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hi all,
I have a rooted DHD (used visionary) and am on the Stock Rom, the version is as follows:
Android Version : 2.2
Baseband Version 12.28b.60.140eU_26.03.02.26_M
Kernel Version
2.6.32.21-g66cfb7a
[email protected] #1
Tue Oct 26 15:58:17 CST 2010
Build Number
1.32.720.5 CL277010 release-keys
Software number
1.32.720.5
Browser version
Webkit 3.1
I was keen on trying the custom roms and hence started by downloading the ROM Manager off the market. I installed clockwork recovery using the Rom Manager and after doing so it said installed successfully.
Now the issue is that i just simply cant reboot into recovery, everytime i try doing so, my phone reboots and just gives me the red triangle.
I have factory resetted my phone, installed clockwork recovery again using the ROM manager but it just dont go beyond the red triangle.
If i manually try to reboot holding down the volume button with the power button, nothing happens, as soon as i let the power button go, it just reboots itself.
Can any one please tell me what is the problem here. I dont even have one nandroid backup of my phone as i was never able to reboot into recovery after i installed clockwork recovery..
Cheers...
So if i am right you tried to install cwm without having a rooted ROM?
That won't work because ROM manager needs root access, the only thing you now did with visionary is making you phone s-off.
Correction, you get superuser app when you install visionary?! You get permission request when you try cwm?
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melvie said:
So if i am right you tried to install cwm without having a rooted ROM?
That won't work because ROM manager needs root access, the only thing you now did with visionary is making you phone s-off.
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That's incorrect, Visionary only gives root permissions, not S-OFF. So shamps, you have to get S-OFF first. Links in my signature..
disable Quick boot in settings...
melvie said:
So if i am right you tried to install cwm without having a rooted ROM?
That won't work because ROM manager needs root access, the only thing you now did with visionary is making you phone s-off.
Correction, you get superuser app when you install visionary?! You get permission request when you try cwm?
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I did not tried installing a custom rom, i wanted to take a nandroid backup of my phone using the ROM manager before i start trying custom roms. I have root access (i am able to use root explorer and titanium backup), Visionary give root access and not s-off (i am pretty sure with what i have read around here).
jkoljo said:
That's incorrect, Visionary only gives root permissions, not S-OFF. So shamps, you have to get S-OFF first. Links in my signature..
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Dear jkoljo, yes i have read your posts and seen you work, kudos to you for giving the forums these super cool mod tools. Now, if i understand correctly, you are saying that i cannot reboot into recovery without having s-off. I think my purpose was misunderstood, the only thing i am trying to achieve is to reboot into recovery at the moment, and i am unable to do so, simply cant get past the Red Triangle after i click Reboot into Recovery on ROM manager.
Did the clockwork recovery not flssh correctly, i have falshed it twice using the ROM manager.
chester_csr said:
disable Quick boot in settings...
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tried it, same result..
Actually you cannot even flash the clockworkmod without S-OFF, so you really do need it
With root and without S-OFF it seems like the clockworkmod flashes fine, but it actually does not. The write protection in your device's internal memory prevents any changes.
jkoljo said:
That's incorrect, Visionary only gives root permissions, not S-OFF. So shamps, you have to get S-OFF first. Links in my signature..
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Yes you are right see my edit for my correction. Long time ago i had to go thru this..
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jkoljo said:
Actually you cannot even flash the clockworkmod without S-OFF, so you really do need it
With root and without S-OFF it seems like the clockworkmod flashes fine, but it actually does not. The write protection in your device's internal memory prevents any changes.
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Ohh, i was unaware of that. If the clockwork mod is not flashed this way, shuldnt my stock recovery be still there.
Why doesnt my phone boot into the stock recovery? Or by attempting to flash ckockwork without s-off, i have messed up my stock recovery as well?
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The stock recovery is the screen with red triangle
jkoljo said:
The stock recovery is the screen with red triangle
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OK. One more confusion, when i tried booting with the volume button pressed down earlier, i was able to get to the white screen with all the info regarding the device(not sure it was before or after i played around with the Rom Manager).
Why cant i get to it now?
PS: i am not sure if its relevant or not; i cant even install the latest OTA update, after the update is downloaded the phone reboots, starts the install and after may be 20%, the same red triangle appears. Tried it twice with the same result even with unrooting my phone.
Please dont mind so many qs from my side; its my first android device and i am still learning.
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There is no difference in going to that white bootloader screen, but if you have fastboot enabled now, you have to rip your battery out before you can boot there. You can also try rebooting while holding vol down.
If you have uninstalled any system apps with your root permissions, OTA updates become disabled.
jkoljo said:
There is no difference in going to that white bootloader screen, but if you have fastboot enabled now, you have to rip your battery out before you can boot there. You can also try rebooting while holding vol down.
If you have uninstalled any system apps with your root permissions, OTA updates become disabled.
