hi guys I am a developer from X10/Arc/Play/etc Forums... I just ordered the HTC Flyer as the 300$ price was just too tempting to miss out
i will be getting the device soon (in a few weeks)... it will be a 16GB Wifi only version...
i have mostly used worked on Sony Ericsson devices (Snapdragons S1/S2)... i saw that there are some custom kernels for this device... i am very interested in developing kernels for this device... i have worked on QSD8x50 and MSM7x30/MSM8255 kernels... since this device is MSM8255T i was inclined to buy it
so i wanted to know how do things move in the HTC world basically i would be HIGHLY obliged if anyone can give me a run down of a few basic things that i need to know abt this device... how are firmwares handled, bootloader locking/unlocking, how does one flash the kernels, recovery (stock/custom), stock firmware flashing, basebands available, PC based tools available for this device, etc, etc...
if someone can guide me to the relevant How-To threads/links...
any help is highly appreciated...
thank you...
OK I'm not a dev really, but know a lot about the Flyer.
Bootloader unlocking does allow you to flash custom recoveries and what not so you can unlock and flash one of the flyer recoveries. Process is fairly easy, go to htcdev.com. Locking is just a simple fastboot command
recovery stock is kinda crappy, does about nothing. custom recoveries can be flashed with either (unofficial) S-OFF or HTC (Official) unlock. keep in mind though, that you cannot flashing things to system in fastboot (which is like a boot loader which you can run commands in) but can through recovery
You need HTC Bootloader drivers for the fastboot commands btw
sorry this was a bit confusing.
p.s: btw thnx in advance if you ever dev anything for this device, the most "breakthrough" mod for this device so far is a 200 MHz over clock.
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OK I'm not a dev really, but know a lot about the Flyer.
Bootloader unlocking does allow you to flash custom recoveries and what not so you can unlock and flash one of the flyer recoveries. Process is fairly easy, go to htcdev.com. Locking is just a simple fastboot command
recovery stock is kinda crappy, does about nothing. custom recoveries can be flashed with either (unofficial) S-OFF or HTC (Official) unlock. keep in mind though, that you cannot flashing things to system in fastboot (which is like a boot loader which you can run commands in) but can through recovery
You need HTC Bootloader drivers for the fastboot commands btw
sorry this was a bit confusing.
p.s: btw thnx in advance if you ever dev anything for this device, the most "breakthrough" mod for this device so far is a 200 MHz over clock.
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Oh thanks... so that sorts out the bootloader query... the wifi version is also unlockable right?
How abt other stuff? How we flash stock firmware? Which other modes does the device support (other than recovery / fastboot)? What are these RUU files? What is goldcard (read abt it in some thread)?
The chip on this device can easily handle 1.9Ghz+ overclocks (though such high speeds are not recommended for daily use)... other than that I was checking the kernel sources posted by HTC, and saw that USB-OTG is enabled in kernel... so have u guys checked if it works?
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DooMLoRD said:
Oh thanks... so that sorts out the bootloader query... the wifi version is also unlockable right?
How abt other stuff? How we flash stock firmware? Which other modes does the device support (other than recovery / fastboot)? What are these RUU files? What is goldcard (read abt it in some thread)?
The chip on this device can easily handle 1.9Ghz+ overclocks (though such high speeds are not recommended for daily use)... other than that I was checking the kernel sources posted by HTC, and saw that USB-OTG is enabled in kernel... so have u guys checked if it works?
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WiFi is what I have, and yes it is unlock able. Stock firmware is flashed by running an RUU, which is a program you run on your computer (Windows) which restores the firmware. The latest for the WiFi version of the Flyer is here.
The only modes I know are recovery and boot loader mode/fastboot mode. You can run commands and flash recoveries (if HTC Unlock) or system, data, recovery, radio, etc (if S-OFF).
Gold cards are a specially formatted sd card that when you enter the boot loader with the sd card inside, it flashes the zip on it, which does the same thing as an RUU except that the zip is on the device.
It's great that the Flyer can run 1.9 GHz OC, I will look forward to it if you decide to release it.
I was never a kernel expert, and don't have anything to try USB Host with, although I would assume it works because the code is there.
