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Does anybody have AT&T stock 2.20 nandroid backup? I'm trying to make my phone complete stock for a reason. I cannot flash RUU, because previously I flashed Asian 2.42 RUU, and that's why its not letting me to downgrade even with super cid. Backup would be appreciated if anybody can provide it.
Thanks in advance.
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Nandroid is not going to return you to stock like an RUU would. You would still be rooted and have custom recovery.
What you are asking for would not really have any different result than flashing a stock rooted ROM, so you can do that, if you just want to get the ROM back to stock.
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Nandroid is not going to return you to stock like an RUU would. You would still be rooted and have custom recovery.
What you are asking for would not really have any different result than flashing a stock rooted ROM, so you can do that, if you just want to get the ROM back to stock.
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To be more specific, I want complete stock, non rooted, odexed and with AT&T bloatware backup, that some people my have as a backup.
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kaiser347 said:
To be more specific, I want complete stock, non rooted, odexed and with AT&T bloatware backup, that some people my have as a backup.
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No one is going to give you their nandroid, since that would have all their personal settings and Google password.
The 2.20 AT&T RUU should work. Are you sure you've got HTC sync installed?
iElvis said:
No one is going to give you their nandroid, since that would have all their personal settings and Google password.
The 2.20 AT&T RUU should work. Are you sure you've got HTC sync installed?
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I'm not noob, and I pretty sure know how to run RUU. I have all the drivers installed. And currently running JB custom ROM on 2.42 ICS firmware with 1.14 bootloader. I can not run AT&T 2.20 RUU, because I will getting bootloader error. You will have same problem if you run different region RUUs with newer firmware. I don't want personal information. Some people may have clean stock nandroid without any personal stuff.
I had the same problem with my ONE S and there were people who had such nandroids, and they did help me with it.
That's why we call it community. We try to help each other as much as we can.
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kaiser347 said:
I'm not noob, and I pretty sure know how to run RUU. I have all the drivers installed.
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Relax man. He's asking for the easy stuff first, since the best solution is very often the easiest one. Better to ask the seemingly 'obvious' question right off the bat, rather than go down some complicated road needlessly.
Re-installing HTC Sync fixes up the issue for the huge majority of people with RUU errors. Not in your case, as you are correct that trying to run the RUU with a lower hboot version number that what is already installed, will cause it to fail. But he is just trying to be helpful.
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Relax man. He's asking for the easy stuff first, since the best solution is very often the easiest one. Better to ask the seemingly 'obvious' question right off the bat, rather than go down some complicated road needlessly.
Re-installing HTC Sync fixes up the issue for the huge majority of people with RUU errors. Not in your case, as you are correct that trying to run the RUU with a lower hboot version number that what is already installed, will cause it to fail. But he is just trying to be helpful.
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I'm relaxed, thank you for understanding me. The reason for this request is that there might be, and its might be an update from At&t in a future eventually. I'm just trying to be prepared for this, because I can not run 2.20 RUU and the only way to get this future update would be from a system setting. I like clean stock, rooted Rom with all the unneeded apps uninstalled. Once I got the update I can just unlock the bootloader and root it and install insecure kernel along.
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Here is a ruu link, hope it helps
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1671237
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I didnt't realize 2.42 contained an updated hboot. That would obviously prevent running an earlier ruu. Sorry for the confusion.
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I didnt't realize 2.42 contained an updated hboot. That would obviously prevent running an earlier ruu. Sorry for the confusion.
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It seems hboot is the same 1.14 in both 2.20 and 2.42 RUUs. I think with the latter some other partitions were updated as well, which prevent downgrading.
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DESERT.TECH said:
Here is a ruu link, hope it helps
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1671237
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Thank you for the link. I do have a RUU. But can not install.
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I never rooted or flashed or anything to my one s, yesterday I got the official jellybean update and so far I hate it
sure they made some things good, contact pictures aren't low quality any more but the downside out weighs the good stuff, I can't play any games cause it lags, the 3d effect on my home screens is gone
all in all I want to downgrade back to ics, the official htc ice, not custom ones. I'm willing to root or w/e it is asking is my phone is how it was yesterday before the update
please help, oh and I have the s4 processor
Edit: even after turning everything off I'm using up 800mb ram out of the 1gb
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RAM management on Linux/Android is different as the windows one.
Full doesnt automatically means bad, but yes the usage is higher then on ICS.
Only way to revert to official ICS is downgrade your HBoot or getting S-OFF and installing the ICS Ruu.
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NQNH said:
RAM management on Linux/Android is different as the windows one.
Full doesnt automatically means bad, but yes the usage is higher then on ICS.
Only way to revert to official ICS is downgrade your HBoot or getting S-OFF and installing the ICS Ruu.
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Can you link me to a guide as i have no clue what Hboot, S-OFF and Ruu are, ive been searching for hours and for the life of me i cant find anything
oh and by official ICS, you mean like the exact same thing i had before i downgraded to jellybean, no custom anything and my warranty still intact
dashivang said:
Can you link me to a guide as i have no clue what Hboot, S-OFF and Ruu are, ive been searching for hours and for the life of me i cant find anything
oh and by official ICS, you mean like the exact same thing i had before i downgraded to jellybean, no custom anything and my warranty still intact
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if s-off, hboot and ruu are unknown for you the procedure could be very risky for you..
maybe think about flashing a custom rom which is based on 4.0.4, like zenRom or Trickdroid 7, its much easier than downgrading etc.
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if s-off, hboot and ruu are unknown for you the procedure could be very risky for you..
maybe think about flashing a custom rom which is based on 4.0.4, like zenRom or Trickdroid 7, its much easier than downgrading etc.
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i dont want custom roms, im willing to risk using s-off, hboot and ruu, i want it to be stock and clean
isnt there a way to just get the OS and install it like on computers?
dashivang said:
i dont want custom roms, im willing to risk using s-off, hboot and ruu, i want it to be stock and clean
isnt there a way to just get the OS and install it like on computers?
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no
this is normally the ruu, doubleklick, and it makes everything on its own.
but the jb-ota updated the hboot, so the ics ruu isnt compatible anymore.
to let the ics ruu run again you have to downgrade your hboot.
dashivang said:
Can you link me to a guide as i have no clue what Hboot, S-OFF and Ruu are, ive been searching for hours and for the life of me i cant find anything
oh and by official ICS, you mean like the exact same thing i had before i downgraded to jellybean, no custom anything and my warranty still intact
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Fyi you will lose warranty if you attempt any of the above steps I.e root, s off etc. I think you should give custom roms a go if you are going to unlock bootloader and root. Trickdroid is pretty much stock but better and viper is amazing. Using hasoons all in one tool is probably the easiest way to unlock phone (stickied in dev section).
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NQNH said:
no
this is normally the ruu, doubleklick, and it makes everything on its own.
but the jb-ota updated the hboot, so the ics ruu isnt compatible anymore.
to let the ics ruu run again you have to downgrade your hboot.
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i understood absolutely nothing you said but i still want to do what you said because it will bring me as close as possible to what i had before the update, could you please link me to a guide or a walkthrough and if there are none im willing to pay you to guide me throught this whole process
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Fyi you will lose warranty if you attempt any of the above steps I.e root, s off etc. I think you should give custom roms a go if you are going to unlock bootloader and root. Trickdroid is pretty much stock but better and viper is amazing. Using hasoons all in one tool is probably the easiest way to unlock phone (stickied in dev section).
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i dont want custom roms because they will probably lag even more than JB
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sorry, ignore my post, here is an easier way like ryanshew already mentioned
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2155135
No, don't use that link, that's obsolete, there is no need for that risk anymore. Go to dev section and read the stickies,, then the s-off thread, if you still need help, PM me and I'll walk you through everything.
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No, don't use that link, that's obsolete, there is no need for that risk anymore. Go to dev section and read the stickies,, then the s-off thread, if you still need help, PM me and I'll walk you through everything.
HTC_One_S | Xparent_ICS_Blue_Tapatalk 1.06_Hboot_Downgrade | Root_Box | Bubba_Kernel_2.8b | S-OFF
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true, I edited my post, thank you
Manual Upgrade
Hi Guys,
I'm using an unlocked T-Mobile .... Its not rooted yet .....
But the software upgrade won't work .... The update gets downloaded (as I can see the update file in my file explorer) but it won't install ....
The phone merely restarts ....
I have 4.0.3, and want to upgrade to 4.0.4 .... fed up with the multi-tasking issues.
Is there any way to install the upgrade file manually, or do I need to install a 4.0.4 based custom ROM?
dashivang said:
i dont want custom roms because they will probably lag even more than JB
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I think custom roms are much smoother and faster than stock roms lol.... Anyways its your phone and your decision. Good luck ;o
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Death-Slayer said:
Hi Guys,
I'm using an unlocked T-Mobile .... Its not rooted yet .....
But the software upgrade won't work .... The update gets downloaded (as I can see the update file in my file explorer) but it won't install ....
The phone merely restarts ....
I have 4.0.3, and want to upgrade to 4.0.4 .... fed up with the multi-tasking issues.
Is there any way to install the upgrade file manually, or do I need to install a 4.0.4 based custom ROM?
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do you get error messages?
tried to install a suitable ruu?
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do you get error messages?
tried to install a suitable ruu?
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No, I don't get any error messages. The phone merely restarts without installing the update.
I haven't tried any RUU yet.
ryanshew said:
No, don't use that link, that's obsolete, there is no need for that risk anymore. Go to dev section and read the stickies,, then the s-off thread, if you still need help, PM me and I'll walk you through everything.
HTC_One_S | Xparent_ICS_Blue_Tapatalk 1.06_Hboot_Downgrade | Root_Box | Bubba_Kernel_2.8b | S-OFF
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i pmed you and hope to hear from you soon
Nogad said:
I think custom roms are much smoother and faster than stock roms lol.... Anyways its your phone and your decision. Good luck ;o
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yeah but i dont want to take any chances with bugs etc
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As far as I know Trickdroid and Viper are bugfree.
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ICS 4.04
Hi, I have same problem but I do not find ICS RUU anymore. I have S4 European version. Radio 1.11.50.05.28_10.27.50.08L, Software 3.16.401.8 and Kernel 3.4.10. Maybe someone can help to find ICS RUU?
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NQNH said:
no
this is normally the ruu, doubleklick, and it makes everything on its own.
but the jb-ota updated the hboot, so the ics ruu isnt compatible anymore.
to let the ics ruu run again you have to downgrade your hboot.
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plz help me senior members! i recently upgraded my htc one s android version for 4.0.3 to 4.1.1 and i cant root and unlock bootloader as it handd when i flash the unlock token (Unlock_code.bin) y hboot version is 3.01.0000 and software number is 3.17.707.102 , sdk api level is 4.65 and plz plz plz help me in any way u can to get my phone rooted.
AplhaShane said:
plz help me senior members! i recently upgraded my htc one s android version for 4.0.3 to 4.1.1 and i cant root and unlock bootloader as it handd when i flash the unlock token (Unlock_code.bin) y hboot version is 3.01.0000 and software number is 3.17.707.102 , sdk api level is 4.65 and plz plz plz help me in any way u can to get my phone rooted.
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just go to htcdev and get another token
I am having trouble connecting to Wifi since I've started using 4.2.2 roms. There was no trouble when I was using a 4.2.1 rom. My wifi switch will not move to on. When you click it, it says turning on wifi but nothing happens.
I am currently using [Official PACman All-in-1-ROM Ver. 22.0.1[4-3-13] .
I have Hboot 1.14, S-On. Do I need to have S-Off to connect to Wifi?
Thanks
Anybody have an idea of what's wrong? I'm running Rohan's test kernel C
I'm not sure how to fix it, my fiance's phone has the same problem. I can tell you that having s-off won't fix it though, that merely turns security checks off, it's completely unrelated.
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You have to flash boot.img through fast boot
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You probably need to update your firmware to JB. There is a conflict between ICS firmware and the JB base that can cause your wifi to go haywire.
You do need to be s-off first, however, or you may get a brick running the RUU.
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You have to flash boot.img through fast boot
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i always do "fastboot flash boot boot.img", not working.
iElvis said:
You probably need to update your firmware to JB. There is a conflict between ICS firmware and the JB base that can cause your wifi to go haywire.
You do need to be s-off first, however, or you may get a brick running the RUU.
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how can i go about upgrading the firmware?
zooobair said:
how can i go about upgrading the firmware?
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Run the 3.17 (non-US) or 3.18 RUU (AT&T), depending on what phone you've got. You need to be s-off first or you may brick if you are supercid. You'll lose root, but getting it back is just a matter of pushing custom recovery back on and flashing superuser. You'll also need to downgrade your touchscreen firmware to use an AOSP rom; there's a thread in the Original Development forum on how to do it.
I'm not guaranteeing this will solve the problem, but I was having similar issues and this solved it.
iElvis said:
Run the 3.17 (non-US) or 3.18 RUU (AT&T), depending on what phone you've got. You need to be s-off first or you may brick if you are supercid. You'll lose root, but getting it back is just a matter of pushing custom recovery back on and flashing superuser. You'll also need to downgrade your touchscreen firmware to use an AOSP rom; there's a thread in the Original Development forum on how to do it.
I'm not guaranteeing this will solve the problem, but I was having similar issues and this solved it.
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i figured out getting s-off. so after i run the 3.18RUU, do i have to use the following root method?http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2285086? Sorry if I'm asking so many questions, just a little confused.
No. You can just flash recovery after ruu. Then either flash a rom or flash superuser if you want to stay stock rooted.
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Correct, once you're s-off, you can never permanently lose root. No need for any exploits as you'll always have the ability to push a custom recovery back on and flash what you like.
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Correct, once you're s-off, you can never permanently lose root. No need for any exploits as you'll always have the ability to push a custom recovery back on and flash what you like.
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I've been thinking about RUU'ing and starting over. Been having wifi and connection problems in general. Seeing as im s-off, do i need to change my cid back before running the att RUU? I seem to remember there being a conflict when the JB ota came out.
venelar said:
I've been thinking about RUU'ing and starting over. Been having wifi and connection problems in general. Seeing as im s-off, do i need to change my cid back before running the att RUU? I seem to remember there being a conflict when the JB ota came out.
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No need to change cid
Don't need to relock bootloader, change cid or anything else if your phone is s-off, to ruu.
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ronnie498 said:
No need to change cid
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exad said:
Don't need to relock bootloader, change cid or anything else if your phone is s-off, to ruu.
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Word. Weekend project.
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so i did everything mentioned, put on the 3.18RUU, installed recovery, downgraded the touchscreen firmware, flashed new rom and kernel. still no wifi working. any other ideas guys?
Sounds like a hardware fault to me if the RUU didn't fix it unfortunately.
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I would think so as well, but it is working fine for me if I use 4.2.1 roms. Do you think that's still the case?
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If it's working PERFECTLY on 4.2.1 then I would say it's not a hardware issue. And I'd also say I'm completely stumped as to what's causing your problem.
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Damn. It's definitely working ok on both the 3.18RUU and 4.1.2 rom. Not sure what other measures I can take to try to get it right.
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Which 4.2.2 ROMs have you tried so far?
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Hi, I recently purchased an HTC one X and I get a message with red letters saying "this build is for development purposes only do not distribute outside of htc", also my htc has been ramdomly rebooting, I want to go back to the stock ROM because I think I might have a custom one and that can be the cause of the random rebooting.
I have the 4.1 oficial firmware but I am affraid to flash it because my phone can become a brick.... The phone was rooted with SuperSU but I have uninstalled it and checked with titanium and I can no longer get superuser rights(I suppose I have succesfully unrooted my phone), I have also checked on bootlader and I have S-ON so I dont know if I am under conditions to flash the oficial firmware without risk(I dont want a brik). I want the original firmware because of the upcoming 4.2 and sense 5.0 update HTC will be releasing.
Thanks in advace for your help.
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Hi, I recently purchased an HTC one X and I get a message with red letters saying "this build is for development purposes only do not distribute outside of htc", also my htc has been ramdomly rebooting, I want to go back to the stock ROM because I think I might have a custom one and that can be the cause of the random rebooting.
I have the 4.1 oficial firmware but I am affraid to flash it because my phone can become a brick.... The phone was rooted with SuperSU but I have uninstalled it and checked with titanium and I can no longer get superuser rights(I suppose I have succesfully unrooted my phone), I have also checked on bootlader and I have S-ON so I dont know if I am under conditions to flash the oficial firmware without risk(I dont want a brik). I want the original firmware because of the upcoming 4.2 and sense 5.0 update HTC will be releasing.
Thanks in advace for your help.
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Do s-off before you go stock or you will brick
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Really just that?
31ken31 said:
Do s-off before you go stock or you will brick
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Is that all??? with S-OFF there is absolute no risk of briking??
Nonononono there's a tradeoff. Because once you supercid you brick if you ruu while s-on. So you need to s-off so as not to brick while RUUing. Technically because there are no longer security checks you have a greater amount of risk If you do something stupid.
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Just flash a stock rooted Rom would be my advice.. what are you gaining from ruu? Look at cleanrom, it's forsurely the most stable for this phone... Just my 2 cents cause if ya don't know what you're doing or are comfortable using adb odds are is you will booger up your new to you phone..
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sinco54 said:
what are you gaining from ruu? Look at cleanrom, it's forsurely the most stable for this phone...
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Updated firmware that is not part of the ROM. If you read the top post of CleanROM, its recommended to RUU first. Its not "required", but some folks have found it helpful to resolve some issues, like random reboots.
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with S-OFF there is absolute no risk of briking??
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Nothing you do to your phone can remove all risk of bricking when you flash. There is always a risk.
But if you have S-On and SuperCID, and try to install certain OTAs or RUUs, a brick is certain (known brick condition).
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Updated firmware that is not part of the ROM. If you read the top post of CleanROM, its recommended to RUU first. Its not "required", but some folks have found it helpful to resolve some issues, like random reboots.
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Nothing you do to your phone can remove all risk of bricking when you flash. There is always a risk.
But if you have S-On and SuperCID, and try to install certain OTAs or RUUs, a brick is certain (known brick condition).
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2181399
Maybe I'm mis reading it or not seeing where it says ruu is recommended..
If I've missed it my apologies but I hve never ruu'ed and I've flashed every available Rom more then once for this handset since last April...
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sinco54 said:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2181399
Maybe I'm mis reading it or not seeing where it says ruu is recommended..
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You are confused about what CleanROM is. That is just the stock rooted ROM, not CleanROM.
This is CleanROM: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1655011
In the top post you will see under Installation: •Highly recomend lates Jellybean firmware and S-Off!
Scrosler doesn't explicitly say "RUU", but this is what he means.
redpoint73 said:
You are confused about what CleanROM is. That is just the stock rooted ROM, not CleanROM.
This is CleanROM: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1655011
In the top post you will see under Installation: •Highly recomend lates Jellybean firmware and S-Off!
Scrosler doesn't explicitly say "RUU", but this is what he means.
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Oh ok, I didn't know that's what that meant lol, I thought it meant something entirely different. Thanks for clarifying for not only me but also the opie..
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First TY all for the responses, Is not my first time flashing custom roms but this is my first HTC phone and I am a little confused with all the s-off and ruu stuff
That is my software info and I have S-on, also I have unrooted, the phone had supersu but no more, what else do I have to do and what Rom do you recomend???
I really want to be able to install oficial updates without trouble.
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you are currently on the latest software. I would recommend S-OFF if you plan to take official updates. If you're confused about terminology, there's a thread in my siganture "Are you ready to root?" That explains a lot of the terminology.
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So I just need to s-off for oficial updates is that watt you are saying?? If so how can I s-off??
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There's a sticky in the android original dev section.
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So I just need to s-off for oficial updates is that watt you are saying?? If so how can I s-off??
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If you are S-on and SuperCID (which your phone likely is), and try to take the 3.18 Jellybean OTA, or run the 3.18 RUU, you will brick.
S-off will at least prevent bricking from this particular condition. The other option is change back to the AT&T CID.
Can someone tell me the benifits of hboot 1.09... I am currently on 1.14 with s-on
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With hboot 1.09 and S-on, boot.img is flashed automatically from recovery anytime you flash a ROM (does not need to be flashed using fastboot). Also, radios can be flashed from recovery.
Both are possible now (with any hboot) if you are s-off. So I'd recommend s-off.
Also, this should have been posted to the Q&A forum section. So I've reported to the mods to move it.
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Wait... So can I just install cm from their website? If I flash the boot.img?
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ali.allana786 said:
Wait... So can I just install cm from their website? If I flash the boot.img?
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Be careful what you install from cm site. There are roms that are for the international one x and if you flash those you will brick your device. Stay on this forum and scan original android development thread, that's where you will find the correct cm roms..
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31ken31 said:
Be careful what you install from cm site. There are roms that are for the international one x and if you flash those you will brick your device. Stay on this forum and scan original android development thread, that's where you will find the correct cm roms..
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Thanks, also, what are the benefits of S-off??
You can find the answer to that if you just read. Buuuuut, it removes security checks basically, so you can really flash anything to your device.
This means you can run any RUU (for this device) without having to relock the bootloader etc, it also means that people on hboot 2.14 are able to flash kernels in recovery instead of flashing boot.img through fastboot. Plus you can downgrade touchscreen firmware, remove red text from splash screen, and edit "tampered" flags within hboot I believe.
This also comes with risks though. Because there are no security checks, it's easier to brick if you flash something that is not intended for our device (ROM / RUU).
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timmaaa said:
You can find the answer to that if you just read. Buuuuut, it removes security checks basically, so you can really flash anything to your device.
This means you can run any RUU (for this device) without having to relock the bootloader etc, it also means that people on hboot 2.14 are able to flash kernels in recovery instead of flashing boot.img through fastboot. Plus you can downgrade touchscreen firmware, remove red text from splash screen, and edit "tampered" flags within hboot I believe.
This also comes with risks though. Because there are no security checks, it's easier to brick if you flash something that is not intended for our device (ROM / RUU).
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Why would you need to downstage the touch screen firmware ??!?
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ali.allana786 said:
Why would you need to downstage the touch screen firmware ??!?
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If you want to flash aosp ROMs you need to. If you want to only use Sense ROMs you don't need to. I suggest doing just so you have that freedom in future.
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ali.allana786 said:
Wait... So can I just install cm from their website? If I flash the boot.img?
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As mentioned, its best to stay on this forum, to be sure you don't flash something not intended for this device. Check out my Index thread for links to ROMs intended for our device: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1671237
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timmaaa said:
You can find the answer to that if you just read. Buuuuut, it removes security checks basically, so you can really flash anything to your device.
This means you can run any RUU (for this device) without having to relock the bootloader etc, it also means that people on hboot 2.14 are able to flash kernels in recovery instead of flashing boot.img through fastboot. Plus you can downgrade touchscreen firmware, remove red text from splash screen, and edit "tampered" flags within hboot I believe.
This also comes with risks though. Because there are no security checks, it's easier to brick if you flash something that is not intended for our device (ROM / RUU).
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All true. Plus, there is some type of bug where if your phone is SuperCID and S-on, you can brick if you try to install official the JB OTA or RUU. S-off removed this particular risk factor.
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ali.allana786 said:
Why would you need to downstage the touch screen firmware ??!?
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If you install the JB OTA or RUU, it will upgrade the touch panel firmware, which is not compatible with AOSP ROMs. The touch panel firmware is independent of hboot, ROM or radio. So only a JB RUU or OTA will give you the updated touch panel firmware.
So if you for some reason end up running the RUU or OTA, and end up with the newer touch panel firmware, and want to run AOSP ROMs, you need to downgrade the touch panel firmware (S-off required).