How on the earth can i have "S OFF''???? - HTC Sensation

Ok as soon as some one reads the title they would be thinking another thread by a noob. I may be a noobb but after having many android devices and installing many custom ROMs its hard act like a noob. But i am really frustrated with the complications that are involved in getting the S OFF on HTC Sensation.
I have gone through all the possible posts on achieving the S OFF but with no luck at all Now can some one please help me here????
Ok now my phone is running Hboot version 1.18 and i have tried the revolutionary method some 10 times and i also looked in to this tool as well http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1668276 but still cant get S OFF. I have few questions for which i have searched all over the web only to find different answers.
Do i need both S OFF and Unlock on the phone to install a custom ROM? And also do i need the S OFF first to do the super CID? Because i thought if i can at least have the super CID i can run a different RUU and have ICS. But again failed to achieve CID it says HTC_038 instead of 11111.
I have read in several places that i need the latest 3.32 firmware to install a ICS ROM. So i am yet to figure out how on the earth can i install the 3.32 firmware.
I have unlocked my phone using HTC Dev website and i have also rooted the phone. I have installed the CWM but not able to flash a custom ROM. So should i have first done the S OFF and then unlock it or can i still S Off on the phone with the boot loader unlocked?
So in case if i have to re lock the device then do the S OFF , can some one give a link to the latest RUU?
Or can some one help me find a way to S OFF???? Thanks for any help.

shri080 said:
Ok as soon as some one reads the title they would be thinking another thread by a noob. I may be a noobb but after having many android devices and installing many custom ROMs its hard act like a noob. But i am really frustrated with the complications that are involved in getting the S OFF on HTC Sensation.
I have gone through all the possible posts on achieving the S OFF but with no luck at all Now can some one please help me here????
Ok now my phone is running Hboot version 1.18 and i have tried the revolutionary method some 10 times and i also looked in to this tool as well http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1668276 but still cant get S OFF. I have few questions for which i have searched all over the web only to find different answers.
Do i need both S OFF and Unlock on the phone to install a custom ROM?
I have read in several places that i need the latest 3.32 firmware to install a ICS ROM. So i am yet to figure out how on the earth can i install the 3.32 firmware.
I have unlocked my phone using HTC Dev website and i have also rooted the phone. I have installed the CWM but not able to flash a custom ROM. So should i have first done the S OFF and then unlock it or can i still S Off the phone with the boot loaded unlocked?
So in case if i have to re lock the device then do the S OFF first can some one give a link to the latest RUU?
Or can some one help me find a way to S OFF???? Thanks for any help.
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1.SOFF is pretty simple for you ..don't know what actually caused you the problem as you havent mentioned what error happened when trying SOFF process
now when you said you tried revolutionary you might have zerg root failed error
if thats the case
kgs tool would have solved the issue ...but you are saying that failed too (which normally wont happen)
that says that you tried kgs tool with unlocked bootloader and having cwm recovery also root ..to SOFF which wont work
(the alternative to by pass the zerg root error revolutionary has a prerequisite which is to have everything completely stock )
now ...the question comes how to do SOFF then
kgs tool has already given the solution (YOU read all the guides and searched all over the world ..but forgot to read the second post in the kgs tool guide )
as i am a good man and i feel like helping a blind person ...i'll tell you where
in the second post of the thread you've linked
TIPS sub section - 6th point ..please foolw the post there ..to make SOFF work
now regarding the other questions
1.no way you can flash a firmware unless you are SOFF
2.once you got SOFF via revolutionary ..dont even bother about HTC-dev unlock ...as the bootloader provided by revolutionary after SOFF(engineering-bootloader) ..is much much better than the HTC-DEV unlocked bootloader
3.After SOFF best guide for you to flash ICS rom is this (post #1 and post #2)

Thanks a lot for you quick reply. really appreciated !! I am not a complete blind though well i tried restoring the recovery image back to stock then tried the kgs tool but it again failed. The only thing i had not tried was to do the factory reset after restoring the stock recovery. I extracted the stock recovery.img by running the Indian RUU. But i dont know if it makes any difference if i flash the recovery image attached in that post. Let me try that too Thanks again for taking time to reply !!!

