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I went to the Stock ICS ROM, but the radio performance was too bad for me, so after trying to deal with it, but unable to, I am trying to go back to Stock Gingerbread.
I am S-on, unlocked bootloader, and rooted. I have downloaded stock RUU, PH85IMG_Ruby_TMOUS_1.43.531.3_Radio_1.08.550L.19DC_30.66.550L.08D_release_228638_signed.zip, and was getting 'main version older' error. I fixed that manually, All in one .bat did not work. Now I get hboot Version is older. What do I do now? I had to lock the bootloader, so the PH85IMG file would be recognized.
Just trying to get back to stock, then maybe I will try a GB custom ROM, Energy or something.
Wow, no help at all. I guess this Amaze forum has gone down.
I was able to get back to a stock rom, but just the rom went back to stock. I still can't get a RUU to load, which is what I need because I want the GB stock radio back.
So frustrating. I'm ready to let the Amaze go, and maybe Android all together.
There is a new leak out with some minor updates from the first leak.
But I don't think you can downgrade your radio.img without s-off.
Don't quote me on this...
Yeah, the radio is the same in the new update.
I think I'm done with The Amaze, and probably HTC for a while. I don't know what to replace it with though, maybe a Galaxy SII or Galaxy Nexus. I don't know...
you definitely have to s-off first i believe to go back to GB. i heard the HTC one s/x is really good. co worker has one and im jealous. but if sense 4.0 comes for the amaze then dont need to get the one s. lol but yea......i believe you have to be s-off first before going to GB
I think you'll need to get s-off to flash the radio. If you don't want to keep s-off, you can definitely go back to s-on after flashing. There should be a simple command to re-s-on your device floating around somewhere in these forums.
I tried to s-off before, but couldn't get it. I spent hours, but had no success.
Yeah the only way to get back to gingerbread after going to ICS is to s-off you can't flash the gingerbread RUU if s-on it gives a older software error
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So, coming from a Thunderbolt...rooting and getting s-off on a rezound seems like rocket science in comparison. I've read and read for the past four weeks but I'm asking for your guys' help and clarification before I proceed.
Here is what has happened so far: My buddies Rezound is currently HTC dev unlocked with a custom ICS rom on it with S-on. I want to get him s-off so flashing roms and kernels will be a piece of cake without adding a bunch more steps. I figured out how to do it and understand the process myself pretty clearly but trying to explain it to my buddy...yeah, I might as well be trying to teach him another language.
Now, I assume he is on Gingerbread firmware since I haven't flashed the leaked ICS RUU(have to install gingerbread firmware patch on his ICS roms). This already is getting complex to me. On my good old thunderbolt I just had to use revolutionary to get s-off then it was flash whatever I wanted, gingerbread or froyo and flash compatible radios.
Here's what I want to do. I figure I should get him off of gingerbread firmware since the phone will eventually be getting ICS via OTA. To do this, I believe I have to re-lock the phone and then flash the ICS ruu. After that I can proceed to get s-off using the wire trick.
My questions are these: do I have to flash a stock rom before I re-lock the phone and flash the ICS ruu, or can I just leave his current rom on there(rezrom)?
And finally, what ICS version am I supposed to flash in order to get s-off? I see conflicting reports of this will work, any one will work, or only a certain one will work with the s-off method. Could one of you be kind enough to send me a link to download said RUU? I tried downloading one but it would check it in HBOOT and after the 5 minutes it took to check it, it didn't give me the option of running it...just went to the main hboot menu(fastboot, recovery, reboot, etc.). I don't know if it's because I was UNLOCKED (i realize you can't flash ruu while unlocked), or if the file was bad.
Sorry for the long wordy post but I felt like I should be thorough. Thanks in advance.
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So, coming from a Thunderbolt...rooting and getting s-off on a rezound seems like rocket science in comparison. I've read and read for the past four weeks but I'm asking for your guys' help and clarification before I proceed.
Here is what has happened so far: My buddies Rezound is currently HTC dev unlocked with a custom ICS rom on it with S-on. I want to get him s-off so flashing roms and kernels will be a piece of cake without adding a bunch more steps. I figured out how to do it and understand the process myself pretty clearly but trying to explain it to my buddy...yeah, I might as well be trying to teach him another language.
