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This is for International hTC One XL/Evita - Hboot 2.14 & firmware 3.17 (Orange UK)
If you own AT&T One X please look elsewhere, this guide is not for your phone
There is an abundance of information scattered in these forums and not all root methods/exploits work universally due to variation in firmware builds and Hboots.
I had to read a lot of threads to figure out how to S-off my Orange UK One XL with Hboot 2.14 and firmware build 3.17.
I was only interested in attaining S-off but had to start with HTCDev bootloader unlocking which I didn't really want to do but none of the known root exploits worked on my firmware.
I am sharing this hoping it would help others avoid taking pills for headaches when pursuing this noble quest
AIM:
Provide a short guide to others with similar device and configuration on where to start and simple clear steps to follow with needed links.
PREREQUISITES:
1. latest htc drivers for your Windows PC/laptop if you have one of those. Check here.
2. a working adb environment preferably from latest Android SDK, if you don't have this already set up please check here.
3. "USB debugging" must be checked under Phone settings>Developer options
4. an original htc USB cable is strongly recommended.
5. phone charged at above 50%
6. basic knowledge of using command prompt (cmd) in Windows and adb commands.
STEPS:
So in my case the steps were:
[1] Unlock bootloader through htcdev.com
[2] Flash/install TWRP recovery
This is done manually. All-In-One Toolkit didn't work for me BTW.
1. download latest TWRP recovery for One XL/Evita from here
2. you can rename file for easier command prompt typing later, like TWRP5.img
3. place file recovery file in your adb/fastboot folder
4. connect phone in fastboot mode to PC, make sure it displays fastboot USB on phone before you proceed.
5. start command prompt from within fastboot folder by right clicking inside folder and choosing "open prompt here", type following command:
Code:
C:\yourFastbootFolder> fastboot flash recovery TWRP5.img
Not a bad idea to test your recovery by making a nandroid backup before proceeding to next step.
[3] Flash a custom rom (root)
All custom roms are rooted by definition. If you chose e.g. ViperXL like I did remember to flash boot.img extracted form same rom zip afterwards, otherwise bootloop!
You can of course flash a SuperSU zip instead to gain root but I don't see the point.
[4] SuperCID
This is the simplest way that I found accidentally during my endless searches, all credit goes to @beaups for this one and @Austempest for sharing :good:
1. connect phone to PC in Android mode (mode where you can use phone)
2. Run the following command from command prompt (CMD):
Code:
C:\>adb shell
To enter adb shell, then enter following commands after each other:
Code:
# su
# echo -ne "11111111" | dd of=/dev/block/mmcblk0p5 bs=1 seek=20
3. Reboot to bootloader and hopefully you'll see 11111111 as your CID ...... yes
[5] S-Off
Now that your are rooted with SuperCID you can just follow @beaups simple steps for S-Off found here Facepalm S-Off
That is it.... you broke your shackles :laugh:
I am not a dev and for sure not taking credit for other people's work, merely giving back and hoping this assists clarify stuff and save some time.
Cheers!
the one clicks would not work for you because you dont have an att one x so the supercid exploit doesnt work on our phones
all phones go through htcdev.com to unlock, att phones just need supercid first.
you should make a not in your guide that this guide wont work for at&t phones.
exad said:
the one clicks would not work for you because you dont have an att one x so the supercid exploit doesnt work on our phones
all phones go through htcdev.com to unlock, att phones just need supercid first.
you should make a note in your guide that this guide wont work for at&t phones.
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Thanks for this important reminder, note added in red on top!
You mentioned one click is only for AT&T phones, I guess you mean All-In-One Toolkit by hason2000, you see even in the tool's thread it's not stated explicitly that tool works only for AT&T, while the respective threads for these exploit state that it's for AT&T One X not negating other international versions!
Most guides/tools are for North America and some Australia but very few for Europe which BTW only recently came on board with 4G/LTE.
So figuring out, especially for noobs, what is what with all these international variations for one device and huge amount of information, while searching doesn't always provide an answer is a tedious task and can end up miserably :crying:
I hope it's in order to add some info for European Evitas
guys kindly don't quote whole post(s), thanks
Only AT&T Phones are different in the case of unlocking/rooting because they can't use HTCDEV. Every other onexl is the same for unlocking/rooting.
Great guide, thanks you! it worked !
Now i'm stuck at the next step. ha :crying:
i cant get root, because my touchscreen not functional after flashed a custom rom. i had success until step 3, i cant proceed to step 4 as i cant use my touches when the rom loaded. i didnt have any back up. i already searched around to dgrade my touchscreen firmware, but it needs root. im stuck here, i can flash custom cwm recovery, install custom rom but cant touch screen. the default cm10.1 dont have android debugging enabled by default, i cant enable it cos i cant touch the screen. if i restore to stock ruu, i can touch screen n all works, but i had a problem sync google contacts.
The reason im getting my hands on custom rom is bcos my stock XL(Asian version) will neve sync google contacts properly, i tried to flash JB stock RUU, but its same. then, i started to tamper my fon with unlocking bootloader via htcdev, flash cwm(twrp mess on my sdcard storage). i had experience on older htc devices but its my 1st time on the htc one series. right now, im on evita s-on, unlocked bootloader, hboot 2.14, cwm recovery(twrp mess on my sdcard storage), not-super CID. I 'm left with a non-touchable cm10.1, i can flash any rom that supports s-on. tried to relock bootloader but i cant flash stock ICS ruu.flashing stock JB RUU is ok. my target now is to s-off n superCID.
i can :
flash RUU 3.17, running a stock RUU 3.17.
unlock bootloader
flash custom recovery(twrp mess with my internal storage)
i cant :
root my device on stock rom
touchscreen wont work on custom rom
any help will b greatly appreciated.
Do not make multiple posts about the same thing. It is strictly against XDA rules.
sorry, may i know how to delete it? i click on edit/delete but cant see any options to delete my post.
You cannot
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sir how to back or normal cid help me
sir how to back or normal cid help me i have a one x its allredy super cid how get back normal cid
Fastboot oem writecid whateveryourcidwas
This will only work once with s-on after supercid but will work as many times as you want if s-off.
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ignore this post. found a relevant thread
How to upgrade bootloader to 2.14
So what if you are not on HBoot 2.14?
EDIT:
Warning: It is not a good idea to upgrade only the bootloader if you intend to flash the latest CM10 builds! Avoiding RUU and unlocking again out of laziness will probably get you in trouble afterwards. RUU is definitely the safer way. You'll find a good collection of ROMs here
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2119610
and the tutorial for upgrading RUU on a previously modded phone here
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=26260005
I found these threads which helped me SuperCID, S-Off and finally upgrade the HBoot of my already rooted evita.
First you need the superCID from this post:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=42351491
Next Step S-Off:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2155069
Then RegawMOD the appropriate bootloader from this thread and flash:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1786498
The procedure was easy once I had found the appropriate threads on XDA
You should not update hboot that way. It only updates one file and not all the firmware files. Ruu or flashing firmware.zip are the best ways.
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New CM10 and derivates require HBoot 2.14
exad said:
You should not update hboot that way. It only updates one file and not all the firmware files. Ruu or flashing firmware.zip are the best ways.
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I simply needed an updated bootloader in order to enable flashing the latest CM10 nightlies. This did the job.
ernstlustig said:
exad said:
You should not update hboot that way. It only updates one file and not all the firmware files. Ruu or flashing firmware.zip are the best ways.
I simply needed an updated bootloader in order to enable flashing the latest CM10 nightlies. This did the job.
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That's exactly why you should not do it that way. You may get issues along the way as a result of the software not properly utilizing your hardware. This is why you're supposed to update hboot. What you did is more like tricking it into thinking you updated the firmware.
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ernstlustig said:
I simply needed an updated bootloader in order to enable flashing the latest CM10 nightlies. This did the job.
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As exad said, CM 10 didnt want you to update just the hboot it wanted you to flash 3.18 RUU or equal to get updated firmware.
The requirement to install 3.18 RUU is listed as a requirement for CM. The hboot is what is checked but things like radio, adsp and wcnss are what actually needed to be updated, which you have not updated.
All you have successfully done is beaten the basic check for if you flashed the 3.18 RUU without actually doing what you were told to do.
How did you get s-off? i have a rogers version
salt204 said:
How did you get s-off? i have a rogers version
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Links to XDA threads updated. (Sorry.) Please look again.
Has anyone tried successfully to write SuperCID into hboot 2.15 S-On devices?
as the instructions is for hboot 2.14, and I would like to S-Off the device with hboot 2.15 and it is S-On.
I have tried the hex with adb method, but it doesn't work.
I'm having issues updating to the latest version of CM 10.1. I currently run CM10.1-2013-0509-UNOFFICIAL-evita (4.2.2, May 9 2013) and when I try to update OTA I get the following error:
assert failed: getprop("ro.bootloader") == "2.14.000"
E: Error in sdcard/cmupdater/cm-10.1-2013030725-NIGHTLY-evita.zip
(Status 7)
Installation aborted
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I've been trying to research the solution on my own and I'm confused. I think my hboot is out of date but in order to update it I need to have s-off and Super CID enabled (or change my CID to 111111 or 00000, can't remember which). Anyways, can anyone give me some guidance on how to get the latest CM versions installed?
Yeah you have to s-off and then run the 3.18 ruu. No way around it.
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Fastboot OEM readcid will give you your current cid. If your phone is from at&t you should have it already. What hboot are you on right now?
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RollTribe said:
Yeah you have to s-off and then run the 3.18 ruu. No way around it.
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Can you point me in the direction of some guides? I've found different posts and guides and it's all confusing as I'm not sure which order to follow or if they all apply to my phone.
exad said:
Fastboot OEM readcid will give you your current cid. If your phone is from at&t you should have it already. What hboot are you on right now?
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My phone is from Rogers, I'm on hboot 1.11
I found a guide for fastboot oem readcid which reads:
Connect your phone with USB Debugging enabled
Open up an adb shell (if you don't know how to do this, Google it!)
Reboot into fastboot mode in the Bootloader.
Type: fastboot oem writecid 11111111
Type: adb reboot-bootloader
Type: fastboot oem readcid
If it says 11111111 then you have SuperCID
You can reboot as normal
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When following the steps (only typing fastboot oem readcid, not the other lines) my cid is stated as: ROGER001
I do have S-ON enabled if that matters. I know I have to disable it but I'm not sure if I have to do that before or after I rewrite my CID, against some more confusion on my part and I've read doing it wrong can brick my device.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2349919
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exad said:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2349919
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So I followed the steps and was able to enable S-OFF and achieve CID 11111111. I tried to update the hboot following the instructions here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2156686
I tried installing the first version of the Hboot and when I rebooted the screen hung on the CM 10.1 boot logo. I tried to enter recovery through fastboot but a red exclamation mark screen would load. I reinstalled recovery through fastboot and then tried to do a factory reset through recovery and fastboot and my device is now stuck on the HTC logo when booting. I've tried reinstalling different versions of hboot (which I downloaded from those instructions) and nothing happens. Please advise, as of now my phone won't boot.
Edit:
I think what caused this problem was flashing this file: /ALL FILES FROM OTA 3.17 T-MO germain hboot 2.14 (incl recovery and other firmware files, be careful with that).
I'm pretty sure I did the firmware and recovery files as it took 60s to flash and I remember seeing a lot of RADIO files being written. My cell phone is a Rogers cell phone is there a stock version I can re-flash to make it work?
Edit II:
I was able to mount my phone via recovery and install cm 10.1. However, the phone isn't responding to any touch.
Which version of CM10.1 did you install? It sounds like it's an older one because they're not compatible with the newer touchscreen firmware. Download the latest nightly and flash that and you should be ok.
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Okay I finally got her working. I followed instructions here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2159863 to re-install the touch panel firmware, installed the corrected hboot update and upgraded to the latest cm 10.1. Cheers to everyone who contributed and helped me out!
For anyone who may find this thread in the future, the best thing to do would have been run an older RUU because there is no 3.17 RUU i believe and then either install the ota through stock recovery or Download the OTA through android (check for updates)
exad said:
For anyone who may find this thread in the future, the best thing to do would have been run an older RUU because there is no 3.17 RUU i believe and then either install the ota through stock recovery or Download the OTA through android (check for updates)
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I was wondering if you could help me as I am getting the same error as the original poster and I can't update cyanogenmod. The only difference I think is that I am on the AT&T htc one x. I'm just looking for some direction so I don't end up bricking my phone. Thanks!
Are you s-off?
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exad said:
Are you s-off?
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Nope! I have super cid never bothered with s-off. Is it required? I'm also on hboot 1.14...
You can't be serious.
Did you not read the rest of this thread? Or the clear install instructions on the cm10.1 thread? Must s-off and RUU to 3.18. Ugh.
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I have S4 Ville on firmware 3.14.531.17 and need to know if S-OFF is possible using whatever method available. Moonshine thread states that only 3.14.531.11 (T-MOB) is supported and haven't found any details in the Facepalm thread.
Anyone know for sure?
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My steps I took: (don't know if all were necessary)
Made a backup (nandroid) in recovery and saved it to my pc to be safe.
flashed stock recovery
locked bootloader
ran a RUU.exe to get on the supported firmware.
unlocked bootloader
Then I ran moonshine.
flashed recovery I had before
Restored the backup in recovery and had my original setup plus I was now S-off.
tivofool said:
My steps I took: (don't know if all were necessary)
Made a backup (nandroid) in recovery and saved it to my pc to be safe.
flashed stock recovery
locked bootloader
ran a RUU.exe to get on the supported firmware.
unlocked bootloader
Then I ran moonshine.
flashed recovery I had before
Restored the backup in recovery and had my original setup plus I was now S-off.
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Well gave this a shot and after 5 hours I am back on CM10.2 with S-ON and latest firmware still.
Thanks for the help though. Cheers.
Anyone else got any idea?
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Look for 3.14.531.11. It should be available somewhere. Lock the phone back and RUU it. Then you can unlock again and S-OFF with moonshine.
evrycard said:
Look for 3.14.531.11. It should be available somewhere. Lock the phone back and RUU it. Then you can unlock again and S-OFF with moonshine.
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He probably cannot downgrade from *.17 to *.11.
I don't know what parts of the firmware moonshine needs. But you could try downgrade using a OTA or Nandroid.
Same here
I'm pretty much stuck with a One-S Bootloader unlocked with S-on.
I can't find a way to get S-Off. Just googling and throwing prayers in the sky someone develops a way.
pyrocide said:
Well gave this a shot and after 5 hours I am back on CM10.2 with S-ON and latest firmware still.
Thanks for the help though. Cheers.
Anyone else got any idea?
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If that procedure took you 5 hours... Maybe s-off isn't for you.
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havikx said:
If that procedure took you 5 hours... Maybe s-off isn't for you.
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It took me 5 hours total to begin finding all req's and trying the above method, finding it not to work, redoing the RUU *.17 and getting BACK on CM10.2 and having a phone to make calls with. The method above took maybe 20-30 minutes of double checking and making sure i didn't miss something.
Maybe PM this guy. He posted that it moonshine worked on .17.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=45955250&postcount=1091
Ask if he ran moonshine on Linux.
tivofool said:
Maybe PM this guy. He posted that it moonshine worked on .17.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=45955250&postcount=1091
Ask if he ran moonshine on Linux.
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PM'd him for more info. Thanks!
So I was having problems getting s-off as well, eventually I got it done, but it was definitely a big trial and error process.
What I ended up doing was:
1) Get the 3.14.531.11 RUU from http://www.androidruu.com/index.php?developer=Ville (make sure you get the TMOUS one) This link is also provided in the first post in the Android development section
2) I ended up using Moonshine S-Off (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2325590) but I needed to use it in conjunction with running it on Ubuntu. Luckily I had a spare hard drive lying around. If you don't, I believe you can run it through the CD as well as long your burn the Ubuntu.iso on a disc. Plug in your phone to the computer and let it do its magic
3) From there, if you wanted to, you can change to SuperCID. Since you have s-off by then, you can change it from the fastboot usb in the bootloader with the line fastboot oem writecid 11111111 (double check, i'm just writing off the top of my head)
4) Then install roms and etc through the usual custom recovery
Note. I tried the Maximus HD, yes it was nice, but it didn't allow me to utilize my phone as a hotspot, so I ended up using the Dark Jelly rom instead. So far it's been very nice. The hotspot works, but the tethering portion is still unavailable. Just my two cents.
I had a hell of a time getting S-OFF pyrocide
Just like you I had H-boot 2.15 and the .17 firmware
here is what you do... this worked for me
download this RUU http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2279588
adb reboot bootloader
fastboot oem lock
run the RUU
after RUU is loaded and all done 15-20 min
unlock your bootloader with HTC Dev tools
Run moonshine
Works. Promise
tivofool said:
My steps I took: (don't know if all were necessary)
Made a backup (nandroid) in recovery and saved it to my pc to be safe.
flashed stock recovery
locked bootloader
ran a RUU.exe to get on the supported firmware.
unlocked bootloader
Then I ran moonshine.
flashed recovery I had before
Restored the backup in recovery and had my original setup plus I was now S-off.
