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[HTC One X] The-Last-Hylian:
Okay, thanks for the info.

What you need to do now is go to this forum and ask for any other users that are using a stock 'Optus branded' HOX and which software version they're on, that way you know that before you flashed the custom ROM you were most likely using the same software version.

Also, (quick test) in CID Getter, scroll down about halfway and look for something that says,

ro.aa.romver

I imagine it'll say 2.17.401.2 but you never know!
[HTC One X] trevagreene:
yes, its 2.17.402.1

I'll try that forum. Thanks so much. Just trying to get all the info I need in case I ever need to go back to stock.
[HTC One X] The-Last-Hylian:
.402.1?

You mean .401.2 right?

PM me once you've heard back from the other forum, let me know how you're getting on or if you need more help, I'm not fantastic but I'll help if I can.
[HTC One X] trevagreene:
Did a bit of searching, its highly likely that the version was 1.29.980.11. So basically, I need to somehow get that version if I ever need to use RUU to get back to stock. It appears that version was release sometime in July, and based on me getting my phone in August, and there were no updates for it at the time I can safely ? assume that I too was on that version.
[HTC One X] The-Last-Hylian:
You can always ask HTC on their Chatbox which version was the latest for the x.xx.980.xx software versions.

You'll find it with Google, no doubt it'll link back to an XDA thread, just Google "1.29.980.11 HTC ONE X RUU".

I think you can safely assume you were on that software version yeah.

---EDIT---

I've found this: http://www.filefactory.com/file/4nec4tdhfgft/n/RUU_ENDEAVOR_U_ICS_40_Optus_AU_1.28.980.10_Radio_1.1204.103.14_release_258004_signed.exe

It's the Optus_AU_1.28.980.10... Not quite what you're after but fairly close...

Might be worth asking about here: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1543604

I've noticed that they're asking for the 1.29.980.11 RUU in that thread I linked to above, last page, they're asking about it today so hopefully it'll go up soon.
[HTC One X] EddyOS:
There should be this level of control...

You'll soon get tired of doing it 30 times a day, hence my answer above ;)

End of the day, even with this guide, people will STILL ask questions that have been answered already. These people should be banned. I know it sounds a bit Scrooge-like but this forum is falling apart with too many people just coming on and blindly unlocking their phones without even knowing the basics like what to do if you get stuck in a boot loop. I'm seriously thinking about leaving as it's just too frustrating :(

As for the 1.28.980.10 RUU - won't work as the bootloader was updated in the 1.29 update...without 1.29.980.11 you can't go back to stock
[HTC One X] The-Last-Hylian:
Empire vs Rebel Alliance eh? ;)

No doubt I will do one day :eek:

Oh naturally, as we've discussed, not everybody reads, I'm sure there will be many many peons who still ignore the threads and post Q&A's but it's hard to enforce, unless they made you a Mod EddyOS and you were online 24/7 ;)

I just noticed that, I can only find the 1.28.980.10 RUU, they're asking for 1.29.980.11 in the Endeavor Shipped ROM threads, hopefully someone will manage to put it up soon.
[HTC One X] EddyOS:
24/7?? Don't think work would like that!
[HTC One X] trevagreene:
yes and yes. already checked both. I thought there may be another way to go back to stock should the need arise. Thanks once again for your help.
[HTC One X] The-Last-Hylian:
Dunno if this might help: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1606676
[HTC One X] EddyOS:
Can't flash OTA files without S-OFF (well, I've not been able to anyway). You might be able to do it if you can get the stock recovery to see an external drive but I've not managed it so far
[HTC One X] The-Last-Hylian:
Could anyone who's used this guide please let me know how they've gotten on with it?

How did you find it? Does anything need to be changed?

Thanks,

T-L-H
[HTC One X] Porsche.V:
Hi mate, as i told you a few posts back i managed to install Revolution on my HOX the day after i installed the 4.0.4 RUU.. on the RUU i was getting 5800 +- on quadrant.. and now, with Revolution, i am only getting 5400.. shouldn't a custom rom be faster or this "numbers" are not that relevant to the actual speed? thanks
[HTC One X] EddyOS:
Don't read too much in Quadrant scores, they're not reliable

EDIT: For fun I thought I'd run Quadrant on the ROM I'm using, not too shabby! :D
[HTC One X] The-Last-Hylian:
Quadrant scores tend to differ quite drastically. Don't pay to much heed to them.
[HTC One X] [★]:
In terms of backing up your phone, is this ok to do when switching between different types of ROMS such as CM, sense and MIUI? Does it just restore apps, contacts, sms etc? :)

Also dumb question cause im kinda lost in android development, everytime we install a new rom, its not as simple as just putting the zip on the phone and installing from CWM is it? Do you always have to manually run that fast boot tool from your pc? I installed paranoid android last night just by plonking it on the phone and CWM'in it, however it bricked. It wasnt until I followed the video and extracted that .img file from the rom etc that I got the rom up and running.

Can you clear these things up for me? thanks :)
[HTC One X] vivek_bhoj:
Nandroid backup makes an image of your current ROM so after restoring it you get your phone as it was at that time but it doesn't back up your apps data stored in sd card like games data

Yes you have to manually flash boot IMG everytime you flash a new Rom as soff has still been not achieved
[HTC One X] [★]:
So how do you back up app data? Something like titanium backup?
[HTC One X] exocetdj:
Awesome tutorial! should be made a sticky i reckon!
[HTC One X] EddyOS:
The adb backup guide does that...
[HTC One X] vivek_bhoj:
if you want to backup apps and data both then titanium backup is the best solution and you can do many other things with it too... its an awesome ap with awesome functions
[HTC One X] The-Last-Hylian:
Titanium Backup will help you there as you've already guessed.

When flashing a new ROM or updating we always need to use the fastboot boot boot.img command as we don't yet have S-Off so can't just write onto certain parts of the Nandroid.

Pleased that people are finding this guide useful :)
[HTC One X] dmestriner:
Now that I've read this guide my fingers start itching again, as I hate the idea of JB being there in the wild, but it will take until the end of the year or so before HTC releases the official update, I want to play with it now!

Just a couple quick questions to be sure:

- the method described here will void your warranty, right? I didn't see a big warning in the OP, or I've read over it (if so, my apologies).

- about backing up: the method you describe only backs up your apps/apk's, right? It doesn't backup an image of the EXACT state your phone is in, so if I am very far within a game or something, I lose game progress, and in all other apps I will lose my personal settings, right? Only way of making a backup like this is to use root and Titanium backup, so there is no way to make a COMPLETE backup including game progress and personal settings the first time, correct?

Otherwise, great guide!
[HTC One X] vivek_bhoj:
It voids your warranty

From recovery make a nandroid backup

Which backs up all your phoNe data and ROM and when you restore u will get your phone as it was

This way you have backup of your stock ROM with all your apps data and settings

Do this before flashing a custom Rom

Titanium backup is used to backup ur apps and their data so that u can easily switch roms
[HTC One X] EddyOS:
Unlocking the bootloader wipes the phone so a Nandroid will be useless ;)
[HTC One X] vivek_bhoj:
Make a backup using adb it's given in op too
[HTC One X] EddyOS:
I know that, but you didn't mention that. If they guy wants to preserve the unit as it is BEFORE unlocking the bootloader he can make the full adb backup but it might not be complete
[HTC One X] vivek_bhoj:
yeah i know that but to gain something one must be ready to loose something :P

we can play games again and download apps too...
[HTC One X] sdarshan10:
I am also searching for 1.29.980.11 not able to find it..i think alternative way is to ask someone to upload nandroid backup of the same as many people are searching for it on xda but not able to find it........
[HTC One X] Focuz:
Will definately follow this guide when my wifi-antenna is fixed. Great work!
[HTC One X] trevagreene:
These have just been uploaded

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1543604&page=184

Added

RUU_ENDEAVOR_U_ICS_40_S_hTC_Asia_WWE_2.17.707.3_Ra dio_2.1204.135.20_release_278245_signed.exe

RUU_ENDEAVOR_U_ICS_40_Optus_AU_1.29.980.11_Radio_1 .1204.105.14_release_260560_signed.exe

RUU_ENDEAVOR_U_ICS_40_hTC_Asia_HK_1.29.708.15_Radi o_2.1204.122.17_release_268338_signed.exe

RUU_ENDEAVOR_U_ICS_40_TMO_UK_1.29.110.11_Radio_1.1 204.105.14_release_260731_signed.exe

RUU_ENDEAVOR_U_ICS_40_H3G_UK_1.29.771.11_Radio_1.1 204.105.14H_release_260888_signed.exe
[HTC One X] twics:
cant seem to backup data

HI there

Iv followed the guide from OP and got as far as backing up data to pc but mine freez at com.android.sharedstoragebackup which was mentioned in the guide might happen, I tried both ways but still get stuck at com.android.sharedstoragebackup am i missing something?:confused:

ps. im not new to these things been flashing roms since G1 days but I have to say I feel like a noob again since getting my HOX:o
[HTC One X] The-Last-Hylian:
Have you tried using the -nosharing command?
[HTC One X] twics:
Tried both commands could it be my software number 1.29??
[HTC One X] The-Last-Hylian:
Your HOX's software number shouldn't matter no, aslong as it's ICS it's running it'll be fine. You've installed the Android SDK/Platform Tools correctly?

