It says
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FIREBALL PVT SHIP S-OFF RL
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Hboot 1.02
Radio 0.98.09.0602_2
OpenDSP-v28.1.0.32.0504
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Apr 20 2012,01:01:10
So does S-Off mean I'm ready to install a custom recovery and ROM, or does everyone have this... ? It saying LOCKED in magneta makes me wonder.
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it says
***locked***
fireball pvt ship s-off rl
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Hboot 1.02
radio 0.98.09.0602_2
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so does s-off mean i'm ready to install a custom recovery and rom, or does everyone have this... ? It saying locked in magneta makes me wonder.
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you are my friend one lucky dude, you're good to go, have fun with the viper
jtdogblue said:
It says
***LOCKED***
FIREBALL PVT SHIP S-OFF RL
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Hboot 1.02
Radio 0.98.09.0602_2
OpenDSP-v28.1.0.32.0504
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So does S-Off mean I'm ready to install a custom recovery and ROM, or does everyone have this... ? It saying LOCKED in magneta makes me wonder.
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dont worry about the locked, if you are s-off you can flash whatever through hboot (especially since its probably a factory s off device)
Muahahahahahahahaha. I am one happy camper! I got it for $200 because it was missing the back cover (that's the antennae, so listed as non working) , so I bought the extended battery/cover for $50 and voila! I might just get into the dev game myself with this s off...
i'm jealous...
Just installed twrp and rooted. Now, on my stock rom it keeps re downloading VZW DEMO, and the demo keeps popping up, and when I delete it it re downloads and keeps the screen on, playing the stupid features movie! How do I get rid of it, because I haven't seen it anywhere when I search.
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Just installed twrp and rooted. Now, on my stock rom it keeps re downloading VZW DEMO, and the demo keeps popping up, and when I delete it it re downloads and keeps the screen on, playing the stupid features movie! How do I get rid of it, because I haven't seen it anywhere when I search.
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Man color me jealous!!
hmm thats weird, u deleted the DemoFLOPackageInstaller? Try GSD.apk as well.
also I would run a custom ROM, preferably the one I am co-dev of
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1891202
you won't be upset
andybones said:
Man color me jealous!!
hmm thats weird, u deleted the DemoFLOPackageInstaller? Try GSD.apk as well.
also I would run a custom ROM, preferably the one I am co-dev of
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1891202
you won't be upset
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Shameless advertising. But he's right, that rom is the best rom I've used on any phone to date...just amazing.
congradulations, I may cry but I am still waiting for root
Well I'm still trying to download that rom.
When I get the HTC splashscreen going into to recovery, it gives me this little disclaimer about "this build is for development purposes only" and says to ask permission from HTC before sharing anything. Hmmmm....
Words can't describe how happy I am to have this S-OFF... But with the iPhone 5 out and the new quad core coming Verizon will relax and hopefully everyone else will be unlocked too.
jtdogblue said:
Just installed twrp and rooted. Now, on my stock rom it keeps re downloading VZW DEMO, and the demo keeps popping up, and when I delete it it re downloads and keeps the screen on, playing the stupid features movie! How do I get rid of it, because I haven't seen it anywhere when I search.
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Sounds like a demo unit. The units sent to stores for floor demos were programmed to load the demo content automatically (vzwdemo Aka device showcase). The fact it didn't come with a back makes it seem someone got out with a demo device...
That scares me... Good thing it doubles as a GSM phone, just in case
Edit- Contacted the seller for more information. this sucks, such an awesome find and I might have to return it
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Well I'm still trying to download that rom.
When I get the HTC splashscreen going into to recovery, it gives me this little disclaimer about "this build is for development purposes only" and says to ask permission from HTC before sharing anything. Hmmmm....
Words can't describe how happy I am to have this S-OFF... But with the iPhone 5 out and the new quad core coming Verizon will relax and hopefully everyone else will be unlocked too.
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the development build stuff is what we see on unlocked htc dev phones as well, no biggie
Can we get all your mmcblock images off you? I don't know much about the dev side of unlocking, but the Galaxy S3 only had to flash an image to one of the mmcblocks to get it fully unlocked. Could the same be true here???? Share the love!!! :highfive:
Have you activated service on it yet?
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Have you activated service on it yet?
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Yes I've been using it for 2 days now, and supposedly the seller verified it was bought legitimately.
Also, what about mmcblocks?
