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Custom rom question.

I recently unlocked my bootloader and rooted my phone leaving s-on cos of my hboot being 2.0002 or whatever. And need a step by step to installing a custom rom with s-on. I have installed cwm recovery but cannot access it. I spent 4 hours searching on Saturday, can some kind person explain how to do it?
Sent from my HTC Desire S using XDA App

Put the ROM in SDcard. Turn off fastboot and switch your phone off. Then, hold Vol down button and without releasing it, press and hold power button. Hold till you see a white screen, You'll be in Bottloader mode. Press Vol down to highlight RECOVERY and press power to enter recovery. You'll be in CWM (if you flashed it correctly)
In CWM,
Backup your current (stock) ROM in Backup and restore > Backup. It's not necesary, but recommended, as you may want to come back later
Go to Wipe/Format
Wipe Cache
Wipe Dalvik Cache
Format System
Format Data
Wipe Data/Factory Reset
Then, go back and select Install ZIP from SD Card > Choose ZIP from SD Card and choose your ROM. The ROM is flashed.
Since you are hboot 2.00.002, you have to go through an additional step after that, you need to flash the kernel that came with the ROM, or you'll be stuck on the white HTC Screen. Extract the boot.img from the ROM and do this - http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=19071114&postcount=37
Reboot. You're done

shrome99 said:
Then, go back and select Install ZIP from SD Card > Choose ZIP from SD Card and choose your ROM. The ROM is flashed.
Since you are hboot 2.00.002, you have to go through an additional step after that, you need to flash the kernel that came with the ROM, or you'll be stuck on the white HTC Screen. Extract the boot.img from the ROM and do this - http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=19071114&postcount=37
Reboot. You're done
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Excellent. Couldn't have put it better myself.

Thank you so much!
However I installed cwm recovery from the rom manager but it doesn't show up when I go into recovery, I get a red exclamation point, I press volume up and power and it says something about e something recovery not found?
Also where do I put that command? That kinda stumped me too lol. Sorry for being a noob
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OK, first you need to setup adb and fastboot. Use this guide - http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1272595
Next, get CWM recovery and instruction on how to flash it here - http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1122694
You'll be flashing it via fastboot. Instructions are there in the second thread. The command will be in fastboot too, along the same lines.
Feel free to ask if you have any other doubt. Everyone is a noob at some point
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Thank you so much. I will be doing this as soon as I can access my laptop again. Lol.
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How'd it work out? Flashed succesfully?
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Currently working at the other side of the country. I'll have to wait until thursday to flash it.
Thank you for the follow up though. It's very appreciated.
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Sorted thanks guys.

Uppy said:
Hi again, i'm really sorry for being annoying but i dont get this bit.
I extracted android-win-tools to C and put the recovery image in the android-win-tools folder but what am i navigating to? c:\android-win-tools? Its specifically 4. that I'm stuck on.
This is slightly embarrassing!
this was so much easier on my Blade lol.
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No need to be embarrassed buddy.
What point no. 4 means is that you need to move the file you want to flash (recovery.img in this case) to the folder that contains your adb files (android-win-tools, or whichever folder that you have extracted the android-win-tools that you downloaded). The rationale behind this is that when you enter the command fastboot flash recovery recovery.img, the fastboot will look for recovery.img in its default folder (android-win-tools, or whichever folder you've extracted the adb files to).
So here's what you need to do. For example, if you downloaded the adb files and extracted them to a folder named, let's say, xxxx, which is located in your C: then you need to take the recovery.img file and copy-paste it to the folder xxxx.
Before starting any of the procedures outlined here, first make sure adb can detect your device. (adb devices... sound familiar?)
Now boot phone into fastboot.
Now enter the following commands at the cmd prompt:
C:\Users\UPPY(or whatever)>cd\
Now you'll get the following:
C:\>
Next, you need to enter:
C:\>cd xxxx
You'll now get:
C:\xxxx>
Finally, enter the following:
C:\xxxx> fastboot flash recovery recovery.img
You should be done. I know the above looks over simplified... but i'm just trying to be extra nice here
I hope that clears your doubts.

Done! Thank you for all your help, you made it so much easier for me. its all up and running now.

Uppy said:
One last question though, where do i extract the boot image, do i put it in the root of my sd card and finally if thats the case what is the exact thing i type?
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After you've flashed your custom recovery, boot into recovery and choose install from sd card, select zip from sd card, then navigate to your rom.zip file, and confirm to flash it using the recovery (on your phone)
But since you've unlocked using HTCDev, this will not flash the kernel as the boot is still locked. You have to bypass this by flashing the kernel manually using fastboot, otherwise you'll be stuck at the white HTC splash screen (Oh! how i hate that screen!!)
The kernel is contained in the boot.img.
The boot.img is contained within the zip file of the ROM you want to flash. So when you open up a ROM.zip (for example Reaper_v1.6.zip) with winrar, you'll see various files inside. Extract the one called boot.img. This is your kernel. Copy-paste this boot.img in your adb folder (like in the previous post)
To flash it, since you've already set up fastboot, just do what you did for flashing recovery.img, and follow the instructions i gave you exactly the same way, except the last part, where instead of recovery.img, you need to type:
fastboot flash boot boot.img
now type adb reboot, and boot into your shiny new custom ROM!!
You're done.

I'm getting an error when i try to connect to wi-fi, it just says error, what have I done wrong? grrr.
I think i didnt register the 3.4 boot image, will report back in a minute.
-edit- yeah i typed the command wrong thats all.

