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Hello. I'm trying to learn how to root my htc magic wich i'm going to buy soon, i would like to know wich tecnic to use because i'm confused since they are totaly diferent.
is this one enought? and also will let me install other roms as all apps? hxxp://android-dls.com/wiki/index.php?title=Magic_Rooting
Or i must also use this one: hxxp://wiki.xda-developers.com/index.php?pagename=HTC_Sapphire_Hacking
I've been reading and since the pages lead to one another i'm asking. Thank you!

Just from briefly going through them, they seem the same but one of them gives a lot more detail and step by step instructions.
What's your SPL? And if you're on Cupcake 1.5, you should give this a try.
http://theunlockr.com/2009/08/29/how-to-root-the-htc-magic-in-one-click/
(They have an old recovery image on that site, make sure you get the latest)
It's ridiculously easy and doesn't require all the commands on the desktop. But to be honest, all the methods aren't that difficult.
ps. Make sure you flash the right recovery image, read read read! Pick the wrong one and possible brick! Check if you're on 32A / B and yeah. You'll probably see all this reading anyways
Oh and I just noticed that you're going to buy one soon.. If you're from rogers then
But yaeh, other than that the two methods you're looking at are similar. I would probably follow http://wiki.xda-developers.com/index.php?pagename=HTC_Sapphire_Hacking as it's step by step (When I was a noob I was so confusd with everything lol)
pm me if you need help and I'll do what I can

[GUIDE] Noobs guide to Rooting and ROM flashing

Hello everyone,
I'm am pretty sure there are many guides in rooting your htc phone as well as flashing a custom ROM. I am also pretty sure that there are guides out there that uses BIG words with not enough Lament words, so here is a simple noob friendly guide to basically make your life easier.
1. Download and install HTCDriver3.0.0.007.exe from http://unrevoked.com/rootwiki/doku.php/public/revolutionary
2. Download revolutionary-0.4pre4.zip for windows from http://revolutionary.io
3. Extract it and run revolutionary.exe
4. Connect HTC Sensation to PC and select HTC Sync.
5. revolutionary.exe should detect your HTC Sensation phone and provide your with details about hboot and serial number.
6. select the hboot version and type the serial number into the box and hit enter.
7. It will now try to root phone. Wait and the phone will restart a few times.
8. When it's done, it'll ask to install clockworkmod recovery (cwm). Choose Y for yes or N to refuse. Install recovery based on what the ROM suggests. For ARHD, it suggested EXT4 touch recovery, so press N.
9. Press volume button up or down to navigate and select reboot phone by pressing power button.
10. Download EXT4 touch recovery at http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1377759 (thanks to Madmaxx82)
11. Read the Read Me to learn how to install EXT4 Touch recovery.
12. Download firmware 3.32 for the related CID and MID. Be sure to check your phone's CID and MID
13. Download Super Wipe at http://xda.androidrevolution.nl/db_...ndroid_Revolution_HD_Super_Wipe_Sensation.zip
14. Download the ROM found at http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1098849 (credit to Mike1986)
15. Copy the file PG58IMG.zip to the root of microSD. (root - meaning not in a folder)
16. Copy the super wipe and 6.6.3 ROM zip files to the root of microSD.
17. Power off your phone/ Remove battery from phone
18. Hold volume-down and power button simultaneously to get into bootloader mode.
19. When in Bootloader, it will automatically ask you to update your firmware, press 'yes.'
20. Once the update is complete, immediately take out your battery. (it may sound scary, but it's actually quite safe)
21. Take your MicroSD out and connect it to your pc to remove the PG58IMG.zip and insert it back once completed.
22. Get into boot loader once again (volume down + power button)
23. Now your bootloader screen should read:
-revolutionary-
PYRAMID PVT SHIP S-OFF RL
HBOOT-1.27.1100
RADIO-11.22.3504.07M
24. Select 'recovery' and it will automatically lead you into 4EXT recovery (the one you installed earlier)
25. Install 'superwipe' script.
26. Select 'install from sd card' and look for the Custom ROM you have copied into the root of your Sd card.
27. During the installation you will be asked the following questions:
-Do you have a TMOUS sensation 4g?.
-Do you want to flash the sony bravia engine support?.
-Do you want to flash Stock or Custom Kernel?
-If you picked custom then you will be given a choice between Faux or Sebastian Kernel
-Do you want to flash HQ camera?
Once again this is all your choice, please read up on what each of them does.
28. When the ROM is fully flashed select back
29. Select reboot from 4ext recovery
30. Done, enjoy ICS with Beats Audio, the first boot should take around 5-10 mins
HAVE FUN ROOTING AND FLASHING CUSTOM ROM NOOBS :-D
Just remember, do this at your own risk, I will not take any responsibility for you Bricking your phone***

Good job!