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Finally got things under my control. Was able to get to the white screen and yes now i am sure that i have s-on and the stock recovery. Now i can finally play around with my device. Thanks for all the help guys. I did uninstall some system apps but since i dont have my s-off, all stock apps were restored automatically.Now is the latest OTA important as i am on stock rom, if yes is there a way to get it with my current settings? I dont want you guys to go crazy with all these questions but then i have no one else to go to :d.
PS: which custom rom would you suggest for me as it will be the first time for me.
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Do not do the OTA under any circumstances if you are going to flash a custom ROM. OTA's disable rooting, and then you have to downgrade manually..
Get the latest Android Revolution HD 3.x series (3.2 at the moment). You can follow the multiple guides in this forum to flash, check the sticky roll up thread. You can begin with radio s-off tool (in my signature).
Alrite mate...
Mny thanks fir guidin and helping me.
Will try the rom you suggested as my first.
Would you mind if i PM you if i get stuck during my first rom flash...
Cheers....
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Sure, or even better, join #AndroidRevolution IRC channel. Just click the Revolution Team banner in my signature to do that.
Alright, so I got this phone a week ago. First off, I am loving it. Screw Apple.
Anyway, first thing I wanted to do was root it so I can debloat all of T-Mobile's poop applications they cram inside of it.
I've read places that HBOOT 1.45.0013 isn't rootable. I've read it IS rootable, but only with S-OFF on a previous HBOOT. And I've read that it is rootable, but you can't get S-OFF after root.
I've used HTC's unlock tool, which went successful because I flashed CWM through fastboot. I've tried HTC Supertool, MrRoot, and Revolutionary (which says it isn't compatible)
My question then is, which of the above statements is true? If it is rootable, I don't care about S-OFF too much. But I can't ever find a guide that tells me how to root it with this current HBOOT.
Halp pl0x? <3
If you download the Superuser zip (just google superuser android or something), you can flash it in recovery to get root. Alternatively, download a ROM with root preloaded (DS-mod is essentially stock with root and a few other standard root things added in) and flash it.
Limewirelord said:
If you download the Superuser zip (just google superuser android or something), you can flash it in recovery to get root. Alternatively, download a ROM with root preloaded (DS-mod is essentially stock with root and a few other standard root things added in) and flash it.
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What's the difference in flashing Superuser, and downloading it from the Market?
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It won't install correctly if you do it while the system is on and live (through the market) you have to do it while the operating system is not running (through clockworkmod)
Afterwards, it's fine to update through the market, but the initial install will fail if done on a running version of Android.
Blue6IX said:
It won't install correctly if you do it while the system is on and live (through the market) you have to do it while the operating system is not running (through clockworkmod)
Afterwards, it's fine to update through the market, but the initial install will fail if done on a running version of Android.
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..Huh, just flashed Superuser. Weird that it's that easy. All the other threads were like "omg HBOOT 1.45.0013 can't be rooted hnnnnnggg"
So, now onto ROMs, are there any ICS based ones you reccomend?
Btw I see tht your question has been answered but in Mr Root's next update will include a Rooter/Unrooter for the newest H-Boot (Without S-Off)
MewTech said:
..Huh, just flashed Superuser. Weird that it's that easy. All the other threads were like "omg HBOOT 1.45.0013 can't be rooted hnnnnnggg"
So, now onto ROMs, are there any ICS based ones you reccomend?
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For a while it was so - you couldn't do anything with 1.45.0013, HTC broke the OTA so you couldn't unlock it.
In my quest for s-on to s-off (still ongoing) I found a leaked copy of the OTA as a signed HTC package so now we can actually unlock them, and people can work with them and they are now rootable.
Still stuck with s-on though, which is unfortunate - we're working on it and hopefully can crack it soon. Got some leads we're chasing down, each layer we unravel shows us another that has to be solved below it.
ICS? Dunno - i'm not interested in ICS yet, still trying to learn gingerbread through and through (i'm an android newbie) before moving up to ICS. That's on hold right now because of the s-on issue i'm working on. tbalden has been leading the charge on ICS and I would recommend looking into his works if that is your interest.
Limewirelord said:
If you download the Superuser zip (just google superuser android or something), you can flash it in recovery to get root. Alternatively, download a ROM with root preloaded (DS-mod is essentially stock with root and a few other standard root things added in) and flash it.
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can you explain in detail how to flash it to rom?????
Using CWM to flash it, you will need the super user ZIP file. Find it somewhere (it's everywhere, no doubt) and put it on your SD card. Reboot the phone to recovery mode, and using CWM recovery, select "flash any zip from SD card" (I'd look up the exact wording, except that my phone has been running a solid 24 days without reboot and I really wanna see how long it goes). Navigate to where your super user ZIP file is, and select it. Follow prompts, et voila, root on reboot.
Assuming all works. If something didn't work, you messed up. Try again from step 1, make sure you have a zip file and not an APK file, make sure you select the correct "flash zip" option (there are two, one specifically for update.zip and another for whatever zip you choose).
HIH
ok this is my huge problem i have the same hboot with s-on
i have the full stock stupid t-mobile mt4gs AOS 2.3.4 software# 1.55.531.3 and i DONT have CWM or any of the extras in only thing i succeeded is getting the bootloader unlocked so what should i do?
Install clockworkmod then flash either superuser pr a ROM - if staying stocl with root, be a good time to do some spring cleaning on all the junk it comes with pre-installed.
Blue6IX said:
Install clockworkmod then flash either superuser pr a ROM - if staying stocl with root, be a good time to do some spring cleaning on all the junk it comes with pre-installed.
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ok i download this now i try flash CWM recovery and i get this
an error occurred while attempting to run privileged commands!
??????
what do i do next??
We love to title our posts here
crimedave1987 said:
ok i download this now i try flash CWM recovery and i get this
an error occurred while attempting to run privileged commands!
??????
what do i do next??
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Well,
What exactly did you do that returned this error (mainly because I don't remember if fastboot or adb returns that)? What tutorial/guide were you following? Were you in adb trying to "dd" the CWM recovery image or were you trying to flash an img file from within fastboot? Either way, what was the exact command you typed?
Your other thread (sorry, didn't realize I had replied to you in two different places) received an answer as well. After looking around to get the info you need for this post, I see now you've posted in quite a few threads to which I'm subscribed (guess I just never noticed the name, sorry).
So I see you have an unlocked bootloader. At this point, yes, flash CWM. Blue6ix gave an excellent post on how to do this. Is this the one you are currently trying to follow in order to install CWM?
tried to use superuser
I tried to load the superuser zip file in recovery with cwm. installation aborted. any suggestions? I have mytouch4gslide with s on unlocked with HBoot 1.45.0013
wesomatic said:
I tried to load the superuser zip file in recovery with cwm. installation aborted. any suggestion? I have mytouch4g with s on unlocked with HBoot 1.45.0013
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From my earlier post:
cj chitwood said:
Using CWM to flash it, you will need the super user ZIP file. Find it somewhere (it's everywhere, no doubt) and put it on your SD card. Reboot the phone to recovery mode, and using CWM recovery, select "flash any zip from SD Card”. Navigate to where your super user ZIP file is, and select it. Follow prompts, et voila, root on reboot.
Assuming all works. If something didn't work, you messed up. Try again from step 1, make sure you have a zip file and not an APK file, make sure you select the correct "flash zip" option (there are two, one specifically for update.zip and another for whatever zip you choose).
HIH
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Did this help? Only things I can think of are (1) using ”flash update.zip” instead of ”flash [any] zip file” or, less likely, (2) trying to flash an apk instead of a zip.
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Yes, that thread did help me. I used your instructions. I even have a new sd card. I have read some threads about formating it first. I did not do that. Also where can I get a good zip file? I down loaded it from some file sharing program 2share I think... Tried again ROOTED!!!! It was so easy!!! Been doing this for a week!!! Wow!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
bricked my phone!!!
Just want to add... Do not use ROM Manager from The Market. Bricked my phone. Just stays in start up. Had it rooted and everything!!!!
NO BRICK
Thank God For CWM!!!!!
I am stuck someplace in betweem
Hi:
I too have a MyTouch Slidwe 4G with the hboot 1.45.0013. All the contrary information I have found lead me to go to the professionals. I purchased the root-android.org software. It seemed to run fine - I got no errors and it said that the phone was rooted. I see the superuser app on the phone. However, when I try to run Titanium Backup, it says that the phone is not rooted. The people at root-android.org are not answering my emails (I did get my money back). Any ideas of where I should go from here?
Thanks!
You should never have to purchase root for any android, if it has been done once then chances are it is plastered how to all over the internet, if the phone has a thread on xda then it will be there. Being you got yourself this far I'll help you out a bit more
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=29439712
Read and understand is my advice, always read until you understand, then search if you have questions, then finally ask questions here if you are still stumped.
For the most part every question you can ask is already answered by one of the super helpful xda folk here, and chances are it is the right information.
I do advice to gain radio soff with the wire trick, it will make life easier... Read up and happy flashing!
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Hi,
Normally, I try to troubleshoot things myself without bothering others, but I'm in need of help this time. The tricky part is, I just bought this HTC One S from a stranger, so I don't have its complete history. With that said, here's what I need help with. The phone came with Pacman installed (v18.0.0). But, I would like to install this ROM: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2082451
It's basically a stock ICS ROM (the lite version mentioned with stuff removed). In attempt to do this myself, I found this post on here:
Yes the only other solution for you involves rooting. It is possible to go back to ICS by rooting your phone, going through a bootloader downgrade, hexediting a particular partition, then running an older compatible RUU... Its all possible, but requires some time to understand and do. And definately requires a few wipes of phone data in the mean time (which can be backed up through titanium and custom recoveries).
Only need to do that if you want to downgrade hboot. All you have to do is root and flash a rom, I have JB radio and hboot and run ICS Trickdroid 8.1.0.
