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[Q] - S-off failed - need guidance

HI all,
I am sorry if this question may have been asked before but I have followed the instruction on [S-Off] Facepalm S-Off for HTC Devices One S, One XL, Droid DNA
but I still can not get the S-OFF.
I use the toolkit : [ROOT] HTC One X AT&T 2.20 Firmware - X-Factor root exploit
I believe my phone is rooted but I can not get the S-OFF. in the bootloader it said "Temppered" unlocked but the S-on
Can I please get some direction on what I did wrong?
Cheers
I want to flash either the telstra stock or the Clean rom I beleieve. I am not sure which one to try but I want the one with the closest to the stock but the optimised version of the stock.
Thanks
Arda

"Tampered' means you are rooted. That is a good thing.
What step of the S-off process are you stuck on? Any error messages?
Did you confirm you have SuperCID?

redpoint73 said:
"Tampered' means you are rooted. That is a good thing.
What step of the S-off process are you stuck on? Any error messages?
Did you confirm you have SuperCID?
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Cheers for the reply.
The steps which failed was when I had to confirm the restore. This is on the process getting the superCID.
I accepted the restore but on the screen on the phone the restore said "restore starting" and then few seconds later it said "restore end" as if restore does not get completed.
Cheer
Sent from my HTC One XL using Tapatalk 2

Do you actually have an AT&T version of the One X, or another carrier?

I have got the hongkong HTC ONE X LTE.
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ardabelati said:
I have got the hongkong HTC ONE X LTE.
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Ha, I called that one! The use of "cheers" had me thinking you were not an American. Its the dual core version of the One X/XL right?
X-factor only works for the AT&T version. X-factor is failing to change the CID because (I think) its looking for the AT&T CID (CWS_001) and not finding it.
I think you have to change the CID the "manual" way: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1671396
Instead of CWS_001, of course you will be looking for your carrier's ID (whatever that is).

Yes I am in from the land of down under
So do I just follow exactly what that guide is?
Do I need to have the S-OFF to be able to successfully flash firmware?
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ardabelati said:
Yes I am in from the land of down under
So do I just follow exactly what that guide is?
Do I need to have the S-OFF to be able to successfully flash firmware?
Sent from my HTC One XL using Tapatalk 2
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okay now I have followed the tutorial above and when I check my CID is now 1111111 because I changed it in the hex edittor and pushed it again back.
when I reboot it still came up with the S-ON
I am not sure if this is done for me?
any suggestions is much appreciated
thanks

ardabelati said:
okay now I have followed the tutorial above and when I check my CID is now 1111111 because I changed it in the hex edittor and pushed it again back.
when I reboot it still came up with the S-ON
I am not sure if this is done for me?
any suggestions is much appreciated
thanks
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OK, so now your supercid go through the s-off process again....

THANK YOU!!!
got the S-OFF displayed now and CID 11111111
so if I want to flash firmware (closest to stock), which tutorial should I follow?
any recommendation for :
1. ICS version which is very stable?
2. JB which is very stable?
I am using my phoen for internet browsing, skype, WhatsUp and also emailing most of the time.
Any recommendation is greatly appreciated
Cheers

At this point pretty much every Rom is stable. I don't think there are any ics roms in active development anymore. If you like close to stock go look at the roms in the android development section. They are mostly all sense based and each brings its own tweaks to the table
Sent from my VENOMized HoxL

ardabelati said:
THANK YOU!!!
got the S-OFF displayed now and CID 11111111
so if I want to flash firmware (closest to stock), which tutorial should I follow?
any recommendation for :
1. ICS version which is very stable?
2. JB which is very stable?
I am using my phoen for internet browsing, skype, WhatsUp and also emailing most of the time.
Any recommendation is greatly appreciated
Cheers
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Don't muck around with firmware... HBoot versions etc. don't matter much once you have s-off.
If you like sense roms, Cleanrom is great (very close to stock) or ViperXL (much more customisable). You'll find both these in the Android Development thread. For a more native Android experience I'm loving Liquid Smooth, available in Android Original Development.
Good luck!

