yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] :
While the steps might very well be the same.....guiding someone to their own forum section is the right thing to do. ;) I'm sure there's guides in the S4 forum....

Plus, not pointing out that they are in the wrong place could lead them to other threads here....other "guides" and definitely files to flash that will indeed lead them to big problems.

I never said the steps here were incorrect, I was simply and politely pointed them to the S4 section. How many new people have flashed stuff that wasn't for their phone or tab cause they were accidently in the wrong section???? Plenty.

Anyway, sorry if my reply offended you.....but I don't sit by and say nothing when I see someone asking things in the wrong device forum. Too many new people around to just watch them brick their phone cause they were lost.

And if they know what they are doing....great....but at least I checked.

;)

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And how was this rude dude???? Lol
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] TJSteveMX:
Lol, everything cool bro.

No rude at all ;)

I apologize too.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] :
We didn't end up bickering for 10 posts??? Wth? ;)

I'm kidding of course! :)
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Evilpenguinj:
OK this is totally a noob question, but I want to be sure before I go ahead with this. If I copy the rom and the gapps to my phone and start following the procedure laid out here, will all this factory resetting, wiping stuff get rid of those two files? Do they have to be on an external sd card, or do none of the steps before you get to flash rom and gapps effect those two files I copied over to the phone.

Thanks in advance!

Jason
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] :
Only checking off wipe internal SD will wipe your internal sd. So don't do that, and you're good.

Also, you'll need twrp 2.6.1.0. Not the old ones listed in OP. ;)

Sent from my N5, N7, Moto X, G Tab 3 or S2.....
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Evilpenguinj:
Well I have cwr 6.x.x.x. So as long as I don't check off wipe internal SD I should be good right.

Jason
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] :
Yes.

Personally, and I think most agree, twrp is the superior recovery.

But if you like what you have....go nuts. ;)

Sent from my N5, N7, Moto X, G Tab 3 or S2.....

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Oh...nandroid backup first is an extremely good practice. In case you have issues, or don't like what you flashed.

Sent from my N5, N7, Moto X, G Tab 3 or S2.....
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Evilpenguinj:
Can I use nandroid without an external SD card?

Jason
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] :
Yup

Sent from my N5, N7, Moto X, G Tab 3 or S2.....
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Evilpenguinj:
I managed to get CM 10.2 flashed ok, but I forgot gapps. Now I am not sure how to copy the file on because I can't seem to get USB mass storage to work. Can anyone help.

Jason
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] :
Just download on to phone directly and flash them in recovery.

Sent from my N5, N7, Moto X, G Tab 3 or S2.....
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Evilpenguinj:
That's the problem I can't get it to recognize the phone in windows to transfer the file over!

Jason
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] :
You don't need a computer. Download it with your phone. Then flash in recovery.

Sent from my N5, N7, Moto X, G Tab 3 or S2.....
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] musikah_1989:
Thanks for this guide, but why does some Roms need to wipe cache and dalvik after flashing them?

Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-T989
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] :
Devs make instructions based on their experience and preference and list the steps in the opening post of the ROM thread usually. It's a good habit anyway. But probably not always necessary. Out takes a second and certainly doesn't hurt.

Also, when looking for support, one of the first questions you'll be asked is of you followed the instructions to the letter.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] musikah_1989:
Well everything make sense to me now, my bad I'm not into creating topics but good in following instructions.

Hope I won't brick my device.

Again thanks for creating a how to.

Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-T989
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Jim Jones from Guyana:
I've nearly bricked my phone a couple times to. Plug it in while off and press power and both volume buttons until it vibrates then let go of volume up. That should get you into download mode so you can flash recovery/ROMs with Odin.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Sajid Nisar:
I am new in this all methods so it would be very helpful to me if you could make a video of this method and post it here .....thanks
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] omieboy:
What to do next?

I carefully triied this step by step. I was successful up until getting CWM recovery on my Cloudfone Thrill 430x but in getting the Cyanogen Mod ROM on my SD card I'm aftraid I didn't really get it and so up until Step 9 when I was searching for the ROM to flash I couldn't get the CWM to run it. Could it be because it was in rar instead of zip? At any rate, I'm totally lost now though I can still get into CWM recovery but I don't know what to try next since the phone won't boot and gets stuck in the Cloudfone logo until you remove the battery! The system, data and dalvik cache have all been formatted already. Hope I haven't bricked it. Any help please?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] :
My friend, this is the galaxy S2 t989 forum section. If you flashed anything from here...you could be in trouble I'm afraid..

There's no section here for your phone...and nothing i can find that helps you. You'll need to ask for help here...

>*Android Development and Hacking*>*Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

Never flash anything that isn't made specifically for your exact device. You can brick it permanently.

And read, read and reread.... Im not sure why you thought this guide would be OK for your device??

Good luck!!
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] sidkud:
Excellent guide

Thanks :good:. I have flashed like 3-4 Roms but never knew the exact steps and how they differ with each recovery.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] JavierEGI:
Okay, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR NOTING THAT IT'S YOU HAVE TO "FORMAT SYSTEM, DATA, AND THE REST".

*facepalm* Here I was thinking that I was doing it the right way, then this asshole says it's format. DON'T CHANGE WIPING TO FORMATTING!

I just deleted all my **** all thanks to you mate. Thank you so much.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] kaos777:
Well before trying anything why didnt you make a backup :eek: as wiping and or formating will delete all your *** anyway, just sayin
[HTC One V] smartboy_anu:
I just received a factory S-OFF device from HTC....:)

View attachment 1385296

I have posted this so that I can help you guys out...Please let me know if I can be of any help :)

Sent from my HTC One X
[HTC One V] Ken-Shi_Kun:
You are than one lucky man I must say.
[HTC One V] 1ceb0x:
sweet. maybe we can use your phone's info for a S-OFF method :)
[HTC One V] sohamssd:
Awssome!! You guys are so lucky!
[HTC One V] smartboy_anu:
Sure...lemme know if I can help the community in any way:)

Sent from my HTC One X
[HTC One V] donhashem.dh:
Dude your so damn lucky ...btw lots of one v's are off in the moment..I wish I bought the phone in this time :(
[HTC One V] lilrob1213:
does s-off mean you can do different things than s-on? What are the benefits/potentials here? jw :)
[HTC One V] smartboy_anu:
S-OFF stands for security off. It basically means you don't need to

flash a boot.ing before flashing a ROM.Also let's you root the phone

without unlocking the bootloader

Sent from my HTC One X
[HTC One V] sellers86:
In simple terms, I know that's what you like, it allows you to flash kernels and radios in recovery :)
[HTC One V] jmitr:
And......change the partion sizes of the NAND. This was a common use in devices that shipped with low storage ie. Nexus one, desire, etc.

Example one:

If you use an SD card, you probably have the 95.3 MB of "phone storage" sitting unused. With S off it is easy to reasign this as "internal storage" for apps instead of wasting it

Example two:

Your device is no longer updated / and / or you will never use the OTA feature. Our phone has 4 GB internal storage, yet only 0.95GB is accesable to us. Some is used for system, cache, and partions for things like OTA updates. You can install a new hboot that leaves more room for "system" allowing larger ROMs, or more for "internal" to allow for more programs to be installed, etc .........

Rooting gives you "root access" to the file structure, kinda like an admin on a windows computer, no files are "hidden", all can be read and edited

Unlocking the bootloader allows custom ROM images, kernels, boot animations, etc to be "flashed"

S-off is security off. This allows you to repartion the nand, or flash anything, including another operating system if it was available. You have complete and utter control of your own device.
[HTC One V] sbkjuggalo:
Ok just a question were did u get ur phone from was it a store or from HTC. Also simonsimons ,rukin and development team are working on soff hit them up u may be a great help
[HTC One V] smartboy_anu:
I got it from HTC....

Sent from my HTC One X
[HTC One V] Lloir:
trade it for my One V ;)
[HTC One V] smartboy_anu:
Haha...nooooo:what:

Sent from my HTC One X
[HTC One V] dontbelive:
Hahaha xD :D
[HTC One V] aaronrw:
Ok I'll buy it...lmao

sentfromybrain
[HTC One V] smartboy_anu:
I m not selling it...but still how much do u offer? :p

Sent from my HTC One X
[HTC One V] aaronrw:
I'd say It's priceless to the community online .....you should donate it:thumbup:

sentfromybrain
[HTC One V] smartboy_anu:
Hahaaaaaa....u r funny :D

Sent from my HTC One X
[HTC One V] aaronrw:
Yea so you got one straight from HTC huh? Lucky sob. What h boot do you have? Just curious I'm no dev. Lmao

sentfromybrain
[HTC One V] smartboy_anu:
Yea...its 1.16

Sent from my HTC One X
[HTC One V] smartboy_anu:
Wats ur hboot version?:confused:

Sent from my HTC One X
[HTC One V] aaronrw:
1.53.0000

sentfromybrain
[HTC One V] smartboy_anu:
Alrite...I havent started using the phone yet...I want to know if I update its software to a newer version and a newer hboot...then will my s-off stay?:confused:

Sent from my HTC One X
[HTC One V] aaronrw:
I wouldn't update anything without knowing for sure, usually NO is the answer to updates cause of security patches

sentfromybrain
[HTC One V] smartboy_anu:
Aleite thanks...

Sent from my HTC One X
[HTC One V] sohamssd:
Yes, s off should stay. You're extremely lucky to have an s off device. If you unlock your boot loader, you can modify the b/l looks and make it look as if its untouched. There was a tool somewhere, I don't remember..
[HTC One V] smartboy_anu:
Alrite thanks for the info....:thumbup:

Sent from my HTC One X
[HTC One V] khngkaho:
lucky you. :/
[HTC One V] aaronrw:
Don't bother asking everyone, I'm buying it...lmao:banghead:

sentfromybrain
[HTC One V] smartboy_anu:
HAHA....:eek:

Sent from my HTC One X
[HTC One V] vijayid_94:
Wow u r really lucky buddy
[HTC One V] smartboy_anu:
YEA...

Sent from my HTC One X
[HTC One V] sohamssd:
Guess this thread will be popping up forever.. you should simply recognise how lucky you are and hand over the device to one of the developers..:p so even we can have s off:p:D
[HTC One V] corsav6:
Thanks, my gf has the one v and this info saves me some searching.
[HTC One V] smartboy_anu:
I am not giving the phone to anyone....but I am ready to help you guys out...let me know what I am supposed to do :)

Sent from my HTC One X
[HTC One V] sohamssd:
I was joking lol
[HTC One V] cybervibin:
U lucky son of a *****
[HTC One V] smartboy_anu:
Lol...:D

Sent from my HTC One X
[HTC One V] ThePresence:
your name should be luckyboy_anu.....:p
[HTC One V] swboland:
How exactly did u get this phone? Did u just order a One V from the HTC site? Did u buy the Virgin Mobile version? The Cricket version? The US Cellular version? Did you somehow contact HTC and specifically request this phone be S-Off?

Or was this some sort of happy accident and you were just as surprised as we are now when you turned on your phone and saw S-Off staring at you?

Please explain how you got this phone...

I can see ur One X is international, and you seem to know at least a little something about android development (at least you know that having S-Off is an powerful thing). So i'm also wondering what carrier you run ur phones on (both the One X and the One V). Because most people in the US would order a One V from the carrier (i.e. Virgin/Cricket/US Cellular) instead of directly from HTC. HTC's US site directs you to carrier websites to order the phone anyways. So how did you order the phone from HTC?

Also why did you want a One V if you have a One X (especially the international version - quad-core processor)? for the smaller size? because other than that the One V is a huge step backwards from the One X.

If HTC would get its act together and take a look at the amazing response theyve gotten with the One V and create a handset at about the same size as the One V and the same power as its higher end phones theyd probably make a fortune and not have the money troubles theyve been having lately. ---- sorry just a side note by me, I'm tired of seeing HTC put out phones with increasingly larger screen sizes instead of thinking small, which is what a lot of people want, and a huge reason why the iPhone is so wildly popular. I love HTC but I do not want a 5 inch screen on my phone (sorry HTC J Butterfly), I want it to be able to fit in my front pants pocket comfortably. And how is the One VX anything but a cheaper, more plastic constructed version of the One X. Sorry, but the 0.2 inch reduction in screen size doesn't really seem like much of a change. They should have called that phone the OneXS, not the One VX.

----sorry again for the rant but Id like to hear other people's opinion of this too...
[HTC One V] jimmygoska:
Hey, first time in the One V forum. I too have an S-Off primo courtesy of HTCdev at the BigAndroidBBQ. Very excited to start getting involved here!
[HTC One V] XxlemonxX:
Just tell him how he can help, he's said it like five times. I would love to have s off.
[HTC One V] smartboy_anu:
I got it as a gift from HTC.So that explains how I got it and why I also have a One X.:):victory:
[HTC One V] aaronrw:
Rub it in why don't ya...:(

sentfromybrain
[HTC One V] smartboy_anu:
I didn't want to but if people ask me questions I have to answer them... :p
[HTC One V] swboland:
But what carrier do you run it on? Clearly it is not really possible for too many people to get a One V as a gift from HTC (whatever that means. Why would HTC just gift a phone to someone? you're either a connected dev or a very dissatisfied customer they felt they had to make something up to with a gift of a phone without security)

The reason I asked the question in the first place is because our developers could really use an S-Off device to work with and since you've made it clear you're not giving yours up, it would be helpful if we could get some idea of how obtaining another S-Off device from HTC would be possible. The only S-Off OneV's I've heard of so far came from 1) a developer conference, which the device was programmed for a cell network that only existed at and during the conference 2) a device directly from HTCdev somehow obtained at the BigAndroidBBQ and 3) your mysterious gift from HTC. For some reason, HTC is putting out S-Off OneV's - it seems - to trusted developers. What we need to know is how Lloir or simonsimon or maxwen or anyother dev who's been trying to get an S-Off method can get a hold of one of these devices and work their magic.
[HTC One V] smartboy_anu:
Its an unlocked one...I am using it with TMO..I won it in a competition

Sent from my HTC One X
[HTC One V] ThePresence:
wow which competition??
[HTC One V] sohamssd:
Is it that Qualcomm snapdragon competition??
[HTC One V] smartboy_anu:
NO...

Sent from my HTC One X
[HTC One V] mdiaz33685:
just bought a One V unlocked and S-off from ebay for 170.00, person says he also got it from htc developers,, i should have it by next week...

i got it for my wife, cause my Evo aint working so well, so now she dont want to give me back my One S.... aint that a bit_h.... haha.. gonna put it on simplemobile like my One S.

guess im gonna have to stay with it for now... i have to put my 32gb class 10 in there... im always outta room on the One S with only 10gb storage sucks, I dont have the money to buy a One S or X...

so im willing to help out also, once it comes in...
[HTC One V] smartboy_anu:
So i have finally started to use my device.Now can someone help me out woth custom roms...I mean the procedure for installing...is it the same as you guys or its different?:confused:

I havent rooted or done anything else with the phone...its using stock rom

Sent from my HTC One X
[HTC One V] mr_nooby:
but what does SOFF permits? i understtod that i dont have to flash a new boot.img everytime, but then if i want to install a custom rom i kust have to flash the rom with the kernel in it? without using the fastboot method?
[HTC One V] sohamssd:
Its exactly the same...if you have rooted or flashed an HTC device (as you say you have a one x), it'll be the same.
[HTC One V] smartboy_anu:
I didn't flash any custom rom on my One X... and I have no experience with flashing customs roms on HTC devices though I have done it on other android devices :p
[HTC One V] domestik:
There is no extraordinary. I can make any One V S-Off, CID change, S-On.

Look at this tool:

http://www.lgtool.net/index.php

It's dongle protected software. But, i think it made One V soff'ed via server-based method.
[HTC One V] ThePresence:
Is it??? Can I s-off my one v???:confused:
[HTC One V] sohamssd:
What? Was it s on:eek: originally?
[HTC One V] MasterTec:
so what you're saying is we can use an LG tool to s-off the HTC One V? Are you sure you're not confusing this with the Optimus V?

Doesn't sound right...
[HTC One V] ckpv5:
I read somewhere that tool will make your bootloader show S-Off but not the actual S-Off, still behave same like a S-On device.
[HTC One V] domestik:
it is not true.

I don't made s-off for fun, just for downgrading and/or language change

:laugh:
[HTC One V] MasterTec:
Then how about a write up?
[HTC One V] domestik:
just search for people who have setool/lgtool dongle in your city and they will

do it.

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S-OFF - is S-OFF, so you could even do hboot downgrade.

If people want, i will record and post some video with soff'ing procedure via lgtool dongle tomorrow.
[HTC One V] dontbelive:
Is s.off possible with this tool or not ?

:confused:

Just say yes or noo

Von meinem HTC (mySENSE)OneV gesendet..

Sent from HTC (mySENSE)OneV
[HTC One V] ThePresence:
If s-off possible on HTC one v......then post video of soff'ng procedure it will be great.....:D
[HTC One V] donhashem.dh:
Set it into download mode....and use a jtag to unbrick it and it will become s off
[HTC One V] sellers86:
This could actually explain why people are receiving s-off from htc...
[HTC One V] XxlemonxX:
:eek: that does too never thought of it
[HTC One V] hackajar:
All NinjaTel phones from DEF CON 20 security conference come like this too - for what it's worth. You can probably get one that pop's up on eBay from time to time. I have three of these phones, and never knew there was a significance to this toggle until seeing this just now.

There are approximately 650 of these NinjaTel phones release in early August of 2012 with "S OFF", just look at this thread: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1938779

I currently use CM9 ROM and it works well. Is their any other special ROM I should take advantage of given this feature?
[HTC One V] aaronrw:
Thanks for the info...and YES YOU SHOULD TRY A JB ROM. Any with the jb tag.

sentfromybrain
[HTC One V] sohamssd:
Did you do that ?
[HTC One V] donhashem.dh:
No because I don't have 200$ to buy it ;)
[HTC One V] hackajar:
As noted in other threads "fastboot oem writecid ********" does not work on these phones (NinjaTel), even though they are clearly marked as "S-OFF RL". Further, they do not allow for "fastboot reboot recoveryRUU" to force a HBOOT update.
[HTC One V] scotty1223:
any updates on this? id like to see a video,as well.
[HTC One V] russellvone:
Holy sht it worked I now have S-off and can flash from JB to ICS to AOKP without "fastboot flash boot boot.IMG" no more need of the CPU to flash kernel.
[HTC One V] sohamssd:
What worked? How you got s off?:eek:
[HTC One V] Seraz007:
HOLY SHT! i think youre lying! :eek:
[HTC One V] russellvone:
Dude just go to lgtools.net and download (everything) purchase a smartcard. I have my sources. Run the SEtool choose HTC one v click security S off and reboot donr
[HTC One V] scotty1223:
Where do we get a smart card???
[HTC One V] sohamssd:
Dfaq is this? Are you gsm? And what is a smartcard? Where'd you get it? And what to purchase? Please speak to kalaker. You may have valuable information.
[HTC One V] Seraz007:
holy crap does this thing actually work?

as to what a smartcard is : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smart_card

i think its the thing
[HTC One V] paarthdesai:
probably doesn't seems legit to me... no proof, no link... guy's don't do anything or buy anything unless the person puts some more light on it... there have been tremendous false s-off alarm in other htc forums.. they are usually scam products or viruses

Sent from my One V
[HTC One V] sbkjuggalo:
If your telling the truth and not just another day dreamer trying to look helpful. If it is all a childish game leave the hov and edit ur post out of thread.

:thumbup: to this snow storm I got rescheduled till Friday

---------- Post added at 12:17 PM ---------- Previous post was at 12:14 PM ----------

Not sure man of real cause it's not a smart card we need it's a gold card

Sent from my One V using Xparent Purple Tapatalk 2
[HTC One V] eoghan2t7:
I can shed some light in the lg tool it is legit program I only no this because I used it in the early days of the app to to repair an old Sony Ericsson phone. As for soff for the hov I think its possible using this app and smart sim card with the smart card writer attached to your computer to send the diag codes to the smart sim for the program to gain access to the secure flag switch.
[HTC One V] Tehwafflez:
So in other words only for gsm *facepalm*

Sent from my HTC One V+ (Because the X+ isn't as bamf as my V+)

If I helped you don't say thanks, click it!!
[HTC One V] sbkjuggalo:
Hey guys everybody chill kick back and wait. They got already in the works over in the sickle team guys the over phone is being tested for there version now!!! Kalak said that they have all the files for us (primoc) guys pretty much. Just chill and see what goes down by this week end around here bet they got it with in end of month everybody just need to stay quite about this topic so the site they getting files from doesn't get shut down he stressed this in the post about losing files

Sent from my One V using Xparent Purple Tapatalk 2
[HTC One V] kalaker:
We need smart card. Yes, this is GSM. But someone here resurrected a 4-month-old thread just to say "OMGZ S-OFFZ?!"

Anyway, I will posting more updates in my S-OFF thread later.
[HTC One V] sbkjuggalo:
Is this" smart card" the same as gold card u talked about in other Thread

Sent from my One V using Xparent ICS Tapatalk 2
[HTC One V] junshong:
You are so lucky. I wish i had that phone. :(
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] janne303:
When I close or opens a folder I have created the Phone a voice is telling me what im doing...where to stop that?

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[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Lennyuk:
You probably have driving mode on, or 'talkback' in menu > settings > accessibility
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] janne303:
Nah its off :/

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