hi,all!
I root my Aria with unrevoked,but hboot screen still S-ON.
how to S-Off my Aria?
leyan22 said:
hi,all!
I root my Aria with unrevoked,but hboot screen still S-ON.
how to S-Off my Aria?
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That feature has not been made available for the Aria as of yet. If you notice all of the phones that Unrevoked has S-OFF for are CDMA phones (Sprint, Verizon, US Celluar, etc.)
any other way to S-Off HTC G9?
Is there any update on how to S-Off the HTC Aria?
rvonins said:
Is there any update on how to S-Off the HTC Aria?
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not yet, but look here......alpharev.nl
What exactly would this enable/allow?
whynot_ said:
What exactly would this enable/allow?
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S-OFF (security off) unlocks the NAND on the phone and would allow you to flash new zip and img files to your Aria such as ROMs and custom recovery images.
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S-OFF (security off) unlocks the NAND on the phone and would allow you to flash new zip and img files to your Aria such as ROMs and custom recovery images.
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Would that still be possible with the AT&T update installed, or would that overwrite the S-OFF? Just trying to get all my ducks in a row
whynot_ said:
Would that still be possible with the AT&T update installed, or would that overwrite the S-OFF? Just trying to get all my ducks in a row
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So far those HTC devices that they have been able to achieve S-OFF have been unaffected by new HBOOT, thus they are still rootable, but I wouldn't take a chance by going and installing the AT&T Froyo update and hoping that an S-OFF solution will be found.
Check out http://unrevoked.com/forever for a better explanation about S-OFF.
I wasn't going to install, but was just curious. Thanks for the link.
hxxp://modmymobile.com/forums/666-htc-aria/562661-guide-s-off-root-aria-2-2-2-a.html
(replace hxxp with http)
I think this site has given all instructions to do the S-Off and then root.
I have not tried it yet, but will be doing so soon
very useful information
I just did it last night by using the how to by zedbra......
check it out:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1122574
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1159237
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Is this root method like unrevoked forever? Is this at the radio level or just a hacked hboot?
If later on, an OTA gets applied, will the phone still be s-off so I can just flash a recovery again?
Please don't respond 'dont take OTAs', because that's not what I'm asking.
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From what I have read it is at the radio level and OTA's shouldn't affect s-off.
vandon1 said:
Is this root method like unrevoked forever? Is this at the radio level or just a hacked hboot?
If later on, an OTA gets applied, will the phone still be s-off so I can just flash a recovery again?
Please don't respond 'dont take OTAs', because that's not what I'm asking.
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http://unrevoked.com/rootwiki/doku.php/public/revolutionary
From that page:
What does this do, then?
revolutionary will give you S-OFF either by a patched HBOOT or setting the secureflag to off on the device itself. This behaviour will depending on your particular device. Optionally it will also replace the stock Android recovery with a custom one, which adds many features including “nandroid” backups, the ability to use custom ROMs, and a greater amount of flexibility and customization of your Android phone.
Does this permanently unlock the NAND flash on my phone?
Yes. The default configuration of this tool disables the phone's security, which also disables the NAND locks placed on the storage by the bootloader.
All the info I know about is right there.
I also found this, which I'm not positive if this applies to our method, but I think it does. Interesting none the less: http://alpharev.nl/
From what I understand, S-off will remain no matter what, until you issue a fastboot command that is "fastboot oem setsecureflag3" You can see here : http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1194053 for a full tut on how to turn it back to S-on. SO yea, it's similar to unrevoked forever, where you're always S-off until you deliberately set it to S-on. Running an RUU doesn't even set it to S-on.
That all said, even though you said "don't tell me not to take OTA", I will remind you anyways, that it's always a sketchy thing, especially if HTC has included a new hboot in that OTA. To each their own though.
Thanks for the info, I missed that on the unrevoked site.
However, if it's S-Off in the radio, doesn't that mean that the hboot won't really matter? On the evo 4g at least, new hboots don't kill the s-off and you could always reflash a recovery from hboot.
