I bought one S from Fido Canada. And unlocked rooted and disables many start-up apps. But I'm not sure if I can get OTA update.
CID is ROGER001
Android version 4.03
Software number 1.84.631.9
Anyone whose CID is ROGER001 can help me ?
You need to be completely stock (unrooted, with all Rogers crapware intact) for an OTA to work, even if it is offered to you.
As an aside, the 4.0.4 update has not been pushed out to the Bell/Virgin, Rogers/Fido, or TELUS/Koodo One S as of yet. I'm not even sure if the One S on Mobilicity, Wind, or Videotron shipped with it as the T-Mobile USA version hasn't received the update yet.
"You need to be completely stock (unrooted, with all Rogers crapware intact) for an OTA to work, even if it is offered to you."
Thanks for replying.
You mean if I want to receive OTA update, I have to lock, and unroot my phone?
EdwardGamma said:
"You need to be completely stock (unrooted, with all Rogers crapware intact) for an OTA to work, even if it is offered to you."
Thanks for replying.
You mean if I want to receive OTA update, I have to lock, and unroot my phone?
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I think so.
invasion2 said:
I think so.
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OK I will try that.
Thanks very much
Still no OTA for Rogers/Fido?
RUU for Fido/Rogers ?
EdwardGamma said:
"You need to be completely stock (unrooted, with all Rogers crapware intact) for an OTA to work, even if it is offered to you."
Thanks for replying.
You mean if I want to receive OTA update, I have to lock, and unroot my phone?
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Would you know which RUU version to use for Fido provider if I was to flash back to stock?
You just need a stock recovery, and a stock ROM. You don't need to re-lock.
EdwardGamma said:
Still no OTA for Rogers/Fido?
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I was wondering the same thing and after lots of internet reasearch i figured out 3 things:
1- The only ones having the 4.04 update are international version and T-mobile versions of HTC OneS
2- Canadian carriers are so freaking lazy as to getting out updates
3- If you want the update you need to change to super cid with root (the 111111 cid)and get the international OTA
=> However ive seen some people reporting having network problems after updating
So yea...it sucks..im having the same problem here so i feel you bro
I managed to unlock the bootloader easily, and I thought that would do the trick and let me update my phone...nope. Is there any way for me to be able to receive ota updates straight from HTC rather than having to wait for fido to smarten up? I remember on my sgs I could flash the international rom. I'm not too familiar with ruu, can someone help me out?
mahmoud.hawa said:
I managed to unlock the bootloader easily, and I thought that would do the trick and let me update my phone...nope. Is there any way for me to be able to receive ota updates straight from HTC rather than having to wait for fido to smarten up? I remember on my sgs I could flash the international rom. I'm not too familiar with ruu, can someone help me out?
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You need to root, switch your CID to HTC_001 (or super CID), and flash a stock rom. There are threads on the topic use the search box.
rgbggb said:
You need to root, switch your CID to HTC_001 (or super CID), and flash a stock rom. There are threads on the topic use the search box.
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I heard that supercid doesnt let you update ota?
As of now there is an OTA for rogers/fido but you have to be completely stock (lock bootloader, stock recovery, unrooted) I cant seem to find the RUU file to do that, has anybody come across a link?
nez762 said:
As of now there is an OTA for rogers/fido but you have to be completely stock (lock bootloader, stock recovery, unrooted) I cant seem to find the RUU file to do that, has anybody come across a link?
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I've been looking for it as well.
Anybody ?
I'm with FIDO and I have updated my phone succesfully to Jelly Bean. like mentioned above, I couldn't find an RUU that would work with my phone.
So, in order to use the Rogers RUU file that is available, you have to downgrade your HBOOT. Its a bit scary of a process the first time around. But has worked perfectly several times for me now. Just follow the instructions exactly!
After that, you have to flash a stock rom, also widely available, in TWRP (or CWM). Then relock your bootloader. Then run the RUU!