Uppy said:
Done! Thank you for all your help, you made it so much easier for me. its all up and running now.
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Happy to help

shrome99 said:
Since you are hboot 2.00.002, you have to go through an additional step after that, you need to flash the kernel that came with the ROM, or you'll be stuck on the white HTC Screen.
Reboot. You're done
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I have first read the install instructions from MIUI (saying: full wipe, flash rom) and now I have exactly what you have warned: Phone doesn't proceed, it ist stuck on the white HTC Screen.
UPDATE:
I was afraid of taking out the battery, as this may cause problems, and vol up + vol down + power just rebootet into white htc screen. The only way was indeed pulling the battery (after the vol up vol down power-reboot-gap). Then I could enter into the bootloader the regular way (vol down + power), and change to fastboot, and flash boot.img. Everything is fine now!!!

No-New-Phone said:
I have first read the install instructions from MIUI (saying: full wipe, flash rom) and now I have exactly what you have warned: Phone doesn't proceed, it ist stuck on the white HTC Screen.
UPDATE:
I was afraid of taking out the battery, as this may cause problems, and vol up + vol down + power just rebootet into white htc screen. The only way was indeed pulling the battery (after the vol up vol down power-reboot-gap). Then I could enter into the bootloader the regular way (vol down + power), and change to fastboot, and flash boot.img. Everything is fine now!!!
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Was already typing a solution for you, but if you can solve a problem by yourself it's even better ;-)
Sent from my Desire S using XDA App

I'm glad this thread is helping more people than just myself. I'm not exactly a Technophobe but this was far more complicated than rooting my blade, Europa or racer or indeed writing the CSS files I used back on windows mobile 6.5 on my old touch 2.
I certainly needed my hand held through the first time doing this.
Sent from my HTC Desire S using XDA App

[Guide] How to flash back to Stock Rom - chacha. Please Sticky This !

Alot of the guides floating around showing how to flash back to stock rom is incomplete ( missing a few steps ) and will result in boot loop most of the time. the correct procedure is :
Part 1 : Setting up Fastboot.
1. Make sure you have java installed, if not get it from here : http://java.com/ and install it.
2. Download the Android SDK manager from here : http://developer.android.com/sdk/index.html ( get the exe download )
3. Install SDK manager, then run the android SDK manager.
4. Once launched it will show you available updates, choose ONLY these two "Android SDK Platform Tools and Android SDK Tools" and update them.
5. After update is complete close the sdk manager and go to the SDK manager platform-tools folder, normal path is : ( C:\Program Files\Android\android-sdk\platform-tools )
6. Copy the following 3 files from this folder : "adb.exe" , "AdbWinApi.dll" and "fastboot.exe"
7. go to your c drive ( c:\ ) and make a new directory called "fastboottools"
8. copy the 3 files above into your fastboottools folder.
9. so now your should have a folder like this : "c:\Fastboottools" with the following 3 files in it "adb.exe" , "AdbWinApi.dll" and "fastboot.exe".
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That is it, Fastboot tools is setup. Proceed to next guide.
Part 2 : Flashing guide.
1. download the ROM from here:
ruu_chacha_htc_asia_wwe_1.57.707.2_radio_47.23.35. 3033h_7.51.35.19_release_228383_signed.zip
or here ( mirror link ) : ruu_chacha_htc_asia_wwe_1.57.707.2_radio_47.23.35.3033h_7.51.35.19_release_228383_signed.zip
2. Extract and copy the system.img AND boot.img to the same directory as your fastboot tools "C:/fastboottools" ( make sure to copy both files )
3. Enter the fastboot mode on your phone by pressing volume down + power button after the device has been turned off.
4. Choose fastboot on the phone by pressing power button, and then connect your phone to your PC
5. Using fastboot tools, open the Command prompt and navigate to "C:\fastboottools" then run this command on cmd: "fastboot flash system system.img"
6. Dont reboot, Using fastboot tools, run this command on cmd: "fastboot flash boot boot.img"
( The two commands in step 5 and 6 are different, make sure to type each one correctly and to do them straight after each other )
7. Reboot phone. let it boot up, you will still get bootloop or error message.
8. Take out the battery.
9. Boot back into bootloader ( Volume down + power ).
10. Now choose recovery.
11. Phone should now reboot itself and bam, all should now work fine.
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after trying EVERYTHING else, this is the method that worked for me, i tried to cover every step possible ( alot of the other guides skipped few steps and that is where i got problems ).
hope this helps.
( PLEASE BE AWARE : This will remove recovery and root. if you flash back to stock rom using this method you will have to root your phone again. It will still be unlocked, just recovery and root will be removed. to re add recovery and root check part 3 below. )
Part 3 : Add recovery and root access back after installing stock rom.
1. Download the following 2 files, you will need them :
PH06IMG.zip
su-2.3.6.1-ef-signed.zip
2. Extract PH06img.zip to your "c:\fastboottools" directory. it will add the "recovery.img" file to fastboot.
3. Copy the file su-2.3.6.1-ef-signed.zip to your phones SD card, dont change the name, keep it standard, just put it in the root directory of your SD card.
4. go to the settings on your phone "Settings -> Power -> and Uncheck Fast boot" ( This is important, make sure fastboot is unchecked.
5. Take out your battery, put battery back in and boot into bootloader ( hold down volumedown + power )
6. Choose fastboot on the phone by pressing power button, and then connect your phone to your PC
7. Go to the Fastboottools directory "c:\fastboottools", Hold CTRL+Shift and right click in that Folder and open Command Prompt.
8. type inside command prompt : "fastboot flash recovery recovery.img" and let it finnish, takes less than a minute.
9. reboot your phone, but reboot it back into bootloader ( hold down volumedown + power )
10. Now using volume keys choose "recovery" and press "enter" ( not power button, rather use enter button in recovery else you sometimes get a "hat like" picture on the screen )you should now see the recovery options.
11. find the "install zipd from sd card" option and press enter, then choose su-2.3.6.1-ef-signed.zip and confirm to flash it.
12. once flashed reboot the phone and you will now have recovery and root access back again.
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it is recommended you update superuser to newer version and also install busybox.
Now that you have recovery installed you can also flash custom roms again.
I STRONLGY recommend once you reach this step that you make a backup of your rom via the bootloader recovery menu, that way you dont have to go through all this pain again next time.
The End !!!
feel free to post any problems you encounter below.

stuck on bootloop at step 10
I've attempted the recovery and get as far as step 10, but unfortunately
"still suffer the bootloop.
what am I supposed to do in the recovery step to get it working fine!
do i load the update.zip?
please reply if availale... am stuck on bootloop
ty

bootloop ussualy happens when you dont clear your cache properly before flashing.
Make sure to clear ALL cache, and also make sure to follow the steps exactly as they are posted, even if it looks like you can skip a step DON'T. do each step as posted, and clear all cache when you are told to. then you wont get boot loops.

Hi,
I bought HTC chacha locally at a online retailer. Its not tied to any sim/operator. However I am stuck at android version 2.3.3. (firmware version 1.20.720.1). If I try to run the (ota)software update, the phone says no updates available.
I really need to unlock the boot loader. However if I try the htcdev.com, the RUU utility says that the please update to 1.57.XX and then try unlocking the bootloader. I am really stuck here.
My question is can I try the steps mentioned above in this post to get the firmware update, with a locked bootloader?
Any other suggestions to update my firmware to the latest 1.57.XX?
--Thanks in Advance..

htc status restore factory 2.3.3
No, I didn't make a real backup! I thought titanium backup would cover that, it didn't, so I have no backup of the stock stuff.
I have a HTC Status (aka chacha) US ver with att. I unlocked the boot loader by htc's site, worked fine. Then I rooted it with cmw, worked great.
Recently the ota 2.3.5 update (48mb) became available. I downloaded it and tried to install it, it failed with checksum. I know it is the cmw mod. How can I get the stock load 2.3.3 back onto my htc status? The above directions mention the "asia" load. Are the files mentioned generic for all phones with the exception of the cid?
p.s. It would be great if someone out there had the stock 2.3.3 recovery file for the status! That would be easier to load than the sdk stuff.
update : both ruu files listed above show to be corrupt when unzipping.
Update: I installed a newer zip utility than the stock win xp one and it unzipped without any trouble. Moving on to the next step.
Update: all went well, except the "english" option, I chose english singapore. Installed cwm and rooted again. updated to 2.3.5. Thanks for the info above.

thank you!
raymerjacque said:
Alot of the guides floating around showing how to flash back to stock rom is incomplete ( missing a few steps ) and will result in boot loop most of the time. the correct procedure is :
Part 1 : Setting up Fastboot.
That is it, Fastboot tools is setup. Proceed to next guide.
Part 2 : Flashing guide.
after trying EVERYTHING else, this is the method that worked for me, i tried to cover every step possible ( alot of the other guides skipped few steps and that is where i got problems ).
hope this helps.
( PLEASE BE AWARE : This will remove recovery and root. if you flash back to stock rom using this method you will have to root your phone again. It will still be unlocked, just recovery and root will be removed. to re add recovery and root check part 3 below. )
Part 3 : Add recovery and root access back after installing stock rom.
it is recommended you update superuser to newer version and also install busybox.
Now that you have recovery installed you can also flash custom roms again.
I STRONLGY recommend once you reach this step that you make a backup of your rom via the bootloader recovery menu, that way you dont have to go through all this pain again next time.
The End !!!
feel free to post any problems you encounter below.
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thank ! but dont update rom to 1.57.707.3,why?

Does the phone need an unlocked bootloader?
Can the be a way to debrand the firmware? Is the firmware attached the latest generic one?
Thanks

can't flash new htc status att rom 2.14.502.2 ruu security fail
Goatman5467 said:
No, I didn't make a real backup! I thought titanium backup would cover that, it didn't, so I have no backup of the stock stuff.
I have a HTC Status (aka chacha) US ver with att. I unlocked the boot loader by htc's site, worked fine. Then I rooted it with cmw, worked great.
Recently the ota 2.3.5 update (48mb) became available. I downloaded it and tried to install it, it failed with checksum. I know it is the cmw mod. How can I get the stock load 2.3.3 back onto my htc status? The above directions mention the "asia" load. Are the files mentioned generic for all phones with the exception of the cid?
p.s. It would be great if someone out there had the stock 2.3.3 recovery file for the status! That would be easier to load than the sdk stuff.
update : both ruu files listed above show to be corrupt when unzipping.
Update: I installed a newer zip utility than the stock win xp one and it unzipped without any trouble. Moving on to the next step.
Update: all went well, except the "english" option, I chose english singapore. Installed cwm and rooted again. updated to 2.3.5. Thanks for the info above.
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A new ota update was available (1.57.707.3) but it won't install, it says the current rom seems to be altered and it refuses to install. So I went to htc.com/support and found the status page and downloaded the latest installer for 2.14.502.2 rom image. It fails with "security fail" under ruu in the phones bootloader screen.
The installer on the pc say's I must get the correct rom installer for my phone. I think it might have something to do with the asia chacha system and boot.img 2.3.3 stuff I installed.
Current software is android 2.3.5 and software 1.57.707.2
Is there anyway to get rid of cwm or force the new rom to install over the old?

