Root s-off guide/info/return to stock

[scotty85]

Fantastic guide. Im coming over from the thunderbolt, much easier to s-off. Had a few questions. Does the juopunutbear work with the ics ota? If not what is the best way to revert back?

yup,it works fine. just use the linux or windows download for the newest version listed in the downloads. (3.14.605.5)

 

[otisjr921]

i will add to this,later,just wanted to get a start on it right now

the method:
Unlimited.IO

some info on xda:
S-off is Official!!! With Instructions... - xda-developers

make sure you read this:
http://androidforums.com/rezound-all-things-root/538377-dont-unlock-after-s-off.html

ok recently contacted you on another post and since then all i have screwed up i think. I was first on the sock ics for my rezound but i unlocked it and rooted it. Well then i decided to flash a rom and things went downhill from there. I flashed the new viper 1.0.3 rom and installed a zip file or something to where i csnt do a nadroid backup if i wanted go back to stock rooted and it now has my phone showing S-ON. should i be worried about that. And if i wanna return to stock by a nadroid backup how do i do it since this rom changed something to where i cant restore from nandroid.....i hope this post is not to confusing

 

[scotty85]

ok recently contacted you on another post and since then all i have screwed up i think. I was first on the sock ics for my rezound but i unlocked it and rooted it. Well then i decided to flash a rom and things went downhill from there. I flashed the new viper 1.0.3 rom and installed a zip file or something to where i csnt do a nadroid backup if i wanted go back to stock rooted and it now has my phone showing S-ON. should i be worried about that. And if i wanna return to stock by a nadroid backup how do i do it since this rom changed something to where i cant restore from nandroid.....i hope this post is not to confusing

showing s-on is correct,unless youve run juopunut bears tool to become s-off. you can make or restore a backup simply by going to fastboot and launching your recovery again(step 2 in the root guide)

you also might read thru this thread,that explains some differences in s-on and s-off flashing: http://androidforums.com/rezound-all-things-root/587430-s-want-flash-roms-read.html

 

[nasboy]

Thanks for the help got it to work, took awhile, was not making fill contact with pin 1. Thanks again.

 

[otisjr921]

showing s-on is correct,unless youve run juopunut bears tool to become s-off. you can make or restore a backup simply by going to fastboot and launching your recovery again(step 2 in the root guide)

you also might read thru this thread,that explains some differences in s-on and s-off flashing: http://androidforums.com/rezound-all-things-root/587430-s-want-flash-roms-read.html

but thats the thing the last time i tried to do that from this rom i went to recoevery and restore nand backup , once it was complete i hit reboot and it stayed in the splash screen for like thirty minutes....i tried it twice still no success

 

[scotty85]

but thats the thing the last time i tried to do that from this rom i went to recoevery and restore nand backup , once it was complete i hit reboot and it stayed in the splash screen for like thirty minutes....i tried it twice still no success

how did you get to recovery?

 

[otisjr921]

how did you get to recovery?

if you mean how did i put the phone in recovery i downloaded quickboot from the market and hit reboot to recovery and it took me there.

 

[scotty85]

if you mean how did i put the phone in recovery i downloaded quickboot from the market and hit reboot to recovery and it took me there.

that is what i figured... and why you had trouble. when you do it that way,recovery cannot install your kernel when flashing a rom OR restoring a backup.

you need to read and understand the post i linked. you have 2 options:
1)use the fastboot boot command to launch recovery. there are directions in the linked post,and in the OP of the root guide(install a temporary recovery)

once you do this,your rom or backup will flsah correctly

2)you can install the kernal manually. there are links for that in the thread i linked as well.

my personal recomendation would be #1

 

[otisjr921]

that is what i figured... and why you had trouble. when you do it that way,recovery cannot install your kernel when flashing a rom OR restoring a backup.

you need to read and understand the post i linked. you have 2 options:
1)use the fastboot boot command to launch recovery. there are directions in the linked post,and in the OP of the root guide(install a temporary recovery)

once you do this,your rom or backup will flsah correctly

2)you can install the kernal manually. there are links for that in the thread i linked as well.

my personal recomendation would be #1

ok im going to try this and just to make sure im understanding correctly let me ask you this:with the viper rom i installed if i do the recovery correctly i should be able to get back to the stock rom. The only back up i made was a nandroid backup when i was stock rooted.

sorry iif im asking to many question i just wanna make sure im doing it correctly. but thanks for the help

 

[scotty85]

ok im going to try this and just to make sure im understanding correctly let me ask you this:with the viper rom i installed if i do the recovery correctly i should be able to get back to the stock rom. The only back up i made was a nandroid backup when i was stock rooted.

sorry iif im asking to many question i just wanna make sure im doing it correctly. but thanks for the help

Correct. If you do the recovery correctly, your backup will restore fine

 

[otisjr921]

correct. If you do the recovery correctly, your backup will restore fine

once again thanks your a life saver:d:d:d:d:d:d

 

[scotty85]

youre quite welcome

were you able to restore?

 

[Crankster64]

Hello! Lots of good suff here but my eyes are getting blurry ;-)
I have the Resound and in the spring I muddled through the guides and somehow ended up unlocking the boot loader and installing root. When ICS came out I found that I could not get it to update OTA so I managed to do the wire trick and get S-Off. I then installed ICS 3.14.605.12 710RD. The phone now says Locked and S-Off. What I really need to do is to get Root back. I keep reading that phones with S-Off are easier to root but I have not found the guide to perform this to a S-off phone.

Thanks Again!

