yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[HTC Desire S] Px80:
Im no expert but locked means that you cant flash a new recovery withoug adb. thats as far as i know all..

When you unlocked your bootloader with htcdev tool you need to flash a recovery.img (i recommedn 4ext) and than you can install your ROM from sd card through recovery.
[HTC Desire S] epinephrin3:
Amazing thread, has everything you need to get started!
[HTC Desire S] jpmib:
thank you very much, it saved my day for reverting back to stock
[HTC Desire S] Put_Nick:
thanks

Thank you for this great tut. Everything on one place...all what we need to know to enter to world of android based phones.
[HTC Desire S] NIK3SH:
Need Guidance.

Hello,

su-2.3.6.3-efgh-signed.zip file is not available to download at provided link.

Also currently I am running Official WWE ICS 403 version which is available here.

I want to root my device, please guide me for the same.

For your refrence, my bootloader snap has been attached herewith.
[HTC Desire S] nodeffect:
You're already s-off... just install any custom rom
[HTC Desire S] krazedout:
Would linking to the touch-enabled version of 4EXT be better for new users?

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1377745
[HTC Desire S] nodeffect:
I've made a new guide for upgrading to hboot 2.00.2002... An even more simplified version hopefully could help. Cheers ;)
[HTC Desire S] gigicostica:
thanks

thanks for these tutorials, for a rookie like me this was very helpful!!! thanks again
[HTC Desire S] NIK3SH:
But I just want to root my device.

Don't want to change the ROM.

Please guide me for the same.

Thanx.
[HTC Desire S] jugg1es:
Flash superSU

flash custom recovery (4ext is best)

Profit :D

“As usual, there is a great woman behind every idiot.” ― John Lennon
[HTC Desire S] NIK3SH:
Thanx jugg1es for your reply..

Please guide me for the same.

I don't have files as well flashing procedure.
[HTC Desire S] jugg1es:
Click the link in my sig, on post two you'll find handy links for what your after ;) if you've still problems after that then by all means ask in the thread

“As usual, there is a great woman behind every idiot.” ― John Lennon
[HTC Desire S] NIK3SH:
I am extremely sorry but I couldn't find any link or hyperlink in your signature.

Its purely text and GIF file.

Please provide me thread link.
[HTC Desire S] jugg1es:
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2143855

[Desire S HELP THREAD] Ask any question (NOOB friendly)

“As usual, there is a great woman behind every idiot.” ― John Lennon

---------- Post added at 08:08 AM ---------- Previous post was at 08:07 AM ----------

(the gif is the link)

“As usual, there is a great woman behind every idiot.” ― John Lennon
[HTC Desire S] NIK3SH:
Hello,

One more thing I would like to know.

I am having S-OFF but boot loader is showing ***LOCKED*** so do I need to first unlock my boot loader using htcdev or it will be OK to flash 4EXT and SU directly ?
[HTC Desire S] jugg1es:
As your s-off you should be fine to flash both directly

“As usual, there is a great woman behind every idiot.” ― John Lennon
[HTC Desire S] NIK3SH:
Hello jugg1es,

Can you please provide me su file and it's procedure of flashing ?

I read your thread provided in your signature but couldn't find file and its procedure in main case description.

Also there are so many comments to find exact details. Also in some comments I founded that official ICS is not supporting su installation method. Hope its not true.

Thanx in advance.
[HTC Desire S] eagleeyetom:
And hopefully it's your last attempt to bypass this "silly rule".
[HTC Desire S] t0bb:
what r u trying to do? yesterday i unlocked/downgraded/rooted my Desire S successfully, following different instructions throughout the forum.

you have the SU file on the revolutionary.io website.

..i flashed SU from recovery. Put the SU zip file in your SD card, then go and find it from recovery's"install zip from sd card" menu

hope i helped sm1
[HTC Desire S] suresh86:
hey guys!

I just bought a htc desire s (used but like new!)...

I was an user of htc explorer earlier(pretty underratted device BTW) and have flashed a lot of roms in it...Since i am pretty new to desire s, i am confused which ROM to flash(so many of them are there..) I have rooted my device using htcdev method....and am ready to go...:D

So i need a suggestion, a ROM which has minimal bugs(preferrably latest one) with good battery life...I seriously need to change stock rom as it seems very laggy and seems to close apps on its own...Thanks a lot..and correct me if i am in the wrong section...
[HTC Desire S] nodeffect:
Well, I guess you need to experiment it by yourself cuz different people had diferent issues on different Rom. And you might want to browse to each thread and look for the replies people gave. They usually states the issues and whatnot.

But if you ask me. I'm using mygamers svhd Rom. Battery life is great, Rom is running very smooth since its lite sense and almost bugless. The one and only bug is that the apps icon would dissapear once phone has been restart. Look tru that thread for more info. But personally that's the best Rom I've used so far. Hope this helps.
[HTC Desire S] readmanr:
It lists many ROM's for the HTC Desire S plus much more.

Check out this thread...

INDEX of ROMS/RECOVERY/ROOT/GUIDES/HBOOT/RADIOS/TWEAKS etc

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1146601
[HTC Desire S] skyhasaadu:
If you want good battery life, Sense roms are good for that. Nothing beats Cyanogenmod for speed though.
[HTC Desire S] notallowedatall:
Yep I can confirm this statement too. When I was using last official HTC rom for Desire S battery lasted for almost one week. Currently on Xperia KitKat ROM 4.4.2 and performance is stunning still don't know how long battery will last. But on last cyanogen mod battery lasted for 2-3 days.
[HTC Desire S] kommando:
Have an old Desire S I want to play with but

S-OFF your phone using Windows:

1. Download Revolutionary tool for Windows from http://revolutionary.io/ (Keep the browser open)

The website looks to be gone, does anyone have an alternative link to the Windows zip file.
[HTC Desire S] kommando:
Found it here

http://web.archive.org/web/20150721165705/http://revolutionary.io/
[HTC Desire S] Desire Bravo:
"Generate Key" not work
[HTC Desire S] kommando:
Its copied the page but not all the code.
[HTC Desire S] jmcclue:
So its completely pointless posting it buddy. If u cant generate the key then u cant use the tool.
[HTC Desire S] Lmercer:
How to install the flashlight on the HTC desire 612?
[HTC Desire S] d4k-pho3nix:
Thanks for all !
[HTC Desire S] harshs23:
Nice. Thanks
[HTC Desire S] tvjunkie:
Will it reset or delete any user data on the phone?
[HTC Desire S] nodeffect:
u mean after S-OFF or root or what ?
[HTC Desire S] tvjunkie:
I mean S-Off and Root
[HTC Desire S] choiia:
Great guide, thank you.
[HTC Desire S] XuserJM:
Super guide! It makes it easier for both experienced users and newcomers in this part of the forum.

Thx :-)
[HTC Desire S] nodeffect:
s-off won't erase your phone, but for Rooting, it is better to backup all your files first just in case anything bad happens.

Thanks guys!!, glad that you find this useful.

p.s. If anyone of you have better or new guides, please post it here and share with us so that I can improve mine as well and give you credits, as i notice some people create a new thread for their own tutorial. I just hoping we could share all, in one thread to make life easier for everyone. Thanks! ;)
[HTC Desire S] Par Excellence:
Thanks, it's great guide.
[HTC Desire S] Jan_Joris:
Great guide, thanks!
[HTC Desire S] Trialsin:
Thanks to the information collected and put into this thread I have managed to S-off and root my Desire S. Many thanks!
[HTC Desire S] labstar:
update and keep it more specific
[HTC Desire S] firmament0:
where can I find the OTA zip file for the last update?
[HTC Desire S] guhh123:
I can't s-off my DS, revolutionary hang on wating for fastboot...

Mine is 0.9800002 , Rom tesla 1.36

Helppppppppppp
[HTC Desire S] ben_pyett:
Gentlemen, this is not a general help thread, I'd recommend that you create NEW threads in the general section (after trying to search for answers first) with your problems and then people will hopefully assist you by providing answers, otherwise you risk polluting this thread.
[HTC Desire S] jacobn1508:
this guide is amazing! you have helped me out loads! i am new to the whole fashing and custom roms and all of this stuff, and this guide gives a really good well detailed guide of what to do! so i thank you for that! :)
[HTC Desire S] nodeffect:
For your problem, please read FAQ no. 5

Thanks! glad that it helps.
[HTC Desire S] blu3zy:
Thanks, was really useful!
[HTC Desire S] Ty5982:
s off

hi........please please help,followed instructions with detail but when i enter key i just get INVALID BETA KEY.............aborting........ANY IDEAS
[HTC Desire S] Eisken:
Thanks for the guide, it really helped me through stuff.

I have succesfully s-off'd and rooted my phone and I would like to flash a custom rom. Do I need to worry about my radio image while flashing another rom or does my own radio image stay if I flash another rom? And what is the advantage of having another radio image installed?

Thanks in advanced! :)
[HTC Desire S] basse1978:
Thanks for the guide, very nice to have everything collected in one single thread :)
[HTC Desire S] fredcorp6:
Does anyone know if this will work with an HTC desire z running android 2.3.3??

Thanks
[HTC Desire S] Capt.Insano:
Got a Desire S as my first Android phone after my iPhone was stolen and I just wanted to say "Thanks A Million"!!

Great guide for a great phone!!

Thanks!
[HTC Desire S] ando roido:
tutorial requests

Explanation excactly

what

can be recovered (and of course how) after "full wipe/format and clear all cache" for

new ROM

?
[HTC Desire S] nodeffect:
Please try restarting your PC and your phone, and then try again. May I know which HBOOT version are you using?

Your radio image will stay and will never go away after flashing a new ROM. The ROM won't change your radio, only you can change it. It is not required to flash a new radio if you're not experiencing any WiFi, mobile network, bluetooth, etc errors.

I think some of the guides can be used. I'm not sure, check with the official thread for your phone.

I think I did explain, under "nandroid backup". Basically you can't recover anything after a full wipe/format if you did not backup.
[HTC Desire S] ando roido:
Its not informative at all about what will be recovered this way.

Tapa.Desire.S
[HTC Desire S] boazgalpo:
would this work on Desire HD?
[HTC Desire S] Fidoble:
Nice thread, great to have everything at one place :)
[HTC Desire S] tarek zag:
hi

after i install ota update 1.47.xxx.x, my DS still s-off but root and recovery is gone ,

how to root and install recovery on this phone:confused:
[HTC Desire S] feitianzu:
I want to learn ADB Shell
[HTC Desire S] boazgalpo:
hi

Currently have an issue with my Desire S. I tried to S-Off my phone.. the revolutionary stopped responding and was forced to close it. I thought it was working already since when i checked it says my phone is S-Off already. When I tried going to recovery mode, i got stuck when it showed the phone logo with exclamation point inside a triangle. can anyone please help me with this? thanks a lot
[HTC Desire S] Akerhage:
I also got this error! Exacly now, did it for maybe 1 hour ago. The process seemed to go all the way, except I did not update CWM, because did not have internet. Can you make any calls, texting, internetstuff?? Because I cant do nothing. And the recoverymode was exacly the same for me...
[HTC Desire S] qqpony:
Thanks for your guide!
[HTC Desire S] aajk:
Thanks alot! :)
[HTC Desire S] HarryPotent:
Would like to say a huge thanks to Nodeffect for the very well put together guide that got even a noob such as myself through my first S-Off - Custom ROM flash, followed the guide and all is great, i decided to go with MIUI on my Desire S and it is fantastic so a very big thanks to you as well Superkid, infact i had wrote a paragraph on the ROM page praising you before realizing i can't post on the dev forum.

Anyways fantastic work guys and keep it up, Oh and Superkid if you feel like grafting your nuts off for the good of the community my Sensation would look amazing with MIUI on it haha :D
[HTC Desire S] aajk:
Thanks allot! this helped me out :)
[HTC Desire S] Ty5982:
help after S-OFF

please please please help

havin rooted my htc hd2 18 months ago,my partner has let me have ago at rooting her desire s,but im ****ting myself abit lol cos its not as straight forward as my hd2 was and its her phone and she'll kick me out of my house if it all goes wrong lol.

ive got s-off

ive downloaded a zip file - is this the right 1? (adlsoft_uncompressor_3_3_last)

put it on sd card

then i boot into recovery which is black and purple,WELL BETTER LOOKING THAN MY HD2 LOL.

install zip from sd card etc

MORE IMPORTANTLY,how will the phone look like once done,like its just came out the box,back to factory settings etc,except for S-OFF & BEING ROOTED or blank,waiting for a custom rom etc...........PUZZLED......

THANKS IN ADVANCE
[HTC Desire S] ben_pyett:
The phone will look near enough the same, so she will probably never notice.

I don't know what the adlsoft_uncompressor_3_3_last this file is. so don't use it.

Simply download this FILE

copy it onto your SD card

Boot to recovery

and then flash the file using flash ZIP from SD option

and voila!
[HTC Desire S] Ty5982:
same file

hi,ive clicked on ur link,it takes me to the same goo site and i click on download then it trys to download the same torrent,says task already exists as ive already downloaded it lol...........adlsoft_uncompressor_3_3_last,its a zip file but when i look at my downloads for this file,it has a pic of a cd next to it,WHAT SHOULD I BE DOWNLOADING

EDIT,i saw the site was refreshing every 10 sec or so lol,i copied the file name,then clicked on home on the goo site,scrolled down and i saw superuser,clicked on it,found SU-2.3.6.3-EFGH-SIGNED.ZIP.

IS THIS THE FILE lol
[HTC Desire S] ben_pyett:
Yes this is indeed the file your after SU-2.3.6.3-EFGH-SIGNED.ZIP. SU=super user which is the binary used to achieve root on your device!
[HTC Desire S] Tiesher:
Just wanted to say thanks for this great tut post!

Cheers! :D
[HTC Desire S] kryddan:
Thank you very much for this great page. I followed it to get S-OFF and cyanogenmod on my DS :) it worked perfect. But I have one small question.

Where do I find Market-app ? there is no one to be found. Do I need to get the market.apk or anything?

Never mind, I found the google app addon :)

Sorry for asking a stupid question before asking google :)
[HTC Desire S] NiruBhai:
this is very useful thread.. Helped me to tryout the new ROMs :-)
[HTC Desire S] Ty5982:
not impressed lol

s-off and flashed superuser file

im using setcpu and found that i can only overclock to 1267200 and underclock to 24500.............i find this quite piss poor. i know this is totally different but i also have a hd2 with pyramid 5.0se and i can get 1554000 and 14500. also my quadrant advance scores are shocking ,3rd from bottom ,my hd2 comes top EVERYTIME puttin the nexus 2.2 to shame lol, is there anythin i can do to increase APART FROM changing the rom,its my mrs's phone so it still looks the same apart from all the system apps i've removed,moved the dalvik cache but i have found it impossible to move apps to sd card.......PUZZLED.....any1 any suggestions lol
[HTC Desire S] ben_pyett:
There is no point in running S-OFF and rooted straight STOCK you'll see so much more benefit if you load a custom, if like me you like the look and integration that Sense gives try one of the Sense based customs there are a few, best ones LBC or Virtuous.

There are then the thin ones that are super fast like MiUI or CM

Most customs have a new O/C daemon that can go safely up to 1500mhz if you want shortened battery life, but they are all plenty fast enough running at stock speeds.

happy flashing,
[HTC Desire S] Ty5982:
hi,thanks for ur reply,but i've been advised not to flash a custom rom yet due to the desire s bein quite new and there are SUPPOSE TO BE alot more probs,bugs,glitches,which is understandable,but now my partner loves my hd2 with pyramid v5.0se with sense 3.0,mainly the 3d carousel on homescreen lol.........what to do...............what to do lol
[HTC Desire S] ben_pyett:
LBC ROM has less bugs than stock I'd put my house on it, my wife still runs stock and mine is smoother and faster than hers. I've happily used LBC it as my daily ROM for months now, without O/C so running at stock speed (but clearly faster). Although the much rumored v0.6.0 of LBC (that will hopefully released this weekend should have the 3d carousel as an add-on)

Virtuous Unity is probably what she's after if she like s the 3d carousel.

If you're rooted and S-OFF'd then take a full Nandroid backup of your STOCK ROM and then simply download the customs to your SD and flash away installing the others and show her it will mean a little amount of re-configuration but could prove well worth it.
[HTC Desire S] kryddan:
What if I screwed up this backup thing. Is there any other way to get back to stock, or can someone perhaps supply a stock-backup so I can get back :)

I was told you needed root to make a backup, but gingerbreak failed rooting my DS, so I went ahead with flashing custom anyone. Well now I can't go back :(

Not that I'm complaining about the custom-roms, but just in case.
[HTC Desire S] alecoddlyiv:
Following the S-OFF instruction I have got as far as step

12. Make sure it says that everything is successful. It'll ask if you want to flash Clockwork. Type in "Y".

and following saying yes it said it was downloading the recovery for my phone and then crashed.

My phone is currently at the revolutionary screen with fastboot usb highlighted in red and bootloader highlighted in blue.

~Revolutionary~

SAGA PVT SHIP S-OFF RL

HBOOT-6.98.1002

RADIO-3805.06.02.03_M

eMMC-boot

Mar 10 2011,14:58:38

HELP PLEASE:eek:
[HTC Desire S] nodeffect:
Is your internet connection stable?

Tried restarting your phone?
[HTC Desire S] ben_pyett:
Bad news guide?

@OP

Based on the frequency and number of occurrences of the errors below:

E:Can't mount /cache/recovery/command
E:Can't mount /cache/recovery/log
E:Can't open /cache/recovery/log
E:Can't mount /cache/recovery/last_log
E:Can't open /cache/recovery/last_log

I wonder if it wouldn't be a bad idea to link some of the threads together in a BAD NEWS section somewhere within your GUIDE, as currently we're having to repeat the same answers on a daily basis....and I hate being the being the bearer of such bad news, especially when I'm not 100% sure as to the case or the resolution....

eMMC Chip Issue?

Older thread on same issue

Thanks
[HTC Desire S] alecoddlyiv:
I was behind a corporate firewall at the time, rebooted the phone in the end as there was no immediate reply and it was showing

SAGA PVT SHIP S-OFF RL

HBOOT-6.98.1002

RADIO-3805.06.02.03_M

and then when restarted came up normally so i'm guessing I got lucky:confused:

Now after reading some more it looks like there is no sure fire root solution yet or have I missed something?
[HTC Desire S] ben_pyett:
So you're S-OFF but no recovery or root, no problem, I should have the solution:

There is a link in my signature entitled flashing CWM & su via fastboot from your PC, give this a go as this should work.

You'll need HTC drivers installed on your PC, see another link in my signature, De-install HTC sync if you have that installed on PC

The fastboot drivers are also available in another link in my signature or from within the link regarding flashing CWM.

You'll need your phone connected via USB and in fast boot mode, through hboot when you operate the fast boot commands

I know that this works as #post just used this method with success

Good Luck.
[HTC Desire S] alecoddlyiv:
thanks for advice, i dont know whether to start a new thread now or carry on here:confused:

im now trying to get back to hboot and for the life of me cant get it not to boot normally :rolleyes:

*had ticked / unticked in settings*

think it might be better to leave this until another day now as its nearly 5am and i'm getting a bit sloppy plus the office xp machine now can't find the drivers i installed yesterday ( the joys of shared laptops)

*edit* went for the install of the clockwork mod - backup now complete

*edit* in for a penny and all that - JOB DONE - THANKYOU :D
[HTC Desire S] vampire36:
Hey nodeffect i would like you to add this guide as well to this well compiled guides as to the best way to flash custom roms...

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=17455137#post17455137

Thanx bro...Btw seems a complete guide this place for newbie to pro :P
[HTC Desire S] nodeffect:
Added, thanks ;)
[HTC Desire S] ben_pyett:
Custom ROM section - LINK?

Hello,

I notice that there is a partial CUSTOM ROM list within a section in your guide, rather than that how about simply having a link to the existing Development INDEX Thread

It may be worth noting in this Guide for the newcomers that all ROM threads should have the prefix [ROM] for clarity as part of their thread title within both the INDEX and as their name within the development forum.

With the recent wonderful :) explosion in development that this forum has had, your list is now out of date.

Cheers
[HTC Desire S] nodeffect:
Thanks, I've updated that section, which only leads to the Development INDEX Thread, tell me what you think.
[HTC Desire S] ben_pyett:
Nice :), although, it may also be worth noting in your actual Guide post, (for the benefit of the newcomers) that all threads containing ROMs should have the prefix [ROM] as part of their thread title, this should hopefully enable the threads to be identified more easily both within the INDEX thread and the Development forum itself.

Or is that obvious? :confused:
[HTC Desire S] odobye:
i like this guide, thanks~~
[HTC Desire S] abip:
Great guide! thank you guys
[HTC Desire S] blindndumb:
Is it necessary to Upgrade to new HBOOT version 2.00.2002 (For Sense 3.0 with Android 2.3.5)
[HTC Desire S] ben_pyett:
You're asking this in the wrong thread.....you'll have more chance of an answer if you'd posted within

GUIDE: new hboot 2.00.2002 for sense3.0 adnroid 2.3.5 or in the Sense 3.0 2.3.5 ROM thread.

You should also publish more information about your device , for example are you S-OFF? (how did you get to S-OFF) which method? root? recovery? ROm version? etc

(I'd suggest updating your signature that way people don't have to ask....)
[HTC Desire S] lhn1989:
good guide! thank you guys
[HTC Desire S] maxmax195:
wow

thanks guys very useful guide ;)
[HTC Desire S] kyogoku:
wow! great guide! i think this should be made stickies

:)
[HTC Desire S] ben_pyett:
:)It is! :rolleyes:
[HTC Desire S] pdf5:
so greatfull guide
[HTC Desire S] nodeffect:
Thanks for the support ;)

I've added 2 videos from "desirefanatics" on S-OFF and Flashing Custom ROM, hope this would help more. ;)
[HTC Desire S] smartceleron:
This tutorial help me rooting my phone, and check it s-on or off. Thx !
[HTC Desire S] Tapur007:
Help !

Hi Guys,

I've rooted & S-offed my Desire S & installed Virtuous Unity 2.39.0.

This may be a silly question , But, I Need your help & suggestion... if I can install any other ROM ? For E.g. : the VoidU ... :confused:

How do I know if my kernel is the stock kernel or V9 kernel ?

Can i flash a new ROM on my device ? does a ROM have to be compatible with your kernel to install it ?

Thank you in advance ..

Peace :)
[HTC Desire S] ben_pyett:
You can tell which kernel you have by looking in Settings->About Phone->Sotftware Information->More.. looking for kernel version

Normally most custom ROMS will come with a kernel, quite often a stock one by default, although some will come with a custom, but either way you can flash the ROM then additionally download and install a custom kernel eg V9 over the top.

I'd suggest reading the ROM thread or post #1 at least of the ROM thread for kernel recommendations.

So long as you always have a full backup (nandroid) made in recovery or through ROM manager if something were to go awry then you can always enter recovery and restore your phone....like rolling back time!