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ok, so i went through the s-off process and completed it successfully. It asked me if I wanted to flash the jb-hboot.zip which I said yes. Now, when I boot into hboot it has this ugly pink bar accross the top that says "juno..." (the name of the team). I am currently on the new firmware running BAMF Evita sense 4. Is there a stock ics hboot or something i can put back in its place that will leave s-off, be compatible with new firmware and not give custom labels accross the top?
Please help....
jbeitel said:
ok, so i went through the s-off process and completed it successfully. It asked me if I wanted to flash the jb-hboot.zip which I said yes. Now, when I boot into hboot it has this ugly pink bar accross the top that says "juno..." (the name of the team). I am currently on the new firmware running BAMF Evita sense 4. Is there a stock ics hboot or something i can put back in its place that will leave s-off, be compatible with new firmware and not give custom labels accross the top?
Please help....
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Technically, you could just reflash the leaked RUU then and you will still have S-off. Changing Hboots , won't affect S-off, Numerous threads have popped up with just radio's and Hboots to flash. Just be careful and don't mix and match Radios and Hboots to avoid trouble.
mjh68 said:
Technically, you could just reflash the leaked RUU then and you will still have S-off. Changing Hboots , won't affect S-off, Numerous threads have popped up with just radio's and Hboots to flash. Just be careful and don't mix and match Radios and Hboots to avoid trouble.
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do I have to relock anything like when I upgraded to the new ics firmware? I was hoping for a straight forware ph98img.zip flash. i know, thats lazy but easy.
IMO, leave it. Put up with eye sore. If the flash to the stock one goes belly up, you will brick the phone. Leave it til you need to go back to an S-On device.
Snuzzo said:
IMO, leave it. Put up with eye sore. If the flash to the stock one goes belly up, you will brick the phone. Leave it til you need to go back to an S-On device.
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Technically true, but really as long as he doesn't pull the plug while its loading the Hboot its not a great danger.
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jbeitel said:
do I have to relock anything like when I upgraded to the new ics firmware? I was hoping for a straight forware ph98img.zip flash. i know, thats lazy but easy.
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I am pretty sure , their hboot is already relocked . So shouldn't have to relock , I went all the way back to GB and used the full exe RUU and relocked since I didn't know that it was locked initially and it ran just fine.
I would try without relocking , it will either run or fail before it starts doing anything.
Thank you mjh. Yes it is relocked & again leave it as is. Trust me you will thank me later. No need for unlock codes anymore and just waiting for roms to be rebased and official OTA(not for the actual OTA but for kernel source if released).
you guys know how to frustrate a guy, geez. What a great world that everyone can have their own opinion. Now, who's do I want to have?
I know exactly how you feel. Cant make up my mind what I want to do either. Currently on ICS S-OFF displaying Tampered/Locked
Do I RUU back to GB and flash the ENG Hboot?
Do I go ahead and flash jb_hboot? And which one is it actually. There have been way to many threads and posts on S-OFF and a bunch of different answers.
Do I leave it alone and wait to see what happens with the next release?
In some ways it would be nice to be back on Hboot 2.11 and have ENG S-off but is it worth it? Wont really know until the next official release comes out.
jbeitel said:
you guys know how to frustrate a guy, geez. What a great world that everyone can have their own opinion. Now, who's do I want to have?
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I am not telling not to flash, just telling you after S-off and using their Hboot it is already locked, but you can still flash the stock RUU. I did and haven't had any issues , but I didn't realize it was already locked so relocked and unlocked by HTC dev without knowing it . I am still tempted to flash the eng hboot , but not sure if I really have a need to.
mjh68 said:
I am not telling not to flash, just telling you after S-off and using their Hboot it is already locked, but you can still flash the stock RUU. I did and haven't had any issues , but I didn't realize it was already locked so relocked and unlocked by HTC dev without knowing it . I am still tempted to flash the eng hboot , but not sure if I really have a need to.
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whats the big deal with the engineering hboot? is it different or is that the standard one in the ruu?
Snuzzo said:
No need for unlock codes anymore
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There is more difference than this(allows more commands to be ran in prompts) but with an ENG hboot, you can keep it locked and s-off, along with still being able to flash anything your heart desires. ALTHOUGH if you wish to go back to s-on, flash an RUU of your choice first. As when you do write secureflag and a few reboots on an ENG hboot, you could brick.
Leave the hboot they give you. The tag might be annoying but it is better than having to re-unlock to use fastboot commands.
Why is un- re locking not ideal? It takes 2 minutes.
Sent from my v6 supercharged Rezound.
AJMetal87 said:
Why is un- re locking not ideal? It takes 2 minutes.
Sent from my v6 supercharged Rezound.
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Scotty posted earlier if your S-OFF then unlock and relock again it will alway show relocked again unless you RUU then S-ON and then S-OFF again. If you S-OFF and don't unlock it and RUU it will say locked but its best to use the patched hboots supplied to be able to use certain fastboot commands that way you don't have to unlock and not have a problem with it saying relocked.
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LakerStar25 said:
Scotty posted earlier if your S-OFF then unlock and relock again it will alway show relocked again unless you RUU then S-ON and then S-OFF again. If you S-OFF and don't unlock it and RUU it will say locked but its best to use the patched hboots supplied to be able to use certain fastboot commands that way you don't have to unlock and not have a problem with it saying relocked.
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Aside of the text difference on the bootloader and potential warranty comprimising, is there any other downfall?
No downfall. But again, nor needed to unlock if s-off.
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I'm not trolling or trying to start a argument, but if that's a big deal to you to have the pink junabear banner across your hboot screen then you should have never s-off. I mean really. Who sits there and stares at the hboot screen and decides that it doesn't look good. Lmao.
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Especially when the stock hboot uses the same color banner but says locked instead?
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Anyone who was on Gingerbread when the did S-Off does *NOT* have the Juououuoouououpnutbear logo; just standard Eng HBoot.
This would be me.
Bump. I need the stock Hboot to send back to Verizon. The GB hboot if anyone has it please.
I'm on 3.14 stock ruu, unlocked bootloader, amonra in the recovery
do I need to flash something like the "3.14 stock deodexxed root"
or can I just finally try to s-off?
thanks <3
Watercycle said:
I'm on 3.14 stock ruu, unlocked bootloader, amonra in the recovery
do I need to flash something like the "3.14 stock deodexxed root"
or can I just finally try to s-off?
thanks <3
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the su binary MUST be present in the system for the S-OFF process to work correctly, so yes, you must root.
Since you have Amon ra installed, just boot into that, go to the developer menu and install the su binary, then do S-OFF
a.mcdear said:
the su binary MUST be present in the system for the S-OFF process to work correctly, so yes, you must root.
Since you have Amon ra installed, just boot into that, go to the developer menu and install the su binary, then do S-OFF
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unguarded or super user? and thank you i didn't know about that =)
Watercycle said:
unguarded or super user? and thank you i didn't know about that =)
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Sueperuser not unguarded
this is the most rediculous process ever! (currently trying to wire trick) I'VE USED 2 DARN TYPES OF WIRE AND A PAPERCLIP AND NONE OF THEM DO ANYTHING
oh god, whew... i was running around the house making a wire out of everything...
but after trying the paperclip for like the 8th time (which took a half hour to find) it seems to have worked
S-off is the most stressful android activity ever >XO
thanks you two <3
You did use the ics jb hboot right? Make sure you can see the sd card? And don't unlock your phone again. You would need to s-on then s-off again for it to say locked. I just woke up and saw your new posts, its been a long day but I see you got help. Welcome to the club, glad it finally worked.
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I used the Hboot that came with 3.14 Ruu, if S-off took the "relocked" away then i'm happy, if it didn't, oh well, but I was unlocked when I started the process =o
As long as you don't unlock it after s-off, it will be locked again ( although it says "juopunutbear" instead of "locked" if you're using their modified boot. Just flash a stock one and it will say locked)
I'm still not to sure why people keep bringing up the Hboot, is it because if you flash S-off's it will break it?
I declined the modified version and everything appears to be working
Watercycle said:
I'm still not to sure why people keep bringing up the Hboot, is it because if you flash S-off's it will break it?
I declined the modified version and everything appears to be working
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The patched hboot adds some advanced fast boot commands. However everything will work without the patched hboot. You don't need it its just nice to have
Watercycle said:
I'm still not to sure why people keep bringing up the Hboot, is it because if you flash S-off's it will break it?
I declined the modified version and everything appears to be working
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The juoponut bear hboot is an eng hboot that allows for adb commands and other options most people will not need.
The h boot issue is thus......in the event you want your phone returned to stock (s on and locked in downloader), after gaining s off do NOT HTC unlock the phone.
If you don't unlock it and want to return to stock you basically run a ruu, and then write the secure flag back to s on (scotty123 has a thread how to do this). After which point you phone will be on stock Rom, recovery and h boot will say locked and s on. Just like the day you first got the phone.
