I had my HTC amaze unlocked with s-off and a modded hboot I then updated to a new ICS firmware to run ICS however when the firmware flashed to my phone it locked my phone and reset my hboot but still kept s-off. Is there anyway to unlock my phone again? If anyone has any help please let me know I already tried to unlock it through HTdev website and it did not work!!!
If you are s=off, then you don't need to unlock your bootloader. I'm assuming you have eng bootloader, and with that, you don't need to unlock anything.
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pharmhand said:
I had my HTC amaze unlocked with s-off and a modded hboot I then updated to a new ICS firmware to run ICS however when the firmware flashed to my phone it locked my phone and reset my hboot but still kept s-off. Is there anyway to unlock my phone again? If anyone has any help please let me know I already tried to unlock it through HTdev website and it did not work!!!
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HTC dev website is the way i did it, and it worked perfect for me. What method did you use that didn't allow you to unlock your phone?
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If any of you read correctly, he said he unlocked it before, therefore, all he has to do is place the unlock_code file in hasoon's tool's data folder and run the unlock bootloader option, voila he's back to being unlocked, though the relocking sounds kind of odd, but it could probably be due to the hboot he was using, I'm guessing was Juopunutbear's or something.
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If any of you read correctly, he said he unlocked it before, therefore, all he has to do is place the unlock_code file in hasoon's tool's data folder and run the unlock bootloader option, voila he's back to being unlocked, though the relocking sounds kind of odd, but it could probably be due to the hboot he was using, I'm guessing was Juopunutbear's or something.
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I did read it, the old unlock bin does not work with new ics so he has to redo everything once more....
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Well my old unlock bin worked fine for me re-unlocking on ICS, guess I was lucky, okay cool, my bad.
Yes I had hboot from Juopunutbear when I did the s-off it asked to install his hboot but after I upgraded it changed my hboot back to 1.93.0002 and it is SHIP s-off not eng which I am not totally sure what the difference is but is there a way to change SHIP back to ENG????? I am going to give HTCdev another chance and see what happens... thanks for the input and help
ok so I just tried HTCdev again and it unlocked my phone however it did a hard reset the only thing I have to do now is to have eng s-off instead of ship s-off.
pharmhand said:
ok so I just tried HTCdev again and it unlocked my phone however it did a hard reset the only thing I have to do now is to have eng s-off instead of ship s-off.
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Just flash the eng hboot via bootloader, though you don't need to, unless you plan to do fastboot commands, which the average user doesn't have much need for, hasoon's tool does everything you need, recovery, root, etc, though I do recommend 4EXT recovery, which you can easily install after obtaining root.
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I was having a problem with my screen being unresponsive so i needed to take it into a sprint store. i ran a signed 2.17 exe and now I have hboot 1.5 but still have s-off. in the bootloader screen it says locked but still shows s-off. i am confused as to what to do next. i assume i need to unlock but didn't know if i could do this via revolutionary. I tried to do a search but everything i found was related to s-on. I am trying to restore my phone to its rooted state since I have already had the repairs made. Any help and links would be greatly appreciated.
Brandon
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brandonb8 said:
I was having a problem with my screen being unresponsive so i needed to take it into a sprint store. i ran a signed 2.17 exe and now I have hboot 1.5 but still have s-off. in the bootloader screen it says locked but still shows s-off. i am confused as to what to do next. i assume i need to unlock but didn't know if i could do this via revolutionary. I tried to do a search but everything i found was related to s-on. Any help and links would be greatly appreciated.
Brandon
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fastboot oem writesecureflag3 or fastboot oem writesecureflag 3 , one of those will turn s-on
Edit... This might help http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1578977
Thanks for the quick response. Sorry I was not more clear about what I am wanting to do. I am keeping the phone and the repairs have been made. I now have hboot 1.50 with s-off. I am wanting to flash a custom rom again and need to install a recovery. I didn't know what the process is currently for "unlocking" my phone now. When I rooted the phone originally, i was on hboot 1.4 and used revolutionary. I just do not know what to do to get my phone rooted again. I understand I have part of it with s-off still being on my phone, but the "locked" text at the top of the bootloader screen tells me I need to rectify this before I can flash a recovery. Is this correct?