It might be worth asking in the original thread that I linked too.
[HTC One X] twics:
Yea ADB is setup fine, thought id try again today using the -nosharing command still no joy still gets stuck, im really after the Viper X rom, theres so many guides ppl with SU issues after on other guides, this one seems to be the best iv found so far.

Thanks for trying to help.
[HTC One X] The-Last-Hylian:
To be honest I had issues with the ADB Backup too, I ended up just forgetting about it, I did speak to the OP of the backup thread though and all he advised me was that the -noshared string should work... I know it can take a long time at that point, only thing I can suggest is to ask the OP for the ADB backup threads, I do think I read that there was a workaround and that you need to set-up a desktop password in the Android System settings in Developer Options and then you'll be prompted for that before you can backup.
[HTC One X] sheep_duck:
So, when i get to the part about unlocking my bootloader and entering the identifier token and pressing submit, i get this:

http://i.imgur.com/QSbJp.jpg

i have followed directions perfectly up to this point.
[HTC One X] alvtminghui:
Absolutely noob-friendly

Brilliant guide!

If I had this thread in my hands right when I was trying to learn how to install custom ROMs on my OneX few months back everything would have been so much easier.

Most guides which claim to be 'noob-friendly' aren't exactly true because some significant but simple steps are not explained thoroughly or even forgone altogether so it makes noob absolutely lost. However, this post has everything in detail right to the simplest steps.

Good job.
[HTC One X] chrisjcks:
PM me your token, and I shall get you your unlock code.
[HTC One X] kanay2000:
ADB backup not working

I also tried both strings (-shared and -noshared) and again, I am stuck on

Any solutions to this yet?

Many thanks for this awesome guide btw, I would be so lost without it. :)
[HTC One X] allend:
i was also stuck in the adb backup , did the two strings, set up password in the Android System settings in Developer Options, and still froze in the same place like every one. any suggestions ?:(:confused:
[HTC One X] gvpula:
Nice post m8 very straight forward. Cheers!:good:
[HTC One X] jimmy-boi:
Thanks this post really helped installing the custom goodnesses.
[HTC One X] TwinCalibre:
Hi all,

Awesome guide, really tempted to unlock and flash a custom rom on my phone now, but just to confirm, sorry been probably asked a million times, if I unlock my phone it will void the warranty completely? Meaning that if something does break that isnt caused by the unlocking, it wont be covered?

Also, can you use the that backup method to backup all your data etc when updating to a newer version of a custom rom?

Thanks

Leo
[HTC One X] vivek_bhoj:
Regarding Warranty, it depends on your regional HTC Service centers as few people got their phone replaced even after unlocking it and few were asked to pay saying that they have unlocked their phone

After flashing ROM use Nandroid backup to make a backup of your ROM and use Titanium backup to backup apps and their data
[HTC One X] TwinCalibre:
Hi thanks for the reply, Im based in the UK so dont really know what its like here :/, awesome i guess titanium backs up text messages etc?
[HTC One X] adamski123:
So tempted to root and unlock my HOX :0 :(
[HTC One X] The-Last-Hylian:
Go for it!
[HTC One X] venkraam:
Nice post...!
[HTC One X] vivek_bhoj:
For backing up and restoring messages, use this app its the best and is free

SMS Backup & Restore
[HTC One X] adamski123:
How long does the whole process take? :L
[HTC One X] dmestriner:
Worst case scenario I think december or january. But they're a lot further than I thought actually, so I wonder if it will be earlier.

-EDIT- lol sorry I was in another thread with my head, I thought you meant the process of HTC bringing out JB, silly me.
[HTC One X] faiz02:
15-20mins tops..shouldn't take more than that... If you know what you are doing ;)
[HTC One X] sy573mx:
Okay so rooting and unlocking boot-loader and installing a custom recovery voids my warranty, But say I have to give the phone in for repairs, stupid artefacts on the screen (not the green/red screen corruption bar at the bottom of a full screen) more like noise on an old TV

Can I undo rooting and unlocking boot-loader and installing a custom recovery ? is it even possible ? Just curious, there must be a way. (I read up that it would be possible on the galaxy models but I'm not sure if that's true)

bear in mind that I have not done the above yet but I have just sent my phone back for replacement.

Coming from the iPhone 4 I can't wait to start with a custom ROM.

I must say this thing is a beast compared to my iPhone 4.
[HTC One X] TwinCalibre:
Having problems backing up, I first had the common problem of it stopping at com.android.sharedstoragebackup but did the supplied fix, but the launcher seems to crash on my phone when it gets to a certain part in the backup, stopping it :/. Any suggestions?
[HTC One X] lawrence750:
check your local warranty sheet to be sure, but on the warranties i have read from htc regarding unlocking, it says that if the problem was caused by unlocking, then it's not covered.

so if you unlocked, and then realised you had the wifi issue, they should, according to their own warranty, repair the device free of charge. as it wasn't the unlocking that caused it.
[HTC One X] n1kos:
Awesome tut, would love to see the ultimate Custom Rom to Stock Awesomeness thread - Noob friendly \o/
[HTC One X] vivek_bhoj:
check this thread for going back to stock:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1859714
[HTC One X] sjweemie:
hi there i have an problem with retrieving the indentifier token. a followed everythin step bij step. when entering the command C:\Android\fastboot>fastboot oem get_indentifier_token

i get the following error:

(bootloader) [ERR] Command er

OKAY [ 0.052s]

finished. total time: 0.054s

i cant get the token. is there something that i do wrong i dunne , the explanation is pretty straight forward :).
[HTC One X] sjweemie:
i got it :) ADB wasn`t running :)
[HTC One X] findingnemo0303:
yes there's a way to unroot your device back to its original setting - check it out on YouTube just search for "Unroot the HTC One X: Back to Stock - Cursed4Eva" (sorry can't post the link here)

by the way what is your software version? struggling to look for my original shipped ROM 1.29.111.11 supplied by TMobile
[HTC One X] eD1s0n:
having the same problem here. stuck on sharedstoragebackup even though using -noshared

found this issue report on google code:

code . google . com /p/android/issues/detail?id=28303 [sry bout that. cant post links]

Are there any workarounds? Would really like to backup my apps and data before taking the plunge to go custom :(
[HTC One X] adamski123:
I can't flash the recovery IMG.!! Each time I try to it says...

Error: cannot load 'recovery.img' :(

Help please!! :(
[HTC One X] eD1s0n:
Adb backup not very dependable. The restore didn't restore my wallpaper and apps like Google Authenticator @.@
[HTC One X] sy573mx:
Unfortunately When I first received my phone updated to 4.0.4 and sense 4.1 (in the hope that the screen artifacts would disappear, ended up finding out that the tegra 3 chip on my phone was faulty), and I did not look to see what software version I was on. Sorry

I will hopefully be getting my replacement tomorrow.

I am however looking for the cleanest ICS ROM that is as close to the one the galaxy nexus uses. I dont like sense but I don't know If I should use CM9, AOKP, or AOSP or any of the other non sense ROMS.....can't wait to get started

I would like to use a ROM that is as complete as possible (with everything working as close to a final build as possible)
[HTC One X] haree:
Qestion Nand Backup

hi

regarding below from ur 1st page

To restore a Nandroid backup, providing you have the Clockworkmod\backup folder on your phones SD card, enter recovery, and in the option Backup/Restore, just choose 'restore' and off it goes, you've restored the Nandroid backup.

I was told that even for flashing the Nand back up i must take the boot.img and flash it via fast boot and then apply the nand restore via CWM

i had asked a few guys at XDA and all had confirmed the same

but say u different or may be have forgot to mention the same

can u kindly confirm that just hitting nand restore will do the job and not as i have mentioned

this is just FYI and confirming not finding any fault just sharing the info i got ok

thanks for ur very nice info:good::laugh:
[HTC One X] vivek_bhoj:
even after restoring Nandroid backup

Flashing boot.img from fastboot is required as our devices are still S-ON

but if someone has S-OFF device then flashing boot.img is not required
[HTC One X] haree:
hi

i was sure of that i was just double checking any way i tested the same my self and have successfully got my nand back up back on to my phone

thanks again for ur kind confirmation of the same:good::D

may be the OP should mention the same on the 1st page
[HTC One X] findingnemo0303:
no worries - i'm still hoping that it 1.29.111.11 will pop-up soon! here's a collection of what you might be able to consider with your list of ROMS - thanks to ClydeB1 http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1832891
[HTC One X] The-Last-Hylian:
I was about to say that it's common knowledge that you need to reflash the boot.img everytime you flash a ROM as we don't have S-Off yet but then I remembered that this is a 'Noob Friendly Guide'.

I'll add it onto the OP when I get time.

Thanks again everyone, especially those who are actively contributing to this thread.

T-L-H
[HTC One X] venkraam:
Hi,

I had re- locked the phone after restoring a nan backup of my stock. Now it shows RELOCKED. Now when I try to unlock the phone again I can't get into recovery at all. It says ' the build is for development purpose only; and no recovery mode.

It's on S- ON. Should I flash the stock recovery again ? Or this a dead lock situation..

Please help.
[HTC One X] joewong1991:
Hi every one just shareing a tool that can flash boot.IMG without usein fastboot commands

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1734365

---------- Post added at 10:26 AM ---------- Previous post was at 10:24 AM ----------

Try that tool I have just posted I can unlock relock bootloader flash recovery it does about everything
[HTC One X] The-Last-Hylian:
I wasn't aware that you cannot re-open a 'RELOCKED' Bootloader, nice tool thanks for the tip, I'll add a link to it in the OP as a useful tool.
[HTC One X] venkraam:
Right, same here until I did this.

I managed to unlock it back using the same Unlock.bin that I used for unlocking it for the first time. So its back to unlocked now.

Regards,

---------- Post added at 12:09 AM ---------- Previous post was at 12:03 AM ----------

Thanks Joe, Will certainly try it.

Thanks a lot.
[HTC One X] The-Last-Hylian:
That's good to know, makes sense to use the same Unlock.bin code that HTC give you when you first Unlock the phone...
[HTC One X] sy573mx:
I have looked through the ROMS and Will probably go with CM9/CM10 or maybe paranoidandroid, I looked at a live wallpaper on the play store and the video shows it on a tablet. It looks amazing but from what I see the live walpaper works in the menu too or am I mistaken ? Check the video to see what I mean, Would I have to be in tablet mode for that to work or is the "menu" I see in the video just a homescreen page ?

https://play.google.com/store/apps/...G51bGwsImNvbS5ka2Vlc3RvLm5lb25taWNyb2Nvc20iXQ..

Either way it looks amazing, It reminds me of the House M.D. intro
[HTC One X] iceman2110:
Cheers for the tutorial! However I'm a bit of a noob when it comes to this but after flashing ARHD perfectly, can I delete the ARHD.zip file from the root of the SD? or do I still need it?

Cheers!
[HTC One X] stuart0001:
Yes you can delete it
[HTC One X] venkraam:
You can delete it. However will be useful to re-install the ROM(if necessary) when you don't have access to your pc. Hopefully u shud be able to accommodate 600 mb for ur ROM installable. Or take a nandriod backup in current state so that you don't need to re install from fresh if at all you have to redo it. Hope this helps.
[HTC One X] squirrelbo1:
I'm also having this issue. Not sure what I have done wrong. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks guys.
[HTC One X] venkraam:
Do you have it in the fastboot folder ?...just checking...and what is the command u tried...
[HTC One X] squirrelbo1:
Yeah its in the fastboot folder, and I have done everything as instructed in the op.

Command I was using was

EDIT: OK I just started the whole process again today (from trying to flash the recovery) and i re downloaded it from the site and renamed it again. Not sure why it didn't work first time, but starting from scratch did. The only thing I can think I did wrong was I somehow altered the file type when i renamed it, could have changed it by accident and not realised it.

Anyway thanks for trying to help anyway guys. Just me being a noob.

EDIT 2: Thank you very much to the op for the guide, currently running android revolution HD on my one X. Just running my backup now but the guide was so detailed but simple to follow. Thank you very much.
[HTC One X] sy573mx:
Okay I have been reading about all the custom ROMs

I see that the non sense ROMs don't have the sense camera (makes sense)

But is there a way to get the sense camera on CM9, CM10, Domination or paranoidandroid ? I am looking at using those but would like the sense camera.

Is there a sense ROM that has the stock ISC or JB homescreen and lockscreen ?
[HTC One X] The-Last-Hylian:
Basically no, you can't have the Sense camera on a non-sense ROM.

It's a cryin' shame!
[HTC One X] neoandresk:
currently all the custom rom available in xda is base on european software, and mine is

Asia. My question is if i use one of the custom rom, how about my baseband version, my concern is my signal. Can i keep my asian baseband? Sorry for my bad english
[HTC One X] DNolan:
Followed this guide, worked perfectly, now have a clean, crisp, beachwood aged HOX. Cheers buddy.
[HTC One X] koulalexis:
Thanks

works perfect!!!!
[HTC One X] BogiYear:
Me too. Many thanks to the OP.
[HTC One X] The-Last-Hylian:
Welcome mate.
[HTC One X] raefonti887:
I'm from PH and my One X running Cyanogenmod10 works fine, no problems with my carrier.