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HTC Desire S, Restoring, Flashing, Hboot

Hi everyone! I'm new here so apologies for any mistakes, wrongs etc.
I needed some help with my HTC desire S, I'm new to all this rooting, flashing stuff, but i'm not too thick so understand some things. So heres the story/problem.
About a month ago I S-OFF my phone to try out some awesome custom ROMS, Granted i had some fun with them, I installed an unofficial 2.3.5 gingerbread with sense 3.0, just to see what the new sense was like, As I didn't receive the OTA update on my phone. But now i'd like to restore my phone back to the original ROM that came on the phone. I'm not to fused weather its S-OFF, all I really wanted was my original ROM as Sense 3.0 is running so slow on my phone, and its made a big difference in performance. I'm one of these guys who says please search the forum and google for help. And I did just this and found some great information yet of which i have had no luck with.
I've tried running an RUU whilst my phone is switch on and connected via HTC Sync, No luck. Model ID error 130....Please use the correct ROM (or something along those lines) So i found that u could flash the RUU after extracting the rom.zip and renaming it to PG88IMG.zip. So i did just this, still no luck, Updating was being processed and at the end of the update I got the message Wrong model ID and again Please use correct ROM (something like that anyway!)
Now your probably laughing at me by now thinking rialcniS you thick so and so, your using the wrong RUU. Which to anyone else sounds correct. But surely if i'm trying to convert back to the original stock ROM then 2.3.3 Gingerbread is the one to go for? as this was what my phone was running from the box!
So I did a little bit more research and found out that maybe its to do with my Hboot version. Below are my phones detail.
SAGA PVT ENG S-OFF
HBOOT-6.98.2000 (PG8810000)
RADIO-3822.09.08.20_M
eMMC-BOOT
FEB 24 2011,21:19:05
Software Information:
Android version - 2.3.5
HTC Sense Version - 3.0
Software Number - Desire S 2.10.401.4 [PROXUSER]
Kernel version - 2.6.35.10-g9ac6c7a
Baseband version - 20.48.30.0922U_3822.09.08.20_M
Build Number 2.10.401.4 CL156318 release-keys
Browser version - WebKit/533.1
From my research I found (or at least this is how it translates in my brain) is that I cant install an original stock ROM on Hboot 6.98.2000. Is this correct?
Anyway, for some more information to you guys when I load my phone up in fastboot, it starts searching for the PG88IMG.zip and also something along the lines of PG88DIAG, yet all it says underneath is Wrong or no image?
Am I being a complete idiot, or does this seem strange to some of you more advanced android rooters
If anyone can point me in the right direction to where i might be going wrong, id much appreciate it!
Thanks in advanced
Rialcnis!

rialcnis said:
Hi everyone! I'm new here so apologies for any mistakes, wrongs etc.
I needed some help with my HTC desire S, I'm new to all this rooting, flashing stuff, but i'm not too thick so understand some things. So heres the story/problem.
About a month ago I S-OFF my phone to try out some awesome custom ROMS, Granted i had some fun with them, I installed an unofficial 2.3.5 gingerbread with sense 3.0, just to see what the new sense was like, As I didn't receive the OTA update on my phone. But now i'd like to restore my phone back to the original ROM that came on the phone. I'm not to fused weather its S-OFF, all I really wanted was my original ROM as Sense 3.0 is running so slow on my phone, and its made a big difference in performance. I'm one of these guys who says please search the forum and google for help. And I did just this and found some great information yet of which i have had no luck with.
I've tried running an RUU whilst my phone is switch on and connected via HTC Sync, No luck. Model ID error 130....Please use the correct ROM (or something along those lines) So i found that u could flash the RUU after extracting the rom.zip and renaming it to PG88IMG.zip. So i did just this, still no luck, Updating was being processed and at the end of the update I got the message Wrong model ID and again Please use correct ROM (something like that anyway!)
Now your probably laughing at me by now thinking rialcniS you thick so and so, your using the wrong RUU. Which to anyone else sounds correct. But surely if i'm trying to convert back to the original stock ROM then 2.3.3 Gingerbread is the one to go for? as this was what my phone was running from the box!
So I did a little bit more research and found out that maybe its to do with my Hboot version. Below are my phones detail.
SAGA PVT ENG S-OFF
HBOOT-6.98.2000 (PG8810000)
RADIO-3822.09.08.20_M
eMMC-BOOT
FEB 24 2011,21:19:05
Software Information:
Android version - 2.3.5
HTC Sense Version - 3.0
Software Number - Desire S 2.10.401.4 [PROXUSER]
Kernel version - 2.6.35.10-g9ac6c7a
Baseband version - 20.48.30.0922U_3822.09.08.20_M
Build Number 2.10.401.4 CL156318 release-keys
Browser version - WebKit/533.1
From my research I found (or at least this is how it translates in my brain) is that I cant install an original stock ROM on Hboot 6.98.2000. Is this correct?
Anyway, for some more information to you guys when I load my phone up in fastboot, it starts searching for the PG88IMG.zip and also something along the lines of PG88DIAG, yet all it says underneath is Wrong or no image?
Am I being a complete idiot, or does this seem strange to some of you more advanced android rooters
If anyone can point me in the right direction to where i might be going wrong, id much appreciate it!
Thanks in advanced
Rialcnis!
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Can't say much but I will point you to see this guide if it helps .
www.freeyourandroid.com/guide/flashing-ruu-htc
Sent from a darkly dreaming freak named Ray with a hTC Desire S in his hand which's rom is changed by the owner more than his clothes !

More useful info will be not the current state of your device, but what it was before the S-Off and customizing.
Setup the adb and fastboot commands on your PC /there is guide in my signature.
Then connect the device and type the following commands:
Code:
adb devices ([I]your device serial number should be displayed[/I])
adb shell [I](there should be a command prompt with the # symbol in front if not type "su" without the quotes[/I])
dd if=/dev/block/mmcblk0p17 of=/sdcard/misc.img ([I]this will create a misc.img file on your SDcard[/I])
Then copy the misc.img to your PC and open it with HEX editor (XVI32 is free, you can google it)
Open the misc.img with HEX Editor. There will be a number like 1.28.401.1 on line 6. This is the number of your original software.
Search in this thread for the proper RUU and install it.
Important! Before flashing the RUU change your hboot with this one
Maybe sounds complicated but nothing scary about it, just follow the steps carefully.
Good luck

use search there is a whole thread about downgrading the hboot ON THE FIRST PAGE.

