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Edit: This method will most likely require radio s-off to work. Not as useful as I thought first but still less hassle if you often switch from ruu stock to custom roms.
Hi all.
I recently wanted to go from stock 1.72 to CM7 and didn't want to go through downgrades etc. so I simply took a test PD98IMG.zip and removed everything except the hboot (which is eng s-off) and placed on the SD-card. I then rebooted into bootloader and it flashed the new hboot for me. It was then easy to flash recovery using fastboot.
Since it was so easy and I didn't manage to find this method described I decided to create this thread. Feel free to move/remove if this is old news.
I tested this on my phone several times using the zip below. I do however not guarantee anything.
peace!
Instructions:
1. Download file PD98IMG.zip.
(md5 01f950f719cf12d8c39d62b513203789)
2. Copy to SD-card.
3. Reboot to bootloader ("adb reboot-bootloader" or restart phone with volume down pressed)
4. Follow on-screen instructions
Guess if it will work, it's gonna be much more simpler to downgrade our HDs! Thanks a lot mate, thumbs up for the great idea!!
Was your phone radio s-off? If it was not, this is great news, and a big big mistake from HTC But I have to say, it sounds pretty unbelievable that they would sign an engineering hboot..
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jkoljo said:
Was your phone radio s-off? If it was not, this is great news, and a big big mistake from HTC But I have to say, it sounds pretty unbelievable that they would sign an engineering hboot..
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You're most likely right as my phone was in fact Radio S-OFF already. It still helps when switching from stock ruu to custom roms for us with radio s-off though.
Yep, that's what I thought. With radio s-off + root it is a 10 second deal to make ENG S-OFF with my tool, but this definitely helps people who do not have root.
Bit off topic but I got recovery and I got s-on now and I can still flash custom roms in on coredroid v6 have I done something because I still got s-on
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This worked wonderfully!!! Thank you!!!!
hey i've installed a couple of roms on my phone then installed that stock att radio over one, it was great, nearly doubled my battery live and reception was excellent, but after trying miui and doing a nandroid restore of my old rom when i try to flash the radio again it tells me "FAILED remote: not allowed"
i see this tutorial here but im wondering if theres a gui one click for it and how come its not included with the S-off and rooting business?
http://www.addictivetips.com/mobile/how-to-gain-s-off-radio-and-engineering-on-htc-desire-hd/
thatg said:
hey i've installed a couple of roms on my phone then installed that stock att radio over one, it was great, nearly doubled my battery live and reception was excellent, but after trying miui and doing a nandroid restore of my old rom when i try to flash the radio again it tells me "FAILED remote: not allowed"
i see this tutorial here but im wondering if theres a gui one click for it and how come its not included with the S-off and rooting business?
http://www.addictivetips.com/mobile/how-to-gain-s-off-radio-and-engineering-on-htc-desire-hd/
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look here --> http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=855403
Doo Doo said:
look here --> http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=855403
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this will give me not just eng s-off but engineering s-off? i already have S-off but need engineering to have total control of the radio
thatg said:
this will give me not just eng s-off but engineering s-off? i already have S-off but need engineering to have total control of the radio
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eng s-off is engineering s-off.
First thing if you aren't compiling a kernel and trying to run it then you should not eng s-off your phone there are other methods. (go to our dev section and look for the radio thread)
Second if you didn't know (could figure out) eng s-off is the engineering hboot then, you probably shouldn't try to mess with that level of the phone ... no?
mudknot2005 said:
eng s-off is engineering s-off.
First thing if you aren't compiling a kernel and trying to run it then you should not eng s-off your phone there are other methods. (go to our dev section and look for the radio thread)
Second if you didn't know (could figure out) eng s-off is the engineering hboot then, you probably shouldn't try to mess with that level of the phone ... no?
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Eng s-Off is completely unnecessary for the only level of radio control most of us mortals need... Flashing different radios.
This eng s-Off radio method, in all it's obsolete glory, sure has legs...
I'm sure it doesn't help matters that it still appears to be the "official" method over on the desire hd radio thread. There sure isn't any post here in the inspire sections that continue to endorse this method.
ok just tried this, when using the visionary app it didnt reboot when i tried permaroot so i rebooted it myself, then when using S-off one click it tells my my bootloader is corrupt
edit: computer had bad drivers worked with my other one thanks yall!!
After all this time, there is a solution for Gratia!
I whipped up this tool to upgrade the Gratia from hboot 1.00.000 to hboot 1.02.0000 so that it can be compatible with the AlpharevX S-OFF tool for Aria now in open beta.
This tool will create a goldcard for you if you just follow the prompts.
It should work reliably if your sdcard is clean (w/o any corruption from improper dismounts after write)
It is for WINDOWS only for now, so you will need Android USB drivers. You can install HTC sync, and then unintall it leaving the drivers, or you can get them here: http://www.multiupload.com/2OFYWZFCCR
This tool is menu driven; just unzip the archive and run upd-hboot.cmd as administrator to start it.
Any questions/problems, please ping me in the IRC channel in my sig.
If you have errors flashing the UPDATE in step 2, run step 2 AGAIN IMMEDIATELY (it will show u some errors about goldcard, don't mind, go ahead - gold card is done anyway) WITHOUT leaving HBOOT or rebooting the phone.
WARNING: THIS IS NOT COMPATIBLE WITH ARIAS RUNNING ANYTHING BUT STOCK HTC SENSE 2.2. YOU WILL SOFTBRICK YOUR PHONE IF YOU TRY FLASHING THIS OVER CM7, 2.1 or ANY CUSTOM ROM.
Note: It MAY bork wifi because the included kernel will not have a wifi driver. This can be fixed after flashing clockworkmod recovery with a custom rom, or by flashing a new kernel with a wifi driver. (see my FR008 thread or Gene Poole's 2.2.2 thread for kernels). First actual Gratia tested did not have this problem.
After you complete this, go to http://alpharev.nl/x/beta/ for AlplarevX for Aria for the next step, and happy modding!
DOWNLOAD:
dc8f7444abb1f02e438c673c6d8dc15c gratia-upd-hboot.zip
First satisfied customer:
lovaex said:
thanks to all the alpharev's team, cause alpharev still works on htc GRATIA
there's some step to do, but not so difficults:
read http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1133446 attn1 post with assisted all this procedure...
on windows:
1 ) download the package and upd-hboot.cmd as administrator
2 ) step 1 for the reverse cid: make a goldcard (all the istruction is on txt that appear) and insert it in gcimg folder
3) run step 2, the phone will reboot and start in fastboot
4) DO NOT REBOOT THE PHONE! If you have errors in step 2, run step 2 AGAIN IMMEDIATELY (it will show u some error about goldcard, don't mind, go ahead) WITHOUT leaving HBOOT
5) then your phone has 1.02.0000 hboot, ready for alpharevX
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Easy and smooth thanks
mod should sticky this
Weird, i got error in the latest steps of script.
Goldcard was no problem, but what i got afterwards was this :
INFOzip header checking...
INFOzip info parsing...
INFOchecking model ID...
INFOchecking custom ID...
FAILED (remote: 42 custom id check fail)
This is a 2.2 stock HTC Gratia from Europe, hboot is 1.00
lerutis said:
Weird, i got error in the latest steps of script.
Goldcard was no problem, but what i got afterwards was this :
INFOzip header checking...
INFOzip info parsing...
INFOchecking model ID...
INFOchecking custom ID...
FAILED (remote: 42 custom id check fail)
This is a 2.2 stock HTC Gratia from Europe, hboot is 1.00
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Now it worked, lol, i forgot to put the image file in the gcimg directory ...
lerutis said:
Now it worked, lol, i forgot to put the image file in the gcimg directory ...
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Glad it panned out for you.
RIF
my hboot is before 1.00.000... any solution?
theROMinator said:
my hboot is before 1.00.000... any solution?
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What version is it? Is this an Aria or a Gratia? Have you even tried to just run AlphaRev X on your phone?
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my hboot is before 1.00.000... any solution?
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I think attn1's tool will work fine for you regardless of what HBOOT version you have. But if for some reason it doesn't work, I have explained an alternative method (slightly more involved) that should work here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=14953134&postcount=28
But, I believe attn1's tool just basically automates the steps I described in that link, so I'd just try the tool first.
tpbklake said:
What version is it? Is this an Aria or a Gratia? Have you even tried to just run AlphaRev X on your phone?
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No point in trying, it will only run if your HBOOT version is exactly 1.02.0000 (by design).
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No point in trying, it will only run if your HBOOT version is exactly 1.02.0000 (by design).
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Sorry. Major brain fart on that one
And I was in the middle of S-Offing my Aria when I typed that, too.
theROMinator said:
my hboot is before 1.00.000... any solution?
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Flash the at&t 2.2.2 update from the HTC website.
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I think attn1's tool will work fine for you regardless of what HBOOT version you have. But if for some reason it doesn't work, I have explained an alternative method (slightly more involved) that should work here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=14953134&postcount=28
But, I believe attn1's tool just basically automates the steps I described in that link, so I'd just try the tool first.
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No this is not the same at all. This is not the AT&T RUU or any part of it, it's just hboot, recovery, radio and boot, HTC signed from another Aria (Asia) OTA 2.2 update.
This is to update the Gratia.
This is small compared to a whole RUU, and unlike the AT&T update, which has a lower mainver than the Gratia, this has a higher mainver, allowing it to be flashed on gratia without modifying the misc partition first.
This is a dirt simple menu driven two step process.
But because this also flashes a HTC sense 2.2 froyo boot image, it will soft brick a rom not compatible with it.
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No this is not the same at all. This is not the AT&T RUU or any part of it, it's just hboot, recovery, radio and boot, HTC signed from another Aria (Asia) OTA 2.2 update.
This is to update the Gratia.
This is small compared to a whole RUU, and unlike the AT&T update, which has a lower mainver than the Gratia, this has a higher mainver, allowing it to be flashed on gratia without modifying the misc partition first.
This is a dirt simple menu driven two step process.
But because this also flashes a HTC sense 2.2 froyo boot image, it will soft brick a rom not compatible with it.
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Fair enough. I did realize you were using a different image, although I didn't know the origin. I guess what I meant was that the method is essentially the same, i.e., making a gold card and putting the update on there as LIBEIMG.zip.
In any case, is there any reason why it would be a bad idea to flash the AT&T RUU on the Gratia, other than that it's larger?
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Fair enough. I did realize you were using a different image, although I didn't know the origin. I guess what I meant was that the method is essentially the same, i.e., making a gold card and putting the update on there as LIBEIMG.zip.
In any case, is there any reason why it would be a bad idea to flash the AT&T RUU on the Gratia, other than that it's larger?
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Just because it's not that simple. The ATT RUU has a lower mainver than Gratia, so it can't be flashed with just a goldcard, you also have to hack the mainver in the misc partition to allow a "downgrade". This is a far easier solution, and automates and makes the gold card generation so much simpler.
For AT&T users, absolutely - do the AT&T 2.2.2 update, no goldcard required - then follow the alpharevx method. Do a nandroid first, because a RUU will wipe data.
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Just because it's not that simple. The ATT RUU has a lower mainver than Gratia, so it can't be flashed with just a goldcard, you also have to hack the mainver in the misc partition to allow a "downgrade". This is a far easier solution, and automates and makes the gold card generation so much simpler.
For AT&T users, absolutely - do the AT&T 2.2.2 update, no goldcard required - then follow the alpharevx method. Do a nandroid first, because a RUU will wipe data.
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Take a step back and look at how nerdy this looks.
andrew.cambridge said:
Take a step back and look at how nerdy this looks.
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Really? If you don't care for nerdy, go hang out in general, or wherever other toaster operators hangout. These forums are for people who want to learn, and not just a place for the uninitiated to score "wares".
attn1 said:
Really? If you don't care for nerdy, go hang out in general, or wherever other toaster operators hangout. These forums are for people who want to learn, and not just a place for the uninitiated to score "wares".
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Did my innocent comment strike a nerve?
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Well let's see,a well known and respected developer posts a little explanation to increase people's understanding.Out of nothing but goodwill and desire to help.then someone pops off a comment about it being nerdy?would've chapped my ass too.
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i was wondering if there is a way to do this. ??
im tired of my MTS4G, i want to install a good rom!
Amen to that
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As of right now no, were all basically stuck. Htc say they'll release a update at the end of the month to allow unlocking but that will void your warranty. Im just waiting for a crack for this version. Shouldn't Be too long i hope.
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I did not realize that this phone still had an unlocked bootloader when I purchased it a few days ago. It's unfortunate how the HTC Unlocker was glitchy with the MT4GS; it might be why there's such a lack of development right now, haha.
ac3theone said:
As of right now no, were all basically stuck. Htc say they'll release a update at the end of the month to allow unlocking but that will void your warranty. Im just waiting for a crack for this version. Shouldn't Be too long i hope.
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i hope!! i dont care about the warranty, i hate the stock the sence , is so slow and i hate the interface, im comming from a vibrant runing ics passion v12, you can only imagine my frustration .
Limewirelord said:
I did not realize that this phone still had an unlocked bootloader when I purchased it a few days ago. It's unfortunate how the HTC Unlocker was glitchy with the MT4GS; it might be why there's such a lack of development right now, haha.
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I think we can start shelving the idea that there's a lack of dev for the device - some definite strides being made in that direction now.
We could always use more people helping make stuff, though.
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I need a copy of an S-ON bootloader that has not been unlocked.
I need both S-ON 1.44.0007 and S-ON 1.45.0013 - if anyone can get either to me that would be great.
They are only 1MB in size and can be attached to a post in the forum.
If you can get it - attach it as a reply to this post:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1254518
The terminal command to back up a copy of it is:
Code:
dd if=/dev/block/mmcblk0p12 of=/sdcard/hboot.img
That will place a copy of your hboot on your sdcard, called hboot.img, if run from a terminal.
Nlarge got his unlocked S-ON bootloader added to that thread, now we need some regular S-ON ones to compare them to. If anyone can figure out how to get one to us it would be helpful.
We are trying to work the S-ON issue, but it's not exactly an easy nut to crack and we've mostly just started.
Thanks for any help that can be provided. This may not be all we need, but it's a start.
Hasn't anyone been able to flash the original PG59IMG.zip via the OTAbootloader patch?
Delivered via candygram for Mr. Mongo.
Blue6IX said:
I need a copy of an S-ON bootloader that has not been unlocked.
I need both S-ON 1.44.0007 and S-ON 1.45.0013 - if anyone can get either to me that would be great.
They are only 1MB in size and can be attached to a post in the forum.
If you can get it - attach it as a reply to this post:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1254518
The terminal command to back up a copy of it is:
Code:
dd if=/dev/block/mmcblk0p12 of=/sdcard/hboot.img
That will place a copy of your hboot on your sdcard, called hboot.img, if run from a terminal.
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I'll see if I can figure out how to get that to you. If I can't code, at least I can help with other things.
Cool, we'll look it over and see what we come up with. No promises, just gonna look and see what we see and hope it leads to something.
The hboot may or (more likely) may not be the whole problem for s-off/s-on, but the more we have to play with the more we are learning.
Blue6IX said:
Cool, we'll look it over and see what we come up with. No promises, just gonna look and see what we see and hope it leads to something.
The hboot may or (more likely) may not be the whole problem for s-off/s-on, but the more we have to play with the more we are learning.
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I tried to copy it with (adb shell <command>) but it says I have permission denied.
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I tried to copy it with (adb shell ) but it says I have permission denied.
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Okay, we are working on that, etn4off is leading the charge on adb through stock recovery, so hold that thought.
Meantime, i've whipped up a new version of the stock restore .zip file, that should work on the new OTA.
( Make sure you have a full battery first!)
Edit - didn't work
What you have to do is rename the file to:
PG59IMG.zip
...then place on the main directory of your sdcard.
Make sure fastboot is turned off in settings on the phone, and then power off.
Hold Volume Down and press Power to turn it on, booting into hboot. The installer will take over from there and guide you through it.
It will load itself, then ask you to press Volume UP to install - then does it's thing and will tell you to press power to reboot when it is done.
This is basically the same restore file you get from here: Thread Link updated for the new OTA.
This should solve the version mismatch problem people were having, but won't know until someone tries to install it.
Afterwards you can run Revolutionary to S-OFF your 1.44.0007 hboot.
You will no longer be on the newest OTA, but then you can apply it if you want and go back - as long as you run the Revolutionary process on the 1.44.0007 hboot before you do.
I'm going to try this asap
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Blue6IX said:
Okay, we are working on that, etn4off is leading the charge on adb through stock recovery, so hold that thought.
Meantime, i've whipped up a new version of the stock restore .zip file, that should work on the new OTA.
( Make sure you have a full battery first!)
Stock_Retail_OTA_1-55-531-3_downgrade_PG59IMG.zip
Download link
MD5: c7ea224be738b14824a003fd9c9b4b19
What you have to do is rename the file to:
PG59IMG.zip
...then place on the main directory of your sdcard.
Make sure fastboot is turned off in settings on the phone, and then power off.
Hold Volume Down and press Power to turn it on, booting into hboot. The installer will take over from there and guide you through it.
It will load itself, then ask you to press Volume UP to install - then does it's thing and will tell you to press power to reboot when it is done.
This is basically the same restore file you get from here: Thread Link updated for the new OTA.
This should solve the version mismatch problem people were having, but won't know until someone tries to install it.
Afterwards you can run Revolutionary to S-OFF your 1.44.0007 hboot.
You will no longer be on the newest OTA, but then you can apply it if you want and go back - as long as you run the Revolutionary process on the 1.44.0007 hboot before you do.
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Has anyone tried this? Not that im saying its bad i just dont want to mess up my newest toy...lol
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Has anyone tried this? Not that im saying its bad i just dont want to mess up my newest toy...lol
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No. That's why I said we won't know until someone tries.
I've run the package on both of my devices, so can attest to it working - but they are both s-off.
I've run it from the device in the newest OTA form, and it brought me back, but the old package did too - seems no version check on my devices (probably any s-off devices)
I've run from all versions of the hboot - 1.44.0006, 1.44.0007, 1.44.1107, and 1.45.0013, but they were all s-off.
As for what happens with an s-on device... ...? I updated the version because in another thread that was pinpointed as the problem for it not installing on the newest OTA.
Blue6IX said:
No. That's why I said we won't know until someone tries.
I've run the package on both of my devices, so can attest to it working - but they are both s-off.
I've run it from the device in the newest OTA form, and it brought me back, but the old package did too - seems no version check on my devices (probably any s-off devices)
I've run from all versions of the hboot - 1.44.0006, 1.44.0007, 1.44.1107, and 1.45.0013, but they were all s-off.
As for what happens with an s-on device... ...? I updated the version because in another thread that was pinpointed as the problem for it not installing on the newest OTA.
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Well i tried it... But it didnt even see it as an update... It just checked it and went straight to the hboot menu
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izzy001 said:
Well i tried it... But it didnt even see it as an update... It just checked it and went straight to the hboot menu
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Okay thanks, it was pretty much an 'it will do it or it won't' situation, so we'll have to try something else.
I wish I could get an s-on device in my hands that I could try stuff on - for now it's test and test and test on the s-off, then try on the s-on ...
Sorry it didn't work, we'll have to try another way.
I'll give this a try as well, even though it supposedly doesn't work. Better try than not.
Is what you're trying to do make the older ROM (with the 1.44.0007 HBOOT) appear as an update to the newer update so we can, in a way, downflash to the older HBOOT that's compatible with the Revolutionary tool?
I'm kind of new to the whole Android scene and am just curious as to how things work.
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I'll give this a try as well, even though it supposedly doesn't work. Better try than not.
Is what you're trying to do make the older ROM (with the 1.44.0007 HBOOT) appear as an update to the newer update so we can, in a way, downflash to the older HBOOT that's compatible with the Revolutionary tool?
I'm kind of new to the whole Android scene and am just curious as to how things work.
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If this flashes it should revert the phone back to retail launch - but it's probably not going to. Finding a way to force it could have a less then desirable outcome.
If it doesn't take, don't try to force the issue with it unless you know what you're doing and why.
Well I tried it as well and it got a check, but it didn't install anything. I wish I had the know-how to mess around with this stuff.
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Well I tried it as well and it got a check, but it didn't install anything. I wish I had the know-how to mess around with this stuff.
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When it checks and oks it go to recovery in hboot menu
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hi i just got a htc one x factory unlocked and was wondering there is a way i can get rid of those atnt preinstall apps. im using tmobile on it and also a way i can update to jelly bean
Root and debloat the stock ROM
Slithered from my HTC One X+
could i get links on how to do it?
i use titanium backup pro from google play u can freeze apps and then if the phone still works the way u want u can uninstall them
theres a sticky at the top of this thread http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1957193
ok how would i root my phone?
its in that guide what hboot are you on?
evita pvt ship s-on rl and it also says locked in pink
quick qestion the keyboard on my one x is small. like there are a few things i dont want on my keyboard when i text like the up down left and right arrow keys, how do i get rid of that?
DayDaysTech said:
evita pvt ship s-on rl and it also says locked in pink
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You gave him all the info we don't need...there should be a number next to the writing it will be 1.09 or 1.14... If you have 1.09 check your software number it should be 1.85 or 1.73
tactical kitten said:
You gave him all the info we don't need...there should be a number next to the writing it will be 1.09 or 1.14... If you have 1.09 check your software number it should be 1.85 or 1.73
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could you tell me where to check that
Boot into bootloader and you'll either see a 1.09 or 1.14 than reboot if its 1.14 use the xfactor exploit just download the toolkit in the dev section...if its 1.09 go to about phone and check the software number either 1.85 or 1.73
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Boot into bootloader and you'll either see a 1.09 or 1.14 than reboot if its 1.14 use the xfactor exploit just download the toolkit in the dev section...if its 1.09 go to about phone and check the software number either 1.85 or 1.73
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The xfactor exploit works on the old firmware so he should go ahead and use that
Slithered from my HTC One X+
its 1.14
could i also get the link to the download?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1952038
DayDaysTech said:
quick qestion the keyboard on my one x is small. like there are a few things i dont want on my keyboard when i text like the up down left and right arrow keys, how do i get rid of that?
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Depending on your firmware version, there is an option in Settings to turn off the arrow keys. But it doesn't make the other keys any bigger, it just makes the keyboard take up less of the screen.
If you need bigger keys, you might try an alternate keyboard on the Play Market.
But also remember that keyboard size is a function of screen size. There are a great many phones with smaller screens than the One X. So if the keyboard feels small to you, you might just need to practice and become accustomed to it.
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Also, I would recommend you bookmark my index thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1671237
It already has the answers to many of the questions you have asked (and will ask) about rooting, etc.