Hi guys, this might be a stupid question but, can I root my Amaze and keep the stock rom?
Thanks in advance from an old noob!
dogallmighty said:
Hi guys, this might be a stupid question but, can I root my Amaze and keep the stock rom?
Thanks in advance from an old noob!
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Yes of course.
But we do have improved stock roms like ARHD so you might want to try them out.
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Ohh you can ..
Just use hasoon's 2000 AIO amaze toolkit to perform rooting...
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Thanks for the help guys. Worked great!
So I've got it all rooted and it works great. I'm just wondering about installing a new rom on it. From what I remember I need s-off. Is there any other way to do that aside from the wire trick?
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No... No... No...
Just do it...
It is risk free...
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dogallmighty said:
So I've got it all rooted and it works great. I'm just wondering about installing a new rom on it. From what I remember I need s-off. Is there any other way to do that aside from the wire trick?
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If your phone is T-Mobile branded and so is the rom (most are T-Mobile based anyway, like speed rom and android Revolution), just enable smart flash in 4ext settings and it should flash without s off. They both have to be T-Mobile branded though.
But s off is worth it you can flash any amaze rom after s off and super cid. Insulated wire works best but tape covered paperclips work too.
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SuperAfnan said:
If your phone is T-Mobile branded and so is the rom (most are T-Mobile based anyway, like speed rom and android Revolution), just enable smart flash in 4ext settings and it should flash without s off. They both have to be T-Mobile branded though.
But s off is worth it you can flash any amaze rom after s off and super cid. Insulated wire works best but tape covered paperclips work too.
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Yup....
But I thnk he has Asian amaze...
Than you must perform s-off
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shubham211995 said:
Yup....
But I thnk he has Asian amaze...
Than you must perform s-off
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If it's unbranded, then he would have to S-OFF. Which is the international or "asian" amaze. I think I have a TELUS amaze but it's unbranded (it came unlocked). So basically my amaze is the wedlock orphan amaze, until I check the original CID. "Aint nobody got time fo dat!"
To the OP, if you're Amaze says T-mobile on it just turn on smartflash and you should be good! You won't be able to flash every thing like CM, or Dark Glass Mod, AOSP based roms, and other non T-mobile roms for now until you S-OFF, and supercid.
Once you do that your amaze is freeeeeee! :angel:
So one more noob question, which recovery should I have used? 4ext or twrp? From what I read originally twrp was the way to go, but upon further reading it sounds like I should have used 4ext instead. Is there really that much difference between the two?
dogallmighty said:
So one more noob question, which recovery should I have used? 4ext or twrp? From what I read originally twrp was the way to go, but upon further reading it sounds like I should have used 4ext instead. Is there really that much difference between the two?
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Definitely choose 4ext. It has smartflash so you can flash ROMS without being S-OFF. This only applied to T-mobile amazes on T-mobile ROMS. But people who have the amaze are mostly non-T-mobile so it hasn't been of too much use, but it can be for you if you have a T-mobile branded Amaze. Do you have a T-mobile branded amaze? (Amaze with T-mobile stamped on the front). If you do, you can avoid the S-OFF process (it's highly recommended anyway) and flash T-mobile based Roms here. :good:
yup .
but i suggest you to perform s-off bcoz after performing s-off every thing going to be good,
, you
and if you haven't t-mobile or other , i mean if you have to asian than there is no way you must have to perform s-off.
and ya use 4ext recovey.
:good: Hit thanks if I helped you !!! :good: :good: :good:
My phone was a telus phone that I had to get unlocked. So I'm guessing that getting s-off is the only way to go. Should I use the All-in-one program to flash 4ext, or could I use Goo manager? Is there any issue flashing over twrp?
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Than flash
4ext and enable smart flash..
And flash it
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Ok, so can I just use the all-in-one program to flash over twrp?
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dogallmighty said:
Ok, so can I just use the all-in-one program to flash over twrp?
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I think so. It should work.
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Ok, so I've got 4ext installed and it works great. Thanks for the help on that. Now on to trying to get s-off. I've read the instructions and the trouble shooting sections on how to do it. My only question is what is meant by " Verify - You are on Stock RUU (not FreshROM, Stock Rooted, HarmonyROM - none of these will work!)" Am I Stock RUU or Stock Rooted? Because I try to run the ubuntu program and get as far as "booting device into junbuntu? mode" and it just sits there and does nothing.
dogallmighty said:
Ok, so I've got 4ext installed and it works great. Thanks for the help on that. Now on to trying to get s-off. I've read the instructions and the trouble shooting sections on how to do it. My only question is what is meant by " Verify - You are on Stock RUU (not FreshROM, Stock Rooted, HarmonyROM - none of these will work!)" Am I Stock RUU or Stock Rooted? Because I try to run the ubuntu program and get as far as "booting device into junbuntu? mode" and it just sits there and does nothing.
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Did you flash any roms??
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dogallmighty said:
Ok, so I've got 4ext installed and it works great. Thanks for the help on that. Now on to trying to get s-off. I've read the instructions and the trouble shooting sections on how to do it. My only question is what is meant by " Verify - You are on Stock RUU (not FreshROM, Stock Rooted, HarmonyROM - none of these will work!)" Am I Stock RUU or Stock Rooted? Because I try to run the ubuntu program and get as far as "booting device into junbuntu? mode" and it just sits there and does nothing.
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If you didn't flash anything, you are still on stock so I wouldn't worry about that.
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It says perform this while you are on stock ...means that...
You are safe to perform while your are on stock Rom ( which is given by your company )
I mean gb for you if you haven't flash any other Rom .....
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Got a evo 3D as a present and since I have my s2 I wanna mess with this phone. I have 2.3.4 I unlocked it rooted it and it's s- on. I tried to install meanrom ics but it just got stuck in the HTC logo. Any solutions?
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The ics Roms tend to cause bootloops for most phones with s-on, so I recommend getting s-off. The easiest way is to use the wire trick.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1585846
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Not sure if I wanna try the wire trick too risky lol is there anyway to get ics on s- on? I remember doing it for my amaze but I got rid of it.
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Jaimesco12 said:
Not sure if I wanna try the wire trick too risky lol is there anyway to get ics on s- on? I remember doing it for my amaze but I got rid of it.
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You could downgrade your hboot, which is what I did, but that is risky too because you have to purposely soft brick your phone. HTC does not make it easy to get s-off.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1653777
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Jaimesco12 said:
Not sure if I wanna try the wire trick too risky lol is there anyway to get ics on s- on? I remember doing it for my amaze but I got rid of it.
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coal is right the wire trick is easier to do if all youre looking for is the s-off...ive performed that just to try it and the downgrade ...both work but the ease of the wire trick is uncomparable
Jaimesco12 said:
Got a evo 3D as a present and since I have my s2 I wanna mess with this phone. I have 2.3.4 I unlocked it rooted it and it's s- on. I tried to install meanrom ics but it just got stuck in the HTC logo. Any solutions?
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I'm currently using
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1493082
I'm also S-ON Hboot1.5.. the other by deviltoast gives me bootlopp.
cedsays said:
I'm currently using
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1493082
I'm also S-ON Hboot1.5.. the other by deviltoast gives me bootlopp.
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Thanks but it's still in alpha so ill stay away from it any others that work on s- on and I don't want to perform the wire trick i had a difficult time making it work for my amaze when I had it
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Hold on, are you GSM or CDMA?
If you're GSM, when flashing an ICS ROM, you will need to manually flash the boot.img from fastboot using CMD..
No I have the cmda sprint one
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Jaimesco12 said:
No I have the cmda sprint one
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I would think that the same applies for a CDMA phone.
Look at the page where you downloaded the ROM, does the dev provide you with a boot.img file? (Usually firmware file)
If so, you could probably flash it manually.
No, it doesn't say I'm trying to flash meanrom ics
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Jaimesco12 said:
No, it doesn't say I'm trying to flash meanrom ics
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Before you Install, prepare:
2.17.651.5 ROMs need the latest firmware. See freeza's all in one firmware update if you haven't done that already. If you unlocked via the HTC method, you know the drill: you'll have to take the OTA and then re-unlock.
If you are already running an older version of MeanROM, you should be OK just flashing this ROM without a full wipe, BUT...
If you have any trouble at all, do a super wipe and then install the above firmware and this ROM
Go to "Menu", "Settings", "Power" and UNcheck "Fast Boot". When you reboot or power off the phone, you really want it to reboot/power-off. This can save you a lot of headaches.
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Find this in the OP for MeanROM.
Okay I'm s-on and I've learned all the tricks for hboot 1.5. To get meanrom ics running on your 3d, you need to flash the boot.IMG through fastboot. It's the easiest way I've found. In the meanrom.zip there should be a file called boot.IMG. extract that to where your adb and fastboot drivers are. Then cd/ to the files with your adb and fastboot drivers. Next 'adb reboot boatloader' to go to fastboot. When in fastboot, type 'fastboot flash boot boot.img'. then, since you have already flashed the Rom 'fastboot boot boot.img' to reboot your phone.
There are other ways to do flash the boot.img, but I prefer to use fastboot.
Hope this helps
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Find this in the OP for MeanROM.
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Lol im just gonna do the wire trick what can i use a paperclip?
Jaimesco12 said:
Lol im just gonna do the wire trick what can i use a paperclip?
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You can use a paperclip, however, you CANNOT do the wire trick unless you are running a stock ROM.
Must be stock Gingerbread.
And, if you plan on using a paperclip, wrap it in some kind of Tape so static electricity doesn't go from you to the phone.
Use masking tape, worked for me.
im running meanrom the gingerbread one and i have a backup for stock can i just do the backup and do it like that?
Jaimesco12 said:
im running meanrom the gingerbread one and i have a backup for stock can i just do the backup and do it like that?
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Restore the backup. It has to be stock GB.
Then you should be OK.
my phone is rooted and i just put the stock rom on it (Shooter_S_Sprint_WWE_2.17.651.5_odex.zip) after having a different rom my question is when ICS update comes in 2 weeks (for sprint users in the usa) will the update work and be applied? or will i just get an error?
I believe you will also have to relock your bootloader and install the stock ruu which puts the stock recovery on.
I recommend that you wait until a dev comes out with a custom based off the ota. It will be more awesome.
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That Sucks is there any way I could go back to stock stock so I can update threw HTC when released
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NEVER EVER take an update when you are rooted. Every single guide to rooting tells you this.
There is no need to relock to take the update when it comes out. Just wait about an hour, and someone on here will have a flashable version of the stock rooted rom. Flash it like any other rom, simple as that, no need to worry about bricking.
Well I don't really care about it not being rooted any more
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7pd3 said:
Well I don't really care about it not being rooted any more
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Just find the stock RUU for your phone.
Depending on whether your CDMA or GSM and what carrier.
It shouldn't be hard. Just use the search.
Then follow the instructions to flash it, make sure you have the stock HTC recovery and relock the bootloader.
Your phone will be stock!
DjDom said:
Just find the stock RUU for your phone.
Depending on whether your CDMA or GSM and what carrier.
It shouldn't be hard. Just use the search.
Then follow the instructions to flash it, make sure you have the stock HTC recovery and relock the bootloader.
Your phone will be stock!
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It's already got a copy of the stock ROM so i couldn't make a recovery ill look into it thanks!
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7pd3 said:
It's already got a copy of the stock ROM so i couldn't make a recovery ill look into it thanks!
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Ah, no problem, you should be fine.
When flashing the stock RUU, if done properly, you should automatically get the stock recovery.
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My friend told me that if you 'S-OFF' your phone, don't think he said only on the HTC Amaze, but it will remove the 4G and will only give Edge connection. Is that true? And what are the Pros and Cons for having your phone S-OFF'd?
Your friend is misinformed. If someone was to S-Off Your phone without your knowledge you'd never know.
