[Q] S-OFF and installing stock RUU - HTC Rezound

I searched for this and could not find an easy way to get an answer.
So I recently achieved S-OFF. In doing so I reverted back to an ICS RUU(3.14.605.12) after relocking the phone. After I got the phone back up and running I then set things up to run the program needed for S-OFF. Got S-OFF. Then unlocked the phone and flashed a rom I wanted.
I am thinking I would like to install the latest RUU(4.03.605.2) to get the radios and everything up to date.
Main question. Would installing the newer RUU affect the S-OFF status at all? I would hope no, but I don't know.
Second question. Do I need to go through the process of relocking the phone?

Sax1031 said:
I searched for this and could not find an easy way to get an answer.
So I recently achieved S-OFF. In doing so I reverted back to an ICS RUU(3.14.605.12) after relocking the phone. After I got the phone back up and running I then set things up to run the program needed for S-OFF. Got S-OFF. Then unlocked the phone and flashed a rom I wanted.
I am thinking I would like to install the latest RUU(4.03.605.2) to get the radios and everything up to date.
Main question. Would installing the newer RUU affect the S-OFF status at all? I would hope no, but I don't know.
Second question. Do I need to go through the process of relocking the phone?
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The newest RUU will not effect your s-off. It will relock the bootloader, however. The only thing that this changes is the fact that you won't be able to issue fastboot commands. You can unlock with Vinylfreak's method or through htc dev again, but I find either of these to be unnecessary with s-off. You will not need to re-lock with s-off to run the ruu. Just place it on your sd card, flash in hboot, and you're good to go. Make sure after you flash the RUU to find a zip of Amon-Ra 3.15 that you can flash via hboot. Good luck!
Just to be clear. You WILL retain s-off after flashing RUU.

iamwalterwhite said:
The newest RUU will not effect your s-off. It will relock the bootloader, however. The only thing that this changes is the fact that you won't be able to issue fastboot commands. You can unlock with Vinylfreak's method or through htc dev again, but I find either of these to be unnecessary with s-off. You will not need to re-lock with s-off to run the ruu. Just place it on your sd card, flash in hboot, and you're good to go. Make sure after you flash the RUU to find a zip of Amon-Ra 3.15 that you can flash via hboot. Good luck!
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Yea I have Amon-Ra 3.15 ready to go. Will do later on today.
Thank you.

Sax1031 said:
Yea I have Amon-Ra 3.15 ready to go. Will do later on today.
Thank you.
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You're welcome. The AR 3.15 that you flashed through fastboot when you were setting up your phone doesn't work in hboot (just so you're aware). I don't want to be a broken record, I just want to make sure that you have everything you need. In this thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1615969 there is an hboot flashable of AR 3.15 in the op. It may also be useful if you have any problems after s-off.

After you achieve s-off you don't need to unlock again, even though the boot loader says that it's locked you still have access to everything. Once you are S-off you no longer need to relock to flash RUUs. From what I've seen it's not recommended to unlock via htcdev if you are s-off, I'm not sure of the reason though. To regain access to fast boot commands all you have to do is flash an unlocked/modified hboot. There is a thread in the dev section called "hex edited hboots" just download the ph from there and flash it via hboot.

brando56894 said:
After you achieve s-off you don't need to unlock again, even though the boot loader says that it's locked you still have access to everything. Once you are S-off you no longer need to relock to flash RUUs. From what I've seen it's not recommended to unlock via htcdev if you are s-off, I'm not sure of the reason though. To regain access to fast boot commands all you have to do is flash an unlocked/modified hboot. There is a thread in the dev section called "hex edited hboots" just download the ph from there and flash it via hboot.
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The reason it's not recommended is because if you do, you'll get the relocked message if you lock again. If you don't unlock again, you'll have "locked" just like stock.
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Do I need root before trying to S-off?