Sorry, I had searched and searched everywhere for about 3 hours straight, and every time I found something that seemed promising i would get errors and have no luck.
@amidabuddha, Thankyou so much, this seems very promising. I'll give it ago tonight and keep you posted on the progress!
Thanks again!!

look for a thread called downgrading the new hboot.theres a guide ,it works fine as i have used it myself.

djisgod said:
use search there is a whole thread about downgrading the hboot ON THE FIRST PAGE.
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djisgod said:
look for a thread called downgrading the new hboot.theres a guide ,it works fine as i have used it myself.
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Hey, his problem is not the hboot, he needs his Stock configuration for his region (which is wise in order to keep the warranty). The only thing he needs for this is the proper RUU and overwrittable hboot, no downgrades, no other stuff

amidabuddha said:
Hey, his problem is not the hboot, he needs his Stock configuration for his region (which is wise in order to keep the warranty). The only thing he needs for this is the proper RUU and overwrittable hboot, no downgrades, no other stuff
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So, thanks to you mate i've got it all back to stock! Fantastic! Thankyou very much for your help and keep up the good work!

rialcnis said:
So, thanks to you mate i've got it all back to stock! Fantastic! Thankyou very much for your help and keep up the good work!
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Glad that you solved your issue.
Just out of curiosity - which one was your RUU?
And for your information (there was a complain in your first post about sense 3 performance) - if you receive the 2.10.x.x OTA update notification, the stock sense 3 runs pretty good on my device, no lagging, no bugs so far. So maybe you can give it a try when the time comes.
Enjoy your "new" phone

amidabuddha said:
Glad that you solved your issue.
Just out of curiosity - which one was your RUU?
And for your information (there was a complain in your first post about sense 3 performance) - if you receive the 2.10.x.x OTA update notification, the stock sense 3 runs pretty good on my device, no lagging, no bugs so far. So maybe you can give it a try when the time comes.
Enjoy your "new" phone
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Yeah I'm not to sure, it was running slow and not nice and fresh like it is now! but i reckon now i know how to solve the problem if it occurs again i might give it a try my original RUU was the one u listed in your post 1.28.401.1. Nice and simple instructions you gave, so thanks very much again!!

[Q] Couple of problems with the Desire S

Hi everybody. I'm starting a new thread because there are quite a few issues on this phone and I wanted your help in understanding them.
I'm using an Orange HTC desire S which I bought from a local market in India. This was about six months back and it picked up my Vodafone sim easily so i presumed it had some kind of Sim unlocker.
PROBLEM 1
Fast forward to a few days back when I thought getting root access would be fun and would enable many more options. I booted into recovery mode and here is where the first problem kicks in.
When I boot using the volume + power button option, my phone tells me it's S-OFF and then proceeds(on its own) to a different menu. It shows two options only.
1. Device info
2. Clean S58 data
There's no way at all to return to the previous screen here on. It gets stuck here because option 1 gives me general data about the phone and option 2 runs what seems like the sim unlock problem, tells me there's no update and returns to the same menu. I'm always(2 attempts) left with only the battery pull option which invariably clears all the data on my phone and works like a hard reset.
I also tried this without the memory card and got stuck at the black screen with the red exclamation mark.
Can someone tell me what's wrong here and what I need to do to get root access.
PROBLEM 2
This is more of a confusion I face. Most of my friends using the Desire S have got the sense 3.0 update but my phone is still running on 2.1 and tells me it is up to date. On the forum, most people seem to have received the 2.3.5 and the 3.0 update. Why am I not getting it?
Is it because i'm not on the orange network or is it something else(like s off)?
What do i need to do to get the updates in India?
Thanks for reading.
Can someone tell me what's wrong and how I should proceed?

sukrit7 said:
Hi everybody. I'm starting a new thread because there are quite a few issues on this phone and I wanted your help in understanding them.
I'm using an Orange HTC desire S which I bought from a local market in India. This was about six months back and it picked up my Vodafone sim easily so i presumed it had some kind of Sim unlocker.
PROBLEM 1
Fast forward to a few days back when I thought getting root access would be fun and would enable many more options. I booted into recovery mode and here is where the first problem kicks in.
When I boot using the volume + power button option, my phone tells me it's S-OFF and then proceeds(on its own) to a different menu. It shows two options only.
1. Device info
2. Clean S58 data
There's no way at all to return to the previous screen here on. It gets stuck here because option 1 gives me general data about the phone and option 2 runs what seems like the sim unlock problem, tells me there's no update and returns to the same menu. I'm always(2 attempts) left with only the battery pull option which invariably clears all the data on my phone and works like a hard reset.
I also tried this without the memory card and got stuck at the black screen with the red exclamation mark.
Can someone tell me what's wrong here and what I need to do to get root access.
PROBLEM 2
This is more of a confusion I face. Most of my friends using the Desire S have got the sense 3.0 update but my phone is still running on 2.1 and tells me it is up to date. On the forum, most people seem to have received the 2.3.5 and the 3.0 update. Why am I not getting it?
Is it because i'm not on the orange network or is it something else(like s off)?
What do i need to do to get the updates in India?
Thanks for reading.
Can someone tell me what's wrong and how I should proceed?
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Sukrit, most of your answers are within your questions. I've highlighted them in Red...
First of all, just because you purchased it in India (Somewhere like Gaffar Market, etc) doesn't mean it's from HTC India. HTC software update doesn't look at what sim card you're using to allot upgrades to your phone... It localises you depending on the software shipped with the phone.
Secondly, your phone is an Orange branded device and unlocking stuff is usually more troublesome and dangerous on branded devices... As for the solution to PROBLEM 1 as posted by you, look inside your sd card for a file named PG88IMG.zip. If you find it, back it up on your pc and delete it from the sd card. See if that helps, as having an update zip on your memory card will force your bootloader to flash it whether you want it to do so or not... Let's call it the phone's "instinct" to flash the PG88IMG.zip if it finds it while in bootloader.
I also suggest you read the Guides in the general section carefully, especially the warning about branded devices... But since you say you're s-off, half the battle is already won and i think you'll be okay to root.
As for the battery pull, it does not reset your phone data my friend... your data will all be safe and all it does is a soft reset, NOT a hard reset. You are more likely to fry your eMMC chip doing that... and that would be a MUCH bigger problem, as i'm kinda sure your phone doesn't even have a distant cousin called "warranty"
Let me know if you found an update zip on your sd card like i mentioned above, and we'll pick it up from there.
Cheers. Hope i can be of help.

Thanks a lot for answering and helping me with my problem.
enigmaamit said:
Sukrit, most of your answers are within your questions. I've highlighted them in Red...
First of all, just because you purchased it in India (Somewhere like Gaffar Market, etc) doesn't mean it's from HTC India. HTC software update doesn't look at what sim card you're using to allot upgrades to your phone... It localises you depending on the software shipped with the phone.
I've understood this but does it also mean that unless i'm on the Orange network, I won't get the update?
Also, great guess on where I got the phone from
Secondly, your phone is an Orange branded device and unlocking stuff is usually more troublesome and dangerous on branded devices... As for the solution to PROBLEM 1 as posted by you, look inside your sd card for a file named PG88IMG.zip. If you find it, back it up on your pc and delete it from the sd card. See if that helps, as having an update zip on your memory card will force your bootloader to flash it whether you want it to do so or not... Let's call it the phone's "instinct" to flash the PG88IMG.zip if it finds it while in bootloader.
I understand. There are two files that i think are relevant.
1. HTC-ANDROID-GOLD_CARD. I haven't put this in as far as I remember. Size-0 bytes.
2. PG88DIAG.nbh. I'm presuming this is the file you were talking about? There is a slight difference in name,though.
I also suggest you read the Guides in the general section carefully, especially the warning about branded devices... But since you say you're s-off, half the battle is already won and i think you'll be okay to root.
As for the battery pull, it does not reset your phone data my friend... your data will all be safe and all it does is a soft reset, NOT a hard reset. You are more likely to fry your eMMC chip doing that... and that would be a MUCH bigger problem, as i'm kinda sure your phone doesn't even have a distant cousin called "warranty"
This is what is weird,Amit. If I pull the battery when the phone is at the device info and clear s58 data screen, it always hard resets. All software/contacts,basically anything on the phone memory disappears. Why does this happen?
If you think this behavior is normal then i'll remove the file in the memory card and try again.
Thanks a ton!
Let me know if you found an update zip on your sd card like i mentioned above, and we'll pick it up from there.
Cheers. Hope i can be of help.
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Can't I just use the Orange Rom on this thread http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1002506 for the update?

sukrit7 said:
Can't I just use the Orange Rom on this thread http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1002506 for the update?
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Why don't we start by removing the PG88DIAG file from the sd card (back it up on PC), and also the GOLD CARD file, which obviously was used by the nefarious Gaffar guys to s-off your phone...,
This will hopefully give you access to bootloader and fastboot so you can root and flash a custom recovery. Once you've done that, you can flash whatever ROM you like.
I'd recommend Endymion if you want the best possible sense 3.5 experience...
Let me know if removing those two files allows you to remain in bootloader and access recovery...

Hey Amit. Removing the two files has worked fine. Thanku
What steps should i take now to get root access?
Or, can I just load the orange ROM available on the other thread without rooting?

sukrit7 said:
Hey Amit. Removing the two files has worked fine. Thanku
What steps should i take now to get root access?
Or, can I just load the orange ROM available on the other thread without rooting?
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Congrats buddy!
Firstly, you cannot flash a custom ROM without a custom recovery...
To obtain root access, you can use Gingerbreak.apk
I suggest you just flash a custom recovery (I personally recommend 4EXT Recovery) via fastboot or you can simply use 4EXT Recovery updater app (free) or 4EXT Recovery Control app (paid, check my signature for link), then take a nandroid backup of your current ROM, and then Flash a Custom ROM.
You don't have to stick to Orange ROMs... you can flash whatever ROM you want... I highly recommend Endymion, but the choice is ultimately yours to make...
Glad you got this far... happy times ahead for you!!
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Before proceeding, i would like to know what hboot version you have... this may save us a lot of trouble later...

enigmaamit said:
Congrats buddy!
Firstly, you cannot flash a custom ROM without a custom recovery...
To obtain root access, you can use Gingerbreak.apk
This didn't work. I left it on two times for more than 15 minutes.
I suggest you just flash a custom recovery (I personally recommend 4EXT Recovery) via fastboot or you can simply use 4EXT Recovery updater app (free) or 4EXT Recovery Control app (paid, check my signature for link), then take a nandroid backup of your current ROM, and then Flash a Custom ROM.
You don't have to stick to Orange ROMs... you can flash whatever ROM you want... I highly recommend Endymion, but the choice is ultimately yours to make...
I can do this without root too,right?
Glad you got this far... happy times ahead for you!!
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Before proceeding, i would like to know what hboot version you have... this may save us a lot of trouble later...
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android version- 2.3.3
sense - 2.1
SAGA pvt SHIP s-off RL
HBOOT- 0.98. 0002
Radio- 3805. 06. 02. 03_M
Thought i'd give you all the details

sukrit7 said:
android version- 2.3.3
sense - 2.1
SAGA pvt SHIP s-off RL
HBOOT- 0.98. 0002
Radio- 3805. 06. 02. 03_M
Thought i'd give you all the details
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Yup, everything seems to be fine. Go ahead and root your phone... flash 4EXT Recoery via 4EXT Recovery Updater app, and then after taking a backup, and doing a full wipe, flash whatever ROM you want to...
Read the instructions and guides carefully in the general and Development section prior to this, and remember...DO NOT REMOVE THE BATTERY WHILE THE PHONE IS STILL ON! It's better to try other methods to reboot it, or even let it discharge over time and switch off by itself, rather that attempt to pull battery. Othert than this, i think you're ok to flash a new ROM, and enter the amazing world of custom ROMs...

Hey. I decided to be a little experimental and just couldn't wait either; installed revolutionary and i've got root access. Ha!
Thanks so much for your help.
Now tell me, what ROM should I use?
i've also installed clockwork.
Thanks a ton again!
Edit: I think you missed a part of my reply. Gingerbreak hadn't worked hence i opted for this.

sukrit7 said:
Hey. I decided to be a little experimental and just couldn't wait either; installed revolutionary and i've got root access. Ha!
Thanks so much for your help.
Now tell me, what ROM should I use?
i've also installed clockwork.
Thanks a ton again!
Edit: I think you missed a part of my reply. Gingerbreak hadn't worked hence i opted for this.
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Congrats!
If you want a Sense 3 ROM, go for Hyperion
For Sense 3.5 (My personal favourite) go for Endymion
For crazy theming options, you can try MIUI from MIUI.us
If you like plain stock look.... Cyanogenmod.
I would however still recommend Endymion (Though i like v2.2 better than v3)
P.S. Just a friendly question... Gaffar me kitne ka pada ye phone? I bought my phone new...but my wife wants one now and i don't want to put in the money for a new phone from a mobile store...

i'll get endymion then, should follow your advise since you've helped so much. Do i need to make any changes to the hboot/radio?
and should i get both 3.1 and the add on package?
yaar, it'll be a lot cheaper now. when i bought it tab market price was around 22.5. I got it for 16.5 with box and accessories. At that time, there were only two shops that had the desire S and this was the only one that functioned properly.
i'm pretty sure you can get it for less than 13k now.
I'll try n get you the shop's name and number. i've bought both the desire and the desire s from him and they've worked well.

sukrit7 said:
i'll get endymion then, should follow your advise since you've helped so much. Do i need to make any changes to the hboot/radio?
and should i get both 3.1 and the add on package?
yaar, it'll be a lot cheaper now. when i bought it tab market price was around 22.5. I got it for 16.5 with box and accessories. At that time, there were only two shops that had the desire S and this was the only one that functioned properly.
i'm pretty sure you can get it for less than 13k now.
I'll try n get you the shop's name and number. i've bought both the desire and the desire s from him and they've worked well.
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You can get the v3.1 without the addon initially. See how it works for you... Then you can flash the addon package if you feel like Modding the ROM. I'm still on v2.2 because I didn't feel the need to upgrade.
Please do get me the number of your guy in gaffar as I'm planning to get a galaxy note as well as a desire s...
Beamed from the Dark Side using xda premium.

