yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[HTC Desire S] chorba69:
Ok just to make sure Im doing everything alright.

First, nothing to do with bootloader? Unlock or something?

Next, I create new folder on my pc on C partiton (because of cmd prompt you've said?), download adb and phone drivers and place them in the folder. Then install the drivers. Afterwards, download recovery and place it in the folder with adb and phone drivers and rename to recovery.img. Next, I reboot phone in bootloader and flash recovery. Then I have to reboot in bootloader again, how to? Phone will turn off so I can reboot in bootloader or what? Then I go in recovery, flash superuser.zip for rooted phone and afterwards flash custom rom. Thats it?
[HTC Desire S] asgardr:
In bootloader, there is an option to reboot it,

While in fastboot usb mode, bootloader is the first option,

go into it (power button )....

There you can also find < recovery > option....
[HTC Desire S] paulie-uk:
[MENTION=4535239]chorba69[/MENTION]

Go here and find the zip download link (here), extract to same folder as fastboot/adb (and optionally md5 check).

Reboot your phone into Fastboot (reboot to bootloader and if there is an option "fastboot", choose it, else you're already there)

Connect by USB (see the "+files" in my signature if you need windows drivers so your computer understands it's an android phone)

Open a command prompt window (hold shift, right click in the folder, open command prompt..)

fastboot flash recovery recovery.img

Wait for flash, if you see a message like "waiting for device", your phone isn't connected, you're on the wrong screen on your phone or your computer doesn't have the drivers installed.

Reboot back into bootloader

vol up/down, power button to choose Recovery

You now have a custom recovery (and you're viewing it), now you just have to select your zip from sdcard to flash it (this time the zip is the superuser/whatever).

Backups save phone's lives!

I'm curious about the first line of your hboot (after locked/unlocked/relocked)? e.g. mine is "SAGA PVT ENG S-OFF", if yours says "SAGA PVT SHIP S-OFF" then you're "radio s-off" and can do things like change your phones CID (let it use any network). If it's ENG S-OFF and not pre owned, then you're very lucky indeed (and some people might want more info about/a copy of your hboot)!
[HTC Desire S] chorba69:
Paulie, I attached the image as you can see. Says it's PVT SHIP S-OFF. Do I need to do something before flashing recovery and superuser/rom etc? Or it's not important? Whats the difference anyways between PVT and ENG? And thanks ^^
[HTC Desire S] chorba69:
Mhm. Just tried to flash recovery but recieved this message (attached). Im on FASTBOOT USB screen on phone and in the right directory on pc. Do I need to set up adb or something? Or what do I have to do now?
[HTC Desire S] paulie-uk:
PVT is expected there, SHIP seems to mean "this version is for general release" whereas "ENG" signifies that it is an ENGineering version.

I'm surprised you got this error. S-OFF should've meant you had no problem. Instead, you can try using the PG88IMG.zip method. Place the file in the root directory of your phone's SD card, reboot to bootloader and it should detect it and ask you if you want to apply the update.

Remember to delete/rename/move this zip file after it's done, as you'll not be able to use your bootloader normally whilst it is detected.

If you still get another error message, let us know!

Please be careful with the file below.

P88IMG.zip MD5: 729f7b435eadf6321ffc36d1da6a0f83

recovery.img MD5: b81b154d1381c9a7f23be39b645be38b
[HTC Desire S] chorba69:
Hmm. So after I put that file on SD card, I have to flash it or flash the recovery.img? Or just when I put it and enter bootloader it will automatically start flashing the recovery?
[HTC Desire S] paulie-uk:
Put it on the SD card

Enter bootloader

Bootloader detects it

Bootloader prompts you to apply it

If you agree, the bootloader will now automatically flash it and ask you if you want to reboot. Say yes. You can't access your bootloader normally with the file on the SD card, so delete/rename/move it.

Go back to bootloader

Choose recovery

Play with shiny new toy
[HTC Desire S] chorba69:
Mhm.. Is it really neccessery to flash a radio? Because I've read that there's a huge chance to brick the phone. Kinda scared atm :)) But yeah, to be honest I didnt know it is so hard procedure to start flashing roms ;) There's no other way? What about I try with TWRP recovery? Will it work or it's the same thing?
[HTC Desire S] paulie-uk:
That PG88IMG.zip file isn't a radio, it is the recovery (unzip it and you can see). You can flash almost anything through a PG88IMG.zip.

The different ways to flash are; "fastboot flash", "fastboot flash zip", "PG88IMG.zip", and "dd" with the correct memory block. Fastboot was giving you an error so I was suggesting a different method. This other method doesn't "fix the error" but should avoid it entirely.

It shouldn't be, normally the hardest step is obtaining S-OFF. You shouldn't unlock your bootloader if you have a S-OFF phone. The "fix" may end up being change your hboot version (to an ENG version). If flashing the recovery works with the PG88IMG.zip method, then you will also have more options for changing your hboot should you ever wish to, though you might find it unnecessary at that point.

You can try but will probably get the same error, hence my suggestion.
[HTC Desire S] chorba69:
Whoah sorry. I just googled that file and it said its radio so I asked hah. Didnt even open it. My bad :) Just yeah, I must say this worked and thank you very much ^^ What now? I have to do something more before flashing a new rom or? And yeah, thanks once again! :) I used 4ext on my Desire so I know how to flash roms with it, just, is there anything else I have to do before flashing roms? Note that my phone isnt rooted yet.

EDIT: Just flashed superuser from recovery.

One thing more. Any rom you suggest to use? I have downloaded Pacman, Fallout and MIUI. I used MIUI on Desire and it was good. And, one thing more. Cyanogenmod, is there a stable build? I've read they all beta builds (most of them). What you say whats good? And yeah thanks once again :)
[HTC Desire S] paulie-uk:
You should be able to flash anything you want from recovery now. You can also use "adb" when in recovery, and it will have root (even if your ROM isn't rooted).

I like non-sense aokp-based roms with android 4.2.2 because I find them fast and smoother than sense. You can try out all of them, just remember to take backups so you can restore if you don't like something. You may also want to use titanium so you can restore data even if you're required to wipe for the new ROM.
[HTC Desire S] chorba69:
Just flashed Fallout, cause I had it downloaded already. And it's working! Mate I can just now say thank you very much for your help. If you ever come to Croatia, you have a beer. Or two.. Or more. :) Thanks once again dude. I dont have to do anything with locked bootloader? I does not make any big difference? Or something else?
[HTC Desire S] paulie-uk:
Unlocking the bootloader lets you flash things through the bootloader without running a security check. S-OFF means security is turned off. Therefore, a locked bootloader on an S-OFF phone does not run security checks either. S-OFF also means that you can write data to places that are protected on S-ON phones. The disadvantages of unlocking your bootloader are that htc knows you did it (as you go via htcdev) and so can refuse to repair your phone.

To put it simply, S-OFF is better than bootloader unlocked, if you're S-OFF you don't need to be bootloader unlocked.

Therefore the disadvantages of unlocking the bootloader outweigh the advantages.

Now you're thinking "if that is true, why couldn't I put on the recovery the first way?".. Well, I'm not sure. Neither asgardr nor I expected you would have had a problem with it. It may have something to do with the fact you're on a SHIP hboot and not an ENG hboot. You can always change to an ENG hboot (easiest way will most likely be the same as what worked for recovery) but now you have a custom recovery you probably do not need to do anything more about it.
[HTC Desire S] chorba69:
Alright I understand. I wont touch anything for now. Im happy with a new rom and because my device isnt bricked ;) Thanks mate once again for your help. Cant say anything else. :) Have fun!
[HTC Desire S] chorba69:
Hey mate. One question more. I flashed Cyanogenmod 10.1 and I flashed Superuser from recovery but it still says my phone isnt rooted. Cant use Titanium Backup. Do you know maybe how to fix it? When I had Fallout, everything was normal (I could use titanium, phone was rooted) but now on cm10.1 it says it isnt. Any clues? Thanks
[HTC Desire S] jmcclue:
did u flash the superuser binary aswell? download these 2 files, boot recovery and flash superuser binary then flash superuser then reboot.

MD5 Superuser - b3c89f46f014c9df7d23b94d37386b8a

MD5 Binary - d78ec986923b72dfdaa71d1db731a8f3
[HTC Desire S] chorba69:
I did not flash the binary, only the Superuser zip. Can I flash now the binary or I have to reflash the rom and flash bin first and the superuser zip afterwards?
[HTC Desire S] paulie-uk:
I thought most custom ROMs come pre-rooted, flashing stuff to root is normally just done on Stock ROMs. I haven't had to root any custom ROMs I tried myself. You may need to grant superuser access to the app for it to get root, though.
[HTC Desire S] jmcclue:
u dont need to flash the rom again, just boot recovery and flash su-binary + superuser then reboot.

---------- Post added at 03:32 PM ---------- Previous post was at 03:30 PM ----------

yh roms should already be rooted but i had to flash su-binary the other day when i flashed a sense 4.1 rom
[HTC Desire S] chorba69:
Just flashed the binary along with the superuser zip but still says phone isn't rooted. Any clues how to root it? Or what should I do? Thanks

EDIT: Attached the image. Gaining root access failed.
[HTC Desire S] md_mustafa:
which file do i have to install..there r 2 files at the end of the page...like u said that "Hmm. So after I put that file on SD card, I have to flash it or flash the recovery.img" about which file r u talking about???? can u elaborate plzz...!!!!!!!!
[HTC Desire S] paulie-uk:
Try flashing busybox, too. If you put on a custom ROM, it should almost definitely have been pre-rooted you shouldn't have needed to do any of this.

The binary just contains the su binary. The superuser package contains su binary and superuser apk. Neither of these had busybox in them, which many apps expect on rooted phones, too.

You can test if the su binary is actually working by adb;

adb shell
su

you may have to permit it from your phone, you should now see a # instead of $.

EDIT: the su and superuser zips both seem to put it into bin and not xbin too, not sure if related... on my current rom the files are located thusly

/
└system
└xbin
├busybox
└su

I've attached the files from my phone as root_path.zip.
[HTC Desire S] chorba69:
Hey. I have the busybox installed correctly (attached). I have to install it again or? And, I think I have a prob with adb. Says device not found?
[HTC Desire S] paulie-uk:
No, that says busybox is fine so you don't have to install it again.

I was suggesting using adb from the computer; from terminal emulator you are already at the shell, just do the su and see what happens. (notice how before the cursor you have a $ currently. After, this should change to a #.)

Further, some ROMs have a Superuser section built into their system settings. If your ROM is like that, go to

System settings > (System) Superuser > Settings (⋮) > (Security) Superuser Access

Check that this is either "Apps" or "Apps and ADB".

If your ROM has this section, you never had to flash the su binaries, so you might want to uninstall the superuser app you flashed on and re-flash the ROM to see if that fixes it (no need to wipe for this reflash).
[HTC Desire S] chorba69:
I have Superuser in system settings and its "Apps and ADB". And yeah, typed su in terminal emulator and says Permission denied. So only way could be reflashing the rom? Without flashing su zip.
[HTC Desire S] bacoms:
I'm having real problems rooting my unlocked my HTC Desire S phone at HBoot 2.00.0002. I bought it off eBay and it seem to be branded as Vodafone.

As a complete noob to all of this and, from the instructions above, expected to see Install in the list of actions in Recovery. The closest is Update from sdcard. Selected this, expecting to then be asked what file I wanted to run, having loaded both the above files onto the top directory of the SD card. Instead I saw a brief message about an invalid operation then the phone booted normally. The error screen was not shown long enough for me to read the complete message.

Having spent many hours over several days trying to root my phone, I'd really appreciate some guidance on this.
[HTC Desire S] walace9:
Thx
[LG Optimus 4X HD] igorstoja83:
Expirience which combination of kernel and rom have best battery life for you,and which your previous version of android be?i dont know which combination i have to use to have better battery life.Thanx
[LG Optimus 4X HD] Omario-242:
I got a really nice battery life with

WerewolfKernel and official CM (05.03.2013). Plugged from charger in the morning (10 am) and with medium to heavy use (network always on, screen auto brightness, all syncs on, browsing and XDA, YouTube, etc.) and didn't got the battery low notification in the night about 12 pm (=battery > 15%)

Quite good for me as in the beginning my phone only lasted an average of 8 with heavy use.

Sent from my LG-P880
[LG Optimus 4X HD] Nemeziz 56th:
I have now official CM 10.1 (20130506=06.05.2013) and I download the Aokp ROM and flash the Kernel of the ROM.

The Kernel is very good really

In 30min use XDA,Android-Hilfe...

I lose only 8 %

LG 4X HD - Better than a Smartphone
[One (M7) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] frax:
Hi,

Playing with my new HTC One - I would love to get permroot, but I am not wild about having the phone wiped at this stage and having to reinstall everything again - am I correct that there is no way to achieve root without having the phone unlocked?
[One (M7) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Shree.bhagwat:
Hi

Greetings,

Yes unlocking bootloader will delete everthing but you can backup your data vai abd

To do so visit here

http://www.thesuperusersguide.com/adb-backup--restore.html

Make a backup

Unlock the bootloader

Restore backup

Then flash a recovery

Flash su file if want a stock rooted Rom

Or directly flash a custom Rom as these roms are already rooted
[Micromax A110] ashwani.rock2:
How to increase the vibration of feather touch like canvas hd?
[AT&T HTC One (M7)] joshuadjohnson22:
Need some info from an AT&T employee or someone familiar with their process. I upgraded one of my lines to get the HTC One. I placed my order for black through AT&T premier by calling 611 (on 4/19) and when it went back ordered I canceled and ordered the S4(4/29). I was about to go out of town so I called to cancel that order too (both were processing, they said it could not be canceled but eventually found a way). They shipped the S4 anyways(4/30) so I called to tell them to uncancel my request and I will live with the phone, they said that was no problem. I ended up hating the phone and returning it for a HTC One Silver. After all of this I have been billed for the $211 for the S4 and I still show my line is available for upgrade. So my question is, will they correct the eventually in their system or will I eventually be billed for the full price of the phone. Or did they really screw up and now I have a line open. This is what happens when the left hand doesn't know what the right hand is doing. Just a mess...
[AT&T HTC One (M7)] prjkthack:
To be honest, sounds like a ton of different stuff going on here, and the only way to know for sure that everything is going to work out would be to call customer service and verify it with them before its all too late.
[AT&T HTC One (M7)] joshuadjohnson22:
Oh wow, I just called and they said as far as the system is concerned I paid for the phone outright and I still have an upgrade. She thanked me for my honestly and will monitor to make sure I don't get billed. I'll take it :)
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] jfvineyardjr:
just got note and decided to root well during root process phone locked up and hit boot loop, so tried to reflash restore firmware with odine and below is the message i get every time.

<OSM> Please wait..

<OSM> CI605_I605VRLJB_I605VRALJB_CL414933_HWID04_HW-Rev0406_low_ship_user.tar.md5 is valid.

<OSM> Checking MD5 finished Sucessfully..

<OSM> Leave CS..

<ID:0/003> Odin v.3 engine (ID:3)..

<ID:0/003> File analysis..

<ID:0/003> SetupConnection..

<ID:0/003> Initialzation..

<ID:0/003> Erase...

<ID:0/003> Get PIT for mapping..

<ID:0/003> Firmware update start..

<ID:0/003> boot.img

<ID:0/003> NAND Write Start!!

<ID:0/003> cache.img

<ID:0/003> hidden.img

<ID:0/003> modem.bin

<ID:0/003> param.bin

<ID:0/003> recovery.img

<ID:0/003> sboot.bin

<ID:0/003> FAIL!

<OSM> All threads completed. (succeed 0 / failed 1)
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] kintwofan:
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=39299305

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=34891181

It's all in the stickies. Failing at sboot is very common

One more, this is about 6 posts below yours

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=37255435
[General Questions and Answers] ZecaR:
I'm not receiving facebook notification when i'm using 3G. Why?

On wifi it works fine but on 3G i receive from whatsapp / google play, but not from facebook
[General Questions and Answers] ZecaR:
bump
[General Questions and Answers] ZecaR:
last up..
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jo12jt1:
Is it possible to put your galaxy back to stock firmware to take updates. At the moment it tells me that my device has been updated and can't update wf
[Motorola Droid RAZR] B1ackbird:
I've just tryed to istall china and recieved a brix :D

What I did:

1) Installed BMM

2) Deleted CID

3) Installe kernel called boot_3.0.8-gfe5f639.img

4) Installed zip file "4.1.2 6.7.2_GC-384-SPDU-801.zip" from BMM

5) Rebooted

What I have now: phone dont want to boot system, its booting into fastboot with error "invalid CG version (CG: boot)".

After flashing JB Verizon kernel phone able to loading BMM, but its stuck on "... Booting" or stuck after this with black screen and red flash or rebooting.

Is it possible to install china firmware to xt912?
[Motorola Droid RAZR] B1ackbird:
Seems like its impossible to install china firmware to xt912 due different ebr
[MDA II, XDA II, 2060 General] elio:
Hi everybody,

What are the FlashMan(A, C, N...) icons in the startup folder of windows?

Is it safe to remove them?

Thanks
[MDA II, XDA II, 2060 General] BRosenow:
These are the programs that save your PIM data (Contacts, Appointments, Tasks, Connections) to non-volatile RAM - IF you have that function turned on in Start -> Settings -> System -> Permanent Save.

I do not use this function, so I created a new folder \Windows\Startup Moved and moved them into there. I moved them just in case I decided to use them later, that way I could just move them back rather than having to re-create them.

HTH
[MDA II, XDA II, 2060 General] wfberg:
If you don't use permanent save, the flashmans won't (keep) run(ning), no harm to leave them in the startup folder.
[MDA II, XDA II, 2060 General] elio:
Many thanks pals :)
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Final5k:
Hi,

I just received my friend's Galaxy S2 which is Vodafone Australia branded and he wants to flash an international stock JB rom. Can anyone please tell me if this can be done without the risk of bricking the device?

Thanks!
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] MistahBungle:
There's always a risk with any flash, but if you do your research/read/learn & understand the process before you do it (as opposed to someone regurgitating 26 steps for you without you knowing why those steps/what they do), that risk is very small. If you do those things badly/not at all, that risk increases exponentially.

If you're looking for a 100% risk free way to flash a phone, there isn't one.
[Galaxy Ace II Android Development] szucsi1996:
Kyrillos (Ripple effect)

BSDgeek_Jake (ADB Host file)

Based on GT-I8160 firmware:

Jelly Bean

XXMF1 or XXME7

Rooted

BusyBox

Deodexed & Zipaligned

Build.prop tweaks

ADB host file

Removed bloatwares

Greenify

Ripple Effect

Init.d support

All apps in /preload (without SuperSU)

Smoother scrolling

Enable launcher rotation

SuperCharger V6

S4 digital clock

S4 icons

S4 Music Player

DSP Manager

Audio Engine

Add airplane mod and 4shortcut icon (only works on flashing CWM)

Battery friendly

Faster

None

V2.5 (XXMF1 and XXME7)

Fix updater-script

Original vold.fstab

S4 icons

S4 Music Player

V2.4 (XXMF1 and XXME7)

Update SuperSU

SecLauncher rotation enabled

Remove script

Update XXME7 :D

V2.3 (XXMF1)

Update Gapps

Update updater-script

Update Fly-On Mod

V2.2 (XXMF1 and XXME7)

Update build.prop

Update Project Direct Inject

Add more tweaks init.d

Delete Polaris Office and Popup Browser

XXME7 OUT!

Lite ROM V2.5 XXME7

Lite ROM V2.5 XXMF1

Installation:

Reboot into recovery CMW6

Wipe data/cache

Go to mount and storage

Mount /system, /data, /cache, /preload

Install zip from sd card

Reboot!

Are you newbie? Watch video!

(You can use other jelly bean....MC8,MB4...and other)

PLEASE HIT THANKS BUTTON AND RATING POST ☆☆☆☆☆

asdfzz (Nexus Camera)

kyrillios13 (AOSP Lockscreen, Settings)

Rox (Sytemui)

Based on GT-I8160 firmware:

Jelly Bean

XXMF1 or XXME7

Rooted

BusyBox

Deodexed & Zipaligned

Build.prop tweaks

ADB host file

Removed bloatwares

Greenify

Init.d support

All apps in /preload (without SuperSU)

SuperCharger V6

Audio Engine

More AOSP app (icon change)

CRT-Off animation

New Settings

New Systemui

New AOSP sound

Apex launcher

Battery friendly

Faster

None

V1.0

Intinial Release

Lite ROM V1.0:AOSP Edition

Installation:

Reboot into recovery CMW6

Wipe data/cache

Go to mount and storage

Mount /system, /data, /cache, /preload

Install zip from sd card

Reboot!

Are you newbie? Watch video!

(You can use other jelly bean....MC8,MB4...and other)

PLEASE HIT THANKS BUTTON AND RATING POST ☆☆☆☆☆
[Galaxy Ace II Android Development] fauzanskywalker:
what makes this rom different from italian job 1.0?
[Galaxy Ace II Android Development] Adriangbba6:
Some apps deleted maybe
[Galaxy Ace II Android Development] arroyo:
@szucsi1996

You could at least give some credits to mkel91 who is an author or Italian Job.
[Galaxy Ace II Android Development] mkel91:
Please also ask permission before use my works, now I'm bored of this, I think I'll stop release my work on xda

I said it many times. This rom has no sense!
[Galaxy Ace II Android Development] ichiyamato:
tzktzk....
[Galaxy Ace II Android Development] hesaps1234h:
PLEASE DONT SHOW BEHAVE LIKE THIS GUYS. HE SPENDS LONG TIMES TO MAKE A ROM AND YOU USE HIS WORK WITHOUT HIS PERMMISSION
[Galaxy Ace II Android Development] The-Captain:
Thread Closed:

Using other's work without permission is against XDA rules.

http://xdaforums.com/announcement.php?a=81

EDIT:

Thread reopened, OP and original developer worked it out.
[Galaxy Ace II Android Development] Rikxzdjz:
Deleted :sly:

Mkel91 please forgive him
[Galaxy Ace II Android Development] szucsi1996:
READY!
[Galaxy Ace II Android Development] michal89chz:
What ready what? IJ cleaned with TB? So i have ,,your rom'' a long time...
[Galaxy Ace II Android Development] szucsi1996:
TB?

sorry for my bad english
[Galaxy Ace II Android Development] michal89chz:
Titanium Backup.
[Galaxy Ace II Android Development] szucsi1996:
No....
[Galaxy Ace II Android Development] ken_alpha24:
so whats the difference???
[Galaxy Ace II Android Development] xXfreshXx:
Omg :banghead:

Look on the first post...
[Galaxy Ace II Android Development] ken_alpha24:
K
[Galaxy Ace II Android Development] michal89chz:
No differences between this rom and IJ rom cleaned with TB+ boot anim and stock vold.fstab! For me thread to delete !! This is NOT a new or better rom! This is studded counter thread!