Hi guys.
Currently have a dhd but o2 have offered me an early upgrade.
So I'm getting a Sensation next week. In the past they've sent me unbranded handsets & some branded.
Just wondered that once the s-off method has been made public, would one still be able to Debrand & use custom roms as I have been on dhd?
My apologies for the lack of knowledge. Just that I've not had to make goldcards etc on dhd as that came unbranded from o2.
I'm sure someone will make a guide etc.. Xda is very helpful like that
Thanks Y'all
AJ.
ajay83 said:
Hi guys.
Currently have a dhd but o2 have offered me an early upgrade.
So I'm getting a Sensation next week. In the past they've sent me unbranded handsets & some branded.
Just wondered that once the s-off method has been made public, would one still be able to Debrand & use custom roms as I have been on dhd?
My apologies for the lack of knowledge. Just that I've not had to make goldcards etc on dhd as that came unbranded from o2.
I'm sure someone will make a guide etc.. Xda is very helpful like that
Thanks Y'all
AJ.
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After S-OFF you can flash any rom you like, so you can definately debrand your phone.
The only branding on my o2 sensation was the wallpaper, I haven't checked the simlock yet but I assume its locked to o2
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Normally at germany HTC sim lock isnt allowed. I believe its the same for Eu devices
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Hi guys what I mean is o2 & other networks have a different software number to the official htc one.
So even if I do have an o2 branded handset, once the s-off method is here can I just proceed with goldcard, then downgrade & straight into a LeeDrOiD rom?
I was lucky with my dhd from o2 as this one kept the original htc software version & not o2's own.
Thank you for the advice & help guys =)
I was so happy when phones4u gave me an unbranded one! Orange generally put loads of ****e on the phones!
ajay83 said:
Hi guys what I mean is o2 & other networks have a different software number to the official htc one.
So even if I do have an o2 branded handset, once the s-off method is here can I just proceed with goldcard, then downgrade & straight into a LeeDrOiD rom?
I was lucky with my dhd from o2 as this one kept the original htc software version & not o2's own.
Thank you for the advice & help guys =)
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We don't know the process yet. Downgrade was specific to dhd for an exploit for radio s off.
Simply put though, once you have s off you can flash any rom.
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Just wondering if anyone had managed to debrand a Desire S.
Have made a goldcard and ran the RRU however I get a bootloader error.
Not really interested in rooting or installing custom ROMs just want rid of the Vodafone crappy.
Thanks
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I hope I'm right, but i think you need s-off too for debrand :/.
romitchell said:
Just wondering if anyone had managed to debrand a Desire S.
Have made a goldcard and ran the RRU however I get a bootloader error.
Not really interested in rooting or installing custom ROMs just want rid of the Vodafone crappy.
Thanks
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Waht kind of crap?
Bootanimation/splash is hard to remove.
To delete apps from Vodafon or apps from htc (amazonmp3, navi preinstalled) you have to root - after rooting they are "normal" apps to uninstall.
root:
1) s-off your phone (should have be done with your gaoldcard)
2) search for onclickroot here on xda
done
Hmm.. is your desire s s-off? If yes then just flash the original HTC ROM Ruu! Just look it up in this forum! For me it worked well! Even my T-Mobile splashscreen disappeared!
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forgive my complete ignorance here however what is a goldcard ? I have just got a new desire s from O2 and its branded & locked. Want to remove the branding as well as unlock it ideally.
Any suggestions?
Many Thankss
scott7saunders said:
forgive my complete ignorance here however what is a goldcard ? I have just got a new desire s from O2 and its branded & locked. Want to remove the branding as well as unlock it ideally.
Any suggestions?
Many Thankss
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Out of curiosity what is your SKU and P/N on the box as i purchased an O2 desire s and it came with generic firmware and unlocked. Although i think i got lucky.
scott7saunders said:
forgive my complete ignorance here however what is a goldcard ? I have just got a new desire s from O2 and its branded & locked. Want to remove the branding as well as unlock it ideally.
Any suggestions?
Many Thankss
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i got mine unlocked for free from o2...just go through their site and chat to an advisor..ask them you want your phone unlocked...worked for me
MarylandCookie said:
Out of curiosity what is your SKU and P/N on the box as i purchased an O2 desire s and it came with generic firmware and unlocked. Although i think i got lucky.
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Yeah, you're one lucky chap to grab hold of an S-OFF Desire S!
jazzaddict said:
Yeah, you're one lucky chap to grab hold of an S-OFF Desire S!
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I didnt say it was S-OFF i said it was unlocked, meaning Sim-Free lol...
I wish it was S-OFF!!!
ofc buying a pack with things you can get for free
if u wanna debrand look at the dev forum
edit: thx to mod/admin for deleting the scamming post
Gosh...
When is sum1 gonna either find a way to s-off desire s so that i can try the roms or maybe root it with s-on cos still you can flash without a problem...
M getting impatient now...
hi, i need help.
i bought desire s. it is vodafone sim free
***locked***
saga pvt ship s-on rl
HBOOT 2..00.0002
radio-3822.10.08.04_M
eMMC-boot
aug 22 2011
i want to flash stock europe rom with all languages, ive been searching this forum, but im not sure what to do... please advise me.
thank you
tried ship saga rom RUU_Saga_S_HTC_Europe_2.10.401.9_Radio_20.4801.30.0822U_3822.10.08.04_M_release_234765_signed didn´t work-->error
i have created goldcard, but im not sure what to do.. if I need s-off or root...
