yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[HTC Incredible S] muk12:
John That's a good tutorial I'm a longtime iOS jailbreaker and there is no Cydia installer and Repositories here , most of the things are managed very differently. I wana get Android Revolution HD ROM too.
[HTC Incredible S] lifez:
My rom build number is 2.12.707.5 Thailand rom

and it kept "hanging" at Step 2 i.e. attempting to get root

how to solve this problem
[HTC Incredible S] muk12:
My 1st attempt to make a goldcard failed as I had not done the second last step -(copy all from dowload.img and then select 000 to 00070 then paste-write step correctly then I re formated my /sd card and the 2nd attempt made a sucessfull Goldcard -Used AlpharevX got S-OFF and then used Gingerbreak for SU bu this OPTUS ROM is has many bloats
[HTC Incredible S] muk12:
Indian/Asian ROM are patched and AplharevX will not work - you will stuck on the aquiring root method 2 step-

Inorder to solve this problem- Read the very 1st post of this thread.U need android goldcard
[HTC Incredible S] muk12:
@John Okay need some more details on this I wana get the Android Rev HD ROM on my INC S with sence 3.0 stuff too

per ur instructions 1) take the CWM's zip I have downloaded 4EXTRecovery_v1.0.6_modded_CWMR_v4.0.0.2_vivo_incs.zip DO I Rename it to PG32IMG.zip and then volume down+ power and install the PG32IMG.zip because I just placed 4EXTRecovery_v1.0.6_modded_CWMR_v4.0.0.2_vivo_incs.zip it doesnt let me install it ?

also downloading Android_Revolution_HD-Incredible_S_1.0.1.zip Does this file to be renamed to PG32IMG.zip to be installed? and also I belive once the CWM has been installed then only I will have the option to "INSTALL FROM ZIP"??
[HTC Incredible S] kishore123:
IT doesnt install the rom..it recognizes it..and then ..checks it...the red colour bar..appears and afta that it says CID is invalid..and insatllation failed :(...

pls tell me wat to do
[HTC Incredible S] kishore123:
same problem....itz so damn frustrating!!!!!...
[HTC Incredible S] kishore123:
wat ruu rom did u use..cuz i used optus rom..and it keeps sayin my CID is invalidd...PLSSSS HELPPPP
[HTC Incredible S] neo-X:
You guys are getting the value wrong...mine did that too and said cid error
[HTC Incredible S] baste07:
for the guys having problem with CID 131 error, where did you create your goldcards? while the memory card is in the phone? or thru a pc?
[HTC Incredible S] kishore123:
i dunt think i got that error
[HTC Incredible S] Sightr:
So I was successful in with alpharevx in s-offing my phone.

I would like to install Android Revolution HD, but it says we need radio s-off in order to do it. How do we get radio s-off?
[HTC Incredible S] baste07:
What was your exact error?
[HTC Incredible S] x1123:
Mine 2.12.707.6 buld / baseband 20.2805.30.085AU_3805.04.03.27_M (SEA) ... STUCK.

Dowloading Optus RUU now and will report ..... -looklike the download page hammered by many users :p --

I was messing up with all usb driver stuff, but driver is not issue in my opinion, since the thing same happened on Ubuntu 10.04 which is very rarely complaining about driver. I will do on XP since most PPL advising based on MS Win :D
[HTC Incredible S] x1123:
Typo error

Hi John,

Is above from your post having TYPO ERROR (?)
[HTC Incredible S] muk12:
Got Android Rev ROM + Sence 3.0Pack Thanks Mike1986 Cheers
[HTC Incredible S] John Anderton:
Yeah, it was a typo :)

Fixed! Good catch, thanks! ;)

We don't have Radio S-Off but we can go ahead and install android revolution hd. Mine works fine. Radio performance is the same as before when I had the stock OS without S-Off :)
[HTC Incredible S] ltcaugust13:
I made my Goldcard using the Goldcard Tool 0.05

The memory card was in my phone when I tried making the card.
[HTC Incredible S] x1123:
I feel funny ... I cant find file named rom[DOT]zip in my temp folder after : connect phone (charge only mode), run RUU Installer ... resulting ERRORR on CID ... :( clueless

cheers up
[HTC Incredible S] pakman00:
Ignore. Typo confirmed in post above...
[HTC Incredible S] kishore123:
the error wen i try to install the optus au rom is ...CID IS INCORRECT
[HTC Incredible S] baste07:
when you pasted the CID into the Reverse site, did you copy paste directly or you manually inverted the CID?>
[HTC Incredible S] ltcaugust13:
U most likely were in the same situation as me.

RESOLVED.