Thanks man
Tried and made it
Work very fine except I cannot update sofware to newer version... Stuck on 1.54.401.2

Goatman5467 said:
A new ota update was available (1.57.707.3) but it won't install, it says the current rom seems to be altered and it refuses to install. So I went to htc.com/support and found the status page and downloaded the latest installer for 2.14.502.2 rom image. It fails with "security fail" under ruu in the phones bootloader screen.
The installer on the pc say's I must get the correct rom installer for my phone. I think it might have something to do with the asia chacha system and boot.img 2.3.3 stuff I installed.
Current software is android 2.3.5 and software 1.57.707.2
Is there anyway to get rid of cwm or force the new rom to install over the old?
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I'm having the same issue.

You need the stock rom for the update to work. But frankly, I did not see any improvement. Battery life sucks.
I'm back to CM9

Goatman5467 said:
A new ota update was available (1.57.707.3) but it won't install, it says the current rom seems to be altered and it refuses to install. So I went to htc.com/support and found the status page and downloaded the latest installer for 2.14.502.2 rom image. It fails with "security fail" under ruu in the phones bootloader screen.
The installer on the pc say's I must get the correct rom installer for my phone. I think it might have something to do with the asia chacha system and boot.img 2.3.3 stuff I installed.
Current software is android 2.3.5 and software 1.57.707.2
Is there anyway to get rid of cwm or force the new rom to install over the old?
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1752473

good lesson

Hi everyone.
I want to take my htc cha cha for warranty service by HTC. It means that I need to un-root the phone and take it back to official rom by HTC.
My phone is in Asia area, anyone has this stock/ official rom? Plzz share to me.
Thanks so much.

...

Hi ..
i have a problem with coming back to the stock arabic rom
the wizard stops and gives 2 errors !!

Signature check fails
Is there a way to switch off or bypass signature checking?
>fastboot flash system system.img
sending 'system' (254104 KB)...
OKAY [ 57.650s]
writing 'system'...
(bootloader) signature checking...
FAILED (remote: signature verify fail)
finished. total time: 293.043s
>fastboot flash boot boot.img
sending 'boot' (2584 KB)...
OKAY [ 2.340s]
writing 'boot'...
(bootloader) signature checking...
FAILED (remote: signature verify fail)
finished. total time: 4.633s

thanks!, it worked for me

Link doesn't work
Dear, thank you for the super thread. But I have 2 problems (as I'm a newbie to HTC Chacha).
1. The download links for the files PH06IMG.zip & su-2.3.6.1-ef-signed.zip does not work. and 2. I cannot get the code from HTCDev website.
Please Help.
Thanks in advance.

Hello Everyone
Currently my ChaCha is running on GB 2.3.5 with version 1.57.720.1 (ASIA)
i want to the stock rom of this verison may be upgraded also
The links mentioned for the stock rom in this thread is not working
can i get the working links
P.S if i flash my ChaCha with CyanogenMod9 can i switch back to my stock verison without any issues (sorry if my question is annoying)
Thank you

[Q] *HELP* Sensation stuck in boot loop

im trying to install this ROM on my Sensation: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1098849 (ARHD) - the ICS version.
So im following the instructions it points to here:http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1192300
So my phone was running stock gingerbread. So i follow the instructions.
I successfully S-off the phone.
Then i did the PG58IMG.zip thing --- successfully updates --- but now the phone is in boot loop?? it says there it should reboot to home screen? I can still get to the bootloader menu but recovery or any of those options dont work?
I have tried googling but all those threads get so technical. I AM A COMPLETE UTTER AND DISGUSTING NOOB.
Please can someone give me a step by step easy to understand directions to fix my phone? please please?

To be honest the same thing happened to me when i first flashed an ICS rom.
What i did was that i connected the memory card to my PC using an adapter and deleted the PG851MG file.
Then i moved on to flashing my ICS rom (Virtuous inquisiton) and it worked out quite good.
But traditionally it should boot back after flashing the firmware.It has never happened to me again.
Thats my experience. I dont thnk tat nething should go wrong, but still the phones at your own risk. Do go thru other posts in the forum b4 u do nething.

debarox said:
To be honest the same thing happened to me when i first flashed an ICS rom.
What i did was that i connected the memory card to my PC using an adapter and deleted the PG851MG file.
Then i moved on to flashing my ICS rom (Virtuous inquisiton) and it worked out quite good.
But traditionally it should boot back after flashing the firmware.It has never happened to me again.
Thats my experience. I dont thnk tat nething should go wrong, but still the phones at your own risk. Do go thru other posts in the forum b4 u do nething.
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I deleted the file after and it still boot loops.
How do i flash my ICS ROM? the guide says to put the ROM and the "superwipe" zip into the root of the SD card and boot load then select "install from ZIP on SD"...but nothing comes up???

Ohk here are the steps u need to follow.
1-Turn Off ur phone
2-Boot into boot loader (by holding volume down + power button)
3-Select Recovery
4-select instal zip from sd card
5-Select SuperWipe.zip
For flashing the rom follow the above steps again and just select the rom u want to flash at the end

debarox said:
Ohk here are the steps u need to follow.
1-Turn Off ur phone
2-Boot into boot loader (by holding volume down + power button)
3-Select Recovery
4-select instal zip from sd card
5-Select SuperWipe.zip
For flashing the rom follow the above steps again and just select the rom u want to flash at the end
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When i select Recovery the HTC logo comes up then a logo of my phone with arrows and then my phone with a red triangle and a exclamation mark....thats it...nothing else happens?
HELP!