Prinz069 said:
Good job!
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Thanks, just want other HTC sensation newcomers to enjoy their sensation just as much as i have.. Buying the sensation/xe is the first step.. Rooting and flashing ROM is the next step Cheers~ and happy rooting!

Some feedback to your thread
Hi, i wanted to give some feedback about this.
Regarding the content of your post, you might want to correct some things you've wrote that make the guide not so simply but confusing and inaccurate... sheer constructive criticism.
"Download firmware 3.30 for the related CID and MID.". If you are pretending to guide someone on how to flash any "newly" released ICS ROM you need to download and flash 3.32 firmware, not 3.30.
"This phone MID is modelid: PG5813000 and CID is cidnum: HTC__044. So if new kernel appear in the future, be sure to download from this category only.". You meant your specific phone, right?. Every guy out there has a different phone and more likely a different CID. There is a CID thread just in case you want to check out some of the available CIDs. Also, (and even more confusing) CID and model aren't related in any ways to kernel or firmware, what do you mean with "a new kernel appear in the future"? we have new kernels almost every 2 days from faux, sebastian, show-p and other developers, and what category are you talking about specifically?
In the third point you wrote It will now trying to root phone. Wait and the phone will restart a few times. Revolutionay tool is intended to S-OFF the device, not rooting. Then your guide isn't about how to root the phone as the thread title says ... i think this is the guide noobs are actually looking for.
If you are quoting or using content from others posts the correct thing to do is to give proper credit to the author i.e: Mike1986., authors of revolutionary tool, madmaxx among others.
I'm speaking for myself here and i want to ask you kindly to credit my work in the things you've pretty much copied literally from my thread [GUIDE][APR.16.12] How to flash ICS 3.32 firmware | flash/update ARHD 6.6.x ICS ROM, first post, steps 4 and 5.
I'm reffering to steps 18 to 37 in your guide which are 99% the exact same words i've wrote in my guide. I've spent some time and effort writing that guide, While i don't see why you wanna re-write my guide If you want to use my work it's ok, i don't mind, but please at least give proper credit and don't go around saying is your guide and your work when 50% of it's copy-pasted from my thread.
Also i've taken down the download link of 4EXT recovery touch flashing tool (steps 11 and 12 in your post) which i've modded and packed myself and it's also posted in my guide, if you want the dropbox download link i can give it to you, but again, proper credit.
You've open a thread in Android development section, and this is clearly not a development thread. Pleas ask a mod to move your thread to the correct section. Nevermind, thread has been moved already. Thanks to the mods.
Thanks

Couldn't agree more, it's not that we don't appreciate the effort but there are enough guides on this forum and all the info is there for grabs, you just have to find it. There's no need to create new guides because people don't use the search button.

Hello everyone.. Not that i wanted to copy any of your work and take credit for it, as i have never seen your guide.. I am sorry if i have offended you in any way.. I practically just wrote down what my friend told me over the phone, as he was explaining to me the proper way to root as well as put in a custom ROM on my sensation. I did not in any way meant or did not know that i was copying anybody's work. As far as i know, i only wrote this guide to help beginners, as i was once one. The only guide i have read was mike's guide on the front page of the ARHD thread, which at first i did not really understand. Another thing, it's not that i didnt want to give mike credit and take all the credit for my own, as you can see i am using's Mike's ARHD banner as well as i have given links to his thread. As for your guide, i will rephrase everything if it makes you feel better cheers mate~ The most important thing for me is to expand the sensation community.

