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[Q] neeeeeeed help pleaseeee

i got an htc desire s and its rooted with clockwork and superuser but i want to get it bak 2 stock rom i was on vodafone i need step by step instructions ive seen the other threads but there for the desire not desire s and as im new to this need help please
p.s sorry if i posted in wrong space dont know where else to post thread
also since i rooted the phone ive got a full sd card its got clockword on there even i dent put it on and the phones storage is full 2 and my providers network keeps coming on when i got it unticked and only wifi ticked jsut want it back to normal please

htcdesire26s said:
i got an htc desire s and its rooted with clockwork and superuser but i want to get it bak 2 stock rom i was on vodafone i need step by step instructions ive seen the other threads but there for the desire not desire s and as im new to this need help please
p.s sorry if i posted in wrong space dont know where else to post thread
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what rom are you currently on?

well i tried a few roms but dent like them as the phone was not that fast and just went to bakc what i had on in the 1st place
how do i find out what rom im on

htcdesire26s said:
well i tried a few roms but dent like them as the phone was not that fast and just went to bakc what i had on in the 1st place
how do i find out what rom im on
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so do you want to go back to stock rom unrooted? or stock rom which is rooted?

To find out your ROM version go to settings > about phone > software information.
Post the info that you find there please. This is the first step.
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i wud just like to go with the way the fone was out the box please if you can help me

android version 2.3.3
htc sense version 2.1
anything else u need

htcdesire26s said:
i wud just like to go with the way the fone was out the box please if you can help me
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sounds like you are in the same boat i was in. i s-offed, rooted, and flashed roms, then wished i could go back to stock.
There is a way to do this but if u are new to all this then it's difficult. What i would recommend it staying s-off and just flashing back the stock rom which can be found here https://rapidshare.com/#!download|74...CDBD275E3244F1
As i came to realise you are a LOT better off having s-offed, and you will come to see that the custom roms here are an awful lot better than what comes with the phone. Just give it time.
if you still want to s-on and return completely to stock, post back and i will point u in the right direction
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htcdesire26s said:
android version 2.3.3
htc sense version 2.1
anything else u need
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under that what does it say under "software number"?

Build number, kernel version, software number?
I'd say there is no reason to panic at this point. The symptoms you described seem minor and surely it's possible to fix everything.
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Yea that's what I thought too, just give it time. I'd also recommend to stay s-off and possibly you might even want to go back to stock rom (where you've been originally) but to keep root access. I think you might be glad in the future. You can always go to complete stock later.
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mimirom said:
Yea that's what I thought too, just give it time. I'd also recommend to stay s-off and possibly you might even want to go back to stock rom (where you've been originally) but to keep root access. I think you might be glad in the future. You can always go to complete stock later.
Sent from my HTC Desire S using XDA App
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exactly, a lot of people has had doubts like this after s-off and rooting. but it will pass and you will be glad you have an edge over others

hi there again
cud u be able 2 tell me what to do if i wanted 2 go s on back to normal incase i had 2 send my fone in for repair thank you

here is the thread which explains how to restore completely to stock including S-ON
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1187231

i also wanted clockwork mod off and then original hboot screen on with out revoluntionary and superuser off its takin far to much space on my fone

Two weeks ago I went back to s-on + completely original state on my HTC Wildfire cos I wanted to sell it. Before that I enjoyed one year of having root access and running an awesome rom. ;-)
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htcdesire26s said:
i also wanted clockwork mod off and then original hboot screen on with out revoluntionary and superuser off its takin far to much space on my fone
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if u follow the guide i just gave you this will remove revolutionary from hboot menu and return you to completely to stock.
basically the HBOOT revolutionary has installed on your phone is locked against updating so you need to push the ENG HBOOT S-OFF via adb, then you can just flash the stock RUU which will downgrade HBOOT back to stock and remove clockworkmod recovery. everything will be exactly as it was before you touched it

htcdesire26s said:
i also wanted clockwork mod off and then original hboot screen on with out revoluntionary and superuser off its takin far to much space on my fone
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This could not be more untrue. As HTC sense eats alot more than anything
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kernel version 2.6.35.10-g2ee27f5
[email protected]#1
wed jun 8 19:20:03 cst 2011
software number is
1.47.161.2