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WiFi is what I have, and yes it is unlock able. Stock firmware is flashed by running an RUU, which is a program you run on your computer (Windows) which restores the firmware. The latest for the WiFi version of the Flyer is here.
The only modes I know are recovery and boot loader mode/fastboot mode. You can run commands and flash recoveries (if HTC Unlock) or system, data, recovery, radio, etc (if S-OFF).
Gold cards are a specially formatted sd card that when you enter the boot loader with the sd card inside, it flashes the zip on it, which does the same thing as an RUU except that the zip is on the device.
It's great that the Flyer can run 1.9 GHz OC, I will look forward to it if you decide to release it.
I was never a kernel expert, and don't have anything to try USB Host with, although I would assume it works because the code is there.
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thanks for the info... highly appreciate the help
i have the kernel (zImage) ready... using ramdisk from the FlyRom... now i just need the correct mkbootimg arguments
DooMLoRD said:
thanks for the info... highly appreciate the help
i have the kernel (zImage) ready... using ramdisk from the FlyRom... now i just need the correct mkbootimg arguments
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sure. so you have the oc kernel ready and only need to adjust the mkbootimg args?
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sure. so you have the oc kernel ready and only need to adjust the mkbootimg args?
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Implementing the O/C will be easy... first I need to know if the device will even boot
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Implementing the O/C will be easy... first I need to know if the device will even boot
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Awesome. When is your Flyer arriving?
Thanks for all the dev work that you will do.
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Awesome. When is your Flyer arriving?
Thanks for all the dev work that you will do.
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Well my htc flyer will be arriving in a few weeks (6-9)
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Well my htc flyer will be arriving in a few weeks (6-9)
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Awesome!
10 Char
Welcome to the flyer forum! I have followed your great work in the x10 forum and I'm happy to see you here! :-D
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Welcome to the flyer forum will be greatly appreciated need more devs around here.
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Some folks with the Honeycomb beta have had success with USB host OTG.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1082909
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I unlocked the bootloader and rooted yesterday, because as a Mac owner, I got tired of there being few rooting solutions for the platform (didnt want to install Linux, or Bootcamp/Parallels for Windows, etc.).
Now, I really like a few of the roms that I got a chance to download and play with, but realized 4g, Wifi, and camera aren't working. I need to find a solution but it seems like flashing the appropriate kernels would be the only one.
Im just trying to start a discussion to remedy this problem because I'm sure I'm no the only one having it.
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I unlocked the bootloader and rooted yesterday, because as a Mac owner, I got tired of there being few rooting solutions for the platform (didnt want to install Linux, or Bootcamp/Parallels for Windows, etc.).
Now, I really like a few of the roms that I got a chance to download and play with, but realized 4g, Wifi, and camera aren't working. I need to find a solution but it seems like flashing the appropriate kernels would be the only one.
Im just trying to start a discussion to remedy this problem because I'm sure I'm no the only one having it.
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I can confirm that you can NOT flash kernels if you used HTC unlock and are on hboot 1.50
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=16998109&postcount=242
ikennai said:
but realized 4g, Wifi, and camera aren't working.
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Get a ROM that works better. Most ROMs dont have that problem, you most likely flashed a beta ASOP ROM.
EniGmA1987 said:
Get a ROM that works better. Most ROMs dont have that problem, you most likely flashed a beta ASOP ROM.
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if he unlocked with the htc method no 2.3.3 based rom will work, no aosp rom will work. well they will, but things like wifi and such wont. because with the htc method they dont allow you to flash boot images
graffixnyc said:
I can confirm that you can NOT flash kernels if you used HTC unlock and are on hboot 1.50
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=16998109&postcount=242
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you can flash kernels if you use the HTC unlocked method, the problem is 2.3.4 source hasn't been released yet that's why they only work on 2.3.3 based roms
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Thanks for the responses
I kinda played around with some different roms yesterday, and like you guys said, only the 2.3.4 roms built around the rewer 2.08 update worked. Im really just waiting for the MIUI Rom to surface, but from what I understand, that might be a bit of a wait.
