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[Q] No ROM,S-ON and just working bootloader

Hi there!
I know there are a lots of questions like this but I'm just so stupid. I tryed to flash with Custom ROM with Clockwork recovery while I have S-ON. (My bootloader is "RELOCKED" if that plays some role).Now I'm stuck on the HTC logo. Can you please help me I'm so despered. Thank you.

Best advice runn the RUU to go back to stock, then use the AAHK TO ROOT your phone then you can flash a custom Rom.
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Thank you for the answer. Yes,but the RUU uses the adb so it doesn't work when there is no OS. I tryed to mount system,cache and data through the clockwork recovery but the error this time is that the RUU can't get information for the battery and the "Charge Only" mode. So that's not the way.

Did you relock the bootloader manually? How did you unlock it, using AAHK or via www.htcdev.com?
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Yes it was relocked using htcdev.com but that was not so important. The bootloader just need to be locked no matter Locked or Relocked. The problem was that I had CWM Recovery installed and when the Bootloader checked every zip (PD98IMG) it was just going back to the menu with no errors. So I flashed an oryginal "Android system recovery (3e)" and the installation began also with no errors.

Ok, so find the right PD98IMG for your device and flash it from bootloader. Doesn't need recovery. You should be able to find links pretty easily in Google. Which country are you from and which carrier?
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Thank you. I already did it , but my point was that you can't install PD98IMG without the original recovery.

stupidguydhd said:
Thank you. I already did it , but my point was that you can't install PD98IMG without the original recovery.
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That is wrong. You don´t need recovery to install RUU's. Those are flashed in hboot. If the file isn't working then or the RUU you are using is not the correct for u or the file is not renamed ok. But again RUU's don´t need recovery at all.

[Request]Guide for S-off phone

Hi guys,
I have searched a bit but havent really found a solid guide.
I just brought my gf a HOX, and I checked it was shipped with Ship S-off, CID11111111111, Hboot 1.12
Now when I looked for guides to install CMW, all the method includes unlocking at HTCdev and fastboot.
Now I understand I can skip the fastboot method with S-off, how do I flash CMW and custom roms? Do I just put in the CMW.zip fie into the sd card partition, go to stock recovery and flash it as update.zip?
My previous phones were the Defy (2ndinit method) and the droid razr (bootstrap), how do I get CMW with an S-off HOX?
Thanks all, dont flame me for not searching, I didnt find any obvious method :silly:

You should be able to flash it directly with fastboot using "fastboot flash recovery NameOfFile" command or you use one of the flash tools.
Edit: After installation of cwm you are able to install custom rom via recovery
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You follow every other guide, just ignoring the bit about HTCDev as you don't need it

Not skip fastboot, just skip unlocking through HTCDev. You just can flash custom recovery via Fastboot, without unlocking youre device.
Edit: Sorry guys I didn't read your above comments.

Wow its that simple? Even if it shows "locked" on the top, I can just ignore that right?
Cool thanks

Yep, as you have S-OFF so already have access to the other partitions

nameite said:
Wow its that simple? Even if it shows "locked" on the top, I can just ignore that right?
Cool thanks
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of course it is simple! you don't even need to flash the boot.img every time you install a rom

How much would it cost to get this device s-off?
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norpan111 said:
How much would it cost to get this device s-off?
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If only it was possible.
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matt95 said:
of course it is simple! you don't even need to flash the boot.img every time you install a rom
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Oh I dont??? Wow this is cool, gonna try it tonight.
I will just flash recovery, back up then flash a rom as normal in CMW.
Thanks guys
ps. I got the phone S-off'ed, dunno how they did it though

Hi guys,
I got into fastboot mode, opened up CMD and type: " fastboot flash recovery recovery-clockwork-touch-5.8.3.1-endeavoru.img"
Then it tell me
Sending....
Ok
Writing
Failed (remote: not allowed)
Then I tried again
Sending
Failed (remote: 000008)
Am I doing something wrong here? The status is "Locked" but it is S-off
I also tried fastboot oem unlock and it just freezes
Maybe they sold me something that says Ship S-off but its actually S-on?

nameite said:
Hi guys,
I got into fastboot mode, opened up CMD and type: " fastboot flash recovery recovery-clockwork-touch-5.8.3.1-endeavoru.img"
Then it tell me
Sending....
Ok
Writing
Failed (remote: not allowed)
Then I tried again
Sending
Failed (remote: 000008)
Am I doing something wrong here? The status is "Locked" but it is S-off
I also tried fastboot oem unlock and it just freezes
Maybe they sold me something that says Ship S-off but its actually S-on?
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you have to unlock the bootloader to flash the recovery file... use HTCDev.com to do it

matt95 said:
you have to unlock the bootloader to flash the recovery file... use HTCDev.com to do it
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So what's the point s-off then???

You have to do it just once and from there on you can flash boot.img files from sdcard, without the computer. And you can up/downgrade your hboot as much as you like. At least I think it works that way.
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Will network unlocking (entering codes) for an S-on device change it to S-off?

jigners said:
Will network unlocking (entering codes) for an S-on device change it to S-off?
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Wishful thinking, and unfortunately not. I
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If you really wanted to, you could still unlock you bootloader by using the command fastboot oem unlock I believe.
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jamjame said:
If you really wanted to, you could still unlock you bootloader by using the command fastboot oem unlock I believe.
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Try that, didnt work.
But I got it figured out after reading some Chinese websites.
Basically fastboot wont work because it is still locked, but S-off means you can flash any RUU.
So I downloaded a RUU flashing tool, then just put the custom recovery.img into the RUU.zip (with nothing else inside but the android.txt file) and flashed it.
Now I have CMW and I can flash anything without having to fastboot boot.img

IF your phone is S-OFF you don't have to unlock the bootloader, you can just flash things 'out the box'. Follow guides as if you've already unlocked the bootloader

EddyOS said:
IF your phone is S-OFF you don't have to unlock the bootloader, you can just flash things 'out the box'. Follow guides as if you've already unlocked the bootloader
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So if someone wants to install the JB firmware.zip and have a CID of 11111111, should they change their CID to a compatible one or can they just add 11111111 to the androidinfo.txt and then flash it and it'll ignore the broken signature?
What if they need to flash a boot.img seperately (a repack for example), can they do this using fastboot without unlocking it?

[Q] do i need s off for installing custom roms

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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Look for instructions in post #7 of the link in my signature.

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

[Q] Bootloader accidentally RELOCKED

My HTC ONE Verizon I have accidentally relocked and cannot flash a working recovery. S-OFF. It happened by accident while I was using WinDroid universal toolkit and hit relock by mistake, I have CWM recovery on it but I can't wipe and install a ROM without it freezing. I have tried sideloading liquidsmooth but it stalls at startup. Is there a way to get an unlocked bootloader without installing a ROM? Do I need to use an RUU and if so which one?
Thank you very much in advance.

There is a zip from Scotty's thread on how to lock/unlock using recovery or su commands.
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woodywoodson said:
My HTC ONE Verizon I have accidentally relocked and cannot flash a working recovery. S-OFF. It happened by accident while I was using WinDroid universal toolkit and hit relock by mistake, I have CWM recovery on it but I can't wipe and install a ROM without it freezing. I have tried sideloading liquidsmooth but it stalls at startup. Is there a way to get an unlocked bootloader without installing a ROM? Do I need to use an RUU and if so which one?
Thank you very much in advance.
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since you are s off you can also use my ruu mode compatible trwp in my ruu thread. that will get you a custom recovery and root back. then run the command to unlock from Scotty's thread.
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dottat said:
since you are s off you can also use my ruu mode compatible trwp in my ruu thread. that will get you a custom recovery and root back. then run the command to unlock from Scotty's thread.
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I'm using HTC Butterfly S. And it's relocked and s-on . Please help me how to undo RELOCK

furaihiy said:
I'm using HTC Butterfly S. And it's relocked and s-on . Please help me how to undo RELOCK
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Do you still have an HTC unlock token? If not go to HTC dev and get one.

can I flash any custom rom's with s on?

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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