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[AlphaRevX] Public Beta 2 for Desire S

Hi guys,
The day has arrived:
AlphaRevX now includes support for the Desire S (HBOOT 0.98).
Hop on over to http://alpharev.nl/x/beta/
We'll use this as a support thread.
This version will also download and flash custom recovery if you want to, after getting S-OFF.
Note: the very first download missed some DLLs for the windows version, that should be included now.
Note2: There have been some reports (on dinc2) that the windows version might not always work like it should. Please report errors with that as descriptive as possible. The linux version should always work like it should.

great news! is there a guide for a noob like me on how to s-off my Desire S using this software? thanks

FAILED
Hi there,
I've just tried to S-OFF my european Desire S several times, following the instructions posted for the Incredible S. Alpharevx connects to my phone, reboots to fastboot, waits, reboots to fastboot (again), waits .. then says FAILED.
I wonder if I'm doing something wrong or there's a problem with the windows version as you reported.
Thanks for the effort any way
EDIT: Downloaded the Linux version and it worked. I am now S-OFF

Hi, AlphaRevX didn't work for me on Windows either, but it succeeded on Linux (Ubuntu 11.04). Anyway, thanks a lot for your effort, AlphaRev team

@taipan_snake - Could you please guide me on How To S-OFF it on Linux ? I also have a Ubuntu installed. Thanks !

@badeaioan:
Well basically these are the steps that worked for me:
1. Download the Android SDK from here: http://developer.android.com/sdk/index.html
2. Unzip and go into the folder you just downloaded
3. Run the 'android' application within the 'Tools' folder
4. Select 'Available Packages', and select 'Android SDK Platform-tools' and 'Android Compatibility package', and install these.
5. Make sure ADB can see your device by cd-ing into the SDK folder, and then the 'platform-tools' folder, and running './adb devices'. Your device should show up (mine had a string of question marks, but it should work as long as it is there)
6. Download AlphaRevX and get your beta key
7. Run AlphaRevX as root, and follow the instructions, and you should have S-OFF
Hope this helps

Sad windows version under review
-I tried the incredible version(long time ago ),(no SDK used) and it said my phone not suported bla bla, but the fact is that it was detected (with usb debuging on and phone conected in charge only)
one question: Do i need to get temp root for this to work?

Finally !!!!! AlpharevX - a software s-off. This is awesome, for s-on guys for obvious reasons, and for s-off guys too. This is surely gonna increase dovelopment here !!!!!

Thank you for your response.
The problem starts on running AlphaRevX.
When I open gksu and try to open it, nothing happens. Am I doing something wrong ?

@badeaioan:
I just used Terminal, cd-ed into the directory, and ran 'sudo ./alpharevx', and it worked for me...
EDIT: I think I now know what you mean... it's only a command-line app, so it would only run from terminal...

Thank you again. Finally I am S-OFF !!! Thank you AlphaRev X !

Also now S-OFF! thnx to the AlpharevX guys!

also s-off great thanks! Let the rom madness begin.

That's a great news! But question, before I try to S-Off.
Can S-on be restored using RUU after Soffing my device?
I would like to keep some warranty options available after all
/Chie

It's working on my Desire S. Finally S-OFF-ed...
Thank You!

Hi
I am new to linux and i am getting a "waiting for device " message when i try to run the linux version.
I have googled to my wits end but can't work out why it is not detecting my phone.
Can anyone shed some light please??

@jh787:
Hi, have you installed ADB and made sure it can find your device?

great news for all you s-on´ies
hope to see some of you around in my development post for saga lbc mod.
happy rooting, flashing and playing
regards

Hopefully things brings more dev to the htc desire s

Works perfect from Linux (Ubuntu), and so easy too!
If it isn't working, remember you need to have USB debugging on for ADB to find the device.

MoonShine S-OFF HELP!

I'm stuck at test 3! everything works before then. I am on the latest 3.14 TMOBILE US firmware and bootloader unlocked via HTCDev. I do not have HTC Sync installed. adb devices show my device is there. so what is it that I am doing wrong?

A lot of people have trouble with it running windows. Myself included, I tried forever on windows 7 64 bit, and even tried on another computer running xp.
I finally put mint linux on a laptop and it worked the first time.
What worked for others:
make sure the bootloader is unlocked
try a different usb port and cable
open adb folder while moonshining
it's flakey...

tivofool said:
A lot of people have trouble with it running windows. Myself included, I tried forever on windows 7 64 bit, and even tried on another computer running xp.
I finally put mint linux on a laptop and it worked the first time.
What worked for others:
make sure the bootloader is unlocked
try a different usb port and cable
open adb folder while moonshining
it's flakey...
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I finally got it to work. I just uninstalled my HTC drivers. installed the latest. and switched USB ports. I don't know which of the two did it, but it worked.
but now that I am S-OFF via moonshine, what can I do now? and how do I Super CID with this?

Flash any rom you desire, change boot splash - the phone belongs to you now. Why will you want scid?. I am s=off(moonshine) and still have tmob cid. No need for scid after s=off.

[q] cannot perform basic operations

Hi everybody,
I decided to install a new ROM on my Desire S, and I thought it would have been easy, according to what I heard about HTC Devices.
At the end i was obliged to open a new thread after several nights spent finding a solution with no results: :crying:
My device has HBoot 2.00.002, Bootloader is Unlocked, and is still S-ON.
I tried following a lot of tutorials and guides, used toolkits and everything I found on this forum, but none of them seems to match my situation.
I still was not able to S-OFF or downgrade my device, and every kind of operation that has a "waiting for device" stage, remains stuck, although the "adb devices" command detects my device.
Can someone be so kind to help me understanding what to do in my specific situation?
Thanks a lot in advance :good:

I did S-OFF yesterday, I flashed old Doubleshot rom, then changed misc version, then flashed oldest RUU, enabled usb debugging and ran revolutionary

441Excelsior said:
I did S-OFF yesterday
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I wish one day i could say that too

if you have waiting for device in revolutionary (even with usb debug on) then kill adb.exe process

[s-off] hboot 2.15 htc one s flawless

So there are many tutorials out there for obtaining S-OFF for the HTC ONE S for all kinds of HBOOTS. But what about those of us with the newest model and HBOOT 2.15 and so on? Well it's been solved after months of trying.
1) First thing you're going to need is an appropriate RUU for your device. Mine is "RUU_Ville_U_JB_45_S_TMOUS_3.14.531.11_Radio_1.13.50.05.31_10.30.50.08L_release_309489_signed_ICS_2"
There is a thread for obtaining the proper RUU and how to distinguish which one you need. If you're here, you probably already have the appropriate RUU.
2) Second, youre going to need THE CORRECT VERSION of Moonshine. If your device is like mine, it will look like this: HTC One S T-MOB Windows 3.14.531.11 moonshine_ville_3.14.531.11.zip. If you have a different ROM version, get that one. Same goes for the carrier. Use your RUU name for a cheat sheet if you have to. Note the similarities??
3) Probably one of the most important steps is making sure that you have FASTBOOT AND ADB both installed and running AND detecting your device!!! I can not stress enough how important these are! Without them, you're gonna have a bad time. MAKE SURE USB DEBUGGING IS ON AT ALL TIMES! Snoop05 made a fantastic tool called 15 SECONDS ADB INSTALLER 1.1. Here's the link for that http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2588979
Follow his instructions in the OP for a how to if you run into a problem, which you shouldn't if you can read.
Use the terminal command " adb devices " and you should get something like this
C:\Users\C***********\Desktop>adb devices
List of devices attached
HT26TW407378 device
This means your phone is being recognized as an adb device, which is fantastic! If not, try disabling and re-enabling USB DEBUGGING.
Boot into BOOTLOADER and go back to your command prompt and enter " fastboot devices ". You should get a reply that looks something like this:
C:\Users\C***********\Desktop>fastboot devices
HT26TW407378 fastboot
CONGRATULATIONS, you're almost there!
4) Once you have ADB and FASTBOOT both running properly, it is ALMOST time to run your RUU. First we have to relock our BOOTLOADER! It is very simple. Go into your Bootloader and make sure you have FASTBOOT USB on your screen. Once you see that, open a command terminal on your PC where fastboot is located, or anywhere if you used the 15 file I have above, as it makes sets fastboot machine wide! (exciting, huh?) In the command window type in " fastboot oem lock ". Now your bootloader is relocked and you are ready to run the RUU.
Run the RUU and allow it to finish. Reboot your device. HERE IS WHERE STUFF CHANGES!! Other people would have you ROOT. All you need to do is this:
-RE-ENABLE USB debugging and set your screen to NEVER TURN OFF. Trust me, you want this for now.
-Unlock your BOOTLOADER again
-DO NOT root
-DO NOT install SU or busybox
-DO NOT flash a custom recovery
-ONLY RUN MOONSHINE, follow the prompts, answer Yes twice and let it do its magic. My phone took 4 tries to get it done, but it worked!
If you followed my instruction to the T you should be moonshine S-OFF. Your device will be turned off when it finishes. Reboot your phone into Bootloader and profit, because you are S-OFF!

>My phone took 4 tries to get it done, but it worked!
What do you mean by this? You had to run the moonshine 4 times before it worked? Why would this be?

Misconception, sorry pal
808phone said:
>My phone took 4 tries to get it done, but it worked!
What do you mean by this? You had to run the moonshine 4 times before it worked? Why would this be?
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Allow me to clarify.
When Moonshine is running it sends your phone into bootloader and restarts the phone.
After it checked to see that ADB and fastboot were working properly, it started doing that.
It went into fastboot to adb to fastboot to adb and had a running line of "moonshining<1,2,3,4>.........." after each time.
It did this four times before moonshine actually gained S-OFF.
It went something like this:
Waiting for device..........................................................................
Device found
Moonshining<1>.........................................................
Moonshining<2>..................................................
Moonshining<3>...........................................
Moonshining<4>......................................
Waiting for ADB Device
Waiting for device
Powering off device. Unplug and reboot device (or something of that nature)
Hope you enjoyed the moonshine.
Keep in mind this is off of my memory of what the terminal said. I did NOT have to restart moonshine 4 times. I ran it once, and was done.
It took about 10-15 minutes all together.

What do I need to know about RUU to use Moonshine
Thanks for this tutorial. I have had a million problems trying to get S-Off but I'm hopeful that your technique will work since it seems like we both have the One S from Tmobile.
Can you please point me to some info about RUU? I've heard of them but not sure exactly what they are. If you have a link to a good tutorial it would be much appreciated.
p.s. Here is the link to my current thread documenting my difficulties getting s-off: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2658650

fonnae said:
Thanks for this tutorial. I have had a million problems trying to get S-Off but I'm hopeful that your technique will work since it seems like we both have the One S from Tmobile.
Can you please point me to some info about RUU? I've heard of them but not sure exactly what they are. If you have a link to a good tutorial it would be much appreciated.
p.s. Here is the link to my current thread documenting my difficulties getting s-off: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2658650
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An RUU (recovery update utility, I believe) can be used to upgrade your device OR (in our case) return your phone to stock. There is a sticky in the development area that has a page with an RUU repository. That page should tell our exactly how to match the correct RUU with your phone. I'm sorry I don't have the link handy, I'm not on my laptop right meow.
Sent from my One S using Tapatalk

Thanks. Just a couple more quick questions. After I do moonshine:
Will I be root?
Can I simply flash cwm recovery and then restore my current nandroid backup?

fonnae said:
Thanks. Just a couple more quick questions. After I do moonshine:
Will I be root?
Can I simply flash cwm recovery and then restore my current nandroid backup?
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You should be able to! Right after I moonshined, I went right into flashing a recovery and then flashed my ROM. It was so exciting not having to boot into bootloader and the use fastboot to flash the kernel. It was instantaneous!
Flash a recovery (I've noted having trouble with old recoveries meow)
Restore your nandroid and report back here?
I'm sure there will be another user with your question. I'll add it to the OP if all goes well. And it should go perfectly. The recovery should fix root, it'll ask you before you reboot the device.
Sent from my One S using Tapatalk

[Q&A] [S-Off] Facepalm S-Off for HTC One XL

Q&A for [S-Off] Facepalm S-Off for HTC One XL
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Before posting, please use the forum search and read through the discussion thread for [S-Off] Facepalm S-Off for HTC One XL. If you can't find an answer, post it here, being sure to give as much information as possible (firmware version, steps to reproduce, logcat if available) so that you can get help.
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facepalm soff no error but not working
HTC One X AT&T model S OFF face palm method worked OK with no errors but when rebooting bootloader says still on
beaups said:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zNswkPGYtLc
note: updated 2/20 @ 9:20 EST, better ICS compatibility.
Welcome to Facepalm S-Off for the HTC One XL.
Credits and terms:
Exploit by beaups. Full guide, testing, and concept by jcase and beaups. Thanks to dsb9938 and dr_drache for support and testing. Thanks also to all of the regulars at teamandirc.
Both beaups and jcase will collect the applicable active bounties. Further donations are greatly appreciated and can be sent to:
beaups - Donate to beaups
jcase - Donate to jcase
dsb9938 - Donate to dsb9938
dr_drache - Donate to dr_drache
You can also come by irc for support or just to say thanks: #FacePalm http://chat.andirc.net:8080/?channels=facepalm
While this process shouldn’t be too risky, bricks can happen. None of us will be accountable. If you are worried, don’t do it.
This is a pretty simple method, however, you will need to have a working adb and fastboot environment. This method will work on any operating system that supports adb and fastboot. You should understand how to use a terminal window in your O/S. If you don’t understand adb and fastboot, you probably don’t need S-off.
Lastly, the work herein should not be stolen, repackaged, one clicked, bat’d, etc. soffbin3 is not GPL and may not be reused, integrated into other work, reposted, or redistributed without our permission.
For this to work, you must be rooted and have superCID (unlock/custom recovery is optional), see the threads below for help and information regarding obtaining superCID, unlock, root, etc. Note these threads are provided for convenience only. Please look for support for them in each respective thread if you need it, do NOT clutter this thread with support requests regarding obtaining superCID and/or root! If you try this process without superCID, it will not work, and you may have issues!:
HTC One XL: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1952038 (2.2)
Once you have confirmed you have SuperCID, get started (read it through first so you understand it all):
1.) Download patcher and unzip it in your working directory:
soffbin3.zip soffbin3.zip Mirror
2.) Download the zip below
OneX.zip = MD5: 99a8eced1010543e12cbd4e4e8f9638f, Mirror
3.)
Code:
adb reboot bootloader
(wait for bootloader)
4.)
Code:
fastboot oem rebootRUU
(wait for black HTC Screen)
5.)
Code:
fastboot flash zip PJ8312000-OneX.zip
After a while, You should see the following error “FAILED (remote: 92 supercid! please flush image again immediately)”
6.) Immediately issue the following command:
Code:
fastboot oem boot
You may see some errors, just wait for the device to boot into Android (only now, you should be booted into Android with no eMMC write protection of any kind active).
7.) Issue the following 3 commands to update the security partition with S-off flags (one command at a time!):
Code:
adb push soffbin3 /data/local/tmp/
adb shell chmod 744 /data/local/tmp/soffbin3
adb shell su -c "/data/local/tmp/soffbin3"
(wait for a few seconds)
8.)
Code:
adb reboot bootloader
9.) You should see what you are looking for!
If you need help or just care to say thanks, join us on IRC: #FacePalm http://chat.andirc.net:8080/?channels=facepalm
Enjoy.
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Re: [S-Off] Facepalm S-Off for HTC One XL
I've tried twice to follow the directions in thread http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2155071. I have also tried the solution offered in post #325 http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=38222326&postcount=325. All seems to be going fine until I get to the last step (adb shell su -c "/data/local/tmp/soffbin3"). I keep getting the following message "/system/bin/sh: su: not found" and no S-Off after reboot. Can you offer any suggestions, please?
My Specs:
Win 7 x64
AT&T HTC One X Evita
hboot 2.14
Software 3.18
Android 4.1.1
anything else you need?
Thank you for your help! It is greatly appreciated.

riddlemethisone said:
I've tried twice to follow the directions in thread http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2155071. I have also tried the solution offered in post #325 http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=38222326&postcount=325. All seems to be going fine until I get to the last step (adb shell su -c "/data/local/tmp/soffbin3"). I keep getting the following message "/system/bin/sh: su: not found" and no S-Off after reboot. Can you offer any suggestions, please?
My Specs:
Win 7 x64
AT&T HTC One X Evita
hboot 2.14
Software 3.18
Android 4.1.1
anything else you need?
Thank you for your help! It is greatly appreciated.
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Do you actually have root?
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Apparently not. My apologies for wasting your time; thank you for your kind help. Obviously I'm new to working on phones. I thought this was just one step in the process. After further research, I was able to successfully complete the rumrunner s-off method.
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riddlemethisone said:
Apparently not. My apologies for wasting your time; thank you for your kind help. Obviously I'm new to working on phones. I thought this was just one step in the process. After further research, I was able to successfully complete the rumrunner s-off method.
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Not a waste of time at all, glad to know you achieved s-off in the end.
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S-off Super CID
I have been trying to get S-off and Super CID on a HTC One X +(AT&T) that has received all the OEM OTA updates and having no joy.
I have tried Facepalm and Firewater techniques and the SunShine.apk all several times with no results. I have also read all most all the threads on the HTC One X/XL trying all the relevant suggestions.
I have unlocked the boot loader via htcdev and I have root via WeakSauce.apk and can shell into the device and su to root. I have also installed a few different recovery images and booted them just fine. (Some did not work but some did.)
I just wanted to know if anyone has been able to get s-off/SuperCID on a fully OEM 4.2.2 /W Sense 5.0, SW 2.15.502.1.
It seems that the fully update to date HTC One X+ is locked down pretty hard.
If so what was the technique that worked for you.

I need this file softbin3.xip and the onex...Please!!
Hey I'm in need of threse files for facepalm and cant find....please help these links don't work for me....thanks !!

Same here. I want s off bad. Rumrunner isn't working

Heisenberg said:
Not a waste of time at all, glad to know you achieved s-off in the end.
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Would you happen to have the soffbin laying around somewhere? Thanks.