Howdy guys.. I'm new to the scene an this is my first android phone.. but I always have to hack/tinker with my devices.. so here I am.
I'm a little weary about upgrading to ICS because from my understanding the ICS update also updates HBOOT and prevents S-OFF from being obtained? Is this true or is my understanding wrong?
I unlocked my bootloader, installed NRG's Gingerbread ROM (love it!) and CWM.. I have held off upgrading to ICS because I'm afraid if I upgrade to ICS BEFORE I obtain S-OFF, that I will ruin my chances of getting S-OFF in the future if I so desire.. is this true?
Or is it possible to still obtain S-OFF even after flashing the official ICS RUU?
ericdjobs said:
Howdy guys.. I'm new to the scene an this is my first android phone.. but I always have to hack/tinker with my devices.. so here I am.
I'm a little weary about upgrading to ICS because from my understanding the ICS update also updates HBOOT and prevents S-OFF from being obtained? Is this true or is my understanding wrong?
I unlocked my bootloader, installed NRG's Gingerbread ROM (love it!) and CWM.. I have held off upgrading to ICS because I'm afraid if I upgrade to ICS BEFORE I obtain S-OFF, that I will ruin my chances of getting S-OFF in the future if I so desire.. is this true?
Or is it possible to still obtain S-OFF even after flashing the official ICS RUU?
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It IS possible to obtain s-off on the ICS RUU, it has been confirmed by globatron himself, who developed the method. I believe you just need to use v0.4 or later of controlbear.
I upgraded to ICS stock with s-on. I can confirm that the s-off method works because I just did it several days ago.
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Hi there,
I currently have my phone rooted and running Clockwork mod. It is S-on as I rooted this mid-late last year.
I want to install CM7 (stable) and so I'm thinking maybe I should start fresh, get S-off and then install CM7.
How do I do this? Do I have to un-root and install a stock rom, and then root with Revolutionary?
EDIT: I have an old version of H-Boot too so I need to update that
Thanks
arnienz said:
Hi there,
I currently have my phone rooted and running Clockwork mod. It is S-on as I rooted this mid-late last year.
I want to install CM7 (stable) and so I'm thinking maybe I should start fresh, get S-off and then install CM7.
How do I do this? Do I have to un-root and install a stock rom, and then root with Revolutionary?
EDIT: I have an old version of H-Boot too so I need to update that
Thanks
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Yes before you can run Revolutionary you need to install the AT&T official 2.2.2 update to update the HBOOT if you have an AT&T branded Aria. If you have an unbranded Gratia, then there is a thread that documents how to upgrade the HBOOT so that you can then you can run Revolutionary.
Edit: Just noticed that you are in Austrailia. I don't know if the Gratia upgrade instructions will work or not.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1133446
You can try it or the next suggestion would be to visit the LiberatedAria IRC (link is at the bottom of attn1's signature in the Gratia upgrade post) and maybe they can assist you:
Do NOT run the Gratia tool on the phone. Since you don't have a Sense 2.2 boot partition, it will soft brick the device if you use it.
Instead I'd suggest using the AT&T RUU on your phone. However you can't just run the RUU application like you can with an American Aria. Follow the directions in this post instead: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=14953134&postcount=28. There was another user (the person who I was responding to in that thead) who was able to use this method successfully with his Australian Aria (although it was on another carrier I believe).
Thanks guys, I'm in New Zealand not Australia btw.
I used the AT&T ROM and did all the steps and am now running a nand unlocked CM7 phone
This should help, I followed it and successfully rooted my phone & installed CM7 http:// wiki. cyanogenmod.com/wiki/HTC_Aria:_Full_Update_Guide
Hi guys
Sorry if this has been already answered. I tried to search for solution many times and asked in threads of ROM but people give very vague answer. I don't want to risk losing my device and want to stick with easy rooting.
I followed this guide to root my phone: http://androidforums.com/evo-3d-all-things-root/494212-complete-newbies-guide-rooting-flashing-evo-3d-roms-kernels-using-fastboot.html. I installed everything but didn't do S-OFF. One thing I'd like to share is that I did unlocking through HTCdev and also that I run Rogers phone. Currently I'm using kingcobra 2.4 ROM.
So now I wanted to install ICS but I need to install new firmware. I tried to revert back to stock ROM and do ICS update but it'd stop at HTC screen and same thing happened when I tried to install ICS rom.
So I need to install this new firmware for sure, but I have S-ON I think. Now things I need to know and perform I believe are:
S-Off
Install new firmware
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Now do I have to do RUU update as well? If so, where do I do that and how do I know what RUU I am running? Also I'm running HBOOT 1.49.0008 because I did unlocking through HTCdev
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If I wanted to simply use the Rogers ICS update, how can I get it? Do I still need to S-Off? I did full back up. Please explain very clearly.
you want to go back to stock so you can install the OTA / official ICS rom?
You can dl the RUU from the htc website. Rename it to PC86IMG.zip and let it install in bootloader
Whats the link for it please? I am on Rogers evo 3d
Also I think i have the base RUU?
The only rom I installed had this:
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Base: Rogers RUU 1.20.631.2 HTC EVO 3D (Shooter U GSM)
Android Version: 2.3.4
HTC Sense: 3.0
Kernel: Your choice:
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I chose original kernel, meaning not installing any. I don't think I need stock ruu now do I?
If someone can find me an easy S-off tutorial, I would be more happy to do that and stick with rooting.
I have spent too much time trying to find a way to update to ICS and I am regretting to root my phone now =[ I can't get ICS either way...
go to htcdev, enter your info and they'll let you dl the ruu for your phone.
i used s-off wire trick , try that for hboot 1.5
currently running android 4.1.1 I605vraljb
which is ok but is ther any reason to upgrade
mine is currently stock
your thoughts please
The new radio might be very slightly better, but mostly it was a security patch. I didn't notice any real difference on VRALL4. Now that there is an unlock method for both radios it isn't a problem to take the upgrade if you plan to root and ROM at some point (it was for about a week after it came out as it relocked the bootloader).
tfly212 said:
The new radio might be very slightly better, but mostly it was a security patch. I didn't notice any real difference on VRALL4. Now that there is an unlock method for both radios it isn't a problem to take the upgrade if you plan to root and ROM at some point (it was for about a week after it came out as it relocked the bootloader).
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the unlock method is for the bootloader not radio...you might already know this and just typed it wrong. just wanted to clear that up for anybody that may read your post.
Right...sorry if there was confusion. A new unlock method was released when the update came out and relocked the bootloader. I unlocked on the original version and flashed the VRALL4 radio when I went to Beans 8.
I'm hoping that someone can point me in the right direction. I gave my wife my Evo 4G LTE over a year ago, and it's worked great running Mean Bean (not sure about the version). The phone is unlocked, rooted and S-Off. Recently, I thought it would be a good idea to update it to KitKat, mainly because I was hoping that the newer ROMs would utilize HD voice. Long story short, I realized that I need to have the 2.10.0000 bootloader and mine is 1.19.something. So, I have a couple questions:
1. Do the newer custom ROMs support HD voice, or do I need to revert to stock?
2. What is the recommended method to update the bootloader?
Sorry if I seem clueless, but I've moved on from this phone a while ago and forgot all about the S-On/S-Off hoops you have to jump through.
ED2O9 said:
I'm hoping that someone can point me in the right direction. I gave my wife my Evo 4G LTE over a year ago, and it's worked great running Mean Bean (not sure about the version). The phone is unlocked, rooted and S-Off. Recently, I thought it would be a good idea to update it to KitKat, mainly because I was hoping that the newer ROMs would utilize HD voice. Long story short, I realized that I need to have the 2.10.0000 bootloader and mine is 1.19.something. So, I have a couple questions:
1. Do the newer custom ROMs support HD voice, or do I need to revert to stock?
2. What is the recommended method to update the bootloader?
Sorry if I seem clueless, but I've moved on from this phone a while ago and forgot all about the S-On/S-Off hoops you have to jump through.
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The latest official update was to Android 4.3 which is Jelly Bean, not KK. I believe the HD voice update was part of the software version 3.17 update (Hboot 2.09). There were only 2 or 3 custom ROM's for that particular software version, mostly due to the fact that it was not a major update for the EVO LTE. Any ROM based off that software version should support HD voice. You can run the RUU for that update and you'll remain S-off. Hit the top link in my sig and scroll down to the section on RUU's for further info. This method will also update you to Hboot 2.09.
Magnum_Enforcer said:
The latest official update was to Android 4.3 which is Jelly Bean, not KK. I believe the HD voice update was part of the software version 3.17 update (Hboot 2.09). There were only 2 or 3 custom ROM's for that particular software version, mostly due to the fact that it was not a major update for the EVO LTE. Any ROM based off that software version should support HD voice. You can run the RUU for that update and you'll remain S-off. Hit the top link in my sig and scroll down to the section on RUU's for further info. This method will also update you to Hboot 2.09.
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This doesn't answer the question of how to get to HBOOT 2.10.
N00b here.
Was wondering the easiest way to get an Android 4.0+ Rom on my HTC EVO 3D (CDMA) phone.
I'm fine with ICS if that's the easiest.
Phone is rooted, S-On, hboot 1.5 unlocked.
I have 4ext
I see a lot of roms need hboot 1.58.
I tried doing the system OTA but it failed (probably since phone is rooted).
If possible I'd like to stay root after update.
I am currently on stock Android 2.3 GB rom
Thanks for your help!