I'm on 3.14 stock ruu, unlocked bootloader, amonra in the recovery
do I need to flash something like the "3.14 stock deodexxed root"
or can I just finally try to s-off?
thanks <3
Watercycle said:
I'm on 3.14 stock ruu, unlocked bootloader, amonra in the recovery
do I need to flash something like the "3.14 stock deodexxed root"
or can I just finally try to s-off?
thanks <3
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the su binary MUST be present in the system for the S-OFF process to work correctly, so yes, you must root.
Since you have Amon ra installed, just boot into that, go to the developer menu and install the su binary, then do S-OFF
a.mcdear said:
the su binary MUST be present in the system for the S-OFF process to work correctly, so yes, you must root.
Since you have Amon ra installed, just boot into that, go to the developer menu and install the su binary, then do S-OFF
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unguarded or super user? and thank you i didn't know about that =)
Watercycle said:
unguarded or super user? and thank you i didn't know about that =)
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Sueperuser not unguarded
this is the most rediculous process ever! (currently trying to wire trick) I'VE USED 2 DARN TYPES OF WIRE AND A PAPERCLIP AND NONE OF THEM DO ANYTHING
oh god, whew... i was running around the house making a wire out of everything...
but after trying the paperclip for like the 8th time (which took a half hour to find) it seems to have worked
S-off is the most stressful android activity ever >XO
thanks you two <3
You did use the ics jb hboot right? Make sure you can see the sd card? And don't unlock your phone again. You would need to s-on then s-off again for it to say locked. I just woke up and saw your new posts, its been a long day but I see you got help. Welcome to the club, glad it finally worked.
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I used the Hboot that came with 3.14 Ruu, if S-off took the "relocked" away then i'm happy, if it didn't, oh well, but I was unlocked when I started the process =o
As long as you don't unlock it after s-off, it will be locked again ( although it says "juopunutbear" instead of "locked" if you're using their modified boot. Just flash a stock one and it will say locked)
I'm still not to sure why people keep bringing up the Hboot, is it because if you flash S-off's it will break it?
I declined the modified version and everything appears to be working
Watercycle said:
I'm still not to sure why people keep bringing up the Hboot, is it because if you flash S-off's it will break it?
I declined the modified version and everything appears to be working
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The patched hboot adds some advanced fast boot commands. However everything will work without the patched hboot. You don't need it its just nice to have
Watercycle said:
I'm still not to sure why people keep bringing up the Hboot, is it because if you flash S-off's it will break it?
I declined the modified version and everything appears to be working
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The juoponut bear hboot is an eng hboot that allows for adb commands and other options most people will not need.
The h boot issue is thus......in the event you want your phone returned to stock (s on and locked in downloader), after gaining s off do NOT HTC unlock the phone.
If you don't unlock it and want to return to stock you basically run a ruu, and then write the secure flag back to s on (scotty123 has a thread how to do this). After which point you phone will be on stock Rom, recovery and h boot will say locked and s on. Just like the day you first got the phone.
If you unlock after s off (as an early adopter I did) your bootloader will only say unlocked or relocked. You can run ruus, and write secure flag to s on.....BUT your hboot will say relocked or unlocked. And to a trained eye, someone can tell you tampered with it (running Roma,etc)
In my case, I had to follow scottys thread, s on, and do the s off process all over again. Early on we thought flashing a ruu would change the hboot status from relocked to locked. However we were mistaken.
So, don't unlock after s off.
If you can't run adb commands with your h boot and don't want to flash an eng hboot, use the ph98img.zip method to flash things (ex recovery, hboots, radios).
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ericsignals said:
The juoponut bear hboot is an eng hboot that allows for adb commands and other options most people will not need.
The h boot issue is thus......in the event you want your phone returned to stock (s on and locked in downloader), after gaining s off do NOT HTC unlock the phone.
If you don't unlock it and want to return to stock you basically run a ruu, and then write the secure flag back to s on (scotty123 has a thread how to do this). After which point you phone will be on stock Rom, recovery and h boot will say locked and s on. Just like the day you first got the phone.
If you unlock after s off (as an early adopter I did) your bootloader will only say unlocked or relocked. You can run ruus, and write secure flag to s on.....BUT your hboot will say relocked or unlocked. And to a trained eye, someone can tell you tampered with it (running Roma,etc)
In my case, I had to follow scottys thread, s on, and do the s off process all over again. Early on we thought flashing a ruu would change the hboot status from relocked to locked. However we were mistaken.
So, don't unlock after s off.
If you can't run adb commands with your h boot and don't want to flash an eng hboot, use the ph98img.zip method to flash things (ex recovery, hboots, radios).
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Well everything is right but the first part, the modified hboot allows you to perform fastboot commands that would otherwise require you to unlock the bootloader
Fastboot flash, fastboot boot... Etc.
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superchilpil said:
Well everything is right but the first part, the modified hboot allows you to perform fastboot commands that would otherwise require you to unlock the bootloader
Fastboot flash, fastboot boot... Etc.
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Forgot to add that part when I typed the adb part ....thanks for correcting me.:thumbup:
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oh dear, so without that Hboot command prompt won't be able to fastboot into recovery and whatnot?
Watercycle said:
oh dear, so without that Hboot command prompt won't be able to fastboot into recovery and whatnot?
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Yes, but there are ways around that
I personally just package my own ph98img.zips if I need to flash a kernel or recovery after doing something dumb
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If you want to add the JB Hboot, it is very simple. You can go to their site and just download the most recent hboot. You must know if you are ICS or GB. But go here: http://unlimited.io/hboot-downloads/ and download the right one, either vigor ics or vigor gb. Put that in the folder where you had put the original controlbear program and follow these instructions:
To flash the JuopunutBear hboots
Put the phone in fastboot mode, connected to the pc and enter the following commands
fastboot erase cache
fastboot oem rebootRUU
fastboot flash zip jb_hboot.zip
Thats all there is to it and you can now benefit from the JB Hboot.
I thought you needed to be unlocked with htc dev to gain s-off? Now I'm hearing that I should not unlock my phone before I s-off?
Yes you need to be unlocked. It's part of the prerequisites. Please read then reread the thread in general "s-off with instructions...it's official". Understand how to avoid problems and fix them if they arise. It's very easy but it's like people half ass reading the instructions recently. Don't be that person.
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th3rapist said:
I thought you needed to be unlocked with htc dev to gain s-off? Now I'm hearing that I should not unlock my phone before I s-off?
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You have to unlock befor you s off, afterwards it's redundant to do so. But some people have
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doubleshot, ruby ICS, vigor ICS, holiday ICS, pyramid ICS?
which one? haha
I don't mind don't 1 more small flash that will probably be necessary in the future as long as it doesn't screw my current rom up

[Q] Unroot

My 3G has been terrible since I got the phone, so I finally took it in to the sprint repair shop. They said before they can look at it I need to unroot and take the latest sprint update.
If I go stock and take the official OTA update, will I be able to achieve S-OFF and root again?
How do I go about going completely back to stock?
Thanks!
If you are s-off, flash the ruu.exe. Everything will go back to stock (ROM, recovery, etc), but you will remain s-off. I think you have to lock the bootloader first, but you don't need to be s-on.
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Raillery said:
My 3G has been terrible since I got the phone, so I finally took it in to the sprint repair shop. They said before they can look at it I need to unroot and take the latest sprint update.
If I go stock and take the official OTA update, will I be able to achieve S-OFF and root again?
How do I go about going completely back to stock?
Thanks!
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Hello,
I believe I can help you out with this. Are you s-off right now? If so, then all you have to do is download the latest ruu. It's easy. You can find it in the development section under stickies. If your s-on however you will need to run the ruu.exe on your pc which I believe you can find that file under the stickies. Now if your s-off, you can flash the ruu file by renaming it to PG86IMG in all caps and placing it on the root of your sdcard and booting into bootloader and flashing it from there. If you are going to turn s-off back to s-on you must do this immediately after you flash the ruu. Just go to fastboot on your computer with your phone in fastboot and type this command fastboot oem write securityflag 3. I believe that's the right command. Just make sure your hboot is stock and not modified or else you will brick your phone. And of course you can still achieve s-off and reroot after that. Ramjet wrote a very simple and easy guide that will help you step by step with the easiest way to get there. You can find his guide in the general discussion section. If you have any questions please do not hesitate to ask.
Please hit the thanks button if helped you in Anyway. Goodluck.
This ruu? The second one?
Raillery said:
This ruu? The second one?
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Those are firmware .zip's that won't return everything to stock. I'd suggest that you download the 2.89.651.2 ICS RUU.exe from one of the links in this post and run it from Windows. Then you will be totally stock except for S-OFF and they shouldn't care about that. When you get the phone back you can just flash a custom recovery then root the stock ROM or flash a custom rooted ROM without having to worry about getting S-OFF again, unless they set it back to S-ON when it is serviced.
ramjet73
ramjet73 said:
Those are firmware .zip's that won't return everything to stock. I'd suggest that you download the 2.89.651.2 ICS RUU.exe from one of the links in this post and run it from Windows. Then you will be totally stock except for S-OFF and they shouldn't care about that. When you get the phone back you can just flash a custom recovery then root the stock ROM or flash a custom rooted ROM without having to worry about getting S-OFF again, unless they set it back to S-ON when it is serviced.
ramjet73
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Do you have the link to the ruu that can be run through the phone? I keep getting error 155 unknown error.
EDIT: Nvm it worked, just had to manually rebooted to bootloader.
Raillery said:
Do you have the link to the ruu that can be run through the phone? I keep getting error 155 unknown error.
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That error means you didn't lock the bootloader first. Use the fastboot command: fastboot oem lock. Then run the ruu.
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[Q] HBOOT 1.04 compatible kernel for OTA Sprint WWE 2.89.651.2-2.17.651.