 

[scotty85]

check out this thread: http://androidforums.com/rezound-all-things-root/594463-root-stock-ics-s-off.html

holler if you have further questions

 

[Crankster64]

Sweet!:thumb:

I missed the part where you have to rename the image file toPH98IMG on the SD card to load. I'm back to Root!

Thanks Again!

check out this thread: http://androidforums.com/rezound-all-things-root/594463-root-stock-ics-s-off.html

holler if you have further questions

 

[Aveamantium]

*how do install or change recovery now that im s-off,but locked?
there are a couple ways to skin this cat:
1)simply allow juopunutbear to install its patched hboot. this will let you use fastboot flash and fastboot boot if you are used to these commands.
2)as a PH98IMG file. splash images,recoveries,hboots,or any other firmware can be changed by packing up the images,along with an android info text document, into a zip file,that is then renamed PH98IMG,placed on the sd card,and updated in hboot.

Scotty,

I searched around and couldn't find a direct answer on this... I'm S-Off with JB_Hboot so I'm good right now but if I flash the latest (new global radio) ruu I'll be back to a locked and stock recovery so I can't use fastboot commands. So how do you reflash JB_Hboot [option 1] or convert the Amon Ra Recovery to a PH98IMG.zip file [option 2] (I didn't get the android info text document part).

Thanks!

 

[Aveamantium]

Nevermind... Found the PH98IMG.zip file for Amon Ra here [Recovery] Amon Ra style vigor - xda-developers

Thanks!!

Edit: Maybe not... Looks like the recovery in that zip file is old and not the latest Amon Ra 3.15. Consequently, back to my original question... Can you just zip up the image with any "android-info.txt" file and name it PH98IMG.zip??

Thanks!!

 

[scotty85]

Scotty,

I searched around and couldn't find a direct answer on this... I'm S-Off with JB_Hboot so I'm good right now but if I flash the latest (new global radio) ruu I'll be back to a locked and stock recovery so I can't use fastboot commands. So how do you reflash JB_Hboot [option 1] or convert the Amon Ra Recovery to a PH98IMG.zip file [option 2] (I didn't get the android info text document part).

Thanks!

there are links for amon and the jpbear hboot here:
http://androidforums.com/rezound-all-things-root/594463-root-stock-ics-s-off.html in the 6th post

Edit: Maybe not... Looks like the recovery in that zip file is old and not the latest Amon Ra 3.15. Consequently, back to my original question... Can you just zip up the image with any "android-info.txt" file and name it PH98IMG.zip??

yes. if youre s-off,you can use pretty much any android info text document.

 

[Mr. Boom]

Ok Scotty, if i need to get back to stock and S-on, i will need to,..


1. Run the RUU for the latest build? Will the 4.03.605.2 RUU work?

2. Gain S-on by flashing oem write secure flag 3 command? will this still work with ICS?

3. relock, if necessary?

 

[scotty85]

if youre s-off,you should allready be back to locked.

-run ruu
-run command

thats it

you can actually run any ruu,as long as its an official one from htc. however,using an older one will propmt the phone for OTAs after,so just use the newest availble,wich at present will be 3.14.605.12. there are not full ruus for 4.03.605.1 or .2 yet,only OTAPkgs.

 

[Mr. Boom]

Ok. Thanks. If I understand correctly then, flashing that file as a PH98IMG was like accepting an OTA? I was running a BAMF Tonked rom, did a wipe and flashed that and it put me back to stock. With stock recovery.

 

[scotty85]

Ok. Thanks. If I understand correctly then, flashing that file as a PH98IMG was like accepting an OTA? I was running a BAMF Tonked rom, did a wipe and flashed that and it put me back to stock. With stock recovery.

if the file your refering to is a full,ruu,then yes. flashing it will return you to 100% stock.

also,a PH98IMG is now available for 4.03.605.2,i spoke before i searched

[Exclusive Download] Full RUU Build 4.03.605.2 For The HTC Rezound

and i have also uploaded it to Shipped ROMs

 

[Amaroth]

I always feel like ducking and covering myself when i have to ask a question that i'm too dumb to figure out, but anyway I'm on cleanrom DE 1.4 and I had to flash the firmware patch thing when I installed it, so i'm sorry if this is dumb but that means i'm still on GB right? So I would use the GB windows version of the s-off tool? Or do I use the ICS s-off tool?

 

[scotty85]

I always feel like ducking and covering myself when i have to ask a question that i'm too dumb to figure out, but anyway I'm on cleanrom DE 1.4 and I had to flash the firmware patch thing when I installed it, so i'm sorry if this is dumb but that means i'm still on GB right? So I would use the GB windows version of the s-off tool? Or do I use the ICS s-off tool?

if you are on GB firmware,id actually reccomend to relock and run the GB ruu. re-unlock and install superuser. then download and run the GB control bear.

jpbear recomends to be on a rooted stock rom,and the process does seem to be alot more stable/easy when you follow that advice. ive done 2 phones on stock GB,one on stock ICS,and one on custom ics rom with ics firmware. the custom rom one took several tries for the wire trick to work.

.exe and .zip versions of 2.01.605.11 can be found here: Shipped ROMs

 

[nasboy]

Looking for some help again . I have to send my phone back and for some reason the bootloader was unlocked after s-off after i ran the global ruu, so im trying to s-on so i can s-off, to then s-on but locked. When I get to the fastboot oem write secureflag 3 command i get an info command error. Any ideas?

Edit- got back to s-on, missed the space between flag and 3