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'HTC desire s' not listed on htcdev.com

Hi all
Is it me, cuz im not seeing the 'desire s' listed on the htcdev.com as an option to unlock the boot loader?
All I want to do is root my stock Rom. Not interested in trying any other roms.
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It's not listed but it works. Just select the bottom option "Other Supported Devices" and follow the procedure

Does this procedure get around s-on also ?
Concerns me why they haven't listed it.
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No, your device will be s-on, but the bootloader will be unlocked. It's almost the same.
I have no clue why they haven't listed it either.....

Can you still root with s-on ?
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After you unlock bootloader via htcdev.com, yes you can

Thanks for your help. One last question, how do you root the installed rom?
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tangerine0072000 said:
Thanks for your help. One last question, how do you root the installed rom?
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Look for SuperOneClick in here, it will easily root your rom
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I unlocked the bootloader via htcdev.com (operation was OKAY).
SuperOneClick 2.2 hangs at step 7.

I'm guessing that you have a hboot 2.00...
When u used HTC.dev to unlock your HTC desire s you need to Install cwm or 4ext and then you can flash any Rom you like.
After flashing your HTC with the new Rom you need to fastboot the boot.img to your device cause your device is not S-off.
An other option would be downgrading. Do a few searches and you will be fine.
Otherwise post back and I'll help you out.
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Link
hi there if you are looking for a full guide on rooting and installing a rom after using htcdev on the desire s just go to this forum here, helped me now im using customs roms changing all the time though cant stay on the same one for long lol get bored
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1525100

Hello,
Thank you for your help.
Yes I have the HBOOT 2.00.002 - Android 2.3.5
In the post : http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1390496
"dtronics" suggests 2 operations to do for s-offing for the Desire S :
1 - unlocking the bootloader (htcdev.com)
2 - using SuperOneClick 2.2
The second treatment hangs at 7th step.
Without downgrading the hboot (2.00.002):
If you have a link to a simple and complete documentation to doing s-OFF.
Thank you

Dos bootloader unlock deletes all personal apps, contacts, files or not?
Superoneclick 2.3.3 roots desire s?
Thx for help
D_Saint

tangerine0072000 said:
Hi all
Is it me, cuz im not seeing the 'desire s' listed on the htcdev.com as an option to unlock the boot loader?
All I want to do is root my stock Rom. Not interested in trying any other roms.
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It's not listed but it works.
you can do it.

D_Saint said:
Dos bootloader unlock deletes all personal apps, contacts, files or not?
Superoneclick 2.3.3 roots desire s?
Thx for help
D_Saint
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I unlock bootloader and root, install recovery, then it deletes all contacts and file in internal storage, not delete file in sd card

In the drop down list choose other supported phones
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What's better to do if I want to flash roms, htcdev unlock or S-OFF? I mean, do I have to do both, or just one, and what's better?
And what should I use, EXT4 recovery or ClockworkMod Recovery? Tnx

I would choose downgrading if necessary and S-OFF. The main disadvantages of the htcdev method are the loose of warranty and the need to flash manually the boot image every time you change the rom.
I personally like 4ext but CWM is also very good.
Next time you need some info gry to search the forum, this things were allready discussed.
As a mather of fact i don't think there's a thing left undiscussed in here.
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Unroot HTC One S, just to be sure

Hello,
i have to unroot my girlfriends htc one s, because we need the warrenty of the divice.
at the moment there is the newest trick droid installed.
so how to get back to stock? ive done this on my one x before so i know i have to:
install stock recovery
relock bootloader
run ruu
BUT
i had huge problems finding the right ruu for the stock recovery flashed.
could i flash the stock recovery from PaulOBrien thread and then flash he UK vodafone ruu? or will be some mismatch like on my one x ? i would need the vodafone uk ruu, because it was a vodafone device.
is it a MUST that the recovery version matches thes ruu version? at my one x it kind of happend. is there any chance to see what version the stock recovery of PaulOBrien have?
greetings and thanks alot

Go to super su ..... settings scroll to bottom and click full unroot
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but this wont give me the stock rom, does it?
or could i run the RUU then?

Phone will still say relocked in bootloader no matter what you do I believe.
T-MobileUS HTC One S

thats ok relocked just mean it was unlocked, but nothing it was ever a custom rom on it
but i got the solution in another forum
just relock bootloader, enable usb debug und go to the ruu
greetings

I think it does go to stock rom
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Just to be clear, can someone post the steps for a n00b to go from rooted to stock? Thanks.

unroot
how do i unroot from venom rom back to stock i have a htc one s need the warranty as well
k1llacanon said:
Go to super su ..... settings scroll to bottom and click full unroot
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lulu217783 said:
how do i unroot from venom rom back to stock i have a htc one s need the warranty as well
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Your warranty might not come back, since you have rooted it you might be declined.
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[Q] updating to official ICS

Im a noob here i just wanted to know if i update my htc sensation 4g (on official 2.3.4 with locked bootloader and s-off) to official ics will i loose my carrier unock. I unlocked it using http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1232107

Nope. . . Never loose carrier freedom after update
Before updating , I recommend get s off now in case if u want flashing in future .
Coz getting s off on ics ( include wire trick ) is verry difficult than gingerbread. .
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ok good to know i already have s-off i just hava a locked bootloader should i unlock it or should i just update ass is?

lostassassin said:
ok good to know i already have s-off i just hava a locked bootloader should i unlock it or should i just update ass is?
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Unlocking bootloader after achieving s off is not necessary
Update as it is , u can switch to eng bootloader anytime by flashing zip
Use kgs utility for that
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Relock

So i got my phone's bootloader relock and i flash the stock recovery but i cant access it i dont know why but whatever thats my issue
I wanna go back to stock but i cant run the RUU bcuz i have a Mac
So is there anyway to flash a stock ruu or rom from fastboot or the bootloader i remember doing it in the htc evo once and it worked like a charm
I need your help guys im trying to bring back my phone bcuz the power button is not working properly
So yea thats my issue any help or recommendations are much appreciated thnks
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Doesn't ruu require windows? You try a virtual machine to emulate windows. What exactly are you trying to do? Are you trying to achieve s off?
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yankee minaj said:
So i got my phone's bootloader relock and i flash the stock recovery but i cant access it i dont know why but whatever thats my issue
I wanna go back to stock but i cant run the RUU bcuz i have a Mac
So is there anyway to flash a stock ruu or rom from fastboot or the bootloader i remember doing it in the htc evo once and it worked like a charm
I need your help guys im trying to bring back my phone bcuz the power button is not working properly
So yea thats my issue any help or recommendations are much appreciated thnks
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Are you S-OFF already?
Is this an AT&T one X? you would have had to supercid to root, if you RUU and you are not S-OFF you will brick.
To RUU, you'll need windows be it through a VM or another PC.
You can flash an OTA through stock recovery if you download the zip but if you're superCID that will also brick you.

I have S-on Relock hboot 1.09
I guess im gonna ask a friend to let me borough hes windows laptop i think thats the easiest way to go back
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exad said:
Are you S-OFF already?
Is this an AT&T one X? you would have had to supercid to root, if you RUU and you are not S-OFF you will brick.
To RUU, you'll need windows be it through a VM or another PC.
You can flash an OTA through stock recovery if you download the zip but if you're superCID that will also brick you.
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And the SuperCid i really dont know about that but i try root checker and i still have root
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yankee minaj said:
I have S-on Relock hboot 1.09
I guess im gonna ask a friend to let me borough hes windows laptop i think thats the easiest way to go back
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If it's an AT&T phone it definately is SuperCID and will brick if you RUU unless you S-OFF first.

So what do you recommend mate do i have to go and do the s-off
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yankee minaj said:
So what do you recommend mate do i have to go and do the s-off
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Yep. re-unlock, flash recovery, flash a stock rooted rom, S-OFF, then RUU

exad said:
Yep. re-unlock, flash recovery, flash a stock rooted rom, S-OFF, then RUU
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ok so i am S-off and i just run the ruu and thats it? and by the way what kind of Ruu should i run im running JB custom rom
dont ask me why or how i got S-off i just want my phone to be replace
thanks mate

Just run any one xl ruu for your carrier. There's a few ruu threads if you click the link to the resource compilation thread in my signature and scroll down to the RUU section.
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What if.....?

What if I flash jaggy 3.2.1 without super user, Su binaries and memory script and relock bootloader..??
Can I flash custom kernel on stock with busybox installed..?
Actually I wanna use cranium build 2 with jaggy 3 and locked bootloader..
Where can I find stock recovery?
I don't wanna RUU.
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Barkat.Paki said:
What if I flash jaggy 3.2.1 without super user, Su binaries and memory script and relock bootloader..??
Can I flash custom kernel on stock with busybox installed..?
Actually I wanna use cranium build 2 with jaggy 3 and locked bootloader..
Where can I find stock recovery?
I don't wanna RUU.
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You cannot flash a custom ROM or kernel with a locked bootloader.
If you have noticed .. when we boot into the bootloader.. the Hboot verifies some images PJxxxx... A locked bootloader will search for all the images i.e. stock system.img stock boot.img recovery.img and i think userdata.img too...
And we cannot " LOCK " our bootloader once it is unlocked. We can only " RELOCK " it..
Stock Recovery ? I havent tried but check THIS out..
Cheers bro.

Thanks. I got stock recovery from there...
I know about "relocked" thing but I had saw somewhere that appropriate RUU can make it "Locked"..
I've not tried yet as I've not found any RUU for mine...
Is that true..?
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Barkat.Paki said:
Thanks. I got stock recovery from there...
I know about "relocked" thing but I had saw somewhere that appropriate RUU can make it "Locked"..
I've not tried yet as I've not found any RUU for mine...
Is that true..?
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Only S-OFF will make it looked " Locked " instead of " Relocked"..
How to install an RUU..
See this
Where to get an RUU ? Here

What if my radio doesn't match..
Will that still work that way(extract images and flash, relock bootloader and run the RUU)..?
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Barkat.Paki said:
What if my radio doesn't match..
Will that still work that way(extract images and flash, relock bootloader and run the RUU)..?
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There is another question similar to this in the same forum .
And I am not sure about the answer.
It has been recently posted in the Q and A section.
click on the smiley

Edit:
Well, I'll try...
May be..
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If you have anything except a signed HTC official RUU on your phone, and you "relock" your bootloader, your phone wont go past the hboot... First hand experience says so..
If you wanna lock your bootloader, you MUST have an RUU ready to install.. A locked bootloader wont even let you boot into a custom rom/recovery..
Even "fastboot boot" wont work...
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legen_dary said:
If you have anything except a signed HTC official RUU on your phone, and you "relock" your bootloader, your phone wont go past the hboot... First hand experience says so..
If you wanna lock your bootloader, you MUST have an RUU ready to install.. A locked bootloader wont even let you boot into a custom rom/recovery..
Even "fastboot boot" wont work...
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What I mean is that I want to relock after flashing stock Rom as I got that I'll unable to relock on custom Rom.
I think I can relock on stock Rom 1.43 available out there in dev section..
1.43 have both odexed and de-odexed builds.. which one can I use?
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Barkat.Paki said:
What I mean is that I want to relock after flashing stock Rom as I got that I'll unable to relock on custom Rom.
I think I can relock on stock Rom 1.43 available out there in dev section..
1.43 have both odexed and de-odexed builds.. which one can I use?
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I don't think both are signed by HTC. If what sachin said about -The signatures used on Rom and boot should match -
Then both won't work -you'll be stuck at fastboot.
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On older HTC devices and most other devices, you can relock the bootloader even while using custom ROMs and kernels. But now HTC doesn't want us to relock bootloader except for flashing signed images. You can try flashing the signed (unmodified) images of stock kernel, ROM and recovery manually and then relocking. I'm not sure whether this would work, I can't even imagine going back to stock ROM :silly:

BANNED said:
I don't think both are signed by HTC. If what sachin said about -The signatures used on Rom and boot should match -
Then both won't work -you'll be stuck at fastboot.
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that means that the only way to relock is a RUU.
what about other than 1.43 stock Roms.?

Barkat.Paki said:
that means that the only way to relock is a RUU.
what about other than 1.43 stock Roms.?
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Like sachin said, extract the untouched boot image and system yaffs image and recovery image from ruu and flash it - that's probably the only way other than ruu. stock Roms found here will probably not work,no matter what version.
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Sachin Thomas said:
On older HTC devices and most other devices, you can relock the bootloader even while using custom ROMs and kernels. But now HTC doesn't want us to relock bootloader except for flashing signed images. You can try flashing the signed (unmodified) images of stock kernel, ROM and recovery manually and then relocking. I'm not sure whether this would work, I can't even imagine going back to stock ROM :silly:
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BANNED said:
Like sachin said, extract the untouched boot image and system yaffs image and recovery image from ruu and flash it - that's probably the only way other than ruu. stock Roms found here will probably not work,no matter what version.
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Will I be able to use stock 1.43 with using untouched boot,system and recovery images extracted from RUU? And relock.
My radio is 1.11.82.30 and I'm unable to find it.
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Barkat.Paki said:
Will I be able to use stock 1.43 with using untouched boot,system and recovery images extracted from RUU? And relock.
My radio is 1.11.82.30 and I'm unable to find it.
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I believe the stock 1.43 boot is untouched. Not sure whether the system partition's signature is verified as it's too large. You can try 1.43 boot.img along with the recovery image from latest RUU
BTW, if your radio is 1.11.82.30 you can also try searching for an RUU with a newer radio version

Sachin Thomas said:
I believe the stock 1.43 boot is untouched. Not sure whether the system partition's signature is verified as it's too large. You can try 1.43 boot.img along with the recovery image from latest RUU
BTW, if your radio is 1.11.82.30 you can also try searching for an RUU with a newer radio version
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ok you mean I can use a newer vision of a RUU without any error..
I think the RUU for 1.43 is not available yet...
thanks all..

Barkat.Paki said:
ok you mean I can use a newer vision of a RUU without any error..
I think the RUU for 1.43 is not available yet...
thanks all..
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What's the latest available RUU version? Is it older than your current radio version? The RUU filename should contain the radio version too. Check it and find an RUU with a newer radio version

Sachin Thomas said:
What's the latest available RUU version? Is it older than your current radio version? The RUU filename should contain the radio version too. Check it and find an RUU with a newer radio version
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I'm searching.... not yet able to find newer one..
don't know what is the latest but saw somewhere here on xda that RUU for 1.43 is not available yet..
searching...

Barkat.Paki said:
I'm searching.... not yet able to find newer one..
don't know what is the latest but saw somewhere here on xda that RUU for 1.43 is not available yet..
searching...
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You don't need 1.43 ruu.
just ruu,what you have and update
From settings - you'll get automatically updated to 1.43 system.
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