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'HTC desire s' not listed on htcdev.com

Hi all
Is it me, cuz im not seeing the 'desire s' listed on the htcdev.com as an option to unlock the boot loader?
All I want to do is root my stock Rom. Not interested in trying any other roms.
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It's not listed but it works. Just select the bottom option "Other Supported Devices" and follow the procedure

Does this procedure get around s-on also ?
Concerns me why they haven't listed it.
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No, your device will be s-on, but the bootloader will be unlocked. It's almost the same.
I have no clue why they haven't listed it either.....

Can you still root with s-on ?
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After you unlock bootloader via htcdev.com, yes you can

Thanks for your help. One last question, how do you root the installed rom?
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tangerine0072000 said:
Thanks for your help. One last question, how do you root the installed rom?
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Look for SuperOneClick in here, it will easily root your rom
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I unlocked the bootloader via htcdev.com (operation was OKAY).
SuperOneClick 2.2 hangs at step 7.

I'm guessing that you have a hboot 2.00...
When u used HTC.dev to unlock your HTC desire s you need to Install cwm or 4ext and then you can flash any Rom you like.
After flashing your HTC with the new Rom you need to fastboot the boot.img to your device cause your device is not S-off.
An other option would be downgrading. Do a few searches and you will be fine.
Otherwise post back and I'll help you out.
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Link
hi there if you are looking for a full guide on rooting and installing a rom after using htcdev on the desire s just go to this forum here, helped me now im using customs roms changing all the time though cant stay on the same one for long lol get bored
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1525100

Hello,
Thank you for your help.
Yes I have the HBOOT 2.00.002 - Android 2.3.5
In the post : http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1390496
"dtronics" suggests 2 operations to do for s-offing for the Desire S :
1 - unlocking the bootloader (htcdev.com)
2 - using SuperOneClick 2.2
The second treatment hangs at 7th step.
Without downgrading the hboot (2.00.002):
If you have a link to a simple and complete documentation to doing s-OFF.
Thank you

Dos bootloader unlock deletes all personal apps, contacts, files or not?
Superoneclick 2.3.3 roots desire s?
Thx for help
D_Saint

tangerine0072000 said:
Hi all
Is it me, cuz im not seeing the 'desire s' listed on the htcdev.com as an option to unlock the boot loader?
All I want to do is root my stock Rom. Not interested in trying any other roms.
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It's not listed but it works.
you can do it.

D_Saint said:
Dos bootloader unlock deletes all personal apps, contacts, files or not?
Superoneclick 2.3.3 roots desire s?
Thx for help
D_Saint
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I unlock bootloader and root, install recovery, then it deletes all contacts and file in internal storage, not delete file in sd card

In the drop down list choose other supported phones
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What's better to do if I want to flash roms, htcdev unlock or S-OFF? I mean, do I have to do both, or just one, and what's better?
And what should I use, EXT4 recovery or ClockworkMod Recovery? Tnx

I would choose downgrading if necessary and S-OFF. The main disadvantages of the htcdev method are the loose of warranty and the need to flash manually the boot image every time you change the rom.
I personally like 4ext but CWM is also very good.
Next time you need some info gry to search the forum, this things were allready discussed.
As a mather of fact i don't think there's a thing left undiscussed in here.
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[Q] in bootloader s-off but on top it shows locked

Hi I got this cell with pre installed insert coin rom in bootloader it showed revolutionary and S-off
And hboot 1.27
I installed stock 3.30.401 ruu
And now it shows locked
My cell is rooted and everything is working fine
I installed clockworkmod I don't have stock recovery
Can I install that mod for camera to improve its quality
And can I install any rom?
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xunair said:
Hi I got this cell with pre installed insert coin rom in bootloader it showed revolutionary and S-off
And hboot 1.27
I installed stock 3.32.401 ruu
And now it shows locked
My cell is rooted and everything is working fine
I installed clockworkmod I don't have stock recovery
Can I install that mod for camera to improve its quality
And can I install any rom?
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Yeah, you can install anything if you're S-Off but you might wanna check if you have super CID. Also if you want a fully unlocked bootloader install 3.32 universal firmware

Super Cid is 1111111 yea maybe more or less 1
And mid is PG5813000
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Where can I get universal firmware?
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xunair said:
Where can I get universal firmware?
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Look in the dev section, there is a thread thats really hard to miss about universal firmware.
Your phone says LOCKED because you havent htcdev unlocked but you are S-OFF so you dont need to htcdev unlock and it is better that you dont because you keep your warrenty if your not. S-OFF is also better because it unlocks all partitions and not just the recovery partition

Jonny said:
Look in the dev section, there is a thread thats really hard to miss about universal firmware.
Your phone says LOCKED because you havent htcdev unlocked but you are S-OFF so you dont need to htcdev unlock and it is better that you dont because you keep your warrenty if your not. S-OFF is also better because it unlocks all partitions and not just the recovery partition
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If I install stock latest firmware the S-off won't change? And I don't even have to root again?
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Yeah you're always gonna be S-off. Root wont go away either, and most if not all roms these days are rooted.

Thanks everyone
I'm on 3.30.401 with sense 3.6
What's your battery timing? On stock?
I installed beats audio installer from play store by rockdev. Not sure if the music really improved.
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Guys my phone restarts while using
Don't know what's wrong it happened three times.
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xunair said:
Thanks everyone
I'm on 3.30.401 with sense 3.6
What's your battery timing? On stock?
I installed beats audio installer from play store by rockdev. Not sure if the music really improved.
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Beats is just an EQ profile, download somthing like PowerAMP which is my personal favourite and has a user-definable custom EQ.
Others also say DSP manager is extremely good as well so that could be worth a try

Can't install any ROM, Sensation in bootloop!!

Hi, i have one sensation 4G with hboot 1.180000, unlocked with htcdev and S-ON; My cid is T-MOB010
The problem is that is in bootloop and i can't install any rom!!
How can i do?
please help me!:crying:

marchetto said:
Hi, i have one sensation 4G with hboot 1.180000, unlocked with htcdev and S-ON; My cid is T-MOB010
The problem is that is in bootloop and i can't install any rom!!
How can i do?
please help me!:crying:
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Enable smart flash in recovery...
If u r trying to flash ics Rom then u required ics firmware 3.33
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If you don't already have it please download 4ext recovery. Then you will be able to enable smart flash. Because your S on you must use smart flash every time you flash a rom. Also make sure you have correct firmware as said in above post. Because your s on you must flash a bit differently than us with s off. I'm going to send you a link to flashing roms with s on. Skip down to where it talks about smart flash. This link will also show you how to permanently enable smart flash. Hope this is helpful. Best wishes http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1631861
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marchetto said:
Hi, i have one sensation 4G with hboot 1.180000, unlocked with htcdev and S-ON; My cid is T-MOB010
The problem is that is in bootloop and i can't install any rom!!
How can i do?
please help me!:crying:
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Hi,
What ROM did you try to install?
You are on a GingerBread firmware.
You cannot load any ICS ROMS.
And you cannot change firmware or radio with s-on.
S-off for you would be possible using Revolutioary.
Look HERE

malybru said:
Hi,
What ROM did you try to install?
You are on a GingerBread firmware.
You cannot load any ICS ROMS.
And you cannot change firmware or radio with s-on.
S-off for you would be possible using Revolutioary.
Look HERE
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i know it, but i can't use revolutionary becouse i'm in bootloop!!

marchetto said:
i know it, but i can't use revolutionary becouse i'm in bootloop!!
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Hi,
Run a GB RUU.
Look HERE

I've solved!!
the problem was that i don't have relocked bootloader!!
thanks to all!!

Is a simple procedure. Just go with the text books.
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Upgrading to ICS

Hi guys,
I am sure this has been asked many times and it's very stupid question. I have reading since last three days and I am still unsure.
I got this HTC sensation from someone. It is rooted and has CWM. I am not sure if it's bootloader is unlocked or not. I assumed that if there is CWM then it must be bootloader unlocked but the attached picture confused me.
I just want to upgrade it to official ics. I tried to use this thread to upgrade but nothing happened. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1459767
Can someone direct me to right path? Please. I will really appreciate.
I am not a noob. Just new to htc phones
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The bootloader still locked according to the picture. So go to htcdev.com website and follow instructions to unlock it. You can upgrad to ics either through installing a custom ROM or an official RUU (Rom Update Utility). If you choose the RUU method you will loose the root and the custom recovery but will retain the unlocked bootloader and the soff status.
Read the following guides carefully to be able to upgrad your phone.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1192300
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1672425
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1193033
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Alsager said:
The bootloader still locked according to the picture. So go to htcdev.com website and follow instructions to unlock it. You can upgrad to ics either through installing a custom ROM or an official RUU (Rom Update Utility). If you choose the RUU method you will loose the root and the custom recovery but will retain the unlocked bootloader and the soff status.
Read the following guides carefully to be able to upgrad your phone.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1192300
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1672425
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1193033
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Hi,
@ Alsager:
Please stop telling people who are s-off to unlock their phones at HTC.
This is totally unnecessary and could possibly bork their phone in the future...
@ viny2cool:
You need to upgrade your firmware/radio in order to get everything working properly.
The Kohr-Ah thread that Alsager suggested is a good starting point.
Also look HERE

malybru said:
Hi,
@ Alsager:
Please stop telling people who are s-off to unlock their phones at HTC.
This is totally unnecessary and could possibly bork their phone in the future...
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Ok, thanks for the info, :thumbup:
so can you explain to me when the bootloader unlocking is needed.
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Alsager said:
Ok, thanks for the info, :thumbup:
so can you explain to me when the bootloader unlocking is needed.
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Hi,
A locked bootloader will prevent the user from using certain fastboot commands.
If the user has a locked bootloader,this can be unlocked with Kohr-Ah's "HBoot 1.27.1100 Patch (Go from Hboot 1.29.0000 to 1.27.1100)"

