Coming from galaxy s2. Do I need s off with root to flash custom ROM? After reading many posts I am still unsure if it is always needed.
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no you do not need s-off to flash a rom, you can use 4EXT recovery with smart-flash enabled to flash your rom properly, although some rom's the kernel doesn't flash properly so u can do it manually using hansoon's AiO toolkit for the amaze, S-off is mostly if you want to flash different radio's/bootloaders/Ruu's from other carries etc...
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I am currently on a different rom if i flash his rom do i need to flash a seperate kernal? Did anyone flash the rom itself and has had no problems?
I lost track in the tread but i rememeber reading something related to thad to. Thanks
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Make your life easy. Download 4ext from the market heres the thread for it also. Open it... and select s=on (im assuming you are s=on otherwise kernels flash automatically with the rom. flash 4ext recovery from the app. Reboot recovery. In recovery, go to settings and enable "smartflash."
Now the kernel will flash when you flash the Rom. It may reboot once right after the htc splash screen... then the rom will boot.
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Ok i see i already have 4ext recovery i got it when i rooted it using hasoons tool. im not sure if im S-ON or S-OFF.
So i just flash the rom normally as any other rom and i don't need to download faux's kernel?
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EduardoZ714 said:
Ok i see i already have 4ext recovery i got it when i rooted it using hasoons tool. im not sure if im S-ON or S-OFF.
So i just flash the rom normally as any other rom and i don't need to download faux's kernel?
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Boot into bootloader. It will tell you if s=on or off. If s=on, while in recovery, go to settings and enable smartflash and flash away.
If s=off... just flash away. Either way... no need to download a kernel
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Alright thanks man made it much easier for me to understand
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Are there any roms that can be used with s-on by fastboot flash boot boot.img first then flash rom
Pretty much any of the sense based roms can be I think. 4ext has a utility to do s on flashing. I'm curious though. Why don't you just s off the device?
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Well I have 1.08 boot and I'm flashed to cricket I really don't want to re flash it took a while to get 3g on and I can't find a tutorial too downgrade boot to be able to s-off.
http://www.forums.infectedrom.com/showthread.php?p=67914
Use this guide. Use an apn backup app and make a backup of your apn before you do the guide and restore it once you finish.
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Should be able to flash any ROM then flash the boot.IMG from the rom in fast boot.
If your on the new radios. That is.
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Hello, I am on 3.16 and hboot 2.09 and am not sure how to root. I have already unlocked my boot loader via HTCdev but am not sure what to do next to achieve root. I looked into Dirtyracun but since I'm on windows it seems like a ton of work so I wanted to see if there was anything simpler. So i just wanted to know if that is my only option to achieve root. Thank you
DirtyRacun is for achieving S-OFF, which is separate from rooting your phone. You said you've already unlocked your bootloader so the next step is to install a custom recovery. TWRP is the popular one for our phone. Once you have TWRP installed you can install custom ROMS on your phone and they will come with root access bundled with them.
Okay thank you for you reply. Are there any major benefits to getting s off
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EvoShift226 said:
Okay thank you for you reply. Are there any major benefits to getting s off
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Major? Not that I'm aware of.
Ok thanks for the help
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There are plenty of benefits to being S-off. You are practically future-proofing your phone by gaining S-off. Gaining S-off, you no longer have to flash the kernel separately from the ROM (the exception is Hboot 1.12). You can upgrade and downgrade your firmware, and flash custom splash screens. I'd say those are pretty major. Yes, you can still flash ROM's while S-on, but being S-off simplifies the process, in addition to gaining the benefits I listed above
As far as getting your phone rooted, you need to install a custom recovery, such as TWRP. After that, you can flash a custom ROM that gives root access.
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So could I flash a Rom with goo manager with s-on or would i have to do it via fastboot?
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EvoShift226 said:
So could I flash a Rom with goo manager with s-on or would i have to do it via fastboot?
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You flash ROM's through recovery. I only use Goo Manager to update my recovery. If you don't already have a custom recovery installed, head over to the TeamWin website for info on installing a recovery to your phone. Once installed you can boot into recovery & flash a ROM. For ease of installation I recommend MeanBean, which has an S-on kernel installer. There are plenty of other ROM's to choose from, though.
Also, feel free to check out Bigdaddy619's guide in the link below.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2026938
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I'm on tmobile and I update to .11 and now revone don't want to work and it seem like the firmware patch the root in the method , so wondering if I change the rom would you be able to get revone to work on the phone??
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Soff has to do with the hboot. Flashing a custom Rom changes the system and boot partitions. So flashing a Rom will not change weather you can Soff. With an unlocked boatloader you can flash recoverys and then rooted roms. Twrp will even add superSu to your current Rom.
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Soff has to do with the hboot. Flashing a custom Rom changes the system and boot partitions. So flashing a Rom will not change weather you can Soff. With an unlocked boatloader you can flash recoverys and then rooted roms. Twrp will even add superSu to your current Rom.
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Yea I know that part and I'm on hoot 1.44 just updated to the new firmware to improve my lte , but my question is that is it possible it I unlock my boot loader And flash a rom and then run revone , would it work ? Becuz the new firmware block the method for s-off
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You can still unlock via htcdev. But HTC patched the exploit that makes revone and others like moonshine work, so... Currently there is no method for u to soff. That will not prevent u from flashing ROMs though. Just unlock, flash a custom recovery via fastboot. Fastboot flash recovery "name of your recovery".IMG then your free to flash away.
Now,,, I should note that I have not actually updated to .11. What I know I know from research on XDA. I considered it but since I already updated to 2.24 I decided to only flash the radio from the tmo update.
I hope I have answered your question.
P.S iPhone!? Really?' Excuse me I have to go wash the siri off my hands
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Hey all, new rezound owner, coming from a thunderbolt. I'm going to be using win7 x64. What's the easiest way to root and rom? I see a few threads here about s-off but nothing about root. I'm thinking about going with pacman rom but I am open to suggestions.
Any help is appreciated, thanks.
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You need to start with unlocking the bootloader via the HTCDEV site - http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=20780879&postcount=1
After that you can install a recovery, root the stock rom or install a custom already rooted rom.
If you remain s-on, you'll need to flash the kernel with any rom you want to install separately via fastboot.
One of the best guides for rooting the Rezound, although slightly dated... http://forums.androidcentral.com/re...66392-guide-unlocking-rooting-roming-faq.html
Note that Amon Ra recovery is not recommended for any ROM higher than ICS, CWM or TWRP is, you can substitute it anywhere Amon Ra is in most guides on the internet.
I recommend twrp. There are cool themes made by Reventech and its probably the most stable.
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I have twrp in my N7 and am familiar with it. I did have CWM but didn't like the way it hides backups, lack of versatility.
The old Tbolt I am using 4ext and is pretty good.
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Are these instructions still good?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2462937
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Are these instructions still good?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2462937
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Yes
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