mimirom said:
Two weeks ago I went back to s-on + completely original state on my HTC Wildfire cos I wanted to sell it. Before that I enjoyed one year of having root access and running an awesome rom. ;-)
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I also enjoyed the HTC wildfire as my first android device, used few Tom's but found love in cm now I've had the desire and DS
Sent from my HTC Desire S using Tapatalk

htcdesire26s said:
kernel version 2.6.35.10-g2ee27f5
[email protected]#1
wed jun 8 19:20:03 cst 2011
software number is
1.47.161.2
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sounds like you are on the stock rom already then.
it will just be rooted assuming u have superuser installed.

[Q] worried for official upates

hi guys.
i am using t-mobile htc sensation 4g and i live in ASIA-INDIA
i have rooted and s-oof my phone and now i reverted to s-on and unroot and have official t-mobile ruu.
and i have super cid my phone....
NOW MY QUESTION IS THAT CAN I FLASH ASIAN RUU AND GET OFFICIAL UPDATE FROM HTC IN MY T-MOBILE SENSATION ????
THANKS

this should just about answer everything. i recently did this with my phone with no problem. basically you just need to flash a shipped stock Rom
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1192300

Hi people
I am new to android and have heard lot about rooting a fone I don't know what need to be done and which custom ROMS will be safe for my phone.
Please provide me a link where I can download the custom ROM for my fone and steps please
Sent from my HTC Sensation Z710e using XDA App

amaan9090 said:
...Please provide me a link where I can download the custom ROM for my fone and steps please...
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To be able to point you into the specific direction you need to provide some additional information, especially like:
- country
- branding/provider
In general you can find all available stock RUU here:
http://www.filefactory.com/f/c87a2330449af512/

amaan9090 said:
Hi people
I am new to android and have heard lot about rooting a fone I don't know what need to be done and which custom ROMS will be safe for my phone.
Please provide me a link where I can download the custom ROM for my fone and steps please
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1st of go here [Guide] to Installing S-off, Unlocking, ClockWork, Root, SuperCID & S-on that will tell you how to get root and flash custom rom.
2nd go hereROMS that is where all custom roms are.
3rd you should realy open your own thread or use search box as hijacking someones thread aint nice

amaan9090 said:
Hi people
I am new to android and have heard lot about rooting a fone I don't know what need to be done and which custom ROMS will be safe for my phone.
Please provide me a link where I can download the custom ROM for my fone and steps please
Sent from my HTC Sensation Z710e using XDA App
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I would strongly recomment you to read, re-read and search (google or XDA) if you have questions.
Anyway the starting place is:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1192300
o S-OFF allows you to install stuff that you need by bypassing phone security.
o Recovery (e.g. ClockworkMod a.k.a CWM) allows you to install ROMs. It also allows you to do a complete (well almost) phone backup and recovery of the phone. So it's easy to get back to a prior version, Nandroid backup/recovery.
o SU gives you admin rights on the phone.
o SuperCID alows you to install any county's /carrier's ROM. e.g. debrand the phone from the shipped ROM.
There are a myriad of ROMs in: http://forum.xda-developers.com/forumdisplay.php?f=1112
Have a look at the number of replies / number of times they've been viewed to get some idea about the popularity.
You'll need to make a couple of decisions:
1: AOSP or Sense based ROMs. The stock one is Sense, pure Google Android is AOSP, they each have a different look and feel.
2: GB (Gingerbread) or ICS (Ice Cream Sandwich). ICS is the latest BUT BUT BUT needs additional steps to be performed to update the phone's firmware. I WOULD strongly suggest starting out with a GB ROM first as there is less likely to go wrong.
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1st of go here [Guide] to Installing S-off, Unlocking, ClockWork, Root, SuperCID & S-on that will tell you how to get root and flash custom rom.
2nd go hereROMS that is where all custom roms are.
3rd you should realy open your own thread or use search box as hijacking someones thread aint nice
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+1
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Can u tell me answer to my original question of this thread please
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ptlsajan said:
Can u tell me answer to my original question of this thread please
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Surely the post immediately after your OP answered the question, or did it not ?
The other posts, including my earlier one, answered a different question. Hence the comment from another poster, sorry don't have the name, mentioned hijacking threads is not cool.

