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help me, i have followed the instruction from htcdev.com to unlock my desire s bootloader with HBOOT 2.00.002.. after that i found my bootloader with text UNLOCKED but still it shows S-ON.
And then i continued to try root my desire s, i followed instructions that i found in this forum (thanks ) after finished, i tried to install some apps that need root access but i found that my desire s is not rooted (the apps said that).
The last things that i want to asked is, when i go to fastboot menu, i point to recovery mode and i found my desire with Revolutionary 4.0.1.4. I searched info about that things (revolutionary), i found many people said that if i have success install Revolutionary that means i have successfully rooted my device.
is there anybody could help and explained to me about those problems? i would very appreciate that
Revolutionary 4.0.1.4 is a custom recovery. Installing a custom recovery alone does NOT give you root access.
READ index thread in the forum and you'll have your answers
Thanks Bro ContactFront i will search in index thread
With the condition that i have now, is it possible if i want to return it back to default? I want to try update my desire to ICS using RUU Official uptade that i downloaded from htc website..
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short answer is yes, you can go back to stock
Don't use the official ics Ruu, it's buggy and unfinished.
My pessimism extends to the point of even suspecting the sincerity of the pessimists.
—Jean Rostand
Alrighty then! Thanks All
But, do i need to root my device if i want to flash a custom rom? or all that i have done is enough to flash a custom rom? as i explained before, this is what i have done to my HTC Desire S :
HTC Desire S ( Gingerbread)
UNLOCKED using HTCDev
S-ON
HBOOT 2.00.0002
Installed Revolutionary 4.0.1.4
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zidane_argun said:
Alrighty then! Thanks All
But, do i need to root my device if i want to flash a custom rom? or all that i have done is enough to flash a custom rom? as i explained before, this is what i have done to my HTC Desire S :
HTC Desire S ( Gingerbread)
UNLOCKED using HTCDev
S-ON
HBOOT 2.00.0002
Installed Revolutionary 4.0.1.4
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seems like you still have not read the index.... You need root to flash a custom ROM(duh) since I am in a pretty good mood today so....
1.root your device
2 . Download your preferred ROM
3.flash your ROM
4.IMPORTANT!!!find your boot. img extracting it from the rom you downloaded
5.go to fastboot
6. connect your phone to computer
7.open CMD
8.cd to our directory(ensure you have adb and fastboot first)
9.
Code:
fastboot erase boot
10
Code:
fastboot boot boot. img
11.reboot and enjoy
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1.root your device - not needed if he is going to flash a Custom. They are all rooted anyway. I think step 1 should be: flash a custom recovery
...
10
Code:
fastboot boot boot. img
- this will boot the kernel only, but after a restart of the device it will be gone. The command to use is :
Code:
fastboot flash boot boot.img
11.reboot and enjoy - that is all right
hisname said:
seems like you still have not read the index.... You need root to flash a custom ROM(duh) since I am in a pretty good mood today so....
1.root your device
2 . Download your preferred ROM
3.flash your ROM
4.IMPORTANT!!!find your boot. img extracting it from the rom you downloaded
5.go to fastboot
6. connect your phone to computer
7.open CMD
8.cd to our directory(ensure you have adb and fastboot first)
9.
Code:
fastboot erase boot
10
Code:
fastboot boot boot. img
11.reboot and enjoy
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Thanks before
Now i have read the index, i found many tutorials to root my device there. i followed some.
but i have a problems when i want to root my device, i tried using SuperOneClick apps. I have done every single requirements of that tutorial.
The problem is i think my device is still not rooted. The first time i used SuperOneClick it shows finished & OK, then i reboot my device.
and then i tried to install some apps that needs rooted device, but those apps tell me that my device isn't rooted!
I tried to root my device using SuperOneClick again, but it always stuck in step #7 (Wait for Device).
any solutions for this problems?
Did i missed something to do?
amidabuddha said:
1.root your device - not needed if he is going to flash a Custom. They are all rooted anyway. I think step 1 should be: flash a custom recovery
...
10
Code:
fastboot boot boot. img
- this will boot the kernel only, but after a restart of the device it will be gone. The command to use is :
Code:
fastboot flash boot boot.img
11.reboot and enjoy - that is all right
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he already has a custom recovery by revolutionary
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edit: look here
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1525100
hisname said:
he already has a custom recovery by revolutionary
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Well this is pretty outdated.
The attached is the latest 4EXT Recovery, touch edition.
