Kinda self explanatory, what does rumrunner do to the phone. What parts of the phone are effected? Does a new kernel get updated? If I flashed a stock kernel would I be theoretically "stock"? I'm trying to fix my phone because I managed to get s-on and I want to go back to stock and send my phone for warranty.
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Kinda self explanatory, what does rumrunner do to the phone. What parts of the phone are effected? Does a new kernel get updated? If I flashed a stock kernel would I be theoretically "stock"? I'm trying to fix my phone because I managed to get s-on and I want to go back to stock and send my phone for warranty.
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Well. S-ON is how your phone came.. so that would be stock, for the bootloader.
rumrunner sets the S-ON to S-OFF (Security On/Security Off)
Once a phone is turned S-OFF it's like you have FULL control of the phone. You can flash a ROM and a kernel as many times as you want (as long as it is made for your phone)
You can be rooted and flash ROMs while not being S-OFF, but S-OFF is like the best of the best for HTC.
You can set the flag back from S-OFF back to S-ON for like you want say a warranty purpose.
This is when the "RUU" comes in handy.
Problem is you need to be S-OFF to run it..
So, you would have to re-run rumrunner, to get S-OFF again, run the RUU, (this will set you back to 100% stock)
then you can run the command to set you to S-ON and you should be good to go.
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What exactly does rumrunner do?
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Magic. It does awesome magic.
Well I used rumrunner and managed to set my phone back to s-on using an adb command. If I try to run rumrunner again it doesn't work and says to "READ". So now I have to somehow get s-off. The forum says you need stock ROM and stock kernel, can I flash a stock kernel and then run rumrunner?
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Well I used rumrunner and managed to set my phone back to s-on using an adb command. If I try to run rumrunner again it doesn't work and says to "READ". So now I have to somehow get s-off. The forum says you need stock ROM and stock kernel, can I flash a stock kernel and then run rumrunner?
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Don't forget, rumrunner needs stock EVERYTHING, including ROM, kernel recovery, s-on and a locked bootloader. So if you still have adb connectivity, relock the bootloader. Search the forum for the fastboot command to return to "locked", not "relocked". @scotty1223 made a guide to change the bootloader.
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Don't forget, rumrunner needs stock EVERYTHING, including ROM, kernel recovery, s-on and a locked bootloader. So if you still have adb connectivity, relock the bootloader. Search the forum for the fastboot command to return to "locked", not "relocked". @scotty1223 made a guide to change the bootloader.
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You actually don't need a locked bootloader. I did mine when it was unlocked.
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Well I used rumrunner and managed to set my phone back to s-on using an adb command. If I try to run rumrunner again it doesn't work and says to "READ". So now I have to somehow get s-off. The forum says you need stock ROM and stock kernel, can I flash a stock kernel and then run rumrunner?
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What ROM are you running? Why do you believe you only need to flash a stock kernel and not a stock ROM? You're missing something which is why it says to "READ". You aren't following the directions exactly.
If you want help, you need to provide more information. Why did you run the fastboot command to go back to S-On? (Just curious)
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Well. S-ON is how your phone came.. so that would be stock, for the bootloader.
rumrunner sets the S-ON to S-OFF (Security On/Security Off)
Once a phone is turned S-OFF it's like you have FULL control of the phone. You can flash a ROM and a kernel as many times as you want (as long as it is made for your phone)
You can be rooted and flash ROMs while not being S-OFF, but S-OFF is like the best of the best for HTC.
You can set the flag back from S-OFF back to S-ON for like you want say a warranty purpose.
This is when the "RUU" comes in handy.
Problem is you need to be S-OFF to run it..
So, you would have to re-run rumrunner, to get S-OFF again, run the RUU, (this will set you back to 100% stock)
then you can run the command to set you to S-ON and you should be good to go.
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What about the signed RUU? Can't that be run while S-On?
I'm still running the stock ROM. I never found a custom ROM with the things I wanted. I had a hard time getting cwm installed and someone tricked me into using the command to switch back to s-on. But I'm trying to get the s-off so I can use an RUU
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You actually don't need a locked bootloader. I did mine when it was unlocked.
