[Q] How to update to latest HBOOT with S-off - AT&T, Rogers HTC One X, Telstra One XL

With S-off achieved, it seems like it would be worthwhile to bring everything up to the latest version. Is it possible to just push 2.14 to your phone without relocking or any of that jazz?

Why would you want the latest hboot? It offers nothing useful.
Now the 2.14 users can downgrade firmware to get rid of the touch panel junk

mirGantrophy said:
Why would you want the latest hboot? It offers nothing useful.]
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Well, that was my unstated question: Is there any reason to do it? I guess the answer is no.

iElvis said:
Well, that was my unstated question: Is there any reason to do it? I guess the answer is no.
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well s-off turns off security.. so 1.14 users have no reason to downgrade, but 2.14 users can downgrade and then RUU downgrade to fix the touch screen issue

Grim what happened to your pink hair?
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area51avenger said:
Grim what happened to your pink hair?
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Same place where my hox is going.

mirGantrophy said:
well s-off turns off security.. so 1.14 users have no reason to downgrade, but 2.14 users can downgrade and then RUU downgrade to fix the touch screen issue
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Why do we have no reason to downgrade?
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dethpikil said:
Why do we have no reason to downgrade?
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because 1.14 and 2.14 hboot prevented kernel/radio flashing in recovery.. with s-off, every partition is unlocked with no write protection.. so now you can flash in recovery on any hboot

mirGantrophy said:
because 1.14 and 2.14 hboot prevented kernel/radio flashing in recovery.. with s-off, every partition is unlocked with no write protection.. so now you can flash in recovery on any hboot
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Wait, I don't have to do anything special apart from achieving soff to avoid flashing the bootimg separately? Or do you mean that it's now possible, but waiting on a near future fix?
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dethpikil said:
Wait, I don't have to do anything special apart from achieving soff to avoid flashing the bootimg separately? Or do you mean that it's now possible, but waiting on a near future fix?
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if you are s-off at this very moment... you can flash any rom right now, and will NOT have to worry about the boot.img.. except hboot 2.14, they have a few extra steps
say bye bye to fastboot and flashgui

iElvis said:
With S-off achieved, it seems like it would be worthwhile to bring everything up to the latest version. Is it possible to just push 2.14 to your phone without relocking or any of that jazz?
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Would be a good idea to try the updated firmware and see if it makes any diff/
At least for the ones that dont use aosp roms.

InflatedTitan said:
if you are s-off at this very moment... you can flash any rom right now, and will NOT have to worry about the boot.img.. except hboot 2.14, they have a few extra steps
say bye bye to fastboot and flashgui
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What extra steps are needed with 2.14?
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majortaylor said:
What extra steps are needed with 2.14?
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none if s-off

I thought touchscreen didn't work with aosp when on 2.14? Soff fixes this also? If so I think ima update the sh¡t out of this phone
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InflatedTitan said:
I thought touchscreen didn't work with aosp when on 2.14? Soff fixes this also? If so I think ima update the sh¡t out of this phone
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no.. the hboot has nothing to do with the touch screen. that's the firmware from something else

So if I ruu.... I Take the highest update, keep s-off, fastboot twrp and flash roms no problems?
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InflatedTitan said:
So if I ruu.... I Take the highest update, keep s-off, fastboot twrp and flash roms no problems?
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Yeah,
but which ruu with the latest firmware?
I dont think there's any available.

I'm on 1.85, hboot 1.09..
I was just gonna run the 1.85 ruu... Take the 2.20 ota (or whichever one is most recent)
Once I'm updated, since I'm s-off, I figure I could easily fastboot twrp recovery... Flash rooted Rom.
Any objections? This is my first s-off device so I'm a noob
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InflatedTitan said:
So if I ruu.... I Take the highest update, keep s-off, fastboot twrp and flash roms no problems?
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if you RUU to the JB update you WONT have touchscreen on AOSP. doesnt matter if you are s-off

mirGantrophy said:
if you RUU to the JB update you WONT have touchscreen on AOSP. doesnt matter if you are s-off
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Well damn Grimm you just said a few posts back it didn't matter!!! Haha ima stay put, I'm too confused so I'll play it safe
Anyway I'm on att, so I wouldnt recieve the JB ota right?
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Related