I'm just wondering if you can flash a recovery with s-off from a stock hboot.
k2buckley said:
Running an RUU doesn't even set it to S-on.
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Are you sure? I read this in the AlphaRev FAQ's
As soon as you decide to flash a stock RUU that has a HBOOT update in it, this hacked HBOOT will be overwritten.
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This is interesting, as I have been wondering how to get S-ON after running Revolutionary, should I need to take my device in for repairs.
What's your take on it?
mattchew86 said:
Are you sure? I read this in the AlphaRev FAQ's
This is interesting, as I have been wondering how to get S-ON after running Revolutionary, should I need to take my device in for repairs.
What's your take on it?
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I hear "fastboot oem setsecureflag3" works wonders.
Good info. Thanks
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I installed 2.07.605 leaked version on my rooted Froyo using hboot, bad mistake on my part, because I did not flash it and the recovery option in hboot does not work for me. I did not read about locking the bootloader method by Shadowmite until afterwards. Does anyone have a method to change the bootloader to an earlier version so that I can obtain root access or revert to Froyo?
I have tried to put fixed bootloader files and the original stock Froyo in PG05IMG files on my SD card to force an update, but that does not work either.
bcarson03 said:
I installed 2.07.605 leaked version on my rooted Froyo using hboot, bad mistake on my part, because I did not flash it and the recovery option in hboot does not work for me. I did not read about locking the bootloader method by Shadowmite until afterwards. Does anyone have a method to change the bootloader to an earlier version so that I can obtain root access or revert to Froyo?
I have tried to put fixed bootloader files and the original stock Froyo in PG05IMG files on my SD card to force an update, but that does not work either.
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So you're saying you are s-on with a working phone on the 2.7.605 build?
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Yes, that is correct.
bcarson03 said:
Yes, that is correct.
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Go to http://revolutionary.io and use their tool. I don't think the old manual root method will work on that build as it is. !!!BUT!!! Be warned: getting back to stock unrooted s-on after using Revolutionary (like for a warranty replacement) is not a simple task at this point in time.
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JBO1018 said:
Go to Revolutionary IO and use their tool. I don't think the old manual root method will work on that build as it is. !!!BUT!!! Be warned: getting back to stock unrooted s-on after using Revolutionary (like for a warranty replacement) is not a simple task at this point in time.
Sent from my HTC Thunderbolt
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Can anyone get to Revolutionary web site? I have been trying for hours, but it keeps timing out. It is pingable.
I just got onto it.
bcarson03 said:
Can anyone get to Revolutionary web site? I have been trying for hours, but it keeps timing out. It is pingable.
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I got through and got S-off. I cannot get into recovery to load the su zip file. Any ideas?
I figured it out.
Hi,
HTC flyer user here - using it as a telephone
I've just read that there should be automatic upgrade for HTC Flyer for Europe withing few weeks. My flyer (as probably most of You here) is rooted and S-OFF'ed.
Here's the history :
1. Bought HTC Flyer
2. HBOOT version was 1.07 so it was not supported by revolutionary.io tool
3. Automatically upgraded to newest software by gingerbread's built-in update so HBOOT changed to 1.10 so i could ROOT and S-OFF my flyer
Now here comes the question - what will happen if Honeycomb update appears ? Can I safely do it without any danger that my tablet will become brick or something ? Will it still be S-OFF'ed ?
regards
I don't know how senior and experienced users think but to my thought, it original FOTA update may result an error for s-off and rooted Flyer. 2 weeks ago when I was using my Flyer like you do, there appeared an OTA update and I said "yes" by mistake. It gave an error, resulting a problem in the GSM interface (like "call" or "stop call" keys disappeared etc)
Better to s-on and unroot to apply an original FOTA.
Please share your news source.
If you install a OTA RUU you will certainly lose s-off and root. I'm sure there will be custom installs, non-ota that will fix root and s-off. In fact the current HC leak is already rooted,
So if I download theatest leak and run it I will be rooted?
Yes it's already rooted
I have S-OFF and had issues installing the OTA security fix last month. I had to downloading it officially (as if I were going to complete the OTA) and then select 'install later'
Booted into recovery and then installed the zip (in downloads) from there. It seemed to work okay..
adaimespechip said:
I have S-OFF and had issues installing the OTA security fix last month. I had to downloading it officially (as if I were going to complete the OTA) and then select 'install later'
Booted into recovery and then installed the zip (in downloads) from there. It seemed to work okay..
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Hmm, that might be a good way of installing OTAs. Thanks for that hint.
DigitalMD said:
Please share your news source.
If you install a OTA RUU you will certainly lose s-off and root. I'm sure there will be custom installs, non-ota that will fix root and s-off. In fact the current HC leak is already rooted,
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Root maybe, S-OFF no. We have overwrite protection in the Revolutionary hboots
You'd have to dd in an unsigned stock hboot to overwrite the revolutionary hboot.
globatron said:
Root maybe, S-OFF no. We have overwrite protection ine the Revolutionary hboots
You'd have to dd in an unsigned stock hboot to overwrite the revolutionary hboot.
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HUmm, you are correct. Won't that cause a boot issue if you manage to install a OTA that requires a different hboot?
DigitalMD said:
HUmm, you are correct. Won't that cause a boot issue if you manage to install a OTA that requires a different hboot?
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It could but you don't really want an OTA that steals S-OFF anyway, far better to have to restore your backup and make a decision to go back to a stock HBOOT than possibly to permanently lose S-OFF. It's not such a big deal with the new hboots and the unlocker, but before that would mean the end of root, custom recovery and full backups.
This thread is regarding RUU for HTC devices.
I've seen some similar threads but could not fully get the answer I was looking for.
From what I already understand, a RUU updates the ROM, the H-BOOT possibly and updates the recovery with a stock recovery. It cannot do anything that a BL-Unlocked user cannot do through adb or fastboot because the RUU uses only adb and fastboot. This means that the RUU does not (And cannot) update the radio. Am I correct in this?
And if so, what is the point of updating the RUU once you start flashing custom ROMs because they also flash the /system and /boot partitions and the only thing a custom ROM doesn't do is reflash the H-BOOT and the recovery.
And even if you update using a RUU for some reason (Whether it updates or if you just want to return to stock), do you have to choose the RUU that exactly matches your current radio version?
Assume for all the questions that the device is either BL-Unlocked or Stock (But S-ON either way).
Thanks in advance.
AceRoom said:
This thread is regarding RUU for HTC devices.
I've seen some similar threads but could not fully get the answer I was looking for.
From what I already understand, a RUU updates the ROM, the H-BOOT possibly and updates the recovery with a stock recovery. It cannot do anything that a BL-Unlocked user cannot do through adb or fastboot because the RUU uses only adb and fastboot. This means that the RUU does not (And cannot) update the radio. Am I correct in this?
And if so, what is the point of updating the RUU once you start flashing custom ROMs because they also flash the /system and /boot partitions and the only thing a custom ROM doesn't do is reflash the H-BOOT and the recovery.
And even if you update using a RUU for some reason (Whether it updates or if you just want to return to stock), do you have to choose the RUU that exactly matches your current radio version?
Assume for all the questions that the device is either BL-Unlocked or Stock (But S-ON either way).
Thanks in advance.
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Hi, an ruu updates what you mentioned and a lot more. It will do things like change the splash screen, update the radio. and change the hboot which you cannot do with only an unlocked bootloader. It can do those things because its signed.
I had to use ruu's a few times, recently for an hboot downgrade to achieve s-off. Now that I have s-off I can flash any file I want in hboot asblong as its named correctly. Like a splash screen, or a lower hboot version.
Since an ruu updates the radio, it doesn't matter which version you choose, as long as its the same version you have or higher, but it won't let you flash a lower versionWith s-off I can flash any ruu version I want.
ok, so if I am currently running 2.3.4 and htc sense 3.0, does that mean that I can flash my phone with ics (4.0) as long as it is for the right phone and carrier???
HTC evo 3D with Rogers
icecursor said:
ok, so if I am currently running 2.3.4 and htc sense 3.0, does that mean that I can flash my phone with ics (4.0) as long as it is for the right phone and carrier???
HTC evo 3D with Rogers
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Yes.
Theonew said:
Yes.
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now, if I upgrade it through the ruu, is that the exact same upgrade that comes from the carrier? As in, even the HTC update too?
And if it is, is the ruu just the rooted phones way of updating?
Thanks
icecursor said:
now, if I upgrade it through the ruu, is that the exact same upgrade that comes from the carrier? As in, even the HTC update too?
And if it is, is the ruu just the rooted phones way of updating?
Thanks
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Yes it is the same update. Updating with the RUU can be used either way (rooted or non-rooted). Just keep in mind that you'll lose root access after updating.
Theonew said:
Yes.
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Theonew said:
Yes it is the same update. Updating with the RUU can be used either way (rooted or non-rooted). Just keep in mind that you'll lose root access after updating.
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ok, so last question,
do I need hboot 1.5? I am currently running revolutionary s-off, HBOOT 1.49.1107.
Originally Posted by Theonew
Yes.
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Originally Posted by Theonew
Yes it is the same update. Updating with the RUU can be used either way (rooted or non-rooted). Just keep in mind that you'll lose root access after updating.
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ok, so last question,
do I need hboot 1.5? I am currently running revolutionary s-off, HBOOT 1.49.1107.
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I'm not sure for your device, but as long as the RUU is for it, it should work (boot loader version doesn't usually affect it).
hello, i wanted to know if RUU also achieves S-ON. I need to return my droid incredible to verizon for replacement due to screen malfunction. I cannot see anything on the display, but everything inside works fine.
I had unlocked bootloader using htcdev and rooted with S-OFF running 4.1.1. I am now on stock Froyo thanks to RUU, but I still need to get S-ON and bootloader locked.
So does the RUU achieve S-ON? I have downloaded the forever SON zip file. But I dont know how to flash it using ADB. Can someone guide me.
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hello, i wanted to know if RUU also achieves S-ON. I need to return my droid incredible to verizon for replacement due to screen malfunction. I cannot see anything on the display, but everything inside works fine.
I had unlocked bootloader using htcdev and rooted with S-OFF running 4.1.1. I am now on stock Froyo thanks to RUU, but I still need to get S-ON and bootloader locked.
So does the RUU achieve S-ON? I have downloaded the forever SON zip file. But I dont know how to flash it using ADB. Can someone guide me.
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The RUU does not return S-ON. What is in the zip file?
achieve S-ON on htc...
haunteddevil619 said:
hello, i wanted to know if RUU also achieves S-ON. I need to return my droid incredible to verizon for replacement due to screen malfunction. I cannot see anything on the display, but everything inside works fine.
I had unlocked bootloader using htcdev and rooted with S-OFF running 4.1.1. I am now on stock Froyo thanks to RUU, but I still need to get S-ON and bootloader locked.
So does the RUU achieve S-ON? I have downloaded the forever SON zip file. But I dont know how to flash it using ADB. Can someone guide me.
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Hello,
what does s-off do?
gt6 said:
Hello,
what does s-off do?
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HTC has locked the Firmware, Splash screen and the Radio in a partition on the phone that they, in their infinite wisdom do not want you to access.
They do not want you to get s-off (security off).
Once you do, you are free to move about the country.
Allows you to flash whatever you want in easy steps. Like new radios or hboots. Or flash a new ROM and its kernel at once without having to go through another kernel flashing step.
gt6 said:
Hello,
what does s-off do?
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Here's a pretty thorough explanation of radio S-OFF, as well as bootloader unlock, sometimes know as bootloader S-OFF.
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