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[Q] Help About Root & Revolutionary

help me, i have followed the instruction from htcdev.com to unlock my desire s bootloader with HBOOT 2.00.002.. after that i found my bootloader with text UNLOCKED but still it shows S-ON.
And then i continued to try root my desire s, i followed instructions that i found in this forum (thanks ) after finished, i tried to install some apps that need root access but i found that my desire s is not rooted (the apps said that).
The last things that i want to asked is, when i go to fastboot menu, i point to recovery mode and i found my desire with Revolutionary 4.0.1.4. I searched info about that things (revolutionary), i found many people said that if i have success install Revolutionary that means i have successfully rooted my device.
is there anybody could help and explained to me about those problems? i would very appreciate that

Revolutionary 4.0.1.4 is a custom recovery. Installing a custom recovery alone does NOT give you root access.
READ index thread in the forum and you'll have your answers

Thanks Bro ContactFront i will search in index thread
With the condition that i have now, is it possible if i want to return it back to default? I want to try update my desire to ICS using RUU Official uptade that i downloaded from htc website..
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short answer is yes, you can go back to stock

Don't use the official ics Ruu, it's buggy and unfinished.
My pessimism extends to the point of even suspecting the sincerity of the pessimists.
—Jean Rostand

Alrighty then! Thanks All
But, do i need to root my device if i want to flash a custom rom? or all that i have done is enough to flash a custom rom? as i explained before, this is what i have done to my HTC Desire S :
HTC Desire S ( Gingerbread)
UNLOCKED using HTCDev
S-ON
HBOOT 2.00.0002
Installed Revolutionary 4.0.1.4
Sent from my Anvyn Desire S. Powered by XDA Developers

zidane_argun said:
Alrighty then! Thanks All
But, do i need to root my device if i want to flash a custom rom? or all that i have done is enough to flash a custom rom? as i explained before, this is what i have done to my HTC Desire S :
HTC Desire S ( Gingerbread)
UNLOCKED using HTCDev
S-ON
HBOOT 2.00.0002
Installed Revolutionary 4.0.1.4
Sent from my Anvyn Desire S. Powered by XDA Developers
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seems like you still have not read the index.... You need root to flash a custom ROM(duh) since I am in a pretty good mood today so....
1.root your device
2 . Download your preferred ROM
3.flash your ROM
4.IMPORTANT!!!find your boot. img extracting it from the rom you downloaded
5.go to fastboot
6. connect your phone to computer
7.open CMD
8.cd to our directory(ensure you have adb and fastboot first)
9.
Code:
fastboot erase boot
10
Code:
fastboot boot boot. img
11.reboot and enjoy
Sent from my supercharged :tank:

1.root your device - not needed if he is going to flash a Custom. They are all rooted anyway. I think step 1 should be: flash a custom recovery
...
10
Code:
fastboot boot boot. img
- this will boot the kernel only, but after a restart of the device it will be gone. The command to use is :
Code:
fastboot flash boot boot.img
11.reboot and enjoy - that is all right

hisname said:
seems like you still have not read the index.... You need root to flash a custom ROM(duh) since I am in a pretty good mood today so....
1.root your device
2 . Download your preferred ROM
3.flash your ROM
4.IMPORTANT!!!find your boot. img extracting it from the rom you downloaded
5.go to fastboot
6. connect your phone to computer
7.open CMD
8.cd to our directory(ensure you have adb and fastboot first)
9.
Code:
fastboot erase boot
10
Code:
fastboot boot boot. img
11.reboot and enjoy
Sent from my supercharged :tank:
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Thanks before
Now i have read the index, i found many tutorials to root my device there. i followed some.
but i have a problems when i want to root my device, i tried using SuperOneClick apps. I have done every single requirements of that tutorial.
The problem is i think my device is still not rooted. The first time i used SuperOneClick it shows finished & OK, then i reboot my device.
and then i tried to install some apps that needs rooted device, but those apps tell me that my device isn't rooted!
I tried to root my device using SuperOneClick again, but it always stuck in step #7 (Wait for Device).
any solutions for this problems?
Did i missed something to do?