RUU 1.94.6 Internal

Someone messaged me for the 1.94.6 ruu as it allows for old bootloader reflashing. Is this true? Has the latest ruu been released? If it's been released I think I should be ok to leak.
xiambax said:
Someone messaged me for the 1.94.6 ruu as it allows for old bootloader reflashing. Is this true? Has the latest ruu been released? If it's been released I think I should be ok to leak.
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I don't think that is true the 1.94 actually has the same hboot as the att 2.20 I believe which has currently closed the current exploits and can not be downgraded. I have never seen a ruu for 1.94. But have read of people receiving it as an ota. I'm sure some people would like to have the ruu since at present if anything goes wrong on a phone that has the 1.94 ota they are pretty much screwed because they can not downgrade to an older version. But in the end I would never ask anyone to do anything that could put their job in jeopardy so It's your call on whether or not to release the ruu leak.
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send it to me and ill test it.
i'm stuck in update limbo after a failed update, and htc hasn't helped me yet.
I need a flashable ruu for my phone, bad.
xiambax said:
Someone messaged me for the 1.94.6 ruu as it allows for old bootloader reflashing. Is this true? Has the latest ruu been released? If it's been released I think should be ok to leak.
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main version error..
s-on
cant downgrade hboot...even you get passed the main version check...
only way for s-on to downgrade is root change main version or supercid
and find a ruu with equal.or higher hboot...
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I would love to have the RUU to repair my phone that hasn't been working for 2 weeks. That would just make my month complete.
LimesAreOranges said:
I would love to have the RUU to repair my phone that hasn't been working for 2 weeks. That would just make my month complete.
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Download 1 then
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rpomponio said:
Download 1 then
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He can't because he is on 1.94 ota which like the 2.20 has the updated hboot and he does not have supercid so he needs the 1.94 ruu to get out of the jam he's in
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He can't flash the 2.20 ruu?
twistedddx said:
He can't flash the 2.20 ruu?
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Man...no he can't...its right Thur man ^^^
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ptesmoke said:
Man...no he can't...its right Thur man ^^^
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Oh my bad I thought 1.94 was an AT&T version because others were already talking about AT&T 2.20 RUU, but 1.94 must be a Rogers..
Yea needs new Rogers RUU of course.

[Q] ATT ONE X with H-Boot 1.09

I just got an One x a couple days ago and today I was going to use the AIO toolkit. I noticed though that my h-boot is 1.09. Does this mean anything? Or am I ok to use the toolkit?
Go ahead.. try the x factor exploit and unlock your bootloader
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absolutelygrim said:
Go ahead.. try the x factor exploit and unlock your bootloader
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Where did h-boot 1.09 come from? it seems as alot of people getting new one x's have 2.20. I just got mine a couple days ago and its 1.09? Am I special
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Where did h-boot 1.09 come from? it seems as alot of people getting new one x's have 2.20. I just got mine a couple days ago and its 1.09? Am I special
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Not really.. anyone can downgrade to 1.09 now
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Is there any benefit of either?
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E-Dizzle said:
Is there any benefit of either?
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1.09 is the best because you can flash kernels and radios in recovery
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1.09 is the best because you can flash kernels and radios in recovery
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So I have two touchpads and an evo 3d that are rooted and what not. Are you saying I can flash from twrp with out taking the boot.img out seperatly?
E-Dizzle said:
So I have two touchpads and an evo 3d that are rooted and what not. Are you saying I can flash from twrp with out taking the boot.img out seperatly?
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I appreciate all the help. Another question. Since I'm on 1.09 would that be the reason its not changing my CID to 11111111.
Your not special just more phones with 2.20 were shipped out recently...but that comes with hboot 1.14 .... Which you have to flash boot IMG seperately...what's your softwares number ....if it's 1.73 there's menu one clicks you can use if it'd 1.85 jusys search for it its very easy to find... Idk if 1.85 works with the 2.20 exploits absolutely grim would know a lot more than me
E-Dizzle said:
I appreciate all the help. Another question. Since I'm on 1.09 would that be the reason its not changing my CID to 11111111.
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That shouldn't be a problem as far as I know. As yes, having HBOOT 1.09 means you don't need to extract the boot.img and flash it separately.
Yeah im on 1.85. And all i see is one way to root it here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1671237. Thats a lot of directions. Damn almost wish I had 2.20 now.
E-Dizzle said:
Yeah im on 1.85. And all i see is one way to root it here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1671237. Thats a lot of directions. Damn almost wish I had 2.20 now.
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Then update and use x factor? Bootloader can be downgraded so it doesn't matter.
E-Dizzle said:
Yeah im on 1.85. And all i see is one way to root it here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1671237. Thats a lot of directions. Damn almost wish I had 2.20 now.
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Wow..
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ECEXCURSION said:
Wow..
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Why say wow. Im gonna do it. It is alot more steps than one clicks. CMD scares people.
E-Dizzle said:
Why say wow. Im gonna do it. It is alot more steps than one clicks. CMD scares people.
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LOL by the time you update to 2.20 and unlock bootloader..
you could be running a custom ROM if you do the 1.85 method >.>
absolutelygrim said:
LOL by the time you update to 2.20 and unlock bootloader..
you could be running a custom ROM if you do the 1.85 method >.>
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Yeah your right. I got it done. Had a couple scares. Happenes everytime. Ive done this enough times I should be used to it. But damn its different for every phone and tablet.
absolutelygrim said:
LOL by the time you update to 2.20 and unlock bootloader..
you could be running a custom ROM if you do the 1.85 method >.>
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Seriously though thanks for everybodys help. I know i hit the thanks button but thank you again folks.
E-Dizzle said:
Seriously though thanks for everybodys help. I know i hit the thanks button but thank you again folks.
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Hey, I using AT&T Htc One X , 1.85 build firmware, android version 4.0.3, h-boot is 1.09. I am not able to root my phone using the above method. The CID wont change and it shows an error. Is there any way to fix it?
You're using the wrong root method. There is one specific to 1.85. The link is in the resource roll up at the top of the development forum.
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S-Off and 1.14

Will soff enable to either downgrade hboot easier now or prevent the hassle of flashing boot.img first?
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joho5 said:
Will soff enable to either downgrade hboot easier now or prevent the hassle of flashing boot.img first?
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Yes yes
joho5 said:
Will soff enable to either downgrade hboot easier now or prevent the hassle of flashing boot.img first?
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Yes, but not automatically. You need to wait for the fixes to be released.
iElvis said:
Yes, but not automatically. You need to wait for the fixes to be released.
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Awesome...thanks.
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Chongo confirmed he is able to flash a rom without the need for fastboot... Can anyone else confirm this? He has hboot 2.14, can someone with hboot 1.14 give it a shot?
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joho5 said:
Awesome...thanks.
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Actually, as IT mentioned, I think I'm wrong about flashing. I believe s-off removes all flashing restrictions. Downgrading is no longer necessary.
It's the fun stuff that will take some time.
iElvis said:
Actually, as IT mentioned, I think I'm wrong about flashing. I believe s-off removes all flashing restrictions. Downgrading is no longer necessary.
It's the fun stuff that will take some time.
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What can we expect now that we have s-off? Or rather, what would YOU like to see. I'm curious what the typical One X user wish list would be?
Also, I saw you post in the boot animations thread. Did you get it to work? Which animation did you pick?
i still haven't ran the s-off exploit yet. i also slept over 30 hours and missed the release. i was going to wait to run it until some hacks came out that use s-off but i guess not having to fastboot boot.img is good enough. ill run it in abit seems super easy, looks like basically a hacked up ruu =) i guess that is why it is called facepalm.
I see the ruu contains a radio does it cause any problems with at&t?
DvineLord said:
I see the ruu contains a radio does it cause any problems with at&t?
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Interesting. S-Off means the radio is fully flashable (even for those on hboot 1.14). So I would think you can just flash another radio, if there are any issues.
DvineLord said:
i also slept over 30 hours and missed the release.?
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Whoa. Sick or something? Or just sleep a lot?
'busa said:
What can we expect now that we have s-off? Or rather, what would YOU like to see. I'm curious what the typical One X user wish list would be?
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Dual boot, anyone? I would love to be able to go both ways (Sense and AOSP )
iElvis said:
Dual boot, anyone? I would love to be able to go both ways (Sense and AOSP )
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+100000000 yes!
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iElvis said:
Dual boot, anyone? I would love to be able to go both ways (Sense and AOSP )
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totally forgot about dual boot, been wanting to do this forever.
iElvis said:
Dual boot, anyone? I would love to be able to go both ways (Sense and AOSP )
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And upcoming Ubuntu?
DvineLord said:
i still haven't ran the s-off exploit yet. i also slept over 30 hours and missed the release. i was going to wait to run it until some hacks came out that use s-off but i guess not having to fastboot boot.img is good enough. ill run it in abit seems super easy, looks like basically a hacked up ruu =) i guess that is why it is called facepalm.
I see the ruu contains a radio does it cause any problems with at&t?
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The ruu doesn't actually install. It would need to run that a few times to fully install it. Basically we are telling the phone we are going to RUU, which in HTC's stupidity, unlocks the emmc partitions to be writable. Then the RUU fails when it finds superCID. So we cancel out of the ruu status, but the emmc partitions are still unlocked, and we turn the security flash off with soffbin3. And ya, that's why it's called facepalm
DvineLord said:
totally forgot about dual boot, been wanting to do this forever.
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Are yall using that dual boot program from the market? And is it confirmed working?
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im running the 1.85 now for the heck of it. i found that fastboot oem lock works differently then i remember it, you issue the command and it goes to a black screen. just make sure you go back into fastboot before running the ruu.
elfysrfr said:
Are yall using that dual boot program from the market? And is it confirmed working?
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https://play.google.com/store/apps/...SwyLDEsImNvbS5kcngyLmJvb3RtYW5hZ2VyLmxpdGUiXQ..
You mean this program? boot manager lite?
954wrecker said:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/...SwyLDEsImNvbS5kcngyLmJvb3RtYW5hZ2VyLmxpdGUiXQ..
You mean this program? boot manager lite?
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That's the one. I tried using it a long time ago with one of my old HTC's and it never acted right for me.
Just wondering if anyone got any dual boot working yet.
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Oooh, I would love to be able to dual-boot between Sense and AOSP...hopefully that's now a real possibility.
InflatedTitan said:
Chongo confirmed he is able to flash a rom without the need for fastboot... Can anyone else confirm this? He has hboot 2.14, can someone with hboot 1.14 give it a shot?
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I'm running hboot 1.14 and can confirm that I've flashed CM10.1 (and restored a nandroid including the boot partition) without needing to fastboot flash the boot.img.
Seems like those running 1.14 are pretty rare around these parts...or maybe just quiet.
Edit: Restore was to AOSPA 2.54 (JB 4.1.2).

[Question] Best way to downgrade Hboot now that we have s-off?

any tip, help would be apreciated.
im a old semi-dev (like semi-god lol just a joke) but mostly for samsung and motorola devices.
this is mmm, lets say my semi first HTC device, i briked accidentaly a HTC Sensation 4g, resiving an ota, i forget to change my cid.
There is no best way, there are many ways.
If you are s-off, just run a ruu of your choice with the hboot you want.
Check what cid you need for the ruu (HTC__xxx) (because a ruu will still do checks). I prefer a og HTCcid over supercid anyday, you have experienced that already.
cid is now easy to change with a fastboot command (or leave the supercid).
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blackwing182 said:
any tip, help would be apreciated.
im a old semi-dev (like semi-god lol just a joke) but mostly for samsung and motorola devices.
this is mmm, lets say my semi first HTC device, i briked accidentaly a HTC Sensation 4g, resiving an ota, i forget to change my cid.
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I have to ask this but why would you with S-Off?
Darknites said:
I have to ask this but why would you with S-Off?
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I like lower hboots, like 1.06 or if i can find the 1.04 hboot would be better.
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blackwing182 said:
I like lower hboots, like 1.06 or if i can find the 1.04 hboot would be better.
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But they slower.
Darknites said:
But they slower.
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Slower, why?
I have hboot 1.06 and i am willing to change to a higher hboot if it worked better than 1.06
jujusito said:
Slower, why?
I have hboot 1.06 and i am willing to change to a higher hboot if it worked better than 1.06
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Its a bit slower going into bootloader or recovery its not much so up to if you want to upgrade also a newer one don't have the loading bar.
Run the RUU
Safest way to downgrade your hboot to 1.06 is to install the shipped rom RUU_Ville_U_HTC_Europe_1.53.401.2_Radio_0.15.31501S.19_10.12.31501S.06L_release_251412_signed.exe
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Safest way to downgrade your hboot to 1.06 is to install the shipped rom RUU_Ville_U_HTC_Europe_1.53.401.2_Radio_0.15.31501S.19_10.12.31501S.06L_release_251412_signed.exe
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that would brick my phone i think
btw whats the new Hboot 1.14 have new?
AW: [Question] Best way to downgrade Hboot now that we have s-off?
The newest Hboot is 2.15 and why should a ruu will brick your phone?
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blackwing182 said:
that would brick my phone i think
btw whats the new Hboot 1.14 have new?
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Updates to piss us off before S-Off lol. I just don't see the point in doing this with S-Off, if we didn't then ya downgrading was good but now to me its bad.
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NQNH said:
The newest Hboot is 2.15 and why should a ruu will brick your phone?
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Why would an OTA brick a phone?

Only VenomXL can be flashed, no other ROMs work?

As title says, I can only flash Venom ROM, no other one is allowed. Every time I try, I get an error (Status 1) in TWRP. Do you guys have any similar problems/ways to fix it?
theking_13 said:
As title says, I can only flash Venom ROM, no other one is allowed. Every time I try, I get an error (Status 1) in TWRP. Do you guys have any similar problems/ways to fix it?
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Downgrade your recovery to an earlier version. The latest one caused this problem.
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bkmo said:
Downgrade your recovery to an earlier version. The latest one caused this problem.
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Which version number do you recommend?
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Which version number do you recommend?
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I use 2.3.3.1 and it works great. If you have the updated firmware you will have to use 2.4 though
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area51avenger said:
I use 2.3.3.1 and it works great. If you have the updated firmware you will have to use 2.4 though
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I have the latest hboot, so I have to use 2.4 no matter what?
Is it recommended to S-OFF and downgrade to 1.09 instead?
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theking_13 said:
I have the latest hboot, so I have to use 2.4 no matter what?
Is it recommended to S-OFF and downgrade to 1.09 instead?
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Going S-OFF and flashing 1.09 would make your life a lot easier, yeah.
theking_13 said:
I have the latest hboot, so I have to use 2.4 no matter what?
Is it recommended to S-OFF and downgrade to 1.09 instead?
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Yes I recommend s-off with 1.09 hboot. What hboot do you have right now?
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My understanding of s-off is that your hboot version becomes irrelevant.
You can even leave your phone bootloader locked and still flash roms, radios, recoveries, kernels etc when you're s-off.
Before s-off, hboot 1.09 - 1.11 allowed for kernels and radios to be flashed via recovery which is why they were preferred.
The only issue with the newer hboot is the upgraded touch panel drivers which are not compatible with AOSP roms.
But h8rift created a thread so you can downgrade just the touch panel if you want to use AOSP.

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