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[Q] How to check if rooted?

Hi, Guys bought a used one x today and can see that it is running android revolution, I havent owned a htc in some years now but aslong as i can boot into clockworkmod i should be able to flash any rom right? Thanks for answering my idiotic question ( not a newbie just need to familiarise myself in htc as ive been using the easy as pie rooting that is samsung devices)

dav08094194 said:
Hi, Guys bought a used one x today and can see that it is running android revolution, I havent owned a htc in some years now but aslong as i can boot into clockworkmod i should be able to flash any rom right? Thanks for answering my idiotic question ( not a newbie just need to familiarise myself in htc as ive been using the easy as pie rooting that is samsung devices)
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Download root checker from Google play and check. If u can boot into recovery, u can flash ROMs if ur unlocked via HTCdev. And remember: Always flash boot.img extracted from the .zip file of the ROM before flashing or before first boot, otherwise u will get bootloop/stuck on splashscreen.

vaderx10minipro said:
Download root checker from Google play and check. If u can boot into recovery, u can flash ROMs if ur unlocked via HTCdev. And remember: Always flash boot.img extracted from the .zip file of the ROM before flashing or before first boot, otherwise u will get bootloop/stuck on splashscreen.
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Okay thanks for all your help, basically i can boot into clockwork recovery and is on version v5.8.2.7.
I wanted to flash lee droid one extreme and its a seperate file for the boot.img so all i have to do is flash that via recovery and then flash the rom afterward?
Why cant htc make it easy aye

dav08094194 said:
Okay thanks for all your help, basically i can boot into clockwork recovery and is on version v5.8.2.7.
I wanted to flash lee droid one extreme and its a seperate file for the boot.img so all i have to do is flash that via recovery and then flash the rom afterward?
Why cant htc make it easy aye
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Press thanks if I helped u And it's not easy coz noone have full s-off.

dav08094194 said:
Okay thanks for all your help, basically i can boot into clockwork recovery and is on version v5.8.2.7.
I wanted to flash lee droid one extreme and its a seperate file for the boot.img so all i have to do is flash that via recovery and then flash the rom afterward?
Why cant htc make it easy aye
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Flash the boot.img in fastboot then the Rom in cwm
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BTW, trust me on this as i ve tried 8 roms in past 5 days. charmeleon wins over leedroid. there are more tweaks and better battery life in charmeleon by a long run. ALSO, match any rom with faux, instant 3+ hour screen through a whole day moderate usage. BE SURE TO UNDERVOLT～ happy flashing, and may the bricks stay away from you.
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HTC Desire HD boot.img

Hi,
I have a HTC Desire HD that i have inherited from a guy at work ...and i need a little help ...after speaking to him he was trying install CM on this and tried to do it without rooting it first !
Basically he flashed the boot.img using fastboot and now it doesn't boot up at all ...surprisingly.
I wondered if anyone can help me with this it boots to recovery but doesn't have root access so i can't install another ROM ...what i figure i need is the stock boot.img so i can reflash this using fastboot to the device then i should at least be able to boot this up. But i can't seem to find this.
Can anyone help..?
Thanks
Rick

Jigjags said:
Hi,
I have a HTC Desire HD that i have inherited from a guy at work ...and i need a little help ...after speaking to him he was trying install CM on this and tried to do it without rooting it first !
Basically he flashed the boot.img using fastboot and now it doesn't boot up at all ...surprisingly.
I wondered if anyone can help me with this it boots to recovery but doesn't have root access so i can't install another ROM ...what i figure i need is the stock boot.img so i can reflash this using fastboot to the device then i should at least be able to boot this up. But i can't seem to find this.
Can anyone help..?
Thanks
Rick
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This shoud belong in the general section, but...
Just plug your phone into your computer and run a coresponding RUU from windows.
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Or copy ruu to sd and go to hboot menu, (power on & vol-)
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Jigjags said:
Hi,
I have a HTC Desire HD that i have inherited from a guy at work ...and i need a little help ...after speaking to him he was trying install CM on this and tried to do it without rooting it first !
Basically he flashed the boot.img using fastboot and now it doesn't boot up at all ...surprisingly.
I wondered if anyone can help me with this it boots to recovery but doesn't have root access so i can't install another ROM ...what i figure i need is the stock boot.img so i can reflash this using fastboot to the device then i should at least be able to boot this up. But i can't seem to find this.
Can anyone help..?
Thanks
Rick
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Is the bootloader unlocked? if not is impossible even to try to flash a custom rom. Get a RUU for your phone and revert to a working phone. Then if you want just root it and then flash any rom you want. Follow this guide:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=30020025&postcount=7
If you need further help, just let me know. :good:

