Hi all.
I have a rooted wildfire with a custom ROM on HBOOT 0.80. As I'd like to S-OFF it, I searched for info, and at first it looked like I had to RUU it (with goldcard and all), and then use Revolutionary to do the trick.
Then I found this thread. Inside the file linked there there seem to be the correct HBOOT I need (1.01, same one as in the RUU) and a clear explanation of how to upload it, and I thought maybe it could be possible to just flash the HBOOT alone, without the rest, and then S-OFF the phone. In theory, this would cut the necessary steps quite a lot and allow S-OFF keeping the phone as it is.
The questions are, has anyone tried this procedure? If I do try and something goes wrong, will a nandroid restore of my previous setup also restore the old HBOOT, thus making the phone usable again?
Thanks!
Veon11
You can't use that method. Fastboot needs S-OFF by Revolutionary originally.
3xeno said:
You can't use that method. Fastboot needs S-OFF by Revolutionary originally.
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It DID looked too easy...
Thanks for the quick answer.
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Hi guys,
I've been reading through the forums over the past two days but I have to admit it's hard to find what I am looking for now that the G2 forum and the DZ forum are merged, and the search isn't getting me anywhere for this one.
I have Bell Canada Desire Z permarooted and S-OFF'd, with CWMod. I did this before the newer gfree method and from what I can gather this can lead me to some kind of endless loop if I try to flash back to the a Bell RUU or other RUUs for that matter. It also worries me that I can't try new radios, etc.
I am getting very poor battery life compared to others so I want to have my phone replaced. I have an extended warranty from FutureShop so I probably don't even need to reset the phone to stock again (they swap on the spot) but I would like to anyway. It will also allow me to test the battery again with the stock ROM.
So, how do I go about flashing back to the Bell ROM and turning S-ON, and unrooting? Keeping in mind that I used the pre-gfree method. I believe it was Visionary R12 and gtab's guide.
Also as the title implies, I was wondering if it's possible to use the new (better) S-OFF even if I am already S-OFF'd the old way?
Any help is appreciated!
You can use gfree and achieve "real" S-OFF without having to unroot.
Just run it. Worst that'll happen is it fails if you happen to be on a kernel it doesn't like. If this happens, no harm is done, just a reboot.
Just run gfree from where you are, as the previous poster said.
That will put you in a much safer position, where you can get stuck in that boot loop that you can if you've only got the eng hboot.
Then you can flash whichever ROM you want. Then you can undo gfree if you want via its new options (see the Wiki).
Regarding your point about the merger, IMHO this issue isn't anything to do with the DZ specifically, and lots of users are posting about similar stuff with their G2s. It's all the same
Thanks guys,
I've done gfree (which is MUCH easier than the thread and wiki make it look - they need to simplify the text, it's overwhelming to look at given how simple the procedure is) and flashed the Bell RUU.
Now I am just about to root, and use gfree to undo the S-OFF I guess?
Will let you know how that turns out. Thanks again!
Ok,there is a new gfree method to get root and S-Off.
And gfree can now also be used to set radio S-ON.
But what about the backup "part7backup-1291675121.bin"
which gfree created at my sdcard?
No longer needed?
And with the new root and S-Off method,is it now possible to
to flash stock RUU 1.34.405.5 to get all original?
Because with old UBERROOT method this doesn`t work!
Ganii said:
Ok,there is a new gfree method to get root and S-Off.
And gfree can now also be used to set radio S-ON.
But what about the backup "part7backup-1291675121.bin"
which gfree created at my sdcard?
No longer needed?
And with the new root and S-Off method,is it now possible to
to flash stock RUU 1.34.405.5 to get all original?
Because with old UBERROOT method this doesn`t work!
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I'd keep that backup file as it is a dump of your original partition 7 before gfree mods it. You can dd i back and put everything back to how it was, if you ever need to. Do you need to keep it on the phone? No.. store it somewhere on your PC.
With the old "fake" S-OFF you would get stuck if you flashed a stock rom because it would overwrite the engineering HBOOT which was the only thing making your phone think it had S-OFF. With gfree method, you have real S-OFF, so this should be fine.
See http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=838484 for details.
tl;dr You should be fine.
Hm,little bit confused!
The backup I need to get original original partition 7
but not to get S-On.
To get S-On I can use the new gfree method,it`s now
possible with this!
I did the old UBERROOT method with real S-Off!
P.S.I read here about this:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/wiki/index.php?title=HTC_Vision#Rooting_the_G2
Not 100% sure I understand the question...but:
You don't need that backup file. If you delete it nothing bad will happen. Paranoid people (like me) would copy it to a safe place, but there's no real need.
You can flash whatever roms you like, including stock ones, as long as you have real, radio (gfree) S-OFF.
Hi guys, thanks for the help! I got it all settled, it was easy.
As I mentioned above, I used gfree to do a true S-OFF, which was easy.
Then I ran Bell's RUU and it worked without any issues. I assume the RUU install also flashes the HTC recovery back to the phone, I didn't check but it must..
A little summary for anyone who needs help in the future..
If you rooted/S-OFF'd using a method older than the current rage/gfree method (the one in the wiki) then you need to redo the S-OFF using gfree.
Steps:
Use gfree -f to S-OFF again
Run the stock RUU file on your pc (you need HTC sync installed for this)
Temproot (first part of the wiki guide) the stock ROM
Use gfree -s on to S-ON your phone
Reboot, and everything should appear like stock (aside from still being sim-unlocked).
Were u sucessful in returning your phone to htc after u did the above?
I didn't have to return it to htc, just to future shop, and it was fine.
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Hey Guys!
Firstly, sorry for my bad English, I'm not very good at it. Okay, so I have HTC Wildfire with CM7 and 0.80.0003 HBOOT, S-ON. I wan't to do S-OFF with Revolutionary and update ROM. My phone is rooted. Can anyone write what I need to do step by step? I know that if I wan't to do S-OFF I need newer version of HBOOT. I know that i need to flash RUU, but I don't know how to do it. I'm afraid that I can brick my phone while doing this, is it possible? I hope you understand me.
For flashing a RUU u must download a RUU from shiped roms or from XDA and its in .exe format just run it and follow the on screen commands thats it...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/wiki/index.php?title=Flashing_Guide_-_Android
here is a ling that may be useful for u buddy
Happy modding
Ok, thanks. Can anyone show what RUU do I need?
Froyo WWE 2.22.405.1 EXE file from Shipped ROM's.
Ty. Okay, now I have RUU downloaded, so all what I need to do is just plug in USB, run .exe file and follow instructions like in Xda Wiki guide? Or I need to change some USB settings, ie USB debugging or something like that?
Also, after flashing RUU, do I need to root? I have this RUU:
Code:
RUU_Buzz_Froyo_HTC_WWE_2_22_405_1_Radio_13_55_55_24H_3_35_20_10_release_160191_signed.exe
Yes, Plug it and run the EXE file like in the XDA Wiki Guide. The phone will be unrooted after you flash the RUU, but since you plan to get S-OFF using Revolutionary, you need not root it and can directly proceed to using Revolutionary after installing the RUU.
BTW, I did have USB Debugging on when I flashed it, so I can't really say whether it is needed or not. Better keep it on in any case.
Thanks again. I flash RUU, then do Revolutionary and that's all? Then I can install any ROM and do anything I need, like now?
When you install Revolutionary, at the end, it will ask you whether you want to install Clockworkmod Recovery - Choose Yes to that.
Once clockworkmod is installed, Yes, you will be able to flash Custom ROM's and stuff, like you can now.
Do I need to perfrom NanDroid Backup while doing this? Or there's no risk that I can brick my HTC or something like that?
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Do I need to perfrom NanDroid Backup while doing this? Or there's no risk that I can brick my HTC or something like that?
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The method is pretty safe, so there's no need for one, really. (In any case, when you flash the RUU, you will lose Clockworkmod Recovery, so you wont be able to take a nandroid backup), but, keep one just in case, anyway
When flashin RUU i got this error: ERROR [131]: CUSTOMER ID ERROR. It says, that I'm usin wrong RUU. Can anyone help me?
You will need to create a Goldcard. in that case. Guide here:
http://theunlockr.com/2010/03/10/how-to-create-a-goldcard/
Some of the links on creating the Gold Card are dead.
In that case, use the GoldCardTool in conjunction with that guide - It automates a lot of things, is pretty much self-explanatory and doesn't need the SDK
http://android.modaco.com/topic/308798-pc-application-goldcardtool/
NOTE - The Goldcard generator website (http://psas.revskills.de/?=goldcard) needs to be up and running irrespective of which method you use.
Goldcard generator page not found. Ant ideas what to do? I can't find any other generator :/
I am assuming you are referring to the Revskills page? If so keep trying - Its a one of a kind page on the Web apparently, so, if its down, you wont get your Goldcard. (Unless some member offers an alternate service)
Ok, page is working again. Now i have goldcard, it's time to flash RUU.
Hi,
I have HTC Desire GSM, rooted, s-off. Because of some issues with the proximity sensor i want to unroot the phone and send it back to HTC for maintenance. Before continue i must say that i have tried to clean the sensor, tried to remove the screen protector but the problem remains
However, i downloaded the hboot downgrade from alpharev site and updated the phone. Now the hboot version is still 6.93.9999 - will it be replaced when i flash the RUU?
Before flash the RUU i want to be sure that i can root the phone again once i get it back from HTC. I used the unrevoked to root my phone but as i see it's for hboot 0.93 and lower. What version of RUU should i use? I prefer to be froyo.
Thanks.
Yes, the bootloader will become S-ON once you use the RUU.
The best option is to use the corresponding RUU to your network provider e.g. my device is branded Vodafone, therefore if I were to send back for warranty purposes I would use the latest Vodafone RUU.
All RUU's are available on www.shipped-roms.com
If you are unable to find the correct RUU for your phone, or are unsure of which one is right for you, simply use the 2.3.3 Gingebread RUU available from htcdev.com (there is also a link available on my guide from #Resources)
Lastly, you can root and S-OFF your phone as many times as you please (Being it is not rooted or S-OFF already)
Thanks for the reply. I have found tha RUU i need
I have read that GB RUU cannot be rooted and i should downgrade to 2.1. So i will use Froyo instead. Thanks a lot
vesheff said:
Thanks for the reply. I have found tha RUU i need
I have read that GB RUU cannot be rooted and i should downgrade to 2.1. So i will use Froyo instead. Thanks a lot
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When you get the phone back you're probably more than likely to get it back with 2.2 anyway, also you have read wrong, in addition to the fact that unrevoked is now pretty much obsolete and it is much easier to S-OFF and flash recovery rather than root the stock system.
There are so many threads and it's easy to get confused
I suppose you are talking about 4ext recovery?
What's the way to s-off the phone? Is it still whit alpharev?
I will search a little bit more thank you very much
vesheff said:
There are so many threads and it's easy to get confused
I suppose you are talking about 4ext recovery?
What's the way to s-off the phone? Is it still whit alpharev?
I will search a little bit more thank you very much
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Wow you really need to do a lot of reading.. you can flash any recovery you want, whatever suits your needs...
Use revolutionary instead, it's a lot quicker and easier.
Hi guys,
I wanted to S-OFF my phone with alpharev method, it's not working. It gets stuck all the time at step 3. Is this because I have 0.80 Hboot? Do I need 0.93001?
If so, how do I flash 0.93001 Hboot? I assume after doing this I can S-OFF my phone.
Secondly, what is the best way to make an ext4 partition? I have ext2 1.5 gb now.
I hope you guys can help me with those 2 questions, cuz I tried myself last 2 days. I couldnt come out of it.
Thanks
i made an ext4 partition on my card with Easeus partition master home edition. It's easy to use and it's also free. For the first question: i made S-OFF with relovutioinary and had no problems, but I don't remember what hboot i had had before..
Alright, thanks! Going to try that for making an ext4 partition. But do you also know how to flash Hboot from 0.80 to 0.93?
I don't know if you really need to have 0.93 to gain S-OFF...but i'm not sure. However, i flashed cm7r2 hboot with Fastboot Commander , tutorial here : http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1193915 .If you need that hboot 0.93 to S-OFF(but i'm not sure if you do), you have to download the hboot from alpharev.nl and after that you use this tool to flash it. Good luck
I already tried that, it won't work cuz my phone is not S-OFF. So I want to S-OFF, but it won't do that either for some reason, I red somwehre because I had maybe an old Hboot. So I want to upgrade my Hboot now, but I don't know how to, and the things I tried won't work. This sucks, I am stuck. Can anyone help me out pls?
Check this. Follow stuff on number 3 S-OFF'ing. From the looks of it you have to Flash a froyo RUU. Read up.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1275632
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Check this. Follow stuff on number 3 S-OFF'ing. From the looks of it you have to Flash a froyo RUU. Read up.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1275632
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Yea hehe, I was already busy downloading that. I guess I have to start all over with root and s-off and everything. But I am gonna do this now. Thanks!
So today I got Desire Z. It's nice, I really love Sense 2.1 (or mostly it's LockScreen), but KK (with it ) would be better.
Now, as it's old phone and old forum, cannot find what and how to do.
I found this:
https://forum.xda-developers.com/htc-desire-z/help/complete-guide-to-root-downgrade-t3332619
Is that would I need to do or there is something easier?
Right now I have stock 2.42.405.3 and available update (6,55Mb so probably .4) and HBOOT-0.85.0013 with S-OFF (so previous user probably was playing with this device).
What I should do now?
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So today I got Desire Z. It's nice, I really love Sense 2.1 (or mostly it's LockScreen), but KK (with it ) would be better.
Now, as it's old phone and old forum, cannot find what and how to do.
I found this:
https://forum.xda-developers.com/htc-desire-z/help/complete-guide-to-root-downgrade-t3332619
Is that would I need to do or there is something easier?
Right now I have stock 2.42.405.3 and available update (6,55Mb so probably .4) and HBOOT-0.85.0013 with S-OFF (so previous user probably was playing with this device).
What I should do now?
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Hey buddy,
Take a look through the first few posts here
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2348266&page=16
It may seem like a lot but it will be worth it
So it seems that for fastboot I need this Engineering HBoot or after S-OFF I have full access?
Coz all guides for Eng HBoot are for downgraded devices and all the guides for downgrading are for S-ON devices...
However I've also found that Eng HBoot was used when S-OFF was not possible and now it's not recommended, what can mean that S-OFF gives access to Fastboot same way the Eng HBoot?
If ti is true, than flashing Recovery will be easy and than I can check Roms
I know I'm missing something, but cannot find it...
ch3mn3y said:
So it seems that for fastboot I need this Engineering HBoot or after S-OFF I have full access?
Coz all guides for Eng HBoot are for downgraded devices and all the guides for downgrading are for S-ON devices...
However I've also found that Eng HBoot was used when S-OFF was not possible and now it's not recommended, what can mean that S-OFF gives access to Fastboot same way the Eng HBoot?
If ti is true, than flashing Recovery will be easy and than I can check Roms
I know I'm missing something, but cannot find it...
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Correct, you have what we call fake s-off and only gives you a bit of help flashing your phone, to get true s-off the preferred method is to go back to stock and then downgrade and root with gfree
Relatively easy but a few steps needed first
If you have a chance to go to g2root on freenode iirc there is a good likelihood that guhl is there and will walk you through it all
If not then feel free to ask again and i can lay out some instructions for you hete
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If not then feel free to ask again and i can lay out some instructions for you hete
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If You have time I would be grateful for advices how ro get from GB fake S-OFF to Recovery..
If not I will try tonight or tomorrow with this channel You wrote
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EDIT: It seems I have more time that I thought, so I'm checkin this g2root irc and waiting for someones answer
However if somebody could answer me one thing: With this fake S-OFF is it safe to downgrade using this method: https://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1178912
Is it needed?
And what exactly S-OFF gives? Fastboot access like this Eng HBoot (at the beginning thought that it's HBoot from UK DZ/G2 )? Coz thats what I need : to flash CWM and than KK.
Downgraded, flashed Eng HBoot and CWM and KK is here. But I dont like it [emoji14] GB is coming...
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