yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[HTC Desire 500] Moufa:
Hi,

I 'm in version 1.32, I have isntalled CWM, tried to install root zip, but the only thing i can see is the application icon of SU, with out actual root access. Is't working for that version?

And one more problem, in storage settings, the SD Card displays the percentage status correctly (using 8Gb), but options " make more space", "Mount SD card", "Erase SD Card" are disabled, also the option Primary Store has disabled the "Always on Phone storage". Is this because of the official update?

Regards,

Tasos
[HTC Desire 500] dummie999:
Someone should make a general rooting thread: there are too many questions about /system write protection, difference between 1.20 and 1.32 etc. [MENTION=5662063]Fliwatt[/MENTION] ?

btw Are there requests for my kernel? ioschedulers/governors?
[HTC Desire 500] telerian:
Lost some apps after unlocking the phone. Same like this thread
[HTC Desire 500] jetboss:
I've realized that's propably common when unlocking the bootloader
[HTC Desire 500] AlexVat:
It's OK. All HTC phones lose the same minor (in my opinion) system apps, like Calculator etc. It's nothing to worry about ;) Best regards, mate !

Sent from my GT-I9300
[HTC Desire 500] dummie999:
Yes, you lose the apps that are stored /data instead of in /system, because /data is wiped when unlocking the bootloader. If you want them back, (and you are on 1.20) you can flash the stock rom (first page of thread). If you are on 1.32, then you can extract them from the ota upgrade.
[HTC Desire 500] AlexVat:
Yeah, I know it from when I unlocked it on the HTC One M7 ;) That's when I read it was the same on many, if not all, HTCs :)

Sent from my GT-I9300
[HTC Desire 500] telerian:
Can anyone share them ?
[HTC Desire 500] AlexVat:
You've already have an answer to your question :P Read [MENTION=5753275]dummie999[/MENTION] answer ;)

Sent from my GT-I9300
[HTC Desire 500] Gigii1:
Can i unlock the sim with this ?
[HTC Desire 500] telerian:
I am on 1.32 but I don't have the OTA update, where can I get it ?
[HTC Desire 500] dummie999:
No
[HTC Desire 500] Fliwatt:
I am actually currently working on a Root Tool for our phone, I like to call it a semi-automatic tool, it is not fully automatic but it simplifies the root process.

Fliwatt
[HTC Desire 500] telerian:
Where do I get the OTA upgrade ?
[HTC Desire 500] phillixSE-W:
Sd/download folder - ota update file
[HTC Desire 500] dummie999:
Plz, stop posting questions twice. If I don't answer, that usually means you could have found the answer by using search.

Thank you
[HTC Desire 500] mihai548:
CyanogenMod Question

Can Cyanogenmod be ported from the Google Galaxy Nexus (GSM), to our HTC Desire 500; I noticed similar RAM/CPU specs, just the screen size needs adjustment. My question is, using the KangBang kernel, could we tweek that ROM in order for it to work on our phone ?

Link for Galaxy Nexus (GSM) ROM : download.cyanogenmod.org/?type=stable&device=maguro
[HTC Desire 500] jetboss:
Good question I'm waiting anxiously for cyanogenmod
[HTC Desire 500] jetboss:
Finally got it rooted thanks guys for all the help had to reformat my memory card but everything is working now thanks again for all the help
[HTC Desire 500] dummie999:
The problem is that cyanogenmod requires things in the kernel that don't exist, so I have to add them.

Also, the galaxy nexus is omap, and we are arm, so they are not really similar.
[HTC Desire 500] jacdelad:
The ROM from the first page works fine, BUT it doesn't recognize my 64GB SD-Card. :(
[HTC Desire 500] telerian:
I don't have the file there, I guess it gets deleted once it is installed ?.

Anyone care to share the file ?

---------- Post added at 09:36 AM ---------- Previous post was at 09:34 AM ----------

OMAP is actually ARM see this
[HTC Desire 500] ufonek:
On the Web htcdev.com is new kernel 3.4.5 for Desire 600. I think it's for 4.4.3.
[HTC Desire 500] AlexVat:
Not to be rude, mate, but you are comparing a SoC with a CPU architecture :banghead::banghead::D:D:D:p

Sent from my GT-I9300

---------- Post added at 09:43 AM ---------- Previous post was at 09:41 AM ----------

No. It's stil for 4.1.2 ;)

Sent from my GT-I9300
[HTC Desire 500] Wolf480pl:
I'd like to clarify:

Nexus has OMAP 4460 SoC, Desire 500 has Snapdragon 8625Q SoC.

Both contain ARM cores implementing ARMv7 instruction set.

However, Nexus' OMAP has two Cortex-A9 cores, and Desire's Snapdragon has four Cortex-A5 cores.

Moreover, the SoCs probably contain different peripherals, buses, DMA units, GPUs, DSPs, etc. so they're pretty different.
[HTC Desire 500] Fliwatt:
D500 Bootanimation Packer

Hey guys,

I want to present to you a little tool that I made in just a few minutes but which can be really useful.

I also set up a github repository for the sourcecode, it is not really necessary, I just wanted to get used to GitHub.

What this tool actually does is combining a bootanimation, a boot sound and a shutdown animation into one single flashable zip.

That means that you can easily create a flashable zip to flash your bootanimation.

Everything is optional, that means that you can just flash a bootanimation or just flash a boot sound.

This tool is meant to simplify the installation process on system write protected devices but you can use it on the KangBang Kernel too.

Here is the Download Link:

http://www.mediafire.com/download/j482y4hmk65wsck/D500_Bootanimation_Packer.exe

And here is the (unnecessary) GitHub Repository:

https://github.com/Fliwatt/D500-Bootanimation-Packer

I hope that this might be useful, a video about it will follow right after I get my new microphone.

Fliwatt
[HTC Desire 500] Jano Dugi:
Hello, I need some help. I tried googling and such, but it didn't bring me good answers.

I tried to install JamesRom on my HTC Desire 500 Dual Sim and it was mostly operational, but it wasn't able to access SIM card (it was noticed, but never asked for PIN code nor did any attempt to unlock it). So, besides doing some good stuff, it broke the principal feature of mobile phones - telephoning. I wasn't able to figure out what was going on there, I assumed that it was software for the one sim version of the phone.

So I tried to restore the stock ROM, but I wasn't able to do that. The system.img file was too large for fasboot (I tried also the motorola version, it sent the file and then the mobile replied that method not allowed) or clockwork mod zip installer (I followed the video tutorial on youtube, but my phone just skipped the installing /system part and installed nothing). I tried to imitate the format of JamesRom (backup with system.img archived, I extracted system.img, packed it in a tar archive, gave it an appropriate name and used it to replace the old system.ext4.tar.a file), but it throws me into recovery mode.

Any ideas what is going on? My mobile is like a smaller tablet without the ability to access the mobile network.

Using Clockwork Mod version 6.0.3.7, stock roms and JamesRom from the posts by the start of this thread.
[HTC Desire 500] Fliwatt:
He Jano Duigi,

I would recommend you to clean to install a new ROM under wipe in CWM before installing the Stock ROM or the James ROM.

I did not say that in the video because I thought that it was working without that, but obviously it didnt.

Fliwatt
[HTC Desire 500] Jano Dugi:
I have done done the clean to install a new ROM step every time. But the problem is that despite having wiped it, JamesRom seems a bit bugged and StockROM can't be installed using the installer I found at the beginning of this thread (using install from zip in CWM), because it skips installing system.img for some reasons (and thus ends in several seconds).
[HTC Desire 500] eexter:
[MENTION=5753275]dummie999[/MENTION]

Thank you very much and I am grateful for CWM recovery for HBOOT 1.03

And whether it would be possible and would give you not too much trouble making TWRP recovery for 1.03?

Just... TWRP is better. At least for me ... :)
[HTC Desire 500] jetboss:
May be a novice question but I have hboot 1.01 what's the difference
[HTC Desire 500] telerian:
I used Titanium to integrate Facebook into the ROM but what happens is that it no longer shows in accounts and sync. Is this normal?
[HTC Desire 500] dummie999:
[MENTION=3823757]eexter[/MENTION] no problem, will upload this afternoon.

[MENTION=4728524]jetboss[/MENTION] The partition layout changed between version 1.02 and 1.03

[MENTION=5861664]Jano Dugi[/MENTION] Where you on 1.32 before you installed the James Rom? If yes, then I think the 1.32 radio is not compatible with James Rom, because it is based on 1.20. But I think there is a James Rom for 1.32 on the way :good:
[HTC Desire 500] Jano Dugi:
[MENTION=5753275]dummie999[/MENTION] Fastboot says that my radio version is 14.15.50QD.26. If I'm not mistaken, it's the 1.32 version. So JamesRom won't work there, sad. No way to downgrade it back to 1.26?

Anyway, any idea what does CWM skip installing /system when I try to install the stockROM?
[HTC Desire 500] MobilePerson:
Nice news !!!!!!

Should we make a backup before installation ? Does this procedure delete our custom data from internal or sdcard (contact, photos, etc) ?

Thanks...

EDIT: I have installed, thanks
[HTC Desire 500] MadaraOP:
Hey guys :)

Could somebody write a tutorial how to S-OFF the Desire 500 Dual sim version? My software is 1.13.401.2. I don't know how to make an insecure kernel for my version. Can somebody help me?
[HTC Desire 500] 007gamer:
Hi guys,where can i find the newest cwm for our phone? I just found the dancing (old) one.

greets
[HTC Desire 500] dummie999:
1st page.

[MENTION=3823757]eexter[/MENTION] Here it is: Twrp! hboot 1.03

[MENTION=5861664]Jano Dugi[/MENTION] There is no way to downgrade, unless you have the 1.26 ota. I don't know why flashing system goes wrong.
[HTC Desire 500] jetboss:
Is upgrading this important do I need too would I be missing out on anything?
[HTC Desire 500] dummie999:
no, not really
[HTC Desire 500] jetboss:
Thanks for the reply
[HTC Desire 500] mcgmcg:
any news about kitkat?
[HTC Desire 500] DahakePL:
Nope
[HTC Desire 500] dummie999:
Custom kernel

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=52681146

Full root for 1.32

Added smartassV2 and lulzactive, sio and fiops, ntfs r/w support, -O3 optimization (could someone benchmark?)
[MENTION=5463272]DahakePL[/MENTION] first page?
[HTC Desire 500] joe-khalil:
does it work on v1.32.401.1?????????????????/
[HTC Desire 500] dummie999:
yes, 1.32.everything, as far as I know
[HTC Desire 500] MadaraOP:
Could somebody explain me, why my root dissapears after a reboot? at first the app works, but after 10 minutes, my phone is not rooted anymore
[HTC Desire 500] DahakePL:
Ok
[HTC Desire 500] wwefa:
root desire 500

how can root htc desire 500 one sim? easy way pls

and put download links i wana easy way
[HTC Desire 500] Fliwatt:
There are lots of links everywhere to my video, just take a closer look before spamming please:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yWLK5XhsVAE

This is not the easiest way possible, I am currently working on an easier way but I want it to be good, so it won't be finished in this month.

Fliwatt
[HTC Desire 500] wwefa:
root desire 500 an

its not easy. any software to root from one click?
[HTC Desire 500] eexter:
Come on... It's not too hard.
[HTC Desire 500] Fliwatt:
Every one click root out there is fake, the way I described is the only way currently possible.

Fliwatt
[HTC Desire 500] DahakePL:
When I had Galaxy mini 2 I've found a Chinese One Click Root and it worked somehow installing SuperSU ;)
[HTC Desire 500] dummie999:
There are indeed not all fake, some of them are actually working. They pretend to be an Rom Update Utility, and somehow manage to install a su binary.

However, I don't know if any of them is working for our device, so use Fliwatt's method
[HTC Desire 500] Fliwatt:
I am really afraid of these things and I would always stay away from these, but it's great that it worked.

By the way, does anybody in this forum have some experience with AutoIt coding and adb/fastboot?

I could need a little bit of help, I am not stuck or something, just a little bit of help would be nice.

Fliwatt
[HTC Desire 500] dummie999:
I don't assume there is a chance you are going to do it in java? Because i'm on debian, and don't have a windows computer.

Java is cross-platform, it would work everywhere!
[HTC Desire 500] Marie96:
Problem sd card boot6

hi guys, i've upgrade to 1.32.401 and flashed dummie999 boot6 img but now i can't move apps to sd :confused: i can acces to the music via the app but i i search music with es file manager the sd is empty... if i acces to cwm and Mount system after reboot it returns unmounted, now i can unmount cache and sdcard and Mount data, system and devlog. what must i do?
[HTC Desire 500] dummie999:
Does it work with boot5.img?

So you can't access the sdcard with filemanager, but you can access music you saved on it :confused:
[HTC Desire 500] assist23:
bootloader unlocked but S-ON

Hi guys,

thanks to all for your work, first of all...

Then,

I successfully unlocked the bootloader of my desire 500 one sim (Z4U)

Installed cwm 1.02

but i'm still on S-ON

I've tried to install kernel for 1.32 with no result...even if it seems to be correctly flashed :rolleyes:

some info

Hboot 1.02.0001

Radio 14.13.36Q4.03

stock rom 1.32

hope someone can help me if is possible.

Thanks
[HTC Desire 500] dummie999:
Did you flash a su binary (superuser or SuperSU)? How do you know there is no result?
[HTC Desire 500] assist23:
Hi,

I flashed SuperSu 0.94 by recovery.

What else can I check ?

thank you.
[HTC Desire 500] dummie999:
So your phone is rooted, but the kernel is not installed, am I right?
[HTC Desire 500] assist23:
Kernel Version

3.4.0-g21965a2-dirty

daan@DebianCompaq #6

SMP PREEMPT

Build

1.32.401.1
[HTC Desire 500] dummie999:
Well, that looks like my kernel is installed. What's the problem?
[HTC Desire 500] jetboss:
has anyone tested the new xposed framework?
[HTC Desire 500] Marie96:
with boot5 is the same sweep2sleep and fastcharge works fine

for the upgrade procedure i use this :

1.Unpack OTA_*.zip

2.Relock device!(i have recieved error "FAILED ( remote: 99 unknown error)" on unlocked phone in other case)

$ adb reboot bootloader

$ fastboot oem lock

3.Check value modelid from device:

$ adb reboot bootloader

$ fastboot getvar all

And from firmware.zip/android-info.txt

4.Values must be same!

5. Install update:

$ fastboot oem rebootRUU

$ fastboot flash zip firmware.zip

the hboot is change from 1.01 to 1.02 but now i see now in phone infos the software is the 1.20 :confused: can be this the problem? can i go to 1.32 with an other method?
[HTC Desire 500] dummie999:
On what version were you before you tried this? 1.20 I hope?
[HTC Desire 500] telerian:
Yes I did and it is working perfectly. I am on 1.32, rooted with r/w kernel
[HTC Desire 500] Fliwatt:
Yes, but I have never done Java before and I am doing Autoit for 5 years now and I am quite experienced in this language.

I speak C# a little bit, but that is also a little bit hard to run on Linux.

But I will provide the sourcecode for this program so that you are able to port it, I ported a bigger program once, it is not such a big deal if you are good in Java and understand the AutoIt Source.

You can also run AutoIT programs using wine under Linux, it often works surprisingly well but I think that you might encounter a lot of bugs because the fastboot drivers are not compatible with Linux.

Fliwatt
[HTC Desire 500] Marie96:
firs i was on James rom, i've flash a cwm backup of my stock 1.20 rom and uptade with the previous method
[HTC Desire 500] dummie999:
If your phone still says 1.20, then sth went wrong upgrading. idk what

[MENTION=5662063]Fliwatt[/MENTION] C# is based on Java, a lot of things are the same. But I'll port it.
[HTC Desire 500] assist23:
So It Works ...

I'm sorry

expecting something like you win:cyclops:

One question

in recovery I can't wipe dalvik cache get an error

but successfully cleared the cache

is normal?

Thanks again
[HTC Desire 500] dummie999:
Yes

glad it works
[HTC Desire 500] Marie96:
i've tried to restore again and i view cwm don't restore my backup ... :confused: now i reinstall James rom

must i instal first page stock rom and then uptade?
[HTC Desire 500] jetboss:
thanks installed it seems to be working fine
[HTC Desire 500] dummie999:
Your phone says 1.20 now?

Okee:

1. flash 1.20 stock rom

2. flash edited otaupgrade (like you have done before)

3. flash firmware.zip (like you have done before)

Check if your phone is 1.32 know.
[HTC Desire 500] assist23:
So It Works ...

Other newbie question...

Do I have to relock te bootloader at the end?

Thanks
[HTC Desire 500] dummie999:
Yes, but what I wrote is not the complete tutorial. Search for it, it's somewhere in the thread.
[HTC Desire 500] Fliwatt:
I wouldn't recommend you to relock the bootloader afterwards,

I had problems with not being able to boot into the recovery and it broke my root, so don't do it.

Fliwatt

EDIT:

I am not an expert though, listen to dummie999 :)
[HTC Desire 500] assist23:
:rolleyes:

OK thanks
[HTC Desire 500] dummie999:
With at the end I assumed you meant last step (flash firmware.zip)

Else I don't recommend it as well

Did you guys know the part between the two (fake) buttons at the bottom of the screen is "touch" as well? I just figured out I could get my device to sleep by sweep from my home button to my back button. Fun! :D
[HTC Desire 500] assist23:
whoa

:good:
[HTC Desire 500] shabaz_53:
Is there anyway to get rid of blinkfeed on desire 500
[HTC Desire 500] ufonek:
Install another launcher
[HTC Desire 500] shabaz_53:
I can do it , but i want to disable blinkfeed as it takes too much of battery.
[HTC Desire 500] AhmedHossam90:
Install custom rom htc desire 500 dual sim

Hello all please i have htc desire 500 dual sim and i can't update it it's now 4.1.2 please give me steps to be 4.2 thanks in advance :)
[HTC Desire 500] jetboss:
i dont think there is a 4.2 update yet ..
[HTC Desire 500] 007gamer:
you could remove all Blinkfeed lib files, facebook services and much more. Then you would have "blankfeed"
[HTC Desire 500] Fliwatt:
You can create a "blankfeed" as 007gamer said and after that set another screen as your default home screen, you can do this by zooming out on your home screen and then dragging the screen that you want to set as a home screen to the little house.

You won't notice BlinkFeed afterwards, only if you swipe left.

Fliwatt
[HTC Desire 500] Mkfish:
Download "Snapdragon Battery Guru" from the Play Store and all of your battery woes will be solved.

By the by, where can I donate for 4.4 rom development?
[HTC Desire 500] Florentin81:
About The S-off 4 Htc desire 500

Any News?!!! About S-off 4 htc desire 500?
[HTC Desire 500] cedrictelint:
android 4.2.2

Hello,

The first page says :''4.2.2 is already made but it's buggy, that's why there is no link to it yet. Sorry''

Can somebody upload the rom and post the link?

thanks in advance!
[HTC Desire 500] ufonek:
Rom is not buggy. Rom is fake.

http://forum.android.com.pl/f1284/d500-4-2-2-sense-5-by-yogazz-414178/

Carefully read the entire thread.
[HTC Desire 500] Marie96:
with this method I have found changes only in the bootloader, the bootloader that it was written that the os was 1:32 (and this confirmed the cmd command "fastboot getvar all") but in the phone settings it appeared that the os was 1.20 and in software uptade results an uptade available (1.32). :confused:

at the end i've resolve with tis method:

1. go to cwm and flash 1.20 stock

2. flash via fastboot stock recovery

3. relock bootloader

4. go to software uptade and download and install 1.32 ota

(first time uptade procedure falied in my case)

[If uptade falied]

5. unlock bootloader

6. flash cwm

7. repeat the procedure from step 1
[HTC Desire 500] Mkfish:
Is flashing the 1.32 Full Root Kernel going to cause complications later down the line when HTC releases updates to 4.4 or even better a Cyanogen rom emerges. I don't want to shoot myself in the foot here.
[HTC Desire 500] Revin:
I won't be afraid about HTC releasing update to 4.4 :D
[HTC Desire 500] dummie999:
No. At least not more than unlocking the bootloader. If you want to uninstall it, flash stock boot.img (found in the OTA)
[HTC Desire 500] Eddi Weed:
i have 2 problems whit my phone

hy,this is firs time when i post here.

i have htc desire 500 dual sim and after root when remove battery my phone will not start unless i wait 10 minutes.What should I do?

and the second problem is whit costum kernel, i have falsh Kang-kernel_r3.0.zip in cwm and everything went well and after restart my kernel not changed. is the same version :3.4.0-g94272d2root@abm018#1smp preempt.What should i do? thanks and sorry for my bad english :)
[HTC Desire 500] dummie999:
Is your /system write protection removed?
[HTC Desire 500] Busted.:
Im sorry for not reading the whole thread because of the lack of time.

So 4.2 is fake ?

I downloaded it and wanted to flash it, since james rom doesnt worked for me ?...

4.2 is fake ?

I only want the 4.2 keyboard i dont care about the rest..

[MENTION=5753275]dummie999[/MENTION] I couldnt even find an latinIME.apk on both phones, thus both phones are rooted (access on system i mean)

I wanted to install jamesrom, but it keeps telling me error (0)

What can I do ?

System Info:

D500

One sim

Rooted

HTC Dev Unlocked Bootloader

S-On

Stock Rom+Kernel+Radio
[HTC Desire 500] dummie999:
My mistake. It's called HTC_IME.apk, not latinIME.apk

about the installation of James Rom:

1. Corrupt download??

2. else I can't say much about it without your recover.log, plz post it if it wasn't a corrupt download
[HTC Desire 500] Busted.:
Oh, so Imma try searching for the HTC_IME.apk next time :)

Im pretty sure the Download was not corrupt, as It doesn't get interrupted or stopped or finished too fast. I downloaded it several times, and tried flashing it several times, too.

Oh and I used PhilZ CWM I think it was.

It was dancing... :s

I don't have the phone here right now, but Im going to post the recover.log next time (Y)

Thanks so far bud :good:
[HTC Desire 500] dummie999:
Lol, you can't complain about that ;)
[HTC Desire 500] Busted.:
Hehe I ain't complaining. Its just, Im pretty upset about HTC's Support for the phone and somehow it's a pity that there aren't much developers arround making things work for the Desire 500. We are a smal group..

I've already had some "low activity" devices, but I was always able to find a working recovery and flash a rom without problems. All the smal Samsung Phones, the HTC One mini, etc. So I think it's just a pity that theres a lack of development for the D500, cause In my opinion it has potencial..

That's it. At least HTC could support their smaler phones with updates. At least 4.3 or something.. But we're stuck at 4.1.2 :s
[HTC Desire 500] dummie999:
agreed, but I actually meant there is a "fixed" recovery (not dancing) in the first page of the thread, made by me ;)
[HTC Desire 500] Busted.:
Thank you, will try as soon as I have the phone :good:
[HTC Desire 500] ricardo-nl:
My touch screen is having issues and phone is RELOCKED (warranty).

Is there a way to change the HBOOT to LOCKED already?
[HTC Desire 500] ken1337:
I also got a problem with the touch, I needed to lock relock screen in order to get it to work. I installed the faked 4.2 rom and that fixed it somehow, maby try to flash stock or something
[HTC Desire 500] ricardo-nl:
Yes when my touch screen hangs I have to turn the screen off and on. Then it works for a while.

But I contacted HTC and they said; If there is any sign the problem is related to unlocking your phone, they will give a bill.
[HTC Desire 500] ken1337:
They will probably give you a bill anyways :P try flash stock rom and se if it works :) mine have been all good ever since i flashed
[HTC Desire 500] dummie999:
Well, no.

I couldn't find the right partition. If anyone knows what the hboot partition is,?