That works for me! :good:
nez762 said:
As of now there is an OTA for rogers/fido but you have to be completely stock (lock bootloader, stock recovery, unrooted) I cant seem to find the RUU file to do that, has anybody come across a link?
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I don't know if this would help. http://www.androidfiles.org/ruu/?dir=Ville
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fansou55 said:
I've been looking for it as well.
Anybody ?
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Try checking this out too. http://www.androidfiles.org/ruu/?dir=Ville
bmb1983 said:
I'm with FIDO and I have updated my phone succesfully to Jelly Bean. like mentioned above, I couldn't find an RUU that would work with my phone.
So, in order to use the Rogers RUU file that is available, you have to downgrade your HBOOT. Its a bit scary of a process the first time around. But has worked perfectly several times for me now. Just follow the instructions exactly!
After that, you have to flash a stock rom, also widely available, in TWRP (or CWM). Then relock your bootloader. Then run the RUU!
That works for me! :good:
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Thanks, I will give it a try !
whyfi said:
I don't know if this would help. http://www.androidfiles.org/ruu/?dir=Ville
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Try checking this out too. http://www.androidfiles.org/ruu/?dir=Ville
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Thanks mate but they only have RUU_Ville_U_Rogers_WWE_1.70 which has hboot 1.06. Hboot downgrade seems to be the only solution so far.
You can try one of the sense based custom ROMs. Then you don't have to go through all the trouble of downgrading. If, you're concerned about WiFi not working, then you can try my fix
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Dear friends,
Something interesting happened to my Cha Cha and I wanted to tell you about it.
I bought it about two months ago from Istanbul, Turkey where I live. But it was a product produced for Romania. (There were no sale from the legal distributor at the time) It was an unopened box and I opened it for the first time.
I bought it as my secondary phone. (Primary is a sgsII)
The first thing I did with the cha cha was to try to root it to be able to use "Market Enabler" (Paid market apps cant be used here). And after some XDA research I realized that my phone was S-ON (I'm 100% sure) and I had to find an XTC Clip to be able to root it. I search for it at the local GSM services etc. but could not find.
The firmware was 1.12.xxxx
A couple of weeks later, I found the battery life insufficent and search for a newer firmware thinking they could be manage to extend the battery life.
I found an Asian firmware RUU_Chacha_hTC_Asia_TW_1.25.709.1_Radio_47.17.35.3033H_7.48.35.14_2_release_199798_signed.exe and installed it.
Then a couple of days later I found a European firmware RUU_Chacha_HTC_Europe_1.33.401.1_Radio_47.17.35.3033H_7.48.35.14_2_release_204385_signed.exe and installed it to get rid of the Asian apps that I dont need.
Then today, I learnt that 1.52 OTA update is ready at XDA. To install it I turn the phone in recovery mode and I saw that it was S-OFF .
I have no idea how it happened but I wrote everything I did above.
By the way , After seeing it S-OFF, I've rooted the Cha Cha using the excellent tutorial prepared at XDA. And I installed Market Enabler.....
How could it be?
Thank you....
looks teasing!!!! but can anyone try this? i will give it a try this weekend
can this be confirmed? maybe the OTA version has a unlocked bootloader...
S-ON users could give it a try and post their results. Would be nice to know.
I am also very curious about it.
If one of the S-On Cha Cha owners can try installing those firmwares I will be happy too.
Thanks...
can you give us the source links where u have downloaded? may be it has some specific patch!!! i wil give it a try
also how did u installed the firmware thru gold card? or directly running the .exe file?
i tried installing RUU_Chacha_hTC_Asia_TW_1.25.709.1_Radio_47.17.35.3 033H_7.48.35.14_2_release_199798_signed.exe and it failed since i am already in 1.33. it wont allow me to flash lower version :-(
ajeevlal said:
can you give us the source links where u have downloaded? may be it has some specific patch!!! i wil give it a try
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+1
i would also try it, with my Polish Orange S-ON ChaCha
The European RUU's you can find in the guide in my signature.
OK, I've got the collection of files.
Now... to be clear and not to mess everything.
My ChaCha is S-ON unbranded stock one with 1.18 bought in polish Orange
I have both windows & linux so what is the best method to apply updates mentioned above? Thank you in advance.
I used only the RUU exe files. No patch or something like that.
I was on 1.12xxxx firmware. Unfortunately I don't remember the exact code.
I used the ruu exe files I mentioned above. But I can't find the download links.
I wrote the exact file names. I think all the downlads with the same name will be the same files.
My phone was unbranded at the begining obviously.
I am very sorry that I can't provide more info.
All the Europe RUU's that were posted on this forum section (HTC ChaCha) are up there on the http server I provided in the guide.
Unfortunately I was not inspired enough to upload other regions. (Downloading from Asia to my Romanian hosting would take a lot anyways).
sirjohn78 said:
I used only the RUU exe files. No patch or something like that.
I was on 1.12xxxx firmware. Unfortunately I don't remember the exact code.
I used the ruu exe files I mentioned above. But I can't find the download links.
I wrote the exact file names. I think all the downlads with the same name will be the same files.
My phone was unbranded at the begining obviously.
I am very sorry that I can't provide more info.
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i believe you cannot update ur firmware thru ruu.exe when your phone is s-on, you have to use gold card to get the update, since you have updated using ruu.exe i doubt it might already s-off before the update.
meloos said:
OK, I've got the collection of files.
Now... to be clear and not to mess everything.
My ChaCha is S-ON unbranded stock one with 1.18 bought in polish Orange
I have both windows & linux so what is the best method to apply updates mentioned above? Thank you in advance.
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Here is an explanation:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=17951272&postcount=44
But to summarize, under windows:
1-Create a gold card. A gold card is a modified SD card that allows the flashing of an unbrabded signed rom to a branded phone.
2-Connect the phone, run the ruu exe file, it will fail but there will be a c:/ruu_log folder with some text files. Open the most recent one and search for "Temp". Yu'll find something like:
<T065713><DEBUG><CMD>fastboot -s HT16SV409359 flash zip C:\Users\username\AppData\Local\Temp\{3C3FDAAB-88EB-4E41-BE57-66DBAFFA8970}\{50F2F878-636A-496F-A7CB-544C067E0C4B}\rom.zip</CMD>
Find this rom.zip.
3- Copy the rom.zip file to your SD card, name it PH06IMG.zip.
4- In your chacha, in settings-> energy disable fastboot.
5-Turn off your phone. Press "Vol-" + Power for 5 seconds. It will boot into bootloader and it will ask you to upgrade. Follow the instructions, you may need to do it more than once if it needs to update the bootloader.
6- When done, delete PH06IMG.zip from the SD.
WARNING: You will lose all your settings.
Please correct me if I made errors.
ajeevlal said:
i believe you cannot update ur firmware thru ruu.exe when your phone is s-on, you have to use gold card to get the update, since you have updated using ruu.exe i doubt it might already s-off before the update.
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Are you sure about it?
Is the gold card a must for updating with ruu .exe for unbranded phone ?
As far as I know it is needed if you want to upgrade the firmware of an branded phone. (Vodafone, orange etc.)
sirjohn78 said:
...
Then a couple of days later I found a European firmware RUU_Chacha_HTC_Europe_1.33.401.1_Radio_47.17.35.3033H_7.48.35.14_2_release_204385_signed.exe and installed it to get rid of the Asian apps that I dont need.
Then today, I learnt that 1.52 OTA update is ready at XDA. To install it I turn the phone in recovery mode and I saw that it was S-OFF .
....
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The excerpt above states that S-OFF has been acquired from the 1.33 sw version. Do we have users with a lower version around? 1.18/1.21/1.22 to give this a try?
sirjohn78 said:
Are you sure about it?
Is the gold card a must for updating with ruu .exe for unbranded phone ?
As far as I know it is needed if you want to upgrade the firmware of an branded phone. (Vodafone, orange etc.)
