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Is this root method like unrevoked forever? Is this at the radio level or just a hacked hboot?
If later on, an OTA gets applied, will the phone still be s-off so I can just flash a recovery again?
Please don't respond 'dont take OTAs', because that's not what I'm asking.
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From what I have read it is at the radio level and OTA's shouldn't affect s-off.
vandon1 said:
Is this root method like unrevoked forever? Is this at the radio level or just a hacked hboot?
If later on, an OTA gets applied, will the phone still be s-off so I can just flash a recovery again?
Please don't respond 'dont take OTAs', because that's not what I'm asking.
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http://unrevoked.com/rootwiki/doku.php/public/revolutionary
From that page:
What does this do, then?
revolutionary will give you S-OFF either by a patched HBOOT or setting the secureflag to off on the device itself. This behaviour will depending on your particular device. Optionally it will also replace the stock Android recovery with a custom one, which adds many features including “nandroid” backups, the ability to use custom ROMs, and a greater amount of flexibility and customization of your Android phone.
Does this permanently unlock the NAND flash on my phone?
Yes. The default configuration of this tool disables the phone's security, which also disables the NAND locks placed on the storage by the bootloader.
All the info I know about is right there.
I also found this, which I'm not positive if this applies to our method, but I think it does. Interesting none the less: http://alpharev.nl/
From what I understand, S-off will remain no matter what, until you issue a fastboot command that is "fastboot oem setsecureflag3" You can see here : http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1194053 for a full tut on how to turn it back to S-on. SO yea, it's similar to unrevoked forever, where you're always S-off until you deliberately set it to S-on. Running an RUU doesn't even set it to S-on.
That all said, even though you said "don't tell me not to take OTA", I will remind you anyways, that it's always a sketchy thing, especially if HTC has included a new hboot in that OTA. To each their own though.
Thanks for the info, I missed that on the unrevoked site.
However, if it's S-Off in the radio, doesn't that mean that the hboot won't really matter? On the evo 4g at least, new hboots don't kill the s-off and you could always reflash a recovery from hboot.
I'm just wondering if you can flash a recovery with s-off from a stock hboot.
k2buckley said:
Running an RUU doesn't even set it to S-on.
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Are you sure? I read this in the AlphaRev FAQ's
As soon as you decide to flash a stock RUU that has a HBOOT update in it, this hacked HBOOT will be overwritten.
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This is interesting, as I have been wondering how to get S-ON after running Revolutionary, should I need to take my device in for repairs.
What's your take on it?
mattchew86 said:
Are you sure? I read this in the AlphaRev FAQ's
This is interesting, as I have been wondering how to get S-ON after running Revolutionary, should I need to take my device in for repairs.
What's your take on it?
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I hear "fastboot oem setsecureflag3" works wonders.
Good info. Thanks
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I have an HTC EVO 3D That I purchased yesterday, and It's been flashed to Boost Mobile (A company owned and operated by Sprint) Boost is a CDMA service. I am interested in rooting my device, but when I tried this method: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1218193 I was stopped because my HBOOT isn't supported. Baffled, I went searching the forums and found this:http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1547695 unfortunately, I'm not sure if it's safe to proceed with this procedure, because I wasn't there when my phone was flashed, and I don't know if HTC Dev was used. Furthermore, I don;t know if I have S-On of S-OFF, because I didn't flash my phone. Also, it has come to my understanding that linux is required for that method of HBOOT downgrade. Is there any way I can avoid that? It's kind of a lot of trouble.
You can check if you're s-on or s-off by looking at the top of the hboot screen. Pull the batt, put it back in, hold vol down + power.
If you don't have s-off, the downgrade is easy, linux is easy. After the downgrade you have to use revolutionary.io to achieve s-off and it'll likely screw up your boost flash. I'll edit with a thread link for prepping to downgrade with a carrier flashed phone.
Edit... http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1646815
wikdNoob said:
You can check if you're s-on or s-off by looking at the top of the hboot screen. Pull the batt, put it back in, hold vol down + power.
If you don't have s-off, the downgrade is easy, linux is easy. After the downgrade you have to use revolutionary.io to achieve s-off and it'll likely screw up your boost flash. I'll edit with a thread link for prepping to downgrade with a carrier flashed phone.
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Hboot says I have S-ON. By following the steps in that link you'll give, will I be able to restore my flash without losing MMS and 3G, etc.?
I'm really not sure, I've never flashed a phone. If you don't mind me asking, why do you want s-off? It's nice to have because it makes flashing roms easier but its not required to flash roms, and if your not sure you can flash your phone back, its probably not worth the risk.
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I'm really not sure, I've never flashed a phone. If you don't mind me asking, why do you want s-off? It's nice to have because it makes flashing roms easier but its not required to flash roms, and if your not sure you can flash your phone back, its probably not worth the risk.
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Well the whole idea is that i need to downgrade HBOOT in order to root, and I was under the impression that to downgrade Hboot i needed to have S-OFF.
No, you just need to unlock at htcdev. Then you can root, give me a sec and ill give you another link. Once you think you can flash your phone to boost, I suggest getting s-off. Just less issues with s-off flashing.
Edit... A lot of guides out there, check the roll up sticky thread. This one will probably work. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1239821
wikdNoob said:
No, you just need to unlock at htcdev. Then you can root, give me a sec and ill give you another link. Once you think you can flash your phone to boost, I suggest getting s-off. Just less issues with s-off flashing.
Edit... A lot of guides out there, check the roll up sticky thread. This one will probably work. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1239821
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THank man, i wish i could click thanks a thousand times. I'll try this method and see what i get.
Any time.. btw, you might be able to do the wire trick to get s-off without messing up the flash. It's in the dev section, called something like junoputabear s-off. Ask in that thread, maybe someone will know.
wikdNoob said:
Any time.. btw, you might be able to do the wire trick to get s-off without messing up the flash. It's in the dev section, called something like junoputabear s-off. Ask in that thread, maybe someone will know.
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I got root, and recovery but for some reason the fastboot method wher you extrtact the boot.img and use fastboot to load recovery doesn't work for ICS roms, they bootloop. I found a working Gingerbread rom and I like it. Only issue is i wanted an ICS app. Btw, which gapps should I flash for 2.3.4?
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I got root, and recovery but for some reason the fastboot method wher you extrtact the boot.img and use fastboot to load recovery doesn't work for ICS roms, they bootloop. I found a working Gingerbread rom and I like it. Only issue is i wanted an ICS app.
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From what I remember, if you boot a recovery from fastboot (fastboot boot recovery.img), you wouldn't need to extract any boot image. When you boot a recovery from fastboot, you'll be able to write to the boot partition, so all you need to do is flash the rom and it should work. With that said, I've read a lot of times that flashing ics roms with s-on will cause bootloops. I've never seen that personally, I was s-off before ics came along.
Btw, which gapps should I flash for 2.3.4?
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You probably know this but ill say it just incase. You only flash gapps on aosp roms. I think all the ics gapps say ics in the name, and most of the time gapps for any rom are linked in the same thread as the rom.
Look at your pm in a little bit. I'm gonna send you some stuff that'll help you figure out how to correctly flash a phone so that you can s-off without worry. I can't really post it here.
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Is there a way to downgrade htc hboot 1.58. I have tried the live cd tool, but when i try to brick my phone, the hboot says file is older than main verson or something like that and it makes me reboot. Please help. I really dont want to HTC unlock, but will if i have to.
You can S OFF on Hboot 1.58
Ask Jesus for help!
Uncle Lizard said:
Ask Jesus for help!
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Thanks for being helpful.
Stay on topic. Also, if you cannot help, it would be better not to post these insignificant responses.
Uncle Lizard said:
Ask Jesus for help!
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I did, but help dosen't come in miracles or thunder bolts. It is sent through others. I will pray that you open your eyes to God. :angel:
Back on topic. I am trying to downgrade my h-boot not gain s-off. I want to go to 1.4 again.
jesuslovesyou said:
I am trying to downgrade my h-boot not gain s-off. I want to go to 1.4 again.
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You should S OFF first. i think it's possible to downgrade with S ON there may be a thread in the Dev section, but I don't recommend that.
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Ask Jesus for help!
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He can't ask Jesus for help because he's dead and his body died 2000 years ago. lmao! What I've found is there is no need to downgrade as long as you stick with ICS. of course I have no idea what I'm talking about. BUT those guys that figured it out do!
kgs1992 said:
You should S OFF first. i think it's possible to downgrade with S O there may be a thread in the Dev section, but I don't recommend that.
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You cannot downgrade and flash a different downloader unless you are s-off.
