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Best stable Rom for at&t hox

Hello I rooted my phone and unlocked the bootloader so I have s-off I've been looking for a Rom that is stable I really like the viper rom but is there a port or a really good Rom that runs great on out phone also is it really necessary to flash the boot.IMG every time I would flash a Rom because I seen in a post that its only for s-on one x phones
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Here are my experiences. Same device as yours - rooted unlocked boot (not sure about s-off)
First, I just use TWRP to restore any ROM so have not had to do anything with boot.img flash.
I've tried stock rooted 2.2 AT&T ROM and it sucked. So much stuff to remove and no customization options.
Next I tried CleanROM 5 and it worked really well. Very nice Aroma options before you flash.
Last ROM I tried was Viper 1.23 and it's been working flawlessly. OTA updates are really cool.
On both CleanROM and Viper, I updated the kernel to BeastMode V3.0 and it worked great on either.
IMHO, you can't go wrong with either one. If you want more customizable features than Viper is better. But if you want close to stock, but with all the AT&T crap removed, then CleanROM is the way to go.

slim1991 said:
Hello I rooted my phone and unlocked the bootloader so I have s-off I've been looking for a Rom that is stable I really like the viper rom but is there a port or a really good Rom that runs great on out phone also is it really necessary to flash the boot.IMG every time I would flash a Rom because I seen in a post that its only for s-on one x phones
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Hi, Generally I discourage "which ROM is best" threads. What may work for one, might not for another.
PS: unless your bootloader screen says "s-off", it's still s-on. Having an unlocked bootloader doesn't always mean s-off.
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Rooting for software 1.91.661.4

Hi so I have an unlocked htc one x, previously from telus (just guessing because I have the app house app) my software version is as seen above 1.91.661.4 and kernel is:
3.08-01163-g093fcd8
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SMP PREEMPT
is this version rootable? And if so, would someone with the same specs be able to confirm?

Any OneX from Canada, can be boot loader unlocked through Htcdev.com
Then after reading, much reading go unlock boot loader then read about TWRP, not cwm.
Then when you're done there, all the custom Rom goodness awaits you.
I don't have links to threads for you sorry, you will have to search or wait for one the forum gurus to post up some.
I hope that helps a little for your peace of mind.
WR
WR
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WarRaven said:
Any OneX from Canada, can be boot loader unlocked through Htcdev.com
Then after reading, much reading go unlock boot loader then read about TWRP, not cwm.
Then when you're done there, all the custom Rom goodness awaits you.
I don't have links to threads for you sorry, you will have to search or wait for one the forum gurus to post up some.
I hope that helps a little for your peace of mind.
WR
WR
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Hey, thanks for the reply. I am confused as to what 'TWRP' and 'cwm' are though, could you elaborate?

They are in short, custom recoveries for flashing custom roms an much more.
Do not use cwm, use twrp, cwm can cause issues.
Team win recovery project I believe is name.
WR
Burnt off a Beast CleanRomV @ 2.1

Just to be clear somethings up. The 1.91 rom from Rogers can't be rooted.
The bright side is that just like all the other carriers with the exception of AT&T, Rogers has no problem with us unlocking the bootloader through HTC and installing custom roms.
You need to go to the HTC Dev website and follow the instructions for unlocking the bootloader. Once that is done, come to the development section here on XDA and following the instructions to install TWRP.
After that you are free to install any rom for the ONE XL. Just make sure that the rom you are installing is for the Evita model.
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Kindatired said:
Just to be clear somethings up. The 1.91 rom from Rogers can't be rooted.
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I see the Telus guide here basically says to unlock the bootloader, install custom recovery, and install a rooted ROM to achieve root.
Is it possible to flash SuperSU to the phone, once you have the bootloader unlocked and custom recovery installed? For instance, if somebody wants root, but to otherwise stay stock?
Don't have any experience with the Telus version, just wondering.

So I noticed on the htcdev website, there is no item in the list for HTC One X. Which one am I supposed to pick?

dan798 said:
So I noticed on the htcdev website, there is no item in the list for HTC One X. Which one am I supposed to pick?
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At bottom of that list at htcdev, pick other.
WR
Burnt off a Beast CleanRomV @ 2.1

Ok so I unlocked the bootloader by following the instructions from HTC's website. But is there a proven method to root the 1.91 telus firmware?

Dan, sorry I never bothered to try an root my stock Rom, I installed a custom Rom immediately after using goomanager to install twrp recovery.
Never backed up original Rom, never going back and want the space for back ups of different custom roms so I can flash back an forth easier with what little sd storage space we have.
If you want root for it, may have to dig in forums a little deeper..My suggestion is try Cleanrom V, close to stock an very clean an smooth as a daily driver.
(Cm10 too once they get Nightlies working again for full on senseless fun)
Cheers
WR
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dan798 said:
Ok so I unlocked the bootloader by following the instructions from HTC's website. But is there a proven method to root the 1.91 telus firmware?
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From everything I've read, the accepted method for your phone is to flash a custom ROM, or pre-rooted stock ROM to achieve root.

Hmm so I can simply install TWRP recovery and then flash the rom? I would be happy with that

I am confused as to how to install TWRP recovery without having root access. Could someone explain to me how to install it on my phone I have unlocked bootloader and that is it so far.
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dan798 said:
Ok so I unlocked the bootloader by following the instructions from HTC's website. But is there a proven method to root the 1.91 telus firmware?
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If you flash the SuperSU zip from your recovery you can have a rooted 1.91 Telus ROM. But why would you want to? Just install a stock-ish ROM like CleanROM, ViperXL, or Calkulin's One XL ROM, they're much better than stock.

I would if I knew how....
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Well i have the Rogers One X and i was new into rooting too a month ago
just do the things they mentioned above and you are good

Okay let me explain once more, I installed goomanager but apparently it doesn't work unless your phone is rooted. I install the open recovery script and nothing seems to happen. I do not have TWRP on my phone. And I am not entirely sure as to how I am supposed to get it
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Does anybody have AT&T stock 2.20 nandroid backup?

Does anybody have AT&T stock 2.20 nandroid backup? I'm trying to make my phone complete stock for a reason. I cannot flash RUU, because previously I flashed Asian 2.42 RUU, and that's why its not letting me to downgrade even with super cid. Backup would be appreciated if anybody can provide it.
Thanks in advance.
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Nandroid is not going to return you to stock like an RUU would. You would still be rooted and have custom recovery.
What you are asking for would not really have any different result than flashing a stock rooted ROM, so you can do that, if you just want to get the ROM back to stock.

redpoint73 said:
Nandroid is not going to return you to stock like an RUU would. You would still be rooted and have custom recovery.
What you are asking for would not really have any different result than flashing a stock rooted ROM, so you can do that, if you just want to get the ROM back to stock.
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To be more specific, I want complete stock, non rooted, odexed and with AT&T bloatware backup, that some people my have as a backup.
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kaiser347 said:
To be more specific, I want complete stock, non rooted, odexed and with AT&T bloatware backup, that some people my have as a backup.
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No one is going to give you their nandroid, since that would have all their personal settings and Google password.
The 2.20 AT&T RUU should work. Are you sure you've got HTC sync installed?

iElvis said:
No one is going to give you their nandroid, since that would have all their personal settings and Google password.
The 2.20 AT&T RUU should work. Are you sure you've got HTC sync installed?
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I'm not noob, and I pretty sure know how to run RUU. I have all the drivers installed. And currently running JB custom ROM on 2.42 ICS firmware with 1.14 bootloader. I can not run AT&T 2.20 RUU, because I will getting bootloader error. You will have same problem if you run different region RUUs with newer firmware. I don't want personal information. Some people may have clean stock nandroid without any personal stuff.
I had the same problem with my ONE S and there were people who had such nandroids, and they did help me with it.
That's why we call it community. We try to help each other as much as we can.
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kaiser347 said:
I'm not noob, and I pretty sure know how to run RUU. I have all the drivers installed.
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Relax man. He's asking for the easy stuff first, since the best solution is very often the easiest one. Better to ask the seemingly 'obvious' question right off the bat, rather than go down some complicated road needlessly.
Re-installing HTC Sync fixes up the issue for the huge majority of people with RUU errors. Not in your case, as you are correct that trying to run the RUU with a lower hboot version number that what is already installed, will cause it to fail. But he is just trying to be helpful.

redpoint73 said:
Relax man. He's asking for the easy stuff first, since the best solution is very often the easiest one. Better to ask the seemingly 'obvious' question right off the bat, rather than go down some complicated road needlessly.
Re-installing HTC Sync fixes up the issue for the huge majority of people with RUU errors. Not in your case, as you are correct that trying to run the RUU with a lower hboot version number that what is already installed, will cause it to fail. But he is just trying to be helpful.
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I'm relaxed, thank you for understanding me. The reason for this request is that there might be, and its might be an update from At&t in a future eventually. I'm just trying to be prepared for this, because I can not run 2.20 RUU and the only way to get this future update would be from a system setting. I like clean stock, rooted Rom with all the unneeded apps uninstalled. Once I got the update I can just unlock the bootloader and root it and install insecure kernel along.
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Here is a ruu link, hope it helps
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1671237
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I didnt't realize 2.42 contained an updated hboot. That would obviously prevent running an earlier ruu. Sorry for the confusion.

iElvis said:
I didnt't realize 2.42 contained an updated hboot. That would obviously prevent running an earlier ruu. Sorry for the confusion.
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It seems hboot is the same 1.14 in both 2.20 and 2.42 RUUs. I think with the latter some other partitions were updated as well, which prevent downgrading.
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DESERT.TECH said:
Here is a ruu link, hope it helps
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1671237
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Thank you for the link. I do have a RUU. But can not install.
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I believe after s off..only sense roms above ics will boot and only aosp roms above 4.12 will boot

a box of kittens said:
I believe after s off..only sense roms above ics will boot and only aosp roms above 4.12 will boot
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That sounds like a bunch of garbage, how is this possible? lol S-OFF is only a security flag

Re: AOSP based Roms will not boot
Try fastboot flash boot.img anyway? I could never get nocturnal ROM to boot either tho
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ZeRo2o9 said:
Try fastboot flash boot.img anyway? I could never get nocturnal ROM to boot either tho
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I already mentioned I tried boot.img flashing

Re: AOSP based Roms will not boot
Viper4713 said:
I already mentioned I tried boot.img flashing
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Maybe try wiping everything including sd card and pushing it from pc. Something is weird . Is there any logs avail?
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DESERT.TECH said:
Maybe try wiping everything including sd card and pushing it from pc. Something is weird . Is there any logs avail?
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Didn't capture any log, the strange thing is I flash Sense roms just fine and 4.2.2 AOSP.... but 4.1.2 AOSP, not matter what rom, will not boot, I wanted to simply try AOKP 4.1.2 stable, but heck I have tried several, none of them boot, a 4.2.2 JellyBam version will boot, and CM10.1 will boot but bugs bugged me in CM10.1 and JellyBam I did not like to much, I might try AOKP 4.2 Android.... but I know the risk that it is not stable, I am a stable freak lol

Re: AOSP based Roms will not boot
On that Rom you may try clockwork recovery as its now for hoxl as well, I remember now some people saying twrp didn't work just on that Rom
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On that Rom you may try clockwork recovery as its now for hoxl as well, I remember now some people saying twrp didn't work just on that Rom
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Do you recommend which CWM? there is several different ones, like user custom ones and such, and I'm sure its easy to go back to TWRP for any reason correct? simply flash the recovery.img in fastboot? if you do recommend a certain CWM can you link me to it? thank you, if it fails I will give up, I have ViperXL looking AOSP looking anyways, SenseCream theme, Nova Launcher, changed status bar to true black in System UI, with AOSP status bar icons.
One of the main reasons I want to try AOKP is because of the Awesomebeats MOD, but if I can't get it to work then I can't get it to work :/
Other people seem to be using TWRP though, sorry I am rambling now lol

Re: AOSP based Roms will not boot
Twrp up until recently was only recommended , I use twrp as well , there is a clockwork designed for our phones now so you will need to search on there thread
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DESERT.TECH said:
Twrp up until recently was only recommended , I use twrp as well , there is a clockwork designed for our phones now so you will need to search on there thread
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I tried clockworkmod recovery, same issue is happening, the only thing I can even think of is HBOOT 1.09 problem? I don't see how though, its like they should put for all 4.1.2 roms in there thread, works for everyone except viper4713 haha, guess I'm staying with ViperXL, its doing good anyways, I just wanted to play with AOKP, but I guess I can't unless I try the new 4.2.2 beta possibly, idk just forget it lol

I recall reading about someone else having this same issue a little while back. If I recall, that poster RUU'd and then had no more issues.

exad said:
I recall reading about someone else having this same issue a little while back. If I recall, that poster RUU'd and then had no more issues.
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Which RUU? I already ran RUU 2.20 to remove tampered text from HBOOT

Viper4713 said:
Which RUU? I already ran RUU 2.20 to remove tampered text from HBOOT
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Hmmm.. yeah that was the one he used as well if I recall.. Sorry man didn't know you already RUU'd

Viper4713 said:
That sounds like a bunch of garbage, how is this possible? lol S-OFF is only a security flag
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Way to be an asshole...go **** yourself ..was giving you legit help/problem of why things were happening....s off didn't work on ics beaups updated it to work with ics I've seen people not be able to get ics or 4.12 roms to boot without the ics script thing in there

a box of kittens said:
Way to be an asshole...go **** yourself ..was giving you legit help/problem of why things were happening....s off didn't work on ics beaups updated it to work with ics I've seen people not be able to get ics or 4.12 roms to boot without the ics script thing in there
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No, you read it wrong, I meant what a bunch of garbage as if if that was the case then that would suck, not your info is garbage :laugh: chill
If that were the case that would be garbage, S-OFF would be nothing but trouble, even on S-ON I had this issue though as well, its as if I don't have an evita or something, its as if I have an evitagoo or some **** lol

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No, you read it wrong, I meant what a bunch of garbage as if if that was the case then that would suck, not your info is garbage :laugh: chill
If that were the case that would be garbage, S-OFF would be nothing but trouble, even on S-ON I had this issue though as well, its as if I don't have an evita or something, its as if I have an evitagoo or some **** lol
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evitapoo
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It is poo apparently, my phone doesn't like 4.1.2 AOSP, so it's total evitapoo, I'm gonna try HBOOT 1.14 tomorrow possibly and see if that's it, I downgraded to 1.09 using the customize your own HBOOT thing, so idk, I can't think of anything else that could be causing this ****, 4.2.2 android looks cool but people are reporting a lot of bugs with the custom roms right now
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Viper4713 said:
It is poo apparently, my phone doesn't like 4.1.2 AOSP, so it's total evitapoo, I'm gonna try HBOOT 1.14 tomorrow possibly and see if that's it, I downgraded to 1.09 using the customize your own HBOOT thing, so idk, I can't think of anything else that could be causing this ****, 4.2.2 android looks cool but people are reporting a lot of bugs with the custom roms right now
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I too notice some general bugginess on all roms and battery draining. I also flashed a customized 1.09 HBOOT. Could be an underlying cause. I want to try flashing everything back as close to stock as possible and then throwing on an AOSP rom (I'm avoiding RUU as it bricked my phone last time), then I'll see if there's any difference. If I notice a difference, I'll post it up. Maybe tonight I'll flash so by tomorrow or Friday I should have a post up about my findings.

Maybe as a last resort, try running the 3.18 ruu? Just remember to downgrade your touchscreen firmware afterward.
I was having some weird (but different) issues with my phone, and fully updating to 3.18 fixed it.

rogers one X n00b help thread

Hi Guys!
Just wanted to introduce myself and ask a bunch of n00bish questions.
I recently acquired an HTC One X on Rogers for dirt cheap (basically $0) and this is my first Android phone having used an iPhone for the past few years. I'm not completely lost around ROMs having cut my teeth on windows mobile phones right here on xda-devs years ago but my iPhone took me away for a number of years.
I've gone through as much of the existing FAQs and help threads as I could but I have a few questions I couldn't find the answers for: Hopefully these are simple enough for the folks here!
1) My HOX out of the box is running FW version 1.73, Android 4.0.3. I see there's some bootloader unlocking issues with AT&T HOX's with FW 1.85 and 2.2 and above. Do these restrictions not apply to the Rogers HOX? Is there a point i should be worried about not having an unlockable bootloader?
2) My ultimate goal is to get a maintainable ROM where I can easily get OS updates without having to manually reload any custom settings or apps. Being an Android n00b, I consistently hear about Cyanogenmod ROMs. Can I jump from my current Stock ROM straight to Cyanogenmod 10.1 JB? or do I have to do something in between?
3) Are there other community ROMs that's better for the HOX than CM? I'm looking for a plain jane out of box experience. I really love how the iPhone works really really great out of the box without any huge amount of setting changes. And that's what I strived for with my old windows mobile device ROMs.
4) Yay or Nay on HTC Sense?
5) Yay or Nay on Staying on the Stock Rogers ROMs (I think the JB update is available now).
6) If I elect to do all the OTA updates, is there something I should avoid like a permanent locked bootloader version or something like that?
7) If I install all the OTA updates and eventually end up on the Rogers JB rom (I assume it's a bunch of incremental updates since auto updates shows I have update 1.93 which isn't the JB rom), can I revert back to the 4.0.3 rom?
I think that's it for now... Sorry for the long list. it definitely grew as I typed it!
Thanks a tonne! I know how great a resource xda-devs was and is. Can't wait to get into all of this again. !

Rogers does not lock down bootloader. You should be fine.
As for sense or aosp it just depends on preference.
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Venomtester said:
Rogers does not lock down bootloader. You should be fine.
As for sense or aosp it just depends on preference.
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apologies for my probing questions as I'm trying to flesh out the dependencies of everything...
Does the rogers HOX need to be s-off'd when flashing custom ROMs.
How do OTA updates work? Do they only apply to a certain kind of stock ROMs? Do custom ROMs have OTA updates?
thanks,

Depending on hboot yes s-off is preferred because it makes flashing easier. You will not have to flash boot image seperately. Some custom roms have ota built in so that you are notified of a new version. Once you start the unlock process it is wise to never take an ota update for stock Rom. Aosp such as Avatar and Sense based Viperxl both can be ota updated. There are more. It will usaully state these capabilities on the page.
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Venomtester said:
Depending on hboot yes s-off is preferred because it makes flashing easier. You will not have to flash boot image seperately. Some custom roms have ota built in so that you are notified of a new version. Once you start the unlock process it is wise to never take an ota update for stock Rom. Aosp such as Avatar and Sense based Viperxl both can be ota updated. There are more. It will usaully state these capabilities on the page.
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When you say I shouldn't take an OTA update after unlocking the bootloader, why is that?
Let's say I unlock the bootloader, but keep the stock rogers ROM and OTA update it. These are just OS updates right? they shouldn't touch the bootloader or do they?
Also, if the Rogers Bootloader is not locked down, then do I even need to unlock it? or do you guys mean it's unlockABLE and still needs to be unlocked?
Does rooting also make a device not OTA'able?
Finally, how are the bootloaders tied to the FW version and to the OS version? Coming from an iPhone, there was the baseband/Radio FW and OS versions, and sometimes a specific hardware version, but that's it. what's the heirarchy for the bootloader and the FW, and the OS?
finally, if there's a good resource that answers a lot of these "android rom 101" questions, please send along a link. I know you guys are busy!
Thanks!

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=37665520
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=40223035
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Thanks venomtester, I was just on those pages when I went to check for your reply.. =)
For a general question to the Rogers HOX folks...
just wanted to confirm the following workflow:
1) unlock my rogers HOX with htcdev unlock process
2) get root by running superboot r2
2) run facepalm to s-off my HOX
4) pick a ROM and flash!
That sound about right? I'm not missing anything obvious? I'm not entirely sure if the tools like superboot r2 and facepalm have been superceded by other tools. Especially with all the AT&T specific processes...
This certainly is a few more steps than I'm used to from my Windows Mobile days... =)
Thanks again,

mr_yellow said:
Thanks venomtester, I was just on those pages when I went to check for your reply.. =)
For a general question to the Rogers HOX folks...
just wanted to confirm the following workflow:
1) unlock my rogers HOX with htcdev unlock process
2) get root by running superboot r2
2) run facepalm to s-off my HOX
4) pick a ROM and flash!
That sound about right? I'm not missing anything obvious? I'm not entirely sure if the tools like superboot r2 and facepalm have been superceded by other tools. Especially with all the AT&T specific processes...
This certainly is a few more steps than I'm used to from my Windows Mobile days... =)
Thanks again,
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Step 2 should be flash TWRP 2.3.x.x no need for superboot r2?... not sure what that is.
And you'll need to flash a rooted rom before S-OFF or let TWRP root your rom if your hboot is under 2.14

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Lol, I don't care if other people answer too, so long as they're not answering with the wrong info. There's a few of us so it's hard to coordinate Didn't mean to jack your helping

Oh no sir. You didn't jack at all as I was going to quote your earlier post from a different thread.
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Thanks again guys!

Venomtester said:
Rogers does not lock down bootloader. You should be fine.
As for sense or aosp it just depends on preference.
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My two Rogers one x handsets came with lock bootloaders. I just unlocked my second on on Saturday.
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What he was saying is they can be unlocked without having to change the cid which is what us with att phones have to do
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