shri080 said:
Thanks a lot for you quick reply. really appreciated !! I am not a complete blind though well i tried restoring the recovery image back to stock then tried the kgs tool but it again failed. The only thing i had not tried was to do the factory reset after restoring the stock recovery. I extracted the stock recovery.img by running the Indian RUU. But i dont know if it makes any difference if i flash the recovery image attached in that post. Let me try that too Thanks again for taking time to reply !!!
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can you please elaborate the error you got when you did SOFF ....screenshot will do too ..if you tell us the exact error you got ..you might get perfect solution
until then it will be shot in the dark
PS: regarding the blind comment ..dont take it seriously ...its meant to be sarcastic thats all

I know what this error is. [ Failed to get root & taco root also fails. Happens on an unlocked bootloader ]
Please come over to the help channel: #helpmenow.
Once there, ping me by typing my name.

ok i also had some issues to S-OFF my sensation with HBoot 1.18
now here what i did to successfully S-OFF the device and root it..
1st Download Tacoroot (as you already told that revolutionary isnt working for you) :- http://db.tt/PxZRO0d1
then switch on your sensation and connect your HTC to your PC in Charger Mode and Enable USB Debugging.. [ Remember to install HTC Drivers ]
now open adb and type the commands [ dont forget to keep the tacoroot.bin file on your adb folder ]
Code:
adb push tacoroot.bin /data/local
adb shell chmod 755 /data/local/tacoroot.bin
adb shell /data/local/tacoroot.bin --setup
The phone will reboot to recovery.
Press Volume Up, Volume Down and Power.
Reboot.
Press the Power button once if the screen remains blank (dark).
Wait for boot.
Run the following command.
Code:
adb shell /data/local/tacoroot.bin --root
The phone will reboot.
Run Revolutionary and now try to S-OFF your mobile using revolutionary.
Once Revolutionary is successful, reboot.
Run the following command.
Code:
adb shell /data/local/tacoroot.bin –undo
now once its done install recovery and continue flashing your rom.
This tut i found on XDA by a member .. Thanks to him :
Code:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=23482010&postcount=29

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deepsaha007 said:
ok i also had some issues to S-OFF my sensation with HBoot 1.18
now here what i did to successfully S-OFF the device and root it..
1st Download Tacoroot (as you already told that revolutionary isnt working for you) :- http://db.tt/PxZRO0d1
then switch on your sensation and connect your HTC to your PC in Charger Mode and Enable USB Debugging.. [ Remember to install HTC Drivers ]
now open adb and type the commands [ dont forget to keep the tacoroot.bin file on your adb folder ]
Code:
adb push tacoroot.bin /data/local
adb shell chmod 755 /data/local/tacoroot.bin
adb shell /data/local/tacoroot.bin --setup
The phone will reboot to recovery.
Press Volume Up, Volume Down and Power.
Reboot.
Press the Power button once if the screen remains blank (dark).
Wait for boot.
Run the following command.
Code:
adb shell /data/local/tacoroot.bin --root
The phone will reboot.
Run Revolutionary and now try to S-OFF your mobile using revolutionary.
Once Revolutionary is successful, reboot.
Run the following command.
Code:
adb shell /data/local/tacoroot.bin –undo
now once its done install recovery and continue flashing your rom.
This tut i found on XDA by a member .. Thanks to him :
Code:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=23482010&postcount=29
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Tacoroot did not work for him. It was something else.
In some phones, tacoroot causes the phone to get stuck on the HTC screen.
The phone can't be temp rooted that way.
This happens usually only in HTC dev unlocked phones that had custom recovery installed and then flashed stock recovery before tacoroot.
Sent from my HTC Sensation XE with beats audio
PS: anyone who wants to know how to make this work -
Root your phone by installing su.
Modify local.prop to get root prompt by default in shell.

ohh i see , i didn't have that problem but once i was stuck in boot loop after i upgraded the firmware to install ics but it was fixed after i installed a custom ICS rom..