I think I can shed some light on this as I also have an S-Off phone. Mine was bought from a Verizon employee, I rooted it when I got it and did not have to unlock the bootloader (It also says LOCKED, like yours). When activated on the network, it reads to Verizon as 4G test device instead of Incredible 4G- so most VZ employees ask how I got it. I usually say I bought it from a friend because they sem to want it back. One store manager was acting shady and I wouldn't let him touch my device (just went in to activate a new line on the phone).
Sorry I am rambling- What I think you got is a store display version which would explain the lack of a rear cover. Are you sure it isn't stolen from a retail display?
If I were you, I'd look into it because they can make that "BAD ESN" if it was stolen.
Anyhow- what would y'all say my S-Off device is worth on the open market here (don't send me offers, just curious in case I get a GS3).
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I think I can shed some light on this as I also have an S-Off phone. Mine was bought from a Verizon employee, I rooted it when I got it and did not have to unlock the bootloader (It also says LOCKED, like yours). When activated on the network, it reads to Verizon as 4G test device instead of Incredible 4G- so most VZ employees ask how I got it. I usually say I bought it from a friend because they sem to want it back. One store manager was acting shady and I wouldn't let him touch my device (just went in to activate a new line on the phone).
Sorry I am rambling- What I think you got is a store display version which would explain the lack of a rear cover. Are you sure it isn't stolen from a retail display?
If I were you, I'd look into it because they can make that "BAD ESN" if it was stolen.
Anyhow- what would y'all say my S-Off device is worth on the open market here (don't send me offers, just curious in case I get a GS3).
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it really depends..
most people would wait it out, as hopefully root comes, and with root/temp-root will soon come S-OFF.
so if someone REALLY wants root, they may pay a little bit more than a regular phone, but personally, I'd rather S-OFF my device I phone from the store (which I've been offered to.. but it's not worth the risk of testing S-OFF on my main device, yet anyway)..
If you do decide to sell, I'm sure someone would gladly pay a lil more than a reg phone.
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it really depends..
most people would wait it out, as hopefully root comes, and with root/temp-root will soon come S-OFF.
so if someone REALLY wants root, they may pay a little bit more than a regular phone, but personally, I'd rather S-OFF my device I phone from the store (which I've been offered to.. but it's not worth the risk of testing S-OFF on my main device, yet anyway)..
If you do decide to sell, I'm sure someone would gladly pay a lil more than a reg phone.
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Thanks Andy,
And thanks for your wonderful ROMs
Related
So to prevent getting flammed over dumb ??, does anybody do this via RDP? I am willing to pay! I have been reading in the shadows for a some time and have a good idea and have even DL the dev files but after the new update mad:), I just cant finger out how to move foward. All i am looking to do is remove bloatware and use moblie teather/WiFi hotspot so I can use my TF201 on the road and maybe a few other things (nothing crazy).
How much you willing to pay?
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So to prevent getting flammed over dumb ??, does anybody do this via RDP? I am willing to pay! I have been reading in the shadows for a some time and have a good idea and have even DL the dev files but after the new update mad:), I just cant finger out how to move foward. All i am looking to do is remove bloatware and use moblie teather/WiFi hotspot so I can use my TF201 on the road and maybe a few other things (nothing crazy).
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Why pay? I will help you
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All the help here is FREE do some reading
Thanks for the help viperboy!! I think the biggest prob is I am with alllllll the differnet types of roots, roms, CMD and so on. just not clear on the one that fitts what i am tryng to do.......
How bout I change that too "donate" to the coffee fund
What hboot do you have
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OP, sent you instructions how you can contact me in IRC. See you there hang around in there for a little bit if I don't answer right away.
Hboot
shoot xc ship s-on rl
1.50.0000
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Thanks for the help viperboy!! I think the biggest prob is I am with alllllll the differnet types of roots, roms, CMD and so on. just not clear on the one that fitts what i am tryng to do.......
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The only thing that matters is what hboot you have. That will tell us what root method to use.
Hboot
shoot xc ship s-on rl
1.50.0000
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Hboot 1.50 can only be rooted with the HTCDEV unlock method. Instructions here, not hard, just read through a few times and follow all the directions.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1239821
sitlet...
question for you.
was considering htc's method.
with the biggest problem on the nets being old/out of date info...
(i saw jtniggle's latest edit was dec 7th)
what's your feeling on the set of instructions he has up?
thanks!
will also read through his thread, of course. but, another informed opinion never hurts.
B-)
cipher77 said:
sitlet...
question for you.
was considering htc's method.
with the biggest problem on the nets being old/out of date info...
