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[HTC Sensation] droidjm:
This is probably as simple as S-off on new phone and restoring old phone's NANDROID backup to new device, but I wanted to make sure I am not missing anything.

So I decided that instead of having to **** with the cover contacts on my existing phone, I would pay t-mobile the $5 to trade in my current 4g for a new 4g in hopes that it won't have the unresponsive touch screen problem due to aftermarket battery.

I want to have the exact same configuration on the new phone as the old phone did and wondering what would be the recommended approach of accomplishing this? I have a custom Kernel, custom rom, and titanium backup pro currently, with 4 ext recovery. What do the pros suggest to make sure it is a flawless transition between phones?

TIA for your suggestions, because even though I have successfully rooted many phones, I have never tried to "clone" a phone before.
[HTC Sensation] wildcontigo:
S-off

Root

Install custom recovery ( 4ext)

Format all partitions except sdcard

Superwipe (just in case)

Restore nandroid

Enjoy:)
[HTC Sensation] droidjm:
Thanks!...I would have probably forgotten the format/superwipe steps.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] goldenarms7:
Everytime I try to flash a JB rom it goes through and when i reboot my phone it goes to splash screen and then black......am I doing something wrong? Im using remgawRoot method.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] premo15:
Which ROM are you trying to flash? It's most likely a problem with the kernel if you're on the latest hboot (1.15). Kernels have to be flashed with the fastboot command. There are instructions in this thread:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1794867

Sent from my EVO LTE
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] goldenarms7:
o.0......I love you....jkjk Thanks it helped and now im running phandroid :)
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] syaoran68:
phandroid? where is that on the LTE forums?
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] josh030181:
I think he might be referring to this

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1851816

from my EVO using xda premium
[HTC Rezound] V0latyle:
I decided to run the 4.03.605.2 RUU before flashing back to Neo's Adrenaline 2.0...running the RUU reflashed a stock recovery and returned the bootloader to Locked, of course, so I went to the HTC Dev site to try to unlock it. I'm sure it's already a known issue but it appears that HTC's bootloader unlock tool is down and has been for some short time with no apparent efforts on their part to fix it.

So, I'm stuck with a locked bootloader until such time as someone can find a way to flash recovery without needing to unlock...
[HTC Rezound] jayochs:
buh, wasn't the whole point of S-OFF so you don't have to use HTC's bootloader unlocker tool?

just s-off.
[HTC Rezound] V0latyle:
Yes, but if you flash an RUU that updates HBOOT, it will relock. Doesn't change the S flag, but it does indeed lock. I've had this happen twice.

Managed to find my original unlock_code.bin. Worked perfectly, I'm back in business...

When you unlock your phone, SAVE THE UNLOCK TOKEN!!! It can be used on your device no matter what you do.
[HTC Rezound] nrfitchett4:
I think the point he was trying to make is that if you are s-off, it overides the lock/unlock so you don't have to be unlocked anymore. S-off and locked, you can install whatever you want...
[HTC Rezound] V0latyle:
That's what I thought too, but I tried to flash recovery after running the RUU...got the "not allowed" error; unlocked, and had no issue.

To my knowledge, all S-off does is "break" the locks on certain partitions, such as boot, so they can be written from recovery...and allow flashing of radios and HBOOT without a valid signature. Recovery itself is what decides what you can flash in terms of ROMs...the stock recovery won't flash anything but an original signed .zip.
[HTC Rezound] Kratz17:
Next time just flash the the jupunto bear hboot it makes everything easier and all you need is the s off to flash it. I do it right after running any ruu
[HTC Rezound] abby_nitewolf:
I ran the latest ruu,was s-off,locked bootloader,and flashed the recovery without any problems. You can try to push it through adb if anything
[HTC Rezound] HowardZ:
I keep my phone unlocked all the time.

I can ruu with an unlocked bootloader because I have s-off.

The ruu process always leaves my phone in its unlocked state.

I never bother using jbear hboots, as they don't accomplish anything useful that anyone is likely to use. It gives some additional fastboot commands that nobody is using. If someday I need a jbear hboot command, then I'll flash it. Otherwise it just seems to be extra work, and it appears to have complicated your life.

---------- Post added at 06:19 AM ---------- Previous post was at 05:54 AM ----------

No, the instructions at hbear's website list being htcdev unlocked as a prerequisite along with being stock and rooted, before even attempting the s-off procedure. Soff is something in addition to unlocked.

