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I'm new at these forums, I came here for tips & advice to learn how to get rid of all the T-Mobile branding from my HTC Desire HD. With no technical experience of such devices (other than standard use) I soon found out there was a lot to learn.
The purpose of this thread is to get as much information for myself (and other newbies) to learn about the technical terms used, all in one place.
Would anybody be so kind as to offer plain English explanations of the following words/phrases.
Although I have a little understanding of some of these words/phrases, I have had trouble in the past so I am listing them for the benefit of others;
S-OFF/S-ON
HBOOT
ENG
Root
Flash
ROM
Radio
ClockWorkMod
CyanogenMod
RUU
BootLoader
Kernal version
Build number
Superuser
I think this is all for now. If you are also a newbie, feel free to post more related Jargon here to help build an all-in-one jargon busting thread!
I am my no means an expert but will try and help as much as I can.
S-OFF/S-ON - Security On/Off, this is to do with being able to write to protected parts of the device memory.
ENG <----This is the custom HBOOT that is part of the security work around ^^
ROM - Read Only Memory, usually this is the operating system that you are installing, eg LeeDroid or CyanogenMod.
Radio - Is the software used to link the hardware to the operating system.
ClockWorkMod - A custom recovery image that is used to install new roms, also allows you to do backups of the existing rom (operating system) before upgrading or patching.
CyanogenMod - A team of people developing an AOSP (Android Open Source Project) rom. It has no "sense" from HTC and is very minimalistic, usually very fast and stable.
RUU - (ROM Update Utility) The stock rom installer, use the correct one to return your phone to stock, usually used for returning to the manufacturer.
Build number - The version of the software you are looking at, usually it is in chronological order.
I have not answering the one's I know nothing about, better to wait for someone with more knowledge to come along. I may not be 100% correct, I am sure someone will correct me if I am wrong.
Good luck.
Blinky
Thanks Blinky!
On another thread CitizenLee pointed me to a website that contains a lot of the jargon and their descriptions! I found this unbelievably helpful. Here it is guys;
http://www.villainrom.co.uk/vBwiki/index.php/Glossary_of_Android_Terms
Very nice site, have bookmarked that myself, cheers.
Now,I have collected most original/official RUU.exe files for Desire Z and
Vision/G2 TMOUS zip files for the Users,Devs or Mods.
Uploaded all to "shipped-roms.com":
LINK http://shipped-roms.com/index.php?category=android&model=Vision
So we have all files collectively and don`t need to look for it.
Files which are available:
RUU_Vision_HTC_WWE_1.82.405.1_R_Radio_12.28e.60.140f_26.04.02.17_M2_SF_release_168383_signed.exe
RUU_Vision_Orange_FR-B2B_1.85.73.2_Radio_12.28e.60.140f_26.04.02.17_M2_SF_release_170528_signed.exe
RUU_Vision_HTC_ARA_1.83.415.2_Radio_12.28e.60.140f_26.04.02.17_M2_SF_release_168396_signed.exe
RUU_Vision_Hutch_AUS_1.85.861.3_Radio_12.28h.60.140f_26.06.02.27_M_release_172438_signed.exe
RUU_Vision_BellMobility_WWE_1.34.666.1_Radio_12.28b.60.140e_26.03.02.18_M2_release_154437_signed.exe
RUU_Vision_HTC_WWE_1.72.405.2_R_Radio_12.28e.60.140f_26.04.02.17_M2_SF_release_163285_signed.exe
RUU_Vision_HTC_WWE_1.72.405.2_Radio_12.28e.60.140f_26.04.02.17_M2_release_160660_signed.exe
PC10IMG_Vision_TMOUS_1.19.531.1_Radio_12.21.60.09b_26.02.01.15_M2_release_149459_signed.zip
Vision_TMOUS_1.12.531.0_Radio_12.18.60.05P_26.01.00.17_M2_144460.zip
RUU_Vision_hTC_Asia_WWE_1.34.707.3_Radio_12.28b.60 .140e_26.03.02.18_M3_release_154628_signed.exe
RUU_Vision_HTC_Egypt_1.72.466.4_Radio_12.28e.60.140f_26.04.02.17_M2_release_160882_signed.exe
RUU_Vision_HTC_WWE_1.34.405.5_Radio_12.28b.60.140e_26.03.02.26_M_release_155556_signed.exe
RUU_Vision_HTC_WWE_1.22.405.1_Radio_12.26.60.1301_26.02.00.24_M2_release_151197_signed.exe
RUU_Vision_HTC_WWE_1.31.405.1_Radio_12.28a.60.140e_26.03.02.08_M_release_153504_signed.exe
RUU_Vision_HTC_WWE_1.34.405.4_Radio_12.28b.60.140e_26.03.02.24_M_release_155297_signed.exe
RUU_Vision_hTC_Asia_HK_CHT_1.34.708.3_Radio_12.28b .60.140e_26.03.02.18_M2_release_154602_signed.exe
RUU_Vision_hTC_Asia_India_1.34.720.3_Radio_12.28b. 60.140e_26.03.02.18_M2_release_154620_signed.exe
RUU_Vision_hTC_Asia_TW_1.34.709.3_Radio_12.28b.60. 140e_26.03.02.18_M2_release_154597_signed.exe
RUU_Vision_HTC_WWE_1.34.405.3_Radio_12.28b.60.140e_26.03.02.18_M2_release_154596_signed.exe
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Theres no place like 127.0.0.1
Jobehonda said:
Theres no place like 127.0.0.1
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everybody has 127.0.0.1
I guess he wants to use it as placeholder for the real IP...
