Hi Guys i have Htc Sensation 4G TMo US, Android 2.3.4 which i succesfully S-off, Rooted and also installed Clockwordmod 5.0.08 if i remember correctly (following a thread here at xda). The thing is that i clicked on:
Setting---about phone---htc software update---check now and a window poped up saying that theres a software update to ICS 4.0.3 to click ok to download it and install it. Of course since.im rooted i click NO.
So my questions are:
1- can i download.and install the update directly to my phone as it is right now; S-off and rooted? Meaning is everything gonna go smooth or do i have to Undo the root and s-off?
2- can i retain root if i update the software to 4.0.3?
3- can i remain s-off if i update to 4.0.3?
4- if i have to Undo the s-off and root in order to update, can i s-off and root again after the update to 4.0.3?
Hope anyone can have answer to my questions. Cause i really wanna update to get the new features of ICS.
Thanks in advanced
Have a nice day
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No if you try and update your phone while it is rooted it will get stuck and loop on the logo you need too un root it and update it too 4.0.3 there is no official way too root the official ics update just yet it will turn so off back on and change your hboot too 127
So basically i have to UNROOT it, which means removing the SUPERUSER app, and then i can updated it trouble free!!???
Cause if i read right you say that the updating wil turn my S-OFF into S-ON, so im assuming that if i Unroot and then proceed to update to 4.0.3, the change from S-off to S-on will be automatically
Done by the.updating process!??
Ok question: --since.right now im s-off wont that mess up the updating process when it come to the bootup time and it sees/detects that im s-off?
--Wont that be a reason for it to start looping on the logo as you said??
Thanks in advanced and for your response.bro i really wanna try ICS
Thanks.bro
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You can download it and not install it which is what i did, it gets saved to your sd card and you can copy it to you computer.
Wait what?
You can do that?
I thoughr that as soon as i pressed the OK it was gonna proceed to download and install it, cause the pop actually asks me if i want to install it, after it tells me the.changes in the new software update
Can you explain
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Ok here goes. Since the ics leak came out i can only assume that the Official update cant be that far behind. i have been reading the S-off and the Ics leak threads for about an hour or so now. and i have come to the following understanding: if i dont s off before installing the leak ( or even installing the official that ia on its way) then there is a chance i could never get s off.
So these are my questions
1. What are the advantages of having s-off
2. Should i just Root and s-off as soon as the phone comes in order to be sure i will have s-off
Sorry if these questions are "noob questions" and thank you in advance
You could wait for the official update which won't require you to root your phone or have S-OFF. T-Mobile hasn't released a date on when the update will come, but I'm sure it'll be when the One S is released. After I just updated to the leaked version my phone is no longer rooted and my bootloader is locked again, but I still have S-OFF
thinksecretly said:
Ok here goes. Since the ics leak came out i can only assume that the Official update cant be that far behind. i have been reading the S-off and the Ics leak threads for about an hour or so now. and i have come to the following understanding: if i dont s off before installing the leak ( or even installing the official that ia on its way) then there is a chance i could never get s off.
So these are my questions
1. What are the advantages of having s-off
2. Should i just Root and s-off as soon as the phone comes in order to be sure i will have s-off
Sorry if these questions are "noob questions" and thank you in advance
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Well Having S-off allows you more control over your phone. you can flash radios, Eng/Mod Hboot images and have access to basically all partitions. if you upgrade to ICS before getting S-off you may only be able to have htc unlocked.
Ray196 said:
Well Having S-off allows you more control over your phone. you can flash radios, Eng/Mod Hboot images and have access to basically all partitions. if you upgrade to ICS before getting S-off you may only be able to have htc unlocked.
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I wasn't even able to update to ICS until I had S-Off, idk if anyone else had any luck with it with S-On but I definitely didn't.
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I wasn't even able to update to ICS until I had S-Off, idk if anyone else had any luck with it with S-On but I definitely didn't.
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well if you are on Tmobile you dont need S-off for this ICS leak, you only need S-off if you are on another carrier and need to super cid
Ray196 said:
well if you are on Tmobile you dont need S-off for this ICS leak, you only need S-off if you are on another carrier and need to super cid
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I think my problem was that I had a custom Rom installed like you stated somewhere else. So to anyone trying to update from a custom Rom you might have to have S-Off. Otherwise try reverting back to stock and updating it.