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death4u said:
Your friend is misinformed. If someone was to S-Off Your phone without your knowledge you'd never know.
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can you please provide me a link on as how to turn s off? and also do you lose the screen ring unlock feature when you do s-off?
Under development there's a sticky. And s=off has no visible effect. It is just for development purpose it alone won't cause anything to be different visually
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Here is a question. I bought a tmobile branded amaze. The guy who sold it me said it's unlocked and I am using it on other networks. Does this also mean its s-off? And has unlocked bootloader? How do I check? I just want to remove tmobile bloatware so need to root can anyone help me out here?
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danyal241 said:
Here is a question. I bought a tmobile branded amaze. The guy who sold it me said it's unlocked and I am using it on other networks. Does this also mean its s-off? And has unlocked bootloader? How do I check? I just want to remove tmobile bloatware so need to root can anyone help me out here?
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Take out your battery and then turn your phone back on holding down the power and volunme down buttons. This will load up the bootloader screen where it will either say "s-on or s-off" and will say "locked or unlocked". The locked/unlocked refers to the bootloader
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to s-off the phone just means to make "ALL" files on the phone rewritable so the phone can n be fully modified in any way shape or form.. and if you supercid your phone you will be able to flash stock roms from any carrier, as for how to s-off your phone i suggest using the toolkit by hasoon found here
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to s-off the phone just means to make "ALL" files on the phone rewritable so the phone can n be fully modified in any way shape or form.. and if you supercid your phone you will be able to flash stock roms from any carrier, as for how to s-off your phone i suggest using the toolkit by hasoon found here
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Thanks. For explaining but I googled it. Can you tell me of a htc stock rom for amaze. The one I have is tmobile and am looking for carriers free rom without bloatware as I dont want custom rom?
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danyal241 said:
Thanks. For explaining but I googled it. Can you tell me of a htc stock rom for amaze. The one I have is tmobile and am looking for carriers free rom without bloatware as I dont want custom rom?
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see if you can find yourself a detoxed RUU, either that or you can root your phone and use titanium backup to uninstall the bloatware you don't want
I did as you said. Now I have unlocked bootloader with twrp and rooted. I made a full backup through recovery. I have s-on. If I do messup can I simply use twrp to restore? Secondly if I want custom roms installed I need to s-off the phone or also supercid?
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danyal241 said:
I did as you said. Now I have unlocked bootloader with twrp and rooted. I made a full backup through recovery. I have s-on. If I do messup can I simply use twrp to restore? Secondly if I want custom roms installed I need to s-off the phone or also supercid?
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You don't need to be s-offed to flash a custom rom.But it is better if you can s-off.
crazykas said:
You don't need to be s-offed to flash a custom rom.But it is better if you can s-off.
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Why is it better? And do I need to be supercid?
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first off stop everything your doing, you NEED 4EXT recovery for all HTC phones, it was specially built for HTC phones since they only work on HTC phones.. and it has a Smart Flash feature that allows you to successfully flash rom's while S-ON, S-OFF lets you re-write system files with full access.. before htc released the Unlock Bootloader codes it was the only way to flash a rom properly.. and SuperCID lets you change the Carrier ID to Blank so this way you'll be able to restore any RUU from any carrier if your trying to flash back to stock... but it seems like you want to flash a rom so just Flash 4EXT and make sure smart flash is enabled and find a guide or watch a youtube video on how to do a full wipe and flash your ROM... or if you dont want to do a full wipe look for android revolution HD and download the superwipe script and flash that before you flash your ROM
Pros:
1. Able to flash kernels (aka boot.IMG) without using 4EXT Recovery ..but I use 4EXT because madmaxx is an evil genius!!
2. Able to supercid. That means you can change your Carrier Identification and will be able to flash different carriers RUU.
3. Able to SIM Unlock without the need to ask your carrier for the unlock code.
4. Change your Splash Screen. That is the first screen that pops up when you reboot. Then its the bootanimation that comes after.
Cons:
1. Just the attempt to S-Off is stressfull. If you're not patient or not confident or can't comprehend what it is you're reading or watching then do not attempt it. You can end up with an expensive paperweight if you don't know how to recover from something so basic.
2. Another Con. If you do something so stupid and mess with the system partitions then chances are it can end up as a brick also. Only heard of one instance that happened. And it was about a year ago.
Can't think of anything else. But I too would change the recovery. You might not be able to charge your phone if it goes dead because I'm not sure if TWRP supports charging while off. Good luck.
Can I just use hansoon tool yo change recovery? Or is there a speical way as I have twrp?
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I use the paid app. But you can use the Hasoons Tool. Mind you that its not the most up to date recovery and 4EXT has been updated atleast a dozen times since then.
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I use the paid app. But you can use the Hasoons Tool. Mind you that its not the most up to date recovery and 4EXT has been updated atleast a dozen times since then.
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So I just go and buy the paid app from play store and It will install the updates for me?
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Yes. It was worth it a few months back but. You might be better off going to his website and downloading the newest recovery. Up to you.
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t. Then its the bootanimation that comes after.
Cons:
1. Just the attempt to S-Off is stressfull. If you're not patient or not confident or can't comprehend what it is you're reading or watching then do not attempt it. You can end up with an expensive paperweight if you don't know how to recover from something so basic.
2. Another Con. If you do something so stupid and mess with the system partitions then chances are it can end up as a brick also. Only heard of one instance that happened. And it was about a year ago.
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yeah i remember i wanted to throw my phone at a wall because i was pissed the wire trick wasnt working lol
Hello, I've recently rooted my HTC Amaze 4g with Hasoon's All in one kit. I've unlocked the but loader and and rooted, but I want to know whether or not I can install CM10 onto the device without S-Off. If in fact it is possible, how would I do it. If it is not possible how can I S-off safely without compromising my phone.Thanks in advance!
You don't need to have S-off to flash a ROM. Just boot to recovery, install CM10 from SD. Reboot.
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You don't need to have S-off to flash a ROM. Just boot to recovery, install CM10 from SD. Reboot.
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What program should I do this with. Btw I have TWRP as my recovery
if i had a dollar for every time i tell people use 4EXT for htc phones.. id be a millionaire right now
Ninjistix said:
if i had a dollar for every time i tell people use 4EXT for htc phones.. id be a millionaire right now
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What he said. Flash 4ext.
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Thanks you guys, got it up and running yesterday afternoon and it's looking good
Hi everyone,
I'm currently on Viper Amaze 1.7.0.2 and I'd like to know how to revert back to stock ICS. My phone is on tmobile, s-on, unlocked bootloader, hboot 1.93.0002 and 4ext recovery. I want to go back to stock ICS because I need wifi calling. I found this thread http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1617644 but not sure which file to download and what to do with it. Thank you.
tmt88 said:
Hi everyone,
I'm currently on Viper Amaze 1.7.0.2 and I'd like to know how to revert back to stock ICS. My phone is on tmobile, s-on, unlocked bootloader, hboot 1.93.0002 and 4ext recovery. I want to go back to stock ICS because I need wifi calling. I found this thread http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1617644 but not sure which file to download and what to do with it. Thank you.
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Flash arhd rom wifi calling is working in that
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ravike14 said:
Flash arhd rom wifi calling is working in that
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But you need to be s-off to flash that rom. I tried to s-off my phone once and it got stuck. I don't want to risk it again.
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tmt88 said:
But you need to be s-off to flash that rom. I tried to s-off my phone once and it got stuck. I don't want to risk it again.
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Enable smart flash in 4ext.
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SuperAfnan said:
Enable smart flash in 4ext.
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Tried it. The phone got stuck on the htc scene.
tmt88 said:
Tried it. The phone got stuck on the htc scene.
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I dunno why all of you get this.. Its cuz your boot.img didn't flash.. Do like this flash the Rom and reboot into the recovery again then a small pop up will come saying turn on smart flash bla bla say yes and give it 10 sec and reboot your phone.. I kinda remember something like that
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