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Flash an RUU that would have 1.4 like ver 1.13 in Fastboot USB:
http://shipped-roms.com/index.php?category=android&model=Shooter
From there, flash a recovery. I suggest getting 4ext control app.
Tribulattifather said:
Flash an RUU that would have 1.4 like ver 1.13 in Fastboot USB:
http://shipped-roms.com/index.php?category=android&model=Shooter
From there, flash a recovery. I suggest getting 4ext control app.
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I tried running the RUU and and it said ERROR wrong bootloader or some equivalent . ( im on 1.58 locked S-ON)
having a helluva time downgrading, even HTC Dev unlock is telling me the same bootloader crap
grandpasghost said:
I tried running the RUU and and it said ERROR wrong bootloader or some equivalent . ( im on 1.58 locked S-ON)
having a helluva time downgrading, even HTC Dev unlock is telling me the same bootloader crap
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Running the RUU will not downgrade. If it did why would they have had to make all of the complex steps to downgrade from 1.50.
Is there a way to make the RUU see the phone as a lower h-boot version without root access by tweaking the RUU exe. just a thought.
jesuslovesyou said:
Running the RUU will not downgrade. If it did why would they have had to make all of the complex steps to downgrade from 1.50.
Is there a way to make the RUU see the phone as a lower h-boot version without root access by tweaking the RUU exe. just a thought.
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Like a previous poster responded, get s-off using the wire trick. It only takes five minutes once you setup. People who have done it wish they would have done it sooner.
Look the bottom line is if you want to go back to H-boot 1.40 you need to S-off.
Countless people in this thread have said that and you refuse to accept the fact your stuck on H-boot 1.58 until you S-off.
I am on relocked 1.58 s-off from 1.4s-off. how do i go about reverting it back to 1.4 s-off?
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I am on relocked 1.58 s-off from 1.4s-off. how do i go about reverting it back to 1.4 s-off?
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Download the 1.4 hboot, rename the file PG86IMG.zip (case sensitive) and place it on the root of your sd card. Make sure that the ROM you are running will boot with the 1.4 hboot first. If not, boot to recovery and flash one (the reason I suggest this is if you have an hboot 1.58 ROM on there and flash the 1.4 hboot, you'll get bootloops). Then, boot to bootloader and have it "update" to 1.4. Reboot and remove the file from the root of your sd card.
raptoro07 said:
You cannot downgrade and flash a different downloader unless you are s-off.
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Bricking the phone with S ON will cause it to enter emmc mode in which an Hboot can be flashed.
But he should change the main version to the lower one before attempting to brick it.
After flashing the hboot, device will have been unbricked, but RUU still needs to be flashed.
It is possible, but whether there is a guide for this or not, I don't know; nor do I know if it is practically possible either.
failmatic said:
I am on relocked 1.58 s-off from 1.4s-off. how do i go about reverting it back to 1.4 s-off?
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If you have PG86IMG.zip that contains only hboot 1.40, you can flash it through bootloader or you can flash eng bootloader
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Go with this thread. It gave me s-off and I went back with no problem to hboot 1.50. Excellent tutorial. just follow it to the tee and you'll have no problems!!! :victory:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1813818
coal686 said:
Download the 1.4 hboot, rename the file PG86IMG.zip (case sensitive) and place it on the root of your sd card.
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Where does one find the 1.4 hboot by itself?
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Roosafur said:
Where does one find the 1.4 hboot by itself?
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Try this post: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=29844085
Read, Search, Read again, ... Then Ask with Tapatalk 2
It seems like the questions about returning to 100% stock are coming up more often lately, possibly because more users are moving on to other devices. Whatever the reason, I thought a simple guide might be useful to avoid having to duplicate this info in other threads and PM's.
This procedure should work for any CDMA or GSM Evo 3D/V that is S-OFF. There is no way to get an S-ON device that has been HTC unlocked back to 100% stock since relocking the bootloader will result in a status of "relocked".
Here are the steps to do it:
1. Flash the "query_bootloader.zip" file attached to this post in recovery. If the status message shows your bootloader is "unlocked" or "relocked" flash the "lock_bootloader.zip" file from the same post to reset it to "locked".
2. Download an RUU.exe (Windows) or RUU.zip (bootloader) file for your model from this page and flash it using the appropriate method.
If you use the .exe version from Windows it works best if you put the phone into "fastboot USB" mode, and you may have to cancel the RUU utility and restart if it hangs after flashing the stock bootloader when you start with a custom hboot installed.