So, I put the ICS ROM in the internal sdcard, did the usual wiping stuff (I've owned several HTC phones, so this part I know how), then installed the ROM. Unfortunately, it didn't work. When I rebooted the phone, it got stuck in boot loop. It would go to HTC logo screen with the development purpose only warning and just keep turning off and on. Fortunately, I was able to get back into recovery and restored it to Pacman. So, apparently, you can't just flash any ICS ROM over JB setup... Can someone help me figure out what I need to do to install that modified stock ROM please? I very much appreciate your help. My One S is S4 from T-Mobile.
Thank you,
GT
Did you flash boot.img?
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thats weird.. if you wipe cache, dalvik, factory reset and system.. it should be fine.
which recovery do you have? cwm or twrp? flashing the rom after wiping everything i stated before, and then flashing boot.img depending on your hboot [btw, go to bootloader and see what it says for hboot. if it is higher than 1.13, you need to fastboot boot.img.
dr_rick13 said:
thats weird.. if you wipe cache, dalvik, factory reset and system.. it should be fine.
which recovery do you have? cwm or twrp? flashing the rom after wiping everything i stated before, and then flashing boot.img depending on your hboot [btw, go to bootloader and see what it says for hboot. if it is higher than 1.13, you need to fastboot boot.img.
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Thank you for tending to my thread. The recovery installed is CWM 5.8.3.1
Here's what it says on fastboot:
Tampered
Unlocked
VLE PVT SHIP S-On RL
HBOOT-1.14.0004
RADIO-1.08ts.50.02.16
OpenDSP-v29.1.0.45.0622
eMMC-boot
Please let me know what exactly I need to do in step by step or point me to a thread that contains the steps. Thank you so much.
goldentequila said:
Thank you for tending to my thread. The recovery installed is CWM 5.8.3.1
Here's what it says on fastboot:
Tampered
Unlocked
VLE PVT SHIP S-On RL
HBOOT-1.14.0004
RADIO-1.08ts.50.02.16
OpenDSP-v29.1.0.45.0622
eMMC-boot
Please let me know what exactly I need to do in step by step or point me to a thread that contains the steps. Thank you so much.
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no prob, i HIGHLY suggest you flash TWRP recovery.. it's a loot better.
2. are you trying to install a TMOUS ROM?
3. since your hboot is higher than 1.13, you will need to fastboot boot.img [let me know if you know how to do that]
4. also since your hboot is higher than 1.13, you will need to flash some partitions or else your WiFi won't work.
Let me know if you need help doing any of the above, but start out with installing TWRP first.
dr_rick13 said:
no prob, i HIGHLY suggest you flash TWRP recovery.. it's a loot better.
2. are you trying to install a TMOUS ROM?
3. since your hboot is higher than 1.13, you will need to fastboot boot.img [let me know if you know how to do that]
4. also since your hboot is higher than 1.13, you will need to flash some partitions or else your WiFi won't work.
Let me know if you need help doing any of the above, but start out with installing TWRP first.
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Thank you for such a prompt reply. Here are some of my answers.
2. Yes, the ROM I want to install is this one: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2082451
It's the light version mentioned in that first post.
3. I just read up on this page: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1752270
I think I got the idea, but just to double check, is this what I need to do after every time I install a custom ROM?
4. The partition files exist on the phone already, and I read some, so I have a basic understanding of it. But, the developer of the ROM I want to install says it is not necessary with that ROM, so hopefully that's true.
I am amazed by how different everything is from a HTC phone to another HTC phone even when they seem so similar!
A quick question. Does EXT4 exist for HTC One S? I used to use that for HTC Sensation and loved it. I'm guessing no, but I thought I'd ask.
So, to sum it up, is this what I need to do?
1. Flash TWRP recovery (please tell me how to find the right version for S4. all in one toolkit doesn't work on my phone).
2. Wipe everything and install the ROM
3. Flash boot.img
4. If wifi is not working, try the partition files
Please let me know if I got this right. Thank you,
goldentequila said:
Thank you for such a prompt reply. Here are some of my answers.
2. Yes, the ROM I want to install is this one: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2082451
It's the light version mentioned in that first post.
3. I just read up on this page: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1752270
I think I got the idea, but just to double check, is this what I need to do after every time I install a custom ROM?
4. The partition files exist on the phone already, and I read some, so I have a basic understanding of it. But, the developer of the ROM I want to install says it is not necessary with that ROM, so hopefully that's true.
I am amazed by how different everything is from a HTC phone to another HTC phone even when they seem so similar!
A quick question. Does EXT4 exist for HTC One S? I used to use that for HTC Sensation and loved it. I'm guessing no, but I thought I'd ask.
So, to sum it up, is this what I need to do?
1. Flash TWRP recovery (please tell me how to find the right version for S4. all in one toolkit doesn't work on my phone).
2. Wipe everything and install the ROM
3. Flash boot.img
4. If wifi is not working, try the partition files
Please let me know if I got this right. Thank you,
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If the Toolkit can't see your phone then you might need to install the drivers that come with it for it to work.
goldentequila said:
Thank you for such a prompt reply. Here are some of my answers.
2. Yes, the ROM I want to install is this one: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2082451
It's the light version mentioned in that first post.
3. I just read up on this page: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1752270
I think I got the idea, but just to double check, is this what I need to do after every time I install a custom ROM?
4. The partition files exist on the phone already, and I read some, so I have a basic understanding of it. But, the developer of the ROM I want to install says it is not necessary with that ROM, so hopefully that's true.
I am amazed by how different everything is from a HTC phone to another HTC phone even when they seem so similar!
A quick question. Does EXT4 exist for HTC One S? I used to use that for HTC Sensation and loved it. I'm guessing no, but I thought I'd ask.
So, to sum it up, is this what I need to do?
1. Flash TWRP recovery (please tell me how to find the right version for S4. all in one toolkit doesn't work on my phone).
2. Wipe everything and install the ROM
3. Flash boot.img
4. If wifi is not working, try the partition files
Please let me know if I got this right. Thank you,
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3. Yes, since your hboot is higher than 1.13, you will need to fastboot boot.img everytime you flash a ROM, unless you want to downgrade?
3.5: like Darknites said, you will need to install drivers for your the One S if you haven't already. You can download HTC Sync, and they'll install automatically [this is needed for being able to fastboot the boot.img]
4. They do exist, but everytime you wipe before flashing a ROM, they also get deleted, but try using the ROM without flashing the partition files and see if it works, if not then flash the partition files.
5. Yes, I'm pretty sure EXT4 exists with the One S, but am not 100% sure, maybe someone else can confirm this?
Lastly, here is where you download TWRP:
http://teamw.in/project/twrp2/100
scroll down and download the link for the S4 VARIANT, but you need to have drivers installed before doing this. and you will need to fastboot the recovery, since the download is an image: to do so, go into cmd, type cd c:\ (whatever your fastboot folder is called) and enter
then, type: fastboot flash [name of recovery, which is the name of the file you downloaded).img. Should take about 2 seconds to flash.
BTW, here are the drivers:
http://d-h.st/users/Inferi0r/?fld_id=2736#files
dr_rick13 said:
3. Yes, since your hboot is higher than 1.13, you will need to fastboot boot.img everytime you flash a ROM, unless you want to downgrade?
3.5: like Darknites said, you will need to install drivers for your the One S if you haven't already. You can download HTC Sync, and they'll install automatically [this is needed for being able to fastboot the boot.img]
4. They do exist, but everytime you wipe before flashing a ROM, they also get deleted, but try using the ROM without flashing the partition files and see if it works, if not then flash the partition files.
5. Yes, I'm pretty sure EXT4 exists with the One S, but am not 100% sure, maybe someone else can confirm this?
Lastly, here is where you download TWRP:
http://teamw.in/project/twrp2/100
scroll down and download the link for the S4 VARIANT, but you need to have drivers installed before doing this. and you will need to fastboot the recovery, since the download is an image: to do so, go into cmd, type cd c:\ (whatever your fastboot folder is called) and enter
then, type: fastboot flash [name of recovery, which is the name of the file you downloaded).img. Should take about 2 seconds to flash.
BTW, here are the drivers:
http://d-h.st/users/Inferi0r/?fld_id=2736#files
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Ya 4EXT is coming soon.
dr_rick13 said:
3. Yes, since your hboot is higher than 1.13, you will need to fastboot boot.img everytime you flash a ROM, unless you want to downgrade?
3.5: like Darknites said, you will need to install drivers for your the One S if you haven't already. You can download HTC Sync, and they'll install automatically [this is needed for being able to fastboot the boot.img]
4. They do exist, but everytime you wipe before flashing a ROM, they also get deleted, but try using the ROM without flashing the partition files and see if it works, if not then flash the partition files.
5. Yes, I'm pretty sure EXT4 exists with the One S, but am not 100% sure, maybe someone else can confirm this?
Lastly, here is where you download TWRP:
http://teamw.in/project/twrp2/100
scroll down and download the link for the S4 VARIANT, but you need to have drivers installed before doing this. and you will need to fastboot the recovery, since the download is an image: to do so, go into cmd, type cd c:\ (whatever your fastboot folder is called) and enter
then, type: fastboot flash [name of recovery, which is the name of the file you downloaded).img. Should take about 2 seconds to flash.
BTW, here are the drivers:
http://d-h.st/users/Inferi0r/?fld_id=2736#files
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Thank you so much. Yes, I tried installing the drivers using the toolkit's function, but I haven't tried HTC Sync option. Maybe that'll work better. I think I know what I need to do now. Thanks a bunch!
goldentequila said:
Thank you so much. Yes, I tried installing the drivers using the toolkit's function, but I haven't tried HTC Sync option. Maybe that'll work better. I think I know what I need to do now. Thanks a bunch!
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Also try rebooting the computer if its still not working.
goldentequila said:
Thank you so much. Yes, I tried installing the drivers using the toolkit's function, but I haven't tried HTC Sync option. Maybe that'll work better. I think I know what I need to do now. Thanks a bunch!
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Thank you, dr_rick13 and other kind members who responded to my call for help.
I was able to troubleshoot this, and now my phone's working the way I wanted it. Just one correction on dr_rick13's instruction:
then, type: fastboot flash [name of recovery, which is the name of the file you downloaded).img. Should take about 2 seconds to flash
recovery is missing in that line, so it should be fastboot flash recovery [name of recovery, which is the name of the file you downloaded).img
I know it was just a typo or forgot to write it, but I wanted to point this out in case some other user finds this thread and follows that instruction.
All in all, thanks for everything! You guys rock!
GT
goldentequila said:
Thank you, dr_rick13 and other kind members who responded to my call for help.
I was able to troubleshoot this, and now my phone's working the way I wanted it. Just one correction on dr_rick13's instruction:
then, type: fastboot flash [name of recovery, which is the name of the file you downloaded).img. Should take about 2 seconds to flash
recovery is missing in that line, so it should be fastboot flash recovery [name of recovery, which is the name of the file you downloaded).img
I know it was just a typo or forgot to write it, but I wanted to point this out in case some other user finds this thread and follows that instruction.
All in all, thanks for everything! You guys rock!
GT
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oops, it was late last night when I wrote that.. my bad
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I'm new here too. I understand that you need to flash the boot.img with that hboot, but why? And will it ever be fixed?
I've owned and rooted many a phones and never had to do that. Just curious why it's like that, and if it will be fixed. It's just easier to not be that way. Again, I'm new here, just trying to understand
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I'm new here too. I understand that you need to flash the boot.img with that hboot, but why? And will it ever be fixed?
I've owned and rooted many a phones and never had to do that. Just curious why it's like that, and if it will be fixed. It's just easier to not be that way. Again, I'm new here, just trying to understand
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we do not have S-OFF yet, so until we do.. people with hboots 1.13+ will need to flash boot.img. But HTC still hasn't said anything about when we will get S-OFF or if we will get it.
pnut22r said:
I'm new here too. I understand that you need to flash the boot.img with that hboot, but why? And will it ever be fixed?
I've owned and rooted many a phones and never had to do that. Just curious why it's like that, and if it will be fixed. It's just easier to not be that way. Again, I'm new here, just trying to understand
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Its just the way HTC wants us to do it and maybe they feel it be better for us but mostly them. There is a way round it but you have to downgrade the Hboot.
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Its just the way HTC wants us to do it and maybe they feel it be better for us but mostly them. There is a way round it but you have to downgrade the Hboot.
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Thanks. Is there any downside to downgrading the hboot? Why don't people do that instead?
When I had the Amaze, the recovery 4ext had "smart flash" which did this same thing because it was s-on
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Thanks. Is there any downside to downgrading the hboot? Why don't people do that instead?
When I had the Amaze, the recovery 4ext had "smart flash" which did this same thing because it was s-on
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Because of Linux and the fact you brick it to do it too. We meant to be getting 4ext but don't know when.
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Because of Linux and the fact you brick it to do it too. We meant to be getting 4ext but don't know when.
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Thanks
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=33233125
This seems like out would make things so much easier. I'm not always around a pc when wanting to flash things. If I use this, I should be able to flash away.
But what about resorting nandroids. This doesn't work with that. Hmmm
Just trying to wrap my mind around it
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Thanks
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=33233125
This seems like out would make things so much easier. I'm not always around a pc when wanting to flash things. If I use this, I should be able to flash away.
But what about resorting nandroids. This doesn't work with that. Hmmm
Just trying to wrap my mind around it
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Yep very good app I did use it in till I downgraded.
Hi- i'm tyring to root my HTC Inspire 4G. I've downloaded alot of the programs aahk, oneclick, root rescue, etc. not having any luck. one click program gets to #7 and hangs. my rom recovery might be corrupt b/c i cant get into recovery. even when i do a factory reset in settings it hangs on the white htc screen on boot up forever. than need to take battery out. i did manage to unlock the bootloader fine with htcdev.i tried the PD98IMG in my sdcard. but i guess i need to have S-Off which i still have S-On b/c my phone isnt rooted yet, any ideas what i can try.? thanks
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Hi- i'm tyring to root my HTC Inspire 4G. I've downloaded alot of the programs aahk, oneclick, root rescue, etc. not having any luck. one click program gets to #7 and hangs. my rom recovery might be corrupt b/c i cant get into recovery. even when i do a factory reset in settings it hangs on the white htc screen on boot up forever. than need to take battery out. i did manage to unlock the bootloader fine with htcdev.i tried the PD98IMG in my sdcard. but i guess i need to have S-Off which i still have S-On b/c my phone isnt rooted yet, any ideas what i can try.? thanks
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If you've unlocked the bootloader you can't do any of that other stuff. You need to fastboot flash a recovery.img. Then flash a ROM from there. Instructions in the Ace Think Tank in the Desire HD General section. Note that the DHD and the I4G are essentially the same phone and have the same rooting instructions, and they can use each others' ROMs.
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If you've unlocked the bootloader you can't do any of that other stuff. You need to fastboot flash a recovery.img. Then flash a ROM from there. Instructions in the Ace Think Tank in the Desire HD General section. Note that the DHD and the I4G are essentially the same phone and have the same rooting instructions, and they can use each others' ROMs.
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oh really? I thought i had to first unlock the bootloader to root the phone or is that to jus use a custom rom? i can relock like i did earlier. is that what i need to do? Yes i realize the Desire HD/Inspire 4G same phone. was waiting for ICS and than HTC said too bad.So do you recommend i lock the bootloader back up? I'm new today here. wondering if i posted in right category after i posted. i see a development one to..
There are two ways to root and flash a custom ROM. One is S-Off. The other is unlocking the bootloader. S-off's tool has been retired, so you can only do it manually. You can still root and flash custom ROMs with an unlocked bootloader, though.
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There are two ways to root and flash a custom ROM. One is S-Off. The other is unlocking the bootloader. S-off's tool has been retired, so you can only do it manually. You can still root and flash custom ROMs with an unlocked bootloader, though.
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I went to this think tank link below like you mentioned and flashed the recovery. i even flashed a XGS Rom from sdcard.phone is booting up or its stuck on the white screen still but it installed.On #6 i got an error but the install went thru.might have to pull battery and restart it i think.this procedure didnt root my phone right? My phone stuck on the white screen.Might have to redo but like the 4ext recovery. Thanks for the great info!
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=31211732&postcount=396
What's an XGS ROM? You're hanging on the boot splash because #6 had an error. Fastboot flashing the ROM zip's boot.img is essential because you are S-On.
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I went to this think tank link below like you mentioned and flashed the recovery. i even flashed a XGS Rom from sdcard.phone is booting up or its stuck on the white screen still but it installed.On #6 i got an error but the install went thru.might have to pull battery and restart it i think.this procedure didnt root my phone right? My phone stuck on the white screen.Might have to redo but like the 4ext recovery. Thanks for the great info!
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=31211732&postcount=396
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I dont understand #6 theres no boot.img file in that folder. do i have to put one in or rename a file to flash?
Unzip the ROM zip. It'sinside the folders. If the ROM is missing one you need to find a new ROM zip.
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Unzip the ROM zip. It'sinside the folders. If the ROM is missing one you need to find a new ROM zip.
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That was the missing link. boot up fine. Thanks again!!. dont know if i need to root my phone or not now.yours rooted? XGS Rom link below. Cool Rom check it out if you like.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1829764
I respect existz too much to use a downstream ROM. Yes, my phone is rooted. But all custom ROMs are rooted, so with XGS you probably are rooted as well.
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I respect existz too much to use a downstream ROM. Yes, my phone is rooted. But all custom ROMs are rooted, so with XGS you probably are rooted as well.
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I'll have to check out others avail with my phone. Root checker shows rooted phone. bootloader menu shows S-On still thought it would be S-Off. might run superoneclick root program on it. noticed the music files didnt play. battery drain about the same. Wondering if i can flash a Rom with LTE? unless that is a hardware issue.
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I'll have to check out others avail with my phone. Root checker shows rooted phone. bootloader menu shows S-On still thought it would be S-Off. might run superoneclick root program on it. noticed the music files didnt play. battery drain about the same. Wondering if i can flash a Rom with LTE? unless that is a hardware issue.
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Like I said earlier, there are two ways you can root and flash custom ROMs, S-On with unlocked bootloader and S-Off, and you can't have both. If you want S-Off, you would need to relock. And since AAHK (the S-Off tool) is retired, you can only manually S-Off now (which is something I would only recommend for advanced users). Using outdated tools, like AAHK and SuperOneClick, can get you in very bad predicaments very quickly (and I should note that you will probably not find support for those cases). You can look into other ROMs though, and note that the Inspire 4G and the Desire HD are basically the same phone and can use each others' ROMs. Since you are now rooted and can flash custom ROMs through recovery anyway, I would strongly advise that you stick to flashing ROMs now and not try to get S-Off.
LTE is a hardware issue. I4G and DHD don't support it.
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Like I said earlier, there are two ways you can root and flash custom ROMs, S-On with unlocked bootloader and S-Off, and you can't have both. If you want S-Off, you would need to relock. And since AAHK (the S-Off tool) is retired, you can only manually S-Off now (which is something I would only recommend for advanced users). Using outdated tools, like AAHK and SuperOneClick, can get you in very bad predicaments very quickly (and I should note that you will probably not find support for those cases). You can look into other ROMs though, and note that the Inspire 4G and the Desire HD are basically the same phone and can use each others' ROMs. Since you are now rooted and can flash custom ROMs through recovery anyway, I would strongly advise that you stick to flashing ROMs now and not try to get S-Off.
