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[HTC One S] azzledazzle:
You dont need HTC sync, Just the drivers, Unless you plan on using HTC sync?? the drivers will be compatible with vista, I dont see how they wouldnt.

The first thing you should do is Just flash a recovery and make a nandroid

As for backing up, If you flash root and unlock and flash a ROM as soon as you get the phone there will be nothing to back up..
[HTC One S] :
Thanks azzledazzle,

I feel like I am starting all over since it has been over two years since rooting N1. Been reading thru all the threads and just started going thru this one. Will continue to read up on unlocking/rooting etc. I know there is a tool kit, but like to do things manually. But, while i have you, will the phone recognize when I plug it in and prompt for drivers? N1 did that. Do I get them (adb/fastboot.exe) from HTC website or is there a dl link here. I will replace the current ones in my tools folder with these, or I guess they will overwrite what's there?

I will unlock and root right away, not sure about roms yet. Need to play with phone for awhile and see if I want to flash a rom. I kinda like things about Sense and ICS, so maybe happy with the way it is. I was set on the GN till I starting PMing another member because he is in same city and discussing dl speeds etc. He put me on to One S and like the 42mb ready feature.

Thanks,

ken
[HTC One S] azzledazzle:
Yes, When you plug phone in for first time drivers should install..

anything you need will be on XDA somewhere, If you need Drivers / ADB / SDK / Tools you name it,, just type it in the search bar, :D
[HTC One S] :
You've been great--I should be able to take it from here--:D
[HTC One S] Igotsanevo4g:
How does the phone run on custom roms, but still no custom kernels?
[HTC One S] :
I am sure i misunderstood your question--but, the custom kernel is inside the custom rom for that rom

I am new to One S, and still reviewing entire subforum--so maybe no additional custom kernels out side of the custom rom's one to experimant with--?
[HTC One S] azzledazzle:
The kernels you see in custom ROMs are stock, Or based off stock..

as of yet, there are no kernels built from scratch. We do not have the codes needed yet..

HTC dont seem to be playing ball at the moment :(
[HTC One S] alexxxcore:
Unlocking bootloader.

Just got my One S and of course ive had it for 5 minutes and im bored with it. i want to unlock it, but i wanna make sure it can be re-locked in case any warranty issues pop up.
[HTC One S] augustorm:
Yes it can be relocked...and the phone will tell anyone that looks at it that it has been "RELOCKED". MHO that spells trouble for warranty issues. I don't know this for sure but seeing the word "Relocked" on the screen would tell me you've been effing around with it. Just my two cents.
[HTC One S] Mark838:
HTC Sense UI

Hi All

Sorry if this is very stupid question, am new to android (goodbye iphone yay) as i just got my first android t-mobile htc one s.

What really annoys me is the HTC sense ui or whatever you call it can i modify that without rooting the phone and then flashing it?

Specifically what annoys me is phone number pad that seems divided to half (top recent calls bottom half the numeric key pad) is there anyway get one like stock ICS has?

Thanks,

Mark
[HTC One S] iKarusOne:
Black Screen

Hey guys, I've been lurking for a long time and for once I couldn't find anything using the search function xD (maybe since the phone is still so new)

Anyways, I work at a third party retail store and we have a T-Mobile One S as a demo, idk what exactly my coworker did but here's whats happening:

The screen won't turn on at all, not even backlighting

Capacitive touch buttons light up

All sounds and haptic feedback work

I was able to get the token ID and I'm one step away from unlocking it via Hasoon2000's awesome tool

I tried a factory reset because I heard it could have been the demo loop that was loaded which caused this to happen, but it (I'm guessing) just went to the new user setup process after booting

I'm wondering if it would make a difference at all if I unlock the BL, flash the factory___ (what's the HTC equivalent of Samsung .pdf and Motorola .sbf?)

Not trying to have my manager send this back because the replacement might take forever but he just might tomorrow >.<

Sorry for the long winded post and thanks in advance!
[HTC One S] reupugi:
Help with Root

Hi,

Well I've tried to root my htc1s with Hasoon's tool here. When the perm root didn't fully work (Titanium Backup said my phone was not rooted), I tried following the tutorial here to root my phone.

At step 3, I had a problem to reboot into bootloader manually, so I used Hasoon's tool / Command prompt to reboot into bootloader. After flashing the root files, rebooting through recovery (pressing the reboot phone option) didn't fully work, as it only turned the phone off but not turning on again.

When I manually turned the phone on, I got a red message on the first flash screen ('htc quietly brilliant') saying the phone is a dev version or somthing like that, but it never appeared again when rebooting the phone. needless to say titamiun backup still says the phone is not rooted, although I do get the *tampered* & *unlocked* in the bootloader screen.

I don't really understand what went wrong along the way, and quite frustrated I can't root my phone.

Anyone with an idea?
[HTC One S] azzledazzle:
Yes it can be relocked.. It will say RELOCKED in HBOOT, However this will not void warranty, Sending it unlocked may do..

If the repair centre think that the issue with your phone is due to modified software, Then warranty could be void, If it is hardware related, You will be fine :)
[HTC One S] azzledazzle:
I dont know if its possible to take phone.apk from an AOSP ROM and apply it to your Sense UI, The framework might be different. But you could try it.. Otherwise, You could just flash an AOSP ROM and get rid of sense all together..

However to do all of this you need CWM Recovery and to get that you need unlocked bootloader.. As for root, some ROMs are rooted so you might not need to root it, But you should anyway, :p
[HTC One S] azzledazzle:
Ok, Do Demo phones have all the hardware as a normal phone ? I thought they just had the basics so customers could see it ? anyway IDK lol.

Boot into bootloader (power + Volume Down) and do a factory reset in there, If that fails to make the phone work.. Try flashing an RUU, If that fails, Let your manager send it back and get another one :)
[HTC One S] azzledazzle:
The red writing is normal after unlocking and rooting, dont worry about that..

Download SU from the market, Update binary's and check with TB again.. If that fails, re flash the root file in CWM a few times, you should be fine :D
[HTC One S] reupugi:
Well, 17th time is a charm? Isn't it?

THANX! It worked!

As a psychologist I tell parents every day persistence is the most important thing when educating your kids. I guess that should be applied to my phone too.
[HTC One S] azzledazzle:
lol you know the saying ''17th time lucky'' :D
[HTC One S] redunderscore:
Not sure if this is the right forum.

I unlocked the bootloader using htcdev and hansoon2000's all in one tool. But when I tried to install CWM 5.8.2.4 (Touch) it failed and when the phone restarted usb communication with the phone would not work. It will still charge through usb but the phone won't recognize it as connected. I can't say for sure if the attempted flashing caused the fault or if it's a hardware fault.

I take it I should return it as soon as possible but I'm not happy with the fact I can't relock the bootloader.
[HTC One S] azzledazzle:
Try to re install the drivers, Make sure HTC Sync is disabled / removed (if you have it) If this makes things better then let us know
[HTC One S] redunderscore:
The phone is recognizing the usb connection again, didn't do anything other than restart it twice before leaving it alone for 30 minutes while I went to eat. Everything seems fine but I'd still like to know exactly what caused it.

I didn't have htc sync installed in the first place just the htc usb driver.
[HTC One S] azzledazzle:
dont worry about it, If its working now thats all that matters :)
[HTC One S] andy3434:
there were some problems with cwm 5.8.2.4 there is a new updated one out now, try that. Check the CWM thread for links to download.
[HTC One S] gaww:
US Version

I have searched but not found a definitive answer as to the differences between the US and European versions as to ROM and Recovery compatibility.

I would think the radios are different, but are ROM's and kernels the same?
[HTC One S] vardhan88:
screenlock sound

hi

i bought htc one s 2 days ago

really great phone

one thing annoys me a little, whenever i lock screen the sound is very low. i tried increasing the sound to max still no improvement.

any help..
[HTC One S] Obsidian_:
Did you try going into Settings->Sound->Volumes and adjusting your notification volume meter?

That should solve it.

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Also, Hi XDA. This is my first experience with Android, and I've been playing around with my new Tmo HTC One S and I've got some pretty nice apps/games on it. The speed, sound, and overall quality is amazing, compared to the old Bold 9700 I used to have. Anyway, I've got some questions:

I heard rooting and custom roms help speed up the phone as well as allow certain apps that need special access to run. I was wondering if there's a way that instead of raising/lowering the volume a lot by holding down the volume button, is there some way one could make the phone go to next/previous track instead?

Also, if I decide to root my phone, what would be the most recommended custom rom to use?

Thanks for reading :D
[HTC One S] azzledazzle:
Hi, Yes you are right, The only difference is the radio and the bands they run on, Just to be safe, there is a guide made specifically for the TmoUS version, so you could always try that.

Do you mean all sounds is low? or just the lockscreen sound ? If its on max, im afraid it wont go any higher, Unless we get some sound chip tweaks as development progresses.

Hi, As of yet there is no such mod that can do this, There may be apps that might help with this, such as a button remapper or an alternative music player that has lots of features and tweaks.

As for custom ROMs, Its up to you to find one that suits you, I personally like Virtuous ROM (with Sense) there are others such as : Zero One S, Or Noble Series.. If you would like an AOSP ROM (No Sense) Then take a look at Virtuous ROM (without Sense) or Black Dragon.. As for which one is better.... None of them are worse / better than the rest. It depends on what you like and what you expect from the ROM :) Flash them all until you find one that suits you..

Dont forget to make frequent backups and Nandroids just incase you run into any troubles :D
[HTC One S] vardhan88:
thanks for the reply

all the volume is high

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jus the lockscreen sound
[HTC One S] unk2009:
Quick question, why does my phone not shut down? I turn off my phone , plug it in and then it goes directly into recovery.. Any suggestions :cool:

And thanks In advance for your help
[HTC One S] azzledazzle:
Have you got Fastboot unchecked ? Its under Settings > Power ..
[HTC One S] ColaCheater:
Questions before buying One S

Hi,

I'm thinking about buying an HTC One S together with an contract from Vodafone here in Germany but I have some questions before doing it.

At the Moment I have the Nokia N900 and I love to play with the Linux running on it but because it gets old (scratches on screen etc. - I didn't take care too much :D) I'm searching for an alternative.

"Preparing" for the switch to Android I searched through the forums (and google) but there are some questions I didn't found answered in a "noob-friendly" way, maybe because they are just stupid and clear to everyone except me :D

Rooting the phone seems to be doable for a android-noob but then there come some question to me:

1) I would really like to root the phone "immediately" when I have it but I also want to have the ability to come back to the default ROM/Settings/etc., e.g. if I messed up something.

Now my Question is: Is an "nandroid-backup" which is everywhere described as an complete backup of everything enough to go completely back to default (except the ClockworkMod to make these/unlock of the bootloader)?

I'm reading in this Thread and others about "RUU" images and whatever - what means this? Google just says "Radio Unit Update" or "Rom Upgrade Utility" but for me this doesn't make much sense. Shouldn't a default ROM or an nandroid backup "be enough"? :confused: (maybe this just says it is a default rom from htc? :D)

2) Is there a important difference between the T-Mobile USA phone and the one i.e. sold by Vodafone in Germany?

There was (I just looked for it but it seemes to be deleted while writing the post) a special area for this Version in which also the "Noble Series" Rom got moved to.

While searching through the ROMs avaiable this one was the most interesting for me in the first view, i.e. because of the "de-odexed" and referring to Question 3. Is it possible to flash it on a German Vodafone One S or not? - I somwhere read that only the radio is different and which isn't included within a rom?!

3) The 3rd Question would be if the Mod to get rid of the 3dot-Menu-thing is possible to do with the stock rom.

It says you need an de-odexed rom which the default rom isn't(?) but is there a way to get it into the default rom with some extra work done by me/someone else? (because I don't like the custom ROMs out there from what they look like atm and I would like to test the default ROM fist)

and maybe Question Number 4)

Just because the default ROM includes Sense doesn't affect the ability to install an different launcher, right? - Is the benefit of non-sense ROMs just the fact that you don't have to mess with installing another launcher and theme or are there some deeper changes? (Are some Apps like SMS or so also affected by Sense? - I know that in different ROMs different Apps are included but the "non-sense" is always put out so important :confused:)

Mh... that got quite a long post for such small questions but yeah, I tried to explain exactly what I want to know and this together with my bad english... :rolleyes:
[HTC One S] azzledazzle:
1. You can Root immediately, Restoring a nandroid wont remove root but an RUU will. An RUU is just a ROM but flashed via your PC - This is like any other phone update tool - Make a nandroid before flashing custom ROM and if you have any trouble restore it - this will restore your phone back to as it was when you made it :)

2. There is no difference between tmobile US and Generic One S.. People are arguing that there is.....There isnt.. Only radio, As Tmobile has 4G..

3.I think its possible to apply the 3 dot mod on stock, As for how to de-odex i dont know,, But there are custom ROMs out there that are based on stock and as close to stock as possible - Virtuous ROM (with sense) for example..

4. You can install a launcher on top of sense no problem.. No Sense ROMs are stripped down to AOSP (as android was made) its a complete different ROM than a Sense ROM and i dont think Sense stuff (widgets, themes, apps ect) will work on a no sense ROM (i may be wrong)

Go ahead and get exploring :) Unlock bootloader and get root, get CWM recovery.. Make a nandroid, and off you go :D

If you get any troubles, restore the nandroid :) or run an RUU (must match your CID, Or modify the android-info.txt )

Keep regular backups and you will be fine.. Its not as hard as it looks, providing you read carefully and dont miss out steps.
[HTC One S] ColaCheater:
Thank you for the reply!

To summarize: The RUU is a complete Factory-Restore including everything not just the rom and is flashed via the PC, the whole T-Mobile thing doesn't matter as long as it's just ROMs and not the radio, the menü-mod needs research to apply it to the default rom but it should be doable and non-sense means based on AOSP and not on the Sense-Rom and with that it doesn't include any Sense/HTC mods (except they are included in parts).

I think (hope) I understood it now :D
[HTC One S] azzledazzle:
You got it :D with good learning skills like that, I doubt you will run into many problems !
[HTC One S] pyrocide:
Hi everyone,

Got a quick question.

First off couple of things.

1) First rooted phone - HOS

2) Not first android phone - had SG2

3) Been toying with roms and titanium and what not, liking the dropbox extra storage and stuff

4) HAVE NOT bricked/semi bricked the device - yet....

I think i have found exactly what I am wanting to do with my phone until a truly Sense free rom for TMOUS is available for download. However, being an OCD sufferer, I want to completely wipe every bit of data i have on it, including roms/music/movies/pics/Ti Backups etc.

It will remain rooted but running the stock T-Mobile Rom that is going to be filtered down removing the CRAPPS that HTC and T-Mobile have infected this device with, as much as possible, through the use of Titanium Backup.

How do I - essentially - format the internal SD to completely fresh as if i had just got the phone from HTC?

EDIT: I do have the bootloader unlocked.

EDIT2: I do have CWM latest version installed also
[HTC One S] azzledazzle:
easy man.. Plug it in to PC - Copy over all the stuff you want to keep (if any) on to your PC. Format your SD card using your PC.

Disconnect from PC and do a full factory reset,, You could also go into CWM and wipe cache and dalvik cache, These get done during a factory reset but i do it as an extra just to be sure.

Then reboot and job done :) Put your stuff back on it
[HTC One S] pyrocide:
Fantastic,

I didnt know if formatting from the computer would do anything detrimental

Good to know.
[HTC One S] decalex:
is there a way to differentiate between roms that will work with T-Mobile HTC One S in the development section? or are they all, or any fair game?
[HTC One S] azzledazzle:
Did you by any chance format /system ? If you did, you formatted the ROM partition so that is why the phone wont boot.

Grab a ROM and place it in the folder with all the android stuff, like ADB.exe and Fastboot.exe.

Use the command ''Fastboot flash nameoftherom.zip'' if that doesnt work, Run an RUU, If you have trouble findiing one to match your CID and MID then use the method to extract the rom.zip file from the RUU and modify the android-info.txt to match your CID and MID number.. If you dont know what these are, Use the command ''fastboot getvar all'' once you have modified the android-info.txt repackage the file and either continue with RUU or flash the rom.zip in recovery.

All ROMs are compatible with both versions, There is no physical difference between the 2. The only difference is the radio..
[HTC One S] McQueefus:
I didn't see anyone reply to this and I am having the same problem. I can't believe a phone with these specs has to reload the launcher sometimes even when just performing simple things like using the browser. It must be Sense because I had about 200mb of ram free on my Samsung Vibrant running ICS. It seems to help if you look at your recent apps and close them out often but it really is dissapointing that the multitasking on this phone is crap. It sucks because Sense is really sexy and i really don't want to get rid of it but might have to because of crappy multitasking. Love this phone other than that. Maybe just like most other phones, Htc rushed to get the One S out and its just a small software bug causing the multitasking problem but Im thinking its because Sense is so heavey. Im gonna hold off on rooting my phone for a while so hopefully HTC can come up with a fix.
[HTC One S] azzledazzle:
I agree, The phone has the capabilities, But due to bugs in the software, it isnt performing as it should...

As soon as HTC release the kernel source code we can get some excellent development started which will eliminate 99% of these bugs..

As a temporary measure, you could use something like V6 Supercharger Script and/or Auto killer memory optimiser (free in market)

Or try your hand at running some init.d scripts on boot.
[HTC One S] wardy:
Hi and Apologies in advance

Is there a way of getting rid of tampered yet ?
[HTC One S] azzledazzle:
remove root and relock bootloader :p
[HTC One S] wardy:
Ahh ok ,

I installed Pauls Recovery and that is when it showed . So if I relock that will go then cool Thanks

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Ok , guess I have gone wrong somewhere

It now says

*** Tampered ***

*** Relocked ***

Here is what I did

I installed stock recovery from Paul' post . Second download

ville_recovery_signed.img

Flashed this via ADB fastboot

I then Fastboot OEM lock

Can someone explain my mess up .. Thanks
[HTC One S] azzledazzle:
are you wanting to get rid of it so you can send it for repairs ??

if so, best bet is to run an RUU
[HTC One S] wardy:
Ahh ok,

So how do I get hold of 3UK RUU

It wont run the stock as it will error , I have repacked the ROM.zip with changes according to my CID .
[HTC One S] azzledazzle:
well flash the modified rom.zip through recovery. That should work.
[HTC One S] wardy:
So ,

Unlock , and recovery again then flash a stock modified ROm.Zip

I will try that , thanks
[HTC One S] azzledazzle:
Use the rom.zip from the RUU
[HTC One S] wrickwrackwruck:
Does my phone have bluetooth 4 ?

specs on different websites vary.

german vodafone htc one s
[HTC One S] psych0t1c:
The german HTC site lists the specs as:

Bluetooth with aptX™ activated (Bluetooth® 4.0)

I would rely on that statement rather than reviewers.

Regarding the **Tampered**, I have not yet heard of anyone who unlocked the phone through HTCDev getting this removed afterwards. I think until we get full S-OFF with the option to write / modify bootloader and radio and the various other partitions on the internal storage there is no way to get rid of it.

Its also quite pointless if you are doing it just for sending it off to repair centre. If the problem is clearly hardware they will fix it without caring if the phone was locked or unlocked. And even if you get rid of it, you submitted your phone GUID / SN to HTCDev during unlock, so they could just look it up in their database.
[HTC One S] :
I can't respond to rooted phones with roms, but this is a crash test video of a stock One S. May be old news to most, but impressive to me. I am not a gamer, so don't know if there is one game that can equal all that is running at one time on video.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8o4mHPcZOsE
[HTC One S] wardy:
Hi well I tried to run the RUU from football (thanks ). All I get is 155 unknown error .

Any ideas , do I have to remove recovery and relock boot loader then flash ?
[HTC One S] azzledazzle:
Ok dont worry run the RUU from fastboot, that should get rid of the error 155 :)
[HTC One S] purpstar:
I accidentally erased everything from my sdcard and now i cant boot my phone or mount the sdcard using adb.. when it does go thru it nowhere to be found.. I desperately need help.. :(:(:(:(:(:(:(
[HTC One S] azzledazzle:
Boot into fastboot and run an RUU.. that would be the simplest way..

use ''fastboot getvar all'' to get your CID and MID, you may need to add this into the RUU to avoid CID Match Fail Errors.
[HTC One S] purpstar:
How do I add that to the RUU.. how do I unpack a RUU..
[HTC One S] azzledazzle:
http://lmgtfy.com/?q=extracting+rom+from+RUU
[HTC One S] purpstar:
Will any RUU file work.. I'm on T-Mobile US..
[HTC One S] azzledazzle:
you should go for a US RUU just to be sure, there is one uploaded on filefactory. Look in Dev section for Shipped ROM Thread..

There is also a Tmobile US nandroid posted in the Dev section too, you could try that
[HTC One S] purpstar:
Sorry to bug but is the 1.70 a US RUU and how could I use the nand