sorry i am a newbee.........but the post you gave was a link for guide to s-off and s-on....and i have completely done s-on...........but still worried to have official ota as my phone is still 30 days old

ptlsajan said:
sorry i am a newbee.........but the post you gave was a link for guide to s-off and s-on....and i have completely done s-on...........but still worried to have official ota as my phone is still 30 days old
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OK getting the thread back on track.
Did the post after you original one answer the your question.
If not, get the phone S-OFF'd and SuperCID then just install an appropriate RUU, then you'd get the OTA.
EDIT: or just reinstall the RUU for your county/carrier
Most people are going away from shipped ROMs here and trying different ROMs with their good and bad things.

So you mean to say that we can get HTC update with s-off and original ruu only......and u mean no need to do s-on also ????
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ptlsajan said:
So you mean to say that we can get HTC update with s-off and original ruu only......and u mean no need to do s-on also ????
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Look, someone posted a potential solution. Someone else asked a different question (hijacked thread) which was answered.
Please explain the current situation and the attemps you've tried that have failed.
HBOOT, Recovery, Radio, ...... That info is crutial. Also what you are attempting to achieve .

i had s-off and rooted and now i have succesfully s-on and unrooted my device and now i am on official stock ruu...........my question is that can i update my phone via ota updates from htc???

I think OP is trying to ask if flashing an Asian RUU and going to S-ON will turn his T-Mobile Sensation 4G into a proper Asian handset (and therefore get OTA updates that official Asian handsets do).
I'm not sure if it would (maybe there's an IMEI check?), but I would change my CID to be what it should be for that RUU (and not leave it at supercid).

i have supercid my phone and i remain on t-mobile ruu then will i get official update

I'm actually quite curios to know the answer, if I just s-off my phone will I be receiving updates from HTC, I got the T-mobile phone and I live in the middle east, my phone does not read arabic, I'd ultimately like to install a middle east rom , but then will the official updates stop?

I don't think anyone will know until the OTA drops. My hunch is that having the right RUU and CID would mean you get the OTAs. Having supercid will probably not work, since that's essentially what identifies your region.
But putting my XDA hat on, why would you want an OTA anyway when we have legendary chefs here to get you hooked up with good roms?
btw, I tried out one of the InsertCoin ICS roms, and the Facebook app could read Arabic and Urdu properly (right-to-left with joined letters). I didn't check the browser, but it probably would have worked as well. (In GB, you'd have to patch the system libraries to get proper letter joining)

I guess you wouldn't, I just read some people commenting about having some bugs in their custom roms, so I just automatically assumed that the stock roms are at least stable. the other reason is that I'm afraid to break something

I just went through this, I had s-off with super cid and had the stock HTC Europe RUU flashed on my phone.
The phone detected an OTA update was available (an old one that was released after the RUU), but when I tried to download it, it just timed out. I reset my CID to HTC__001 and then it downloaded the update OK.

i bricked my phone while doing s-on
i know its a true brick as nothing is happining not even the charge light
can u tell me that "would this have affected my motherboard or not"????

Can't restore CM7 after trying ARHD

Hey everyone first time posting on here. I tried out ARHD to see how it worked with the ICS on my phone but after a few days I decided I really missed CM7.. so I tried restoring it from one of the backups that I made but I get bootloops so I restored ARHD and my phone worked. I tried looking everywhere to fix it but nothing I try works.. From what I gathered it seems like I might need to change my RUU or h boot version to work with gingerbread again, which is what CM7 is. If I'm right how do I do that? I really miss CM7...
Sent from my HTC Sensation 4G with Beats Audio using XDA

Hi, sorry. I think I found the answer in the noob thread... I have to downgrade my h boot version to one that is GB compatible...

Yes you do but the firmware is the main concern, get the latest one ( highest number) from here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1459767
Sent form my blazing fast HTC Sensation
It's exactly the ***king same as an XE, search it up!!! ARGH

Need advice before rooting a new Desire S :D

Hi all,
I am new to android and just* want to root my phone as many apps demand your phone to be rooted such as full backup apps, firewall apps and other similar apps.
I am still on HTC's stock 2.3.3 with HTC sense v.2.1 (though i have downloaded the OTA update for 2.3.5 but kinda confused over negative reviews of 2.3.5 update..so I am holding it here right now)
But when I saw a guide here though quite helpful but I was a bit confused as what I read on other articles on XDA + on other blogs that a thing called HBOOT is a bit tricky to tackle while following a particular rooting method; as there are many ways to root like using revolutionary..installing custom bootloaders etc (is it really neccessary? I just want to root my phone and don't plan to install any custom ROMs in near future.)
I am confused
- as to should I really let my warranty go off the table as its just a month old phone sacrificing it for just a few apps I want to use.
- Please tell me that, will I be able to search for and install the officially released OTA updates such as the 2.3.5 / ICS after I have done S-OFF + Rooted my phone??
If answer to both of the questions above is a "YES"
then plz tell me step by step of how to S-OFF and ROOT my phone (I found multiple ways to Root the phone and now I am confused and not really confident on which way/approach to follow)
Any advice would be appreciated.
Regards,
Sky770

If you want to root, do not download the OTA and install!!
You are in a great position, and you can easily root your hboot with the alpharevx.
Do it, you won't regret it.
Also, we can't give you step by step guides... Follow the index links.
Also, you can't install updates after rooted. But you won't need to. We will have the official ICS prerooted before.
Sent from my HTC Desire S using xda premium

Revolutionary now, not AlphaRevX
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olyloh6696 said:
If you want to root, do not download the OTA and install!!
You are in a great position, and you can easily root your hboot with the alpharevx.
Do it, you won't regret it.
Also, we can't give you step by step guides... Follow the index links.
Also, you can't install updates after rooted. But you won't need to. We will have the official ICS prerooted before.
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well..
dan-fish said:
Revolutionary now, not AlphaRevX
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Thx for both of you replying here..
LOL accidentally pressed "thanks" for dan-fish so had to do the same for olyloh6696 (I mean should express gratitude towards both of you..but its actually better if I had done it at the end/mark the thread as "solved" )
Looks like we have a standoff here.. which one guys? the alpharevX or the revolutionary?

sky770 said:
well..
Thx for both of you replying here..
LOL accidentally pressed "thanks" for dan-fish so had to do the same for olyloh6696 (I mean should express gratitude towards both of you..but its actually better if I had done it at the end/mark the thread as "solved" )
Looks like we have a standoff here.. which one guys? the alpharevX or the revolutionary?
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Both are the same alpharevX is the old name for revolutionary
Tapatalked from a Desire S waiting for Kernel 3 sources. WAKE UP HTC!!!!!!

Revolutionary, alpharevx was before

Yeah oops my bad! Shows how far behind I am with the rooting buisness! I can't even remember how I rooted mine exactly now!
Sent from my HTC Desire S using xda premium

suku_patel_22 said:
Both are the same alpharevX is the old name for revolutionary
Tapatalked from a Desire S waiting for Kernel 3 sources. WAKE UP HTC!!!!!!
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I was wishing for you only to land here..voila
eyahl said:
Revolutionary, alpharevx was before
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Thx for the update.. yep just read it on revolutionary.io's home page
olyloh6696 said:
Yeah oops my bad! Shows how far behind I am with the rooting buisness! I can't even remember how I rooted mine exactly now!
Sent from my HTC Desire S using xda premium
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:| looks like am here for that now
ok guys here is my HBOOT info:
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saga pvt ship s-on RL
hboot-0.98.0002
radio-3805.06.02.03_M
eMMC-boot
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So, should I be worried about the HBOOT ver. number? the 0.98 ? :|

You should be less worried that the hboot is 0.98....
No need of downgrading,
It's simple, just do revolutionary....
And you will have S-off
And yes, don't download the OTA
Tapatalked from a Desire S waiting for Kernel 3 sources. WAKE UP HTC!!!!!!