Hi I need to take my phone in for repair and want to revert to Sprint's stock ICS, however I am on the engineering hboot 1.04 and don't want to lose that. I have flashed the OTA ROM from here (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1808150) but I am boot looping due to the kernel. Can anyone point me to a compatible flashable kernel?
And as a follow up, if I were to flash directly to Sprints current OTA, is it possible to downgrade all the way back to HBOOT 1.04?
daviderickson said:
Hi I need to take my phone in for repair and want to revert to Sprint's stock ICS, however I am on the engineering hboot 1.04 and don't want to lose that. I have flashed the OTA ROM from here (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1808150) but I am boot looping due to the kernel. Can anyone point me to a compatible flashable kernel?
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The reason you are boot looping is because that ROM requires bootloader (hboot) 1.58, which is part of the updated 2.89.651.2 firmware. You can either flash the firmware from the OP of that thread, or reset everything to 100% stock by downloading the Sprint ICS RUU from here and flashing it from Windows.
Your radio status will stay S-OFF, and you can easily flash any bootloader you want from the stock bootloader once you get your phone back.
ramjet73
ramjet73 said:
The reason you are boot looping is because that ROM requires bootloader (hboot) 1.58, which is part of the updated 2.89.651.2 firmware. You can either flash the firmware from the OP of that thread, or reset everything to 100% stock by downloading the Sprint ICS RUU from here and flashing it from Windows.
Your radio status will stay S-OFF, and you can easily flash any bootloader you want from the stock bootloader once you get your phone back.
ramjet73
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Thanks ramjet- And this won't require me having to go through HTC's unlock procedure right?
daviderickson said:
Thanks ramjet- And this won't require me having to go through HTC's unlock procedure right?
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That's correct.
As long as you are S-OFF now and don't set S-ON before bringing the phone in for service, you can flash whatever bootloader you want after you get your phone back and then flash any ROM/kernel combination that works with that hboot.
Of course, S-ON could be set by whoever works on your phone, but I've never heard of that happening and the wire trick is pretty easy if you should need to get S-OFF again.
ramjet73
Hey ramjet-
I just got my phone back from repair, it is still listed as S-OFF, but is listed as locked. Since this seems to be a somewhat unique starting point compared to other threads, what is the procedure to go from S-OFF/locked to another hboot? Do I just pick an arbitrary RUU and flash with it?
daviderickson said:
Hey ramjet-
I just got my phone back from repair, it is still listed as S-OFF, but is listed as locked. Since this seems to be a somewhat unique starting point compared to other threads, what is the procedure to go from S-OFF/locked to another hboot? Do I just pick an arbitrary RUU and flash with it?
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It's good that it has the bootloader locked because that's the stock status and you don't need it unlocked if you have S-OFF. However, if you want to run fastboot commands like "flash", "erase" and "boot" from a PC you need to flash a custom bootloader, then you can flash a custom recovery after that using the "fastboot flash recovery recovery.img" command. Your bootloader status will still be "locked" but the custom hboots ignore that status and run the fastboot commands anyway.
This post explains how to select and flash a different hboot when you are S-OFF.
ramjet73
Thanks for the pointer, I was able to flash back to 1.04 ENG, and get 4ext back installed. Is there any particular reason to run a newer hboot like Jbear's 1.58 other than if needed for kernel/ROM compatibility?
daviderickson said:
Thanks for the pointer, I was able to flash back to 1.04 ENG, and get 4ext back installed. Is there any particular reason to run a newer hboot like Jbear's 1.58 other than if needed for kernel/ROM compatibility?
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No. Only if you want to run the ROM's that require it like coolexe's Cool ICS and Virus's Viper3D. The thread I linked on bootloaders gives a lot more detail on compatibility with different types of ROM's.
ramjet73

[Q] Questions after S-Off, where did I mess up?

Thanks in advance for any help. I know there are a ton of posts about issues like this, but it seems the more I read the more confused I get. Anyway, if someone can help clarify my situation that would be great.
I just got a Rezound after about 18 months with a Thunderbolt and the steps to root and s-off are obviously different. I rooted using the "Scottys noob friendly guide" and that went well. Next, I attempted to get S-off using Control Bear and the wire trick. After several attempts I got the wire trick timing correct, was no longer sober! Then here is where I think things got screwed up. The Control Bear program did not ask if I wanted to install a custom hboot it just sort of started running on its own. I let it do its thing, the phone rebooted into Hboot and it now reads:
***TAMPERED***
***LOCKED***
VIGOR PUT SHIP S-OFF RL
H-BOOT-2.25.000
RADIO-1.22.10.0421r/1.22.10.0424R
OpenDSP-v13.6.0.7611.00.0104
eMMC-boot
Apr 12 2012, 16:47:46
Long story short I do not believe that Control Bear successfully installed the custom hboot. I can no longer fastboot boot or flashboot flash a revovery image (recovery-ra-vigor-3.15-gnm). I am able to boot into the stock ROM, I am still rooted, I am S-off, but without being able to flash/install a revovery image I cannot flash anything. I feel like I am stuck. I thought going S-off and rooted would give me total freedom with the phone.
When I run the command "fastboot boot recovery-ra-vigor-3.15-gnm.img" here is what I get:
downloading 'boot.img'...
OKAY [ 1.411s]
booting...
FAILED (remote: not allowed)
finished. total time: 1.413s
Before I went through these steps I did not read anywhere that going S-off would relock hboot/bootloader to a point that I would not be able to flash anything.
Where did I go wrong? What did I miss?
One solution seems to point towards manually installing the custom JB hboot, but at this point I do not want to haphazardly make any more changes that could potentially leave me with a brick.
Here are my questions:
How do I install a recovery now that I am LOCKED, S-OFF, & ROOTED?
Will flashing the custom JB hboot at this point fix my problem or leave me with a brick?
I own the the phone, it is never going in for a warranty issue, so the TAMPERED flag does not bother me. I would just like to be ale to install AR recovery and go on my happy crack-flashing way. Any help or advice would be appreciated.
Thanks!
You will have to unlock the bootloader to flash a recovery still.
Or you can flash a custom hboot that will allow you to use fastboot commands while locked. That's what the jbear hboot does. Just make sure you flash the jbear hboot version that matches your current hboot version.
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Squirrel1620 said:
You will have to unlock the bootloader to flash a recovery still.
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I am S-off and locked and with stock hboot, I can flash anything with out unlocking the hboot
My Hboot reads:
****LOCKED***
VIGOR PVT SHIP S-OFF RL
HBOOT-2.227.0000
mclass55 said:
I am S-off and locked and with stock hboot, I can flash anything with out unlocking the hboot
My Hboot reads:
****LOCKED***
VIGOR PVT SHIP S-OFF RL
HBOOT-2.227.0000
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Yeah I know, I had the same problem after s off, I still had to unlock the hboot to get the recovery to flash.
You could always install the recovery via PH98IMG.zip
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Squirrel1620 said:
You could always install the recovery via PH98IMG.zip
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Thats how I flash recovery, via PH98IMG.zip
Poster tswltd, you should try flash recovery that way, via PH98IMG.zip
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1864631
There is a link in this thread with an hboot flashable zip of amon ra. You didn't do anything wrong. The juopunutbear method has a locked hboot, so fastboot flashing is a no go. You can use a hex edited 2.27 hboot by vinyl freak so you can regain fastboot flashing, but it's pretty unnecessary once you s-off.
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By the way, you really should look into running a newer RUU. You still have GB radios, and they're pretty dated.
iamwalterwhite said:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1864631
There is a link in this thread with an hboot flashable zip of amon ra. You didn't do anything wrong. The juopunutbear method has a locked hboot, so fastboot flashing is a no go. You can use a hex edited 2.27 hboot by vinyl freak so you can regain fastboot flashing, but it's pretty unnecessary once you s-off.
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By the way, you really should look into running a newer RUU. You still have GB radios, and they're pretty dated.
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Hey Thanks everybody for responding so quickly!
OK, just so I understand things correctly:
1) I can put the latest amon ra PH98IMG.zip on the root of my sd card, boot into bootloader, let it do its thing, then I will then have a working recovery that I can use to flash, backup, etc?
2) I do not need to update a custom hboot, but I can if I want and should cause no ill effects to my phone? For example follow the direction on the Unlimited.IO website for flashing thier custom hboot?
3) My radios are outdated? That stinks. Assurion just sent me this Rezound brand new and in the box a few days ago to replace a replacement Tbolt that went bad. It was running ICS, but you say the radios are old. Hmm, could you suggest an RUU that I should run and do I simply rename the RUU PH98IMG.zip, but it on the root of my SD card, bootloader and let it update? Seems straight forward enough. The way i understand it flashing an RUU will not remove S-off, but will it remove root and will I then have to unlock again through HTCdev?
Thanks agaiin for helping this new Rezound owner out!
tswltd said:
Hey Thanks everybody for responding so quickly!
OK, just so I understand things correctly:
1) I can put the latest amon ra PH98IMG.zip on the root of my sd card, boot into bootloader, let it do its thing, then I will then have a working recovery that I can use to flash, backup, etc?
2) I do not need to update a custom hboot, but I can if I want and should cause no ill effects to my phone? For example follow the direction on the Unlimited.IO website for flashing thier custom hboot?
3) My radios are outdated? That stinks. Assurion just sent me this Rezound brand new and in the box a few days ago to replace a replacement Tbolt that went bad. It was running ICS, but you say the radios are old. Hmm, could you suggest an RUU that I should run and do I simply rename the RUU PH98IMG.zip, but it on the root of my SD card, bootloader and let it update? Seems straight forward enough. The way i understand it flashing an RUU will not remove S-off, but will it remove root and will I then have to unlock again through HTCdev?
Thanks agaiin for helping this new Rezound owner out!
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1) yes
2) yes
3) yes your radios are old, but you can stay that way..alot of rezounds out there are running old firmware.
here is a website that has all the RUU for the rezound http://shipped-roms.com/index.php?category=android&model=Vigor
yes, the ones with zip in the title can been put on the SD card as "PH98IMG.zip" and it will update everything. The ones listed on that website as "EXE" are run through windows while your computer is tethered to phone.
yes flash a RUU will not remove S-off, but will remove root and replace Hboot and recovery with stock
Squirrel1620 said:
Or you can flash a custom hboot that will allow you to use fastboot commands while locked. That's what the jbear hboot does. Just make sure you flash the jbear hboot version that matches your current hboot version.
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Would you please clarify one more question?
My current hboot version is HBOOT-2.25.000 and my firmware version is 3.14.605.12 71ORD. Does this mean I would need to to install JB ICS 3.14.605.5 HBOOT - 2.25.2525?
Thanks again.
tswltd said:
1) I can put the latest amon ra PH98IMG.zip on the root of my sd card, boot into bootloader, let it do its thing, then I will then have a working recovery that I can use to flash, backup, etc?
2) I do not need to update a custom hboot, but I can if I want and should cause no ill effects to my phone? For example follow the direction on the Unlimited.IO website for flashing thier custom hboot?
3) My radios are outdated? That stinks. Assurion just sent me this Rezound brand new and in the box a few days ago to replace a replacement Tbolt that went bad. It was running ICS, but you say the radios are old. Hmm, could you suggest an RUU that I should run and do I simply rename the RUU PH98IMG.zip, but it on the root of my SD card, bootloader and let it update? Seems straight forward enough. The way i understand it flashing an RUU will not remove S-off, but will it remove root and will I then have to unlock again through HTCdev?
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1. Yes. However, I would recommend TWRP recovery. Amon Ra is also great though, so if you have any doubts about using a different recovery, stay with AR for now.
2. Here are some hboots based on the latest release. The only difference between them and stock is that they say different things at the top instead of Locked. After you flash the RUU, flash the one you choose as PH98IMG.zip through bootloader, just like you flashed the RUU.
3. Here is the latest RUU. The method you described for flashing it is correct, but to be safe, you can do it twice. The RUU will replace your hboot and your recovery, and thereby remove root. It will also wipe your internal memory, so back it up if you keep anything there. You will not need to unlock with HTCDev - you will never need to do that once you're S-Off. After you flash the RUU, you will only need to flash the unlocked hboot to re-unlock your bootloader (step 2), and then flash the recovery (step 1). Then, from recovery, you can flash ROMs, kernels, mods, etc.
tswltd said:
Would you please clarify one more question?
My current hboot version is HBOOT-2.25.000 and my firmware version is 3.14.605.12 71ORD. Does this mean I would need to to install JB ICS 3.14.605.5 HBOOT - 2.25.2525?
Thanks again.
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Yes that is the right JuopunutBear HBOOT if you want to install it. But you dont really need it.
And after a second look of your radio and firmware, you do have the latest over the air release, only thing newer is the Global RUU...PH98IMG_ICS_4.03.605.2.zip
If I was you, I would just flash the recovery, to get root
Thanks for the help folks. I have succesfully reinstalled AR recovery now going to try to flash my first ROM as S-Off!
mclass55 said:
Yes that is the right JuopunutBear HBOOT if you want to install it. But you dont really need it.
And after a second look of your radio and firmware, you do have the latest over the air release, only thing newer is the Global RUU...PH98IMG_ICS_4.03.605.2.zip
If I was you, I would just flash the recovery, to get root
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You're absolutely right. The radios that he has are from the ICS ota. That was my fault. The newest radios are from the unofficial global leak.
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tswltd said:
Thanks for the help folks. I have succesfully reinstalled AR recovery now going to try to flash my first ROM as S-Off!
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Glad you got it working. Happy flashing!
Yeah, All is good. Recovery installed and a newly flashed CM9! Had been waiting forever for ICS to come to my old Tbolt and now that I have the Rezound this is sweet sweet butter... I am really looking forward to learning what this phone is all about and flashing all of these ROMS, that may be old news for a lot of you all, but are brand new to me!
Thanks again.

How do I get back to latest Rezound OTA ROM?

I need to get back to the latest stock update for the rezound. I'm on the infection ROM right now and just need to get back to the latest rezound ota. Are there any ota ROMs w root out? I dont want to have to re root again but I wanna be back on the latest ota w/ just root. Also, will I need to lock my phone again to do this?
One last thing, how can I update to the latest firmware/ hboot/kernel/radio etc. Pretty much want to return to the latest ota leak for the rezound even if its not official and then I'd like to update my hboot,radio, kernel, etc to the latest out.
Sorry for any typos I'm extremely busy at work trying to sneak this in. Thx for the help guys.
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Follow the instructions in this post:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=37448962&postcount=2
That will get you updated to the latest and back to stock.
Then you can unlock again, flash a recovery and reroot and remain on stock ROM with a custom recovery and rooted.
xXezmacXx said:
I need to get back to the latest stock update for the rezound. I'm on the infection ROM right now and just need to get back to the latest rezound ota. Are there any ota ROMs w root out? I dont want to have to re root again but I wanna be back on the latest ota w/ just root. Also, will I need to lock my phone again to do this?
One last thing, how can I update to the latest firmware/ hboot/kernel/radio etc. Pretty much want to return to the latest ota leak for the rezound even if its not official and then I'd like to update my hboot,radio, kernel, etc to the latest out.
Sorry for any typos I'm extremely busy at work trying to sneak this in. Thx for the help guys.
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What hboot/radio level are you at now?
For a good Sense 3.6 rom, I'd suggest Ineffabilis Deus v1.2, gives you that stock feel with tweaks available.
You can run the global RUU from here: http://www.androidpolice.com/2012/0...ull-ruu-build-4-03-605-2-for-the-htc-rezound/ You will need to re-lock if you are s-on.
You can run NilsP Business Sense 3.6 if you want a mostly stock ROM without bloat. I'd suggest restoring a nandroid from the OTA if you have it (I don't keep many nandroids, but that ICS OTA is the one I kept).
Here is the stock ICS OTA: http://www.androidpolice.com/2012/0...cream-sandwich-ruu-for-final-ota-3-14-605-12/ You will also have to be s-off or re-locked to flash this.
Sorry if I've repeated information posted by anybody previously. That was never my intent. I just hope this helps.
mjones73 said:
What hboot/radio level are you at now?
For a good Sense 3.6 rom, I'd suggest Ineffabilis Deus v1.2, gives you that stock feel with tweaks available.
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my hboot is 2.25.0000 and radio is 1.22.10.0421r/1.22.10.0424r. i know this isnt up to date. id like to be up to date i just dont know which to files i need and how to update everything.
Read post #2 in this thread.
mjones73 said:
What hboot/radio level are you at now?
For a good Sense 3.6 rom, I'd suggest Ineffabilis Deus v1.2, gives you that stock feel with tweaks available.
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iamwalterwhite said:
You can run the global RUU from here: http://www.androidpolice.com/2012/0...ull-ruu-build-4-03-605-2-for-the-htc-rezound/ You will need to re-lock if you are s-on.
You can run NilsP Business Sense 3.6 if you want a mostly stock ROM without bloat. I'd suggest restoring a nandroid from the OTA if you have it (I don't keep many nandroids, but that ICS OTA is the one I kept).
Here is the stock ICS OTA: http://www.androidpolice.com/2012/0...cream-sandwich-ruu-for-final-ota-3-14-605-12/ You will also have to be s-off or re-locked to flash this.
Sorry if I've repeated information posted by anybody previously. That was never my intent. I just hope this helps.
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so before i do anything i just want to understand a few things. im currently on a jellybean rom, infection. to get back to the latest ota i just flash the latest ruu which is 4.03.605.2? will i have any issues being s-off or being on a jb rom? and the once i get back onto 4.03 will i need to unlock using the htc website and then root again? and then my last question is, once im back to the lastest stock rom how do i update my firmware/radio/hboot, etc.? I'm just confused on what steps to take and in what order?
feralicious said:
Read post #2 in this thread.
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i did. could you please read my previous post above? im s-off. do still need to lock my phone again? i remeber using that htcdev to unlock my phone awhile ago. then used the wire trick to get s-off.
xXezmacXx said:
so before i do anything i just want to understand a few things. im currently on a jellybean rom, infection. to get back to the latest ota i just flash the latest ruu which is 4.03.605.2? will i have any issues being s-off or being on a jb rom? and the once i get back onto 4.03 will i need to unlock using the htc website and then root again? and then my last question is, once im back to the lastest stock rom how do i update my firmware/radio/hboot, etc.? I'm just confused on what steps to take and in what order?
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xXezmacXx said:
i did. could you please read my previous post above? im s-off. do still need to lock my phone again? i remeber using that htcdev to unlock my phone awhile ago. then used the wire trick to get s-off.
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If you are s-off your phone should say "locked" and you can just run the RUU. Running that updates all the firmware, radios etc... and so you'll be on the latest stock and locked at that point. Run it twice and let it do its thing until it reboots so it gets all the system files.
Since you are s-off I don't think you will need to unlock again, check what the phone says in hboot as far as *tampered* *unlocked* *s-off* etc... you should confirm that with someone who is s-off.
(if you still have the unlock token you can use it again if you ever need to. Keep it handy so you'll always have it when you need it. I keep mine in the folder I use on my pc for fastboot.)
After you unlock you flash a custm recovery and root from within the recovery if you want to flash another ROM. Or use one of the tools, I've never used any of them.
I think you're good with this RUU for jb. It's the latest and I don't think anyone has anything later than that. I don't use a jb ROM so you may want to confirm that with someone who does.
feralicious said:
If you are s-off your phone should say "locked" and you can just run the RUU. Running that updates all the firmware, radios etc... and so you'll be on the latest stock and locked at that point. Run it twice and let it do its thing until it reboots so it gets all the system files.
Since you are s-off I don't think you will need to unlock again, check what the phone says in hboot as far as *tampered* *unlocked* *s-off* etc... you should confirm that with someone who is s-off.
(if you still have the unlock token you can use it again if you ever need to. Keep it handy so you'll always have it when you need it. I keep mine in the folder I use on my pc for fastboot.)
After you unlock you flash a custm recovery and root from within the recovery if you want to flash another ROM. Or use one of the tools, I've never used any of them.
I think you're good with this RUU for jb. It's the latest and I don't think anyone has anything later than that. I don't use a jb ROM so you may want to confirm that with someone who does.
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My phone says:
***tampered***
***locked ***
vigor pvt ship s-off rl
hboot 2.25.0000
radio 1.22.10.0421r/1.22.10.0424r
I used htcdev to unlock my phone don't know why it says locked. Should I just go ahead and flash the ruu? Could you just give a quick step by step guide? ? But if I'm understanding you correctly I just flash the ruu, then i need to unlock my phone again with HTCdev then flash recovery n while in amonra i instill su to roor and I'm now on the latest ota with root? I don't want a ROM at this time. I just want the latest stock rezound with root and latest hboot and radio.
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If anyone else can help please jump in. I'm still on infection not good flash this ruu until I know exactly what to do.
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xXezmacXx said:
My phone says:
***tampered***
***locked ***
vigor pvt ship s-off rl
hboot 2.25.0000
radio 1.22.10.0421r/1.22.10.0424r
I used htcdev to unlock my phone don't know why it says locked. Should I just go ahead and flash the ruu? Could you just give a quick step by step guide? ? But if I'm understanding you correctly I just flash the ruu, then i need to unlock my phone again with HTCdev then flash recovery n while in amonra i instill su to roor and I'm now on the latest ota with root? I don't want a ROM at this time. I just want the latest stock rezound with root and latest hboot and radio.
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You're s-off. Going s-off relocks the phone because s-off is better than unlocked. You can just flash the RUU.
I recommend against unlocking once you're s-off, because if you try to relock it yourself outside of the s-off process, it will say "relocked" instead of "locked. You can either flash a recovery through a PH98IMG.zip, or you can flash a hex edited hboot to allow extended fastboot commands.
shrike1978 said:
You're s-off. Going s-off relocks the phone because s-off is better than unlocked. You can just flash the RUU.
I recommend against unlocking once you're s-off, because if you try to relock it yourself outside of the s-off process, it will say "relocked" instead of "locked. You can either flash a recovery through a PH98IMG.zip, or you can flash a hex edited hboot to allow extended fastboot commands.
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OK so I just ruu and it will bring me back to stock. I then flash amonra 3.16 using the IMG.zip to get recovery on my phone.
(how do I flash the zip since recovery will not be on my phone yet? Do I just use the rezounds recovery to flash it?)
Then once amonra is installed I now root by installing su and superuser from the options in recovery.
Is that it, now I'm on the latest rezound stock w root? Am i still soff too, I don't need to do the wire trick to get soff again?
Oh and flashing that ruu will update me to the latest hboot and radio, correct?
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xXezmacXx said:
OK so I just ruu and it will bring me back to stock. I then flash amonra 3.16 using the IMG.zip to get recovery on my phone.
(how do I flash the zip since recovery will not be on my phone yet? Do I just use the rezounds recovery to flash it?)
Then once amonra is installed I now root by installing su and superuser from the options in recovery.
Is that it, now I'm on the latest rezound stock w root? Am i still soff too, I don't need to do the wire trick to get soff again?
Oh and flashing that ruu will update me to the latest hboot and radio, correct?
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Yes.
If you just want to stay stock and rooted then just run the RUU, flash recovery and root. You should still be s-off and ready to flash a custom ROM if you end up choosing to.
xXezmacXx said:
OK so I just ruu and it will bring me back to stock. I then flash amonra 3.16 using the IMG.zip to get recovery on my phone.
(how do I flash the zip since recovery will not be on my phone yet? Do I just use the rezounds recovery to flash it?)
Then once amonra is installed I now root by installing su and superuser from the options in recovery.
Is that it, now I'm on the latest rezound stock w root? Am i still soff too, I don't need to do the wire trick to get soff again?
Oh and flashing that ruu will update me to the latest hboot and radio, correct?
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As long as you have a flashable zip of AR 3.15 you're good. All you have to do is rename it PH98IMG.zip (make sure you don't name it .zip.zip) and flash in your bootloader. Here is a link for an already packaged recovery zip: http://www.teambamf.net/topic/3737-bootloader-update-recovery-files-amon-ra-315-and-cwm-touch/ No need to do the wire trick again. Yes, you will be on the newest hboot and radios.
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As long as you have a flashable zip of AR 3.15 you're good. All you have to do is rename it PH98IMG.zip (make sure you don't name it .zip.zip) and flash in your bootloader. Here is a link for an already packaged recovery zip: http://www.teambamf.net/topic/3737-bootloader-update-recovery-files-amon-ra-315-and-cwm-touch/ No need to do the wire trick again. Yes, you will be on the newest hboot and radios.
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links dont work. i have AR 3.16 flashable zip, will that work
xXezmacXx said:
My phone says:
***tampered***
***locked ***
vigor pvt ship s-off rl
hboot 2.25.0000
radio 1.22.10.0421r/1.22.10.0424r
I used htcdev to unlock my phone don't know why it says locked. Should I just go ahead and flash the ruu? Could you just give a quick step by step guide? ? But if I'm understanding you correctly I just flash the ruu, then i need to unlock my phone again with HTCdev then flash recovery n while in amonra i instill su to roor and I'm now on the latest ota with root? I don't want a ROM at this time. I just want the latest stock rezound with root and latest hboot and radio.
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I was on the Inflection Rom too and S-off. I used the Hansoon rezound all in one toolkit. I reflashed the latest RUU and I ulocked again using my unlock code that I had generated on HTC. I flashed recovery and install supersu and now I am rooted on the latest RUU unlocked and S-off.
xXezmacXx said:
links dont work. i have AR 3.16 flashable zip, will that work
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Yes, that's the latest version.
feralicious said:
Yes, that's the latest version.
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ok everything went ok. im on 4.03.605.1.
my phone now says:
***locked***
vigor pvt ship s-off rl
hboot-2.27.0000
radio-2.22.10.0001r/2.22.10.0003r
few questions.
1. it use to say ***tampered*** right above locked. what happened?
2. how do i root now? do i just go into recovery>developer menu and select "install su & superuser"?
3. once the jellybean roms are fixed and all the bugs are gone im gonna jump back over. if i want to flash a jellybean rom, do i just go ahead and flash the rom? and will my hboot remain the same whatever rom i flash?
4. im just curious on how im s-off but my phone says locked?
netookska05 said:
I was on the Inflection Rom too and S-off. I used the Hansoon rezound all in one toolkit. I reflashed the latest RUU and I ulocked again using my unlock code that I had generated on HTC. I flashed recovery and install supersu and now I am rooted on the latest RUU unlocked and S-off.
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i didnt unlock again? my phone still says soff? and it still says locked too.

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