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[Q]OTA Update for Euro phone from overseas?

OKAY so this might be an odd question, mods can delete as soon as I get an answer that's ok but I have this situation:
I live in South Africa, where the HTC One S has not yet been released. On holiday in the Netherlands I decided to buy a SIM lock free HTC One S. With my old South African SIM card cut to size, the roaming features worked fine but I received the first OTA system update via a Dutch WiFi Network while still on holiday. This brought my device to software version 1.78.401.2 with Android 4.0.3. However I am now back in South Africa and although the HSDPA works fine here and such, I've seen the new 2.21 Android 4.0.4 update has since been released for Euro devices. I have checked my CID which is HTC__E11 or similar but checking under settings doesn't show any updates. Will the update become available to my device and can I receive the OTA update from South Africa?
I'm stock unrooted.
Thanks in advance. If suggested ideas include checking HBOOT please advise as I don't know how to check on this device, just came from an HTC Wildfire with CM.

AFAIK you'll get OTA updates based on your CID and it doesn't matter which carrier you're on. I'd imagine you'll get your OTA soon even if you pull your SIM out and move to Antarctica as long as you have Wifi. Never mind your hboot version it doesn't matter if you're on stock software, but if you want to check hold volume down for a while when powering on

Matt,
If the CID is HTC__E11 it means it is Europe unbranded. You should receive the OTA soon. But if you're like me and you're impatient, you can run the 2.21 RUU. But this will update your HBOOT and is currently not rootable. Checking for the HBOOT is the same as the Wildfire - Vol Down + Power.
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usaff22 said:
Matt,
If the CID is HTC__E11 it means it is Europe unbranded. You should receive the OTA soon. But if you're like me and you're impatient, you can run the 2.21 RUU. But this will update your HBOOT and is currently not rootable. Checking for the HBOOT is the same as the Wildfire - Vol Down + Power.
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Not true, I ran the RUU and rooted it. It's what I'm running on my phone at the moment.
T-MobileUS HTC One S running Stock Rooted 2.21.

fmedrano1977 said:
Not true, I ran the RUU and rooted it. It's what I'm running on my phone at the moment.
T-MobileUS HTC One S running Stock Rooted 2.21.
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But your phone was also rooted before the HBOOT upgrade? Other people have said they can't root it after the upgrade, if they haven't rooted before.

usaff22 said:
But your phone was also rooted before the HBOOT upgrade? Other people have said they can't root it after the upgrade, if they haven't rooted before.
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The first thing I did with my new device was run the 2.21 RUU followed by unlocking the bootloader and rooting it.
The only problem I had was running CWM recovery (probably my error) but no problems at all with TWRP recovery.

usaff22 said:
But your phone was also rooted before the HBOOT upgrade? Other people have said they can't root it after the upgrade, if they haven't rooted before.
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Correct, but isn't root system related and not firmware related?
T-MobileUS HTC One S running Stock Rooted 2.21.

usaff22 said:
Matt,
If the CID is HTC__E11 it means it is Europe unbranded. You should receive the OTA soon. But if you're like me and you're impatient, you can run the 2.21 RUU. But this will update your HBOOT and is currently not rootable. Checking for the HBOOT is the same as the Wildfire - Vol Down + Power.
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Hey Usaff
Thanks for the advice, was slow to realize it was vol down+ power until the softkey lights flash
The RUU flashes and wipes the phone, correct? Strangely I remember using an RUU to get Froyo on my old Wildfire when it was still stock and somehow that functioned like an OTA and never wiped my data, might be remembering incorrectly, was a long time ago...
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Correct, but isn't root system related and not firmware related?
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Is that the distinction between S-OFF and rooting? I know rooting gains access to Android system files and stuff, then is S-OFF just a security flag for HTC devices? Noob questions I know...

fmedrano1977 said:
Correct, but isn't root system related and not firmware related?
T-MobileUS HTC One S running Stock Rooted 2.21.
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It is system related but firmware also greatly affects rooting, especially if a firmware upgrade upgrades your HBOOT version.
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Unlocked at&T one x Update

Hey guys,
I am an amateur in all these stuff. I recently picked up at&t one x white unlocked from US running 4.0.3
I wanted to update my phone but i guess i am afraid if my phone gets locked . Moreover i cannot even update it through settings as it says not able to connect to AT&T server.
Please help me regarding custom ROMS , updates Rooting etc and steps to follow.
Links to Threads that can help will be awesome.
Hoping you guys will help a new member
Thanks
Ankit

trojan_virus said:
Hey guys,
I am an amateur in all these stuff. I recently picked up at&t one x white unlocked from US running 4.0.3
I wanted to update my phone but i guess i am afraid if my phone gets locked . Moreover i cannot even update it through settings as it says not able to connect to AT&T server.
Please help me regarding custom ROMS , updates Rooting etc and steps to follow.
Links to Threads that can help will be awesome.
Hoping you guys will help a new member
Thanks
Ankit
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1) you mean Sim - unlocked right? In that case it won't get locked even if you update the phone software.
2)First and important step is using the search function and I known its very hard for you but once in a while try using the search function, trust me you won't get tired
Follow the instructions in this link http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=30741993
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trojan_virus said:
Links to Threads that can help will be awesome.
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Everything you need is here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1671237
And don't update. The newest 2.20 version firmware is not currently rootable. And hope you don't already have 2.20 on the phone.

redpoint73 said:
Everything you need is here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1671237
And don't update. The newest 2.20 version firmware is not currently rootable. And hope you don't already have 2.20 on the phone.
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Thanks for correcting... I learned how to provide better reply
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a little help guys...
I also have an unlocked HOX. I tried updating the software manually by downloading the AT&T ROM Update from the HTC website but got an error and now i'm stuck on a white screen that says:
**** TAMPERED ****
**** UNLOCKED ****
EVITA PVT SHIP S-ON RL
HBOOT.1.09.0000
OpenDSP-v28.1.0.32.0504
eMMC-boot
Apr 2 2012,21:08:24
RUU
Update Fail!
* I did a factory reset and now passed that white screen...does anyone know what the problem was? is my phone rooted?

y2janz said:
a little help guys...
I also have an unlocked HOX. I tried updating the software manually by downloading the AT&T ROM Update from the HTC website but got an error and now i'm stuck on a white screen that says:
**** TAMPERED ****
**** UNLOCKED ****
EVITA PVT SHIP S-ON RL
HBOOT.1.09.0000
OpenDSP-v28.1.0.32.0504
eMMC-boot
Apr 2 2012,21:08:24
RUU
Update Fail!
* I did a factory reset and now passed that white screen...does anyone know what the problem was? is my phone rooted?
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You cannot run an RUU on a boot loader unlocked phone. relock it first.

gunnyman said:
You cannot run an RUU on a boot loader unlocked phone. relock it first.
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Thanks. Unfortunately I don't know how to do that. I guess I'll hold off 4.0.4 for now...

You need to read some more, before running things willy-nilly without the proper research.
I would advise against running the 2.20 RUU. As I already mentioned, it updates the hboot, which robs you of the ability to flash kernels and radios. There is no upside to it, since you can flash the ROM in other ways. Your phone is bootloader unlocked, and has full ability to flash kernels and radios. These are all good things. Don't take a step backward by flashing the 2.20 RUU.
If all you want is to update the ROM to 2.20, just flash the pre-rooted ROM (which will not replace the hboot): http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1812459
But in fact, these are more recent versions:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1789059
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1838135

Ya know, you guys CAN extract the rom.zip from 2.2x ruu and pull each image and flash them individually to get the 2.2x updates and keep your unlocked 1.09 hboot intact. That way you dont have to do the kernal flashing and what not. It will be fully updated, sbl's, radio everything.:beer:

18th.abn said:
Ya know, you guys CAN extract the rom.zip from 2.2x ruu and pull each image and flash them individually to get the 2.2x updates and keep your unlocked 1.09 hboot intact. That way you dont have to do the kernal flashing and what not. It will be fully updated, sbl's, radio everything.:beer:
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how I wish I had done this.

Thanks a lot guys. I should have done some research. I bought this phone second hand thinking "unlocked" meant I could use it on other networks --didn't know the previous owner meant he unlocked the bootloader...hahaha...I guess i'll do some research to relock it.

y2janz said:
I guess i'll do some research to relock it.
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Didn't read a thing I typed, apparently.
No need to relock it. Just run one of the stock rooted or custom ROMs in Development. Flash a new radio if you want.

I'm sorry, i really don't know how to do any of those stuff...
I just got the phone a couple of days ago and i am still waiting on my t-mobile non-gba micro sim that i ordered online, now im really not sure anymore if its unlocked to other networks...
I won't know til that sim card gets here, but in the mean time i'll do some reading on all those stuff you mentioned =)

I went to the HTC site and did a manual update, but I dont have sense 4.1. anyone know if the ATT version will get it?

plz help
I have a at&t one x I bought last night that is unlocked and I am using on telus.
The phone isn't rooted and is running on android 4.0.3 and HTC sence 4.0
When I try to update it nothing happens. My brother has the same phone thro telus and has received updates. I have went to settings about phoneat&t updates but when I search it does not do nothing .

An AT&T phone won't get the updates unless it's on their network it seems. Just download the ruu
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Bump. I unlocked my Rogers One X a while back, because I am planning on selling it. Since that time though, I have run an RUU on it. I no longer have another carrier's SIM card to test, so I just want to know if the unlock is permanent , or if it gets relocked when an RUU or factory reset is run.

The SIM unlock is permanent and will survive any RUU or factory reset.
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T-Mobile JB update & Supercid

Has anyone not been able to supercid on the new T-Mobile JB update; Im stock and rooted and have had no issues superciding in the past :crying:

I've tried and it wouldn't let me. Cid stayed the same
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Yeah I really want to s-off again....this sucks.....is there something new that they implemented in this update that restricts us from doing such?

Did that update set your device to s-on again and did it change your bootloader version as well?

the device i have now is a new stock one s w/jellybean update.....i was able to root it but not supercid so i can s-off :crying:

Having trouble rooting (updated to 4.1.1)

Hi, I Just picked up the HTC One X earlier last month and decided that I wouldn't root until I realized that there's certain apps I use that won't run without root (sixaxis controller for example) so after I had already updated to 4.1.1, I figured that I'd enable USB debugging and so that I could receive root access using Hasoon 2000's simple all in one toolkit, however I can't get the xFactor root exploit that changes your CID working..
I'll get prompted to restore first backup, which doesn't work (starts, then ends immediately), it automatically tries a second time, then sends me to the bootloader. I then get prompted to check my CID before I proceed, and it still hasn't changed from my original 'Rogers01" CID to the 1111-sequence of numbers. I have the latest HTC drivers installed for my One X..
Anyone have a clue on what's going on here? Could this be happening because I updated?
Thanks for taking the time to read this.
TL;DR version
I updated to 4.1.1. and I'm trying to root, can't change CID

I don't think you have to change cid with rogers just go to htcdev.com get you unlock token unlock boatloader push a recovery then flash a Rom and boot.I'mg
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jerrycoffman45 said:
I don't think you have to change cid with rogers just go to htcdev.com get you unlock token unlock boatloader push a recovery then flash a Rom and boot.I'mg
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awesome, thanks pal

I just didn't want to ruin anything. works great, thanks!

I thought you couldn't root from stock 4.1.1...I'm so confused now.

Mozgus said:
I thought you couldn't root from stock 4.1.1...I'm so confused now.
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You can't if you on att because atts cid is blocked on htcdev.com and so you need to change your cid to supercid which we can't do on 4.1.1 yet
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jerrycoffman45 said:
You can't if you on att because atts cid is blocked on htcdev.com and so you need to change your cid to supercid which we can't do on 4.1.1 yet
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Oh, Rogers is a Canadian provider? Didn't realize what that was til now. Ok then. Bummer.

Stock att ruu extracted and decrypted

I have extracted and decrypted the att ruu for the htc one mini. Just so if anyone needs something out of it and doesnt want to flash the entire ruu
https://mega.co.nz/#!aQRUTaaJ!MkdTchfndvrpKTlHqcW4xgGKGr1s2d8Vqy9LqOv6SAY
hope it helps lemme know if link works. my mega screws up sometimes.

It's possible to unroot phone by this. I have s-off, Htc One Mini, UK T-mobile version, but I want back to s-on with unrooted phone to get my warranty again.

unlimited_pl said:
It's possible to unroot phone by this. I have s-off, Htc One Mini, UK T-mobile version, but I want back to s-on with unrooted phone to get my warranty again.
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Flashing the at&t ruu must be risky. They are different version. The ruu is the 1.32.502.3. But I have flash magio rom before and use the ruu to get back to the stock version. You should not s-off if you ever think about going back to stock to get warranty. The closest to stock for your phone is using revone to lock your bootloader and going back to s-on. As someone has mentioned, doing those is not 100% true. If you are returning the phone to your carrier to get a replacement then just make sure to get rid of your superuser and lock the bootloader. You can also try to s-on back but it's too risky.

abzboi said:
Flashing the at&t ruu must be risky. They are different version. The ruu is the 1.32.502.3. But I have flash magio rom before and use the ruu to get back to the stock version. You should not s-off if you ever think about going back to stock to get warranty. The closest to stock for your phone is using revone to lock your bootloader and going back to s-on. As someone has mentioned, doing those is not 100% true. If you are returning the phone to your carrier to get a replacement then just make sure to get rid of your superuser and lock the bootloader. You can also try to s-on back but it's too risky.
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ive used the ruu many times.lol its not risky at all.

abzboi said:
Flashing the at&t ruu must be risky. They are different version. The ruu is the 1.32.502.3. But I have flash magio rom before and use the ruu to get back to the stock version. You should not s-off if you ever think about going back to stock to get warranty. The closest to stock for your phone is using revone to lock your bootloader and going back to s-on. As someone has mentioned, doing those is not 100% true. If you are returning the phone to your carrier to get a replacement then just make sure to get rid of your superuser and lock the bootloader. You can also try to s-on back but it's too risky.
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ive got two phones replaced already if you need warrany...brick the bastard solid so you have a dead black screen. play dumb like it just happened on the charger overnight.lol

Where can I find stock ruu for htc one mini?

If you're trying to return it for warranty then just brick your phone. Don't flash the AT&T ruu because when they check it will show AT&T suff in there and they will know about it. Unless it bricks don't flash it unless your phone is the AT&T version.

4.4.2 came out for at&t yesterday. Can you download it and extract it maybe?

cmvienneau said:
ive got two phones replaced already if you need warrany...brick the bastard solid so you have a dead black screen. play dumb like it just happened on the charger overnight.lol
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Whats the best way to do this? .. My battery is really screwed ... operating extremely hot .. I htink I need to return for a warranty. Even when the phone has been off for 2 hours the back still has heat in it!

abzboi said:
4.4.2 came out for at&t yesterday. Can you download it and extract it maybe?
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+1
in indonesia not getting update.my phone still jb 4.2.2 and never get update via ota.so sad
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dalfshiro said:
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in indonesia not getting update.my phone still jb 4.2.2 and never get update via ota.so sad
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Did you root or s-off the phone? If yes, then I can help you get 4.4.2 ota update.

abzboi said:
Did you root or s-off the phone? If yes, then I can help you get 4.4.2 ota update.
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i am not sure my phone rooted or not, couse i am buying from another people. but i have checked witch root checker and said not root. and i can confiirm my phone still locked and s-on. please help me

dalfshiro said:
i am not sure my phone rooted or not, couse i am buying from another people. but i have checked witch root checker and said not root. and i can confiirm my phone still locked and s-on. please help me
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Try changing the date of the phone to the next day and check for update. If not, tell me what android version you're on and I'll help you update your phone to 4.4.2 via ota.

abzboi said:
Try changing the date of the phone to the next day and check for update. If not, tell me what android version you're on and I'll help you update your phone to 4.4.2 via ota.
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I have changed my date to the next month.but still no update.my phone jb 4.2.2 software number 1.24.502.3
I am not using t mobile sim card.but using another sim card cause i am in indonesia.maybe thats the problem?pleasr help.thanks
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dalfshiro said:
I have changed my date to the next month.but still no update.my phone jb 4.2.2 software number 1.24.502.3
I am not using t mobile sim card.but using another sim card cause i am in indonesia.maybe thats the problem?pleasr help.thanks
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Download this ruu and backup before you run it. If you bootloader is unlocked, lock it using fastboot oem lock. Link : http://dl3.htc.com/application/RUU_M...3_signed_2.exe

abzboi said:
Download this ruu and backup before you run it. If you bootloader is unlocked, lock it using fastboot oem lock. Link : http://dl3.htc.com/application/RUU_M...3_signed_2.exe
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are you sure tahts the correct link?
404 - File or directory not found.
The resource you are looking for might have been removed, had its name changed, or is temporarily unavailable.

dalfshiro said:
are you sure tahts the correct link?
404 - File or directory not found.
The resource you are looking for might have been removed, had its name changed, or is temporarily unavailable.
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It's in this thread http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2546757

abzboi said:
It's in this thread http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2546757
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can you give me step by step to install this RUU?need to s-on s-off?

dalfshiro said:
can you give me step by step to install this RUU?need to s-on s-off?
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Just turn your phone into bootloader and fastboot then run the ruu and your done.

abzboi said:
Just turn your phone into bootloader and fastboot then run the ruu and your done.
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i have installed htc sync manager on PC.but my phone wont detected fastboot.
edited : windows 8.1 cant detect htc usb driver