Ok so I want to talk my phone back to Verizon to have them swap the batter out. Im rooted, S-off and running a ROM, I think its Neomax.
What I need to know is whats the easiest and fastest way to get my phone back to a state that appears stock just so if they poke around a little they wont know. Don't need to relock or s back on
Couple questions....first if I RUU I lose the custom recovery correct?
I can RUU with s-off and it wont give me any problems right?
Is there a stock ROM that I can flash that will just flash over neomax, with a wipe obviously, that wont take my stock recovery away?
Like I said all I want is a new battery.....
Yes, if you ruu you lose your custom recovery. Just reinstall your recovery after you show it to verizon
If you are s off make a nand backup then run RUU and then flash one of the hex edited hboots there is one that will make it appear that you are locked s on, but you will still be s off.
Since you will still be s off you can simply flash a custom recovery and restore nand back to your custom Rom.
I would recommend Hanson's all in 1 rezound tool, it's in the sticky thread.
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willdo7474 said:
If you are s off make a nand backup then run RUU and then flash one of the hex edited hboots there is one that will make it appear that you are locked s on, but you will still be s off.
Since you will still be s off you can simply flash a custom recovery and restore nand back to your custom Rom.
I would recommend Hanson's all in 1 rezound tool, it's in the sticky thread.
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ive done this three times try talking them into giving you an extended battery i just brought the battery in without the phone, they already know that theirs bugs in these batteries they should swith it out for ya with out so much as a thought.. and theirs very few verizon csr's that would know your rooted unless they looked at your hboot, or software settings. even then they cant accuse you of "rooting" unless theyve recieved your phone and started checking its tamperprotection..
willdo7474 said:
If you are s off make a nand backup then run RUU and then flash one of the hex edited hboots there is one that will make it appear that you are locked s on, but you will still be s off.
Since you will still be s off you can simply flash a custom recovery and restore nand back to your custom Rom.
I would recommend Hanson's all in 1 rezound tool, it's in the sticky thread.
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It may be taking a little chance but Im banking on the fact that they're not going to check the hboot especially for a battery, So I don't really want to flash a different one if I dont have to.
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ive done this three times try talking them into giving you an extended battery i just brought the battery in without the phone, they already know that theirs bugs in these batteries they should swith it out for ya with out so much as a thought.. and theirs very few verizon csr's that would know your rooted unless they looked at your hboot, or software settings. even then they cant accuse you of "rooting" unless theyve recieved your phone and started checking its tamperprotection..
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I really don't expect them too all I want is to make sure if they look at the phone it appears stock, if they check the software version in about phone it appears to be htc and there is no superuser int he apps.
I didn't think of just taking in the battery, I could try that. I don't want an extended battery though I actually have one and I don't use it.....I hate it. Basically turns the phone into a brick
S-ON your phone and run a signed RUU. Problem solved. It shouldn't even say Unlocked or Tampered in HBOOT.
Or, flash the hex edited HBOOT that says S-ON then run a stock RUU...
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I'm at work , and I have limited time to use the computer. About how longtime would it take to root my phone via HTC method ??
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Yeah me wanna know to. I will probaly use CLEANROM.
What if I wanna restore to stock rom and kernal..??? do I back up to do this or does someone have a DL link for the stock ROM and Kernal.
Looks like were two noobs asking here so be NOOB friendly.
Just got my 3D 2 weeks ago. and know about the HTC method and the fastboot kernal flashing, been reading non stop for that 3 weeks.
Less than 10 min, provided that you already installed HTC Sync and SDK files.
5 min max if you're ADB proficient.
Check out the dedicated link detailing the how-to in the development section.
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I am a noob ! Im scared that ill mess this thing up , I don't know anything . Like my first time that I'm going to do this .
If only someone made a code guidw that would be so much simpler .
Could you provide the link ?
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been reading alot here and many many posts refer to this post:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1239821
now can someone answer if I can get back to stock and where is the link to stock or how can you go back? just like this guy I'm a little scetchy to and would like to go back if I can.
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http://htcevohacks.com/htc-evo-3d-hacks/how-to-root-evo-3d-2-08-651-2-and-later-htc-unlock-method/
Thanks bro , when you planning to root ??
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was going to do it today but I need an answer about the going back to stock rom. looks like no one wants to go back since I havent got a answer or answers I seen are "Yes you can go back" but with no link or idea how to do it. thats holding me up
returning to stock isnt difficult. However, it isnt going to conceal the fact that you unlocked the phone at one point or another.
Once you unlock, it automatically sends your serial number to HTC, so they know it was unlocked. Even if it didnt, once you put the OEM lock back on, it will say "Re-Locked" instead of "Locked" on hboot screen.
That being said, use the HTC tool to unlock. Install a custom recovery (I used the HTCEvoHacks process which was already provided to you earlier in this thread). Create your nand backup. Flash away providing you follow the steps on how to flash with Hboot 1.5.
If you determine you want to get back to stock, the same guide which explains how to unlock explains how to re-lock. Basically you nand back to stock rooted rom, get into fastboot usb mode. use adb to type in "fastboot oem lock", and you are locked again. Then run an RUU that matches your software version and you are completely stock, (other than showing you were unlocked at one point).
pretty simple. good luck.
Okay. So that is it, u back up what I have now for a reinstall later. Thx so Much for the reply
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Okay. So that is it, u back up what I have now for a reinstall later. Thx so Much for the reply
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Well, yes and no. Perhaps you understand but I want to make clear that a NAND will NOT return your phone to stock, but rather the RUU will.
Once you follow the unlocking procedure you will flash a custom recovery (TWRP or CWM). Once you install that you will flash the SU binary to root the phone.
The first step after you have gained ROOT is to go in and create a NAND backup. This will serve as your restore point in the event that you get a bad ROM or something. You mess up your phone with a bad ROM, you use the NAND in order to get back to a nice stable working ROM. But the NAND is not how you restore the phone to stock unrooted.
In order to restore to stock unrooted you will need to re-lock the device, then run an RUU to restore the phone to stock. Like I said though, Sprint and HTC will know that it was unlocked at one point because it will say "re-locked" instead of "locked".
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Well, yes and no. Perhaps you understand but I want to make clear that a NAND will NOT return your phone to stock, but rather the RUU will.
Once you follow the unlocking procedure you will flash a custom recovery (TWRP or CWM). Once you install that you will flash the SU binary to root the phone.
The first step after you have gained ROOT is to go in and create a NAND backup. This will serve as your restore point in the event that you get a bad ROM or something. You mess up your phone with a bad ROM, you use the NAND in order to get back to a nice stable working ROM. But the NAND is not how you restore the phone to stock unrooted.
In order to restore to stock unrooted you will need to re-lock the device, then run an RUU to restore the phone to stock. Like I said though, Sprint and HTC will know that it was unlocked at one point because it will say "re-locked" instead of "locked".
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Yes I understand, And thanks for being sure I do. Very helpful for others..thanks much!!
ok. im a lil confused. heres my situation. i rooted with revolutionary. then my charging port broke and now im stuck with root. i dont want to return the phone like that so im tryin to find a way to unroot before i return it so i can avoid the hassle of tryin to convince verizon not to honor my warrantee for a defective chargin port. since i didnt have access to the charging port i let the phone update to see if it would kind of knock the root off the phone and return it to stock. well it looks like its back to stock but when i reboot using the power button and vol down button it says "revolutionary" and "s-off"
so i figured im still rooted and i was going to try and use the adb wireless method but when i go to install busybox or adb wireless it tells me i need to have my phone rooted. i thought s off meant it was. guess not.
can anyone tell me how someone in this situation would get the security back on and the revolutionary stuff off my phone ?
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btw when i try an open up the adb wireless app it says my kernel does not have all the neccessary features to run this app if that helps any
Have you tried taking out thevsd card and putting it into a computer to get the original rom file
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Yeah I have tried several different methods of doing that but they said that when you roily with revolutionary there's something special you need to do to the phonen to override it when unrooting because th revolutionary method locks it.
I think you're just going to have to send it in as is. The only way i know to remove revolutionary hboot is through adb/fastboot commands.
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have to do this,,,,
hboot was replaced with revolutionary, so running a stock RUU should put it back. s-off is unlocked NAND and signing, so although part of root, is not root in itself. A stock RUU 'can' put s-on back but I am not sure for sure if it does. It is really just setting of some bits and stuff, so give that a try if it has to go back anyway it is the best way to wipe it anyway.
Did you find a way to fix the problem? Or are you going to take a chance and send it in as is?
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hboot was replaced with revolutionary, so running a stock RUU should put it back. s-off is unlocked NAND and signing, so although part of root, is not root in itself. A stock RUU 'can' put s-on back but I am not sure for sure if it does. It is really just setting of some bits and stuff, so give that a try if it has to go back anyway it is the best way to wipe it anyway.
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The revolutionary hboot can't be overwritten by an ruu. It was designed so it can't be. The only way to do it is from a computer through the usb cable.
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Drop your phone down some stairs. It will be super broken. Still covered under wty. They won't look at your phone except to say, "yep. It's f-ing broke". Then toss it in the trash...
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Can I somehow do that, because I got to exchange the phone for another one this one has some screen tearing
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Can I just flash the gb ruu thru bootloader then relock because I don't think they will even check bootloader
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It's weird, screen starts to tear a bit after I use the phone for a while and not in vids or games
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Can I just flash the gb ruu thru bootloader then relock because I don't think they will even check bootloader
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I've seen a lot of post that say you'll brick if you flash gb with the ICS RUU and I haven't heard of a way to down grade you hboot or your mainversion yet so I wouldnt try it unless ya feel brave lol
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All though it's never a hard brick you can recover as long as you do it right but I don't think you can recover with the old firmware you still have to use the upgrade if you flashed the leak to use a ICS roms
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Rom: BAMF ICS v1.1
kernel:sebastinFM
I have reverted from clean ROM 4.0 to my nandroid GB back up with no problems.
What you do lose from going from ICS to GB is the internal sdcard mount.
I hear they use two different systems so you wont be able to view your sd card going back to GB.
There is a flash going around in the forums to get you back the sd card mount.
and FYI, as far as I know you can't fully downgrade the radio if you updated to the latest leaked radio.
no i dont have a brick i just need my phone to look like stock so i can trade it for another
and when i played gta 3 and went home this is wat i got:
http://imgur.com/PcuFD
and this too:
http://imgur.com/0xLvR
most of the time its not that bad, like a line or 2
the thing is i dont have a nandroid backup of gb becuase i flashed the ics ruu right after i got the phone
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the thing is i dont have a nandroid backup of gb becuase i flashed the ics ruu right after i got the phone
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there should be a stock GB rom floating around the forums.
you will need to get some recovery software like amonra.
Don't forget to update the kernel when you revert back.
ye i have a recovery, and i think i can find a gb rom, but i thought the kernel comes with the roms?
can i just wipe and flash this?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1416186&highlight=gb
at least it comes with a kernel
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ye i have a recovery, and i think i can find a gb rom, but i thought the kernel comes with the roms?
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I think it should come with the rom. You just need to flash it after the rom installs.
Flash one of the stock roms and kernels and then relock through fastboot, I doubt they will check the bootloader but just to be safe
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can i just wipe and flash this?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1416186&highlight=gb
at least it comes with a kernel
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if you want them to know it a custom rom, because all the bloat is removed,and the battery has the percent on it, and vz app tab in app drawer is gone
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k then how about this: http://www.scottsroms.com/downloads.php?do=file&id=55
i can flash that throught the recovery right?
or maybe the rooted one?:http://www.scottsroms.com/downloads.php?do=file&id=38
i can only flash ruu thru fastboot right? so if i want to install thru the recovery i have to use the rooted version
Now its not ripping so much, freaking weird
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First..regardless of what you do you have to hope the verizon rep is not smart enough to boot into bootloader before exchanging as it already says unlocked...and depending on what you have done...it could say tampered as well. At best when you reflash and relock it will say "re-locked" not locked.
But to pass most reps you need stock..
so yes you need to flash stock RUU...but if you have flashed a kernel or rom your your mainver has likely been reset.
So first you need this to reset your mainver...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1526316
Then flash the RUU from here
http://www.filefactory.com/f/c2e320ee1d5c7886/
You are wasting your time.. rooting and romming does not prevent exchanges. Big post in general about it too.
They check for 3 things
1, Was the shipping box damaged?
2, Is the phone physically damaged (broken screen , etc)
3, does the phone power on.
That is all that is verified, the Customer serive rep on the phone is the person responsible for verifying you have a valid exchange reason. If they authorize a replacement.. then you have nothing to worry about.
I have returned 2 rezounds for screen problems , one had ics, and one was.rooted gb.
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Never take a phone to a store, just call 611 and talk to a CS rep. Stores have their own agenda, the reps on the phone are directed to, in most cases, send you a replacement (almost) no questions asked.
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further,you cannot downgrade back to 2.01.605.11 if you have flashed the leak RUU.
you cannot downgrade the hboot and radio,period. you cannot flash a gingerbread rom with ICS firmware,period. it wont brick,but your sd card will disapear
if you ran the leaked RUU,best thing you can hope for is relocked after relocking and re-running that RUU. but as was mentioned,it may say tampered as well.
I was in the same boat. I got my replacement phone few days ago. Sent out the broken one (3G radio doesn't work) with the ICS leak on it.
You can not RUU back to previous versions. Don't waste your time. I reflashed the ICS PH98IMG so that it at least doesn't say "Security Warning" or "Tampered".
Refer to these
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1563650
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1558633
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1554045
I going to get a replacement from Verizon and I need to revert my phone back to stock. Right now I'm s on and my boot says tampered and unlocked how can I get back to stock. Will an ruu work?
If you look for the hboots thread in the dev section, there is a modified one that will say 'locked'. You just need to download it and flash. I believe you may actually have to re s-off temporarily to flash it though. Could be wrong
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If you look for the hboots thread in the dev section, there is a modified one that will say 'locked'. You just need to download it and flash. I believe you may actually have to re s-off temporarily to flash it though. Could be wrong
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Could I just not flash the ruu I have on my SD card? Or would I have to soff for that?
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You can, but it wouldn't do any good as the ruu would not clear the tampered, unlocked message. This is why you need the modified hboot I mentioned. It has the message modified that has the correct message of 'locked'.
Grab the one called 'locked'
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1853871
Remember, I believe you may have to be s-off, you might brick if not.
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erisboxx said:
I going to get a replacement from Verizon and I need to revert my phone back to stock. Right now I'm s on and my boot says tampered and unlocked how can I get back to stock. Will an ruu work?
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Use this to relock http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1504824:D
But play it smart dont brick it if you think you need to do something before hitting re-lock then do it!!!
lpcar04 said:
Use this to relock http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1504824:D
But play it smart dont brick it if you think you need to do something before hitting re-lock then do it!!!
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But I'm trying to make it look completely stock won't it show "relocked"?
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lpcar04 said:
Use this to relock http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1504824:D
But play it smart dont brick it if you think you need to do something before hitting re-lock then do it!!!
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Why would he use that? It won't do what he needs to do. Seriously now, we appreciate your effort to help, but please don't add confusion to a simple task especially after I've taken the time to tell eris exactly what he needed to do..
And you do need to s-off then flash the hex edited hboot.. all you need is for that phone to stay locked and be on a stock Rom and your good. Verizon doesn't usually check as long as you went thru the trouble shooting process with them over the phone and theyll send you a new one in the mail and you'll ship the old one back. They can't technically send you a phone and then charge you for the old one (if it is ***tampered***) cuz they wouldn't have done the proper trouble shooting before sending you a new phone. For all they know you got your phone that way.
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And you do need to s-off then flash the hex edited hboot.. all you need is for that phone to stay locked and be on a stock Rom and your good. Verizon doesn't usually check as long as you went thru the trouble shooting process with them over the phone and theyll send you a new one in the mail and you'll ship the old one back. They can't technically send you a phone and then charge you for the old one (if it is ***tampered***) cuz they wouldn't have done the proper trouble shooting before sending you a new phone. For all they know you got your phone that way.
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Can you point me in the direction for a "stock rom"?
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Can you point me in the direction for a "stock rom"?
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heres the latest ruu.. itll give you stock EVERYTHING http://www.androidpolice.com/2012/0...ull-ruu-build-4-03-605-2-for-the-htc-rezound/ lock your bootloader, relock your bootlader, run the ruu, twice, i think after it still says relocked (havent done it myself in a while) if so s-off from there, then flash the hex edited hboot..
So I already had an HTC Rezound for a year and was too afraid to root-so I bought an already rooted rezound from eBay that came with a 16 gig recovery sd card. I don't know what to do or how to flash a Rom or what I should do as a root noob... Can I please get some guidance from an experienced person?
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So I already had an HTC Rezound for a year and was too afraid to root-so I bought an already rooted rezound from eBay that came with a 16 gig recovery sd card. I don't know what to do or how to flash a Rom or what I should do as a root noob... Can I please get some guidance from an experienced person?
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Any idea what's on it now? Check the rom info in Settings, About Phone.
Also power it off, pull the battery, put it back in and turn the phone back on while holding Volume down, that'll get you the bootloader. See what version you have and if it's s-on or s-off.
From there you can select Recovery on the menu and boot into it, see what recovery you have.
Let us know and we can go from there.
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Looks like just the stock rom. What version hboot, are you s-on/off and what recovery do you have?
Just did what you said and took some pictures that i will post to show you what I'm working with.
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Is this the right information that you needed to know?
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You are already unlocked and have Amon Ra recovery installed, the "hard" stuff is done (actually it's not hard), and FYI you are S-ON... You are pretty good to go for any ICS based ROM. If you want to move into JellyBean or KitKat based ROMs you should switch to TWRP or CWM Recovery. Other than that, your good to go.
Ok, thanks a bunch! Ive done tons of reading about flashing roms and am still a little weary about the actual process. Ive read that a computer is needed in some cases but in others people are switching roms right from their phone- whats the safest or correct way to do it?
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Ok, thanks a bunch! Ive done tons of reading about flashing roms and am still a little weary about the actual process. Ive read that a computer is needed in some cases but in others people are switching roms right from their phone- whats the safest or correct way to do it?
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Although there are ways around it (that I don't recommend, mind you) the rule of thumb is based on whether you are S-ON or S-OFF...
When S-ON, a computer has to be involved so that the boot.img can be loaded... you must either: A) flash the boot.img manually with fastboot after flashing the ROM in recovery, or B) boot the recovery image file with fastboot and flash the ROM file
When S-OFF, no computer is required, all partitions of the phone are writable by recovery directly.
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Although there are ways around it (that I don't recommend, mind you) the rule of thumb is based on whether you are S-ON or S-OFF...
When S-ON, a computer has to be involved so that the boot.img can be loaded... you must either: A) flash the boot.img manually with fastboot after flashing the ROM in recovery, or B) boot the recovery image file with fastboot and flash the ROM file
When S-OFF, no computer is required, all partitions of the phone are writable by recovery directly.
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Don't forget you can use the phone (or a computer) to pack the boot.img into a PH98IMG.zip. As long as it boots, that is.
Hi All,
I am also new at rooting the Rezound and I'm having trouble. I did quite a bit of reading and followed the instructions here: theunlockr.com/2012/08/24/how-to-root-the-htc-rezound-video/
Apparently this was for an older version because I can't install ClockworkMod Recovery ("an error occurred ..."). I read that getting a backup of ClockworkMod Recovery was the best thing to do before installing any ROMs. Is that really necessary? It seems like I could always find an RUU on this site and flash back to ICS if I wanted to right?
Can some one point me in the right direction for what I should do next? Basically all I want to do is flash a ROM on my Rezound that will enable me to use it as a wall controller for my home automation system. So, ideally I'd like to remove the swipe to unlock feature (just be able to press the power button to get to the home screen) and to be able to force a nightly reboot with Tasker and remove as much bloatware as possible. This device is connected to my home network through wifi only. Any ideas what the best ROM would be for that?
By the way my recovery screen looks like undeadking's. I have S-On.
Thanks!
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Easiest way to get where you want is to HTC unlock if not already done,
S-0ff with RumRunner, then follow this thread with all its great stuff:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2509770
You will end up with newest radios that are best for newer stock and custom roms.
There are several daily-user type custom roms mentioned in Development.
After you read a little about each, you'll know what you want to try first.
I like the custom Sense roms for best battery life.
michaelbsheldon said:
Easiest way to get where you want is to HTC unlock if not already done,
S-0ff with RumRunner, then follow this thread with all its great stuff:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2509770
You will end up with newest radios that are best for newer stock and custom roms.
There are several daily-user type custom roms mentioned in Development.
After you read a little about each, you'll know what you want to try first.
I like the custom Sense roms for best battery life.
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Thanks, I was able to get my ROM working. The problem I was having was I was still S-ON. I was a little leery about turning it off so I found instructions for flashing with it still on here: androidforums.com/rezound-all-things-root/499172-how-manually-flash-roms.html
I installed the LiquidSmooth ROM and I was able to disable the lock screen. Thanks again.
acejavelin said:
Although there are ways around it (that I don't recommend, mind you) the rule of thumb is based on whether you are S-ON or S-OFF...
When S-ON, a computer has to be involved so that the boot.img can be loaded... you must either: A) flash the boot.img manually with fastboot after flashing the ROM in recovery, or B) boot the recovery image file with fastboot and flash the ROM file
When S-OFF, no computer is required, all partitions of the phone are writable by recovery directly.
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There are ways using terminal emulator with an s-on device alongside using a proper busybox installation to flash without using a pc and no fastboot/hboot access is needed. flashing a boot.img while in rom, rebooting to recovery and finish installing the matching rom by flashing its zip.
petewill8 said:
Thanks, I was able to get my ROM working. The problem I was having was I was still S-ON. I was a little leery about turning it off so I found instructions for flashing with it still on here: androidforums.com/rezound-all-things-root/499172-how-manually-flash-roms.html
I installed the LiquidSmooth ROM and I was able to disable the lock screen. Thanks again.
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the one big issue you need to worry about while being s-on is if you soft brick while s-on there is absolutely almost no fix...with s-off you con ruu.exe to safely restore your phone which you cannot do while s-on....if you plan on flashing custom roms alot than i HIGHLY suggest going s-off or you'll regret not doing so when that time comes
REV3NT3CH said:
the one big issue you need to worry about while being s-on is if you soft brick while s-on there is absolutely almost no fix...with s-off you con ruu.exe to safely restore your phone which you cannot do while s-on....if you plan on flashing custom roms alot than i HIGHLY suggest going s-off or you'll regret not doing so when that time comes
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I second this... S-Off is highly recommended, it might not seem necessary now, but when something goes wrong, you will be glad you did it.
Thank you both. I had not read that before. I guess I will be performing the S-Off after all.
Don't freak out if your ROM doesn't boot after running rum runner happened to me xD just go into recovery and flash your stuff again. Clean flash it. Make sure you're s-off though Lol hopefully doesn't happen to you
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pball52998 said:
Don't freak out if your ROM doesn't boot after running rum runner happened to me xD just go into recovery and flash your stuff again. Clean flash it. Make sure you're s-off though Lol hopefully doesn't happen to you
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Just do a quick backup of your ROM in recovery then when done restore it.
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Just a thing. All my recoveries failed all 4, they would do the same thing and boot loop itself. *sigh* o well.
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