I think you dnt have CWM or 4ext on ur phone.
Did you install it first or not?
Even if you did. try Flashing the CWM again

debarox said:
I think you dnt have CWM or 4ext on ur phone.
Did you install it first or not?
Even if you did. try Flashing the CWM again
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whats CWM???? What must i do?
and i cant install 4ext as i cant download it cause phone is in boot loop

CWM means clockwork recovery mod.
download the attachment. place it in your sd card.
Bootloader will automatically detect the file and update it.
I believe you have ur phone S-OFF b4 u are attempting this

debarox said:
CWM means clockwork recovery mod.
download the attachment. place it in your sd card.
Bootloader will automatically detect the file and update it.
I believe you have ur phone S-OFF b4 u are attempting this
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its saying battery level too low now...im going to leave it off and charge it then try again.

make sure you
Have correct firmware for ics. Its 3.32. If your comming from GB, you need to flash the firmware because ics uses different firmware than GB. Hope this helps!
Sent from my HTC Sensation Z710e using xda premium

Stop everything. I'll give you a simple solution.
Follow this step by step.
WRITE SUPER CID [YOU ONLY NEED TO DO THIS ONCE]-
1. Download adb tools here: download for WINDOWS or download for LINUX or from the attachments below
2. On your pc click on your local disk C: Drive (or D: drive for some) (WINDOWS users: Start > My computer > Local Disk (C)
3. Create a new folder called "adb" and extract the files from adb.zip into it. Make sure it doesn't create another folder in the adb folder when extracting
Manually put the phone in the bootloader/hboot mode
Navigate to fastboot by pressing volume down and pressing power button to select (power off > vol down + power on)
It will take you to the fastboot bootloader screen on your phone
Connect your phone via USB
Your Screen should now read fastboot USB
1. enter the command "fastboot oem writecid 11111111"
2. enter the command "fastboot reboot-bootloader (Wait for it to reboot the bootloader)
3. enter the command "fastboot getvar cid" [it should confirm your CID is 11111111]
4. enter the command "fastboot reboot"
5. You can now flash any ROM you like.
Quoted from here.
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Updating the firmware
This step is MANDATORY otherwise you ROM will not boot. Please take a look at the firmware thread so you can understand what you are about to do.
After updating the firmware you will have the 3.32 firmware with unlocked bootloader. Which basically means that you can use advanced fastboot commands, such as: flash new radios and splashscreens
Download any firmware from here.
Copy the PG58IMG.zip file you've downloaded to the root of the sdcard. Root of the sd card mean that you can't put the file inside any folder. Also, you can't rename the file. Please keep the PG58IMG otherwise the bootloader won't recognize it.
Power off your phone or remove the batt and put it back again.
Hold volume-down + power button to boot into the bootloader
Wait for the firmware package to be found and confirm to update as prompted
Once it completed successfully and prompted you to reboot, pull the battery out.
Connect your SD card to the PC and remove the PG58IMG.zip file.
Quoted from here
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Download the zips for SuperWipe & your ROM and put them on your memory card.
Hold volume-down + tap the power button once to boot into the bootloader.
Press vol down to highlight Recovery and press the power button to select it.
Next, select Install zip from SDcard and touch to navigate to the location of the Super Wipe zip and select it.
Once it is done, you will be rebooted to Recovery. Again choose Install from SD card and this time navigate to the ROM and select it.
After the install is finished, go back to main recovery menu and select reboot.
That's it, you're good to go.
This will work, I'm a 100% positive on that.

[X920d] How to Unroot HTC Butterfly

This guide is made for those people who want to unroot and revert there HTC butterfly to stock firmware by flashing Stock RUU using ADB commands. this is tested personally by me. a compete detail explanation can be found in this link.
1. download the stock RUU in this link. This is a working Stock RUU image and can be flash only using ADB command. the zip file will prompt you that it is corrupted when you try to open manually. rename the file to PL99IMG.zip to flash it faster.
PL99IMG_DLXB1_U_JB_45_hTC_Asia_WWE_1.12.707.1_R_Ra dio_3A.22.306.10_10.07.1060.04D_release_signed.zip
http://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=9390288116658475218
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2. You will need sdk & and drivers, please take a look here. if you already have it, continue. extract the folder and copy the PL99IMG.zip to that directory.
3. Reboot to bootloader by Holding Vol down + Power button
4. Connect your phone to the PC while in the bootloader. The phone should say fastboot USB, if not, select fastboot on the phone & check if it says fastboot USB, if not, change the USB port you are using.
5. open a command prompt and browse to the folder containing the ADB files.
6. enter the following commands
fastboot erase cache
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7. You may not see any output, then enter the command
fastboot oem rebootRUU
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8. You phone will now go into the RUU mode.
9. Wait for around 30 seconds, then enter the command
fastboot flash zip PL99IMG.zip
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if this error will prompt you. enter the command again in step 9.
FAILED (remote: 90 hboot pre-update! please flush image again immediately)
Normal after Hboot version changes. You need to run only the flash command again (not the whole set of commands, just the fastboot flash command.)
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10. The installation will begin and you will be able to see the progress at every step.
Once done, enter the command
fastboot reboot
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i hope this guide will be a great help.
Hit Thanks if you like it.

Or you could rename this thread to 'How to flash RUU zip for X920D'

Does this include stock recovery?

So why do we have 2 threads .. ?? Just confused
Also when I tried fixing the zip, I didnt see any boot image in it.. can someone who has restored confirm that their kernel also actually reverted ?

v-b-n said:
So why do we have 2 threads .. ?? Just confused
Also when I tried fixing the zip, I didnt see any boot image in it.. can someone who has restored confirm that their kernel also actually reverted ?
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you dont have to fix the zip file. let the internal RUU flash everything for you including the boot image. as i said never try to fix the zip file even though it saying its corrupted. only RUU will can open the zip file properly. this guide is a step by step procedure. alright? i confirm that this is working. this where the steps i used to revert my butterfly back to stock.

lombers said:
Does this include stock recovery?
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yes this contains the stock recovery and even the boot image.

acid28 said:
you dont have to fix the zip file. let the internal RUU flash everything for you including the boot image. as i said never try to fix the zip file even though it saying its corrupted. only RUU will can open the zip file properly. this guide is a step by step procedure. alright? i confirm that this is working. this where the steps i used to revert my butterfly back to stock.
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Agreed on that , whats baffling me is that boot image doesnt come up in the zip listing at all ... anyways, I am not in need of this , was just clarifying for others

acid28 said:
This guide is made for those people who want to unroot and revert there HTC butterfly to stock firmware by flashing Stock RUU using ADB commands. this is tested personally by me. a compete detail explanation can be found in this link.
1. download the stock RUU in this link. This is a working Stock RUU image and can be flash only using ADB command. the zip file will prompt you that it is corrupted when you try to open manually. rename the file to PL99IMG.zip to flash it faster.
2. You will need sdk & and drivers, please take a look here. if you already have it, continue. extract the folder and copy the PL99IMG.zip to that directory.
3. Reboot to bootloader by Holding Vol down + Power button
4. Connect your phone to the PC while in the bootloader. The phone should say fastboot USB, if not, select fastboot on the phone & check if it says fastboot USB, if not, change the USB port you are using.
5. open a command prompt and browse to the folder containing the ADB files.
6. enter the following commands
7. You may not see any output, then enter the command
8. You phone will now go into the RUU mode.
9. Wait for around 30 seconds, then enter the command
if this error will prompt you. enter the command again in step 9.
10. The installation will begin and you will be able to see the progress at every step.
Once done, enter the command
i hope this guide will be a great help.
Hit Thanks if you like it.
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This will put my Butterfly to stock everything right? Locked bootloader, stock recovery and all?
Sent from my HTC Butterfly using Tapatalk 2

enyaj said:
This will put my Butterfly to stock everything right? Locked bootloader, stock recovery and all?
Sent from my HTC Butterfly using Tapatalk 2
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Yes this will revert your butterfly back to stock. and relock your bootloader

I guess this is a sort of side question, but is this the latest current software available for the X920D or is there an OTA available?
EDIT: Also what languages are available in this RUU?

acid28 said:
This guide is made for those people who want to unroot and revert there HTC butterfly to stock firmware by flashing Stock RUU using ADB commands. this is tested personally by me. a compete detail explanation can be found in this link.
1. download the stock RUU in this link. This is a working Stock RUU image and can be flash only using ADB command. the zip file will prompt you that it is corrupted when you try to open manually. rename the file to PL99IMG.zip to flash it faster.
2. You will need sdk & and drivers, please take a look here. if you already have it, continue. extract the folder and copy the PL99IMG.zip to that directory.
3. Reboot to bootloader by Holding Vol down + Power button
4. Connect your phone to the PC while in the bootloader. The phone should say fastboot USB, if not, select fastboot on the phone & check if it says fastboot USB, if not, change the USB port you are using.
5. open a command prompt and browse to the folder containing the ADB files.
6. enter the following commands
7. You may not see any output, then enter the command
8. You phone will now go into the RUU mode.
9. Wait for around 30 seconds, then enter the command
if this error will prompt you. enter the command again in step 9.
10. The installation will begin and you will be able to see the progress at every step.
Once done, enter the command
i hope this guide will be a great help.
Hit Thanks if you like it.
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getting error FAILED (remote :99 unknown fail)
i hv tried 4-5 times as instructed but same error

getting error FAILED (remote :99 unknown fail)
guyluvsgals said:
getting error FAILED (remote :99 unknown fail)
i hv tried 4-5 times as instructed but same error
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Found solution for this......
Need to relock back the bootloader
1.) On bootloader, type "fastboot oem lock" (I got the message mentioned locked successful or something but end of the process FAILED)
2.) Just don't bother bout the message, ur phone may restarted now.
3.) Boot back to Bootloader (Hold Power + Vol Down)
4.) Follow back all the steps as mentioned on the thread.
Hope this help

guyluvsgals said:
getting error FAILED (remote :99 unknown fail)
i hv tried 4-5 times as instructed but same error
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Your bootloader is still unlocked. You didn't relock your bootloader. Relock your bootloader using this command:
Code:
fastboot oem lock

acid28 said:
This guide is made for those people who want to unroot and revert there HTC butterfly to stock firmware by flashing Stock RUU using ADB commands. this is tested personally by me. a compete detail explanation can be found in this link.
1. download the stock RUU in this link. This is a working Stock RUU image and can be flash only using ADB command. the zip file will prompt you that it is corrupted when you try to open manually. rename the file to PL99IMG.zip to flash it faster.
2. You will need sdk & and drivers, please take a look here. if you already have it, continue. extract the folder and copy the PL99IMG.zip to that directory.
3. Reboot to bootloader by Holding Vol down + Power button
4. Connect your phone to the PC while in the bootloader. The phone should say fastboot USB, if not, select fastboot on the phone & check if it says fastboot USB, if not, change the USB port you are using.
5. open a command prompt and browse to the folder containing the ADB files.
6. enter the following commands
7. You may not see any output, then enter the command
8. You phone will now go into the RUU mode.
9. Wait for around 30 seconds, then enter the command
if this error will prompt you. enter the command again in step 9.
10. The installation will begin and you will be able to see the progress at every step.
Once done, enter the command
i hope this guide will be a great help.
Hit Thanks if you like it.
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hello I got an error here :
FAILED (remote: 43 main version check fail)
Your device is S-ON & you are trying to use an RUU that has software number less than your current software number.
what should I do now