amidabuddha said:
1.root your device - not needed if he is going to flash a Custom. They are all rooted anyway. I think step 1 should be: flash a custom recovery
...
10
Code:
fastboot boot boot. img
- this will boot the kernel only, but after a restart of the device it will be gone. The command to use is :
Code:
fastboot flash boot boot.img
11.reboot and enjoy - that is all right
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he already has a custom recovery by revolutionary
Sent from my supercharged :tank:
edit: look here
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1525100

hisname said:
he already has a custom recovery by revolutionary
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Well this is pretty outdated.
The attached is the latest 4EXT Recovery, touch edition.
Extract the recovery.img from the zip and flash:
Code:
fastboot flash recovery recovery.img
Then from the bootloader menu reboot to recovery and select backup/restore -> Backup. After the backup is done go back to the main menu, select wipe/format -> Wipe all partitions (except SDcard). When done select Install zip from the main menu and flash the ROM from your sdcard. After that reboot to bootloader from the Power menu and flash the boot.img as described in my previous post

amidabuddha said:
Well this is pretty outdated
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true, but at least it is still usable till he gets 4ext or something later....
Sent from my supercharged :tank:

@zidane_argun
see my previous post

hisname said:
true, but at least it is still usable till he gets 4ext or something later....
Sent from my supercharged :tank:
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amidabuddha said:
@zidane_argun
see my previous post
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okay okay, roger that!
i will try that, thank you bro amidabuddha & hisname :good::good:
brb..

just realised that even my 4ext recovery is also outdated, thanks for the post :thumbup:
Sent from my supercharged :tank:

lol was trying to reply to your pm. don't know if they went through as they don't show up in my "sent item".
anyway you've got plenty of tips from the folks. so happy flashing

ContactFront said:
lol was trying to reply to your pm. don't know if they went through as they don't show up in my "sent item".
anyway you've got plenty of tips from the folks. so happy flashing
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haha.. thanks to you too bro! now i'm trying to flash EXT4 first since they (the folks ) said that mine is pretty outdated.. LOL
after that, i want to search which rom is the best one for my Desire S.. do you have any idea which one is best ROM that i have to try?
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zidane_argun said:
haha.. thanks to you too bro! now i'm trying to flash EXT4 first since they (the folks ) said that mine is pretty outdated.. LOL
after that, i want to search which rom is the best one for my Desire S.. do you have any idea which one is best ROM that i have to try?
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there is really no "best" rom. it's all down to your personal preference.
say, I'm a big cm/aosp fan but if you are a sense fanboy then you may not like aosp based rom at all.
so if you see something interesting then just go ahead give it a try and decide for yourself.
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oh and speaking of 4ext recovery, i'd recommend installing either the free version updater or purchasing the full version from google play.
http://4ext.net/
it's absolutely worth it. one of the best recoverys you can have

[Q] Kernel Question

I am extremely new to rom flashing. I studied and was able to flash Viperxl 3.2.3 to my HTC one X. The question is: What would be the best sense based kernel to use with this rom and what would I use to control the the clock and voltage for battery and performance.
HTC One X Evita
Will work for bacon.

Elemental 5.0 is good and you can use the cpu tab in viper tweaks app

a box of kittens said:
Elemental 5.0 is good and you can use the cpu tab in viper tweaks app
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I just flash boot image and wipe cache? "Hboot 1.14"
HTC OneX Evita
Will work for bacon.

ChrisPBacon said:
I just flash boot image and wipe cache? "Hboot 1.14"
HTC OneX Evita
Will work for bacon.
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You have to flash it through fastboot on your computer if your phone isn't S-OFF.

ChrisPBacon said:
I just flash boot image and wipe cache? "Hboot 1.14"
HTC OneX Evita
Will work for bacon.
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Go do s off procedure takes two minutes and painless :silly:

a box of kittens said:
Go do s off procedure takes two minutes and painless :silly:
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S-Off? Downgrade hboot? I will have to study that a few days. I do not want to end up back on here screaming for help lol. Thanks for the advice.
HTC OneX Evita
Will work for bacon.

ChrisPBacon said:
S-Off? I will have to study that a few days. I do not want to end up back on here screaming for help lol. Thanks for the advice.
HTC OneX Evita
Will work for bacon.
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"Best advice is read the instructions a couple of times", like he said it's really easy to do

ChrisPBacon said:
S-Off? Downgrade hboot? I will have to study that a few days. I do not want to end up back on here screaming for help lol. Thanks for the advice.
HTC OneX Evita
Will work for bacon.
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I suggest you read those instructions a few times..but after that flashing becomes a breeze and no you would not need to dowgrade your hboot if you s off

a box of kittens said:
I suggest you read those instructions a few times..but after that flashing becomes a breeze and no you would not need to dowgrade your hboot if you s off
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Thanks. I will study before I attempt to do it. It took about three weeks of reading everything I could find on here before I flashed the rom. After reading all these posts, I understand the importance of doing it right the first time.
HTC OneX Evita
Will work for bacon.