(i saw jtniggle's latest edit was dec 7th)
what's your feeling on the set of instructions he has up?
thanks!
will also read through his thread, of course. but, another informed opinion never hurts.
B-)
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well i just followed the instructions here ---> http://htcevohacks.com/htc-evo-3d-hacks/how-to-root-evo-3d-2-08-651-2-and-later-htc-unlock-method/
(i respond better to video/tut)
zedomax is a good guy i remember him rom my EPIC touch 4g days
i smashed my phone and ended up getting a brand new asurion replacement and it came with hboot 1.5
i had to update via RUU 2.17 because the "unlock bin code" wouldnt stick
either method is still ok
but i would recommend using TWRP 2.0 instead of 1.1 or what ever it was
all you have to do is download TWRP 2.0 rather than the old one and apply it the same way through fastboot
pm me if you (or ANYONE) needs any help or has questions (took me about 20 minutes to do on my own)
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on a general note i would NEVER pay for something that is found free, i almost paid 100 bucks to have my evo 3d flashed to boost mobile till i did a 2 night research quest and figured it out
sitlet said:
The only thing that matters is what hboot you have. That will tell us what root method to use.
Hboot 1.50 can only be rooted with the HTCDEV unlock method. Instructions here, not hard, just read through a few times and follow all the directions.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1239821
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nice and thanks!! I tryed this last night and it timed out "waiting for device" in the CMD line, not sure why (it way waay late for me so i prob over looked something).
sandjunky said:
nice and thanks!! I tryed this last night and it timed out "waiting for device" in the CMD line, not sure why (it way waay late for me so i prob over looked something).
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i like zedomax's guide because ALL files are in one place and its a little simpler than the one in the sticky
my guess is you didnt have the drivers installed or didnt have the phone in "fastboot"
I know i overlooked something some place.
Bear gri11z said:
well i just followed the instructions here ---> http://htcevohacks.com/htc-evo-3d-hacks/how-to-root-evo-3d-2-08-651-2-and-later-htc-unlock-method/
(i respond better to video/tut)
zedomax is a good guy i remember him rom my EPIC touch 4g days
i smashed my phone and ended up getting a brand new asurion replacement and it came with hboot 1.5
i had to update via RUU 2.17 because the "unlock bin code" wouldnt stick
either method is still ok
but i would recommend using TWRP 2.0 instead of 1.1 or what ever it was
all you have to do is download TWRP 2.0 rather than the old one and apply it the same way through fastboot
pm me if you (or ANYONE) needs any help or has questions (took me about 20 minutes to do on my own)
EDIT*
on a general note i would NEVER pay for something that is found free, i almost paid 100 bucks to have my evo 3d flashed to boost mobile till i did a 2 night research quest and figured it out
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Follow the vid in this post, worked for me a couple months ago and still kickin ass
Xenophanesvii said:
Follow the vid in this post, worked for me a couple months ago and still kickin ass
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but now since we got the 2.17 update you must apply the RUU before using the HTC unlock bin..
i tried to update OTA rather than running the RUU but to no avail the unlock bin wouldnt stick or allow me to get to the unlock screen on my phone... but after reading Reapers post i did the RUU update and POOF it stuck
Someone on youtube is selling a htc rezound with S-OFF and locked bootloader. IDK if this would be helpful to devs for development purposes. He says he will be selling it on Swappa or he is willing to Trade for a phone of equal value.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P060aKs0fZ4
Is there any devs right now with a S-Off rezound?
There are a few devs that have s-off phones. But at this point and time I really think that no one cares about S-off anymore w/ the dev unlock.
yea the ones with s-off devices said it didnt really help with getting s-off for others anyways
zetsumeikuro said:
There are a few devs that have s-off phones. But at this point and time I really think that no one cares about S-off anymore w/ the dev unlock.
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yojoe600 said:
yea the ones with s-off devices said it didnt really help with getting s-off for others anyways
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Well I guess this thread was useless, I thought none of the devs had s-off. So do we actually need s-off or no?
You can do pretty much everything shy of flashing a radio w/ HTC DEV unlock.
zetsumeikuro said:
You can do pretty much everything shy of flashing a radio w/ HTC DEV unlock.
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Except revert 100% back to stock.
SamXp said:
Except revert 100% back to stock.
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Hmm.. that makes me curious. I returned my first Rezound for overheating; in doing so, i wiped everything, went back to GB, relocked, and then reflashed the offical RUU. What exactly was no longer stock about it? Yes, my phone said "relocked" instead of locked, but if that is all, i think we are pulling at strings there...
