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[Q] Unlocked/Rooted 1.82 Upgrade

So if we are unlocked and rooted on 1.82 as well. If I was to upgrade to 1.85 it will make it so I will not have root again.. But once unlocked always? Or would we have to Re-root, Re-unlock etc all over again. Also have the CWM installed and working aswell.
Sorry for the noobish Questions.

thcue said:
So if we are unlocked and rooted on 1.82 as well. If I was to upgrade to 1.85 it will make it so I will not have root again.. But once unlocked always? Or would we have to Re-root, Re-unlock etc all over again. Also have the CWM installed and working aswell.
Sorry for the noobish Questions.
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Not quite so noobish...I'm a bit hazy on the matter as well and I've been following the 1.85 RUU, unlocking, and rooting threads very closely.
What I understand is that from 1.82/rooted/unlocked you must first relock the bootloader to be able to use the 1.85 RUU. After that you must root using one of the 2 known methods (both are a bit complicated) and then do the unlock process again but your modified CID should still be modified so you don't have to go through hex editing again.
Take that with a grain of salt, I may be wrong.

So with that said. We might just hold off till a rom hits the site vs. upgrading to 1.85. I already been though 20 or so flashing etc redoing apps etc it's a good 1-2hr getting everything back to normal after a wipe.
So once we start getting hit with ROMS are the fixes/patches imported into them or 'Based' of a certain ROM then forcing us to update the RUU then redo everything once again. Ugh my brain is about to explode. However being with iPhone from the start and figuring everything out this brings back all the command-line fun like old times once again!
To the Dev's Thanks for you hard work keep it up and Monster Energy will name a drink after you!

thcue said:
So with that said. We might just hold off till a rom hits the site vs. upgrading to 1.85. I already been though 20 or so flashing etc redoing apps etc it's a good 1-2hr getting everything back to normal after a wipe.
So once we start getting hit with ROMS are the fixes/patches imported into them or 'Based' of a certain ROM then forcing us to update the RUU then redo everything once again. Ugh my brain is about to explode. However being with iPhone from the start and figuring everything out this brings back all the command-line fun like old times once again!
To the Dev's Thanks for you hard work keep it up and Monster Energy will name a drink after you!
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ROMs are usually based on Android versions, not individual stock builds. Right now they are based on builds because they are just scripts that run and replace parts of the system. You won't have to worry about the RUU anymore either, it will just be a tool to return you to stock in case things go awry. If you want good examples of ROMs and how installing them works and such, I suggest going to the Samsung Captivate dev forum and looking there. I had that device and it turns 2 years old this year.

stnguyen09 said:
Not quite so noobish...I'm a bit hazy on the matter as well and I've been following the 1.85 RUU, unlocking, and rooting threads very closely.
What I understand is that from 1.82/rooted/unlocked you must first relock the bootloader to be able to use the 1.85 RUU. After that you must root using one of the 2 known methods (both are a bit complicated) and then do the unlock process again but your modified CID should still be modified so you don't have to go through hex editing again.
Take that with a grain of salt, I may be wrong.
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To add a little clarity. You got an unlock token already you don't need another. My process was I was on 1.73 and rooted that and unlocked. Then to go to 1.85 I relocked ran the ruu. After that I used my token to unlock again and was able to install cwm recovery and with that I pushed root to the phone. So I'm unlocked and rooted on the latest release.

Thanks for the quick lesson on hows its done. saves me the time of reading through the who thread in the dev section.

Ahh so what your saying is..
Now that we used a Token for the HTCdev site we could..
Relock, upload to 1.85, Reroot, and then back to the HTCdev site and use the token we used before to unlock?
Hope all that made sense.

No you just rerun the unlock command using the unlock.bin file you already have.

-Digs in his pockets-
Wait? Whaat?
Haha I have that where? In the recovery though fastboots?

Don't over think it. You just unlock again running the fastboot command you used to unlock the first time.

[Q] Bought a rooted phone by accident, in over my head

First android phone it's a AT&T One X, i'll be using it on the Bell network. Got a good deal on Kijiji and I didn't ask enough questions apparently, lol.
The phone is clearly not stock, took me several hours to piece that together. I get it, I'm a noob. I can tell it's running Cleanrom 4.5. I want to get it back to something close to stock. I plan to learn all about rooting/roms but I want to do it from a vanilla phone so that I get to actually do it myself.
I googled and found a tutorial (link). I deleted the 'su' file and superuser.apk. I followed the rest of the steps and it didn't seem to do anything, just rebooted back into cleanrom.
I kept googling and now I'm following this guide: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1859714
I guess i'm going to flash from an RUU now ? My CID is 11111111, so I've read that means I have superCID and any RUU will work. I want to get to JB eventually, so can I just flash direct to the Europe 3.14 JB from HTCRUU? Or go with one of the ICS versions?
Am I doing this right?

No no no!
Edit: still writing but wanted to say don't flash that ruu
If you want completely stock you need to use fast boot and boot into hboot and run fastboot OEM lock
(You may need to search around to learn how do that)
Then run this ruu. http://beta.androidfilehost.com/?fid=9390077933525139511
Sent from my One X using Tapatalk 2

that is for the wrong phone
only place you should look at is here AT&T, Rogers HTC One X, Telstra One XL

Its good your asking the questions now if you want to go completely stock run an ruu which means relicking the bootloader and running it ill link you to some guides in a sec
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Oh and like others said don't use that ruu! We have the one XL

cleanrom 4.5 is pretty good and close to stock but adds quick settings, debloated, power menu and some other tweaks. i would keep it how it is and just learn about how custom roms work. you can learn how to use twrp in its current state and maybe learn how to use some root apps.
just so you know your phone is the evita not the endeavoru.

Thanks for the replies.
I haven't tried flashing anything yet so don't worry. I'm taking it slow.
I've already been into fastboot. Figured that out because it was a required step in the guides I said I was trying to use. I have all the drivers installed and I'm able to talk to the phone via fastboot at the comand prompt.
LOL, thanks for letting me know my phone is Evita. I guess I can delete the 600mb RUU I downloaded
I'm a little unclear about HBOOT vs. fastboot. I can get into the bootloader and go to the fastboot USB mode... is this analogous to HBOOT?
So my steps right now are:
1) Download correct RUU, Evita 2.20 ICS - I've also seen people discussing 1.85 vs 2.20, why chose one over another?
2) fastboot oem lock
3) Install RUU while phone is in bootloader mode
That right?

I would strongly suggest to slow down, and learn more about what root is and means, before going back stock. Root is just a change in permissions. You gain absolutely nothing by unrooting, and lose quite a bit. You lose the ability to do all sorts of mods to your phone, flash custom ROMs, use apps that require root like Adaway and Titanium Backup (and many others), remove carrier bloatware, activate tethering, and much more.
People have gone through great pains to find root methods for our device (and other Android devices). Many come on here looking for these root methods, for the awesome benefits that root means. I've seen very few, if any, people before you that have said "crap I accidentally got a rooted device, and don't want root". Think about that one for a while.
Plus, CleanROM 4.5 is already based on a more updated firmware version than any of the official AT&T RUUs. Plus it includes a lot of cool features and optimizations. Again, going from CleanROM to stock is a step backwards, not forwards, and you are gaining nothing, and losing quite a bit. Another thing about CleanROM, is that it is devoid of the AT&T bloatware (and there is a lot). Keep in mind that on the stock AT&T ROM, the bloat is not removable without root, so you are stuck with quite a few crappy apps that you will never use. That alone is a huge reason to have a rooted device. Also bear in mind that stock AT&T does not allow tethering (unless you have a data plan that allows it) and has other stock HTC apps (like FM radio) disabled. These cannot be enabled unless you have root.
Another thing, is that you will not get Jellybean any faster on stock than rooted. While its true that rooted, this phone will not be able to take the OTA when it rolls out (hasn't happened yet). But a stock rooted JB firmware will almost certainly be posted here on XDA, that is safely flashable on a rooted device. This often happens within a couple days of the OTA starting to roll out, if not faster. Sometimes even before the OTA, as sometimes the official RUUs get leaked before the OTA. All it takes is for a dev to get his hands on the files, apply root, and upload it here. Learning how to flash such a file to your device is very simple. Not much more than: download the file to your phone, boot into recovery, and press "install". So yet again, stock gains nothing over being rooted.
While its true that root is not for everyone. But if you've already found this place, and learned what things like RUU, bootloader, and fastboot are, then you probably already know more than most folks do about Android. You may feel in over your head, but it really just takes a few hours of reading to learn the fundamentals. And with that knowledge, you can do so much more with your phone than you can without root.

redpoint73 said:
I would strongly suggest to slow down, and learn more about what root is and means, before going back stock. Root is just a change in permissions. You gain absolutely nothing by unrooting, and lose quite a bit....
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I appreciate the advice, thanks. To be clear, eventually I will probably bring the device back to where it is now. I've used linux before so I have an understanding of the permissions system and the added benefits of root.
My goal here is to get the phone back to stock so that I can learn the rooting/flashing process from the start, not the end. I understand why that might seem counterintuitive but I'm a very hands on person and I'll learn more of the theory by walking through the process than reading about how somebody else hacked this device to get where it is now.
Sure I'm making extra work for myself but I know what im getting into.
Sent from my HTC One X using xda app-developers app

echoboomer said:
I appreciate the advice, thanks. To be clear, eventually I will probably bring the device back to where it is now. I've used linux before so I have an understanding of the permissions system and the added benefits of root.
My goal here is to get the phone back to stock so that I can learn the rooting/flashing process from the start, not the end. I understand why that might seem counterintuitive but I'm a very hands on person and I'll learn more of the theory by walking through the process than reading about how somebody else hacked this device to get where it is now.
Sure I'm making extra work for myself but I know what im getting into.
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You should have said so from the start, then. This pretty much negates everything I just typed above.
Its admirable that you want to learn the process from scratch, and its the opposite attitude of most n00bs here.
My advice, as another mentioned above, is stick to XDA, and don't follow instructions from random Googled sites. Most of those sites don't clearly delineate between our phone (Snapdragon S4) and the international (Tegra3) version, and following instructions for the international version is a great way to brick your phone.
Other than that, lock the bootloader, run the RUU, and have fun. Also check your hboot version. If its anything but 1.14, don't run the 2.20 RUU. You will want the 1.73 or 1.85 RUU instead, as the 2.20 RUU will update the hboot to 1.14, which plugs the holes by which boot.img and radios can be flashed from recovery. Unless you want to create ever MORE work for yourself, as the hboot can be downgraded using a Linux computer, lol!
Be sure to check out my index thread, as most anything you will need is here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1671237

Thanks, sounds like I'm on the right track.
Also check back to my OP, I did say that I wanted to learn the whole process but I wanted to do it from stock. sorry you typed all that out but in sure it will help some other noob down the line.
Last thing, 1.85 vs 2.20?
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ChummyDays said:
2.20 has the new hboot, and that means that you have to extract the boot.IMG out of the ROM and flash it through fast boot. With 1.85 you just flash the ROM.
Sent from my One X using xda app-developers app
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Cool thanks, I found a tutorial last night on how to extract boot.IMG from the ruu exe. I think I'm good to go.
Sent from my HTC One X using xda app-developers app

You might be confused. You shouldn't have to pull a boot.img from an RUU typically, only from a custom ROM zip. And only if you are on boot 1.14.
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Probably confused. Here's what I see in the boot loader.
***
Tampered
Unlocked
Evita PVT Ship S-ON RL
HBOOT-1.09.0000
Radio-0.19as.32.09.09_L
OpenDSP-v28.1.0.32.0504
eMMC-boot
***
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echoboomer said:
HBOOT-1.09.0000
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This is what you want to see, and why you need to be sure to use the 1.85 RUU.

Few questions about rooting my AT&T HTC One X

I bought this phone over eight month ago. I have been patiently waiting for the over-the-air Jellybean update, and it is STILL not here. I understand that it is only a few days away because it was just released for Rogers users in Canada, but I just terminated my account with AT&T. They charge me $120 a month for the lowest amount of minutes with 5gb of data. I bought an unlock code off of eBay for about $1.50 and I have a T-Mobile sim due to come in on Tuesday. During this time of service interruption I plan on rooting my phone to flash custom ROMs. My phone is on firmware version 2.20/4.0.4. I am running Mac OS X. I know there are tons of tutorials on how to do this, but NOTHING is working for me. Would someone mind helping me out here. Useful links, definitions, etc?

-Are you using the right guide ( NOT one X )
-Do you have any experience with flashing etc.?
-What methods have you tried?
-What version is your hboot / os / fw etc.?
IMO, stock ain't that great. But I can understand the hesitation to go down the modding route.
Read some more, clearly post your sw versions and the rom/s you are trying to install with failure symptoms ( after googling ) and people will help you.
Good Luck!

gururug said:
-Are you using the right guide ( NOT one X )
-Do you have any experience with flashing etc.?
-What methods have you tried?
-What version is your hboot / os / fw etc.?
IMO, stock ain't that great. But I can understand the hesitation to go down the modding route.
Read some more, clearly post your sw versions and the rom/s you are trying to install with failure symptoms ( after googling ) and people will help you.
Good Luck!
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1.) I would love to post a link to the guide I have been using on youtube, but I do not have enough posts to do so yet. I used a guide on youtube that gave a tutorial on Windows, then Linux, then Mac OS X. I was able to successfully root/change my CID to 111111. The guide only went that far, then I tried to unlock the bootloader on htcdev.com, but the tutorial they give was only for Windows, and I am not so savvy on Mac OS X. I gave up and left it at that. This morning I did a factory reset on my phone, so when I use CID getter, it says my CID has been set back to the stock CID, but when I tried to do the same method on Windows, it is telling my that my CID has already been change... Yes it has already been changed, but it has been change BACK too!
2.) No, I have been using iPhones since their initial release date. If it matters, I have successfully jailbroken every iPhone I have owned, and am pretty savvy with this sort of stuff, I just don't know where to take off.
3.) The only method that I have tried, and that I know of is the XFactor exploit. It goes as far as recovering twice, but when it tries to recover the CID, it says it has already been changed. I tried to run the unlock_code.bin or w/e, but it just says "waiting for device."
I am running stock ICS 4.0.4, firmware 2.20 on AT&T. When I boot in to bootloader it says:
*** LOCKED ***
EVITA PVT SHIP S-ON RL
HBOOT-1.14.0002
RADIO-0.19AS.32.09.11_2
eMC-boot
Jun 11, 2012.14:36:28
If you know any other methods of changing my fricken CID, I would be the happiest person EVER.

Alright well I can't help you with the CID part but I can tell you that once you do get root access, dont flash a rom butbinstead downgrade your hboot from 1.14 to 1.09. This can easily be achieved by using the Jewel/Evita tool kit in the Android Devolpement topic. You want to do this because on hboot 1.14 you cannot change/flash the boot partition (also radio partition) when in recovery mode. In 1.09 you can. This makes flashing a hell of alot easier. Good luck!
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Scozzar said:
I beg to differ. I am running on 1.14 and I have absolutely no problems with flashing roms. I would think it might be riskier to downgrade hboot than to just flash a ROM. Flashing a ROM really isn't all that difficult IF you know what you're doing.
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I tend to agree. Some say the JET tool (to downgrade hboot) is not that hard. And I haven't done it myself (and don't need to as I'm on 1.09). But my understanding is that you have to soft brick the phone in order to get it into Qualcomm download mode, to do the downgrade.
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ryangunnip said:
1.) I would love to post a link to the guide I have been using on youtube, but I do not have enough posts to do so yet.
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I would advise against randomly searching for guides on Youtube or other places, and sticking to the guides here on XDA. At the least, other sources are not well organized, and can get you flashing something meant for the Tegra3 version of the One X, which can get you in a lot of trouble.

Sorry I should have clarified. I was talking about the kernel.
Sent from my HTC One XL using xda premium

I'm running over 2.2 too. The only Rom ove got to work is viper. 3.1.0 is damn good bar some lower battery life.
Install latest twrp, flash boot and clear caches and install zip from recovery.
I suspect you have taken a dodgy path playing with a level lower than you have to, on the bright side, your phone still works and you learnt something!
Sent from my HTC One XL using xda app-developers app

thanks

[Q] need help with installing custom rom on htc sensation pyramid

hi everyone
i havebeen struggling with this for 2 years now. i have HTC sensation with hboot 1.18.xxxx that i bought in 2011. after the first year i have been keen to move to a newer rom. i have tried to look up inf in xda and elsewhere and got no where with this.
i have been worried about bricking so much that i didnt try to many weird procedures. i had even tried to go through with the android revolution installation procedure but failed right on. because revolutionary does not with with my device even though thr hboot is supported.
i badly need to move to a newer jelly bean based rom or later else my device is like a stone-age crap. i sincerely request some straight forward process / guidance of getting through this without weird, wire trick etc.
i really want to keep this device instead of buying a new device for no reason. but i dont know how to start and how to end. kindly help me out.

rajdeeprath said:
hi everyone
i havebeen struggling with this for 2 years now. i have HTC sensation with hboot 1.18.xxxx that i bought in 2011. after the first year i have been keen to move to a newer rom. i have tried to look up inf in xda and elsewhere and got no where with this.
i have been worried about bricking so much that i didnt try to many weird procedures. i had even tried to go through with the android revolution installation procedure but failed right on. because revolutionary does not with with my device even though thr hboot is supported.
i badly need to move to a newer jelly bean based rom or later else my device is like a stone-age crap. i sincerely request some straight forward process / guidance of getting through this without weird, wire trick etc.
i really want to keep this device instead of buying a new device for no reason. but i dont know how to start and how to end. kindly help me out.
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1st
This is definately not the place to ask for "all inclusive help".
You should at least do some own basic researches or leave your phone as it is,
especially when you're worried about bricking your device.
There are so many excellent descriptions here, that could guide you to flash a custom rom.
2nd
If you are on hboot 1.18 you don't need to do the wire trick for s-off, just have a look at this.
If you searched a little bit, you'd find out yourself.
But even the wire trick is nothing "bad", I did it on 6 devices till now.
I'd like to encourage you to simply read/search a little bit more here in the forums before coming back and asking for help.

tom0769 said:
1st
This is definately not the place to ask for "all inclusive help".
You should at least do some own basic researches or leave your phone as it is,
especially when you're worried about bricking your device.
There are so many excellent descriptions here, that could guide you to flash a custom rom.
2nd
If you are on hboot 1.18 you don't need to do the wire trick for s-off, just have a look at this.
If you searched a little bit, you'd find out yourself.
But even the wire trick is nothing "bad", I did it on 6 devices till now.
I'd like to encourage you to simply read/search a little bit more here in the forums before coming back and asking for help.
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thanks for the reply. as i mentioned revolutionary does NOT work for me. it says failed to get root. i have already tried those things about 8 times now and it didnt work for me. thats why i have posted here for help.
using htcdev i know i can try to unlock but it wont soff. so i dont know if that will help me or not.

rajdeeprath said:
thanks for the reply. as i mentioned revolutionary does NOT work for me. it says failed to get root. i have already tried those things about 8 times now and it didnt work for me. thats why i have posted here for help.
using htcdev i know i can try to unlock but it wont soff. so i dont know if that will help me or not.
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Try this http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2751187 to gain S-OFF. Don't worry about the htcdev part.
I did it on a complete stock sensation xe with hboot 1.27 or 1.29 (can't remember exactly).
Just use the temp root and rumrunner.
For any information read the thread first, before asking.
Also this thread should be moved, because it doesn't belong into the development section.

Sajito said:
Try this http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2751187 to gain S-OFF. Don't worry about the htcdev part.
I did it on a complete stock sensation xe with hboot 1.27 or 1.29 (can't remember exactly).
Just use the temp root and rumrunner.
For any information read the thread first, before asking.
Also this thread should be moved, because it doesn't belong into the development section.
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thanks i will try to read up and post back if needed. Admin please move the thread to appropriate category.

Sajito said:
Try this http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2751187 to gain S-OFF. Don't worry about the htcdev part.
I did it on a complete stock sensation xe with hboot 1.27 or 1.29 (can't remember exactly).
Just use the temp root and rumrunner.
For any information read the thread first, before asking.
Also this thread should be moved, because it doesn't belong into the development section.
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i went through the thread again and again but still find it somewhat confusing. I cant seem to separate the temproot process start and end in there. can someone outline just the temproot procedure and the pre-requisite for it ?
Does temproot require controlbear files ? rumrunner site says it requires a htc dev unlocked device. is that a must ?

rajdeeprath said:
i went through the thread again and again but still find it somewhat confusing. I cant seem to separate the temproot process start and end in there. can someone outline just the temproot procedure and the pre-requisite for it ?
Does temproot require controlbear files ? rumrunner site says it requires a htc dev unlocked device. is that a must ?
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I'm not 100% sure about the exact steps anymore, but you don't need Controlbear, you just need the temp root.
When you have temp root, run rumrunner and follow the instructions.
I said read the thread, cause it might be possible that you get the message that it didn't work, while it actually did work.
You'll get everything needed in the thread. Otherwise just ask.

Sajito said:
I'm not 100% sure about the exact steps anymore, but you don't need Controlbear, you just need the temp root.
When you have temp root, run rumrunner and follow the instructions.
I said read the thread, cause it might be possible that you get the message that it didn't work, while it actually did work.
You'll get everything needed in the thread. Otherwise just ask.
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Seriously dont know if i am plain unlucky or topic are not very useful for a newbie.
1. Revolutionary failed
2. i did temp root + rumrunner - failed (image attached)
I wonder if my device was not made on this earth or something. Just simply soff. Also dont know if i cant install a JB rom on this without soff safely.

rajdeeprath said:
Seriously dont know if i am plain unlucky or topic are not very useful for a newbie.
1. Revolutionary failed
2. i did temp root + rumrunner - failed (image attached)
I wonder if my device was not made on this earth or something. Just simply soff. Also dont know if i cant install a JB rom on this without soff safely.
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What firmware and hboot do you have?

My rom is gingerbread stock version 1.52.xxxx and hboot is 1.18.0000

rajdeeprath said:
My rom is gingerbread stock version 1.52.xxxx and hboot is 1.18.0000
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do you have sdk tools installed?(adb/fastboot)
also check if usb debugging mode is ticked

oh! hello again hope you are great.
yes i have adb setup properly. i do android dev so all development tools are setup properly. htc drivers are installed htc sync has been uninstalled.
i have tried on windows 8 and windows 7 pcs.

rajdeeprath said:
oh! hello again hope you are great.
yes i have adb setup properly. i do android dev so all development tools are setup properly. htc drivers are installed htc sync has been uninstalled.
i have tried on windows 8 and windows 7 pcs.
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if revolutionary.io method doesn't work then try to update officially
see this thread
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1672425
then try with juopunutbear or rumrunner method again

rajdeeprath said:
My rom is gingerbread stock version 1.52.xxxx and hboot is 1.18.0000
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One thing you could do is:
- get your phone updated to ICS (OTA over device settings) to get the latest firmware/hboot on it
- HTC Dev unlock your device (nothing complicated, you need to have fastboot running)
- Install/flash latest 4ext recovery (once more via fastboot) and enable smart flash option
Now in recovery with updated firmware/hboot make a nandroid backup and flash almost every rom you like.
In first place I'd not flash a CM12 rom.

tom0769 said:
One thing you could do is:
- get your phone updated to ICS (OTA over device settings) to get the latest firmware/hboot on it
- HTC Dev unlock your device (nothing complicated, you need to have fastboot running)
- Install/flash latest 4ext recovery (once more via fastboot) and enable smart flash option
Now in recovery with updated firmware/hboot make a nandroid backup and flash almost every rom you like.
In first place I'd not flash a CM12 rom.
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firstly thank you very much for continuing to show hope. appreciate that. tell me thiss. i have a ota pending which i haven't gone for yet.
4.0 update sense 3.6 system upgrade 3.33.720.6
see attached image.
i never did that cause not everyone on htc blog had a good experience. Should i do that now ? will that help me move forward? will i be able to install android revolution or vipers or cyanogenmod after this? will i be able to soff?
i understand 3.33 is ics firmware ? right? what if i wish to go for jellybean ?
thanks

rajdeeprath said:
firstly thank you very much for continuing to show hope. appreciate that. tell me thiss. i have a ota pending which i haven't gone for yet.
4.0 update sense 3.6 system upgrade 3.33.720.6
see attached image.
i never did that cause not everyone on htc blog had a good experience. Should i do that now ? will that help me move forward? will i be able to install android revolution or vipers or cyanogenmod after this? will i be able to soff?
i understand 3.33 is ics firmware ? right? what if i wish to go for jellybean ?
thanks
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since you update to ics you will be able to flash every ics/jb/kk/lp custom rom you like

so should i go ahead with the official ics update?

It's up to you.
Might be you're just satisfied with your new ICS firmware.
If you want to go further, unlock and custom recovery is an quite easy step.
For custom rom s-off is not necessarily needed.
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rajdeeprath said:
so should i go ahead with the official ics update?
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If you do the update, try again with rumrunner after it has finished.

Thanks. I updated to ICS and did a full factory reset. The device seems to be quiet smooth compared to GB though. The next update i do will be using what you suggested. Without SOFF flashing a custom rom.
When i get there i will message back on this thread. Going to test drive this ICS now for a while.time.

[SOLVED] Help with SV s-off k2_ul 4.2.2 hboot 2.1 I think, read for sad story :D

Let's see, I forgot when I bought this phone, but I remember not liking the phone much, used it for a while for some light usage, and threw it back in storage..and forgot about it. Found it a few days ago, and since I'm sending my Zenfone 2 to warranty, probably gonna use this device until I get back the Asus. Might as well gonna buy a new phone after getting some cash together, anyway, stuck with this tiny device for a while. Just realized that it has only 1GB for apps, although it says 8GB on the box. Weird. So I decided to root the device to get rid of some pre installed junks. I only rooted some Samsung devices before, htc procedures are quite different. Unlocked, and rooted. It's running on 4.2.2 JB, k2_ul LTE version, and hboot is 2.1 as far as I can recall. And then, after rooting and all, noticed that I can't delete those pre-installed stuff even with the root, so just froze them, which I could of done without rooting in the first place. Not much on SV over the internet, but all I gathered is that on the bootloader screen, s-on needs to be s-off in order to modify or remove something system related from the phone, I think. Tried to do that, but couldn't find any methods online for Jelly Bean 4.2.2. Only option I think, is the rumrunner, but their website is kaput. As you can see, the dilemma I am in now. I understand, nobody cares about this phone, not even HTC even after the release. Just need some basic information.. where do I go from here. I swear I will throw this phone back into the darkness once I get my main device back/buy a new one, but for a while, have to live with it..
>Any way to turn the security off, s-off for the 4.2.2 JB ?
>Or just flash a custom rom, not that the phone has many other roms. I think flashing requires the s-off too.
>Or find a way to move apps to other partitions of the phone..i.e, Internal memory or MicroSD, which I have no clue how to do. :silly:
I just want some space on the phone, and bloatware vanished. Helps are appreciated !

dunhill1410 said:
>Any way to turn the security off, s-off for the 4.2.2 JB ?
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Well, if rumrunner don't work, Sunshine app should work to get S-off, as far as i know. Sunshine is not free, it cost 25 USD.
Another way to disable write protection for S-on devices is this -> http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2575240
But i never used this, so don't ask me how to do.
>Or just flash a custom rom, not that the phone has many other roms. I think flashing requires the s-off too.
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Flashing custom roms will also work on S-on devices. Just read and follow the guides how to flash in the rom threads. S-on will require some extra steps, which are usually mentioned in this threads.

dunhill1410 said:
(...) Weird. So I decided to root the device to get rid of some pre installed junks.(...)
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You can many of these applications simply off in the options of the system.

old.splatterhand said:
Well, if rumrunner don't work, Sunshine app should work to get S-off, as far as i know. Sunshine is not free, it cost 25 USD.
Another way to disable write protection for S-on devices is this -> http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2575240
But i never used this, so don't ask me how to do.
Flashing custom roms will also work on S-on devices. Just read and follow the guides how to flash in the rom threads. S-on will require some extra steps, which are usually mentioned in this threads.
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Well, rumrunner worked. Their website is down, and while in the bathtub, got the idea about the web archive/wayback machine. Et Voila ! Thanks, regardless. I have uploaded the HTC Universal Rumrunner version if anyone needs it. Pretty easy.
http://d-h.st/t5r0

Did you successfully root your SV? I rooted mine without problem, I still keep the stock 4.2.2 JB and HTC Sense.
I like the SV for its small size and excellent signal reception. The removable battery is also a plus.
I'm a professional [desk] diver.