TUTORIAL How to revert back to ICS after upgrading to Jelly Bean

Hi folks,
So, you wanna try the JB leak but want to use ICS after that? Yes, it's possible. Even if you upgraded your HBOOT. And quite simple.
1. First, make a full nandroid backup of your favourite ICS ROM.
2. Then follow the instructions provided by the JB-chefs.
3. Testdrive the JB ROM
4. Reboot your phone into recovery
5. Restore your nandroid backup
6. Reboot your phone
7. if there's a bootloop, then boot bootloader, then recovery and flash the boot.img provided by your ICS ROM-chef.
And that's all. I did this and it's working. Hope that helps other users as well.

lukacs.attila said:
Hi folks,
So, you wanna try the JB leak but want to use ICS after that? Yes, it's possible. Even if you upgraded your HBOOT. And quite simple.
1. First, make a full nandroid backup of your favourite ICS ROM.
2. Then follow the instructions provided by the JB-chefs.
3. Testdrive the JB ROM
4. Reboot your phone into recovery
5. Restore your nandroid backup
6. Reboot your phone
7. if there's a bootloop, then boot bootloader, then recovery and flash the boot.img provided by your ICS ROM-chef.
And that's all. I did this and it's working. Hope that helps other users as well.
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What about the hboot no downgrade and no worries about that ?
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sharjackmission said:
What about the hboot no downgrade and no worries about that ?
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No the problem is that when you brick your device going to the new hboot there is no way back. There is no RUU with JB !
Verstuurd van mijn HTC One X

MarcelHofs said:
No the problem is that when you brick your device going to the new hboot there is no way back. There is no RUU with JB !
Verstuurd van mijn HTC One X
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Indeed. But if you do exactly what the tutorial says, and follow the devs instructions, it's hard to brick your phone. Though it's possible...
Anyway, it's up to you... You should take the risk, or sit back, relax, and wait for the official JB RUU.

How to go back 2 ics from l8 jb rom with hboot 1.28
MarcelHofs said:
No the problem is that when you brick your device going to the new hboot there is no way back. There is no RUU with JB !
Verstuurd van mijn HTC One X
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try read what the op write here it is
So, you wanna try the JB leak but want to use ICS after that? Yes, it's possible. Even if you upgraded your HBOOT. And quite simple
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how do i go back from latest HBOOT 1.28**
what u need to do is
make an nandroid backup
before upgrade
if u want to go back just flash ur nandroid backup
BUT U NEED TO FLASH THE BOOT.IMG THERE COMES WITH THE ICS ROM
OTHERWISE U WONT GET ANY NETWORK
i have just try the l8 from baad an must say didnt like it so went back to my ics
an it works
updated the hole packet
an go back no problem

-fluffy- said:
try read what the op write here it is
So, you wanna try the JB leak but want to use ICS after that? Yes, it's possible. Even if you upgraded your HBOOT. And quite simple
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Hi Fluffy
I've updated the Hboot to 1.23.0000 and I didn't find a way yet to go back. Any help?
Cheers

dude010 said:
Hi Fluffy
I've updated the Hboot to 1.23.0000 and I didn't find a way yet to go back. Any help?
Cheers
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if u have done like the OP wrote
wiht a nandroid backup then u shut be able to go back to ur old rom by flashing ur backup

works perfect! Thank You

HI
I get a big issue!
First of all thanks for your post!
2ndly, I got a One X with S-Off yep lucky man!
But here is my issue:
I succeed in installing the Maximus custom rom And I am s-off so this is cool, but I have forget to use the update script.
So I decided to create a new zip with this update and flash it with the recovery!
But the flash aborted!
Once again, same result!
Then I say... Hum something wrong, I tried with the original custom rom.zip from Football! The installation aborted once again!
So I try to relock the bootloader (fastboot oem lock) succeed
Flash the PJ46IMG.zip (fastboot flash zip PJ46IMG.zip)
Unlock the bootloader (fastboot flash unlocktoken Unlock_code_OneX.bin , I changed the name)
But since this moment my phone can't use fastboot command...
I have restarted the phone and no usb detection from the computer :s
and I try with fastboot usb: fastboot devices
Nothing
fastboot flash zip recovery.zip (waiting for device)
recovery and there is a phone with blue triangle!
I tried to use a RUU, but the phone is not detected by USB, so it doesn't succeed!
Then I do a factory reset... still nothing :s
I am locked with S-Off and can't use fastboot!
Do you have any idea about how I can do something???
Thanks for all your answers!
Flow.

Flow-Wolf said:
HI
I get a big issue!
First of all thanks for your post!
2ndly, I got a One X with S-Off yep lucky man!
But here is my issue:
I succeed in installing the Maximus custom rom And I am s-off so this is cool, but I have forget to use the update script.
So I decided to create a new zip with this update and flash it with the recovery!
But the flash aborted!
Once again, same result!
Then I say... Hum something wrong, I tried with the original custom rom.zip from Football! The installation aborted once again!
So I try to relock the bootloader (fastboot oem lock) succeed
Flash the PJ46IMG.zip (fastboot flash zip PJ46IMG.zip)
Unlock the bootloader (fastboot flash unlocktoken Unlock_code_OneX.bin , I changed the name)
But since this moment my phone can't use fastboot command...
I have restarted the phone and no usb detection from the computer :s
and I try with fastboot usb: fastboot devices
Nothing
fastboot flash zip recovery.zip (waiting for device)
recovery and there is a phone with blue triangle!
I tried to use a RUU, but the phone is not detected by USB, so it doesn't succeed!
Then I do a factory reset... still nothing :s
I am locked with S-Off and can't use fastboot!
Do you have any idea about how I can do something???
Thanks for all your answers!
Flow.
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Wow this sounds tricky.Have you tried moving to a different computer to see if it works there?

Try reinstalling Android sdk drivers, the lot, on your PC.
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Can you flash any other rom based on ICS or other AOSP JB Roms with a ICS kernel like IceColdJelly?
Is the battery life better with the new hboot?

BlueJack22 said:
Can you flash any other rom based on ICS or other AOSP JB Roms with a ICS kernel like IceColdJelly?
Is the battery life better with the new hboot?
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You should be able to revert to an ICS rom on the new hboot (reflash ICS boot.img and then restore nandroid backup) but apparently the AOSP roms don't work. Users on the new hboot and JB roms do comment that the battery life is much improved.

ClydeB1 said:
You should be able to revert to an ICS rom on the new hboot (reflash ICS boot.img and then restore nandroid backup) but apparently the AOSP roms don't work. Users on the new hboot and JB roms do comment that the battery life is much improved.
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AOSP didn't work
flash aosp with the boot.img from rom -> stuck at HTC logo
flash aosp with the boot.img from 4.1.1 sense rom -> stuck at boot animation

Arthas92 said:
AOSP didn't work
flash aosp with the boot.img from rom -> stuck at HTC logo
flash aosp with the boot.img from 4.1.1 sense rom -> stuck at boot animation
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Use a boot.img from insertcoin jb rom, and aosp wil work.
Grtz Rongogo

Arthas92 said:
AOSP didn't work
flash aosp with the boot.img from rom -> stuck at HTC logo
flash aosp with the boot.img from 4.1.1 sense rom -> stuck at boot animation
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That's exactly what my post said :cyclops: although per post above this one it can work with IC.

Rongogo said:
Use a boot.img from insertcoin jb rom, and aosp wil work.
Grtz Rongogo
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What version of insertcoin you try?
did you repack with old kernel?

mdeejay have made a boot.img work with new Hboot
still have bug but it work quite good
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=32486421#post32486421

Need againto UNLOCK, you can use the FASTBOOT command!

cxhhappy said:
Need againto UNLOCK, you can use the FASTBOOT command!
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Yes, to unlock the bootloader you use the cmd: fastboot flash unlocktoken Unlock_code.bin using the same unlock file you used the first time you unlocked.

Q about boot img

Hi was wondering if somebody can help me. I am new to htc devices and am learning loads about how a phone operates ect due to no s off but was wondering.
if I was on htc custom jb rom ie insercoin but wanted to flash another stock based rom ie miui australia or any other stock based do I have to flash the boot image as I assume there using the same kernel. Is this correct and can it be done. Im probaly miles off. Also can a boot image be flashed through terminal emulator on phone
Im prepared to read but couldn't find a explanation so a link would also be appreciated
sent from my highgrade HTC one x

You always have to flash the boot.img from the rom you are about to flash ! Even if its the same, just to avoid any problems !
You can't flash a boot.img inside a running OS. This has to be done with the phone in fastboot usb mode and fastboot commands from pc (cmd prompt)
Hope this helps a bit
Edit : this has some info about flashing ....
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1843585

Mr_S said:
Hi was wondering if somebody can help me. I am new to htc devices and am learning loads about how a phone operates ect due to no s off but was wondering.
if I was on htc custom jb rom ie insercoin but wanted to flash another stock based rom ie miui australia or any other stock based do I have to flash the boot image as I assume there using the same kernel. Is this correct and can it be done. Im probaly miles off. Also can a boot image be flashed through terminal emulator on phone
Im prepared to read but couldn't find a explanation so a link would also be appreciated
sent from my highgrade HTC one x
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The boot.img contains both kernel and ramdisk
The kernel might not change that much between releases but the ramdisk certainly does
You would likely find that if you don't flash the boot.img then you will just get boot loops
And to your second point. Due to the security on newer HTC phones. You cannot flash a boot.img anyway other than in fastboot.
With s-off you could but as of this moment there is no way of achieving s-off
With s-off the boot.img would automatically be flashed when you install the rom in recovery
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Thanks. So when you repack a boot image are you using kernel and rom specific ramdisk
sent from my highgrade HTC one x

Yes.
Repacking is merging a new kernel with the ROMs ramdisk
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Thanks all. Im getting this now and your help was appreciated.
Bloody auto correct
sent from my highgrade HTC one x

Htc One X Bootloader and Root Help Please

I am little new for hox in this, so don't mind and just take some of my questions in general please if looks common :
Would appreciate not to be much techy if possible, just in simple please would be very nice ...
After I get the final(I guess) update 4.2.2 of hox in India soon, I am then going to unlock and root so just want to clarify few things :
1) I want to know if I do boot loader unlock, "just boot loader unlock" then what advantages can I get ? [you can please just reply in I can do this, this n this (will be easy for me to catch things please)]
2) is it needed to be done just to flash recovery like cwm (like using the hasoon 2000's great tool) ?! If I flash recovery I know I can root by pushing su zip file by cwm ( I can catch that) But will I lose ota ?
3) I've heard there's another way like "adb push" the super user apk to /system/app then I can have a root . How to do that?! As I would want to do this if I won't lose the ota and if I lose ota the recovery way . (Sorry if I am mixed up. but your great help will clear me a lot)
You can ignore if you want to the above questions I asked. As all I want is to unlockbootloader and get root and still have everything stock and get the otas if any patch fixes comes in future by htc you never know , I don't want to run after loosing stock and then finding stock files and trying to put them back in to get those updates .
Would be so happy and would highly appreciate the help from such amazing people, Love n Respect Xda~!

if you unlock bootloader you lose all data, and if you root and install custom recovery you lose ota. but you can install a nandroid backup, stock recovery and stock boot.img and get back ota. so everything can be reversed. if you decide to root and install custom roms etc, please make a nandroid backup so you can get back to stock easily. and as you say you can use hasoon2000's toolkit to do all of this.

nogotaclue said:
if you unlock bootloader you lose all data, and if you root and install custom recovery you lose ota. but you can install a nandroid backup, stock recovery and stock boot.img and get back ota. so everything can be reversed. if you decide to root and install custom roms etc, please make a nandroid backup so you can get back to stock easily. and as you say you can use hasoon2000's toolkit to do all of this.
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Thank you for kind reply . You said root and install custom recovery, well if I can root first (just on stock) after bootloader unlock then I don't need any custom recovery or roms. Please tell me how?! I just want root after bootloader unlock without loosing any stock recovery so I don't lose ota . Possible ?!
Other thing can't I after bootloader unlock install supersu file with stock recovery and I guess then all will be fine n I can still keep getting otas as well I guess?! Sorry I never used stock recovery so just asking . I know it comes with power n volume down key .
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shantusingh said:
Thank you for kind reply . You said root and install custom recovery, well if I can root first (just on stock) after bootloader unlock then I don't need any custom recovery or roms. Please tell me how?! I just want root after bootloader unlock without loosing any stock recovery so I don't lose ota . Possible ?!
Other thing can't I after bootloader unlock install supersu file with stock recovery and I guess then all will be fine n I can still keep getting otas as well I guess?! Sorry I never used stock recovery so just asking . I know it comes with power n volume down key .
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no not possible, as I said earlier if you root or install custom recovery you cannot OTA. but as i also said, you can reverse everything

nogotaclue said:
no not possible, as I said earlier if you root or install custom recovery you cannot OTA. but as i also said, you can reverse everything
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So what are the steps like
1) which nandroid app to use for backup and when to use at right time, like after unlocking bootloader or when?!
2) And then how to just root without custom recovery? (or if I want to root I need to have a custom recovery too?!)
3) And how to reverse ?
Please tell me
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Read this post carefully http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=35975345
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He has already read hasoon's thread if you look in the first post. And to be honest , if you have read hasoon's guide and still asking questions I would advise not to do anything as you are quite probably going to have problems, sorry
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nogotaclue said:
He has already read hasoon's thread if you look in the first post. And to be honest , if you have read hasoon's guide and still asking questions I would advise not to do anything as you are quite probably going to have problems, sorry
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No I have not read the thread, I will do it now.. I just saw the work on that tool on a youtube video, that's how I came to know about it, that's it .
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n1kos said:
Read this post carefully http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=35975345
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He says after flashing recovery then back up boot n system, but will it back up stock recovery in that?! If not then he has not told how to keep stock recovery backed up, please tell ?!
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I don't think so you will loose ota updates my HOX is running stock rom with bootloader unlocked and cwm recovery and I received two updates of camera and htc sense 3 days earlier.
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shantusingh said:
He says after flashing recovery then back up boot n system, but will it back up stock recovery in that?! If not then he has not told how to keep stock recovery backed up, please tell ?!
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Stock recoveries can be found in this thread http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1975140 after all the nandroid backups
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kartik.kayz said:
I don't think so you will loose ota updates my HOX is running stock rom with bootloader unlocked and cwm recovery and I received two updates of camera and htc sense 3 days earlier.
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Wow Awesome! So I do bootloader unlock and flash cwm recovery and install super user file for root from cwm and I will still get otas right like you did ?! And by htc sense you mean the 4.2.2 update?! Just give me a yes on this please if its all correct ....
Any specific cwm recovery or any will do ?

kartik.kayz said:
I don't think so you will loose ota updates my HOX is running stock rom with bootloader unlocked and cwm recovery and I received two updates of camera and htc sense 3 days earlier.
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Yes, you can get the official updates and can be installed by itself for the just app update (as APK files) even if you rooted.
but OTA update zip file( rom update) cannot be intalled by itself, so if you want to install that kind of file you need relocked & stock recovery.
But there is a way no need relocked & stock recovery is OTA zip can be installed by custom recovery "philz_touch_5.11.2-endeavoru" but the rom must be surely pure stock rom.In that way of update is just upgrading the rom only and your Hboot cannot be upgraded.

n1kos said:
Stock recoveries can be found in this thread http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1975140 after all the nandroid backups
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Awesome man I guess I got your point too, that as I have no other choice to lose the stock recovery as I will have to flash cwm recovery or any other to push the su for root, so then I just saw on hasoon's toolkit that there is an option to flash "your own recovery", where I then can download the stock recovery from the link you gave me first and put that file with the software and it will install it back for me... right ?! if yes then awesome!!

shantusingh said:
Wow Awesome! So I do bootloader unlock and flash cwm recovery and install super user file for root from cwm and I will still get otas right like you did ?! And by htc sense you mean the 4.2.2 update?! Just give me a yes on this please if its all correct ....
Any specific cwm recovery or any will do ?
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Yes you will get updates too and 4.2.2 means stock sense rom
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virgolib said:
Yes, you can get the official updates and can be installed by itself for the just app update (as APK files) even if you rooted.
but OTA update zip file( rom update) cannot be intalled by itself, so if you want to install that kind of file you need relocked & stock recovery.
But there is a way no need relocked & stock recovery is OTA zip can be installed by custom recovery "philz_touch_5.11.2-endeavoru" but the rom must be surely pure stock rom.In that way of update is just upgrading the rom only and your Hboot cannot be upgraded.
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I don't think that HOX will get 4.3 update from htc so there is no need for stock recovery. There are very little chances thay we get 4.3 jelly bean on HOX just flash custom recovery and enjoy sense 5.
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virgolib said:
Yes, you can get the official updates and can be installed by itself for the just app update (as APK files) even if you rooted.
but OTA update zip file( rom update) cannot be intalled by itself, so if you want to install that kind of file you need relocked & stock recovery.
But there is a way no need relocked & stock recovery is OTA zip can be installed by custom recovery "philz_touch_5.11.2-endeavoru" but the rom must be surely pure stock rom.In that way of update is just upgrading the rom only and your Hboot cannot be upgraded.
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Oh I get it I cannot get major update like 4.2.2 though, if I don't do the philz_touch_5.11.2-endeavoru way but again there's a drawback for hboot.
But I guess I can manage to flash this way >> unlock bootlaoder>> flash cwm>> push su>> enjoy>> if new update comes then flash stock recovery back and update .
Need to learn how will I easily flash the stock recovery back as the hasoon2000 3rd post is confusing me a bit ..
But Wow simply Amazing answers man, great thread... it can help so many for a great start ..... even for future htc devices I guess .

kartik.kayz said:
Yes you will get updates too and 4.2.2 means stock sense rom
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mmm kartik I don't think virgolib will agree to that getting 4.2.2 aswell which I guess is being referred to rom update .
So kartik you didn't even first did the back-up to stock and even without that u got the sense update still, right that's what you are saying ?
But the thing is for virgolib that kartik did got the 4.2.2 update too being in cwm recovery

You flash stock recovery the same way as you will the custom, it will overwrite it.
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n1kos said:
You flash stock recovery the same way as you will the custom, it will overwrite it.
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oh ya got it sorry

1- unlock bootloader and install custom recovery.
2- install the zip file of rom.
3- push superuser file via cwm
4- go to fastboot mode download stock recovery from here-
http://www.androidrevolution.nl/downloader/download.php?file=Flash_recovery_4.18.401.2.rar push it via adb - fastboot flash recovery path name of recovery
5- now you have pure stock rom in your hox rooted too but with stock recovery. Enjoy your hox with sense 5
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