Hey. Looked everywhere for the number but I just can't find it. Awfully sorry,man.
I don't know if you've ever been to Gaffar before but just incase you haven't,do ensure that you buy from a proper shop and not people with cabinets full of phones. These guys will offer you cheaper prices but will also disappear in a couple of days.
There are only 5-6 big shops which sell import phones,most of them are decent and will offer you a week or two worth of hardware guarantee. Enough for you to atleast test the phone out.
Sent from my HTC Desire S using XDA App

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[Q] Flashing Generic Firmware with S-off

Hi Guys,
Apologies if this has been discussed before. I have looked for answers everywhere and i could not find any.
Ok, I have a Desire S which is branded to Telstra (Australia), I was sick of all the useless app that Telstra had put in and wanted to get rid of all those.
I used revolutionary method to get it s-off and install Generic Firmware. After that i was happy not having any of Telstra's bloatware on the phone. Then came the update of 2.3.5 and as usual downloaded the firmware and used RRU to Update. Big mistake on my part, i didn't read anything and just tried to push RRU on the phone, the result was White screen with HTC logo and nothing past that. Tried everything no luck, then looking for answers, i found a solution to remove revolutionary, I could see revolutionary gone in HBOOT but the phone would not start.
to solve this i went to telstra to send it to repair, warranty was there and when telstra asked what happened, i said i was updating an app and it went to this screen, Tech guys said this is the similar 3rd problem in a day. so after 5 days the phone got repaired, New IMEI number and logic board had to be replaced.
Now all over again i have bunch of telstra bloatware on the phone. I want to get Generic 2.3.5 with sense 3.0. what is the process to follow so that i don't make the same mistake again?
All i want to do is get it s-off and install generic Firmware, the easiest way possible something like revolutionary. I tried going with ADB but found a bit risky.
Any advice in getting Generic HTC Desire S (2.3.5 with Sense 3.0) the easiest way would be helpful. Thanks in advance.
HBOOT info:
SAGA PVT SHIP s-ON RL
HBOOT-0.98.0002
RADIO-3805.04.02.01_M
eMMC-boot
Mar 30 2011,17:29:31
Thanks

To get a generic firmware from some other area, you need to get Super CID. I don't know much about it, just that CID's like a region code, Super CID enables you to get generic ROMs from any region. Only XTC Clip can do that on a Desire S as far as i know. Flashing a custom ROM after Revolutionary S-OFF is a better option....
Listen, I really recommend you to use a Custom ROM based on the update if you are ready to S-OFF. Hyperion is much faster and has a lot more features. Hell, if you do S-OFF, why settle for Sense 3? Get Sense 3.5. I recommend endymion.

@shrome99: Thanks dude, correct me if i am wrong, to get a generic firmware onto the desire s there is no option but to go for s-off and customs roms are better than stock ones, the reason i am asking is i have not used custom roms and willing to stick to stock.
What is the easiest way to get the rom sorted, I know how to get the custom rom installed there are too many posts everywhere that you can read through and make a decision and find roms of your choice, but there seems to be nothing about stock roms, i am sure there are people who are willing to get stock rom and their carrier is not rolling out the update coz they want more junk to be added.
Steps on how to get generic stock rom would be really helpful.
Thanks again

zryvffn said:
@shrome99: Thanks dude, correct me if i am wrong, to get a generic firmware onto the desire s there is no option but to go for s-off and customs roms are better than stock ones, the reason i am asking is i have not used custom roms and willing to stick to stock.
What is the easiest way to get the rom sorted, I know how to get the custom rom installed there are too many posts everywhere that you can read through and make a decision and find roms of your choice, but there seems to be nothing about stock roms, i am sure there are people who are willing to get stock rom and their carrier is not rolling out the update coz they want more junk to be added.
Steps on how to get generic stock rom would be really helpful.
Thanks again
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+1 to above
IMO, if you're considering making a change then put on a decent custom (see my sig) you won't regret it

ben_pyett said:
+1 to above
IMO, if you're considering making a change then put on a decent custom (see my sig) you won't regret it
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Hey Ben, Thanks for this, I went ahead and got the ROM as you suggested. Installed the base verison, then the add-on and the update. I have been palying around with it and so far loving it.
Only problem tough, I cannot use Market. I can open market look for apps and download, but when it starts to install, the phone re-boots. any known issues with this and is there a workaround to sort this out.

Ok, so here is what i did, Flashed Base version again and market started working again with no issues. Another issue which is not so much of an issue but only at night, why does the soft keys don't lit up on Desire S?. any way to fix these. Thanks guys.

Sometimes firing up and signing into Google talk makes the market start working again
Sent from my HTC Desire S using xda premium

sadsac said:
Sometimes firing up and signing into Google talk makes the market start working again
Sent from my HTC Desire S using xda premium
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Thanks for that, I did a search for the issue and did the same thing as you had advised, but didn't work. Then I flashed the base version again and then the update, which worked. Don't know what had happened there.
But yeah loving the new rom and i would say was a better move to be on a custom ROM and getting rid of Carrier's junk installed.
Cheers!

Ok, so instead of creating a new post i have decided to post it here since it is already been discussed.
I was happy with rooted phone and endymion Rom and was happy until my phone started heating up and restarted on its own as if it had a mind of its own, I called HTC and they advised to send it for repair, i had to unroot the phone and sent for repair. Got the phone back with updated version and i need help rooting the phone.
when i boot the phone in fast boot this is what i get:
****LOCKED****
SAGA PVT SHIP S-ON RL
HBOOT-2.00.0002
RADIO-3822.10.08.04_M
eMMC-BOOT
Aug 22 2011, 15:22:13
Android Version 2.3.5
HTC Sense Verison 3.0
Software Number: 2.14.841.4
Baseband Version: 2.14.841.4 CL 184593 Release-Keys
Now i need to Root the phone again so i can be another happy user of endymion.
I am looking at this guide and needed help.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1443636&page=1
The oldest RUU i can find for my provider is RUU_Saga_Telstra_WWE_1.36.841.3_Radio_20.28d.30.0805U_3805.04.02.01_M_release_184558_signed.exe
I was reading the guide and this is where i am confused.
6.This command will gets you out of adb shell.. so we need to get back to adb shell and you will see "#" sign..meaning you are temp rooted and we can then proceed to changing MISC_VERSION:
Code:
adb shell
cd /data/local/tmp
./misc_version -s 1.27.405.6 .
./misc_version -s 1.27.405.6 do i change this to 1.36.841.3 or leave it as it is?
Any help will be greatly appreciated.
Thanks.

IMO you can leave it as it is. 1.27.xxx is older than your RUU version so I think it will work fine.

chninkel said:
IMO you can leave it as it is. 1.27.xxx is older than your RUU version so I think it will work fine.
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Thanks for that, yes i did follow the guide, and then got stuck again. The problem i am facing is after pushing all the files as of the guide, i run tacoroot the phone restarts and all i get is a red triangle with exclamation mark in it and nothing else happens.
then to get rid of it, i pull out the battery and do a complete factory reset. I have done this about 5 times now but still the same.
Also tried using super one click but that dint work either and freezes on waiting for device.
anything i have missed or is there any other solutions, any GUI programs or video to help if i am missing something.
any help is appreciated.
Thanks

I believe that you have to boot the original recovery before using tacoroot to get it working ( I mean boot it once, then boot normally).
After using tacoroot --root, your phone will probably go in bootloop, don't worry about that and change your misc_version as described in the tutorial.
And please, stop pulling out the battery, you will brick your phone this way.

chninkel said:
And please, stop pulling out the battery, you will brick your phone this way.
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+1
You can pull it out as often as you want..but at least you should know the risk.
Sent by my fingers to your head

chninkel said:
I believe that you have to boot the original recovery before using tacoroot to get it working ( I mean boot it once, then boot normally).
After using tacoroot --root, your phone will probably go in bootloop, don't worry about that and change your misc_version as described in the tutorial.
And please, stop pulling out the battery, you will brick your phone this way.
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I don't understand,"boot into original recovery". To try i booted the phone in HBOOT and pressed recovery and same thing the triangle shows. am i missing something here.
EDIT: I went till the last step and this is what i get "Patching and backing up partition 17...
Error Opening backup file.
#"
any idea

zryvffn said:
To try i booted the phone in HBOOT and pressed recovery
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That's what I meant.
You can try misc_version_universal to avoid error patching partition 17 (see attachment below).

chninkel said:
That's what I meant.
You can try misc_version_universal to avoid error patching partition 17 (see attachment below).
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Thanks dude, this worked and going thru revolutionary. i did some changes in the steps and will update what i did in a while after i get a rom installed.

Thank you everyone for help and support. i was able to downgrade my HBOOT and install a custom ROM. It would not have been possible if you guys had not supported.
one thing i have learnt is the more you read the more you find things useful and you actually learn how ti weigh your risk and benefits and avoid ending up with an expensive paper weight.
so this is what i did.
after using universal misc version file i was getting 140 error in RUU, boot loader version error, tried 3 time but would not let me get past that, then out of frustration i thought about giving it a last try for good or for worse, in the misc version section i changed a bit.
adb shell
cd /data/local/tmp
./misc_version -s 1.36.841.3 (Same number as my RUU)
then RUU went fine and then revolutionary.
well, if any kind of newbie person in trying to root the phone i would suggest to read and if you think you have read enough, its probably you haven't.
special thanks to @chninkel, @eyahl. Thanks Guys for all the support.
Cheers!

JellyTime CM10 Saga R16.0 issue

Hi everyone,
@moderators/ops
Wanted to post in the development section, but since I'm new on the forum, I couldn't. If this is a wrong section, please feel free to move it. Mainly I registered only for posting those issues. Thanks.
@anybody else, specially the developer
It's been a few weeks since I am keep reading all the threads about changing the ROM of my Desire S, finally I've got an idea on the whole process, and I successfully tried a few custom ROMs. Yours, JellyTime CM10 Saga R16.0, seems to be the fastest one around, no doubt.
In the BUGS section you mention the camera and sound issues, but I am facing others.
First of all, and mainly, the signal. Is good, but keeps me in Roaming mode. Needless to say what that means. With none other ROMs I faced this, so could be, or not, a bug. Have to mention tho, that some other ROMs wouldn't register on the network at all, or much after turned on the device (like 10min+). My operator is LycaMobile (virtual operator), if that helps. Of course I did a full wipe+Darvik wipe before I flashed the ROM. Since in Roaming, I did not tried using the mobile network/tethering, so I don't know yet if they works or not.
The second, also important issue, is the SIM card. The phone did not found, and couldn't import any contacts from the SIM, saying that it's empty, while obviously is not.
Did not found any post related to these problems, if there is any, please forgive me, I'm also human.
So is there anything I could do about these, or it's up to you?
My phone specs:
Model: HTC Desire S
Recovery: ClockworkMod Recovery v5.0.2.0
*** UNLOCKED *** -->by HTCDev
SAGA PVT SHIP S-ON RL
HBOOT-2.02.0002
RADIO-3831.19.00.110
eMMC-boot
Jul 31 2012, 15:41:32
Thank you in advance.
Best regards,
Andrew

One main and basic question: did you flash the boot.img file from the ROM through the Command Prompt while your device is in the Fastboot mode?

Fatal1ty_18_RUS said:
One main and basic question: did you flash the boot.img file from the ROM through the Command Prompt while your device is in the Fastboot mode?
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Yes I did, otherwise it wouldn't boot at all.

andrew2221 said:
Yes I did, otherwise it wouldn't boot at all.
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Not necessarily true. The result of not doing so all depends on what ROM you had before and what ROM you have now. Often the phone boots fine, but the Wireless or some other hardware will misbehave.

SimonTS said:
Not necessarily true. The result of not doing so all depends on what ROM you had before and what ROM you have now. Often the phone boots fine, but the Wireless or some other hardware will misbehave.
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Sorry, my bad. Let me rephrase. In my case, I tried to flash the ROM only and boot, without flashing the kernel (boot.img) separately, but it was stuck in the welcome screen (the one after the HTC logo). So I did flashed the boot.img, and it started fine. I know what you mean, and again, my bad, I forgot to mention that I was changing from the stock ICS ROM, so different base. Hope this helps.