The jbear hboot acts like it is unlocked, whether the phone is locked or unlocked. Supposedly this will fool Verizon that your returned borked phone was not tampered with - well until Verizon notices jbear written on your hboot screen.

However, running a ruu will install a stock hboot.

Personally I think jbear hboots are a waste of effort. They are not going to fool anyone at Verizon because jbear is displayed on the hboot screen.

If somehow you go back to s-on with the jbear hboot still installed, then you are,oops, permanently bricked.

The additional fastboot commands one gets with the jbear hboot are not being used, not even by developers during their Rom installation procedures.

After every ruu, you need to repeat the htcdev unlock, and reflash the jbear hboot. This is extra work.

Everytime one flashes an hboot he is taking a bricking risk. if the flashing fails for any reason, like you pulled out the battery or battery runs out of power, or your file got corrupted, then you have an unrecoverable brick. That's why OTAs refuse to install on a low battery charge.

S-off + htcdev Unlocked are wonderful, but I think the concept of modified hboots should be reconsidered.

regards

Howard
[HTC Rezound] Squirrel1620:
You are wrong in so many ways Howard.please everyone font bother reading this post.

Ok jbear hboot is not meant to fool Verizon. It's meant to provide fastboot commands even while the bootloader is locked.

As for op,I can confirm after running the ruu,you will still have to unlock to flash your recovery, if you still have your unlock code file you can unlock with that just like you did the first time .

Oh and the HTC website always does that just keep trying like every hour or so, if you can't find that unlock file they e mailed you
[HTC Rezound] mclass55:
I am s-off and locked. And have been able to flash everything under the sun with no problems
[HTC Rezound] topgun1953:
The jb hboots are used not to fool Verizon, but to allow people to use fastboot commands like, "fastboot flash recovery (filename.img)" after s-off.

If you are s-off with stock hboot you can't run those commands.

Like Howard said, if you are on the jb hboot and you run the s-on command...then you're bricked. So those people with jb hboots are told to run a RUU first. Like Howard says, there are some risks to flashing things...its also risky to put your phone in your shirt pocket when you are around water.:D:D:D

Now, you can unlock your device after s-off (like Howard did) and use those commands with the stock hboot. However, if you want to return it to Verizon and you lock it, then it will read 'relocked' (i believe). I think that is the ONLY disadvantage of unlocking after s-off.

All this 'stuff' is in these threads. Some of it is personal preference and we all have a reason why our phones are configured certain ways. Just be aware of the implications. :o
[HTC Rezound] Kratz17:
There's no extra work on flashing jbear hboot. Right after the ruu rename the jhboot.zip to ph98img boot on hboot, flash and done. It seems you don't have a lot of knowledge when it comes into hboot stuffs.(no offense intended) And like the others guys said jbear is not to fool anyone and beside the jbear is an unlocked hboot.
[HTC Rezound] garnet&gold:
There is a flashable amon ra you can use. You don't need to unlock. You also will need to flash supersu again too because you lost root after the ruu. If you want to stay on a stock hboot, then you run things as ph98 files.
[HTC Rezound] topgun1953:
But he does need to be s-off...and I think he said he wasn't. :(
[HTC Rezound] HowardZ:
with s-off and unlocked and stock hboot

one can

fastboot boot recoveryImageFile.IMG

fastboot flash recovery recoveryImageFile.IMG

fastboot flash boot kernelImageFile.IMG

I have done these, and they work.

It makes one wonder who really needs jbear hboots.

p.s. if someday I brick my phone, I don't plan to return to a Verizon store and lie to them.
[HTC Rezound] topgun1953:
Yes you can flash those things. I guess that's what I was saying.

The "reason" that I know of to use jb hboots is if you ever want to return or sell your phone in a 'locked' state, you can. If you s-off, unlock, and then relock, I think it says "relocked" on the hboot screen. :cool:
[HTC Rezound] HowardZ:
ok, I suppose if you flash a stock hboot, then the hboot screen will show locked without displaying jbear.

But if Verizon sees jbear on your screen, they'll know you've done a whole lot more tampering than simply htcdev unlock.

Perhaps Verizon will be stupid enough to see unlocked and ignore the lines which say soff and jbear?
[HTC Rezound] topgun1953:
I don't think verizon cares. IMHO

In my case, I'm locked, s-off, stock hboot. I can get what I want in ph98img.zip files so I don't use fastboot. I can write the s-on flag, and flash the lastest ota and my phone will be like stock, out of the box....good for some, doesn't really matter to me. ;)
[HTC Rezound] Kratz17:
Verizon don't care about s-off because there's some rezound that came out s-off out of the box.
[HTC Rezound] garnet&gold:
Yes, absolutely needs to be s-off for what i was suggesting. I may have mis-understood the op and subsequent posts. If the op doesn't want to s-off then unlock is a necessity but if s-offed, then the op has a choice to unlock or stay locked.

I chose to stay locked, like Topgun says, it's easier. The only difference is i did install a jbear hboot, but again that was because i think it's easier to use fastboot sometimes instead of trying to repackage something as a ph98.

---------- Post added at 01:28 PM ---------- Previous post was at 01:22 PM ----------

If you brick, you couldn't change your hboot anyway. Using a jbear hboot is not to be deceptive.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] iomega311:
So, I have a 64gb SanDisk SD card formatted in exFAT format.

When I boot into recovery mode in CWM, it does not show an external SD card.

I even went as far as trying to manually mount the SD card... but when I tried, it said that the SD card was not mountable.

Is there any way to fix this... to make it be recognized in CWM recovery mode?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] billard412:
Format card to fat32. Don't think cwm can read exfat
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] iomega311:
I think you might be right...

Im going to format to fat32 and then see if it makes a difference.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] iomega311:
Yup! exFAT was the culprit!

I formatted to fat32 and now CWM recovery can mount the SD card.

FYI, if it helps anyone else that comes across this same issue... it took me a while to find a good program to format my card...

I found one that someone created that worked like a charm!

You can download it by clicking on this link:

http://www.ridgecrop.demon.co.uk/guiformat.exe
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] droidvijayan:
exFAT, ext4 filesystem support in the recovery mode

The simple answer is Yes :) . Install PhilZ Touch 4 Recovery 4.88.5. All credit goes to PhilZ and all CWM folks :good:

PhilZ Touch 4 Recovery 4.88.5 based on CWM 6.0.2.9 will support both ext4 and exFAT filesystem under recovery mode.

Source Code:

https://github.com/PhilZ-cwm6/philz_touch_cwm6

For more details please see,

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2002953

http://www.android-hilfe.de/kernel-...uch-enhanced-cwm-6-0-2-9-exfat-ext4-root.html
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] civicstyle01:
Ease us partioner.....partition sd card to fat32
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] jangra1999n@gmail.com:
help me i have flashed philz recovery 6.5 based on CWM 6.0 now im stuck at bootloop and my ext sd card is also not showing and the usb jack is also broken. help me plz plz plz plz phone is lava iris x9
[AT&T, Rogers HTC One X, Telstra One XL] nugzo:
Apple won the case against Samsung and now Samsung owes 1.05 Billion. This is really bad news for this industry. Patenting a rectangle with curved edges is ridiculous! Karma, I hope Apple gets theirs one day. Here's a link. http://www.engadget.com/2012/08/24/apple-v-samsung-decision/

I wonder what this really means for Samsung. Taking a Billion Dollar hit isnt going to be easy :( I dont care who you are, a Billion will hurt ya! (cept maybe gunny) Isnt HTC and Apple still fighting over One X Links? Hox is still pretty much HTC's Flagship phone. For some reason the talk about HTC/ATT being scared of Apple..(and that's why our bootloader is locked) makes a little more sense now. I dismissed it originally. HTC will be settling out of court i betcha lol. And doing whatever Apple asks. Scary stuff!
[AT&T, Rogers HTC One X, Telstra One XL] Ieatnoobs:
This really should go in the Android general discussion.
[AT&T, Rogers HTC One X, Telstra One XL] nugzo:
Then report it.
[AT&T, Rogers HTC One X, Telstra One XL] john_tillman:
There are already several threads in android general section for this.
[AT&T, Rogers HTC One X, Telstra One XL] 18th.abn:
Samsung was pretty blatant in their copying of several of those patents tho. Not 1.5 bil. Worth but hey. Dont copy, its that simple:beer:
[AT&T, Rogers HTC One X, Telstra One XL] GroovyGeek:
The hox physical design should be safe, don't think that even Apple can claim that the appearance is even remotely similar. Sadly Sense uses a green icon with rounded corners and a white phone inside so we may soon be treated to a blue icon with rounded corners and a yellow phone inside :) Pinch to zoom and multi touch are probably the most serious issue and as much as I dislike Apple products you have to admit that these are somewhat non trivial aspects of their functionality. However that is probably an Android thing and Apple will have to go after Google for it. And that is where it gets interesting because Google will claim that it makes no money from Android directly and one has to wonder if they have something in the Motorola pile of patents to sue Apple over.
[AT&T, Rogers HTC One X, Telstra One XL] PeartFan40:
As stated, there are already threads about this. Please search before posting. Thank you.

Thread Closed.

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"If you choose not to decide, you still have made a choice"
[HTC Incredible S] Sandeep_Jagtap:
Disclaimer:

I am not inventor of this app..Servers Ultimate

All credit goes to the inventor : Themuzz

I have tested this app myself and its super awesome app..!! :cowboy::cowboy::cowboy:

I converted my Inc s into the FTP server..

Wholaa My sdcard is on Web...:laugh::laugh::laugh:

No more USB connecting to copy files from my device...;)

There are option to create hell lot of server types DLNA, DDNS, FTP(S), Proxy, HTTP(S), WebDAV, etc! :)

Please head on to his thread..

Teleport Me There :good:
[HTC Incredible S] Nonverbose:
Thanks for the tip. I use samba server with wifi hotspot. It's easy because I can just use windows explorer to transfer files but I'm not that impressed with the transfer speed which is around 2Mb/s. What kind of speeds do you get with the FTP server and what client do you use?
[HTC Incredible S] itsbeertimenow:
You seem to have some knowledge and potential. Keep going...
[HTC Incredible S] Howie3045:
this will be useful around the house. thanks
[HTC Incredible S] Sandeep_Jagtap:
Well with this app you don't need to turn on your device as hotspot..

just connect it to your wifi or 3g ....

configure and start ftp server with noob steps

Thats it..

Now speed is something that depends on below factors..

1.speed of net on the your device here HTC Inc S

2.speed of net on your PC from where you gonna access the your ftp server ( HTC Inc S)
[General Questions and Answers] bhags8:
So sorry guys, I couldnt find an answer through search. I rooted using Noxious Ninja's Windows program. Then unlocked bootloader, then flashed to CWM 6.0.1. I downloaded Beans Touchwiz ROM and I copied it to Root, now I rebooted in Recovery to install the ROM from zip but there is no Root folder, but I still have the Bean ROM in my Downloads folder as well. Can I install it from there or do I HAVE TO install it from Root directory?

So sorry guys, Ive been at this for hours LOL and have a terrible headache.
[General Questions and Answers] gagdude:
You do not have to flash from your "root" folder.

You may do so from your downloads folder perfectly fine.
[General Questions and Answers] bhags8:
thanks, now only if i can delete this thread.
[General Questions and Answers] bhags8:
I dont know if your still here, but immediately after installing the ROM from .zip the directions say to restore... I just click restore and it like wiped out the ROM I just installed and put my phone the way it was before!!! Do I not restore from Recovery after I install a ROM?
[General Questions and Answers] MacTheRipperr:
No you make a back up before you name any modification to your device. And if you bork it you can restore then. Don't restore unless your not happy with new rom or you messed something up
[General Questions and Answers] jaredw444:
Quick? Along these lines...... if I just backup my data, could I flash a new rom then flash data, would that restore all my data, and settings, or would It not be compatable from rom to rom
[General Questions and Answers] thebobp:
Don't do that.

The data's not compatible, yes.

Edit: Sometimes the data is compatible, e.g. if the dev says so, in which case you can dirty flash over without wiping the data.
[General Questions and Answers] jaredw444:
Thanks, I was just was wondering,
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Fersh0o:
I'm having a problem with connecting with Kies, It doesn't recognize my Captivate (Or may be it do) and It doesn´t pass of Connecting device.

So I´m trying to root my device, but in one of the steps that I read it says that if the device don´t connect or sincronize with phone the drivers are not correctly installed and might have problems with flashing with Odin.

So my question is... If I´m having this problem with conection, What it really means? That my drivers are not installed correctly? Or is another problem and I can continue with the procedure?

I´m sorry! It maybe is a silly question :o but I´m new on this! I appreciate your help, thank you very much!!! :D
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] RootTheMachine:
I wouldn't bother with Kies. If there is a driver problem, Odin won't be able to recognize the phone. If you still can't get it to work, there's always Heimdall.
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Fersh0o:
Ok, but... How can I know if Odin recognize my device without risk? I mean, if I connect the phone and it works with Odin. Do I have to continue with the process?

Or I can disconnect it and try it again later when I want? (I have to be sure what I´m going to do lol)
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] 4-2ndtwin:
Once u have Odin opened and ur phone in download mode next and then ur phone connected to the pc last, Odin will let u know that it recognizes ur phone by the com port box turning yellow if u r using Odin3 v 1.83 or similar. If u r using an One Click Odin it will show in the log box "Added". At either one of these points if u do not want to continue just remove ur cable from ur phone, pull the battery, replace the battery and reboot. Close Odin.

But if u tap Start on either one of the Odins, after u have connected to ur pc and been recognized by the Odin, then do not remove the cable. Let the process finish. Also, always be sure to use a reliable micro usb/usb cable and have a sure power source.
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Fersh0o:
Ok, this information is enough to me to start rooting my Captivate, thank you very much guys :good: , and wish me luck with this! Hope don´t screw up my phone lol :p
[Galaxy S III Accessories] shook187:
Has anyone noticed that after a few weeks of use, the glacier white defender shows lots of scuff marks? I know its only a case and its better having it on the case then on the phone, but my black defender was holding out much better. Anyone having a similar problem with the white defender?
[Galaxy S III Accessories] VikingoRMCF:
The black isn't any better, probably worse.

* 101% Madridista × RMCF *
[Galaxy S III Accessories] willywill:
Not really, on Monday i traded a used black case for a brand new glacier, its Saturday and i already f**cked it up. It got dirty and i wipe it down to hard and the rubber started peeling, be careful not to rub it hard...now i got a bald stop in my case
[Nexus S Themes and Apps] sdhanjal15:
Just wondering if anybody could make the same look on our nexus. I like how this looks on my nexus 7.
[Nexus S Themes and Apps] superng888:
Maybe you can check out whether the paranoid ROM by daxmax has it :o
[Nexus S Themes and Apps] nero17:
Solution

Play Store: Battery Widget? Reborn (beta)

.. think this is what you were searching for :D

say thanks :good:
[Nexus S Themes and Apps] pmdisawesome:
No, that's the clock, he's asking for the "theme"

I don't see your point here. that may looks good on a 7-inch device, but I think it is too small for a 4-inch Nexus S.

Just like notification center on iPad,iPhone
[Nexus S Themes and Apps] karnoff:
what this guy said...paranoid will be able to do it
[KIN Two Software Development] DustinWolf:
Microsoft currently has the software available to bring back the Studio at no cost (as in not needing to create a whole new service) (Ala media upload to Skydrive, contact syncing with the People database, social networking via the People Hub using the People database), and the kin can still connect to the internet (using a basic data plan or via wifi) so i started a petition on Change.org to try and get microsoft to bring the studio back.

change.org/petitions/microsoft-bring-back-the-kin-studio
[KIN Two Software Development] DustinWolf:
Petition Closed :(
[HTC One S] milkshakes:
I need help. I am trying to revert back to stock but when I run RUU for my HTC One S T-Mobile USA it stops every time when trying to verify the signature. I locked my bootloader and tried unlocking it and the same thing happened when verifying my signature it said it failed. I don't know what to do please help me.
[HTC One S] touch of jobo:
Did you flash a signed stock recovery before locking the bootloader?
[HTC One S] mughalgxt:
reverting from a higher firmware version to lower is not possible until the s-off is achieved for htc s
[HTC One S] milkshakes:
im not quite sure I'm using a trickdroid rom. Is there anyway that i can still do that?
[HTC One S] touch of jobo:
In order to run a RUU, your must have a signed stock recovery [ <-- Edit: That may not be true, according to post below this one. ] and a locked bootloader. However, in order to flash a recovery, you must have an unlocked bootloader.

So if you are locked but still have a custom recovery, you have to unlock again so that you can flash a stock recovery. Then lock and RUU.

Also, like mughalgxt said, you can not run a RUU with an oler hboot than you have now.
[HTC One S] bobsie41:
Just relocking the bootloader is sufficient to enable an RUU install. The RUU will re-install the stock recovery (wether you want it or not) ;)
[HTC One S] milkshakes:
But I have tried to update with a re locked bootloader and every time it fails at the signature verification
[HTC One S] milkshakes:
I've tried to unlock the bootloader again but it says something is wrong with signature I don't know what it is though