ok, i have a few questions...
#1- if i want to flash the new revolutionary rom and i have to flash the firmware package listed in his OP, will i still be able to flash splash screens? since it flashes a new hboot (i will still be s=off too?)
#2- if i do flash his rom, and i want to go back to the gb version of his rom, can i just restore a nandroid backup and be back to gingerbread?
(sorry if these questions are redundant, i just want to bee 100% sure i can go back)
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Im new with HTC devices and had a question. i rooted my rezound and flashed an ics rom and kernel. I tried to go back to stock by restoring my nand backup but got stuck on the htc screen. I checked around the site and saw threads dealing with ruu and mainver problems. anybody know how to go back to stock?
RUU is the best way to get it completely clean and stock.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=23115164&postcount=12
Or you can grab one of the two stock rooted ROMs from the dev forum and flash those, if you are already updated then I think scrosler's is the way to go. If you are not updated to the OTA and you want to be RUU is best way, or else grab con247's stock rooted ROM and do this:
Put ROM on sd card
Flash in recovery
When you get to bootloader put phone in fastboot and connect to PC
Relock phone
Flash PHzip in hboot
Unlock phone
Flash Amon Ra if needed (can't recall if you'll have stock recovery now or not)
Install su
Also, there's a Q&A forum in here where this thread should really have been posted.
guitarist8482 said:
Im new with HTC devices and had a question. i rooted my rezound and flashed an ics rom and kernel. I tried to go back to stock by restoring my nand backup but got stuck on the htc screen. I checked around the site and saw threads dealing with ruu and mainver problems. anybody know how to go back to stock?
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There are like 6 threads now with your exact problem!
You didn't flash a gingerbread kernel and you cannot boot GB on ICS kernel. We also cannot flash kernels through recovery on our s-on devices.
Sent from my ADR6425LVW using XDA App
So i ran the RUU for ICS through the bootloader (i am s-off). After I booted into the stock OTA, I flashed my TWRP recovery and then restored my nandroid of NeoMax 1.6 i had made just before flashing the RUU. So my question is does restoring my nandroid I made before flashing the RUU wipe out my flash of the official ruu putting me back where i was before i flashed the latest ICS RUU? any clarification would be really great. I basically just wanted to get back to having my phone and rom set up how i liked it because i am so sick of doing it over and over again. Also, would restoring only certain parts of my nandroid in TWRP change anything? Thanks again for any help
Software wise, not really. Firmware wise, not at all.
First, a big big thanks to Virus!! My phone info:
Sprint EVO3D CDMA
SHOOTER XC SHIP S-OFF RL
HBOOT-1.40.0000
RADIO-1.06.00.1216
eMMC-boot
Jun 8 2011, 17:20:22
TWRP v1.1.1
I previously flashed Freeza's v2.17.651.5 firmware and then the Stock ROM + root Shooter_S_Sprint_WWE_2.17.651.5_odex.zip which I'm currently running.
I've read this entire post OTA_Shooter_ICS_35_S_Sprint_WWE_2.89.651.2-2.17.651.5 along with mpgrimm2's post Evo3d(CDMA)HBoot/S-off Differences & Rooting Background Info 8-20-12 and just want to ask before I "leap"! My steps as far as I see it:
1. Run my backups (Titanium, etc) and create a TWRP nandroid.
2. Flash the Stock 2.89.651.2-2.17.651.5 firmware
3. Install the superwipe zip (presumably install zip via TWRP recovery?)
4. Flash the Stock Rooted 2.89.651.2-2.17.651.5 ROM
5. If necessary, flash the BT fix.
At this point I should be up and running the DEODEX'd version of the Stock ICS ROM as if I'd done the ICS OTA. Question here is whether I'll hit compatibility problems with any apps I have installed? I know hard to say w/o knowing what all I've got installed, but if problems I figure just uninstall the app and find something compatible... Any other problems I could expect or should look for?
If for some reason I wanted to go back to my current GB ROM nandroid before the ICS update, I can just reflash hboot 1.40 and restore the nandroid made in my step 1? Do I need to worry about reflashing any other 2.17 firmware? It sounds like I can just restore my nandroid on hboot 1.58 but thinking I'd rather be back at hboot 1.40.
I too have run into the "remote: not allowed" error when using fastboot to flash images. From mpgrimm2's post, it's looks to be because my radio is s-off while my stock hboot 1.40 is technically not s-off? To have a fully functional fastboot via pc, I'd need to flash JBear hboot 1.40 (for GB) or JBear hboot 1.58.5858 (for ICS) from Ramjet's Pick your bootloader!, right? Seeing that I'm ok with flashing by booting into recovery, is there any other advantages (or disadvantages) to using the JBear hboots?
Sorry for the long post, but wanted to be complete... All help is greatly appreciated!
It looks like you have it right. To clarify one point, you don't need to downgrade firmware to run GB (I don't think that's even possible). Just the hboot.
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It looks like you have it right. To clarify one point, you don't need to downgrade firmware to run GB (I don't think that's even possible). Just the hboot.
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Thanks for the confirmation on my steps and being able to revert if I want to...I figured I would want to keep some of the updated firmware but wasn't sure what all could/should keep.
Although like the idea of being able to use fastboot fully, thinking best to just stick with the stock hboot for now...
Again thanks and if anyone has any other thoughts, they're always welcome!
I delayed doing the ICS update using the steps above, have read through the new pages/posts on the http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1808150 post, and now have a few last questions before I jump in! Sorry if seem obvious, but have done the reading but now a bit confused or need clarification. I could just do it and recover if necessary, but rather ask up front.
If reading right, doing the Superwipe in step 2 will format both my phone and sdcard, cleaning out and recreating the partitions. Does this mean I'll have to use my TB Pro backups to restore all my personal apps & data? And if so, will I encounter any issues restoring such thing as my call log (or just restore the data and I'll be ok)? Reading up on Superwipe gets me thinking it deletes everything when I thought flashing this would be like an OTA update and keep my current apps, etc. Sorry again it's been awhile since flashing the stock 2.18.651.5 rooted ROM and just not remembering!
Also part way through the threads, there's mention of needing to first flash a ROM that will boot on 1.58 hboot or will get boot looping. I figure if my 2.18.651.5 GB rooted ROM won't boot after step 1, I'd just have to remove the firmware P86IMG file from the sdcard to proceed to step 2. The OP doesn't mention this - or is this a different situation than mine?
Lastly, on P.59, mpgrimm2 recommends flashing the full stock RUU to clean out all bits & pieces that might be left (I'm figuring it's the RUU_Shooter_ICS_35_S_Sprint_WWE_2.89.651.2_Radio_1.09.00.0706__NV_NV_SPCS_1.43_release_271101_signed.exe) and reinstalling a custom recovery to have the stock rooted ICS. Is this a special case for one person or an alternative to the 3 step method? And it would mean I'd be reinstalling all apps and restoring all my data afterwards, right? Should I even consider this route if the three steps do an upgrade and keep my apps/data?
Thanks and sorry again for so many questions - just getting a headache keeping all straight and sorting through what's special case scenarios...oh and one last, is this Sense 3.5 or 3.6 - the OTA on HTC's site is listed as 3.6, right?
That's correct sir. It is 3.6
I'm currently running Stock w Goodies 1.75, I'm S-ON & H-boot 1.12.
I'd like to flash my radio since it's all still on the original but from what I've read I can only flash my radio using recovery and need to be S-OFF to flash everything and do it from the bootloader. Given my current setup, should I 1) Just flash the radio from recovery or 2) Flash the ROM suggested in the LazyPanda thread (Fresh 5.1.1 w/ 1.13), get S-Off and then flash everything before moving back to my current setup? Are there any issues with going that route besides it just taking some time?
Thanks!
S-off is really the way to go. There's some risk involved so take your time. After you get s-off you can flash any updates directly without using an ruu or reverting to stock and taking ota
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I'm currently running Stock w Goodies 1.75, I'm S-ON & H-boot 1.12.
I'd like to flash my radio since it's all still on the original but from what I've read I can only flash my radio using recovery and need to be S-OFF to flash everything and do it from the bootloader. Given my current setup, should I 1) Just flash the radio from recovery or 2) Flash the ROM suggested in the LazyPanda thread (Fresh 5.1.1 w/ 1.13), get S-Off and then flash everything before moving back to my current setup? Are there any issues with going that route besides it just taking some time?
Thanks!
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just follow post number 2, i used fresh 5.1.1 and it worked perfect, then i flashed the new hboot, then the firmware then the rom of choice...just to be safe i rebooted the device after each install
cool, when I get some time I'll go with the recommended ROM and go that route.
Maybe not the place to ask, but anyone else other than flex have goodies 2.05?
Ask me about my ability to annoy complete strangers!
Thanks guys, I changed my ROM to the recommended one, Lazy Panda was really easy and now I'm back to my old setup but S-OFF with updated radios.
Hi there, new to the Rezound and would like some help getting to either ICS or JB on a very stable ROM.
Currently my phone is unlocked, rooted and still s-on. (Is there a way to get s-off without using a wire?)
I am on Android 4.0.3. HTC Sense is 3.6. Other than having a rooted ROM its nothing fancy.
Ive read the forums and not doesn't make sense to me how to go from GB to either ICS or JB or Cyanogen Mod (if its available).
Any help you can provide is very much appreciated. I've read the great beginners guides on this site and its confusing to me. (sorry). I used to flash alot of different roms on my X2 and it seemed alot simpler. If it helps I have Titanium Backup, Clockwork RecoveryMod installed on my phone.
Questions are:
1. Can/Should I get s-on with still on GB? Without using a wire?
2. Which mod is most stable? I dont care for bleeding edge. Either ICS/JB/CM would be great.
3. How do I get from current GB to said mod?
Thanks in advance for the advise.
First of all, CWM doesn't play well with the Rezound. I would flash Amon Ra v3.16 instead. It's the most cooperative recovery with the Rezzy.
Immediately after getting Amon Ra on there I would make a nandroid so you always have a stock nand to go back to if you need it.
1. You are on ICS now. To get s-off you need to do the wire trick. It's not necessary to do it, you just have an extra step when you flash ROMs if you do not. I'm still s-on and it doesn't bother me a bit and I feel safer since it's easier to brick when you are s-off.
The extra step you end up with is having to flash the kernel after you flash the ROM. The ROM I'm using now puts the kernel in a PH98IMG file for you if you are s-on and then you just flash it in bootloader right after you flash the ROM, before booting up. Easy peasy.
If at some point you want to s-off you can do so, you'll just have to get back to stock to do it.
2. I recommend EclipticRez. It's great, super smooth, everything works and has great support. Download here
You can select Sense or Desensed when you flash. It will also make the kernel file for you so it's really easy if you are s-on.
3. You should be ICS if you are 4.0.3, GB is 2.x.x. Check your hboot and baseband info. Is your hboot 2.21 or 2.27? Did you just get the Rezound? New or used?
So to actually flash a ROM, first wipe - download CleanWipe from the development section, put it on your external sd card and flash the zip in recovery. Same thing for the ROM, put it on external card and flash zip in recovery. Have it on the card already when you wipe cuz you need to flash a ROM immediately after wiping.
Simplest.
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First of all, CWM doesn't play well with the Rezound. I would flash Amon Ra v3.16 instead. It's the most cooperative recovery with the Rezzy.
Immediately after getting Amon Ra on there I would make a nandroid so you always have a stock nand to go back to if you need it.
1. You are on ICS now. To get s-off you need to do the wire trick. It's not necessary to do it, you just have an extra step when you flash ROMs if you do not. I'm still s-on and it doesn't bother me a bit and I feel safer since it's easier to brick when you are s-off.
The extra step you end up with is having to flash the kernel after you flash the ROM. The ROM I'm using now puts the kernel in a PH98IMG file for you if you are s-on and then you just flash it in bootloader right after you flash the ROM, before booting up. Easy peasy.
If at some point you want to s-off you can do so, you'll just have to get back to stock to do it.
2. I recommend EclipticRez. It's great, super smooth, everything works and has great support. Download here
You can select Sense or Desensed when you flash. It will also make the kernel file for you so it's really easy if you are s-on.
3. You should be ICS if you are 4.0.3, GB is 2.x.x. Check your hboot and baseband info. Is your hboot 2.21 or 2.27? Did you just get the Rezound? New or used?
So to actually flash a ROM, first wipe - download CleanWipe from the development section, put it on your external sd card and flash the zip in recovery. Same thing for the ROM, put it on external card and flash zip in recovery. Have it on the card already when you wipe cuz you need to flash a ROM immediately after wiping.
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This is how I do it when starting with a stock Rez.
All of this can be done with s-on.
flash 4.03.605.2 RUU
unlock
flash custom recovery, I've found Amon RA the best. Menu driven but stable.
Use Amon RA to flash the ROM of choice.
Fastboot the boot.img from the ROM of choice. This can be done before or after you flash the .zip
The phone will not boot without the correct boot.img (make sense?)
Paranthetic:
The Custom ROMS are findable. To get the "boot.img" just use Windows Explorer, right click the ROM.zip and copy the "boot.img" to the folder that "bootflash" is in and go. In my case, "C:\adb\fastboot flash boot boot.img"
Oh, a must know is DOS command line.
getting s-off is relatively riskier than just unlocking bootloader, you should follow the directions very closely. there is no other method besides the wire trick