There are many steps to returning to stock if i don't decide to use PD15IMG, i really just want some security and clarity on this.
Can someone help me understand how to do the following things-
1.Turn S-ON
2.replace clockwork with stock recovery
I used the visionary method, so unrooting is as simple as clicking unroot in the app.
I'm just confused about how to do the listed things.
The reason i don't want to use pd15img is because i'd rather not go through installing all of my apps and whatnot.
Also important- I want to know if there is a certain order in which to do these things to minimize risk? an example would be (Not coming from any prior knowledge about this, just something that sounds like it could be realistic) booting a rooted rom on hboot with S-ON - would it be incompatible for some reason?
I hope i make sense here, I just want to know that if i ever have the urge to revert to stock, i can without erasing all of the stuff on my phone.
I suppose you could also tell me these things about pd15img-
1. will it turn s-on?
2. will recovery be stock?
3. will i still be rooted?
4. will i be restored to hboot 0.86?
5. are there any dangers involved if i use it properly through hboot?
I'm sort of asking for a lot of information here I suppose, but answering as much as you can of it would be incredibly helpful. thanks in advance.
Ok, I do not think you can go back to s=on and such w/out it basically doing a factory reset. What is your current ROM? Is it Gingerbread or Froyo? If you have google backup then your apps should be fine, it will just take some time to restore them once you are back up and running again.
Also, check out this thread http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=863899
Look in the development section... there are multiple threads explaining what you want to do with step by step instructions.
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Hi all,
First, yes I am new to flashing the sensation.
Here's what i did.
I followed the steps in this thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1405535
Everything worked fine. Didn't like the ROM so I wanted to try others. i did. At some point, I must have done something wrong and found myself in bootloops. I think I was supposed to have 1.18.0000 in the recovery boot, (hboot?) but now it says 1.17.1111
I wanted to start all over again, get S-off, CWM, and then flash like the step by step thread above (it was really good on how to).
If I flash TMOUS RUU_Pyramid_TMOUS_1.29.531.2_Radio_10.42.9007.00P_10.11.9007.15_M_release_193714_signed
to get back to factory, will this set S-On again etc as if from factory, and can I just start the process all over again as I did the first time? once CWM is on there, can I still recover from backup? (I like my backup rom on gingy)
Thanks in advance.
Did you do a nandroid backup of your last working ROM? If you did, pull the battery on the phone, and when you put it back in hold the power button AND hold down the VolDown button until the recovery screen shows up, and restore the last image. Then you can start over by flashing the TMOUS RUU.
I don't think you can flash it unless you have the sync on. I could be wrong about that.
If you didn't do a nandroid backup, then download a ROM you think will work (probably a Sense 3.0 ROM, not an ICS) and put it on the SDCard. Again pull the battery and hold the voldown button, and flash a workable ROM - then do the TMOUS RUU.
That'll get you back to square one, I think.
would this also work for someone who is rooted? I'm on a stock ROM with my sensation. Ive rooted, then unroot to do a phone wide update. Now tmobile has an update for their phones. I want to delete all that I have done, and then start again fresh with the new super tools. Would this work? Or seeing how I have root, will it mess something up.
Same time, I dont want to lose any of my contacts, messages, and so fourth.
thanks for your help. Sorry If I have post jacked..
Let me answer ... I just went through the motions.
yes, the pyramid rom will take it back to its birthday, factory new.
then you can apply the several updates that are available. Once done, you can start the process all over of s-off, root, and cwm. It takes a while, but is effective.
Ok, that sounds like what I thought.
So do a full back up, or sync
What are you using? what does anyone use in here for this step?
Hi guys
I have read thousands of posts for hours and I take it I cant root my Telstra One XL with 1.89 on it?
Unfortunately I've had it only 1 day, tried rooting it as 1.85 and kept getting an error that said software update. I should have kept reading but I found the software update, and did it....which took me to 1.89.
Just have to wait until some switched on dev can come up with a root process? I have managed to unlock my bootloader - not that it does much for me while i have no root access!
Can I roll back to 1.85?
Very new to this game, so be gentle with the replies pls!
Are you going to install custom ROm
I just went through this process.
I suppose the first question is do you want to install custom rom?
If you do you can unlock bootloader, install custom recovery and then flash a rooted rom from there.
If you dont want to install custom ROM i dont think you can at the present time as the previous methods dont work on 1.89.
Hope this helped...
Edit: you cant roll back to previous from 1.89 because the hboot (i think its the Hboot, i could be wrong) changed on upgrade
I was looking to try the Nocturnal Xi40 ROM. So would this work? I dont want to wipe my current stock ROM to have it fail.
Grabbed the ROM Manager app and it wont work without the phone being rooted - is there a way to backup my current ROM without root?
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I was looking to try the Nocturnal Xi40 ROM. So would this work? I dont want to wipe my current stock ROM to have it fail.
Grabbed the ROM Manager app and it wont work without the phone being rooted - is there a way to backup my current ROM without root?
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Yeah the Xi40 is what im using cuurently so it should be fine.
Just google how to unlock the bootloader through HTCdev. http://htcdev.com/bootloader read the disclaimers as it changes your warranty.
after that google "fastbooting TWRP" (TWRP is Team Win Recovery Program) can be found here somewhere.
once that is done boot into recovery and backup (Nandroid). this will give you an image of your phone in current state so if anything goes wrong you can restore back to it.
you also can download the 1.89 RUU found in this forum (Telstra One Xl Thread), which will bring your phone back to out of box if all goes haywire.
Thanks man - worked a treat...the 2nd time lol First time it froze during the setup part of Xi40.
Already had the device unlocked and my problem was I had the wrong TWRP img. The ATT one worked where as the International one didnt in first attempts.
Happy camper, thanks again!
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Thanks man - worked a treat...the 2nd time lol First time it froze during the setup part of Xi40.
Already had the device unlocked and my problem was I had the wrong TWRP img. The ATT one worked where as the International one didnt in first attempts.
Happy camper, thanks again!
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No worries, glad i could be of help.
I have ATT HOX 2.20, unlocked, rooted, superCID, S-off, latest TWRP (thanks to all of you). I'm prett lost as to where to go next. I'd like to keep all of this and update to the latest stock ota Jellybean. However, when I check for ATT updates on the phone, nothing happens, even when I manually check in.
I would like the latest and greatest on this phone but more important is full functionality and full stability. If I could hit a button, return this phone to original, and download the latest ota, I would. I would then just use Titanium Backup to remove any bloatware that I didn't like. But I (and I suspect many others) spent weeks unlocking this phone because it was unclear when, or if, an official JB would ever arrive. So here I am, stuck in an inbetween moment. The part where this site offers way too many options with unclear results. I am looking for the least complicated, way to get the most fully functional and stable JB onto this phone and I'll be done. And, I can't figure out if it's the official update or one of a thousand offered Roms, kernels, radios, etc. Any and all specific advice would be appreciated. And, as always, thank you to all who post here. I've had a lot of fun (and a few scary moments).
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I have ATT HOX 2.20, unlocked, rooted, superCID, S-off, latest TWRP (thanks to all of you). I'm prett lost as to where to go next. I'd like to keep all of this and update to the latest stock ota Jellybean. However, when I check for ATT updates on the phone, nothing happens, even when I manually check in.
I would like the latest and greatest on this phone but more important is full functionality and full stability. If I could hit a button, return this phone to original, and download the latest ota, I would. I would then just use Titanium Backup to remove any bloatware that I didn't like. But I (and I suspect many others) spent weeks unlocking this phone because it was unclear when, or if, an official JB would ever arrive. So here I am, stuck in an inbetween moment. The part where this site offers way too many options with unclear results. I am looking for the least complicated, way to get the most fully functional and stable JB onto this phone and I'll be done. And, I can't figure out if it's the official update or one of a thousand offered Roms, kernels, radios, etc. Any and all specific advice would be appreciated. And, as always, thank you to all who post here. I've had a lot of fun (and a few scary moments).
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Why do you want to go stock? Stock currently has only 4.1.1. There are various ROMs on the XDA, if you want a sense one try out the Viper XL and also there are various options for non-sense ROMs.
Anyways if you do want to flash the stock ROM here is the link: -
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2181399
Make sure you rea carefully before you flash the stock one from anywhere. There have been bricks. Also check out the FAQs. Hope this helped
runaway said:
I have ATT HOX 2.20, unlocked, rooted, superCID, S-off, latest TWRP (thanks to all of you). I'm prett lost as to where to go next. I'd like to keep all of this and update to the latest stock ota Jellybean. However, when I check for ATT updates on the phone, nothing happens, even when I manually check in.
I would like the latest and greatest on this phone but more important is full functionality and full stability. If I could hit a button, return this phone to original, and download the latest ota, I would. I would then just use Titanium Backup to remove any bloatware that I didn't like. But I (and I suspect many others) spent weeks unlocking this phone because it was unclear when, or if, an official JB would ever arrive. So here I am, stuck in an inbetween moment. The part where this site offers way too many options with unclear results. I am looking for the least complicated, way to get the most fully functional and stable JB onto this phone and I'll be done. And, I can't figure out if it's the official update or one of a thousand offered Roms, kernels, radios, etc. Any and all specific advice would be appreciated. And, as always, thank you to all who post here. I've had a lot of fun (and a few scary moments).
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I think pretty much everybody here will tell you to stay away from the new ota. It offers nothing new and some people have even bricked their phones while updating. My suggestion would be to install one of the custom roms as they're better optimissed and don't have all the bloat and are more customizable. I've found viperxl to be as stable as stock while adding a load of tweaks to highly personalize it. Cleanrom on the other hand doesn't have all the tweaks but is a stripped down Rom that's fast and stable. But you'll have to try you like best but I advise you not to ota. The ota will also update your touchscreen firmware that causes a lot of problems for cm users. If you think you might want to install cm10 don't update.
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If you want stock flash CleanROM 6 r2. In fact, just flash everything in my signature + turge's WiFi fix. That will give you the latest "stock" experience for AT&T.
Sent from my HTC One XL
There's no need to "stay away" from the OTA if you know what you're doing. It contains some updates that are not in any of the Sense ROMs. If you want to update everything on your phone, it's easy and safe to do so since you're s-off. The only people who bricked were SuperCID and s-on. Here's what to do:
-Confirm that you're s-off (just to be safe)
-Make a full backup and copy it off your phone.
-Run 2.20 ruu. You need this to restore stock recovery.
-Download the ota, rename update.zip, and copy to internal storage.
-Reboot to bootloader, select recovery, press power and vol+ to get to recovery dialog.
-Ignore errors that come up. Select install from internal storage, select update.zip. Your phone may reboot a couple of times. Return to bootloader when done.
-Push custom recovery back on.
-Flash rooted rom
-Restore backups as necessary
I did all this a couple of weeks ago, and my phone is running faster and more smoothly than ever.
You will need to downgrade your touchscreen firmware if you ever plan to use an AOSP rom.
I'll try this
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There's no need to "stay away" from the OTA if you know what you're doing. It contains some updates that are not in any of the Sense ROMs. If you want to update everything on your phone, it's easy and safe to do so since you're s-off. The only people who bricked were SuperCID and s-on. Here's what to do:
-Confirm that you're s-off (just to be safe)
-Make a full backup and copy it off your phone.
-Run 2.20 ruu. You need this to restore stock recovery.
-Download the ota, rename update.zip, and copy to internal storage.
-Reboot to bootloader, select recovery, press power and vol+ to get to recovery dialog.
-Ignore errors that come up. Select install from internal storage, select update.zip. Your phone may reboot a couple of times. Return to bootloader when done.
-Push custom recovery back on.
-Flash rooted rom
-Restore backups as necessary
I did all this a couple of weeks ago, and my phone is running faster and more smoothly than ever.
You will need to downgrade your touchscreen firmware if you ever plan to use an AOSP rom.
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This is what I'm looking for. My second choice would be the highly recommended Viper Rom, and thirdly a CleanRom. I tried the CleanRom once and softbricked my phone so I'm a little shy now. I like the HTC Sense and don't mind keeping it. I just want a ROM designed specifically for this phone where everything works, is updated, and is stable. I feel like the official ota is the answer. The info on this site gets quite scattered when you get to this point. Do I stay locked, or do I re-lock? Do I keep TWRP or not? Do I flash or update? Boot image extract or no? S-off ok or no? etc. etc. I'll try your way first. Provided I come out the other side ok, I'll post the results here. Thank you for your help.
runaway said:
This is what I'm looking for. My second choice would be the highly recommended Viper Rom, and thirdly a CleanRom. I tried the CleanRom once and softbricked my phone so I'm a little shy now. I like the HTC Sense and don't mind keeping it. I just want a ROM designed specifically for this phone where everything works, is updated, and is stable. I feel like the official ota is the answer. The info on this site gets quite scattered when you get to this point. Do I stay locked, or do I re-lock? Do I keep TWRP or not? Do I flash or update? Boot image extract or no? S-off ok or no? etc. etc. I'll try your way first. Provided I come out the other side ok, I'll post the results here. Thank you for your help.
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Also, to clarify, by "backup" I meant both a nandroid (always a good idea when making changes), and your user apps+data.
When restoring, only restore user apps. A nandroid will put you back where you were. Don't restore system apps+data either, as this can cause problems, esp when upgrading your base.
iElvis said:
Also, to clarify, by "backup" I meant both a nandroid (always a good idea when making changes), and your user apps+data.
When restoring, only restore user apps. A nandroid will put you back where you were. Don't restore system apps+data either, as this can cause problems, esp when upgrading your base.
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Just to confirm, After downloading OTA and doing my backups, I need to find the original 2.20 file for this phone and restore stock recovery? (I'll have to admit, I'm a bit lost on this site and overwhelmed by all of the files I've downloaded to get this far. If anyone can post a link here to this file, and or, instructions, I'd appreciate it)
Here is where I stand right now:
Andriod 4.04, HTC Sense 4.0, Software number 2.20.502.7 710RD, HTC SDK API level 4.23
Tampered
Unlocked
EVITA PVT SHIP S-OFF RL
CID-11111111
HBOOT-1.14.0002
RADIO-0.19as32.09.11-2
OpenDSP-v29.1.0.45.0622
eMMc-boot
Jun 11 2012 14:36:28
runaway said:
Just to confirm, After downloading OTA and doing my backups, I need to find the original 2.20 file for this phone and restore stock recovery? (I'll have to admit, I'm a bit lost on this site and overwhelmed by all of the files I've downloaded to get this far. If anyone can post a link here to this file, and or, instructions, I'd appreciate it)
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Yes, there is a link to the 2.20 ruu in the development section roll-up thread.
I've had some problems with my rooting, and want to start fresh by returning the whole phone to stock. I already know how to relock and unlock the bootloader and root my phone, but the problem I'm trying to understand is getting back to complete stock. My phones is S-On and the current ROM version is 2.26.401.3. I've seen that If you relock the bootloader and run the RUU the problem is solved. However, I can't use the RUU as the HTC Dev website has older versions and of course using an older ROM version doesn't work at all. How do I return the system and recovery back to what they were? I've been looking for hours, and I'm afraid that If I keep messing with this phone I will brick it.
What could work is if I found the boot.img, system.img and recovery.img files that I could fast boot over, but I tried that before using someone elses files and It messed things up.
This is the very similar procedure I followed but with my Wildfire S instead. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1g5gEf2wgS4
Much help appreciated