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no root possible

i have bought a htc desire s a few days ago and am stuck on gaining root access.
managed to get to s-off with revolutionary but it got stuck when it tried to install clockwork.installed rom manager manually, but wont flash recovery because no root access. tried gingerbreak and superoneclick for root access but both dont work.. any ideas?? have a branded version from chinaunicom, i cant even download the android market, so this has been a very expensive brick so far..
HBoot 0.98.002
androidn 2.3.3.
htc sense 2.1
build number 1.46.1400.9
barneydlx420 said:
i have bought a htc desire s a few days ago and am stuck on gaining root access.
managed to get to s-off with revolutionary but it got stuck when it tried to install clockwork.installed rom manager manually, but wont flash recovery because no root access. tried gingerbreak and superoneclick for root access but both dont work.. any ideas?? have a branded version from chinaunicom, i cant even download the android market, so this has been a very expensive brick so far..
HBoot 0.98.002
androidn 2.3.3.
htc sense 2.1
build number 1.46.1400.9
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gingerbreak work but with hboot 0.98.0000
try to downgrade to 0000 then try gingerbreak again...must work
One question for you. Why didn't you install the recovery that comes with Revolutionary ?! It's also ClockworkMod and you could easily root your phone through a flash zip. Why make things complicated ?
L.E: If it S-OFFed your phone, it has gotten root permissions, so I can't see any problems on installing CWM.
Check this out.
I've not tried it yet, but it should be the solution to your problem.
thanks for the help i m sure downgrading will help but i have tried a few guides and none of them work... has anyone has another one up their sleeve?
barneydlx420 said:
i have tried a few guides
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Did you try also the guide I suggested? Just to know.
of course i did... but for me the revolutionary does not install cwm, gets stuck on downloading...
Mmh.. I understand.
There is an issue which is not so clear to me in that procedure. The guide says you get temporary root access, and in that very moment you should launch revolutionary, but the set of commands I can see in the "code section", don't convince me enough. Something tells me that performing all those commands, especially the latest ones, the temporary root access is going to be closed. Maybe the revolutionary software should be launched before issuing the latest two commands. Maybe this is the reason why you are not able to install CWM.
Of course, this is true if, and only if, I did understand the guide correctly.
fbcyborg said:
Mmh.. I understand.
There is an issue which is not so clear to me in that procedure. The guide says you get temporary root access, and in that very moment you should launch revolutionary, but the set of commands I can see in the "code section", don't convince me enough. Something tells me that performing all those commands, especially the latest ones, the temporary root access is going to be closed. Maybe the revolutionary software should be launched before issuing the latest two commands. Maybe this is the reason why you are not able to install CWM.
Of course, this is true if, and only if, I did understand the guide correctly.
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I see what you're saying but it does work.
Basically running the fre3vo tool enables you to get TEMP root access on your device which you can then use when running the revolutionary tool.
Now that you're S-OFF you should be able to follow the instructions below in order to install RECOVERY, I'd recommend EXT4 (which is based on CWM)
install-instructions:
download zip package you want
put it on the root of your sdcard
rename it to PG88IMG.zip
reboot your phone in bootloader
go into hboot
hboot will check your sdcard for the PG88IMG.zip and ask if you want to flash update
confirm flahing
reboot your phone
rename the PG88IMG.zip back to something else cause if you are in bootloader, hboot will try to flash that file every time when it is named PG88IMG.zip
Let me know what happens....
cheers guzs thanks a lot for zour help! i ave run the fre3vo & revolutionary method a couple of more times and after 3 times it somehow worked! downloading mz first rom through rom manager now! cant wait to experience the real android world with out htc limitations!
ben_pyett: thank you for your explanation. I'm not so expert on Recovery programs; I'll follow your advice.
BTW: I see you have 0.98.2000 hboot. Since I've never seen that, I guess it is different from 0.98.0002 and it is not a typing error. Isn't it?
fbcyborg said:
ben_pyett: thank you for your explanation. I'm not so expert on Recovery programs; I'll follow your advice.
BTW: I see you have 0.98.2000 hboot. Since I've never seen that, I guess it is different from 0.98.0002 and it is not a typing error. Isn't it?
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To be honest i'm no expert either.
The boot loader that I have is the ENG (engineering) one and does have this version number.
Let me know if that works
Swyped from HTC Desire S using XDA Premium
I am trying to launch revolutionary on my linux box, but every time I try to do it, it says:
Code:
bash: ./revolutionary: Permission denied
It has execution permission (777) and the phone is connected and has the TEMP root access. So, this "revolutionary" software doesn't work to me.
fbcyborg said:
I am trying to launch revolutionary on my linux box, but every time I try to do it, it says:
Code:
bash: ./revolutionary: Permission denied
It has execution permission (777) and the phone is connected and has the TEMP root access. So, this "revolutionary" software doesn't work to me.
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did you type "sudo ./revolutionary" ?
do you have the phone set with USB debugging on?
See HERE for further help from Revolutionary documentation
Thank you for replying.
Yes, I used sudo (I didn't doing with sudo before!), I have debugging mode ON and I've already checked the help documentation. The problem now is that the program suddenly quits and it is due to some missing dependency, actually, if I try to execute revolutionary on a Debian Linux 64bit (into a virtual machine), it runs properly.
As I've already written here, it would be useful to know what are the dependencies required by revolutionary so that I can install them on my Gentoo too.
fbcyborg said:
Thank you for replying.
Yes, I used sudo (I didn't doing with sudo before!), I have debugging mode ON and I've already checked the help documentation. The problem now is that the program suddenly quits and it is due to some missing dependency, actually, if I try to execute revolutionary on a Debian Linux 64bit (into a virtual machine), it runs properly.
As I've already written here, it would be useful to know what are the dependencies required by revolutionary so that I can install them on my Gentoo too.
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Did you achieve S-OFF and manage to install CWM through the Debian VM method?
If you didn't why don't you try running it from a Bootable Ubuntu CD/DVD as described in the this thread Search for "How To: S-Off your device with Revolutionary: S-OFF & Recovery Tool"
No I didn't S-OFFed my device yet. I want to do on my Gentoo Linux. I'm studying how to check what are the dependencies needed by revolutionary. I was trying ldd, but no lucky with that.
I only saw that on a Debian x86_64 virtual machine revolutionary works.
barneydlx420 said:
cheers guzs thanks a lot for zour help! i ave run the fre3vo & revolutionary method a couple of more times and after 3 times it somehow worked! downloading mz first rom through rom manager now! cant wait to experience the real android world with out htc limitations!
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Told you that it must work. Try to avoid downgrading and stuff, especially when you are new to android. It's safer this way. Good luck !
Sent from my HTC Desire S using xda premium
ben_pyett said:
Now that you're S-OFF you should be able to follow the instructions below in order to install RECOVERY, I'd recommend EXT4 (which is based on CWM)
install-instructions:
download zip package you want
put it on the root of your sdcard
rename it to PG88IMG.zip
reboot your phone in bootloader
go into hboot
hboot will check your sdcard for the PG88IMG.zip and ask if you want to flash update
confirm flahing
reboot your phone
rename the PG88IMG.zip back to something else cause if you are in bootloader, hboot will try to flash that file every time when it is named PG88IMG.zip
Let me know what happens....
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Thanks for that. I bought my Desire S a few days ago and it says in the bootloader that it is S-OFF already. So I didn't do any adjustments myself so far. I tried what you suggested but without success. When I go into hBoot it scans for the file, then briefly shows "parsing...[PG88MG.zip]" and that's pretty much it. Nothing else happens.
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ANDROID 2.3.3 Build 1.47.401.4
SAGA PVT SHIP S-OFF RL
HBOOT-0.98.0002
RADIO-3805.06.02.03_M
Hi!
It's strange that it is already S-OFF.
Anyway, I have a doubt about the hboot version. I don't remember now the exact version number, but it's not 0.92.2000. My previous one was: 0.92.0002, when the device still was S-ON. What about it?
Sent from my HTC Desire S using XDA Premium App

[Q] Water damage :( What are my options?

Hi all.
I've very stupidly had a water accident with my desire S. The phone turns on, but the buttons vibrate constantly, and I have no service.
The phone is rooted and flashed with MIUI.
I can pay HTC to repair it if I can restore stock everything.
I can restore stock rom, but my phone is branded (T-Mobile).
But my main question is how can I restore S-ON? The tutorial is for unbranded phones only?
I'm far from an Android expert, so I'd really appreciate any advice offered
Thank you,
DJM.
DJM01 said:
Hi all.
I've very stupidly had a water accident with my desire S. The phone turns on, but the buttons vibrate constantly, and I have no service.
The phone is rooted and flashed with MIUI.
I can pay HTC to repair it if I can restore stock everything.
I can restore stock rom, but my phone is branded (T-Mobile).
But my main question is how can I restore S-ON? The tutorial is for unbranded phones only?
I'm far from an Android expert, so I'd really appreciate any advice offered
Thank you,
DJM.
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just follow the tutorial but make sure you flash your specific branded RUU at the last step instead of the unbranded ones
Thanks for the reply
I've returned to the original stock RUU - working fine.
However I'm still S-OFF.
Anyone know how to return a branded phone to S-ON state?
More details:
T-Mobile stock RUU.
S-OFF via revolutionary.
Original HBOOT was 0.98.0002
Now it's obviously the revolutionary version.
Apologies if I've misunderstood something in the above posts. As I say, I'm not a pro
Edit: After reading more threads, it seems I shouldn't have restored RUU until after sorting out the HBOOT. The tutorial is discontinued, so I don't have any real steps to follow.
Should the procedure have been:
- Whilst on MIUI, flash ENG HBOOT files
- Run RUU update utility?
(Bootloader is bypassing the HBOOT.zip flash)
One more question, will the RUU run ok after flashing the ENG HBOOT and returning to S-ON?
Again, thanks for any advice offered.
you need to flash the HBOOT via adb
you will need the hboot.img you want to flash in the root of your sd card
if you already know how to use adb and have it installed and set up correctly then all you do is enter the following commands in cmd
adb devices
echo If your device is not listed exit this program now, enable usb debugging and try again.
pause
cls
adb push hboot.img /data/local/tmp
adb shell chmod 777 /data/local/tmp/hboot.img
echo Please accept superuser request on your phone
adb shell su
pause
adb shell dd if=/dev/block/mmcblk0p18 of=/sdcard/backup.img
adb shell dd if=/data/local/tmp/hboot.img of=/dev/block/mmcblk0p18
echo Bootloader should be flashed to your device now, backup from old bootloader is saved at /sdcard/backup.img
pause
adb reboot bootloader
Sorted this out myself a week ago. Without doubting the post above, but this is the way that worked for me. The only thing was mine was unbranded and your's isn't maybe that's a problem, and according to the tutorial you are referring to it is.
However:
In the discontinued tutorial is a hboot.img attached. You have to download that one and the instructions of the original post are still on page 4 in a quote in post 34. It worked for me but I believe I didn't have a branded phone. If you worked your way trough those steps and then flash your branded RUU. I think that has to work.
It worked definitively for me.
Hope it works for you!

[Q] How to actually root desire s hboot 2.00.0002

(im no expert on anything really :- I dont know anything on roms, adb and whatnot)
I've been reading loadsssss of guides and posts etc. on rooting, and basically what I've gathered for this hboot version 2.00.0002, you first have to downgrade and then use the revolutionary to get S-OFF. So to downgrade you have to use zergrush which is in this thread; http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1399331
I want to know is this the only way & the best way of downgrading? and if it is, how do I exactly use the misc-version (I understood you need to download this and when I click the link the guy provided to get it, it tells me what it does and it has attachments - misc version 1 and misc version 2 which you can download)
Do I just download one?
And after downloading this and zergrush - do I have to place them in a particular area because when using the cmd prompt/terminal you have to type ;
[adb push zergRush /data/local/tmp
adb push misc_version /data/local/tmp
adb shell chmod 777 /data/local/tmp/zergRush
adb shell chmod 777 /data/local/tmp/misc_version] As posted by mtothearkus
*so surely when typing these it will locate the downloads that you placed in that area for it to work?
- And also you need a RUU - whatever that is :L
-the link posted in the thread to get the unbranded one doesn't work.
So what do I exactly do......
lets say everything works fine and I downgrade to 0.89something. Do I then go straight to the revolutionary thing, or do I have to unlock my bootloader?
Do I need to unlock bootloader right from the start using HTCdev?
I HAVE NO IDEA!!!!
So if you can help it will be much appreciated.
sorry for this long and confusing message.
As with many others, your problems come from not reading the guide thoroughly.
Step 3 says:
run the Terminal (Windowsbutton + R --> cmd) and change into the folder where the files are (change folder with 'cd')
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The part that you were looking for is bold and underlined.
Then you go to google.com and look for Desire S RUU, and see what you find. Or try to find a dedicated thread here with all RUUs gathered (which will most likely be in which section? You can probably guess). And if you don't understand, what it is - you go to google.com, write "what is ruu", and read what it is.
Since I did not need to downgrade, I cannot tell you how to do that. I'm sure you'll be fine if you follow the guides here correctly.
But I did s-off my phone, so I can tell you for sure that you don't have to use htcdev in any way. Just ignore it. If you downgraded your bootloader, you can s-off using revolutionary and then install recovery like 4ext touch. And that is all. You can flash roms now. But be sure you always make a backup from recovery before you change anything on your phone (flashing etc.)
Sent by my fingers to your head.
You'll find that most of the links that you require will be in whats referred to as the INDEX and don't worry about needing reassurance or having to ask questions, as you must be confident in what you are doing as the device isn't cheap to replace.
I feel that you've done whats important and have at least attempted to read the guides available.
Best thing to do IMO (although not the easiest) is to downgrade your HBoot, then S-OFF with revolutionary, then flash ENG HBOOT and then happily use whatever custom ROM you want!
i think the best way is downgrid and then s-off and root your device.
Welcome to xda-devs, turkmyster.
IIRC you need the misc-version to 'fool' the RUU into installing a stock ROM with an older, AlphaRev-compatible HBOOT.
For RUUs, look at the thread that lists Desire S/Saga RUUs somewhere in this forum. It's there, and you'll likely find an RUU for your region and device there.
For downgrading your HBOOT, this method by shadi22 worked for me nicely: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1443636
And remember, Do not unlock you boot loader using HTC-dev, otherwise the above mentioned method won't work. Have you unlocked the bootloader, then just lock it again using the command: "fastboot oem lock".

Cant root or flash custom recovery

Ok so i needed to root after i updated to official ICS with the setup.
What i noticed i cant root with any known rooting method so i tried pushing root with recovery.
It turns out i have stock recovery and everytime i try installing zip it says signature verification failed.
So i found that i need flash custom recovery for that.
But i have found that flashing .img of recovery using CMD is not working.
So any ideas? I would really be thankfull i am trying for whole day and no succes.
You already asked the basic same question in this thread and Jack_R1 told you that you need to read and understand more. He is far more knowledgeable than I am, and I agree with him 100%
This has been answered countless times, so I am not going to ive you the answers again - go and search.
As pointers;-
1) Install ADB
2) Fastboot
3) Push Recovery
4) Flash Root
Now - go and read, understand and make sense of what, why and how.
SimonTS said:
You already asked the basic same question in this thread and Jack_R1 told you that you need to read and understand more. He is far more knowledgeable than I am, and I agree with him 100%
This has been answered countless times, so I am not going to ive you the answers again - go and search.
As pointers;-
1) Install ADB
2) Fastboot
3) Push Recovery
4) Flash Root
Now - go and read, understand and make sense of what, why and how.
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I do read i do understand what to do, i read instructions, i fallow instructions but it just doesnt work for reasons usually and mostly not covered in the instructions...... So can you atleast try to help like for example give me link to set of instructions you know that works couse you used it or something similiar. Couse silencing me like saying go read is just not true, couse i am reasonably knowledgeble and i do read and usually do understand what i read it just doesnt work for some reason.
EXAMPLE:
one of methods to flash custom recovery i tried is this
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1484753
Download the zip file attached and extract it anywhere .
Your phone needs to be in debugging mode and you need the lastest usb drivers instaled . ( HTC Sync )
Step 1 : Run Start Here.bat , a comand promt window will open.
Step 2 : Type in "adb reboot bootloader" . <This works on every rom , it will reboot in fastboot mod.>
Step 3 : After the phone rebooted in fastboot , type in "fastboot flash recovery recovery-clockwork-touch-5.8.1.5-saga.img" .
Step 4 : You have your Touch Recovery flashed.
After doing so it just says:
unknown partition 'recovery recovery-clockwork-touch-5.8.1.5-saga.img'
error: cannot determine image filename for 'recovery recovery-clockwork-touch-5.8.1.5-saga.img'
SO you say i dont read but it just doesnt work for some reason.
OK ...
Firstly - don't use CWM. That isn't just my opinion, it is a general opinion round here the 4EXT is far superior, especially on the DS. Try this thread
Secondly, can you please confirm what hBoot you are running?
Thirdly, is the phone correctly booting into FastBoot mode?
Fourthly, did you install ADB correctly (I guess so)?
Maybe this problem is caused by a bootloader that is still locked ?!
(Can recovery be flashed if the bootloader is locked ? I am not sure, but don't think so.)
Did you unlock via www.htcdev.com ?
SimonTS said:
OK ...
Firstly - don't use CWM. That isn't just my opinion, it is a general opinion round here the 4EXT is far superior, especially on the DS. Try this thread
Secondly, can you please confirm what hBoot you are running?
Thirdly, is the phone correctly booting into FastBoot mode?
Fourthly, did you install ADB correctly (I guess so)?
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OK so i as soon as you started helping me (thanks by the way) i found a couse for my error while flashing custom recovery. And i was able to flash 4EXT as you suggested (it looks awesome (not to mention all cool features ))