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What ROM are you running? Why do you believe you only need to flash a stock kernel and not a stock ROM? You're missing something which is why it says to "READ". You aren't following the directions exactly.
If you want help, you need to provide more information. Why did you run the fastboot command to go back to S-On? (Just curious)
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What about the signed RUU? Can't that be run while S-On?
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Wasn't aware we had a signed RUU that works with S-On...
All I can find is the encrypted one that only works with S-Off
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Wasn't aware we had a signed RUU that works with S-On...
All I can find is the encrypted one that only works with S-Off
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Flyhalf has a signed RUU uploaded on his site.
http://flyhalf205.com/?dir=RUU
can I use any of those while being s-on?
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The signed RUU (the one with the really absurdly long filename) is specifically for flashing while your phone is still S-ON.
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The signed RUU (the one with the really absurdly long filename) is specifically for flashing while your phone is still S-ON.
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How do i flash this RUU.zip while being S-ON?
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How do i flash this RUU.zip while being S-ON?
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I hate to do it but,
http://www.lmgtfy.com/?q=how+do+i+flash+RUU
But with that method don't you have to be s-off?
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But with that method don't you have to be s-off?
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There is no special method. If it's an encrypted RUU then it works for S-On.
Basically, follow the FIRST link that google returns.
I thought you had to be s-off to use " fastboot oem lock"?
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I thought you had to be s-off to use " fastboot oem lock"?
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No, you don't.
If you tried it you would have noticed.
I'm not trying to sound like a douche, but we've kind of given you all the tools you need to complete what you're trying to achieve.
Sorry I just haven't had time yet to actually reset my phone and I was trying to get all my questions out so when I did finally have time I wouldn't have to ask questions then. One last question, am I correct saying the ruu resets all data on the phone?
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Sorry I just haven't had time yet to actually reset my phone and I was trying to get all my questions out so when I did finally have time I wouldn't have to ask questions then. One last question, am I correct saying the ruu resets all data on the phone?
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Yes, it does.
Also, when you fastboot oem lock, you will see an error message but before it you will see that the bootloader did lock, so don't worry. I just tested it out.
If you want to have the current status on your bootloader just type in fastboot reboot-bootloader
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Hello Genius developers at XDA!
I have a bit of an issue
I got my hands on a Droid Incredible running stock 2.3.4 and decided to root it. I unlocked my bootloader using HTCDev, downgraded to 2.2, rooted, flashed CWM, flashed the unrevoked forever s-off patch, flashed superuser, then began testing custom roms. I installed CyanogenMod 7.2 to the device for a while but decided to return to stock. I then flashed the unrevoked forever s-on patch and it went fine. I then tried to flash 2.2 to the device via RUU and it came up saying "ERROR 155." I figured I would try the HBOOT method but nothing appears to happen when I try this. The blue bar appears, it loads, then nothing. I tried to flash 2.3.4 to the device via RUU and got the same "ERROR 155." I don't know what else to try and I cannot find anything else. My bootloader is unlocked, according to HBOOT I have version 1.02.0000, also my radio is 2.15.00.07.28. I tried flashing HTCDev's HBOOT just to see what happens and I got the same error as mentioned above. Basically I can flash any rom I want to besides stock. I would like to return to stock rom, remove root, be on 2.3.4, and get rid of CWM. However, if i can, I'd like to retain my unlocked bootloader.
Please let someone know how to fix this or maybe we can come up with an idea.
Thanks
Atomix96
Did you make a nandroid backup of the stock rom to flash back to?
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Put it back to S-OFF and try again... It could be because of the new HBOOT
I did make a nandroid of stock but I believe its rooted.
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Put it back to S-OFF and try again... It could be because of the new HBOOT
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Ill try that
Alright I flashed soff again and the hboot installed. I then used ruu to install froyo to update to gb. Froyo installed but I still have soff and no longer have custom recovery. The device also won't install gb and it shows a failure image when in recovery. Anyone know how I can get s-on? Also I believe the recovery failure is due to having an unlocked bootloader which I plan on relocking
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Alright I flashed soff again and the hboot installed. I then used ruu to install froyo to update to gb. Froyo installed but I still have soff and no longer have custom recovery. The device also won't install gb and it shows a failure image when in recovery. Anyone know how I can get s-on? Also I believe the recovery failure is due to having an unlocked bootloader which I plan on relocking
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Either install custom recovery with ADB or use the regular UrEVOked to flash clockwork.
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Then relock your bootloader by typing into adb fastboot_oem_lock that should allow an RUU for GB to run
Alright I used unrevoked to root and flash clockwork. I installed s-on and returned to froyo. Now the bootloader won't relock. I typed in fastboot OEM lock and it says nothing after <waiting for devices>
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Alright I used unrevoked to root and flash clockwork. I installed s-on and returned to froyo. Now the bootloader won't relock. I typed in fastboot OEM lock and it says nothing after <waiting for devices>
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Boot to the bootloader and select fastboot and try again
If it says this is my bootloader relocked then?
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If it says this is my bootloader relocked then?
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Yeah do you still want s-off if not just reflash the s-on patch .... now you can flash the GB RUU
WHY IS THIS IN DEVELOPMENT?
DID YOU NOT SEE THE Q&A FORUM?
DID YOU NOT READ FORUM RULES BEFORE POSTING?
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I got back to gb. Ill post a guide on it in the next few daysdays
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Ok the first thing I did when I got my HOX was root it and flash a custom ROM. However I've never been fully satisfied that I'm getting the best battery life. Don't get me wrong, I think the chef's on here do a great job and the improvements they bring to the "experience" is immeasurable. For me though, battery life is paramount and I think I had that on stock.
So my question is: I've seen a lot of complicated instructions on returning to stock but on previous phones (such as Hero etc) it was just a question of running the RUU.exe on PC connected to the phone. What happens if I do this with the HOX?
If you use stock recovery, the right ruu should run. Doesn't run if you use custom recovery or hboot in ruu is older than that on the phone. Also phone's cid must match ruu's
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RUUs run fine if you have a custom recovery, you just have to make sure you're using the right one and you've relocked the bootloader
It's been awhile since I did it but afaik you must have stock recovery and bootloader can be unlocked. Just the opposite of what EddyOS says. Go figure.
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It's been awhile since I did it but afaik you must have stock recovery and bootloader can be unlocked. Just the opposite of what EddyOS says. Go figure.
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I had to flash my RUU the other day to get the JB OTA and just relocked the bootloader and away it went. The RUU replaces the recovery so the version on the phone isn't important
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I had to flash my RUU the other day to get the JB OTA and just relocked the bootloader and away it went
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I know for 4.0.3 and 4.0.4 ruu's, it was as I described. Maybe things got changed with JB ruu.
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I am holding out on jb ruu as long as I can. Didn't like the hboot update issue.
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EddyOS said:
I had to flash my RUU the other day to get the JB OTA and just relocked the bootloader and away it went. The RUU replaces the recovery so the version on the phone isn't important
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Thanks to everyone for the answers so far. Based on the above, do I lock the bootloader before or after running the ruu?
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I know for 4.0.3 and 4.0.4 ruu's, it was as I described. Maybe things got changed with JB ruu.
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I am holding out on jb ruu as long as I can. Didn't like the hboot update issue.
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There isn't a JB RUU yet and won't be until it's been released (in the next few weeks hopefully)
To the OP - you HAVE to relock the bootloader to be able to run the RUU. So long as you have the right RUU for your phone you'll be fine
Cheers everyone. I am now back to a rooted, stock HOX :good:
i have twrp recovery, s-off and bootloader unlocked. is there anyway to return to full stock with no mods? i know how to relock the bootloader but idk how to get rid of recovery or s-on
relock the bootloader and run the ruu , the phone will be back to full stock
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i have twrp recovery, s-off and bootloader unlocked. is there anyway to return to full stock with no mods? i know how to relock the bootloader but idk how to get rid of recovery or s-on
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I will post a thread tomorrow on how to go full stock s-on
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jmztaylor said:
I will post a thread tomorrow on how to go full stock s-on
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that would be great
lateral18 said:
relock the bootloader and run the ruu , the phone will be back to full stock
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i relocked the bootloader and flashed the ruu but the s- is still off
its always gonna be that way (meaning s-off) STAY OFF[FOREVER!!!!!]
anywho just hang tight JMZ is making a post how to revert fully back to stock/s-on/etc etc, but might take some time, he kinda bricked his last VX
One of my friend bought a HTC driod incredible 2.Not Verizon one.Problem is it's bootloder is LOCKED.Could anyone please tell me or lead me how to unlock it/flash another boot?orCan i unlock it via HTCDev site?
Edit- i've attached an img
TIA
I would start here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=28290166
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I would start here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=28290166
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thanks for ur direction but i read it before & im just worried about LOCKED bootloder.I just can't find anything about it
Getting S-OFF is equivalent to unlocking the bootloader.
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Getting S-OFF is equivalent to unlocking the bootloader.
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so LOCKED bootloader won't be affect on getting s-off,right?
crazykas said:
so LOCKED bootloader won't be affect on getting s-off,right?
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Locked is S-On if I'm not mistaken. Unlocked is S-Off.
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Locked is S-On if I'm not mistaken. Unlocked is S-Off.
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Noop it is not.See the attachment bro..ahh..im afraid coz this is not my phone to take the risk..
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Noop it is not.See the attachment bro..ahh..im afraid coz this is not my phone to take the risk..
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I get your uneasiness, but in the simplest terms, if the bootloader is S-ON and not HTCDev unlocked, it is locked.
You can unlock the bootloader from the HTCDev website, but there are caveats for flashing custom ROMs, namely that the boot.img file needs to be extracted from the ROM and flashed separately using fastboot.
The easier approach is to use the methods outlined to gain S-OFF. This gives you more control not only to flash custom ROMs, but also unsigned radios.
I tried it both ways (HTCDev and S-OFF). I'm much happier being S-OFF.
This ^^^
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rabbid10 said:
I get your uneasiness, but in the simplest terms, if the bootloader is S-ON and not HTCDev unlocked, it is locked.
You can unlock the bootloader from the HTCDev website, but there are caveats for flashing custom ROMs, namely that the boot.img file needs to be extracted from the ROM and flashed separately using fastboot.
The easier approach is to use the methods outlined to gain S-OFF. This gives you more control not only to flash custom ROMs, but also unsigned radios.
I tried it both ways (HTCDev and S-OFF). I'm much happier being S-OFF.
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thanks alot..Im gonna do it...
Yeah my dinc was HTC unlocked I hated it. Went S off n now I gotta attend flashoholics anonymous. My girls Vivid in still S on n I gate putting new things on her phone. S off flash n get done with what u getta do.
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So on my htc one i ran rumrunner to get root and installed superuser and flashed CWM. well before i couldnt get CWM to flash so while some people on here tried to help me one person decided to be a troll and said to run "fastboot oem writesecureflag 3" and it made my phone S-on, i havent flashed any new recoveries or anything and i was wondering if i could get S-on. my phone speaker has blown and i need to get my phone back to stock so i can bring it in under warranty.
There's a thread on how to return to s-on stock. Easiest way is with the ruu s which both signed and unsigned versions of are on here
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2475216 here's a link to help you return to stock
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zeropally said:
There's a thread on how to return to s-on stock. Easiest way is with the ruu s which both signed and unsigned versions of are on here
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2475216 here's a link to help you return to stock
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So will I have to use the decrypted or encrypted one?
And do I have to do it differently depending if I have the encrypted or decrypted one?
With being s on I believe you have to push the signed version via adb.
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There's a thread on how to return to s-on stock. Easiest way is with the ruu s which both signed and unsigned versions of are on here
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2475216 here's a link to help you return to stock
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if i have to use the encrypet version, and only the decrypted version is on that thread, how do i use that tool to make it encrypted and use it while S-On
Any clue where I can get a signed version?
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=47398521 here's where the link you want is
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blake1886 said:
Any clue where I can get a signed version?
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http://flyhalf205.com/?dir=RUU