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How to hard reset an S3 One S when you flashed the wrong recovery.

Someone asked me this question, and i feel the answer i provided might help us S3 users out there.
HI..I guess I have the same problem HTC one s 1.7Ghz, now I can't hard reset any recovery. please if u find a way to fixit
yeah.. you cant. Unless you can find someone to give you a recovery from a stock S3. I dont have one either... but there is another way to hard reset it.
I assume you have already unlocked the bootloader via HTC Dev. Simply relock it, then unlock it again. This will hard reset your phone without the need for recovery.
The hard reset feature within the phone cannot be used because we no longer have the stock recovery and the S4 recovery we "accidentally" flashed in wont work.
Keep our fingers crossed someone will create a recovery that is usable by us S3 users!

You can also run a ruu and extract the recovery.img from the temp folder.
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Yep hansthegeek is right. As long as you have a locked/relocked bootloader, the ruu will run fine, even with a messed up recovery (speaking from experience )
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hansthegeek said:
You can also run a ruu and extract the recovery.img from the temp folder.
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Problem is we do not have a RUU for our S3 versions :crying:

There is, i've posted the links to all of the available ruu's for someone else. Can't really check now because I'm on my phone, but there definetly is.
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Big_Den said:
There is, i've posted the links to all of the available ruu's for someone else. Can't really check now because I'm on my phone, but there definetly is.
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Yeah.. I know about that page. Last i checked.. none is for an S3 version.

onlinechi said:
Yeah.. I know about that page. Last i checked.. none is for an S3 version.
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Your phone is also known as the Ville C2 / VLE_C2 etc...
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Big_Den said:
There is, i've posted the links to all of the available ruu's for someone else. Can't really check now because I'm on my phone, but there definetly is.
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Big_Den said:
Your phone is also known as the Ville C2 / VLE_C2 etc...
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Could i have the link again? Thanks..

http://www.filefactory.com/f/11f2bd9c14cebbbe/
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original recovery for S3 VILLE2C

Eumaniac said:
http://www.filefactory.com/f/11f2bd9c14cebbbe/
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Can someone put it on a mirror ? Filefactory needs now premium account. We've reach the max download for the free verson.
thx

img recovery is from the referenced link

Flashing Sensation ROMs on a villec2

Can I flash the ROMs from the Sensation on my one s (villec2)? I've seen many ROMs being based on the villec2 RUU.
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.TanTien said:
Can I flash the ROMs from the Sensation on my one s (villec2)? I've seen many ROMs being based on the villec2 RUU.
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not without porting them, different kernel, libs and other files needed

Jonny said:
not without porting them, different kernel, libs and other files needed
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Is this hard to do?

Flashing miui

Hi,
I want to remove my friends htc one xl's branding by tmobile and flash a miui rom. After hours searching this forum(s), i have a little idea of what i have to do, like i have to unlock bootloader, some s-off thing, flash a custom recovery and then flash rom. As i come from samsung forums, i have no idea of how this works and even hours of research havent helped me out. So i would be glad if anyone could tell me what i should do to at the end i get miui. (I think flashing custom rom removes branding, doesnt it?)
Thanks very much in advance
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First of all we need to make sure you're in the right place. Is the phone an Evita (One XL)?
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Unlock bootloader
Flash twrp
Flash Su
S-off
Flash anything.
Never used samsung but it seems like anyone who comes from Samsung phones tend to be ridiculously noobish. I suggest reading through the stickies in q&a and android dev and original android dev if things don't make sense to you. This phone is quirky but once you actually understand what you're doing and why, it's simple. Lazyness will brick you. Also, never root these for a friend or they will be calling you when something goes wrong. And something will go wrong.
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timmaaa said:
First of all we need to make sure you're in the right place. Is the phone an Evita (One XL)?
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Yes it is
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exad said:
Unlock bootloader
Flash twrp
Flash Su
S-off
Flash anything.
Never used samsung but it seems like anyone who comes from Samsung phones tend to be ridiculously noobish. I suggest reading through the stickies in q&a and android dev and original android dev if things don't make sense to you. This phone is quirky but once you actually understand what you're doing and why, it's simple. Lazyness will brick you. Also, never root these for a friend or they will be calling you when something goes wrong. And something will go wrong.
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Haha yeah i believe you, at samsung u get one zip to flash to stock recovery in order to rot and an easy method for cus recovery. Thats much easier
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Masrepus said:
Hi,
I want to remove my friends htc one xl's branding by tmobile and flash a miui rom. After hours searching this forum(s), i have a little idea of what i have to do, like i have to unlock bootloader, some s-off thing, flash a custom recovery and then flash rom. As i come from samsung forums, i have no idea of how this works and even hours of research havent helped me out. So i would be glad if anyone could tell me what i should do to at the end i get miui. (I think flashing custom rom removes branding, doesnt it?)
Thanks very much in advance
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Normal way, i think:
1/ Check your computer, have ADB and htc sync install or not, if not, download them and install them.
2/ Boot into bootloader, and check your status of hboot, build. If your hboot, build are qualified to get root, go to this topic:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1952038
3/ After unlock boot-loader, go do soff to install custom RUU:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2155071
4/Flash TWRP recovery (google and download it, latest build 2.6.0.0)
5/ Install any rom you want
PS: for MIUI rom, you dont need to soff and hboot required, thats mean you just only care about: UNLOCK BOOTLOADER, ROOT, TWRP recovery.
So first, go to htcdev.com and unlock bootloader for your phone, after that, check if your phone can root or not and install TWRP recovery then flash MIUI rom.
So thats all you need, maybe it not clear too, but you need to give me some infor about ur phone, so we can find right solution. I am noob too haha

Ok, so:
1/ yes ive got adt with adb tools included; im on linux so i think no htc driver needed
Well, if i dont need soff thats good
Thx, clear guide man
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It's best to just s-off. As a precaution.
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Ok ill do dat @thinhletien Well, today ive got the phone:
Android 4.1.1
Sense 4+
Software nr. 3.17.111.2
Hboot 2.14.000
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Hey good news guys, i finally managed to unlock bootloader, flash twrp + supersu
Just soff didnt work, but thats a minor problem i dont care about
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Cant Install any roms

I had Illusion (4.2.2) and wanted to try odyssey so when i flashed it i got an error someone on that thread told me i should update the firmware to 4.3 which was right but i dont think it worked because i am still on 1.14 hboot so im like screw it ill just use a 4.2.2 rom try liquid (and illusion again) and its giving me the same error as the first one so now im "rom'less" btw the error is [getprop("ro.bootloader") == "2.15.000"]
help as fast as possible would be highly appreciated as my phone is a important part of my day

Delux20 said:
I had Illusion (4.2.2) and wanted to try odyssey so when i flashed it i got an error someone on that thread told me i should update the firmware to 4.3 which was right but i dont think it worked because i am still on 1.14 hboot so im like screw it ill just use a 4.2.2 rom try liquid (and illusion again) and its giving me the same error as the first one so now im "rom'less" btw the error is [getprop("ro.bootloader") == "2.15.000"]
help as fast as possible would be highly appreciated as my phone is a important part of my day
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You haven't upgraded to stock jellybean even. Upgrade to stock jellybean first with an RUU.
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khan.orak said:
You haven't upgraded to stock jellybean even. Upgrade to stock jellybean first with an RUU.
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t-Mobil is the only carrier with a HTC ONE S JB RUU and im not on t-mobil? am i mission somthing? im with wind

Delux20 said:
t-Mobil is the only carrier with a HTC ONE S JB RUU and im not on t-mobil? am i mission somthing? im with wind
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What's your CID?
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khan.orak said:
What's your CID?
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GLOBA001

Delux20 said:
GLOBA001
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Try the EUROPE RUU for Jellybean.
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khan.orak said:
Try the EUROPE RUU for Jellybean.
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Which one there are several http://www.androidruu.com/?developer=Ville

I would use this ota:
http://www.androidruu.com/getdownlo....27.50.08L_release_3049068z393w1fez9cc9lt.zip
Extract the firmware.zip and flash it in RUU mode.
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El_Svanto said:
I would use this ota:
http://www.androidruu.com/getdownlo....27.50.08L_release_3049068z393w1fez9cc9lt.zip
Extract the firmware.zip and flash it in RUU mode.
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so now i do this http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=42540922 and i can use 4.3.2 roms?
Thanks Alot btw

El_Svanto said:
I would use this ota:
http://www.androidruu.com/getdownlo....27.50.08L_release_3049068z393w1fez9cc9lt.zip
Extract the firmware.zip and flash it in RUU mode.
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Its Just stuck on the "HTC quitly brilliant" screen
do i need to unlock? flash a rom?

Delux20 said:
Its Just stuck on the "HTC quitly brilliant" screen
do i need to unlock? flash a rom?
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Of course.

khan.orak said:
Of course.
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EDIT: Evevrything is good thanks alot

Delux20 said:
So what mr. El_Svanto told me worked and so i dont mess up is the ruu he showed me 4.3 or do i need to use that firmware update? and in that firmware update should i use the international update since my cid is GLOBA001?
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???
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wispaw said:
So far I still dare not to try to update my ROM. seems so risky.
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this worked for mw im even using the 4.3 rom

One Mini Root [Q]

Hi,
Can anyone link me to the latest tutorials on how to root & unroot the One Mini. This is my first Android phone, so I don't know anything.
Thanks.

mirko brand said:
Hi,
Can anyone link me to the latest tutorials on how to root & unroot the One Mini. This is my first Android phone, so I don't know anything.
Thanks.
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first I would state which phone you had, the AT&T versions or international one.

You just want to root it? Easy Mister First you need a custom recovery. Pls use Google to learn how to get it after that write me and i will give you more introductions
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romy134 said:
first I would state which phone you had, the AT&T versions or international one.
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I am from Europe, so I guess, I have the international version.
MirageBlader said:
You just want to root it? Easy Mister First you need a custom recovery. Pls use Google to learn how to get it after that write me and i will give you more introductions
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I have downloaded the TWRP 2.6.3.0 and the Clockwork-touch-6.0.3.6-m4 from this forum. But I don't know if these are the latest versions for the One Mini, or which one to choose. :/

Also, is it possible to have the Sense 5 Toolbox on the Stock ROM? If not is ARHD available for the Mini?

Someone please HELP!

TWRP 2.6.3.0 is the newest. I use it too
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gomezr said:
TWRP 2.6.3.0 is the newest. I use it too
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How about sense 5 toolbox? Can it run on stock rooted rom?

mirko brand said:
How about sense 5 toolbox? Can it run on stock rooted rom?
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yes, as long as you're rooted.
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RuffBuster said:
yes, as long as you're rooted.
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I got it to work in the meanwhile, but I still don't fully get the Volume2Wake. When the phone is charging it works every time, but when its on battery its as if the phone goes to sleep, so it can only be waken up by the power button. Some times if I press the vol button to wake, right after I lock the device it works flawlessly.
...strange really

hello all,
i have updated to android 4.4 and i have unlocked bootloader and twrp installed
but in twrp it said cannot mount cache, system or external sd
and i even couldn't found the supersu zip in my sdcard by twrp
how to get my device rooted?
or do I need to s-off ?
thanks all:laugh:

Unroot and relock Bootloarder
Hi, I want to unroot and lock my bootloader on my htc one mini. I do not have S-off. I have S-on. I want go back to a factory settings so i can do an OTA update to 4.4.2. Can anyone please help me?
Thanks

Rxzero said:
hello all,
i have updated to android 4.4 and i have unlocked bootloader and twrp installed
but in twrp it said cannot mount cache, system or external sd
and i even couldn't found the supersu zip in my sdcard by twrp
how to get my device rooted?
or do I need to s-off ?
thanks all:laugh:
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With OTA 4.4.2 update the partition layout has changed. Check this out for an adapted TWRP: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=51612358