i am a little confused .... i rooted my desire hd and installed cwm recovery..... bootloader is unlocked but i couldnt get s off..... can i just install custom roms by putting zip in sd card and apllying that zip from cmw recovery or do i need s off !!!!!
thanks in advance
assasin196 said:
i am a little confused .... i rooted my desire hd and installed cwm recovery..... bootloader is unlocked but i couldnt get s off..... can i just install custom roms by putting zip in sd card and apllying that zip from cmw recovery or do i need s off !!!!!
thanks in advance
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No you do not technically need to be s-off. If you have cwm installed just install rom zip from there
thekool11 said:
No you do not technically need to be s-off. If you have cwm installed just install rom zip from there
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what basically is s off????
assasin196 said:
what basically is s off????
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In a nutshell, S-OFF means that the NAND portion of the device is unlocked and can be written to. The default setting for HTC’s devices is S-ON, which means that neither can you access certain areas of the system nor can you guarantee a permanent root. Furthermore, signature check for firmware images is also ensured by the S-ON flag.
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If you are bootloader unlocked instead of S-Off, you also need to fastboot flash a boot.img after each time you flash a ROM from recovery.
bananagranola said:
If you are bootloader unlocked instead of S-Off, you also need to fastboot flash a boot.img after each time you flash a ROM from recovery.
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sir how to do that.... i have unlocked bootloader i need to flash rcmix energized rom... how to flash boot.img and where do i find it????
Extract the ROM, than flash the boot.img, but I would consult in the ace think tank thread b4 you do something because I might be wrong
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PLZ HELP
hey guys
i have a htc sensation rooted + unlocked bootloader + clockworkmod installed but NO s-off so can i install custom roms
If YES then can anyone tell me which rom is the best?:good:
Salman03 said:
hey guys
i have a htc sensation rooted + unlocked bootloader + clockworkmod installed but NO s-off so can i install custom roms
If YES then can anyone tell me which rom is the best?:good:
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Your in the wrong place my friend, you might want to look here for Roms for your device
My xposed modules sent working is it because I don't have s off? I'm rooted with twrp any advise
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Can i apply root using root.zip on stock recovery?
No you have to flash custom recovery to flash root.zip
If you are s-off or bootloader unlocked you can flash recovery via fastboot.
Later if you want to flash stock recovery,just extract it from any generic ruu and flash via fastboot.
was hoping that i can cause i tried almost all method here in installing custom recovery yet everyone of them gets stuck in black screen whith glowing button thanks for the help anyway
ngoralph said:
was hoping that i can cause i tried almost all method here in installing custom recovery yet everyone of them gets stuck in black screen whith glowing button thanks for the help anyway
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yeah sounds lik my friend's problem.got same because s-on.but can install another ruu by this method but dont sure it ll work or not because i tried but e:\ error.
Have u tried flashing from Hboot ??
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directly installing a custom recovery & rooting might be possible in most other phones, but u gotta unlock the bootloader on the WFS. U can either switch S-OFF or unlock the bootloader by going to the HTCDEV site & follow the steps there..
hope that helps
ngoralph said:
Can i apply root using root.zip on stock recovery?
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be sure you have unlocked your bootloader.
I have cwm recovery on my phone with just s off not unlocked bootloader so I imagine its possible. And make sure you use the r8ght one for your phone like cdma or gsm.
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Firstly sorry if my question a bit basic, but I have search and couldn't find confirmed answer.
This is very basic and simple :
Can S-ON, unlocked and rooted DHD install a custom rom?
My phone currently on unlocked, S-On and rooted, but after installing a custom rom (cyanogenmod) it was stuck for 10 minutes in HTC screen / logo...
Lucky that i have back up with CWM and could restore stock roms.
Any respond would be appreciated. :good:
Yes. You need to fastboot flash the boot.img in the ROM zip. Ace Think Tank has instructions.
yes its possible
bananagranola said:
Yes. You need to fastboot flash the boot.img in the ROM zip. Ace Think Tank has instructions.
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Yes, after searching, finally I can do it... Thank mate ! cheers!
Hi all, I'm sorry to ask this question again, but after a lot of checking I can't figure this out.
I have Android 2.3.5 (3.12.405.x), the phone is S-Off with bootloader 2.00.0029, and locked. I need to unlock it so I can flash a recovery and then root the thing to use Titanium backup to restore data to another phone.
The HTCdev method wipes all the data, right?
Ben
BenPope said:
Hi all, I'm sorry to ask this question again, but after a lot of checking I can't figure this out.
I have Android 2.3.5 (3.12.405.x), the phone is S-Off with bootloader 2.00.0029, and locked. I need to unlock it so I can flash a recovery and then root the thing to use Titanium backup to restore data to another phone.
The HTCdev method wipes all the data, right?
Ben
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If you are s-off you can just flash a custom recovery directly. No need to unlock the bootloader.
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yumm91 said:
If you are s-off you can just flash a custom recovery directly. No need to unlock the bootloader.
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fastboot flash recovery recovery.img
gives me:
remote: not allowed
BenPope said:
fastboot flash recovery recovery.img
gives me:
remote: not allowed
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You got those error because remote flash only allowed on unlocked and engineering bootloader.
You need to use hboot patch to install custom recovery by putting that zip files in the root of your sdcard. Reboot to bootloader and it will ask for a prompt to update. I am not sure whether this method still applicable to new bootloader (2.00.0029).
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yumm91 said:
You got those error because remote flash only allowed on unlocked and engineering bootloader.
You need to use hboot patch to install custom recovery by putting that zip files in the root of your sdcard. Reboot to bootloader and it will ask for a prompt to update. I am not sure whether this method still applicable to new bootloader (2.00.0029).
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Hmmm. It's hard to find the right information for newer hboot.
I'm creating a pd98.zip now with a custom recovery. I'll update on how it goes.
BenPope said:
I'm creating a pd98.zip now with a custom recovery.
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That worked, I have 4ext on there now, thanks for your help.
BenPope said:
That worked, I have 4ext on there now, thanks for your help.
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No problem. Glad to help.
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hii
I want Change rom to 4.x for HTC Desire HD
But I do not know how
I know how Samsung devices only
I do not know of any never helped me
just unlocked your bootloader first from www.htcdev.com.. just follow the step from the site it self or this guide and tool from here..
after that you can installing custom recovery then installing any custom rom you want..
hope this help and..good luck
JJeamy said:
just unlocked your bootloader first from www.htcdev.com.. just follow the step from the site it self or this guide and tool from here..
after that you can installing custom recovery then installing any custom rom you want..
hope this help and..good luck
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Do I need a Root?
tornedoar said:
Do I need a Root?
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Yew
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@tornedoar
after you finished unlocking your bootloader and had installing a custom recovery (like 4EXT, TWRP, CWM recovery) then you can installing custom rom that you want..almost all custom rom is already rooted..
hope you can understand what i mean..
thanks for all
now I understand
Also after you flash the new rom (and assuming that you are only bootloader unlocked and not S-OFF), be sure to go into your bootloader and run a fastboot flash boot boot.img of the rom's boot.img that you just flashed. Not doing this step will cause much frustration.
Good luck!
after finishing you Root and S-off process go to http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=200234 and choose your ROM .. good luck :good:
I have an unlocked bootloader but not s-off am I still able to flash custom roms? if so how do I know which ones I can flash?
dbarrett480 said:
I have an unlocked bootloader but not s-off am I still able to flash custom roms? if so how do I know which ones I can flash?
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Does the old trick of booting to recovery via fastboot still work? I haven't had an HTC phone for a while....
dbarrett480 said:
I have an unlocked bootloader but not s-off am I still able to flash custom roms? if so how do I know which ones I can flash?
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dbarrett480 said:
Does the old trick of booting to recovery via fastboot still work? I haven't had an HTC phone for a while....
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Yes you can flash any ROM while S-On. S-Off is not needed for that.
And yes, you can get to recovery via your bootloader. But once you have a custom ROM, the option to boot to recovery will be available when you long press power.
S-OFF only really comes handy as you can flash different FW packages that aren't signed by HTC, or downgrade to an older FW package if required/wanted
Correct me if I am wrong, but from what I understand you can't flash a kernel with S-ON right?
TempestZ said:
Correct me if I am wrong, but from what I understand you can't flash a kernel with S-ON right?
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Wrong
U can flash following partitions
system
boot
data
recovery
TempestZ said:
Correct me if I am wrong, but from what I understand you can't flash a kernel with S-ON right?
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That was the case with the One X a few years back but changed since...
I was able to flash a kernel last night by fastbooting to recovery
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