Just install the ics ruu off the hec dev website. That will remove the branding.
But unfortunately HTCDEV ICS for desire S has bugs... like link clicks on SMS and other stuff, from what i have read.
It is not possible just to install a WWE rru like "RUU_Saga_S_HTC_Europe_2.10.401.9_Radio_20.4801.30. 0822U_3822.10.08.04_M_release_234765_signed" with the a goldcard inserted on the phone? If what it is needed is just to unbrand the phone, without having root or other stuff... or is it need to Hboot S-OFF unlock from HTCDEV? please advise.
D_Saint
Edit: from fastboot i got CId = VODAPD18 which it means Vodafone Portugal. Is it possible to run above RRU + goldcard with no / little risk of bricking ?
Hi all, I am a complete Android noob and am looks for some answers.
I currently own a HTC Sensation Z710e that came with my contract on Vodafone and I am intrested in performing the whole S-Off and root thing, my question is though since I seen on the HTC Dev site that there is an EU version and a Vodafone version of the Sensation, I wanted to know if rooting on my phone would work and would I be able to install standard Senstation custom ROM's, would they install just fine or would there be issues with things such as calling or texting people? Would I need to change the radio settings around or something, if so how?
I just used the htc dev site just to see about how it works and I am probably going to use revolutionary.
I am running Android 2.3.4
You can tell I am not yet fully experienced when it comes to Android, so could I have some general tips and guidelines when it comes to modding my Sensation please.
Thanks for the help!
Yes when you root it and S off you can use any compatable rom - also unlcok the Sensation for free as well.
My phone came from Orange - S off CoreDroid for me and unlocked its
Marvellous sorry Sensational, now on Virgin
If you can read and follow instructions it's easy.
Use the guide here
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1192300
Okay cheers guys.
Hi Guys,
I am running my phone on android 2.3.5 and hboot version 2.00.00.2. I was exploring on the net, how to root android but could just find that the hboot version on htc desire s has to be 0.98.0000 which is suported on revolution.io website. Is there any other way to s-off my phone to go for rooting.
Thanks in advance for your help.
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unlock your bootloader via htcdev site
and than just flash superuser from recovery
Hi guys, I don't mean to hijack the thread, but just to avoid making an unnecessary one, I thought I'd ask my question here.
I've been looking at htcdev, and I understand that it doesn't officially support the ds, but it works. It's probably a stupid noob question, but assuming I select 'desire' on HTC's drop down menu, how imperative is it that I get the exact RUU? There isn't one listed for my provider (o2 uk). Googling, and searching on a few forums has turned up nothing, but my software details are:
2.3.5 with sense 3.0
Soft. Num. 2.10.401.8
I was under the impression the 3 digit string pertained to the provider, and o2 tends to use x.xx.701.x.
Is it completely necessary to find a specific RUU, or is the region the only real important factor? Would the HTC eu one be suitable?
Thanks in advance for your help guys. Never got.round to rooting my old desire, but 'upgraded' to the s before I realised it wasn't as easy to root!
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Scrap that.....found it! Must've been search result blind in the end! Sorry for the interruption guys!
Peas.
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hey guys and girls,
i know alot of people are having problems unlocking their htc desire s but i'm going to explain what i did and it now works on all networks after being locked to vodafone
so got my phone about a month ago and wanted to use a custom rom as it had the new 2.00.0002 bootloader i knew its not possible to s-off so i downloaded the ruu as shown here http://rapidshare.com/files/1177021...5AU_3805.06.02.03_M_release_199410_signed.rar
after this i used revolutionary to s-off as it had the 0.98 bootloader and it installed clockworkmod. (all good so far)
then i decided to go with one of the custom roms to which my first custom rom was this http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1374845 since then i've installed many other roms to test out and to my amazement its not network locked. i believe since i installed a htc desire s (saga ) europe ruu it has never since asked me for any unlock code when i've tried different seems even tho being locked to vodafone to begin with when i first bought it. if any of you have had the luck that i had please share it.
this is for some people who if done right, can unlock their htc desire s for absolutely nothing.
please if you dont believe me relock your phone and try it and let me know how you get on but im 100% positive that this works as i have done it 3 times now
This did not work for my phone. I'm having to go down the XTC Clip route.
Not all phones is locked by Vodafone UK...especially when they are midrange phone as far as I know not all.devices is locked by voda
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I hear u on that I mean my blackberry was locked same way this was but for some reason this method worked for me :s. Anyway I suppose just because it worked for me doesn't mean it will work for others but thought I would share anyway
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Hi,
We need a Gingerbread device for testing and the Desire S was doing great until it wasn't ...
Can anyone point to the RUU installer for Gingerbread for the Desire S?
The HTC developer site no longer offers it as a download, the support weren't much help either.
Regards,
Brendan
nemeswormwood said:
Hi,
We need a Gingerbread device for testing and the Desire S was doing great until it wasn't ...
Can anyone point to the RUU installer for Gingerbread for the Desire S?
The HTC developer site no longer offers it as a download, the support weren't much help either.
Regards,
Brendan
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2094389
there's all official RUUs for saga (HTC Desire S).First you need to check CID of your phone then you can choose which one is for your phone.Do a little research to find out what numbers in RUU means.GL
Ah, mine is vodafone UK, so if i flash this RUU will it re lock my desire s to vodafone? or will my phone stay unlocked? Or what???
By locking i mean will it be sim locked?