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[HTC Desire S] fbcyborg:
Hello,

I have the phone S-OFF and rooted with Revolutionary, and I also have the VoidU S 1.1a ROM with 6.98.1002 hBoot. I want to replace this hBoot with the one attached to the first post. What I can see is that the PG88IMG.zip file has the following content:

hboot_0.98.0000_361a7ba6_0310.img

Shouldn't be hboot_0.98.2000_361a7ba6_0310.img ?

Anyway, I think I can get the file enghboot_0.98.2000.img from here, and flash using this guide, right?

Last question: do I risk to erase all the data on my device, including the ROM? Or is it quite safe to change the hBoot?

By the way:

So, this means that if I would like to come back to stock, it would be simply necessary to run RUU or install from zip throug the Recovery, the HTC Stock ROM? That's because of the fact that the 0.98.2000 hBoot can be easily rewritten by the RUU as opposed to the 6.98.1002. Am I correct?

I've always had a doubt on that. Please explain.

Thanks
[HTC Desire S] Eclipse_Droid:
yep, you are correct. if you follow the guide u have a link to u should have this eng hboot without any problems. I had revolutionary hboot and worked fine for me.

And as you say, all you have to to to return to stock S-ON is run the desired RUU;)
[HTC Desire S] fbcyborg:
Thanks a lot for replying but just to be sure:

No risk to lose any data and to reflash the ROM?

EDIT: Done. No risk to lose data.

I'm now with hBoot 0.98.2000.
[HTC Desire S] bharattp:
How long it takes to flash?

Mine is freezing at "Update is in progress..."

Pls reply soon.
[HTC Desire S] fbcyborg:
It took me less than one second.
[HTC Desire S] bharattp:
then wht should I do?
[HTC Desire S] kire.htc:
Why are you using 0.98.2000 (PG8810000) hboot instead 2.00.2002 (PG88*****)???
[HTC Desire S] fbcyborg:
I don't know, I'm sorry. You should wait for an expert answer. :(

Good question. I deduced that it was the best choice after reading this post.
[HTC Desire S] oLf06:
I've got a new htc desire S now ... which method should i use to s-off my device with this eng-hboot ? or do i have to use revoluitionary to s-off ?
[HTC Desire S] fbcyborg:
You may use revolutionary to S-OFF and then root the device. Finally you can flash this ENG hboot.
[HTC Desire S] brokenworm:
Op.
[HTC Desire S] budingyun:
is it possible to downgrade to this hboot?

from latest eng hboot.
[HTC Desire S] hoatienii:
download Eng S-Off.rar, extract it and run Flash.bat to flash ENG HBOOT? sorry my bad english

setting-> about for view eMMc chip??
[HTC Desire S] hoatienii:
I click flash.bat it pause at accept super user on your phone. Help me please! i use MIUI rom.
[HTC Desire S] fbcyborg:
I have Linux so I don't know about bat files. I'm sorry.
[HTC Desire S] goatimus:
What is the difference between this hboot and the revolutionary hboot. Is there any real need to change if I don't intend on going back to s-on
[HTC Desire S] fbcyborg:
Start reading from HERE.

Basically, the reason why it is better to not use the Revolutionary hBoot is because it cannot be easily overwritten in case you want to flash a Stock ROM to come back to Stock for warranty.

---------- Post added at 03:26 PM ---------- Previous post was at 03:24 PM ----------

Excuse me but, did you install the Superuser application to your phone? It should prompt for a root access permission request on the screen. Then you can go ahead from the PC.
[HTC Desire S] goatimus:
How much risk is involved in flashing this hboot
[HTC Desire S] hoatienii:
MIUI rom have superuser app.

to continue, what should i do.

Another way to flash eng hboot, i should download PG88IMG.zip from this thread, put it into SD card, and update???

thank you for your answer. Sorry my bad english.
[HTC Desire S] limalf:
Not succeed

Hi!

I trying hard (seems not enough) to restore the previous version of HBoot but not succeeding.

My phone is S-OFF using Revolutionary method:

Android version: 2.3.3

HTC Sense version: 2.1

Software number: 1.28.401.1

S-OFF (Hboot-6.98.1002)

I flashed the file on the first topic of this thread but it was bypassed (many times). I used the second file that run perfectly but kept the same version of HBoot 6.98.1002

Can somebody help ?
[HTC Desire S] hoatienii:
help!!

10 char
[HTC Desire S] fbcyborg:
Does it appear something on your phone in that moment?

Did you install Superuser on your phone?

When you power on your phone in bootloader mode, if a PG88IMG.zip file is present in the root of your SDCARD it will be automatically detected.

EDIT

Anyway: in the PG88IMG.zip file of the first post there is the hboot_0.98.0000 and not the 0.98.2000. The 0.98.2000 hboot is here. :)
[HTC Desire S] goatimus:
Can use the adb commands to flash this using a terminal emulator on my phone
[HTC Desire S] fbcyborg:
Do you have adb installed on your phone?

In any case I've never heard about this practice. I don't think it would be possible.
[HTC Desire S] goatimus:
Yeah I do but I've just installed a terminal and was just trying to figure out what I can use it for and also being lazy and can't be arsed to dig out my USB cable to connect to the PC.
[HTC Desire S] fbcyborg:
I've always performed these operations by my Linux PC, so I can't help you in this case. I'm sorry.
[HTC Desire S] goatimus:
Its ok I'll just do it the normal way cheers
[HTC Desire S] hoatienii:
I use MIUI ROM, it have superuser app. Nothing appear on my phone.

replace hboot_0.98.0000_361a7ba6_0310.img = enghboot_0.98.2000 in PG88IMG.zip to flash eng hboot? sorry my bad english. Thank you!
[HTC Desire S] fbcyborg:
I think you could do this.

Then, you could also rename enghboot_0.98.2000.img to hboot_0.98.0000_361a7ba6_0310.img and then put it in the PG88IMG.zip, but I guest it is not really necessary.

Just a question: what does it happen when you connect your phone with the PC through the USB cable, with the phone in "charge only" status and then you perform the command "adb devices"?
[HTC Desire S] hoatienii:
why it is not really necessary?
[HTC Desire S] fbcyborg:
I't just my own supposition. Maybe because it might work anyway without renaming! :)
[HTC Desire S] brokenworm:
Apply in bootloader and dont repack the zip.. or use dd
[HTC Desire S] hoatienii:
in superuser app, it appear allow.
[HTC Desire S] fbcyborg:
So, this seems to be ok. Tapping on "allow" should give you the possibility to go ahead though.
[HTC Desire S] hoatienii:
superuser v 3.07 can't run flash.bat, only use dd command to flash eng hboot
[HTC Desire S] Constantly:
I have put the "PG88IMG.zip" on the root of my SD Card.

Then turned my phone off.

I turned on with VolDown + Power in Bootloader.

It asked if i want to proceed Update..I pressed VolUp for YES.

It said:

Bypassed.

Update complete.

Then i rebooted my phone..everythings working..

I wanted to check out a new ROM...

I started in Bootloader and there was still Revolutionary HBOOT..

I started into my Recovery and my recovery said:

E: cant mount/cache/...

etc

my ROM is working, everything..but this is i think NOT GOOD!!

Can anyone tell me how to solve this problem?
[HTC Desire S] fbcyborg:
Using 4ext recovery and formatting all the partitions but the SD card as ext4 filesystem fixed this problem for me.
[HTC Desire S] Constantly:
This means I must choose the following option:

-Wipe all partitions (except SD Card)

??
[HTC Desire S] Constantly:
Can anyone help?
[HTC Desire S] fbcyborg:
Be patient please and give to people the time to answer you.

Meanwhile, I think it should be a good idea if you read this and this.
[HTC Desire S] Constantly:
Okay problem solved :)

First of all, I checked if my eMMC Chip is fried with the Guide you can find in the INDEX!

Btw: Index is very sexy :3

Then just restored nandroid backup!

Thanks for the threads!
[HTC Desire S] bam82:
Extracted the rar and tried flashing the IMG using fastboot commander but got a failure message saying I can't roll back hboot version.

Anyone know what I'm doing wrong?
[HTC Desire S] logimen:
So, I have S-OFF with Revolutionary,root and Hboot 6.98.1002 . Can I only just flash this ENG Hboot without problems or maybe I must do something else before ?
[HTC Desire S] goatimus:
With the revolutionary hboot it wouldn't allow me to flash something to do with it not letting you overwrite it. To get the Eng hboot I had to use adb commands to push it to the phone. I can't remember the commands for it but read through this thread and it'll be there somewhere.
[HTC Desire S] fbcyborg:
I am pretty sure to have already reminded many times here that this post would be helpful enough.
[HTC Desire S] Hellrespawn:
The oneclick script didn't work for me, I never got a SuperUser prompt. It was a vanilla CyanogenMod 7 install. In the end I got it done by manually performing the commands (push, chmod, dd, dd).
[HTC Desire S] TheOldMonk:
I would also like to know about how to go ahead and flash ENG HBOOT.

Please have a look at my thread here I have a few questions :confused: *complete noob here :D
[HTC Desire S] anchemis:
Hey Sky770,

Glad to know that you've S-OFF'd! :)

I don't know whether you can flash the Hboot straight ontop of RVL v.6.98.1000. Try it? If it doesn't work, then you need to flash Hboot v6.98.2000 first, and then flash this one.

HOpe this helps! :)
[HTC Desire S] InfernalByte:
When flashing wont work sometimes yall need to push the .img via adb.
[HTC Desire S] hoatienii:
my desire s HBOOT

SAGA PVT ENG S-OFF

HBOOT-0.98.2000 (PG8810000)

RADIO-3805.06.02.03_M

eMMC-boot

run RUU it appear 155 unknown error. Help me please. Thanks!
[HTC Desire S] dan-fish:
Make sure you relock the bootloader by issuing the command in fastboot
[HTC Desire S] hoatienii:
still error. help me please
[HTC Desire S] dan-fish:
Sorry I don't know why I said that. That usually fixes it but I just realised you're S-OFF. This error usually occurs on HTCDev unlocked devices.

Just check these two things:

Make sure you're running the RUU in fastboot mode.

Make sure the drivers for your phone are set up. Find them here:

http://downloads.unrevoked.com/HTCDriver3.0.0.007.exe

If you run into errors after this one, I'd suggest making a goldcard

http://androidforums.com/desire-s-all-things-root/500543-guide-how-create-goldcard.html
[HTC Desire S] firkoo:
my desire s hboot is :

SAGA PVT SHIP S-OFF RL

HBOOT-6.98.1002

RADIO-3831.17.00.16_M

eMMC-boot

i update radio to the latest one from leaked rom.

so can i use this method.???

i want to be eng so i can s-on my phone by installing ruu.

and if i can , just put the PG88IMG.ZIP from the first post to my sd and install from bootloader??
[HTC Desire S] firkoo:
I'm still waiting .......
[HTC Desire S] dan-fish:
Yes that method can be used for flashing the radio. For the hboot it can be done but I'd recommend this post

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=
[HTC Desire S] firkoo:
tnx, but link is not valid.
[HTC Desire S] NeTvAmPiRe70:
try this one ;) http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=15782816&postcount=4
[HTC Desire S] dan-fish:
That's the one
[HTC Desire S] croq:
I have unlocked the phone with HTCDev, i have installed Clockworkmod Touch Recovery and Fallout_Evolution_V5.0 ROM.

So i am completely ROOT. In order to install a new ROM, you must boot in bootloader and execute "fastboot flash boot boot.img", because i understand that phones unlocked with HTCDev are not completely unlocked and the System partition is still read-only.

So i want to use Revolutionary to completely unlock the phone and for that i have to downgrade my HBOOT, because Revolutionary says so ...

So i downloaded your HBOOT and executed :

adb push hboot.img /data/local/tmp
adb shell chmod 777 /data/local/tmp/hboot.img
adb shell dd if=/dev/block/mmcblk0p18 of=/sdcard/backup.img
adb shell dd if=/data/local/tmp/hboot.img of=/dev/block/mmcblk0p18

I seems to work in command line. The problem is that after reboot, i see :

*** UNLOCKED ***
SAGA PVT SHIP S-ON RL
HBOOT-2.00.0002
RADIO-3822.10.08.04_M

So understand that the HBOOT is not changed ?

I really want to COMPLETELY unlock my phone ! Can anyone please give some advice...

I tried everything.
[HTC Desire S] teadrinker:
You need to downgrade to an older official hboot, by changing the main_ver and flashing an old (1.xx) ruu. But this process is explained in guides already, please search for them.

To flash an eng hboot like this one, your phone must already be s-off.
[HTC Desire S] croq:
Ok, i understand. It's just that i downgraded the main_ver using "/data/local/tmp/misc_version -s 1.27.405.6".

Then i tried RUU_Saga_HTC_Europe_1.28.401.1, which is for me, but it doesn't install, it fails.

So i have to check something else... :(

Thank you !
[HTC Desire S] amidabuddha:
Lock your bootloader and go ahead
[HTC Desire S] croq:
fastboot oem lock
...
(bootloader) Lock successfully...
FAILED (status read failed (No such file or directory))
finished. total time: 1.014s

After restart, the Bootloader is still locked... From what i understand, i cannot rewrite my HBOOT right ?
[HTC Desire S] dabado:
Do you have a link to this new radio?

Sent from my HTC Desire S
[HTC Desire S] amidabuddha:
Just run the RUU now and take a beer or something to do for 15 minutes. If you have error again recheck the main version (fastboot getvar version-main) and if it is not 1.27.405.6 use the misc_version again (in the OS or Recovery adb will work)
[HTC Desire S] croq:
I cracked it !

Ok, so stupid RUU will start only if the HBOOT is ***RE-LOCKED*** and you can only re-lock if you :

fastboot flash unlocktoken Unlock_code.bin

and then

fastboot oem lock

but BEFORE you reboot.

Then, you start the RUU while the phone is on bootloader, because in ROM, the version-main is 2.x.whatever and it won't work !

So, after i updated with the RUU 1.28.401.1, revolutionary is working ! Wheee !

Thank you thank you thank you !
[HTC Desire S] firkoo:
tnx for the guide .

my hboot is 7.00.1002, I want to s-on my phone .

can i use this method to change may hboot to 0.98.2000 (PG8810000) ???
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] joelcripes:
I'm running bionix 1.3.1 with overstock. For some reason my browsers (opera, stock, dolphin) no longer work. They act as if I don't have a data connection. But I do (I'm using tapatalk now). Any ideas?
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] stanton93:
Did you restore them via titanium back up? If so try installing them again from the market directly.
[Optimus One, P500, V General] kingofthedeath:
Hi all,

i bought this phone 3 day ago and my phone has rooted+custom recovery:D:D:D

i want to ask :which rom should i choose for the best performance ,stability and playing game well.

thanks all
[Optimus One, P500, V General] legycsapo:
Hi.

I prefer the devoid rom+franco kernel, because of the stability and good battery life.

If you want gingerbread use CM7 Rom. I didn't liked it very much, because it drained my battery (but i think this problem is just with my phone, don't know really if everybody have this issue.)

Openoptimus is good too, but i used it for a very short time.
[Optimus One, P500, V General] Anands3:
Go for

Hypnos2+Francos v15 kernel+zram

BEST...!!!:D:D:D
[Optimus One, P500, V General] hegemytouch:
Is this the same as the lg thrive?
[Optimus One, P500, V General] kingofthedeath:
really, where can i get this rom and kernel?
[Optimus One, P500, V General] 22VIN:
Try devoid.franco ROM + franco kernel (v14 for battery performance) and overclock @ 480min 748max. If you're not so intersted in battery life flash v15 kernel and use interactive governor for excellent performance.

If you really want stability try using only 2.2 ROMs.
[Optimus One, P500, V General] legycsapo:
not here in the general forum, on the development forum, you can download them!

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1049518
[Optimus One, P500, V General] kingofthedeath:
thanks everyone i will try this rom
[Optimus One, P500, V General] zekozeko:
Can I install custom kernel (francos) on stock 2.2.2 rom (v10e)? :confused:
[Optimus One, P500, V General] doktornotor:
Yes. Please use search, asked zillion times.
[Optimus One, P500, V General] zekozeko:
Thank you.

p.s. I tried to search it, but xda keeps returning me message that it's overloaded...
[7 Mozart General] webwalk®:
well, i was always wondering,

but the HTC Europe Support page never pointed me to some kind of forum

and i was asking myself why it does not exist...

truth is i was looking at the wrong spot! today i checked out the US Support

and BAM, a user forum pops up!

not much threads goin on there,

but im sure to get some real HTC support its best to check out these forums,

hit some complains, congrats or improvement suggestions....

http://community.htc.com/na/htc-forums/f/default.aspx?tab=support

/edit: one closer look reveals, no mozart xD
[HTC ChaCha] raikesy:
Anyone else got the ChaCha yet?

Picked one up for my wife yesterday and I have to say I'm quite impressed. Solid build, nice weight, quite speedy too.

Has the Sense 3.0 lockscreen with shortcuts. No Weather\Stocks\Friendstream on the lockscreen though, just a background.

Also comes with a HTC version of Facebook chat, seems ok but can just use the inbuilt chat in the facebook app if you prefer.

Facebook integration is pretty tight, the same as with the other HTC Sense handsets. The Facebook button is quite handy and cool for uploading photos to facebook.

Will update further once we've played with it a bit more
[HTC ChaCha] colonel:
yes

just bought one for myself as I need a keyboard (white/silver)

basically screen looks like wildfire S. very sharp

keyboard is excellent

and surprised there is forward facing camera and radio

signal quality is good and phone quality is good

even the charger is white :)

very nice so far
[HTC ChaCha] hanybanoub:
please keep updates coming

Thanks both - please keep updating us on your experiences :)
[HTC ChaCha] mrteii:
can't wait to play with my htc chacha..i do expecte to have it delivered by royal mail in 1 week.
[HTC ChaCha] leon5373:
ChaCha is nice!

I had same feeling. ChaCha is nice. I did not expect the keyboard is so good.

I installed Morelocale2 for Japanese use.

Japanese font is installed, and Open Wnn worked smoothly with the hardware keyboard.

It may replace my Blackberry Torch.
[HTC ChaCha] colonel:
Further usage continues positive impressions.

Personally I wouldn't have bothered with the camber in the middle for aesthetic reasons. However for ergonomic purposes it is positive, in that it puts the screen at a better viewing angle when holding it and also wraps to your ear more nicely when making calls.

I would also have made the facebook button a more general assignable button, perhaps that will come with software

Its nice to have real "make" and "cancel" call buttons. This is always much better for people using their phones to actually make calls but seems to have been dropped on virtually all new iOS, Android and WP7 touch smartphones now.

For folk who thing this is a generic Android implementation, its not, its been tweaked alot for a landscape screen. HTC have obviously thought about how the device will be used and it has lessons learned from the excellent S620 and SNAP.

As well as sense and the display being optimised for landscape, window 1 is now the furthest left of the horzontal scroll (to go to different windows). I prefer this over the standard Android where extra windows are to the left and the right of the main windows.

Marketplace is also adapted for the size of the screen and landscape.

Note that by default, the web browser and other apps hides the status line on the top. thisis a good thing, as its a waste of space (maybe learnt from WP7 which has the perfect hidding of status symbols from permanent display !!!).

So far can continue to confirm that all radios (bluetooth, wifi and 3G) work well and calls are clear. Data also seems to be fine, marginally ahead of my Desire S in terms of keeping the signal (perhaps this is an illusion).

There IS an accelerometer, but most built-in apps seem to ignore it. e.g. the web browser does not go to portrait if you tilt the screen. It also seems that the orientation for portrait is not currently picked up by most market place apps/games. i.e. install "sky ball". You will see that to control the running ball you need to tilt left and right, but on the ChaCha, you need to tilt back and front. Clearly the game is not playable like this.

On the subject of "auto-rotate" screen, I have just found an option in the display settings called "auto rotate screen - after market downloaded applications"

I can confirm when ticking this box, most of my downloaded applications auto-rotate when I turn the phone. however this does not effect built in applications (e.g. mail, web browser, etc.)

some other things to note:

1. Chacha has 800mhz new design cpu (faster then 600mhz one in salsa and wildfire S)

2. Chacha does have an FM radio (bizzarely many previews on the internet say it hasn't)

3. The camera is 5mp with face detection and flash.

4. Note that with the latest version of Android (on the ChaCha - 2.3.3) you can move most applications you install from the marketplace to the SD card. so internal memory is not really an issue.

Lastly the keyboard is nice to use. Each key is spaced nicely and has a positive click

rgds
[HTC ChaCha] hanybanoub:
MANY thanks my friend - great info!

Where in London did you buy it from? I'm thinking of picking it up at the Carphone Warehouse sim-free today (8 June)

Do you find the screen is too small? The chacha resolution is better than other similar phones such as Samsung Galaxy Pro and Acer Betouch E210 (I returned the Acer cause I found it hard to read web pages etc on its resolution).

How is the battery life? Do you think it'll last a day?

Sorry for all questions!
[HTC ChaCha] hanybanoub:
EDIT - pls ignore I quickly read they weren't used to make calls, but VERY glad they are :)

Cheers!
[HTC ChaCha] colonel:
I bought from carphonewarehouse simfree on cheapside it was £229

The battery seems the same as the Desire S. i.e. 2 days if you don't use, 1-1.5 days if you get email & browse

The screen is small (2.6"). I bought this over the samsung galaxy pro due to the 480x320 resolution. Its a sacrifice for this type of device, however the resolution is fine (same as HTC Legend, etc.)
[HTC ChaCha] raikesy:
Hi All,

My wife has noticed an annoying bug, can someone check for us to see if it s common bug or just our very own :)

When typing in Gtalk or SMS and a smiley is used, it can turn blue, enlarge a little and stay on the screen with no way to get it off (reboot phone)

anyone else seen this? I haven't done any of the obvious things yet such as uninstall Gtalk and re-install or do a factory reset
[HTC ChaCha] mia3824:
Wow! It's so nice.

Please tell me how the Japanese font is.

Is it a CJK one?
[HTC ChaCha] colonel:
I haven't used gtalk. When you say smiley with SMS, just tried from SYM key. Doesn't seem to do this, but just text, i.e. : )
[HTC ChaCha] raikesy:
Ah right - Not sure about the SMS just what she told me over the phone. I've walked her through a factory reset and all seems OK at the moment. If it returns I'll uninstall Gtalk and put it back on.

What software version is everyone on? I notice the latest update is 1.18.401.1 but I'm sure my wife's is still on 1.17 I tried to initiate an update last night but was told it's up to date.
[HTC ChaCha] colonel:
mine is 1.15.401.2

its a generic non-branded one

mine also says up-to-date when I check software
[HTC ChaCha] raikesy:
1.15 - that's the one, ours is on that also.
[HTC ChaCha] iTz_Echelon:
Can the ChaCha record HD Video?
[HTC ChaCha] hanybanoub:
Nice phone indeed! Good quality.

My call and end buttons dont work! Can anyone help please?
[HTC ChaCha] charlieumtali:
Just picked up mine yesterday and I'm absolutely loving the keyboard!

I came from an HTC Tattoo as I was finding it increasing frustrating to type on a touchscreen. I guess I'm a physical keyboard guy!
[HTC ChaCha] hanybanoub:
FYI for others: Took it back and they gave me another...apparently the first batch sometimes is buggy.

Buttons now work :)
[HTC ChaCha] tobe2405:
Good phone for facebook fan.
[HTC ChaCha] cocaice2009:
nice, just put order on clove, can't wait to touch it