Now, I assume he is on Gingerbread firmware since I haven't flashed the leaked ICS RUU(have to install gingerbread firmware patch on his ICS roms). This already is getting complex to me. On my good old thunderbolt I just had to use revolutionary to get s-off then it was flash whatever I wanted, gingerbread or froyo and flash compatible radios.
Here's what I want to do. I figure I should get him off of gingerbread firmware since the phone will eventually be getting ICS via OTA. To do this, I believe I have to re-lock the phone and then flash the ICS ruu. After that I can proceed to get s-off using the wire trick.
My questions are these: do I have to flash a stock rom before I re-lock the phone and flash the ICS ruu, or can I just leave his current rom on there(rezrom)?
And finally, what ICS version am I supposed to flash in order to get s-off? I see conflicting reports of this will work, any one will work, or only a certain one will work with the s-off method. Could one of you be kind enough to send me a link to download said RUU? I tried downloading one but it would check it in HBOOT and after the 5 minutes it took to check it, it didn't give me the option of running it...just went to the main hboot menu(fastboot, recovery, reboot, etc.). I don't know if it's because I was UNLOCKED (i realize you can't flash ruu while unlocked), or if the file was bad.
Sorry for the long wordy post but I felt like I should be thorough. Thanks in advance.
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Just s-off on GB. You can do it on ICS or GB works the same way. Just if you RUU to ICS you will have to reunlock to soff.
Once s-off he can flash any ruu he wants in any order and keep s-off.
Also on a secondary note, you must have not had a thunderbolt when we first got s-off as getting s-off manually took about 30+ mins of constant cmd line use.
S-off on the rezound is much easier than it sounds. The only part that gives people trouble is the wire trick and mainly because it is all about timing.
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I will say this outright: you can S-off right now using the GB package option on unlimited.io since that is the firmware you have. Answering the rest of this assuming an upgrade to ICS firmware, but that is the simplest path.
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Now, I assume he is on Gingerbread firmware since I haven't flashed the leaked ICS RUU(have to install gingerbread firmware patch on his ICS roms).
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Correct. If you're patching the firmware is still Gingerbread. Check in the bootloader for "hboot 2.11" to confirm this. Only way you can update firmware and radios while S-on is to run a RUU.
antiseen said:
Here's what I want to do. I figure I should get him off of gingerbread firmware since the phone will eventually be getting ICS via OTA. To do this, I believe I have to re-lock the phone and then flash the ICS ruu. After that I can proceed to get s-off using the wire trick.
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When a phone gets an OTA update, it is expecting you to be on the latest official release. That currently is the 2.01.605.11 Gingerbread build, the first OTA we had. That means you need to be on the GB firmware, and stock everything else, not on ICS firmware.
That said, last part is correct: You would re-lock, flash an ICS RUU, unlock again, put recovery back on, and either flash a pre rooted stock ROM based on the leaks, or root the stock ROM yourself. Then you are on ICS firmware, ready for S-off.
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My questions are these: do I have to flash a stock rom before I re-lock the phone and flash the ICS ruu, or can I just leave his current rom on there(rezrom)?
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Leave the ROM. Do a nandroid backup. Re-lock and flash the RUU. You can restore the nandroid afterwards, just be sure to repatch the thing to new ICS firmware if you go that route. Check second listing in the Roll Up Sticky post in the Dev section.
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And finally, what ICS version am I supposed to flash in order to get s-off? I see conflicting reports of this will work, any one will work, or only a certain one will work with the s-off method. Could one of you be kind enough to send me a link to download said RUU? I tried downloading one but it would check it in HBOOT and after the 5 minutes it took to check it, it didn't give me the option of running it...just went to the main hboot menu(fastboot, recovery, reboot, etc.). I don't know if it's because I was UNLOCKED (i realize you can't flash ruu while unlocked), or if the file was bad.
Sorry for the long wordy post but I felt like I should be thorough. Thanks in advance.
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Unlimited.io has files for GB firmware and the first three out of four ICS leaks. Note this last leak, the fourth one, is compatible with the unlimited.io files for the third leak ("5/7 leak"). So little was changed, so you're safe going with that combo if you wish.
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Also on a secondary note, you must have not had a thunderbolt when we first got s-off as getting s-off manually took about 30+ mins of constant cmd line use.
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You're actually right. I didn't get my TB til June and I spent months reading how to get s-off and finally did it in...august or september, I forget. It was MUCH easier by then.
I was familiar with the original process(only by reading, but felt confident in doing it that way) but by the time I was done learning everything about it, revolutionary method came out and I did it that way.
I know that I can get s-off right now on his gingerbread firmware, my only question is what happens when ICS does get released and all the good ROMS start to come out? I want to get him on an AOSP rom when they come out. I feel like he'll be stuck on gingerbread firmware and when it comes time to flash any of the ICS roms, he'll be clueless. I could figure out how to do it if it required an extra step or two but explaining that to him might be a bit much. I'd rather him be geared for ICS (he has no intention of going back to gingerbread, ever).
Also, I was under the impression that flashing a RUU would make it S-on. So if I ever wanted to upgrade his firmware to ICS we would have to do the wire trick again to achieve s-off once more.
Anyway, Thanks a ton guys for your feedback already. Love this community and you're both a great help. Thanks for the clarification/instructions phantasm.
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I feel like he'll be stuck on gingerbread firmware and when it comes time to flash any of the ICS roms, he'll be clueless. I could figure out how to do it if it required an extra step or two but explaining that to him might be a bit much. I'd rather him be geared for ICS (he has no intention of going back to gingerbread, ever).
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Hop through S-off with the GB files from unlimited.io. Keep the stock bootloader for now rather than flashing the JuopunutBear hboot when their program asks you. (Note S-off makes the bootloader "Locked" again, but the JB files are hacked so you can use them *as if* they are Unlocked status... handy and makes it simpler to get the phone ready for warranty exchanges again. But! We want to make sure we get ICS firmware and radios first...then slap on an *ICS* JB bootloader...)
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Also, I was under the impression that flashing a RUU would make it S-on. So if I ever wanted to upgrade his firmware to ICS we would have to do the wire trick again to achieve s-off once more.
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Nope. Once you achieve S-off you keep S-off. The only thing that affects S-off is turning the flag back on manually yourself with some fastboot commands.
So now you will be S-off and with a Locked stock bootloader. Download the RUU from the 6/10 leak here, rename to just PH98IMG.zip and flash it in bootloader:
http://www.androidfilehost.com/main/-Support_Files-/RUU/Vigor/RUU_Vigor_3.14.605.10_PH98IMG.zip
Then grab "[ICS][2.25][JB][5-7]PH98IMG.zip" from SuperChilPil's repository. (Note the 6/10 leak and the 5/7 leak have the same bootloaders just like the first pair of leaks did, so this is fine to use.) Rename to PH98IMG.zip and flash in bootloader:
http://www.androidfilehost.com/main/-Support_Files-/SuperChilPil/
This will make you S-off with a JuopunutBear hacked hboot, running the latest firmware and ROM available. Choose a recovery to flash, preferably TWRP or AmonRa. ClockworkMod has charging issues, there is a fix floating around thanks to NilsP and his own source if you insist. You can then proceed to flash the ICS custom ROM of your choice.
TWRP:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1613576
AmonRa:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1339679
CWM (fixed):
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1722989
Edit: User zhp pilot claims this version of CWM is also not functioning properly at this time, see the thread. Proceed with caution on CWM.
And don't forget to make a splash screen now that you are S-off lol, stop blinding yourself with that white HTC screen:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1615811
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Other useful files for S-off if you don't have them on the PC... The latest HTC drivers (extracted from HTC Sync so you don't have to download all of that) and an adb/fastboot mini console:
https://rapidshare.com/files/1796700693/HTCDriver_3.0.0.021.exe
http://rapidlibrary.com/files/adb-fastboot-and-other-tools-zip_ulcmnmxxtci89on.html
antiseen said:
Anyway, Thanks a ton guys for your feedback already. Love this community and you're both a great help. Thanks for the clarification/instructions phantasm.
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Nope, thanks you for asking.
antiseen said:
So, coming from a Thunderbolt...rooting and getting s-off on a rezound seems like rocket science in comparison. I've read and read for the past four weeks but I'm asking for your guys' help and clarification before I proceed.
Here is what has happened so far: My buddies Rezound is currently HTC dev unlocked with a custom ICS rom on it with S-on. I want to get him s-off so flashing roms and kernels will be a piece of cake without adding a bunch more steps. I figured out how to do it and understand the process myself pretty clearly but trying to explain it to my buddy...yeah, I might as well be trying to teach him another language.
Now, I assume he is on Gingerbread firmware since I haven't flashed the leaked ICS RUU(have to install gingerbread firmware patch on his ICS roms). This already is getting complex to me. On my good old thunderbolt I just had to use revolutionary to get s-off then it was flash whatever I wanted, gingerbread or froyo and flash compatible radios.
Here's what I want to do. I figure I should get him off of gingerbread firmware since the phone will eventually be getting ICS via OTA. To do this, I believe I have to re-lock the phone and then flash the ICS ruu. After that I can proceed to get s-off using the wire trick.
My questions are these: do I have to flash a stock rom before I re-lock the phone and flash the ICS ruu, or can I just leave his current rom on there(rezrom)?
And finally, what ICS version am I supposed to flash in order to get s-off? I see conflicting reports of this will work, any one will work, or only a certain one will work with the s-off method. Could one of you be kind enough to send me a link to download said RUU? I tried downloading one but it would check it in HBOOT and after the 5 minutes it took to check it, it didn't give me the option of running it...just went to the main hboot menu(fastboot, recovery, reboot, etc.). I don't know if it's because I was UNLOCKED (i realize you can't flash ruu while unlocked), or if the file was bad.
Sorry for the long wordy post but I felt like I should be thorough. Thanks in advance.
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In order to S-off the Rezound, you need to be HTCDEVunlocked, Rooted and on Stock Rom.
Forgive me for starting a new thread; I've utilized the search here and some Google-fu, but still have questions for the community.
I recently upgraded to an HTC Rezound from a Thunderbolt, and have accepted the stock OTA ICS update last weekend.
This has not stopped me from Rooting the device, however. Using an All-In-One Toolkit downloaded here, I was able to Unlock the Bootloader, Install custom Recovery (ClockWorkMod Touch), and have SU flashed. All signs point to root, but I would like to know a few things.
- Is there currently any method of acquiring S-OFF, other than the juopunutBear "Wire Trick"? It sounds incredibly risky, and I feel a bit hesitant to try it connecting pins on the back of my phone with insulated wire... I would like to have S-OFF, in case I want to roll back using a PH98IMG.zip
After rooting, I noticed that the text ****TAMPERED**** appears above the UNLOCKED line when I power on into HBOOT. Is this normal? Or have I messed things up? The best answer I have gleaned so far is from another device's forum, and that this simply indicates that I have root.
Would love to hear some feedback. This is my 5th Smartphone starting with the G1, and I have rooted every single one within days. Only the Rezound seems to be the trickiest for me.
Let me know your thoughts, thanks.
The hboot says tampered after you install a custom recovery so that's normal. I was the same way about s-off it seemed to risky and complicated but in all honesty it is very simple. It's our only way to get s-off and the main thing is getting the timing right for the wire trick. I got it on my second try. I would say just read up on it and gain as much info until you feel comfortable to do it.
Sent From My HTC Rezound
big_mike_2k6 said:
The hboot says tampered after you install a custom recovery so that's normal. I was the same way about s-off it seemed to risky and complicated but in all honesty it is very simple. It's our only way to get s-off and the main thing is getting the timing right for the wire trick. I got it on my second try. I would say just read up on it and gain as much info until you feel comfortable to do it.
Sent From My HTC Rezound
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Thanks, that confirms a number of suspicions. & As I understand it, I need to be S-OFF in order to flash a custom ROM, correct?
And this is due to the fact that I not only have to flash the ROM in recovery, but also flash a Kernel through HBOOT?
I want to start flashing custom ROMs, but in the meantime, I'm fairly happy with rooted ICS. Got Google Now working, removed 'App Associations' menu, and removed the VZW crapware, so root is working out rather well
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Thanks, that confirms a number of suspicions. & As I understand it, I need to be S-OFF in order to flash a custom ROM, correct?
And this is due to the fact that I not only have to flash the ROM in recovery, but also flash a Kernel through HBOOT?
I want to start flashing custom ROMs, but in the meantime, I'm fairly happy with rooted ICS. Got Google Now working, removed 'App Associations' menu, and removed the VZW crapware, so root is working out rather well
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You don't need to be s-off to flash a Rom but you do need to flash the kernel separate in hboot when you're s-on. When you're s-off you don't have to. I myself usually stay fairly close to stock with a few tweaks here and there and of course Verizons crap long gone.
Sent From My HTC Rezound
One more thing... Given my software version, etc, if I S-OFF now, would I bork my device?
Also, it looks like at the unlimited.io site, there is only a Windows version of juopunutbear for Gingerbread, and early ICS versions. My phone's software is on version is 3.14.605.12; does this mean I should abandon attempting to S-OFF ?
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One more thing... Given my software version, etc, if I S-OFF now, would I bork my device?
Also, it looks like at the unlimited.io site, there is only a Windows version of juopunutbear for Gingerbread, and early ICS versions. My phone's software is on version is 3.14.605.12; does this mean I should abandon attempting to S-OFF ?
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No you'll be fine doing it on your current version. You can use the file from the unlimited.io site for the 3.14.605.05 ics leak it works with the official ics update.
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i know clockwork will bork your device im not sure if the touch version does the same thing.
I recommend installing Amon Ra recovery or TWRP.
If i helped thanks me
I just got this evo 4g lte the other day in a really good trade (straight from an 8gb iPhone 4, I know right!) Anyway the phone had a codename android rom on it (CM10 based) and I wanted to flash it back to something close to stock as my intension was to sell the phone since i don't have sprint. So the first thing i did was go into TWRP 2.2.1 and factory reset. I then installed Mean ROM ICS. When i rebooted the phone would not pull past the boot animation for the rom. I tried flashing a couple other roms with no success and last one i flashed was mean rom again. I also tried to use the 2.13 RUU to get back to stock but it wont work because i can't boot in to android . Next i had the bright idea that if the phone was relocked that it would start the RUU for the bootloader that i can still access. Well guess what, that didnt work! (duh)
As of now, the phone has a relocked bootloader (I know how to unlock again if i need to), is S-ON and using HBOOT 1.19. I would just really like to flash it back to stock but i am now very frustrated and lost and i am supposed to sell the phone to someone for $275 today.
Any help is much appreciated!
When you flash the Rom you flash the kernel separate since your S-on. Follow the directions on how to flash in the OP for the Rom and you'll be good to go
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OK guys I am in no way a newbie when it comes to flashing ADB or Fastboot CWM or TWRP flashing on any devices, I have had almost every single manufacturer's phone before. My last phone was the International One X Tegra3 model for about a year. I got my DNA and the first thing I did was SuperCID and unlocked it, then TWRP and flashed SuperUser.
So now to my question - Is it pretty safe using an S-Off device never have used S-Off but I see threads saying don’t do this and don’t do that if you have S-Off. One thread said something about not flashing certain HBOOTS? I just confused on what I should avoid at all times with S-Off if anyone could tell me what not to do I would appreciate it a lot! I don’t want to screw it up because I paid cash and no contract so it will just be a nice brick if so. I thought S-Off was the holy grail of HTC devices but it seems it could cause a lot of issues, I think I;m just confused about S-Off altogether. I’m also using AT&T sim with this phone so I don't want to mess that up.
I’m still on the software and firmware it came with, is there any way to upgrade my phone right now. I looked and didn’t see any stock modded rooted roms that I could flash that would keep my phone safe. It seems like there is not much development going on for this phone I might take it back, I got about a week left to do so. I need to get this upgraded, can I just flash a dev rom with the newer software base and everything will be fine, that will update the software and everything?
Thanks for all that helps out, I really do appreciate it.
Not sure how it works but just read the instructions of the roms. Some need you to flash the boot.img before having s-off and a rom or kernel made to just be flashed you won't need to flash the boot.img before the file. As far as the hboot radios and stuff they have a guide on it on the forums just check the original development forums. But this is a Verizon phone so I wouldn't flash any hboot or radio while using AT&T considering it maybe Verizon radios but I could be completely wrong about that
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Not sure how it works but just read the instructions of the roms. Some need you to flash the boot.img before having s-off and a rom or kernel made to just be flashed you won't need to flash the boot.img before the file. As far as the hboot radios and stuff they have a guide on it on the forums just check the original development forums. But this is a Verizon phone so I wouldn't flash any hboot or radio while using AT&T considering it maybe Verizon radios but I could be completely wrong about that
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It doesn't matter what carrier your on.
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I’m still on the software and firmware it came with, is there any way to upgrade my phone right now. I looked and didn’t see any stock modded rooted roms that I could flash that would keep my phone safe. It seems like there is not much development going on for this phone I might take it back, I got about a week left to do so. I need to get this upgraded, can I just flash a dev rom with the newer software base and everything will be fine, that will update the software and everything?
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Not sure what you are talking about. There are so many mods being done with this phone, I chose to stay stock Sense. S-Off allows you to bypass the security flag HTC placed on the phone so you can change all the things that may make your phone malfunction.
Keep your phone safe from what?
From what I understand, S-OFF just makes it so you can flash roms and mods a whole lot easier from a zip and it also allows your phone to remain rooted after doing so. I've had no issues at all with S-Off and it really is just a matter of reading every disclaimer from a rom and mod before doing it.
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I’m still on the software and firmware it came with, is there any way to upgrade my phone right now. I looked and didn’t see any stock modded rooted roms that I could flash that would keep my phone safe. It seems like there is not much development going on for this phone I might take it back, I got about a week left to do so. I need to get this upgraded, can I just flash a dev rom with the newer software base and everything will be fine, that will update the software and everything?
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Things have come quite a ways already and have become a lot easier and safer. To be blunt, if you don't feel comfortable at this point, yes you should return your phone and get something further in the dev process.
If you do feel confident, flash DSB kernel, root the phone, obtain S-off and get to work!
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From what I understand, S-OFF just makes it so you can flash roms and mods a whole lot easier from a zip and it also allows your phone to remain rooted after doing so. I've had no issues at all with S-Off and it really is just a matter of reading every disclaimer from a rom and mod before doing it.
Things have come quite a ways already and have become a lot easier and safer. To be blunt, if you don't feel comfortable at this point, yes you should return your phone and get something further in the dev process.
If you do feel confident, flash DSB kernel, root the phone, obtain S-off and get to work!
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Yeah, got it going right now running Viper 1.1.3 and cubed. Still no s-off though, I'm just iffy about s-off. I flashed the hell out of my One X but we never got S-Off for One X Tegra and everyone always wanted it so it must be kinda special. I see where it would save time flashing, I just don't want to flash some bunk software and brick my phone. I'm going looking into that a little more.
I need to purchase an aftermarket warranty since I paid cash for this thing. Still debating to keep it its fast as hell and everything I want but one thing killing me 16GB and I never got any free dropbox I've heard people talk about? I did with my One X but that is almost over now, I think it was a year free.
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Yeah, got it going right now running Viper 1.1.3 and cubed. Still no s-off though, I'm just iffy about s-off. I flashed the hell out of my One X but we never got S-Off for One X Tegra and everyone always wanted it so it must be kinda special. I see where it would save time flashing, I just don't want to flash some bunk software and brick my phone. I'm going looking into that a little more.
I need to purchase an aftermarket warranty since I paid cash for this thing. Still debating to keep it its fast as hell and everything I want but one thing killing me 16GB and I never got any free dropbox I've heard people talk about? I did with my One X but that is almost over now, I think it was a year free.
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If you're that far in the process, you might as well continue down that road and S-Off lol. There's always an inherent risk to your phone as long as your flashing something and not leaving it stock heheh
As most everyone else will tell you, just use an OTG cable for extra storage. Yeah it's not the most compact thing in the world but it does the job.