LTE is a hardware issue. I4G and DHD don't support it.
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Yeah just want to be able to flash Roms really. dont really need to have phone in S-Off. I'm looking at the Jellybean Rom think by codefirex i want to use. i want the latest ver. think its the 4.2.2 version. do know where can download it? Guess no LTE for awhile then or til my contracts up.
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Yeah just want to be able to flash Roms really. dont really need to have phone in S-Off. I'm looking at the Jellybean Rom think by codefirex i want to use. i want the latest ver. think its the 4.2.2 version. do know where can download it? Guess no LTE for awhile then or til my contracts up.
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The OP should have a link.
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The OP should have a link.
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Well i found it and flashed it on there. flashed fine and installed. but i dont see but i dont see google store.?
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Well i found it and flashed it on there. flashed fine and installed. but i dont see but i dont see google store.?
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When you flash ROMs and/or do anything else with your phone, make sure you read thoroughly. In the case of ROMs, read the OP carefully. It will tell you that you need to flash gapps.
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When you flash ROMs and/or do anything else with your phone, make sure you read thoroughly. In the case of ROMs, read the OP carefully. It will tell you that you need to flash gapps.
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Whats "OP"? i found a google play 3.10.14.apk latest ver. i guess and installed it on sdcard but it doesnt stay open. closes right up. probably need to flash it on there.right?
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Whats "OP"? i found a google play 3.10.14.apk latest ver. i guess and installed it on sdcard but it doesnt stay open. closes right up. probably need to flash it on there.right?
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I need to start over wipe it out b/c followed below instructions now phone not booting up...keep getting setup wizard has stopped ok button than comes back on.
http://yagyagaire.blogspot.com/2011/12/how-to-flash-google-apps-on-your.html#.UVziMEqmVuQ
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mikk65 said:
I need to start over wipe it out b/c followed below instructions now phone not booting up...keep getting setup wizard has stopped ok button than comes back on.
http://yagyagaire.blogspot.com/2011/12/how-to-flash-google-apps-on-your.html#.UVziMEqmVuQ
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Found the gapps file i need to flash just dont know when to do it. after i flash the jellybean rom?
OP is the original post in a thread, so post #1. Yes, just flash the gapps zip after the ROM.
So Weaksauce won't do anything since it says I'm already rooted... Rootchecker and SuperSU say I am NOT rooted. Not sure where to go from here since SuperSU doesn't seem to have access to install new binaries..
I was on CleanROM and had an issue with something so I tried to reinstall it, but installed a Sense rom over it by accident and realized root was messed up. Did "Wipe For New ROM" or whatever the option in TWRP is, installed CleanROM which is pre-rooted, then ran into this seemingly uncorrectable root issue.
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So Weaksauce won't do anything since it says I'm already rooted... Rootchecker and SuperSU say I am NOT rooted. Not sure where to go from here since SuperSU doesn't seem to have access to install new binaries..
I was on CleanROM and had an issue with something so I tried to reinstall it, but installed a Sense rom over it by accident and realized root was messed up. Did "Wipe For New ROM" or whatever the option in TWRP is, installed CleanROM which is pre-rooted, then ran into this seemingly uncorrectable root issue.
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Have you tried flashing SU in recovery?
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droidkevlar said:
Have you tried flashing SU in recovery?
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I flashed Superuser-3.1.3-arm-signed.zip in recovery, still no root.
RUU that bad boy.
TheCheeks said:
I flashed Superuser-3.1.3-arm-signed.zip in recovery, still no root.
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godhamba said:
RUU that bad boy.
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Never heard of RUU before but this sound like a solid fix. Will attempt this right now. Here is where I'm at though if you've got any other ideas:
S-Off (bootloader says UNLOCKED in fastboot)
I wiped /system, /data /cache and dalvik before installing a GPE ROM.
Weaksauce says already rooted, SuperSU says it can't update binaries.
Read this thread and follow the instructions. This will get your phone completely back to stock except that it will be pre-rooted. You should know what to do from there.
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Never heard of RUU before but this sound like a solid fix. Will attempt this right now. Here is where I'm at though if you've got any other ideas:
S-Off (bootloader says UNLOCKED in fastboot)
I wiped /system, /data /cache and dalvik before installing a GPE ROM.
Weaksauce says already rooted, SuperSU says it can't update binaries.
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Read this thread and follow the instructions. This will get your phone completely back to stock except that it will be pre-rooted. You should know what to do from there.
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Thanks, that's the thread I found too. Attempted to get adb/fastboot working on my computer here at work but I'm tired of driver after driver. I know my MBP at home has a properly working adb/fastboot folder and boy is using Terminal better than CMD
The only question I have is what file(s) do I push? They have a tiny <10MB stickerfix.zip at the top of the post, but I feel like I should probably do the full RUU at the bottom, followed by the TWRP ruu/zip?|
Edit: NVM, I should read better. stickersfix is the last thing to flash to make sure any needed HTC stuff is put on the device.