I installed the official ICS from HTC's website. its like a RUU or something. I'm real real noob and i kinda want to root now. Is it too late? or do i have to wait? O and further information I don't know what radios, roms, flashing... etc means. so ya!.. im a real noob sry guys.
Based on your description to yourself, as you real real real noob and does not know the meaning of the technical words and things done to your phone. I would strongly suggest to keep out of rooting. You might kill your phone.
Rooting is not for yourself, and for noobs, again based from on you self description.
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APPLEMYASS said:
I installed the official ICS from HTC's website. its like a RUU or something. I'm real real noob and i kinda want to root now. Is it too late? or do i have to wait? O and further information I don't know what radios, roms, flashing... etc means. so ya!.. im a real noob sry guys.
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OP, i would suggest that u take time to read the stickies. There are full of information inside in detail. And if u still need further detail then google is your friend.
The search button would do you a great help, no point posting the same question and waiting it to be answered as most question concerning rooting has been answered before, many times. As rooting is not something newly discovered for to this phone.
If you do not take the time to read then u will bump into many issue, that would of course not cost anyone in this forum any harm, but cost your phone to possibly brick.
Read the guides, read the pros and cons, and read the comments(don't be fooled by the number of complains, most of them have solutions and the methods are proven to work).
If you have doubt, search 1st, search 2nd, search google, try different words and finally only then post a question.
rain987 said:
OP, i would suggest that u take time to read the stickies. There are full of information inside in detail. And if u still need further detail then google is your friend.
The search button would do you a great help, no point posting the same question and waiting it to be answered as most question concerning rooting has been answered before, many times. As rooting is not something newly discovered for to this phone.
If you do not take the time to read then u will bump into many issue, that would of course not cost anyone in this forum any harm, but cost your phone to possibly brick.
Read the guides, read the pros and cons, and read the comments(don't be fooled by the number of complains, most of them have solutions and the methods are proven to work).
If you have doubt, search 1st, search 2nd, search google, try different words and finally only then post a question.
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kk ty for the reply but wat i rlly meant is that i can't really find any articles about how to root a htc desire s with android 4 installed. I read alot of posts and i tried the power with colume down button to check my hboot version but it just flashes a white frame and then turns black. Of course i would be glad if you could tell me a post that explains how to root a desire s with ics installed
Skanob said:
Based on your description to yourself, as you real real real noob and does not know the meaning of the technical words and things done to your phone. I would strongly suggest to keep out of rooting. You might kill your phone.
Rooting is not for yourself, and for noobs, again based from on you self description.
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ty for emphasizing on my noob"ness" and i had started to read alot of posts and you know im starting to get the stuff. But can you help me on my question?? do you know how to s-off the desire s with ics installed or where i could get more information on this? thx for replying tho!!
The information is all over the forum. At least one of the guides that is good for Gingerbread, is good for ICS too. Until you have enough knowledge to figure this stuff out yourself, I'd suggest, as others, to stay away from rooting. I don't want to answer another barrage of questions "this doesn't work and that doesn't work, I'm stuck with a non-working phone, what do I do now", and in fact I won't answer. If enough of those few that can answer will be annoyed to the point where they won't bother answering - you'll be left with a non-working phone and no help.
You have two options, and both are well documented in these forums.
1. (recommended): downgrade your hboot (and with it the system software, but afterwards you can install what you want) and then get s-off
2. : unlock your phone on the htc-dev website, lose any warranty, always need to flash boot.img by fastboot from pc etc.
Guides for both these options should be quickly found on these forums through searching.
You have hboot 2.xx.xxxx. that's why you can't get s-off without downgrading.
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1. (recommended): downgrade your hboot (and with it the system software, but afterwards you can install what you want) and then get s-off
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AFAIK it is not possible to downgrade hboot on ICS RUU without root. And you can't get root without unlock via htc-dev.
So you need to unlock via htc-dev!
Correct me if I'm wrong and please share a link.
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APPLEMYASS said:
I installed the official ICS from HTC's website. its like a RUU or something. I'm real real noob and i kinda want to root now. Is it too late? or do i have to wait? O and further information I don't know what radios, roms, flashing... etc means. so ya!.. im a real noob sry guys.
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May I ask how the official release is working? Did it slow down your phone?
