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[Q] How to Root and Install Custom ROM?

I fixed my bootloop issues with my HTC One XL, Finally!
However, I still want to root it and install a custom rom. (Jellybean)
But I don't want to mess it up this time!
So I am asking xda-developers.
Can someone post an instructional guide and how to root
my HTC One XL? What apps to I have to download?
(I hate Sense 4+)
Info; I have Android 4.1.1 with HTC Sense 4+
My bootloader IS unlocked.
HBOOT; 2.14.0000
EVITA PVT SHIP S-ON RL

AndroidSoldier said:
I fixed my bootloop issues with my HTC One XL, Finally!
However, I still want to root it and install a custom rom. (Jellybean)
But I don't want to mess it up this time!
So I am asking xda-developers.
Can someone post an instructional guide and how to root
my HTC One XL? What apps to I have to download?
(I hate Sense 4+)
Info; I have Android 4.1.1 with HTC Sense 4+
My bootloader IS unlocked.
HBOOT; 2.14.0000
EVITA PVT SHIP S-ON RL
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Flash twrp 2.3.3.1 from fastboot.
Fastboot flash recovery recovery.img
Download Rom and flash via twrp.
Flash boot.img from Rom.zip that you installed with fastboot.
Use a stock rooted Rom and go s-off to avoid flashing boot images
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==Rooting Sense4+==
Go to HTCDev.com and get the unlock token
by finding the identifier in adb/fastboot.
And unlock the bootloader(You don't need to root fully if you are gonna switch to a custom rom/custom roms come preinstalled with root)
==Flashing Custom ROMS=
On Evita(ATT) Model OneXL
Go into fastboot on the Phone.
Download the TWRP for the Evita OneXL from here:
http://techerrata.com/file/twrp2/evita/openrecovery-twrp-2.5.0.0-evita.img
flash that onto the phone when it's in fastboot using terminal or CMD
("Fastboot flash recovery openrecovery-twrp-2.5.0.0-evita.img")
drag the rom onto the phone and then boot into twrp by going into recovery.
press install, look for the rom and flash it. Reboot into bootloader when done.
extract "Boot.img" from inside the ROM file and go into cmd/terminal and type
("Fastoot flash boot boot.img")
("Fastboot clear cache")
reboot the phone and just wait.
Have FUN!

i4GS said:
==Rooting Sense4+==
Go to HTCDev.com and get the unlock token
by finding the identifier in adb/fastboot.
And unlock the bootloader(You don't need to root fully if you are gonna switch to a custom rom/custom roms come preinstalled with root)
==Flashing Custom ROMS=
On Evita(ATT) Model OneXL
Go into fastboot on the Phone.
Download the TWRP for the Evita OneXL from here:
http://techerrata.com/file/twrp2/evita/openrecovery-twrp-2.5.0.0-evita.img
flash that onto the phone when it's in fastboot using terminal or CMD
("Fastboot flash recovery openrecovery-twrp-2.5.0.0-evita.img")
drag the rom onto the phone and then boot into twrp by going into recovery.
press install, look for the rom and flash it. Reboot into bootloader when done.
extract "Boot.img" from inside the ROM file and go into cmd/terminal and type
("Fastoot flash boot boot.img")
("Fastboot clear cache")
reboot the phone and just wait.
Have FUN!
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I can't find the ROM in the recovery mode.
It says install and stuff, I dragged the ROM onto the HTC Internal storage but I can't find it.
What do I do?

I'm going out in the clear saying you misplaced it.
Do what I do, create a folder in the root of the SD called "ROMS" and place the .zip inside of that folder.
Make sure you unmounted your phone in TWRP Recovery.
And make sure you flashed the boot.IMG also to flash Evita ROM for the Evita phone. Don't mix em.

Do not use any twrp version above 2.3.3.1 it has issues wiping properly.
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i4GS said:
I'm going out in the clear saying you misplaced it.
Do what I do, create a folder in the root of the SD called "ROMS" and place the .zip inside of that folder.
Make sure you unmounted your phone in TWRP Recovery.
And make sure you flashed the boot.IMG also to flash Evita ROM for the Evita phone. Don't mix em.
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Thanksmy .zip file option was turned off that's why, and I was putting the boot.img in the sdcard instead of the .zip file.
But, I've got the basics done.

Holy hell please don't flash twrp2.5..unless ofcpurse you like the q/a section here of xda..
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[Q]Rogers One X Stuck in Bootloop

Hello all. So a friend of mine handed me his One X today and from what I gathered he was unable to flash CM after unlocking the bootloader and flashing CWM recovery. I figured I would give it a shot since I am familiar with flashing roms etc but wow what a difference it is for HTC devices!
I've spent the past 2 or 3 hours browsing this subforum however I feel like I could be just misinforming myself. The phone is a Rogers HTC One X the firmware version it was running I am unsure of as its currently stuck in bootloop. I've attached a screenshot below of the current fastboot menu. As it seems the bootloader is indeed unlocked however it is still s-on and stock recovery. If someone would be kind enough as to point me in the right direction of how to gain root and flash a recovery I would be super grateful. Feel free to PM me as well.
Thanks for your time.

What is the full filename of the ROM you're trying to flash? Also, the phone is s-on so you would need to flash the boot.img via fastboot to get it to boot.
Sent from my Evita

timmaaa said:
What is the full filename of the ROM you're trying to flash? Also, the phone is s-on so you would need to flash the boot.img via fastboot to get it to boot.
Sent from my Evita
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Thanks for the reply. From what I was told he flashed the latest CM nightlies for Evita through CWM. Although now it appears to have the stock recovery.
So as far as gaining root and flashing a recovery, since the bootloader is unlocked can I not simply flash a recovery through fastboot and then flash a rom with SU like CM?

Yeah you can, use TWRP recovery instead of CWM though. Download TWRP 2.6 from here. Put the file in your fastboot folder. Connect phone in fastboot mode, open command prompt from within fastboot folder, issue the following commands:
Code:
fastboot flash recovery "filename.img"
(the exact filename, minus the talking marks)
Code:
fastboot erase cache
Code:
fastboot reboot-bootloader
Now you have TWRP on the phone. Go into it, wipe cache/dalvik/factory reset/system, then install the ROM and gapps. Like I said though you'll need to flash the boot.img via fastboot afterwards. So once you've installed the ROM reboot to bootloader, grab the boot.img from the ROM zip and flash it using this command:
Code:
fastboot flash boot boot.img
Once that's completed you should be able to reboot into the ROM. Please note though that some of the latest CM ROMs have a few bugs, including booting problems.
Sent from my Evita

Hey thanks again timaaa for the fast reply! I've successfully booted into CM now after flashing the boot.img. Regarding the bootloader should I be concerned with s-on? Will I run into trouble down the road because I do not have s-off?

Cool, glad you got it booted. In my opinion getting s-off would be a good idea. The benefits include the following:
Not needing to flash the boot.img from a ROM/kernel through fastboot anymore.
Being able to flash radios (s-on restricts this on phones with a hboot equal to or greater than 1.14).
Being able to change hboot freely (or just remove the red warning text from the startup screen).
Being able to change CID if needed.
Being able to flash the required firmware package which is required to run current Sense 5 ROMs.
In order to get s-off you first need SuperCID though, the hex edit method will be the best to use. Here's a link:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2212737
Once you have SuperCID you can go ahead and get s-off here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2155071
Both processes are pretty quick and simple, and the benefits are great.
Sent from my Evita

[Q] problem upgrading OTA and CWM

I've just received an update to android 4.2.2 with Sense 5 on my rooted HTC One SV (Vodafone Spain), and I'm not able to perform. After rebooting appears fastboot :
****TAMPERED***
***RELOCKED***
*** Security Warning ***
K2_U PVT SHIP S-ON RL
HBOOT-2.00.0000
RADIO-1.15.40a.00.04
OpenDSP-v9.2.0268.1214
eMMV-boot
Mar 29 2013.20:55:40:20204
and the menu for bootloader.
What's wrong? Is there any way to solve?

Security warning? Were you by any chance S-Off with any custom kernel, boot.img, custom hboot.img, etc???
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You said CWM in your thread? Do you by any chance still have a custom recovery on your device?
I will have to look into this personally as I have never seen this 'security warning' before. I find it very interesting
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re
Sorry, previously i've tried to perform upgrade, but CWM gives me an error reffered to access file and can't mount device, so i tried to install a boot.img from a backup. Then, the problem I exposed.
Thanks for your attention.

You can't upgrade with cwm from an over the air update. You must have your stock recovery for it to work. You can't install a boot.img with S-On unless you flash it through fastboot command, and not with a custom recovery. You have to unlock your bootloader before you can do any of this. Then relock your bootloader after you flash your boot.img and stock recovery.img.
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Modding.MyMind said:
You can't upgrade with cwm from an over the air update. You must have your stock recovery for it to work. You can't install a boot.img with S-On unless you flash it through fastboot command, and not with a custom recovery. You have to unlock your bootloader before you can do any of this. Then relock your bootloader after you flash your boot.img and stock recovery.img.
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That's the question, I flashed boot.img and recovery img (from a backup) using fastboot command.
And there's more: I see the red text in bootloader after apply the OTA, so applied the info on "[MOD][4.1.2] Remove Red Text in HBoot/Bootloader (for k2u & k2ul) - S-Off only!" http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2289357 with the same result as taking an aspirine. Then the same with
TUTORIAL: Remove *TAMPERED* & *RELOCKED* flag / HBoot w/o unlock_code.bin http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2541843 . Guess the result??
yes, the same: none. I'm getting amused trying to get my phone having 4.2.2 and sense 5 from 4.1.2 and 4+, but I will not having a brick (nice brick anyway, but useless).
Ahhh, I forget to tell you, after applying remove tampered, and rebooting to fastboot, the warning has dissapeared, but tampered and relocked remains. Is not funny ?
As you can guess, I'm not a guru in this matter. I wish it were MS-DOS , then there will be a chance.

You CANNOT FLASH A CUSTOM HBOOT while you are S-On and with a locked bootloader. My tutorial which you posted requires that you are S-OFF which you are not. You are currently S-On. Had you read my instructions in that tutorial you would had seen that.
In addition, you currently have a CUSTOM recovery on your device with a LOCKED bootloader which was a huge mistake.
You HAVE to unlock your bootloader to fix your problems. Once you unlock your bootloader you will be fine. YOU CANNOT FLASH ANYTHING IF YOUR BOOTLOADER IS LOCKED.
1.) Unlock your bootloader with your unlock_code.bin file, then restore your phone with your backup. If you do not have your PERSONAL unlock_code.bin file then you need to head over to HTCDEV.com and follow their guide to receiving one which will be sent via email to you.
2.) Insure you do not have a custom hboot, custom boot, custom kernel, custom recovery installed on your device - if you do then RESTORE them with your stock IMG's.
3.) After you have unlocked your bootloader, restored your device with your backup, and insured you have no custom .imgs on your device...... THEN, AND ONLY THEN, will you relock your bootloader. After which you will be able to upgrade your phone.
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Modding.MyMind said:
You CANNOT FLASH A CUSTOM HBOOT while you are S-On and with a locked bootloader. My tutorial which you posted requires that you are S-OFF which you are not. You are currently S-On. Had you read my instructions in that tutorial you would had seen that.
In addition, you currently have a CUSTOM recovery on your device with a LOCKED bootloader which was a huge mistake.
You HAVE to unlock your bootloader to fix your problems. Once you unlock your bootloader you will be fine. YOU CANNOT FLASH ANYTHING IF YOUR BOOTLOADER IS LOCKED.
1.) Unlock your bootloader with your unlock_code.bin file, then restore your phone with your backup. If you do not have your PERSONAL unlock_code.bin file then you need to head over to HTCDEV.com and follow their guide to receiving one which will be sent via email to you.
2.) Insure you do not have a custom hboot, custom boot, custom kernel, custom recovery installed on your device - if you do then RESTORE them with your stock IMG's.
3.) After you have unlocked your bootloader, restored your device with your backup, and insured you have no custom .imgs on your device...... THEN, AND ONLY THEN, will you relock your bootloader. After which you will be able to upgrade your phone.
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That's a help
. No problem with 1 and 3, but 2... I think it will be a little difficult. I've just no idea how to do this, specially how and where to get stock images.
You don't have any idea about how much patient and helpfull you are. Thanks very very much

Pull the boot.img from your backup and copy it to your computer. Insure you name it boot.img.
Now go I into CWM and restore your device with your backup.
Now go into fastboot so you can flash your boot.img
fastboot flash boot boot.img
Now go into your recovery to confirm if it is stocked or custom. If shown a black screen with triangle then you are back to stock recovery. Otherwise it will still be CWM. If still CWM you will need to go to the link I will be providing in the below post and find a recovery.img suited for your device and flash it just like I told you to do with your boot.img
fastboot flash recovery recovery.img
At this point, I can only HOPE you do not have a CUSTOM HBOOT on your device but from the sounds of it you do not since you attempted that with a LOCKED bootloader which ultimately failed during its process.
So with that said, go ahead and relock your bootloader.
fastboot oem lock
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2317379
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Let's have some fun:
I did everything as you told me, everything. So assume there's a stock boot and a stock recovery. Also CWM dissapeared from recovery.
entering in fastboot after reboot I get the same message except ****security warning*****.
including S-ON !!!
Well, at this point, using again fastboot oem lock, the future brick says "device was already locked".
Is it not fun?.
Awesome, I'm really having fun while learning. I hope not to annoy you, in that case I promise to be more serious an read much much posts here and other forums before have any question.
I know it would be silly, but will try to install by itself the OTA. I find it could be interesting to see what will happend
I'll tell you

Ohhhh! , at this moment it seems to work, thanks .
If is there any thing I could do for you, tell me please, need some file from the ota or backup??
just tell me.

[Q] Please help phone has no OS

Okay so here is what happened i unlocked my bootloader and rooted my phone using the all in one toolkit, i tried to flash a custom ROM using the GooManager app. This is where things went wrong. After flashing the ROM my phone shut off and would only turn on to the HTC Quietly Brilliant page at the beginning of the boot cycle, i made a backup but dont know how to find it. I somehow managed to wipe the entire phone and now i have no operating system. I had TWRP installed but cannot access it because i relocked the phone. Is there anyway to get this thing working again? any help would be much appreciated
here is what my fastboot screen reads:
***TAMPERED***
***RELOCKED***
EVITA PVT SHIP S-ON RL
HBOOT- 2.14.0000
RADIO-0.24p.32.09.06
OpenDSP-v34.1.0.45.1219
eMMC-boot
Nov 26 2012,18:37:14:-1
FASTBOOT
<VOL UP> to previous item
<VOL DOWN> to next item
<POWER> to select item
BOOTLOADER
REBOOT
REBOOT BOOTLOADER
POWER DOWN

brenntard said:
Okay so here is what happened i unlocked my bootloader and rooted my phone using the all in one toolkit, i tried to flash a custom ROM using the GooManager app. This is where things went wrong. After flashing the ROM my phone shut off and would only turn on to the HTC Quietly Brilliant page at the beginning of the boot cycle, i made a backup but dont know how to find it. I somehow managed to wipe the entire phone and now i have no operating system. I had TWRP installed but cannot access it because i relocked the phone. Is there anyway to get this thing working again? any help would be much appreciated
here is what my fastboot screen reads:
***TAMPERED***
***RELOCKED***
EVITA PVT SHIP S-ON RL
HBOOT- 2.14.0000
RADIO-0.24p.32.09.06
OpenDSP-v34.1.0.45.1219
eMMC-boot
Nov 26 2012,18:37:14:-1
FASTBOOT
to previous item
to next item
to select item
BOOTLOADER
REBOOT
REBOOT BOOTLOADER
POWER DOWN
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Since you are s-on, you need to fastboot flash boot boot.IMG from the ROM you want to use. While you're at it you may as well just s-off your device. It will make things simpler in the end. You're going to have to unlock the boot loader again to flash the boot image though. You will also want to flash recovery again via fastboot.
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Black!Jack said:
Since you are s-on, you need to fastboot flash boot boot.IMG from the ROM you want to use. While you're at it you may as well just s-off your device. It will make things simpler in the end. You're going to have to unlock the boot loader again to flash the boot image though. You will also want to flash recovery again via fastboot.
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Thank you so much for the response...i have a couple questions. I am fairly new to android and these are the first real problems i have run into that i havent been able to solve on my own. how do i "fastboot flash boot boot.IMG"? i just want to use the stock ROM or CM10 which ever will get my phone running again. I have unlocked to bootloader again and now have access to TWRP

brenntard said:
Thank you so much for the response...i have a couple questions. I am fairly new to android and these are the first real problems i have run into that i havent been able to solve on my own. how do i "fastboot flash boot boot.IMG"? i just want to use the stock ROM or CM10 which ever will get my phone running again. I have unlocked to bootloader again and now have access to TWRP
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Take a look at this thread
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2136172
It will answer many of the questions that you have and provides links to appropriate tools.
You should definitely s-off your device now. Just look for the question in the thread I linked for more detail. Bookmark it as well, or add it to your favorites, as it will provide a great reference point for future use.
Once you have s-off, you will just have to flash any ROM you want from recovery. It will make your life way easier.
If someone helps you, just hit the thanks button, or thumbs up from the xda app.
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Black!Jack said:
Take a look at this thread
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2136172
It will answer many of the questions that you have and provides links to appropriate tools.
You should definitely s-off your device now. Just look for the question in the thread I linked for more detail. Bookmark it as well, or add it to your favorites, as it will provide a great reference point for future use.
Once you have s-off, you will just have to flash any ROM you want from recovery. It will make your life way easier.
If someone helps you, just hit the thanks button, or thumbs up from the xda app.
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In the rumrunner instructions to s-off my device it says i need to have fast boot unchecked in settings. I am pretty sure i have it checked but there is no way for me to tell for sure...since i dont have an OS installed is this an issue?

brenntard said:
In the rumrunner instructions to s-off my device it says i need to have fast boot unchecked in settings. I am pretty sure i have it checked but there is no way for me to tell for sure...since i dont have an OS installed is this an issue?
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You need to get a ROM booting brute trying s-off. Don't use Goo Manager to install ROMs, install manually through TWRP recovery. Once you've installed the ROM reboot to the bootloader and flash the boot.img. Here's how to flash the boot.img.
Extract the boot.img from the ROM zip and copy it into your fastboot folder on your pc. After you've flashed the ROM and/or gapps, reboot to bootloader and connect your phone, make sure it says fastboot on your phone screen. Then you can issue the following command:
Code:
fastboot flash boot boot.img
Now you can reboot your phone into the ROM.
Sent from my Evita.

timmaaa said:
You need to get a ROM booting brute trying s-off. Don't use Goo Manager to install ROMs, install manually through TWRP recovery. Once you've installed the ROM reboot to the bootloader and flash the boot.img. Here's how to flash the boot.img.
Extract the boot.img from the ROM zip and copy it into your fastboot folder on your pc. After you've flashed the ROM and/or gapps, reboot to bootloader and connect your phone, make sure it says fastboot on your phone screen. Then you can issue the following command:
Code:
fastboot flash boot boot.img
Now you can reboot your phone into the ROM.
Sent from my Evita.
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Okay I was able to flash the boot.img but can't figure out how to flash the rom.. Should I do it through recovery? Or through a fast boot command prompt like the one used to flash the boot.img

timmaaa said:
You need to get a ROM booting brute trying s-off. Don't use Goo Manager to install ROMs, install manually through TWRP recovery. Once you've installed the ROM reboot to the bootloader and flash the boot.img. Here's how to flash the boot.img.
Extract the boot.img from the ROM zip and copy it into your fastboot folder on your pc. After you've flashed the ROM and/or gapps, reboot to bootloader and connect your phone, make sure it says fastboot on your phone screen. Then you can issue the following command:
Code:
fastboot flash boot boot.img
Now you can reboot your phone into the ROM.
Sent from my Evita.
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This may go with out saying but when I'm in recovery and hit the reboot button and try to select "system" it comes up with a message telling me I have no OS installed and asks if I want to continue anyway..

Use the wipe menu in TWRP to do a full wipe (cache/dalvik/factory reset/system). Then use the install option to the install the ROM (and gapps if it's an aosp ROM). Then reboot to bootloader and flash the boot.img with fastboot. Then reboot your phone.
Sent from my Evita.

timmaaa said:
Use the wipe menu in TWRP to do a full wipe (cache/dalvik/factory reset/system). Then use the install option to the install the ROM (and gapps if it's an aosp ROM). Then reboot to bootloader and flash the boot.img with fastboot. Then reboot your phone.
Sent from my Evita.
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How do i get the ROM onto my phone? that might be a stupid question but i am stumped

brenntard said:
How do i get the ROM onto my phone? that might be a stupid question but i am stumped
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Mount your sdcard through TWRP. You should then be able to drag and drop the file from your computer to your sdcard. It should go without saying that your phone needs to be connected to your computer.
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Black!Jack said:
Mount your sdcard through TWRP. You should then be able to drag and drop the file from your computer to your sdcard. It should go without saying that your phone needs to be connected to your computer.
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i cant mount my sd card, i can put a little x by cache data and system but not sd card...

timmaaa said:
Use the wipe menu in TWRP to do a full wipe (cache/dalvik/factory reset/system). Then use the install option to the install the ROM (and gapps if it's an aosp ROM). Then reboot to bootloader and flash the boot.img with fastboot. Then reboot your phone.
Sent from my Evita.
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i was unable to do a wipe of my phone. in twrp i went to wipe and "swipe to factory reset" it ran through and came back as failed..

Try to format your sd then (from recovery)
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What ROM did you flash with Goo Manager?
You mount the sd card by going into the mount menu, then using the mount usb storage option.
Sent from my Evita.

[Q] ROM question about installing

I want to install "[ROM][AROMA] KickDroidXL v5.2.0" but my htc one x (at&t) is completely stock.
So: step 1: unlocked with htcdev.com
step 2: Custom recovery
step 3: Firmware
Based on the "you need" info
Step 4: flash rom.
(I think i will s-off as well my mobile)
My questions are:
1) Is there any problem if i keep stock recovery?
2) On firmware instructions that is given here: "http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2485865" 4th post
how should i do this throught commands (i use windows) or through my phone's screen when it is powered up by volume down and power buttons??
thanks a lot!

ps.christos said:
I want to install "[ROM][AROMA] KickDroidXL v5.2.0" but my htc one x (at&t) is completely stock.
So: step 1: unlocked with htcdev.com
step 2: Custom recovery
step 3: Firmware
Based on the "you need" info
Step 4: flash rom.
(I think i will s-off as well my mobile)
My questions are:
1) Is there any problem if i keep stock recovery?
2) On firmware instructions that is given here: "http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2485865" 4th post
how should i do this throught commands (i use windows) or through my phone's screen when it is powered up by volume down and power buttons??
thanks a lot!
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Here are your steps:
Before I can give any advice on the steps you need to take I need to see your bootloader details, the first five lines will do. I can answer your questions though.
1. You can't keep the stock recovery, a custom recovery is required on a modified phone.
2. The commands are issued through a command prompt on a Windows PC (you need to have adb/fastboot installed on the PC).
Sent from my Evita

timmaaa said:
Here are your steps:
Before I can give any advice on the steps you need to take I need to see your bootloader details, the first five lines will do. I can answer your questions though.
1. You can't keep the stock recovery, a custom recovery is required on a modified phone.
2. The commands are issued through a command prompt on a Windows PC (you need to have adb/fastboot installed on the PC).
Sent from my Evita
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There are some changes of the planes and because of lack "playing" with my mobile i haven't reply you. So i desided to go for CyanogenMod 11.0 so instractions are:
" 1.S-Off your device (Do this before RUU'ing and it will not wipe your /sdcard).
2.Update to 3.18 RUU or later.
3.Flash a custom recovery (TWRP/CWM with SELinux capabilities).
4.Download latest nightly from http://download.cyanogenmod.org/?device=evita.
5.Locate 4.4 Gapps via a quick Google search.
6.Wipe factory/data reset in recovery before installing CM11.0 (unless you are already on a CM11.0 build).
7.Reboot into recovery and install nightly and gapps."
Before the instraction i think i should root and unlock the bootloader, so i used "[TOOL] HTC One X (Evita) All-In-One Toolkit V3.0.1 [7-7-2013] [PERM ROOT][Noob-Proof]" to unlock bootloader and root the phone. I have done this. I will (haven't do it yet) s-off and then flash custom recovery. Then it is the easy part i thing, (same as in every device, i have done it to htc desire).
So my question is am i rooted? Some apps like titanium backup and adfree gives me error, that is why i am thinging or i am not rooted or i have to "gain" su access through terminal. For flashing custome recovery i will use "[TOOL] HTC One X (Evita) All-In-One Toolkit V3.0.1 [7-7-2013] [PERM ROOT][Noob-Proof]" and for s-off i will try to use this guide "[S-Off] Facepalm S-Off for HTC One XL" any easier suggestions about s-off??
So to make our life easier here is what i get form power button + volume down:
*** UNLOCKED ***
EVITA PVT SHIP S-ON RL
HBOOT-1.14.0002
RADIO-0.19as.32.09.11_2
OpenDSP-v29.1.0.45.0622
eMMC-boot

Forget about using the toolkit, all it does is act as a crutch and it clearly hasn't succeeded in rooting your device. Plus, it removes some vital learning experience which you definitely need.
You don't need root yet if you're going to flash a custom ROM. All that's required to install a custom recovery is an unlocked bootloader which you already have. The custom ROMs you want to install are pre-rooted.
To install a recovery is very simple, all it takes is a few fastboot commands. Download the modified version of TWRP 2.6.3.0 from here. Put the file in your fastboot folder. Connect phone in fastboot mode, open command prompt from within fastboot folder, issue the following commands:
Code:
fastboot flash recovery "filename.img"
(the exact filename, minus the talking marks)
Code:
fastboot erase cache
Code:
fastboot reboot-bootloader
Once you've done this all you need to do is find a ROM and gapps and install them. Take a look at the Evita FAQ thread and the How-To Guide For Beginners thread in my signature, they contain some very valuable information that you'll need.
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timmaaa said:
Forget about using the toolkit, all it does is act as a crutch and it clearly hasn't succeeded in rooting your device. Plus, it removes some vital learning experience which you definitely need.
You don't need root yet if you're going to flash a custom ROM. All that's required to install a custom recovery is an unlocked bootloader which you already have. The custom ROMs you want to install are pre-rooted.
To install a recovery is very simple, all it takes is a few fastboot commands. Download the modified version of TWRP 2.6.3.0 from here. Put the file in your fastboot folder. Connect phone in fastboot mode, open command prompt from within fastboot folder, issue the following commands:
Code:
fastboot flash recovery "filename.img"
(the exact filename, minus the talking marks)
Code:
fastboot erase cache
Code:
fastboot reboot-bootloader
Once you've done this all you need to do is find a ROM and gapps and install them. Take a look at the Evita FAQ thread and the How-To Guide For Beginners thread in my signature, they contain some very valuable information that you'll need.
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I found what i did wrong so now i have root my mobile! The guide that you posted is very helpfull, thanks for that! One last question though (hopefully last) i still have to go s-off for flashing CyanogenMod 11.0 since it is in the installation procedure right?? Thanks again.

You do need s-off, because you need to run the 3.18 RUU in order to flash any current aosp ROM. You must have s-off before you run the RUU or you'll brick.
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timmaaa said:
You do need s-off, because you need to run the 3.18 RUU in order to flash any current aosp ROM. You must have s-off before you run the RUU or you'll brick.
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I have done everything exept s-off. So now what i get in the "info" screen is what i had before, but at the begging it says *** TAMPERED *** , root works as well. The thing is i tried s-off using this method "http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2155071" and i had exactly what it says i mean both in screens and the 92 error, but i always was s-on when system boot to bootloader at the end. I tried more times and after a point i tried the toolkit, from that point error 92 turned to error 99 (unkown error). Now this holds for both ways that i try. Any ideas what i do wrong? By the way i made a backup before starting the whole procedure. Thanks again and sorry for asking, but everything else was solven by reading and i can not reach as many info about s-off as it was for root.

The tampered flag in your bootloader is normal, that means you have root, nothing to worry about. The error 99 problem can be solved by forcing a reboot to the bootloader (directly after getting error 99) by using the volume down + power button combo, then starting the s-off procedure again from the beginning. Or you could try the Rumrunner s-off method instead. That does require an unsecured kernel though so if you're still on a stock ROM it probably won't work. It should work if you flash the Kickdroid ROM first though.
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timmaaa said:
The tampered flag in your bootloader is normal, that means you have root, nothing to worry about. The error 99 problem can be solved by forcing a reboot to the bootloader (directly after getting error 99) by using the volume down + power button combo, then starting the s-off procedure again from the beginning. Or you could try the Rumrunner s-off method instead. That does require an unsecured kernel though so if you're still on a stock ROM it probably won't work. It should work if you flash the Kickdroid ROM first though.
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I just show the so wanted s-off. I read somewhere that error 99 will turn to "normal error 92" after rebooting. So yesterday i did 3 reboots and felt to sleep and today i tried the same procedure and now i am s-off! Sorry for the nagging!!

timmaaa said:
The tampered flag in your bootloader is normal, that means you have root, nothing to worry about. The error 99 problem can be solved by forcing a reboot to the bootloader (directly after getting error 99) by using the volume down + power button combo, then starting the s-off procedure again from the beginning. Or you could try the Rumrunner s-off method instead. That does require an unsecured kernel though so if you're still on a stock ROM it probably won't work. It should work if you flash the Kickdroid ROM first though.
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Ok i need your help again, if it is possible. I try to flash cm11 rom and i got the:
"E:error executing updater binary in zip ..........
E: error installing the zip file ......."
So i did my research and i thing the problem is due to recovery, right??
In this threat "[Q&A][CM 10.1][4.2.2] CyanogenMod 10.1 Questions and Help thread"
you have said: " Originally Posted by timmaaa View Post
No you can't use TWRP 2.6, you need to use the unofficial modified version of TWRP 2.6.3.0 from our Original Android Development section."
The thing is i am using TWRP 2.6.3.0 downloaded from here: "http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1677447" should i go for "http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2558503"??????
some more details (bootloader details):
*** UNLOCKED ***
EVITA PVT SHIP S-OFF RL
CID-11111111
HBOOT-2.14.0000
RADIO-0.24p.32.09.06
OpenDSP-v34.1.0.45.1219
e-MMC-boot
Thank you very much.

Well, only one of those links contains the unofficial modified TWRP 2.6.3.0 which is 4.4 compatible, so the answer should be simple.
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timmaaa said:
Well, only one of those links contains the unofficial modified TWRP 2.6.3.0 which is 4.4 compatible, so the answer should be simple.
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Do you know if there might be a problem with compatibility?? I mean if i try to restore back up made with TWRP 2.5 when i have the unofficial modified TWRP 2.6.3.0??i bet there is a backwords compatibility, right?
thanks again!

From all reports I've seen, they're not compatible. But even if you didn't want to flash KitKat ROMs you should never use TWRP 2.5 because it's super buggy and will cause issues. I'd say just flash the unofficial TWRP 2.6.3.0 and install the KitKat ROM of your choice. If you need to go back to stock there are other ways apart from a backup you can do it.
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