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rom/root problem

Hi. Today I got my Desire S.
I rooted it using a tool called unlock root: http://www.unlockroot.com/
then I installed rom manager, and installed clockworkmod recovery.
Next I booted into recovery and wiped everything, but now no matter what rom im trying to install, it will just show the HTC boot screen when starting the phone, and nothing more happens.
Does anyone have a suggestion how to solve the problem?

'UnlockRoot'? Have a look at this website and you might consider better ways of rooting your phone, such as following the recommended procedures listed in many places on XDA
http://lifehacker.com/5873745/unlock-root-roots-nearly-250-android-devices-in-one-click
Also, how is this a 'Development' question? This should be in the 'General' or 'Q&A' forum can a mod please move it?

yeah I found out, I tried using htc's way of rooting it http://www.htcdev.com
but that's not possible now, because the bootloader have changed because of that unlock tool, and now htc dev won't accept it when trying to root it.
I guess i just broke my phone , and i can't unroot it, because that unlocktool require that i got usb debugging enabled, witch i can't in clockworkmod :S.
sorry for posting in the wrong section, please move it.
maybe it would be possible if I had a clockworkmod backup for desire S. If this works, I would be extremly glad, if someone could take a backup with clockworkmod, and upload it

...Is your phone S-OFF ?
Maybe it is a stupid question, but I doubt you can successfully install a custom ROM with a S-ON phone

I guess your phone is still S-ON so you need to flash the boot.img from any rom.zip you want to use manually through fastboot.

spymare said:
Hi. Today I got my Desire S.
I rooted it using a tool called unlock root: http://www.unlockroot.com/
then I installed rom manager, and installed clockworkmod recovery.
Next I booted into recovery and wiped everything, but now no matter what rom im trying to install, it will just show the HTC boot screen when starting the phone, and nothing more happens.
Does anyone have a suggestion how to solve the problem?
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hey budd i feel your pain on this as i Myself is new to the desire s android side of things after coming from zte blade but there is an easier way for you to do thing which would be to first use the ruu that should be on android 2.1 which in turn would bring the bootloader down so its possible for revolutionary to do the rest for you after this you shouldnt have any problems should you need assistance i am more than happy to help
btw the link to the ruu for 2.1 is here http://shipped-roms.com/shipped/Bra...3.00.32U_5.09.00.20_release_140022_signed.exe after a update using this use revolutionary which can be found in the main thread of the desire s forum

spymare said:
yeah I found out, I tried using htc's way of rooting it http://www.htcdev.com
but that's not possible now, because the bootloader have changed because of that unlock tool, and now htc dev won't accept it when trying to root it.
I guess i just broke my phone , and i can't unroot it, because that unlocktool require that i got usb debugging enabled, witch i can't in clockworkmod :S.
sorry for posting in the wrong section, please move it.
maybe it would be possible if I had a clockworkmod backup for desire S. If this works, I would be extremly glad, if someone could take a backup with clockworkmod, and upload it
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If you ''unlock'' your bootloader
when you flash rom.zip from recovery, the boot.img won't be flash in.
you have you take out the boot.img from your rom,and then flash it from fastboot.
when you enter the fastboot
type the following in adb
fastboot flash boot boot.img
now you can boot your phone hope you success

tonks22 said:
hey budd i feel your pain on this as i Myself is new to the desire s android side of things after coming from zte blade but there is an easier way for you to do thing which would be to first use the ruu that should be on android 2.1 which in turn would bring the bootloader down so its possible for revolutionary to do the rest for you after this you shouldnt have any problems should you need assistance i am more than happy to help
btw the link to the ruu for 2.1 is here http://shipped-roms.com/shipped/Bra...3.00.32U_5.09.00.20_release_140022_signed.exe after a update using this use revolutionary which can be found in the main thread of the desire s forum
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Dont flash this! This one is meant for 'bravo' which is the normal desire!
Flash an ruu for SAGA. The Desire S!
Sent from my HTC Desire S

djpbx said:
Dont flash this! This one is meant for 'bravo' which is the normal desire!
Flash an ruu for SAGA. The Desire S!
Sent from my HTC Desire S
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whoops my bad was like 2am in the morning the correct 1 is
http://shipped-roms.com/download.ph...5AU_3805.06.02.03_M_release_199890_signed.exe