acid28 said:
This guide is made for those people who want to unroot and revert there HTC butterfly to stock firmware by flashing Stock RUU using ADB commands. this is tested personally by me. a compete detail explanation can be found in this link.
1. download the stock RUU in this link. This is a working Stock RUU image and can be flash only using ADB command. the zip file will prompt you that it is corrupted when you try to open manually. rename the file to PL99IMG.zip to flash it faster.
2. You will need sdk & and drivers, please take a look here. if you already have it, continue. extract the folder and copy the PL99IMG.zip to that directory.
3. Reboot to bootloader by Holding Vol down + Power button
4. Connect your phone to the PC while in the bootloader. The phone should say fastboot USB, if not, select fastboot on the phone & check if it says fastboot USB, if not, change the USB port you are using.
5. open a command prompt and browse to the folder containing the ADB files.
6. enter the following commands
7. You may not see any output, then enter the command
8. You phone will now go into the RUU mode.
9. Wait for around 30 seconds, then enter the command
if this error will prompt you. enter the command again in step 9.
10. The installation will begin and you will be able to see the progress at every step.
Once done, enter the command
i hope this guide will be a great help.
Hit Thanks if you like it.
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Success!

the ruu has corrupted?

Can someone post the stock recovery img please

v-b-n said:
Can someone post the stock recovery img please
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here it is, recovery.img from : OTA_DLXB1_U_JB_45_hTC_Asia_WWE_1.12.707.1_R

How do unlock the bootloader again so that I can flash the stock recovery img? when i relock i used the fastboot oem lock command..then flashed RUU..all ok..just that the stock recovery doesnt show..just an image of a phone with a red exclamation mark.Thanks.
edit..ok..managed to unlock again..but after I flash the stock recovery..still get the red triangle...

Do i have to unroot a rooted x920d to receive OTA update?
Hi all,
its been a long time since I last on xda. I was using HTC P3600i back then. Now I just bought a butterfly & its rooted. I am unable to update via air since then. My question is do I hve to do this to update my system
software? We all know new OTA update is available. I can't update cos everytime got error while flashing. The error is zip file not found. When I use it with tarp the error is cannot flash zip file, the signature verification failed. Any help here dud be great. Thx

[Q] Problem rooting One SV (Boost)

I have followed the instructions on the root guide for this phone. I got the bootloader unlocked. When I got to this part:
3: reboot your phone into hboot and then into fastboot if you are not already there
4:
Code:
fastboot flash recovery recovery.img
this is presuming the recovery.img is in the same directory as fastboot, you can either move it or point the code to it directly
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I start having problems. I can boot into hboot. Then I can choose fastboot. From there, there is no option for "flash recovery" but there is one for just "recovery." I choose that and my phone just reboots back to normal. Plus, on my last phone, when I erwad through the root guide, it went through making the recovery image, but this guide did not do that. I am a beginner (obviously), so what am I missing? I can't do the nandroid backup until it's rooted, and I don't have a backup image. Plus that thing with my phone rebooting back into normal usage after selecting " recovery" from the menu, what do I do about that?

chisao101 said:
I have followed the instructions on the root guide for this phone. I got the bootloader unlocked. When I got to this part:
I start having problems. I can boot into hboot. Then I can choose fastboot. From there, there is no option for "flash recovery" but there is one for just "recovery." I choose that and my phone just reboots back to normal. Plus, on my last phone, when I erwad through the root guide, it went through making the recovery image, but this guide did not do that. I am a beginner (obviously), so what am I missing? I can't do the nandroid backup until it's rooted, and I don't have a backup image. Plus that thing with my phone rebooting back into normal usage after selecting " recovery" from the menu, what do I do about that?
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Read there, begin with #791. Same problem with rooting like you.

old.splatterhand said:
Read there, begin with #791. Same problem with rooting like you.
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Thanks. So if I want to flash a new ROM, do I do it the same way? Do I need to open the CMD prompt and type in those same commands, but point it to the ROM I want?

chisao101 said:
Thanks. So if I want to flash a new ROM, do I do it the same way? Do I need to open the CMD prompt and type in those same commands, but point it to the ROM I want?
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You need the CMD prompt to flash a recovery and from recovery you can flash Superuser to become root or flash roms (from recovery).

old.splatterhand said:
Read there, begin with #791. Same problem with rooting like you.
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old.splatterhand said:
You need the CMD prompt to flash a recovery and from recovery you can flash Superuser to become root or flash roms (from recovery).
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Ok, this is what's happening now. I hold the volume down key and power key. It boots into hboot (i think that's what it's called). I scroll down to recovery and hit the power key. It immediately goes to the logo screen with a message that says "This build is for development purposes only. Do not distribute outside of HTC ithout HTC's written permission. Failure to comply may lead to legal action."
It just stays there until I remove the battery and start over.
Am I missing a step?

chisao101 said:
Ok, this is what's happening now. I hold the volume down key and power key. It boots into hboot (i think that's what it's called). I scroll down to recovery and hit the power key. It immediately goes to the logo screen with a message that says "This build is for development purposes only. Do not distribute outside of HTC ithout HTC's written permission. Failure to comply may lead to legal action."
It just stays there until I remove the battery and start over.
Am I missing a step?
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What have you done? Fastboot flash recovery recovery.img?
The recovery you need, is in fastboot folder on pc, renamed to recovery.img?