If you unlock after s off (as an early adopter I did) your bootloader will only say unlocked or relocked. You can run ruus, and write secure flag to s on.....BUT your hboot will say relocked or unlocked. And to a trained eye, someone can tell you tampered with it (running Roma,etc)
In my case, I had to follow scottys thread, s on, and do the s off process all over again. Early on we thought flashing a ruu would change the hboot status from relocked to locked. However we were mistaken.
So, don't unlock after s off.
If you can't run adb commands with your h boot and don't want to flash an eng hboot, use the ph98img.zip method to flash things (ex recovery, hboots, radios).
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ericsignals said:
The juoponut bear hboot is an eng hboot that allows for adb commands and other options most people will not need.
The h boot issue is thus......in the event you want your phone returned to stock (s on and locked in downloader), after gaining s off do NOT HTC unlock the phone.
If you don't unlock it and want to return to stock you basically run a ruu, and then write the secure flag back to s on (scotty123 has a thread how to do this). After which point you phone will be on stock Rom, recovery and h boot will say locked and s on. Just like the day you first got the phone.
If you unlock after s off (as an early adopter I did) your bootloader will only say unlocked or relocked. You can run ruus, and write secure flag to s on.....BUT your hboot will say relocked or unlocked. And to a trained eye, someone can tell you tampered with it (running Roma,etc)
In my case, I had to follow scottys thread, s on, and do the s off process all over again. Early on we thought flashing a ruu would change the hboot status from relocked to locked. However we were mistaken.
So, don't unlock after s off.
If you can't run adb commands with your h boot and don't want to flash an eng hboot, use the ph98img.zip method to flash things (ex recovery, hboots, radios).
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Well everything is right but the first part, the modified hboot allows you to perform fastboot commands that would otherwise require you to unlock the bootloader
Fastboot flash, fastboot boot... Etc.
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superchilpil said:
Well everything is right but the first part, the modified hboot allows you to perform fastboot commands that would otherwise require you to unlock the bootloader
Fastboot flash, fastboot boot... Etc.
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Forgot to add that part when I typed the adb part ....thanks for correcting me.:thumbup:
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oh dear, so without that Hboot command prompt won't be able to fastboot into recovery and whatnot?
Watercycle said:
oh dear, so without that Hboot command prompt won't be able to fastboot into recovery and whatnot?
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Yes, but there are ways around that
I personally just package my own ph98img.zips if I need to flash a kernel or recovery after doing something dumb
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If you want to add the JB Hboot, it is very simple. You can go to their site and just download the most recent hboot. You must know if you are ICS or GB. But go here: http://unlimited.io/hboot-downloads/ and download the right one, either vigor ics or vigor gb. Put that in the folder where you had put the original controlbear program and follow these instructions:
To flash the JuopunutBear hboots
Put the phone in fastboot mode, connected to the pc and enter the following commands
fastboot erase cache
fastboot oem rebootRUU
fastboot flash zip jb_hboot.zip
Thats all there is to it and you can now benefit from the JB Hboot.
I thought you needed to be unlocked with htc dev to gain s-off? Now I'm hearing that I should not unlock my phone before I s-off?
Yes you need to be unlocked. It's part of the prerequisites. Please read then reread the thread in general "s-off with instructions...it's official". Understand how to avoid problems and fix them if they arise. It's very easy but it's like people half ass reading the instructions recently. Don't be that person.
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th3rapist said:
I thought you needed to be unlocked with htc dev to gain s-off? Now I'm hearing that I should not unlock my phone before I s-off?
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You have to unlock befor you s off, afterwards it's redundant to do so. But some people have
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doubleshot, ruby ICS, vigor ICS, holiday ICS, pyramid ICS?
which one? haha
I don't mind don't 1 more small flash that will probably be necessary in the future as long as it doesn't screw my current rom up
how does this happen? solutions? im also not able to flash an ruu for some reason...stumped and have been working on this for an hour or so
rezin said:
how does this happen? solutions? im also not able to flash an ruu for some reason...stumped and have been working on this for an hour or so
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Tampered is normal. Did you try flashing it with a ph98img, or as an .exe
It happens after you unlock and install a custom recovery I believe. Are you re-locked when you try to ruu?
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big_mike_2k6 said:
And are you re-locked when you try to ruu?
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Yeah make sure your bootloader is relocked
i was in the middle of doing s-off when the phone froze and corrupted the mem card...so i tried redoing the whole process over and i havent been able to get past the hboot...im still unlocked and have access to recovery and hboot but i cant flash a rom and boot into it...i cant run an ruu but the phone is not technically bricked...its an odd predicament...i just flashed a rom and i still cant get it to get past the hboot
Have you tried re-locking the bootloader and then run the ruu?
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i was hesitant to do anything else aside from the things i mentioned incase i was unable to get those back...gonna let the phone recharge and try again later tonight...any ideas are welcome in the mean time...and ill go ahead and relock it and try later
rezin said:
i was hesitant to do anything else aside from the things i mentioned incase i was unable to get those back...gonna let the phone recharge and try again later tonight...any ideas are welcome in the mean time...and ill go ahead and relock it and try later
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just run the latest ruu in hboot if you are s-off it will make the phone like it was from factory.
if you are s-on but unlocked you will need to do the "fastboot oem lock" then runn the ruu.
in both cases the ruu will nuke the internal storage. first pass with install a new hboot and stock recovery along with 2 other items, then the phone will reboot into fastboot and install the rest. i recommend that you have a 60% or more battery life.
synisterwolf said:
just run the latest ruu in hboot if you are s-off it will make the phone like it was from factory.
if you are s-on but unlocked you will need to do the "fastboot oem lock" then runn the ruu.
in both cases the ruu will nuke the internal storage. first pass with install a new hboot and stock recovery along with 2 other items, then the phone will reboot into fastboot and install the rest. i recommend that you have a 60% or more battery life.
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Yeah I already got it up n running...between being unlocked and having a slightly dead battery I wasn't even being given the option to run an ruu...its running now but I still need to do s-off again, and of course my sd card is corrupted so ill work on that tonight
The same thing happened to me, glad I found your thread! Were you trying to s-off on the official ICS? That's what I was trying. I ran the .12 RUU and had unlocked, rooted and was trying to get S-off. I did the wire trick I was getting an HTC logo instead of Jbear logo. Right now I just relocked and it's running the RUU so I hope I can get back up and running.
I guess I should have just S-offed before running the ICS RUU
Edit: I am back up and running!
willdo7474 said:
The same thing happened to me, glad I found your thread! Were you trying to s-off on the official ICS? That's what I was trying. I ran the .12 RUU and had unlocked, rooted and was trying to get S-off. I did the wire trick I was getting an HTC logo instead of Jbear logo. Right now I just relocked and it's running the RUU so I hope I can get back up and running.
I guess I should have just S-offed before running the ICS RUU
Edit: I am back up and running!
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Hey, I didn't have to do this, but if you noticed, controlbear makes backup copies of stuff like boot.img (forget what else) and puts them on your computer. If you crap out you ought to be able to fastboot flash boot [bootimgfilename.img] and be able to boot up your phone. I saw where one person did this to get going again after a failed soff.
Yeah well happened in my case is that I was already s-offed and then I flashed the ruu to go back to stock...then I relocked my phone cuz I'm having an issue with one of the pins on phone (the terminal that connects to battery).so I was gonna get it exchanged, I wanted it to look absolutely stock...so the "relocked" status wasn't good enough, so someone suggested doing s-off again so it will show locked in hboot...well that's where everything went wrong, the phone froze at the wire trick and then the entire memory card was corrupted which is normal...so when I went to redo the whole s-off procedure again I kept rebooting into the blank screen with the arrow...could not get past that, so I resorted to putting my real sd card in...I had no backups for that card cuz that one has my actual personal stuff so I figures it'd be ok since I used a spare to do s-off anyway...well upon powering on the phone it was also corrupted...so Ive actually given up on s-off and getting my phone restored and replaced for a while...I don't know why s-off has always given me problems I've watched and read every vid or post about s-off and am in no way tech illiterate but I've always had problems with s-off (i lost all my pics and documents the first time I did s-off even thought I backed everything up cuz the only way to get it right was to eliminate every file in the folder and rerun it again cuz it didn't back up my sd correctly If at all)...its beyond infuriating
well that didnt last long...i just unlocked and s-offed my phone again, only to be returned to s-on and fully locked (indistinguishable from brand new in box), as i originally intended...im gonna miss this particular phone but it has to be done
I successfully installed Fresh Evo LTE 5.3.1 on my phone.
One of the suggestions is to update the Radio but I'm having a tough time doing that.
Here are my specs:
HBOOT 1.15.0000
S-ON
FreshEVO 5.3.1 ROM
I went to the link from the FreshEVO LTE 5.3.1 page to update the radio and have tried the following to install the Radio:
Attempt 1
Downloaded the Full Firmware zip file
Rename it "PJ75IMG"
Place it in the root of my SD card
Reboot into Bootloader
The PJ75IMG.zip file is detect but I only get 'Parsing PJ75IMG.zip' and then the Fastboot, Recovery, etc. options are displayed.
Attempt 2
From the same page where I downloaded the Full Firmware zip file, I also tried:
Download the Boot.img Only (signed) file
Flash it through the command prompt while in Fastboot ("fastboot flash boot boot.img")
Go into Bootloader
The PJ75IMG.zip is detected but still get the "Parsing..." message and nothing else happens.
Attempt 3
I have also tried going into my TWRP recovery and installing the Full Firmware zip AND the Radio 1.12.11.0809 Only.zip file but the installation fails.
Any pointers or a link to a video or a post would be much appreciated.
Thanks and sorry if this is a duplicate post but I really couldn't find any post that showed step-by-step process.
revert to stock and accept the ota, you can then fastboot recovery again and reflash. hboot 1.15 can not directly flash any firmware
edit: you may have to relock your hboot but ive seen users state they didnt. if you decide to relock the phone you will have to unlock the bootloader again to enable fastboot
om4 said:
The easiest way to update your firmware is to revert to stock and accept the ota, you can then fastboot recovery again and reflash
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I don't have my stock backup anymore.
I've heard stuff about using RUU or something like that. Any quick guide on how to revert back to stock?
DO NOT UNROOT TO ACCEPT THE OTA OR RUU
I'd highly suggest just staying with your current radios and waiting for S-OFF before trying to update the radios. You can still flash the new ROMS in the meantime
You cannot update radios or firmware with Hboot 1.15 or 1.19------->Thats why it is suggested and not required
Rxpert said:
DO NOT UNROOT TO ACCEPT THE OTA OR RUU
I'd highly suggest just staying with your current radios and waiting for S-OFF before trying to update the radios. You can still flash the new ROMS in the meantime
You cannot update radios or firmware with Hboot 1.15 or 1.19------->Thats why it is suggested and not required
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Thanks for the warning.
Since I'm pretty new to all this, I'll play it safe and stick to what I have.
sorry guys internet crapped out and i got stuck trying to post lol. rxpert has a point but with so much negativity about s-off never coming I'm starting to consider taking the OTA.
also you should always have a back up, its your go to solution when nothing else seems to be working since its a back up of when everything was new and working be it stock or custom
The new radios aren't worth losing the possibility, no matter how small
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True...
om4 said:
sorry guys internet crapped out and i got stuck trying to post lol. rxpert has a point but with so much negativity about s-off never coming I'm starting to consider taking the OTA.
also you should always have a back up, its your go to solution when nothing else seems to be working since its a back up of when everything was new and working be it stock or custom
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Just so I am clear, I too am 1.5 so if have my orginal rom, (the one after I unlocked my bootloader) i can restore it and accept the OTA without having to relock my phone? (it wont brick):good: Or do i have some other steps to take, I read the don't panic instructions, but it only mentioned what the OTA does ( relocks with a new rom) but nothing about what happens if I don't relock before I accept the OTA, I know i seem a bit slow, 4g lte isn't as interesting as OG 4g without S-off.
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Just so I am clear, I too am 1.5 so if have my orginal rom, (the one after I unlocked my bootloader) i can restore it and accept the OTA without having to relock my phone? (it wont brick):good: Or do i have some other steps to take, I read the don't panic instructions, but it only mentioned what the OTA does ( relocks with a new rom) but nothing about what happens if I don't relock before I accept the OTA, I know i seem a bit slow, 4g lte isn't as interesting as OG 4g without S-off.
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I havent yet done it myself but users have said they didnt need to relock, how ever as captain said there is no real need to update right now. If you decide to go ahead it would be a good idea to relock ( fastboot oem lock ) just to make sure, you can unlock afterwards. I neglect to mention this in my guide because most phones now are on 1.19 anyway and those still on 1.15 are holding out for soff
You will want to have the stock recovery to take the ota. Most people do this by relocking and running the ruu
Once again, I'm providing the info but I don't recommend it
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Rxpert said:
You will want to have the stock recovery to take the ota. Most people do this by relocking and running the ruu
Once again, I'm providing the info but I don't recommend it
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I am still researching how to relock without issues. I have my orginal rom but still leary about the entire relocking process. I was hoping i could restore to orginal sense rom, then take the OTA. otherwise I am looking for the simplest way to accompish the relocking task, but frankly nothing is easy when i comes to playing around with 4g lte, except it is rather difficult to brick. With my luck i might succeed in that LMAO
:good::laugh:
RamesisX said:
I am still researching how to relock without issues. I have my orginal rom but still leary about the entire relocking process. I was hoping i could restore to orginal sense rom, then take the OTA. otherwise I am looking for the simplest way to accompish the relocking task, but frankly nothing is easy when i comes to playing around with 4g lte, except it is rather difficult to brick. With my luck i might succeed in that LMAO
:good::laugh:
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there is no simpler method for relocking hboot, simply fastboot oem lock
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there is no simpler method for relocking hboot, simply fastboot oem lock
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Used that and it worked great.
Evo 4G LTE
h-boot 1.19, s-on, HTCDev unlocked
I searched for this and could not find an easy way to get an answer.
So I recently achieved S-OFF. In doing so I reverted back to an ICS RUU(3.14.605.12) after relocking the phone. After I got the phone back up and running I then set things up to run the program needed for S-OFF. Got S-OFF. Then unlocked the phone and flashed a rom I wanted.
I am thinking I would like to install the latest RUU(4.03.605.2) to get the radios and everything up to date.
Main question. Would installing the newer RUU affect the S-OFF status at all? I would hope no, but I don't know.
Second question. Do I need to go through the process of relocking the phone?
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I searched for this and could not find an easy way to get an answer.
So I recently achieved S-OFF. In doing so I reverted back to an ICS RUU(3.14.605.12) after relocking the phone. After I got the phone back up and running I then set things up to run the program needed for S-OFF. Got S-OFF. Then unlocked the phone and flashed a rom I wanted.
I am thinking I would like to install the latest RUU(4.03.605.2) to get the radios and everything up to date.
Main question. Would installing the newer RUU affect the S-OFF status at all? I would hope no, but I don't know.
Second question. Do I need to go through the process of relocking the phone?
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The newest RUU will not effect your s-off. It will relock the bootloader, however. The only thing that this changes is the fact that you won't be able to issue fastboot commands. You can unlock with Vinylfreak's method or through htc dev again, but I find either of these to be unnecessary with s-off. You will not need to re-lock with s-off to run the ruu. Just place it on your sd card, flash in hboot, and you're good to go. Make sure after you flash the RUU to find a zip of Amon-Ra 3.15 that you can flash via hboot. Good luck!
Just to be clear. You WILL retain s-off after flashing RUU.
iamwalterwhite said:
The newest RUU will not effect your s-off. It will relock the bootloader, however. The only thing that this changes is the fact that you won't be able to issue fastboot commands. You can unlock with Vinylfreak's method or through htc dev again, but I find either of these to be unnecessary with s-off. You will not need to re-lock with s-off to run the ruu. Just place it on your sd card, flash in hboot, and you're good to go. Make sure after you flash the RUU to find a zip of Amon-Ra 3.15 that you can flash via hboot. Good luck!
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Yea I have Amon-Ra 3.15 ready to go. Will do later on today.
Thank you.
Sax1031 said:
Yea I have Amon-Ra 3.15 ready to go. Will do later on today.
Thank you.
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You're welcome. The AR 3.15 that you flashed through fastboot when you were setting up your phone doesn't work in hboot (just so you're aware). I don't want to be a broken record, I just want to make sure that you have everything you need. In this thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1615969 there is an hboot flashable of AR 3.15 in the op. It may also be useful if you have any problems after s-off.
After you achieve s-off you don't need to unlock again, even though the boot loader says that it's locked you still have access to everything. Once you are S-off you no longer need to relock to flash RUUs. From what I've seen it's not recommended to unlock via htcdev if you are s-off, I'm not sure of the reason though. To regain access to fast boot commands all you have to do is flash an unlocked/modified hboot. There is a thread in the dev section called "hex edited hboots" just download the ph from there and flash it via hboot.
brando56894 said:
After you achieve s-off you don't need to unlock again, even though the boot loader says that it's locked you still have access to everything. Once you are S-off you no longer need to relock to flash RUUs. From what I've seen it's not recommended to unlock via htcdev if you are s-off, I'm not sure of the reason though. To regain access to fast boot commands all you have to do is flash an unlocked/modified hboot. There is a thread in the dev section called "hex edited hboots" just download the ph from there and flash it via hboot.
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The reason it's not recommended is because if you do, you'll get the relocked message if you lock again. If you don't unlock again, you'll have "locked" just like stock.
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