If you ''unlock'' your bootloader
when you flash rom.zip from recovery, the boot.img won't be flash in.
you have you take out the boot.img from your rom,and then flash it from fastboot.
when you enter the fastboot
type the following in adb
fastboot flash boot boot.img
now you can boot your phone hope you success
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Solved my problem, thanks alot

No recovery mode/factory reset

ok i have open root with htcdev went smooth second used superboot also flashed first time
after flashing namleless v1.1 starting going wrong
problem im having now is the phone loads normaly when i try clockwork recovery it hangs on logo screen same for factory reset
software is as follows
android version 4.0.3
htc sense version 4.0
software number Nameless v1.1
htc sdk api level 4.21
htc extension version _403_1_ga_9
kernal version 3.0.16-g8149866 [email protected]#1
baseband version 10.08.98.09h_1.05.98.11m3
build number 1.45.401.4 cl65553
browser version webkit/534.30
***unlocked***
golfu pvt ship s-on rl
hboot-1.28.0000
radio-1.05.98.11m3
emmc-boot
is there away to get clock work bk working have tryed reflashing it says complete but still will not load recovery or factory reset
is there a compatable ruu i can use or maybe some other flash
regards

I had this problem too with my Droid 3. I had to re-install SafeStrap like 3 times to get the recovery menu to work again. Then I had access to clockworkmod.

theGekkoST said:
I had this problem too with my Droid 3. I had to re-install SafeStrap like 3 times to get the recovery menu to work again. Then I had access to clockworkmod.
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Is SafeStrap an app if so im even more stuck as the wirless is coming up error on my phone still must be the namless v1.1 still ??

Have you tried reflashing CWM via fastboot? Could just be your recovery got borked and you need to reflash recovery.
You can also try reflashing CWM via ROM Manager.
edit: Your img file might be corrupt, did you compare the MD5 sum? How are you flashing recovery?

orangekid said:
Have you tried reflashing CWM via fastboot? Could just be your recovery got borked and you need to reflash recovery.
You can also try reflashing CWM via ROM Manager.
edit: Your img file might be corrupt, did yo the MD5 sumu compare ? How are you flashing recovery?
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im useing flasboot cmd fastboot flash recovery clockworkrecovery.img from android folder c
and as for apps when i try to use htc sync to load my apps comes up installation failiure pls chk the file and ensure sufficient space
did yot he MD5 sumu compare i have just downloaded this but have never used it before
after i flash namless v1.1 the broblems start as i used cwm to flash from sd card
sorry for my bad grammer btw
regards
just used md5 and it dosnt match
maybe i can find a ruu to load to start afresh maybe ?? any reply welcome pls

spiderx1972 said:
im useing flasboot cmd fastboot flash recovery clockworkrecovery.img from android folder c
and as for apps when i try to use htc sync to load my apps comes up installation failiure pls chk the file and ensure sufficient space
did yot he MD5 sumu compare i have just downloaded this but have never used it before
after i flash namless v1.1 the broblems start as i used cwm to flash from sd card
sorry for my bad grammer btw
regards
just used md5 and it dosnt match
maybe i can find a ruu to load to start afresh maybe ?? any reply welcome pls
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No you don't have to do all of that,
Just download the correct CWM recovery.img file, CHECK the MD5, then flash via fastboot, you don't have to start fresh or anything.
edit:
what phone is this for?
I got that it's an HTC device running Sense 4 but we might help you find a better CWM recovery link if we know which device you're using on what carrier.

orangekid said:
No you don't have to do all of that,
Just download the correct CWM recovery.img file, CHECK the MD5, then flash via fastboot, you don't have to start fresh or anything.
edit:
what phone is this for?
I got that it's an HTC device running Sense 4 but we might help you find a better CWM recovery link if we know which device you're using on what carrier.
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may i say first a big tks for rplying very greatfull tbh
my phone dare i say the name is htc desire c /gulp do i here bad news incoming lol

spiderx1972 said:
may i say first a big tks for rplying very greatfull tbh
my phone dare i say the name is htc desire c /gulp do i here bad news incoming lol
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No you're fine, that should not be an issue.
Let's just find you a good recovery file you can flash.
edit:
Here, http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1785010
download that beta2 file and flash from fastboot

orangekid said:
No you're fine, that should not be an issue.
Let's just find you a good recovery file you can flash.
edit:
Here, http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1785010
download that beta2 file and flash from fastboot
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WORKS LIKE A DREAM
doing a full bk up now gona try the rom from that page aswell
tks to orangekid rly happy now
btw was gona ask with my back i could upload it it if it would help any 1 else or by request duno the rules on uploading stuff if its ok or not
will update after loading rom
cheers all /respect for the help

spiderx1972 said:
WORKS LIKE A DREAM
doing a full bk up now gona try the rom from that page aswell
tks to orangekid rly happy now
btw was gona ask with my back i could upload it it if it would help any 1 else or by request duno the rules on uploading stuff if its ok or not
will update after loading rom
cheers all /respect for the help
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Awesome!
Glad we got you back up and running, it can be a real pain when the issue is a bad img file and you can't seem to figure out what is going on, but people need to remember to check MD5 sums for recoveries, radios and bootloaders lest they brick.
I don't think you need to upload since that link seems to work, they can just find the CWM for that phone from the link I provided and flash via fastboot from there.
Cheers bro, let us know how it's going after you flash the ROM

orangekid said:
Awesome!
Glad we got you back up and running, it can be a real pain when the issue is a bad img file and you can't seem to figure out what is going on, but people need to remember to check MD5 sums for recoveries, radios and bootloaders lest they brick.
I don't think you need to upload since that link seems to work, they can just find the CWM for that phone from the link I provided and flash via fastboot from there.
Cheers bro, let us know how it's going after you flash the ROM
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flashed Slim Sense 1.0 for HTC Desire C works fine got my wireless working aswell lol
But i have another question maybe me but when i used other roms in the past i couldnt use htc sync strange i no but i tested the roms to see if it was them causing the problem even formated pc but still no joy stuck at loading Apps from my pc ??
connection from phone is there when i pick drive my sd card pops up on pc when i sync phone is saying unable to open htc sync manager on your computermake sure the application is installed and open witch it is ??

Are all of the drivers installed?
Also try a different USB port.
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orangekid said:
Are all of the drivers installed?
Also try a different USB port.
Sent from my Galaxy Nexus using xda app-developers app
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still trying been hours now running at like a bull but no joy yes ive used the same drivers as when it worked before think ive tryed every version of htc sync must be some think saft knowing me

spiderx1972 said:
Is SafeStrap an app if so im even more stuck as the wirless is coming up error on my phone still must be the namless v1.1 still ??
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Yea it is, but I think it's more for Motorola devices. I don't know what HTC uses if anything different. But my phone would boot to the OS so I could still install apps via the SD card. Once I got that properly reinstalled I could access the boot menu again.
Seems like you got that issue solved by I still wanted to follow up.

[Q] Htc one s telus RUU?

I made the mistake of running a cm10 rom on my htc one s that didnt work on i so now i can only access TWRP and my phones bootloader from my One S so I'm trying to find my phone's stock RUU but there are so many out there! Can anyone tell me how to find one? Or another way to get into my phone using another ROM? My phone is rooted with Twrp recovery, Unlocked bootloader obviously and S-on. All my phone does is show the htc bootscreen and then go black but I can still enter bootloader and the TWRP menu and I can connect it to my computer fine. Any help would be VERY greatly appreciated!

IsaacDroid said:
I made the mistake of running a cm10 rom on my htc one s that didnt work on i so now i can only access TWRP and my phones bootloader from my One S so I'm trying to find my phone's stock RUU but there are so many out there! Can anyone tell me how to find one? Or another way to get into my phone using another ROM? My phone is rooted with Twrp recovery, Unlocked bootloader obviously and S-on. All my phone does is show the htc bootscreen and then go black but I can still enter bootloader and the TWRP menu and I can connect it to my computer fine. Any help would be VERY greatly appreciated!
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Don't give up. I had the same issue with my telus One S. I think I fixed it by falshing boot image separately and after flashing CM10. I believe this happens if the phone is rooted but is in S-ON mode, whatever that means. I remember it really gave me a hard time and as I was going to give up i flashed the boot image and it worked. You have to do it through a command window on your PC. There should be an all-in-one tool in this forum somewhere to simplify the steps a bit. Good luck!

Thanks!
new_convert said:
Don't give up. I had the same issue with my telus One S. I think I fixed it by falshing boot image separately and after flashing CM10. I believe this happens if the phone is rooted but is in S-ON mode, whatever that means. I remember it really gave me a hard time and as I was going to give up i flashed the boot image and it worked. You have to do it through a command window on your PC. There should be an all-in-one tool in this forum somewhere to simplify the steps a bit. Good luck!
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Thank you very much! Could you tell me what boot image you flashed and maybe how to get it and also how you flashed it? Thank you so much for the response!

IsaacDroid said:
Thank you very much! Could you tell me what boot image you flashed and maybe how to get it and also how you flashed it? Thank you so much for the response!
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It is in the zip file that you download to flash, i.e. your new ROM. So when you download CM10, open the zip file. BOOT.IMG will be there. Extract it and flash it to your phone. I believe everything was in One_S_All-In-One_Kit_v3.4. Look it up in the forum and it has all the tools you need. I admit that it was a pain and nothing was straight forward. I always root my android devices and install new ROMs. But HTC One S was particularly tricky.
Good luck!

Hello there! Fellow HTC One S user here! Don't give up on CM10! It's way better than stock on your one S! What you need to remember is that HBoot versions higher than 1.09 can't flash the boot while installing the rom, so you need to do that after flashing a rom! The boot for your version is going to be included in the rom's zip file. Look for the boot.img file located in the zip file's root. Every rom should have this. Place this boot.img file in the kernel folder of the One S all in one kit and flash it. You should be good to after that!
Don't hesitate to ask for more help if needed!
Simon

seoman81 said:
Hello there! Fellow HTC One S user here! Don't give up on CM10! It's way better than stock on your one S! What you need to remember is that HBoot versions higher than 1.09 can't flash the boot while installing the rom, so you need to do that after flashing a rom! The boot for your version is going to be included in the rom's zip file. Look for the boot.img file located in the zip file's root. Every rom should have this. Place this boot.img file in the kernel folder of the One S all in one kit and flash it. You should be good to after that!
Don't hesitate to ask for more help if needed!
Simon
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When I try to flash a ROM through fastboot it sends it fine but then it says: FAILED (remote: not allowed), and I tried pushing the ROM with adb but when I tried to put it on the sdcard, it said permission denied, do you know why? I am S-ON, would that be a problem? Thanks!

Help! I Think i brick my device

Hello,
i have a huge problem with my HOS. Yesterday i downloaded Source 1.3 rom and installed it via TWRP, but something goes wrong and now i cannot start my phone. I can only go to Recovery and Bootloader, but it does not help me, cause when i tried to install a different rom it always fails. And also somehow Viper rom installation is now all in blue color. PLEASE help me

sc0rpp said:
Hello,
i have a huge problem with my HOS. Yesterday i downloaded Source 1.3 rom and installed it via TWRP, but something goes wrong and now i cannot start my phone. I can only go to Recovery and Bootloader, but it does not help me, cause when i tried to install a different rom it always fails. And also somehow Viper rom installation is now all in blue color. PLEASE help me
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Yeah that's because you don't flash the boot.img file (Inside ROM.zip) from fastboot.
Extract boot.img from ROM.zip and flash it via fastboot. This applies when you install any ROM if you're S-ON.
Also, Use TWRP 2.3.3.0 and Viper ROM will not flash in blue color.

flash boot.img problem
khan.orak said:
Yeah that's because you don't flash the boot.img file (Inside ROM.zip) from fastboot.
Extract boot.img from ROM.zip and flash it via fastboot. This applies when you install any ROM if you're S-ON.
Also, Use TWRP 2.3.3.0 and Viper ROM will not flash in blue color.
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Hi Expert I need your help
I was on
1. htc stock rom
2. I was bootloader unlocked
3. it said Tampered and Unlocked and
4. I was S-On
5. I had CWM installed
I found out that if I fastboot boot.img i could flash custom roms so I downloaded a compatible Cyanogen Mod rom from
http://download.cyanogenmod.com/?dev...e&type=nightly
to my htc and then I followed instructions from
http://forum.xda-developers.com/show....php?t=1752270
to fastboot all went well but at the end the device didnt restart it got stuck in the htc screen where it says "this build is only for some purpose and if we use it other than that some legal bla bla"
I have attached the image of the screen
then i powered off and now my phone wouldnt start in beltween that warning screen comes when I try to start but its very rare is my device bricked pls help me what can i do
Also when I connect to pc via USB theres a sound and in the device manager it is detected as httc one s
Thank you pls help me out

zumri said:
Hi Expert I need your help
I was on
1. htc stock rom
2. I was bootloader unlocked
3. it said Tampered and Unlocked and
4. I was S-On
5. I had CWM installed
I found out that if I fastboot boot.img i could flash custom roms so I downloaded a compatible Cyanogen Mod rom from
http://download.cyanogenmod.com/?dev...e&type=nightly
to my htc and then I followed instructions from
http://forum.xda-developers.com/show....php?t=1752270
to fastboot all went well but at the end the device didnt restart it got stuck in the htc screen where it says "this build is only for some purpose and if we use it other than that some legal bla bla"
I have attached the image of the screen
then i powered off and now my phone wouldnt start in beltween that warning screen comes when I try to start but its very rare is my device bricked pls help me what can i do
Also when I connect to pc via USB theres a sound and in the device manager it is detected as httc one s
Thank you pls help me out
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The CM downloads you referred to does not hold any download for Ville (HTC One S S4) or VilleC2 (HTC One S S3). Which one did you download?
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khan.orak said:
The CM downloads you referred to does not hold any download for Ville (HTC One S S4) or VilleC2 (HTC One S S3). Which one did you download?
Sent from my Nexus 7 using Tapatalk HD
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I downloaded the top most one named this one cm-10.2-20130830-NIGHTLY-ville.zip
thanks for replying friend

zumri said:
I downloaded the top most one named this one cm-10.2-20130830-NIGHTLY-ville.zip
thanks for replying friend
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Not the correct ROM. Download for the HTC One S from development section.
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HTC Logo then black screen

Hi Everyone,
I've tried to root my htc one s for the first time and I guess it went quite wrong... I followed these tutorials
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1583427
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2528113
Stupidly enough I didn't make a backup from my original android and can't recover now. After installing the CM 11 rom, phone now starts with the HTC logo but then just goes to black (I think it's still on because it connects to the pc)
In clockwork recovery I am able to install zip files from sd / from sideload and i can see my sd card on my pc (and put zips on it).
Can anyone help me out pls? I would really appreciate it!
Thanks!

Are you S-On? If so you need to flash kernel separately from PC using adb..

Read this thread, it might help. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1630459

ZioRò said:
Are you S-On? If so you need to flash kernel separately from PC using adb..
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It was the kernel. The separate flash helped, thanks a lot!