Extract the recovery.img from the zip and flash:
Code:
fastboot flash recovery recovery.img
Then from the bootloader menu reboot to recovery and select backup/restore -> Backup. After the backup is done go back to the main menu, select wipe/format -> Wipe all partitions (except SDcard). When done select Install zip from the main menu and flash the ROM from your sdcard. After that reboot to bootloader from the Power menu and flash the boot.img as described in my previous post
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Well this is pretty outdated
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true, but at least it is still usable till he gets 4ext or something later....
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@zidane_argun
see my previous post
hisname said:
true, but at least it is still usable till he gets 4ext or something later....
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amidabuddha said:
@zidane_argun
see my previous post
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okay okay, roger that!
i will try that, thank you bro amidabuddha & hisname :good::good:
brb..
just realised that even my 4ext recovery is also outdated, thanks for the post :thumbup:
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lol was trying to reply to your pm. don't know if they went through as they don't show up in my "sent item".
anyway you've got plenty of tips from the folks. so happy flashing
ContactFront said:
lol was trying to reply to your pm. don't know if they went through as they don't show up in my "sent item".
anyway you've got plenty of tips from the folks. so happy flashing
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haha.. thanks to you too bro! now i'm trying to flash EXT4 first since they (the folks ) said that mine is pretty outdated.. LOL
after that, i want to search which rom is the best one for my Desire S.. do you have any idea which one is best ROM that i have to try?
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zidane_argun said:
haha.. thanks to you too bro! now i'm trying to flash EXT4 first since they (the folks ) said that mine is pretty outdated.. LOL
after that, i want to search which rom is the best one for my Desire S.. do you have any idea which one is best ROM that i have to try?
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there is really no "best" rom. it's all down to your personal preference.
say, I'm a big cm/aosp fan but if you are a sense fanboy then you may not like aosp based rom at all.
so if you see something interesting then just go ahead give it a try and decide for yourself.
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oh and speaking of 4ext recovery, i'd recommend installing either the free version updater or purchasing the full version from google play.
http://4ext.net/
it's absolutely worth it. one of the best recoverys you can have
Hi everyone,
I got tired of waiting for any info regarding "official" JB on the Sensation.
In the family we have a Nexus4 and I am quite impressed with stock JB, so I decided to go for it on my Sensation.
I have unlocked the bootloaded but I haven't gained S-OFF yet.
I was about to go with the JuopunutBear trick but I am still not sure about which rom to flash, so I started looking ...
I went to CyanogenMod website and I see that there are nightlies available of CM10 for the Sensation. Looking at the guide on how to install CM on the phone, there are references to the "Revolutionary" tool which doesn't require any wire, or anything like that.
At the same time I am following the thread "CyanogenMod 10.1 Jellybean 4.2.2 - KANG" and I see that the modded 4.1.2 (made to look like 4.2.2) is in the work but there are "still" major updates coming out quite regularly. Basically, it is a work in progress.
Note: this is by no means a complain: these modded roms are awesome and the work of the devs is amazing: I am just stating matter-of-factdly that the rom is not "ready" yet.
So I came with two questions:
1) Why would I pick the Revolutionary tool (as suggested on the CM pages) vs the JuopunutBear trick?
2) Which ROM to pick? I definitely would like JB. I don't care for Sense (at all). 4.2.2 would be preferable but I understand it does not exist. My Sensation is my "primary" phone, so I need "everything" to work: bluetooth, reasonable battery life, camera, panorama, video ...
Why would I pick a modded vs "stock" CM10? And anyone has a clue of how "stable" is the nightly CM10 for the Sensation?
Do you have any suggestion?
Thanks!
yankeeDDL said:
Hi everyone,
I got tired of waiting for any info regarding "official" JB on the Sensation.
In the family we have a Nexus4 and I am quite impressed with stock JB, so I decided to go for it on my Sensation.
I have unlocked the bootloaded but I haven't gained S-OFF yet.
I was about to go with the JuopunutBear trick but I am still not sure about which rom to flash, so I started looking ...
I went to CyanogenMod website and I see that there are nightlies available of CM10 for the Sensation. Looking at the guide on how to install CM on the phone, there are references to the "Revolutionary" tool which doesn't require any wire, or anything like that.
At the same time I am following the thread "CyanogenMod 10.1 Jellybean 4.2.2 - KANG" and I see that the modded 4.1.2 (made to look like 4.2.2) is in the work but there are "still" major updates coming out quite regularly. Basically, it is a work in progress.
Note: this is by no means a complain: these modded roms are awesome and the work of the devs is amazing: I am just stating matter-of-factdly that the rom is not "ready" yet.
So I came with two questions:
1) Why would I pick the Revolutionary tool (as suggested on the CM pages) vs the JuopunutBear trick?
