yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[AT&T, Rogers HTC One X, Telstra One XL] yourbuddypal:
Oh shoot, I do remember reading that in another thread! I'll keep trying, thanks!

Update: Success! Based on input in other threads, I did the following:

- Hard shut down

- Reboot into boot loader by holding down the volume down button and pushing power. (Hold volume down button until you see the boot loader)

- Then, re ran the "fastboot oem lock" command. This says the device is already locked and fails.

- Run the fastboot flash unlocktoken Unlock_code.bin.

Thanks again!
[AT&T, Rogers HTC One X, Telstra One XL] addhyperactive:
Grassyass

Thanks so much Peter! I've been modding phones for a while now and always wanted to dive a little deeper into it but never felt like I had enough straight forward answers for adb, commands, etc. For some reason it just "clicked" when I read through your tutorial. The only thing wrong now is I want to do more! :D

One thing that kind of stumped me for a bit was intalling CWM Recovery.

I double clicked the install.batch file and nothing would happen so I ended up putting the recovery-clockwork-touch-5.8.3.1-evita-modaco.img file into the adb folder, fastbooting, and flashing from there.

adb reboot bootloader
fastboot flash recovery recovery-clockwork-touch-5.8.3.1-evita-modaco.img
fastboot reboot

Not sure why in the process you say to open command prompt but then don't really do anything further with it, in the CWM Recovery section. What is the reason for this?

Again thank you SO much, I had a ton of fun doing this!!!
[AT&T, Rogers HTC One X, Telstra One XL] PeterGuru:
Hmm, let me check ...

First, I'm happy to hear that my GUIDE is helping you. That was really my only objective ... to help others. Of course, in the meantime, I was also re-educating myself on all the procedures, etc.

Regarding your question re CWM, I will check the GUIDE and get back to you shortly. Give me a few hours.

Thanks,

Peter

Addendum: [8:30am] I completely revised Step 6 - Install Clockworkmod Recovery, to slightly amend the QUICK METHOD section, and completely re-write the MANUAL METHOD. My sincere thanks to addhyperactive for pointing out my mistake, and for helping me to improve the GUIDE.
[AT&T, Rogers HTC One X, Telstra One XL] redknite:
Peter,

THanks for your guide! It has been a real help. I have my phone at 1.73 with bootloader unlocked, rooted and cwm. I want to get to 1.85 and it looks like what I need to do is go download the ruu exe on the link in your pdf. I relocked my bootloader and then ran the exe. It finds my phone (in fastboot off, charge only) and shows what version i have and lets me start the process. It says the process will take 10 minutes. I let it run for 1.5 hours the first time and about 40 min the 2nd time. it stays at "sending....." on my pc and on the phone a silver HTC is all that shows. what do you think is wrong? if i intall rootkeeper on my phone (other threads are saying this keeps root fine) then do the OTA, is that the same thing?
[AT&T, Rogers HTC One X, Telstra One XL] shawn1224:
thanks alot peter for this easy peasy tutorial.

Everything went smooth for me. The only thing was that it took a lot longer than 10 mins to upgrade to the 1.85 RUU (more like 45 mins). Maybe put a disclaimer there so people wont get paranoid and do something drastic. For a minute there I thought everything was frozen.

Great job though

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Yes this is exactly what I was talking about. It stayed on sending for like 45 mins to an hour. Eventually though it completes the process but it takes a lot longer than 10 mins.
[AT&T, Rogers HTC One X, Telstra One XL] baddoor:
THanks for a great manual... but... mac os x?

Hi PeterHTC

THanx for a great manual.. pretty much ready to jump to 1.85 from a root/unlocked 1.73..

But... any Mac OS X files available?

the RUU update is an .exe file, and i don't have a windows emulator to run it.

I've been opening up .bat files and running commands manually, but with an .exe im stuck now.

any suggestions/help please?
[AT&T, Rogers HTC One X, Telstra One XL] gdribot:
dude, this is an awsome guide. Many thanks. I have the ATT version and have been hessitant moving to the 185 firmware. I can see you spent many hrs on this. Great work!
[AT&T, Rogers HTC One X, Telstra One XL] PeterGuru:
I will amend the GUIDE ...

Thank you for the information. I will up-date the GUIDE in a few moments.

At first, when I read "redknite's" post, I really didn't know what to say. I was stumped. For me it took about 10-15 minutes, and I never thought it could take much longer.

Peter

Addendum: I modified the section in question; however, I'm in the process of uploading about 30GB of data to my Dropbox folder, so the up-dated GUIDE may not be available until sometime tomorrow. I think everything else has to be uploaded first since the GUIDE is now last in the queue. Thank you again for the suggestion re the amount of time it could take to execute the 1.85 RUU.
[AT&T, Rogers HTC One X, Telstra One XL] PeterGuru:
I wish I had something good to tell you ...

It's situations like this that really make me feel bad. I wish I had something better to tell you, but I simply do not know much about MAC systems, and what you need to do if using a MAC.

Very sorry!

Peter
[AT&T, Rogers HTC One X, Telstra One XL] shgadwa:
Peter, I just looked over your guide. It's awesome! Unfortunately it looks like it requires root before you can do anything. Right now I'm in a situation where I need root to unlock the boot loader and I need to unlock the bootloader to get root.

At any rate, thank you for your time. I'm sure when root finally becomes available for 1.85, your tutorial will help me.
[AT&T, Rogers HTC One X, Telstra One XL] neworleans-7:
Thank you so much! I thought I wouldn't be able to root or bootloader unlock my phone even though I spoofed the CID before I upgraded to 1.85. Looks like I was doing it backwards the whole time (trying to root before unlocking the bootloader). The PDF was extremely easy to follow.
[AT&T, Rogers HTC One X, Telstra One XL] baddoor:
shoutout..

Any input from any Mac guru around please?..
[AT&T, Rogers HTC One X, Telstra One XL] PeterGuru:
I did a bit of research ...

Although, as I said earlier, I know very little about MAC OS, I was able to find the following link:

http://www.winehq.org/

Apparently this program will allow you to run Windows EXE files on MAC OS X.

Let me know if that helps.

Peter

Here's another link that may help:

http://www.ehow.com/how_12228174_install-hero-ruu-using-mac.html
[AT&T, Rogers HTC One X, Telstra One XL] redknite:
RUU Update

Hi Peter,

Thanks for updating your guide. In my post i stated I let it go for 1.5 hours. My main question is if you know if this is the same process as installing rootkeeper and then allowing the OTA update to occur?
[AT&T, Rogers HTC One X, Telstra One XL] PeterGuru:
I've heard of Rootkeeper, but ...

Although I've heard of Rootkeeper, I have little knowledge about it. From what I've been able to research quickly, it's not listed as being compatible with the ONE X.

Sorry,

Peter
[AT&T, Rogers HTC One X, Telstra One XL] baddoor:
sorry.

sorry.

method 2 im read all user attempt reviews and they've all failed when they implemented the ROM extractor (rom file was junk)

and method 1 requires downloading a software (Wine), requires to have a "Xcode" software installed on your Mac which Apple App Store is no longer hosting.

came across a thread update to use virtualbox (Mac virtual environment for windows OS) but thats exhaustful (installing two major softwares, virtual box & windows, and htc syn, and htc drivers.. might as well have a windows pc).

is anyone on a windows environment able to extract the software from the exe file and upload it somewhere?
[AT&T, Rogers HTC One X, Telstra One XL] Jamesyboy:
Just ordered an ATT One X. If it ships with 1.85, is this guide current? Are there other methods? Its often the case that if you plan on getting a phone, if you don't follow the boards from the start, when they're first opened, its hard to tell which tools work at the moment, and which are the best or outdated. I assume this guide is a valuable resource for people in my current situation, and that its updated and will use whatever tool is best for the moment. Amirite?

Any advice? I've rooted dozens of devices, but have never had to unlock a boot loader, and the additional element of the HTCDev process is stupid, but hey, at least they offer it-- I think they could have something simpler. Sigh.

So is there anything I should know before following this guide?
[AT&T, Rogers HTC One X, Telstra One XL] gdribot:
If your unit ships with 1.85, then you are stuck until a root exploit is found. This guide only works for ATT if you were able to gain root, then unlock your boot loader and change your CID to superCID pre 1.85. Then you can use the guide to unlock and root 1.85.
[AT&T, Rogers HTC One X, Telstra One XL] Jamesyboy:
So this guide requires root?

That's definitely something that should be in the OP. Especially if this is geared toward noobs. And if it requires root, rooting the device should be step 0.
[AT&T, Rogers HTC One X, Telstra One XL] Pirateghost:
Did you look at the info? Its in the pre-requisites section.
[AT&T, Rogers HTC One X, Telstra One XL] Jamesyboy:
"OP" -- Original Post, or Original Poster

Hence me saying that this should be in the OP. The original post.

As per your decidedly intelligent quote, you'll note that the OP's (original poster) op (original post) states that this guide is a how to :

Change your device Cell ID (aka CID) to the generic 11111111

Re-lock the bootloader

Install the latest AT&T firmware, version 1.85

Re-unlock the bootloader

Install Clockworkmod Recover v5.8.3.1

Re-root your device

Remove most bloatware

For the HTC One X for Rogers, and it should work for the AT&T One X. It doesn't specify "How to *** on a Roger or AT&T rooted device."

I already explained in my post why it's important to have that information available before someone tries to use the guide. Especially for beginners-- and this guide is at least partially geared toward beginners.

So...before you tell someone to read-- read.

PeterHTC, Sorry, none of that was to/for you. I have to say-- this is some mighty fine work you've done. Easily some of the best aggregation i've seen done on XDA, and mighty helpful for everyone...the beginner, and frequenter alike.

A few posts back, i explained that (as you know) unless you follow these boards from the very beginning.. when they open, that it's tough to know which tools are the best at any given moment, which are out of date, and which to stay away from. You've completely spared me the hours of trouble i would have had, had you not done the research for me. The addition of the manual instructions ensure i won't go through the process, find that a tool i needed was uploaded a month ago, and the hosting site only agreed to host the file for 3 days or has limited the number of downloads or bandwidth. I now have fallback options.

All around, there are a hundred reasons why this guide, and the way you constructed it, is perfect...including the file format you chose. PDF was about the best option here.
[AT&T, Rogers HTC One X, Telstra One XL] Pirateghost:
edited so not to detract from Peter....

plain and simple, i asked if you had read it....i didnt ask for any crap
[AT&T, Rogers HTC One X, Telstra One XL] baddoor:
wondering if you can incorporate the OTA instead for Mac OSX

so i wonder if after relocking the bootloader, instead of update the firmware to 1.85 , would i be able run the OTA update (OTA_Evita_UL_Cingular_US_1.85.502.3_R2_NEW_NFCPHONESTORAGE-1.73.502.1_release_263287jkmeqj8u75z409z9.zip )?

ie

save root using root keeper

unroot

get stock recovery

relock phone

run OTA update

re-root thru root keeper, unlock , install CMW?

anyone recons thats doable?

or will the OTA screw things around?
[AT&T, Rogers HTC One X, Telstra One XL] GrandAdmiral:
Reading my mind. This is the exact same question that I have.
[AT&T, Rogers HTC One X, Telstra One XL] baddoor:
that's the only current thinking im having while running on MacOSx... cuz i dont have windows to run RUU*.exe , and exhausted ROM*.zip file extractions from the RUU*.exe methods (all useless so far, unless you really know how to use shell command in linux/terminal)...

debating that or just run something like a CleanROM 2.6SE , which will give me 1.85 features, 1.88 radio, but keep firmware at 1.73 (which im not having problems with).. i can forego updating the actual firmware of 1.73, until a major update change that can be rooted (1.85 unrootable from stock as of now)
[AT&T, Rogers HTC One X, Telstra One XL] PeterGuru:
I will amend the GUIDE ...

Your comments are noted. I will amend the cover page to clearly indicate that ROOT is required before you begin, even though it's in the prerequisites section.

Remember, like all things that come with an instruction manual, even though most of us don't do it, including me, it's important to READ EVERYTHING before you begin a potentially difficult and/or potentially destructive procedure.

The revised GUIDE will be available for download within 30 minutes.

Peter

Addendum: The revised GUIDE is now available in the OP. Also, I amended the original post to include a caveat regarding the need for having a rooted device before you can begin with any of the instructions and/or procedures.

Addendum 2: By the way, none of your comments were taken as an insult. I don't hold grudges, and I appreciate any constructive criticism. Only by keeping an open mind, and listening to other members, can I improve upon the guide ... and that can only help everyone. :)
[AT&T, Rogers HTC One X, Telstra One XL] PeterGuru:
Hmm ...

I can only say three words:

I don't know!

Sorry for the brevity, but that's about as accurate as I can be with regard to the original question.

Peter
[AT&T, Rogers HTC One X, Telstra One XL] miha11:
possibly stupid question

Thanks in advance
[AT&T, Rogers HTC One X, Telstra One XL] galfert:
Peter,

You should edit this line in you original post. 1.85 can now be rooted.
[AT&T, Rogers HTC One X, Telstra One XL] UseYourIllusion:
So I'm following the steps to unlock my bootloader using the guide. I'm in command prompt now and I want to confirm my CID is changed before I proceed. While I'm in command prompt and I type "adb^reboot^bootloader" it says 'adbrebootbootloader' is not recognized as an internal or external command, operable program or batch file. What am I doing wrong?
[AT&T, Rogers HTC One X, Telstra One XL] galfert:
Don't type the "^" and instead use spaces.
[AT&T, Rogers HTC One X, Telstra One XL] ktcanuck:
Just wanted to thank Peter for making the process so straightforward for a newb to Android. I have done everything described to my AT&T HOX on Rogers with exception of deleting the bloatwear.

I did search and couldn't find any mechanism that worked for me. Trying with the ES File Manager just resulted in a "can't delete" message.

I guess a previously parsed ROM is the only way?
[AT&T, Rogers HTC One X, Telstra One XL] PeterGuru:
Sorry about the delay ...

Sorry about not getting back sooner. I was away for a couple of days.

You are right. The "^" signifies a space, which I explain on page 6 under the title "IMPORTANT."

Peter
[AT&T, Rogers HTC One X, Telstra One XL] PeterGuru:
Do you have the right settings?

ES File Explorer should work without a problem. Do you have the settings right?

Go into ES File Explorer Settings:

In the sub-section entitled Path Settings, make sure "Up to Root" box is checked

In the sub-section entitled Root Settings, make sure both "Root Explorer" and "Mount File System" boxes are checked.

To be safe, reboot, and then try again.

Peter
[AT&T, Rogers HTC One X, Telstra One XL] ktcanuck:
I hadn't appreciated the settings were available. I will check them out...on my new HTC One X - went swimming with the one week old one in my pocket on Saturday and haven't been able to dry it out so far. This phone is very ergonomic - I really don't notice it in my pocket like I did the iPhone. Very expensive mistake. I imported an AT&T one last time before I found I could get the Rogers one cheaper! Hmm. Second expensive mistake.
[AT&T, Rogers HTC One X, Telstra One XL] superstrongboy:
is it possible to flash 1.88 rom from 1.85?
[AT&T, Rogers HTC One X, Telstra One XL] superstrongboy:
disregard
[AT&T, Rogers HTC One X, Telstra One XL] PeterGuru:
Yes, as long as ...

As long as you're already rooted, the answer is, yes.

Peter
[AT&T, Rogers HTC One X, Telstra One XL] PeterGuru:
Sorry, missed your final post ...

Oops. Sorry, I missed your final post.

Peter
[AT&T, Rogers HTC One X, Telstra One XL] ktcanuck:
Well, I am still doing something wrong. Root check confirms I am rooted, I am unlocked. Settings in ES File Manager are as Peter suggested but I still don't see anything other than Data under Android.
[AT&T, Rogers HTC One X, Telstra One XL] PeterGuru:
Not sure what you mean ...

I'm a bit confused when you say, "I still don't see anything other than Data under Android."

If my memory is correct, you're referring to the Android/Data folder on the "SDcard"?

In order to see if ES File Explorer allows you to edit system (root) files, the best way to check is to navigate to the root of your device. This would be like navigating to the main "C" directory on your PC.

The root will have a number of folders, one being "system" (perhaps the most important), and another called "root." Using ES File Explorer, try opening the "root" folder. If you don't get an error message, then you have root access. If you still get an error message, then I'm sorry to say that I'm stumped.

If I was in the same situation, I'd try re-installing your ROM (assuming you're running a custom ROM). If no custom ROM, then a factory reset might be in order, but that has the potential for serious consequences.

You could also try fixing permissions. To do this, reboot into Recovery. At the initial screen, select the bottom entry called "advanced." Then select the second-last entry called "Fix Permissions." This process will take a few minutes. Reboot and see if things are working.

Hopefully, everything will work out.

Peter
[AT&T, Rogers HTC One X, Telstra One XL] ktcanuck:
I knew how to navigate to the root but was stopping at Android looking for System or App. Duh. I think my mind was elsewhere. Thanks for your patience! All is well!
[AT&T, Rogers HTC One X, Telstra One XL] PeterGuru:
I'm glad all is well ...

It's good to hear that all is now well.

Peter
[AT&T, Rogers HTC One X, Telstra One XL] PeterGuru:
GUIDE revised ...

A newer version of the GUIDE is now available in the original post ... just to let everyone know.

Have a great day, everyone.

Peter

P.S. As you will see from my signature, I now have the Rogers Samsung Galaxy S3. It's a truly amazing device. Yes, I still have my Rogers ONE X, which I'm in the process of selling on eBay. Good luck everyone.

P.P.S. Just to let everyone know, I'm still love HTC devices, and I may (will?) buy them in the future. For now, though, I'm sticking with my SGS3. However, I will continue to monitor this thread, and offer help to anyone with the ONE X if they have any questions. Feel free to PM me.
[AT&T, Rogers HTC One X, Telstra One XL] slojko:
i tried relocking the bootloader and now its stuck in the bootloader

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it says relocked at the top i just cant get into recovery ...
[AT&T, Rogers HTC One X, Telstra One XL] kilo89:
Do you have a custom ROM installed by chance? If you do and you relock the bootloader, it won't let you boot your ROM. You can run the RUU and it will be fine if you want it locked, otherwise just leave it unlocked.
[AT&T, Rogers HTC One X, Telstra One XL] Nabeel Kiani:
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1644167&highlight=rogers

Here it shows how to root without unlocking the bootloader, considering this would i have to disregard the step in the pdf where it says "Relock bootloader" or must my bootloader be unlocked to supercid?
[AT&T, Rogers HTC One X, Telstra One XL] PeterGuru:
You do not need an unlocked bootloader to change the CID. The instructions in Step 2 of my GUIDE will work either way, but you do need to be rooted.

Having a locked bootloader is only important if you want to install RUU firmware. RUU firmware will NOT install with an unlocked bootloader.

Peter
[AT&T, Rogers HTC One X, Telstra One XL] TrancerSte:
Hey, long time reader, first time poster here. Firstly, great guide Peter -- I'd already pieced together roughly that process from various XDA topics and other sources, but having it all together in one place would have been very useful when I was a HOXL noob!

Also worth mentioning that RUUs aside, it's all compatible with the APAC (Singtel / Telstra) One XL (although it's slightly easier as telcos aren't allowed to carrier-lock phones here, so the Super-CID bit doesn't apply) -- I know this should be a no-brainer for more experienced users but it still caused me to hesitate and have a good Google before I was 100% confident that I could flash the same recovery as AT&T / Rogers version without breaking anything.

I have a quick question, though: I've rooted a couple of HTC phones in the past (DHD, Desire S) and it's always been a case of 'get root > install ROM Manager > flash CWM > install custom ROM'. The process HOXL was a bit back-to-front in that I unlocked the bootloader via HTCDEV then flashed CWM recovery via fastboot, then used it to install SuperSU to get root on the stock ROM.

This all works great, however ROM Manager thinks I don't have CWM recovery installed thus I am unable to use it to flash ROMs, backup, install zip packages, etc, so I have to reboot into recovery and do it manually each time.

Usually the solution to would be to simply reflash CWM from ROM Manager, but it asks me for my phone model and most of the options are LG or obscure Huawei handsets -- no HTC phones at all.

From this point, is there any way to tell ROM Manager that CWM is installed, in order to enable automated installation of ROMs etc?

Thanks!
[AT&T, Rogers HTC One X, Telstra One XL] kleeman7:
Rom manager isn't supported on our phones yet, using it could result in an semi brick. Goo Manager is supported, and it uses TWRP recovery which is officially supported by our phone, and allows for auto install of roms from goo manager, you would just have to download the rom to you phone first as only one rom uses it right now.
[AT&T, Rogers HTC One X, Telstra One XL] TrancerSte:
Yikes! Cheers for that... I've just installed CleanROM so I want to give that a good look first but when I want to flash something else I'll investigate TWRP.
[AT&T, Rogers HTC One X, Telstra One XL] kleeman7:
Forgot to mention that CWM has also been known to corrupt our sd cards.
[AT&T, Rogers HTC One X, Telstra One XL] PeterGuru:
CORRECT!

Both previous comments are true.

As time goes by, I'm learning that more and more people are NOT using ROM Manager, for whatever reason. Many even suggest it could cause serious problems with your device. For this reason I no longer use the app.

To TrancerSte, I'm very happy to know that my GUIDE is of use. That's really the only reason I wrote it. I remember quite clearly how nervous I was in the beginning, and not having such a guide only contributed to the anxiety.

Peter