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[HTC Desire S] Saf98:
I havnt downloaded yet wasn't sure which one to do so ill do the one u said to do.
[HTC Desire S] jmcclue:
Well that depends if ur phone is unlocked (carrier). If it is then crack on.
[HTC Desire S] Saf98:
Yh it is this use to be my brothers phone and it was on gb but updated to ics from htcdev ruu.

is this the right one? Desire S

HTC

WWE

RUU

N/A

v4.0	404.0 MB

14.01.401.2

edit: where should i start from?

Downgrading

Quote:

a. Make sure you are still on fastboot with the above message.

b. Open the RUU that you've chosen to install on your phone

c. The RUU must detect your phone version as 1.27.405.6

d. If you have received errors, then you've done something wrong. Review everything that you've done and check the guide again.

If everything went well, you should have successfully downgraded your phone and your HBOOT.

what does itn mean above messaging?
[HTC Desire S] jmcclue:
Download this ruu

http://shipped-roms.com/download.ph...5AU_3805.06.02.03_M_release_199410_signed.exe

Then when u do the misc version part in the guide ul need to type in the number of the ruu that ur going to use ^

1.47.401.4

That way when u get to the part where u need run the ruu, the ruu thinks thats what is already installed on ur phone.

So u need to do...

Preparations Quote:

a. Create a folder "downsaga" on your C:

b. Copy misc_version, on that folder.

Modifying the version of your phone Quote:

a. Connect the phone using USB cable using "Charge ONLY" and USB Debugging is ON.

b. Open command prompt and input these codes:

Code:

adb push C:\downsaga\misc_version /data/local/tmp

adb shell chmod 777 /data/local/tmp/misc_version

adb shell

su

cd /data/local/tmp ./misc_version -s 1.47.401.4

exit

adb reboot-bootloader

c. Your phone should now be read as the version you've placed there (but not visible to settings)

Locking the bootloader Quote:

a. You should be on fastboot

c. In cmd use this command to lock the bootloader:

Code:

fastboot oem lock

c. You might receive an error message on your CMD but don't mind it. The phone should restart itself automatically on bootloader, and you should be able to notice at the top saying "***RE-LOCKED***", and might also has *Security Warning*. Just ignore.

Downgrading Quote:

a. Make sure you are still on fastboot with the above message.

b. Open the RUU that you've chosen to install on your phone

c. The RUU must detect your phone version as 1.47.401.4

d. If you have received errors, then you've done something wrong. Review everything that you've done and check the guide again.

Iv just copied what u need to do and edited the ruu number so just type whats above and follow. Read the official guide to. I cant help anymore, u need to learn and understand urself coz if something goes wrong ur not gona have a clue what happend and then ur gona be posting more questions. Just read read read and try to understand. If u still cant figure it out then give up, its not for u :p
[HTC Desire S] Saf98:
got an error when i open the ruu

Error Code:-5001 : 0x80070002

Error Information:

>SetupNew\setup.cpp (142)

PAPP:

PVENDOR:

PGUID:

$

[MENTION=3556876]Windows 7[/MENTION] / Server 2008 R2 Service Pack 1 (7601)

IE Version: 9.11.9600.17239

i know the problem i think the ruu is only 14.5mb? i will redownload.

Edit: ok ran ruu but my image version was different 14. ? And it said it will change to 1.47.401.4 so I ran it while it was going through process an error occured sayin I havnt got the right ruu?
[HTC Desire S] jmcclue:
U sure the phone is carrier unlocked?

Did u do the misc version correct?

When u ran the ruu did the popup box say ur version 1.47.401 and update to 1.47.401? In other words was there 2 of the same version numbers in the box?
[HTC Desire S] Saf98:
Yh it should be unlocked I'm on giffgaff which works and Yh I did do the misc part and relock bootloader but the numbers wasn't same.
[HTC Desire S] jmcclue:
Well then u didnt do the misc version correct, if u did then when u run ruu it says ur version thats on ur phone and the version ur about to update to. Both numbers should be same.
[HTC Desire S] Saf98:
Hmm ok ill try again tomorrow it might be because I copied the misc command all at once.
[HTC Desire S] jmcclue:
Really? U type in one line at a time, press enter then next line, press enter and so on. U should really go read a adb & fastboot guide and learn basic commands and how things work. Ul end up killing ur phone at this rate bud haha.

So Ul need to unlock ur bootloader again using the same Unlock_code.bin then boot phone up, enable usb debugging and start again.
[HTC Desire S] Saf98:
I did do one line at a time and then my pc just rebooted? So then I did all of it not the downgrade part just the exit command and Carried on so do have unlock bootloader again :banghead:
[HTC Desire S] Saf98:
didnt work again...

C:\downsaga>adb push C:\downsaga\misc_version /data/local/tmp

991 KB/s (15837 bytes in 0.015s)

C:\downsaga>adb shell chmod 777 /data/local/tmp/misc_version

C:\downsaga>adb shell

shell@android:/ $ su

su

1|shell@android:/ $ cd /data/local/tmp ./misc_version -s 1.47.401.4

cd /data/local/tmp ./misc_version -s 1.47.401.4

/system/bin/sh: cd: too many arguments

1|shell@android:/ $ exit

exit

C:\downsaga>adb reboot-bootloader

C:\downsaga>fastboot oem lock

...

(bootloader) Lock successfully...

FAILED (status read failed (No such file or directory))

finished. total time: 0.310s

C:\downsaga>

the ruu my image wasnt same and im from desktop does that make a difference?
[HTC Desire S] jmcclue:
Do everything from the fastboot folder, all commands. Go read the official guide. It works perfect, i done mine first time using that guide, so the error is something on ur side. Type in each command, press enter, even take a photo of the command window once ur done, it would help me understand exactly what uv done/typed.
[HTC Desire S] Saf98:
I did do it each time and I done misc part twice because my computer shutdown so idk check the cmd log if its correct.

---------- Post added at 10:34 PM ---------- Previous post was at 10:30 PM ----------

Which fastboot folder should I do it from?
[HTC Desire S] jmcclue:
Which fastboot folder? Thought we went through this whole fastboot folder thing?? The folder where u flashed the Unlock_code from... Open command window there and do every command in that window.. do each command, from the guide exactly and when u run the ruu it should display the same 2 numbers. If it dont then u did something wrong,, again. It worked for me first time so its something ur doing wrong. Like i said take a pic of the command window once ur done so i can see exactly what uv done.

I cant help anymore, i keep telling u same thing and u still got no idea bout fastboot. I cant help unless u go figure out and understand what it is ur doing. Banging head and brickwall come to mind....
[HTC Desire S] Saf98:
Yh but I've already unlocked bootloader again and I've made a folder called downsaga with the misc version file in there and then I do shift and right click to get to cmd and I type the commands etc and I made a file called android too with the fastboot folder and the unlock bin from before so do.u mean do the misc part from there?
[HTC Desire S] Saf98:
What message is it supposed to say after the misc part it says "too many arguments" what does that mean?
[HTC Desire S] bomil:
Maybe this tool will help you and simplify everything:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2499926

Sent from my Desire S
[HTC Desire S] Saf98:
But I want s off...
[HTC Desire S] Saf98:
[MENTION=4577482]jmcclue[/MENTION] I know what the problem was o think u forgot to mention when u type Su in cmd I unlock lock screen and supersu comeup and I granted so that worked I didn't see this before and on the ruu it showed same numbers now 1.47.x so it start doing its thing my phone went into the HTC logo (not white.background) and after a bit the RUU came to an error customer I.d 131 please use the correct ruu this might be because after locking bootloader and rebooting through command my pc rebooted again but misc part worked correctly:thumbup: so what should I do now? My hboot is still the same 2x
[HTC Desire S] jmcclue:
I forgot to mention? Erm.. no, im not here to hold ur hand, i told u read the guide many times, all i did was copy/paste a part of the guide so i didnt forget anything.

IF the ruu failed due to cid then ur phone must Not be unlocked like U said it was. Either make a goldcard (search for how to) or find the correct ruu.
[HTC Desire S] Saf98:
In the guide it never mentioned specifically what should happen after command Su I've even sent u the commands I've done to see what I did wrong. I actually tried the goldcard in that guide but I think the website was down so I tried the cmd way it looked like it was doing its job but until the last command I got an error I think it said device not found?
[HTC Desire S] Saf98:
In the guide it never mentioned specifically what should happen after command Su I've even sent u the commands I've done to see what I did wrong. I actually tried the goldcard in that guide but I think the website was down so I tried the cmd way it looked like it was doing its job but until the last command I got an error I think it said device not found?

from my HTC Desire S using XDA Free mobile app

Edit: I ask my brother he said it was already unlocked so what now?
[HTC Desire S] Saf98:
The ruu u gave me before when I got cid error and its an Europe one which should have worked what other ruu should work idk there original hboot or version can?
[HTC Desire S] jmcclue:
It should work if u were carrier unlocked. Put ur phone in fastboot mode plug in to pc, open fastboot command window and type

fastboot getvar all

Post results here
[HTC Desire S] Saf98:
C:\adb>fastboot getvar all

(bootloader) version: 0.5

(bootloader) version-bootloader: 2.02.0002

(bootloader) version-baseband: 3831.19.00.110

(bootloader) version-cpld: None

(bootloader) version-microp: None

(bootloader) version-main: 1.47.401.42

(bootloader) serialno: SH15ATJ04541

(bootloader) imei: cant tell u

(bootloader) product: saga

(bootloader) platform: HBOOT-7230

(bootloader) modelid: PG8810000

(bootloader) cidnum: VODAP001

(bootloader) battery-status: good

(bootloader) battery-voltage: 3819mV

(bootloader) partition-layout: Generic

(bootloader) security: on

(bootloader) build-mode: SHIP

(bootloader) boot-mode: FASTBOOT

(bootloader) commitno-bootloader: dirty-90dc471e

(bootloader) hbootpreupdate: 12

(bootloader) gencheckpt: 0

all: Done!

finished. total time: -0.000s
[HTC Desire S] lhn1989:
a perfect guide!
[HTC Desire S] shaftmaster:
I managed to unlock the phone with htc dev easily enough. Unfortunately I got stuck at step 5 when I went into recovery.

It just stays on the image for '3' (my service provider in the UK).

I'm guessing maybe I did something wrong when I did:

cd c:\android-tools [press enter]
fastboot flash recovery recovery.img [press enter]

I can still go into the bootloader but nothing else after that.

EDIT: I used ClockworkMod instead and flashed cm7 and it worked beautifully. I've thanked the OP.
[HTC Desire S] Ruddi`:
Thx for this awesome guide. Helped me a lot :D
[HTC Desire S] ultrametroid:
My phones not booting not sure what to do. I followed all the steps my phone is now stuck on the boot screen from the rom I believe any idea whats wrong? its been on it for about 10 minutes and its just looping through
[HTC Desire S] n0elite:
Which step are you at now? Which ROM are you using? Try a different rom.
[HTC Desire S] dan-fish:
This usually happens from not doing a full wipe
[HTC Desire S] FuzzyBlacken:
Rooted + S-ON

Ok

I have Desire S 2.3.5 Rooted + S-ON. This is what I had done. Any idea if i can follow step 4/5 to get complete root?

1. Used HTCDev.com to Unlock bootloader

2. Used SU + AndroidFlasher to install CWM.
[HTC Desire S] n0elite:
Almost all roms are pre-rooted so you don't need to root if you follow my guide.
[HTC Desire S] FuzzyBlacken:
No. As far as i know. I'm having root but S-ON. Can i install custom ROM? No right?

I need to get S-OFF as well.

Using the Android Flasher, S is still On.
[HTC Desire S] n0elite:
Ok do whatever you want.
[HTC Desire S] StvnKwlzk:
If u wanted to achieve s-off status, you did the wrong tutorial. You can flash roms with this tutorial, but you will have to flash the boot.img via fastboot. Just use the searchtool in this forum, it'll help you.
[HTC Desire S] jellileo:
"5) Open the rom (.zip file) you downloaded in step 1 and put the ''boot.img'' file in ''C:\android-tools''

If you followed this tutorial you already copied your desired rom your on your MicroSD card.

Now we boot into the bootloader again, this time we select recovery."

I have followed every detail in every step with everything going fine up until I select recovery.

My phone goes to that white HTC boot screen, then goes to a black screen with the phone showing a logo like it is syncing or downloading something (green arrows) then it shows a sign as if something has gone wrong. red caution sign over the phone and nothing happens. I have to take the battery out and it works fine when it boots up again. I tried it again, and the exact same thing happens.

Please help

*** UNLOCKED ***

HTC desire s

HBOOT- 2.00.0002

vodafone uk
[HTC Desire S] n0elite:
First of all, never pull out your battery without knowing what you're exactly doing. It can **** up your eMMC chip which leads to a dead Desire S.

If I understand you correctly, you can't boot into recovery?

Solution:

That's how you get into recovery.
[HTC Desire S] JKolev:
Hi everyone, I'm new around here and to all this so I'm sorry if this sounds silly.

I followed everything exactly as described by n0elite and I got to step 5 where I have to install the custom rom from my SD card. I chose the ZIP from the SD card but now it is stuck on installing for about 30 minutes.

How long does an installation of a rom usualy take? What should I try to do next if something went wrong during the installation process?

The rom I tried to install is CyanogenMod 9 Alpha Builds [4.0.4][CM 2.6.35.14-ICS] since I want the ICS experience on the Desire S.

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Many thanks for this tutorial to n0elite and everyone else who contributed through comments!
[HTC Desire S] n0elite:
30 minutes sounds a bit too long. I think it normally takes around 10-20 minutes not longer. You might have downloaded a corrupted zip. Try to download it again, if it has a md5 , verify the downloaded rom.

Also don't forget to wipe cache.

If that don't work try to format your SD-card.
[HTC Desire S] JKolev:
How should I go about turning the phone off? Will the Power Off button work or should I use the Vol Up+Vol Down + Power Button and then pull the battery out?
[HTC Desire S] ben_pyett:
I would first try to use Vol Up+Vol Down + Power Button in order to reboot the device and try to get it to enter the boot loader,

Other wise attempt to reboot it using adb, see note in my signature, other wise last safe option would be for you to let the battery run down.

Swyped firm ym Desire S unsig XAD Permuim
[HTC Desire S] JKolev:
Thanks ben_pyett!

I'm currently trying again the CM9 Alpha build but it seems to be stuck at the same place.

I'll try the IceColdSandwich version next.
[HTC Desire S] ben_pyett:
sounds like something additional must be wrong, please post your full boot loader screen, and just checking that you did remember to perform a full wipe of all partitions before applying the new ROM?

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[HTC Desire S] JKolev:
Yes I deleted everything before installing from SD card. It says so in the CM 9 Alpha build thread too.

I went to Swipe and deleted the caches and everything else except the SD card.

I'm not sure if this is the thing you mean but here goes:

*** UNLOCKED ***

SAGA PVT SHIP S-ON RL

HBOOT-2.00.0002

RADIO-3822.10.08.04_M

eMMC-boot

Aug 22 2011, 15:22:13

HBOOT

Vol Up- to previous

Vol Down - to next

Power - to select

Fastboot

Recovery

Factory Reset

Simlock

Image CRC
[HTC Desire S] jmcclue:
Delete ur imei number from the post. Like i thought ur phone is carrier locked to vodafone. Soo ul need to find a vodafone ruu
[HTC Desire S] Saf98:
So I'm going to have to start again now haha.
[HTC Desire S] jmcclue:
U wouldnt of needed to but u said at the start ur phone was carrier unlocked. Hopefully now all will go right.
[HTC Desire S] Saf98:
So do I have to unlock bootloader again, do misc part to make the ruu think I've already got the same image version and then run the ruu.:cool:
[HTC Desire S] jmcclue:
Exactly. Just make sure u download the correct ruu (for vodafone)
[HTC Desire S] Saf98:
Tried to use revolutionary when I load it up it shows waiting for device even though I got the drivers installed?
[HTC Desire S] jmcclue:
Unplug phone, Exit revolutionary, go to settings, then apps, then development and check usb debugging (i think thats where it is) plug in phone to pc, set to charge only, then run revolutionary see what happens.
[HTC Desire S] Saf98:
I already ticked usb debugging and fast boot off too and still the same.
[HTC Desire S] jmcclue:
I dunno so. Usually "waiting for device" is driver and or computer issue.
[HTC Desire S] Saf98:
Lol it was becuase I did it from fastboot had to turn on and I'm s-off now but failed cwm but that doesn't matter cos ill just flash 4ext pg88img.zip and then flash supersu from recovery.
[HTC Desire S] rat2244:
is this 4ext recovery touch or regular?
[HTC Desire S] Saf98:
Probably touch.
[HTC Desire S] jensakajensen:
boot.img

Dammit I'm an idiot boot.img is in the rom the guides says to down load.

All is working fine now :) hope none saw my post before I edited again now
[HTC Desire S] namsn120990:
I also have a question you want to ask the forum

my HTC Desire C is the root, after using 'select and move' by 'key power - volume buttons' to Clockwork mod table to select 'instals to zip ..' then do not use the power button to selec

May all who help. I so want to root my htc desire c
[HTC Desire S] fprado06:
thanks man. its help a lot for me....
[HTC Desire S] DenisZabar:
Hi, probably off topic but after 3 days reading this forum no solution is found. I unlocked i flash my htc desire s with this guide completly and now only rom that

is working is this from link in guide. Please advice or remove my question to appropriate thread.

SAGA PVT SHIP S-ON RL

HBOOT 2.00.0002

RADIO 3822.10.08.04_M
[HTC Desire S] DenisZabar:
Regular. Works perfect. It has backup restore so you can create backup, play with another ROM and if you dont like it you can restore

to earlier image with all contacts, messages and setings.
[HTC Desire S] ben_pyett:
Are you separately flashing the boot.img from the downloaded ROM?

As you're s on you must do, there are guides in the index section my signature for links to index

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[HTC Desire S] JKolev:
I thought that I am supposed to flash the boot.img after the rom is installed through the 4ext recovery menu in bootloader. Did I misunderstand this all?

This is from the CM9 Alpha Build thread:

----

CyanogenMod 9 Alpha for HTC Desire S

Installation (From any other ROM):

In recovery:

- Wipe all (system, data, cache)

- Flash update-cm-9-XXXXXXXX-NIGHTLY-saga-signed.zip

(where X is date of the latest build)

- (Optional) Flash Google Apps

- HTCdev unlocked devices only: Flash boot.img via fastboot

----

HTCDev unlocked devices need to do flash boot.img via fastboot as a last step or instead of flashing directly from SD?
[HTC Desire S] ben_pyett:
No sorry you're right i didn't fully read directly

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[HTC Desire S] jellileo:
ok, finally got into recovery, not sure how did nothing different, pressed the volume and power keys when it returned to that screen where nothing happens for ages.

that prompted the recovery menu to load and stuff

i had a bit of a problem when formating EXT3 to EXT4 but it's all good now and I'm just setting my phone with "virtuous_quattro_rc2_saga"

cheers for you help
[HTC Desire S] JKolev:
Well I managed to install the IceColdSandwich rom without a problem and it installed in less than a minute so I suppose there was something wrong with the CM9 Alpha Build. Strange since I checked the MD5 and it matched.

Thanks for your help once again guys! It's not so hard as long as you read properly and ask nicely for help :)
[HTC Desire S] d4k-pho3nix:
Tanks

Thanks for your tutorial , that's help me from my problem:)
[HTC Desire S] Fredericosilva:
Anyone can explain me the practical differences between do this guide or downgrade hboot and use revoltution?

Any time I want flash a new ROM I have to do the entire guide again?

Its possible to return to stock ROM after using this guide?
[HTC Desire S] StvnKwlzk:
you just have to flash the boot.img every time u flash a rom.

main difference is that with HTC Unlocker, you have no warranty anymore, htc saves the data, as far as i know.

I prefer downgrading hboot, because you can always go back to stock quite easily without voiding your warranty.
[HTC Desire S] Fredericosilva:
But this guide seems to me more safe instead of downgrade... or am I wrong?

I want be sure of what I am doing to prevent damage my DS. :)
[HTC Desire S] SnowiiSnowii:
Hi, going through a few different routes I have finally managed to put a custom ROM on my DS. I have 2.HBOOT and unlocket bootloader with HTCDev.

I have a few issues:

1) after trying MUIU ICS ROM and flashing the boot.img as described in the guide I am unable to reflash the boot with any other animation, so no matter what rom (boot.img) I flash, the MUIU one is on after power on... Ideas?

2) After installing 4EXT and putting CM7.1 or reaper or actually even the MUIU rom on, I get bunch of force closes right after the first boot. I have just put the last reaper on and this is what I get stopping unexpectedly:

1st boot: android.process.acore

2nd boot: calendar.storage, after installing gmail from market that gives me force close as well :(

---- ok now this is really weird, I tried to put prerooted sense based stock on the DS, clearing both cache and dalvik before, when the sense rom finally loaded it had the background I selected in the last rom set as the background, then gave me a few force closes again... damn what is going on?

edit: problem SOLVED, I am a true noob and didn't do a factory reset with all the wipes so that was it...

I have tried fixing permission but that didnt help. I am worried that throuhg not the exact way of how to get custom rom capable DS I might have messed something up, any advice?

cheers guys!
[HTC Desire S] n0elite:
Clear data. Not only dalvik and cachel
[HTC Desire S] Fredericosilva:
Can I backup my stock ROM whit 4EXT and later restore it if I want?
[HTC Desire S] n0elite:
Yes, no problem.
[HTC Desire S] Fredericosilva:
Sucess :) Im now using Endymion v3.4

Thanks
[HTC Desire S] Fredericosilva:
I select "format all partitions(except sdcard)", that was what was supposed to do?
[HTC Desire S] StvnKwlzk:
If you do everything right according to the downgrade guides you should be fine. I did the downgrade a month ago because i wanted warranty and it worked like charm without any problems.
[HTC Desire S] n0elite:
format everything except sd. You should've formatted ext3 to ext4 though.
[HTC Desire S] Fredericosilva:
I think my partitions were already in ext4...
[HTC Desire S] Duke_Nuke:
What is the pros/cons of rooting using this method rather than making your phone S-OFF then rooting?
[HTC Desire S] suku_patel_22:
This method gives you S-on with unlocked bootloader. You need to root later on using super one click or flash a pre-rooted ROM

Swyped from my Desire S waiting for Kernel 3, WAKE UP HTC
[HTC Desire S] Duke_Nuke:
Sorry if I'm being stupid, but I'm confused.
[HTC Desire S] StvnKwlzk:
This method will NOT give you s-off, it'll just unlock your bootloader
[HTC Desire S] esideboi:
yes it only unlock bootloader, but you are still S-On, thank you for guide
[HTC Desire S] suku_patel_22:
my mistke, confused i think i am ..:)