There's a video in the index thread on How to root and S Off the HTC desire S ... Follow the instructions & u r good to go!!!

suku_patel_22 said:
You should be less worried that the hboot is 0.98....
No need of downgrading,
It's simple, just do revolutionary....
And you will have S-off
And yes, don't download the OTA
Tapatalked from a Desire S waiting for Kernel 3 sources. WAKE UP HTC!!!!!!
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ok.. I really have no idea about what happens and what not happens if i do downgrade my HBOOT but I see many people here on XDA done that (downgraded their HBOOT) Can you shed some light on this topic?
Also, I would definitely want to try official 2.3.5 and/or the official ICS release (whenever they release one; around Q3/Q4 2012? ) so is there any* way to install these if I do revolutionary? I would def. like to find these updates via OTA (will my phone detect these from official HTC servers?)
PS: I am trying to stay as long as with official ROM as of now :| so no near future plans to flash my baby with a custom one
Just need the root
just a few more noob questions to follow
Thanks for reading and replying

You will not thank me for this, but for your sake I suggest reading instead of writing. All of the info you're asking for is written in the guides, and people that write the guides don't have enough patience to answer those that don't bother reading and ask the same questions over and over. Writing questions instead of reading FAQs and guides leaves you with less probability of having a good answer or having an answer at all, and clutters the already cluttered forum.

sky770 said:
ok.. I really have no idea about what happens and what not happens if i do downgrade my HBOOT but I see many people here on XDA done that (downgraded their HBOOT) Can you shed some light on this topic?
Also, I would definIitely want to try official 2.3.5 and/or the official ICS release (whenever they release one; around Q3/Q4 2012? ) so is there any* way to install these if I do revolutionary? I would def. like to find these updates via OTA (will my phone detect these from official HTC servers?)
PS: I am trying to stay as long as with official ROM as of now :| so no near future plans to flash my baby with a custom one
Just need the root
just a few more noob questions to follow
Thanks for reading and replying
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As you are on the old hboot, there is no need of downgrading, that's why I said, do not install the upgrade.
We have a ROM, by Proxuser, which is the rooted version of the OTA with no modifications and will work out pretty well.
Once rooted you will not be able to receive any OTA upgraded, but IMHO, hardly matters, you will get the same and better versions out here.
We already have the leak of ICS build for desire S, and it's pretty fast, forget q3
Also we have very functional sense 4 lite, which is faster than sense 3.6
So again, do the revolutionary, it's quite simple actually for you, and flash the saga 3D,, for a stock experience
Tapatalked from a Desire S waiting for Kernel 3 sources. WAKE UP HTC!!!!!!

sky770 said:
ok.. I really have no idea about what happens and what not happens if i do downgrade my HBOOT but I see many people here on XDA done that (downgraded their HBOOT) Can you shed some light on this topic?
Also, I would definitely want to try official 2.3.5 and/or the official ICS release (whenever they release one; around Q3/Q4 2012? ) so is there any* way to install these if I do revolutionary? I would def. like to find these updates via OTA (will my phone detect these from official HTC servers?)
PS: I am trying to stay as long as with official ROM as of now :| so no near future plans to flash my baby with a custom one
Just need the root
just a few more noob questions to follow
Thanks for reading and replying
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Well the beauty of rooting is trying out custom ROMs... I don't think you should root if you don't intend too. You seriously won't regret it. Just take a NAND backup, you can always restore to it if you don't like the custom ROMs.
And as I have said before...
No, you can't get OTAs once rooted, but you can still install these maually, and you will be able to do it way before the update actually hits your phone 'officially'.
As we have said too, you are in a good position. No need to downgrade at all. Your hboot version is the right one.

Jack_R1 said:
You will not thank me for this, but for your sake I suggest reading instead of writing. All of the info you're asking for is written in the guides, and....
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well..thats what forums are for..uhmmm? to ask people about your doubts and things you don't understand simply. period. anyways..thx for motivating me to through 100+ threads
suku_patel_22 said:
We already have the leak of ICS build for desire S, and it's pretty fast, forget q3
Also we have very functional sense 4 lite, which is faster than sense 3.6.....
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thx bro I have not upgraded my 2.3.3 to 2.3.5 so np
well can you name me the ROM which is the ICS build for htc desire S + has the sense 4 lite (faster than sense 3.6? :O )
olyloh6696 said:
Well the beauty of rooting is trying out custom ROMs... I don't think you should root if you don't intend too.....
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Right.. When I acually was craving for a droid I was crazy as hell to root n try out new ROMs but... when I got an HTC I was simply hands down n thought not to touch this beauty. HTC Desire S is quite a package at this cheap price + hardware config.
PS: just a last ques. for now: which OS is the recommended one? I do have linux mint 10 32 bit edition installed on my machine; its a bit old.. rarely updated the packages n all AND I have windows 7 ultimate 64 bit edition ..so which one would you recommend me to root with?
Thanks a lot guys.
I'll get on it.. and will tell you how things go
Regards,
sky770

Well i felt the same too. It's great out if the box, but you can achieve so much more when rooted.
Do it. Also, Windows 7 is easier.
ROMs? Have you checked the dev forum yet?
Sent from my HTC Desire S using xda premium

sky770 said:
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well..thats what forums are for..uhmmm? to ask people about your doubts and things you don't understand simply. period. anyways..thx for motivating me to through 100+ threads
thx bro I have not upgraded my 2.3.3 to 2.3.5 so np
well can you name me the ROM which is the ICS build for htc desire S + has the sense 4 lite (faster than sense 3.6? :O )
Right.. When I acually was craving for a droid I was crazy as hell to root n try out new ROMs but... when I got an HTC I was simply hands down n thought not to touch this beauty. HTC Desire S is quite a package at this cheap price + hardware config.
PS: just a last ques. for now: which OS is the recommended one? I do have linux mint 10 32 bit edition installed on my machine; its a bit old.. rarely updated the packages n all AND I have windows 7 ultimate 64 bit edition ..so which one would you recommend me to root with?
Thanks a lot guys.
I'll get on it.. and will tell you how things go
Regards,
sky770
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First thing, you dont need to read 100+ threads, the index is in my signature with all sorts of information
STOCK ICS Sense 3.6: Virtuous Saga
Sense 4.0A(One V port): Fallout
And yes, any OS that you are comfortable with should be fine.. I did it on Win 7

sky770 said:
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well..thats what forums are for..uhmmm? to ask people about your doubts and things you don't understand simply. period. anyways..thx for motivating me to through 100+ threads
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No, that's not what forums are for. You should probably look at the name of the forum and think, what does "-developers" part stand for, and why isn't it called "XDA-users-in-doubt-that-are-too-lazy-to-bother-reading". Your "period" you can use elsewhere.
To your last question: Windows is what the guides are written for, so doing everything on Windows will be better - it won't require you to understand and "translate" everything to Linux.

Jack_R1 said:
No, that's not what forums are for. You should probably look at the name of the forum and think, what does "-developers" part stand for, and why isn't it called "XDA-users-in-doubt-that-are-too-lazy-to-bother-reading".
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(wish I could give this a thumbs up too )

@sky770... The guys are right, In my opinion it's only worth rooting your device if you plan to try a couple of custom ROM's. You seriously won't regret. HTC have a habit of leaving some of the older devices to "fall & die" without providing updates. Through the hard work and determination of some of these guys on here, You will not only have your handset kept alive but also at the same level as some as HTC's flagship devices.
As for recommendation on ROM
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1679125

Choosing the right RUU

Hi,
I'm currently running Ordroid on my Sensation but have decided I want to go back to the stock Sensation ROM - the gingerbread one that was on the phone when I bought it (ie unrooted) and have found the list of RUUs but am a bit daunted as to which one to choose!
I'm from the UK and the phone was bought unlocked (had never been locked to a network) so which RUU do I choose from the list for the most up to date official gingerbread rom?
This is the list I've found:
www.filefactory.com/f/c87a2330449af512/
Also, with me being on ICS currently and wanting to downgrade to GB, do I need to flash a new radio or RIL before running the RUU or does the RUU contain the necessary radio/prerequisites to run without anything else?
Thanks in anticipation!
Sent from my HTC Sensation Z710e using xda premium

Download CIDgetter from the market.
It should show you the original CID.
I have enclosed a couple of files that show the CID and from that you can look at the other list to get the right RUU. I cannot vouch 100% for the info in the files but then seem to have been correct so far.
The only ones I have personally used are:
CID - VODAP001 RUU - x.xx.161.xxxxxxxxx (Vodafone UK)
CID - HTC__001 RUU - x.xx.401.xxxxxxxxx (WWE "World Wide English")
The WWE one does not have the carrier bloatware so a good starting point.
SuperCID is "11111111" which enables you to install any RUU.

That's a massive help, thank you ever so much!
My CID is HTC_001 so am installing an ICS x.xx.401.xxx one which is HTC_Europe
Fingers crossed that one will work
Thanks again!

I should have included:
http://shipped-roms.com/index.php?category=android&model=Pyramid
It has 3.32.401.xxxxxx (ICS)
GL
EDIT: Are you S-OFF ?

gol_n_dal said:
I should have included:
http://shipped-roms.com/index.php?category=android&model=Pyramid
It has 3.32.401.xxxxxx (ICS)
GL
EDIT: Are you S-OFF ?
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I just installed RUU_PYRAMID_ICS_HTC_Europe_3.33.401.6_Radio_11.76A.3504.00U_11.24A.3504.31_M_release_266171_signed.exe which I think is the latest version, am I right in thinking now that I'm running the same ROM that someone who had never rooted their phone/installed custom ROMs would be running?
I was S-OFF but as I've just installed a stock ROM I'm back to S-ON. The only reason I've done this is I was kinda dissatisfied with the performance of my Sensation; it was taking about a second to return to home when pressing home, apps took a few seconds to load where on another android phone I have (much less powerful than the Sensation) they were loading instantly. Thought returning to stock might alleviate the lag. It seems to have done that a bit, but it still feels a bit clunky and the screen overheats so much at the bottom! I knew this was a problem some people were getting but thought again that going back to stock would cure the problem - apparently not! Very tempted to send a letter/make a phonecall to HTC asking why a £330 phone is lagging and overheating when a £100 Huawei I have runs better than it!
Anyway, I'm rambling and going off-topic!
tl;dr is my phone's working okay but not quite as fast/cool as I'd hoped
Thanks again for your help

You're probably:
S-OFF but locked.
If you were S-OFF you will still be.
Look for the XDA thread (can't remember the title) "User Friendly Firmware " and get an unlocked/revolutionary HBOOT.
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lifeisfaked said:
I just installed RUU_PYRAMID_ICS_HTC_Europe_3.33.401.6_Radio_11.76A.3504.00U_11.24A.3504.31_M_release_266171_signed.exe which I think is the latest version, am I right in thinking now that I'm running the same ROM that someone who had never rooted their phone/installed custom ROMs would be running?
I was S-OFF but as I've just installed a stock ROM I'm back to S-ON. The only reason I've done this is I was kinda dissatisfied with the performance of my Sensation; it was taking about a second to return to home when pressing home, apps took a few seconds to load where on another android phone I have (much less powerful than the Sensation) they were loading instantly. Thought returning to stock might alleviate the lag. It seems to have done that a bit, but it still feels a bit clunky and the screen overheats so much at the bottom! I knew this was a problem some people were getting but thought again that going back to stock would cure the problem - apparently not! Very tempted to send a letter/make a phonecall to HTC asking why a £330 phone is lagging and overheating when a £100 Huawei I have runs better than it!
Anyway, I'm rambling and going off-topic!
tl;dr is my phone's working okay but not quite as fast/cool as I'd hoped
Thanks again for your help
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I'm using CM10 from Bruce's kang, Have a try.
It's AOSP so doesn't have the Sense baggage.
Ensure yu are fully S-OFF before you change anything.

I am currently on a sense 4 Rom running 3.33 firmware is it possible for me to go back to gingerbread as I hate all the lag
FYI I am S-Off, unlocked bootloader and super CID
Sent from my HTC Sensation Z710e using xda premium

Yes, if you are S-OFF install a GB firmware and then install a GB custom ROM.
OR just install a GB RUU.