Keupie said:
Couldn't agree more, it's not that we don't appreciate the effort but there are enough guides on this forum and all the info is there for grabs, you just have to find it. There's no need to create new guides because people don't use the search button.
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Brother, if there is enough guides on this forum, why do new beginners always ask the same questions? ..well let me tell you my experience, understand certain guides is a bit difficult as they contain words not familiar to beginners. Once again, i made this guide so i wouldnt have to refer to anyone else's guide if someone else needed my assistance/help. cheers mate~

Would like to once again apologize for my premature posting of this thread. I should have asked my friend what his sources were. Thanks again all for the heads up

Keupie said:
Couldn't agree more, it's not that we don't appreciate the effort but there are enough guides on this forum and all the info is there for grabs, you just have to find it. There's no need to create new guides because people don't use the search button.
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Well there is no absolute need, but then again he is free to do as he pleases.
If he (or ANYONE for that matter) is simply trying to help the noobs that come on here every day asking, "How i root plzzz help thx", then I am all for it.
But I don't think anyone should be denied the right to create these sorts of guides. Plus, the poorer written ones eventually die anyway, its the way a forum works.
Leemur89 said:
Would like to once again apologize for my premature posting of this thread. I should have asked my friend what his sources were. Thanks again all for the heads up
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No problem, but next time read up a bit more, and be more precise. Also, remember to give credit to the required people, as somebody stated earlier.

Leemur89 said:
Brother, if there is enough guides on this forum, why do new beginners always ask the same questions?
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Sometimes it's just sheer laziness. Other times they may not understand other guides or just need reassurance.
Either way, I appreciate you taking the time to create this.

Like i said, offcourse we appreciate the effort! What i'm trying to say is that people need to use the search function more. There are enough guides, If you don't understand something in the guide than ask it in the thread, no need to make a new thread about it.
Also, my experience is that If you use the search function enough, you will learn a lot about your phone and the ways to modify it. With that knowledge you can help other people. It's a vicious circle ;-)
Sent from my HTC Sensation using XDA

Simple way... just use hasoon2000's all in one toolkit from dev section

Im lost
OK guys, I have never rooted a phone but decided today to give it a try, why.. first cause I dont wish to wait till June for ICS and second becuase I saw this simple looking step-by step guide......so I thought simple.
First off I am PC savy but NOT at all cell phone hacking savy. All of this jargun you all use CID, MID, RUU, 4EXT means nothing to me and I have gotten lost.
I started with the instruction on this thread but then got the bright idea of seeing if there were some youtube step-by-steps how to's and there were. But the two videos I watched must have been older cause they had one major step differnt.
They say to type Y to Install recovery mod after S OFF, and I did. so now the next steps in the video dont work and I have veired off track what you all say to do.... I'm scared and lost.
I'm a realtor and my phone is my money maker, I can't brick it.
Someone help please.
Jerry
954-214-6104

Thanks!
Hey man thanks for the easy guide man! Helps heaps!

hortaja said:
OK guys, I have never rooted a phone but decided today to give it a try, why.. first cause I dont wish to wait till June for ICS and second becuase I saw this simple looking step-by step guide......so I thought simple.
First off I am PC savy but NOT at all cell phone hacking savy. All of this jargun you all use CID, MID, RUU, 4EXT means nothing to me and I have gotten lost.
I started with the instruction on this thread but then got the bright idea of seeing if there were some youtube step-by-steps how to's and there were. But the two videos I watched must have been older cause they had one major step differnt.
They say to type Y to Install recovery mod after S OFF, and I did. so now the next steps in the video dont work and I have veired off track what you all say to do.... I'm scared and lost.
I'm a realtor and my phone is my money maker, I can't brick it.
Someone help please.
Jerry
954-214-6104
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Bro, i understand what you're saying.. haha trust me.. My only advice to you is.. If i were you and my phone was of great importance. Don't root your device.. Even if the process is quite easy and most of the time people don't brick their devices, there is still a small percentage.. The best thing you could do is update to ICS via official HTC release, which if i am not mistaken, has already been done in many countries. Cheers mate.

