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[Q] Cant flash hboot .92

Help. I can't flash the hboot .92 update on my rooted Incredible. I am currently running hboot .79 with radio 2.05 with Android 2.2. S-on. I would like to be able to trry out the new gb roms. ANy help would be appreciated. Thanks. I have made sure my sd card is formatted as fat32.

Superjam said:
Help. I can't flash the hboot .92 update on my rooted Incredible. I am currently running hboot .79 with radio 2.05 with Android 2.2. S-on. I would like to be able to trry out the new gb roms. ANy help would be appreciated. Thanks. I have made sure my sd card is formatted as fat32.
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Your problem can be that You still have S-on I think you need to be S-Off to be able to flash anything.. someone correct me if I'm wrong..
my recommendation would be use unrevoke to root your phone and get S-off...
Hope I help...

1107963 said:
Your problem can be that You still have S-on I think you need to be S-Off to be able to flash anything.. someone correct me if I'm wrong..
my recommendation would be use unrevoke to root your phone and get S-off...
Hope I help...
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You are correct, S-ON is the issue, you need S-OFF. I helped another person with this, and S-ON was the issue.

RMarkwald said:
You are correct, S-ON is the issue, you need S-OFF. I helped another person with this, and S-ON was the issue.
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That didn't work. Unrevoke couldn't re-root the phone saying the firmware was too new. Any other ideas???

Go here, to Unrevoked's website. Download the S-OFF zip (read instructions under Installation Instructions, everything is there), and there you go.

Thanks. It works perfectly.

No problem man, glad it worked for you!
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Revolutionary questions

I recently came across revolutionary, it is said to s-off the devic
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Device permanently, I am currently rooted with supernova data2sd, can I use that program to s-off my device?
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I ran it
worked fine for me

sebastianlow said:
Device permanently, I am currently rooted with supernova data2sd, can I use that program to s-off my device?
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I am currently using MIUI - D2EXT and successfully S-OFF'ed my desire this morning!

it crashed on me when i said 'y' to download the recovery - wanted to see if it would pull down anything newer than 2.5.0.7

flash your own recovery and skip that part,
hboot before flash needs to be 0.93.0001

Par4 said:
flash your own recovery and skip that part,
hboot before flash needs to be 0.93.0001
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well yea I did anyway - but I wanted to know what version it pulled down

So, this is an "easy" way to S-OFF my Desire? (Yes, I'm a noob and afraid of bricking my phone since I, you know, need it to do phone stuff )
My device is rooted, running a custom recovery and MIUI, but it isn't S-OFF'd yet.
I've read that Android Flasher needs S-OFF so the bootscreen etc can be modified, but can I use Android Flasher to flash a custom recovery with an S-ON device?
Unrevoked wouldn't flash the 4EXTRecovery img I just want to make sure I can use Android Flasher instead without going through the S-OFF procedure before.

Thanks, haven't got round to S-off yet as the previous methods seemed somewhat daunting.
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Par4 said:
flash your own recovery and skip that part,
hboot before flash needs to be 0.93.0001
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Agree with above quote.
Easy to use, once s-off just use any recovery. I used 4Ext 2.1.3. Just put the Pblahblahblah.img on your sd card and install through fastboot.
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Best is to flash the recovery before s-off with revolutionary so you can skip that part.
as for some the recovery doesn't work in revolutionary
done in a couple of seconds.
and you don't need to use vmware or a bootable cd or usb.

I've used it. Dead easy, and the phone remained S-OFF after I PB99IMG'd it to the official GB build.
I had modified the .zip a little though, removed radio and recovery (already had newer radio and left CWM so I could root easily).

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can you upload the moddified pb99 file? i cant modify it my self it doesnt let delete files from the archive. if i decompress and comppress it again it doesnt work

Can I use this to s-off with the official GB update or is that hboot too new?

Zombie Dude said:
Can I use this to s-off with the official GB update or is that hboot too new?
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hboot too new

Lothaen said:
hboot too new
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Thanks. I did some searching before and found that out. Well guess I'll still be waiting till they find a way to either downgrade or unlock the newer hboot.

aliensk said:
can you upload the moddified pb99 file? i cant modify it my self it doesnt let delete files from the archive. if i decompress and comppress it again it doesnt work
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Sure: http://www.mediafire.com/file/m16ypyymn5x1spn/PB99IMG.zip
Contains no radio or recovery. Does contain HBOOT, but Revolutionary doesn't get overwritten by it.

I would like to S-OFF my Desire and want to know if either Revolutionary or Alpharev flash their own recovery in addition to doing S-OFF?
I already rooted my Desire a couple months ago with unrevoked3 and this put on Clockworkmod (unsure what version) in addition as well, but I'm happy with how it works and don't need it replaced I guess.
Which one should I use? Do I get a choice to do S-OFF only and skip replacing the recovery?

Name of this thread is EPIC!

Rusty! said:
I've used it. Dead easy, and the phone remained S-OFF after I PB99IMG'd it to the official GB build.
I had modified the .zip a little though, removed radio and recovery (already had newer radio and left CWM so I could root easily).
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aliensk said:
can you upload the moddified pb99 file? i cant modify it my self it doesnt let delete files from the archive. if i decompress and comppress it again it doesnt work
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Lothaen said:
hboot too new
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Salty Wagyu said:
I would like to S-OFF my Desire and want to know if either Revolutionary or Alpharev flash their own recovery in addition to doing S-OFF?
I already rooted my Desire a couple months ago with unrevoked3 and this put on Clockworkmod (unsure what version) in addition as well, but I'm happy with how it works and don't need it replaced I guess.
Which one should I use? Do I get a choice to do S-OFF only and skip replacing the recovery?
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I had 2.3.3 oficial update. I used revolutionary to s-off (with the oficial update i had 1.02.0001 hboot and after s-off i had 6.93.0002 hboot). After s-off i ran the shipped RUU and i am still s-off and 6.93.0002 hboot.
Is there a way to get back to 0.93.0001?
to get S-ON...because he is still S-off

Downgrade Hboot 6.93.0002 to 0.93.0001?

I had 2.3.3 oficial update. I used revolutionary to s-off (with the oficial update i had 1.02.0001 hboot and after s-off i had 6.93.0002 hboot). After s-off i ran the shipped RUU and i am still s-off and 6.93.0002 hboot.
Is there a way to get back to 0.93.0001?

1) alpharev.nl is a website read each line of it
2) u have to read xda every day to understand all, then u can do things like root, s-off, custom roms...otherwise is better u enjoy ur stock phone as is
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andQlimax said:
1) alpharev.nl is a website read each line of it
2) u have to read xda every day to understand all, then u can do things like root, s-off, custom roms...otherwise is better u enjoy ur stock phone as is
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Yeaa.. but can you help me with this than... i'm searching alday long for this!
can you PLEASE explain what i need and what i need to download it.. because i need get that S-on..
i heard from a friend.. that i CAN'T DOWNGRADE because there is no exploit of it...
what do you think?
I want to learn this, sooo a little help i can use

I download the Pb99img, from alpharev 1,8, Bravo Downgrader
run it on bootloader aply yes
My hboot is now : S-off.Hboot-6. 93.9999
I want it back to normol hboot S-onn
PLEASE HELP SOMEBODY!

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=16686095&postcount=9

Can I ask you a question ?
Why you want get back to 0.93 ?

MatDrOiD said:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=16686095&postcount=9
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Justinstz said:
Can I ask you a question ?
Why you want get back to 0.93 ?
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i found it!
'' First rename the Bravo downgrader.zip to PB99IMG run it in HBOOT MODE, not recovry mode, aply the update, than you hboot will chance to '' ... 9999 '' , after that i had a RUU ZIPFILE, rename that also to PB99IMG run in HBOOT mode and you're done, yoo i learn this as wel!,
''

So did this bring your phone back to S-ON after you ran the RUU?

Aha it did work thanks

Sorry guys need a bit elaboration as i also wanna downgrade my htc desire hboot 6.93.1002 to 0.92 elaborate how u did that

Azroid said:
Sorry guys need a bit elaboration as i also wanna downgrade my htc desire hboot 6.93.1002 to 0.92 elaborate how u did that
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1. Flash downgrader from AlphaRev site.
2. Flash your RUU.
3. Now its downgraded.
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itachi1706 said:
1. Flash downgrader from AlphaRev site.
2. Flash your RUU.
3. Now its downgraded.
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But how do I flash the downgrader??. If I double click on the downgrader it asks me what I want to use to burn the file?.
I am trying to get my wifes desire to have a custom rom as it keeps saying she is low on memory. I have used revolutionary to change from hboot 1.02 to 6.93 with s off but now do not have a clue what to do. I have been trying to read up on what to do all day but everything speaks as though I should know exactly what to do from the off!.
Give me my HD2 any day!!! lol
Any help would be much appreciated.
Thanks Scotty.

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But how do I flash the downgrader??. If I double click on the downgrader it asks me what I want to use to burn the file?.
I am trying to get my wifes desire to have a custom rom as it keeps saying she is low on memory. I have used revolutionary to change from hboot 1.02 to 6.93 with s off but now do not have a clue what to do. I have been trying to read up on what to do all day but everything speaks as though I should know exactly what to do from the off!.
Give me my HD2 any day!!! lol
Any help would be much appreciated.
Thanks Scotty.
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Download the img, rename it to PB99IMG.img and place it on the root of your sdcard. Then boot into hboot (while the phone is off, press volume down + power button), click vol up button to apply update and again to reboot. Now its flashed. Then you can continue with the RUU.
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itachi1706 said:
Download the img, rename it to PB99IMG.img and place it on the root of your sdcard. Then boot into hboot (while the phone is off, press volume down + power button), click vol up button to apply update and again to reboot. Now its flashed. Then you can continue with the RUU.
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Cheers.
Will try it once again.....

Azroid said:
Sorry guys need a bit elaboration as i also wanna downgrade my htc desire hboot 6.93.1002 to 0.92 elaborate how u did that
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Why do you want to do that?
There is a downgrader.img on the alpharev website which if you fastboot flash it to replace the existing hboot, will then allow you to use a RUU. Choose a RUU that has the hboot you want and run it. Of course this will unroot your phone. What is your actual aim here?

Downgrade from HBOOT 6.93.0002 to 0.93.0001
Guys, if you ORIGINALLY had 0.93.00001 and ran the Revolutionary S-OFF program, it WILL update your HBOOT to 6.93.0002. This is a GOOD thing, you'll still be S-OFF'd but you'll be running the Gingerbread HBOOT version. It's always better to have the newer version of the HBOOT than the older version. As long as you're S-OFF'd, it really doesn't matter which HBOOT version you have, I just recommend the newer version. Thanks!
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Why do you want to do that?
There is a downgrader.img on the alpharev website which if you fastboot flash it to replace the existing hboot, will then allow you to use a RUU. Choose a RUU that has the hboot you want and run it. Of course this will unroot your phone. What is your actual aim here?
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That's exactly what I said LOL There's no use downgradnig HBOOT's if you're already S-OFF'd with 6.93.0002

InMyBedNow said:
Guys, if you ORIGINALLY had 0.93.00001 and ran the Revolutionary S-OFF program, it WILL update your HBOOT to 6.93.0002. This is a GOOD thing, you'll still be S-OFF'd but you'll be running the Gingerbread HBOOT version. It's always better to have the newer version of the HBOOT than the older version. As long as you're S-OFF'd, it really doesn't matter which HBOOT version you have, I just recommend the newer version. Thanks!
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For your information, GB Hboot is 1.02.0001 not 6.93.0002. 6.93.0002 is revolutionary hboot and if htc sees that highly likely they will not place it under warranty.
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Hi everyone I needed to dowgrade because I wanted to use Alex-V's new 1.7.5 HD rom wich requires custom hboot but apparently the revolutionary one is newer hence the need of dowgrade but it was all a bit confusing for me aswell (no ofence and big thanks to all of you that are trying very hard to make it as simple as possible for us) so at the end just before I give up I put the downgrade img from AlphaRev's site in android flasher and it was all done in 1.6sec
I hope that helps

dragokanev said:
Hi everyone I needed to dowgrade because I wanted to use Alex-V's new 1.7.5 HD rom wich requires custom hboot but apparently the revolutionary one is newer hence the need of dowgrade but it was all a bit confusing for me aswell (no ofence and big thanks to all of you that are trying very hard to make it as simple as possible for us) so at the end just before I give up I put the downgrade img from AlphaRev's site in android flasher and it was all done in 1.6sec
I hope that helps
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Hi, I'm struggling to root my old HTC desire bravo, have same hboot version as yours. Unable to install drivers for ADB. Want to root my phone because I want to learn how to play with custom ROMs, flashing etc...

neers13 said:
Hi, I'm struggling to root my old HTC desire bravo, have same hboot version as yours. Unable to install drivers for ADB. Want to root my phone because I want to learn how to play with custom ROMs, flashing etc...
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What hboot have u got and are u on 2.3.3? There's no need to downgrade to get root u just need to use revolutionary.
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[Q] Cyanogenmod 10 hboot 1.28 boot loop

Hi guys just some help regarding wanting the new CM 10 rom but it won't let me flash as I have hboot 1.28 and yes I have heard some people haven't made it to work and some have. It is because I used the new Android Revolution HD 1.11 and I know that hboot 1.28 was required so anyways I wanna switch to CM 10 and previously it worked because I had hboot version 1.12. Now when I flash the boot.img given my CM 10 developers it will just keep restarting or stay in the HTC Quietly Brilliant screen. I downloaded a boot image for hboot 1.28 that was in the forums for CM 10 but still no luck. Am I missing something or what. Also a Final question if I put my phone back to the stock RUU which is given by Football will my hboot be restored to the previous version and NOT 1.28. I'm sorry I'm such a noob I haven't checked yet but don't want to waste my time doing it if it doesn't. Thanks a lot of help will be appreciated

HBoot downgrade is not possible unless you have s-off. Older RUU's won't work
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I guess the new boot.img you mentioned is this one http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=32486421&postcount=7308
That does work with CM10 and hboot 1.28. Did you erase the cache after you flashed the boot.img? fastboot erase cache

Marc199 said:
HBoot downgrade is not possible unless you have s-off. Older RUU's won't work
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I have checked everywhere in bootloader to see if I have s-off but cant find it. Where is it?
And I believe i did erase the cache in fastboot but ill give it another whirl to see if will work.

kilp12 said:
I have checked everywhere in bootloader to see if I have s-off but cant find it. Where is it?
And I believe i did erase the cache in fastboot but ill give it another whirl to see if will work.
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It's unlikely that you have S-OFF, but go into the bootloader screen and the you will see either SHIP S-ON or SHIP S-OFF.

Thanks guys for your help. Man I'm such a nut. And yes fastboot erase cache worked and I have S-ON. Why is it so important for people to have S-OFF can someone explain me. :victory:

kilp12 said:
Thanks guys for your help. Man I'm such a nut. And yes fastboot erase cache worked and I have S-ON. Why is it so important for people to have S-OFF can someone explain me. :victory:
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Well, for one thing you would just be able to flash the entire ROM including boot.img just by flashing the ROM .zip file from recovery. But with S-ON, recovery is not able to write the boot.img, that can only be done from the bootloader.
Also, if you have S-OFF you can downgrade your hboot. Currently there is a big to do about hboot 1.28, but if you install that and do not have S-OFF you can not go back to a lower numbered hboot.

And people don't agree with the warranty terms of HTC and unlocking, so would like to install custom ROMs and then hide that from HTC when it's convenient (warranty claim).

That's what i was looking for! Finally found it
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I had the same problem. Boot.img is not being flashed correctly when you are installing your rom. I found boot.img inside the rom .zip file and just extracted it separately.
Instructions on how to flash boot.img are here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1752270

my wildfire is on HBOOT 1.01.0002 and s-off

hello, as i said my wildfire with HBOOT 1.01.0002 and it's written that it's S-OFF but when i try to flash recovery it wont. i rooted my phone before but i installed stock 2.2.1 rom recently. so do i have to make the whole process from the beginning and downgrade then S-off and all that stuff?

PLEASE answer me i'm afraid of bricking my phone and i do really need to root it now. will there be a problem if S-off while it's already s-off?

This also happened to me when I re-installed the stock ROM on my Wildfire. I did the whole process from the beginning again and it worked like a treat.
Message me if you need any help.

crazy.girl said:
hello, as i said my wildfire with HBOOT 1.01.0002 and it's written that it's S-OFF but when i try to flash recovery it wont. i rooted my phone before but i installed stock 2.2.1 rom recently. so do i have to make the whole process from the beginning and downgrade then S-off and all that stuff?
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What method are you using to flash the recovery? Fast boot is not enabled on that bootloader version. You must use the pc49img method.

Flash the Revolutionary HBOOT
Fastboot flash hboot hboot.img
Or you can use the dd if of method.
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thank you for answering i have solved the problem