yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[HTC One S] baseballfanz:
Sounds like you're still on the stock recovery.

Try flashing the recovery again
[HTC One S] nbrider:
I possibly have. It says to download via sdk, i try to add the websites in to download through there, but it never fetches them and loads....

I will keep trying and watching the videos but any tips?
[HTC One S] baseballfanz:
That is referring to the fastboot.exe

If you already have SDK (ADB setup) and fastboot.exe

The link below that is the recovery.img

download the recovery.img and put it in the same folder as fastboot.exe

Open CMD window with the correct path to the folder with fastboot.exe and run the commands in the OP
[HTC One S] Senzune:
Didn't think starting a new thread over a general question would have been such a great idea, and I'm not quite sure if this is the best thread to ask, so correct me if it isn't:

Does it always take long for a new version of Android (AOSP) to be ported to devices in general - fully functioning, that is, or perhaps is it something with HTC devices that make it harder? I've noticed other devices getting a port quite quickly, though also learning some functionality to be missing. Anyone to clarify the matter?
[HTC One S] nbrider:
Thank you. I have figured it out. You were right. Much appreciated. :)
[HTC One S] cEvin:
ehm.. maybe am i doing something wrong? followed all three steps how to debrand my o2 htc one s, tried to flash it with original HTC RUU rom, but without any success. battery is almost full and it giving me the note about battery is les than 30%? any help ?
[HTC One S] torxx:
You can't debrand, just unlock the bootloader, flash a recovery and then my custom ROM ;)
[HTC One S] cEvin:
Well ok, but if I flash it with original HTC rom, that it means I can debrand the phone, or not?
[HTC One S] torxx:
But you can't just flash a RUU because of the CID, you need to flash a ROM in Recovery!
[HTC One S] cEvin:
Oh right, so basically extract original HTC ruu.exe copy IMG file in to sdcard, bootloader, recovery from sd and thats it?
[HTC One S] disiz:
Thanks a lot for this tuto :) It's not as hard as I guess.

Still no new version of recovery to be able to charge phone when is off ? :)
[HTC One S] Smokem_I:
TWRP recovery charges while the phone is off. You can get the latest version from GooManager(Play Store).
[HTC One S] cartmanotfat:
Hi ! I've rooted and unlocked the bootloader of my phone. But I don't understand what is "TEMPERED" on the top of my screen.What is it ? :)
[HTC One S] baseballfanz:
It's just there to let you know the phone have been "tampered" with.

Not a big deal. If you unroot and flash back to stock it will be gone.

It will have a "relocked" instead of "locked" however.
[HTC One S] Kaotika:
Not sure if this is the right thread for this, but in order to install the OTA update, I have to return to stock recovery.

Couple questions about it - I'm on stock ROM, rooted to get ownhere maps - will the ownhere maps still work after installing OTA update without re-rooting?

Also, I seem to have some issues flashing the recovery - this is what I get:

Recovery.img is the stock one (at least that's what another forum user said when he uploaded it for me)

Yet still when I boot to recovery, I still have clockwork touch recovery, not the stock - what's going on here? :confused:
[HTC One S] :
after fastbooting recovery try clearing cache

fastboot erase cache

fastboot reboot

then in recovery wipe cache again and reboot

also do you have correct stock recovery

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/28338566/ville_recovery_signed.img

make sure your command is correct fastboot flash recovery ville_recovery_signed.img
[HTC One S] Kaotika:
Is that the stock european, non-carrier/branded S4 stock recovery image?
[HTC One S] :
it is from the unroot thread in dev section from paul modaco

http://www.modaco.com/topic/353006-...ch-recovery-for-the-htc-one-s-stock-download/

second dl

it is s4

haven't seen eu or us associated with it

i am us
[HTC One S] Kaotika:
Cheers, that solved it, and based on the filesize difference it's possible the guy uploaded wrong one (the clockwork touch probably) for me :)
[HTC One S] :
Great---------:)
[HTC One S] LalyGirl:
When I turn off my device, and charging it - so my device is turning on into recovery mod. Why is that?
[HTC One S] baseballfanz:
What recovery are you using?
[HTC One S] LalyGirl:
No matter, I found how to solve it :)

Thank u anyway ^_^
[HTC One S] baseballfanz:
That's good. Why not post how you solved it as others might run into the same problems.

it can only improve this forum when we all pitch in :cyclops:
[HTC One S] LalyGirl:
Yeah :D

Setting -> Developer Options --> turn off the: USB DEBBUG

That's all :P
[HTC One S] 4305ms:
hm.. first time unlocking, rooting etc using a mac and well, it could be going smoother.

Anyways.

Ive unlocked the bootloader but when i try to flash the cwm recovery I'm getting the message;

unknown partition 'recovery-clockwork-touch-5.8.3.1-ville.img'

error: cannot determine image filename for 'recovery-clockwork-touch-5.8.3.1-ville.img'

What am i doing wrong? The file is in the same folder as fastboot.exe and I've tried renaming it to a shorter filename (thinking I were typing it wrong).

Ive tried both versions of cwm with the same result.

Im using this command;

./fastboot flash XXXXXXX.img
[HTC One S] baseballfanz:
Should be

fastboot flash [B]recovery[/B] recovery.img

looks like you forgot the recovery bit
[HTC One S] 4305ms:
thx mate. just got it to work.

Ive got a second question for you, if i may:)

It seems to me that when I download roms or other zip - packages the don't turn up as zips, but as regular maps.

I did try to zip them and then flashing trough recovery but with no luck.. any ideas?

And a third question, as I'm feeling lucky today, the boot.img coming with some of the roms, are i supposed to flash that before or after i install the rom.zip?

.. got to say that I've aint had this much problems sense.. well can't remember a phone harder to root and customize. But I'm guessing its the osx i should blame.. it feels more right to do so anyhow;)

Thx in advance!
[HTC One S] baseballfanz:
I don't know about the download part, never had a problem like that before.

As for the boot.img, right after the ROM install go back into the bootloader, fastboot and flash the boot.img.

You could try TWRP recvoery as it's supposed to flash the boot.img for you.
[HTC One S] WiiR0cKz:
is this the link for TWRP recvoery? http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1579584
[HTC One S] baseballfanz:
No this is TWRP for Ville S4 device

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1677670

If you have an S3 it's a different thread.
[HTC One S] 4305ms:
Im rely struggling to flash a boot.img that comes with the Trickdroid rom.

I use this command;

./fastboot flash boot.img

and the thx i get is;

unknown partition 'boot.img'

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

what am i doing wrong?
[HTC One S] :
fastboot flash boot boot.img

"boot.img"

needs to be exact name of boot image

right click on the boot img and check properties. then just copy paste that name to your command line after fastboot flash boot
[HTC One S] majcher3310:
I got my Villec2 Unlocked with htcdev.com site

but i can't flash any recovery, Why?

I found on xda that http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1785777 that this recovery works on my hts one s (my i mean villec2)

i tried to do it couple of times with cmd and fastboot, and then with HTS ONE S AIO KIT

every time it says that sending is ok, and writing i ok... but can't go into recovery got only htc sentence...

Do you guys got any solution? whey on that threat above some people with s3 says that they flashed recovery and i can't do it?
[HTC One S] i0675:
Some usefull utilit

http://4pda.ru/forum/index.php?showtopic=328343&view=findpost&p=14878049

Almost everything in one!
[HTC One S] escknx:
/deleted/
[HTC One S] phositadc:
Several quick questions:

1) This works for T-Mobile US phones as well as international One S?

2) Question about "Step 2: Recovery." When I flash CWM using this method, will it revert to stock recovery every time I reboot phone, or will CWM recovery now be permanent? I ask because I know that with Galaxy Nexus, you have to do some extra steps to make CWM become permanent.

3) If I use this method to root, but I do not install a custom ROM, then I assume I am just running full stock + rooted. Any problems with doing that?

4) Once rooted, can I unroot simply by deleting SuperSU apk and binary, and busybox binary? I ask because my employer uses Good for Enterprise (a corporate email app that can be set up to check for root and disable itself if it detects root), so I might have to unroot.

5) Final question. Assuming I can unroot, I assume all of the changes I made while rooted would stick even after I unroot. For example, while rooted I delete most of the T-Mobile bloat. Then I unroot. The bloat should remain deleted, I assume, and unrooting should not cause any problems?

Thanks in advance.
[HTC One S] baseballfanz:
1) Yes work for all HOS

2) Recovery is permanent (unless you flash a different recovery)

3) You can run a totally stock + rooted ROM no problems.

4) There's a few way to unroot (you could try Rootkeeper for temp unroot)

You could run the RUU or remove su binaries from system/bin and system/xbin plus superuser app.

5) Depend on method of unrooting.

If you delete su and superuser app anything delete should still be gone.

If you run RUU you'll be back to stock with everything like new.
[HTC One S] phositadc:
Awesome thanks for responding :)
[HTC One S] ymmp:
In step 1, after pasting the identifier token in the box (step 10 at htc dev I think), I pressed submit and received a 404 page not found.

What should I do now? (I left my phone connected to pc)

thanks

Edit: tried 2 more times and it went through on third. (I left this post in case anyone has same problem)
[HTC One S] Merkes:
Thank you very much for this tutorial! Works very well.
[HTC One S] Istvan_86:
Hello I am an user of HTC One X,I root and unlock my device in 5 minutes without problems. Now I have a One S from my cousin, I follow all steps like with my One X and when I tipe fastboot oem get_identifier_token the cmd stucks in waiting for device.

I don´t know what I should do, I verify that I do all steps right many times and always stuck in the same step.

I should say that my cousin´s One S is from second hand and he buys it with a carrier unlock. The phone comes with Vodafone stuff but he is actually using Orange. Maybe the person who sells the phone do something to unlock the device. Hope that anyone can help me. Thanks in advance.

EDIT: PROBLEM SOLVED I FORGOT TO INSTALL ONE DRIVER. THANKS.
[HTC One S] l3onidas:
nice dude u help me well thx
[HTC One S] donverse:
htcdev.com down?!
[HTC One S] torxx:
Yes, sometimes it is just not working, try again in 30 minutes
[HTC One S] andrewt328:
i follow step by step and get stuck in the command prompt with "Waiting for device" when i try to get identifier token...i have installed the android sdk manager and did it all...i don know why i cannot get it to work...any help!!!!

thanks!!!

---------- Post added at 02:47 AM ---------- Previous post was at 02:26 AM ----------

EDIT: got it i didnt have htc sync installed
[HTC One S] jentzschman2000:
Why is there no option when you hold down the power button to restart/turn off the phone to boot into recovery?
[HTC One S] :
There is depending what rom you are on--
[HTC One S] fabio87:
Hey guys...Please please please...I cant take it anymore Ive tried it all!!

Ok when I flashed the recovery it gets stuck on the disclaimer with the HTC logo and white background, but it stays there.

I've tried flashing all the recoveries but it's always the same and stuck...I bought the One S after a Sensation and tampering with it was one main objective, but I'm not able to because recovery is stuck.

Any advice? The bootloader only says Unlocked, not 'tampered', is that anything at all?

I Unlocked it, followed every step exactly to the recovery so I didn't miss anything...
[HTC One S] JacquesR:
I suspect you've got the same problem as I do - the S3 version of the phone rather than the S4. There is no working recovery for the S3, as far as I've been able to determine. The Modaco root does work for me, though - so at least I can run root apps, Titanium and so forth. Just can't make nandroid backups.
[HTC One S] fabio87:
Thanks for the reply..I see the issue here. It's sad there isn't one yet. I will be keeping a look out for when it's made, if ever. I do wish however to go back to stock recovery to install my system updates, but even that doesn't work anymore and gives the same error for some reason. Do you or anyone else have an explanation for this or a link to a stock S3 recovery? Thanks for the help :)
[HTC One S] JacquesR:
Here's something claiming to be an original recovery. I just flashed it, and nothing seems to have broken. When I boot into recovery now, there's a green icon, rather than that HTC warning.
[HTC One S] fabio87:
Thanks I will try it as soon as xda stops being slow as hell for me and opens pages. I just informed myself to all this S3/S4 stuff...I'm angry. I don't live in a place where you can go exchange and saved up for this. It's too late and have to stick to it, but why is there so little support for S3?? I can barely find anything for it, so am I doomed to stick with a device that gets no, or barely any dev support? :(

Any links to VilleC2 RUU? Maybe with decent speeds, not filefactory :P

---------- Post added at 09:22 AM ---------- Previous post was at 08:56 AM ----------

Alright that recovery worked well for S3, even though it cannot mount sdcard in the recovery, at least the disclaimer is gone and can apply OTA updates.

Some people say they got 2.xx update for the S4? All I got is 1.11.707.xxx ...is that true? what ridiculous thing going on here..same phone, but yet a whole different device..pffff HTC...

Thanks again
[HTC One S] linar10:
http://db.tt/7lek5JmF

HTC One S
[HTC One S] fabio87:
Thanks for this! :)
[HTC One S] baseballfanz:
Here's an S3 custom recovery

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1785777&

Still not much ROM for it.
[HTC One S] avetny:
Can't find my model to unlock Bootloader.

Guys I can't get token because I can't fined HTC ONE S model here

I got T-mobile One S.

Something happening I don't know ?:eek:

Regards
[HTC One S] :
use all other supported devices
[HTC One S] avetny:
Yes I understand that thank you.

But something happening with web site. Check my OP
[HTC One S] :
ok wasn't sure what you meant by that, the site has had issues before

maybe try tomorrow

not sure if there is an alternative link

was some talk about chrome not working and IE does, so maybe try a different browser
[HTC One S] Chris95X8:
Hey, I just got my One S yesterday and I needed to root it in order to SIM unlock it. This tutorial helped me a lot. Good job.

One suggestion. Can you make this guide compatible with Linux? Would be easier for Linux users because of the commands and stuff.
[HTC One S] Prof Peach:
I used Chrome a couple of days ago and it worked fine.

Thanks for the guide. Easiest root and unlock I've done on any device.
[HTC One S] :
No Problem, glad you got it--just hit thanks if I helped--
[HTC One S] kuhmo11:
Is it same for 1.7GHz version?
[HTC One S] LibertyMonger:
Well got my new HTC One S phones, got one for my mom, sister, niece and myself. I opened one so far and checked the Hboot and sure enough it is 1.13 :( so I guess I can bet the other 3 are as well. Sad sad day lol
[HTC One S] :
don't give up, some folks--I believe--have flashed rom and kernel on .13
[HTC One S] LibertyMonger:
Can somebody link me to info and tutorials for help with rooting and flashing ROM's with the hboot 1.13? Googling it isn't showing me much. I would really appreciate any help.
[HTC One S] /devnull:
Got my One S yesterday, S4, HBOOT 1.09.000, S/W 1.84.531.2 710RD. The new update, 2.35.531.7 710RD, is available. Anyone know if root, unlock, etc can still be done if this update is applied?

Thanks
[HTC One S] BadAssBg:
I used the RUU to return my phone to 1.84 and applied the OTA update. After that I was able to unlock and root as normal.
[HTC One S] /devnull:
Thanks! What did it update your HBOOT to?
[HTC One S] BadAssBg:
1.14.0004
[HTC One S] /devnull:
So with HBOOT higher than 1.13 not possible to flash radios.
[HTC One S] Shash747:
My phone is 24 hours old.

HTCDev.com says ill lose all my data if i unlock my bootloader.

is there any workaround to this?

A nandroid perhaps?

Anything to preserve and restore data?
[HTC One S] Wel1973:
Isn't possible do Nandroids without Recovery.....an so this, you must have your bootloader Unolock. Them you can try to do a Nandroid with custom recovery. Before or after you makes your phone root.

There is a thread that expain how to do a kind of Nandroid without Root, but I can't remember were is this.

Good luck!!!

Grettings.

Enviado desde mi Htc One S usando Tapatalk 2
[HTC One S] :
How much data can you lose in 24hrs--most stuff is cloud based--and you can use MyBackUp Pro from PlayStore to back up personal stuff--otherwise sdcard should not be touched, but doesn't hurt to back that up before proceeding--
[HTC One S] lionel7:
strange...everything was working ok on the htc dev page,but now,i have the email with the url instructions page 4 to finish the unlock. the Problem is when i click the link or copy/paste the url, nothing happend,the htc site is plain white.

i have tried it with ie and firefox.

anyone can help?

thx
[HTC One S] xkonni:
if i remember correctly the last step is just

fastboot flash unlocktoken Unlock_code.bin

and click "yes" on the phone...
[HTC One S] torxx:
I meant that only some parts of the hardware will be not supported any more.

For example: If you overclock your processor too much and then it gets hot and even breaks, you shouldn't be surprised if HTC won't repair it.

But if you break your camera or generally the body, it will be still supported because it is independent of the software

HTC One X with tapatalk 2
[HTC One S] lionel7:
google music won't sync

solved :-)

hi guys

did step 1 to step 3, no problem.

but now, google music won't sync and download anymore...anyone has this problem ?

thx

solution:

Check your GMusic account online for synced devices under settings. I think it will only allow 10, and I believe it makes a new device each time you flash a rom/ wipe data.
[HTC One S] chrisnx:
I have a problem,

i'm tipping my token in the field, but then i get an error massage, i don't know if this is because i have a branded phone.. but man it sucks, anyone can help?

its step 9..
[HTC One S] torxx:
htcdev Bootloader is currently offline, be patient..
[HTC One S] limestar:
Yes huge pain in the bum. It's been down all day
[HTC One S] xkonni:
did you remove the leading strings in each line?

mine had INFO in front, but thats not supposed to be pasted.

INFO< Please cut following message >
INFO<<<< Identifier Token Start >>>>
...

-->>>

<<<< Identifier Token Start >>>>
...
[HTC One S] arknailed7754:
--

Looks like there is an official clockwork for htc one s..is it the same steps? or just unlock the bootloader..then rom manager to flash the recovery?
[HTC One S] rootrider:
Unlock via HTC and flash via fastboot (if it's an .img file). But wait for a release > 5.8.2.4 as this one doesn' work as expected. Or install using Rom Manager.
[HTC One S] xkonni:
if you install with rom manager it just flashes the same .img you can download and fastboot flash. resulting in the same issues.

but i guess you mean install in clockworkmod recovery via update.zip.
[HTC One S] Raptylos:
Worked like a charm, thanks for this tutorial !

You should update your OP, the filename changed to "r2-modaco-recovery-clockwork-touch-ville.img" instead of "r1-modaco-recovery-clockwork-touch-ville.img"

Cheers, now I am happy with my new phone :)
[HTC One S] azzledazzle:
+1 to that :) Just unlocked mine and rooted. Im impressed, also +1 to the filename change. I got worried when it didnt work, All i had to do was change 1 to 2 lol

Anyone know a list of safe to remove bloatware ? Mines Vodafone branded and there isnt a great choice of ROMs at the moment.

EDIT: Doesnt the One S need S-OFF for future development ? On the Sensation S-OFF was the first thing that had to be done, To remove the security from the NAND and allow it to be written too
[HTC One S] xkonni:
we can at least write system and boot now. this is enough for most things.

but s-off will come anyway, just a matter of time ;)
[HTC One S] azzledazzle:
Lol Im getting ahead of myself :p I forget that this phone has JUST been released and not many people have it :p

Im happy for now tho, Ive got root and removed some bloatware.. Cant wait for a proper S-OFF tool tho, I didnt enjoy using HTCDev one bit... The whole process makes me think they can monitor which people have tampered with the phone (HTCDev is made by HTC right ?)

Finally, to stop me spamming other threads, Were can i locate Bootanimation.zip ?? I have horrible Vodafone boot animation and i want to remove it

thanks
[HTC One S] simnik123:
I don't know if there is another method, on the One S, but i just tried the HTC Desire way, by pushing down Volume Down + Power Key - and that didn't worked, the touch buttons just flashed a couple of times, and then black screen?

If i press the power key again, then it'll just boot normaly, why?
[HTC One S] azzledazzle:
you need to uncheck Fastboot, Found under settings > Power.

Then once the phone is off, leave it for about 10 seconds before doing the button combo
[HTC One S] simnik123:
When its that simple, i really feel stupid!

- Thanks bro (;
[HTC One S] azzledazzle:
Dont feel stupid man !! I only knew this because some one told me :)

Were here to help :)
[HTC One S] torxx:
Updated and linked to koush's official CWMR!
[HTC One S] .Fè:
Have I to unlock my phone before root it, or can i root my terminal directly?
[HTC One S] galerio:
Hi, I'm very new to android world and before to root/unlock etc etc my One S I'd like to know some more info.Maybe you can help me:

"rooted / S-OFFed / SuperCID / CWM" what do they mean?

what is the difference betwin Paul and koush or other recovery?

on step 3 the guide says "Make sure you are on the stock kernel!", what does it mean?

after all the 3 steps, my phone is usable? all my saved data and settings are there? If not, there's a way to save them and restore?

after all the 3 steps can I update my phone when the official update to JellyBean is released? If not, what should I do?

I hope that someone can answer my questions, for who like me is an alien on android's world, theese could be a good FAQ and point of start to insert in the first post.

Thanks
[HTC One S] skinzy98:
Rooted means to have unlocked the phones system files. Basically you have unlocked the os. Cwm is clock word mod recovery. Used to flash ROMs. Making sure you are on stock kernel basically is saying the kernel the phone came with. After all three steps your phone is usable but if you load a new ROM you have to wipe and it will get rid of everything. To save everything use titanium backup. Yes you can update it when its released but the roms will be even better because they will have more tweaks. They will also have the source codes which means they are more stable
[HTC One S] dorezen:
Guys, i am having trouble finding directions on how to unroot my phone. based on the 3 steps here, rooting appears to be the very last. can i simply unroot my phone while keeping the custom rom i installed? thanks.
[HTC One S] Zeus20:
I'm having problems with the s-on I want s-off is there an app for that, or directions.
[HTC One S] saculetz:
i rooted my phone about 2 weeks ago and then had some trouble flashing a custom rom and had to relock and go back to stock RUU. now my phone is unlocked and unrooted. question is: can i use the unlock_code.bin file i used when i first unlocked it or do i have to generate a new one?

thanks a lot
[HTC One S] Beppemi:
Thanks so much for this faboulus thread. I follow all the guide and my one s now is unblocked, rooted and with last touch recovery. :highfive: I love xda:laugh: