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[HTC Desire S] wageslave:
Hi folks,

I have read a number of guides and threads on the forum but I can't work out if any apply to what I want to do. I'm sure the info may be there but its not clear to me.

Basically I want root on my Desire S so that I can use aps like LUKS Manager, Orbot and so on. I don't want to install a new ROM as I'm happy with my what I have at the moment.

My hboot is 2.00.0002 and my Radio is 3822.10.08.04_M

Is what I want to do possible? If not and I have to install a new ROM is it possible to find one that matches what I have at the moment? How do I identitfy what that is?

Thanks in advance for all the help!
[HTC Desire S] eyahl:
everything is possible. Just follow the guides in this forum how to root your device (I recommend not to use htcdev). You don't have to install a new ROM.

But my personal opinion is to use a custom ROM, since they often have much more possibilities for customizing and a lot modifications for speed and performance. Are you still using stock ROM with sense 3.0 ?
[HTC Desire S] wageslave:
Hi, thanks for the reply. I've only accepted the updates provded by my network so I guess thats the stock ROM?

Yep, its HTC Sense 3

I must be missing something basic because from all the guides i've read you have to install a new ROm to keep root?
[HTC Desire S] eyahl:
Yes, it's stock right now.

At first you need to s-off your device (caution, you are about to void your warranty). You can do that using the revolutionary tool. Then you have to root, which can be done with superoneclick.

(edit: at this point you need to install a recovery like 4ext or cwm)

Root will not be undone when installing a

New ROM, neither do you need to install a new ROM. But I recommend to use a ROM with sense 3.5, it's much better.

You can find tutorials for everything I'm talking about right here in the forums.
[HTC Desire S] wageslave:
Ah, thats great, thanks. I didn't get that superoneclick could allow you to keep root.

Much appreciated.

I'll also look into the Sense 3.5. thanks again!
[HTC Desire S] eyahl:
I forgot to mention: after rooting,

You need to install a custom recovery like 4ext or cwm. It's for backing up your system and flashing roms and updates and anything else you need
[HTC Desire S] wageslave:
Ok, so if I get s-off and then keep root by using superoneclick does that mean that I won't be able to receive updates through my network?
[HTC Desire S] Steinhund:
If your s-off and rooted the installer will not install the update (never tried cause I dont use stock rom) - but there are alway newest rooted stock roms here on xda and you can update your system manually. Most of the time before your carrier sends you the "official" update.

But yes, you have to do it by yourself.
[HTC Desire S] eyahl:
+1

But I think if you s-off and root and DO NOT install any other ROM you might still be able to download official updates for your stock ROM over the air
[HTC Desire S] unix72:
Yes, you can use OTA (Over The Air update) ... but I think after that, you will loose your root

look at http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1186401 FAQ's No. 5
[HTC Desire S] wageslave:
ok, went to have a go at this but it looks like getting S-Off is quite complicated as well. I'm on HBOOT 2.00.0002.

Is there a shorter route to achieving root than:

downgrade

s-off

superoneclick (for root)

install custom recovery

If there isn't now is it likely to become available in the future or is the Desire S just difficult to do this with?
[HTC Desire S] bronx:
If You don't want to change rom, then stay s-on, unlock bootloader with htcdev and use superoneclick.
[HTC Desire S] eyahl:
use the htcdev, but as mentioned its not recommended

its not that hard to do the stuff...
[HTC Desire S] amidabuddha:
+1

this will give you exaclty what you require

AND if you have S-OFF and apply an OTA you will stuck in a bootloop (white HTC splash screen)
[HTC Desire S] wageslave:
That's great, and exactly what i was looking for, thanks!

I get that the steps might be easy enough, but there are quite a lot of them and instructions can contain loops when put together (I.e. downgrading to get root may require root in some instructionals). I do appreciate your help and advice though. I may well switch ROMs, especially in the future (I can't see myself affording a new phone any time soon!)

Thanks for the tip!
[HTC Desire S] darkrider24:
ok i am late but i think i can help.

first of all stop confusing the damn guy with different kinds of stuff. even i was like him before rooting my precious desire s. he will learn the advantages and disadvantages of revolutionary s-off as time passes by.

for now follow this guide as i did this (and trust me i had the same intentions as you do)

first get your adb and fastboot setup, this is the link http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1272595

then go to htcdev and unlock your phone. follow the process, its easier than you think.

after your done, download superoneclick and root your phone. if you dont know much about superoneclick then search around or google it and you will find your anwsers. one more thing, htcdev will reset your phone.

sorry if i am late if you have already rooteed your phone.
[HTC Desire S] bronx:
@up wth are U talkin' bout dude?

Case was closed two days ago, op was informed, understood, even thanked everyone. What are You trying to show in here?
[HTC Desire S] enigmaamit:
Who do you think you are? Batman?

You've basically danced around the same bush that bronx, eyahl and amidabuddha planted already and announced salvation to the world!

Ohhh.... am I too late to save the day?...is it too late for the poor non-rooted buggers?!! What'll the world do without me? The ship you're trying to board sailed away two days ago... party's over man... but it's fascinating to see the way you look at yourself! Knight in shining armor indeed!! :D:D:D

This is your first post on the forum, and this is how you behave, and talk to other members...? You reap what you sow man...

P.S. : Even the OP has more posts than you!! :p
[HTC Desire S] bronx:
Lmao :D

I guess I'm not the only one who is killing time watching these boards 50 times a day. ;)
[HTC Desire S] eyahl:
Nope, you're not the only one :D

Enigmaamit at his best

Sent my thoughts to your head with XDA App
[HTC EVO 3D] AndroidStyle:
Here are some wallpapers i made, but never posted them on XDA, so here we go:

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Here ill post Desktop papers... :)

come back later for more ;)
[HTC EVO 3D] cmbaughman:
Nice! Thanks much!
[HTC EVO 3D] tbone72:
Very nice! Thanks for your work! Very nice!
[HTC EVO 3D] AndroidStyle:
Thanks, ill make desktop papers too :)
[HTC EVO 3D] theotrman:
These are great man. Thank you!
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mushymusa:
i will go lil short first...The phone was working fine and i belive it was on win6.5, then starts freezing on "Stick Together" so i wenst to T-Mobile site and download the new rom...and that stuck on 8%..then when ever i turn on the phone it says upgrade error. please try again...then i start youtube stuff, download this download that...and keep playing with it...so now i have download most of the threads here...i guess i have even deleted the original rom by playing with it...so i install Nand andriod on it...and till last night it was stuck on go!go!go!.. then today i download hspl4. install 3.3 and now it's tuck on error..but this time on computer not on my phone...i donno what to do now...i just want to flash everything...and start from begining...i tried hard reset several time so now it's not even doing that..lol...i know i screwd up...but still if i start from scratch i might b able to run this phone...so i want the proper guide..if any help will be greatful..thanx
[Galaxy Y GT-S5360 General] angel_boulevard:
GT 540 using resistive touchscreen

SGY using capacitive touchscreen..Better
[Galaxy Y GT-S5360 General] Ron G:
gt540 have resistive touchscreen. But this phone have to many custom rom. Gt540 have cm9 ics rom to. And this phone can overclock to 1ghz. But gt540 is old phone. And galaxy y is nex phone. In future galaxy y will be have cm7 and ics. In my opinion buy samsung galaxy y.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] SyzwnFrzRdz:
I'm using LPB kernel, rooted. I wanna change to LP6 kernel. What's the step-by-step instructions? :D
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] MemoryController:
Download the rooted xxlpb cfroot reboot to cwm install zip done end
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] CtlAltDefeat:
Well this, but he wants to use XXLP6 kernel, so replace xxlpb with xxlp6. So just normally using CWM.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] al_madd:
first.please post in Q&A section

second:refer intratech thread..search LP6 stock kernel..flash via odin or Recovery
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] SyzwnFrzRdz:
Thanks guys! Got it now! ;D

Btw, anyone uses Wanam's ROM? Does the 8.3 version uses LPB or LP6 kernel? Hehe.
[Atrix 4G General] jakson0100:
Click “Add Video” button to load your various video files, such as MKV, AVI, VOB, MPG, MOV, MTS, M2TS, TiVo, and more. To rip DVD to Motorola Atrix 4G, just place DVD in optical drive and click “Load DVD”.

Select Motorola Atrix 4G supported video format for conversion.

Click on “Format” bar and to select a video format that is supported by Motorola Atrix 4G. Most acceptable formats are H.264 MP4 and DivX AVI. For example, you may follow "Android” and select “Motorola Droid (X) H.264 720P(*.mp4). This format shrinks a 90min DVD movie to H.264 MP4 file of around 900M.

For better quality or smaller file size, you may follow “Common Video”>> “DivX AVI-Audio Video Interleave(DivX)(*.avi) or “H.264 Video (*.mp4)” and customize the format in next step.

Adjust resolution, bitrate, etc for Motorola Atrix 4G.

Click on “Settings” and set desired size, bitrate, frame rate, sample rate, etc. To reduce video file size, set lower bitrate. To improve video quality, set higher bitrate. To get 16:9 video on Motorola Atrix 4G, set video “Size” to “1280*720” or input “850*480” in “Size” box.

Convert videos/Rip DVD to Motorola Atrix 4G supported format.

Click “Convert” to start ripping DVD to Motorola Atrix 4G/converting MKV, AVI, MP4, WMV videos to Motorola Atrix 4G. The lower bitrate you set, the shorter it takes to complete the process. The Video DVD to Motorola Atrix 4G Converter never gets you involved in sync issues. Once conversion is done, you can click “Open” button to get the final output files for transferring videos to your Motorola Atrix 4G.
[HTC Sensation] knightsray:
I have the Anker 1900 mah battery in my Sensation from T-Mobile and I'm currently using Android Revolution HD 6.2.1. I would like to know what rom is giving the best battery life for you guys with the same battery under your heaviest usage.

Sometimes I'm getting 10-12 hours under my normal everyday usage. I use my phone alot though so I would consider it heavy usage.

Please let me know your results! :)
[HTC Sensation] mystic74:
I am using the same rom (1.5 Kernel) with you under T-Mobile.

Make sure that you are on top of your screen brightness.

Display is the most critical part in the device regarding to battery.

Even it comes before what rom you are using.

Hope it helps
[HTC Sensation] beston94:
Well if you are looking for something that has great battery life and is a ice cream sandwich rom, then I suggest you try the Virtuous Inquisition 3.0.0 rom. The moment you flash this rom, you will not be disappointed with any fc's or any weird bugs that could occur in other roms. Now keep in mind, this rom has been stripped from sense and only the camera and other small applications are remaining. And last but not least, I consider the battery really amazing. Why? Because it gets me through the day on medium usage. My medium usage is: 1 hour reading book, 5-10 calls, 20 texts, 35 minutes internet and some 25 minutes of music. Remember nobody can tell you the actual battery life that you will get because we all use our phones in different ways.

Have a good day.
[HTC Sensation] coleshill121:
Are there any guides on maximising the sensation battery life? I have an Anker, a generic 1700mAh and the stock Sensation battery (Not XE) but none of them seem to last more than 8 hours at the moment.

How can I best manage my display usage? I have it on automatic at the moment, but I'm sure I must be doing something wrong. I'm using Android Revolution HD 6.2.1.
[HTC Sensation] k0zmic:
Adjust it manually, i.e. make it as dark as you can while still being able to see it well enough.

Personally, I just leave Auto-Brightness on and my battery lasts enough to get me through a day.

Quite a comprehensive guide here: http://smartphonegears.com/2011/04/how-to-improve-htc-sensation-battery-life/
[HTC Sensation] DDeveryday:
I'm running the unoffical CM9 build running SebastianFM's kernel. I got 9 hours yesterday til it dropped to 30%. A little music, some gaming, texting, and about 5 calls around couple minutes each call.
[HTC Sensation] yourpassenger:
I'm running CM9 rom with stock kernel, battery life isn't great. I tryied virtious but got fc + boot loop
[HTC Sensation] beston94:
What do you mean you got boot loop? Did you flash the correct firmware? The correct one is 3.24. Also did you remember to superwipe before you flash the rom in order to make sure that you have wiped everything?

Try those options and see the magic within the virtuous inquisition rom :]

Have a good day.
[HTC Sensation] yourpassenger:
Yes I did, on both occasions the ROM worked for about 30 mionutes, then FC'd, rebooted, got to the V splash screen, then rebooted again and got stuck on white htc screen. This was after flashing ShnizlonSettings_VI.zip, whether that had something to do with it I don't know.
[HTC Sensation] status_six:
Using Virtuous Quattro a3, I get through the day with heavy use, music, emails, browsing, irc, calls, few SMS and tinkering/tweaking.

Today it has been idling apart from a few SMS, and was on 81% at 9pm, off charge at 7am.
[HTC Sensation] tblade2:
varies I guess

I have the stock T-Mobile battery and just checked its got about 7.5 hrs and 60% on the batt.

probably about 2-3 hrs of music and 10-15 mins of calls, plus maybe 20 mins of games so far...

I've got the Elegancia ICS on it, plus a buncha apps
[HTC Sensation] caloyzter:
Here you go buddy did a screenshot for you. Using Darkforest Rom 5.2.0 with true AOSP experience on sense by shnizlon. I'm playing zenonia 4 quite addicted at it, brightness is at 50, wifi never turned off. Hope this helps. :cool:

Im really sorry forgot it was anker battery question. Im using the stock battery of sensation xe. sorry bud.
[HTC Sensation] knightsray:
Well guys I switched to Virtuous Inquisition 3.5.0 and it's provided better battery life for sure! I think just the bloat of Sense sometimes brings down battery life depending on the rom. Virtuous is also a little bit snappier and overall more responsive.

Just the other day I sent over 500 text messages and received just as many before I hit 60%. I never seen anything like that before. I had Wifi on and my screen at full brightness.
[Nexus S General] Ryanmetalman:
Phone: Nexus S I9020A

ROM: Kangy11

Kernel: Matr1x 16.5

Governer: smartassv2

Scheduler: noop

Over the last 2 days I've been having trouble playing FLAC files. The files play but in a stop/start fashion. Keeps breaking every 3 seconds.

I've tried flashing the ROM again, put in the default kernel, went back to default ICS and even tried a factory reset and complete davlik cache wipe but the problem is persisting.

Has anyone else encountered this problem?

Thanks.

Ryan.

(Apologies if I have posted in the wrong place)
[Nexus S General] funkiefresh:
Try minimum 200 MHz for CPU speed. That fixed my skipping with flac.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] SnowPluralism:
Hello Everyone.

Yesterday i flashed my S2 with the sock 4.0.3 from SamMobile (I9100XXLP2)

everything is working just fine but i got my wallpaper really laggy, all other things run really smooth even the menu above wallpaper!

What can i do to resolve this?

Thanks in Advance
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] TheSaw:
Wait for the final release.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mintvilla:
heres an idea, dont run leaked/beta software...............................
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tsinc:
Why not XXLPB? It's much better, really!
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Virtualsk:
Install XXLPB.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] CtlAltDefeat:
When I installed XXLP2 it was laggy for me aswell, and had other issues. As others have said, XXLPB is much better, but of course if you want to avoid lagginess and most other issues, wait for stable.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] SnowPluralism:
how can i retun to 2.3.6 While I Wait to a more Stable 4.0?

Does XXLPB good for daily use? what kind of bugs should i expect?
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] CtlAltDefeat:
Of course, you can return to 2.3.6 :) It's what I did.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] angelomaldito:
IMHO, XXLPB is good enough for daily use. Some apps freeze sometimes, but it happened to me also with official GB ROMs, Screen responsiveness is, IMHO, better than any GB ROM I used, including the official Samsung released ones, especially regarding text selection, which I can perform much better than I used to do with GB.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] daz_2000:
Whats best 2.3.6 rom?
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] JJEgan:
No best rom on XDA read the dev section choose one you understand how to install and whats not in the rom .

jje
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] SnowPluralism:
I´ve Solved the issue installing Nova Launcher!

This Works either if the nova launcher is runing or NOT!

Test for Yourself!

If i helped hit thanks button
[Xperia Play Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] zacseph:
Ok, so the battery died on my play yesterday so, as you do, I went and got the charger and plugged it in. Once it was charging I turned it back on. However, when I went to use it all I saw was this:

My first thought was to take the battery out and reboot so I did - as I was taking out the battery I saw a flash of the old screen for a second just before the power went.

Rebooted but no change.

I tried to backup and restore with the SE sofware but I couldn't put the phone in media something mode and it wouldn't allow me to.

So I reinstalled using SEUS instead, powered back on and no change.

It's really bugging me. The screen starts up with "SonyEricsson" which says to me the screen is surely not broken or disconnected, ut then I get this fuzzy / static mess and nothing else.

It's only a few months old so it's probably under warranty, but I really don't want to have to send it back - it's been less than 24 hours and I'm already missing it!! :p

Anyone have any ideas?

P.S. - I've also tried rebooting without the memory card and/or sim card, but no diff.
[Xperia Play Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] fma965:
do you think it is software or hardware related. you could try WotanServer or flashtool to flash stock I think the bootloader doesn't need to be unlocked for official files.

Fma965 - Forgottencoders.co.uk
[Xperia Play Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] zacseph:
Since the screen was showing the logo when booting, I assumed it must be a software issue - just used flashtool and it said everything was successful... but the screen is still the same - and now "SonyEricsson" doesn't come up at the start anymore...
[Xperia Play Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Gauravpreetsingh:
its the screen damage or motherboard problem...i faced thr same issue..take it to sony care
[Xperia Play Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jessepow:
I have this same problem.......can it be related to the slider flex cable??? How did you get it resolved your answer really would help me. My location restricts me from returning it and its not under warranty anymore.
[Xperia Play Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Gauravpreetsingh:
i went to SE care. At first, they told me that they had replaced the display along with the flex cable. Then the phone wouldnt charge. So they changed the motherboard also. But this entire process took over a month. Was really unhappy that they couldnt identify the problem at first. But i wasnt charged any money because of warranty, so its all good. i Suggest you take it to any care center and first get the problem diagnosed. If you are paying for replacing it the motherboard , it is as good as purchasing a new phone.
[Xperia Play Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] romcio47:
Had almost the same problem when I slided my phone when it was 3 degrees Celsius "cold". I destroyed flex cable and my screen started to freeze and show random RGB pixellation.

I think it's 99% broken flex or 1% motherboard. I suggest you to give your Xperia PLAY back to Sony if it's under warranty.

Cheers.
[Xperia Play Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] harmless_noob:
its ridiculous I have the same problem when I unlock my phone. i emailed the company i got it from but im still waiting for a reply haven't dropped it or anything, but for now i slide the phone and have to use it like that and even then it the screen flickers a few times.

http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/849/120223225408.png/

http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/830/120223225431.png/

http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/13/120223225440.png/

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[Xperia Play Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Runadumb:
I have the same problem, just happened out of no where as the phone has been working fine. It pushed me into buying a GS3 but I still want the play for gaming. I've had mine for over a year and I bought it off ebay so I'm not holding out much hope for warranty.
[Xperia Play Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Oxynium:
It is Flex Cable. I had exact same problem, boot logo was showing like normal and then w00t.
[Xperia Play Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] boomtngz:
hi everyone

same problem as every1 fuzzy screen can anyone be 110% sure it is the ribbon

as my warranty is finished and i have to do it myself
[Xperia Play Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Erikwithafro:
Yeah it's flex cable stuff. I had to get a new phone because of this. When you get it fixed, just start being careful with sliding your phone open.
[Xperia Play Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] GTDarthYoda:
100% sure?

I hate to bring up a dead thread but I now have 2 plays with this issue...

Pretty sure I can fix it myself...
[Xperia Play Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] hansi66627:
I had this problem too. You can bring it to your store and give it Tod sony. You will get a new working phone.

Gesendet von meinem R800i mit Tapatalk 2
[Xperia Play Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] GTDarthYoda:
Flex cable swapped out, Play number 1 successfully fixed. It really wasn't that hard to fix either.
[Xperia Play Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] neato4u:
same issue here.. looks like it's a very common issue with the Xplay
[Xperia Play Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] zacseph:
Ok, so after I first posted this thread, I brought my play to the nearest repair centre and had it fixed up. However, a few days ago it started back up again... Since its out of warranty ill probably just try fix it myself, but it's kinda creepy that it's almost exactly a year since it first happened... O_o
[Xperia Play Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] baddler:
Sorry to bump an old thread but this happened to my phone this week also. I'd like to be able to fix it myself but I have literally no experience with doing such a thing - is it a straightforward case of screwing the cover off and simply replacing the cable or is there certain pitfalls that I should avoid?

My phone is not in warranty (bought second hand) so would rather pay 20 euro for a flex cable on ebay than pay double or triple that to have it repaired.