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Unlocking bootloader

Hi everyone, just got my HTC one s, coming from a LG g2x, I have tried multiple times to try to unlock bootloader and have followed it step by step by flow directions and used the all in one kit but both ways, I am stuck at waiting on device on cms screen, any help is appreciated, thanks in advance
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Do you have the drivers installed on your PC?

WCCobra said:
Do you have the drivers installed on your PC?
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Yes sir
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themug05 said:
Yes sir
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Let the phone boot turn on USB debugging and use Adb to reboot boot loader
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USB debugging.on and fastboot off?
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azzledazzle said:
Let the phone boot turn on USB debugging and use Adb to reboot boot loader
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How you use adb to reboot bootloader?
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k1llacanon said:
USB debugging.on and fastboot off?
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Yes sir, it was on by factory
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Why would the factory do that? Are you sure you can check setting power and untick fastboot and developer options debug on are you in hboot when running cmd?
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k1llacanon said:
Why would the factory do that? Are you sure you can check setting power and untick fastboot and developer options debug on are you in hboot when running cmd?
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Yes I have checked to make sure fastboot is uncheck and debug was check, that's how I received the phone and yes, hboot is the first thing I see when I enter bootloader
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How you use adb to reboot bootloader?
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If you have adb setup, just type adb reboot bootloader.

Zolor23 said:
If you have adb setup, just type adb reboot bootloader.
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How do you setup adb? Do you mean just type it into cmd screen on windows? Thanks
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pretty much cd to the directory where you installed the sdk
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How do you setup adb? Do you mean just type it into cmd screen on windows? Thanks
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You have to download the android SDK to your pc and install platform tools or contains all the stuff you need to use adb to cmd. U will have to command from your platform tools folder to do this.
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The HTC unlock page should walk you through setting up adb. It may seem like gibberish if you're not familiar with the windows command line. You need to have the correct files in a folder, and then open a cmd prompt in that folder. Just start over and follow every step to the letter.
Get to know "adb devices". If it doesn't list a random looking number, adb isn't detecting your phone, and nothing will work beyond that step.

can't unlock the bootloader
Hi there,
I have trouble unlocking the bootloader on my One S. I've been trying since Saturday and I'm stuck.
I've tried the HTCDev moethod but got stuck at "fastboot flash unlocktoken Unlock_code.bin" after this it just stays at "sending 'unlocktoken' (0 KB)...".
Sometimes it stops saying "too many links", but mostly it just stays like this.
I tried 5-7 Unlock_code.bin files which I got from HTCDev, but none was working.
Is it normal that the "Identifier token" differs every time I "get" it?
Yesterday I tried out the All-In-One-Kit by Hansoon2000, got a new token, sent it to HTC and got another Unlock_code.bin.
Then I ran the Unlock bootloader procedure, the phone rebooted via adb to the bootloader, switched to fastboot and got stuck at the same position as mentioned above.
Just now I tried deinstalling HTCSync (read that it could help in an other forum), rebooted my PC and used the All-In-One toolkit again.
This time I got something new:
After "sending 'unlocktoken' (0 KB)..." it said "INFOstart check_usb: usb_ep0: type=128 request=6" but after this nothing again...
Trying it now, I don't get that message anymore. It's just like "gone".
Also tried:
different usb cables
different usb ports
Here is what I get from the cmd prompt:
c:\Android>adb devices
c:\Android>adb devices
List of devices attached
SH241W403657 device
c:\Android>adb kill-server
c:\Android>adb reboot bootloader
* daemon not running. starting it now on port 5037 *
* daemon started successfully *
c:\Android>fastboot flash unlocktoken Unlock_code.bin
sending 'unlocktoken' (0 KB)...
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Details about the phone:
HTC One S
Android version: 4.0.3
HTC Sense Version: 4.0
Software-Number: 1.78.401.2
HTC SDK API level: 4.11
HTC extension version: HTCExtension_403_1_GA_4
Kernel version: 3.0.8-01136-g9d2ad31 [email protected]#1 SMP PREEMPT Wed Apr 25 19:50:43 CST 2012
Build Number: 1.78.401.2 CL68751 realease-keys
Bootloader says:
VLE PVT SHIP S-ON RL
HBOOT-1.13.0000
RADIO-0.16.31501S.17_2
OpenDSP-v25.1.0.32.0405
eMMC-boot
Apr 20 2012, 15:14:18
I bought the phone used. Already asked the previous owner if he had the phone repaired or did it unlock/rot/whatever already. His answer was no to both.
I hope I forgot nothing, if so please tell me
Thanks
Log1c
edit: just tried it on my laptop via the All-In-One toolkit and it worked fine. problem solved, though i don't know why :S.

The unlock token was probably not in same folder as fastboot.exe OR you weren't in the right directory in cmd prompt. Either way... glad it worked
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[Q] Downgrading hboot 2.02.0002

I've sent my DS off for warranty, and it was returned with the new ics update installed on it. I immediately found out that the method i used to downgrade it from hboot 2.00 to 0.98(zergRUsh/tacoroot) wasn't working anymore. Are there any alternatives to unlocking the bootloader with htcdev, rooting and then going thru the whole downgrading procedures? Are there any other temproot exploits or are them under development?

Try this
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1443636&highlight=down+grading+hboot
or
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1318919&highlight=down+grading+hboot

Have tried both, but one needs tacoroot (not working on ics) and the other needs to be htcdev unlocked. Any other alternatives?
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I don't think there are any alternatives for hboot 2.02.xxx.
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teadrinker said:
I don't think there are any alternatives for hboot 2.02.xxx.
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Ok thx im going to root with htcdev and then downgrade for true s off.
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Trouble getting htc dev unlocked
I've submitted the unlocking request on htcdev, and was sent the unlock_code.bin file. The trouble is I can't get it flashed thru fastboot.
I type
fastboot flash unlocktoken Unlock_code.bin
and it stucks on sending 'unlocktoken'. The bootloader does something, as to reboot it I have to close the command prompt, reopen it and type fastboot reboot-bootloader and it rebbots just fine.
I tried several times, but without luck. What can I do?

Anyone?

totalnoob34 said:
I've submitted the unlocking request on htcdev, and was sent the unlock_code.bin file. The trouble is I can't get it flashed thru fastboot.
I type
fastboot flash unlocktoken Unlock_code.bin
and it stucks on sending 'unlocktoken'. The bootloader does something, as to reboot it I have to close the command prompt, reopen it and type fastboot reboot-bootloader and it rebbots just fine.
I tried several times, but without luck. What can I do?
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Have you installed the latest HTC-USB drivers on your PC?
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have you tried this one?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1318919

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Have you installed the latest HTC-USB drivers on your PC?
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have you tried this one?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1318919
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Thx was the guide i am fpllowing, but i cant get my bootloader unlocked
I have successfully downgraded my iphone once, and cpmmands work. Should i update them?
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what have your iphone to do with a desire s?

HypnoCondor said:
what have your iphone to do with a desire s?
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Sorry, typo
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Maybe you can try to flash a eng hboot from your SD card on your phone.
You also need a resent version of busybox
Shut down your phone and pull the battery and wait 5 minuter before you put
your battery back. In the mean time install the lastest HTC-USB drivers on you computer.
Start your device in bootloader mode and plug it in to your computer.
You now got bootloader-usb. Now flash your Unlock_code.bin.
"fastboot flash unlocktoken Unlock_code.bin"
Boot your phone in recovery
Make a nandroid backup of your ROM, reboot your phone
To make a backup of the hboot by entering this:
1) open terminal on your phone
2) su
3) dd if=/dev/block/mmcblk0p18 of=/sdcard/backup.img
download a eng hboot.img and copy it to the SDcard/
1) open terminal on your phone
2) su
3) dd if=/sdcard/hboot.img of=/dev/block/mmcblk0p18
4) close the therminal
reboot in bootloader an see witch version of bootloader you got
If it has workt go to recovery and do a factory resset, reset dalvik and install a new rom and reboot
It works for me because my phone has revolutionary root but you can give it a try because I have not
found anyone has done this with HTC-dev, I also got no experience with HTC-dev.
Good luck ( I'm not responsible for any damage on your device )

HypnoCondor said:
Maybe you can try to flash a eng hboot from your SD card on your phone.
You also need a resent version of busybox
Shut down your phone and pull the battery and wait 5 minuter before you put
your battery back. In the mean time install the lastest HTC-USB drivers on you computer.
Start your device in bootloader mode and plug it in to your computer.
You now got bootloader-usb. Now flash your Unlock_code.bin.
"fastboot flash unlocktoken Unlock_code.bin"
Boot your phone in recovery
Make a nandroid backup of your ROM, reboot your phone
To make a backup of the hboot by entering this:
1) open terminal on your phone
2) su
3) dd if=/dev/block/mmcblk0p18 of=/sdcard/backup.img
download a eng hboot.img and copy it to the SDcard/
1) open terminal on your phone
2) su
3) dd if=/sdcard/hboot.img of=/dev/block/mmcblk0p18
4) close the therminal
reboot in bootloader an see witch version of bootloader you got
If it has workt go to recovery and do a factory resset, reset dalvik and install a new rom and reboot
It works for me because my phone has revolutionary root but you can give it a try because I have not
found anyone has done this with HTC-dev, I also got no experience with HTC-dev.
Good luck ( I'm not responsible for any damage on your device )
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Thx man, which hboot version should i flash?
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totalnoob34 said:
Thx man, which hboot version should i flash?
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How about looking in the Index Thread?

I only found the 0.98 hboot, can i flash it over the 2.02 one?
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totalnoob34 said:
I only found the 0.98 hboot, can i flash it over the 2.02 one?
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From that page I gave you the link to there should be all the information you need to read and understand what/how to do and why.
Don't expect people to spoon-feed you the answers as you need to learn or you will simply screw your phone up and then start blaming everyone else on XDA for it.

SimonTS said:
From that page I gave you the link to there should be all the information you need to read and understand what/how to do and why.
Don't expect people to spoon-feed you the answers as you need to learn or you will simply screw your phone up and then start blaming everyone else on XDA for it.
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I dont wanna be spoon-fed, I only ask what I don't understand, and was unable to find anywhere.
Can somebody answer me please?
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totalnoob34 said:
I dont wanna be spoon-fed, I only ask what I don't understand, and was unable to find anywhere.
Can somebody answer me please?
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You have to browse all threads to find which way to Root or S-OFF your DS, that's what I've done before deciding to S-OFF my DS.
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miwanr said:
You have to browse all threads to find which way to Root or S-OFF your DS, that's what I've done before deciding to S-OFF my DS.
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You dont understand bro. I know what s off is, and how to achieve it. I have done it several times on different devices. I am totally aware of the risk of bricking my device.
I just need a bit of clarification about flashing the hboot. Which one can I flash over the 2.02?
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totalnoob34 said:
You dont understand bro. I know what s off is, and how to achieve it. I have done it several times on different devices. I am totally aware of the risk of bricking my device.
I just need a bit of clarification about flashing the hboot. Which one can I flash over the 2.02?
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Please open this thread http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1938615
My DS was from hboot 2.02 by latest ICS RUU by hTC. In above link is what I've done to get S-OFF. Hope it may help
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RUU problems

Hi I have an HTC one X at&t with aokp installed now im triying to install the stock rom with ruu I try 3 of them and is not working, The RUU is not recognizing my current image. I do factory reset, I try installing in Boot mode but not luck, please help.

First, make sure you have the correct ruu or it won't run.
Second, you have to relock your bootloader before you run an ruu. Go into fastboot on your phone, then open the fastboot cmd prompt, type 'fastboot oem lock' and your bootloader will be locked.
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You also have to have HTC sync manager working correctly
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InflatedTitan said:
You also have to have HTC sync manager working correctly
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Its not working I think the problems is when the RUU go to the step
From Image Version:
To Image version 2.20.502.7
This is the RUU that I tried
htc_one_x_RUU_2.20.502.7_att_us_08022012
RUU_Evita_UL_Cingular_US_1.85.502.3_R2_Radio_0.17.32.09.12_10.86.32.08L_release_262092_signed
RUU_Evita_UL_Cingular_US-1.73.502.2_2FE6772699D8596307CC997452BB8D25

If you simply want to get back to the stock ROM, just flash a stock rooted ROM:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1671237

[Q] HTC One XL - Telstra

Hi All,
I am fairly new to all this, I have read countless posts and done everything I can but I am stuck.
I have a HBOOT 2.14 currently with S-ON.
I have installed TWRP in recovery but no custom mods work due to the HBOOT version.
SuperCID is 111111111 and is already set.
I want to be able to S-OFF my device so i can downgrade the HBOOT and use the custom roms.
I ran through the facepalm S-OFF procedure, it all runs correctly, although upon reboot it still says S-ON.
Does anyone know why this would be? Is there something I am missing?
I am doing this some the TWRP recovery mode as that is the only place I can access adb commands currently.
There is no working ROM currently installed, CM 10.1 is installed although it can't be used because the touchscreen doesn't work.
Any information people can provide me to get all this working would be of great help.
Happy to donate/pay someone to help me via teamviewer or whatever.
Thanks,
Tabmowtez

What version of twrp are you using? 2.3.3.1 ?
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What version of twrp are you using? 2.3.3.1 ?
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v2.4.4.0

I have heard that 2.3.3.1 works better for your hboot and you can also downgrade your touch panel firmware and get cm to work.
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I have heard that 2.3.3.1 works better for your hboot and you can also downgrade your touch panel firmware and get cm to work.
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Really? I haven't seen this said anywhere? Do you have any references to the procedures or the TP firmware?

There is a thread down the page hboot question that addresses this.
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There is a thread down the page hboot question that addresses this.
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Yes that's the one I posted, it still requires S-OFF.
It seems all the fixes need S-OFF and that is the one thing I can't seem to get working as there is no ROM installed so I can't use supersu?

Have you tried flashing a sense based Rom like viper using adb to flash boot image? Just to see if you can get phone working?
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Have you tried flashing a sense based Rom like viper using adb to flash boot image? Just to see if you can get phone working?
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I will download ViperX3.4.0.zip and use the boot.img to flash it from adb and see how it goes.
I have tried AOSP and CM Roms and all have had the same issue of the TP not working though.
I'll see how this goes.

Just to confirm, it seems all ROMS based off of the 3.17 kernel and higher work with S-ON.
I have the HatkaXL-evita-v4.2.5_Sense5Elements ROM working after I did the following steps:
Place boot.img in sdk platform tools folder
Boot phone into fastboot usb
open your command prompt from the sdk files folder. (shift+right click-select open command window)
type: fastboot erase cache
type: fastboot flash boot boot.img
type: fastboot erase cache (just to be safe)
On phone select bootloader, then recovery.
Once TWRP loads (I'm using 2.4.4.0) go to wipe and select factory reset then wipe system and both caches
Then install the rom and go through setup
once setup is complete, UNCHECK restart now so it leaves the rom and goes back to TWRP.
Click on clear cache/davlik and then click reboot
Settings application keeps on crashing so I am going to try the aokp_evita_jb-mr1_build-4 ROM now after a backup.
I still have issues getting adb to recognise the device once the ROM is booted but that's a separate issue for now...

Are you sure your getting error 92 and not 99 when you flash the zip for s-off cause if your getting 99 you need to fastboot write your cid then reboot and try again
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I'm definitely getting the error 92. My CID is already a SuperCID so would I have to do that again?
I have the ViperX ROM running now so I am happy, would still like to S-OFF though so I can try CM etc. after a hboot downgrade.
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When I did the s-off to my One XL, the error 92 is normal and I just followed the steps in this thread and it worked fine
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2155071

That is the same thread I follow, I will try again now that I have a working ROM and see how it goes.
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All good, I successfully S-OFF'd my device and downgraded my hboot to 1.09. Hopefully this means I can put any mod on now without flashing from fastboot first and having the touchscreen work!
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Problem with root software version 401.8

Hi,
First of all i gonna tell my story.
I had first software version stock 401.9
And then i downgrade to 401.8 because
I read at xda that ome guy do this method and he gets rooted. He had the same problem as me.
So, i tried that downgrade to 401.8
Unlock again with unlock_code.bin
And then i must get superuser acces
On cmd.
I typ : fastboot devices to recognized my phone but i cant
I typ : adb shell and then SU but it says no found file...
I typ for check if is connected with bootloader.. fastboot oem readcid and
The command do his job so its connected but seems the command
Fastboot devices and SU doesnt fellow orders.
Have somebody any idea, how i get this phone supercid and s-off
My specs: hboot 2.15
Version , 401.8
Sorry for my poor english
Many thanks
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I also did unlock and root about 2 weeks ago and got through many trials and errors.
So, I:
1) installed latest drivers and got confirmed that adb can recognize connected phone
2) Did S-ON unlock using htcdev.com
3) using MacOneS tool flashed insecure boot (that's the key) and installed root
4) installed RUU supported by Moonshine S-OFF
5) Installed Moonshine S-OFF
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