To flash the RUU.zip via the bootloader it must be renamed to PG86IMG.zip and placed in the root of your SD card, and may need to be flashed twice if a custom hboot is installed the first time it is flashed.
I recommend using the latest version for your model but any compatible RUU can be flashed while S-OFF. It's also a good idea to boot the ROM without doing any setup after flashing the RUU to make sure the ROM has been reset to the stock version.
3. Confirm that the bootloader shows "***LOCKED***" on the top line of the screen and the HBOOT version is a stock bootloader for your device.
4. Issue the "fastboot oem writesecureflag 3" command from a PC.
Note: Make 100% sure you have the stock bootloader installed before issuing this command or you will brick your phone.
Your phone will now be 100% stock.
ramjet73
Thanks for the nice toturial but i´m just wondering one thing.
If you fail with the command
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, will your phone get hardbricked or is it possible to flash a recovery and start over again with fastboot?
dR.BaNaNe said:
Thanks for the nice toturial but i´m just wondering one thing.
If you fail with the command
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fastboot oem writesecureflag 3
, will your phone get hardbricked or is it possible to flash a recovery and start over again with fastboot?
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If that command fails nothing will happen and your phone will stay S-OFF but the odds of that happening are very small unless your phone is not in "fastboot usb" mode when you issue it.
The risk involves issuing that command when you have a custom hboot like JBear or Revolutionary installed because those bootloaders are not signed and will cause the phone to brick. In that scenario you would not be able to get into recovery.
ramjet73
Ok thanks man.
Ok, in the RUU's I can download I have 2 problems:
1) How do I know which one to download? I see a few that have Sprint ICS. I have the Virgin Mobile phone Evo V 4g. Which one would I get?
2) I have already tried downloading a few of them, and each time it stops at a different point and windows says the zip file is not valid. Is there another place I can download the correct RUU?
I need to get this done soon as I have a replacement headed this way.
matt965 said:
Ok, in the RUU's I can download I have 2 problems:
1) How do I know which one to download? I see a few that have Sprint ICS. I have the Virgin Mobile phone Evo V 4g. Which one would I get?
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This is the correct RUU for your phone.
2) I have already tried downloading a few of them, and each time it stops at a different point and windows says the zip file is not valid. Is there another place I can download the correct RUU?
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If that link doesn't work for you the same RUU is available here, including an MD5 checksum you can use to verify the download.
I need to get this done soon as I have a replacement headed this way.
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ramjet73 said:
1. Flash the "query_bootloader.zip" file attached to this post in recovery. If the status message shows your bootloader is "unlocked" or "relocked" flash the "lock_bootloader.zip" file from the same post to reset it to "locked".
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how do i do this if i have no working recovery? iv been trying to ruu with RUU_Shooter_S_Sprint_WWE_2.08.651.3_Radio_0.97.10.0808_NV_SPCS_1.31_003_release_219445_signed.exe
iv tried many ruu's but only 2 have ever gone through. when it does i just get reboots on htc screen. recovery does not seem to work.
thanks for the help. hope i havnt bricked my phone
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how do i do this if i have no working recovery? iv been trying to ruu with RUU_Shooter_S_Sprint_WWE_2.08.651.3_Radio_0.97.10.0808_NV_SPCS_1.31_003_release_219445_signed.exe
iv tried many ruu's but only 2 have ever gone through. when it does i just get reboots on htc screen. recovery does not seem to work.
thanks for the help. hope i havnt bricked my phone
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This is the wrong thread for what you need to do and I posted a link to the correct guide in the thread you opened in the development forum that got moved to Q&A.
When you are ready to download the RUU look for the 2.89.651.2 version.
ramjet73
thank you ramjet for the link. my phone is now 99% stock. The 1% is because of the S-OFF part of the bootloader. It shows it is locked so that's good, but I think that means I can't turn S-ON, as it says in the first post. Oh well, hopefully they will accept it like that.
matt965 said:
thank you ramjet for the link. my phone is now 99% stock. The 1% is because of the S-OFF part of the bootloader. It shows it is locked so that's good, but I think that means I can't turn S-ON, as it says in the first post. Oh well, hopefully they will accept it like that.
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if you figure out how to get jb roms to boot post back so we all can know how
birddseedd said:
if you figure out how to get jb roms to boot post back so we all can know how
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JB roms don't boot with this phone??? Strange since mine booted just fine with them.
matt965 said:
JB roms don't boot with this phone??? Strange since mine booted just fine with them.
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They do.
This is the wrong thread to discuss booting JB ROM's and I don't know why he posted that here.
ramjet73
Thanks for this thread, great to go back to 100% stock for warranty purposes...
But for sellers who's warranty has run out, the newest JB or ICS rom is the best
Which RUU do i use for a Sprint Evo 3?
I'd like to follow the instructions here; you pointed me to this OP in another reply when I asked how to go back to stock, but I don't know which one to use. I'm on hboot 1.50.5050 running CM 10.1 on a Sprint Evo 3D, using "Wild for the Night" and I want to go back to 100% stock, S-ON, unrooted, locked.
Is 'WWE' the US version? I know not to use RUUs for other countries but I can't tell which to use from the list.
(I used the jbear wire trick and have Ext4 installed if it makes any difference.)
occulus said:
I'd like to follow the instructions here; you pointed me to this OP in another reply when I asked how to go back to stock, but I don't know which one to use. I'm on hboot 1.50.5050 running CM 10.1 on a Sprint Evo 3D, using "Wild for the Night" and I want to go back to 100% stock, S-ON, unrooted, locked.
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This is the RUU you want to use.
ramjet73
Does it work for EVO 3D GSM with Revolutionary?
Sorry for my english.
ramjet73 said:
This procedure should work for any CDMA or GSM Evo 3D/V that is S-OFF. There is no way to get an S-ON device that has been HTC unlocked back to 100% stock since relocking the bootloader will result in a status of "relocked".
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t_mcpardi said:
Does it work for EVO 3D GSM with Revolutionary?
Sorry for my english.
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Probably not, since ramjet said that in the OP.
t_mcpardi said:
Does it work for EVO 3D GSM with Revolutionary?
Sorry for my english.
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Probably not, since ramjet said that in the OP.
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If he has Revolutionary and is S-OFF this guide should work as long as the RUU is available for the model of his phone. That's the only thing that is specific to the GSM or CDMA model.
ramjet73
Which ruu do I use I'm running hboot 1.50.5050 and bootloader is unlocked
rafylora1230 said:
Which ruu do I use I'm running hboot 1.50.5050 and bootloader is unlocked
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The hboot doesn't matter, but if you are on Virgin Mobile you need this one.
ramjet73
Putting this here so people who want/need it can find it.
MD5 is on the download page.
http://d-h.st/bQF
thanks man! anything on kernel source?
dsb9938 said:
Putting this here so people who want/need it can find it.
MD5 is on the download page.
http://d-h.st/bQF
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its possible to find for international Ruu?
Will this ruu work to get the phone back to s-on and back to stock?
droidrev71 said:
Will this ruu work to get the phone back to s-on and back to stock?
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If you do it properly, these files will get you back to full on stock, yes.
dsb9938 said:
If you do it properly, these files will get you back to full on stock, yes.
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Thank you. I'll do a search on instructions after lunch
Edit: do i Fastboot oem rebootruu then Fastboot the zip in the link?
droidrev71 said:
Thank you. I'll do a search on instructions after lunch
Edit: do i Fastboot oem rebootruu then Fastboot the zip in the link?
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Pretty sure it's something like that, but please find a good guide, I have never done it myself and I don't want you to screw up your phone.
afsandiego said:
thanks for this..
a few more questions..
How do I actually use it?
does this pretty much turn s-on and locked the bootloader and remove the twrp?
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Pretty sure it's something like that, but please find a good guide, I have never done it myself and I don't want you to screw up your phone.
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scotty1223 said:
anyway,you can flash it just like described for the radio:
-place phone in fastboot,open cmd. file must be in your adb/fastboot working directory
-enter:
fastboot erase cache
fastboto oem rebootRUU (will put you in ruu mode,black screen silver htc letters)
fastboot flash zip zipfilename.zip (will send and flash the file. dont interupt it while the cmd window shows its writinging,and the green status bar is moving on the phone screen)
*sometimes a file will fail with a pre-update error after after flashing hboot,radios or other firmware. this is normal,just enter again:
fastboot flash zip zipfilename.zip
and this time it will finish
-when you get "finished" and "OK"
fastboot reboot-bootloader (takes you back to fastboot. should also rescue you if for some reason the file wont flash)
-reboot back to the OS
fastbooot reboot
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I used this instruction with the RUU file on this thread and I was able to get back to stock but bootloader is still Unlocked and S-OFF.
Anyone knows how to turn back S-ON?
afsandiego said:
I used this instruction with the RUU file on this thread and I was able to get back to stock but bootloader is still Unlocked and S-OFF.
Anyone knows how to turn back S-ON?
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Just Flip the Flag. You can use Scott1223's Thread on changing the flag.
It doesn't Lock the device again but it does report locked on the Bootloader fastboot mode. This has been enough for warranty reasons for Verizon.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2540004
I have GUI for Verizon/Sprint versions on Stock Rom.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2618407
Thanks,
DeadPhoenix said:
Just Flip the Flag. You can use Scott1223's Thread on changing the flag.
It doesn't Lock the device again but it does report locked on the Bootloader fastboot mode. This has been enough for warranty reasons for Verizon.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2540004
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Can you please stop telling people it does not lock the bootloader. I have quoted the text below in reply to you at least once before. Setting the flag back to "Locked" does tell the bootloader to be locked. It is not just displaying locked. Someone is going to try to modify something thinking their bootloader isnt truly locked after accomplishing the below when it is.
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not sure what youre asking. locked is locked... this leaves the "lock status" flag that tells hboot wether to be unlocked or not, in a locked state,just as it came out of the box.
if you mean "does the lock status flag need to tell hboot to be locked in order for the fingerprint scanner to work" then the answer is yes. hex editing hboot to make the unlocked banner read "locked" does absolutely nothing functionally. whatever partition controls the fingerprint scanner is looking at the lock status flag itself,and could care less what hboots banner reads
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Jiggity Janx said:
Can you please stop telling people it does not lock the bootloader. I have quoted the text below in reply to you at least once before. Setting the flag back to "Locked" does tell the bootloader to be locked. It is not just displaying locked. Someone is going to try to modify something thinking their bootloader isnt truly locked after accomplishing the below when it is.
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Let's attack this from another angle.
S-OFF = Secure Bootloader = Accessing Partitions normally not accessible (i.e. Radio and Hboot partition access) Flips the Hex code of the Bootloader Flag to Unlocked
Bootloader Flag = Bootloader hex code used by internal device partitions to determine device hardware compliance and functionality.
First off s-off does NOT equal unsecure bootloader (which Im assuming is what you meant). They are separate and distinct. You must s-off to be able to unlock the bootloader.
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2540004
Jiggity Janx said:
First off s-off does NOT equal unsecure bootloader (which Im assuming is what you meant). They are separate and distinct. You must s-off to be able to unlock the bootloader.
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Moved to correct thread.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2540004
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If you would like to discuss further please take this to PM.
This is a dev forum and discussions like this should happen in the thread to which it pertains. I cant be the only one that will want to know this very important piece of information and its background. Scotty has noted he will reply later time permitting. I am ok with being wrong based on my understanding and information provided but this needs to be out there.
This is not complicated. There is a locked/unlocked flag, and a secure/insecure flag for S-Off.
They are not the same. You need to turn both to get back to stock.
I have not tried going back to S-On, but I do lock/unlock frequently.
The fingerprint scanner stops working when unlocked, and I cannot fastboot flash certain things to test when locked.
As for how you get either of these to be in either state, yes, that is a topic for another thread.
Is it possible for me to use the Verizon RUU to convert my Sprint One max to Verizon stock software similar to how people are able to convert the HTC one to Google Play edition?
Hopefully they want delete this thread.
Also what does it mean when you say decrypted.
dsb9938 said:
This is not complicated. There is a locked/unlocked flag, and a secure/insecure flag for S-Off.
They are not the same. You need to turn both to get back to stock.
I have not tried going back to S-On, but I do lock/unlock frequently.
The fingerprint scanner stops working when unlocked, and I cannot fastboot flash certain things to test when locked.
As for how you get either of these to be in either state, yes, that is a topic for another thread.
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I'm by no means am a developer, but this is accurate. I had the HTC Incredible and sold it on Craigslist a few years later. To restore it to complete stock, I had to use the Stock RUU, lock the bootloader, and turn S-On. However, I've heard of some people buying a brand new device with S-Off from the factory. Both of my HTC devices were S-On. I used rumrunner to S-Off my One Max and Revoked to S-Off my original Incredible.
With that said, is there a guide/tool to turn S-On with our One Max? Just for information purposes.
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