hortaja said:
OK guys, I have never rooted a phone but decided today to give it a try, why.. first cause I dont wish to wait till June for ICS and second becuase I saw this simple looking step-by step guide......so I thought simple.
First off I am PC savy but NOT at all cell phone hacking savy. All of this jargun you all use CID, MID, RUU, 4EXT means nothing to me and I have gotten lost.
I started with the instruction on this thread but then got the bright idea of seeing if there were some youtube step-by-steps how to's and there were. But the two videos I watched must have been older cause they had one major step differnt.
They say to type Y to Install recovery mod after S OFF, and I did. so now the next steps in the video dont work and I have veired off track what you all say to do.... I'm scared and lost.
I'm a realtor and my phone is my money maker, I can't brick it.
Someone help please.
Jerry
954-214-6104
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Ok pal paste us a link to the video you followed. Now, does your phone still start up properly? If so then this should be easy. Power off the device fully. Remove the battery for around 20 seconds or so then reinsert. While holding down volume down also hold power until the device boots to bootloader. (Bootloader is equal to BIOS for a PC). It will give you some information. Post that Info up here. If it says s-off then using the volume buttons scroll down to recovery and push power. If you see a red triangle and/or exclamation mark then you have a stock recovery. If it says clockwork mod recovery then you are s-off with a custom recovery and all seemingly has went well
Also Cid stands for carrier identification and is used for carrier information and software I think. Mid is used to reference the country/ area you are in, for software as well as networks. They are both used together. Ruu stands for rom utility update and is a HTC program for updating HTC phone software and ext4 is a custom recovery that uses an exit4 partition on the sdcard I believe
sent from my android powered beast!

hortaja said:
OK guys, I have never rooted a phone but decided today to give it a try, why.. first cause I dont wish to wait till June for ICS and second becuase I saw this simple looking step-by step guide......so I thought simple.
First off I am PC savy but NOT at all cell phone hacking savy. All of this jargun you all use CID, MID, RUU, 4EXT means nothing to me and I have gotten lost.
I started with the instruction on this thread but then got the bright idea of seeing if there were some youtube step-by-steps how to's and there were. But the two videos I watched must have been older cause they had one major step differnt.
They say to type Y to Install recovery mod after S OFF, and I did. so now the next steps in the video dont work and I have veired off track what you all say to do.... I'm scared and lost.
I'm a realtor and my phone is my money maker, I can't brick it.
Someone help please.
Jerry
954-214-6104
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oppps. XD guess i didnt answer your questions properly..sorry i misread.. The first thing we need to know is whether or not your phone can start up and does not just blank out when you turn it on.

Hey guys, thank you for the quick replies. Yes thank goodness it does power up.
ok here is the youtube video i followed, opps.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kvg0i8in96M
All I got was to turn the phone to s-off but not rooted.
So yes the phone functions, but not my voicemails. It now say
"This phone was associated with a different account. Do you want to delete the exsisting voicemails?"
So I would like to proceed with the upgrade to ICS, unless becuase I am SUCH a noob you all think I should just some how revert back to S-on and leave my phone alone?
I just read here all the time, you should root, its SOOO easy... and it not if you are a noob..
Thank you all for your time, and I love this site.
Jerry
954-214-6104

hortaja said:
Hey guys, thank you for the quick replies. Yes thank goodness it does power up.
ok here is the youtube video i followed, opps.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kvg0i8in96M
All I got was to turn the phone to s-off but not rooted.
So yes the phone functions, but not my voicemails. It now say
"This phone was associated with a different account. Do you want to delete the exsisting voicemails?"
So I would like to proceed with the upgrade to ICS, unless becuase I am SUCH a noob you all think I should just some how revert back to S-on and leave my phone alone?
I just read here all the time, you should root, its SOOO easy... and it not if you are a noob..
Thank you all for your time, and I love this site.
Jerry
954-214-6104
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i cant see it being an issue bud firstly, i am yet to own this device (but soon! roll on payday ^^) so i can only take you as far as rooting and custom recoverys, but for ics updates youd best ask others go to this guide http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1192300 and follow steps 2 through to 4 and then you will have a custom recovery, full root and supercid ^^ after that if you want to try an ice cream sandwich rom look
at the dev thread here. http://forum.xda-developers.com/forumdisplay.php?f=1112&order=desc&page=2 always double check that you understand what your about to do before you do it, and all threads *should* have full instructions on how to flash them. remember that installing a custom rom will WIPE ALL YOUR DATA so remember to do a nandroid back up from your recovery good luck pal and enjoy

OK guys, well I did not chicken out. I followed the video once again, but this time used my original stock SD card and everything worked. I am rooted! so now to the next steps...
wish me luck.
Jerry