I really need some help with HTC One XL

I bought this phone outright, and I don't like the Telstra network so I put an Optus SIM in. Which works just fine, however I now have an issue which may or may not be related. I have unlocked my bootloader, and have obtained root. I cannot get s-off however, tried all the methods in this forum. And when I try to install a new Rom, such as cm10 and all nightly versions, venom viper, and all other Roms I have tried I cannot get passed the start up logo (or I just get a pure black screen). Yes I have waited and waited for extended periods of time but it won't load. No I'm not new to rooted phones, and have followed all insructions properly. Pls help me, I really hate all the Telstra bloatware on my phone.
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you have to fastboot flash the boot.img when you are s-on

Only problem is I used that stupid one xl one click toolbox for my root. Which has completely stuffed me up.I should have done it the hard way like I did with my incredible s. I just got lazy. Don't suppose you know how to get s-off, without the one click fixes. Unfortunately they arnt working on this phone to acheive s-off
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pretty sure you need supercid to s-off here is the s-off thread
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2155071
and how to get supercid on non att
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2212737

Thank you will give it a try tomorrow.
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your welcome

jerrycoffman45 said:
you have to fastboot flash the boot.img when you are s-on
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Not necessarily. It depends on your hboot version I believe.
I've never had to flash the boot image and I haven't done s-off.
@OP - did you need to s-off for any specific reason? You don't need to do this to flash a custom ROM. It's not required unless you want to reove the tampered text from the boot loader.

It makes life easier to have s-off. Besides I have issues with not having full access to something I have bought outright....lol
Sent from my HTC One XL using xda app-developers app

I s-off'd my HOXL because it makes it much safer from my own boneheaded mistakes. If I had done something silly like flashing the OTA RUU then I wouldn't be completely screwed.
Sent from my HOXL!

[Q] (Cyanogenmod 10.1) HBoot requirement???

Hello, I am fairly new to XDA so, I do not know much. But I am fairly knowledged on technology so just say what you may to help out.
I rooted my HTC One X (Evita) And I installed Cyanogenmod 10 . Now I wanna install cm10.1 nightly, now I installed the
M-2 Release and went back to cm10 now I hear there is a HBOOT requirement.
Now, what would happen if. I tried the nightly (boot loop)?? Because I wanna try it and I don't really trust any other dev except AOKP. Thanks!

There is no requirement. But if your on hboot 2.14 from either a ruu or your hox came with 2.14 then you need to downgrade your touchscreen firmware. The thread is sticked in original dev section. You should be fine flashing the nightly
Sent from my Elemental Venomized S-off HTC One XL

majortaylor said:
There is no requirement. But if your on hboot 2.14 from either a ruu or your hox came with 2.14 then you need to downgrade your touchscreen firmware. The thread is sticked in original dev section. You should be fine flashing the nightly
Sent from my Elemental Venomized S-off HTC One XL
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Well, i rooted my phone when it was HBOOT 2.20 running Sense 4.0.4, is this fine? and if i'm wrong will i get a hard bricked phone??(which is what i don't wan't)

i4GS said:
Well, i rooted my phone when it was HBOOT 2.20 running Sense 4.0.4, is this fine? and if i'm wrong will i get a hard bricked phone??(which is what i don't wan't)
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No you wont get bricked but if your not soff you will need to flash the boot.img of the ROM in question in fast boot because your on 2.20. All the instructions for flashing will be in the roms thread in the first post.
Sent from my Elemental Venomized S-off HTC One XL

majortaylor said:
No you wont get bricked but if your not soff you will need to flash the boot.img of the ROM in question in fast boot because your on 2.20. All the instructions for flashing will be in the roms thread in the first post.
Sent from my Elemental Venomized S-off HTC One XL
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Sorry! I meant hboot 1.14.0002 , evita S-on.
It's still safe to install?? sorry but i'm just making sure because i can't afford a repair. Though i think i have warranty...

i4GS said:
Sorry! I meant hboot 1.14.0002 , evita S-on.
It's still safe to install?? sorry but i'm just making sure because i can't afford a repair. Though i think i have warranty...
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You won't brick. Just make sure you flash the boot.img if the ROM requires it. Just check the 1st post in the ROMs thread and there should be instructions for flashing if your worried still
Sent from my Elemental Venomized S-off HTC One XL

majortaylor said:
You won't brick. Just make sure you flash the boot.img if the ROM requires it. Just check the 1st post in the ROMs thread and there should be instructions for flashing if your worried still
Sent from my Elemental Venomized S-off HTC One XL
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This is true. I am on 1.14. I flashed about four roms. If you are stuck in bootloop, then just reformat /system and /data, and reflash, and then use fastboot the boot.img. Most of the CM roms requires it. But, I seriously suggest you get S-OFF, while you can. It is worth it, and makes life really simple. The link is in my sig

Herc08 said:
This is true. I am on 1.14. I flashed about four roms. If you are stuck in bootloop, then just reformat /system and /data, and reflash, and then use fastboot the boot.img. Most of the CM roms requires it. But, I seriously suggest you get S-OFF, while you can. It is worth it, and makes life really simple. The link is in my sig
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Actually have you guys tried the King Kong ROM for Evita? I wanna try that. Any insights? [About to flash]

i4GS said:
Actually have you guys tried the King Kong ROM for Evita? I wanna try that. Any insights? [About to flash]
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Try it out yourself. Its cm, AOKP and pa.
Sent from my Nexus 4

i4GS said:
Actually have you guys tried the King Kong ROM for Evita? I wanna try that. Any insights? [About to flash]
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No. I am content with what i have. But let me know.
Sent from my Liquid-fied Evita using xda-developers app

hboot 1.09 with s-ff
Ive had 1.09 all along and its flashed anything ive thrown at it

Ooooooooooooo..... Wrong thread) :
-Sugardaddy Duncan

hi plz help me
i have htc one xl with hboot 2.10 and radio 3.20...
i wanna to flash cyanogenmod 10.1 or newer...when i flash this rom it says ma hboot does not supported...
i look every where to update my hboot...but every one say i cant update... plz help me...i want cyanogenmod 10.1

sepehrppp said:
i have htc one xl with hboot 2.10 and radio 3.20...
i wanna to flash cyanogenmod 10.1 or newer...when i flash this rom it says ma hboot does not supported...
i look every where to update my hboot...but every one say i cant update... plz help me...i want cyanogenmod 10.1
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You have the middle eastern variant of this phone, none of the firmware/hboots/radios etc from the normal version are compatible and will most likely brick your phone if you try to install them. Basically, you can't run any aosp ROM because you can't flash the necessary upgrades. It's unfortunate but you're stuck with Sense ROMs.
The problem is that there simply aren't enough of the middle eastern variant around so there is no development specifically for it, so all you users with that variant are kinda stuck coming into this forum where not everything is compatible.
Sent from my Evita

thanks man...
timmaaa said:
You have the middle eastern variant of this phone, none of the firmware/hboots/radios etc from the normal version are compatible and will most likely brick your phone if you try to install them. Basically, you can't run any aosp ROM because you can't flash the necessary upgrades. It's unfortunate but you're stuck with Sense ROMs.
The problem is that there simply aren't enough of the middle eastern variant around so there is no development specifically for it, so all you users with that variant are kinda stuck coming into this forum where not everything is compatible.
Sent from my Evita
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thanks for helping me...
how about to get supercid then flash ruu 3.18??

You could try, but there's a really good chance you'll brick. Personally I wouldn't risk it.
Sent from my Evita

I believe I am running hboot 2.20.502.7 and I want to install cyanogenmod 10.2
I keep getting errors when attempting to flash. it says something like:
assert failed getprop( ro.bootloader )
^this is followed by some numbers including 2.14.0000 and 2.15.0000
do I need to downgrade my hboot firmware to install this rom?
thanks

erikxj said:
I believe I am running hboot 2.20.502.7 and I want to install cyanogenmod 10.2
I keep getting errors when attempting to flash. it says something like:
assert failed getprop( ro.bootloader )
^this is followed by some numbers including 2.14.0000 and 2.15.0000
do I need to downgrade my hboot firmware to install this rom?
thanks
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There's no such thing as hboot 2.20, that's your software version. You need to upgrade your firmware by running the 3.18 RUU. It does state that very clearly in the CM thread. You must have s-off to do this or you'll brick.
Sent from my Evita

timmaaa said:
There's no such thing as hboot 2.20, that's your software version. You need to upgrade your firmware by running the 3.18 RUU. It does state that very clearly in the CM thread. You must have s-off to do this or you'll brick.
Sent from my Evita
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I tried getting s-off with the facepalm method and had no luck. I had no erros other than the ones expected in the instructions. I'm beginning to wonder if maybe my firmware is too old. I now know that my kernal version is 3.0.51.

Why not update your ROM and try again?
Sent from my Evita

[Q] ROM for hboot 1.14

Can someone list 1 good ROM with a boot.img file what will work with an ATT HTC One X with hboot version 1.14. I have looked everywhere and every page just points you to more pages with several ROMS, most of which won't work with my hboot version. Can I get just 1 direct link to 1 good ROM that will work.
My phone version is 2.20.502.7. I have to add that I can ONLY access bootlader since my phone won't start because I think there is no operating system installed.
Thanks

They all work. You just need to learn how to use fastboot to flash the boot.img.
ViperXL is designed to install boot.img via AROMA. But it doesn't always work, and some users have had to do it via adb. So if you are looking for a ROM guaranteed to work with hboot 1.14 for those that can't figure out how to manually flash boot.img. . . there are none.

Here is a Link , I'd do some reading up and make sure you know what you are doing so you don't brick your phone if you haven't already as your previous post you were trying to install wrong rom.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1671237
Sent from my HTC One X using xda premium

uesat said:
Can someone list 1 good ROM with a boot.img file what will work with an ATT HTC One X with hboot version 1.14. I have looked everywhere and every page just points you to more pages with several ROMS, most of which won't work with my hboot version. Can I get just 1 direct link to 1 good ROM that will work.
My phone version is 2.20.502.7. I have to add that I can ONLY access bootlader since my phone won't start because I think there is no operating system installed.
Thanks
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I remember I had to learn the hard way...boot looping (well not really that hard). Anywho, while you are in the those threads, I suggest looking for facepalm s-off...then again, if you are not understanding fastboot, then s-off is not for you. By the way, I tested plenty of roms, and I am running 1.14 right now

Thanks guys. I fixed the issue with my phone where I had to fix my corrupted sd card first, and then I could install a ROM that was compatible with my phone.
And Redpoint73, not all HTC One X roms work with all HTC One X phones. If they did, this thread would not have been made in the first place.

uesat said:
Thanks guys. I fixed the issue with my phone where I had to fix my corrupted sd card first, and then I could install a ROM that was compatible with my phone.
And Redpoint73, not all HTC One X roms work with all HTC One X phones. If they did, this thread would not have been made in the first place.
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And what roms don't run on these phones? Only one x roms I know that aren't compatible are for the international version.... Different hardware.
Hboot don't make a bit of difference o Rom install.. someone needs to learn a little more before assuming that he is correct
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uesat said:
And Redpoint73, not all HTC One X roms work with all HTC One X phones. If they did, this thread would not have been made in the first place.
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Any ROM on here and here will work.
Obviously ROMs meant for a completely different device (which the quad core One X is) will not work.
I didn't bother to type "any ROM meant for our hardware (EVITA) will work" because I assumed that you were smart enough to know what I meant, without me having to go into unnecessary detail.

Where can I download this Any Rom? Is it a mixture of roms? JK
Sent from my HTC One X using xda premium

You probably shouldn't be flashing anything, you clearly don't know what you're talking about.
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I bough a new Sensation XE , whats next?

I have bought a new Sensation XE on eBay and I'm expecting it to get here within couple of weeks, and I'm already own a rooted HTC One X, so I have couple of question
1-I dont have any problem with S-on for the device as im used to it with one x but will I be able to install all roms there with S-on?
2-Is it recommended to update my device using HTC sync on my PC to last firmware and software ?and root then after it ?
Thanks In advane

HTC Venom said:
I have bought a new Sensation XE on eBay and I'm expecting it to get here within couple of weeks, and I'm already own a rooted HTC One X, so I have couple of question
1-I dont have any problem with S-on for the device as im used to it with one x but will I be able to install all roms there with S-on?
2-Is it recommended to update my device using HTC sync on my PC to last firmware and software ?and root then after it ?
Thanks In advane
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you can flash all roms even with S-ON
if your firmware is 3.32 or 3.33 you are fine to go for rooting and flashing

flash roms with S-OFF
Sent from my HTC Sensation using Tapatalk 4

Welcome to sensation family
Get it s off ,rooted ,flash recovery ,Rom and done
First s off of sensation is different from other devices but u can use it with s on too (u know that as u have HTC one ).Yes update it to latest firmware and then do all the rooting .
Sent from my HTCSensation using Tapatalk 4

HTC Venom said:
I have bought a new Sensation XE on eBay and I'm expecting it to get here within couple of weeks, and I'm already own a rooted HTC One X, so I have couple of question
1-I dont have any problem with S-on for the device as im used to it with one x but will I be able to install all roms there with S-on?
2-Is it recommended to update my device using HTC sync on my PC to last firmware and software ?and root then after it ?
Thanks In advane
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If you plan to soff do it on the 1.18 (GB) firmware. Way easier.
Other wise you can use your device son as well. To update just do three ota update. That's rather easy.
Happy to help.

so this week ill get my Sensation XE at last
now ,
I dont care much about S-OFF because I already own a HTC One X and im living well with flashing boot.img in bootloader
1-the thing I'm going to as is there any kind of a problem ill face if I didnt get S-OFF in early stages ?
2- will updating my device using HTC OTA get my firmware updates the one required for flashing ROMs?
I mean once I unlock my device with HTC DEV after I update my device using offical OTA will my device be ready for flashing new ROMs?

HTC Venom said:
so this week ill get my Sensation XE at last
now ,
I dont care much about S-OFF because I already own a HTC One X and im living well with flashing boot.img in bootloader
1-the thing I'm going to as is there any kind of a problem ill face if I didnt get S-OFF in early stages ?
2- will updating my device using HTC OTA get my firmware updates the one required for flashing ROMs?
I mean once I unlock my device with HTC DEV after I update my device using offical OTA will my device be ready for flashing new ROMs?
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if you have 3.32 or 3.33 firmware version after OTA update(probably you will have 3.33 because it is the latest)
then you can use any ics or jb rom:good:

From my little understanding of the subject leave phone S-ON. Better if you can't write to some partitions from security point of view. It lessens chances of permanent or hard brick.
I'd suggest (based on my very limited knowledge of HTC devices )
1. Format whole phone alongwith SDCard.
2. Update it to latest firmware and updates.
3. Unlock the bootloader through HTCDev
4. Install 4EXT Recovery
5. Enable Smartflash
6. Flash ViperS 3.1.2
7. Thank me once again (optional)
Hope you have a great time with your new friend :good: