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[Solved]Has anyone successfully s-off'd a desire z, if so, how?

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Could you please share your method?
Edit: use at your own risk, tutorial is on a later post in this thread.
JD

There's a load of technical info on S-OFF at http://tjworld.net/wiki/Android/HTC/Vision/HbootAnalysis

steviewevie said:
There's a load of technical info on S-OFF at http://tjworld.net/wiki/Android/HTC/Vision/HbootAnalysis
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Please tell me that was a wind up, lol
we need a set method of getting s-off like the g2's s-off, is there anyone out there who has has success?
JD

It wasn't a wind-up. That guy has a Desire Z (he did a very comprehensive tear-down), and he's deep into s-off and hboot etc. So if anyone knows, he does. I believe he's IntuitiveNipple on IRC.

If I were you I would ask this question over on the G2 forums, where there's a lot better chance of finding someone who has done it.

steviewevie said:
If I were you I would ask this question over on the G2 forums, where there's a lot better chance of finding someone who has done it.
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Im not sure that we can use the same method though...
This forum is near on dead of dev's, as soon as the hboot is live for both phones im hoping they will merge the two sections into HTC Vision.
JD

paulobrien has done it, see pic :

steviewevie said:
paulobrien has done it, see pic :
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Thats like saying jesus can walk on water,
I would like to see a mere mortal do it first, paul has not released any info on the hboot process as of yet;(
JD

JupiterDroid said:
Thats like saying jesus can walk on water,
I would like to see a mere mortal do it first, paul has not released any info on the hboot process as of yet;(
JD
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hahaha nicely put.
The reality is there is no hboot readily available for the D-Z users yet. Gotta wait and see what the brains come up with.

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Hey All,
(I'm not responsible for any damage that may be caused by flashing this)
I have a great news for all of us. I was stupid enough to test it myslef first
So, here I present You the engineering hboot for our lovely device.
It's ripped from quite old DesireZ dev rom, namely: 1.05.0.0, it laid on my drive for week or so
Here's the proof that phone booted corectly, I suggest You to backup all your data.
Bye,
Pavel

steviewevie said:
paulobrien has done it, see pic :
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That's not fair Paul's got newer version ...
Edit: though, it doesn't look like ENG hboot

MrPaveL said:
Hey All,
(I'm not responsible for any damage that may be caused by flashing this)
I have a great news for all of us. I was stupid enough to test it myslef first
So, here I present You the engeneering hboot for our lovely device.
It's ripped from quite old DesireZ dev rom, namely: 1.05.0.0, it laid on my drive for week or so
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Hi Pavel,
Can we get an md5sum on that file, just to be sure?

BRad Barnett said:
Hi Pavel,
Can we get an md5sum on that file, just to be sure?
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Here: hboot_7230_0.84.2000_100908.nb0
Code:
2ce1bdd5e4c1119ccfcecb938710d742

Thanks.. works great!
You are a saviour, sir!

BRad Barnett said:
Thanks.. works great!
You are a saviour, sir!
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I'm glad it worked ;-) But the compliment should go to guys who allowed Us flash this baby.
In this case, I'm just a delivery boy (Ah Futurama again ;-)).
Little bit OT: I really enjoyed last season, I still can't understand, how they were able to pull off so many jokes about physics ... and it still was soo original plus funny.
Bye,
Pavel.

Hi pavel and brad,
i'll get my desire-z next week and wanted to know how to flash this hboot judging by the extension just place that file on the /sdcard and boot in hboot would flash it right away but I wanted to be sure
I don't wanna brick my newly phone.

how do I run this hboot??? i did the perm root... and my phone is rooted but need to get s-off..

Armani G said:
how do I run this hboot??? i did the perm root... and my phone is rooted but need to get s-off..
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Just like in the G2 thread.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=833965
dd if=/data/local/hboot-eng.img of=/dev/block/mmcblk0p18

would I have to rename it?? because on the g2 thread its a .img?

Armani G said:
would I have to rename it?? because on the g2 thread its a .img?
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hmm. was wondering this myself.

