[Q] How do I get S-OFF on my Wildfire? - Wildfire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

Question:
I have rooted my Wildfire with unrEVOked, but security is still enabled (S-ON)... Why?
Rooting your phone with unrEVOked doesn't disable security.
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Question 2:
Can I change the splash screen on my Wildfire, without S-OFF?
No, unless proved otherwise.
Don't hesitate from contributing!
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A thread contatining all the information necessary to obtain S-OFF on your Wildfire has been linked below.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1029318
Keep in mind, this software is currently in the stages of beta testing, and has the ability to brick your phone, even after an official version is released, the same risks still apply.
!USE WITH CARE!

You need to find an XTC Clip hardware box and use it. That will enable S-OFF. No software only method yet.

UnrEVOked has made some software called UnrEVOKED Freedom for some phones which sets them to S-OFF but so far isn't available for Wildfire
Sent from my HTC Wildfire using XDA App

Okay, thanks for the replies. I'll definitely keep an eye out for any method that only requires software.

AlphaRev is what you are looking for. But, no idea when it comes out. Probably never, but, don't know. Never felt the need (Not want) for S-OFF.

@3xeno,
yes I have heard of "AlphaRev", but seeing as though their solution to getting S-OFF on the wildfire is still in developement, I was wondering if there was any alternative.
Well, I suppose I'll have to wait. Not that I'm impatient...
Thanks for the response. I'll edit the thread post later to direct any newcomers to the right place.

You wont be able to remove the Telstra Splash Screen without S-OFF, sorry.
The boot animation can be changed, but, that plays after the splash if I recall correctly. There is a thread somewhere in General Forum only, where, other telstra users were discussing the same thing.

Yes, the boot animation appears after the initial splash screen. That's all I really have to say, and thanks for all the help.
I'll update this thread when, and if necessary.
(By the way, I did use the search function before I made this thread)

yes present version of alpha rev can make ur phone to s-off. u said that u r rooted. now u can use alpha rev to patch ur hboot to 1.01 patched and s-off. dont worry still it will be in rooted state. many people dont even know this process. only senior members and developers know this. i havent done this because im stuck on official froyo. u just watch the posts of senior membors and developers. in their posts u will see their phone details like "AlphaRev- HBOOT 1.01 S-OFF". that was a patched hboot and was made by alpharev, which is not known by many people yet. if u find anyone like that, ask them about the process.
regarding ur 2nd question, u can splash ur screen with custom picture. there are apps for that. just make a search

bharatgaddameedi said:
yes present version of alpha rev can make ur phone to s-off. u said that u r rooted. now u can use alpha rev to patch ur hboot to 1.01 patched and s-off. dont worry still it will be in rooted state. many people dont even know this process. only senior members and developers know this. i havent done this because im stuck on official froyo. u just watch the posts of senior membors and developers. in their posts u will see their phone details like "AlphaRev- HBOOT 1.01 S-OFF". that was a patched hboot and was made by alpharev, which is not known by many people yet. if u find anyone like that, ask them about the process.
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the process is not currently known to anyone except a couple people at alpharev. We are just testing it.
Incidentally, it should be released soon.
bharatgaddameedi said:
regarding ur 2nd question, u can splash ur screen with custom picture. there are apps for that. just make a search
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you cant change your splash1 with an app.
fastboot flash splash1 <splash1.img>

nhnt11 said:
the process is not currently known to anyone except a couple people at alpharev. We are just testing it.
Incidentally, it should be released soon.
you cant change your splash1 with an app.
fastboot flash splash1 <splash1.img>
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i mean that splsh1.img is present at alpharev official website. they have splash images for various screen resolutions.
u can see at the bottom of the page in the link
http://alpharev.nl/
may i know the release date of alpha rev 2. atleast can u tell me how many days it takes. and will the phone need to have root access to use it. last question, will it be completely compatible for wildfire

bharatgaddameedi said:
i mean that splsh1.img is present at alpharev official website. they have splash images for various screen resolutions.
u can see at the bottom of the page in the link
http://alpharev.nl/
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I know what you meant. meh.
I said you can't use an APP to flash it. Apps and the OS in general cannot access mtdblock0 when turned on (maybe it's possible to mount it, but only with s-off and I wouldn't recommend it anyway). That's what fastboot is for.
bharatgaddameedi said:
may i know the release date of alpha rev 2. atleast can u tell me how many days it takes. and will the phone need to have root access to use it. last question, will it be completely compatible for wildfire
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The release date will be disclosed on the day of release. Your phone needs root to use it. It will not be compatible with any HBOOT >= 1.x. (Froyo ota update)

hardware solutions now coming at a cheaper and more comfortable range to the users.
check out these links:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1035111
http://forums.phone-tools.cn/showth...quot-the-cheapest-solution-for-S-OFF-lovers-)
xtc clip (pay as u go) now prices u according to the number of times u used it. how intresting.

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HBOOT 0.66

Just noticed this when I was browsing through an old Desire ROM, I know we can't downgrade HBOOT but if we do manage to be able to find a way to do it, maybe this HBOOT will have R/W access, I really do not know, just throwing it in to the wild.
AdamG said:
Just noticed this when I was browsing through an old Desire ROM, I know we can't downgrade HBOOT but if we do manage to be able to find a way to do it, maybe this HBOOT will have R/W access, I really do not know, just throwing it in to the wild.
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We can now http://android.modaco.com/content/htc-desire-desire-modaco-com/310970/how-to-downgrade-hboot/
Didn't realise someone found it already, thanks for the update.
I understand the downgrade method, but does this SPL have to be put into an RUU for it to be flashable? Or is there another method I can use to flash it?
Just tweeted Paul about this, i hope this is a good development
Guys its not S-OFF or less protected, its simply from a usedebug RUU released a long time ago. As described in my rom I already have it and tested all the different things to see if its less protected, which it was not.
Yeah Paul just confirmed it on twitter, dead end im afraid;(

[Q] HBOOT update?

Hello everyone
Iam a bit nooby in android yet, but i've successfully done rooting + S-OFF already, flashed latest CM by using ROM manager+CMR, got latest RADIO and now...iam a bit frustrating
Should i update my HBOOT, which is 0.76.2000 (PC1010000)?
And how can i make it???
Thanks in advance.
There is absolutly no reason to update HBOOT. It won't give you any more features or better battery life. All it does is patch some exploits probably.
Sent from my G2 running Cyanogenmod 7.
Ok, thank u =)
But what is a proper way to upgrade ONLY hboot?
That guy was actually quite incorrect in his statement. The hboot you mentioned is the engineering hboot, it has additional functionality over the ship hboot that your phone came with, in particular, it allows you to to use FASTBOOT.
Ow, tnx.
So is it necessary to update or not?
WarcoLLapsE said:
Ow, tnx.
So is it necessary to update or not?
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Not strictly necessary (I do not have the ENG HBOOT) but many guides more or less assume that you have it.
I would expect that if you are just going to be flashing custom ROMs that you should not need it, but if you are getting into more advanced hacking it will probably be required.
I have not updated to the ENG HBOOT for two main reasons.
1. When the wiki says that installing it is "OPTIONAL AND UNNECESSARY" I take it at it's word.
2. If you make any mistakes at all in flashing your HBOOT you can brick your device fairly easily (I view it as a small but unnecessary risk)
Thank u all guys)
The topic can be closed i think.

I need an advice for a way to downgrade my HTC desire

Hi guys, I know there are a lot of posts about this , and thats the reason I write new one. I read them all, not only from this forum but from few more in the internet. What I need to know is - what is the safest and easiest ( I know its not easy ) way to downgrade my DHD with 3.12.405.1 software version to convinient one , so I can S-off, root and change my rom. I read about a lot of tools , 2-3 ways of doing it , but because of different problems like broken links, lack of support on the posts I decided to ask for your help here . Whats the way to do this - using AAHC, using this post (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1424023) made me confused what is this platform-tools directory and some other things in it. So , I am ready for giving you a few beers ( I am sure other people too) if you explain me which sites or ways are these what I (and other users) should use
Cmon , doesnt any1 did this in the near future and show me what he used , thats all I need, no explains no nothing ?
You should try the official bootloader unlock from HTCDev : http://www.htcdev.com/bootloader
Follow the instructions, unlock your bootloader. Then flash a custom recovery image like clockworkmod from Fastboot using "Fastboot flash recovery [recovery_image]" from command line.
Boot into bootloader by pressing the Vol down and Power button to get into the Bootloader and then select Recovery.
Install the zip of whatever ROM you want from the recovery then.
beerfly said:
Cmon , doesnt any1 did this in the near future and show me what he used , thats all I need, no explains no nothing ?
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Use AAHK. In short, run once to downgrade and a second time to S-OFF, flash custom recovery and and root. Make sure you read the entire manual.
The HTCDEV method gives you fewer ROM options and adds an extra flash step. It also is detectable so you can't go back to undetectable unroot, making warranty unrecoverable.
beerfly said:
Cmon , doesnt any1 did this in the near future and show me what he used , thats all I need, no explains no nothing ?
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try reading the forum its there for all to see ................................
beerfly said:
Hi guys, I know there are a lot of posts about this , and thats the reason I write new one. I read them all, not only from this forum but from few more in the internet. What I need to know is - what is the safest and easiest ( I know its not easy ) way to downgrade my DHD with 3.12.405.1 software version to convinient one , so I can S-off, root and change my rom. I read about a lot of tools , 2-3 ways of doing it , but because of different problems like broken links, lack of support on the posts I decided to ask for your help here . Whats the way to do this - using AAHC, using this post (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1424023) made me confused what is this platform-tools directory and some other things in it. So , I am ready for giving you a few beers ( I am sure other people too) if you explain me which sites or ways are these what I (and other users) should use
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If u simply want to change ur rom or just root it u can do it with a software called rootme.Google it n u will find it.i hv tested it on 3.12 version but doesnt work on 3.13 version.once rooted install rom manager app from the market and flash a recovery within the app. Thn reboot into recovery using the same app. Now install whtever zip format rom u want. But if u want s-off thn u need to downgrade coz non of the softwares support the current version. Download a ruu of the software version u want to downgrade to on your computer run it n ur phone will be flashed to that version thn u can use softwares like ATM or easy s-off by jyoko..
P.s u can fibd the ruu on goo.im or just google for thm but remember if ur phone came with a gingerbread on it flash it with a Gingerbread ruu but if it came it Froyo u can flash any RUU.
Sent from my Desire HD using xda premium
Thanks a lot for the help, I am going to start now and see what will happen .
Actually , I think I am confused. All of you told me maybe 3-4 different ways. So I reconcidered what I need most and it is downgrade tool. The other things are easy for me. I just cant use lower version rom and start it because I cant find out if my phone was bought with froyo or GB. Thats my problem now - how to downgrade from 3.12.405.1 to rom that can be used for S-off , root and installing recovery :fingers-crossed: And at the end - I cant find a proper link to download Advanced Ace Hack Kit, the one from its site downloads the 96.8mb file and says :network error: .. wtf ?
beerfly said:
Actually , I think I am confused. All of you told me maybe 3-4 different ways. So I reconcidered what I need most and it is downgrade tool. The other things are easy for me. I just cant use lower version rom and start it because I cant find out if my phone was bought with froyo or GB. Thats my problem now - how to downgrade from 3.12.405.1 to rom that can be used for S-off , root and installing recovery :fingers-crossed: And at the end - I cant find a proper link to download Advanced Ace Hack Kit, the one from its site downloads the 96.8mb file and says :network error: .. wtf ?
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There is only ONE way to hack your device. The Advanced Ace Hack Kit (http://tau.shadowchild.nl/attn1/?p=74) That will S-OFF and root your device in almost one step.
HTCDEV tools is useless and will not give you full control over your device, besides leaving traces of the unlock in case you need to revert back to stock for warranty purposes.
Use the Hack Kit and if needed use the guide in my signature to have more information. :good:
glevitan said:
There is only ONE way to hack your device. The Advanced Ace Hack Kit (http://tau.shadowchild.nl/attn1/?p=74) That will S-OFF and root your device in almost one step.
HTCDEV tools is useless and will not give you full control over your device, besides leaving traces of the unlock in case you need to revert back to stock for warranty purposes.
Use the Hack Kit and if needed use the guide in my signature to have more information. :good:
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Yeah I run the AAHK but I got condused of so many menus there, I am afraid of bricking the device. Thats what I did - downloaded AAHK 12062012, extracted it, put the ROM file inside the folder in extracted files of AAHK. The I run it, input the password and its all connected. My phone is with fast boot of, debugging on and on charging only state . Whats the next I should do - there is nothing exactly shown. Should I press 1 and hack the device, should I use the downgrade to Froyo option .. I really got confused here. And I will tell you , I do not root or s-off or change recoverys, radios, kernels , roms for first time, I am flash junkie and this thing got me
Is there a way to find out if my device was with Froyo or GB when it was shipped ?
beerfly said:
Is there a way to find out if my device was with Froyo or GB when it was shipped ?
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There is BUT if you do end IP with a device that shipped with gb you will be in a world of hurt and you'll be back asking to fix your phone because you screwed the boot loader. Its simple DONT DOWNGRADE TO FROYO. there is no point or need. Just reread the manual until you get it.then run the hack kit
marsdta said:
There is BUT if you do end IP with a device that shipped with gb you will be in a world of hurt and you'll be back asking to fix your phone because you screwed the boot loader. Its simple DONT DOWNGRADE TO FROYO. there is no point or need. Just reread the manual until you get it.then run the hack kit
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I understand you mate, but I wanna change my ROM, so if I am gonna do it, I suppose I have to downgrade in order to S-off, root and install recovery . Am I right or its me that doesnt get it ? If you say to leave it with GB, so what option should I use in AAHK ?
The kit never downgrades you froyo. I think this is where you are confused. Downgrade doesn't mean froyo. It just means you will be on a older version.
Here's some info. When HTC released the sense 3.0 update(3.12.405) it patched up things so we cannot get root/soff etc. So the kit downgrades you back to sense 2.1 (2.50.405-this is still GB). Then you rerun to get soff.
You only need the 1 click option.
marsdta said:
The kit never downgrades you froyo. I think this is where you are confused. Downgrade doesn't mean froyo. It just means you will be on a older version.
Here's some info. When HTC released the sense 3.0 update(3.12.405) it patched up things so we cannot get root/soff etc. So the kit downgrades you back to sense 2.1 (2.50.405-this is still GB). Then you rerun to get soff.
You only need the 1 click option.
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Thanks mate ,you are close to deserve a beer from me if everything goes well.
beerfly said:
Thanks mate ,you are close to deserve a beer from me if everything goes well.
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You have to do nothing but read the manual. Do not use any other RUU to downgrade but the ones included in the Hack Kit. It will detect your OS version and prompt you to downgrade if needed. Gizmoe is right, the Hack Kit does not use FROYO RUU's anymore since the bootloader issue was detected.
Just make sure that you follow all the instructions. If you get stuck visit the IRC channel and we will lend you a hand. :good:
glevitan said:
You have to do nothing but read the manual. Do not use any other RUU to downgrade but the ones included in the Hack Kit. It will detect your OS version and prompt you to downgrade if needed. Gizmoe is right, the Hack Kit does not use FROYO RUU's anymore since the bootloader issue was detected.
Just make sure that you follow all the instructions. If you get stuck visit the IRC channel and we will lend you a hand. :good:
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gizmoe didn't even reply in this thread and he gets credit. Man he's pretty bad ass like that. Lmfao.
I remember those froyo days. It took us 3clicks to get soff. Now its just one. People have it easy now
marsdta said:
gizmoe didn't even reply in this thread and he gets credit. Man he's pretty bad ass like that. Lmfao.
I remember those froyo days. It took us 3clicks to get soff. Now its just one. People have it easy now
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hahaha Sorry, have been wandering around!! my apologies...more reading less drinking will do the trick.
Okay I found the last version of AAHK, but I got this problem with the driver I should install , I saw it was the right one but now it is with version 2.x.x.x , the one in the AAHK folder is 3.0.0.7 and I cant install it , some error ocurs and it wants to be repaired , can I use the one that windows instals itself - the 2.x.x.x version ?
beerfly said:
Okay I found the last version of AAHK, but I got this problem with the driver I should install , I saw it was the right one but now it is with version 2.x.x.x , the one in the AAHK folder is 3.0.0.7 and I cant install it , some error ocurs and it wants to be repaired , can I use the one that windows instals itself - the 2.x.x.x version ?
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You should not have issues with the drivers....are the same that HTC Sync installs...

[Q] AAHK wont work?

I want to root my DHD. I had downloaded AAHK (zip file) few days back when the link was working and AAHK was not retired. Would I not be able to root and S-OFF my phone using AAHK now?
thevhunk said:
I want to root my DHD. I had downloaded AAHK (zip file) few days back when the link was working and AAHK was not retired. Would I not be able to root and S-OFF my phone using AAHK now?
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You can still S-OFF your phone.
After a while, the script might (if needed) try to download a PD98IMG file. When it gives an error simply google for the filename (might be PD98IMG-GB2 for example) and place it in the PD98IMG directory AAHK created. Everything should go well. I S-OFF'd my Desire yesterday.
KirovAir said:
You can still S-OFF your phone.
After a while, the script might (if needed) try to download a PD98IMG file. When it gives an error simply google for the filename (might be PD98IMG-GB2 for example) and place it in the PD98IMG directory AAHK created. Everything should go well. I S-OFF'd my Desire yesterday.
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Sorry KirovAir, but if the people you are advising to use the Hack Kit get stuck due to not following instructions or some other issue, will you support that? Because let me remember you that the Hack Kit is no longer supported nor here or in the IRC channel. Don't you think that what you are advising is dangerous and might leave quite a few fellas with their phones in a blank screen?
glevitan said:
Sorry KirovAir, but if the people you are advising to use the Hack Kit get stuck due to not following instructions or some other issue, will you support that? Because let me remember you that the Hack Kit is no longer supported nor here or in the IRC channel. Don't you think that what you are advising is dangerous and might leave quite a few fellas with their phones in a blank screen?
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Sorry! I forgot to mention that using the Hack Kit is completely on your own risk and unsupported here! (and probably anywhere else..)
KirovAir said:
Sorry! I forgot to mention that using the Hack Kit is completely on your own risk and unsupported here! (and probably anywhere else..)
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Cool. Just make sure that you mention that before..:good:
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Cool. Just make sure that you mention that before..:good:
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Thanks for the information!
I had also read about 'Easy Ace Root Tool' in dev forum. But I have a question regarding that.
- It says that only Custom ROMs can be installed, not Ported ROMs. What is meant by 'ported ROMs'? Will I not be able to install, say Sabsa prime or Venom's ROM(which are ported from One S and Desire X), if I unlock bootloader using Easy Ace root tool?
Also, does it support flashing 4ext recovery?
could you please tell me at least which version of aahk you used? already found in the web PD98IMG-GB2 and i am willing to do the proccess... already red many forums about rooting my desire hd. but since you did that proccess already i think you can give some reliable tips even if this topic is unsupported here. i know that discussing about aahk is unwelcome in the xda forum and i am sorry for this but i think you would agree that its the way with the most chances of success. or anyway could you suggest me any another way to follow?
thank you for yoour time
mike
thevhunk said:
Thanks for the information!
I had also read about 'Easy Ace Root Tool' in dev forum. But I have a question regarding that.
- It says that only Custom ROMs can be installed, not Ported ROMs. What is meant by 'ported ROMs'? Will I not be able to install, say Sabsa prime or Venom's ROM(which are ported from One S and Desire X), if I unlock bootloader using Easy Ace root tool?
Also, does it support flashing 4ext recovery?
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Unlocking the bootloader will allow you to flash any recovery that is for the device (DHD / Inspire 4G), Custom roms built from source (CM) and modified sense roms work great. Ported roms I am not sure, but you can try it out. In the worst case scenario, you might get stuck in the splash screen and you will have to flash a different one.
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mikexam said:
could you please tell me at least which version of aahk you used? already found in the web PD98IMG-GB2 and i am willing to do the proccess... already red many forums about rooting my desire hd. but since you did that proccess already i think you can give some reliable tips even if this topic is unsupported here. i know that discussing about aahk is unwelcome in the xda forum and i am sorry for this but i think you would agree that its the way with the most chances of success. or anyway could you suggest me any another way to follow?
thank you for yoour time
mike
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No, Hack Kit is no longer supported anywhere. If you are willing to do it, you are on your own and will have to find information about it somehwere else. There are other ways to root or S-OFF the device that are supported here. So, please let the Hack Kit rest in peace.
glevitan said:
No, Hack Kit is no longer supported anywhere. If you are willing to do it, you are on your own and will have to find information about it somehwere else. There are other ways to root or S-OFF the device that are supported here. So, please let the Hack Kit rest in peace.
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definitely i would prefer a way through xda furums since its the most trustful, helpful and updated site!!!! but pls... there are more that 5 suggested ways in the forum from 2010 till 2011 or early 2012 and some files needed to be downloaded no longer exist. moreover, above the topics many people explain that had problems during rooting and s-off proccess..could you suggest me one of these as most efficient... its not that i cant do it but i need a guide by following exact steps since i am not a programmer of android. sorry if i am asking so much but im reading for more that a week forums about rooting and s-off dhd and i am really confused with the difficulties this phones has. (i have 3.0sence with 2.3.5 gb, but i bought it on froyo version if this could help)
thanks again for your time,
looking forward for your answer
mikexam said:
definitely i would prefer a way through xda furums since its the most trustful, helpful and updated site!!!! but pls... there are more that 5 suggested ways in the forum from 2010 till 2011 or early 2012 and some files needed to be downloaded no longer exist. moreover, above the topics many people explain that had problems during rooting and s-off proccess..could you suggest me one of these as most efficient... its not that i cant do it but i need a guide by following exact steps since i am not a programmer of android. sorry if i am asking so much but im reading for more that a week forums about rooting and s-off dhd and i am really confused with the difficulties this phones has. (i have 3.0sence with 2.3.5 gb, but i bought it on froyo version if this could help)
thanks again for your time,
looking forward for your answer
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You don't need S-OFF to root. You can just run this and you will be just fine. You don't have to be a programmer to root your phone, just do a little reading and searching will suffice.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2169515

[Q] I have a few questions. Hope someone can help?

Hello there,
I am new to modding android devices so i just have a few questions to ask about my HTC Desire HD and installing (flashing?) the JellyTime (ROM?) software onto my phone.
I've read through lots of posts but there quite a bit of terminology that gets flung around which im not understanding but i think i know what i have to do.
But my main question are, since I'm running Android 2.3.5 Sense 3.0 rooting my phone has become quite hard for me as every program i look at says I need to downgrade. I read [How to] ROOT without the Hack Kit and I'm guessing "IF YOUR BUILD VERSION IS NOT SUPPORTED TO UPDATE THEN:" applys to me.
But when i go to this post i have no idea whats going on or what a gold card is or what its supposed to do.
So as im a complete noob and i have sort of tried on my own i was hoping if anyone could lead me through what im meant to do to get my Stock DHD to the stage where its running JellyTime android 4.2.2?
I also found a download for AAHK which has been removed by its developer as far as i know and i dont know what XDA's rules are if i was to repost the download link. The problem with the AAHK is that its requires a downgrade of my phone and when it tries to do that it needs to download a RUU(???) which was hosted on the developers site which is now removed and it returns errors for the RUU
Kirity said:
Hello there,
I am new to modding android devices so i just have a few questions to ask about my HTC Desire HD and installing (flashing?) the JellyTime (ROM?) software onto my phone.
I've read through lots of posts but there quite a bit of terminology that gets flung around which im not understanding but i think i know what i have to do.
But my main question are, since I'm running Android 2.3.5 Sense 3.0 rooting my phone has become quite hard for me as every program i look at says I need to downgrade. I read [How to] ROOT without the Hack Kit and I'm guessing "IF YOUR BUILD VERSION IS NOT SUPPORTED TO UPDATE THEN:" applys to me.
But when i go to this post i have no idea whats going on or what a gold card is or what its supposed to do.
So as im a complete noob and i have sort of tried on my own i was hoping if anyone could lead me through what im meant to do to get my Stock DHD to the stage where its running JellyTime android 4.2.2?
I also found a download for AAHK which has been removed by its developer as far as i know and i dont know what XDA's rules are if i was to repost the download link. The problem with the AAHK is that its requires a downgrade of my phone and when it tries to do that it needs to download a RUU(???) which was hosted on the developers site which is now removed and it returns errors for the RUU
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What does make you think that your build is not supported? The hack kit is retired and unsupported, are you going to repost and support a tool that might leave you with a brick? Even you have all the files needed by the kit to work?
I suggest that you do some more research before doing anything to your device. Read the guide in my signature and visit the Ace Think Tank thread.
glevitan said:
What does make you think that your build is not supported? The hack kit is retired and unsupported, are you going to repost and support a tool that might leave you with a brick? Even you have all the files needed by the kit to work?
I suggest that you do some more research before doing anything to your device. Read the guide in my signature and visit the Ace Think Tank thread.
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Because the program in your root guide said that my software version is not supported, I have skimmed through the guide and I will read it properly on the weekend.
Why would it brick my device it has worked on all the device that used to use it? as I have read it used the be the go to tool for root and S-OFF. I thought the developer just didn't like the scene anymore are removed all his work i thought i still worked but the downloads where hard to find.
Could you please tell me if i can run JellyTime on my device?
Also reading your guide i didnt understand the information about rooting where you talked about S-OFF wont be needed to run CWM recovery as i read somewhere that CWM recovery needed to have S-OFF to work.
Thanks for your help.
Kirity said:
Why would it brick my device it has worked on all the device that used to use it?
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It hasn't worked on all the devices. It was the go-to tool for S-Off, but read back through the forums; many people (usually those who did not read well) have run into problems and needed support. And if you post it for others in a responsible manner, you need to support that possibility.
Kirity said:
Also reading your guide i didnt understand the information about rooting where you talked about S-OFF wont be needed to run CWM recovery as i read somewhere that CWM recovery needed to have S-OFF to work.
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You don't need S-Off to install a custom recovery.
glevitan said:
What does make you think that your build is not supported? The hack kit is retired and unsupported, are you going to repost and support a tool that might leave you with a brick? Even you have all the files needed by the kit to work?
I suggest that you do some more research before doing anything to your device. Read the guide in my signature and visit the Ace Think Tank thread.
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My phone says my build(ROM) version is 3.12 but the hboot program says its 3.13
the root kit wants me to update but the ROM updaters says updating from 3.13 to 3.13 but the phone still says 3.12 ????
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I ran the ROM updater outside of the ace root kit. Now it realises that the ROM is still 3.12... But not when i try to update the ROM it returns error 191????
Thanks for the help
I used the HTCDev procedure to unlock the bootloader (updating my hboot to the .29 version going from the .27 version), I then installed CWM. From there I flashed a CM10 ROM selecting the zip from the SDcard in recovery, then the last step was running the command "fastboot flash boot boot.img" after extracting the boot.img file from the ROM file.
I have no real use for root or anything, I just wanted jellybean, and it's well worth it.
Install download oneclick root and your problem will be solved.
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MisterBuggie said:
I used the HTCDev procedure to unlock the bootloader (updating my hboot to the .29 version going from the .27 version), I then installed CWM. From there I flashed a CM10 ROM selecting the zip from the SDcard in recovery, then the last step was running the command "fastboot flash boot boot.img" after extracting the boot.img file from the ROM file.
I have no real use for root or anything, I just wanted jellybean, and it's well worth it.
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I'm currently running 2.00.0029? But at the top it says *** LOCKED (OOW) *** ??
Do i not need an unlocked bootloader to get jellybean on my phone?
Kirity said:
What defines a unlocked boot loader? how do I find out. I'm currently running 2.00.0029? But at the top it says *** LOCKED (OOW) *** ??
If this is an unlocked bootloader can you walk me through getting jellybean on my phone?
This would be awesome! thanks a bunch.
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Read the Ace Think Tank linked in my signature. You are not unlocked, but you can use the Tank-linked Easy Ace Root Tool to do so. As for a tutorial on flashing custom ROMs, the Think Tank has links for that too; no need for a separate walkthrough reinventing the wheel.
nothing works....
bananagranola said:
Read the Ace Think Tank linked in my signature. You are not unlocked, but you can use the Tank-linked Easy Ace Root Tool to do so. As for a tutorial on flashing custom ROMs, the Think Tank has links for that too; no need for a separate walkthrough reinventing the wheel.
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Hi yeah as talked about above and in another post i have use the easy ace root tool but it requires me to upgrade my hboot and/or software. I'm running software 3.12.405.1 but I need to be running 3.13.000 apparently. It automatically downloads HTCDev's RUU but every time i run it it gives me the error 191 ROM not supported.
I have tried all variants of the RUU from the HTCDev website for my phone even for the wrong carries all give the same error.
I read somewhere that i may need a Goldcard since i carried out an OTA update on my phone and its tied to an orange (ee) contract?
However the goldcard generating website is now offline due to hackers and they said they are shutting down and the only person i could find who said they could generate goldcards (geene pool) isnt responding to my PM.
so I'm all out of luck.
Kirity said:
Hi yeah as talked about above and in another post i have use the easy ace root tool but it requires me to upgrade my hboot and/or software. I'm running software 3.12.405.1 but I need to be running 3.13.000 apparently. It automatically downloads HTCDev's RUU but every time i run it it gives me the error 191 ROM not supported.
I have tried all variants of the RUU from the HTCDev website for my phone even for the wrong carries all give the same error.
I read somewhere that i may need a Goldcard since i carried out an OTA update on my phone and its tied to an orange (ee) contract?
However the goldcard generating website is now offline due to hackers and they said they are shutting down and the only person i could find who said they could generate goldcards (geene pool) isnt responding to my PM.
so I'm all out of luck.
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Ah. Then yes, you are just out of luck. I know that there's a way to generate a goldcard yourself instead of having Gene Poole do it (I believe by using a specific ActivePerl version, a specific Crypt SSLeay module, and the goldcard generating script) but I haven't had the inclination to do it myself. If you really want it you could give that a shot.
bananagranola said:
Ah. Then yes, you are just out of luck. I know that there's a way to generate a goldcard yourself instead of having Gene Poole do it (I believe by using a specific ActivePerl version, a specific Crypt SSLeay module, and the goldcard generating script) but I haven't had the inclination to do it myself. If you really want it you could give that a shot.
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Erm on the off chance i tried unlock my phone again and i think its worked!!!!! this is amazing!!!
just a question can I change the SDcard in my unlocked phone or will it affect the boot loader?
Kirity said:
Erm on the off chance i tried unlock my phone again and i think its worked!!!!! this is amazing!!!
just a question can I change the SDcard in my unlocked phone or will it affect the boot loader?
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Yes you can.

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