Help with a doubt
Hello, please i need a help for update
I want to install "CleanROM JL Beta 1 -★| Jellybean 4.1.1 | Clean | Fast! |★- "
I can download, put in the memory cell, and installing by TWRP?
or have to extract the boot.img and install by GooManager.
<http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2136403>
My Phone:
HTC ONE X AT&T
ROM: CLEAN ROM 5.1
Kernel 3.0.8
Baseband 0.19as
Build Number 2.20
Hboot 1.14
TWRP 2.4.1
Sorry if I have written something wrong, I have read the forum much,however I still encounter difficulties in some things
Thanks to all

binhujorda said:
Hello, please i need a help for update
I want to install "CleanROM JL Beta 1 -★| Jellybean 4.1.1 | Clean | Fast! |★- "
I can download, put in the memory cell, and installing by TWRP?
or have to extract the boot.img and install by GooManager.
<http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2136403>
My Phone:
HTC ONE X AT&T
ROM: CLEAN ROM 5.1
Kernel 3.0.8
Baseband 0.19as
Build Number 2.20
Hboot 1.14
TWRP 2.4.1
Sorry if I have written something wrong, I have read the forum much,however I still encounter difficulties in some things
Thanks to all
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Extract the boot image from the zip file. Place the boot image and the "complete zip file" on your phones sd. Go into recovery, do wipe, flash boot image, then flash zip file. Reboot.
AT&T HTC OneX
Android 4.1.1
ViperXL 3.2.3

Venomtester said:
Extract the boot image from the zip file. Place the boot image and the "complete zip file" on your phones sd. Go into recovery, do wipe, flash boot image, then flash zip file. Reboot.
AT&T HTC OneX
Android 4.1.1
ViperXL 3.2.3
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Those steps are a little misleading...
Here he should not place the boot.img on the sd
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Flashing boot img through fastboot...
download the file in the link which above which will include adb and fastboot....put that on your computer somewhere you can find it.. now take the boot image out of the Rom zip and place it in that folder... Boot your phone into bootloader scroll down and select fastboot and now open a command prompt with in the fastbootbadb folder on your comp and type to command without the quotes "fastboot flash boot boot.img"...now go wipe in recovery and install the Rom it doesn't matter if you keep the boot img in the Rom zip or not
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=1179735&d=1344782533
Here is the right link

a box of kittens said:
Those steps are a little misleading...
Here he should not place the boot.img on the sd
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Flashing boot img through fastboot...
download the file in the link which above which will include adb and fastboot....put that on your computer somewhere you can find it.. now take the boot image out of the Rom zip and place it in that folder... Boot your phone into bootloader scroll down and select fastboot and now open a command prompt with in the fastbootbadb folder on your comp and type to command without the quotes "fastboot flash boot boot.img"...now go wipe in recovery and install the Rom it doesn't matter if you keep the boot img in the Rom zip or not
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=1179735&d=1344782533
Here is the right link
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I can flashing the boot img by the application "Flash Image Gui " and the rest by TWRP ?

binhujorda said:
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I can flashing the boot img by the application "Flash Image Gui " and the rest by TWRP ?
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Yes.
Flash boot.img with Flash Image GUI, or with fastboot.
Flash the whole ROM zip in TWRP.
Note: When you say "the rest", it implies you removed boot.img. It should still be in the zip. The zip should be fully intact, just as you downloaded it.

redpoint73 said:
Yes.
Flash boot.img with Flash Image GUI, or with fastboot.
Flash the whole ROM zip in TWRP.
Note: When you say "the rest", it implies you removed boot.img. It should still be in the zip. The zip should be fully intact, just as you downloaded it.
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Excellent, thank you, took away all my doubts. .

[Q] Need help fixing TWRP

Hey guys,
i flashed Paranoid Android and gApps last night, and it froze during the loading screen. I went back to recovery, and i could not install anything from TWRP. It showed no files, and my phone said there was no OS installed. My computer would not read my phone after this. I am on a Windows XP machine right now because i normally use a Mac but i cant flash images through that.
How do i fix this? and this is my first rom flash, so i would appreciate all the help!
Thanks!
Ill try to post pictures later, but they will be images taken from an iphone. I just want to get back to ParanoidAndroid!

Not enough information. When you plug your phone in does it ask you to format it? Can you still get to twrp? Where did you get the paranoid android from?
Sent from my VENOMized HoxL

area51avenger said:
Not enough information. When you plug your phone in does it ask you to format it? Can you still get to twrp? Where did you get the paranoid android from?
Sent from my VENOMized HoxL
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I got it from an xda link. I don't have it cuz I'm on my fiancés iPhone four. It can get into twrp but It shows no files when I try to install. And I I plug in to the computer it just makes noise and goes to htc screen with red lettering.

You probably just did this:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=38471340&postcount=11
Try the above fix, and come back here, and tell is if it worked or not.
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experimentation said:
I got it from an xda link.
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That's amazingly vague. What area51avenger is trying to figure out, is if you tried flashing a ROM meant for the quad core version of the One X (code named Endeavoru), which can be real bad news. If you can figure out what you flashed, and tell us, it would be helpful.
But the fact your screen still comes on is good news. Try to format the SD, and you might have to install TWRP again, but I don't think it will be that hard to get you fixed.

redpoint73 said:
You probably just did this:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=38471340&postcount=11
Try the above fix, and come back here, and tell is if it worked or not.
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That's amazingly vague. What area51avenger is trying to figure out, is if you tried flashing a ROM meant for the quad core version of the One X (code named Endeavoru), which can be real bad news. If you can figure out what you flashed, and tell us, it would be helpful.
But the fact your screen still comes on is good news. Try to format the SD, and you might have to install TWRP again, but I don't think it will be that hard to get you fixed.
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It was a file named pa-evita.zip from xda somewhere. I am jut trying to figure out how to get twrp to reinstall it. Since nothing shows up now.

experimentation said:
It was a file named pa-evita.zip from xda somewhere.
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That's good news. Its the proper version of PA for our phone (EVITA) rather than the quad core varian (EVDEAVORU).
experimentation said:
I am jut trying to figure out how to get twrp to reinstall it. Since nothing shows up now.
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I'd try to reformat SD first, as already mentioned.
If that doesn't work, you can re-install TWRP a couple ways:
1) Flash using fastboot. You will find a fastboot flashable version if you search the TWRP thread (posted by another user). http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1677447
2) Use the All-In-One Toolkit: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1952426
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And the original cause of all this may be very simple: you may have forgotten to flash boot.img using fastboot, after flashing Paranoid Android. This is mandatory if you are hboot 1.14 or higher, and S-On.
When the phone failed to boot, did you go into hboot and do a factory reset?

redpoint73 said:
That's good news. Its the proper version of PA for our phone (EVITA) rather than the quad core varian (EVDEAVORU).
I'd try to reformat SD first, as already mentioned.
If that doesn't work, you can re-install TWRP a couple ways:
1) Flash using fastboot. You will find a fastboot flashable version if you search the TWRP thread (posted by another user). http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1677447
2) Use the All-In-One Toolkit: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1952426
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And the original cause of all this may be very simple: you may have forgotten to flash boot.img using fastboot, after flashing Paranoid Android. This is mandatory if you are hboot 1.14 or higher, and S-On.
When the phone failed to boot, did you go into hboot and do a factory reset?
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Honestly I don't remember. I was rebooting after flashing gapps and I just rebooted nornally, not using flash boot. So after work today ill try all this and report back. Thanks guys. I do love my phone running paranoid!!

experimentation said:
Honestly I don't remember. I was rebooting after flashing gapps and I just rebooted nornally, not using flash boot. So after work today ill try all this and report back. Thanks guys. I do love my phone running paranoid!!
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Well, update. I am trying to mount my phone to my windows xp machine, and i cannot get it to read. I can get to device manager, but I cannot figure out how to format sd. I know I am probably being a noob about this, I just want this to get solved. Help!

Ok good news. I have it formatted. What is my next step?

experimentation said:
Ok good news. I have it formatted. What is my next step?
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1. Install TWRP - You can find the lastest version here
Once you've downloaded it put it in your adb/fastboot folder. In your adb/fastboot folder shift + right click > open command window here.
Type, adb reboot bootloader, enter. Now that your phone is in the bootloader and says FASTBOOT USB.
Type in the cmd that is open, fastboot flash recovery openrecovery-twrp-2.4.2.0-evita.img, enter. This should install the newest TWRP recovery.
2. Now make sure that pa-evita.zip and a copy of the boot.img from the zip as well as the gapps.zip for the rom is in your adb/fastboot flolder.
type in cmd, fastboot flash boot boot.img, enter. Now on your phone goto BOOTLOADER and hit the power button, scroll down to RECOVERY and hit the power button again rebooting your phone into TWRP recovery.
type in cmd, adb push pa-evita.zip /sdcard/TRWP, enter
type in cmd, adb push gapps.zip /sdcard/TRWP, enter
3. From TWRP.
Install > navigate to the sdcard/TWRP > pa-evita.zip > Swipe to confirm Flash > Wipe Cache & Dalvik > Back > Home
Install > navigate to the sdcard/TWRP > gapps.zip > Swipe to confirm Flash > Wipe Cache & Dalvik > Back > Reboot System.
All the bold adb and fastboot commands are copy paste-able but make sure the file names are correct

I'm a super-noob at this

Hi, I'm new to this forum and I hope I'm posting this in the right section of the forum, apologize if not.
I'm just a super-noob at this overall cell-phone terminology for Rooting, ROMs and etc.
I want to root my phone and input the new Android Jelly Bean on it (I hope that's possible)
I have no idea where to start. When I search online I found some older threads on how to but I'm not sure if it's still viable.
I'll post my phone info and see where this will go.
HTC Sensation z710e
Android version 2.3.4
Software # 1.45.401.3
When I press "power" + "vol down" I see
-Revolutionary-
Pyramid PVT ship S-OFF RL
HBOOT 1.17.1111
Any help, hopefully step by step help will be most appreciated. Thank you for your patience and if you require more info let me know

megamonkey said:
Hi, I'm new to this forum and I hope I'm posting this in the right section of the forum, apologize if not.
I'm just a super-noob at this overall cell-phone terminology for Rooting, ROMs and etc.
I want to root my phone and input the new Android Jelly Bean on it (I hope that's possible)
I have no idea where to start. When I search online I found some older threads on how to but I'm not sure if it's still viable.
I'll post my phone info and see where this will go.
HTC Sensation z710e
Android version 2.3.4
Software # 1.45.401.3
When I press "power" + "vol down" I see
-Revolutionary-
Pyramid PVT ship S-OFF RL
HBOOT 1.17.1111
Any help, hopefully step by step help will be most appreciated. Thank you for your patience and if you require more info let me know
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firstly your device is already on S-OFF which makes things a lot easier
flash 3.33 universal from here
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1459767
follow the instuctions to the letter
and before flashing check md5 sums(important)
after that flash the new rom from recovery
done:good:

rzr86 said:
firstly your device is already on S-OFF which makes things a lot easier
flash 3.33 universal from here
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1459767
follow the instuctions to the letter
and before flashing check md5 sums(important)
after that flash the new rom from recovery
done:good:
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Great to know my phone's already S-OFF'd
Does that mean I'm rooted or not yet?
How do I check md5 sums?
I'm really bad at this stuff and I just want as much help as possible so i don't screw up
Thanks for your help and patience

megamonkey said:
Great to know my phone's already S-OFF'd
Does that mean I'm rooted or not yet?
How do I check md5 sums?
I'm really bad at this stuff and I just want as much help as possible so i don't screw up
Thanks for your help and patience
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probably you aren't rooted
but consider this
every custom rom comes prerooted
so there is no point to root your current one
about md5 sums:
put the zip in your sdcard
navigate with any file manager you have to that zip
tap and hold on it until it pops up a menu
go to properties
somewhere it will say show checksum or calculate checksum
it will show you a row of letters and numbers
then compare it with the one from the download link and see if it matches
note: once you flash the 3.33 universal(ics firmware) your current rom won't boot because it is a gb one
so you have to flash the new rom after upgrading your firmware
and don't forget to backup your current rom just in case
by the way do you have sdk tools installed in your pc?(adb and fastboot files)

megamonkey said:
Great to know my phone's already S-OFF'd
Does that mean I'm rooted or not yet?
How do I check md5 sums?
I'm really bad at this stuff and I just want as much help as possible so i don't screw up
Thanks for your help and patience
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Google md5 generator for Windows. Use the first link that you find.
If you have 4ext recovery, you can check md5 there itself.
Happy to help.

Okay, I checked with an MD5 program suggested, and it codes match. Great!
How do I backup my current ROM? I've heard of Clockwork and 4Ext but doesn't it require a Root?
I plan to use to ROM. How do I flash a new ROM?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2115520

megamonkey said:
Okay, I checked with an MD5 program suggested, and it codes match. Great!
How do I backup my current ROM? I've heard of Clockwork and 4Ext but doesn't it require a Root?
I plan to use to ROM. How do I flash a new ROM?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2115520
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first you have to flash 3.33 universal
also tell me do you have sdk tools installed in your pc?

rzr86 said:
first you have to flash 3.33 universal
also tell me do you have sdk tools installed in your pc?
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Okay I'll flash the 3.33 universal
No I don't have SDK tools installed, I have no idea what that is.
Also how do I backup my current ROM?

megamonkey said:
Okay I'll flash the 3.33 universal
No I don't have SDK tools installed, I have no idea what that is.
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wait then!
edit: from here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1661631
use only the one click root tool to root your current rom
then use the 4ext updater app to download and install 4ext recovery
link in my signature
then follow with the 3.33
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megamonkey said:
Also how do I backup my current ROM?
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from recovery see my last post
since you don't have sdk tools installed start with the one click root tool

Okay so I downloaded the one click tool. I followed the steps, but when I double-click the "root" bat file. the command program pops up but it says repeatedly " 'adb' is not recognized as an internal or external command, operable program or batch file"
any idea?

megamonkey said:
Okay so I downloaded the one click tool. I followed the steps, but when I double-click the "root" bat file. the command program pops up but it says repeatedly " 'adb' is not recognized as an internal or external command, operable program or batch file"
any idea?
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i gave an answer in the other thread
check it and lets continue here

Doesn't look like the drivers links work anymore. they got removed. Do i just download htc sync from the main htc website? does that work?
edit: do the older ones work?
edit: I downloaded HTC sync manager...still doesn't work. Can't even get my phone to sync. I'm starting to lose hope doing this

megamonkey said:
Doesn't look like the drivers links work anymore. they got removed. Do i just download htc sync from the main htc website? does that work?
edit: do the older ones work?
edit: I downloaded HTC sync manager...still doesn't work. Can't even get my phone to sync. I'm starting to lose hope doing this
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try this one
http://www.mediafire.com/download/8dl8s3l9mr6ggr9/HTCDriver_4.1.0.001.exe
if it fails then you have to install sdk tools
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1152148

Hey rzr86, I've been away for more than a week so I wasn't able to work on the phone.
Funny thing I found out about my phone, it seems it was already rooted. Good thing because less of a hassle for me now.
So I need to download a ROM backup program, which one do you recommend? I don't seem to have one installed

megamonkey said:
Hey rzr86, I've been away for more than a week so I wasn't able to work on the phone.
Funny thing I found out about my phone, it seems it was already rooted. Good thing because less of a hassle for me now.
So I need to download a ROM backup program, which one do you recommend? I don't seem to have one installed
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since you are rooted install 4ext updater app
from that app download and install 4ext recovery touch
link in my signature
then boot to the recovery
go to backup/restore->backup
then you can backup your current rom
after that format all partitions except sdcard from 4ext
flash the new rom
done

rzr86 said:
since you are rooted install 4ext updater app
from that app download and install 4ext recovery touch
link in my signature
then boot to the recovery
go to backup/restore->backup
then you can backup your current rom
after that format all partitions except sdcard from 4ext
flash the new rom
done
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I still need to flash a 3.33 kernal but need a nandroid ROM backup. Does 4EXT work?

megamonkey said:
I still need to flash a 3.33 kernal but need a nandroid ROM backup. Does 4EXT work?
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yeap 4ext works and in my previous post i was talking about nandroid backup
use first the app for 4ext and then go for 3.33 firmware

rzr86 said:
yeap 4ext works and in my previous post i was talking about nandroid backup
use first the app for 4ext and then go for 3.33 firmware
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I got 4EXT recovery on my phone but when I went into to bootloader (power + vol down) OMG I ****ed something up...I forgot I had the firmware 3.33 zip file on my SD card and I updated so now I have firmware 3.33 and I can't boot my phone.
Can't believe I ****ed this up...any idea how to go back?
Edit: Can I use 4EXT to access my sd card and delete the PG58IMG zip from my sd card, then put in the firmware 1.17 zip and flash that?

megamonkey said:
I got 4EXT recovery on my phone but when I went into to bootloader (power + vol down) OMG I ****ed something up...I forgot I had the firmware 3.33 zip file on my SD card and I updated so now I have firmware 3.33 and I can't boot my phone.
Can't believe I ****ed this up...any idea how to go back?
Edit: Can I use 4EXT to access my sd card and delete the PG58IMG zip from my sd card, then put in the firmware 1.17 zip and flash that?
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Eject sd card let the phone boot up than insert the sd and delete the zip, or use sd card adapter to pc and delete the zip
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Mile_zdr said:
Eject sd card let the phone boot up than insert the sd and delete the zip, or use sd card adapter to pc and delete the zip
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I can't boot up my phone because I accidentally flashed 3.33 when I'm still using gingerbread.

[Q] one xl bricked need help

I have a one xl cid rogers001 hboot 2.14, baseband 0.23a.3 2.09.29.... jb 4.1 with sense 4+
I tried unlock bootloader by htcdev => ok
install recovery => ok. and when i installed this rom: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1868236, it was stuck in bootloader. i fogot root my phone before.
so i relock my device, and tried to flash this stock rom using adb : OTA_EVITA_UL_JB_45_S_Rogers_WWE_3.17.631.2_0.23a.3 2.09.29_10.128.32.34a_release_299850qstr7rxdbfuofl 6j.zip (was found in this thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2119610)
On cmd via fastboot i type fastboot erase cache =>ok
fastboot oem rebootRUU => ok
fastboot flash zip "filename.zip" It says " (remote: 12 signature verify fail") in the end cmd
What should i do now?
Thanks for reading and help me pls!!!!

Ok, first mistake is that you thought you needed to be rooted to flash the Viper ROM, you don't. All you need is an unlocked bootloader and custom recovery, which you had. You were probably stuck in the bootloader because you forgot to flash the boot.img from the ROM zip with fastboot, you need to do this because you're s-on.
The next mistake you made was attempting to flash an OTA. I don't know what made you think that you could do that but it definitely wasn't found in this forum (or anywhere for that matter). An OTA is only a partial OS, it relies on the correct stock OS to already be installed on the device to build on top of to update the existing OS. It failed for obvious reasons.
Unlock your bootloader again, flash a custom recovery again, and flash the ROM again. Make sure you flash the boot.img this time and it should boot right up. I'd strongly recommend you read the Evita FAQ thread and the How-To Guide For Beginners thread in my signature. Diving into modifying your device without the proper level of knowledge is a really bad idea.
Sent from my Evita

timmaaa said:
Ok, first mistake is that you thought you needed to be rooted to flash the Viper ROM, you don't. All you need is an unlocked bootloader and custom recovery, which you had. You were probably stuck in the bootloader because you forgot to flash the boot.img from the ROM zip with fastboot, you need to do this because you're s-on.
The next mistake you made was attempting to flash an OTA. I don't know what made you think that you could do that but it definitely wasn't found in this forum (or anywhere for that matter). An OTA is only a partial OS, it relies on the correct stock OS to already be installed on the device to build on top of to update the existing OS. It failed for obvious reasons.
Unlock your bootloader again, flash a custom recovery again, and flash the ROM again. Make sure you flash the boot.img this time and it should boot right up. I'd strongly recommend you read the Evita FAQ thread and the How-To Guide For Beginners thread in my signature. Diving into modifying your device without the proper level of knowledge is a really bad idea.
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fisrt, thanks for helping me. but i've flash boot boot.img file in .zip after i install rom from sdcard. after that, phone stuck in bootloader.
i've unlock bootloader and flash recovery again, and now it says can't mount sdcard. how can i copy viper rom into internal storage? sideload? flash zip? and after all, my phone still not root, can flash viper rom without root?
sorry for my english. thanks again!

somebody help me pls

veveve said:
somebody help me pls
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Please be patient, we all have lives outside XDA.
veveve said:
fisrt, thanks for helping me. but i've flash boot boot.img file in .zip after i install rom from sdcard. after that, phone stuck in bootloader.
i've unlock bootloader and flash recovery again, and now it says can't mount sdcard. how can i copy viper rom into internal storage? sideload? flash zip? and after all, my phone still not root, can flash viper rom without root?
sorry for my english. thanks again!
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Did you perform a factory reset from the bootloader at some point? If so you've corrupted your sd card, you should never perform a factory reset from the bootloader. If this is the case you'll need to use TWRP to wipe your sd card, then you should be able to mount it to Windows and use Windows Explorer to format. Once this is done you can for a ROM across again.
Exactly which build of Viper did you try to flash? What's the exact filename? Did you check the md5 before flashing?
Sent from my Evita

timmaaa said:
Please be patient, we all have lives outside XDA.
Did you perform a factory reset from the bootloader at some point? If so you've corrupted your sd card, you should never perform a factory reset from the bootloader. If this is the case you'll need to use TWRP to wipe your sd card, then you should be able to mount it to Windows and use Windows Explorer to format. Once this is done you can for a ROM across again.
Exactly which build of Viper did you try to flash? What's the exact filename? Did you check the md5 before flashing?
Sent from my Evita
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yes, i did it more than once, now it's fixed, but when i mount it to Windows using TWRP, nothing happen, so i can't format it. and the same things when i tried to sideload. But in fastboot mode, it usual.
and i flashed the newest rom in this thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1868236 ViperXL 4.2 and i didn't check the MD5
back to my previous question, can i fash a custom rom without root?

I asked for the exact filename of the ROM for a reason, I need that please. Also, exactly which recovery are you using?
Sent from my Evita

Yes, you can flash a custom Rom without root. He already answered that. I strongly recommend reading up on your device before flashing anything else. I'd suggest starting with getting your phone s-off.

nem1yan said:
Yes, you can flash a custom Rom without root. He already answered that. I strongly recommend reading up on your device before flashing anything else. I'd suggest starting with getting your phone s-off.
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I disagree. I think it's a better idea for him to get his head around the simple operations like flashing ROMs before attempting s-off.
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timmaaa said:
I asked for the exact filename of the ROM for a reason, I need that please. Also, exactly which recovery are you using?
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Full ROM:
Jelly Bean - Android 4.2.2 / Sense 5
ViperXL 4.2.0
Main Link: http://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=23134718111254927
Mirror 1: http://goo.im/devs/Turge/ViperXL/ViperXL_4.2.0.zip
Mirror 2: http://d-h.st/z4Q
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and at the first time, i used ClockworkMod Touch 6.0.2.8 Official from here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2148909
after, i used this: twrp-2.7.0.8-evita.img
Thanks!

I know which ROM you're flashing, I need the filename, as it appears in your file browser or Windows Explorer or something. Like this:
Code:
Romname.zip
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And you should always check the md5 of anything you're about to flash. You should do that now to make sure the file isn't corrupt.
Sent from my Evita

timmaaa said:
I know which ROM you're flashing, I need the filename, as it appears in your file browser or Windows Explorer or something. Like this:
Code:
Romname.zip
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And you should always check the md5 of anything you're about to flash. You should do that now to make sure the file isn't corrupt.
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it is ViperXL_4.2.0.zip
i'll do it next time!

No sure, but i think you need to have an older version of twrp to flash the Viper like 2.6.1.0...

veveve said:
it is ViperXL_4.2.0.zip
i'll do it next time!
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Did you check the md5? Does it match?
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bzhmobile said:
No sure, but i think you need to have an older version of twrp to flash the Viper like 2.6.1.0...
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You might be onto something.
Sent from my Evita

timmaaa said:
Did you check the md5? Does it match?
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You might be onto something.
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I mean, i didn't do it and i will do it next time

bzhmobile said:
No sure, but i think you need to have an older version of twrp to flash the Viper like 2.6.1.0...
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thanks, i will try.

Make sure you check the md5 before flashing. A corrupt zip could brick your phone.
Sent from my Evita

timmaaa said:
Make sure you check the md5 before flashing. A corrupt zip could brick your phone.
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but i still have trouble with mounting internal storage using TWRP on windows, should i try the older TWRP?

What version do you have installed?
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timmaaa said:
What version do you have installed?
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here
and at the first time, i used ClockworkMod Touch 6.0.2.8 Official from here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/show....php?t=2148909
after, i used this: twrp-2.7.0.8-evita.img
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