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if he unlocked with the htc method no 2.3.3 based rom will work, no aosp rom will work. well they will, but things like wifi and such wont. because with the htc method they dont allow you to flash boot images
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vdub804 said:
you can flash kernels if you use the HTC unlocked method, the problem is 2.3.4 source hasn't been released yet that's why they only work on 2.3.3 based roms
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No, you cannot. I has been proved by him, me and others. Even using a modified 2.3.4 original from the OTA (just the sprint spyware removed) it won't flash at all. Look at his post. I tried that too and samething. Only thing that the official HTC unlock (with S-ON) is letting us do is flash a recovery and flash roms. thats it.
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you can flash kernels if you use the HTC unlocked method, the problem is 2.3.4 source hasn't been released yet that's why they only work on 2.3.3 based roms
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So what you're saying is; Once the source for the 2.3.4 RUU has been released, someone will eventually tweak it so that people who OTA updated/used the HTC unlock method will be able to flash kernels.
jamexman said:
No, you cannot. I has been proved by him, me and others. Even using a modified 2.3.4 original from the OTA (just the sprint spyware removed) it won't flash at all. Look at his post. I tried that too and samething. Only thing that the official HTC unlock (with S-ON) is letting us do is flash a recovery and flash roms. thats it.
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You're saying a modified stock kernel to remove the spyware will not flash correct?
Sorry but why would you want to root using their method? I rooted my 3d, in 15 min, a month before they released their method (which requires a contract be signed.)
I have to admit that I rushed a bit. I also got the phone the day that HTC released their method. I thought to myself - well this is supported by the manufacturer, so it must be legit, and relatively safe, (even with the void your warranty warnings - that's standard issue when you're fiddling with your stuff), because who wants the backlash of thousands of pissed off customers?
But it is what it is
Flash a kernel with fastboot.
Verified that it works
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Root: revolutionary
Recovery: Twrp cwm 4
ROM: Synergy rls318 (I want aosp)
mikedavis120 said:
Flash a kernel with fastboot.
Verified that it works
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ROM: Synergy rls318 (I want aosp)
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Exactly what I was going to say when i opened this thread. Flash boot.img and you're good to go.
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jlear3 said:
Exactly what I was going to say when i opened this thread. Flash boot.img and you're good to go.
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I'm a bit new at this, is there anyway you can elaborate?
I havent done it but read where a few members discovered you CAN flash a kernel using fastboot. Being you have a mac I have no clue how to set fastboot up on your system. There are prob some guides floating around somewhere.
HERE is the thread where it was discovered, read starting post # 242
mikedavis120 said:
Flash a kernel with fastboot.
Verified that it works
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Recovery: Twrp cwm 4
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jlear3 said:
Exactly what I was going to say when i opened this thread. Flash boot.img and you're good to go.
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wow, two confirmations kernels can be flashed using the official htc unlock method via the bootloader and fastboot! looks like with the official htc unlock method, write access to the boot partition (where kernel is stored) is only granted while the bootloader is in fastboot usb mode, not in normal or recovery android mode?
interesting ....
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Being you have a mac I have no clue how to set fastboot up on your system.
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HTC provides directions and a download link for the mac fastboot binary on their older devleoper web site.
hopefully that helps!
Run winxp in a vm on your mac
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Yeah. I've looked all over and still haven't been able to figure out how to flash kernels on a mac after using HTC's unlock method. I thought no kernels would work anyways, since the 2.3.4 source hasn't been released yet
Do what mikedavis120 said, run VM with XP or Parallels Desktop on your MAC.
I have s off but my phone says locked. Is that normal or do I need to unlock again?
I want to flash Scotts new roms and just curious.
thanks
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No DO NOT unlock because if you do, you will need to S-on before you are able to re-lock and return your phone to stock.
You need to flash the patched HBOOT for whichever firmware you are currently running (GB or ICS) and the "locked" will go away in addition to full use of fastboot commands.
Or just flash amonra as a ph98img.zip file.... After that just download a rom and boot to recovery and flash the new rom from there.
Definitely don't unlock though... If you do you will always show unlocked or relocked.
I had to s on then back off because I made that mistake and unlocked when it first came out. If you don't use adb commands there's no real reason to switch hboot.
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I thought you needed to be unlocked to do s-off? Or does s-off change
Phaded said:
I thought you needed to be unlocked to do s-off? Or does s-off change
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You do need unlocked to do it but when you get s off your phone goes to locked unless you flash the correct hboot
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So witch hboot is the correct one? My fiance just got this phone and due to her horrible computer I spent 6.5 hours doing everything up to this point this evening.. I installed Scott's newest ROM... Just wondering where to go from here and **IF** its possible to OC on this ROM? I have the worst phone ever DX2, but this is my 3'rd android phone and am decently well aware of the android O.S.
Thanks ~ Jake
EDIT: I also understand the search function, however, this forum is so vast I simply don't have the time to read 100+ pages per post to find one line of information ... sorry if its a dumb or -noob- question... thanks again
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Jacob.pel said:
So witch hboot is the correct one? My fiance just got this phone and due to her horrible computer I spent 6.5 hours doing everything up to this point this evening.. I installed Scott's newest ROM... Just wondering where to go from here and **IF** its possible to OC on this ROM? I have the worst phone ever DX2, but this is my 3'rd android phone and am decently well aware of the android O.S.
Thanks ~ Jake
EDIT: I also understand the search function, however, this forum is so vast I simply don't have the time to read 100+ pages per post to find one line of information ... sorry if its a dumb or -noob- question... thanks again
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Depends on which firmware you are on and what you want to do. You can simply do the S-off process without flashing the jb hboot to get to S-off. Then flash recovery in your bootloader (use a PH98IMG.zip) to be able to flash your Rom. If you want fastboot commands while still being locked, either use the jb hboot or the modified hboot in the dev section, depending on your current hboot version.
You can OC the phone, but ICS kernels have perflock enabled, so scaling doesn't work great. Options are better on GB.
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I thought I read we can still root this software update
But have to use HTC dev plus a script
Anyone confirm this and have a link to what I need to root the update
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Yeah but it uses the HTC unlock, so...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1690919
Root will always be available.
HTC gave us a root method
But the annoying thing is that HTC gave us a root method that wipes your phone first.
I'm still waiting for a new temp root exploit so that I can run Titanium Backup first before I do the dev unlock.
I wonder if anybody is actually working on one, or if everybody just takes it on faith that *somebody* must be.
I bet if the HTC method wasn't there, people would be trying harder to find one.
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This tool works like a charm, and HTC has no idea you are rooted. I used it last night - took about 10 min. You pretty much download drivers and this app, and run the app. Very easy.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1690919
What's wrong with HTC Unlock?
I used HTC Unlock and it was a breeze. Given being a noob since this is my first HTC device i've tinkered with, it was quite painless
The only things wrong with it are that:
1. It wipes all your customizations so you have to start over from scratch, or from what some non-root backup app can restore which isn't much.
2. It doesn't give you S-Off, so you can't flash radio updates, but to me that's no big deal.
The biggest issue with HTC dev on the newest H-boot is that you cannot flash kernels normally through recovery
Never accept an OTA. S-Off is soooooo convenient
ronnienyc said:
This tool works like a charm, and HTC has no idea you are rooted. I used it last night - took about 10 min. You pretty much download drivers and this app, and run the app. Very easy.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1690919
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Pretty sure they still know. It still has to extreact info from the phone to get token to unlock phone. You just don't see it happening but the program is contacting HTC to unlock the phone.
klbjr said:
Pretty sure they still know. It still has to extreact info from the phone to get token to.
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It is incognito.
I thought TWRP / HTC Dumlock could now flash kernels with S-OFF:
http://www.pocketables.com/2012/07/team-win-recovery-project-2-2-1-adds-dumlock-for-boot-flashing-on-latest-evo-4g-lte-firmware.html
Regaw uses minimal user information in the unlocking process.
With that said, you can never be sure HTC doesn't know you unlocked it. Frankly, Its not going to matter if they know or know when your boot loader says relocked.
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Rxpert said:
The biggest issue with HTC dev on the newest H-boot is that you cannot flash kernels normally through recovery
Never accept an OTA. S-Off is soooooo convenient
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You can flash kernels with HTC dev unlock.
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I'm s off and I wanna get the new update complete with root and keep my s off can u guide me what to do and I don't have recovery yet I just rooted and then apply s off and that's all
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tech7 said:
I'm s off and I wanna get the new update complete with root and keep my s off can u guide me what to do and I don't have recovery yet I just rooted and then apply s off and that's all
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This thread has information about flashing a custom recovery in the OP and also links to the stock rooted roms that you can flash in recovery:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1830098
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pbarrett said:
I thought TWRP / HTC Dumlock could now flash kernels with S-OFF:
http://www.pocketables.com/2012/07/team-win-recovery-project-2-2-1-adds-dumlock-for-boot-flashing-on-latest-evo-4g-lte-firmware.html
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With S-OFF you can flash anything you want. You dont need dumlock
Rydah805 said:
You can flash kernels with HTC dev unlock.
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Not through the normal channels with the new H-boot
Sorry, I meant to say S-ON.
(So are there abnormal channels for flashing a kernel then?)
Do I have this all wrong, or isn't it true that a ROM includes a kernel, and you can flash a ROM with S-ON, but not a kernel by itself?
pbarrett said:
Sorry, I meant to say S-ON.
(So are there abnormal channels for flashing a kernel then?)
Do I have this all wrong, or isn't it true that a ROM includes a kernel, and you can flash a ROM with S-ON, but not a kernel by itself?
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I would like to know this also
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pbarrett said:
Sorry, I meant to say S-ON.
(So are there abnormal channels for flashing a kernel then?)
Do I have this all wrong, or isn't it true that a ROM includes a kernel, and you can flash a ROM with S-ON, but not a kernel by itself?
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The kernel in the ROM doesnt get flashed. When going from sense to sense it isnt an issue because its still the stock HTC kernel
If you try flashing cm10 without pushing the boot.img the phone wont boot because it has an AOSP ROM and sense kernel
Abnormal channels would be your fastboot flash, htc dumlock, or flashgui
What's the problem.with not being able to flash the kernal thur recovery? You can still push it via fastboot. It not so much of an inconvenience that you would want to not have root and do tons of cool **** to your phone. Who cares if HTC knows you are unlocked? BFD!
Unlock your phone and enjoy it the way it was meant to be enjoyed except flashing radios and kernal via recovery.
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I have done some research as to how I would go about rooting this phone but I'm a little confused to say the least. Let me first say that I am on a mac and the first phone I rooted was Inspire. This was also the last phone I rooted because of how complicated it was. My main question is does unlocking the bootloader mean that the phone is rooted and I can just install a rom? If so how would I install a rom after unlocking the bootloader? Is there anything else I should be doing? As I said I'm very unsure how to go about this so any information is appreciated. Thanks.
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No. All unlocking the bootloader does is remove security protection on certain partitions. After you unlock the bootloader, you need to flash a custom recovery from fastboot. Once you have a custom recovery, you can use it to either flash a rooted update.zip or a rooted custom rom.
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As a person who bricked allot of phones learning, if you don't you don't understand how the process works or understand how to do it, I would leave your phone alone. The benefits you gain from rooting wouldn't benefit you much. If you skip a step or do something wrong you will end up with a nice paper weight. Not trying to discourage you, it is your phone after all.
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cagrant said:
As a person who bricked allot of phones learning, if you don't you don't understand how the process works or understand how to do it, I would leave your phone alone. The benefits you gain from rooting wouldn't benefit you much. If you skip a step or do something wrong you will end up with a nice paper weight. Not trying to discourage you, it is your phone after all.
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It is really quite difficult to brick an HTC phone that doesn't have S-OFF. As long as the bootloader is there, there is always a path to restore the phone's functionality.
AndroHero said:
No. All unlocking the bootloader does is remove security protection on certain partitions. After you unlock the bootloader, you need to flash a custom recovery from fastboot. Once you have a custom recovery, you can use it to either flash a rooted update.zip or a rooted custom rom.
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I'm hoping to find a step by step guide to walk me through exactly how I would go about this. For example I know I have to flash a rom but what rom should I be flashing? Now I know this is a matter of option but I guess I'm asking what has the least amount of bugs, best stability/battery life, etc. I know you need a kernel but is that something that gets installed when I flash a rom or does that need to be done separately. The main reason for doing this is customization, battery life and actually getting updates the os. Again any input is appreciated.
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mrbro0ks said:
I'm hoping to find a step by step guide to walk me through exactly how I would go about this. For example I know I have to flash a rom but what rom should I be flashing? Now I know this is a matter of option but I guess I'm asking what has the least amount of bugs, best stability/battery life, etc. I know you need a kernel but is that something that gets installed when I flash a rom or does that need to be done separately. The main reason for doing this is customization, battery life and actually getting updates the os. Again any input is appreciated.
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Maybe there is a tutorial in android dev. I'm not sure tho. The which rom is the best question is kinda frowned on here, i've seen mods close threads for it. It's just asking to start a flame war.
The kernel is also known as the boot.img. you will find it inside the rom.zip for any custom rom. Untill we have S-Off it cannot be flashed with the rest of the rom in recovery. You need to extract it and flash it from fastboot using the command "fastboot flash boot boot.img".
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AndroHero said:
Maybe there is a tutorial in android dev. I'm not sure tho. The which rom is the best question is kinda frowned on here, i've seen mods close threads for it. It's just asking to start a flame war.
The kernel is also known as the boot.img. you will find it inside the rom.zip for any custom rom. Untill we have S-Off it cannot be flashed with the rest of the rom in recovery. You need to extract it and flash it from fastboot using the command "fastboot flash boot boot.img".
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I apologize I wasn't trying to start anything. I just really don't have any idea as to which rom would suit my needs best so I was just looking for advice/opinions from people who are more knowledgeable then me.
Now you said I would need to extract the kernel, is the kernel in a zip file with the rom that after extracted I would both flash separately? I believe fastboot is the screen with the solid black background and the yellow text with options is that correct? "fastboot flash boot boot.img" is that a option I would select or is that a command I need enter? Sorry for all of the questions I just want to be clear on exactly what I need to do as I don't want to make my phone unusable.
I've been having interest issues so the only access I have is my phone. Hopefully it will be fixed in the next couple of days so I can check out the development section for a tutorial on rooting.
Again thanks everyone for the help so far.
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mrbro0ks said:
I apologize I wasn't trying to start anything. I just really don't have any idea as to which rom would suit my needs best so I was just looking for advice/opinions from people who are more knowledgeable then me.
Now you said I would need to extract the kernel, is the kernel in a zip file with the rom that after extracted I would both flash separately? I believe fastboot is the screen with the solid black background and the yellow text with options is that correct? "fastboot flash boot boot.img" is that a option I would select or is that a command I need enter? Sorry for all of the questions I just want to be clear on exactly what I need to do as I don't want to make my phone unusable.
I've been having interest issues so the only access I have is my phone. Hopefully it will be fixed in the next couple of days so I can check out the development section for a tutorial on rooting.
Again thanks everyone for the help so far.
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So is there any tutorial out there for mac users?
I've been searching with no luck. Everyone is using the one click windows tool
mrbro0ks said:
I have done some research as to how I would go about rooting this phone but I'm a little confused to say the least. Let me first say that I am on a mac and the first phone I rooted was Inspire. This was also the last phone I rooted because of how complicated it was. My main question is does unlocking the bootloader mean that the phone is rooted and I can just install a rom? If so how would I install a rom after unlocking the bootloader? Is there anything else I should be doing? As I said I'm very unsure how to go about this so any information is appreciated. Thanks.
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This should do it. The toolkit makes it very simple to unlock,root and install custom ROMs on your device. The second link provides an in-detail tutorial.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1994961 ----Toolkit
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2066390 ----Tutorial
Hi guys,
Im sorry if this irritated your eyes.
Im new with android and i got my phone from my friend, a second hand phone.
Can you please let me know about my phone information about my phone ROM, and i read about kernel also hete in forum?
I did attached a screenshot. Thanks in advance.
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Vascoti said:
Hi guys,
Im sorry if this irritated your eyes.
Im new with android and i got my phone from my friend, a second hand phone.
Can you please let me know about my phone information about my phone ROM, and i read about kernel also hete in forum?
I did attached a screenshot. Thanks in advance.
Sent from my ADR6425LVW (i did change the phone name but that still appears)
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Seems stock, we need a screenie of the kernel and baseband version to tell you what firmware version you have although it looks like the ics ota.
Boot into bootloader by
1. Pull battery and replace
2. Hold volume down + power until hboot shows up
3. Look at s off/s on status, radio versions and if it says unlocked or tampered at the top.
Tampered means there is a custom recovery installed and probably rooted, this is good if you wanna flash a ROM.
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Hi squirrel!
Thanks for your explanation.
I wil do it now.
Wait me.. (lol..)
Many thanks!
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Hi mate,
Got the ss using wifey's phone camera.
Please let me know. And can i do more with this rom or should i flash it and change it?
Thanks!
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I have another ss from the setting thingy..
Hehe.. Many thanks for explanation.
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Looks like you have the leaked global ics ruu firmware from mid 2012 and a rom based on it. Since you are still s-on, you may find it difficult to revert back to anything older (such as the official ics). The kernel looks to be the one included in the leaked ruu as well.
Hi mate,
Is that mean something? Bad or good maybe?
So the step is make it s-off, flashing the rom, and.... Am i right?
I dont get any trouble with thia phone. I just want to know are there any better setting than i have? If not maybe i'll stick with this one. (for battery and performance maybe)
Looking forward from you all...
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gr8nole said:
Looks like you have the leaked global ics ruu firmware from mid 2012 and a rom based on it. Since you are still s-on, you may find it difficult to revert back to anything older (such as the official ics). The kernel looks to be the one included in the leaked ruu as well.
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I dont want to revert back to official. I want to move forward as long it will give me a benefit by changing the phone settings/installed i have now.
If you please willing to tell me the step, i'll do the rest myself.. Hehe.
Wich is first? Make it s-off?
Thanks..
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Vascoti said:
I dont want to revert back to official. I want to mobe forwars as long it will give mr a benefit by changing the phone settkng i have now.
If you please willing to tell me the step, i'll do the rest myself.. Hehe.
Wich is first? Make it s-off?
Thanks..
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1. S-off. You may have to relock to perform the s-off. I can't remember. Go do your research before starting.
2. Flash venom Rom. This is an ics Rom with zero bugs.
3. Flash the team bamf kernel (made by same developer) this kernel will increase your battery life by about 50%
Good luck
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Piaband said:
1. S-off. You may have to relock to perform the s-off. I can't remember. Go do your research before starting.
2. Flash venom Rom. This is an ics Rom with zero bugs.
3. Flash the team bamf kernel (made by same developer) this kernel will increase your battery life by about 50%
Good luck
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Oke Piaband..
So the s-off first.
Thanks mate.
Going to start a little adventure here on forum.
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S off might come off as confusing..
It's not necessary some kernels will flash via ph98img (the bootloader will search for this and ask you to install the update)
Joelz (maker of viperrez and bamf kernel) has implemented this in his rom and kernel.
If your s on, normally you would need a computer to flash the boot.img separately via fastboot commands (search more about using adb and fastboot)
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Vascoti said:
Oke Piaband..
So the s-off first.
Thanks mate.
Going to start a little adventure here on forum.
Sent from my ADR6425LVW
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You don't need to s-off. S-off makes flashing a ROM a little easier by automatically flashing the kernel afterwards, but as was mentioned, these days a lot of ROMs make the kernel file for you and the phone goes to hboot and you just accept the update and it flashes it for you.
s-off makes it easier to brick your phone. So it may be better to stay s-on until you get the hang of the Rezound way of doing things. I'm s-on and on the same global leak and I have no problem with it. The ROM I run, EclipticRez makes a PH98IMG file for the kernel so it's easy peasy.
So you are probably ready to flash a ROM. But I would check what recovery you have on there. Boot into bootloader as you did before then navigate to recovery. The two main ones used for the Rez are Amon Ra and TWRP. Amon Ra is currently at v3.16, I don't know about TWRP but you can find it in the Development section and find out. Then once you know you have the latest recovery you can flash a ROM. There should be instructions in the thread for how to flash the ROM and if you need the kernel separately the dev usually posts it for download, otherwise you have to pull it out of the ROM and flash it using fastboot.
Seems a lot to learn.
But, thank you guys.
I will keep searching the forum to find out more info before i decide to flash.
Thanks for al advices and nice to know you all here.
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feralicious said:
You don't need to s-off. S-off makes flashing a ROM a little easier by automatically flashing the kernel afterwards, but as was mentioned, these days a lot of ROMs make the kernel file for you and the phone goes to hboot and you just accept the update and it flashes it for you.
s-off makes it easier to brick your phone. So it may be better to stay s-on until you get the hang of the Rezound way of doing things. I'm s-on and on the same global leak and I have no problem with it. The ROM I run, EclipticRez makes a PH98IMG file for the kernel so it's easy peasy.
So you are probably ready to flash a ROM. But I would check what recovery you have on there. Boot into bootloader as you did before then navigate to recovery. The two main ones used for the Rez are Amon Ra and TWRP. Amon Ra is currently at v3.16, I don't know about TWRP but you can find it in the Development section and find out. Then once you know you have the latest recovery you can flash a ROM. There should be instructions in the thread for how to flash the ROM and if you need the kernel separately the dev usually posts it for download, otherwise you have to pull it out of the ROM and flash it using fastboot.
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Hi feralicious,
Will check it soon.
And can i back to you with questions?
I was a BlackBerry user and ita really easy to Upgrading. Now imma lil bit mad. Haha!
(Was thinking about i installed my o2 stealth years ago and was an easy task by following this forum thread without asking or a single post.
Now droid make it harder to do..)
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Squirrel1620 said:
S off might come off as confusing..
It's not necessary some kernels will flash via ph98img (the bootloader will search for this and ask you to install the update)
Joelz (maker of viperrez and bamf kernel) has implemented this in his rom and kernel.
If your s on, normally you would need a computer to flash the boot.img separately via fastboot commands (search more about using adb and fastboot)
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I got win7 64bit.
Didnt search it yet because lil bit busy moving.
Well, i hope it wont be a problem instaling all driver and other thing to do flash, etc.
Wish me luck..
This is my first droid.. If this running well maybe will flash wifey's samsung g-tab 10.1 LOL....
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feralicious said:
You don't need to s-off. S-off makes flashing a ROM a little easier by automatically flashing the kernel afterwards, but as was mentioned, these days a lot of ROMs make the kernel file for you and the phone goes to hboot and you just accept the update and it flashes it for you.
s-off makes it easier to brick your phone. So it may be better to stay s-on until you get the hang of the Rezound way of doing things. I'm s-on and on the same global leak and I have no problem with it. The ROM I run, EclipticRez makes a PH98IMG file for the kernel so it's easy peasy.
So you are probably ready to flash a ROM. But I would check what recovery you have on there. Boot into bootloader as you did before then navigate to recovery. The two main ones used for the Rez are Amon Ra and TWRP. Amon Ra is currently at v3.16, I don't know about TWRP but you can find it in the Development section and find out. Then once you know you have the latest recovery you can flash a ROM. There should be instructions in the thread for how to flash the ROM and if you need the kernel separately the dev usually posts it for download, otherwise you have to pull it out of the ROM and flash it using fastboot.
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Mate,
It only show me blue texts around.
Wich menu should i execute?
I did a restore menu before it only asking permission to restore without any info what kind of file to restore.
Any other solution how do i find out?
I have a rom toolbox and when i go to rom mamagement and flash recovery, please see attached file. That is all the list i got.
Edit: meh,,, you mention TWRP before.
Yes it is TWRP. So i need to find the latest one on forum and compare it with mines, right?
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Hi guys,
Is this my custom recovery type?
I only seen worldclockmod there..
Please find picture attached.
And can i change it to amon ra?
Or once installed it cant be change anymore? If yes maybe im going to install amon ra because it looks more familiar?
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Vascoti said:
Hi guys,
Is this my custom recovery type?
I only seen worldclockmod there..
Please find picture attached.
And can i change it to amon ra?
Or once installed it cant be change anymore? If yes maybe im going to install amon ra because it looks more familiar?
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Yes that is your recovery. I personally like TeamWins recover because I hate using vol to scroll.
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kaliblazin707 said:
Yes that is your recovery. I personally like TeamWins recover because I hate using vol to scroll.
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You do realize that you can use the 4 buttons at the bottom (Home, menu,...) to scroll and select in Amon Ra, right? Much easier than using the volume and power buttons.
So guys...
Can i change it to amon ra?
I got a little food tutor how to s-off.
But i want to unroot first.
Well, i will be back soon when the phome wont booting. LoL
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