HTC wildfire root problem. Firmware to new

Hello everybody
I want to root my HTC wildfire devices. For this I downloaded the unrevoked software with its drivers. After that I followed all the steps from xda forum. But at the last.... I am getting an error message about....firmware too new....(I m Frm my phn, do I can't provide the link or correct message).....please help me
Thanks
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That is an error you get with the newest update from HTC. This update contains the HBOOT 1.01. That can't be rooted using unrevoked. this is a post regarding the same problem
If you read a little more you see that AlphaRevX states they has the solution but it is not quite there yet.
As of now the only way to root it is to get someone with an XTC clip to get it s-off first.
there are allready a lot of posts in here regarding this problem.

shemulweb said:
After that I followed all the steps from xda forum.
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Did you tried to read more on the forum or just that only post?!
10.000+ messages that it isnt possible with your config!
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Would it be possible if i dunno maybe a little patience and manners was extended instead of having a pop at new comers? Would it really hurt that much to do Kjeerik did and link to a main post? How many times have you started looking for info and found after hours its right in front of you.
Dosnt hurt to be polite

so what the luck
so any luck to root this device ? or anything ?

shemulweb said:
so any luck to root this device ? or anything ?
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Nope. But there is a beta testing going on for alpharevx, so there is already a solution in the pipeline. I'm afraid the only the that can be done is wait and hope it gets trough the test phase..
For the rest of your possible questions:
- nobody knows how long to wait, probably not even the dev's.
- the beta testing is "closed", which means that you have to be invited by the alpharev team personaly. I'm sure that they have enough wildfires to test, because they don't launch any questions for people willing to sacrifice there wildfire. So no need to contact them: if everyone sends them with the same question, then one can call that spamming
So again, sit back and relax, as it is the only thing that can be done now
Erwin

why do i get a hboot like this one?

so i went back to stock, says that my hboot is .86 but when i root goes to .76 , is that supposed to be like that or its supposed to be .85
?? thanks

bosina said:
so i went back to stock, says that my hboot is .86 but when i root goes to .76 , is that supposed to be like that or its supposed to be .85
?? thanks
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I have engineering SPL(.85.2007), stock is .86. Dont know about .76, never heard of it.

It depends on the root method you used. The "gfree" method leaves the stock bootloader in place (0.86) unless you follow the optional steps and flash the engineering bootloader (0.85). The "visionary" method flashes the engineering bootloader as a key part of the root process (when running the root.sh script). I've never heard of a 0.76 bootloader for the MT4G. Could it be from the Panache?

Aren't you supposedly a dev? If one could supposedly cook cough. .. cough... I mean code his own roms. Wouldnt one know the answer to that already?!!

mark manning said:
Aren't you supposedly a dev? If one could supposedly cook cough. .. cough... I mean code his own roms. Wouldnt one know the answer to that already?!!
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I would generally agree besides the fact that he has an hboot no one has seen before.
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You should post a pic of this so called 76 bootloader.

mark manning said:
You should post a pic of this do called 76 bootloader.
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+1
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i mean its no matter im a dev, ive never deal with the bootloader, i used gfree.... made my chip bad but then i restored back annd used gfree and now im on .85,, and to all of you whats the connection between bootloader and rom? thats just stupid... to code the rom has non to do with the bootloader, i mean thats a root stuff, i dont have to deal with it....

bosina said:
i mean its no matter im a dev, ive never deal with the bootloader, i used gfree.... made my chip bad but then i restored back annd used gfree and now im on .85,, and to all of you whats the connection between bootloader and rom? thats just stupid... to code the rom has non to do with the bootloader, i mean thats a root stuff, i dont have to deal with it....
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First off your not a dev and secondly after reading this last post your more of a laugh than team poker face
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bosina said:
i mean its no matter im a dev, ive never deal with the bootloader, i used gfree.... made my chip bad but then i restored back annd used gfree and now im on .85,, and to all of you whats the connection between bootloader and rom? thats just stupid... to code the rom has non to do with the bootloader, i mean thats a root stuff, i dont have to deal with it....
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Using the gfree method doesn't make your chip bad.
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mark manning said:
First off your not a dev and secondly after reading this last post your more of a laugh than team poker face
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good for you, let make a rom you and me and lets see who knows more about it.... DI__ SU__

BelowTheHeavens said:
Using the gfree method doesn't make your chip bad.
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i meant its bad for those who got bad chips on their phones....

bosina said:
good for you, let make a rom you and me and lets see who knows more about it.... DI__ SU__
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If you can barley speak English how am I to believe you can code in C?
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Watt L said:
Mark what kind of retarded question is that? What does speaking English has to do with coding in C? Thats clear example of you never doing C based lang. Do you understand C is not 3GL right? So structure syntax is not written in English as other 3GL/4GL.
lol also he said DI__ SU__ lol aka **** Sucker lol you ganna let him get away with that? way to funny.
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Lol that's why I'm not a dev, everything you just said makes no sense to me. I thought C was English based. What I can do tho is cook a rom in the kitchen like him and claim its mine. I have quite a few of my own. Maybe I should upload one and claim its mine!
What's up with the addresses?
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Lets keep this on topic please.

mark manning said:
If you can barley speak English how am I to believe you can code in C?
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you so dumb, coding is not writing to a friend bro... it has words as it has symbols,,, how about you, you know much how to write huh, tought it was faux not fauk

mark manning said:
Lol that's why I'm not a dev, everything you just said makes no sense to me. I thought C was English based. What I can do tho is cook a rom in the kitchen like him and claim its mine. I have quite a few of my own. Maybe I should upload one and claim its mine!
What's up with the addresses?
Sent from my HTC Glacier using XDA Premium App
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who claim is my rom huh? lols first my op says is based on cm7, do you think i use the kitchen to cook a rom? lols i havent even use the so called kitchen yet... check and see if the kitchen can do what i do in the rom man..... better do what the mod says lol

Last warning. This goes for you too bosina.

option94 said:
Last warning. This goes for you too bosina.
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check the pm mod

Anyways!!! Can you post a picture of this weird hboot? Maybe someone can look more into it?

[MINI GUIDE] Phone Vocabulary - x8 Specific

This thread is being created to explain, in short, a few common phone 'terms.' Now although there are many threads explaining the same thing they are 'thicker' and written differently. A different guide will help a different person. I think it is valid that there is more than one explanation of the same thing. If you have ANY suggestions, please leave them in post form below. I have explained this relative to the Xperia x8 and this is why it is in our territory.
Remember that this is a MINI guide. So not every term in the android language will be explained. For a more complicated guide see HERE or on the everything x8 w8 thread here. Both guides are different.
Anyway Here is a mini guide about phone terms:
A ROM stands for Read Only Memory, ususally on this site referring to the phone's internal memory where your apps are stored. It's like an operating system. (OS) When people say they're flashing a new ROM, it usually means they are installing a new 'operating system'. A custom rom may have new features different to the STOCK rom.
The term Stock usually means the version of something installed by the manufacturer. Or in other words, the stuff already on that thing.
An .APK is a Package on Android. Usually you will meet these when installing apps on your phone. This is, simply put, just a file extension, like .exe on windows.
Rooting is simply giving your phone administrators rights. No roms or anything. Once rooted you could install clockworkmod which would allow you to install a rom that would work on you STOCK kernel (the one that comes with xperia).
A kernel is a set of instructions to a phone. different kernels or custom kernels (not stock) enable you to flash some more advanced roms as not all roms will work on STOCK kernel.
Also, in most cases, different kernels allow overclock and undervolt. These things allow you to make your device run faster.
Unlocking your BootLoader is required to install a custom kernel. Unlocking a bootloader can be difficult and if done wrong, can brick your device completely.(make it useless like a brick) This is why I did not do it until a few weeks ago - because I was scared. If you do however find yourself bricked, look to my guide no further than HERE.
You flash kernels with Flashtool. But you MUST have an unlocked BootLoader to do this.
If I was to recommend a rom, I would say MiniCyanogenmod (CM for short). The developer, nAa, focuses on getting the galaxy nexus android - pure version. Check out my review on the stable ever wonderful MiniCM9 HERE.
Links to Flashtool, ROMS and other things mentioned will be in my other guides hyperlinked in the article.
Please be generous with the 'Thanks' if you appreciate my effort.
Special Thanks to I Am Nice for his consistent helpful feedback

You should better explain what kernel is. Like conection between hardware and ROM
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Godra said:
You should better explain what kernel is. Like conection between hardware and ROM
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Please elaborate

All this is explained in "Everything X8/W8". Please, make something new instead.
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IAmNice said:
You only explained 3 easy terms. Im not 100% sure if this would help noobs? I like your guides but this one is not really helpful.
Sent by a nice guy with a nice phone
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Since this comment I have started improving.
Chris95X8 said:
All this is explained in "Everything X8/W8". Please, make something new instead.
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Please Read Again
A different guide will help a different person. I think it is valid that there is more than one explanation of the same thing.