Thanks
colarus said:
AFAIK it is not possible to downgrade hboot on ICS RUU without root. And you can't get root without unlock via htc-dev.
So you need to unlock via htc-dev!
Correct me if I'm wrong and please share a link.
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Indeed, AFAIK you can't get root in ICS without HTCDev unlock.
So you can either HTCDev unlock and root, or you can HTCDev unlock, root, relock, downgrade, S-OFF, upgrade bootloader, and then do whatever you want.
Guides for both of those methods exist.
Jack_R1 said:
Indeed, AFAIK you can't get root in ICS without HTCDev unlock.
So you can either HTCDev unlock and root, or you can HTCDev unlock, root, relock, downgrade, S-OFF, upgrade bootloader, and then do whatever you want.
Guides for both of those methods exist.
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Is temp root by superoneclick, zergrush... not possible on ICS? It worked on GB with hboot 2.
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teadrinker said:
Is temp root by superoneclick, zergrush... not possible on ICS? It worked on GB with hboot 2.
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than what to do
teadrinker said:
Is temp root by superoneclick, zergrush... not possible on ICS? It worked on GB with hboot 2.
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arjun1459 said:
than what to do
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This is why people start getting annoyed with the 'noobs' on the forums. You ask questions, get them answered by guys like Jack_R1 who know what they are talking about and then just ignore them, or ask the same damn question again.
APPLEMYASS said:
I installed the official ICS from HTC's website. its like a RUU or something. I'm real real noob and i kinda want to root now. Is it too late? or do i have to wait? O and further information I don't know what radios, roms, flashing... etc means. so ya!.. im a real noob sry guys.
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Well for any noob the internet is a great place to start especially XDA
As people have instructed already these forums are full of wisdom, and Im sure the answer is in one of the many threads.
But at a high level this is what I did:
1.Installed the official ICS update from HTC using the RUU.
2.Unlocked the phone via HTC dev website instructions.
3.Rooted the phone using SuperOneClick(Flashed it via recovery)
But I really dont understand why you would want to root the stock rom as it does not even support overclocking, I mean the kernel.
Im using Fallout V5.0 and I assure you thats its way better than stock
Note: If all this seems like greek and latin to you, please refrain from rooting your device and hence avoid any possible damage to your phone.
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Hi there everybody,
I'm probably in the wrong section of the forum, and my questions are nubby I know, but I get confused.
My Desire S is S-ON, and I would like to get is S-OFF. Is this possible, because it is needed to be able to root the phone right?
And an offtopic question, what is a flash-able app, and what is the difference with a normal custom .apk which can be installed from the sd card.
Thanks in advance
eurynox said:
Hi there everybody,
I'm probably in the wrong section of the forum, and my questions are nubby I know, but I get confused.
My Desire S is S-ON, and I would like to get is S-OFF. Is this possible, because it is needed to be able to root the phone right?
And an offtopic question, what is a flash-able app, and what is the difference with a normal custom .apk which can be installed from the sd card.
Thanks in advance
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Software S-OFF is not possible yet (Only Hardware - XTC Clip)
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1012045
So its not possible to root yet?
Is there work in progress?
Sent from my HTC Desire S using XDA App
eurynox said:
So its not possible to root yet?
Is there work in progress?
Sent from my HTC Desire S using XDA App
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so far, no one ever mention about developing one. so, you might need to wait. if you can't wait, just get someone with XTC clip to do it for ya...
Can anyone tell me what S-OFF means? Thank you!
Bogdanbd said:
Can anyone tell me what S-OFF means? Thank you!
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Yet another lazy boy...
http://tinyurl.com/4xhq2u7
It seems that HTC reverse its decision to block everything on the latest versions, after the petition that circulated on the net, requesting the release.
See article below:
htc-reviewing-its-bootloader-policy-well-believe-it-when-we-see-it/
and the other:
confirmed-evo-3ds-bootloader-recovery-and-kernel-images-all-locked-down/
philos64 said:
It seems that HTC reverse its decision to block everything on the latest versions, after the petition that circulated on the net, requesting the release.
See article below:
htc-reviewing-its-bootloader-policy-well-believe-it-when-we-see-it/
and the other:
confirmed-evo-3ds-bootloader-recovery-and-kernel-images-all-locked-down/
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Actually, no.
From the same article:
"In short: custom ROMs, kernels, and recoveries (like ClockworkMod) may never come to the EVO 3D, barring some kind of epic HTC screw-up."
http://www.tmonews.com/2011/08/htc-...htcdev-page-unlocked-bootloader-update-ready/
http://www.htcdev.com
It is now done, HTC did what they said and before September. Now the real questions is, who will use this?
People who aren't on XDA.
aNYthing24 said:
People who aren't on XDA.
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Isn't that the truth!
Why would anyone who does not know about xda, or was never here before want to unlock his bootloader?
Glotzeulor said:
Why would anyone who does not know about xda, or was never here before want to unlock his bootloader?
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A bunch of people on Facebook (who probably never heard of XDA) started complaining about it too. You know how angry mobs get.
Glotzeulor said:
Why would anyone who does not know about xda, or was never here before want to unlock his bootloader?
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If you don't care about warranties or are just lazy, then those are the people who will use this method.
Glotzeulor said:
Why would anyone who does not know about xda, or was never here before want to unlock his bootloader?
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Because they bought their phones in a foreign country during vacations, and HTC doesn't offers a good suport in theirs home country. So it is desirable get S-OFF from HTC even if it means lose warranty.
easy and strait forward root?
would this be an alternative to xda tutorials to achieve root on my sensation? im very new to android, about 3 weeks now, and i'd like to root my phone but from perm temp roots and terminology that i dont understand it made xda tutorials rather difficult. the only downside to htcdev is it could possibly jeopardize your warranty.
who cares XDA been added Tmobile lol.............
aNYthing24 said:
A bunch of people on Facebook (who probably never heard of XDA) started complaining about it too. You know how angry mobs get.
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what about the flash mobs?
htcdev voids the warranty? mmmh no thanks then! (I still have to receive my sensation yet... I was spoiled by the nexus one)
kpholmes said:
would this be an alternative to xda tutorials to achieve root on my sensation? im very new to android, about 3 weeks now, and i'd like to root my phone but from perm temp roots and terminology that i dont understand it made xda tutorials rather difficult. the only downside to htcdev is it could possibly jeopardize your warranty.
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It's very easy to get S-OFF and root through Revolutionary. This method isn't good if you want to retain your full warranty. Just follow this thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1232107
Had S-OFF, Recovery and Root via Revolutionary for a month now...
kpholmes said:
would this be an alternative to xda tutorials to achieve root on my sensation? im very new to android, about 3 weeks now, and i'd like to root my phone but from perm temp roots and terminology that i dont understand it made xda tutorials rather difficult. the only downside to htcdev is it could possibly jeopardize your warranty.
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HTCDev site does NOT root your phone, it unlocks the BOOTLOADER only, which is the first step to permanently root your phone.
Has a new root come out for the latest update?? W/o flashing a Rom?
knuhkles said:
Has a new root come out for the latest update?? W/o flashing a Rom?
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You don't need to flash a ROM to root.
You flash Clockwork Recovery Image on it, then you flash the root zip file to perm root.
nxt said:
You don't need to flash a ROM to root.
You flash Clockwork Recovery Image on it, then you flash the root zip file to perm root.
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Im a noob... Is there a step by step tutorial from the new update?.. I s-offd with revolutionary before the new update but the root doesn't work now
Sorry but the steps to rooting the phone is confusing for me, if I unlock the bootloader through hTC, what steps do I take to rooting my phone?
Mikeglongo said:
Sorry but the steps to rooting the phone is confusing for me, if I unlock the bootloader through hTC, what steps do I take to rooting my phone?
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I'm in the same problem. sorry for the basic English
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1192300
Hi all,
I am new to android and just* want to root my phone as many apps demand your phone to be rooted such as full backup apps, firewall apps and other similar apps.
I am still on HTC's stock 2.3.3 with HTC sense v.2.1 (though i have downloaded the OTA update for 2.3.5 but kinda confused over negative reviews of 2.3.5 update..so I am holding it here right now)
But when I saw a guide here though quite helpful but I was a bit confused as what I read on other articles on XDA + on other blogs that a thing called HBOOT is a bit tricky to tackle while following a particular rooting method; as there are many ways to root like using revolutionary..installing custom bootloaders etc (is it really neccessary? I just want to root my phone and don't plan to install any custom ROMs in near future.)
I am confused
- as to should I really let my warranty go off the table as its just a month old phone sacrificing it for just a few apps I want to use.
- Please tell me that, will I be able to search for and install the officially released OTA updates such as the 2.3.5 / ICS after I have done S-OFF + Rooted my phone??
If answer to both of the questions above is a "YES"
then plz tell me step by step of how to S-OFF and ROOT my phone (I found multiple ways to Root the phone and now I am confused and not really confident on which way/approach to follow)
Any advice would be appreciated.
Regards,
Sky770
If you want to root, do not download the OTA and install!!
You are in a great position, and you can easily root your hboot with the alpharevx.
Do it, you won't regret it.
Also, we can't give you step by step guides... Follow the index links.
Also, you can't install updates after rooted. But you won't need to. We will have the official ICS prerooted before.
Sent from my HTC Desire S using xda premium
Revolutionary now, not AlphaRevX
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olyloh6696 said:
If you want to root, do not download the OTA and install!!
You are in a great position, and you can easily root your hboot with the alpharevx.
Do it, you won't regret it.
Also, we can't give you step by step guides... Follow the index links.
Also, you can't install updates after rooted. But you won't need to. We will have the official ICS prerooted before.
Sent from my HTC Desire S using xda premium
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dan-fish said:
Revolutionary now, not AlphaRevX
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Thx for both of you replying here..
LOL accidentally pressed "thanks" for dan-fish so had to do the same for olyloh6696 (I mean should express gratitude towards both of you..but its actually better if I had done it at the end/mark the thread as "solved" )
Looks like we have a standoff here.. which one guys? the alpharevX or the revolutionary?
sky770 said:
well..
Thx for both of you replying here..
LOL accidentally pressed "thanks" for dan-fish so had to do the same for olyloh6696 (I mean should express gratitude towards both of you..but its actually better if I had done it at the end/mark the thread as "solved" )
Looks like we have a standoff here.. which one guys? the alpharevX or the revolutionary?
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Both are the same alpharevX is the old name for revolutionary
Tapatalked from a Desire S waiting for Kernel 3 sources. WAKE UP HTC!!!!!!
Revolutionary, alpharevx was before
Yeah oops my bad! Shows how far behind I am with the rooting buisness! I can't even remember how I rooted mine exactly now!
Sent from my HTC Desire S using xda premium
suku_patel_22 said:
Both are the same alpharevX is the old name for revolutionary
Tapatalked from a Desire S waiting for Kernel 3 sources. WAKE UP HTC!!!!!!
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I was wishing for you only to land here..voila
eyahl said:
Revolutionary, alpharevx was before
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Thx for the update.. yep just read it on revolutionary.io's home page
olyloh6696 said:
Yeah oops my bad! Shows how far behind I am with the rooting buisness! I can't even remember how I rooted mine exactly now!
Sent from my HTC Desire S using xda premium
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:| looks like am here for that now
ok guys here is my HBOOT info:
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saga pvt ship s-on RL
hboot-0.98.0002
radio-3805.06.02.03_M
eMMC-boot
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So, should I be worried about the HBOOT ver. number? the 0.98 ? :|
You should be less worried that the hboot is 0.98....
No need of downgrading,
It's simple, just do revolutionary....
And you will have S-off
And yes, don't download the OTA
Tapatalked from a Desire S waiting for Kernel 3 sources. WAKE UP HTC!!!!!!
There's a video in the index thread on How to root and S Off the HTC desire S ... Follow the instructions & u r good to go!!!
suku_patel_22 said:
You should be less worried that the hboot is 0.98....
No need of downgrading,
It's simple, just do revolutionary....
And you will have S-off
And yes, don't download the OTA
Tapatalked from a Desire S waiting for Kernel 3 sources. WAKE UP HTC!!!!!!
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ok.. I really have no idea about what happens and what not happens if i do downgrade my HBOOT but I see many people here on XDA done that (downgraded their HBOOT) Can you shed some light on this topic?
Also, I would definitely want to try official 2.3.5 and/or the official ICS release (whenever they release one; around Q3/Q4 2012? ) so is there any* way to install these if I do revolutionary? I would def. like to find these updates via OTA (will my phone detect these from official HTC servers?)