Ur gold card was created using wrong CID.

Follow the method on this thread. I succeed using this method.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1104226

Goldcard Tool was playing me out.
[HTC Incredible S] ltcaugust13:
Resolved. Thanks.
[HTC Incredible S] baste07:
great, that's good to hear!
[HTC Incredible S] muk12:
@x1123

Ok Dont keep the Phone connected via USB Cable - Run the RUU installer as in when you launch/RUN the .exe wait for the blue bar (extracting .exe) to be completed then open %temp% *IF U JUST GO CLICKING NEXT>NEXT>NEXT>EXIT U WILL NEVER FIND THE romDOTzip in &temp%

See the attached JPEG file
[HTC Incredible S] ambuj:
Hip Hip Hurray

I am S-Off now..

Thanks all who made it happen
[HTC Incredible S] cyrusthevirus41:
Ive written a guide combining all these steps and some of the solutions provided by members here. Check it out at AndroidTricks
[HTC Incredible S] John Anderton:
The tutorial gives you a nice tool.. it generates the reverse for you and emails it to you :) All you have to do is go put the info on that site.. voila! :)
[HTC Incredible S] x1123:
Hi All Thanks for help ... I did create goldcard and strickly follow all instruction, but my phone did not load PG32IMG.zip :p I presumed something wrong with goldcard ... recreated goldcard with 3 kinds of card brand and size with all possible combination by phone and card reader. All same result : FAILED !!!

OK I will repeat ...
[HTC Incredible S] tpbklake:
CID Incorrect/ Update Failed indicates that you don't have a valid goldcard. Which method are you using to create the goldcard? The method you are using is not giving you the correct value.
[HTC Incredible S] baste07:
have you tried the goldcard generator from the market?
[HTC Incredible S] tpbklake:
If you are running a Windows PC, try using this tool. Like the HTC Inspire, you want to use MCC2 for the IS:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=970157
[HTC Incredible S] kishore123:
OMGGGG THAT WORKEDDDDD!!!!! THX A TON...the ruu is getting installed...not usre if the rest will go prply lollll
[HTC Incredible S] kishore123:
HI...

during the alpharevx is running..it says WAITING FOR FASTBOOT...

ad afta that i downdeed the fastboot tools and also the drivers...and wen i run the cmd and the commands given it says writng recovery : info signature checking

FAILED remote signature check failed..

WAT DO I DO
[HTC Incredible S] kishore123:
DEVICE IS S OFFFED!!! THX A LOT and rooted...

but thers a problem...my 3g did not work with the optus/AU ROM?!?! any solutions?!?
[HTC Incredible S] x1123:
Hi All,

Many thanks for support and patient to guide a noob like me. I think due to about five years did not using windows PC, I'm really not familiar and have to familiarize myself. I turn to my lovely tools, gentoo linux and everything works like a charm in creating goldcard with help of astro file from masket. I come into opus rom now and hopefully this will be able to alpharevxing. last one year I have using ubuntu but I was gentoo linux user retirement :(

I will alpharevxing to nite. Hopefully I can follow IS s-offing crowd :p
[HTC Incredible S] x1123:
Kish check you APN :p and give new one according to your own operator. Mine have no APN at all in opus. After give new APN all works, including 3g
[HTC Incredible S] ltcaugust13:
Did u skip setup or the back cover not closed?

Anyway since u achieve S OFF just proceed with the rest of the stuffs and use CUSTOM ROMS. Why waste time with the Optus ROM?
[HTC Incredible S] x1123:
AlpharevX on Linux

Folk,

I have time to proceed alpharevxing after struggling with goldcard :( ... IS on opus rom as advised by John Anderson port, done. I follow all instruction here on windows box to install, uninstall, reinstall, download newest, install again. Looklike the driver in windows getting mess-up :p ... return to linux box : setting the driver :

connect phone to pc on usb port and check with

This driver is applicable for the situation when phone operation normally default idProduct 0cac this is during on SEA Rom which non-flashable by alpharevx. But it will not the issue.

Learning for many user in this forum for alpharvxing process, phone will go into fastboot and probably Hboot. Set Phone into Fastboot and check the idProduc driver code.

I personally prepare the script to load the driver at text-edtor (gedit, leafpad, nano, vi etc)

Named file as : htcis-fastboot-driver and put the following :

sudo modprobe usbserial vendor=0x0BB4 product=0x0ff0

save

make it executable :

sudo chmod a+rwx htcis-fastboot*

change to Hboot mode and again check

create text file named : htcis-hboot-driver and put the following

sudo modprobe usbserial vendor=0x0BB4 product=0x0c94

save

make it executable

sudo chmod a+rwx htcis-hboot*

download alpharevx on their page save in one folder for easy access mine is

/home/x1123/alpharevx-folder

put downloaded alpharevx executable, gerated beta key and both driver script for preparation.

start alpharevxing :

cd /home/x1123/alpha*

~/alpharevx $ sudo ./alpharevx

go to other terminal and execute

$ sudo ./htcis-fastboot*

Mine is hang here, re-executing the driver : sudo ./htcis-fastboot* does not help :(

somebody can appoint me what should do ...

:D
[HTC Incredible S] x1123:
AlpharevX on Linux

uPDATE !!

I let phone in hang about 40 minutes, and expecting something happening ... Nothing happen :D

Take phone and choose REBOOT-BOOTLOADER (at Phone not at PC :( ...) work and then REBOOT (again at Phone). IS feel very hot. I put in the freezer for 7 minutes and check on hboot :

IS S-OFFED .... somebody can confirm this is correct s-offing process. I'm worrying will face un-predicable problem due to long and tiring process of this Incd-S

Checked Default Recovery : Locked :p

Ensure Recovery : Locked :p

checking default recovery status :

on Hboot choose Factory Reset : during recovery working push volume up .. default recovery will up and shown No Hat logo :D

I will wait a bit and will follow Nikhil and John and my android Guru .... donate to alpharevx

Cheers Up
[HTC Incredible S] faz1511:
hi sorry i paste the key in and it dos what it dos at the end it just goes off so dont no if it as done it please help
[HTC Incredible S] x1123:
Faz,

Can you give some more details to enable other have clue ... what did you do and what did you see on your pc screen etc. Please tell as much as possible, other will easier to give you solution.

:D
[HTC Incredible S] nniicckkss:
Please advise...

I've tried the AlphaRev-X tool 5 or 6 times now, on a Windows Vista Premium PC and on Windows XP PC, but I get the following result every time after approx. 10-15 minutes.

<- (this is where I get to...)

Is this actually working or it this 'hanging'?, I've left it for a few minutes like this but it just seems to be stuck and doesn't advance. The first time I ran the tool my phone rebooted during the process, but it didn't get past the above state (see image) on restart. But now on each attempt, the phone doesn't reboot during the process any more.

I've got a non-branded (brought in UK) Incredible S which I successfully updated over the air to 2.3.3.

I've also set to aeroplane mode (I saw someone advised that), I'm in fastboot off, and I've got the debugging active in charge only. I've installed the latest HTC Sync software too and I'm not running this when I try to run the AR-X tool (I've exited it from the tray icon).

Am I being impatient, is this actually running but I end it too soon, or is this really stuck at this point? Do I just keep trying this until it eventually runs, or does anyone think I'm doing something wrong?

Thanks for any help on this, I appreciate everyone's comments on here!
[HTC Incredible S] x1123:
Nicss

Honestly i read almost hundred pages of this forum to sort my problem. Many users experienced similar problem like u. My suggestion find john anderson and nikhil post. You looklike need goldcard and flashing opus rom as I did. Ensure firewall, antivirus and other protections are deactivated and run as admin for vista or w7. Are u familiar to operate linux box?
[HTC Incredible S] nniicckkss:
'thanks' for the response, not exactly what I was hoping for but...

I have done a fair bit of searching on my particular issue, but I must be doing something wrong as nothing much came up to help me, or I wouldn't be on here asking for help.

I'm not familiar with Linux. And yes, firewall, AV software, etc. turned off.

I'll keep searching for direction - I don't really want to flash a ROM so if I can't get this to work it looks like I'll have to live with S-ON and no root access.
[HTC Incredible S] x1123:
Check Nikhil and John Anderson POST both combined is all the best guide. It should be make into sticky. Can you post about phone of yours on the software section : baseband and so on. From there is good start. Follow Nikhil & John tutorial step by step will help much. I spent my half day to s-offing my IS and now buggy opus rom reside :D ... I wish to have Revolution HD and enjoy sense 3.0 :p

I will stay awake in pc since I have to translate my wife's paper .... reading xda post is good break for me ... LOL
[HTC Incredible S] nniicckkss:
OK, I can see you are trying to help me and I really do appreciate it. I think you are particularly trying to get me to look here, and at various other posts throughout this thread (and even other threads) relating to incompatible software revision, but I'm not convinced that this is the problem I am having (ref. software revision).

My software number is: 2.12.405.7 - it's standard OTA install within UK to Android Version 2.3.3 on a UK brought non-branded handset.

The version in question at John Anderton's post is an Indian version 2.12.7xxxx which he is saying is not compatible with the AR-X tool. - fine, but I don't have this.

I'm sure I've seen others with UK unbranded handsets mention on here that they have managed to run this without having to go down the Gold Card route.

So, I guess now my question in this Q&A thread is:

Is my software version S-OFFable with AlphaRev-X tool?

Has anyone with the same software revision as me managed this successfully?

And then if I find out it is compatible, I will revert back to my original post in this thread here.

Thank you. :confused:
[HTC Incredible S] kuba28ms:
I have 2.12.720.5 and i have s-off problem. :(

any other way to make s-off without goldcard and without xtc-clip?

it possible to downgrade2.12.720.5 to 2.12.405.7?
[HTC Incredible S] muk12:
If u wana get ROOT permission you will have to use the goldcard and install the Opus ROM- Many of us here have done that and u would need to make goldcard just once as once u get root you will have Clockwork recovery.
[HTC Incredible S] nniicckkss:
I GOT IT!!!

OK, after further searching and various attempts - I have got S-OFF!! :D

I hope I can help somebody else who may be having trouble like I was, here is what I done. I will assume you have downloaded the AlphaRev-X program, have your activation key and know what to do with it...

This post is key (I beleive): SEE HERE

(thank you Madeli!!)

Regarding the USB drivers, here is how I installed them:

Use the link in the post I mention above (blue/bold text) to get the drivers.

To keep it easy, I unzipped the drivers folder to my desktop.

Plug your phone into your PC with USB.

Power down your phone/power up with down button pressed.

The boot display appears on power up.

Use volume up/down buttons to move the select to HBOOT USB option, press select (power button) once.

The phone goes into the HBOOT USB mode and your PC detects the change of mode and looks for drivers. But it can't find them. So I then browsed for the drivers manually and selected the main folder containing the downloaded drivers (not a sub folder) that I just placed on my desktop. The PC didn't like the driver it found as it was untrusted, but I installed it anyway and it installed successfully.

Continue below...

Next, the bit we can do without too much trouble, just that this time it should complete:

Check list to meet...

Drivers installed (as explained above).

HTC Sync off (Exit in tray on PC).

Antivirus and firewall off on PC, exit the program, not just temp. disable.

Phone in aeroplane mode.

Debugging active on phone.

Charge only mode on phone USB connection.

Fastboot disabled on phone.

Have your activation key handy from AlphaRev-X website download.

OK, now run the AlphaRev-X program as Administrator - to do this you right click on the file and select 'Run as Administrator' and confirm your action if your PC questions it.

(I have Windows Vista Premium)

Next, you sit and wait! It ran and executed first time once I got ALL of the above requirements in place. It took around 5 mins or so, maybe a little more (but not the 15 mins wait time) until it all started to work.

Thanks to all who have posted tips on this, everyone has their own way of explaining things and sometimes it is like a jigsaw puzzle of information before you can get somewhere, but you can usually get there.

I have tried to highlight the 'not so clear' pieces of that jigsaw puzzle in my guide above.

Thank you AlphaRev-X team, Madeli for the post that I had been missing, and everyone else who has posted tips on various threads. Also to x1123, just for responding to me above, even though I did not need the Gold Card!! :p

Please click to thank me if I have helped you (I hope I have helped somebody...)!

I didn't make lemonade either! :cool:
[HTC Incredible S] faz1511:
I've tried the AlphaRev-X tool 5 or 6 times now on win 7 64 bit it picks up thre phone i go all the way thro it and it just stops it was failing at first says go and have some lemonade now it just gos off my hboot says on my phone 1.01.0002 do i heed a goldcard for this i have put sync on and took off still nothing please can you help me
[HTC Incredible S] x1123:
By telling us all process and what you see on your pc and phone screen. users here will have better clue. Ok Just check, is your phone have like attached image. Your phone probablu S-Offed.
[HTC Incredible S] telectroguy:
What is your os version.? It's better to update to optus and then use alpharevx. I also did the same.
[HTC Incredible S] John Anderton:
If you're getting a CID issue when you run the RUU directly, the problem is that you're running the RUU directly. Refer to my post http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=14865832&postcount=32

As I've said, you need to find rom.zip which will only be available once you've run the RUU, it extracts and then you don't click next but instead search in your temp files

If you're getting the CID issue when you've taken the rom.zip, renamed it to PG32IMG.zip and put it into your SD card and went into HBOOT, your issue is probably that your card is not a gold card. Are you sure you created the gold card correctly?
[HTC Incredible S] John Anderton:
Well, if you're having trouble, one place you can ask is on #alpharevx on freenode's IRC server. If you want, you could simply create a gold card and flash in the Optus ROM and get it over with :)

Full tutorial: http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=14924283&postcount=83

Also, if you notice my post has a quote from kmdm (from the AlphaRevX team) who says that they have found a couple of versions which are incompatible. Mine is merely one in a set. So you could either go on IRC and confirm or just get a different RUU rom which works (Virgin/Optus :))

Gold card is dead easy to make. No issues. Downgrading is a pain.. just create a gold card already.. you already have a SD card.. if you don't want to risk the 8gb one you got with your phone, get a new 1/2GB card for a cheap rate from somewhere :) I stole mine from my old Nokia :)

Full tutorial: http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=14924283&postcount=83
[HTC Incredible S] Cookie Ninja:
Hi, I have a question. I'm on an Indian gingerbread Rom. I've downladed the Optus Rom to S-off my phone using alpharevx beta, but before loading the Rom, I have some queries.

1. After S-off on Optus, is it possible to reload the Indian Rom? If so, will this too be S-off? I have no interest in running Optus or any other custom ROM except CM7.

2. My aim of achieving S-off is only to get root on my stock ROM so that I can run bloat freeze and other customization apps that require root privileges. Can anyone assist me in this, or should I seek the xtc clip method?

Thank you.
[HTC Incredible S] John Anderton:
1) Well, I was highly disappointed by the amount of bloatware in the Optus ROM but I guess it was meant for Optus users only and we aren't really supposed to install it.. but we do :)

The Optus rom is still "stock" but I really wouldn't want to keep it on my phone. Our Indian ROM is a LOT better :)

Can you flash your Indian ROM back? Well, do you have the Indian ROM installation? :) If you do, you could flash it back but from what I've heard, you'd lose ROOT (cause it seems the stock ROMs flash over everything.. I can't confirm this because I haven't done this myself yet).

2) Would you mind installing the Optus RUU, S-Offing, getting custom recovery, getting root then flashing the WWE RUU?

Again, not sure if you'd lose root. If you REALLY want to know, I can try this today.. again if you really need to since I have to resync my phone and everything :( But, I'm willing to do that if you need to know.

I've heard that I wouldn't be able to go to the WWE RUU from the Indian ROM because of the major version check but I might be able to do so from my custom ROM.. let's see.. I feel that the WWE RUU should be free of too much bloatware since it is carrier inspecific :)

Let me know if you want me to try to install the WWE RUU. I can't go back to the Indian ROM because I don't have the Indian ROM backed up.. If you get me the Indian ROM installer (didn't see it in the stock ROM thread a last week), I'll install that.. else I'm willing to install the WWE (lose all my data and contacts) just to satisfy your curiosity (and mine ;))
[HTC Incredible S] x1123:
John.

I can confirm after following your post, flashed OPTUS rom, alpharevx went flawlessly.

cheers up
[HTC Incredible S] John Anderton:
Cool beans.. welcome to the S-Off world :)

Make sure you follow the steps I've mentioned in the post I linked to earlier to get root privilages, custom recovery and even flash a new ROM if required ;)

BTW, I only wrote that tutorial out of experience so it worked for me too.. feel free to hit like if it helped :)
[HTC Incredible S] shaer_nahyar:
hello john, what do you mean by running the optus rom? is it via my pc or should i connect my unit to the pc via usb? i dont know how to get the rom.zip, sorry for the noobish question john!

and my software number is 2.12.707.5, someone told me that i should use the wwe rom instead of the optus rom, thank you in advance : ) i really want to s-off my unit but im really scared to mess it up, i already bought a spare memory card for the gold card method, hopefully you can enlighten my confused mind thank you!
[HTC Incredible S] shaer_nahyar:
should i click the update button so i can extract the rom.zip from ruu? thanks
[HTC Incredible S] John Anderton:
Start the RUU installation, it will extract to your temp folder. Go to your tmp Folder (Start > Run > %tmp%) and sort by date. Check newly created folders and then if there is a rom.zip (roughly 250MB in size).

That's what you're looking for!

More details at http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=14865832&postcount=32
[HTC Incredible S] hussainmushahid:
Just to make it clear, its not necessary to have a Optus or Virgin ROM for those on the Asian ROM, I flashed the European WWE ROM and everything worked fine.
[HTC Incredible S] chungtau:
Any Hong Kong IS user able to get S-off successfully?:p

Android version 2.3.3

Build no. 2.12.708.4
[HTC Incredible S] baste07:
hard to say, i don't there's a thread showing which works or not. the easiest way to know. is try it yourself. if it doesn't work it won't screw your phone.
[HTC Incredible S] chungtau:
Tried few times , not work!:confused: