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How do you (s-off) one s

Hey was wondering if anyone could tell me how I (s-off) my device I noticed some ROMs need you to (s-off) device to install them. Can anyone help thanks
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tr1gg3r84 said:
Hey was wondering if anyone could tell me how I (s-off) my device I noticed some ROMs need you to (s-off) device to install them. Can anyone help thanks
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There is currently no way to s-off the HTC One S. Best you can do is bootloader unlock.

My phone is boot load unlocked but I tryed installing vemon ROM but when I install it and reboot it gets stuck on load up for some reason. But on install it says something about being (s-off) I don't understand what its asking for then :/
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Luckily you probably misnoticed that, no One S ROM needs S-Off to install AFAIK.

OK so why does it not boot up when I install the vemon rom? It shows blank black screen...
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tr1gg3r84 said:
OK so why does it not boot up when I install the vemon rom? It shows blank black screen...
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You need to flash the boot.img in fast boot.
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Talk about not reading instructions on how to flash a rom.
HTC One S TmoUS

I did that but takes ages to boot up left it a hour and it still on HTC one boot screen..
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tr1gg3r84 said:
I did that but takes ages to boot up left it a hour and it still on HTC one boot screen..
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Did what? Anyways this is a symptom of not flashing the boot.img properly. Do it using fastboot, there is a whole guide on doing this stickied in the development section.

Do like others have said, fastboot boot.img or try using TWRP recovery.

One of the rom threads has a boot.img script. Just replace the boot image on that script folder with yours and run the script.
HTC One S TmoUS

Maybe it isn't the boot.img..maybe he chose full wipe in AROMA and it didn't flash. Try flashing by manually full wiping and then not full wiping in AROMA, then it should boot after you fastboot the boot.img.

[Q] A pending update to your boot partition has been detected - 4EXT

Good day to All,
I Need Help.
Intro,
My Phone is Sensation 4G S-Off, HBoot 1.27.110, Firmware 3.33 Universal.
Rom being Used is ViperS 1.41.
What Happened,
I was flashing a different kernel (that I used before multiple times) and my problem started,
The Problem,
The Phone starts, HTC Logo (behind a white background) and after less than a minute it shuts down.
I can access 4EXT Recovery normally after seeing a notification message stating ("A pending update to your boot partition has been detected") and after I click through it I can access 4EXT normally.
What did I do,
Tried flashing multiple kernels, Multiple Roms, restored Multiple Backups and still the same thing. HTC Logo and it shuts down, and if the phone is plugged in to the power it will keep boot looping.
I would highly appreciate some input as I can't use my phone what so ever.

Turn SmartFlash off as you have no need of it (you are S-OFF)
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Jonny said:
Turn SmartFlash off as you have no need of it (you are S-OFF)
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Thanks for your reply but I have already tried that multiple times and it is not related to the current problem.

Full wipe and reflash a rom
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rzr86 said:
Full wipe and reflash a rom
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Thanks for your reply.
Did that and did not help. Can't seem to understand what is the problem.

Raptordin said:
Thanks for your reply.
Did that and did not help. Can't seem to understand what is the problem.
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Ok then maybe this is stupid but give it a try
Reflash 4ext recovery and then flash a rom
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rzr86 said:
Ok then maybe this is stupid but give it a try
Reflash 4ext recovery and then flash a rom
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I Really appreciate the advice, but have done that long ago and re did it now and stioll nothing.

flash another recovery ..like CWM or something ..then reflash 4EXT again

ganeshp said:
flash another recovery ..like CWM or something ..then reflash 4EXT again
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Thanks for your reply.
Although I have tried that before still I re flashed CWM and still nothing happened.
I am stumped completely.

Raptordin said:
Thanks for your reply.
Although I have tried that before still I re flashed CWM and still nothing happened.
I am stumped completely.
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Try running an RUU
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Same setup as OP
S-off' hboot- 1.27
After flashing a kernel, and selecting reboot now, a message appeared about pending update detected. After reboot, will not pass HTC logo.
I've tried different kernel, roms, and backups, and still nothing.
This happened after flashing Sultan-kernel rc4 1512ghz. My phone booted before at higher ghz so I don't believe that's the issue.
Edit: Flashed different ruu, now hboot 1.29 s-off, still same issue.
Thanks for any help possible.

candleworth7808 said:
Same setup as OP
S-off' hboot- 1.27
After flashing a kernel, and selecting reboot now, a message appeared about pending update detected. After reboot, will not pass HTC logo.
I've tried different kernel, roms, and backups, and still nothing.
This happened after flashing Sultan-kernel rc4 1512ghz. My phone booted before at higher ghz so I don't believe that's the issue.
Edit: Flashed different ruu, now hboot 1.29 s-off, still same issue.
Thanks for any help possible.
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Try flashing a different kernel manually and make 100% sure 4EXT SmartFlash is off
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Jonny said:
Try flashing a different kernel manually and make 100% sure 4EXT SmartFlash is off
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Flashed DK3.0.56 and Sultan Kernel rc3. Nothing, so far.

candleworth7808 said:
Flashed DK3.0.56 and Sultan Kernel rc3. Nothing, so far.
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If you have cwm recovery installed i suggest you to install 4ext recovery
It is better.best wishes
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Try DK 3.0.53 kernel and see if it makes any difference.
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rzr86 said:
If you have cwm recovery installed i suggest you to install 4ext recovery
It is better.best wishes
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I'm using 4ext. The problem started after i received the prompt for pending update for booting (smart flash). When I boot into recovery I have to disable smart flash even though I'm s-off.

candleworth7808 said:
I'm using 4ext. The problem started after i received the prompt for pending update for booting (smart flash). When I boot into recovery I have to disable smart flash even though I'm s-off.
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Ok then try this one
Format all partitions except sdcard
After that flash a rom
But before flashing check the smartflash feature(disable it)
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rzr86 said:
Ok then try this one
Format all partitions except sdcard
After that flash a rom
But before flashing check the smartflash feature(disable it)
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Thanks. Madmaxx82 suggested this as well and it worked.
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candleworth7808 said:
Thanks. Madmaxx82 suggested this as well and it worked.
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yeah i saw your posts in 4ext recovery thread
glad for you man:good:

Whenever I had this problem happen to me I flashed the boot.img file from the ROM I was using through fastboot then everything worked. Might save you some time next time something like this happens (happened to me a lot when I was S-on using 4ext) because you won't have to wipe everything and reinstall your ROM.

Downgrade H-BOOT after S-OFF - any takers so far?

Has anyone tried to downgrade the H-BOOT ofter S-OFFing?
I mean, did anyone with say H-BOOT 2.15 try to do someting like this for example:
Code:
fastboot flash hboot hboot_1.13.0000_signedbyaa.nb0
Is that possible or am I going to brick my One S?

I downgraded by flashing an hboot zip through my recovery. It doesn't really make a difference since we are s-off though.
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Is there anyway to flash a new hboot in recovery? Say 2.15? And if so is there a tut on how to? I'm currently on 1.14.0003

Look in boot splash thread in themes. Its has different hboot zips.
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Thanks dark. Now if only I could get a reply that was this quick on my other thread is be happy
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Unlocked 3.18 Now What?

Now that we have the exploit to unlock the bootloader on 3.18, I thought I would give you the run down on what to expect.
The first thing that you need to know is that your hboot version will not allow you to flash custom roms properly. You will have to manually flash the boot image: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2136172 . Flashing roms without doing this manually requires a method called S-Off in witch you remove security: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2155071 If you are thinking about flashing aosp based roms you will have to s-off "FIRST" and downgrade your touch screen for them to work properly: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2159863
Hopefully this will eliminate some confusion and help you on your way.

Venomtester said:
Now that we have the exploit to unlock the bootloader on 3.18, I thought I would give you the run down on what to expect.
The first thing that you need to know is that your hboot version will not allow you to flash custom roms properly. You will have to manually flash the boot image: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2136172 . Flashing roms without doing this manually requires a method called S-Off in witch you remove security: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2155071 If you are thinking about flashing aosp based roms you will have to s-off "FIRST" and downgrade your touch screen for them to work properly: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2159863
Hopefully this will eliminate some confusion and help you on your way.
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Great info! where's the thread where they are discussing the 3.18 unlock?

Android Development. I can confirm this is a working method.
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Venomtester said:
Android Development. I can confirm this is a working method.
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Well thanks again for the info! I just had some bad luck with my phone and had it repaired from htc just to get it back fresh with the 3.18 software... This is wonderful news. thanks again for bringing it to my attention.

mkalbarc said:
Well thanks again for the info! I just had some bad luck with my phone and had it repaired from htc just to get it back fresh with the 3.18 software... This is wonderful news. thanks again for bringing it to my attention.
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If you need a windows script I can send it to you. I've just been busy so i havent shared it.
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Megadoug13 said:
If you need a windows script I can send it to you. I've just been busy so i havent shared it.
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Sure! I'll send you a PM with my email
Thanks again guys!

Thanks Venomtester for the info. Viperxl here I come lol.

Megadoug13 said:
If you need a windows script I can send it to you. I've just been busy so i havent shared it.
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If you wanna share that with me I'll put it in the main thread. Thanks for the contribution.

mkalbarc said:
Great info! where's the thread where they are discussing the 3.18 unlock?
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Go here : [ROOT] HTC One X AT&T 3.18

I have been unlocked and have superCID, when trying to flash custom recovery via the fast boot it seems to install fine but when i reboot into recovery the recovery is blank any ideas? What are the steps i should properly take to gain Root,s-off etc. Any assistance would be aprpeciated.

Did you unlock bootloader via HTC dev?
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Yes sir cid is 11111 via fastboot auth
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What I am asking is if you went to the HTC dev site and received an unlock token to unlock the boot loader after gaining temp root. If so you can download goo manager from play store search for twrp and it will install it for you. Make sure you stay with 2.3..... 2.4 has issues wiping on our phones.
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You will also need to install super user.
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When I flashed the twrp via fastboot after HTC dev boot unlock and try to reboot into recovery it's just a blank screen after the red HTC warning
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You need to flash super user.
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flipper79 said:
When I flashed the twrp via fastboot after HTC dev boot unlock and try to reboot into recovery it's just a blank screen after the red HTC warning
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you need to hold the volume down button and power. once you get into the bootscreen choose recovery. This will load up TWRP. Once your in you can gain SU by going to advanced and fixing permissions I believe. Also note when installing custom roms you must do a complete data wipe/cache/dalvik/system or you might have boot loops or no boot at all.

You gain such by flashing su in recovery.
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How do I put su on my one x I have unlocked it. No twrp. I tried s-off but there's no su. Need help
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Flash twrp and use it to install su
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HTC One S Hboots and Kernels clarification please

so if I'm S-OFF and on hboot 1.14 does that mean I can just flash a new hboot to run the 3.4 kernel and once I upgrade my hboot can I still use the older kernels?
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Yes you need hboot 2.15 to run 3.4 kernel. There's a workaround posted in the forums for using older hboot with the new kernel, but it's not supported by CM.
And yes you can still run old kernel with new hboot.
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abracadabra11 said:
Yes you need hboot 2.15 to run 3.4 kernel. There's a workaround posted in the forums for using older hboot with the new kernel, but it's not supported by CM.
And yes you can still run old kernel with new hboot.
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I noticed in your signature " CM Stock" - can you tell me how to get this stock kernel ? I know how to flash this boot.img but need to know where I can get it ?
I am having 'stuck in Edge" issue - used to get 4g but not anymore.. would like to see if it's to do with the kernel that I have.

Well to get the kernel you need to open the ROM zip file and extract the boot.img file. Then use fastboot to fastboot flash boot boot.img
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abracadabra11 said:
Well to get the kernel you need to open the ROM zip file and extract the boot.img file. Then use fastboot to fastboot flash boot boot.img
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I know that the boot.img file is in the zip file, what I meant to ask was where do I get the stock ROM (so i can open it up and get the boot.img)
Also, what do I need to worry about before I apply this boot.img - do I need to make sure my hboot is compatible somehow?

get.cm
hboot 2.15 should be used for all 3.4 kernel ROMs
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abracadabra11 said:
get.cm
hboot 2.15 should be used for all 3.4 kernel ROMs
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Thank you for your guidance on kernel/hboot...
what do you mean "get. cm" ??
Where do i get stock boot.img??

abracadabra11 said:
Yes you need hboot 2.15 to run 3.4 kernel. There's a workaround posted in the forums for using older hboot with the new kernel, but it's not supported by CM.
And yes you can still run old kernel with new hboot.
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Okay sweet thank you I was also wondering where I can get the 2.15 hboot to flash? Or do I have to relock everything and then use the ruu to upgrade to that?
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You are not able to superCID though if you have 2.15 hboot, so keep that in mind.
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DroidLuvver said:
Thank you for your guidance on kernel/hboot...
what do you mean "get. cm" ??
Where do i get stock boot.img??
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http://get.cm/?device=ville&type=RC
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