PS: I am trying to stay as long as with official ROM as of now :| so no near future plans to flash my baby with a custom one
Just need the root
just a few more noob questions to follow
Thanks for reading and replying
You will not thank me for this, but for your sake I suggest reading instead of writing. All of the info you're asking for is written in the guides, and people that write the guides don't have enough patience to answer those that don't bother reading and ask the same questions over and over. Writing questions instead of reading FAQs and guides leaves you with less probability of having a good answer or having an answer at all, and clutters the already cluttered forum.
sky770 said:
ok.. I really have no idea about what happens and what not happens if i do downgrade my HBOOT but I see many people here on XDA done that (downgraded their HBOOT) Can you shed some light on this topic?
Also, I would definIitely want to try official 2.3.5 and/or the official ICS release (whenever they release one; around Q3/Q4 2012? ) so is there any* way to install these if I do revolutionary? I would def. like to find these updates via OTA (will my phone detect these from official HTC servers?)
PS: I am trying to stay as long as with official ROM as of now :| so no near future plans to flash my baby with a custom one
Just need the root
just a few more noob questions to follow
Thanks for reading and replying
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As you are on the old hboot, there is no need of downgrading, that's why I said, do not install the upgrade.
We have a ROM, by Proxuser, which is the rooted version of the OTA with no modifications and will work out pretty well.
Once rooted you will not be able to receive any OTA upgraded, but IMHO, hardly matters, you will get the same and better versions out here.
We already have the leak of ICS build for desire S, and it's pretty fast, forget q3
Also we have very functional sense 4 lite, which is faster than sense 3.6
So again, do the revolutionary, it's quite simple actually for you, and flash the saga 3D,, for a stock experience
Tapatalked from a Desire S waiting for Kernel 3 sources. WAKE UP HTC!!!!!!
sky770 said:
ok.. I really have no idea about what happens and what not happens if i do downgrade my HBOOT but I see many people here on XDA done that (downgraded their HBOOT) Can you shed some light on this topic?
Also, I would definitely want to try official 2.3.5 and/or the official ICS release (whenever they release one; around Q3/Q4 2012? ) so is there any* way to install these if I do revolutionary? I would def. like to find these updates via OTA (will my phone detect these from official HTC servers?)
PS: I am trying to stay as long as with official ROM as of now :| so no near future plans to flash my baby with a custom one
Just need the root
just a few more noob questions to follow
Thanks for reading and replying
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Well the beauty of rooting is trying out custom ROMs... I don't think you should root if you don't intend too. You seriously won't regret it. Just take a NAND backup, you can always restore to it if you don't like the custom ROMs.
And as I have said before...
No, you can't get OTAs once rooted, but you can still install these maually, and you will be able to do it way before the update actually hits your phone 'officially'.
As we have said too, you are in a good position. No need to downgrade at all. Your hboot version is the right one.
Jack_R1 said:
You will not thank me for this, but for your sake I suggest reading instead of writing. All of the info you're asking for is written in the guides, and....
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:|
well..thats what forums are for..uhmmm? to ask people about your doubts and things you don't understand simply. period. anyways..thx for motivating me to through 100+ threads
suku_patel_22 said:
We already have the leak of ICS build for desire S, and it's pretty fast, forget q3
Also we have very functional sense 4 lite, which is faster than sense 3.6.....
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thx bro I have not upgraded my 2.3.3 to 2.3.5 so np
well can you name me the ROM which is the ICS build for htc desire S + has the sense 4 lite (faster than sense 3.6? :O )
olyloh6696 said:
Well the beauty of rooting is trying out custom ROMs... I don't think you should root if you don't intend too.....
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Right.. When I acually was craving for a droid I was crazy as hell to root n try out new ROMs but... when I got an HTC I was simply hands down n thought not to touch this beauty. HTC Desire S is quite a package at this cheap price + hardware config.
PS: just a last ques. for now: which OS is the recommended one? I do have linux mint 10 32 bit edition installed on my machine; its a bit old.. rarely updated the packages n all AND I have windows 7 ultimate 64 bit edition ..so which one would you recommend me to root with?
Thanks a lot guys.
I'll get on it.. and will tell you how things go
Regards,
sky770
Well i felt the same too. It's great out if the box, but you can achieve so much more when rooted.
Do it. Also, Windows 7 is easier.
ROMs? Have you checked the dev forum yet?
Sent from my HTC Desire S using xda premium
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well..thats what forums are for..uhmmm? to ask people about your doubts and things you don't understand simply. period. anyways..thx for motivating me to through 100+ threads
thx bro I have not upgraded my 2.3.3 to 2.3.5 so np
well can you name me the ROM which is the ICS build for htc desire S + has the sense 4 lite (faster than sense 3.6? :O )
Right.. When I acually was craving for a droid I was crazy as hell to root n try out new ROMs but... when I got an HTC I was simply hands down n thought not to touch this beauty. HTC Desire S is quite a package at this cheap price + hardware config.
PS: just a last ques. for now: which OS is the recommended one? I do have linux mint 10 32 bit edition installed on my machine; its a bit old.. rarely updated the packages n all AND I have windows 7 ultimate 64 bit edition ..so which one would you recommend me to root with?
Thanks a lot guys.
I'll get on it.. and will tell you how things go
Regards,
sky770
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First thing, you dont need to read 100+ threads, the index is in my signature with all sorts of information
STOCK ICS Sense 3.6: Virtuous Saga
Sense 4.0A(One V port): Fallout
And yes, any OS that you are comfortable with should be fine.. I did it on Win 7
sky770 said:
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well..thats what forums are for..uhmmm? to ask people about your doubts and things you don't understand simply. period. anyways..thx for motivating me to through 100+ threads
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No, that's not what forums are for. You should probably look at the name of the forum and think, what does "-developers" part stand for, and why isn't it called "XDA-users-in-doubt-that-are-too-lazy-to-bother-reading". Your "period" you can use elsewhere.
To your last question: Windows is what the guides are written for, so doing everything on Windows will be better - it won't require you to understand and "translate" everything to Linux.
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No, that's not what forums are for. You should probably look at the name of the forum and think, what does "-developers" part stand for, and why isn't it called "XDA-users-in-doubt-that-are-too-lazy-to-bother-reading".
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(wish I could give this a thumbs up too )
@sky770... The guys are right, In my opinion it's only worth rooting your device if you plan to try a couple of custom ROM's. You seriously won't regret. HTC have a habit of leaving some of the older devices to "fall & die" without providing updates. Through the hard work and determination of some of these guys on here, You will not only have your handset kept alive but also at the same level as some as HTC's flagship devices.
As for recommendation on ROM
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1679125
I want to clean install the official ICS on my Desire s which is running SAGA3d Rom,i have downloaded the RUU version of ICs from HTCDEV, but I think this RUU thing updates your current ROM instead of clean install,can someone guide me how to claean install this RUU ICS?
I have 2.00.2002 hboot and S-ON
Librastar said:
I want to clean install the official ICS on my Desire s which is running SAGA3d Rom,i have downloaded the RUU version of ICs from HTCDEV, but I think this RUU thing updates your current ROM instead of clean install,can someone guide me how to claean install this RUU ICS?
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Will you ever listen when people tell you to SEARCH and READ? There are already plenty of guides and threads discussing this very subject, so I would suggest most politely that you look for them rather than expecting people on here to repeat the same things over and over again.
SimonTS said:
Will you ever listen when people tell you to SEARCH and READ? There are already plenty of guides and threads discussing this very subject, so I would suggest most politely that you look for them rather than expecting people on here to repeat the same things over and over again.
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can you provide me the link to those threads....
Librastar said:
can you provide me the link to those threads....
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Uh oh, the end of the world IS coming, just as soon as simonTS sees that post...
Librastar said:
can you provide me the link to those threads....
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/forumdisplay.php?f=1031
http://forum.xda-developers.com/forumdisplay.php?f=1334
http://forum.xda-developers.com/forumdisplay.php?f=1033
SimonTS said:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/forumdisplay.php?f=1031
http://forum.xda-developers.com/forumdisplay.php?f=1334
http://forum.xda-developers.com/forumdisplay.php?f=1033
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hahahahaha........
SimonTS said:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/forumdisplay.php?f=1031
http://forum.xda-developers.com/forumdisplay.php?f=1334
http://forum.xda-developers.com/forumdisplay.php?f=1033
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none of them helped me...
Librastar said:
none of them helped me...
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Then you really did miss the whole point, didn't you :banghead:
" I don't care who you are, Fatso. Get the reindeer off my roof! "
Come on man.i am just confused with this S-on thing.all of those posts are the steps to how to do it.but they didnt mentioned the S state.
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Librastar said:
Come on man.i am just confused with this S-on thing.all of those posts are the steps to how to do it.but they didnt mentioned the S state.
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You seem to think that we're doing this just to pi$$ you off - but we're not. You NEED to read and understand EXACTLY what you are doing, and why, or you will screw up your phone and have an expensive paper-weight which can't be recovered.
You need to remember that most of us first S-Offed our phones before there were software methods, so we had even more to lose if we got it wrong. Understanding what you are doing will make it much better for you, but expecting us to simply repeat what is already out there helps nobody.
@simonTS: you're right, of course, but where do you find the motivation to do it over and over again? you know, these people won't stop coming...
toxic-hero said:
@simonTS: you're right, of course, but where do you find the motivation to do it over and over again? you know, these people won't stop coming...
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I was one of "those" people, i asked stupid questions to begin with. It didn't take me long to realise that research was a lot better way to find out. I've made three posts since i signed up and I'm not really happy with any of them. Ok the xtc clip question some might find useful, but overall i wish I'd read more, not that i didn't read but maybe i should have done more, after i got the htcdev over with, downgrading and s-off was a doddle. But trawling through threads is really the only way to go. I'm just glad i twigged quickly.
"A witty saying proves nothing."
- Voltaire (1694-1778)
SimonTS said:
You seem to think that we're doing this just to pi$$ you off - but we're not. You NEED to read and understand EXACTLY what you are doing, and why, or you will screw up your phone and have an expensive paper-weight which can't be recovered.
You need to remember that most of us first S-Offed our phones before there were software methods, so we had even more to lose if we got it wrong. Understanding what you are doing will make it much better for you, but expecting us to simply repeat what is already out there helps nobody.
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so what should i do now??
Librastar said:
so what should i do now??
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Ok, personally i wouldn't flash the ics ruu, it's buggy and causes loads of problems. Get used to flashing custom roms and using adb. Whilst your doing that for a couple of weeks read up on downgrading and s-off. Read all the guides lots, then when it begins to hurt your head, stop for a day or two then read again, that's how i did it six months ago. The way too do anything here is to search and read, search and read and don't rush into anything.
"A witty saying proves nothing."
- Voltaire (1694-1778)
ben_pyetts INDEX thread is a good start. i followed it when i got my device and did s-off without problems. just read carefully.
toxic-hero said:
ben_pyetts INDEX thread is a good start. i followed it when i got my device and did s-off without problems. just read carefully.
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Same here! :laugh:
With an AT&T branded HTC One X on 4.1, should i root it now and flash basebands+kitkat roms, or should I flash 4.2.2 first?
also, are there prerequisites to update to 4.2 roms coming from 4.1?
If you take the update you won't be able to unlock the bootloader afterwards so you should do it now. There are prerequisites, check out the Evita FAQ thread in my signature.
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timmaaa said:
If you take the update you won't be able to unlock the bootloader afterwards so you should do it now. There are prerequisites, check out the Evita FAQ thread in my signature.
Sent from my Evita
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sigh...can someone post (or guide) me to complete procedures to go from stock AT&T 4.1.1 to this rom: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1562603
It's so irritating when one gets used to another brand (LG) and comes to HTC with completely different file names/programs
edit: nevermind. Can i get s-off without root? + still locked to AT&T. i wanted to follow this : http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2628920
You can't get s-off without root. Did you read the threads I told you to read?
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I read half. Lol. Then I got tired.ugh.I attempted to see what would happen when I asked HTC reps for help.I tried factory resets but still no at&t update.sigh.life.
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You're not gonna get anywhere if you don't read and educate yourself. Plus, the rules of XDA state that a user must search thoroughly before asking for help, so I'm much less inclined to assist someone who is attempting to take the easy way out by just asking instead of searching. I even gave you a specific thread to check out, it doesn't get much easier than that.
Like I said though, if you ever want to unlock the bootloader and root your phone, you do not want to take that update.
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