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i believe so, i have unbranded phone with s-on, it didnt allowed me to update 1.33, so i used gold card to update!
now since i am already in 1.33 i was not able to go back to 1.25 and then back to 1.33 :-( as my device is s-on, evn with gold card since it will not allow me to downgrade....
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Alex C. said:
The excerpt above states that S-OFF has been acquired from the 1.33 sw version. Do we have users with a lower version around? 1.18/1.21/1.22 to give this a try?
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i had 1.18 and upgraded to 1.33 some time back and it didnt give me s-off
ajeevlal said:
i believe so, i have unbranded phone with s-on, it didnt allowed me to update 1.33, so i used gold card to update!
now since i am already in 1.33 i was not able to go back to 1.25 and then back to 1.33 :-( as my device is s-on, evn with gold card since it will not allow me to downgrade....
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i had 1.18 and upgraded to 1.33 some time back and it didnt give me s-off
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exactly same process here..
i neva gt SOFF
removed as i updated my previous post
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ajeevlal said:
can you give us the source links where u have downloaded? may be it has some specific patch!!! i wil give it a try
also how did u installed the firmware thru gold card? or directly running the .exe file?
i tried installing RUU_Chacha_hTC_Asia_TW_1.25.709.1_Radio_47.17.35.3 033H_7.48.35.14_2_release_199798_signed.exe and it failed since i am already in 1.33. it wont allow me to flash lower version :-(
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after long search, i found a way to downgrade my phone from hboot 1.05 to 1.04 and install RUU_Chacha_hTC_Asia_TW_1.25.709.1_Radio_47.17.35.3 033H_7.48.35.14_2_release_199798_signed.exe and found no s-off.
i was already using RUU_Chacha_HTC_Europe_1.33.401.1_Radio_47.17.35.30 33H_7.48.35.14_2_release_204385_signed.exe and there was no s-off either.
sirjohn78 - did u do anything other than flashing these roms? if you have any rom backups in ur pc, then please upload
meloos said:
+1
i would also try it, with my Polish Orange S-ON ChaCha
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did you tried it? any updates?
Tester
Hello, I own HTC Chacha with Asian firmware 1.21.
I upgraded to 1.25.xx TW from 1.21.xx like mentioned above and it's still S-ON. After that i upgraded to 1.33 Euro and S-ON is still there. I'm not sure Euro OTA 1.52 will fix S-ON.
Seems 1.52 doesn't fix dialer bug, its quite disappointing. Anyways thank you XDA members.
Hey guys,
I am an amateur in all these stuff. I recently picked up at&t one x white unlocked from US running 4.0.3
I wanted to update my phone but i guess i am afraid if my phone gets locked . Moreover i cannot even update it through settings as it says not able to connect to AT&T server.
Please help me regarding custom ROMS , updates Rooting etc and steps to follow.
Links to Threads that can help will be awesome.
Hoping you guys will help a new member
Thanks
Ankit
trojan_virus said:
Hey guys,
I am an amateur in all these stuff. I recently picked up at&t one x white unlocked from US running 4.0.3
I wanted to update my phone but i guess i am afraid if my phone gets locked . Moreover i cannot even update it through settings as it says not able to connect to AT&T server.
Please help me regarding custom ROMS , updates Rooting etc and steps to follow.
Links to Threads that can help will be awesome.
Hoping you guys will help a new member
Thanks
Ankit
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1) you mean Sim - unlocked right? In that case it won't get locked even if you update the phone software.
2)First and important step is using the search function and I known its very hard for you but once in a while try using the search function, trust me you won't get tired
Follow the instructions in this link http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=30741993
Sent from my HTC One X using xda premium
trojan_virus said:
Links to Threads that can help will be awesome.
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Everything you need is here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1671237
And don't update. The newest 2.20 version firmware is not currently rootable. And hope you don't already have 2.20 on the phone.
redpoint73 said:
Everything you need is here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1671237
And don't update. The newest 2.20 version firmware is not currently rootable. And hope you don't already have 2.20 on the phone.
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Thanks for correcting... I learned how to provide better reply
Sent from my HTC One X using xda premium
a little help guys...
I also have an unlocked HOX. I tried updating the software manually by downloading the AT&T ROM Update from the HTC website but got an error and now i'm stuck on a white screen that says:
**** TAMPERED ****
**** UNLOCKED ****
EVITA PVT SHIP S-ON RL
HBOOT.1.09.0000
OpenDSP-v28.1.0.32.0504
eMMC-boot
Apr 2 2012,21:08:24
RUU
Update Fail!
* I did a factory reset and now passed that white screen...does anyone know what the problem was? is my phone rooted?
y2janz said:
a little help guys...
I also have an unlocked HOX. I tried updating the software manually by downloading the AT&T ROM Update from the HTC website but got an error and now i'm stuck on a white screen that says:
**** TAMPERED ****
**** UNLOCKED ****
EVITA PVT SHIP S-ON RL
HBOOT.1.09.0000
OpenDSP-v28.1.0.32.0504
eMMC-boot
Apr 2 2012,21:08:24
RUU
Update Fail!
* I did a factory reset and now passed that white screen...does anyone know what the problem was? is my phone rooted?
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You cannot run an RUU on a boot loader unlocked phone. relock it first.
gunnyman said:
You cannot run an RUU on a boot loader unlocked phone. relock it first.
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Thanks. Unfortunately I don't know how to do that. I guess I'll hold off 4.0.4 for now...
You need to read some more, before running things willy-nilly without the proper research.
I would advise against running the 2.20 RUU. As I already mentioned, it updates the hboot, which robs you of the ability to flash kernels and radios. There is no upside to it, since you can flash the ROM in other ways. Your phone is bootloader unlocked, and has full ability to flash kernels and radios. These are all good things. Don't take a step backward by flashing the 2.20 RUU.
If all you want is to update the ROM to 2.20, just flash the pre-rooted ROM (which will not replace the hboot): http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1812459
But in fact, these are more recent versions:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1789059
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1838135
Ya know, you guys CAN extract the rom.zip from 2.2x ruu and pull each image and flash them individually to get the 2.2x updates and keep your unlocked 1.09 hboot intact. That way you dont have to do the kernal flashing and what not. It will be fully updated, sbl's, radio everything.:beer:
18th.abn said:
Ya know, you guys CAN extract the rom.zip from 2.2x ruu and pull each image and flash them individually to get the 2.2x updates and keep your unlocked 1.09 hboot intact. That way you dont have to do the kernal flashing and what not. It will be fully updated, sbl's, radio everything.:beer:
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how I wish I had done this.
Thanks a lot guys. I should have done some research. I bought this phone second hand thinking "unlocked" meant I could use it on other networks --didn't know the previous owner meant he unlocked the bootloader...hahaha...I guess i'll do some research to relock it.
y2janz said:
I guess i'll do some research to relock it.
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Didn't read a thing I typed, apparently.
No need to relock it. Just run one of the stock rooted or custom ROMs in Development. Flash a new radio if you want.
I'm sorry, i really don't know how to do any of those stuff...
I just got the phone a couple of days ago and i am still waiting on my t-mobile non-gba micro sim that i ordered online, now im really not sure anymore if its unlocked to other networks...
I won't know til that sim card gets here, but in the mean time i'll do some reading on all those stuff you mentioned =)
I went to the HTC site and did a manual update, but I dont have sense 4.1. anyone know if the ATT version will get it?
plz help
I have a at&t one x I bought last night that is unlocked and I am using on telus.
The phone isn't rooted and is running on android 4.0.3 and HTC sence 4.0
When I try to update it nothing happens. My brother has the same phone thro telus and has received updates. I have went to settings about phoneat&t updates but when I search it does not do nothing .
An AT&T phone won't get the updates unless it's on their network it seems. Just download the ruu
Sent from my VENOMized HoxL
Bump. I unlocked my Rogers One X a while back, because I am planning on selling it. Since that time though, I have run an RUU on it. I no longer have another carrier's SIM card to test, so I just want to know if the unlock is permanent , or if it gets relocked when an RUU or factory reset is run.
The SIM unlock is permanent and will survive any RUU or factory reset.
Sent from my Evita
Ive been trying to find out why my phone (with the 2.21 RUU currently installed) wont receive OTA's
The bootloader is relocked and it has the stock recovery, so it should work
Ive been reading a lot of posts (more ore less about this) some are hinting that RUU's dont give OTA's
Does anyone have a definitive answer, does a RUU get OTA's or not?
Thanks
Lacuna666 said:
Ive been trying to find out why my phone (with the 2.21 RUU currently installed) wont receive OTA's
The bootloader is relocked and it has the stock recovery, so it should work
Ive been reading a lot of posts (more ore less about this) some are hinting that RUU's dont give OTA's
Does anyone have a definitive answer, does a RUU get OTA's or not?
Thanks
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Yes RUU are stock HTC roms. It's like a super factory reset. But you can only receive an OTA if the region your phone is in offers an OTA. More specifically if there is an OTA offered to CID that your phone has.
dc211 said:
Yes RUU are stock HTC roms. It's like a super factory reset. But you can only receive an OTA if the region your phone is in offers an OTA. More specifically if there is an OTA offered to CID that your phone has.
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OK, thanks, that was exactly the kind of info i needed !
Check the build number on the phone.
If there is a r2 behind it then you wont get the update since there are ni developed paths from a r2 to something else.
M9x3mos said:
Check the build number on the phone.
If there is a r2 behind it then you wont get the update since there are ni developed paths from a r2 to something else.
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Thanks fo the info, i allready now have a ruu 2.31 installe which DOES get ota's, but if i run into this problem again, i'll check that !
Or type
*#*#CHECKIN#*#* into the dialer. Then check for updates.
Sent from my locked, tampered ville
Guys,
I`been searching for a week here in the forum an answer for my doubt, so I can start flashing custom roms.
I have an at&t HOX with 1.85 firmware, but I don`t live in USA, but in Brasil.
Every thread I`ve looked tells me to use this method (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1709296) for rooting my cellphone, but I concernd about something.
One of the steps of this method tells me to check for an update via OTA, and then write a code. The point is, i`m not in USA so I have no way to check for OTA softwares updates, so i`m affraid of trying doing this and something bad happen...
Anyone knows if it is safe?!?!
Thank you in advance!!!
galitore said:
Guys,
I`been searching for a week here in the forum an answer for my doubt, so I can start flashing custom roms.
I have an at&t HOX with 1.85 firmware, but I don`t live in USA, but in Brasil.
Every thread I`ve looked tells me to use this method (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1709296) for rooting my cellphone, but I concernd about something.
One of the steps of this method tells me to check for an update via OTA, and then write a code. The point is, i`m not in USA so I have no way to check for OTA softwares updates, so i`m affraid of trying doing this and something bad happen...
Anyone knows if it is safe?!?!
Thank you in advance!!!
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Yes its safe. Alternatively you could upgrade to 2.20 and root using xfactor, unlock your boot loader and then optionally downgrade your hboot If you want yo flash kernels and radios in recovery
Sent from my HTC One X-
absolutelygrim said:
Yes its safe. Alternatively you could upgrade to 2.20 and root using xfactor, unlock your boot loader and then optionally downgrade your hboot If you want yo flash kernels and radios in recovery
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Ok, absolutelygrim!!
i`ll try the first one, if anything goes wrong i`ll try the second.
Thanks for helping.
I have a Telus evita phone on 4.1.1. I was wondering if I could flash the German O2 or T-Mobile OTA to receive 4.2.2. My phone is SuperCID and S-OFF. Phone is currently stock because I ran a RUU then updated to 4.1.1. Will I lose my data if I flash the OTA?
Thanks
dx99 said:
I have a Telus evita phone on 4.1.1. I was wondering if I could flash the German O2 or T-Mobile OTA to receive 4.2.2. My phone is SuperCID and S-OFF. Phone is currently stock because I ran a RUU then updated to 4.1.1. Will I lose my data if I flash the OTA?
Thanks
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I would just flash TWRP back onto the phone, then flash Turge's stock T-Mobile Sense 5 ROM posted in Development. Install the 2.15 firmware if you experience signal drops or random reboots.
My typical recommendation is to stay away from official OTAs if you are modded.
I just don't want to flash anything on my phone that's not official. That's why I'm asking, I want to keep my phone stock and just get an official update not a rom from another source.
Your phone is already far from stock, with SuperCID and S-off. You're already down the rabbit hole. And putting an OTA for another version is also not going to be "stock" or "official" for your phone.
The stock ROM is just from the OTA dump, completely unmodified (not even rooted, in fact). Its what is on my phone, and is running great.
Running the OTA might be risky. OTA does not necessarily have all the components. For instance, the T-Mobile 5.05 OTA does not have all the hboot modules. It assumes you are coming for the most recent T-Mobile RUU or OTA. So depending on what is currently on your phone, you can brick.
In theory, I think what you are proposing will work if you RUU to the most recent T-Mobile Germany RUU, than T-Mobile Germany Sense 5 OTA.
But again, you're making it more complicated than need be. What is exactly the issue with "unofficial" ROMs? If you don't trust the devs here, you would not have done SuperCID and s-off to begin with.
It's not that I don't trust the devs I just want to use official carrier updates. I know my phone isn't stock what I meant is using stock/original files from carriers. So even though my phone is from Telus and I used a RUU from them to get back to stock firmware I can flash a T-Mobile RUU over top of it then use their OTA afterwards?
dx99 said:
So even though my phone is from Telus and I used a RUU from them to get back to stock firmware I can flash a T-Mobile RUU over top of it then use their OTA afterwards?
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Yes, the only thing stopping the RUU from running would be the carrier ID check and hboot version check (might be some other checks). But since you have s-off, all security checks are bypassed by definition.
Alright, would there be any issues with the fact that I'm on 4.1.1 and going backwards in firmware first? Since most RUU are 4.0.
dx99 said:
Alright, would there be any issues with the fact that I'm on 4.1.1 and going backwards in firmware first? Since most RUU are 4.0.
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Now that you mention it, it looks like you would have to run the most recent RUU from T-Mobile Germany (3.17.111.1) then run two OTAs (3.17.111.2, and then finally 5.08.111.2). Run them out of sequence, and you risk a brick.
RUUs can be installed out of sequence, but there isn't one for 5.08.
I retract my former idea to RUU then OTA. I can't personally recommend such action upon further consideration. Its more complicated than I originally thought. I go back to my former statement, in that you are making this much more complicated than it should be. You are actually creating a higher risk of bricking your phone due to some imagined fear of "unofficial software".
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Now that you mention it, it looks like you would have to run the most recent RUU from T-Mobile Germany (3.17.111.1) then run two OTAs (3.17.111.2, and then finally 5.08.111.2). Run them out of sequence, and you risk a brick.
RUUs can be installed out of sequence, but there isn't one for 5.08.
I retract my former idea to RUU then OTA. I can't personally recommend such action upon further consideration. Its more complicated than I originally thought. I go back to my former statement, in that you are making this much more complicated than it should be. You are actually creating a higher risk of bricking your phone due to some imagined fear of "unofficial software".
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So then its not possible to use the T-Mobile RUU and OTA on my Telus phone?
dx99 said:
So then its not possible to use the T-Mobile RUU and OTA on my Telus phone?
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I think its possible, but its needlessly complicated and possibly risky. If you do it wrong, you might brick.
I don't personally recommend it, and its my personal opinion that you don't have a particularly valid reason for going that route when simpler methods exist. So if you proceed, its at your own judgement and you take all responsibility if something goes wrong.
If it does manage to work so you think there might be compatability issues with the play store or region specific things?