[Q] Trying to downgrade hboot. Can't find zergRush binary and RUU

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SOLVED, SEE POST #4
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Hi,
I'm trying to downgrade my hboot so I can make it S-OFF, root it and try out the Fallout rom for the Desire S.
This is the guide I'm using.
This process has raised some questions with me and I'm sure others might have these issues as well as I couldn't find any answers on these forums (or my searchskills are lacking)
I have the following questions:
Which RUU do I need for my unbranded Desire S with android 2.3.5, software version 2.10.401.8?
Where can I find the binary file for zergRush so I don't get the following error?
Code:
C:\android-rooting>adb push zergRush /data/local/tmp
cannot stat 'zergRush': No such file or directory
I want to know which RUU I need and where I can find the zergRush binary file, because it isn't here and I am unable to find a different link.
Any help is greatly appreciated

Try my method. Check my sig.
Sent from my HTC Desire S using xda app-developers app

link zergrush
here u have good link for zergrush https://rapidshare.com/#!download|444p11|2450213690|zergRush.zip|8|0|0

thank you both, I just finished the process and am running Fallout 4.2
I used the guide I originally went with, found someone who had the folder of files he used uploaded in a post, after hours of searching.
I've attached the files to this post for anyone who searches for it as well.
Details:
Guide:
adb and fastboot installation found here
downgrade found here
RUU:
http://www.filefactory.com/file/c09...0805U_38.03.02.11_M_release_177977_signed.exe
Android 2.3.5
Software 2.10.401.8
hboot: 2.00.0002
hope that future visitors will find it this way.
Thx again.

TheHansID said:
thank you both, I just finished the process and am running Fallout 4.2
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Firstly, rather than just saying "Thank You" - press the 'Thanks' button. That way other people get to see how helpful (and reliable) different forum members are. If you can't hit "Thanks" because you haven't got enough posts then make sure you come back later and thank them for getting you on the road.
Secondly - Fallout v4.3 is out and I would recommend that you carry out a clean wipe and install it, apparently quite a few changes.
Thirdly - Welcome to the joy of rooting and flashing (Both in a phone-based manner)

SimonTS said:
Firstly, rather than just saying "Thank You" - press the 'Thanks' button. That way other people get to see how helpful (and reliable) different forum members are. If you can't hit "Thanks" because you haven't got enough posts then make sure you come back later and thank them for getting you on the road.
Secondly - Fallout v4.3 is out and I would recommend that you carry out a clean wipe and install it, apparently quite a few changes.
Thirdly - Welcome to the joy of rooting and flashing (Both in a phone-based manner)
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Thank you for welcoming me. I've already thanked the people that wrote the guides I used and I will thank everyone who tried to help if I can. Including you for pointing me to 4.3.0, that came out just after I downloaded the 4.0 zip and 4.2 update zip

[Q] Continous Bootloops after S-Off

I tried an S-off as per the procedure everything went well
Supercid 11111111
and Finally A bootloader with S-Off
but when The device booted,it showed the home screen with the unlock screen and as soon as the screen unlocks its gives and error "Process system failed" (somethng almost similar) and gave an option to wait or close the program, choosing either of the two would result in a continuous bootloop
Attempts Made So far
-reflashed the kernals,ROMs, with Factory reset, Wipes Via fastboot commands
-Did A factory reset from Bootloader to clear all the Corrupt files
-Re-locked the bootloader to Install a fresh RUU
Attempted the S-Off from Win8 PC, but later RUUs were also tried Via Win7
Thannks to beaups and jcase so far for all the Help, Appreciated:good:
All the above steps couldnt bring back the cell to normal.Therefore,would Appreciate any help
#Latest attempt was Installing a Recovery via fastboot, it showed 'failed" Error
Thank You

Don't factory reset from bootloader, that corrupts the SD card. Have you tried flashing stock recovery? If your SD card is corrupted, that's the only way to fix it. Also, keep in mind next time that you should post questions in Q&A, people tend to get a little upset when they show up here.

C'mon man, wrong section.... Use Q&A.... :facepalm:

trathiang said:
Don't factory reset from bootloader, that corrupts the SD card. Have you tried flashing stock recovery? If your SD card is corrupted, that's the only way to fix it. Also, keep in mind next time that you should post questions in Q&A, people tend to get a little upset when they show up here.
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You shouldnt help people that dont follow rules. I have already reported this post. Reasons like this I just want to kill a kitten.

droidkevlar said:
You shouldnt help people that dont follow rules. I have already reported this post. Reasons like this I just want to kill a kitten.
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but.. I like kittens
Sent from my One S using xda premium

rufh_s said:
I tried an S-off as per the procedure everything went well
Supercid 11111111
and Finally A bootloader with S-Off
but when The device booted,it showed the home screen with the unlock screen and as soon as the screen unlocks its gives and error "Process system failed" (somethng almost similar) and gave an option to wait or close the program, choosing either of the two would result in a continuous bootloop...
...Error
Thank You
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You obtained S-Off but corrupted phone's internal card b/c perhaps you did not wait enough time when did the last step (adb shell su -c "/data/local/tmp/soffbin3" before reboot) when did S-Off.
1. Now, Re-lock your bootloader and then reboot into RUU flash mode: fastboot oem rebootRUU
2. Flash either HTC RUU or OTA Update from here
3. Reboot - you will have stock ROM
4. Now unlock bootloader, flash custom recovery, root, do backup, (you still have Super CID) and then do S-Off (if you really need)
P.S. Q should be in General Thread

droidkevlar said:
kill a kitten.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uvqJ1mTkEuY

To be fair, if he hadn't posted in QA, he probably wouldn't have got the response. All the good people are here. QA is mostly full of 'how to I get into my bootloader' crowd.
(I follow the rules though )

ipit said:
To be fair, if he hadn't posted in QA, he probably wouldn't have got the response. All the good people are here. QA is mostly full of 'how to I get into my bootloader' crowd.
(I follow the rules though )
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My thoughts exactly. If you want less Q&A posts here, go to Q&A and help some noobs out.

dr_rick13 said:
but.. I like kittens
Sent from my One S using xda premium
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Lmao...

WOW look at this right in developing (shakes head) always try q&a first if a few days go by and no response then maybe try in the rom but don't start a question here.
P. S. Next time you loop your phone Google it first then read till your blue in the face if no luck that way then come here, please.
Sent from my HTC one s running rootbox 4.2.2 unofficial, bubba kernel v3.5 fix oc using XDA app

good to see the noobs are the harshest critics.

#iamatroll
Sent from my HTC One S using xda app-developers app

droidkevlar said:
You shouldnt help people that dont follow rules. I have already reported this post. Reasons like this I just want to kill a kitten.
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Em why not? So what its in the wrong section its a bit late to ***** about it so why not help and just let him know he did wrong like trathiang did and he only has 17 posts so shame on you.

I've factory reset from bootloader and stepped on other land mines as well. Don't worry, as long as you don't mess up your bootloader I think it is pretty hard to brick this phone.
I would suggest you flash TWRP recovery if you don't already use that, wipe everything including internal SD card, mount it and copy over the ROM and flash it again. Maybe it's something wrong with the ROM you are using?! Perhaps try a different one and of course make sure it's for an HTC One S (ville) phone.
If you try mount the internal SDcard and Winbloz says the sdcard needs to be formatted then do that using all defaults (fat32).

mustardman29 said:
I've factory reset from bootloader and stepped on other land mines as well. Don't worry, as long as you don't mess up your bootloader I think it is pretty hard to brick this phone.
I would suggest you flash TWRP recovery if you don't already use that, wipe everything including internal SD card, mount it and copy over the ROM and flash it again. Maybe it's something wrong with the ROM you are using?! Perhaps try a different one and of course make sure it's for an HTC One S (ville) phone.
If you try mount the internal SDcard and Winbloz says the sdcard needs to be formatted then do that using all defaults (fat32).
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I apologize for posting in the wrong section, but in the past had an experience that my questions remained un-answered in Q &A Section so had to post it here to attract the best minds to comment
As far as i remember there was no issues with S-Off.. as i waited for some time then did an Adb reboot and later it showed S-Off in Bootloader
I also Googled alot before posting it here .. In case Someone missed out the procedures i followed to get it back, its a long list of tries
I Already tried the RUU process ( will give it one more try now)
I also tried with different ROMs but the same issue
Sorry for the wrong section

rufh_s said:
I apologize for posting in the wrong section, but in the past had an experience that my questions remained un-answered in Q &A Section so had to post it here to attract the best minds to comment
As far as i remember there was no issues with S-Off.. as i waited for some time then did an Adb reboot and later it showed S-Off in Bootloader
I also Googled alot before posting it here .. In case Someone missed out the procedures i followed to get it back, its a long list of tries
I Already tried the RUU process ( will give it one more try now)
I also tried with different ROMs but the same issue
Sorry for the wrong section
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Which RUU are you trying? If it's 2.35, try something older, like 1.84. I could never get 2.35 to work.

Darknites said:
Em why not? So what its in the wrong section its a bit late to ***** about it so why not help and just let him know he did wrong like trathiang did and he only has 17 posts so shame on you.
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why not? i guess rules arent needed, r they? he isnt the first, and wont be the last, but there is a reason for rules. if ppl continue to help them, they wont listen to the rules and continue to post in the wrong sections and clog up dev and general with crap. i help on here and irc and been around for quiet some time. tired of ppl just feeling entitled. i always check in q&a as i try to help when i can. but when ppl refuse to follow the rules, i will not help and will report the post.

droidkevlar said:
why not? i guess rules arent needed, r they? he isnt the first, and wont be the last, but there is a reason for rules. if ppl continue to help them, they wont listen to the rules and continue to post in the wrong sections and clog up dev and general with crap. i help on here and irc and been around for quiet some time. tired of ppl just feeling entitled. i always check in q&a as i try to help when i can. but when ppl refuse to follow the rules, i will not help and will report the post.
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The way I see it, this guy is not asking how to change his wallpaper or install a Hello Kitty theme. His phone won't boot. The night I got my phone, I did a factory reset from the bootloader and spent 4 hours having a panic attack trying to fix it. It's a ****ty feeling, we've all been there, and when we were there, all we wanted was to figure out how to save our phones. Helping people while reminding them to post in the right section will make people have a more positive experience with xda. Telling them wrong section and refusing to answer them is petty and alienating.

The way I see it, this guy is not asking how to change his wallpaper or install a Hello Kitty theme. His phone won't boot. The night I got my phone, I did a factory reset from the bootloader and spent 4 hours having a panic attack trying to fix it. It's a ****ty feeling, we've all been there, and when we were there, all we wanted was to figure out how to save our phones. Helping people while reminding them to post in the right section will make people have a more positive experience with xda. Telling them wrong section and refusing to answer them is petty and alienating.
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Thank you for the Support, believe that's the same feeling I am going through, I would Generally follow All the Rules, this time had to take different path as it was a bit severe
Which RUU are you trying? If it's 2.35, try something older, like 1.84. I could never get 2.35 to work.
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I did a 2.35, Ill go for something else now, As I am Using a US t-mobile, but I am from India, will the country specific RUU matter? like can I us Europe's version as well?
Downloading 1.84 now, will get back as soon as its done

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I recently changed my q2551000 to 2q552000 for wifi calling . Now I have no network service. Can someone help

After bootloop, flash RUU 1.30 after update to 1.53/2.55?
Hi all,
first of all, thank you for providing this noob-friendly thread.
tl;dr: It is possible to flash the 1.30 firmware when 1.53 resp. 2.55 was running before bootloop?
Long version:
I need to re-flash the HTC firmware after bootlooping my phone (by deleting a system app from LeeDrOiD ROM).
My phone stats (via getvar):
IMEDUGL
HTC__034
2Q5510000
running 1.53.401.5
Custom ROM was LeeDrOiD
Both on HTC and in the Google spreadsheet linked by 5m4r7ph0n36uru, I only found RUU 1.30.401.2 which I intend to flash via SD card. Bootloader and TWRP still run, LeeDrOiD doesn't. As TWRP said "unable to mount /(file name)" when I tried to backup, I have no backup. (Yes, I _know_ better, yes, I did cut that special corner, yes, I did beat myself up already.)
I'm a bit intimidated by 5m4r7ph0n36uru's "[IME/EXO][GUIDES/COLLECTION] HTC U12+/Exodus 1 – Factory Image/Firmware/Boot/OTA". No, I'm not a programmer. For me, modding my phones was just for fun some 12 years ago. Now, it has become a kind of self-defense against the all-encompassing data collection mania of both Google and phone manufacturers. So no, I don't always fully understand what I'm doing, but yes, I did search and read lots. And now, I'm at my wit's end and need help.
Is there anybody out there willing to help me? Thanks a lot, and have a nice weekeend, y'all.
Greetings,
Bee

Download this Ruu
https://androidfilehost.com/?fid=11410932744536984886
rename the zip in 2Q55IMG.zip
put the zip in sdcard
Reboot to download mode and let It flash
Done!

