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[T-Mobile myTouch 4G Slide] nlarge:
This may be old news, but i followed these directions and got bootloader unlocked... now i just need to figure out s-off

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1426179
[T-Mobile myTouch 4G Slide] Emmanuel U:
Nice find...now you should be able to root with Mr root or revolutionary
[T-Mobile myTouch 4G Slide] nlarge:
Revolutionary says I'm not supported.... ;(
[T-Mobile myTouch 4G Slide] Emmanuel U:
(I will try) and make a script that downgrades your boot loader for compaitability
[T-Mobile myTouch 4G Slide] nlarge:
I am going to see if mr. root can help. I haven't tried your tools yet... anything I need to know before i do?
[T-Mobile myTouch 4G Slide] Emmanuel U:
Well mr root is highly based off revolutionary's code, just tweaked to my liking....so I I doubt it will say you compaitable.....however a try won't hurt. ..but if not ill start work on a downgrade tool
[T-Mobile myTouch 4G Slide] nlarge:
Just says my bootloader is not compatable... Downgrading would be great.... I tried flashing a recovery file to backdoor it but came back as " older than current" and stopped...
[T-Mobile myTouch 4G Slide] michaelmab88:
are you able to install cwm recovery through fastboot?
[T-Mobile myTouch 4G Slide] tbalden:
not much helpful, but on htc g2 in a similar situation, when root was done, next step was to push some changes to the partition where the Version number was stored. After that downgrading was possible the way you tried, and after that the S-Off tool worked. But as of now, i think there's no information how to cheat the version in the partition which it contains, or even which that partition is. Or maybe someone already knows this?
[T-Mobile myTouch 4G Slide] Emmanuel U:
Then maybe we try a dd if= command on the right partition to overwrite it?
[T-Mobile myTouch 4G Slide] jonnycat26:
I'm not sure how you got this to work, because nobody else with the OTA has...

However, if you've gotten it to work, you can root just by flashing a superuser image from: http://androidsu.com/superuser/

You won't have S-Off, but I'm not sure of the appeal of S-Off, to be honest. The only thing you can't do with the HTC tool is flash radio files and the like.
[T-Mobile myTouch 4G Slide] nlarge:
I only tried by placing the pdsumthin.zip on SD card and it wouldn't allow it...

Theoretically an unlocked bootloader should allow that... Even if s-on
[T-Mobile myTouch 4G Slide] jonnycat26:
Your bootloader is still locked.

EDIT: in the unlikely event it is unlocked, you'll need to flash a custom recovery before flashing root. There's a guide somewhere on xda that explains all this.
[T-Mobile myTouch 4G Slide] nlarge:
Bootlader even says unlocked at the top... So I am free there...
[T-Mobile myTouch 4G Slide] dhkr234:
You found nothing. We've known about this for a while now and is "officially" (HTC) sanctioned, hence it being THEIR WEBSITE AND INSTRUCTIONS.

Now find yourself a nice recovery image (CWM), boot phone into fastboot mode, "fastboot flash recovery recovery.img".

When this is done (don't ask how, the instructions on doing this are EVERYWHERE, including google's dev site -- you can figure it out yourself with google....), you will have a free and open recovery image, and can use that to write/install the su binary and apk (either with flashable zip or through adb shell, either will work).

There is NO NEED for any kind of downgrade.

Edit: And do change your avatar... this is a hacker site, not a sex dating site. Nobody here is interested in seeing that.
[T-Mobile myTouch 4G Slide] nlarge:
Well... No one has been able to unlock it as of when I posted... It was failing... I will try flashing with fastboot... As long as I can use titanium afterwards, s-off isn't that important
[T-Mobile myTouch 4G Slide] nlarge:
Why is the 4gs community so on edge? No one was ever this rude with 4G or any other HTC forum
[T-Mobile myTouch 4G Slide] HebrewToYou:
I don't believe that's correct. I believe the issue is that the official HTC Bootloader Unlock process will not work -- and here's the key factor -- on devices that have already used the Revolution S-OFF procedure. I'm absolutely certain that people before you (who had not used Revolutionary) have successfully unlocked their bootloader via HTC's walkthrough.

Maybe it's because...

You created two threads that have nothing to do with doubleshot development

You didn't even check the General forum to see if there was an active thread about this (there is)

You can't even follow the rooting instructions posted in a thread on this very subject

As dhkr234 points out, all you need to do is flash the recovery zip and then flash the superuser zip. Just please try that. And then change your avatar. ;)
[T-Mobile myTouch 4G Slide] nlarge:
HebrewToYou: I don't believe that's correct. I believe the issue is that the official HTC Bootloader Unlock process will not work -- and here's the key factor -- on devices that have already used the Revolution S-OFF procedure.[

I have been reading that it just kept hanging for everyone even with s-on... that is why I posted that I unlocked... I dont believe flashing recovery will work(yes i know how and tried zip method first).

What is the problem with my avatar? In the year that I have been on the MT4G thread no one has ever once complained about it... why you?

I'm not trying to be rude, I really just want to know why after all this time is it a problem?
[T-Mobile myTouch 4G Slide] nlarge:
ok, unlocked, SU and clockwork recovery all on board.. just stuck at S-on... directories are still read only, and I really would like to be able to use titanium!! but I am closer!!
[T-Mobile myTouch 4G Slide] Etn40ff:
adb remount

?
[T-Mobile myTouch 4G Slide] nlarge:
??? say what LOL
[T-Mobile myTouch 4G Slide] lbcoder:
He's saying that now that you have root and are unlocked, all you need to do is REMOUNT THE /system FILESYSTEM as RW.

However, adb remount won't work. Use "adb shell mount" --> look and see what device file is mounted at /system (hint: /dev/block/mmcblk0p??? <-- I don't remember what number off the top of my head), notice that it is mounted "RO" (read only). Then "adb shell mount -o remount,rw /dev/block/mmcblk0p??? /system".

In any case, you're now into playing with your system image. This thread has run its course.

As for your avatar.... its simply not appropriate.
[T-Mobile myTouch 4G Slide] nlarge:
I got it.... So now rooted minus s-off... Now I'm happy with the mt4gs...
[T-Mobile myTouch 4G Slide] Etn40ff:
Correct me if i am wrong: it will not work because of

ro.secure=1

?
[T-Mobile myTouch 4G Slide] nlarge:
the easiest way: I just used root explorer and mounted it r/w that way
[T-Mobile myTouch 4G Slide] michaelmab88:
Make a nandroid backup in recovery and try to install a rooted rom...

I've been wanting to send my phone in for warranty but am waiting for this bootloater unlock mishap to get sorted out... As soon as I get confirmation that installing roms is possible I'm swapping this phone out!
[T-Mobile myTouch 4G Slide] nlarge:
I can flash roms now
[T-Mobile myTouch 4G Slide] michaelmab88:
Sweet! Thanks for the confirmation :)
[T-Mobile myTouch 4G Slide] nlarge:
I am sticking stock for now though until a non buggy OC ROM exists

rooted 1.55.531.3 with clockwork recovery and SU
[T-Mobile myTouch 4G Slide] thrice43:
Yes yes! I might. Check my recent posts about misc.img!
[T-Mobile myTouch 4G Slide] psychedel!k:
correct me if i'm wrong, you'll need s-off to flash oc kernel anyway
[T-Mobile myTouch 4G Slide] nlarge:
I cam flash roms so i don't see why that would be different? Kernels are built into the Rom and I can write in those partitions

rooted 1.55.531.3 with clockwork recovery and SU
[T-Mobile myTouch 4G Slide] Droidmoder:
This thread is rather confusing. Ill clear some things up.

If you have s on, flashing is pointless.

No one wants a voided warrantey. That's why no one does htc dev s off.

The layperson would find it useless to root or gain s off on our phone. Mobile hotspot is included. That's all laypeople care about.

I think I covered everything. If I missed something, someone else can add to it.
[T-Mobile myTouch 4G Slide] nlarge:
Why is flashing pointless with s-on? You still get new ROM and kernel...

rooted 1.55.531.3 with clockwork recovery and SU
[T-Mobile myTouch 4G Slide] jonnycat26:
HTC's unlock doesn't do SOff and doesn't void the warranty unless you fry your phone with an OC'ed kernel or something similar.
[T-Mobile myTouch 4G Slide] ac3theone:
the smart thing to do would be to wait for a revo to crack the latest update.

I saw somewhere here that htc will release a update at the end of the month to fix the issue of why phones aren't unlocking, is this true?
[T-Mobile myTouch 4G Slide] Droidmoder:
Wait, so you have an actual new OS with s on with new update with out previous s off and root? I know with lockedboot loaders that its possible to flash os's, but not with the secruity radio on.

I was under the impression that it not being signed with the proper sig, it would fail.
[T-Mobile myTouch 4G Slide] nlarge:
I flashed pyro after nand backup to see.... Then restored to stock. I am unlocked s-on stock as in Sig.

rooted 1.55.531.3 with clockwork recovery and SU
[T-Mobile myTouch 4G Slide] yogi2010:
nlarge seems to have the only 2 Doubleshots that have worked with the HTC Unlocker.

i was reading up on the unlocker, and it says it allows you to write to your boot, system and recovery partitions. but it does keep your radio and HBOOT prtitions locked.
[T-Mobile myTouch 4G Slide] nlarge:
I haven't tried a radio... But won't. I'm happy with what i am able to do. I posted a pic of the unlocked bootloader somewhere

rooted 1.55.531.3 with clockwork recovery and SU
[T-Mobile myTouch 4G Slide] ac3theone:
It has to be the way your pc is setup
[T-Mobile myTouch 4G Slide] nlarge:
I don't see how... It's nothin fancy... I'd be willing to try someone elses if they trusted it

rooted 1.55.531.3 with clockwork recovery and SU
[T-Mobile myTouch 4G Slide] nlarge:
does everyones bootloader say the same thing?

http://dl.xda-developers.com/attach...9875b5dc336/4f30aadb/8/8/4/5/9/7/IMAG0424.jpg
[T-Mobile myTouch 4G Slide] ac3theone:
Yea mostly, hboot 1.45.0013 ship s-on
[T-Mobile myTouch 4G Slide] nlarge:
What about dates? I'm trying to find any oddity between my phones and everyone elses

rooted 1.55.531.3 with clockwork recovery and SU
[T-Mobile myTouch 4G Slide] 2G1J:
I just got the 4G Slide since I went through 5 G2s in the past month because T-Mobile couldn't send out one without dead pixels and obvious water damage. Anyways, I was worried it'd be shipped with this HBOOT but the guide you posted allowed me to unlock the bootloader and I was able to flash CWM through adb and then flashed superuser. I am now rooted, but still have S-ON which isn't that big of a deal at the moment.
[T-Mobile myTouch 4G Slide] nlarge:
Glad I helped!

rooted 1.55.531.3 with clockwork recovery and SU
[T-Mobile myTouch 4G Slide] ac3theone:
Can you find the link to the guide he is talking about please
[T-Mobile myTouch 4G Slide] nlarge:
1st post of thread

rooted 1.55.531.3 with clockwork recovery and SU
[T-Mobile myTouch 4G Slide] ohshootrawr:
So s-off won't be achieved until revolution releases the new tool right? I'm getting this phone within the week so I'm curious :3
[T-Mobile myTouch 4G Slide] nlarge:
There are things being worked on

rooted 1.55.531.3 with clockwork recovery and SU
[T-Mobile myTouch 4G Slide] ac3theone:
Yea i guess, i don't know if anyone besides revolution is trying to crack this update but i hope it doesn't take too long. I just got this phone last month, its good and all but it would be a beast with root.
[T-Mobile myTouch 4G Slide] nlarge:
I sent my boot.img off to be disected since I'm rooted s-on

rooted 1.55.531.3 with clockwork recovery and SU
[T-Mobile myTouch 4G Slide] ohshootrawr:
Why would we NEED s-off, exactly, if we can do anything but flash radios with just root? I kind of blindy followed the guide to root and s-off my g2, I didn't understand what I was achieving at the time. I see now that s-off is a big deal on rooted phones, but I don't understand WHY xD
[T-Mobile myTouch 4G Slide] hectorlara:
What are the steps that u did to go back to stock. I'm s-on with unlocked bootloader n newest cmw
[T-Mobile myTouch 4G Slide] yogi2010:
You could just flash this ROM thru recovery: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1484679
[T-Mobile myTouch 4G Slide] hectorlara:
Okay i took a look at it n it worked but how do i flash to stock so i can send in my phone for exchange or repair
[T-Mobile myTouch 4G Slide] dhkr234:
It isn't that big of a deal at all.

In fact, there is not much use it in for normal everyday use.

In your HTC VISION, it was hacked in a very interesting way that popped the thing crazy wide open for all to mess with. You can even do things with it like CHANGE THE IMEI.

Now the reason it was hacked so fully is because they locked it down so tight. The mechanism for unlocking it was basically rebooting the eMMC chip without ANY write protection... and therefore, you can do ANYTHING you want to it.

Which, of course, was to set the security bit to OFF, as well as erase the SIM lock.

Now this actually puts you into a somewhat VULNERABLE position. One could quite easily write an application that overwrites the low addresses of the eMMC. This would effectively BRICK the phone.

What HTC has provided, is a balanced unlock. It leaves *some* of the eMMC write protected (stop you from changing IMEI or sim unlocking, as well as protect you from malicious software trying to brick your phone), but it opens up what you *really need*.

The reason you aren't allowed to flash unsigned radios is two-fold; it protects you from a bad flash (which would brick your phone), and since the radio basically calls all the shots, allowing you to flash a hacked radio would allow you (or hackers) to take FULL control over the device.
[T-Mobile myTouch 4G Slide] yogi2010:
ah ok, gotcha. refer to this post: http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=17424340&postcount=24

the download link is there, as well as the instructions. since you are S-ON on the OTA, you will need to use the file in the second link in that post, where it says 'leaked HTC Android ROMs'. i am not positive if even the second one will work, since you are already on that software version. but give it a try and let us know. (i know it says it is for S-OFF devices, but there is a chance the second file will flash for you. if these files don't flash for you, you might be able to individually flash back an unrooted stock system, and then stock recovery. but so far i haven't seen it come up where someone with S-ON and HTC unlock wanting to flash back to factory stock).
[T-Mobile myTouch 4G Slide] Blue6IX:
It should work - i'm pretty positive that's how people have been getting around the broken unlock since it is the only way, and we now have a lot of people unlocked that weren't before.

I am pretty positive I flashed it a couple of times to reset my system when we were trying to downgrade it, so I could start fresh each time. (In fact, i'm sure of it now that i've thought about it for a moment) and I was S-ON (...again) at the time.
[T-Mobile myTouch 4G Slide] hectorlara:
okay i have tried this but when the pg59img.zip loads on boot loader it says parsing zip and then stops am i doing something wrong?
[T-Mobile myTouch 4G Slide] yogi2010:
ok, i guess the things to check for would be: that you are using the file in the 2nd link, following the links to the download for the Doubleshot? and also that you got the full download of 437.49 MB... (i've had it where the download appeared to finish, but i didn't get the whole thing).

if you've done everything correctly and it's not going thru, i guess it's possible that it isn't being allowed. did you flash this file before in order to make the HTC unlock method work?

@Blue: have you specifically tested this after having flashed this file once already, and then flashing it again to go back to pure stock? i guess i am wondering, if someone flashed the leaked PG59IMG previously(as opposed to doing the OTA), would the bootloader recognize it as being not an upgrade but the same version the phone is already on?
[T-Mobile myTouch 4G Slide] hectorlara:
okay i will try to download again and will do the same process i used the HTC unlock tool that unlocks the boot loader directly frm HTC. im guessing that ur right and the download was not completed but i will continue to try
[T-Mobile myTouch 4G Slide] hectorlara:
okay i have provided a screen shot of what i did with command promp and it didnt work. i have tried placing the zip file on the sd card and this time it skipped and didnt do anything and when back to bootloader menu

it also said that the boot loader signature failed on the command promp
[T-Mobile myTouch 4G Slide] Blue6IX:
No, no need to fastboot it - yes you have the file named correctly, my guess would be you have the wrong file.

On my page the guide was written before there was more then one, and the old one won't work for you.

It's linked at the very top to the new one, but the possibility exists that you grabbed the wrong one somehow, so no worries:

Here is a direct link to the package you need:

http://www.filefactory.com/file/c0f....00_11.16.3504.20_2_release_227956_signed.zip

That's the new leaked HTC signed package that football put up and I found a few weeks ago - we tried it and it worked on the people who were unable to previously unlock with HTC through the HTC unlock bootloader method.

Everyone who couldn't do the unlock because of the buggy OTA now has a way of getting unlock, so download the file linked in this post and rename to PG59IMG.zip , put it on the main directory of your microsd card, and then reboot into hboot.

It will load, one bar in the top right corner, then load a second bar in the same place, then give you the option to install or not.

Make sure you have a full battery!

Let us know how it goes
[T-Mobile myTouch 4G Slide] hectorlara:
okay i have tried it and i have checked that i have the right file . The file u have provided is the same and it on my sdcard now and when i run the bootloader and let the zip file load it goes back to the reg bootloader screen and doesnt do anythin. Is there a way to do this with adb.exe in the command promp like to mount the sys and re write it back on the phone its self? The only thing i can do is flash oem rcovery on the bootloader and flash the boot.img but i cant do the system nor anything else it alway says. The file signature failed. Is there a way to remove the signatures so it wrks
[T-Mobile myTouch 4G Slide] hectorlara:
I would like to kno the steps that user:(nlarg) did he was able to go back to stock and keeping cwm but im sending in my phone n i have no need for cwm or anything just reg stock. Im sure there is a way if he was able to revert back to stock. Im tech savy i kno my way around stuff but im stuck on here.
[T-Mobile myTouch 4G Slide] hectorlara:
my phone seems to only install roms and not go back to stock for some odd reason. is there anything else that i could do? much help appreciated :)
[T-Mobile myTouch 4G Slide] ac3theone:
Same with me, I'm able to install every other rom except non root stock
[T-Mobile myTouch 4G Slide] yogi2010:
hey you guys, i think there is a solution for you: try this file, it was just posted a couple hours ago, it is the newest stock ROM, 1.63.531.2:

http://www.filefactory.com/file/c41....00_11.16.3504.20_2_release_245247_signed.zip

your hboot should see it as a newer ROM version and let you flash it as a PG59IMG.zip. might take a good while to download tho, mine still has almost 2 hours to go :eek:
[T-Mobile myTouch 4G Slide] hectorlara:
awesome i willl try this noW

---------- Post added at 10:36 PM ---------- Previous post was at 10:26 PM ----------

why cant u? i kno why i think i cant, well i dint back up any thing frm my slide and im thinking that important info was delete when i installed a rom all cuz i didn't back up well that's what im thinking. hopefully the new update wrks
[T-Mobile myTouch 4G Slide] hectorlara:
it didnt wrk either

---------- Post added at 01:46 AM ---------- Previous post was at 01:17 AM ----------

I HAVE FOUND AN article THAT EXPLAINS WHY i cand flash back to stock!! i had unlocked bootloader and i could flash roms and came across this http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1231249

apparently you have to re lock ur devices bootloader in order to update or revert back to stock!

this is great the update is working fine and loading and installing
[T-Mobile myTouch 4G Slide] yogi2010:
Ah, that's what it is! Great find, I'm sure this will help other people as well!
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] a1exus:
So, I got my GN today and I just noticed that my OS is 4.0.2

Is that the latest and the greatest?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] joshnichols189:
Without rooting yes.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] ChazzMichaelMichaels:
A few quick questions about the phone you just got:

1) Was it made in China or Korea?

2) Is the build version yakju or something like yakjuwx/yakjusc/yakuux/etc? You can find this with the Android system info app

3) Who did you buy it from?

Thanks!
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] bat0nas:
Got my 4.0.2 update today in the morning (an hour ago) as well.

1. How to check that? Sticker under the battery doesn't have that info.

2. Mine is "yakjuwx". What does it say?

3. I bought mine in Lithuania/Europe and not from a mobile operator but from official store. Box says that it's made in Korea and distributor - Poland/Europe.

BTW, what has been fixed in 4.0.2?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] aquavalanche:
i believe it's the latest if you're unrooted.. no official update for 4.0.3 yet..
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] jvvpc:
Also recieved 4.0.2 today and got yakjuxw :)
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] wirtzpeitz:
My phone (i9250) just downloaded the 4.0.2 update. Upon reboot it got stuck on that android busy screen. After about half an hour I removed the battery. I could then boot into Android normally. It's still 4.0.1 and now claims there are no updates available.

My phone is rooted using the WugFresh method, but I did not install any custom ROM. Is it to be expected that a rooted Galaxy Nexus would fail OTA updates?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] martonikaj:
Have you changed the radio or recovery?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] AyeGee:
I have 4.0.1. Bought in Norway. Build is ITL41F.I9250XWKK9
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] reuthermonkey:
not an official OTA, but the official 4.0.3 update itself is right there on google's servers for any nexus user to build for themselves. Build your own zip.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] TiltedAz:
There was rumor/speculation of another update release by the end of January.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] bazzawhite:
Well it's February so rumours are rumours. Not being a smartass or anything. I hope we get the update soon. Some glitches are inconvenient.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Ridel:
Are updates carrier-centric? My phone reports that there are no updates, and I'm on 4.0.1.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] a1exus:
1) dont know

2) where do I see that?

3) VerizonWireless
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] miketoasty:
He is talking about the GSM model, you have CDMA.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] diegodbm:
I hope they release the OTA soon... it's so laggy....
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] The Drizzle:
If you used the WugFresh tool kit to unlock and root your phone, then it installed ClockworkMod Recovery. Having CWM on your phone will prevent it from receiving OTA updates.

IMHO if you've unlocked and rooted your phone, it's time for a custom rom. There are some really good, stable roms out there using 4.0.3. And the developers update far more frequently than you'd recieve OTA updates.

Don't be scared, the developers have made it as easy as they possibly could. Before a month ago, I'd never run anything but a stock phone. I'm still a complete noob, but I've run three different custom roms, flashed kernels, radios, and added mods... Just follow directions, always back-up, and if things get hairy, you've a large community of really smart people who are willing to help.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Dr Tone:
Considering they haven't even started rolling out 4.0.2 in some regions, I think we have a bit of a wait on our hands.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] martonikaj:
Its region-specific. Read up on this whole argument over "yakju" vs "yakju**" phones.