Hi all,
I'm from India. Just yesterday, I had my new HTC One X. I bought it on eBay and was told that it was an imported mobile. I wanted to root, so I did some research and rooted my HOX with flashing recovery and SuperSu. But then I didn't relock my bootloader, as I didn't know whether to do it or not.
After rooting, when I go to bootloader, it says "Unlocked", but it's S-ON. I didn't really understand how it's S-ON even after rooting. It's currently on the stock ROM that it came with, 4.0.3 ICS.
I want to flash a JB ROM on it, but I'm so confused by the new things I'm seeing in the forums, like CID, HBOOT versions, that I'm a little hesitant to do it unless I understand these whole concepts.
If I get an official JB update from HTC, can I go ahead with it, or will it have some adverse impact on the HOX?
I did some researching on CID, and I checked the CID of my device, it's showing as HTC__Y13.
I have had a great experience at XDA with the previous smartphone I had (HTC Desire HD). But when I look into HTC ONE X, I find it very confusing.
I would really appreciate all the help I can get. If there are any specific information you guys want for the HOX I have, please ask and I'll post it into the forum. Thank you all, guys, in advance.
blinkash said:
Hi all,
I'm from India. Just yesterday, I had my new HTC One X. I bought it on eBay and was told that it was an imported mobile. I wanted to root, so I did some research and rooted my HOX with flashing recovery and SuperSu. But then I didn't relock my bootloader, as I didn't know whether to do it or not.
After rooting, when I go to bootloader, it says "Unlocked", but it's S-ON. I didn't really understand how it's S-ON even after rooting. It's currently on the stock ROM that it came with, 4.0.3 ICS.
I want to flash a JB ROM on it, but I'm so confused by the new things I'm seeing in the forums, like CID, HBOOT versions, that I'm a little hesitant to do it unless I understand these whole concepts.
If I get an official JB update from HTC, can I go ahead with it, or will it have some adverse impact on the HOX?
I did some researching on CID, and I checked the CID of my device, it's showing as HTC__Y13.
I have had a great experience at XDA with the previous smartphone I had (HTC Desire HD). But when I look into HTC ONE X, I find it very confusing.
I would really appreciate all the help I can get. If there are any specific information you guys want for the HOX I have, please ask and I'll post it into the forum. Thank you all, guys, in advance.
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First things first, rooting doesn't automatically s-off your device. Currently there is no way to s-off the HTC One X, unless it comes already s-off (lucky few).
Cid is your carriers branding. If you're currently on the stock rom your easiest safest way would be to check for an ota in:
Settings > about.
If not you could try looking for your firmware.zip on xda, a quick search should bring the thread up.
Sent from my HTC One X
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Hey there guys, This is my first post on the forums, i have been reading some stuff unregistered and today i decided hey lets register.
so, what i wanted to ask you guys is the following.
I have been interested in whether i should root my HTC Desire HD so i could flash a custom ROM, i found many reasons why i should do this as most reasons appeal to my Desire of the phone( LOL, My Desire of My Desire HD ).
But i cant help noticing after reading quite alot of posts on different forums/sites that most people tend not to think befor they do this.
So basically, my question really is; What do i need to do should there be a reason in the near future for me to have the original Vodafone software on the phone?
Although i have read some stuff about how-to go back to your stocks but i couldnt find anything related specifically to the Desire HD, i read that you will need a RUU, which will be english, and i was also wondering will this work for a Vodafone Branded device from the Netherlands? Could any one tell me what i should do about this aswell?
Here is some information i have noted just incase it might be needed;
KERNEL VERSION 2.6.32.2
BUILD NUMBER 1.75.161.2 CL301245 release-keys
SOFTWARE NUMBER 1.75.161.2
I hope you guys understand that i take this quite serious and therefor i wanted to ask you rather than do and think afterwards!
P.S. if you need more information, let me know!
Thanks in advance!
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To root and S-OFF properly I recommend to follow only the guides in XDA-Developers. I have made a few myself, you can start with my downgrade guide.
My radio S-OFF tool's thread contains information on how to go back to stock. You will need a RUU, follow this link to get it. The Vodafone UK RUU should be just fine.
The only reason why you would want to go to stock is a warranty case. It is not completely necessary though, as there is nothing about software mods in warranty terms. In simple english, rooting and custom ROMs do not void your warranty. It is still best to make your device stock if you intend to return it.
jkoljo said:
To root and S-OFF properly I recommend to follow only the guides in XDA-Developers. I have made a few myself, you can start with my downgrade guide.
My radio S-OFF tool's thread contains information on how to go back to stock. You will need a RUU, follow "******* to get it. The Vodafone UK RUU should be just fine.
The only reason why you would want to go to stock is a warranty case. It is not completely necessary though, as there is nothing about software mods in warranty terms. In simple english, rooting and custom ROMs do not void your warranty. It is still best to make your device stock if you intend to return it.
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Thanks for the reply mate, yes ofcourse the only reason i could think of why i should go back to stock is indeed for warranty issues, but still its nice to know how-to even though it might not be needed, i'd rather be prepared for it.
So basically rooting is the first phase, but i read on some guides here at XDA that i should delete HTC Sync and HTC Driver, i did uninstall sync but i cant find HTC driver, how can i uninstall HTC driver?
P.S. why advice the UK one above the WWE? does it matter whether im from The Netherlands in this case?
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Because Vodaphone might think something is wrong if they find a WWE ROM from a phone with their own branding.
Ok.. What exactly have you been reading?? You are definitely not supposed to delete the driver and sync, you have to have those. I have to make a correction to my last reply, you should only read the guides in Desire HD section, I thought that it was obvious..
Ah yeah i just read that on xda but i think it wasnt related to the DHD.. so i actually made a crucial error, i didnt delete the driver though but i did delete sync, i think the only thing i could do now is to reset the phone to factory defaults to get it back, right?
P.S. dont blame your self mate, its my fault, i should have waited for your reply befor doing research of my own.
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I can use sync from the computer after i connect it with my USB cable, everything works so far
But will i be able to root/flash my device in this state?
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Because Vodaphone might think something is wrong if they find a WWE ROM from a phone with their own branding.
Ok.. What exactly have you been reading?? You are definitely not supposed to delete the driver and sync, you have to have those. I have to make a correction to my last reply, you should only read the guides in Desire HD section, I thought that it was obvious..
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Oke i got HTC sync back and working again, so im over that problem now.
Next is S-OFF and rooting, right?
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Hey all, this may have been asked before but I did a search and couldn't find a thread quite like it!
I am currently running Android 2.3.3 and HTC Sense 2.1 on my HTC Desire S. I have used the Revolutionary method to S-OFF and root the phone, which allowed me to uninstall branded bloatware and add some interesting apps.
I have not been able to update the phone as quite frankly I have no idea what I'm doing, and the OTA update will brick the phone. Can anyone please tell me what I need to do to get the latest version of Android and HTC Sense?
I'm in the UK on the Three network. After doing an extensive search for the specific RUU matching that, I can't seem to find it unfortunately.
Many thanks for your time.
xTheLostProphetx said:
Hey all, this may have been asked before but I did a search and couldn't find a thread quite like it!
I am currently running Android 2.3.3 and HTC Sense 2.1 on my HTC Desire S. I have used the Revolutionary method to S-OFF and root the phone, which allowed me to uninstall branded bloatware and add some interesting apps.
I have not been able to update the phone as quite frankly I have no idea what I'm doing, and the OTA update will brick the phone. Can anyone please tell me what I need to do to get the latest version of Android and HTC Sense?
I'm in the UK on the Three network. After doing an extensive search for the specific RUU matching that, I can't seem to find it unfortunately.
Many thanks for your time.
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Well this is the desire section, not desire s. Post here for better halp.
Also its probably better to flash a custom rom, since you have already s-offed and i assume you have installed a custom recovery.
Check the desire s developement section for a rom you like and flash it.
Ah, my apologies, I didn't see a Desire S forum when I looked. I'll follow your advice!
Hey everyone. I want to clarify before I dig in with the reason for this help thread. I am familiar with rooting from a former phone of mine (HTC One V) and I had fun with it. My thing now is, I have an HTC One M8 with Sprint and I'm wary of rooting a contract phone so I want to do things a certain way. Still with me? Great!
What I want to achieve is as follows:
Root and s-off my M8.
Install Android Revolution HD.
Install the Harmon-Karmon software mod.
What I need to know is if I am using the right tools, the right Rom, and kernel. Also I want to be able to easily revert back to stock in case I have to send my phone in for one reason or another and I'm not sure if the recovery would have anything to do with that process.
For what I am trying to achieve what's the best way to go about it? I'm on smartpay I can't afford to.brick.this phone with a voided warranty!
Phonicate said:
Hey everyone. I want to clarify before I dig in with the reason for this help thread. I am familiar with rooting from a former phone of mine (HTC One V) and I had fun with it. My thing now is, I have an HTC One M8 with Sprint and I'm wary of rooting a contract phone so I want to do things a certain way. Still with me? Great!
What I want to achieve is as follows:
Root and s-off my M8.
Install Android Revolution HD.
Install the Harmon-Karmon software mod.
What I need to know is if I am using the right tools, the right Rom, and kernel. Also I want to be able to easily revert back to stock in case I have to send my phone in for one reason or another and I'm not sure if the recovery would have anything to do with that process.
For what I am trying to achieve what's the best way to go about it? I'm on smartpay I can't afford to.brick.this phone with a voided warranty!
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Have a read in the General section of this forum, best advice one can give.. read, read then read some more. That way you know the ins and outs, the pros and cons and most importantly the issues that will/do/may arise. Good luck
Dear friends,
Yesterday I sold my Oneplus One to get a brand new HTC One M8. Thing this is gorgeous, but the only thing I'm missing from the Oneplus One is the software. Which isnt the least important aspect of a Phone imo. So I'm considering rooting my Phone and getting CM11 on it. The only thing is that I want to root it, but it has Vodafone branding on it. Can I just use the normal root methods or isnt that possible for Vodafone branded M8's? If so does anyone know a different method? If no does anyone know a link to the best (and simpliest ) root method for my Htc One m8 . Ive been out for a while from this rooting stuff and id be pretty upset if id screw this **** up. lol
Kind regards.
Normal rooting method will work. Unlock bootloader, flash/boot custom recovery, flash SuperSU or any rooted custom ROM.
Another thing, this thread isn't supposed to be in this section. Questions and troubleshooting go into Q&A section not general section.
I agree with above post
I have the same.Unlocked bootloader through HTC and flashed custom recovery and flashed SU.
PS I have not flashed any modified ROM and it i still S-on
Good day, guys.
I recently bought a HTC Desire Eye (eye_tuhl) and I was wondering if I should update the phone first to Marshmallow before rooting it? I read through the development threads and it seems that people have difficulty with regard to the Marshmallow firmware. I am planning to flash S.ROM and the patch after rooting.
Also, after rooting, which ROMs are available for flashing for my variant, if I'm going to stay S-ON? I read that some ROMs have problems with S-ON phones. I also wanted to confirm that the Minis Reloaded Kernel also works in S-ON, provided that it will be flashed using a PC and is used with a ported ROM from M8.
I am sorry if the questions seem redundant, I got confused with the whole variant/firmware/S-ON snafu coming from devices which were relatively easy to understand (HTC Sensation, Xperia ZR)
Thank you very much in advance.
jamesmalit3 said:
Good day, guys.
I recently bought a HTC Desire Eye (eye_tuhl) and I was wondering if I should update the phone first to Marshmallow before rooting it? I read through the development threads and it seems that people have difficulty with regard to the Marshmallow firmware. I am planning to flash S.ROM and the patch after rooting.
Also, after rooting, which ROMs are available for flashing for my variant, if I'm going to stay S-ON? I read that some ROMs have problems with S-ON phones. I also wanted to confirm that the Minis Reloaded Kernel also works in S-ON, provided that it will be flashed using a PC and is used with a ported ROM from M8.
I am sorry if the questions seem redundant, I got confused with the whole variant/firmware/S-ON snafu coming from devices which were relatively easy to understand (HTC Sensation, Xperia ZR)
Thank you very much in advance.
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Its a long time since I flashed new ROM on my Desire, so I'm not sure about some info (already forget a lot), sorry for that.
But here is it
1) You can't update your firmware to custom one with S-On phone, only using OTA or RUU. But you may need to do that.
(for every Android version you need correct firmware)
2) Some people had problems with installing kernels on S-On devices also.
3) Even if you succed with flashing ROM, you may have problems with it. For example, enormous battery drain (I've this, it was just horrible), mobile data not working, NFC, etc.
So, i think the best way in this situation is OTA.
Please, correct me if i'm wrong.