Second thingy i need to sort out is how to get my phone rooted
So i now have working recovery and i need myself a zip file to push it using recovery so i gain root.
Tried it and failed so i installed Tweaked 7,1 kernel (kernels already had root when i was using SEx10)
now all my phone does on turning it on is going to 4ext recovery on boot.
TeddyOFLove said:
OK so i as soon as you started helping me (thanks by the way) i found a couse for my error while flashing custom recovery. And i was able to flash 4EXT as you suggested (it looks awesome (not to mention all cool features ))
Second thingy i need to sort out is how to get my phone rooted
So i now have working recovery and i need myself a zip file to push it using recovery so i gain root.
Tried it and failed so i installed Tweaked 7,1 kernel (kernels already had root when i was using SEx10)
now all my phone does on turning it on is going to 4ext recovery on boot.
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OK. You're at first base with 4EXT Recovery. That is normally the worst bit.
What hBoot are you running?
SimonTS said:
OK. You're at first base with 4EXT Recovery. That is normally the worst bit.
What hBoot are you running?
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My data on white screen of death sais
***UNLOCKED***
SAGA PVT SHIP S-OFF RL
HBOOT-2.02.0002
TeddyOFLove said:
My data on white screen of death sais
***UNLOCKED***
SAGA PVT SHIP S-OFF RL
HBOOT-2.02.0002
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Now follow this thread.
TeddyOFLove said:
My data on white screen of death sais
***UNLOCKED***
SAGA PVT SHIP S-OFF RL
HBOOT-2.02.0002
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On DS there is absolutely no way a kernel to give you root. None of the existing zip files (mine or any others in DS section). You have to flash SU and install busybox (there are apps in the Google Play) after that
Sent from my HTC Desire S
SimonTS said:
Now follow this thread.
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And what should i do if links on thread are dead at least link for PG88IMG.zip is dead
Can't root and s-off Desire HD
Good morning,
yesterday I start trying mod my HTC Desire HD but unfortunately I have not resolved yet.
I unlocked bootloader with instruction from HTC (I can see unlock when I started bootloader).
In same way after a lot of tentative I installed CWM and it seems installed so when I go in "recovery" I can see menù that should let me install custom ROM.
My mystake is that I have not root and S-Off and after installed "Sabsa Prime v5" now my HTC stuck on first screen.
I tried procedure "ace-hack" to downgrade and then have s-off but
fastboot work, ADB doesn't : ADB doesn't list my devices
Pleae help me to recovery a working rom on my device
Thank you
xferdyx said:
Good morning,
yesterday I start trying mod my HTC Desire HD but unfortunately I have not resolved yet.
I unlocked bootloader with instruction from HTC (I can see unlock when I started bootloader).
In same way after a lot of tentative I installed CWM and it seems installed so when I go in "recovery" I can see menù that should let me install custom ROM.
My mystake is that I have not root and S-Off and after installed "Sabsa Prime v5" now my HTC stuck on first screen.
I tried procedure "ace-hack" to downgrade and then have s-off but
fastboot work, ADB doesn't : ADB doesn't list my devices
Pleae help me to recovery a working rom on my device
Thank you
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I'll give you a couple of pieces of advice mate;-
1) Don't simply add your problem on to the bottom of another thread unless it is DIRECTLY related to the OP in the thread
2) This is the Desire S forum. The Desire HD forums are here.

[Q] Succesfully Flashed but no Rom, Just like a Factory Reset

Hey Guys, after a long time with a normal one mini i prepared it for the next phase.
I unlocked my bootloader
Installed the latest twrp-2.7.1.1
Have copied InsertCoin_m4-3.0.3 into my Htc
Copied out the boot image and typing this for the flash!
fastboot erase cache:
fastboot flash boot boot.img:
fastboot erase cache
Got 3 times the message for fnished!
Then i have gone in the recovery and installed InscertCoin...at the end i am getting the message that all was fine!!
After a short Reboot the HTC logo pop ups and it is like nothing happend.Just as a Factory Reset
What is wrong?
aJay2k1 said:
Hey Guys, after a long time with a normal one mini i prepared it for the next phase.
I unlocked my bootloader
Installed the latest twrp-2.7.1.1
Have copied InsertCoin_m4-3.0.3 into my Htc
Copied out the boot image and typing this for the flash!
fastboot erase cache:
fastboot flash boot boot.img:
fastboot erase cache
Got 3 times the message for fnished!
Then i have gone in the recovery and installed InscertCoin...at the end i am getting the message that all was fine!!
After a short Reboot the HTC logo pop ups and it is like nothing happend.Just as a Factory Reset
What is wrong?
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Why erase cache twice"
I moved from stock the other day,without problems (did spend almost a week reading all the threads on here)
I unlocked via htc dev
Installed twrp
Manged to soff my mini
Got the supercid
I had to updated the hboot to 2.22
I then had to update my twrp to 2.7.1.1 as old twrp couldn't find anything
Then flashed my rom
This worked for me but you may be different,hope this kinda helps
i See...
You have S-Off and supercid
But it is rly needed to update Hboot?
aJay2k1 said:
i See...
You have S-Off and supercid
But it is rly needed to update Hboot?
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Yes think so, I just followed the thread and done what it said I had to do
MommaSmith said:
Yes think so, I just followed the thread and done what it said I had to do
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Well...i am at the Point to S-off my mini, dont this by firewater...
At the End i got the agreement: Yes
But got the this message:
The First bottle is open
chugging....
Error: kernel contains HTC anti-firewater patch!
-----Try again with a different kernel---
So i cant getting S-off with my "untouched" kernel?I need to get a different?
aJay2k1 said:
Well...i am at the Point to S-off my mini, dont this by firewater...
At the End i got the agreement: Yes
But got the this message:
The First bottle is open
chugging....
Error: kernel contains HTC anti-firewater patch!
-----Try again with a different kernel---
So i cant getting S-off with my "untouched" kernel?I need to get a different?
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I used ramrunner to s-off
MommaSmith said:
I used ramrunner to s-off
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I am so confused...i have 3 instructions:
The first one is using also temproot :
adb reboot <–important!!!!
adb wait-for-device push firewater /data/local/tmp
adb push temproot /data/local/tmp
adb shell
chmod 755 /data/local/tmp/temproot
chmod 755 /data/local/tmp/firewater
/data/local/tmp/temproot <---- this can take like 10-15 minutes to run
>>>ERROR:
Failed to get prepare_kernel_cred adress.
Failed to get commit_creds adress.
Failed to get ptmx.fops adress.
Failed to setup varialbes.
/data/local/tmp/firewater
The second one tell me smth that i have to flash my rom and kernel ?!?!?!?!
JmzM4StockRootedOdex-WWE-1.22.401.1 & Jmz M4 Kernel
Dont tested, cause i have to flash my rom and Kernel!The main goal is to flash InsertCoin as a Rom
Third one is the normal
adb reboot <–important!!!!
adb wait-for-device push firewater /data/local/tmp
adb shell
su
chmod 755 /data/local/tmp/firewater
/data/local/tmp/firewater
But in this instruction, i was one step away to get my s-off til i got the message
Error: kernel contains HTC anti-firewater patch!
-----Try again with a different kernel---
And ramrunner i read that you need a special Hboot version 1.56 or 1.57
I have 2.21
So rly...i dont know how you s-off your Mini
Might have been a bad download.
Sent from my XT1022
subham99 said:
Might have been a bad download.
Sent from my XT1022
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:good::good::good: .I.
aJay2k1 said:
And ramrunner i read that you need a special Hboot version 1.56 or 1.57
I have 2.21
So rly...i dont know how you s-off your Mini
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the above hboots are for the M7
see here for download http://rumrunner.us/downloads-2/
see here for instructions http://rumrunner.us/instructions/
see here for original post in the HTC ONE MINI FORUM http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2559235
Juhuu...i used rumrunner universial and got to the end a message
1 flash an unsecure kernel thats compatible with your Rom and retry
2. Flash a d different rom
To Point 1: How this could be?
2: I am on Stock Rom, never do smth with my HTC one Mini and sometimes i read that u need STOCK ROM! SO why to change it?
I had to install the JMZ stock rom and kernel then ran Rumrunner. Mine said it was still ON until I updated HBOOT with this http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2759131
DezBucks said:
I had to install the JMZ stock rom and kernel then ran Rumrunner. Mine said it was still ON until I updated HBOOT with this http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2759131
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yeah, i read it before in a forum with the jmz rom and the compatible kernel!
i will try it in the next days

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