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i can say that this worked for me as well. i didn't relock bootloader before installing the 3.14.531.11 ruu though. still worked for me. also installed moonshine on windows. ( guess i'm lucky )
bnd10706 said:
I had a hell of a time getting S-OFF pyrocide
Just like you I had H-boot 2.15 and the .17 firmware
here is what you do... this worked for me
download this RUU http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2279588
adb reboot bootloader
fastboot oem lock
run the RUU
after RUU is loaded and all done 15-20 min
unlock your bootloader with HTC Dev tools
Run moonshine
Works. Promise
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You saved me so much time. Thanks!
bnd10706 said:
I had a hell of a time getting S-OFF pyrocide
Just like you I had H-boot 2.15 and the .17 firmware
here is what you do... this worked for me
download this RUU http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2279588
adb reboot bootloader
fastboot oem lock
run the RUU
after RUU is loaded and all done 15-20 min
unlock your bootloader with HTC Dev tools
Run moonshine
Works. Promise
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I do not understand meet all the requirement and I run it step by step and still gets stuck in step 3 moonshine I need urgent help, thanks
pyrocide said:
I have S4 Ville on firmware 3.14.531.17 and need to know if S-OFF is possible using whatever method available. Moonshine thread states that only 3.14.531.11 (T-MOB) is supported and haven't found any details in the Facepalm thread.
Anyone know for sure?
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Test... click here
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2569755
[Q]Hboot/Firmware update 2.15 to 2.16 et al.
Sorry wrong thread.
Running an RUU is only simple for those who haven't been messing with their devices, and that usually isn't us. Since I just did this, I want to write down the steps because I was not able to find easy answers.
This assumes your device is rooted with a different ROM installed. If that is not the case, then you can just download and run the RUU for your device, end of instructions.
Downloading the correct RUU
The most complete list of RUUs for Ville is found on androidruu.com
T-Mobile: http://www.androidruu.com/getdownlo..._10.30.50.08L_release_309489_signed_ICS_2.exe
HTC Europe: http://www.androidruu.com/getdownlo...28_10.27.50.08L_release_301814_signed_2_4.exe
There are RUU updates listed for other service providers, but I can't tell if they are JellyBean hboot 2.15 or not. If someone knows, I'll update this post.
Preparing your device
Make your device s-off if it isn't already. Why?
You will not have to relock the bootloader to perform the RUU update.
You will not have to flash the boot image separately.
If for some reason you can't or won't go s-off, you can still do this, but will have many more steps to follow.
Instructions to make your device s-off are here for firmwares below 3.14: Facepalm S-Off for HTC Devices One S, One XL, Droid DNA
Or you can use the HTC All-In-One Toolkit which helps you through the process.
Use the HTC All-In-One Toolkit (link above) to change the CID to match the RUU.
You needed Super CID to gain s-off, but it won't help you install RUUs. Even if you are Super CID (11111111), you must change your CID to match the RUU you are installing (mine is TMobile: T-MOB010). I know, kinda defeats the purpose of being Super CID, but the RUU won't succeed otherwise. If you are s-off, it is a one click operation using the All-In-One Toolkit.
Backup your device
Use Titanium backup to backup all your user apps so you can restore them afterwards. (No, don't restore system apps please!)
Also back up your ROM by booting into recovery mode and selecting Backup.
If you are only updating the hboot but keeping the same ROM, you can just restore the backup afterwards. Not sure why anyone would need to update the hboot without installing a new ROM, but then you also have a backup in case things go wrong.
Run the RUU
If you are s-on you will have to relock the bootloader by rebooting into the fastboot mode, connecting your device to the computer and running the command "fastboot oem lock". You will also have to follow the process again to unlock your bootloader after doing the update. Tutorials for that are found elsewhere.
1. Leave bootloader unlocked, and leave s-off as is. No need to go back to s-on or relock bootloader.
2. Run the RUU and wait while it updates the phone (Incidentally, it didn't even wipe my sd partition data!)
3. While you are still in bootloader mode (before booting up), use the All-In-One tool to install the TWRP S4 recovery. Or, if you don't want to use the tool, you'll have to download a recovery and use "fastboot flash recovery" followed by the name of the recovery img file.
4. Reboot bootloader and enter recovery mode
5. Restore from backup or Mount USB from TWRP and copy over the ROM and gapps package, flash, wipe cache, and you are up and running.
If you are s-on you will need to extract the boot.img from the zip you are flashing and flash that image separately with "fastboot flash boot boot.img"
Note that device still has the unlocked bootloader and is still s-off! :victory:
My device before: hboot 1.09, unlocked bootloader, Super CID, s-off (In layman's terms, this is a device with an unlocked bootloader so it can accept other ROMs, set to accept any service provider's RUU update via SuperCID, and has had write permission to the boot sector removed via s-off).
My device after: hboot 2.15, unlocked bootloader, T-MOB010 CID, s-off
If possible, I will answer your comments or questions by updating this post and I'll refer you back to here.
Have you changed your CID?
mag13 said:
Have you changed your CID?
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Please read again.
I was Super CID (11111111) but easily changed it to match TMobile (T-MOB010) with this tool for the update.
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yooouuri said:
Please read again.
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I am on Super CID and it does not work
mag13 said:
I am on Super CID and it does not work
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You have to change your CID back to the one for your RUU.
Can I use this tutorial to rollback to 2.15 or whatever works for ViperS rom with sense 4 after I flashed MaximusHD and firmware?
Now my phone is like this:
Hboot 2.16
Radio 1.20.50 (worst radio ever)
S-OFF
CID 11111111
The rom's with sense 5 (I tried just maximus because the others are not compatible with the new firmware, the sdcard mount point for multi user) are killing my battery more than twice faster compared with ViperS. 2h Display vs 5h on Viper.
Thank you!
Can we use this as rollback from h-boot 2.16 ?
mag13 said:
I am on Super CID and it does not work
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I didn't think it would. Glad you didn't brick your phone and I'll update the OP based on your experiment.
flow27 said:
Can we use this as rollback from h-boot 2.16 ?
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arazvan2002 said:
Can I use this tutorial to rollback to 2.15 or whatever works for ViperS rom with sense 4
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Upgrading your hboot is a one way street, as far as I know. Can't you change the radio to something else?
I flashed Viper ROM. All the things are ok, gsm, wifi, etc just I can't see the internal memory like I should. I can browse to it file es file explorer but I need a method to default mount the new (4.2.2) location of it. Where is mounted by the internal memory in 4.1 JB? I discovered a file vold.fstab. Maybe I can change something like that somewhere to be able to use 4.1 ROM's again.
Sorry for OFF topic.
Somebody asked it but i want a clear awnser.
Can i use it to roll back to 2.15 from 2.16?
yooouuri said:
Somebody asked it but i want a clear awnser.
Can i use it to roll back to 2.15 from 2.16?
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Yes you can if youre s-off.
Sent from HTC One S using android 4.2.2 sense 5
Im s-off and changen my RUU back to the origonal.
Using RUU_Ville_U_JB_45_S_HTC_Europe_3.16.401.8_Radio_1.11.50.05.28_10.27.50.08L_release_301814_signed_2_4
But i get the same error. Cant update because wrong "Update tool".
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Flashed orig_hboot_2.15.0000.zip
But im stuck on 1.20 Radio?
yooouuri said:
Im s-off and changen my RUU back to the origonal.
Using RUU_Ville_U_JB_45_S_HTC_Europe_3.16.401.8_Radio_1.11.50.05.28_10.27.50.08L_release_301814_signed_2_4
But i get the same error. Cant update because wrong "Update tool".
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Flashed orig_hboot_2.15.0000.zip
But im stuck on 1.20 Radio?
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Did you run the RUU.exe when your phone was in bootloader (fastboot USB mode)?
tivofool said:
Did you run the RUU.exe when your phone was in bootloader (fastboot USB mode)?
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That's the right thing to do, yes?
kilo94 said:
That's the right thing to do, yes?
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Yes
I have the same problem. I can't go back to stock. I haven't changed my CID yet but I see that has not worked for you.
Did you try with HTC__001 ?
dhigby said:
Running an RUU is only simple for those who haven't been messing with their devices, and that usually isn't us. Since I just did this, I want to write down the steps because I was not able to find easy answers.
This assumes your device is rooted with a different ROM installed. If that is not the case, then you can just download and run the RUU for your device, end of instructions.
Downloading the correct RUU
The most complete list of RUUs for Ville is found on androidruu.com
T-Mobile: http://www.androidruu.com/getdownlo..._10.30.50.08L_release_309489_signed_ICS_2.exe
HTC Europe: http://www.androidruu.com/getdownlo...28_10.27.50.08L_release_301814_signed_2_4.exe
There are RUU updates listed for other service providers, but I can't tell if they are JellyBean hboot 2.15 or not. If someone knows, I'll update this post.
Preparing your device
Make your device s-off if it isn't already. Why?
You will not have to relock the bootloader to perform the RUU update.
You will not have to flash the boot image separately.
If for some reason you can't or won't go s-off, you can still do this, but will have many more steps to follow.
Instructions to make your device s-off are here for firmwares below 3.14: Facepalm S-Off for HTC Devices One S, One XL, Droid DNA
Or you can use the HTC All-In-One Toolkit which helps you through the process.
Use the HTC All-In-One Toolkit (link above) to change the CID to match the RUU.
You needed Super CID to gain s-off, but it won't help you install RUUs. Even if you are Super CID (11111111), you must change your CID to match the RUU you are installing (mine is TMobile: T-MOB010). I know, kinda defeats the purpose of being Super CID, but the RUU won't succeed otherwise. If you are s-off, it is a one click operation using the All-In-One Toolkit.
Backup your device
Use Titanium backup to backup all your user apps so you can restore them afterwards. (No, don't restore system apps please!)
Also back up your ROM by booting into recovery mode and selecting Backup.
If you are only updating the hboot but keeping the same ROM, you can just restore the backup afterwards. Not sure why anyone would need to update the hboot without installing a new ROM, but then you also have a backup in case things go wrong.
Run the RUU
If you are s-on you will have to relock the bootloader by rebooting into the fastboot mode, connecting your device to the computer and running the command "fastboot oem lock". You will also have to follow the process again to unlock your bootloader after doing the update. Tutorials for that are found elsewhere.
1. Leave bootloader unlocked, and leave s-off as is. No need to go back to s-on or relock bootloader.
2. Run the RUU and wait while it updates the phone (Incidentally, it didn't even wipe my sd partition data!)
3. While you are still in bootloader mode (before booting up), use the All-In-One tool to install the TWRP S4 recovery. Or, if you don't want to use the tool, you'll have to download a recovery and use "fastboot flash recovery" followed by the name of the recovery img file.
4. Reboot bootloader and enter recovery mode
5. Restore from backup or Mount USB from TWRP and copy over the ROM and gapps package, flash, wipe cache, and you are up and running.
If you are s-on you will need to extract the boot.img from the zip you are flashing and flash that image separately with "fastboot flash boot boot.img"
Note that device still has the unlocked bootloader and is still s-off! :victory:
My device before: hboot 1.09, unlocked bootloader, Super CID, s-off (In layman's terms, this is a device with an unlocked bootloader so it can accept other ROMs, set to accept any service provider's RUU update via SuperCID, and has had write permission to the boot sector removed via s-off).
My device after: hboot 2.15, unlocked bootloader, T-MOB010 CID, s-off
If possible, I will answer your comments or questions by updating this post and I'll refer you back to here.
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Hey I used your instructions and everything was perfect thank you. I used to upgarde and downgrade hboot even to restore the HTC one S
I got the RUU "Error: 159" again with both RUU from first post and testet with each common cid, but at the end I only got success with super cid and the TMO_US Ruu.
Now I am back on Hboot 2.15 and can flash again the newest custom-recovery, thank you very much.
I've heard about a flashabe standalone zip for the hboot 2.15 and found this:
Only for S4!
Boot into bootloader and enable fastboot.
Code:
fastboot oem rebootRUU
Wait for the black screen with white HTC symbol. (Like when you flash a RUU)
then enter:
Code:
fastboot flash zip modded_hboot_YOUR_NEEDED_HBOOT.zip
then if you want
Code:
fastboot oem boot
(Boot into your current ROM)
modded_ = The red text is removed and "tampered" is gone in bootloader.
Download:
modded_hboot_1.06.0000.zip - (397.1 KB)
modded_hboot_1.09.0000.zip - (400.6 KB)
modded_hboot_1.13.0000.zip - (399.0 KB)
modded_hboot_1.14.0002.zip - (405.3 KB)
modded_hboot_1.14.0004.zip - (373.2 KB)
modded_hboot_1.14.0005.zip - (373.6 KB)
modded_hboot_2.15.0000.zip - (400.9 KB)
modded_hboot_2.16.0000.zip - (398.6 KB)
Thx goes to: touch of jobo XDA Post Source
DISCLAIMER:this is not my work. i have tested it on my own device,but use it at your own risk. if it melts your phone into a lil pile of goo,its not my fault.
Greetings by Idijt
Current Situation(summary):
rooted
unlocked
S-on
HBOOT 1.14.0002
RADIO 0.19as.32.09.11_2
CID-11111111
Lastest TWRP installed 2.7.1.0
After attempting and failing s-off with Facepalm and Rumrunner as well as trying to get newer roms installed over the 4.2.2 rom
I had the S-on way.... had to do a factory reset because I could only get to the bootloader.
Now I have no ROM installed and can only get to bootloader and recovery. Device does show up under adb sideload and fastboot in the respective modes. cannot mount as a filesystem in TWRP for some reason
Not sure where to proceed from here to acheive s-off and get up to 4.4 aosp roms.
Do I need to update the firmware for any reason? Is there an old exploitable rom and Kernal that I can install that has good success with s-off? I'm just lost and frustrated so I'm asking for help.
bathnapkin said:
Current Situation(summary):
rooted
unlocked
S-on
HBOOT 1.14.0002
RADIO 0.19as.32.09.11_2
Unsure if superCID or not
Lastest TWRP installed 2.7.1.0
After attempting and failing s-off with Facepalm and Rumrunner as well as trying to get newer roms installed over the 4.2.2 rom
I had the S-on way.... had to do a factory reset because I could only get to the bootloader.
Now I have no ROM installed and can only get to bootloader and recovery. Device does show up under adb sideload and fastboot in the respective modes. cannot mount as a filesystem in TWRP for some reason
Not sure where to proceed from here to acheive s-off and get up to 4.4 aosp roms.
Do I need to update the firmware for any reason? Is there an old exploitable rom and Kernal that I can install that has good success with s-off? I'm just lost and frustrated so I'm asking for help.
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I was in a similar situation a few days ago. In my case i couldn't boot into Android or recovery mode and the device was stuck in a reboot loop. I run RUU to reset everything to original factory settings. You have to relock your bootloader before you run RUU. It'll reset your root etc and you'll have to start from scratch. This link has the details:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2593037
If you're on Mac or Linux use this one:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1668156
Good luck.
Inn0vative1 said:
I was in a similar situation a few days ago. In my case i couldn't boot into Android or recovery mode and the device was stuck in a reboot loop. I run RUU to reset everything to original factory settings. You have to relock your bootloader before you run RUU. It'll reset your root etc and you'll have to start from scratch. This link has the details:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2593037
If you're on Mac or Linux use this one:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1668156
Good luck.
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Thanks! this Is what I was hoping would help me. Unfortunately I've discovered I do have super CID "11111111"
currently trying to find a fastboot only script that can S-off me which i'm not sure even exists. Or just a way to revert the cid to whatever the AT&T one is
Inn0vative1 said:
I was in a similar situation a few days ago. In my case i couldn't boot into Android or recovery mode and the device was stuck in a reboot loop. I run RUU to reset everything to original factory settings. You have to relock your bootloader before you run RUU. It'll reset your root etc and you'll have to start from scratch. This link has the details:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2593037
If you're on Mac or Linux use this one:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1668156
Good luck.
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bathnapkin said:
Thanks! this Is what I was hoping would help me. Unfortunately I've discovered I do have super CID "11111111"
currently trying to find a fastboot only script that can S-off me which i'm not sure even exists. Or just a way to revert the cid to whatever the AT&T one is
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There's no need to run an RUU at this stage. Just downgrade to TWRP 2.6 and you'll be able to use the 'mount usb storage' feature again to copy a ROM zip across. Use the Kickdroid ROM and try Rumrunner s-off again.
The last thing you wanna do is change your CID back, then you'll be totally screwed. Just do what I said above and you should be fine.
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timmaaa said:
There's no need to run an RUU at this stage. Just downgrade to TWRP 2.6 and you'll be able to use the 'mount usb storage' feature again to copy a ROM zip across. Use the Kickdroid ROM and try Rumrunner s-off again.
The last thing you wanna do is change your CID back, then you'll be totally screwed. Just do what I said above and you should be fine.
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I managed to relock, run the 2.2 RUU, re-unlock and root again to get an unbricked stock phone. Facepalm didn't work so I'll give kickdroid and rumrunner a go.
EDIT: Kickdroid seems to require a firmware higher than the one I have to work which requires s-off for me to get without bricking. know of any older roms that are unsecure and rumrunner will work on?
Just got frustrated and did the RUU again. but this time I managed to get s-off! don't know what I did different this time but thanks to both of you!
bathnapkin said:
I managed to relock, run the 2.2 RUU, re-unlock and root again to get an unbricked stock phone. Facepalm didn't work so I'll give kickdroid and rumrunner a go.
EDIT: Kickdroid seems to require a firmware higher than the one I have to work which requires s-off for me to get without bricking. know of any older roms that are unsecure and rumrunner will work on?
Just got frustrated and did the RUU again. but this time I managed to get s-off! don't know what I did different this time but thanks to both of you!
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Kickdroid only needs the newer firmware to stop signal loss problems and random reboots. You could have used it to get s-off. But you got it in the end!
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