HTC Desire 500 - Ultimate thread

hosseinb · Nov 18, 2014

billabongstaff said:
Hey guys.

I've finally achieved S-OFF on my Desire 500 Dual-SIM.
Turns out the method used for S-OFF doesn't work on x64 systems (at least for me).

I have solved all my Dual-SIM not booting issues with this zip I have compiled.
The OS now shows up in hboot.

I have also modded the hboot not to show the red text and changed the Splash Screen to a black Stock version

ONLY FOR 1.26.401.2 OS VERSION (hboot 1.03.0001)

Just do this:
1 - Unlock Bootloader
2 - Get Root
3 - Get S-OFF
4 - Get SuperCID (fastboot oem writecid 11111111)
5 - Use theses commands to flash my firmware:

adb reboot-bootloader
(WAIT until you get the FASTBOOT USB)
fastboot oem rebootRUU
(WAIT until you see the grey HTC logo)
fastboot flash zip firmware_billabongstaff.zip
fastboot flash zip firmware_billabongstaff.zip
(YES, do it twice and wait it out until the end)
fastboot reboot-bootloader
(WAIT until you get the FASTBOOT USB)
(See if OS shows up or not)
fastboot reboot

DONE!

ENJOY.

NOTE: Everytime you access your Custom Recovery, it makes a change within the partitions and the OS will no longer show up and you'll have to flash the zip again if you want to keep your phone bootable as any other normal phone.
Access your Custom Recovery as little as possible.

@Op, kindly add this to the first page.
Best regards.

how could i make my phone "S-OFF"???
it's a dual sim, hboot 1.03.0001, 1.26.401.2
thanks for any help

Bogdacutu · Nov 21, 2014

1. On my dual SIM Desire 500, when the battery runs out and I plug it in (and it shows the battery icon), it then boots in recovery instead of booting into Android like it's supposed to. Is there any way to fix this?

2. Can we remap the memory to have more system RAM? (I can't imagine the GPU needing 256MB, and there's nothing else that needs a lot of memory)

---------- Post added at 04:31 PM ---------- Previous post was at 04:29 PM ----------

hosseinb said:
how could i make my phone "S-OFF"???
it's a dual sim, hboot 1.03.0001, 1.26.401.2
thanks for any help

Use rumrunner (download the version for HTC Desire X)

dummie999 · Nov 21, 2014

Bogdacutu said:
1. On my dual SIM Desire 500, when the battery runs out and I plug it in (and it shows the battery icon), it then boots in recovery instead of booting into Android like it's supposed to. Is there any way to fix this?

2. Can we remap the memory to have more system RAM? (I can't imagine the GPU needing 256MB, and there's nothing else that needs a lot of memory)

---------- Post added at 04:31 PM ---------- Previous post was at 04:29 PM ----------

Use rumrunner (download the version for HTC Desire X)

1. Check my thread in general about the boot up problem, it might be fix, although I don't know. Alternatively, enable fast boot in settings will solve.
2. It's impossible, there is a h/w difference in memory.

Newit · Nov 21, 2014

Hi, I need some advice. I want to flash James rom (I have root s-on on Desire 500 one SIM), but I cant mount my SD card in recovery. Is it nessesary to have the goldcard? Or which format must be the SD card (fat32/NTFS and the aplication period size).

And the second question is: Is it possible to flash the rom from another SD card (I have some goldcard, which I can mount in recovery) or during the flash some dataa are saving on actualy inserted SD card? In my old HTC desire when I flash rom, some data are save on the SD card and if I unmount it, the phone is cycled. Thanks for your advice.

hosseinb · Nov 22, 2014

Finally boot problems absolutely resolved by flashing billabongstaff's firmware and dummie999's recovery

my appreciation to them and everyone who spent his time on it;
Thank you very much.

dummie999 · Nov 22, 2014

Newit said:
Hi, I need some advice. I want to flash James rom (I have root s-on on Desire 500 one SIM), but I cant mount my SD card in recovery. Is it nessesary to have the goldcard? Or which format must be the SD card (fat32/NTFS and the aplication period size).

And the second question is: Is it possible to flash the rom from another SD card (I have some goldcard, which I can mount in recovery) or during the flash some dataa are saving on actualy inserted SD card? In my old HTC desire when I flash rom, some data are save on the SD card and if I unmount it, the phone is cycled. Thanks for your advice.

afaik your sdcard can be vfat or ext4. not extfat or ntfs. But im not sure, windows file systems always confuse me

However, no data is actually saved on the sdcard. This only happens which when you use int2ext or sth, which is (currently) not available.

theth1ef · Nov 23, 2014

APKs

Hi all,
Can somebody please put here calculator and flashlight apk. There used to be a dropbox link but it isn't active anymore.
Thank you, theth1ef

kiddoo · Nov 24, 2014

theth1ef said:
Hi all,
Can somebody please put here calculator and flashlight apk. There used to be a dropbox link but it isn't active anymore.
Thank you, theth1ef

http://www29.zippyshare.com/v/78074339/file.html

kevinkehoe18 · Nov 24, 2014

Hey guys can u please help me get s-off on my device on single sim ?

Newit · Nov 29, 2014

dummie999 said:
afaik your sdcard can be vfat or ext4. not extfat or ntfs. But im not sure, windows file systems always confuse me

However, no data is actually saved on the sdcard. This only happens which when you use int2ext or sth, which is (currently) not available.

Thanks a lot. I format my SD card as Fat32 and primary not local and Sectors per Index Record 5kb and everything works.

kevinkehoe18 · Nov 30, 2014

CM 11

Working on CM 11 atm nearly halfway there but im stuck on something called a device specific code

what is our DSC ?

ufonek · Nov 30, 2014

kevinkehoe18 said:
Working on CM 11 atm nearly halfway there but im stuck on something called a device specific code what is our DSC ?

Different devices come with different hardware components, such as the camera or sound "chips". Those require special drivers, which are in most cases proprietary and not part of AOSP (which is the "Android base code").

This means, each ROM must include device specific code, and thus is specific to the device it is created for.

http://android.stackexchange.com/questions/60022/why-must-my-device-be-compatible-with-a-certain-rom-before-i-flash-it-to-my-devi

kevinkehoe18 · Nov 30, 2014

ufonek said:
Different devices come with different hardware components, such as the camera or sound "chips". Those require special drivers, which are in most cases proprietary and not part of AOSP (which is the "Android base code").

This means, each ROM must include device specific code, and thus is specific to the device it is created for.

http://android.stackexchange.com/questions/60022/why-must-my-device-be-compatible-with-a-certain-rom-before-i-flash-it-to-my-devi

Ah ok thanks

i have what i need now

micko9854 · Dec 1, 2014

Problem with cwm_no_misc

I installed recent uploaded cwm_hboot1.03 no misc as fix for booting problem after poweroff but there is a problem my battery got drained soon and when i wanted to chare orange led blinks cannot power phone i tried to charge battery with separate universal charger and done steps for normal cwm to remove battery for 10 sec and tried to boot after 15 min but no effect i even dont have anymore 3 or 7 vibrations..Pls help

kevinkehoe18 · Dec 1, 2014

micko9854 said:
I installed recent uploaded cwm_hboot1.03 no misc as fix for booting problem after poweroff but there is a problem my battery got drained soon and when i wanted to chare orange led blinks cannot power phone i tried to charge battery with separate universal charger and done steps for normal cwm to remove battery for 10 sec and tried to boot after 15 min but no effect i even dont have anymore 3 or 7 vibrations..Pls help

Is your phone single sim or dual sim ? Can u boot into recovery ?

micko9854 · Dec 1, 2014

kevinkehoe18 said:
Is your phone single sim or dual sim ? Can u boot into recovery ?

My phone is dual sim..No i cant boot neither into recovery neither into bootloader..Do you know any useful trick to boot and restore stock recovery..

kevinkehoe18 · Dec 1, 2014

micko9854 said:
My phone is dual sim..No i cant boot neither into recovery neither into bootloader..Do you know any useful trick to boot and restore stock recovery..

Well heres the Stock roms for our phones.
http://xdaforums.com/desire-500/development/rom-htc-desire-500-android-4-1-2-t

Can u use commands from ADB ? does anything happen at all when u hold down power + vol down

micko9854 · Dec 1, 2014

kevinkehoe18 said:
Well heres the Stock roms for our phones.
http://xdaforums.com/desire-500/development/rom-htc-desire-500-android-4-1-2-t

Can u use commands from ADB ? does anything happen at all when u hold down power + vol down

I said i cant enter bootloader this means that nothing happens by pressing this combination..How to use commands from adb when phone is not usb detected

kevinkehoe18 · Dec 1, 2014

micko9854 said:
I said i cant enter bootloader this means that nothing happens by pressing this combination..How to use commands from adb when phone is not usb detected

Hmm.. i only have a single sim phone tbh but u could go here http://xdaforums.com/desire-500/general/dual-sim-fix-dual-sim-bootup-problem-t2924591 maybe this thread will help

ufonek · Dec 2, 2014

micko9854 said:
I said i cant enter bootloader this means that nothing happens by pressing this combination..How to use commands from adb when phone is not usb detected

Batteries must be charged. Hold power and volume down. When the phone starts to vibrate still hold the key. It takes about 15 seconds.

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