chisao101 said:
Ok, this is what's happening now. I hold the volume down key and power key. It boots into hboot (i think that's what it's called). I scroll down to recovery and hit the power key. It immediately goes to the logo screen with a message that says "This build is for development purposes only. Do not distribute outside of HTC ithout HTC's written permission. Failure to comply may lead to legal action."
It just stays there until I remove the battery and start over.
Am I missing a step?
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Am I supposed to type into the cmd prompt again: "flashboot flash recovery superuser.zip"?

old.splatterhand said:
What have you done? Fastboot flash recovery recovery.img?
The recovery you need, is in fastboot folder on pc, renamed to recovery.img?
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Yes, this is exactly what I did.

chisao101 said:
"flashboot flash recovery superuser.zip"?
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Don't type this!!!
This can brick your device!
Now, what cmd did you use, look at the prompt.
The recovery seems not to be flashed correctly, thats why it is not booting to recovery!
And look, how it is written: fastboot not flashboot
Copy and paste, otherwise you can damage your phone!

old.splatterhand said:
Don't type this!!!
This can brick your device!
Now, what cmd did you use, look at the prompt.
The recovery seems not to be flashed correctly, thats why it is not booting to recovery!
And look, how it is written: fastboot not flashboot
Copy and paste, otherwise you can damage your phone!
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Ok, I made a folder on my PC:
C:\Android
Inside that folder I have these files:
adb.exe
AdbWinApi.dll
CMD starten
fastboot.exe
Superuser.zip
trecovery.img
I moved these files to my SD card:
trecovery.img (renamed to recovery.img)
Superuser.zip
I started my phone holding the volume down, and it booted to the hboot screen with a menu that has these items:
fastboot
recovery
factory reset
clear storage
simlock
image crc
show barcode
I selected "fastboot" from the menu, and it went to a new menu with these menu items:
bootloader
reboot
reboot bootloader
power down
I plugged the phone into the USB.
I clicked the CMD starten
I typed this:
fastboot flash recovery recovery.img
I hit enter and got this message in the CMD prompt:
sending 'recovery' (7456 KB)...
OKAY [ 1.042s]
writing 'recovery'...
OKAY [ 1.988s]
finished. total time: 3.031s
C:\Android>
When I go back to the previous menu and select "recovery" it just boots and hangs on the HTC One screen. If I take the battery out and reboot normal, it works fine with my stock Android install, like nothing happened.

chisao101 said:
I moved these files to my SD card:
trecovery.img (renamed to recovery.img)
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The recovery.img must be in same folder as fastboot.exe, on pc, not in sdcard!
But i don't what you have flashed then...

old.splatterhand said:
The recovery.img must be in same folder as fastboot.exe, on pc, not in sdcard!
But i don't what you have flashed then...
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I just went through the whole process again and it is working now! I must have missed something the first time.
So after it booted into recovery, I saw where it says "install zip from SD card"
I looked up the superuser.zip and installed it. It seemed to go ok, and it is rebooting now.
So this just means that the phone is now rooted, correct?

chisao101 said:
I just went through the whole process again and it is working now! I must have missed something the first time.
So after it booted into recovery, I saw where it says "install zip from SD card"
I looked up the superuser.zip and installed it. It seemed to go ok, and it is rebooting now.
So this just means that the phone is now rooted, correct?
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You can check, if you have a Superuser app in appdrawer.
But i see, you are on boost, which recovery did you flash?
Give me the link to the thread, please! Cause boost need its own recovery!

old.splatterhand said:
You can check, if you have a Superuser app in appdrawer.
But i see, you are on boost, which recovery did you flash?
Give me the link to the thread, please! Cause boost need its own recovery!
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ClockworkMod Recovery for ICS, which is linked to : https://www.dropbox.com/s/tgcdztlzmi2bd35/trecovery.img
I got it from that guide that you sent me to earlier in this thread. That's the same guide I was already using before I started the thread too.
Where can I find the correct recovery for Boost?

chisao101 said:
ClockworkMod Recovery for ICS, which is linked to : https://www.dropbox.com/s/tgcdztlzmi2bd35/trecovery.img
I got it from that guide that you sent me to earlier in this thread. That's the same guide I was already using before I started the thread too.
Where can I find the correct recovery for Boost?
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It did not install the superuser correctly because it's not in my app drawer.
I also noticed that the recovery menu is kinda shifted to the side a little bit, so it's hard to read until I start scrolling. Yeah, this has to be the wrong recovery.

You can use this or the boost variant from here.

old.splatterhand said:
You can use this or the boost variant from here.
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That first link doesn't work. It goes to the right thread, but when you go to download the file, it is not found.
I got the other one, and I'm about to flash it.
Any suggestions for a stable version of JB for this phone?
P.S. Thanks for all your help. You have been awesome!

chisao101 said:
That first link doesn't work. It goes to the right thread, but when you go to download the file, it is not found.
I got the other one, and I'm about to flash it.
Any suggestions for a stable version of JB for this phone?
P.S. Thanks for all your help. You have been awesome!
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There is only one jb for boost i know and you have to be S-off for it.

old.splatterhand said:
There is only one jb for boost i know and you have to be S-off for it.
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Will the unrevoked3 tool work for this phone to get S-off? I just read about it, and this looks like it's for the EVO and a couple of other phones, but it's not clear on whether I can use it on the One SV.

chisao101 said:
Will the unrevoked3 tool work for this phone to get S-off? I just read about it, and this looks like it's for the EVO and a couple of other phones, but it's not clear on whether I can use it on the One SV.
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No, don't do this!!!
Moonshine S-off. But there i could not assist, i used another method which is not available for boost.
Edit:
Wooooot, Post Number 1000!