2) Which ROM to pick? I definitely would like JB. I don't care for Sense (at all). 4.2.2 would be preferable but I understand it does not exist. My Sensation is my "primary" phone, so I need "everything" to work: bluetooth, reasonable battery life, camera, panorama, video ...
Why would I pick a modded vs "stock" CM10? And anyone has a clue of how "stable" is the nightly CM10 for the Sensation?
Do you have any suggestion?
Thanks!
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Number 1:
The S-OFF tool you use depends on your stock firmware/HBOOT.
If you want to use Revolutionary, which is by far easier. Then you must have Gingerbread (Android 2.3) / HBOOT 1.17.0006 to 1.18.0000.
If you have ICS (Android 4.0.3/4.0.4) and a HBOOT above 1.18.0000 then JuopunutBear is the path to follow.
Number 2:
4.2.2 does exist. (Branch: android-4.2.2_r1)
The CM10.1 (4.2.2) Kangs are brilliant and basically fully functional minus a few bugs here and there (LPA and video glitches seem to be the main bugs). The devs are fantastic at fixing and generally updating the device to make it run smoothly. The CM10 nightlies (4.1.X) work great if you want to use them and are fully functional as far as I can tell. (I've been using them for a few days now.)
Modded/kang is basically an enhanced version with more modules, optimization and bloat removal (CM10 has almost none, depending on how you see some apps). Most kangs come with a custom over-clocked kernel and several kernel fixes and governors which I personally prefer.
The choice between Cyanogen's nightlies and a kang is up to you. I generally download a kang ROM if I see something I like such as the kernels (and their governors) or their module support (NTFS/CIFS/USB-OTG). However kangs are generally a little more prone to bugs as the developer kangs features and then fixes them to work properly. If you see something in the ROM you want or need, then you should download it.
CM10 Nightlies are good if you want light-weight, out of the box stock android without sense. Battery life is good in general with CM10/CM10.1.
Since you're starting off, I suggest you try Albinoman887's CM10.1 (4.2.2) ROM. (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2115520)
If you just want simple "It works!", try CM10 Nightlies, or CM9 Stable.
Revolutionary tool is used to root and gain s-off if you're coming from a gingerbread Rom. The hboot is easily hacked. The ics hboot is more difficult, hence the need for the wire trick.
Go with CM10. As far as I know, its pretty stable. Strictly speaking, all cm roms are modded, the nightly versions tend to be more experimental and almost a beta stage. CM10.1 is probably less stable.
Thank you both for your suggestions: I didn't know about the "limitations" of the Revolutionary tool: I am on ICS and I think you guys saved me a whole bunch of time
I'll give CM10 a try then: i I don't like it, I'll try something else.
One last question, if I might: what's with the GApps?
Certain roms include them, other have a separate installer ... Wouldn't I be able to install any app via the play store anyway?
Thanks again, I really aprpeciate teh help.
yankeeDDL said:
Thank you both for your suggestions: I didn't know about the "limitations" of the Revolutionary tool: I am on ICS and I think you guys saved me a whole bunch of time
I'll give CM10 a try then: i I don't like it, I'll try something else.
One last question, if I might: what's with the GApps?
Certain roms include them, other have a separate installer ... Wouldn't I be able to install any app via the play store anyway?
Thanks again, I really aprpeciate teh help.
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GApps includes the Google Play Store and other Google Apps. CyanogenMod was asked not to include Google Apps. I'm not quite sure why other developers do the same, but it's their choice and I'm sure they have a reason.
DennisBold said:
GApps includes the Google Play Store and other Google Apps. CyanogenMod was asked not to include Google Apps. I'm not quite sure why other developers do the same, but it's their choice and I'm sure they have a reason.
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This is correct. When you flash a cm Rom, you need to flash gapps too, which includes gmail, play store, and othmp Google related apps like g+ and Google search.
Ok, but I do see several versions of the Gapps (a search on XdaDev shows several hits) and most of them look to be phone-specific, which makes little sense to me.
Shouldn't there be a "generic" Gapps (ok, maybe a different one per ICS, one for JB ... )?
Usually compatible gapps will be posted in the CM thread along with the rom itself.
Hey guys, i have an Incredible S. My mate is running a Sensation XE. I have my phone completely modded (S-OFF, Blackrose Hboot etc). My mate wants to root his.
If i just Unlock the bootloader via HTC Dev. Flash a custom recovery using the fastboot etc files from the ones i used. Can i just flash the ROM and use the command fastboot flash boot boot.IMG? Thanks
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james1196 said:
Hey guys, i have an Incredible S. My mate is running a Sensation XE. I have my phone completely modded (S-OFF, Blackrose Hboot etc). My mate wants to root his.
If i just Unlock the bootloader via HTC Dev. Flash a custom recovery using the fastboot etc files from the ones i used. Can i just flash the ROM and use the command fastboot flash boot boot.IMG? Thanks
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There's no garauntee it will work. Fastboot can fail writing the boot image while S-ON. It's why 4EXT has SmartFlash.
Install 4EXT if you want to use HTCDev, and enable SmartFlash.
james1196 said:
Hey guys, i have an Incredible S. My mate is running a Sensation XE. I have my phone completely modded (S-OFF, Blackrose Hboot etc). My mate wants to root his.
If i just Unlock the bootloader via HTC Dev. Flash a custom recovery using the fastboot etc files from the ones i used. Can i just flash the ROM and use the command fastboot flash boot boot.IMG? Thanks
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DON'T for the love of god flash the hboot you use for your incredible S on his sensation! You'll hard brick his phone! use the sensation versions. If he's still on gingerbread, the the revolutionary tool to unlock the bootloader and gain s-off in one.
icanttinkofaname said:
DON'T for the love of god flash the hboot you use for your incredible S on his sensation! You'll hard brick his phone! use the sensation versions. If he's still on gingerbread, the the revolutionary tool to unlock the bootloader and gain s-off in one.
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Okay. I wanna flash the boot.IMG on mine before s-off I had to do it manually. For me I had to downgrade.
He's on latest ICS
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james1196 said:
Okay. I wanna flash the boot.IMG on mine before s-off I had to do it manually. For me I had to downgrade.
He's on latest ICS
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Please correct me if I'm wrong.
Flash your boot image, your Incredible S boot image on his Sensation?
Kernels don't work like that.
Use JuopunutBear and the wire trick to S-OFF. It's less complicated, and doesn't require HTCDev unlock anymore (there's a guide here on xda somewhere).
icanttinkofaname said:
DON'T for the love of god flash the hboot you use for your incredible S on his sensation! You'll hard brick his phone! use the sensation versions. If he's still on gingerbread, the the revolutionary tool to unlock the bootloader and gain s-off in one.
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DennisBold said:
Please correct me if I'm wrong.
Flash your boot image, your Incredible S boot image on his Sensation?
Kernels don't work like that.
Use JuopunutBear and the wire trick to S-OFF. It's less complicated, and doesn't require HTCDev unlock anymore (there's a guide here on xda somewhere).
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both of you are confused i think
(he is talking about boot.img not bootloader )
he meant that after flashing a ROM for sensation XE he will flash the boot.img of the same rom
which is perfectly fine and also correct way of doing as he has unlocked bootloader
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james1196 said:
Okay. I wanna flash the boot.IMG on mine before s-off I had to do it manually. For me I had to downgrade.
He's on latest ICS
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you can flash the ROM for the sensation XE using custom recovery
then yes ..you need to flash boot.img of the same rom from fastboot
then its a perfect flash
now the same flashing boot.img process (in case of HTCDEV unlocked bootloader ) has been automated in 4EXT recovery ..via an option called "smartflash"
so
you can use that recovery ..go to tools section and enable smartflash
then flash the ROM (and dont reboot from the ROM flash itself if an option like that is given after flashing the ROM)
come back to recovery ..then reboot from recovery
this will take care of manually flashing the boot.img
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DennisBold said:
There's no garauntee it will work. Fastboot can fail writing the boot image while S-ON. It's why 4EXT has SmartFlash.
Install 4EXT if you want to use HTCDev, and enable SmartFlash.
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I think you kinda said it reverse way
if the person did HTCDEV then fastboot flash of boot.img of a particular rom before or after flashing the ROM can never fail (unless the rom has multiple kernel options and the person fastboot flashed one kernel's boot.img while he chose another kernel when flashing the ROM)
there are multiple instances when smartflash (which actually does the same fastboot flash of boot.img but its automated in recovery ) failed (happens always when moved from GB to ICS/JB , also due to user choosing to reboot from ROM flash (couple of ROMS give this reboot option after rom flash happened ) itself which should not be done ..they should manually come back to recovery then do the reboot )
ganeshp said:
both of you are confused i think
(he is talking about boot.img not bootloader )
he meant that after flashing a ROM for sensation XE he will flash the boot.img of the same rom
which is perfectly fine and also correct way of doing as he has unlocked bootloader
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you can flash the ROM for the sensation XE using custom recovery
then yes ..you need to flash boot.img of the same rom from fastboot
then its a perfect flash
now the same flashing boot.img process (in case of HTCDEV unlocked bootloader ) has been automated in 4EXT recovery ..via an option called "smartflash"
so
you can use that recovery ..go to tools section and enable smartflash
then flash the ROM (and dont reboot from the ROM flash itself if an option like that is given after flashing the ROM)
come back to recovery ..then reboot from recovery
this will take care of manually flashing the boot.img
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I think you kinda said it reverse way
if the person did HTCDEV then fastboot flash of boot.img of a particular rom before or after flashing the ROM can never fail (unless the rom has multiple kernel options and the person fastboot flashed one kernel's boot.img while he chose another kernel when flashing the ROM)
there are multiple instances when smartflash (which actually does the same fastboot flash of boot.img but its automated in recovery ) failed (happens always when moved from GB to ICS/JB , also due to user choosing to reboot from ROM flash (couple of ROMS give this reboot option after rom flash happened ) itself which should not be done ..they should manually come back to recovery then do the reboot )
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Thanks for your time. Yes that's what I meant. Smartflash doesn't work on my device so I wasn't sure.
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hi
hope my post is in the right section
i already unlock the bootloader, install custom recovery TWRP, and done a backup
i also copy my backup to PC
now i'm confuse
- i need to root the phone or can i just flash the new room?
- on some tutorial say to flash a boot.img and than restore with recovery the rom, i s that correct? or s indeed for people that did not have a custom recovery?
thanks
Need a bit more info. If you are unlocked and flash twrp then you need to flash a superuser zip. I also think you can get away with a ROM that has it built in, I am not sure. You do need root first before doing anything else. As far as the boot.IMG goes. You will need to extract it from the ROM zip file and then "fastboot flash boot boot.IMG" and there you have it. If you made it this far, I assume you understood everything I just said.
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Herc08 said:
Need a bit more info. If you are unlocked and flash twrp then you need to flash a superuser zip. I also think you can get away with a ROM that has it built in, I am not sure. You do need root first before doing anything else. As far as the boot.IMG goes. You will need to extract it from the ROM zip file and then "fastboot flash boot boot.IMG" and there you have it. If you made it this far, I assume you understood everything I just said.
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Actualy i just unclock the boot loader and flash the recovery TWRP
i didn't know is was neccessary to flash the root, because i'm not interested to have HTC stock with root but what i want is to install MIUI ROM
this is the only guide i found in english that explains how to install the rom
external link (i can't post it) miuiandroid.com/community/threads/installing-the-htc-one-x-required-s-on-steps.16592/
what i understand is:
- boot my device power + menu down, to see the FASTBOOT USB i have to select FASTBOOT
- flash the boot.img
- press the power button once (HBOOT i guess), click volume down, highlight recovery & press power
- Flash the downloaded ROM via recovery normally and it followup at this link
external link (i can't post it) miuiandroid.com/community/threads/how-to-update-upgrade-miui.15424/
i need to copy the img rom in SD ROOT before starting with all this process
- now i need to Wipe data/factory reset, Cache Wipe & Dalvik Cache Wipe in all tutorial i found this is done with clockworkmod
in TWRP under menu WIPE i guess are System, Cache, Dalvik buttons
after that i'm note sure if i need to flash italian language, if i don't need and i can just download it later i tihink is not a big deal
unless is all in chinese
is the metod correct?
i'm not sure if would be better to use clockworkmod, since most tutorials use that..
what phone do you have att one x ,one xl or htc one x and where did you get the rom
jerrycoffman45 said:
what phone do you have att one x ,one xl or htc one x and where did you get the rom
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i have european tegra 3 HTC ONE X
i found those ROM
from official site grey button miui.com/download-7.html
OR
from UK web site miuiandroid.com/community/threads/3-4-28.20232/
the boot.img is here
point 3 miuiandroid.com/community/threads/installing-the-htc-one-x-required-s-on-steps.16592/
al404 said:
i have european tegra 3 HTC ONE X
i found those ROM
from official site grey button miui.com/download-7.html
OR
from UK web site miuiandroid.com/community/threads/3-4-28.20232/
the boot.img is here
point 3 miuiandroid.com/community/threads/installing-the-htc-one-x-required-s-on-steps.16592/
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ok you are in the wrong forum here is the one for your phone
http://forum.xda-developers.com/forumdisplay.php?f=1533
you should ask there the procedures might be different and anything here might brick your phone
jerrycoffman45 said:
ok you are in the wrong forum here is the one for your phone
http://forum.xda-developers.com/forumdisplay.php?f=1533
you should ask there the procedures might be different and anything here might brick your phone
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thanks new tread here
forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=40878273#post40878273
Your welcome
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Hello everyone,
I have used you guys in the past for other devices but never needed serious help, so here I am stuck in a looping hell
I have an HTC One X that I am trying to root and install the TWRP (I want to have an android that is factory set without the carrier info and bloatware ect)
The utility I am using is the HTC One X (Tegra 3/International) AIO Kit By Hasoon2000 v2.5. Here is my main issue:
I have successfully navigated all the steps to root the phone (Steps 1-5) and now when I boot into the bootloader I see the following,
***TAMPERED***
*** UNLOCKED ***
evita pvt ship s-on rl
hboot-2.14.0000
radio-0.23a.32.09.29
opendsp-v31.1.0.45.0815
emmc-boot
nov 26 2012,18:37:14:-1
Now from here it was my understanding that under "next, flash a recovery" I would simply pick "TWRP" and then click "flash recovery". This seems to work as the green bar in the top right loads briefly. After that I am at a loss. If I go to "bootloader" then go to "recovery" like the instructions say the phone just restarts and I see the Rogers splash screen again...
If it helps, when I try to flash the recovery using the "clockwordmod" it gives me an error "cannot load recoveries/cwm.img"
So to make this easier all I want is my phone to have nothing to do with the carrier on it, all traces of that wiped off at the single file level if possible.
Any help would be greatly appreciated as I have been at this for almost 6 hours straight
The phone is boot looping because you don't have a tegra3 international one x. You have the evita (one xl). Stop what your doing i will post you a link with correct software in a minute.
Read this and then try again.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1671237
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You're using the wrong toolkit, the Tegra 3/International is the Endeavor. You have the Evita, which is why it says Evita in your bootloader. You can flash TWRP 2.6 by following the below steps:
Download TWRP 2.6 from here. Put the file in your fastboot folder. Connect phone in fastboot mode, open command prompt from within fastboot folder, issue the following commands:
Code:
fastboot flash recovery "filename.img"
(the exact filename, minus the talking marks)
Code:
fastboot erase cache
Code:
fastboot reboot-bootloader
Now you can enter recovery on your phone and flash a custom ROM. You've been looking in the wrong forum, that's how your ended up with the toolkit for the wrong device. So always stay in this forum (the one you've posted in), and only ever download ROMs from here for Sense based ROMs or here for aosp ROMs. Don't ever download from a different forum or a different site. That leads to bricked phones.
Oh, and next time, do some more reading before you attempt to alter your phone, you're lucky you didn't brick it. It pays to spend 12 hours reading before trying anything, rather than spending 6 hours trying to fix a mistake because you didn't have the necessary understanding of what you were doing in the first place.
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31ken31 said:
The phone is boot looping because you don't have a tegra3 international one x. You have the evita (one xl). Stop what your doing i will post you a link with correct software in a minute.
Read this and then try again.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1671237
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Ninja!
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timmaaa said:
You're using the wrong toolkit, the Tegra 3/International is the Endeavor. You have the Evita, which is why it says Evita in your bootloader. You can flash TWRP 2.6 by following the below steps:
Download TWRP 2.6 from here. Put the file in your fastboot folder. Connect phone in fastboot mode, open command prompt from within fastboot folder, issue the following commands:
Code:
fastboot flash recovery "filename.img"
(the exact filename, minus the talking marks)
Code:
fastboot erase cache
Code:
fastboot reboot-bootloader
Now you can enter recovery on your phone and flash a custom ROM. You've been looking in the wrong forum, that's how your ended up with the toolkit for the wrong device. So always stay in this forum (the one you've posted in), and only ever download ROMs from here for Sense based ROMs or here for aosp ROMs. Don't ever download from a different forum or a different site. That leads to bricked phones.
Oh, and next time, do some more reading before you attempt to alter your phone, you're lucky you didn't brick it. It pays to spend 12 hours reading before trying anything, rather than spending 6 hours trying to fix a mistake because you didn't have the necessary understanding of what you were doing in the first place.
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Ninja!
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you guys are amazing.... im going to try this now... I hope its not too late because I just noticed that I have no network connection to the provider and no signal I will update as soon as im done
WOW its working.... I cant believe its that easy lol....
On a side note I am in the screen that has install/wipe/backup ect.... so I am kinda lost on what to do from here. When I go to install it has a folder view of the internal phone. Is there something else I need to do to have it boot normally?
If you want to keep the stock ROM but have root, you'll need to download a superuser zip and flash that using the install menu in recovery. Wipe cache and dalvik cache afterwards.
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timmaaa said:
If you want to keep the stock ROM but have root, you'll need to download a superuser zip and flash that using the install menu in recovery. Wipe cache and dalvik cache afterwards.
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Do I need to download superuser.zip from somewhere special or does it matter?
As an update when I try to open up SuperSU it says "The SU binary needs to be updated. Continue?" I select continue and it gives me two choices, either "normal" or twrp/cwm"
I clicked twrp/cwm and it just restarts my phone to the recovery mode and I don't know where to go from there.
(I hate asking so many questions, is there a how-to for the recovery that I just installed? I am hunting around and cant find much)
UPDATE: I have successfully installed super user and everything is good to go, the only thing im still struggling with is the superuser.zip to set the phone to factory settings and get rid of all the providers bloatware/splashscreen ect
Ok, so you've already got a ROM on there with superuser? You can just try the normal method of updating instead of recovery method.
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inisings very
timmaaa said:
Ok, so you've already got a ROM on there with superuser? You can just try the normal method of updating instead of recovery method.
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I have the TWRP Recovery installed and also now have on my phone SuperSU installed, the only thing now is to figure out where I download a ROM to wipe out the cell providers bloatware and splash screens ect, I just want an "android" phone with nothing else on it lol
If you want to keep the stock ROM, you can use an app called Titanium Backup to remove bloatware. Or you can go to either of the development sections I listed before to find a ROM you think might suit you.
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timmaaa said:
If you want to keep the stock ROM, you can use an app called Titanium Backup to remove bloatware. Or you can go to either of the development sections I listed before to find a ROM you think might suit you.
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Yea I bought awhile ago titanium backup pro so I will use that for the bloatware, and as for the ROMS that you listed you mentioned Sense based ROMs or aosp ROMs... what is the difference? Is there one I should use over the other?
It really comes down to personal choice. Sense ROMs are what is installed on the phone when you buy it, they contain the HTC Sense UI.
Aosp ROMs are pure android, if you've ever seen a Nexus phone, that's essentially what it looks like. Aosp ROMs are generally a bit snappier.
There are some really good ROMs in both categories. The devs for our device do an outstanding job. I'm fond of both types of ROM. But, right now I'm using MagioRom, I've always disliked Sense ROMs but this one is Sense 5 and it looks a lot better than previous Sense versions, and is nice and smooth with great battery life.
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timmaaa said:
It really comes down to personal choice. Sense ROMs are what is installed on the phone when you buy it, they contain the HTC Sense UI.
Aosp ROMs are pure android, if you've ever seen a Nexus phone, that's essentially what it looks like. Aosp ROMs are generally a bit snappier.
There are some really good ROMs in both categories. The devs for our device do an outstanding job. I'm fond of both types of ROM. But, right now I'm using MagioRom, I've always disliked Sense ROMs but this one is Sense 5 and it looks a lot better than previous Sense versions, and is nice and smooth with great battery life.
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very interesting... I am a huge minimalistic fan... greys and whites are nice too... I appreciate all the help you have given me and I told my buddies who are jumping on the android bandwagon to come to this site...
is there anything special I need to do to install the ROMs? I assume there will be a guide in those links (at work cant view them yet)
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very interesting... I am a huge minimalistic fan... greys and whites are nice too... I appreciate all the help you have given me and I told my buddies who are jumping on the android bandwagon to come to this site...
is there anything special I need to do to install the ROMs? I assume there will be a guide in those links (at work cant view them yet)
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If you like minimalistic, then aosp is probably the way to go for you. If your buddies are gonna get into modding their phones, I have some golden advice: read, read, read, and read some more before attempting anything. Modding is not hard if you know what you're doing, but it it's very easy to turn your phone into a paperweight if you rush in. Also, only ever get information and software from XDA, other sites don't properly distinguish between our model (HTC One XL/Evita) and the HTC One X (Endeavor).
In terms of installing, it's pretty simple:
1: Make a backup of your current setup using the backup function in recovery. That way if something goes wrong, you can restore it and have a working OS.
2: Perform a full wipe (cache/dalvik/factory reset/system).
3: Install the ROM using the install function. Aosp ROMs also require you to install a gapps package specific to the Android version of the ROM (4.1/4.2). Sense ROMs don't require this step.
4. You are s-on (security on) so you need to flash the boot.img for each ROM manually. Extract the boot.img from the ROM zip and copy it into your fastboot folder on your pc. After you've flashed the ROM and/or gapps, reboot to bootloader and connect your phone, make sure it says fastboot on your phone screen. Then you can issue the following command:
Code:
fastboot flash boot boot.img
Now you can reboot your phone into the ROM.
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Hi all I was given a HTC One XL telstra version it had no OS not a thing on it and I have managed to flash rom and TWRP but have no idea where to go from here I can use fastboot and also mount the SD card via TWRP now how do i get an OS onto it and what am I looking for exactly?
Ok so you have TWRP recovery? If so just download a ROM on your PC, then enter recovery on your phone, connect your phone to the PC and go to the mount menu then mount usb storage. Copy a ROM to the phone. Enter the wipe menu in recovery, perform a full wipe (cache/dalvik cache/system/factory reset). Enter the install menu in recovery, locate the ROM zip you copied to your phone, swipe to install. If the phone is s-off you can reboot now and it should boot into the OS. If you're s-on you need to flash the boot.img via fastboot, so reboot to the bootloader. Locate the boot.img in the root of the ROM zip on your PC and copy it into your fastboot folder. Issue this command:
fastboot flash boot boot.img
Once that's done you can reboot the phone and it should boot into the OS.
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timmaaa said:
Ok so you have TWRP recovery? If so just download a ROM on your PC, then enter recovery on your phone, connect your phone to the PC and go to the mount menu then mount usb storage. Copy a ROM to the phone. Enter the wipe menu in recovery, perform a full wipe (cache/dalvik cache/system/factory reset). Enter the install menu in recovery, locate the ROM zip you copied to your phone, swipe to install. If the phone is s-off you can reboot now and it should boot into the OS. If you're s-on you need to flash the boot.img via fastboot, so reboot to the bootloader. Locate the boot.img in the root of the ROM zip on your PC and copy it into your fastboot folder. Issue this command:
fastboot flash boot boot.img
Once that's done you can reboot the phone and it should boot into the OS.
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Hi Mate thanks for the quick reply
yep sure do
So I have downloaded Stock Telstra JB 4.2.2 - 5.06.841.1 Rom with Root access
but already had OTA_EVITA_UL_JB_45_S_Telstra_WWE_3.17.841.2_0.23a.32.09.29_10.128.32.34a_release_2997538hizl4svcm80o4g1
as i am s-on can i use the ota file?
Sorry new to the world of HTC
No worries, if you have any problems just ask here.
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timmaaa said:
No worries, if you have any problems just ask here.
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if i use a stock telstra rom i need to relock the bootloader right? but if i do that it doesnt allow me to enter TWRP so i should use some other rom?
No, if you use one of the stock Telstra ROMs found within our development sections you don't need to relock your bootloader at all. You just flash it in recovery and away you go. If you're talking about an RUU it's a different story, with more preparation involved. There's really no need to run an RUU at this point though so just stick with the Telstra ROM (in zip form) and you'll get the full experience.
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timmaaa said:
No, if you use one of the stock Telstra ROMs found within our development sections you don't need to relock your bootloader at all. You just flash it in recovery and away you go. If you're talking about an RUU it's a different story, with more preparation involved. There's really no need to run an RUU at this point though so just stick with the Telstra ROM (in zip form) and you'll get the full experience.
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Seriously Timmaaa I could kiss you right now! you are an absolute legend! got it sorted my main issue was findint which file to use I ended up using Stock_Telstra_3.17.841.9 and flashing the boot as you explained you made my HTC noob experience so much less frustrating Thank you so much!
Lol :sly:
So you got it booted up ok?
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timmaaa said:
Lol :sly:
So you got it booted up ok?
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sure did! thanks mate
No problems, glad to hear it. Welcome to the community by the way, it's good to see another Aussie (I'm guessing) in here.
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Oh, something I did want to mention. You're not limited to using Telstra ROMs, there are some great ROMs with great features here in our forums. We're very lucky that there are some great devs still providing us with ROMs even though the device is over 18 months old, they're keeping this phone relevant. Just make sure you stay within this device forum and you'll be super duper. Here are the links to our two development sections:
One XL Android Development (mainly Sense)
http://forum.xda-developers.com/forumdisplay.php?f=1541
One XL Original Android Development (mainly aosp)
http://forum.xda-developers.com/forumdisplay.php?f=1726
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MissCrittie said:
Seriously Timmaaa I could kiss you right now! you are an absolute legend! got it sorted my main issue was findint which file to use I ended up using Stock_Telstra_3.17.841.9 and flashing the boot as you explained you made my HTC noob experience so much less frustrating Thank you so much!
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Looks like Timmaaa might get lucky! only kidding
Welcome to the XDA forums from another aussie!