Hi guys,
GOt a bit of a problem here, i brought a phone for a friend of mine which came with Eng S-off, a chinese rom with no android market or non working facebook button.
He just wants a standard rom but due to Eng S-off, normal RUUs dont flash.
In Hboots it doesnt detect Ph06img.zip so cannot flash a new rom from there.
I managed to start CWM by pushing through ADB, and got superuser/rooted.
Now how do I flash a normal rom? Or any custom roms?
Wasn't any body to help? Just a link or something ....
Thanks
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If flashing thru RUU fails then try using gold card method
Firstly, Hello to all, this is my first post over here. I had recently bought a Sensation XE 2 weeks ago after using my SE x10i successfully for 3 years (Which looks more attractive now that I have rooted it and installed a custom ROM, all thanks to XDA ). I decided to root my XE too, but ended up finding out that I had done the OTA update and now the process for S-OFF became a lot more complicated(for a noob like me ofcourse, this is my 2nd root only.).
I used this guide:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=21922297#post21922297
First unlocked the bootloader using HTCDev, then installed CWM recovery and then flashed a custom 2.3.3 ROM(Real Stock Experience) given in the guide itself which ended up messing up my camera and wifi. I found out that I could fix these errors if I flashed the boot.img when the bootloader was unlocked by HTCdev itself but till then I had already locked it and used Revolutionary on it. So all I did was backed up my Stock ROM and did a Perm Root as given here in Step 3:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1192300
Now, everything's fine and I am running a rooted v2.3.4 Android with Revolutionary S-OFF, HBOOT 1.17.1111. But now I want to install a custom ICS ROM in it like COREDROID and ARHD but these require some FIRMWARE update before flashing the ROM's. I have no idea as to how I could do that, sorry to be so nooby, but it's my first time. If someone could tell me how to flash these ROM's properly I would be really thankful!
GunpreetS
Guide here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1480061
k0zmic said:
Guide here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1480061
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Hey man, thanks for the super-fast reply.
I opened up the guide and it is pretty appropriate for my problem, but one question it says HBOOT 1.27 everywhere but I have HBOOT 1.17. What do I do?
You can download the adequate firmware at the dev forum, put the file on your SD card, reboot your device to enter bootloader, and the firmware will auto upgrade.(hboot,radio,etc). Then you can flash custom Rom with recovery.
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I bought a Rooted Htc Sensation for Tmobile. I downloaded Cyanogenmod 10 and installed it. I read after it had to be S-off. Now it is stuck on reboot screen only thing it shows is Cyanogenmod Loading. What can i do to fix this problem ?What do i need to download?How can i get it to work ?I have Clockworkmod Recovery .
ajc1997 said:
I bought a Rooted Htc Sensation for Tmobile. I downloaded Cyanogenmod 10 and installed it. I read after it had to be S-off. Now it is stuck on reboot screen only thing it shows is Cyanogenmod Loading. What can i do to fix this problem ?What do i need to download?How can i get it to work ?I have Clockworkmod Recovery .
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Hi,
Did you make a nandroid backup before you started.
If so,restore it .
If not,why not?
Look HERE
Follow the thread to get 4EXT recovery on your phone ,and using "Smartflash" to get custom ROMS onto your phone.
Use fastboot usb and try flashing boot.img over adb. It worked for me
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i have a similar problem. cm10 will install it all goose good until you get to the setup part then it reboots. everytime.almost like a bootloop. i have s-off. unlocked bootloader,supercid. but my hboot is 1.17.0008. i went thru revolutionary do i need to update my hboot and do the hole root over useing jb? the onlything i can think of.........any ideas???
Yes, firmware 1.17 will ALWAYS cause reboots on android 4.x. Update your firmware (probably to 3.33)
Look here for details: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=21711154
Follow all instructions to update firmware. You basically put the file on your SD card and boot to bootloader. The bootloader should update the firmware from there.
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Had this problem too until I used 4ext with the smart flash option. no real need to s-off now.
I have a European One S (S4) with Hboot 2.15. Unlocked via htcdev. I cant figure out how to get s-off. Writing supercid doesnt work.. How to fix it?
S1pk3 said:
I have a European One S (S4) with Hboot 2.15. Unlocked via htcdev. I cant figure out how to get s-off. Writing supercid doesnt work.. How to fix it?
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Moonshine
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2325590
If you aren't on the supported firmware it won't work. So, if that doesn't work for you then I would just leave it S-on. It isn't hard to fastboot flash a boot.img before flashing a rom in recovery.
Ok, thanks for your reply. I want to flash cm 10.2. That should be possible without s-off?
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Ok, thanks for your reply. I want to flash cm 10.2. That should be possible without s-off?
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Yeah. It is just recommended that you are s-off.
As the guy said before you need to flash boot.img (the kernel) afterwards.
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Will give it a try. Thanks.
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Stuck while flashing firmware in htc one s
I got stuck while installing htc one s with maximus hd..
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2445392&highlight=sense+5
I did till fastboot flash recovery TWRP2.6.1.0.img ...but aftr fast boot reboot it dint take memory...without that i cant copy ROM to memory...i did unlock bootloader not s off.... i got an error99 while flashing firmware.. icant on the device now....please help me...
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Moonshine
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2325590
If you aren't on the supported firmware it won't work. So, if that doesn't work for you then I would just leave it S-on. It isn't hard to fastboot flash a boot.img before flashing a rom in recovery.
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I just noticed this thread.
I also have a similar problem. I cannot achieve s-off with my (S4) htc one s , running the exact same hboot as op.
To upgrade to jb 4.2.2 sense 5 which we should be getting for which we now won't despite them making the update.
Will we be able to upgrade to this new patch with s-on using the flash boot?
sylvantino said:
I just noticed this thread.
I also have a similar problem. I cannot achieve s-off with my (S4) htc one s , running the exact same hboot as op.
To upgrade to jb 4.2.2 sense 5 which we should be getting for which we now won't despite them making the update.
Will we be able to upgrade to this new patch with s-on using the flash boot?
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Maximus HD --- No you need S-off for this. The firmware updates your Hboot, Radio, and you flash a different recovery and finally Rom
You might check out other Rom's that have Sense 5 4.2.2 features. They do not require S-off like Maximus does.
Hi thanks for your reply.
Do you know of any such roms that don't require the s-off?
I installed odyssey, its got no google playstore..suddenly my computer no longer recognizes my sd card / phone.
I tried adb push, managed to get a stock orang001 tmobile uk package to the root folder, but when i turn off the mount, it says its bad..which is a little odd.
Seems thought I got odyssey installed / flashed etc, its so bare as its practically useless to me unless i have google, plus its got weird glitches on boot up, taking forever, always booting into the developers screen etc.
sylvantino said:
Hi thanks for your reply.
Do you know of any such roms that don't require the s-off?
I installed odyssey, its got no google playstore..suddenly my computer no longer recognizes my sd card / phone.
I tried adb push, managed to get a stock orang001 tmobile uk package to the root folder, but when i turn off the mount, it says its bad..which is a little odd.
Seems thought I got odyssey installed / flashed etc, its so bare as its practically useless to me unless i have google, plus its got weird glitches on boot up, taking forever, always booting into the developers screen etc.
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With Odyssey you have to flash slim gapps after you install the rom.
Your Sd card (partition) may be corrupted, the way to fix that is to put the stock recovery back on your phone then go to bootloader and "clear storage"
All of the other Roms don't require S-off, MagioRom is being actively developed with the sense 5 and 4.2.2.
tivofool said:
With Odyssey you have to flash slim gapps after you install the rom.
Your Sd card (partition) may be corrupted, the way to fix that is to put the stock recovery back on your phone then go to bootloader and "clear storage"
All of the other Roms don't require S-off, MagioRom is being actively developed with the sense 5 and 4.2.2.
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thanks for the information. i read through magiorom thread. trying to download now.seems a flaky webhost
tivofool said:
Moonshine
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2325590
If you aren't on the supported firmware it won't work. So, if that doesn't work for you then I would just leave it S-on. It isn't hard to fastboot flash a boot.img before flashing a rom in recovery.
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Hi would moonshine work for hboot 2.16 ?
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Hi would moonshine work for hboot 2.16 ?
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No, it is hard enough to get it to work on the supported firmware. (I would love to be proven wrong, for the handful of people that need this)
tivofool said:
No, it is hard enough to get it to work on the supported firmware. (I would love to be proven wrong, for the handful of people that need this)
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Well i have hboot 2.16 and i need to s-off i get this error when trying to flash the ruu its error 99 unknown fail i get it twice
tivofool said:
Maximus HD --- No you need S-off for this. The firmware updates your Hboot, Radio, and you flash a different recovery and finally Rom
You might check out other Rom's that have Sense 5 4.2.2 features. They do not require S-off like Maximus does.
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I was able to load Maximus HD ROM with S-On but only issue I had was wireless.
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I was able to load Maximus HD ROM with S-On but only issue I had was wireless.
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Please tell me how did you manage to install MaximusHD ROM without S-off!
I'm a little scared since I read they have a lot of problems while installing this ROM.
I'm using CM10.1 right now, but I would like to have sense 5 on my HTC One S.
I have unlocked boot loader and TWRP recovery.
I read there are other ROMS with sense 5 like MagioRom, which doesn't require S-Off (As far as I know)
Is there a great difference between MagioRom and MaxiumusHD? All I want is Sense 5 on my phone without all the terrible of S-offing!!
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rolo143 said:
Please tell me how did you manage to install MaximusHD ROM without S-off!
I'm a little scared since I read they have a lot of problems while installing this ROM.
I'm using CM10.1 right now, but I would like to have sense 5 on my HTC One S.
I have unlocked boot loader and TWRP recovery.
I read there are other ROMS with sense 5 like MagioRom, which doesn't require S-Off (As far as I know)
Is there a great difference between MagioRom and MaxiumusHD? All I want is Sense 5 on my phone without all the terrible of S-offing!!
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I tried Maximus with CWM, did i using sideload and them flash the boot.img file. but it was a disaster as my device didn't connect to wifi and had some call drops then I tried flashing twrp and then sideloaded magicrom 4.0 and flas boot.img, it looks lot better now but only issue right now is my phone keeps on rebooting and am still waiting for a stable rom to be released.
I read MagioRom comments and they say with that ROM phone reboots a lot. So I think the only way is with MaximusHD. The WiFi problem I think it can be fixed. I don't know about the call drops, but many have this ROM as daily use so I guess it's ok. I will try S-off with moonshine method, then try install Maximus. Hope my phone survives.
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i wiped everything from my phone by mistake and now i've no OS Installed and s-on. I don't even have a backup. I tried to search on net for solution about 8 hours but still not get the right one. please help. :crying:
is this possible to restore backup from someone's HTC ONE S phone's backup to mine?
how can i turn s-off if i don't have OS in my phone.
i can access bootloader/fastboot and recovery .
i can mount Storage with PC but the storage is totally empty.
i can't find the right ROM for my phone.
most of the stock rom links are expired, but maybe you will find. search for it
for now, check if your device is ville or villeC2, then put a costume rom in storage and flash it and its kernel
for s-off read the tutorial
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Mr.zeus said:
most of the stock rom links are expired, but maybe you will find. search for it
for now, check if your device is ville or villeC2, then put a costume rom in storage and flash it and its kernel
for s-off read the tutorial
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My device is VilleC2 ,
Ok . what is the problem now?
Find a costume rom. Put it in storage or sideload it . and flash the rom
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