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[Desire General] ShirazSuleman:
Hi Guys,

My phone is now s-off after using the .iso file. Do I still need to flash the n1 table .img or is that automatically done when the phone is s-off'ed?

Also, do I then flash the n1 table .img from Fastboot?

And lastly, if I change my ROM to a sense ROM, do I just flash the relevant .img file from fastboot after flashing the new ROM from recovery?
[Desire General] lazarost:
Hi, I'm in serious need of assistance.

I had my amoled desire s-offed and with n1 partition table.

I decided to try the data++ img and

~/android-sdk-linux_x86/tools$ sudo ./fastboot flash hboot bravo_alphaspl-data.img

sending 'hboot' (512 KB)... OKAY

writing 'hboot'... OKAY

sudo ./fastboot reboot-bootloader

rebooting into bootloader... OKAY

Now my desire won't turn on. Any ideas ?
[Desire General] Rastaman-FB:
does it do anything when you press the power button?

do you get a charge light when you connect to usb? (if no then you have a full brick)

im not too familiar with linux, whats this /sudo stuff?

have you been to talk to them on IRC?

did you check the md5 before you flashed it?
[Desire General] lazarost:
No it doesn't, nor does the charge light come up.

I didn't check the md5 (in retrospect I should had).

I'll try the irc channel now but I guess the phone is off to the local HTC service, fingers crossed they will accept it.

Just checked the md5 was wrong, I was too damn careless.
[Desire General] Rastaman-FB:
might be worth checking the md5 now just to see if that was the issue.

might be worth reporting this to alphrev eitherway if the md5 checks out as they will want to know if their img's are potentially bricking devices.

sorry about the bad news mate

good luck
[Desire General] lazarost:
Downloaded a 2nd time, NOW the md5sum checks out.

HTC Service is going to rip my ass up for that. If they deny warranty, does anyone know if they can repair it for a price ?
[Desire General] ranasrule:
how do i update to the latest version if i already have the old version ? do i just run AlphaRev 1.5 HBOOT reflash utility again ?
[Desire General] c4p3fi3rr:
Hi, i've already s-off my phone some time ago when alpharev released their security off iso. I've flashed a RUU yesterday and now i want to s-off again. I've successfully rooted my phone with unrevoked, installed amon_ra recovery and CM6.1. When i start the s-off procedure i get this output:

Step 1 of 3 is done, rebooting your phone.
Waiting for bootloader..OK!
Booting to android for the next step.
Waiting for your device...

and then it stops. I can unplug it and use it like nothing happened, of course it isn't s-off. USB debug is activated. I really don't have a clue on how to make it work....
[Desire General] Rastaman-FB:
they might class it as a board failure and give you a new board as its not even bootable. theres no life so you cannot run a diagnostic on it so you might be ok

i take it you checked the md5 of the 1st spl and it was wrong then

unlucky but youve learned now never to skip that step now
[Desire General] Rastaman-FB:
please tell me what RUU you flashed....

if it was the latest arabic one then its a no go
[Desire General] c4p3fi3rr:
Latest european OTA: 2.10.405.2, hboot 0.93. Don't tell me i can't s-off... Maybe i should downgrade to hboot 0.83....?
[Desire General] ieftm:
HBOOT 0.93 works fine.

Also, the RUU you mention should work fine (rooted with unrevoked).

You did not mention if you ran the ISO in a VM. If so, you need to properly passthrough USB on EVERY reboot of the phone.

It seems like you didn't do that.
[Desire General] c4p3fi3rr:
I have burned the alpharev iso to a cdrw. I'll try to downgrade my phone again to hboot 0.83, and this time i won't install the OTA update. I'll let you know if this works.
[Desire General] ranasrule:
no one ???
[Desire General] reddev0:
Its on the main site, download the image you want and then flash via fastboot (check md5 first).

Sent by my Droid
[Desire General] mad-murdock:
When will all twats finally be banned?

Swyped with HTC Desire. Excuse typos.
[Desire General] Pajorve:
People end up confusing procedures

For Hboot 0.93 the delay is greater even, but not so great as another friend spoke as the Hboot will be modified to 093.

By VM the possibility of error is far greater, believe that the easiest method would be even burn the alpharev .ISO to a CD and boot the PC. This option is the simplest of all.

I noticed that some people also has entered the Hboot mode before you begin the procedure and this is wrong.

The correct way is to leave the appliance connected to be recognized by norrmalmente TinyCore ... is so yes, ples that people end up losing.

Withdraw the Desire of the USB cable after long waiting is not the most recommended, but anyway when lock people have done this and have seen their appliances S-OFF after taking the PC USB. (Own risk who do this)

Also saw some changing the partition so totally wrong, redoing the entire procedure, when this is possible simply by ADB without having to burn any image.

Hugs!

:D:D
[Desire General] ranasrule:
its the "flash via fastboot" part i dont get:(
[Desire General] Pajorve:
Friend this is a very simple...Ok !

Friend this is very simple ...

Download the image file to your PC and place it inside the Tools folder on your PC. (I'm talking about this because I think vc has the androidsdk installed on your local PC in c:/

Now put your Desire in the USB cable and between Fastboot mode

Now open command prompt and type:

cd \

cd androidsdk\tools

adb devices

fastboot flash hboot img file name that you chose in the table

A reboot in bootloader and see the writing on top

A simple Reboot Now wait for Desire connect!

Ready now you already have your chosen partition in Desire.

Want to check if it worked:

Let your Desire with debugging switched on

eating prompt type:

adb shell df

and look at the size of the partition that has changed ...

the normal system partition is 256000 and she should be on the size of the image that you chose on the table!

I hope I have helped!

If you helped me a thank you by clicking the icon!

stays in peace!

;);)
[Desire General] c4p3fi3rr:
S-OFF successful after using hboot 0.83. Thanks for the assistance. :)
[Desire General] Eggcake:
Worked without any problems using a USB stick (coming from HBOOT 0.80). Thanks!

Edit: A question though:

Shouldn't it be possible to push files to, for example, '/system/media' when the device is running (not in recovery)? It still says the partition is read-only. I flashed the .iso (says AlphaRev correctly), flashed the n1table-img, flashed clockwork again, recovered my last backup (Oxygen 1.0.2) and booted. Am I missing something? :)

Edit: Ah dayum, had to do adb remount first. Niiiice :D
[Desire General] ranasrule:
i dont have android sdk installed:( ..... will running AlphaRev 1.5 HBOOT reflash utility again give me the same result ?
[Desire General] ranasrule:
so fastboot is the only way to get Bravo N1Table for someone who is S-OFF ?? cant be done via clockwork recovery ?
[Desire General] Migel0:
How long does the third step take? It has been more than 30 minutes and it doesn't seem to do anything to my Desire. I used the AlphaRev 1.5 HBOOT reflash utility on my rooted HTC desire. (via bootable USB stick)

Please help me, I don't want to brick my desire.
[Desire General] Pajorve:
Friend install AndroidSDK this tool is very important

androidsdk: http://developer.android.com/sdk/index.html

Friend then download and install the Android SDK on your PC because you will use it always ...Is a tool that you have to always have the hand.

Do the following:

Download here the AndroidSDK

http://developer. android. with/sdk/index. html (join the spaces)

Extract the file to disk androidsdk c:\

Follow up to the location you extracted and rename the file to (Androidsdk).

Grab your Desire and go to settings > > development applications and select the option USB Debugging

Now plug your Desire on your computer and then open the start menu

And in the search bar type cmd

Now you must type the following command:

cd \

cd androidsdk\tools\

adb devices

The adb devices command will list your player, appearing the number at the command prompt .... it's all very simple.

After that just do as you previously spent that will work out .... Please put the result and if I te helped one click thanks.

I'll be thankful for this

:D:D:D
[Desire General] jamyjamal:
Whoo... after a 30 min wait at step 3 with just the HTC screen on my phone, and with me bricking it. I saw a bit of helpful advice in HTTP://alpharev.nl/instructions.text

Followed the instructions, saw the flash successful, did a battery pull and all is dandy!

Thanks!

HTC desire, hboot 0.75, leedroid 2.2f,
[Desire General] neo2006pf:
I have a question : which concret benefits does it provide to install a custom hboot after having S-offed the device ?
[Desire General] dexter93:
Hello there xda devs

I am a proud owner of a HTC desire a8181, which I would like to root. I understand that this might not be the right thread to ask, but since the unrevoked method didn't work "validation error: backup cid is missing" and I figured out that my device is S-OFF without ever being rooted, I was pointed here to find out what's going on and if and how i will ever be able to root it.My device specs are:

*Radio:5.11.05.27

*Hboot:0.93.0001

*Rom: official HTC OTA 2.2 update v.2.29.405.2

*Device: BRAVO PVT1 SHIP S-OFF

If anyone would like further information or to point me to the right thread please reply or pm me. Thanks in advance for your time
[Desire General] AnthonyDG:
Hi,

I tried this, but I only managed to get into cd androidsdk\tools\ ... when I typed adb devices, it said adb is not recognized as an internal or external command...

It's weird cause I'm sure adb is set up on the phone.
[Desire General] Mekrel:
I think this may be due to the latest sdk moving adb to a different location.

There's a folder called platform-tools or maybe tools-platform that you need to cd into instead of just tools.

Basically there needs to be an adb.exe in there.
[Desire General] AnthonyDG:
Thanks, you're awsome :D
[Desire General] androidcues:
but you should basically be able to run adb.exe from anywhere on the system --- granted you retain admin access.?? I can be in c:/ or c:/user/jackass/androidsdk/tools or c:/anywhereonwindows7 and simply type "adb" and it executes.

be sure to get the %PATH% in there.
[Desire General] reddev0:
Correct fastboot only.

Before you even consider doing this I strongly suggest you take the time to do some more research/learning.

Android SDK really is a must have set of tools if your rooting and flashing custom roms. At some point things will go wrong (thank you murphys law), and these tools can be a life saver. Take the time to install it and learn the basics of adb before moving on to fastboot.

Also make sure you validate the md5 checksum of the image file you download to flash. Fastboot modifies critical parts of your phone, if you fastboot a corrupted/partial image YOU WILL BRICK YOUR PHONE, and no one here can help you, only HTC repairs..

Sent by my Droid
[Desire General] Hilarium:
i would like to confirm the steps to s-off my htc desire running on cyanogen 6.1.0

so right now my device is a slcd screen on hboot 0.93 with s-on(i have never s-off my device before)

are these steps correct?

1: nandroid backup

2: go into fastboot mode

3: fastboot flash hbootbravo_alphaspl-n1table.img

4: Fastboot reboot-bootloader

5: Fastboot erase cache

6: go into recovery and wipe everything(cache, dalvik, factory reset, wipe data?)

7: restore the nandroid backup to get everything back?

so after restoring from the nandroid backup, everything should be the same right?(cyanogenmod will still be there? settings/data will still be there?)

another thing i don't get is, on the alpharev site it says:

so basically, what is the alpharev reflash tool? (alpharev.iso) do i need to boot it and follow the instructions or can i just the steps that i listed above?
[Desire General] reddev0:
If your still SON, you MUST first run the iso tools to get SOFF and updated HBoot with fastboot support.

The steps you listed first are only applicable if you wish to change the default partition table. However I'd say stick with the default one provided by the iso while your playing "choose a rom".

If you are sure you don't want to run a Sense based rom, then flash your chosen partition table via fastboot (ensuring you verify md5 first). What I mean is: stock table is pretty much only choice for Sense roms, and while you can reflash a new table any time its a little long winded!

Sent by my Droid
[Desire General] Hilarium:
i'm already running cm 6.1.0 rom(but i might want to switch between htc sense and cyanogenmod). and i don't really understand how to do this?

do i run the iso tools and thats it? or do i have to flash the partition table after?

the main reason i want to s-off is to get the free 200mb( as it says in this post http://forum.cyanogenmod.com/topic/8504-gapps-package-updates/page__view__findpost__p__75092 )
[Desire General] reddev0:
Nandroid backup.

Run the tool. After you will still have the default partition table, nandroid restore and you should be back to normal.

If you want the N1 table, you will need to flash it via fastboot, then nandroid restore.

If you want to go back to sense, you'll need to flash the default table again via fastboot.

Sent by my Droid
[Desire General] Hilarium:
ahh okay thanks,

is there a way to run the iso without burning to a cd? my cd-drive doesn't work.
[Desire General] reddev0:
either use a usb flash drive or a virtual machine.

Sent by my Droid
[Desire General] Hilarium:
will i need to install any specific usb drivers(for my desire) on the virtual machine?
[Desire General] reddev0:
Sorry I'm not really able to guide you too much on this, I know people in this thread have reported success using this method. I don't think you need drivers, just boot the iso image in the vm, but you do have to enable usb pass through to the vm at each step/reboot. Try searching the thread for more info.

Easiest method is direct cd boot, then usb flash drive. Vm is a little more complex....

Sent by my Droid
[Desire General] danlepub:
I hope that this is the right place to post this... I originally posted to general Desire, but was told that I should post to S-Off as I have a Dev phone which has a factory unlocked bootloader.

I have a problem which I think is a bit unusual and can't find any similar cases...

My Desire has S-Off with HBoot 0.75, the intalled 2.1 is not rooted. I am trying to get it onto a Froyo ROM (will not OTA update).

I have tried rooting using unrevoked, to allow me to back up the existing ROM before messing about with other ROMs, but it does not work (I receive the "Validation Error: Backup CID is missing" error).

- Am I wasting my time trying to root the existing ROM just to back it up?

- If I use the HBoot method to install a new ROM, am I likely to run into problems because of the old HBoot version (I notice most S-Off methods put you on HBoot 0.93, but as I cannot root I cannot update HBoot!)?

I have done lots of searching on this forum and various others, but cannot find a situation where somebody has an old HBoot, with S-Off and a non-rooted ROM installed, so any help would really be appreciated.
[Desire General] shinodoigt:
Excuse me, i'm maybe a noob here, but i just flashed my hboot with the "n1table" but i don't know what I have to do exactly, since any of the .zip files i put on my sdcard shows on clockworkmod (i can't flash anything).
[Desire General] EViollet:
What exactly do you mean? What kind of ROM do you intend to use? If you want to use Sense ROMs then you need to flash a compatible hboot. The "N1Table" is good only for AOSP ROMs.
[Desire General] shinodoigt:
Yes I know its for AOSP Roms (I intend to use Oxygen). But when I flashed the n1table, my recovery couldnt see any .zip I put in my sdcard... I revert back to clockwork 2.5.0.7 and it was resolved. I didnt understand why I had this issue...
[Desire General] Rastaman-FB:
thats got nothing to do with this thread however i got a rooted 2.2 build onto a factory unlocked hboot using the following method

http://androidforums.com/htc-desire/198899-flashing-question-slightly-different-than-normal.html
[Desire General] kboya:
thanks to you all

the Livecd worked like a dream, S-Off in about 2 minutes form bootloader 0.80

now to really explore!!

groovy

kx
[Desire General] Pajorve:
Is because version of clockwork

Friend you were using Amon Ra. ..Maybe that's why has given problem and VC failed to see the Zip on your SD.

Had a problem like that solved using the Clockwork!

;)
[Desire General] dexter93:
Hi! it seems that we have alost the same problem. I also have a desire S-OFF that i am trying to root without any success. I get the same error as you , but the only difference is that i have updated to 2.2 ota and hboot 0.93. If you only want to backup there are solutions that do not require to be root such as MyBackup. But from everything i've read the only way to switch to a custom rom is by rooting it. I was thinking to downgrade to 2.1 and hboot .8 and then root, but since you said that even then it wont work i dont know what to do. If you find a way through, please let me know ;)
[Desire General] shinodoigt:
Nop, I was using clockwork 2.5.1.2.
[Desire General] fourire:
I need help: I think I'm S-Off after following this method. First I copied the ISO file that I burned onto a CD. Then I restarted my PC with the CD and my cell connected to the USB port. There were 3 phases: everything goes well but in the end there is no longer anything was happening, so I disconnected my cell, did a reboot and there I was taken to bootloader, I'd choose any option it remained in this menu. I had access to recovery, I chose the recovery boot which allowed me to be able to access the cell and the bootloader is included S-Off, am I really ??

because I made a recovery boot?
[Desire General] landwomble:
stuck

I get

"Waiting for flashing to complete...

Could not push the initial files during step 3. This is most likely a permission error on your data partition. We have tried our bestto circumvent this, but most likely your ROM is either not rooted properly, causing fail. Your best option is to backup everything, and flash a custom ROM that is properly rooted and has ADB root.

Remember: your HBOOT ist NOT S-OFF, and it is not bricked. You can safely reboot and try again if you want."

I *was* S-OFF until I tried and failed to flash a standard RUU ROM after problems the other week. The standard ROM failed as my HBOOT was a higher version and I eventually rerooted and applied AuraxTSense ROM which is working great, but I`m no longer s-OFF and don`t seem to be able to unlock.

Can anyone help?
[Desire General] colonia27:
landwomble:

had the same problem here. S-Off does not seem to work when AuraxTSense ROM is already flashed.

Try just flashing LeeDroid over Aurax (after nandroid backup) and give S-Off another try. Afterwards you can go back to Aurax, restore your nand.... and you'll still be s-off :-)

Worked here without any problems.

(a few pages back you'll find the same solution: http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=9692933&postcount=1501)
[Desire General] landwomble:
awesome, thanks. In my defence I`m reading this from work via a logmein session to my home box as XDA is blocked by our proxy! Just need a non-XDA download link for leedroid. Anyone know if the modaco ROMs work? They`re not blocked here...
[Desire General] colonia27:
Modaco, don't know.

Maybe you can catch LeeDroid here: http://leedroid.protogenlabs.com/roms
[Desire General] Rastaman-FB:
you dont have the same problem. factory dev hboot s-off is different to alpharev s-off methods.

he will be able to fake flash from development recovery, you will not be able too

your problem is related to unrevoked not s-off.

if you have alpharev s-off already you could try flashing clockwork 2.5.0.7 on the first post via fastboot

then using recovery to flash a pre-rooted rom (cant guarantee it will work though but should)
[Desire General] EddyOS:
Apparently that guy, and a few more I've seen recently, are on HBOOT 0.75 and S-OFF so seems like they're factory unlocked...
[Desire General] Rastaman-FB:
he states he has hboot .93 not .75

the guy before that mentioned dev hboot .75 i gave him my rooting instructions i did for a friends dev build device
[Desire General] boltPT:
Hello to all!

I don't if this is right thread to ask but I need help. After rooting my device I want to flash a AOSP ROM and want to use AlphaRev HBOOT N1 Table.

I still have the Stock Rom installed. Can I flash N1 Table now, or is better to flash a AOSP ROM based first and then flash this HBOOT?

Thanks for the help!
[Desire General] reddev0:
You have to soff first which will give you updated hboot and default partition. Then you can flash N1 table and install rom.

Make sure you nandroid first, and check md5 of N1 image before flashing, don't want to bork your phone.

Sent by my Droid
[Desire General] boltPT:
If I flash AlphaRev N1Table version, doesn't that give me s-off already?
[Desire General] reddev0:
But you can't flash a partition table without soff/updated hboot support.

Your welcome to try it...do you have Fastboot option in your boot menu (power on with volume down to access).

Sent by my Droid
[Desire General] bemymonkey:
How do you flash a new partition table without S-OFF? The N1Table can only be flashed on an S-OFF device, unless you want to modify Alpharev's ISO...
[Desire General] reddev0:
What we are saying is if you try to fastboot flash a new boot loader while still SON you will receive an error message as the utility can't write to the phones protected nand memory...

Sent by my Droid
[Desire General] boltPT:
Thanks for your help guys, I was a bit confused and thought that S-OFF and new partition table was a one-step process...
[Desire General] dexter93:
How can you tell this is not the same problem? :confused:my hboot is .93 because i updated OTA to 2.2(wwe). The phone was untouched until i attempted to root it(it showed validation error: backup cid is missing) then i entered boodloader and i saw BRAVO PVT1 SHIP S-OFF (before that failed attempt i hadnt noticed if it was s-on or s-off) is it possible that unrevokred(v3.22 straight from unrevoked site) messed with the S- ?

I may sound a bit aggressive, but im just curius to find out whats going on(i dont even know whats alpharev), so no offence ;)
[Desire General] hallydamaster:
Have you tried flashing a custom recovery using fastboot? With a custom recovery installed, it really should be no problem installing a rooted ROM, and since you are all ready S-OFF, it should really not be a problem writing the recovery through fastboot?
[Desire General] dexter93:
actually no, i have only tried to root it using the unrevoked method. any guide or tut on installing custom recovery(actually what is it)?
[Desire General] hallydamaster:
Download any rooted ROM you like and place on SD.

If you want a ROM with A2SD+, then partition SD properly before copying ROM.zip

Download AmonRA 2.0.1 http://dl.dropbox.com/u/4481275/recovery-RA-desire-v2.0.1.img

Flash it with Android Flasher http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=794638

Boot device into recovery and flash the ROM.zip from the SD.

Actually this is not a complete guide, but if you really want this, you just have to read a bit on the XDA forums.
[Desire General] aslsthlm:
Happend to me also, easy to fix, just reflash recovery image
[Desire General] Ullie76:
Anyone tried this with the rooted (through unrevoked 3.21) official ROM (2.10.405.2)?
[Desire General] faceqt:
I got a ****load of

Buffer I/O error on device sdb, logical block 0

Buffer I/O error on device sdb, logical block 1

Buffer I/O error on device sdb, logical block 2

Buffer I/O error on device sdb, logical block 3

end_request: I/O error, dev sdb, sector 0

Buffer I/O error on device sdb, logical block 0

They scared me so bad, but in the end it was successful. The feeling you get when it's hanging at the HTC screen in step 3/3 is intense.

ROM: DeFrost 4.7 w/ HAVS Kernel

HBOOT: .80

PHONE: Unbranded

Donation coming through now,.

S-OFF YEAHHHHHH.
[Desire General] flakz0r:
Worked fine here with OD .32...