Well, then try to flash the latest radio

Good point! As soon as I get home I will, and will update my post. Thank you!
Edit:
I was wondering, since I updated once with the official ICS RUU (RUU_SAGA_ICS_35_S_HTC_Europe_14.01.401.2_Radio_20.76.30.0835_3831.19.00.110_release_275068_signed), I did noticed that the radio version has been updated as well, wouldn't make sense that I do have already the latest one? What do you think?
Edit II:
According to this thread, I have the latest one.. One note, tho. Currently I am on Virtuous Saga v.1.0.0 [3.04.401.1][Sense 3.6 Android 4.0.4], and reading the whole thread, I was thinking if actually I would change the radio, but instead of updating, downgrading to the one that blindndumb uses (RADIO-3831.17.00.16_M), would solve or not the roaming thing.. Hmmm...
Sent from my HTC Desire S using xda app-developers app

Ok. After testing and trying and reading more, I found out that this is a common problem. Some other ROM's behaving the same way, and I figured out why. My mobile carrier is a mobile virtual network operator (MVNO). As this thread offers a workaround, I did not tried it yet. Anyway, this blog explains why this happens. So setting the Data roaming option on solves this issue, tho the R (as in roaming) does not disappear.
Still, persists the other issue, with the SIM card. As an addition, the latest PACman ROM behaves the same way in both cases (Data and SIM), so I guess is a JB related thing.
I just wanted to let you know those, maybe it could come handy to someone.
Waiting for a fix for the SIM card issue.
Best regards,
Andrew.

[Q] Mytouch 4G Slide 1.45.0013 HELP needed my first post

Hi let me start by saying OMFNG! this phone is being a "B", idk wat im doing wrong lol i had everything working okay at first then i always end up screwing something up lol well here it is btw my name is Adam plz help me out
Current state:
***UNLOCKED***
Doubleshot PVT SHIP S-ON RL
HBOOT-1.45.0013
MICROP-0353
eMMC-boot
Nov 21 2011,20:20:47
I have a Mytouch 4G Slide With a HBOOT ver 1.45.0013
I Unlocked Using HTCDev <- that worked = Bootloader Unlocked
Then i Flashed Clockwork Recovery Img 5.0.2.7 = cool that worked for me (familiar with it cause i had it on my evo 4g)
cwm loads up and my phone booted up normally
then i flashed over a su.zip and i had ROOT i fogot wat one it was exactly but watever
I even installed titanium to do a test run to see if the actual root request was accepted and it worked as well
I tried to flash some roms from
androidevolved. forumsmytouch-4g-slide-root-roms-kernels-development 490-htc-mytouch-4g-slide-roms
needless to say after that ive been stuck on the mytouch splash screen for the past 3 days ive been picking at it researching but IDK wat the hell im doing wrong
**********************************
now for the reason im stuck
i was only trying to flash cause the kernal and software that i had did have a few minor glitches like random shutdowns when running apps sometimes that was all i was trying to resolve so i am open to try just about anything that would get me back to stock or even on a custom rom IDC just someone please help me if you neeed further detail please
please refer me to anyone or if you have any leads id be soooo greatful for anyhelp ty -Adam Mytouch-pos 4g slide l:fingers-crossed:
P.S. i can access Fastboot and adb, and CWM, and hboot all working fine so maybe im doing the wrong process in formatting my phone and as well as using the wrong PG zip (OBVIOUSLY) lol cause every rom or persons seems to be having different ways of formatting there phone/sdcard , im not illiterate i have flashed my evo 4g so wat gives

You are s on, so you need to flash the kernel with fastboot when you flash a rom, fastboot flash boot boot.img
Extract from rom of choice
Sent from my HTC Vision using xda premium

if your s-on have you ever gone to bootloader mode then place your phone into fastboot mode (highlight bootloader then press power button)
on your computer install the htc mytouch 4g slide fastboot drivers than
go to start run or on win 7 just search for cmd
then google out downloading an ADB folder and place it on your c: drive
then on cmd type cd\adb then it should look like this C:\adb>
then on whatever rom your getting extract it to a seprate folder then grab the boot.img file
then place it somewhere like your desktop then your gonna type on cmd
C:\abd>fastboot flash "C:\user\"name of user you have the file in"\desktop\boot.img"
then place the rom you got the boot.img from THE ROM UNEXTRACTED to your sd card then just reboot to recovery then flash the only rom and you should be good

Thank you to both crimedave1987 and demkantor for this explanation!! I was having the same problem as the OP. This was the first time I ever tried rooting and flashing my phone, and trying to figure out what my limitations are with the 1.45.0013 HBOOT has been a bit confusing.
But thanks to you guys, I'm finally up and running a ROM instead of just staring at the stock splash screen!

lotusflwr said:
Thank you to both crimedave1987 and demkantor for this explanation!! I was having the same problem as the OP. This was the first time I ever tried rooting and flashing my phone, and trying to figure out what my limitations are with the 1.45.0013 HBOOT has been a bit confusing.
But thanks to you guys, I'm finally up and running a ROM instead of just staring at the stock splash screen!
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no prob dude just message me and ill try everything in my knowelge to help

have not tried it yet as i was getting it on with my new gf LOL, but i will repost after i give it a go so wit that said
thank you for the help, so as i read all i have to do i flash the boot.img file using fastboot and have the same unexracted rom where i get the boot.img from copied to my sd card, then goto cwm and flash the rom and thats all?? hope this is acurate, and ur welcome for the answers for anyone who has had the same problem, glad u have your phone back on and running, u just need to ask the right questions LOL - Adam
getetboy said:
Hi let me start by saying OMFNG! this phone is being a "B", idk wat im doing wrong lol i had everything working okay at first then i always end up screwing something up lol well here it is btw my name is Adam plz help me out
Current state:
***UNLOCKED***
Doubleshot PVT SHIP S-ON RL
HBOOT-1.45.0013
MICROP-0353
eMMC-boot
Nov 21 2011,20:20:47
I have a Mytouch 4G Slide With a HBOOT ver 1.45.0013
I Unlocked Using HTCDev <- that worked = Bootloader Unlocked
Then i Flashed Clockwork Recovery Img 5.0.2.7 = cool that worked for me (familiar with it cause i had it on my evo 4g)
cwm loads up and my phone booted up normally
then i flashed over a su.zip and i had ROOT i fogot wat one it was exactly but watever
I even installed titanium to do a test run to see if the actual root request was accepted and it worked as well
I tried to flash some roms from
androidevolved. forumsmytouch-4g-slide-root-roms-kernels-development 490-htc-mytouch-4g-slide-roms
needless to say after that ive been stuck on the mytouch splash screen for the past 3 days ive been picking at it researching but IDK wat the hell im doing wrong
**********************************
now for the reason im stuck
i was only trying to flash cause the kernal and software that i had did have a few minor glitches like random shutdowns when running apps sometimes that was all i was trying to resolve so i am open to try just about anything that would get me back to stock or even on a custom rom IDC just someone please help me if you neeed further detail please
please refer me to anyone or if you have any leads id be soooo greatful for anyhelp ty -Adam Mytouch-pos 4g slide l:fingers-crossed:
P.S. i can access Fastboot and adb, and CWM, and hboot all working fine so maybe im doing the wrong process in formatting my phone and as well as using the wrong PG zip (OBVIOUSLY) lol cause every rom or persons seems to be having different ways of formatting there phone/sdcard , im not illiterate i have flashed my evo 4g so wat gives
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mytouch 4g slide rom flash / install easy step by step
LMAO OMG Thank you guys!! i missed that simple step had all the tools and i am very appreciative for the help guys
So FYI , the final stages after
HTC Dev unlocks boot loader
install cwm 5.0.2.7
extract your boot.img from your rom zip eg. cm9
goto fastboot mode in your hboot menu
then flash the boot.img with fastboot "fastboot flash boot boot.img" easy command if you place the boot.img in the same folder as your fastboot.exe
choose reboot into recovery from hboot after boot.img is flashed
push your rom with adb if you do not have a sdcard reader on your pc or lap or simply copy it over with your sdcard reader
if you get any error about device not found u must mount your sd card in your cwm options before this command will work
"adb push cm9.zip /sdcard"
then choose install zip with cwm
you should already know how to do the last step
thanks to all that has helped me im sooo excite i can now try out different roms now that i got the step
please follow the above it is how i achieved my custom rom installed HAVE A GREAT DAY ALL!!!! XDA ROCKS!

(cm9,cm7,bulletproof)rom.zip -----> sd-card
(whatever rom your flashing)extract grab boot.img and place it on your desktop
DL adb folder place it on C: drive
go to cmd.exe
(ON CMD)
example:
C:\Users\CricketUser>
then type cd\adb
then should look like this
C:\adb>
(I HOPE YOUR HBOOT UNLOCKED)
then power your phone down completely and press (vol -) and (power) and should take you to hboot
press power to select and up and down vols to scroll highlight to fastboot and press the power
(OH AND MAKE SURE YOU HAVE HTC ADB DRIVERS INSTALLED) then on cmd type this...
C:\adb>fastboot flashboot C:\Users\CricketUser\Desktop\boot.img (DRAG BOOT.IMG FROM DESKTOP AFTER TYPING FASTBOOT FLASHBOOT) hit enter then type
C:\adb>fastboot reboot recovery (I HOPE YOU HAVE CWM RECOVERY FLASHED)
then unplug your phone on cwm go to install rom from sd card and the one and only rom you got on your sd card install it then when done reboot your phone and your good to go i hope thats enough detail

Ty for the advice as I have already flashed my ROM I was asking generally wat is the best rom for the mt4gs and when and where can I read when jelly bam 6 will work for my phone BTW right now I am running jellybam 4.0 and I love it
crimedave1987 said:
(cm9,cm7,bulletproof)rom.zip -----> sd-card
(whatever rom your flashing)extract grab boot.img and place it on your desktop
DL adb folder place it on C: drive
go to cmd.exe
(ON CMD)
example:
C:\Users\CricketUser>
then type cd\adb
then should look like this
C:\adb>
(I HOPE YOUR HBOOT UNLOCKED)
then power your phone down completely and press (vol -) and (power) and should take you to hboot
press power to select and up and down vols to scroll highlight to fastboot and press the power
(OH AND MAKE SURE YOU HAVE HTC ADB DRIVERS INSTALLED) then on cmd type this...
C:\adb>fastboot flashboot C:\Users\CricketUser\Desktop\boot.img (DRAG BOOT.IMG FROM DESKTOP AFTER TYPING FASTBOOT FLASHBOOT) hit enter then type
C:\adb>fastboot reboot recovery (I HOPE YOU HAVE CWM RECOVERY FLASHED)
then unplug your phone on cwm go to install rom from sd card and the one and only rom you got on your sd card install it then when done reboot your phone and your good to go i hope thats enough detail
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all roms are good for the test but having perfect battery and camera for stable use ill go for the stock lite rom...
but i love the G2 i just wish there was a "perfect GB and hopefully JB someday in the future" im a stick to stock lite untill they find an extreme stable all working JB
getetboy said:
Ty for the advice as I have already flashed my ROM I was asking generally wat is the best rom for the mt4gs and when and where can I read when jelly bam 6 will work for my phone BTW right now I am running jellybam 4.0 and I love it
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re: re: [Q] Mytouch 4G Slide 1.45.0013 PLZ HELP *network* not working
Hi my name is Adam and this is my current state
***UNLOCKED***
Doubleshot PVT SHIP S-ON RL
HBOOT-1.45.0013
MICROP-0353
eMMC-boot
Nov 21 2011,20:20:47
Android Version 4.1.2
kernal 3.0.48 - CyanogenMod -g1b20910
[email protected] #1
Sat Nov 3 14:57:09 CDT 2012
JELLYBAM bersion
jellybam_pyramid_jb-
PAOKP10-4.0.0-20130112
AOKP version
pyramid_jb-Milestone-1
CyanogenMod version
10.0.0-CM_pyramid.-
NIGHTLY_20130112
Build Number
Jellybam_pyramid-userdebug 4.1.2
JZO54K eng.root.20130112.003525 test-keys
I believe i am temp rooted atm i have custom jellybam 4.0 rom which includes 4 in one roms
everything seems pretty gud so far but i am getting no network bars at all
i have set and checked my apn and still no dice
if i try to make a call it says no mobile network
and my gps isnt able to find me at all even while i am connected on "wifi" connection which im surprised still works
so my what i am trying to fix is getting my tmobile network back up and as well as my gps
idk if its a rom flaw but i dont have any back up of anything cause ive tried flashing so many times and formatted my sdcard so many times i was bound to lose everything eventually after trying to figure out how to install custom roms on this MT4GS now that i have it installed i have no signal wat so ever i even have no phone number listed in my about phone setting plz help and give me any advice u may have or know thank you so very much hope we can get this back up and running 100%

clear dalvik cache and fix permissions (IF POSSIBLE) cause your still s-on or if that doesnt work ..... do a reflash of the rom
getetboy said:
Hi my name is Adam and this is my current state
***UNLOCKED***
Doubleshot PVT SHIP S-ON RL
HBOOT-1.45.0013
MICROP-0353
eMMC-boot
Nov 21 2011,20:20:47
Android Version 4.1.2
kernal 3.0.48 - CyanogenMod -g1b20910
[email protected] #1
Sat Nov 3 14:57:09 CDT 2012
JELLYBAM bersion
jellybam_pyramid_jb-
PAOKP10-4.0.0-20130112
AOKP version
pyramid_jb-Milestone-1
CyanogenMod version
10.0.0-CM_pyramid.-
NIGHTLY_20130112
Build Number
Jellybam_pyramid-userdebug 4.1.2
JZO54K eng.root.20130112.003525 test-keys
I believe i am temp rooted atm i have custom jellybam 4.0 rom which includes 4 in one roms
everything seems pretty gud so far but i am getting no network bars at all
i have set and checked my apn and still no dice
if i try to make a call it says no mobile network
and my gps isnt able to find me at all even while i am connected on "wifi" connection which im surprised still works
so my what i am trying to fix is getting my tmobile network back up and as well as my gps
idk if its a rom flaw but i dont have any back up of anything cause ive tried flashing so many times and formatted my sdcard so many times i was bound to lose everything eventually after trying to figure out how to install custom roms on this MT4GS now that i have it installed i have no signal wat so ever i even have no phone number listed in my about phone setting plz help and give me any advice u may have or know thank you so very much hope we can get this back up and running 100%
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So I have done the clearing of the dalvik cache and also reset the permissions no no dice
thank you for your help i am going to next option you suggested
Moving forward... going to reinstall a go later on today I'm off today yay!, and I will repost the results after. Side note: going to also make a list of all my apps so I can full wipe as I have read a dirty install could be possible reason for no GPS n no network service , and not to mention to also let the phone sit for 5 minutes to stabilize but, when is that supposed to happen?? after the ROM install in cwm or after the boot.img flash in adb? Thanks for the help once again ... n from the OP mentioned it doesn't take all the time , is that referring to the boot.img not taking or is it the ROM not taking I just curious as how these things work thanks crimedave !
Sent from my myTouch_4G_Slide using xda app-develop ers app

ohh my goodness! this is a job for Crimedave to the rescue plz help just redid my whole phone completly wiped and formatted everything did 3 complete wipes n waited the 5 minutes through serverall of the steps of flashing just to be sure i wasnt rushing the process, and still im without gps and service bars idk wat the heck to do maybe just go for another rom? but im sure this rom is supposed to work "Jellybam" i will try cyanogen mod 9 later on tonight when i get back home unless you could do some digging ive exhausted all my resources for troubleshooting this issue any advice would be appreciative TYSVM for your time and all you have help this far -Adam

So did you wipe everything, flash ROM via recovery, then flash kernel via fastboot?
If these weren't you're steps then go back and do it again, if they were just flash a gingerbread ROM for now and make sure all is working there
Sent from my Nexus 7 using xda premium

Please Read This.
....and no matter how it may sound in the instructions, always....ALWAYS....flash your boot.img LAST.
BTW....the 5 minutes rest they have been talking about is 5 minutes after your ROM boots up. Just let it lay there then pick it up and you're OFF............

okay here we go again btw thank you demkantor and thank you weekendsr2short for the advice but still no dice at all, so i been searching google and xda forum for a stock rom but there are so many post out there idk which one works i have tried two versions of the stock rom from stock shipped roms and they came back wrong image file
PG59IMG_Doubleshot_TMOUS_1.28.531.9_Radio_10.48.9007.00U_10.12.9007.07_M2_release_201815_signed.zip
PG59IMG_Doubleshot_TMOUS_1.63.531.2_Radio_11.59.3504.00_11.16.3504.20_2_blahblah
idk wat pg zip im looking for as i am completely lost i am going to try a few other roms and see what happens if you already know what rom (gingerbread) i am to use please post ty
so i found Blue6IX's Development Related Mirror Site
and there is one more PG zip
PG59IMG Doubleshot TMOUS 1.55.531.3 - Radio 11.59.3504.00 - 11.16.3504.20_2 release 227956 signed.zip
giving this one a shot hope its compatible cause im about to give up on this issue and just say F the whole GPS and Service will update when done
ohhh and btw do i have to flash the 1.55.531.3 Update Insecure Boot.img
cause i would think logically they work in conjunction right? or do i just grab that out the PGzip just like any other rom flash installation

well from Blue6IX's Development Related Mirror Site
trying to figure out wat i need and how to persay get back to stock im totally lost on that blues thread
so anyhow you have all my info except im not on a rom anymore atm going back to some sorta rom to atleast boot into someting
so i can use my phone
never thought i would have to go back to stock to check my phones service to see if it works or not
i tried cyanogenmod9 booted up fine and everything gapps worked but no gps still wondering if i have to do junoputebear wire trick to get my gps on and from wat ive read and see on youtube about gps fixes how they use the terminal to rewrite dev blocks wonder if i should try that route but just a little something i notice when im doing a data factory wipe i get msg in the formatting progress that says mak_extf4fs failed on /dev/block/mmcblk1p2 maybe thats whats wrong wit my pos phone
if you have any more ideas please let me know all im trying to achieve is getting my gps and service back on with new rom software (stock or custom) IDC i was just trying to fix random reboot every now and then resets , if i gotta use my phone under wifi i have to but if everything else works there HAS TO BE A FIX SOMEHOW! uuuuuhhhg im so dissapointed in myself cause im usually good at figuring this stuff out till tomarrow hope i get some new ideas thanks xda

There is a glimmer of hope I have my GPS after tested in copilot app and another GPS app as well but still no service bars at all
The way I understand it is radio should have been protected with my s-on cause I'm not s-off so how could have I lost it idk of I find a solution I will post till then any suggestions would be appreciated ty
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getetboy said:
okay here we go again btw thank you demkantor and thank you weekendsr2short for the advice but still no dice at all, so i been searching google and xda forum for a stock rom but there are so many post out there idk which one works i have tried two versions of the stock rom from stock shipped roms and they came back wrong image file
PG59IMG_Doubleshot_TMOUS_1.28.531.9_Radio_10.48.9007.00U_10.12.9007.07_M2_release_201815_signed.zip
PG59IMG_Doubleshot_TMOUS_1.63.531.2_Radio_11.59.3504.00_11.16.3504.20_2_blahblah
idk wat pg zip im looking for as i am completely lost i am going to try a few other roms and see what happens if you already know what rom (gingerbread) i am to use please post ty
so i found Blue6IX's Development Related Mirror Site
and there is one more PG zip
PG59IMG Doubleshot TMOUS 1.55.531.3 - Radio 11.59.3504.00 - 11.16.3504.20_2 release 227956 signed.zip
giving this one a shot hope its compatible cause im about to give up on this issue and just say F the whole GPS and Service will update when done
ohhh and btw do i have to flash the 1.55.531.3 Update Insecure Boot.img
cause i would think logically they work in conjunction right? or do i just grab that out the PGzip just like any other rom flash installation
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It's been a while but as I remember it, you can't flash those images with an Unlocked phone. If your radio got messed up somehow you need to relock your bootloader before you reflash the original or higher image than your phone came with.
If you'll go to ADB and issue the cmd, "adb oem lock", that will set you ready to reflash the .img file. If the image file is in your SD card root, just "adb reboot bootloader" ...and you're off. You'll have to unlock again but you'll have a fresh new phone to start over on.