Divine_Madcat said:
Hmm.. that makes me curious. I returned my first Rezound for overheating; in doing so, i wiped everything, went back to GB, relocked, and then reflashed the offical RUU. What exactly was no longer stock about it? Yes, my phone said "relocked" instead of locked, but if that is all, i think we are pulling at strings there...
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Indeed. From what I understand, you'd have to revert the phone back to S-ON in order to return it to Verizon essentially "unscathed," otherwise you'd have to hope that the salesperson you return the phone to knows not to look for the "relocked" status. Having recently interacted with said staff, I'm quite confident in saying that unless they've been directed to specifically check, they're not going to go through the pains of checking for a relocked status.
That's the gamble you take for playing with Android development. Right now, most reports indicate a good track record for servicing unlocked phones. But their liability is certainly limited in the verbiage they provided, and that can change at any time.
Just worth mentioning that one should be aware that they are taking matters into their own hands, with the unlock method available to us.
Finding an S-OFF exploit isn't without its own risks, of course, but on platforms that have found the exploit, reverting to 100% stock is fairly easy.
So Verizon reps won't take my phone if its re locked?
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I won't be mad if that's the case but if the rep don't even put the phone in boot loader to see if its Ben relocked then they will just pass it along lol that's cool.
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Except revert 100% back to stock.
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I'm pretty sure the return warehouse doesn't even bother to check phones. All they do is connect it and run the program which reverts everything to 100% stock. I believe it even relocks the bootloader and shows "locked" as opposed to "relocked" I mean hell Verizon goes through too many phones to simply give a damn.
And thus the reason for the return rate of refurbished being so high.
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please keep all posts out of the developers thread. we are free to discuss at liberty here.
at this time,looks like the quota for rezound testers has been filled
(dev thread here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1578334 do not post)
scotty1223 said:
please keep all posts out of the developers thread. we are free to discuss at liberty here.
at this time,looks like the quota for rezound testers has been filled
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In before mighty_markus!
tekhna said:
In before mighty_markus!
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bwahaha
tekhna said:
In before mighty_markus!
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they pull this off im donating even though im broke!
superchilpil said:
Didn't someone say the rl changes to rh when you get s-off?
S-on rl
S-off rh
I'm pretty skeptical, the second shot fails to show you the Verizon on top of the phone. The s-off ones aren't branded right?
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my developer s-off rezound is rl. id say that it has nothing to do with s-on/off
mighty_markus12 said:
they pull this off im donating even though im broke!
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You still need to HTC unlock though, it sounds like.
tekhna said:
You still need to HTC unlock though, it sounds like.
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i dunno but i do know i spoke to 3 big devs at rootwiki and they are willing to come over to the rezound if we get s-off. also probably because they just dropped the price of a rezound to a mere $50.
either way im stoked!
Patience is all we needed . We eventually got unlocked, then ICS leaks, now sense 4.0 with a rumored ics ots friday now maybe s off . Great . Aosp and cm9 hopefully a little after all that too.
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mighty_markus12 said:
i dunno but i do know i spoke to 3 big devs at rootwiki and they are willing to come over to the rezound if we get s-off. also probably because they just dropped the price of a rezound to a mere $50.
either way im stoked!
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The rezound is an amazing phone, makes sense to me. I'm hoping for an AOKP too.
Reaper0294 said:
The rezound is an amazing phone, makes sense to me. I'm hoping for an AOKP too.
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i know the maker of the gummy rom may be interested.
Reaper0294 said:
The rezound is an amazing phone, makes sense to me. I'm hoping for an AOKP too.
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Why? I mean, for devs s-off doesn't really do anything, unless there's a way to do it without the HTC Unlock, which might mitigate their concerns about the warranty. It doesn't sound like this s-off method mitigates the warranty issue, for those that have it.
tekhna said:
Why? I mean, for devs s-off doesn't really do anything, unless there's a way to do it without the HTC Unlock, which might mitigate their concerns about the warranty. It doesn't sound like this s-off method mitigates the warranty issue, for those that have it.
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that's why alot of them migrated to the gneuxs because the bootloader can be easily unlocked then relocked to a factory state. it's the same reason alot of moto devices don't get alot of dev supoort. as i said i "heard" if we had s-off alot of other devs might be coming over. nothing is set in stone.
i do wish these guys luck though in achieving s-off for us.
tekhna said:
You still need to HTC unlock though, it sounds like.
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prolly just to get root access. after you are radio s-off,it wont matter if youre unlocked or not
tekhna said:
Why? I mean, for devs s-off doesn't really do anything,
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i think its more of an "ease of dealing with things" aspect. while its true,htcdev unlock lets you flash roms and kernels,its a PITA with android info documents,and either launching recovery from fastboot,or jumping thru hoops to get hboot to flash your kernel.
plus,on a personal level an s-off device is muc more fun to have.
i effin knew as soon as i traded my gnex for an s-off rezound that some sort of exploit would be found
mighty_markus12 said:
that's why alot of them migrated to the gneuxs because the bootloader can be easily unlocked then relocked to a factory state. it's the same reason alot of moto devices don't get alot of dev supoort. as i said i "heard" if we had s-off alot of other devs might be coming over. nothing is set in stone.
i do wish these guys luck though in achieving s-off for us.
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scotty1223 said:
prolly just to get root access. after you are radio s-off,it wont matter if youre unlocked or not
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Right, but if you're unlocked then even s-off won't bring you back to factory state, unless they figure out a way to use the s-off to get you back to "s-on locked." Otherwise your phone will still show relocked, even if you return from s-off to s-on. And even then, HTC still knows you ran the HTC Unlock tool because you have to get the keys from them.
Edit--basically, s-off is cool, but s-off that requires HTC Unlock seems of dubious utility. It's totally cool, and I welcome the development, but I'm at a loss to figure out what S-off gives me other than flashing radios, which doesn't seem necessary.
tekhna said:
Right, but if you're unlocked then even s-off won't bring you back to factory state, unless they figure out a way to use the s-off to get you back to "s-on locked." Otherwise your phone will still show relocked, even if you return from s-off to s-on. And even then, HTC still knows you ran the HTC Unlock tool because you have to get the keys from them.
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id just like to be able to flash radios separate and change the fugly splash screen.
for some reason unknown to me s-on just drives certain devs away.
tekhna said:
Right, but if you're unlocked then even s-off won't bring you back to factory state, unless they figure out a way to use the s-off to get you back to "s-on locked." Otherwise your phone will still show relocked, even if you return from s-off to s-on. And even then, HTC still knows you ran the HTC Unlock tool because you have to get the keys from them.
Edit--basically, s-off is cool, but s-off that requires HTC Unlock seems of dubious utility. It's totally cool, and I welcome the development, but I'm at a loss to figure out what S-off gives me other than flashing radios, which doesn't seem necessary.
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I think one of the key things about the HTC unlock tool is that you may have requested it, but they have no way of proving that you used it on your phone without having it physically in front of them. I think people worry too much about that tool.
*Madmoose* said:
I think one of the key things about the HTC unlock tool is that you may have requested it, but they have no way of proving that you used it on your phone without having it physically in front of them. I think people worry too much about that tool.
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Yeah, I think so too. I don't really give a crap that I may have voided my warranty, it's a non-issue for me.
lets just be happy we may be getting both this and aosp soon. as i said, the more options the better.
tekhna said:
Right, but if you're unlocked then even s-off won't bring you back to factory state, unless they figure out a way to use the s-off to get you back to "s-on locked." Otherwise your phone will still show relocked, even if you return from s-off to s-on. And even then, HTC still knows you ran the HTC Unlock tool because you have to get the keys from them.
Edit--basically, s-off is cool, but s-off that requires HTC Unlock seems of dubious utility. It's totally cool, and I welcome the development, but I'm at a loss to figure out what S-off gives me other than flashing radios, which doesn't seem necessary.
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it gives you the option to change radios,spash screend,run a patched hboot(for eng commands) and run older RUUs.
if youre willing to htcdev unlock,then the warrany isnt an issue. with s-off you can get back to locked instead of relocked (ive done it on other devices)
you could always claim you never unlocked,and your rezound came with s-off
not to mention s-off means write to boot from recovery,so no more android info files,flastboot flashing,etc
Please help read!!