HTC sensation hboot update

Just now I got sensation used
I want to update it but it shows no updates my phone is in 2.3.3 and kernel is 2.6.35 and softwear number is 1.24.240.1
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srikanth_gadde said:
Just now I got sensation used
I want to update it but it shows no updates my phone is in 2.3.3 and kernel is 2.6.35 and softwear number is 1.24.240.1
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post your cid
download cid getter app from play store
it will show you your cid

My cid is 11111111
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rzr86 said:
post your cid
download cid getter app from play store
it will show you your cid
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One more thing is my bootloader doesn't show locked or unlocked it simply show like
Pyramid s-off
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srikanth_gadde said:
One more thing is my bootloader doesn't show locked or unlocked it simply show like
Pyramid s-off
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does it say revolutionary or something else?
in any case it makes things easier
with supercid you can use any ruu.exe you want
i don't know which one is for your region but if you want to use the european one here you go
http://hotfile.com/dl/176652568/312....24A.3504.31_M_release_280871_signed.exe.html
in my opinion the device comes with custom rom and custom recovery that's why you can't do official updates
do you know if it has a custom recovery installed?

Originally Posted by srikanth_gadde
One more thing is my bootloader doesn't show locked or unlocked it simply show like
Pyramid s-off
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does it say revolutionary or something else?
in any case it makes things easier
with supercid you can use any ruu.exe you want
i don't know which one is for your region but if you want to use the european one here you go
http://hotfile.com/dl/176652568/312....24A.3504.31_M_release_280871_signed.exe.html
in my opinion the device comes with custom rom and custom recovery that's why you can't do official updates
do you know if it has a custom recovery installed?
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No its stock ROM and stock recovery and no revolutionary is there
Is that a problem ? My region is India/Asia
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srikanth_gadde said:
No its stock ROM and stock recovery and no revolutionary is there
Is that a problem ? My region is India/Asia
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ok then
i saw that you want ARHD 7.3 ROM(custom rom)
if you still want it then:
are you rooted?
if not then use the one click root tool from here(nothing else)
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1661631
then install 4ext updater app
link in my signature
from the app install 4ext recovery
then from this thread flash 3.33 universal firmware
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1459767
follow the instructions to the letter
and before flashing check md5 sums(important)
after firmware upgrade(ics) your current rom(gingerbread) won't boot
so flash ARHD 7.3 ROM from recovery
done

rzr86 said:
ok then
i saw that you want ARHD 7.3 ROM(custom rom)
if you still want it then:
are you rooted?
if not then use the one click root tool from here(nothing else)
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1661631
then install 4ext updater app
link in my signature
from the app install 4ext recovery
then from this thread flash 3.33 universal firmware
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1459767
follow the instructions to the letter
and before flashing check md5 sums(important)
after firmware upgrade(ics) your current rom(gingerbread) won't boot
so flash ARHD 7.3 ROM from recovery
done
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Ohh thanks a lot
I will come back with my new ROM
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cant root
srikanth_gadde said:
Ohh thanks a lot
I will come back with my new ROM
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rzr86 said:
ok then
i saw that you want ARHD 7.3 ROM(custom rom)
if you still want it then:
are you rooted?
if not then use the one click root tool from here(nothing else)
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1661631
then install 4ext updater app
link in my signature
from the app install 4ext recovery
then from this thread flash 3.33 universal firmware
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1459767
follow the instructions to the letter
and before flashing check md5 sums(important)
after firmware upgrade(ics) your current rom(gingerbread) won't boot
so flash ARHD 7.3 ROM from recovery
done
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hi i try the one click root tool but it didnt work the super su says intall binar
busy box says your device not rooted
can you tell me fastboot commands and reqired files to flash for root

srikanth_gadde said:
hi i try the one click root tool but it didnt work the super su says intall binar
busy box says your device not rooted
can you tell me fastboot commands and reqired files to flash for root
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try this
flash from here 3.33 universal firmware
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1459767
follow the instructions to the letter
and before flashing check md5 sums(important)
after that follow only step 2 from here
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1631861
then flash this from recovery
http://download.chainfire.eu/351/SuperSU/UPDATE-SuperSU-v1.65.zip
it will give you root