[Q] RESOLVED!!! Help with rooting ICS - HTC Vivid, Raider, Velocity

My apologies if someone has already posted this, but i couldn'f find a post that was able to help me.
I had my HTC vivid rooted before updating to ics.
I relocked the bootloader and updated using the ruu.
After the update i unlocked the bootloader and needed some help rooting again.
I tired using the vivid all in one kit(thinking that would be the fastest) from the forum but that just made my phone freeze on the white htc screen.
i just "reinstalled" ics because that was the only way to get my phone to work again (phone works fine now)
So the question- How do i properly root my phone running ics

Someone correct if wrong. I dont think that tool will be compatible with ics. I to have updated to ics and I havent seen a post yet for an easy way to root or re root after upgrading to ics. I hope someone can find a flaw and bring back the one click root, like way back on the incredible with unrevoked.com. plug n click your phone boom all automated.
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The easiest way is to use wild child's recovery.
http://www.wcxxperia-nce.com/index.php
Here is his site. You will have to register but he gives instructions and even a video on how to set it up.

megatronisabeast said:
The easiest way is to use wild child's recovery.
http://www.wcxxperia-nce.com/index.php
Here is his site. You will have to register but he gives instructions and even a video on how to set it up.
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To root vivid running 4.0.3 that was not previously rooted etc? Nice Ty
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eraste said:
To root vivid running 4.0.3 that was not previously rooted etc? Nice Ty
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He also provides awesome roms. Just read everything before you do anything!

uh? i dont see the vivid on his site? unless im missing something... whatever happened to just using cwm

You have to register first for the Vivid section to show up.

just got cwm on the phone hope this is helpful to someone else
dl recovery-cwm-vivid-5.5.0.4b2.img (got mine from the vivid all in one)
do the same you would if you were unlocking bootloader
instead of typing the "fastboot flash unlocktoken Unlock_code.bin)
type "fastboot flash recovery recovery-cwm-vivid-5.5.0.4b2.img"
obviously files have to be in the correct area mine are all under c:\
hopefully that helps someone

PoNGxB said:
uh? i dont see the vivid on his site? unless im missing something... whatever happened to just using cwm
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It is basically the same idea but it is called touch recovery. It also works with gb and ics. Just like poster above said, you have to register to see the vivid section. Just read everything on the process and you will have recovery in no time!
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You can also go here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1562890
It gives you information on the newest touch recovery, installation, etc.

now that i have cwm, how do i root my phone?

PoNGxB said:
now that i have cwm, how do i root my phone?
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I think it installs root when you install the recovery. You should see superuser when you boot back up after installation.

No go, no superuser and no root either. tried using titan backup as a tester it says i dont have permissions

I guess I had perm root. Did you look in the dev section and try the root file there?
It's in the superguide.
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no, not exactly sure what im looking for...

PoNGxB said:
no, not exactly sure what im looking for...
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It is in the stickied section and it is called superguide. It is under the devolopment tab here in the vivid forums.
It has a root file there you can apply in cwm.
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dolleadquad
oh yeah, ive tried that. the ph39img right?
i get an error saying that my main version is older or something of that sort.
wait nvm realized you were talking about the other one

If you don't figure it out let me know. I am about to play around with my phone and will see if I can figure anything out.

zomg i was being a complete idiot... phone seems to be rooted but titanium backup is still not working...
edit totally fixed
thanks mega

PoNGxB said:
zomg i was being a complete idiot... phone seems to be rooted but titanium backup is still not working...
edit totally fixed
thanks mega
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Glad I could help you! Just be careful with updating apps from tb. Try to avoid bringing data from gb to ics because it can cause problems. I would just install apps, you can try apps + data but sometimes it messes with things.

RESOLVED!!!!!
here's how i re-rooted my phone after ics ruu update
Unlock the bootloader following htcdev
dl recovery-cwm-vivid-5.5.0.4b2.img got mine from the vivid all in one tool (located inside the data folder, im sure you can find the file on this forum but i happened to have the all in one tool)
do the same steps you would if you were unlocking bootloader
instead of typing in cmd "fastboot flash unlocktoken Unlock_code.bin"
type "fastboot flash recovery recovery-cwm-vivid-5.5.0.4b2.img"
that will get cwm onto your phone
Next follow this thread:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1416836
skip down to step 2
follow the steps but IGNORE EVERYTHING ABOUT THE PH39IMG.ZIP
just boot into recovery with cwm and install from external sd the vivid_cwm_root ver.2
and voila fin!
this is probably not the most efficient way to do this but this is how i did it
hopefully this is helpful to someone

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[Q] Update.zip signed Needed

Can anybody point the way for a signed.zip for my HTC Incredible, is bricked (half bricked, I can boot into recovery and HBOOT am unrooted)
My problem is extremely complicated so if somebody could somehow help me by giving me a link of a signed update.zip I can apply in recovery and I could somehow downgrade my radio from 2.15 to any, I would deeply appreciated.
Thanks
eljean said:
Can anybody point the way for a signed.zip for my HTC Incredible, is bricked (half bricked, I can boot into recovery and HBOOT am unrooted)
My problem is extremely complicated so if somebody could somehow help me by giving me a link of a signed update.zip I can apply in recovery and I could somehow downgrade my radio from 2.15 to any, I would deeply appreciated.
Thanks
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you can only change your radio through HBOOT.. must be rooted.. needs to be renamed to PB31IMG.zip and SD card needs to be formatted to FAT32 to flash anything through HBOOT
you might want to fully unroot your phone and re-root it using doug pistons RUU http://dougpiston.com/
also please post questions in the Q&A forum for the droid incredible youll get more help over there then here... with the people on here now-a-days all theyll do is run their mouth to you since you made a simple mistake posting in the development section
http://forum.xda-developers.com/forumdisplay.php?f=744 Q&A
Why don't you download a pb31img.zip with the radio you want? I think most are already packaged that way, flashable in hboot.
Or, maybe I missunderstood.
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k_flan said:
Why don't you download a pb31img.zip with the radio you want? I think most are already packaged that way, flashable in hboot.
Or, maybe I missunderstood.
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they are just some might not be named to PB31IMG.zip which he will need to rename to if not but also he says hes unrooted..
tribbey said:
you can only change your radio through HBOOT.. must be rooted.. needs to be renamed to PB31IMG.zip and SD card needs to be formatted to FAT32 to flash anything through HBOOT
you might want to fully unroot your phone and re-root it using doug pistons RUU http://dougpiston.com/
also please post questions in the Q&A forum for the droid incredible youll get more help over there then here... with the people on here now-a-days all theyll do is run their mouth to you since you made a simple mistake posting in the development section
http://forum.xda-developers.com/forumdisplay.php?f=744 Q&A
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I believe my phone is already fully unrooted. Like i said my phone is a bit complicated right now its bricked but then i am also able to use it as i am right now. Dont ask me how i Dont know either. I cant plug it in the pc because it is unrecognizable, and i found a fix for the usb but the guide asks that i need to be rooted and that should fix the 5 vibrations etc etc...
But then again am i still rooted? I mean i never unrooted my phone... Could it ve possible in still rooted with s-on? And how can i be sure?
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eljean said:
I believe my phone is already fully rooted. Like i said my phone is a bit complicated right now its bricked but then i am also able to use it as i am right now. Dont ask me how i Dont know either. I cant plug it in the pc because it is unrecognizable, and i found a fix for the usb but the guide asks that i need to be rooted and that should fix the 5 vibrations etc etc...
But then again am i still rooted? I mean i never unrooted my phone... Could it ve possible in still rooted with s-on? And how can i be sure?
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go into hboot and read at the top of it and it will tell you s-on or off
tribbey said:
go into hboot and read at the top of it and it will tell you s-on or off
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Im s-on i know that. Is there some way i could root through hboot or fastboot?
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eljean said:
Im s-on i know that. Is there some way i could root through hboot or fastboot?
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no your going to have to run unrevoked "FOREVER" first youll need to unroot back to stock and re root.. i dont know if you can run unrevoked forever over what you have but to be safe i would just re root.. but to flash anything you do need to be s-off
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no your going to have to run unrevoked "FOREVER" first youll need to unroot back to stock and re root.. i dont know if you can run unrevoked forever over what you have but to be safe i would just re root.. but to flash anything you do need to be s-off
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How can i re-root it my phone wont be recognized on the computer? It can only be recognized in hboot and fastboot...
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eljean said:
How can i re-root it my phone wont be recognized on the computer? It can only be recognized in hboot and fastboot...
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can you see your SD contents in recovery?
actually i dont know if you would be able to flash the stock img being s-on ive never been s-on since before root hopefully someone comes in here and gives the perfect answer for you or maybe try to post in Q&A for the answer
tribbey said:
can you see your SD contents in recovery?
actually i dont know if you would be able to flash the stock img being s-on ive never been s-on since before root hopefully someone comes in here and gives the perfect answer for you or maybe try to post in Q&A for the answer
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When I sent my old Inc back I had to do this...
- Flash the stock radio...
- Use the unrevoked.zip to flash S-On
- Then install RUU.
It worked fine...you will be able to RUU.
Edit: Also you can download these files and transfer them between a SD card reader from your computer if you cannot use the usb cord to go direct.
Unless I am missing something here...the OP isnt really clear with his 'situation'
Im not sure if I understand the issue here but why dont you download the froyo update zip file and place it on the sdcard and boot in Hboot and downgrade to stock and than just root your phone with unrevoke...??
I fixed it using this guide. forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=14440621.
Thank goodness, I'm lucky the resolution to my bricked phone was out last month.
I did have to root, and i rooted using some application there temporary and it worked. That was a life saver .
Now I just have to fix the meid since it says is unavailable.
And sorry I put in the wrong forum, I just thought it would go under Android Dev because it involved fixing a Android Os bug in the Froyo 2.2 leaked update.
Well now I have my phone rooted with 2.2 S-off and recognizing sd card and being recognized by the computer
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1107963 said:
Im not sure if I understand the issue here but why dont you download the froyo update zip file and place it on the sdcard and boot in Hboot and downgrade to stock and than just root your phone with unrevoke...??
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I could not have done that because my phone was not being recognized by the computer thus it was vibrating five times upon start with a black screen (that was the hardware error) but is all good now thanks to this guide. forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=14440621
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eljean said:
And sorry I put in the wrong forum, I just thought it would go under Android Dev because it involved fixing a Android Os bug in the Froyo 2.2 leaked update. sent from my ADR6300 using XDA App
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Just a friendly word of advice. The development section is a place for devs to post their work such as ROMS and Kernels. The Q&A section is where you post for answers to problems. And work arounds, like your other post in here, would fit more into General. Eventually if you keep posting non development things in this forum someone will start flaming you and then things can get ugly. The moderators will eventually move these to the correct forums but I'm just giving you a heads up some people can get rather po'ed at the smallest infraction. Others don't care and will try and help you out regardless as you have seen.

[Q] Still able to Root?

Can the Hasoon2000 kit still root the HTC Vivid(4.0.3)? I have found no answer to this as that is why am asking.
At the moment it can't he is working on updating script to work on ics.
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megatronisbeast
Did the toolkit work for you? Ive seen several of your post, and was woundering if it did. Did you have to do anything different other than the instructions?
The toolkit does work, just can't root at the moment.
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megatronisabeast
Would you happen to know about how long it takes to script? I'm just woundering because I hate the new update and would like to root(s-off) and then flash a rom. I liked sense but want vanilla-android. Thanks again for your helpful post. I'm not asking if you know an ETA or anything like that, just from your experience.
playerjunglejosh said:
Would you happen to know about how long it takes to script? I'm just woundering because I hate the new update and would like to root(s-off) and then flash a rom. I liked sense but want vanilla-android. Thanks again for your helpful post. I'm not asking if you know an ETA or anything like that, just from your experience.
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Really don't know that info, however if you want to get root but don't want to wait there are other ways to do it. Let me know if you are interested and I will post them up. Consider though it will take longer than it would using the toolkit.
megatronisabeast
I'll try pretty much anything. I've rooted several devices, so findind a new way for another one won't hurt. Only thing that I really would like to do is avoid making a gold card, but if you have to do that I think I will wait for the toolkit. Thanks!! Do you know if it's possible to temp root, flash a kernal with cwm, and then flash a rom?
Here is what you need to do to root your phone, etc.
First thing is to download android sdk:
http://developer.android.com/sdk/index.html
It will allow you to send files to your phone from your computer-no s-off so can't flash kernel in recovery only fastboot.
While that is downloading if you haven't already you need to unlock boot loader by going to:
http://htcdev.com/
Don't forget to keep the unlock code so if you need to relock your boot loader.
Next, it sounds like you want to flash a custom rom. If so the best one in my opinion is found here:
http://www.wcxxperia-nce.com/index.php
You have to register to see the vivid section.
Once there you will download the zip file, put a copy on your phone, the other copy unzip and place the boot.img and wcx recovery in the same folder that you have the fast boot file that you downloaded earlier from sdk.
Then you put your phone into hboot mode, plug it in to usb port, make sure on phone screen is says fast boot usb in red.
Then open command prompt in your folder with fast boot by clicking shift and the right mouse button.
Type in these commands:
fastboot flash boot boot.img
fastboot flash recovery wcxrecovery.img
After those steps power down phone, unplug from computer, return to hboot, click on recovery, then flash the zip file that you placed on there earlier.
That's it, you got it root and all.
Also if you do use his rom, restart phone 3 times to settle phone in and cycle battery 3 times to make sure everything is working correctly.
Here is a video if you feel overwhelmed to help guide you brought to you by randong!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xEWa_lUd2bY&feature=youtu.be
Hope this has helped you!
You can use wild child's recovery to perm root ics check it site for the video if you need proof
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We just need S-OFF so we can simplify this entire thing by using CWM. It's so much easier being able to flash a scripted .zip package in there than dealing with fast boot.
Sent from my HTC Vivid
slapdaddy said:
We just need S-OFF so we can simplify this entire thing by using CWM. It's so much easier being able to flash a scripted .zip package in there than dealing with fast boot.
Sent from my HTC Vivid
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True, I just wish I knew how long "scripting" takes. I know the video is very clear, and that I'm very good with technology, however I do think that there is a good chance I might mess up...thus I believe I will wait, but I will do some more research be4 deciding what to do
playerjunglejosh said:
True, I just wish I knew how long "scripting" takes. I know the video is very clear, and that I'm very good with technology, however I do think that there is a good chance I might mess up...thus I believe I will wait, but I will do some more research be4 deciding what to do
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I've never done it myself but it shouldn't be that difficult. I think I'm just spoiled coming from the Inspire - it was rooted, S-OFF'd, and had a few custom ROMs up the within a couple days of its launch. The level of development for that device was extreme from the very beginning.
Sent from my HTC Vivid
True, I still have an Inspire and the development is still booming. I personally just wish HTC would have made the Vivid as dependable as the Inspire, bc my Vivid has all sorts of problems. Turns off randomly, and each time when it turns back on it says "upgrading android" and then it optimizes the apps for ICS. Most of the time it won't flip my pictures(rotate)<--yes auto rotate is on...but all in all HTC went down in quality with the Vivid. Personally this is why I want to root, that way I don't have to worry with HTC screwing up the update.
it does work but i have found that busybox isnt installed/installed correctly and have had to install it from the market for titanium backup to recognize my root.
A reply to numerous posts...you don't need S-OFF on the Vivid, developers have yet to figure out how to do so. It's rumored some users have received their phones shipped with S-OFF, but to my knowledge it's not because of any modifications.
Follow this thread to accomplish everything Hassons2000 tool is trying to do for the Vivid. I didn't work for me either.
****read the following thread VERY carefully***
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1416836.
If you have any questions, feel free to ask me.
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so at the moment there is no real way to root the vivid with stock ICS and basically everything stock? im kindaconfused
Kurrytacos said:
so at the moment there is no real way to root the vivid with stock ICS and basically everything stock? im kindaconfused
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The link I provided in my previous post will teach you every thing you need to know. It is definately possible If you get stuck on any particular step or if something doesn't make sense, feel free to ask me to explain.
akafarmer said:
A reply to numerous posts...you don't need S-OFF on the Vivid, developers have yet to figure out how to do so. It's rumored some users have received their phones shipped with S-OFF, but to my knowledge it's not because of any modifications.
Follow this thread to accomplish everything Hassons2000 tool is trying to do for the Vivid. I didn't work for me either.
****read the following thread VERY carefully***
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1416836.
If you have any questions, feel free to ask me.
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Having S-OFF let's you flash a kernel through recovery. It simplifies the flashing process and makes developing ROM packages easier for the user.
Sent from my HTC Vivid
slapdaddy said:
Having S-OFF let's you flash a kernel through recovery. It simplifies the flashing process and makes developing ROM packages easier for the user.
Sent from my HTC Vivid
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Do you have S-OFF on your Vivid?
akafarmer said:
Do you have S-OFF on your Vivid?
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I wish I did. I was ready to do testing for those devs working on S-OFF but my Linux skills are relatively non-existent lol.
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I've done something stupid

Hello people, I hope I'm not being a 'bloody annoying bastard '- I really have searched the internet forums thoroughly for a solution to my predicament.
I recently bought a Bell network branded HTC Raider with stock GB (2.3.4) rom. I have unlocked the bootloader and rooted the phone. In my haste to get rid of the bloatware, I stupidly used Root Explorer to delete files instead using Titanium Backup - ergo, no chance to restore deleted stuff. Anyway, now when I press 'Personalize' on the launcher bar, and then try to choose any of the sound options,(ringtones, notifications or alarms), I get a message saying 'The linked program is no longer installed on your phone'. And if I try to change the notification sound from within, say, the messages app, the app 'has to close'. The only 'program' that I can think of that is even remotely connected with sound is Soundhound, which I deleted, but I don't believe that would be the cause. I can still set a ringtone using the ringtone widget, but I can't change the notification or alarm sounds, even though I can still see and play them in System/Media/Audio. Has anyone any idea what I have inadvertently deleted? Something from HTC Sense, I'm guessing. Is it possible to download the Sense 3.0 files and pick them apart to perhaps find what I'm missing?
Sorry if this is a dumb question - my first post and all. Cheers.
Why dont you flash the stock.rom?
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tokidoki11 said:
Why dont you flash the stock.rom?
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Do you have a link to download the stock rom please?
I'm sorry
Im no htc user
Ask the forum i suggest
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I was able to find a link to the stock ICS update RUU for Bell Raiders
(this will upgrade your phone to Ice Cream Sandwich and wipe everything)
If you want to stick with the BellMobility stock Gingerbread, I think I have it archived at home. I can upload it this evening if you want it.
Thanks to the ICS BellMobility RUU post by kennethpenn
http://briefmobile.com/download-htc-vivid-ice-cream-sandwich-update
(there are 2 mirror links available for this download)
and... here is the upload of the GB BellMobility RUU!
(filename: RUU_Holiday_BM_1.65.666.3_Radio_1.11.1020.03_30.77.551061.02L_release_222207_signed.exe)
http://depositfiles.com/files/ri3ygxwsi
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Thank you, I'll try for the Gingerbread first, just to try to find out what I deleted. Upgrade to ICS I believe I can get from HTC OTA if I return the phone to stock first. I'm still new at this flashing business, so I'm grateful for any help.
OK . . . downloaded file, but unfortunately it is an installer package, and it won't install on my rooted Raider. Does anyone out there have it in a zip package? I'd like to sort thru the apk files.
Or at the very least, a LIST of installed apk's for the Bell Raider.
linzoid said:
OK . . . downloaded file, but unfortunately it is an installer package, and it won't install on my rooted Raider. Does anyone out there have it in a zip package? I'd like to sort thru the apk files.
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You have to relock your bootloader before running the ruu...its easy just download the toolkit and use the relock bootloader option...then run the ruu
As far as it in a zip file...I don't honk there is one for the bell...there's a rooted deodexed art one you can flash in recovery...don't know how that will play with your bell version tho
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linzoid said:
OK . . . downloaded file, but unfortunately it is an installer package, and it won't install on my rooted Raider. Does anyone out there have it in a zip package? I'd like to sort thru the apk files.
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When you run an HTC RUU exe, it takes a little time to extract whatever files it needs. Once you get to the very first step of the RUU (where you get to click buttons), I believe you can go to C:\Users\whoever\AppData\Local\Temp (for Win7 users) and then sort by modified date. You should see a folder that was very recently created. If you poke around in there, you may find a file called "rom.zip". That should be the stock rom from the RUU. But what you do with it is at your own risk!
mg2 is right - just relock the bootloader and the RUU will bring your phone back to glorious stock. It's so much easier than messing around. Then you can decide what your next step is.
LaZiODROID said:
When you run an HTC RUU exe, it takes a little time to extract whatever files it needs. Once you get to the very first step of the RUU (where you get to click buttons), I believe you can go to C:\Users\whoever\AppData\Local\Temp (for Win7 users) and then sort by modified date. You should see a folder that was very recently created. If you poke around in there, you may find a file called "rom.zip". That should be the stock rom from the RUU. But what you do with it is at your own risk!
mg2 is right - just relock the bootloader and the RUU will bring your phone back to glorious stock. It's so much easier than messing around. Then you can decide what your next step is.
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Yes, I realise now that reflashing the stock rom was the easiest way. Now I have the OTA ICS and Sense 3.6 rom in place, have re unlocked, re rooted and this time I am being more careful with bloatware removal! Have also done a full nandroid backup. Thanks again for the advice, people. Looking forward to asking more noob questions in the future. :silly:
linzoid said:
Yes, I realise now that reflashing the stock rom was the easiest way. Now I have the OTA ICS and Sense 3.6 rom in place, have re unlocked, re rooted and this time I am being more careful with bloatware removal! Have also done a full nandroid backup. Thanks again for the advice, people. Looking forward to asking more noob questions in the future. :silly:
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We'll be waiting
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Sweet!
Sent from my S-OFF'd underclocked Bell Raider LTE
Just one more thing . . . I understand that I'll need to S-OFF if I want to install custom ROMs, is that right? Any other advantages of an S-OFF phone? The procedure looks a tad daunting - poking around in the back of the phone with a piece of wire! I did it to my old Desire . . . was quite straightforward using Revolutionary. Cheers, all.
linzoid said:
Just one more thing . . . I understand that I'll need to S-OFF if I want to install custom ROMs, is that right? Any other advantages of an S-OFF phone? The procedure looks a tad daunting - poking around in the back of the phone with a piece of wire! I did it to my old Desire . . . was quite straightforward using Revolutionary. Cheers, all.
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You do not need to be S-OFF to install custom roms: just need to flash boot.img using fastboot and flash rom thru recovery
With S_OFF you flash kernel (boot.img) thru recovery instead of using fastboot
ronnie498 said:
You do not need to be S-OFF to install custom roms: just need to flash boot.img using fastboot and flash rom thru recovery
With S_OFF you flash kernel (boot.img) thru recovery instead of using fastboot
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OK . . . got it. Thanks for that.
If you're a ROM-a-Holic like me (and maybe a few others around here) and want to try many different roms and kernels to find out what you like the most, you'll want to do the S-OFF procedure. It's not that bad, and it's definitely convenient to be able to download a stack of roms and kernels, put them on your SD card, and then sit out on the lawn enjoying some sun and flashing your phone silly directly from recovery without needing fastboot! I highly recommend it.
ess.boyer said:
If you're a ROM-a-Holic like me (and maybe a few others around here) and want to try many different roms and kernels to find out what you like the most, you'll want to do the S-OFF procedure. It's not that bad, and it's definitely convenient to be able to download a stack of roms and kernels, put them on your SD card, and then sit out on the lawn enjoying some sun and flashing your phone silly directly from recovery without needing fastboot! I highly recommend it.
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I agree! If you follow the instructions from the SuperGuide (stickied in the development forum I believe) exactly, you shouldn't have any problems with the S-OFF procedure.

Major root issues HELP! partial brick?

*First of all, I'm posting here because I haven't had enough posts for the dev section yet..*
So...I've never had any issues rooting and installing ROMs.. not that I've done a TON, but two phones and 3 tablets, so I little ha..
Got my HTC One unlocked and rooted fine with the All-in-one tool, which worked good enough, but when I tried to get a ROM working is when I ran into issues.
I guess I'll tell the main issue first and then explain what happened..
Either only boots to bootloader/fastboot,
OR
Gets stuck on HTC logo and never leaves..
Am I screwed?
What I did that I think effed it...
After getting rooted and running, I tried to install RenovateROM_1.0...kept just randomly stopping and giving an error about "asset failed..." and just booted normally (no ROM)
I googled the hell out of that I tried editing the updater-script like I saw in so many places, and then I screwed up cause it was 3:30am and I was sick of trying.
I was gonna wipe the cache and data before I tried installing again, but I ended up wiping System in there and possibly Dalvik cache as well..
(I know that was stupid now!!!! Feel free to remind me haha..)
And now it's stuck.
If I try install a ROM, it says it completes, but won't boot past fastboot/bootloader.
If I re-flash my TWRP with fastboot, then reboot-bootloader, THEN reboot, it gets the HTC and stays.
Can someone please help me?
Thanks much in advance..
-Shaun
I did that too kinda (wiped everything on accident) Try to ADB sideload the Rom in the advanced options to TWRP otherwise you have to download the RUU and relock the phone up etc. And start over.
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Skyymiles said:
I did that too kinda (wiped everything on accident) Try to ADB sideload the Rom in the advanced options to TWRP otherwise you have to download the RUU and relock the phone up etc. And start over.
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Thanks for the reply! Can you possibly link me to a decent tut on how to use RUU? I never have.
I guess I can just look too, but seems like they're always different depending on the phone!
Is that even a Sprint HTC One rom?
bigdaddy619 said:
Is that even a Sprint HTC One rom?
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It's under Sprint HTC One Dev so I figured? Is that accurate or am I missing something?
I'm trying to start ADB sideload from twrp and it just sits at "Starting ADB sideload feature..."
and ADB says "error: no device found"
thanks for helping out!
burnface said:
It's under Sprint HTC One Dev so I figured? Is that accurate or am I missing something?
I'm trying to start ADB sideload from twrp and it just sits at "Starting ADB sideload feature..."
and ADB says "error: no device found"
thanks for helping out!
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AFAIK there are 4 HTC One forums
HTC One
Sprint HTC One
AT&T HTC One
T-Mobile HTC One
You may have flashed a rom for another variant do you have a link I didn't see that rom listed
Your right bigdaddy, shaun you flashed a gsm rom i'm guessing from the unbranded forum.
Download the ruu from this thread
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2250904
boot your phone into bootloader and make sure your bootloader is in fastboot
extract that ruu file to somewhere you can find easily maybe the desktop
open your command prompt and navigate to your android sdk folder and run this fastboot command
fastboot oem lock
then after you've relocked the bootloader
run the command
fastboot oem rebootRUU
run the setup.exe from the ruu file and let it return you to stock
bigdaddy619 said:
AFAIK there are 4 HTC One forums
HTC One
Sprint HTC One
AT&T HTC One
T-Mobile HTC One
You may have flashed a rom for another variant do you have a link I didn't see that rom listed
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2241016&highlight=boot+img
That's where I got it, and it's under sprint.. my bad I guess!! Thanks for pointing that out, I'll work on it in a bit again!
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2241016&highlight=boot+img
That's where I got it, and it's under sprint.. my bad I guess!! Thanks for pointing that out, I'll work on it in a bit again!
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ViperOne is a Sprint rom but you said
After getting rooted and running, I tried to install RenovateROM_1.0
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So I assumed it was from one of the variants
Maybe sending -viperboy- a PM with a link to this thread maybe he can help get you going
that's actually vipers rom.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2202696
I found this link on the m7 forum is this what you flashed? if so this for the non-branded gsm htc one and not the cmda sprint htc one
it also looks like you flashed the renovate rom initial release, That dev is using svn to update nightlies. I'm guessing the "sprint support" is in one of those updates and not the initial release
bigdaddy619 said:
ViperOne is a Sprint rom but you said
So I assumed it was from one of the variants
Maybe sending -viperboy- a PM with a link to this thread maybe he can help get you going
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OOoohhhhhhhhh.................I'm an idiot!! Like I said, 3:30 and apparently didn't do enough checking around....right now I don't even care what I have on it for a ROM, I just want it to work so I don't feel like I ruined it already haa..
Should I still follow those steps to try fix?
Thank you guys so much!
Try the steps wranglerray posted here
bigdaddy619 said:
Try the steps wranglerray posted here
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Awesome.. Well it says "Sending.............................." so after that process is done it should be stocked and locked? Or is there a final step?
Worked!! Thank you both bigdaddy19 and wranglerray! You helped my piece of mind immensely
TBO I have never ran an RUU haha
Check this How To Unroot and Flash your HTC One Stock!
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burnface said:
Awesome.. Well it says "Sending.............................." so after that process is done it should be stocked and locked? Or is there a final step?
Worked!! Thank you both bigdaddy19 and wranglerray! You helped my piece of mind immensely
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Cool glad you got it going
burnface said:
Awesome.. Well it says "Sending.............................." so after that process is done it should be stocked and locked? Or is there a final step?
Worked!! Thank you both bigdaddy19 and wranglerray! You helped my piece of mind immensely
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good deal. Just remember to read everything before flashing. And if your unsure ask. I've had very minimal issues with flashing and changing settings but when I have its been totally my fault for not completely reading an op. if you flash and go back to read a step you've missed its usually too late.
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good deal. Just remember to read everything before flashing. And if your unsure ask. I've had very minimal issues with flashing and changing settings but when I have its been totally my fault for not completely reading an op. if you flash and go back to read a step you've missed its usually too late.
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The sad part is I didn't think I had a question ha.. but definitely learned from it. Thanks
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burnface said:
The sad part is I didn't think I had a question ha.. but definitely learned from it. Thanks
Sent from my HTCONE using Tapatalk 2
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Yeah dude, you're lucky that the international rom you flashed had asserts in it to check device type, or you might've had an actual paperweight on your hands. Stick to the Sprint forums next time.
Yeah I scared myself for sure.. even this morning activating it scared me a little cause normally use the DEC, but it said 'not a valid Sprint ESN', and the HEX
worked great.
Any ideas why that would be?
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[Q] unroot failed, what now? I want root access!

Hey xda, im a but of a noob, so sorry if i did anythign stupid. Ok so a while back, I had rooted my HTC Incredible S and he phone was a
beast for me. It was fast no lag what so ever, the mods were sick and The kernel I had allowed me to orverclock. I was so happy! Until one day my USB port broke and I
wasnt able to charge the phone or connect it to my pc. So i had to find a way to unroot it so that I could bring it to my carrier and they will fix it, I was still under warranty.
So i Tired and tried and i was not able to fix it and then someone told me to use the TEMP UNROOT method im superuser and see what happens. I did so but I was still
S-OFF and could see so in the boatloader screen I believe its called. So I took it to a technician who fixed it for 20$, I was pretty happy because my phone was now working.
Now i found a way to unroot it, I had to download the stock carrier rom wich was Android 2.3, i had to download it, rename it to PGM32.zip or something like that and put it
on my SD CARD and there you go, my phone was back to stock. Now the problem is, I still have S-OFF. I cant even LOAD UP IN THE SCREE NWHERE YOU FLASH ROMS! I forgot the name of it , you guys should know what im talking about!
SO I came to XDA for help and someone said to me that i have to go back into the superuser settings and uncheck. Now when i go in the
settings, the box is not checked and i cannot check!
When I click on it, it doesnt do anything!
And whatever root app i use, It doesnt work it says there is no root access and also , Superuser keeps saying outdated binary file and i cant fix the problem -_-
Someone please help, I want to root it back because the phone works and Stock is very laggy! I want to flash roms like before and have a powerful phone! This thing sucks like this, someone please help, I will do anything!:crying:
Flash the recovery
GuyananV said:
Hey xda, im a but of a noob, so sorry if i did anythign stupid. Ok so a while back, I had rooted my HTC Incredible S and he phone was a
beast for me. It was fast no lag what so ever, the mods were sick and The kernel I had allowed me to orverclock. I was so happy! Until one day my USB port broke and I
wasnt able to charge the phone or connect it to my pc. So i had to find a way to unroot it so that I could bring it to my carrier and they will fix it, I was still under warranty.
So i Tired and tried and i was not able to fix it and then someone told me to use the TEMP UNROOT method im superuser and see what happens. I did so but I was still
S-OFF and could see so in the boatloader screen I believe its called. So I took it to a technician who fixed it for 20$, I was pretty happy because my phone was now working.
Now i found a way to unroot it, I had to download the stock carrier rom wich was Android 2.3, i had to download it, rename it to PGM32.zip or something like that and put it
on my SD CARD and there you go, my phone was back to stock. Now the problem is, I still have S-OFF. I cant even LOAD UP IN THE SCREE NWHERE YOU FLASH ROMS! I forgot the name of it , you guys should know what im talking about!
SO I came to XDA for help and someone said to me that i have to go back into the superuser settings and uncheck. Now when i go in the
settings, the box is not checked and i cannot check!
When I click on it, it doesnt do anything!
And whatever root app i use, It doesnt work it says there is no root access and also , Superuser keeps saying outdated binary file and i cant fix the problem -_-
Someone please help, I want to root it back because the phone works and Stock is very laggy! I want to flash roms like before and have a powerful phone! This thing sucks like this, someone please help, I will do anything!:crying:
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You may need flash the recovery first.
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And take this as the reference:-
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2118187
You could try to reflash the superuser zip, worked for me
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Gizmo648 said:
You could try to reflash the superuser zip, worked for me
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As another poster told you, you will first have to flash a custom recovery and then you will be able to flash either SuperSU to gain root on your current ROM or flash a new custom ROM.
iSeanzh said:
You may need flash the recovery first.
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And take this as the reference:-
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2118187
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Ok just one question before doing this, im a noob lol
My HBOOT is 6.13.1002
can i still use this method?
Because the screen says revolutionary in pink, it says s-off and all that
but when i click recovery i get this picture of a phone and a red triangle and inside is a red exclamation point
thats why I came to you guys for help because I cant flash anything
so I am going to follow the thread you gave me but I just want to make sure I can follow the instructions even though my HBOOT is 6.13.1002
thank!
GuyananV said:
Ok just one question before doing this, im a noob lol
My HBOOT is 6.13.1002
can i still use this method?
Because the screen says revolutionary in pink, it says s-off and all that
but when i click recovery i get this picture of a phone and a red triangle and inside is a red exclamation point
thats why I came to you guys for help because I cant flash anything
so I am going to follow the thread you gave me but I just want to make sure I can follow the instructions even though my HBOOT is 6.13.1002
thank!
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You need to reboot the phone to the HBOOT/bootloader screen and then put the phone in FASTBOOT USB mode.
From there you will be able to open a command window and type the following command:
fastboot flash recovery [name of recovery.img]

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