I get an error: 19 RU_MAIN_VER_FAIL os-version in android-info missing or i(nvalid)
SIRKRA said:
Download this Ruu
(url snipped as I have no URL posting privileges yet)
rename the zip in 2Q55IMG.zip
put the zip in sdcard
Reboot to download mode and let It flash
Done!
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Unfortunately, I get this error:
19 RU_MAIN_VER_FAIL os-version in android-info missing or i(nvalid)
In bootloader, the U12+ says OS 2.55.401.1, with getvar I got version-main 1.53.401.5.
What do I do now?
Thank you!
Bee

BPr0bst said:
Unfortunately, I get this error:
19 RU_MAIN_VER_FAIL os-version in android-info missing or i(nvalid)
In bootloader, the U12+ says OS 2.55.401.1, with getvar I got version-main 1.53.401.5.
What do I do now?
Thank you!
Bee
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Please doublecheck if you have dual SIM or single SIM
htc_imeuhl: 2Q5520000
Or
htc_imedugl: 2Q5510000

SIRKRA said:
Please doublecheck if you have dual SIM or single SIM
htc_imeuhl: 2Q5520000
Or
htc_imedugl: 2Q5510000
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It's imedugl, 2Q5510000

BPr0bst said:
It's imedugl, 2Q5510000
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Give a try with this RUU same procedure as before
https://mega.nz/#!YxZUWa5I!9o1pOtRDgNvM8f-ZvW5xVji6bPRgUogd8Cm3JvrIGvk

SIRKRA said:
Give a try with this RUU same procedure as before
https://mega.nz/#!YxZUWa5I!9o1pOtRDgNvM8f-ZvW5xVji6bPRgUogd8Cm3JvrIGvk
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SIRKRA, you are my hero :victory: It actually works Thank you soooo much! *I'm doing the happy dance right now*
(What is the difference between the googledoc RUU and this one?)
Thank you <3
Bee

BPr0bst said:
SIRKRA, you are my hero :victory: It actually works Thank you soooo much! *I'm doing the happy dance right now*
(What is the difference between the googledoc RUU and this one?)
Thank you <3
Bee
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Very good!! This Is the latest ruu Oreo before pie, probably worked because matched the patched firmware version used by LeeDroid in specific, with stock rom Is possible to go back to older like 1.30 ruu for example no problem instead.

Hey I been trying to root my phone and Everytime I try to unlock the bootloader it tells me token verify failed. I thought at first maybe I just typed it in wrong or when I pasted it or something I missed something so I tried again and it still told me the same thing. Why is it telling me this and how do I fix it?

Whatsapp
Shree.bhagwat said:
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Is anyone else having battery issue with whatsapp? I thought it could of been my software 2.50.709.3, I flashed 2.47.709.1 by Sdcard method then unrooted flashed again ,then ota back to 2.50.709.3 I thought the problem was with Kaspersky vpn, but their diagnostics app showed it to what's app, Same version on HTC u11+ and no problem?? Hope someone can help
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HTC U12 Plus I Have No Signals On Sim Just It Says No Service Same Problem As M10 Also Checked By Code The Radio Power Is Off And It Is Not Turning On Also Wifi Have No Signals At All this Issue Occured Due To I Just Restarted It and Now It is Not Working No Sim Signals No Wifi Signal Plzzzz Guys Help Me

Adeel Ali said:
HTC U12 Plus I Have No Signals On Sim Just It Says No Service Same Problem As M10 Also Checked By Code The Radio Power Is Off And It Is Not Turning On Also Wifi Have No Signals At All this Issue Occured Due To I Just Restarted It and Now It is Not Working No Sim Signals No Wifi Signal Plzzzz Guys Help Me
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Solved Its Hardware

CallMeKarma_24k said:
Hey I been trying to root my phone and Everytime I try to unlock the bootloader it tells me token verify failed. I thought at first maybe I just typed it in wrong or when I pasted it or something I missed something so I tried again and it still told me the same thing. Why is it telling me this and how do I fix it?
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I had this same issue, what i figured out was that I was putting too much text in for the unlock code, you need to only go from token start to token begin, this means no (bootloader) in the copy and paste.

What rom are you guys using now? I want stability so is the new viper good or better stick with the roms based on the official one? leedroid or viper?
Thank you

Does any one knows where to get an original screen for this device? I bought one from parts4repair but it wasn't original so I send in back. I can't even find broken devices for parts on ebay... I'm from Europe.
Thank you in advance

sir,i i found it impossible to touch on interface of TWRP，could i change my rec?how to do that?