yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[HTC Inspire 4G] Anthony1s:
Alright. So I updated the manual and made it more organized last month, but attn1 hasn't had time to include it yet. Anyway, I'm gonna paste some of the more important stuff here...

ENG HBOOT's

-Do not flash an ENG hboot, unless your phone was shipped with Froyo

-Do not downgrade with a Froyo RUU, unless you phone was shipped with Froyo

-ENG HBOOT's are not necessary. There is no need to flash one. See 'More About Flashing Radios' in this kit, to learn how to flash radios without ENG HBOOT

Bootloader

-Bootloader MUST be locked. Relock it, if you unlocked it with HTCdev

Troubleshooting

INFOsignature Checking:

Process freezes on INFOsignature checking. This error is caused by a corrupt sdcard. Your sdcard is fine for normal use, but cannot become a goldcard. Use a different sdcard, then run the kit again... The boot sector of sdcard's can become corrupt from not ejecting properly before unmounting from your computer.

Black or White Screen:

PC fails to process halfway through and your phone boots to a black or white screen. Resolve your connection issues (USB port/cable, Drivers, etc.), reboot the phone and rerun the hack kit from the black screen. Do NOT Wipe data - this will disable USB debugging... forcing you to run a RUU, before using this kit again.

Connection Issues

Please try the following, if you have connection issues:

-Make sure HTC sync is uninstalled.

-Make sure drivers were installed while phone was UNPLUGGED.

-Make sure any other USB services are stopped. Services include; but are NOT limited to, Apple Mobile Device, Windows Defender, Windows Mobile, Printers, PDAnet, Blackberry and Palm software, etc.

-Try plugging into a different USB Port. Do not use a USB hub.

-Try using a different USB cable. Some are charge only and do not support data transfer

-Once the hack kit main menu starts, you can test adb and fastboot connections from the command line as ROOT (Linux/OSX) or ADMIN (Windows). Enter the following:

-adb reboot bootloader This command will reboot you to Fastboot, verifying adb connection

-fastboot reboot This command will reboot your phone normally, verifying the fastboot connection

-Allow the phone to reboot fully and allow time for the phone to read the sdcard before running the hack kit.

-If all still fails, create the Ubuntu Livecd described above.

Downgrade Image Won't Flash:

If the downgrade image won't flash from hboot, it is because you did not read above. Relock your bootloader by typing fastboot oem lock into a terminal/cmd prompt, then rerun the kit.
[HTC Inspire 4G] JohnnyChuttz:
Thank you! Worked 1st try zero problems.
[HTC Inspire 4G] sam.assad:
thanks

thanks a lot for easy breazy kit that make life more easy
[HTC Inspire 4G] Anthony1s:
Hey. Did you unlock your bootloader with htcdev? Also, check the md5sum of the kit.
[HTC Inspire 4G] Muikkuman:
I used aahk to trying to restore my desire HD to stock with s-on and upgrade over OTA, but i was still s-off after aahk finished flashing downgrade Rom and was unable to uppgrade over OTA. what do I do?
[HTC Inspire 4G] digital8:
@Anthony1s

No never visited the HTCDev site cause i read on tweakers.net (Dutch techsite) that unlocking your phone via HTC revokes your warranty and it seams that it does not really gives you root access anyway.

(yeah yeah i know using the ACE hack also voids you warranty) :)
[HTC Inspire 4G] ds_x_man:
I have problem with Advance ACE Hack TOOL

After selecting the option 1. (HACK ACE), downgrade RUU is downloaded, transfered to SD card and start hacking..

Phone reboots in HBOOT mode, I get this message:

Parsing...[PD98DIAG.nbh]

[1] MFG_DIAG

Update is in progress...

Jumping to DIAG...

Phone stucks here and does not continue anymore..

Any solution?
[HTC Inspire 4G] glevitan:
Try hitting the IRC Channel, the guys will give you a hand there...
[HTC Inspire 4G] ds_x_man:
can you guide me how to go to IRC Channel..
[HTC Inspire 4G] glevitan:
the address is in the first post of the thread....

http://webchat.freenode.net/?channels=#aahkSupport
[HTC Inspire 4G] Anthony1s:
Would you like to join our support channel and actually learn how to help people?
[HTC Inspire 4G] Anthony1s:
ds_x_man,

Relock your bootloader by...

1-booting to hboot

2-selecting fastboot

3-plug in phone to usb

4-open cmd prompt as admin

5-type: fastboot oem lock and press enter

6-then boot the phone normally and rerun the kit
[HTC Inspire 4G] glevitan:
I'd love to...I know my knowledge is a bit limited but willing to help if that is ok...:)

my timetables are also different so maybe that's good for those who have my same time zone....
[HTC Inspire 4G] Anthony1s:
That's okay. People usually have the same 2-3 problems, which have the same 2-3 solutions. You'll catch on real fast, if you stick with it... Plus, it'd help my sanity to see someone give real help, instead of sending them to me to deal with. :D
[HTC Inspire 4G] glevitan:
hahaha, sorry about that...always try to help, but there are some issues that don't know actually have idea. Great, just let me know how we do it and count me in...:D
[HTC Inspire 4G] Anthony1s:
Start buy joining the channel. Then tell me what issues you don't understand and I'll explain them to you.
[HTC Inspire 4G] glevitan:
Great. As soon as I get home I join. Thanks and hope I can give you some peace...:D
[HTC Inspire 4G] attn1:
bad sdcard - try another.
[HTC Inspire 4G] m177er:
Just wanted to say thank you for the great tool. It's been about month now that I've had my Telus Desire HD hacked.

Thank you to Anthony1s, Gene Poole and attn1 for your help on irc with the downgrade and hack, returning to Telus stock (keeping S-off) because of the sound issue and getting root.
[HTC Inspire 4G] dionieins:
using back to stock function coming from custom roms

I'm sorry if this was asked before, but I need to know if I can use the back to stock function if I'm coming from CoreDroid 9.3 (gb 2.3.5 with sense 3.5).

The hack kit worked like a charm for me, but now I'd like to try the CoreDroid rom, but first I need to be sure that I'll be able to back to stock through the ace-hack kit.

Thanks in advance!

pd: I ran the 1st option of the ace hack kit, and it worked perfectly.
[HTC Inspire 4G] marsdta:
Yes

,...............
[HTC Inspire 4G] ToanDC:
work for me, on my first try. thank you very much!
[HTC Inspire 4G] Gene Poole:
I think it's a stray PD98DIAG.nbh on the card getting found first. Try renaming that file or moving it to a subdirectory on the card.
[HTC Inspire 4G] ds_x_man:
I have followed your steps step-by-step

When I enter "fastboot oem lock" I get this message:

...

<bootloader> [ERR] Command error !!!

OKAY [0.000s]

finished. total time: 0.000s

any hint..??

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your hunt worked out, I have flashed the phone but now phone stuked

Only HTC logo when I turn it on..

How to proceed next?
[HTC Inspire 4G] glevitan:
Boot into hboot...power + volume (-) are you able to do that?
[HTC Inspire 4G] ds_x_man:
Yes I'm able to do that..

I have tried to use FASTBOOT and connect to PC and re-run hack-ace.cmd but no phone is found..
[HTC Inspire 4G] glevitan:
don´t run the Hack Kit....just wanted to know if you are already S-OFF

what does it say in the hboot screen?
[HTC Inspire 4G] marsdta:
From reading over in the dhd hack kit thread. 1) you have to fix your USB connection issue/try an Ubuntu live cd2) rerun the hack kit from the white screen not hboot
[HTC Inspire 4G] artcafee:
Hy everyone,i'm quite new in "the art of Android" and i tried to Root my DHD today.

After runing the Advanced ACE Hack Kit it says that it needed to downgrade ... i let it to downgrade and ran the program again.

After 5-6 min it sayd U'r phone is rooted it will restart, enjoy ... the problem is that after the restart de phone is stuck ok white screen with HTC logo ... does any one now what could bee the problem and maybe how to fix it ?
[HTC Inspire 4G] attn1:
that situation is absolutely covered in the manual. Fix your PC and rerun from that white screen.
[HTC Inspire 4G] artcafee:
Thanks for the quick reply(i did read the manual and did not found this "problem") and i don't think the PC was the fault(cleen version of Win7,because my PC is 2 days old).

I did just now resolved the problem,reflashing the OEM 2.2 and swaped the SD card with a new one... ran again the Advanced ACE Hack Kit.

This time it worked.(having some problemes with a custom ROM but managing).

As i said earlier: Thanks for the Help.
[HTC Inspire 4G] attn1:
Glad you got it worked out. FYI: New PCs don't ever come with clean versions of WIN7. Not ever - unless you load the OS yourself.
[HTC Inspire 4G] zelendel:
Agreed. It comes with more bloatware then a stock rom lol first thing I do is load up a clean win and Linux os! Well worth the extra time.
[HTC Inspire 4G] MFZ22:
thanks

This is an awesome tool. Thanks to everyone who had a part in creating it! If you read everything in the first post and in the manual, this is very easy to use correctly. I've rooted two phone before this one; a G1and a Glacier, but this was by far the fastest and easiest.
[HTC Inspire 4G] artcafee:
Indeed i installed a cleen OS after i got it, but the laptop had the OS+drivers+some OEM programs out of the box(Acer TimelineX).

Just wanted to say it's relatively cleen when it comes to other phone programs(blackberry,itunes,etc).Maybe the SD card was the fault in my case.
[HTC Inspire 4G] EvoSideHustlAZ:
Does anyone have a good how to video thats up-to-date and clear?thanks in advance.
[HTC Inspire 4G] glevitan:


Videos tend to make people fail due to lack of reading. You can't cover everything in a video. What you need is reading the Effen manual as many times as possible and make sure you understand what you are about to do. Once you are ready, just follow instructions. Belive me a video won't solve anything....there are a couple in YouTube, but again don't replace that for the reading or you will get stuck
[HTC Inspire 4G] EvoSideHustlAZ:
I have read the eEFFF Manual twice,im a person who needs a visual.Thanks for your great advice.
[HTC Inspire 4G] EvoSideHustlAZ:
http://m.youtube.com/#/watch?v=Xqn2G86jpQE
[HTC Inspire 4G] da__beast:
Read the first post (specifically http://xdaforums.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=809747&stc=1&d=1323364173) - not much has changed. This should provide you with enough of a visual. Once you connect your phone and get the script running, select option 1 and sit and watch.

If you run into a problem, refer back to the effen manual.

If you follow what the effen manaual says to do to "prep" your system, you should be fine. If you are unsure, don't do it.
[HTC Inspire 4G] EvoSideHustlAZ:
Thanks you all have been efffn helpful thanks a effffn million.
[HTC Inspire 4G] da__beast:
Try this - http://bit.ly/zIroph

Select the second link (should be this - http://bit.ly/yOiM0C)

Does that help?
[HTC Inspire 4G] attn1:
No, there is not. A video can't possibly convey what you need to know to do this process properly. The OP states my feeling on the topic -

I am locking these threads. The questions are beyond inane at this point.
[HTC Inspire 4G] attn1:
Custom Hboots with ENG functionality are now included. These hboots are safe for all current Inspire/DHD models. Make sure to choose the correct one for your build.

Froyo/Gingerbread (sense 2) and Gingerbread (sense 3) partition layouts are all supported.
[HTC Inspire 4G] Anthony1s:
inb4 locked again
[HTC Inspire 4G] david.degraw54:
I have been rooted for awhile now, used Ace Hack Kit. I want to have ENG S-OFF though so I can use fast boot commands..anything specific I have to do? Or can I flash just the custom hboot?
[HTC Inspire 4G] jcdeuce:
OK I have no sound period on my phone now. All the steps worked correctly and completed but now when I make a call I cannot hear anyone on the other end but they can hear me. HELP please.
[HTC Inspire 4G] r_3:
put the zip from the radio file onto your sd and restart into hboot (act like you are restarting your phone and hold down vol down) and flash that file and after it installs restart and you will have sound.
[HTC Inspire 4G] alwayslearning:
you have to flash the original radio back to have sound
[HTC Inspire 4G] jcdeuce:
I followed trhe steps in the readme file in the kit and it completed. I have rebooted and still no sound.
[HTC Inspire 4G] jcdeuce:
Where do I find the stock radio?
[HTC Inspire 4G] r_3:
look up a couple of posts. In the hack kit there is a folder called radio. That is the file you need to load via hboot
[HTC Inspire 4G] jcdeuce:
This has been done now and I still have no sound..... please tell me there is a way to fix this.
[HTC Inspire 4G] tony710:
The sound comes from the kernel. Flash Att1n's custom ROM and it will give you sound back. (This step is in the hack kit instructions near the end)
[HTC Inspire 4G] davwman:
At that point you need to type exit and then run the command. Same thing happened to me.
[HTC Inspire 4G] attn1:
You need to flash an alternate ROM or at least a compatible kernel in Clockwork.
[HTC Inspire 4G] simulatordos:
Sorry if I'm asking an obvious question: once you flash the radio and have sound back, are there any sound quality issues compared to out of the box/pre root? I don't want to do this and find call sound degraded at all.
[HTC Inspire 4G] Monkeyfeng:
just flashed the kernel after fr002. what does it do?
[HTC Inspire 4G] aNdroidnut:
my only question is once the gold card is may does it have to stay in the phone or can you replace with another sd card. phone didn't do too bad using voice to text while driving

Sent from my Inspire 4G
[HTC Inspire 4G] acPIZZA:
Im assuming I am making the gold card correctly, because I am getting results from terminal (os x) that indicate its all good in+1, out+1 or something

anyway, I'm getting really stuck here:

Starting adb shell to test temp root...

if you see a # prompt, okay to proceed

if you see a $ prompt, temproot failed

type exit at the prompt to continue

# exit

--set_version set. VERSION will be changed to: 1.31.405.6

Patching and backing up partition 17...

Error opening backup file.

then I try pushing the file to the phone and get this:

sh-3.2# sh hackerize-ace.sh install-downgrade

Checking adb connection...

Be patient - pushing the downgrade ROM to your SDCARD.

failed to copy 'tools/dngrd/PD98IMG.zip' to '/sdcard//PD98IMG.zip': Read-only file system

then on the phone, I hit the power button like the instructions say and I get:

sd checking

no image

no image

no image

no image

WHERE IS MY ERROR? PLEASE HELP! I am following the directions closely and can't figure this out!!!

Note: I used the gold card helper app to get the number, and am using the samsung card that came with the phone. I am doing my formatting in osx's disc utility.
[HTC Inspire 4G] mmattplus:
Sounds like your gold card is not correct. After making the gold card, can you put it back in your SDcard reader on your computer and see the files? Or alternatively, does the phone give errors like "SDcard corrupted" ?
[HTC Inspire 4G] jcdeuce:
I did mine on windows 7 not osX so not sure about the .sh at the end of the conmmand for osX I know in win7 it needs to be taken off then the other thing that look wierd to me and I may be just so much of a Vb programmer but the // before the .zip in the error sends a flag to me. Like I said, I am not a linux shell guru and all my command line stuff has been back in the DOS debug day so ignore this is I am wrong.
[HTC Inspire 4G] acPIZZA:
The phone does say sd card damaged - but I just thought that was from making the gold card. i have not tried to put it back on the sd card reader - i have been making it through my phone (the card is in my phone, i connect as disc drive and make it from there)

how should I be making the gold card?
[HTC Inspire 4G] acPIZZA:
Yeah? Maybe I'll try to change it and see what happens
[HTC Inspire 4G] mmattplus:
You are writing to the partition, not to the raw sdcard. I did the same thing.

Paste your 'dd' line, and I can point out the corrections.
[HTC Inspire 4G] acPIZZA:
sudo dd if=goldcard.img of=/dev/disk4s1

Should it just be disk4 at the end there?

EDIT: yup, that'll do it, I never thought of it but it makes sense now that you mention it. Thanks+1
[HTC Inspire 4G] gregsarg:
Awesome !!

Time to hack it some more !!..thank you attn1.....g
[HTC Inspire 4G] attn1:
Just download the new hack kit and flash the appropriate hboot from the options menu. If you are currently using a 2.xx hboot, choose the 2.xx hboot, otherwise go with the earlier one. Using the wrong one can cause problems when you flash anything new.
[HTC Inspire 4G] lordstein:
i can´t open the file

there is a problem with the file?. I have downloaded twice the file and winrar tells me the following error "the file has an unknown format or is damaged." or "Unexpected end of file" could you check this please?

after installing Eng s-off there is a problem when installing ics customs roms?
[HTC Inspire 4G] Anthony1s:
Bad upload. Should be fixed now.
[HTC Inspire 4G] attn1:
the upload was a bad file. I have replaced it. Re-download and it should be fine.

I have no idea what the requirements of said ICS custom roms are. The hboots are based on stock partition tables. If the stock hboots are fine, then these should be too.
[HTC Inspire 4G] elmanortega:
question

is there a way to build something like this for

htc vivid

htc sensation xl

htc one x

this is an amazing tool

is there a way to help you?

doanting money or donating the devices etc?
[HTC Inspire 4G] attn1:
No. Vivid does not work with this toolset.

No. Sensation(XL) does not work with this toolset.

No. HTC One does not work with this toolset.

I don't accept donations like that from individuals.

Revolutionary is equally amazing (okay even moreso) for the devices it supports.

Sit tight, I think good tools are on not far over the horizon for the devices you mentioned.
[HTC Inspire 4G] elmanortega:
i know this dont work on those devices

my question is

is there a way to build a tool like this for these other devices

is we donate one of those devices to you can you make a tool like this for them?
[HTC Inspire 4G] lordstein:
I've gotten successfully ENG s-off with android revolution 7.0.3, thanks
[HTC Inspire 4G] attn1:
No and No.

The hack kit is a collection of tools, some pre-existing and a couple of new ones - that will not work on newer devices. The exploits this collection uses to do what it does have been closed. So no, not possible to do it similarly.

Others are already working on those devices you mentioned and I am confident there will be a solution.

I have a hard rule about not taking donations from individuals for myself and I am not interesting in supporting any more HTC devices under any circumstances, particularly since that lying bastard HTC CEO (Peter Chou) will not stand by his word regarding the unlocking of HTC bootloaders. Not only are the unlocks severely gimped, but they are not unlocking all of them, HTC does not provide proper kernel source in a timely fashion as required by the linux GPL and I am sick to death of the clown phone direction HTC high end smartphones have taken.

So again - emphatically - no. Absolutely not.

You're welcome. It's psuedo ENG S-OFF that has the features most people want - flashing images/booting boot images - and it's safe for devices shipped with Gingerbread, which the leaked HTC S-OFF hboots are not.
[HTC Inspire 4G] nickeedoo:
I searched the thread already for this problem, and the guy never got answered. My phone is stuck on INFOsignature checking and I followed the instructions perfectly. It's been sitting on the black "htc" screen for about 15 minutes. Anyone else have this problem?

Edit: Nevermind. Sometimes you have to have to search your problem. To anyone having this problem: read the effin manual!!! ;)
[HTC Inspire 4G] elmanortega:
start over

format your sd card and install the oem rom just to make sure all is the way its suppose to be

you will be fine

i have done this about 200 times
[HTC Inspire 4G] attn1:
No need to install the OEM ROM, and if he has a black screen, the goldcard has already done it's job, so SDCARD is not the issue. Fix contention issues (PC) and rerun the hack kit from the black screen and it's fine - just like the effen manual says - and he alluded to.
[HTC Inspire 4G] dharmil007:
Heyy i just read the guide & the manual provided there,but i coudnt find the answer

i Have Desire hD updated to latest version from hTC

i Have 2 questions :

1} is it necessary that i should install memory card, in the fone, can i remove it while hacking ?? 'coz there is a fear it might get corrupted.

2} When i tried to run it, it is telling to downgrade it & is downloading file of 247MB.

is it ok to downgrade,

'coz on the first page i read this

So am not sure, what to do ?

pls. can anyone help me out ?
[HTC Inspire 4G] attn1:
Yes, a memory card must be installed. The downgrade RUU is not Froyo - it is GB. It's fine. Just read and follow the effen manual.
[HTC Inspire 4G] gage0727:
I have used this kit a few times and has worked like charm every time, and SD card is still a ok. I have even had to use it to restore lock in order to send to HTC for repair. its a great prog t
[HTC Inspire 4G] josh_wraith:
How can I update an HTC inpired 4G to ICS based ROM after unlocking with this kit, so far after using this kit we have supercid and Rom manager 5.0.0.6 with clockworkmod 5.0.2.0, which will be the next steps to flash a custom ICS based ROM ?.
[HTC Inspire 4G] AlphaOmega73:
I have read the EFFIN manuel over and over but I guess my reading comprehension isn't as good as I tought.

I ran the tool everything looked as it went fine but phone booted to white screen, read effin manuel again and rebooted computer prepared it again and rebooted phone ran the tool again.

Not my phone boots to a black screen with HTC in the center and a triangle with a ! in the middle of it in all 4 corners of my phone!

Is this fixable or am I bricked?
[HTC Inspire 4G] cwhitney24:
Hit up the irc.

"I love my Springfield XD40"
[HTC Inspire 4G] micl9:
one word

AWESOME

Thanks attn1

and thanks Effen Manual
[HTC Inspire 4G] attn1:
This is off-topic.
[HTC Inspire 4G] fatfred1:
The main man!

OMG!

Having previously flashed my SGS on numerous occasions I was undecided whether to put a custom ROM on my DHD.

It went in for repair and came back with Orange crap all over it so decision made!

I debated and debated and having actually read the EFFEN MANUAL.....TWICE and PRINTED IT OUT I went for it.

I was sweating from the first to the finish but it is well worth it.

As smooth as a baby's bum! ABSOLUTELY BLOODY WONDERFUL.

JUST READ THE EFFEN MANUAL

:)

SO MANY THANKS.
[HTC Inspire 4G] SdRasta:
Im now stuck on a black screen.

it was running then said

"Radio downgrade complete - starting next process - please be patient...

"

let it stay for maybe 8 minutes then i took battery out phone cause i couldnt turn the phone off.

i read in "EFFIN MANAL" that

Black or White Screen

PC fails to process halfway through and your phone boots to a black or white screen.

so says to reboot phone.

i turn my phone on and it stays on black screen now.

what do i do?

i tried starting up the hack again but says

"Error detecting HTC phone on USB connection.

"

even when in HB Boot loader..

says "HBOOT USB PLUG"

when i take out USB it says "HBOOT" alone

obviously

Then i go to what I think i is the HBOOT loader screen and when i try FASTBOOT, RECOVERY,or FACTORY RESET it goes to the first HTC screen that shows up and then fades out 10 seconds in.

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http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1396229

will this help or different problem?