So my HTC amaze died on me about 2 days ago I was listening to my music in my car connected through Bluetooth then a cop passed by and everything shut off haha coincidence haha anyway went home had no service like absolutely nothing thought nothing of it and went to sleep, next morning still nothing and ever since now its dead. Called HTC they said most likely its T-Mobile not the phone but they sent me a replacement back cover (which is cool) because the antennas are on the back anyway I know this isn't the problem because even without the back cover you can still get signal. So I took phone to T-Mobile put new sim tested and nothing so now I know its the phone not T-Mobile. Anyway my question is how can I prepare to send back to T-Mobile I have relocked phone put stock recovery and put leaked ics Rom. So is that bad that it sais relocked and bad if I'm using leaked ics rom I know its voids warrenty when it sais relocked but my software and phone everything works perfect its just the signal so will they fix it? And when I send in could I send phone with a eBay bought battery not HTC one so they could send me a new battery or should I send only HTC battery, phone, and back cover. And also is there any fix for this so I don't have to send in? Please help thanks
You can install official ruu and that will update and install your hboot to locked, which is what tells them if it's locked or relocked. If you don't know how to do this you need to read. Also I've been hearing that ever since s off became available they are considering as voiding warranty not sure if this has taken effect yet or if it matters but just to be sure if your s off read the section that tells you how to s on.
Now before you send have you tried toggling airplane mode on and off ? Still no signal? Flash the official ruu usually fixes these issues. If still no signal then I suggest you send it in.
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You can install official ruu and that will update and install your hboot to locked, which is what tells them if it's locked or relocked. If you don't know how to do this you need to read. Also I've been hearing that ever since s off became available they are considering as voiding warranty not sure if this has taken effect yet or if it matters but just to be sure if your s off read the section that tells you how to s on.
Now before you send have you tried toggling airplane mode on and off ? Still no signal? Flash the official ruu usually fixes these issues. If still no signal then I suggest you send it in.
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It's still gonna say relocked, the only way he can get it back to "locked", is if he s-off's the device, once s-off is successful, it automatically puts it as locked all over again, he can leave it as lock, restore a stock ruu, then using, use the command: fastboot writesecureflag 3, that will s-on the device along with everything else being complete stock.
Hmm ya I know how to ruu wich I did but I ruu the ics leak and now everything's stock accept that it sais relocked and want to know if that's gonna be a problem for warrenty when I send it in? It shouldnt since its not software problem? And ya hear how to s off just don't want to try wire trick and all that. And yep tryed turning off and on airplane mode turning off radio taking T-Mobile to change sim cards have original stock Rom tryed *#*#4636#*#* all those tricks but nothing.
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It's still gonna say relocked, the only way he can get it back to "locked", is if he s-off's the device, once s-off is successful, it automatically puts it as locked all over again, he can leave it as lock, restore a stock ruu, then using, use the command: fastboot writesecureflag 3, that will s-on the device along with everything else being complete stock.
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Yeah I wasn't sure if he was s off or not but thanks for correcting me.
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Hmm ya I know how to ruu wich I did but I ruu the ics leak and now everything's stock accept that it sais relocked and want to know if that's gonna be a problem for warrenty when I send it in? It shouldnt since its not software problem? And ya hear how to s off just don't want to try wire trick and all that. And yep tryed turning off and on airplane mode turning off radio taking T-Mobile to change sim cards have original stock Rom tryed *#*#4636#*#* all those tricks but nothing.
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When you chose to unlock boatloader you voided your warranty. So by saying relocked it tells them you unlocked it. You need to do what dark nightmare says or you run the risk of not warranting your phone. Luckily for me I "lost" my phone so I couldn't send it in.
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Yeah I wasn't sure if he was s off or not but thanks for correcting me.
When you chose to unlock boatloader you voided your warranty. So by saying relocked it tells them you unlocked it. You need to do what dark nightmare says or you run the risk of not warranting your phone. Luckily for me I "lost" my phone so I couldn't send it in.
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Just trying to help you get that under your hat, no offense meant.
Aw man well hope HTC is cool about it since its not a software problem but just gotta hope for the best!! Ha argh sucks I bought this on craigslist a couple months back for $300 ha I have pre paid
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Aw man well hope HTC is cool about it since its not a software problem but just gotta hope for the best!! Ha argh sucks I bought this on craigslist a couple months back for $300 ha I have pre paid <br />
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I've never heard of a warranty exchange get denied for this phone... even rooted. Most issues with this device are hw issues... u will be fine
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aw glacierguy thanks for the positive attitude! hope everything goes good for my phone!
So update for everyone i called HTC back and told them to cancel my back cover replacement for the Amaze because i know this is not the reason why i have no bars! because without that cover i still had bars and i know the amaze has some more antennas inside the device. Anyway i told them that i want to send the phone in for repairs so now everything set up and just have to send the phone on its way :crying: hope its a hardware issue and they can fix it. In the mean time got kinda intresting email from HTC saying
"After we receive the device, we will diagnose it and if there are any damages that fall outside of the limited warranty, we will contact you with a quotation to repair. If you choose not to repair, a service fee of up to $35 dollars will be charged and the device will be returned unrepaired."
Yes kinda scared me but hope i don't have to pay anything for this repair so everyone wish me luck and ill let you guys know how everything goes.
Sucks im probably not gonna have my phone for about a month
Just asking, but even if you managed to get the phone completely back to stock and say "Locked" isn't HTC able to tell if you've unlocked the bootloader via their unlock process on the website?
I was under the impression that the entire reason for the HTC unlock process (getting the key from the phone, etc) was so that they would have a database of phones that have had their bootloader unlocked? I'm kind of new to this but that was my impression.
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Just asking, but even if you managed to get the phone completely back to stock and say "Locked" isn't HTC able to tell if you've unlocked the bootloader via their unlock process on the website?
I was under the impression that the entire reason for the HTC unlock process (getting the key from the phone, etc) was so that they would have a database of phones that have had their bootloader unlocked? I'm kind of new to this but that was my impression.
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I think they do have a database, yes, but that only tells them that you requested the file, they can't know you YOU used the file, can they? Huh? Nope, if they knew you used the file, that sir would be invasion of privacy, then they'd be paying for more than just a simple device replacement with the lawsuits that would be hitting them from every mobile device owner using their product.
So once it says "Locked", they can't say you voided your warranty, then they'd have to prove it.
Yes what darknightmare said you could get token but maybe last second decided not to do it haha anywho sending it saying relocked hope they fix hardware issue if not maybe gotta spend money?
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I think they do have a database, yes, but that only tells them that you requested the file, they can't know you YOU used the file, can they? Huh? Nope, if they knew you used the file, that sir would be invasion of privacy, then they'd be paying for more than just a simple device replacement with the lawsuits that would be hitting them from every mobile device owner using their product.
So once it says "Locked", they can't say you voided your warranty, then they'd have to prove it.
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They don't need a database. There is no way I know of to get a "locked" phone once it has been unlocked. It will say "relocked". So HTC knows it has had an unlocked bootloader. That doesn't necessarily negate the warranty so far as HTC is concerned. I've read that they have fixed what are obviously hardware problems. But they won't fix anything that a ROM screwed up unless you pay.
The wildcard is T-Mobile. They may or may not be picky about these sort of things.
Ya for sure lets see what htc sais shipped out today through ups htc should get it thursday hope ups loses or breaks my packagae have 300 dollar insurance ha but yep anyone know of any prices for this fix?
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They don't need a database. There is no way I know of to get a "locked" phone once it has been unlocked. It will say "relocked". So HTC knows it has had an unlocked bootloader. That doesn't necessarily negate the warranty so far as HTC is concerned. I've read that they have fixed what are obviously hardware problems. But they won't fix anything that a ROM screwed up unless you pay.
The wildcard is T-Mobile. They may or may not be picky about these sort of things.
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Sir, when I say there is a way to get a "locked" bootloader, please don't argue with me unless you can prove my theories wrong, , I have tested and proven everything I speak of, I don't just say something because I want to.
Edit: For the record, once it says "relocked" you have voided your warranty, if you read the agreement on HTC website when unlocking your bootloader and the message on the device when unlocking, it clearly states by unlocking your bootloader you are voiding your warranty.
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Sir, when I say there is a way to get a "locked" bootloader, please don't argue with me unless you can prove my theories wrong, , I have tested and proven everything I speak of, I don't just say something because I want to.
Edit: For the record, once it says "relocked" you have voided your warranty, if you read the agreement on HTC website when unlocking your bootloader and the message on the device when unlocking, it clearly states by unlocking your bootloader you are voiding your warranty.
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100% on what Dark Nightmare said, i followed the procedure on the forums on how to completely restore to stock. i was s-off etc.. after it was all said and done, my phone was locked and ready to rock. I sent it back after my replacement arrived and all was good.
Just read through General, Q&A and Dev section, Trust me the answer is there. It's ALWAYS there. I used the GB juopunutbear S-off tool instead of the ICS tool cause i am retarded and didn't take my time and got stuck because of it. I did 2-3 minutes of using the search button and i was fixed in a second!
First of all! Yes Dark Nightmare is correct he knows his stuff you can put it back to locked anywho i would first like to say thank you for all the replys to this post. First post and didnt think my question would be answered but it was and its a great community we got here, i may be new member, but ive always been on xda reading up and hacking all my phones i have went from metro pcs huawei ascend, tmobile my touch 4g and now htc amaze all rooted and custom roms also have done droid and sidekick 4g. The thing is i do have experience and learned alot. Main thing is its an honor to have Dark nightmare and glacierguy here i feel like you guys are famous! ha have seen you guys in different sections and you guys know your stuff so thanks!
p.s everyone that posted i hit thanks
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That's why when dknmare comes in I don't argue with him instead I take it and learn.
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Sir, when I say there is a way to get a "locked" bootloader, please don't argue with me unless you can prove my theories wrong, , I have tested and proven everything I speak of, I don't just say something because I want to.
Edit: For the record, once it says "relocked" you have voided your warranty, if you read the agreement on HTC website when unlocking your bootloader and the message on the device when unlocking, it clearly states by unlocking your bootloader you are voiding your warranty.
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I think my post may not have been clear. Of course you can lock the bootloader; that is how one installs the original ROM. But I was under the impression that it then says ”relocked” if you have previously unlocked the device. That warning from HTC have me a lot of pause when I read it! But I think what I read said ”may” void your warranty. But I was reading fast...
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im not new here but today i made an account because not only do i love this place its the best place for rooting and troubleshooting. i have a few tricks to share in one of those troubleshooting forums that could be useful.
I'm not a noob and im very comfortable with flashing roms and kernels. Though my phones a unique case.. before i ever rooted or even tampered with the phone the audio cut out. not a single sound comes out the speaker, headphone jack, and even bluetooth. when i did have stock sense anytime i got a call or wanted to play some music my phone would freeze then reboot. every single time. for awhile roms fixed it, to be more specific cyanogenmod fixed it. Even with no sound it causes some other smaller issues too. The phone wont auto rotate, any app that requires sound like games and youtube will either quit instantly or i will have to force close them. Its been going on for about 7months now (stuck in a contract with sprint and they won't honor the TEP).Today i tried using ViperRUU to return to fresh stock and try again to solve the audio problem and everything went as it should except it just won't boot into android. I thought it might be the kernel but that wasn't it. I tried flashing another sense rom and its kernel and the same thing happens it just sits there with a black screen. those who have HTC's newer phones, i tried holding the power button to restart the phone and thats all it will let me do. While on the black screen i connected it to my computer and it knows it there so i guess its not totally bricked, i think the right term is Softbricked? i looked in other posts to see if anyone had the same issue as me and i apologize if i didnt look hard enough to find one. I'm clueless on what to do. if its not the rom, kernal, or recovery what could it be? even trying to restore from a sense backup gets the same results. It just sits there with a black blank screen.
I apologize if this is the wrong place to post this as I am new to posting here,I Also marked this as question because if im understanding this right that is right? Thank you everyone in advance for the help
Some more information would be useful. If you can get to your bootloader, what is your Hboot version, radio (baseband) version, are you S-on or S-off, and what's the status of the bootloader (locked, unlocked, relocked)? What recovery are you using?
Also, when you connect to your computer, what does your phone show up as?
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And is there water damage at any point? That sounds like faulty hardware, like a broken/melted chip. Do you overclock?
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FinZ28 said:
Some more information would be useful. If you can get to your bootloader, what is your Hboot version, radio (baseband) version, are you S-on or S-off, and what's the status of the bootloader (locked, unlocked, relocked)? What recovery are you using?
Also, when you connect to your computer, what does your phone show up as?
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Jewel PVT SHIP S-ON RL
HBOOT-2.09.0000
RADIO-1.12.11.1210
OpenDSP-v31.1.0.45.0815
eMMC-boot
bootloader status: *** TAMPERED ***
*** UNLOCKED ***
TWRP Version v2.6.3.0
I used htc dev to unlock it but fastboot says its unlocked, I got an ota update several months ago. I wasn't thinking and updated it and ever since it has never said S-OFF.
TWRP says theres an os on the system partition 880 something megabytes.
it has a bit of history
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And is there water damage at any point? That sounds like faulty hardware, like a broken/melted chip. Do you overclock?
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after like a month of owning the phone, i was in gym class one day. Felt my phone vibrate, went to the drinking fountain so my phone wouldn't be confinscated. i pressed the sleep button and BAM screen cracked. Not the glass just the screen. long story short, sprint wouldn't honor the warrenty and i don't have a lot of money so im not paying $200 for another phone when I already paid an extra $60 a month for a TEP plan witch i gladly removed. over a year I replaced the screen twice ($140 total still under the $200). I don't do the over-clocking stuff because my battery is bad enough already. I talked to htc about my phones audio problem and they have no record of any other customers with this issue i love my phone but having no sound is extremely fustrating.