yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[HTC Vivid, Raider, Velocity] :
Same process can be done as previous....should be able to rename in text file in the zip to this:

modelid: PH3910000

cidnum: CWS__001

mainver: 3.26.502.56

hbootpreupdate:12

DelCache:1

rename the wcxrecovery to recovery.img inside the zip and copy to sdcard,phone will pick up the PH39IMG.zip and ask if you would like to flash recovery....then select yes and flash...then follow instructions in video...attached is modified zip with recovery.img and androidinfo text modified already...Also attached stock rooted ICS boot.img zip

if having issues with root after using the recovery you need to install busybox from provided link below.

or flash the boot.img provided.

Exact process i did and it is rooted with titanium back up working...so flashing from wcxrecovery does work.

Testing procedure:

1 Flashed fastboot oem relock...success

2 Flashed PH39IMG.zip

3 Said Update was complete

4 Phone rebooted

5 My custom ROM was still present

6 Flashed PH39IMG.zip again

7 My custom ROM was still present

8 Attempted running RUU,Failed

9 Entered fastboot via Hboot menu

10 Re ran ruu,ROM updated completely.

11 Ran bootloader unlock command

12 Flashed wcx recovery (provided)

13 Flashed rooted kernel (provided)

14 Booted ROM,fully loaded

15 Rebooted into recovery

16 Installed superuser and su

17 Signed into Market

18 installed stericson Busybox

19 Installed titanium Backup

20 Succesfully rooted with stock att rom

21 Reboot phone after doing said process above Perm root achieved......
[HTC Vivid, Raider, Velocity] slapshot30:
OP updated with WC's recovery. :D
[HTC Vivid, Raider, Velocity] tanner4137:
Sorry, but I have no idea where the fastboot.exe file is. I used the all in one toolkit and I'm starting to wish I didn't so I would know how to fastboot flash.
[HTC Vivid, Raider, Velocity] megatronisabeast:
Honestly, if you want to flash kernels, etc. you will need to know about this. You can get the fastboot file here:

http://developer.android.com/sdk/index.html

Pick the one for your operating system. It will take a while to download. Then you can watch this video:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xEWa_lUd2bY&feature=youtu.be

It actually starts with unlocking boot loader but you can skip those steps until it comes to fastbooting.
[HTC Vivid, Raider, Velocity] slapshot30:
Adding on to what megatron said, the adbfastbootrecovery zip in the first post actually has all the files you need to get going. After you unzip it, in that folder just shift + right click and choose "open a command window here" and you're set. Make sure you have all the drivers installed, I'm assuming you do if you ran the all in one tool already.
[HTC Vivid, Raider, Velocity] megatronisabeast:
Thanks for adding on slapshot. I am tired tonight!
[HTC Vivid, Raider, Velocity] slapshot30:
No prob man. :D
[HTC Vivid, Raider, Velocity] maddie01:
Confirming WC Procedure before starting

Can you confirm something quickly for me before I start?

I registered on the site and downloaded the two below files;

1. WCX_Sense_ATT_Vivid_ICS_3_6.zip

2. Work Instructions.zip

In the work instructions it says **The following work instructions only apply to flashing WildChild’s ICS ROM**

So if you plan to use WildChilds ICS ROM do you completley skip the Android SDK steps?

Is everything i need to do in the ROM and instrctions/tool kit or would i have to do anything else.....?

I really appreciate it, will be happy to donate soon as i get it working as appreciate your time and efforts.:)
[HTC Vivid, Raider, Velocity] maddie01:
Do you need to flash a Kernal at all or can you go straight to flashing a ROM after unlocking bootloader and rooting with CMW Recovery.....
[HTC Vivid, Raider, Velocity] megatronisabeast:
His instructions are assuming you have already unlocked your boot loader through the htc site. Also you have to upgrade to ics before you flash that wild child ics rom. You should flash the kernel before flashing the rom since the kernel was made for his rom. Also make sure you are using wcx recovery and not cmw recovery.
[HTC Vivid, Raider, Velocity] maddie01:
Thanks, I am now confused and need a little help, please..

I thought I did not need a kernal.?

So,

Here is what I have and if I could just get the list of what I need to do so I don't brick or bootloop..

I did a upgrade to the stock ATT ICS ROM....

I have never unlocked bootloader

I have never rooted

I bought the phone supposedly SIM unlocked bit I don't know how to check that

I want a custom ROM for couple reasons...remove ATT Bloat, get tethering without paying for it, better battery/speed...

Can I just get a list of what I need to do ?

I have wild child's custom Rom downloaded on my laptop....I thought that one would work for my needs...? Would love to donate but nervous about what I do and don't need to do to get this done?

Any help is greatly appreciated...
[HTC Vivid, Raider, Velocity] Microbot2:
PH39img.zip

Hi,

I tried to download PH39img.zip. It should be 7.53Mb. It is 533Kb.

Will someone who has this file please re-post it?

Thanks in advance
[HTC Vivid, Raider, Velocity] megatronisabeast:
Just read the first post in this thread and follow the order. Start with unlocking bootloader, installing wcx recovery, kernel, then ROM in that order.
[HTC Vivid, Raider, Velocity] Microbot2:
I'm trying to follow the post, but at - Download the PH39IMG.zip and VIVID_CWM_ROOT_VER2.zip from attachments at the bottom of the post.-

I try to download the attachments, but Ph39IMG.ZIP is corrupted.

Unless I'm misunderstanding.
[HTC Vivid, Raider, Velocity] megatronisabeast:
Sorry microbot2, talking about the guy who posted before you, should have quoted.
[HTC Vivid, Raider, Velocity] shackman716:
So if I used PirateGhosts ICS that he posted, can I use the PH image in here and revert back to stock??
[HTC Vivid, Raider, Velocity] ccb101:
I am pretty sure this is the gb one but I am not sure. If you want to return to stock I recommend relocking your bootloader then running the ruu from att and htc.
[HTC Vivid, Raider, Velocity] chadamcmillan:
So I relocked my bootloader using fastboot oem lock and now my raider will only boot into hboot. Has anyone else ran into this? I'd like to return to the stock rogers firmware.

Thanks,

Chad
[HTC Vivid, Raider, Velocity] ccb101:
If you relock your raider the phone will still run the current Rom you have installed and the recovery. After you relock you can run the ruu and safely return to stock
[HTC Vivid, Raider, Velocity] chadamcmillan:
That is what I thought would happen but my device now boots straight into hboot, not the ROM.
[HTC Vivid, Raider, Velocity] chadamcmillan:
I can't get it into recovery either.
[HTC Vivid, Raider, Velocity] chadamcmillan:
Something to note - the following is what came up when I relocked the bootloader (note the failed message):

C:\Users\CHAD\Desktop\Vivid_All-In-One_Kit_v2.1\Vivid_All-In-One_Kit_v2.0\data>a

db kill-server

C:\Users\CHAD\Desktop\Vivid_All-In-One_Kit_v2.1\Vivid_All-In-One_Kit_v2.0\data>f

astboot oem lock

... INFOLock successfully...

FAILED (status read failed (Too many links))

finished. total time: 0.022s

C:\Users\CHAD\Desktop\Vivid_All-In-One_Kit_v2.1\Vivid_All-In-One_Kit_v2.0\data>p

ause

Press any key to continue . . .

I've tried unlocking and relocking several times and get the same result each time.

---------- Post added at 07:13 PM ---------- Previous post was at 06:58 PM ----------

So I was doing some searching and read a post on android forums that stated that when the bootloader is relocked with a custom rom installed it will only boot into hboot until the official RUU is run. I have tried this but running the RUU returns an error. I was weary when downloading the file because it was only 250Mb instead of 450ish. The link to the Rogers RUU in footballs thread isn't good anymore...can anyone reupload or share this file?

Thanks,

Chad
[HTC Vivid, Raider, Velocity] maddie01:
do i need to flash recovery after unlocking bootloader before flashing WC ROM?

I was able to unlock bootloader but cannot get recovery to flash? Any suggestions? I was wondering if I can go ahead and flash WC custom Rom as I have it on a SD card.......do I h ave to flash recovery first?
[HTC Vivid, Raider, Velocity] mohamed_moscow:
Ll

Try to take you battery out and the put it again and press volume down and power together to enter to boot. And check if you are relocked or not. If yes put you phone on the fast boot and run ruu from roger. And you will have it back to the stock.

Or you can reunlock and extract form rogers ruu the recovery and flash it through fast boot and then relock boot loader and flash rogers ruu ( http://hotfile.com/dl/145619873/245....77.551061.02L_release_219561_signed.exe.html )
[HTC Vivid, Raider, Velocity] chadamcmillan:
The problem was with the RUU I was trying to use. Thanks for your help!
[HTC Vivid, Raider, Velocity] maddie01:
Hi all, Did Boot unlock and recovery and backed-up but I am not sure it took? How can you tell f the recovery was susccessful?

And, i noticed it said the recovery was for the Illumiati series? I was going to flash Wild Child's Custom ROM....is that going to cuase me issues?

Many thanks, i am almost there..
[HTC Vivid, Raider, Velocity] thewarchild:
Hi, I am trying to reflash to stock but its not happening for me.

This is on a HTV Velocity with Telstra (4g)

Firstly, ran the fastboot oem lock, this looks to have worked when I get into hboot now it says up the top "***RELOCKED***

Now, I am unable to download the RUU exe's because File factory keeps telling me all of its freedownload slots are unavilable.. permanently. (found here: http://www.filefactory.com/f/002b74e0f4775869/)

So I downloaded the OTA_HOLIDAY_ICS_35_S_Telstra_WWE_3.25.841.4-2.27.841.6_release_246841orcrrx41z400ii83.zip rename it.

I go into hboot, it finds the image, says its loading ph39img.zip, I see a blue progress bar to the right. It goes to the top.

then it goes checkign, the blue bar is now red and it goes to the top.

and then it stops, when I reboot it has not flashed.

Thanks

edit: I Found http://hotfile.com/dl/150039234/712...4.20.701040.19_release_246698_signed.exe.html

this worked.....
[HTC Vivid, Raider, Velocity] thewarchild:
the issue is, my velocity looks to have a hardware issue so I need to take it back. WHen I now go into the bootloader it says "relocked", is that normal? ie. would it say that if I had never unlocked it.

it also still has the recovery option, how cna i reflash the bootloader/hboot to stock?
[HTC Vivid, Raider, Velocity] megatronisabeast:
The only way it should say relocked is if you unlocked and relocked the boot loader. What do you mean by reflash boot loader/hboot to stock? It should already be stock. I haven't seen anyone modify that part of the phone, only the recovery. You can get back to stock by flashing the ruu for your velocity. Just google search ruu for htc velocity and you should be able to find it.
[HTC Vivid, Raider, Velocity] thewarchild:
if it says relocked then they know I unlocked it... which then means the warranty is void... which then means my phone is useless because the left side of the whole screen does not work anymore since Friday, no idea why. Just the home button and then the left side of the touch screen, no longer works.

so, I have already reflashed the RUU, its stock again but if they look in the bootloader they can tell i've played around. I want to clear that. Is it possible?
[HTC Vivid, Raider, Velocity] megatronisabeast:
I don't believe there is a way, although with s-off maybe there could be a way. Not familiar enough with it but maybe it could be possible to change that text.
[HTC Vivid, Raider, Velocity] -Epix-:
so i read many of these posts that say i need to have hboot locked then flash stock rom on to vivid and another post says i need hboot unlocked then flash stock rom. which do i do here

---------- Post added at 09:53 AM ---------- Previous post was at 09:23 AM ----------

when i do this i get Main Version is older! Update Fail!

im rooted and hboot is unlocked on gingerbread i want to unroot and goto stock
[HTC Vivid, Raider, Velocity] shackman716:
I personally downloaded a new PH file (forgive me I can't remember the thread) buy I put it on the sd card, booted in Hboot and it went to town... Totally back to gingerbread
[HTC Vivid, Raider, Velocity] slapshot30:
I'm in the process of updating to the needs of ICS. Let me know if you have a more efficient method of doing this and I'll see what I can do. The folder that Wildchild made is over 40mb so I can't just attach it to the OP... So there's the issue right now. Has anyone tried this with the files he posted a few pages back? I might just be able to use those.

http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=24529991&postcount=306
[HTC Vivid, Raider, Velocity] Kurrytacos:
help

so i used the super tool to root my stock OTA ICS vivid. Basically the only thing it let me do is unlock the bootloader and then flash wildchild recovery without rooting somehow. I was wondering i still follow the steps besides unlocking bootloader, would i accidently brick my phone?
[HTC Vivid, Raider, Velocity] Microbot2:
I'm having a time with fastboot this morning.

C:\android\WCXJB_ROOT_PACK\WCXJB_ROOT_PACK>fastboot flash wcxrecovery.img

unknown partition 'wcxrecovery.img'

error: cannot determine image filename for 'wcxrecovery.img'

in Linux, I get ./fastboot command not found, in the wcxjb_root_pack.

I tried to move the wcxrecovery.img to the folder it worked in last time i used it, then it's parttion not found...

Sundays.
[HTC Vivid, Raider, Velocity] slapshot30:
Updated again. Please let me know if I skipped over anything or made any part too vague.
[HTC Vivid, Raider, Velocity] Meercy:
I got the same thing. Im trying to get out of a boot loop. but i guess im going to have to go back and unlock it.
[HTC Vivid, Raider, Velocity] slapshot30:
Have you tried with the updated instructions? Go back to stock and then re lock and then start again.
[HTC Vivid, Raider, Velocity] Meercy:
well from looking at instruction #6 on the first page. you have to lock again. i did, but the file to return to stock. when updating it says main version is older.

i think wat would help if i could do a full wipe. any suggestions ?
[HTC Vivid, Raider, Velocity] slapshot30:
That reminds me, I need to change the return to stock guide. I think I'm just going to point people to the HTC site to download the RUU and run that.
[HTC Vivid, Raider, Velocity] Meercy:
cool. but i think what happened was. I was switching to the holics rom w/o the ics update & s-off. I really didnt feel like doing the wire thing. :D. So i ended up flahbooting the holirader kernel again and the rom & i been back ever since. this was sum hrs ago. Its really not hard untill u get caught up in a process of * wat am i doing wrong * when u could easily back track. :rolleyes:
[HTC Vivid, Raider, Velocity] Microbot2:
Is anyone else having trouble with fastboot on step 4, perm root?

In windows I get an unknown partition error.

Thanks.
[HTC Vivid, Raider, Velocity] slapshot30:
I had a typo with the commands. Much thanks to ratworks for catching that. Try it once more and tell me if it works.
[HTC Vivid, Raider, Velocity] Microbot2:
That works. Thanks.

Strangely enough, I installed busybox, it says I have no root access.

My bootloader is unlocked, I followed the directions precisely.

I also used the guide last week, i used PH39IMG.zip, and vivid_cwm_root_ver.2.zip, it yielded no root then either.

I'll keep reading, thanks a lot.
[HTC Vivid, Raider, Velocity] slapshot30:
That's odd, an unlocked bootloader + WC recovery should yield root. I'll look into it as well... Do you have the zip from the last version of this guide? It's named something like ROOT VER2 zip. Try flashing it in recovery if you still have it and then tell me if it says you have root then.
[HTC Vivid, Raider, Velocity] Microbot2:
Still no root.

The file is vivid_cwm_root_ver2.zip. It seems to work fine, in fact it says so.

Then I check with busybox, and it says no root. I cleared cache, dalvik cache before I tried the second time, no joy.

I wonder if it would be a better idea to load Wc's ICS rooted ROM?
[HTC Vivid, Raider, Velocity] Microbot2:
I have root!

Thanks to Slapshot30, and all the Dev's who work so hard!
[HTC Vivid, Raider, Velocity] slapshot30:
What'd you have to do to make it stick, just flash WC's ROM?
[HTC Vivid, Raider, Velocity] slapshot30:
Added instructions so that AT&T users do NOT have to S OFF if they don't want to mess with that.
[HTC Vivid, Raider, Velocity] bbailey167:
What changed

I have two Vivids now. One I bricked and sent in to HTC repair (oddly with bootloader unlocked and rooted they did not charge me anything) and have a returned stock ICS AT&T Vivid. The other one I bought from AT&T and it had ICS as well. I used this guide on 3/31/2012 and got root. I am curious as I have unlocked the bootloader and flashed wcxrecovery.img with no root on the returned Vivid.

BTW you guys rock at this stuff and it is appreciated. Standing by.
[HTC Vivid, Raider, Velocity] slapshot30:
So the vivid in question has unlocked bootloader, wcx recovery, and stock ROM, correct? Root is not sticking on the stock ROM, you'll need to flash a new kernel + ROM and then let me know if that does the trick.
[HTC Vivid, Raider, Velocity] bbailey167:
It might be Tuesday before I get a chance. Stand by.
[HTC Vivid, Raider, Velocity] Microbot2:
Yes, I used #4 option. "fastboot flash recovery wcxrecovery.zip"- THIRD (Manual) (Pirateghost's method). I flashed the Rom, according to instructions, but I think it didn't work. I still have beats and old info, no tethering.

I think I'm going with WCX's sense ROM. I'll let you know how it goes.

Thanks, bro.
[HTC Vivid, Raider, Velocity] bbailey167:
O.K. So here we go. Yesterday when I was trying to root, I downloaded Titanium Backup and Superuser from the Play Store. Of course when I tried to use them, they said I did not have root (I was using WCXJB Root Pack instructions.) Today, I did the PH39img.zip install from ICS HBOOT (from joeykrim HTC Vivid/Holiday Support-- CWM 5.5.0.4.) Then I put the vivid_cwm_root_ver2.zip on my SD card and went to recovery and installed it. Just reading how to flash a kernel with GUI Flash Kernel and decided to go and see if Titanium Backup would do anything. As soon as I tried to open it, Superuser asked for permission (or whatever) and Titanium opened and said I have root. This was all with the Stock ICS that shipped with my "fixed" Vivid from HTC.

I'm really a NOOB, but the combination must be what I was missing. If this is a "duh" moment, I apologize.

Thank you for an awesome guide.
[HTC Vivid, Raider, Velocity] Marshmellow92:
hey um i am doing everything right (doing this for my friends vivid)

and when updating hboot it stays in the htc screen with the green bar at like 75-85%

whats going wrong here?
[HTC Vivid, Raider, Velocity] slapshot30:
Should be fine if you are S Off. Try asking in the s off thread. My instructions on updating hboot came directly from them and the site where you downloaded the hboot.
[HTC Vivid, Raider, Velocity] Microbot2:
I flashed WCX's AT&T sense rom.

Now my wifi is stuck at "turning wifi on".

I flashed an earlier wc ROM,same thing. I flashed mt nandroid backup, still no wifi. After a few minutes, it says "error".

I was under the impression that since I have not done the s-off, my radio partition was locked. I'm not sure if wc AT&T sense includes a radio or not, or how it would flash if it did.

Sheesh!
[HTC Vivid, Raider, Velocity] slapshot30:
Did you flash his custom kernel? If you do not s off then you need to flash the custom kernel for that specific ROM, then you can flash the ROM itself. Use my guide for flashing kernels. The kernel should be a boot.img and if it isn't seperate then you can find it by digging around in the ROM zip and looking or the boot.img .
[HTC Vivid, Raider, Velocity] Microbot2:
I actually pulled the boot.img directly from the ROM, flased in sequence.

I just flashed a second nandroid backup, after Wiping all data, cache, dalvik cache. Still the problem persist.

Thanks.
[HTC Vivid, Raider, Velocity] slapshot30:
Hm... I can't think of what the problem is then. Try asking on WC's forum. You were able to flash the ROM and kernel so I think any problems pertaining to your rooting process are eliminated. It must be something with the ROM/kernel.
[HTC Vivid, Raider, Velocity] :
Hes been banned from my site for not playing by the rules....shrugs
[HTC Vivid, Raider, Velocity] slapshot30:
Gotcha. I guess he won't be getting much support then. :p
[HTC Vivid, Raider, Velocity] || Acer ||:
Probably has been asked before, but is there any step-to-step video tutorial on this? My friend wants to root his Vivid but he's not really sure on how to do it, and considering I have a Samsung device, rooting is very different for me as well.
[HTC Vivid, Raider, Velocity] slapshot30:
There is no video, but I try to make it as user friendly as possible. If you just go step by step you'll be fine. The hardest part is probably s off, and if your friend is on at&t then he doesn't even have to s off.
[HTC Vivid, Raider, Velocity] || Acer ||:
Oh, really? That makes it a whole lot easier then lol. I assume he'll still have to unlock the bootloader and update the HBOOT though.

One question though. Let's say worst comes to worst and my friend potentially bricks his device. Now is there a way on the phone to basically get it completely back to stock, similar to ADB or Odin?

P.S. Just looking through some of the ROMs you guys have, and just curious to know what you recommend? He's interested in a Sense 4 port if there is one, and obviously CM9/AOKP.
[HTC Vivid, Raider, Velocity] slapshot30:
CM9 and the likes are getting very very close, but not quite at daily driver status. Darkraider is a stable one a lot of people use on XDA. There is also Wildchild and Pirateghost roms but they aren't hosted on xda. At the top of the OP, I have some specific instructions for at&t users so they don't have to s off. There aren't a ton of hard bricks we've had, but we've been able to get out of a lot of different scenarios. As long as you can still boot to bootloader or recovery and the likes, we can fix you up.
[HTC Vivid, Raider, Velocity] || Acer ||:
Thanks for the clarification. Now I've noticed in some of the roms such as Holics-ROM, it gives two different options for installing the rom: One for those with S-off, and the one with S-on just takes you to this guide. Will my friend need S-off in order to flash most ROMs?
[HTC Vivid, Raider, Velocity] slapshot30:
Not necessarily. What he will need to do is download the rom zip. He will need to explore inside that rom zip and find the boot.img (kernel). Then follow my guide to flashing the kernel. After that kernel is flashed, THEN he can flash the rom zip.
[HTC Vivid, Raider, Velocity] || Acer ||:
Alright so I'm looking at the thread and am confused by one part:

By doing this method, it will essentially flash the kernel in advance, then put you into recovery allowing you to flash the ROM? Where would you wipe during this? It just confuses me since if it flashes the kernel first, then wouldn't factory resetting the phone get rid of the kernel as well? Idk, this is a lot more complicated than my Epic 4g lol.
[HTC Vivid, Raider, Velocity] slapshot30:
When it boots you back into recovery after flashing the kernel, then you can flash dalvik/cache/data etc, then you can flash the ROM. No, wiping all of these things will NOT wipe the kernel. In all honesty, it isn't life or death if you don't flash the ROM immediately afterwards. Worst case scenario you start bootlooping. Then all you have to do is turn the phone off or battery pull, boot on into bootloader, pick recovery, then go ahead and flash the ROM. The kernel will stick between reboots or wipes.
[HTC Vivid, Raider, Velocity] accts:
Suggestion - wouldn't you want to include the reverse S-ON instruction on here too (info from Cruzing) ? So we have all the supper guide in one place.
[HTC Vivid, Raider, Velocity] slapshot30:
I was thinking about it... But I'm not just going to take his work and put it on here , even if I do give him credit. I might just put a link going to his thread instead, kind of like what I did with the S-OFF step.