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joeyboomboom said:
You could wait for the official update which won't require you to root your phone or have S-OFF. T-Mobile hasn't released a date on when the update will come, but I'm sure it'll be when the One S is released. After I just updated to the leaked version my phone is no longer rooted and my bootloader is locked again, but I still have S-OFF
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Ok, I am new at this whole thing. I have a stock HTC Amaze 4G and LOVE this phone. I have downloaded the file to my SD card and have followed all of the instructions. HOWEVER, before I scroll up to UPDATE in HBOOT mode, or whatever it is called, I need to know if everything is working ok on the phone? I don't want to brick my $550 phone and it only be used as paper weight. Will this update void the exchange warranty on the device? Please advise. Thank you!
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Ok, I am new at this whole thing. I have a stock HTC Amaze 4G and LOVE this phone. I have downloaded the file to my SD card and have followed all of the instructions. HOWEVER, before I scroll up to UPDATE in HBOOT mode, or whatever it is called, I need to know if everything is working ok on the phone? I don't want to brick my $550 phone and it only be used as paper weight. Will this update void the exchange warranty on the device? Please advise. Thank you!
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I haven't extensively tested it yet. You can check over in the development section. There's a thread for issues and bugs. So far everything is working fine for me though
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joeyboomboom said:
I haven't extensively tested it yet. You can check over in the development section. There's a thread for issues and bugs. So far everything is working fine for me though
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Let me make sure I am clear here. If I reboot the phone, push down POWER and VOLUME down, it will go through the process then ask me if I want to update/upgrade. When I push the VOLUME UP button, it will update...yes...but did you experience any problems? IF something goes horribly wrong, am I able to revert back to the stock OS?
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Let me make sure I am clear here. If I reboot the phone, push down POWER and VOLUME down, it will go through the process then ask me if I want to update/upgrade. When I push the VOLUME UP button, it will update...yes...but did you experience any problems? IF something goes horribly wrong, am I able to revert back to the stock OS?
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Ideally that's what would happen. The only problem I experienced was that it just wouldn't update when I didn't have S-Off it would find the update start unpacking it, fail, then just boot to gingerbread. I also noticed after a failed attempt like that I'd have to recopy the ph85img.zip file to my sdcard, the old one seemed to have been corrupted. There's always a risk associated with flashing non-official roms and updates to your phone. If you don't want to void your warranty It's probably better that you wait for the official update.
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Ideally that's what would happen. The only problem I experienced was that it just wouldn't update when I didn't have S-Off it would find the update start unpacking it, fail, then just boot to gingerbread. I also noticed after a failed attempt like that I'd have to recopy the ph85img.zip file to my sdcard, the old one seemed to have been corrupted. There's always a risk associated with flashing non-official roms and updates to your phone. If you don't want to void your warranty It's probably better that you wait for the official update.
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I think you are right! I have read reports the update should hit when the new One S goes on sale, WHICH is tomorrow. So, hopefully T-Mobile will push out the OTA tomorrow or this week. Thank you for your advice on this.
According to TMONEWS.com the amaze is scheduled for 6/16.
The Official Tmobile ICS update for the Amaze is finally out (May 21st). My question is very similar the OP. My phone has never been rooted, it has S-on and I finally received the notification for ICS update. My question is can I still get S-off after I do the OTA ICS update? OR should I get S-off first then upgrade to ICS?
Rasco702 yes you can still S-Off your device. There are 2 methods of the Juopunutbear S-Off Method. One for Gingerbread and one for ICS. Even if you wanted to soff while in gingerbread you can flash the RUU for ICS.
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so just downloaded the new offical ics update for my unbranded gsm EVO 3d an when I try to update the phone reboots as it would to install the ota but it just freezes with an error screen (droid with !triangle) now this happens on my phone aswell as my friends were both rooted with clockwork mod recovery installed but NO S-OFF !
I wonderd if anyone else has encounterd this problem an if so is there a fix ?
I am experiencing the same problem. My bootloader is unlocked with htcdev.com, I have the 4EXT recovery.img on it and the phone is rooted with SuperSU.
When I try to install the OTA ICS update the phone reboots and there is a progressbar for about a second. After that the error screen (droid with !triangle) appears and the update stops.
Does anybody know how to get the update installed? I don't want to do a factory reset and delete everything that is on it. But I dont care if the root is gone after the update.
U have to be locked and unrooted u will loose the ability to flash custom kernels better get s-off and flash it per my guide on this forum
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If have the same problem. My device is S-ON too. Can we unroot and back to stock recovery mode while the device is S-ON? or is there any untouched official update (for using in this situation) that we can use?
thanks.
Hello everybody
The new ICS update for the ROGERS EVO 3D just came out yesterday, so I restored my phone to the original firmware (via restoring the backup I did in the recovery) and then proceeded to download the OTA update. After it finished, the phone rebooted into the recovery (i have 4-ext touch recovery) and started installing. After it finished, the phone rebooted and then got stuck on the white HTC screen. I managed to enter the recovery again and restore the original firmware again. What is that I'm doing wrong here? Here is some helpful info:
Rogers EVO 3D, GSM version
Unlocked bootloader (HTCDEV method), S-ON
carrier unlocked
HBOOT 1.49.0008
OS is rooted
I'm in the same boat but I'm not able to do a recovery. I went through the update process and when the phone rebooted it got stuck on the white htc screen. I can get it into the bootloader menu but when i choose recovery it starts but then i get an error with a pic of the device and the red yield sign. If i choose factory reset it just gets stuck at the white htc. I read some other posts and I saw that having an unlocked bootloader may cause issues with updates so that may be your issue as for me, I'm not sure what I can do. I may just need the actual update file to redo the update but I'm not sure where to find it.
Same here, but I don't get half way through the ota update before I see the red triangle and exclamation mark. Phone will boot into stock recovery (which I would assume you need instead of modded recovery) and the update starts, but doesn't complete. I pull the battery and the phone boots up normally. Just can't seem to get through the update. Could be something to do with being s-off I would guess.
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The new ICS update for the ROGERS EVO 3D just came out yesterday, so I restored my phone to the original firmware (via restoring the backup I did in the recovery) and then proceeded to download the OTA update. After it finished, the phone rebooted into the recovery (i have 4-ext touch recovery) and started installing. After it finished, the phone rebooted and then got stuck on the white HTC screen. I managed to enter the recovery again and restore the original firmware again. What is that I'm doing wrong here? Here is some helpful info:
Rogers EVO 3D, GSM version
Unlocked bootloader (HTCDEV method), S-ON
carrier unlocked
HBOOT 1.49.0008
OS is rooted
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Same problem but whit s-off
I have been predicting that this would happen... ICS failures with non-standard HBOOTs. Good luck.
Probably will have to wait for an RUU or custom.
I'd recommend using the GB ruu to get you back to full stock. Always found Rogers ota updates (possibly all carriers?) won't install if you're rooted or using a custom recovery.
I had to install the ruu via renaming the rom.zip to PG86IMG.zip and copying it to the sd card so that the bootloader would auto flash it. Running the ruu exe tossed up all kinds of errors.
It will put everything back to Rogers stock. After that just setup wifi and do the 2 Rogers OTA updates.
Once in ICS, it's easy peasy to get recovery and root back.
Also, for what it's worth, Go Backup is awesome for going rom to rom and not needing a full backup. Use it on rooted rom, then use it to restore after rooting new rom. Will do all your apk's and everything.
1st post here after years of lurking. Yay.
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I'd recommend using the GB ruu to get you back to full stock. Always found Rogers ota updates (possibly all carriers?) won't install if you're rooted or using a custom recovery.
I had to install the ruu via renaming the rom.zip to PG86IMG.zip and copying it to the sd card so that the bootloader would auto flash it. Running the ruu exe tossed up all kinds of errors.
It will put everything back to Rogers stock. After that just setup wifi and do the 2 Rogers OTA updates.
Once in ICS, it's easy peasy to get recovery and root back.
Also, for what it's worth, Go Backup is awesome for going rom to rom and not needing a full backup. Use it on rooted rom, then use it to restore after rooting new rom. Will do all your apk's and everything.
1st post here after years of lurking. Yay.
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Alright thanks a lot
Just an update on what I did. I was able to reload the stock gb rom for rogers using the exe file, then I went through the 2 updates that came up when checking and ics is now up and running on my phone. However in my attempts of trying to fix the original problem, I managed to re-lock my bootloader before flashing to stock rom and I had s-on the whole time. hope this help.
i switched to stock like.. a week back?
jus got ota on 4th
i WAS rooted and using juopunutbear's hboot *u can jus get the hboot from their website*
so i jus flashed back stock recovery.. and updated.. and success.. lost root though.. and i was back to stock bootloader..
used the PG86IMG with juopunutbear's bootloader and 4ext recovery.. and flashed cwm supersu.. v0.91 i think.. i dunno.. latest one.. and bam.. im on stock.. rooted.. and works perfectly..
Possible sollution
Maybe try flashing one of the customized ROMs that are based on the latest OTA update. I'm sure Anryl's newest rom is blazing-fast and stable. You can find it in the gsm android development forum and flash it via recovery. Make sure you have the latest 4ext recovery installed, though.
where can a i find that stock rogers rom i modified mine and that might be the reason i get a security failure in hboot. s is on. when i run the ruu file in windows to downgrade i get error 155. when i run the the update from about phone. it locks up with blue android guy and yellow exclamation mark. i remove the battery and she boots fine with no changes.
I am trying to do same. Get stuck on HTC screen. I have S-ON. Was on cobra 2.4 prior.
If anyone can give details on how to fix it, it would be great! Please no saying "install exe". I need to know which exe etc.
just wanted to tell everyone that in order for the ota update to work properly, you need to be running stock unrooted firmware with a locked bootloader. Just relock your bootloader, reinstall the stock firmware, upgrade to ics via ota, then re-unlock and re-root.
Hi
I have a HTC EVO 3D from Rogers that was got messed up during changing networks... rooted the phone for no apparent reason... to now get a update for it for ics from the provider and it bricked the phone.
It's stuck at HTC boot screen, can get fastboot USB from bootloader. recovery gets a ! in a triangle and factory reset doesn't work, freezes at splash screen after restarting the phone. Was stupid not making a backup or searching for programs to back it up before I went ahead and clicked update
It has HTC boot-loader 1.49 s-on but is rooted.
I am looking for clear(fix my evo for dummies) step by step instructions with correct installation for my model of phone, HTC EVO 3D Rogers GSM, or anything that could replace the os to get my phone to be useful again I'm currently using my backup phone a HTC G1 HTC ftw
Try kingcobra's rom, ota from rogers will not boot due to the fact that your phone is rooted, kingcobra's rom is based on rogers ota, flash it and leave it.
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Davideichler7 said:
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I have a HTC EVO 3D from Rogers that was got messed up during changing networks... rooted the phone for no apparent reason... to now get a update for it for ics from the provider and it bricked the phone.
It's stuck at HTC boot screen, can get fastboot USB from bootloader. recovery gets a ! in a triangle and factory reset doesn't work, freezes at splash screen after restarting the phone. Was stupid not making a backup or searching for programs to back it up before I went ahead and clicked update
It has HTC boot-loader 1.49 s-on but is rooted.
I am looking for clear(fix my evo for dummies) step by step instructions with correct installation for my model of phone, HTC EVO 3D Rogers GSM, or anything that could replace the os to get my phone to be useful again I'm currently using my backup phone a HTC G1 HTC ftw
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Go to the gsm development forum and download the RUU for the phone, and restore it to stock unrooted OS. Before you do that though, make sure that your phone's BOOTLOADER IS LOCKED. Look up how to re-lock your bootloader. After you relock your bootloader, you can proceed with restoring the phone.
Soooo.... basically, what I'm getting from this is, if you like having a locked bootloader, CWM and root, don't bother trying to install this OTA update because it's a headache. Agree?
The phone's not mine, it's my wife's, and she doesn't want anything special or like the idea of me messing around in her phone.
I was about to install this late last night, just about to hit that button, then I thought, "what about the bootloader? what about root? what about the fact that it's now unlocked and being used on a carrier other than Rogers?"
Hello i need help unrooting my evo lte.I used zedomax method to get super su.I didnt know or should i say i didnt read that it doesnt unlock the booloader.the process is to complicated for me.Iam now trying to unroot and return to stock.I know if you go into super su you can undo the changes to go back to your prevthat were made.my bootloader is locked.I have s-on.I have been trying to install the ruu that matches my phones software settings.i downloaded the drivers for the evo.I downloaded microsoft framework 4.0.my problem is this every time i go to install the ruu it fails because my drivers go back to saying android 1.0 and when i try to update drivers it does not let me.i am running on windows 7 64bit.this is really getting annoying.Is there any way to install the ruu through the bootloader?One more thing i tried putting the phone in fastboot on the bootloader but i still get the android 1.0 and i cant update the drivers on my pc..I am running software version 1.12.651.1 710rd.If anyone can help i would really appreciate it thanks.P.S pardon my poor grammer.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1671577
How to Root/Unroot HTC Evo 4G LTE! [Windows/Mac/Linux][One-Click][<=1.22.651.1]
A quick peek at the android development section would have been quick and painless
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I did check out the thread.Im following the intructions.Like i said before when installing the ruu and my phone try s to reboot into the bootloader i get a error code 171.Thats because i cant update the drivers during the process.I go from my htc to android 1.0 and i cant update the drivers.Also one more thing my software version is displayed as 1.13.651.1_r2.But the ruu i downloaded only say 1.13.651.1.Can i still use that ruu?I cant seem to find a ruu thast has the _r2 at the end.Im sorry that im being a pain in the butt.
No its not that you are being a pain it's just that there's been a rash of people trying to revert to stock to take the ota. They all ask the same question and then they don't follow the directions or they don't read them correctly and end up back here with more issues. Try flashing a stock recovery and take the ota
A couple days ago I felt the same exact way thinking if anything happens to my phone I can't return it to sprint or anyone I rooted the same exact method that you did but I did my research and eventually gave up on trying to flash a ruu over being rooted with the boot loader unlocked has way more perks then having stock sense 4.0 if you ever need to update radios or anything upgrade the android software later on all you do is flash it there's so many people on xda to help you along the way as well believe me I thought I messed up my phone several times but like I said thanks to the good people at xda I'm enjoying my phone a lot better then the day I bought it brand new
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No its not that you are being a pain it's just that there's been a rash of people trying to revert to stock to take the ota. They all ask the same question and then they don't follow the directions or they don't read them correctly and end up back here with more issues. Try flashing a stock recovery and take the ota
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Question, how do I flash back to stock recovery?
fastboot the recovery image
I thought I saw this in one of the forums, but now I cant find it (yes, I used the search).
A few weeks ago, I did the firmware update (OTA_JEWEL_CL_ICS_40_S_SPRINT_WWE_2.13.651.1-1.22.651.3_release_277), downloaded, then restarted the phone, but the phone went into the TWRP recovery....nothing happened. So I tried to install through TWRP, but it "FAILS" every time. Can anyone let me know how the heck I can install the firmware update? And if I install the update, will that remove my "unlocking" (<~ word?)? Thanks for the help guys and gals.
A couple of notes:
I am not fully rooted, I just unlocked with HTC - so S-on
Hboot 1.15
Radio - 1.05.11.0606
TWRP-2.2.1
hardware - 0003
software 1.22.651.3.71ORD
android version - 4.0.3
HTC Sense - 4.0
bretweb24 said:
I thought I saw this in one of the forums, but now I cant find it (yes, I used the search).
A few weeks ago, I did the firmware update (OTA_JEWEL_CL_ICS_40_S_SPRINT_WWE_2.13.651.1-1.22.651.3_release_277), downloaded, then restarted the phone, but the phone went into the TWRP recovery....nothing happened. So I tried to install through TWRP, but it "FAILS" every time. Can anyone let me know how the heck I can install the firmware update? And if I install the update, will that remove my "unlocking" (<~ word?)? Thanks for the help guys and gals.
A couple of notes:
I am not fully rooted, I just unlocked with HTC - so S-on
Hboot 1.15
Radio - 1.05.11.0606
TWRP-2.2.1
hardware - 0003
software 1.22.651.3.71ORD
android version - 4.0.3
HTC Sense - 4.0
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You can't install firmware with that hboot..you either need to relock and use the most recent ruu, or downgrade your hboot to 1.12 and lazy panda for s-off
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Thank you for the response. Is the problem the s- on? And if so, can I wait for s-off for hboot 1.5 and then apply the update?
I know this had probably been answered in the past, so I do appreciate taking the time to catch me up.
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Just run the 1.22 stock recovery, that will wipe twrp. Your update should go right thru. Yes you would need to HTC unlock again. If you can't find 1.22 stock recovery let me know and I can pm you the PJ75IMG when I get home
That would be great if you could PM me that file. Also, could you let me know again what it would affect. Do I just unlock through HTC to get access to the root drive?
Does it also zap all my programs and settings? And if so, would I than install TWRP and flash my latest backup?
Sorry for all the questions, I have been away from the "scene" for too long.
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If you're not in a hurry, you could just reflash a rooted ROM for now and wait for dirty racun to get s-off (no eta atm) and then flash the latest firmware package.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1964309
Otherwise you will need to relock, run the RUU, htc dev unlock again, flash TWRP, etc.
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Also update your twrp to v2.3.1.0