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[Q] radio S-OFF?

hey,
Today i finally desided to perm root my DHD using this guide http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=928160 everything went fine and it all seems to work, i desided to install rom manager and flashed clockworkmod recovery. (clockwork also works fine and I have made a backup of my stock rom)
now i want to install this rom Android revolution HD http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=984045and i need radio S-OFF and HTC desire HD S-OFF.
when i go into bootloader the top line say's ACE PVT SHIP S-OFF does this mean I am good to go?
and can I go back from android revolution HD to the official rom with nandroid since it is version 2.16.0.0?
thanks in advance

kevd22 said:
hey,
Today i finally desided to perm root my DHD using this guide http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=928160 everything went fine and it all seems to work, i desided to install rom manager and flashed clockworkmod recovery. (clockwork also works fine and I have made a backup of my stock rom)
now i want to install this rom Android revolution HD http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=984045and i need radio S-OFF and HTC desire HD S-OFF.
when i go into bootloader the top line say's ACE PVT SHIP S-OFF does this mean I am good to go?
and can I go back from android revolution HD to the official rom with nandroid since it is version 2.16.0.0?
thanks in advance
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YOU ARE Doing these well, if you flash ARev.HD later you can go back flashing an stok rom take this link for choose your OFFICIAL RUU...
http://xdafil.es/index.php?path=DesireHD/RUU/
but i think that if you taste a cooked rom you are not going back to RUU OFFICIAL ROM hahahah
CERTAINLY.. have you made HBOOT S OFF ENG-SPL????(its fully reversible flashing an stok rom) and It makes possible to recover the system of a bad flash recovery...
sorry for my bad english

What I think SERGI.3210 is trying to say, is that you need ENG HBoot or ENG S-OFF before you can flash radios.
Here are the threads you should read,
ENG S-OFF
RADIO S-OFF

I did not flash (well, I dont think I did) hboot and i don't now how to do this either the tekst in bootloader says this:
ACE PVT SHIP S-OFF
HBOOT-0.85.0007
RADIO-26.03.02.26_M
eMMC-boot
How do I make HBOOT S OFF ENG-SPL and is their a way to check if I already have it?
And what does this do?

andyharney said:
What I think SERGI.3210 is trying to say, is that you need ENG HBoot or ENG S-OFF before you can flash radios.
Here are the threads you should read,
ENG S-OFF
RADIO S-OFF
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uups!!! thanks andyharney! i forgot to put that you need ENG S-OFF to flash radios!!
certainly... take this XDA´S LINK for go back to OFICIAL RUU:
http://xdafil.es/index.php?path=DesireHD/RUU/

Use the ENG S-OFF tool in the first link to get ENG S-OFF. Without this you cannot flash radio.img's via fastboot.
Once you have ENG S-OFF use the other link to get Radio S-OFF. The tools are very easy to use and 99.9999999999999999% safe.

I took another look at the article i used to root and it said this:
you will have permanent root (S-OFF), as well as subsidy unlock and SuperCID. At this point, you can also choose to flash the engineering hboot
If you don't want the engineering hboot, just reboot your phone. You can verify you have permanent root by holding volume down while powering on (you'll see S-OFF in the first line of the bootloader). You are now free to install a new recovery and start flashing custom ROMs. If you don't want to flash a new ROM, it's safe to uninstall the Visionary app at this point.
Does this mean i already have radio S-OFF?

[Q] Revolutionary hboot - need to return to stock

I've done a lot of reading and see where Alpharev has a hboot downgrader but does this work with CDMA version BravoC?
I rooted using Revolutionary after having hboot 1.06 for a USCC Desire. Phone is out of standard warranty but I need to send phone in for repair under extended warranty. When I flash 2.2 RUU it cannot roll back hboot version.
Thanks!

I still haven't found anything. Thanks for the help.

what was your original Hboot number?
see alpharev page, if your model is supported try this -
flash HBOOT bravo_downgrader and right after that run appropriate RUU wich contains default hboot to protect extended warranty
as a result of this process you become S-ON again with stock Hboot
i think this may work even for CDMA version but i am not 100% sure
google it and you will find the answer

Here is about GSM Desire...
Actually I just use revolutionary to s-off my phone and it work. I test several new ROMs right now, then I try to flash stock ROM back when found this thread. I can flash the RUU HTC Froyo successfully. but...
the hboot is not overwritten. it still revolutionary. I am very sure the stock ROM I use contain hboot. because I can see it upgrade my hboot from 0.8.000 to 0.93.0001 during I flash this ROM before I s-off it yesterday.
revolutionary claim that we can get the original hboot if we flash stock ROM that contain hboot but it not working for me. maybe you need to tell them about this.

CallMeLaNN said:
Here is about GSM Desire...
Actually I just use revolutionary to s-off my phone and it work. I test several new ROMs right now, then I try to flash stock ROM back when found this thread. I can flash the RUU HTC Froyo successfully. but...
the hboot is not overwritten. it still revolutionary. I am very sure the stock ROM I use contain hboot. because I can see it upgrade my hboot from 0.8.000 to 0.93.0001 during I flash this ROM before I s-off it yesterday.
revolutionary claim that we can get the original hboot if we flash stock ROM that contain hboot but it not working for me. maybe you need to tell them about this.
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Yeah, I flashed my carriers ruu and everything worked but the hboot.

have you guys flashed downgrader before RUU (in case you were using custom hboot off course) strange hmmm

AssassinSvK said:
have you guys flashed downgrader before RUU (in case you were using custom hboot off course) strange hmmm
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Yeah so I first flashed the bravo_downgrader and after that the RUU and I finally got my hboot to show S-ON again! thanks alot

I asked in their IRC channel and they do not support rolling back hboot at this time.

outbackpaul said:
I asked in their IRC channel and they do not support rolling back hboot at this time.
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but I personally just did roll back from Revolutionary hboot to stock hboot with AlphaRev's bravo_downgrade file..

velu- said:
but I personally just did roll back from Revolutionary hboot to stock hboot with AlphaRev's bravo_downgrade file..
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Did you do that with a CDMA Desire? I don't see that listed the the devices supported list.

outbackpaul said:
Did you do that with a CDMA Desire? I don't see that listed the the devices supported list.
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Yah, the alpharev hboot are only for GSM desire (bravo), not CDMA (bravoc)
I think u cant go back to s-on in no way at the moment..u will need a bravoC downgrader hboot
Sent from my HTC Desire

andQlimax said:
Yah, the alpharev hboot are only for GSM desire (bravo), not CDMA (bravoc)
I think u cant go back to s-on in no way at the moment..u will need a bravoC downgrader hboot
Sent from my HTC Desire
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Ah!! Ok, I hadn't seen anything but I really appreciate you confirming this.

[8]STILL S-OFF AFTER RUU
"I want to return my phone for warranty, I used a RUU but I'm still S-OFF"
Cause:
- Alpharev's Hboots are write protected, so that they can not be overwritten by a RUU
HOW TO S-ON
METHOD 1#
[STEP1]- Visit Alpharev and download the "Downgrader"
[STEP2]- Flash the downgrader over fastboot. This can be done with Android Flasher, cmd, or fastboot commander (Note: android flasher is the only program that does not require third party software such as Android SDK or Java JDK)
[STEP3]- You should now notice the title on the bootloader screen is "Alpharev Unlock", run the RUU again and you will have S-ON'd your device.
#METHOD 2#
[STEP1]- Instead of running the RUU again, and putting your phone at risk once more, you can simply upgrade just the bootloader manually, with the PB99IMG.zip method.
[PHASE1]- we need to extract rom.zip from the RUU.
[P1/STEP1]- Run the RUU (BUT DO NOT PLUG IN YOUR PHONE OR CONTINUE), move it to the side as it cannot be minimised.
[P1/STEP2]- go to start menu, and use the "run" feature. Type in %temp%
[P1/STEP3]- select "date modified" to "today" (to make it easier to find). There are should now be 2 folders with long names of random characters.
[P1/STEP4]- search the folders for rom.zip and extract it to the desktop.
[P1/STEP5]- delete everything EXCEPT "hboot_8x50_0.93.0001_20100810.nb0" and "android-info.txt"
[P1/STEP6]- rename the zip to PB99IMG.zip (make sure it is not PB99IMG.zip.zip)
[PHASE2]- now we need to update the bootloader
[P2/STEP1]- put the file in the ROOT of your sd-card (not in any file or folder) and boot into bootloader (poweroff, hold VOLUME DOWN and POWER). After a few seconds, you will be prompted to update bootloader. Select Yes. DO NOT INTERRUPT THE PROCESS, OR YOU WILL BRICK YOUR PHONE.
[P2/STEP2]- Once the process is finished, you will now be S-ON.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1275632

[Q] after ruu my desire is still s-off

Hi,
after some time flashing sense 3.0 roms, i wanted to go back to my stock htc desire vodafone NL rom.
my desire was rooted and s-off and cm7r2 hboot.
so, i downloaded this ruu: RUU_Bravo_Vodafone_UK_1.19.161.5_Radio_32.36.00.28U_4.06.00.02_2_release_126338_signed.exe
and when the phone was ready, i checked for an update.
it found the 2.2 update, so i downloaded it.
after flashing i get this information in the software information menu:
android version : 2.2
baseband version : 32.44.00.32U_5.09.05.30_2
kernel version : 2.6.32.15-g6a358a9 [email protected] #1
build number : 2.10.161.2 CL229389 release-keys
software number : 2.10.161.2
browser version : webkit 3.1
and when i push power and volume down, i get this:
in purple: ---- AlphaRev ----
bravo PVT1 SHIP S-OFF
HBOOT-6.93.1002
MICROP-031D
TOUCH PANEL-SYNW0101
RADIO-5.09.05.30_2
so my problem: i am still s-off.
how do i get it s-on?
thank you !
Stefan

You have to first flash the alpharev downgrader with androidflasher or put the .img file on the SD card root (start phone with vol down power on phone will ask: flash img or something). Then you will get alpharev-unlock or something in place of -alpharev- when vol down and power on.
Restart phone and flash RUU, you will be s-on.
In case i forgot something: it must have been the beer.
Sent from my HTC Desire using XDA App

magikmichael said:
You have to first flash the alpharev downgrader with androidflasher or put the .img file on the SD card root (start phone with vol down power on phone will ask: flash img or something). Then you will get alpharev-unlock or something in place of -alpharev- when vol down and power on.
Restart phone and flash RUU, you will be s-on.
In case i forgot something: it must have been the beer.
Sent from my HTC Desire using XDA App
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thank you, but i actually found it already before you posted.
but now i have an another problem:
now i have s-on, but hboot 0.80.0000
and when i flash the same ruu, i get error 140 ( bootloader version error )
do you know a solution for this?
or do i miss something because i'm drunk ?

No i dont know.... Try to flash the new 2.3 RUU from htc. The one from htcdev.com? Dont know the site from my head. It's getting a little fuzzy now.
Sent from my HTC Desire using XDA App

Yep the error 140 is caused by your hboot being too new and not allowing a downgrade. This is because your have downloaded a ruu with hboot version 0.75 So you'll need to find a more recent one.

magikmichael said:
No i dont know.... Try to flash the new 2.3 RUU from htc. The one from htcdev.com? Dont know the site from my head. It's getting a little fuzzy now.
Sent from my HTC Desire using XDA App
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NOOOO!!!!! DO NOT DO THAT!!
Just flash the latest WWE RUU
try this http://shipped-roms.com/download.ph...9.00.32U_5.11.05.27_release_159811_signed.exe

Info about this has to be sticky in dev section. It's ridiculous how many users are asking for THE SAME DAMN QUESTION!

Questions about SHIP S-OFF and ENG S-OFF

My desire z is only Ship S-Off. i.e. I only did
"4.b. S-OFF, Super-CID, SIM-unlock, clockwork recovery and root" on Wiki.
I noticed that in the HTC Vision Wiki, ENG S-OFF is recommended over SHIP S-off:
Quoted: "From now on we recommend to install the engineering hboot as part of the gfree procedure."
Are there any reasons behind?
Would it be possible for me to install the engineering hboot after I have done SHIP-OFF using instruction 4.b.?
One more question:
Is ENG S-OFF safer than SHIP S-OFF? I found there is no way to flash Recovery without booting to Android if I am only SHIP S-OFF, both fastboot and HBOOT methods are not working for me. So if Recovery crashed and SHIP S-OFF, is my phone bricked and no way to be rescued?
Thank you.

A good guide to read
http://www.virtuousrom.com/2011/06/t-mobile-g2-users-migrating-to-desirez.html

Can I use gfree to flash by command:
./gfree -b hboot-eng.img
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One more question:
I found "recovery-clockwork-3.0.2.4-vision.zip" in CWM download directory, could I rename it to PC10IMG.zip and flash it via HBOOT?

Follow the instructions exactly and you cant go wrong

human-being said:
My desire z is only Ship S-Off. i.e. I only did
"4.b. S-OFF, Super-CID, SIM-unlock, clockwork recovery and root" on Wiki.
I noticed that in the HTC Vision Wiki, ENG S-OFF is recommended over SHIP S-off:
Quoted: "From now on we recommend to install the engineering hboot as part of the gfree procedure."
Are there any reasons behind?
Would it be possible for me to install the engineering hboot after I have done SHIP-OFF using instruction 4.b.?
One more question:
Is ENG S-OFF safer than SHIP S-OFF? I found there is no way to flash Recovery without booting to Android if I am only SHIP S-OFF, both fastboot and HBOOT methods are not working for me. So if Recovery crashed and SHIP S-OFF, is my phone bricked and no way to be rescued?
Thank you.
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You do need Engineering Hboot in order to use fastboot to flash your recovery image. And yes, this does allow you another option in the event your phone is unbootable - which I find reassuring. So on the one hand it is a precautionary tool, but it also stops checking if the PC10IMG.zip is for your specific device. So you need to be extra careful when using PC10IMG files.
I flashed ENG Hboot after I had rooted/S-OFF/etcetera... but the root method I used also included a script for ENG Hboot that I was able to follow after the fact. As others have said, I would simply follow the wiki and get yourself set up.

So if I didn't flash any HBOOT, the hboot in my DZ is DZHBOOT, am I correct?
Can I safely flash Virtuous Unity and BeatMod BlissSense?
For the ENG HBOOT in wiki:
HTC Desire Z: vision.hboot-0.84.2000.zip (md5sum 2CE1BDD5E4C1119CCFCECB938710D742)
Is this a DZHBOOT as well?
How to distinguish between a G2HBOOT and DZHOOT?
Sorry for having loads of questions. I did google but couldn't find exactly what I want.

human-being said:
So if I didn't flash any HBOOT, the hboot in my DZ is DZHBOOT, am I correct?
Can I safely flash Virtuous Unity and BeatMod BlissSense?
For the ENG HBOOT in wiki:
HTC Desire Z: vision.hboot-0.84.2000.zip (md5sum 2CE1BDD5E4C1119CCFCECB938710D742)
Is this a DZHBOOT as well?
How to distinguish between a G2HBOOT and DZHOOT?
Sorry for having loads of questions. I did google but couldn't find exactly what I want.
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If you boot into bootloader you will see at the top which hboot version you have, and as the wiki says thats the version you want if you want the engineering hboot, the link i sent you explains why, flash it and thats you fully rooted and ready to run unity
Sent from a htc desire z

bombadier said:
If you boot into bootloader you will see at the top which hboot version you have, and as the wiki says thats the version you want if you want the engineering hboot, the link i sent you explains why, flash it and thats you fully rooted and ready to run unity
Sent from a htc desire z
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Thanks!
Actually I tried looking for the version through booting into bootloader before. I got the version number only.
It says HBOOT 0.85.0005, and I have no idea what it means.

Thats the version number, the engineering hboot is version 0.84.2000 so you need to flash it, then you have the engineering hboot installed
Sent from a htc desire z

Unrevoked3 doesn't work

I have Desire:
Android version
2.2.2
Baseband version
2.6.32.15gfa401c
[email protected]#1
Build number
2.29.405.14CL345208 release-keys
Software number
2.29.405.14
Browser version
Webkit 3.1
Bravo PVT4 SHIP S-ON
HBOOT-0.93.0001
TOUCH PANEL-SYMW0101
Radio-5.11.05.27
Aug 10 2010, 17:52:10
I did the factory reset, and still, unrevoked3 says I have to new firmware..
How to root the damn phone?

I did the revolutionary and now I have revolutionary S-OFFed device with HBoot 6.93, but still NO ROOT!
Damn!
Revolutionary crashed when downloading clockworks..
What now?

gjurkovic said:
I did the revolutionary and now I have revolutionary S-OFFed device with HBoot 6.93, but still NO ROOT!
Damn!
Revolutionary crashed when downloading clockworks..
What now?
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As It says
Code:
Does Revolutionary give me root?
No. You will need to flash this [url="http://downloads.androidsu.com/superuser/Superuser-3.0.7-efgh-signed.zip"]zipfile[/url] from recovery
refer to http://unrevoked.com/rootwiki/doku.php/public/revolutionary

I don't have a clockwork recovery.. When I select recovery, there is just the drive image with the ! inside the triangle...

gjurkovic said:
I don't have a clockwork recovery.. When I select recovery, there is just the drive image with the ! inside the triangle...
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I think you have 2 options:
a. retry with Revolutionary until you successfully flash CWM recovery
b. select and flash a different custom recovery. Have a look here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1275632

use Android Flasher to flash this file its pretty simple to use and then you have your custom recovery on your desire

Thank you... I got revolutionary recovery..

loler90 said:
use Fastboot Commander to flash this file its pretty simple to use and then you have your custom recovery on your desire
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Fixed!
10char

gjurkovic said:
I have Desire:
Android version
2.2.2
Baseband version
2.6.32.15gfa401c
[email protected]#1
Build number
2.29.405.14CL345208 release-keys
Software number
2.29.405.14
Browser version
Webkit 3.1
Bravo PVT4 SHIP S-ON
HBOOT-0.93.0001
TOUCH PANEL-SYMW0101
Radio-5.11.05.27
Aug 10 2010, 17:52:10
I did the factory reset, and still, unrevoked3 says I have to new firmware..
How to root the damn phone?
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I had the same issue. I was able to solve it by downgrading to RUU_Bravo_Froyo_HTC_WWE_2.29.405.5_Radio_32.49.00.32U_5.11.05.27_release_159811_signed.exe
I can't link to it due to forum restrictions, but you can find the download at shipped-roms.com. Look under category Android (duh ) / model name Bravo.
Just remember that it will wipe your data (not SD-card).

The ability of some people to solve problems in the most complicated ways never stops to amaze me.