsung. So in short, the devs are aware of the issue, but Samsung doesn't seem to care. As long as you are running the current cwm, and the dev isn't an idiot, you shouldn't have a problem. (No offense aorth and locerra, I know you're aware)
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riverboat2001 said:
GT- P6210
So i used Chainfires apk to check to see if i'm in danger of the hard brick bug.
And it has said I'm at risk!, so i have ICS on my tab but am too scared to use it!
What are my options?
Should i just keep on using it and keep my fingers crossed?
My Noob guess is to go back to Honeycombe?
(download honeycomb rom tar, and flash via Odin?)
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the thing is, if you go into recovery mode (hold power and volume up during boot) and then you see something like "recovery 3e" on the screen. THEN you have a problem.. it means you are on stock ICS with the stock Recovery and IF you do the "factory reset/wipe" in that recovery mode. your TAB is a goner..
then you get a linux system, get heimdall go to this thread
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1785862
and follow all instructions untill you have a non-stock (no 3e) recovery on your tab.
then your tab (*as far as other people say) is safe. then you can wipe/flash/backup and do whatever you want with a relatively (lower) risk than before..
wingie6200 said:
the thing is, if you go into recovery mode (hold power and volume up during boot) and then you see something like "recovery 3e" on the screen. THEN you have a problem.. it means you are on stock ICS with the stock Recovery and IF you do the "factory reset/wipe" in that recovery mode. your TAB is a goner..
then you get a linux system, get heimdall go to this thread
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1785862
and follow all instructions untill you have a non-stock (no 3e) recovery on your tab.
then your tab (*as far as other people say) is safe. then you can wipe/flash/backup and do whatever you want with a relatively (lower) risk than before..
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Wow, thanks so much for taking the time to offer your advice.
I only have myself to blame for getting into this pickle! After Flashing so many different ROM's on loads of devices i just got a bit blaiz'e
Last night i did a wipe and factory reset through CWM and it all went well, so my question is, giving that i know i'm at risk, i can see three options,which is the "safest"
1/ Put tab away and don't use it until Samsung release a fix we can use
2/ Keep using the tab, but have that worrying niggle in the back of my mind
3/ Follow the post above and carry out the suggested procedure outlined above? (is it 1000% safe?
Can i assume that if i go as far as recovery mode via the ICS version to see the "recovery 3e" but don't wipe/factory reset i'm safe?
And consequently if i DON'T see that i would be safe to go ahead?
I do feel as if I'm sitting on a time-bomb here
(years ago i would have spent weeks messing around with this sort of thing, but as a middle aged housewife thats always on the go, i don't have the time, I just like to get my stuff working fast and bloatware free and i'm happy!)
Once again thanks for your input.
lol cant guarantee the 1000% safe part (since the offending code is in part coming from samsung) but people are aware of it / working to fix it and all non stock stuff is most probably safe. the CWM 6.0.1.0 definitely is, just used it myself.
and these things are kinda random (if all posts are to be believed) so i would just use the tab normally and worry about it much.. reports also say that samsung does repair these bricked tabs under warranty in case the unthinkable does happen.
and its not a time bomb :laugh:! (although there would probably be an app for that somewhere..)
I think the issue is only with the ics 3e recovery, not the hc one. Clockwork is fine, at least the newest one, not sure about the one Gary posted
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ringnutz said:
I think the issue is only with the ics 3e recovery, not the hc one. Clockwork is fine, at least the newest one, not sure about the one Gary posted
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What exactly trigger the brick bug? I already use the ICS stock recovery to do a wipe/factory reset your for my tab a couple of times and all was fine. I just was lucky? I have the second ICS update for the GT-P6210. Is this model affected? I mean, is someone with this model already trigger the brick bug?
Sorry for so many questions, thanks.
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What exactly trigger the brick bug? I already use the ICS stock recovery to do a wipe/factory reset your for my tab a couple of times and all was fine. I just was lucky? I have the second ICS update for the GT-P6210. Is this model affected? I mean, is someone with this model already trigger the brick bug?
Sorry for so many questions, thanks.
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Yeah, I did.. happened the first time
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Brickbug is caused by ****ty flashing firmware on some of our devices.
No danger with cwm 6.0.1.0 from aorth. We r safe!
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