Thanks.
Brandon
brandonb8 said:
Thanks for the quick response. Sorry I was not more clear about what I am wanting to do. I am keeping the phone and the repairs have been made. I now have hboot 1.50 with s-off. I am wanting to flash a custom rom again and need to install a recovery. I didn't know what the process is currently for "unlocking" my phone now. When I rooted the phone originally, i was on hboot 1.4 and used revolutionary. I just do not know what to do to get my phone rooted again. I understand I have part of it with s-off still being on my phone, but the "locked" text at the top of the bootloader screen tells me I need to rectify this before I can flash a recovery. Is this correct?
Thanks.
Brandon
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Oh I see, well, your s-off and that locked banner means nothing because s-off should override it. Just flash a PG86IMG.zip of a recovery of your choice and you're good to go. Or you can flash it via fastboot by typing fastboot flash recovery "yourrecovery.img" once you do that, flash a rooted Rom. You could flash a lower hboot with a PG86IMG.zip if you want but its not really necessary.
If you want, I could dig up hboot 1.4 or revs hboot for ya. I think I have em in dropbox.
I got it. Thanks for all the help.
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I'm currently s-offed and running 2.01.605.11 gb ruu.
Now I need to use the warranty so I need to change the status s-off/unlocked
to s-on/locked not s-on/re-locked.
How can I do that?
the fact that you are S-off doesnt matter as some devices shipped are s-off but to get to locked run the same gb ruu again but dont unlock.
but if you really care about it saying s-on follow the instructions in this thread
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1612937
since you are on stock hboot you'll be fine with these instructions
Po1soNNN said:
the fact that you are S-off doesnt matter as some devices shipped are s-off but to get to locked run the same gb ruu again but dont unlock.
but if you really care about it saying s-on follow the instructions in this thread
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1612937
since you are on stock hboot you'll be fine with these instructions
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by doing this, I can get the s-on, but still I can't get locked.
I need to know how to get locked on the bootloader to use the warranty.
Find a thread that has the correct hboot for your firmware then go to fastboot and type
Code:
fastboot clear cache
fastboot oem reboot ruu
fastboot flash zip (zipnamehere).zip
Then wait a little then do
Code:
fastboot reboot bootloader
That should do it and also I'm not sure it there's a space between reboot and ruu so try both
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1. do the s-on process
2. re s-off (this will give you locked bootloader)
3. s-on again (to get rid of s-off)
4. ruu to latest offical release
qudwis said:
by doing this, I can get the s-on, but still I can't get locked.
I need to know how to get locked on the bootloader to use the warranty.
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Follow Scotty123 guide to s on
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=25165453
Then do the jouponut s off method. Flash files as ph98img after if you choose not to change to a eng hboot.
I had to find this out the hard way since was one of the release day 1 s off users an unlocked thinking a ruu would revert back to locked.
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RoryHe said:
1. do the s-on process
2. re s-off (this will give you locked bootloader)
3. s-on again (to get rid of s-off)
4. ruu to latest offical release
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ericsignals said:
Follow Scotty123 guide to s on
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=25165453
Then do the jouponut s off method. Flash files as ph98img after if you choose not to change to a eng hboot.
I had to find this out the hard way since was one of the release day 1 s off users an unlocked thinking a ruu would revert back to locked.
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All of this going back to s-on is not necessary at all. Just flash the same hboot like I said before and you'll be fine
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RoryHe said:
1. do the s-on process
2. re s-off (this will give you locked bootloader)
3. s-on again (to get rid of s-off)
4. ruu to latest offical release
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What he said.... I got confused and was thinking of the steps I did to get back to locked and s off :banghead:....forgot op was inquiring about for warranty reasons. Weekend can't come soon enough LOL
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Po1soNNN said:
All of this going back to s-on is not necessary at all. Just flash the same hboot like I said before and you'll be fine
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So if I'm unlocked only, no s-off, just find my hboot somewhere, rename it, flash it, reboot and I'm factory stock?
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Remember IF ON AN ENG OR PATCHED HBOOT YOU WILL BRICK!
Phaded said:
So if I'm unlocked only, no s-off, just find my hboot somewhere, rename it, flash it, reboot and I'm factory stock?
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No you have to be s-off to be able to make it say locked
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qudwis said:
I'm currently s-offed and running 2.01.605.11 gb ruu.
Now I need to use the warranty so I need to change the status s-off/unlocked
to s-on/locked not s-on/re-locked.
How can I do that?
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I think this is what your looking for.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1620211
my first post is the only way to get to 100% stock that i am aware of ... if he is unlocked he will have to s-off to get it to say locked and then s-on to get it back.
if he locks it with the fastboot command it will say lock and if he is s-on not sure but i know if you are s-off you will stay unlocked or relocked even if you flash new hboot's
Thanks if i helped
I decided to run the 4.03.605.2 RUU before flashing back to Neo's Adrenaline 2.0...running the RUU reflashed a stock recovery and returned the bootloader to Locked, of course, so I went to the HTC Dev site to try to unlock it. I'm sure it's already a known issue but it appears that HTC's bootloader unlock tool is down and has been for some short time with no apparent efforts on their part to fix it.
So, I'm stuck with a locked bootloader until such time as someone can find a way to flash recovery without needing to unlock...
buh, wasn't the whole point of S-OFF so you don't have to use HTC's bootloader unlocker tool?
just s-off.
Yes, but if you flash an RUU that updates HBOOT, it will relock. Doesn't change the S flag, but it does indeed lock. I've had this happen twice.
Managed to find my original unlock_code.bin. Worked perfectly, I'm back in business...
When you unlock your phone, SAVE THE UNLOCK TOKEN!!! It can be used on your device no matter what you do.
socal87 said:
Yes, but if you flash an RUU that updates HBOOT, it will relock. Doesn't change the S flag, but it does indeed lock. I've had this happen twice.
Managed to find my original unlock_code.bin. Worked perfectly, I'm back in business...
When you unlock your phone, SAVE THE UNLOCK TOKEN!!! It can be used on your device no matter what you do.
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I think the point he was trying to make is that if you are s-off, it overides the lock/unlock so you don't have to be unlocked anymore. S-off and locked, you can install whatever you want...
nrfitchett4 said:
I think the point he was trying to make is that if you are s-off, it overides the lock/unlock so you don't have to be unlocked anymore. S-off and locked, you can install whatever you want...
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That's what I thought too, but I tried to flash recovery after running the RUU...got the "not allowed" error; unlocked, and had no issue.
To my knowledge, all S-off does is "break" the locks on certain partitions, such as boot, so they can be written from recovery...and allow flashing of radios and HBOOT without a valid signature. Recovery itself is what decides what you can flash in terms of ROMs...the stock recovery won't flash anything but an original signed .zip.
Next time just flash the the jupunto bear hboot it makes everything easier and all you need is the s off to flash it. I do it right after running any ruu
I ran the latest ruu,was s-off,locked bootloader,and flashed the recovery without any problems. You can try to push it through adb if anything
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I keep my phone unlocked all the time.
I can ruu with an unlocked bootloader because I have s-off.
The ruu process always leaves my phone in its unlocked state.
I never bother using jbear hboots, as they don't accomplish anything useful that anyone is likely to use. It gives some additional fastboot commands that nobody is using. If someday I need a jbear hboot command, then I'll flash it. Otherwise it just seems to be extra work, and it appears to have complicated your life.
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jayochs said:
buh, wasn't the whole point of S-OFF so you don't have to use HTC's bootloader unlocker tool?
just s-off.
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No, the instructions at hbear's website list being htcdev unlocked as a prerequisite along with being stock and rooted, before even attempting the s-off procedure. Soff is something in addition to unlocked.
The jbear hboot acts like it is unlocked, whether the phone is locked or unlocked. Supposedly this will fool Verizon that your returned borked phone was not tampered with - well until Verizon notices jbear written on your hboot screen.
However, running a ruu will install a stock hboot.
Personally I think jbear hboots are a waste of effort. They are not going to fool anyone at Verizon because jbear is displayed on the hboot screen.
If somehow you go back to s-on with the jbear hboot still installed, then you are,oops, permanently bricked.
The additional fastboot commands one gets with the jbear hboot are not being used, not even by developers during their Rom installation procedures.
After every ruu, you need to repeat the htcdev unlock, and reflash the jbear hboot. This is extra work.
Everytime one flashes an hboot he is taking a bricking risk. if the flashing fails for any reason, like you pulled out the battery or battery runs out of power, or your file got corrupted, then you have an unrecoverable brick. That's why OTAs refuse to install on a low battery charge.
S-off + htcdev Unlocked are wonderful, but I think the concept of modified hboots should be reconsidered.
regards
Howard
HowardZ said:
I keep my phone unlocked all the time.
I can ruu with an unlocked bootloader because I have s-off.
The ruu process always leaves my phone in its unlocked state.
I never bother using jbear hboots, as they don't accomplish anything useful that anyone is likely to use. It gives some additional fastboot commands that nobody is using. If someday I need a jbear hboot command, then I'll flash it. Otherwise it just seems to be extra work, and it appears to have complicated your life.
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No, the instructions at hbear's website list being htcdev unlocked as a prerequisite along with being stock and rooted, before even attempting the s-off procedure. Soff is something in addition to unlocked.
The jbear hboot acts like it is unlocked, whether the phone is locked or unlocked. Supposedly this will fool Verizon that your returned borked phone was not tampered with - well until Verizon notices jbear written on your hboot screen.
However, running a ruu will install a stock hboot.
Personally I think jbear hboots are a waste of effort. They are not going to fool anyone at Verizon because jbear is displayed on the hboot screen.
If somehow you go back to s-on with the jbear hboot still installed, then you are,oops, permanently bricked.
The additional fastboot commands one gets with the jbear hboot are not being used, not even by developers during their Rom installation procedures.
After every ruu, you need to repeat the htcdev unlock, and reflash the jbear hboot. This is extra work.
Everytime one flashes an hboot he is taking a bricking risk. if the flashing fails for any reason, like you pulled out the battery or battery runs out of power, or your file got corrupted, then you have an unrecoverable brick. That's why OTAs refuse to install on a low battery charge.
S-off + htcdev Unlocked are wonderful, but I think the concept of modified hboots should be reconsidered.
regards
Howard
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You are wrong in so many ways Howard.please everyone font bother reading this post.
Ok jbear hboot is not meant to fool Verizon. It's meant to provide fastboot commands even while the bootloader is locked.
As for op,I can confirm after running the ruu,you will still have to unlock to flash your recovery, if you still have your unlock code file you can unlock with that just like you did the first time .
Oh and the HTC website always does that just keep trying like every hour or so, if you can't find that unlock file they e mailed you
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I am s-off and locked. And have been able to flash everything under the sun with no problems
The jb hboots are used not to fool Verizon, but to allow people to use fastboot commands like, "fastboot flash recovery (filename.img)" after s-off.
If you are s-off with stock hboot you can't run those commands.
Like Howard said, if you are on the jb hboot and you run the s-on command...then you're bricked. So those people with jb hboots are told to run a RUU first. Like Howard says, there are some risks to flashing things...its also risky to put your phone in your shirt pocket when you are around water.
Now, you can unlock your device after s-off (like Howard did) and use those commands with the stock hboot. However, if you want to return it to Verizon and you lock it, then it will read 'relocked' (i believe). I think that is the ONLY disadvantage of unlocking after s-off.
All this 'stuff' is in these threads. Some of it is personal preference and we all have a reason why our phones are configured certain ways. Just be aware of the implications.
There's no extra work on flashing jbear hboot. Right after the ruu rename the jhboot.zip to ph98img boot on hboot, flash and done. It seems you don't have a lot of knowledge when it comes into hboot stuffs.(no offense intended) And like the others guys said jbear is not to fool anyone and beside the jbear is an unlocked hboot.
socal87 said:
So, I'm stuck with a locked bootloader until such time as someone can find a way to flash recovery without needing to unlock...
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There is a flashable amon ra you can use. You don't need to unlock. You also will need to flash supersu again too because you lost root after the ruu. If you want to stay on a stock hboot, then you run things as ph98 files.
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dassh said:
There is a flashable amon ra you can use. You don't need to unlock. You also will need to flash supersu again too because you lost root after the ruu. If you want to stay on a stock hboot, then you run things as ph98 files.
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But he does need to be s-off...and I think he said he wasn't.
topgun1953 said:
The jb hboots are used not to fool Verizon, but to allow people to use fastboot commands like, "fastboot flash recovery (filename.img)" after s-off.
If you are s-off with stock hboot you can't run those commands.
Like Howard said, if you are on the jb hboot and you run the s-on command...then you're bricked. So those people with jb hboots are told to run a RUU first. Like Howard says, there are some risks to flashing things...its also risky to put your phone in your shirt pocket when you are around water.
Now, you can unlock your device after s-off (like Howard did) and use those commands with the stock hboot. However, if you want to return it to Verizon and you lock it, then it will read 'relocked' (i believe). I think that is the ONLY disadvantage of unlocking after s-off.
All this 'stuff' is in these threads. Some of it is personal preference and we all have a reason why our phones are configured certain ways. Just be aware of the implications.
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with s-off and unlocked and stock hboot
one can
fastboot boot recoveryImageFile.IMG
fastboot flash recovery recoveryImageFile.IMG
fastboot flash boot kernelImageFile.IMG
I have done these, and they work.
It makes one wonder who really needs jbear hboots.
p.s. if someday I brick my phone, I don't plan to return to a Verizon store and lie to them.
HowardZ said:
with s-off and unlocked and stock hboot
one can
fastboot boot recoveryImageFile.IMG
fastboot flash recovery recoveryImageFile.IMG
fastboot flash boot kernelImageFile.IMG
I have done these, and they work.
It makes one wonder who really needs jbear hboots.
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Yes you can flash those things. I guess that's what I was saying.
The "reason" that I know of to use jb hboots is if you ever want to return or sell your phone in a 'locked' state, you can. If you s-off, unlock, and then relock, I think it says "relocked" on the hboot screen.
topgun1953 said:
Yes you can flash those things. I guess that's what I was saying.
The "reason" that I know of to use jb hboots is if you ever want to return or sell your phone in a 'locked' state, you can. If you s-off, unlock, and then relock, I think it says "relocked" on the hboot screen.
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ok, I suppose if you flash a stock hboot, then the hboot screen will show locked without displaying jbear.
But if Verizon sees jbear on your screen, they'll know you've done a whole lot more tampering than simply htcdev unlock.
Perhaps Verizon will be stupid enough to see unlocked and ignore the lines which say soff and jbear?
HowardZ said:
ok, I suppose if you flash a stock hboot, then the hboot screen will show locked without displaying jbear.
But if Verizon sees jbear on your screen, they'll know you've done a whole lot more tampering than simply htcdev unlock.
Perhaps Verizon will be stupid enough to see unlocked and ignore the lines which say soff and jbear?
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I don't think verizon cares. IMHO
In my case, I'm locked, s-off, stock hboot. I can get what I want in ph98img.zip files so I don't use fastboot. I can write the s-on flag, and flash the lastest ota and my phone will be like stock, out of the box....good for some, doesn't really matter to me.
HowardZ said:
ok, I suppose if you flash a stock hboot, then the hboot screen will show locked without displaying jbear.
But if Verizon sees jbear on your screen, they'll know you've done a whole lot more tampering than simply htcdev unlock.
Perhaps Verizon will be stupid enough to see unlocked and ignore the lines which say soff and jbear?
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Verizon don't care about s-off because there's some rezound that came out s-off out of the box.
topgun1953 said:
But he does need to be s-off...and I think he said he wasn't.
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Yes, absolutely needs to be s-off for what i was suggesting. I may have mis-understood the op and subsequent posts. If the op doesn't want to s-off then unlock is a necessity but if s-offed, then the op has a choice to unlock or stay locked.
I chose to stay locked, like Topgun says, it's easier. The only difference is i did install a jbear hboot, but again that was because i think it's easier to use fastboot sometimes instead of trying to repackage something as a ph98.
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HowardZ said:
p.s. if someday I brick my phone, I don't plan to return to a Verizon store and lie to them.
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If you brick, you couldn't change your hboot anyway. Using a jbear hboot is not to be deceptive.
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I just successfully performed S-off but my bootloader changed to "locked". Is that normal?
Also, I declined to install jp modified hboot because I was not sure what it was. Do I have to install another hboot after S-off?
S-OFF > unlocked bootloader. You don't need an unlocked bootloader when you are S-OFF.
With a stock locked bootloader you won't be able to use most fastboot commands. That's the purpose of the jpbear hboot. It allows you to use them without unlocking. However, if you ever go back S-ON, you have to have a stock bootloader or you'll brick, so you should only use a modded hboot if you need the fastboot commands. Otherwise, stock is just fine.
I read a lot about this subject in this thread last night:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1852228
Could give you some useful info on the pros and cons of flashing the j-nut hboot or not and keeping locked or unlocking.
shrike1978 said:
S-OFF > unlocked bootloader. You don't need an unlocked bootloader when you are S-OFF.
With a stock locked bootloader you won't be able to use most fastboot commands. That's the purpose of the jpbear hboot. It allows you to use them without unlocking. However, if you ever go back S-ON, you have to have a stock bootloader or you'll brick, so you should only use a modded hboot if you need the fastboot commands. Otherwise, stock is just fine.
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Sorry for the noob questions. I don't know much about the tech, I can only follow the instructions. So, do I need a modified bootloader if I want to flash Rom that require S-off or is the stock bootloader OK? I want to flash a Rom for which I need to be S-off and on the latest RUU.
I'd guess that 99% of people who do the jbear s-off procedure take the modified hboot as an uniformed choice. They figure if jbear provided this, then it must be great.
If you do not install the jbear hboot, you should unlock your bootloader using htcdev unlock bin file. You will have the following benefits with s-off, stock unlocked hboot:
o can ruu with unlocked bootloader. you will never need to relock before performing an ruu.
o install ROMs easier without the need to install kernels via ph98img.zip. method
o able to fastboot flash recovery and boot/kernel
o less bricking risks in the future
being s-off with the locked jbear modified hboot has the advantages of:
o displaying Locked, but can do everything an unlocked bootloader can do.
o makes it easier to lie to Verizon that you never tampered with the phone, never unlocked, never ROMed, it is not your fault the phone is bricked.
o able to fastboot flash recovery and boot/kernel
o able to fastboot flash hboot/bootloaders and some other fastboot commands that no developers are using.
One guy went so far as to hexedit his hboot to display "s-on" and "locked" to hide the fact that he is s-off and unlocked. He bricked his phone on his first attempt. got phone insurance to replace his phone. Then he got others to test his later attempts which work and didnt brick. So if you want to lie with impunity to Verizon, don't use jbear hboot, instead use this guy's hboot. you'll find it in the developer's forum.
Personally I take great care and deliberation about what changes I make to my phone because I do not plan on lieing to get someone else to pay for my mistakes.
Wendemixda said:
I just successfully performed S-off but my bootloader changed to "locked". Is that normal?
Also, I declined to install jp modified hboot because I was not sure what it was. Do I have to install another hboot after S-off?
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Yes it is normal....see what the other guys say about jb hboot.....for me, since I haven't and don't plan on having to use fastboot commands, I just left it locked with stock hboot.
How can I reunlock mine? S off locked bootloader
An old HTC Incredible 4G
EzraDi said:
How can I reunlock mine? S off locked bootloader
An old HTC Incredible 4G
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This is the Rezound forums. You should find the Incredible forums and ask there, although I think a lot of Rezound users used to have Incredibles, but it's pretty dead here now that the phone is 4 years old.
feralicious said:
This is the Rezound forums. You should find the Incredible forums and ask there, although I think a lot of Rezound users used to have Incredibles, but it's pretty dead here now that the phone is 4 years old.
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Thank you
Guys, I didn't find any explanation for this here, and I still have a problem. I have HTC EVO 3D GSM..
I was on 1.53 hboot and I unlocked bootloader via HTCdev.com. After that I wanted to do s-off with "wire trick"..I successfully made it. I wanted to install Disarmed Toaster ROM, but I had a bootloop. So, I downloaded new PG86IMG.zip, downgraded hboot, and now I have 2.3 GB android, with LOCKED BL and S-OFF..now..How do I get UNLOCKED bootloader..I tried with htcdev.com again, but failed..There is error failed: remote not allowed
Hope you can help me..
This post explains the situation you are describing on the CDMA version, and I suspect it is very much the same on the GSM model. If you want to read the original explanation by Unknownforce it is here.
You should be able to use the JBear hboot for your phone instead on unlocking the bootloader, or if you need an older version I think I read there is a GSM version of the Revolutionary bootloader.
ramjet73
You just installed JBear again and you will gain UNLOCKED. Or you should Unlocked again w/ HTCdev.
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I dont think locked should be a problem as long as you are s-off. Someone correct me if i'm wrong but i believe you can flash roms/kernels etc now.
why do you need it to be unlocked?
EM|NEM said:
I dont think locked should be a problem as long as you are s-off. Someone correct me if i'm wrong but i believe you can flash roms/kernels etc now.
why do you need it to be unlocked?
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This is correct. You do not need boot loader unlocked I'd you are s-off.
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EM|NEM said:
I dont think locked should be a problem as long as you are s-off. Someone correct me if i'm wrong but i believe you can flash roms/kernels etc now.
why do you need it to be unlocked?
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raptoro07 said:
This is correct. You do not need boot loader unlocked I'd you are s-off.
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Some people still seem to unlock the bootloader after gaining S-OFF so they can run fastboot commands like "flash" and "erase". If you try to run those commands with a locked bootloader you will get the "failed: remote not allowed" error even with radio S-OFF.
The wire trick leaves the bootloader locked, but choosing the JBear hboot or flashing another custom version (engineering or Revolutionary) is a better way to get access to those commands than unlocking the bootloader again.
ramjet73
Thank you all..I did what had to be done..Now, I have s-off with Jpbear hboot..mwakious rom..and it works like charm ..This is my first ROM installed on HTC EVO 3D..and I hope I will get used to install new ones ..
ramjet73 said:
Some people still seem to unlock the bootloader after gaining S-OFF so they can run fastboot commands like "flash" and "erase". If you try to run those commands with a locked bootloader you will get the "failed: remote not allowed" error even with radio S-OFF.
The wire trick leaves the bootloader locked, but choosing the JBear hboot or flashing another custom version (engineering or Revolutionary) is a better way to get access to those commands than unlocking the bootloader again.
ramjet73
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what would we do without you sir. I learn something new here everyday