Good work.
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Deftone said:
Are you illiterate to my Post?
A different guide will help a different person. I think it is valid that there is more than one explanation of the same thing.
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Pls don't disrespect chris. I can tell you he knows what he's saying (he didn't get to become RT for nothing).
I admire your efforts, but please add more definitions. For example: you didn't really explain what "bootloader" means. And like chris has said, it's already explained (in morr detail) in another thread. Hopefully you'll add more jargons in the near future. Good job though. :beer:
Edit: you may want to report those users thay are stalking you.
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cascabel said:
Pls don't disrespect chris. I can tell you he knows what he's saying (he didn't get to become RT for nothing).
I admire your efforts, but please add more definitions. For example: you didn't really explain what "bootloader" means. And like chris has said, it's already explained (in morr detail) in another thread. Hopefully you'll add more jargons in the near future. Good job though. :beer:
Edit: you may want to report those users thay are stalking you.
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Thankyou. After reading this again. I see that I have crossed the line on that one. Apologies to Chris and thanks to you. :fingers-crossed: I was quite tired and wasn't really paying attention. But I have typed that same line so many times that those keys on my 'board are worn out. Just a bit angry. But sorry again. No disrespect was intended.

Deftone said:
Thankyou. After reading this again. I see that I have crossed the line on that one. Apologies to Chris and thanks to you. :fingers-crossed:
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Sorry if i sounded harsh. I support what you're doing (we need guys like you willing to contribute). Please take it as constructive criticism.
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Thanks for this awesome thread

Easily Root Wildfire with Kingo!

I found this windows utility which will help you to root the wildfire easily. I have not tried this myself. But, the wildfire is listed under compatible phones.
here is the website,
http://www.kingoapp.com/index.htm
And, here is an article in Cnet which also has a small guide.
http://m.cnet.com/news/how-to-easily-root-an-android-device/57608195
Please, feel free to provide feedback, as it will help others...

lakshan_456 said:
I found this windows utility which will help you to root the wildfire easily. I have not tried this myself. But, the wildfire is listed under compatible phones.
here is the website,
http://www.kingoapp.com/index.htm
And, here is an article in Cnet which also has a small guide.
http://m.cnet.com/news/how-to-easily-root-an-android-device/57608195
Please, feel free to provide feedback, as it will help others...
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Much easier tool to root devices, starters may obviously use this, if it works?
I've not even tried it myself

Stone. Cold said:
Much easier tool to root devices, starters may obviously use this, if it works?
I've not even tried it myself
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Indeed, it'll definitely be great for beginners.
But, I wonder if there are any unrooted wildfires left to use this tool with...

lakshan_456 said:
Indeed, it'll definitely be great for beginners.
But, I wonder if there are any unrooted wildfires left to use this tool with...
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Yeah

Did anyone try this out?

Would love to but dont own a wildfire any more :/
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heavy_metal_man said:
Would love to but dont own a wildfire any more :/
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So which device do you own now?

Stone. Cold said:
So which device do you own now?
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No offence mate, but did you read his signature

Lol its all in the Sig pal
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lakshan_456 said:
No offence mate, but did you read his signature
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Sigs don't always tell the truth, just want to know

there are or were 2 ways of rooting a Wildfire [buzz] the latter you had to default to if the best one didnt work or wouldnt take on your revision - i have 2 wildfire one unrooted and the other rooted via the second method - i may try and brick the second one with this method - the only thing annoying about the Buzz is the 2SD to get any reasonable storage from it.

Stone. Cold said:
Sigs don't always tell the truth, just want to know
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Lol, nah it's up to date pal
Sent from my HTC Sensation XE with Beats Audio Z715e using Tapatalk 2

heavy_metal_man said:
Lol, nah it's up to date pal
Sent from my HTC Sensation XE with Beats Audio Z715e using Tapatalk 2
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Ok

it seems it works but still the recovery on my phone doesn't work

momeram said:
it seems it works but still the recovery on my phone doesn't work
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You mean clockworkmod?

lakshan_456 said:
You mean clockworkmod?
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when i try to enter in recovery mode i get a black backgorund with a phone and a red alert alarm

momeram said:
when i try to enter in recovery mode i get a black backgorund with a phone and a red alert alarm
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I think you're still in stock recovery. Try flashing CWM.
Find a PC49IMG.zip (look in development section) and copy to SD. Boot into the Bootloader, it'll detect the zip. Choose yes. it'll install it.
This will give you CWM recovery.

lakshan_456 said:
I think you're still in stock recovery. Try flashing CWM.
Find a PC49IMG.zip (look in development section) and copy to SD. Boot into the Bootloader, it'll detect the zip. Choose yes. it'll install it.
This will give you CWM recovery.
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I just tried, didn't work.
I put on the main root of the SD but the phone didn't detected PC49IMG.zip and so it didn't ask me to install it

pc49img method requires s-off.try fastboot method.

Wasimk32 said:
pc49img method requires s-off.try fastboot method.
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it's in S- OFF
BUZZ PVT SHIP s-OFF
HBOOT -6.01.1002