I know garbage i was making a reference to theres no place like "home" or in this sense, 127.0.0.1 i didnt have the heart to tell him any other way. lol
http://www.thinkgeek.com/tshirts-apparel/unisex/generic/5d6a/
Hm,using this programm:
http://downstairs.dnsalias.net/homeftpserver.html
How you can get access,have done something wrong
How'd you host the files on my own computer
Also you need to give us an IP address we can access outside of your LAN, dont give us a number starting with 127, 10, or 192, those are all local. I recommend DynDNS or No-IP for dynamic IP updaters. if you need help PM me
I PM'd you
Test again:
Server: gani.dyndns-home.com
Port: 21 (if needed)
UPDATE:
All files now available at "shipped-roms.com".
Missed
RUU_Vision_HTC_WWE_1.34.405.3_Radio_12.28b.60.140e_26.03.02.18_M2_release_154596_signed.exe
Now added too
Deserves a bump.
Thanks, I've been using this thread quite often (I stupidly delete ROM's after I extracted stuff I need so I need to re-download them once the extraction business is on again... ). Having to look for it on page 3 or 4 is horrible so here we go, I get it back on the front page.
Link no longer works.
Link from first post? (shipped-roms.com)
I have no problems!
Can someone please explain to me and I'm sure others would appreciate, what is all the wwe ruu tmous stuff mean. I look at that list and barely have a clue what I should be flashing if I want the latest, what belongs to what provider etc. Also if your s off aren't there quite a few of these that if you flash you will semi brick?
I have tried finding a breakdown of all this info and had no such luck. If someone does not feel like explaining all that can u just tell me the latest tmobile released rom and if its safe to flash with s off and eng bootloader? Thank u.
Sent from my HTC Vision using XDA Premium App
does anyone here have the original belgian rom RUU?
Either 1.72.1100.x or 1.83.1100.x
I just got a replacement G2 and noticed i have a version number not listed in this thread
I have:
1.22.531.5 CL277427
Wondering before i root, if I can make an image or copy the rom into a zip file for anyone???
xsteven77x said:
Can someone please explain to me and I'm sure others would appreciate, what is all the wwe ruu tmous stuff mean.
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WWE = World Wide English (?), means about as much as "global release". A version of a ROM which is released to one could say "unbranded" devices coming from HTC directly, intended for worldwide use. No G2, no Vodafone, just pure HTC.
RUU = Rom Update Utility, a Windows OS executable file which flashes a ROM onto your device, partially or fully. A so called "official RUU" is usually a ROM updater coming from HTC, still in it's untouched state, unmodified, means no root pre-included, no locks removed, no traps defused, just pure HTC.
TMOUS = T-Mobile USA. Questions?
I look at that list and barely have a clue what I should be flashing if I want the latest
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Technically quite incorret but it will do as an explanation: we all have the same devices, they are just distinguishable by the software put on them. Since the hardware is the same, all devices worldwide will run every "Vision" ROM there is. So basically, as normal in IT, take the one with the highest number and youre good to go 1.34 is older than 1.72 is older than 1.84 is older than (...). The stuff after 1.34.xxx is for the "release/sales region" a ROM is intended for. 405 for example is more or less western europe, so ROMs released for the german/austrian/swiss/whatever market are 1.xx.405.z ROMs.
what belongs to what provider etc.
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Doesn't matter, a Vision is a Vision. A "provider ROM" just means it will have some provider specific junk loaded as opposed to a "clean" HTC ROM. Exception: G2 vs DesireZ. G2 is "pure" Android (with T-Mo junk) where as DesireZ get Sense from HTC.
Also if your s off aren't there quite a few of these that if you flash you will semi brick?
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Semi brick? If you got a semi brick unbrick it by flasing something which works. Beauty of flashing HTC devices. Ever heard of locked Motorola bootloaders? A pain in the hole, and very much at that...
...and if its safe to flash with s off and eng bootloader?
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S-OFF and ENG Bootloader means your device is basically (very stupid things to do excluded) bomb proof. In this combination there is almost always a way to get it back to a working state. One thing I would consider: I'd take a modified, pre-rooted ROM, an "official" ROM might close a loophole used to root and crack and hack the device.
Mikey1022 said:
Wondering before i root, if I can make an image or copy the rom into a zip file for anyone???
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You'd need a custom recovery for that. And without ROOT you can't load a custom recovery. Hmm... you could temp-root, put recovery on, factory reset (wipe temp root stuff off device), pull a backup, and then perm-root. This way you'd get a quite clean backup. Anyone disagree?
I'm not able to download a single file, either download never starts or it just stops randomly at any point during the download have not been able to download more than 50mb
This may be obvious but which country is AUS as in RUU_Vision_Hutch_AUS_1.85.861.3_Radio_12.28h.60.14 0f_26.06.02.27_M_release_172438_signed.exe ?
Australia....
Desire Z - with XDA Premium
Thank you, ok so what is XDA premium?
Hi,
After i brick my flipout i was unable to find the proper flash file for AT&T and all other flashes are failed to work, and most of the download links here and on other sites are expired ,so after 3 days of heavy searching , and after tons of trials i was able to find RUTH_U3_00.28.4 AT&T US version , so if you have bricked flipout AT&T you can make it run again
the full name is
RUTH_U3_00.28.4_SIGNATT_USARUTH25ATTND0NA04D.0R_PDS001_RUTHEATT_P044_HWp3_1FF.sbf
system version
blur_version.1.28.4.MB511.ATT.en.US
firmware
2.1-updare1
baseband
EPU93_U_02.2B.00
kernel
2.6.29-omap1
build
RUTH_U3_00.28.4
i uploaded it on Rapidshare, if you want me to upload it to other sites please let me know.
https://rapidshare.com/files/2594268399/1.zip
thanks.is it locked?
my phone is unlocked , and i flashed this file and still unlocked
Mirror if needed : http://www.4shared.com/get/MoXU1ZsR...sionid=EA7253DEFB5AF77699059D791B05325C.dc322
found this if use to any1 http://sbf.droid-developers.org/umts_ruth/list.php
thank you very much
i've been looking for it over nights.
My Motorola Flipout (international and unlocked) need a recover. Can I use this image?
The last time I attempt to change the system, the device didn't wipe correctly: I flashed a non-blur rom, but a lot of blur files remained. This one is a blur rom, right?
Thanks!
Its never "deblured" your build.prop or default.prop has a few lines saying Motoblur=false so you don't have to sign up with motorola. Thats basically what they mran by deblur
DEV Device: MB511 (deodexed)
Current System: MT27i xICS
Long Live: V9 Ferrari Rom
code.google.com/p/motorola-flipout-files
does it works in motorola charm mb502?
A million thanks to mohammedalmusimie for this, although the link is no longer working, and so another million thanks to Semseddin for the link. You guys just saved me. Yes it's already 2016 and I am still using this phone. Thanks!
Rapidshare - die, who have this ROM ???
antyhero said:
Rapidshare - die, who have this ROM ???
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i have it , i will try to upload it, and i will share the link with you
Hey,
Following around the official root tutorial from Elephone's forums (here), the post recommends using SP Flash Tool. Unfortunately, the accompanying link is no longer available for download.
Can a member here please mirror the tool to something like androidfilehost? I don't really wish to download the tool from outside XDA.
Help would be appreciated. Thanks.
Install SuperSU from Google Play. You will have root.
Don't need it for root, need it for recovery.
Scroll down for the latest version:
http://androidxda.com/smart-phone-flash-tool
Hello everybody!
I was surfing through the web when i found this file uploaded on 4shared claiming to be an Engboot for SM-G930F.
Naturally, I was sceptical about this file, as I am completely uneducated about the nuts and bolts of Android, I could neither confirm or deny that this is a valid file or not, so I decided to post the link to XDA , so much more knowledgeable people can take a look at it and see if it is a valid file or not. I don't want to flash this file on (bought yesterday) my S7, so here I am!
If anybody is feeling brave enough to try this on their phone, please go ahead and tell if this worked or not
Disclaimer: I am not responsible in any way for bricked devices, this file is completely untested.
Original Link: [url]https://www.4shared.com/get/X3a35HZTba/SM-G930F-ENGBOOT-bay_MrTpO.html[/URL]
Zippyshare (no registration) Link: [url]http://www80.zippyshare.com/v/axSXOCtR/file.html[/URL]
Edit: This is important because if this file works, you could thereotically flash anything you want WITHOUT tripping knox.
Also you can easily unbrick your phone by flashing the stock ROM if it comes to that.
Note: I am reposting this in the development section.
Random04 said:
Hello everybody!
I was surfing through the web when i found this file uploaded on 4shared claiming to be an Engboot for SM-G930F.
Naturally, I was sceptical about this file, as I am completely uneducated about the nuts and bolts of Android, I could neither confirm or deny that this is a valid file or not, so I decided to post the link to XDA , so much more knowledgeable people can take a look at it and see if it is a valid file or not. I don't want to flash this file on (bought yesterday) my S7, so here I am!
If anybody is feeling brave enough to try this on their phone, please go ahead and tell if this worked or not
Disclaimer: I am not responsible in any way for bricked devices, this file is completely untested.
Original Link: [url]https://www.4shared.com/get/X3a35HZTba/SM-G930F-ENGBOOT-bay_MrTpO.html[/URL]
Zippyshare (no registration) Link: [url]http://www80.zippyshare.com/v/axSXOCtR/file.html[/URL]
Edit: This is important because if this file works, you could thereotically flash anything you want WITHOUT tripping knox.
Also you can easily unbrick your phone by flashing the stock ROM if it comes to that.
Note: I am reposting this in the development section.
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