[TOOL][VIDEO] One click Radio S-OFF, SimUnlock (Easy Root & S-OFF Guide)

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jkoljo

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NOT COMPATIBLE WITH DEVICES SHIPPED WITH GINGERBREAD 2.3


One click Radio S-OFF tool

HTC - Quietly Unlocked

About:
This tool will make a Desire HD Radio S-OFF after it has been permrooted with Visionary. After running this tool, you can flash any ROM and kernel to your device using ClockworkMod. No bootloader S-OFF needed! You use this tool at your own risk!

What's the difference to other methods?
First of all, this is easy. The steps are straightforward, you do not need to tinker with complicated command line stuff. Radio S-OFF is the way these devices are meant to be made S-OFF, it is a safe way. If you use this method, reverting to stock is very easy! Unfortunately without ENG bootloader (my other tool) you cannot use fastboot commands (advanced stuff) and, for example, my Kernel Update Utility. To make a raw comparison, this tool is for everybody including new users and the eng hboot S-OFF version is for enthusiasts. Many experienced users have both, because having both allows supreme flexibility.

I recommend to use Radio S-OFF instead of traditional bootloader ENG S-OFF, because this can be more easily removed and is much much safer!


System requirements:
  • Windows XP SP2 or higher
  • .NET Framework 4.0
  • HTC Sync (or ADB drivers)
  • Desire HD with stock kernel (or Apache14's 1.0.7 / 1.1.4 Sense)
  • It will not work on 1.72.405.3 or higher build, or new radio (12.28b.60.140e_26.03.02.26_M is ok). Downgrade first!!

So, in detail, the Root & S-OFF process goes like this:
  • Install Visionary
  • Open Visionary and tap temproot, then attempt permroot now. Your device will reboot.
  • Connect your phone to a computer (make sure you have USB Debugging enabled. Connect charge only!)
  • Download the Radio S-OFF tool and place it in the root of your hard drive (c:\[tool folder goes here])
  • Open my "Desire HD easy radio tool.exe" (Windows 7, right click & run as administrator), choose the first option, click "Do it"! There may be a SuperUser request on your phone, allow it.
  • Done. (Remember to click the thanks button)
  • But you might want to continue if you are a new user:
  • If you want to flash a radio (to improve signal and battery life) some day, do ENG S-OFF (no need to use Visionary again, just run the tool)
  • To flash a custom rom: Get Rom manager from the market, which will install a ClockWorkMod recovery for you. Just open it up and tap "Flash ClockworkMod recovery"
  • Download a custom ROM, put it to your SD, and flash it using Rom manager or ClockworkMod itself. You can access ClockworkMod through Rom manager. It is recommended to do "wipe data / factory reset" in ClockworkMod before installing ROM from SD card.

It will create a backup of your phone partition 7 (radio config) to the root of your sdcard, I recommend to keep that somewhere really safe!

To go back to S-ON:
  • Flash stock ROM (RUU, not over 1.7)
  • Temproot using Visionary
  • Use my tool, do Stock CID and S-ON (enter brand CID if you had a branded device, see second post)
  • Enjoy your factory-state phone

If you like my work, please consider: (or just hit the thanks button :D)


Thanks: Paul O'Brien for visionary, scotty2 and others who found the method to patch P7, Guhl and everyone else who has worked on the G2 root, gfree and wpthis, link to the source code, those have been released under GPL

Download link is in the end of the second post
 
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jkoljo

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[TOOL][VIDEO] One click Radio S-OFF, SimUnlock (Easy Root Guide)

FAQ:
Q: Why is this Radio Tool, does it flash a radio?
- From end user's view, it has nothing to do with radios, the name comes from the S-OFF technique this tool uses.
Q: I cannot find "System Info" in SHIP bootloader
- That is normal, just refer to the CID list when reverting to stock.
Q: How can I revert to full stock, I have ClockworkMod and/or ENG S-OFF too?
- Just follow the S-ON instructions.
Q: Can I use ENG S-OFF with this one? Which one first?
- Yes you can, it does not really matter, but I would do Radio S-OFF first.
Q: Does no fastboot stuff mean slow device startup (no HTC Fastboot)?
- No, I am talking about issuing commands to the bootloader through USB.
Q: Is this Radio S-OFF permanent, does it go away if I flash RUU/factory reset?
- It is permanent until you remove it using this tool.
Q: I already had ENG S-OFF and I ran the tool, how do I find out if it worked?
- If you used the first option, see bootloader system info. There should be CID-11111111.
Q: I have now ENG S-OFF and Radio S-OFF, how do I get to stock?
- Just follow the S-ON instructions, everything will be back to stock.
Q: I have 1.72 or higher system, what should I do??
- Downgrade using this guide, or flash Raidroid if you already have ENG S-OFF & ClockworkMod.
Q: I tried to flash a radio, but it says not allowed!
- You will also need ENG S-OFF to flash radios, because ENG S-OFF enables fastboot commands.
Q: I want to make my device stock, I cannot find the RUU but I have a backup of the stock rom.
- Follow these instructions.
Checking the device state:
- Go to the bootloader (turn fastboot off, turn off phone, hold vol- and power)
- If it says ACE PVT SHIP S-OFF in the first line, your device is Radio S-OFF
- If it says ACE PVT ENG S-OFF, you have ENG S-OFF, go to System info
- If system info CID is 11111111, your device is SuperCID
- And if you can verify either Radio S-OFF or SuperCID (and you did both), it worked fine and you have both of them
- You can check your original CID by going to radio tool folder with cmd and typing: "adb shell getprop ro.cid"
CID list:
- Unbranded: "HTC__001"
- O2: "O2___102"
- Orange: "ORANG001"
- German T-Mobile: "T-MOB101"
- Vodaphone UK: "VODAP001"
- More here
Troubleshooting:
- "Unknown error, probably connection"? See here, try with WiFi enabled.
- If that^ did not help, open a command window, go to the tool folder, and type: "adb shell" and "su". Then leave the window in the background, and run the tool again.
- "SD card failed"? When phone is connected to PC, check with some file manager that SD is accessible and works. Try another SD.
- Make sure you are rooted by downloading Terminal emulator from the market, write "su", '#' should appear.
- Check all the requirements. Twice. HTC Sync is mandatory!
- Keep your phone awake when you are running the tool, a superuser window might appear. You have to allow.
- Check your SD card, and tell us in the thread if a p7backup appeared on it.
- If it says Done and the CID does not change in ENG bootloader, you have most likely flashed too new radio.
Downloadcount:
v1: 1402 downloads
v2: 322 downloads
v2.1: 2396 downloads

Please do not re-upload the file anywhere.
 
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starbase64

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Hi,

how can i back to original?

My previous attempts have failed.

with friendly greet

starbase64
 

JonnyFoxtrot

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This is permanent radio S-OFF as opposed to just ENG HBOOT S-OFF which can be wiped if you flash a standard ROM/RRU.

Flash this and you'll keep S-OFF no matter what you flash :)
 

jkoljo

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If you use this one, you cannot use fastboot commands. If you like to play with your phone, then use the another one. This one is somewhat safer, however. In worst case scenario it is not possible to brick a device by using this tool, although to be honest, the other one has very very strict safety measures, too.

Jonny, the ENG bootloader will also survive a RUU if you do not have radio s-off. :)
 

gimpfenlord

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If you use this one, you cannot use fastboot commands. If you like to play with your phone, then use the another one. This one is somewhat safer, however. In worst case scenario it is not possible to brick a device by using this tool, although to be honest, the other one has very very strict safety measures, too.

Jonny, the ENG bootloader will also survive a RUU if you do not have radio s-off. :)

so should we flash yes or no?
and why?
 

vimto25

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I have a backup with my stock ROM but when I go back to it everything still these such as root,s-off,Rom manager . So if I downloaded a clean stock ROM it will take everything off like it was when I first started phone up? And if I use this tool I can use stock ROM and my device is always s-off no matter what I do? Ifso how would you take s-off if needed for warranty issue. Thanks

Sent from my Desire HD using XDA App
 

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    NOT COMPATIBLE WITH DEVICES SHIPPED WITH GINGERBREAD 2.3


    One click Radio S-OFF tool

    HTC - Quietly Unlocked

    About:
    This tool will make a Desire HD Radio S-OFF after it has been permrooted with Visionary. After running this tool, you can flash any ROM and kernel to your device using ClockworkMod. No bootloader S-OFF needed! You use this tool at your own risk!

    What's the difference to other methods?
    First of all, this is easy. The steps are straightforward, you do not need to tinker with complicated command line stuff. Radio S-OFF is the way these devices are meant to be made S-OFF, it is a safe way. If you use this method, reverting to stock is very easy! Unfortunately without ENG bootloader (my other tool) you cannot use fastboot commands (advanced stuff) and, for example, my Kernel Update Utility. To make a raw comparison, this tool is for everybody including new users and the eng hboot S-OFF version is for enthusiasts. Many experienced users have both, because having both allows supreme flexibility.

    I recommend to use Radio S-OFF instead of traditional bootloader ENG S-OFF, because this can be more easily removed and is much much safer!


    System requirements:
    • Windows XP SP2 or higher
    • .NET Framework 4.0
    • HTC Sync (or ADB drivers)
    • Desire HD with stock kernel (or Apache14's 1.0.7 / 1.1.4 Sense)
    • It will not work on 1.72.405.3 or higher build, or new radio (12.28b.60.140e_26.03.02.26_M is ok). Downgrade first!!

    So, in detail, the Root & S-OFF process goes like this:
    • Install Visionary
    • Open Visionary and tap temproot, then attempt permroot now. Your device will reboot.
    • Connect your phone to a computer (make sure you have USB Debugging enabled. Connect charge only!)
    • Download the Radio S-OFF tool and place it in the root of your hard drive (c:\[tool folder goes here])
    • Open my "Desire HD easy radio tool.exe" (Windows 7, right click & run as administrator), choose the first option, click "Do it"! There may be a SuperUser request on your phone, allow it.
    • Done. (Remember to click the thanks button)
    • But you might want to continue if you are a new user:
    • If you want to flash a radio (to improve signal and battery life) some day, do ENG S-OFF (no need to use Visionary again, just run the tool)
    • To flash a custom rom: Get Rom manager from the market, which will install a ClockWorkMod recovery for you. Just open it up and tap "Flash ClockworkMod recovery"
    • Download a custom ROM, put it to your SD, and flash it using Rom manager or ClockworkMod itself. You can access ClockworkMod through Rom manager. It is recommended to do "wipe data / factory reset" in ClockworkMod before installing ROM from SD card.

    It will create a backup of your phone partition 7 (radio config) to the root of your sdcard, I recommend to keep that somewhere really safe!

    To go back to S-ON:
    • Flash stock ROM (RUU, not over 1.7)
    • Temproot using Visionary
    • Use my tool, do Stock CID and S-ON (enter brand CID if you had a branded device, see second post)
    • Enjoy your factory-state phone

    If you like my work, please consider: (or just hit the thanks button :D)


    Thanks: Paul O'Brien for visionary, scotty2 and others who found the method to patch P7, Guhl and everyone else who has worked on the G2 root, gfree and wpthis, link to the source code, those have been released under GPL

    Download link is in the end of the second post
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    [TOOL][VIDEO] One click Radio S-OFF, SimUnlock (Easy Root Guide)

    FAQ:
    Q: Why is this Radio Tool, does it flash a radio?
    - From end user's view, it has nothing to do with radios, the name comes from the S-OFF technique this tool uses.
    Q: I cannot find "System Info" in SHIP bootloader
    - That is normal, just refer to the CID list when reverting to stock.
    Q: How can I revert to full stock, I have ClockworkMod and/or ENG S-OFF too?
    - Just follow the S-ON instructions.
    Q: Can I use ENG S-OFF with this one? Which one first?
    - Yes you can, it does not really matter, but I would do Radio S-OFF first.
    Q: Does no fastboot stuff mean slow device startup (no HTC Fastboot)?
    - No, I am talking about issuing commands to the bootloader through USB.
    Q: Is this Radio S-OFF permanent, does it go away if I flash RUU/factory reset?
    - It is permanent until you remove it using this tool.
    Q: I already had ENG S-OFF and I ran the tool, how do I find out if it worked?
    - If you used the first option, see bootloader system info. There should be CID-11111111.
    Q: I have now ENG S-OFF and Radio S-OFF, how do I get to stock?
    - Just follow the S-ON instructions, everything will be back to stock.
    Q: I have 1.72 or higher system, what should I do??
    - Downgrade using this guide, or flash Raidroid if you already have ENG S-OFF & ClockworkMod.
    Q: I tried to flash a radio, but it says not allowed!
    - You will also need ENG S-OFF to flash radios, because ENG S-OFF enables fastboot commands.
    Q: I want to make my device stock, I cannot find the RUU but I have a backup of the stock rom.
    - Follow these instructions.
    Checking the device state:
    - Go to the bootloader (turn fastboot off, turn off phone, hold vol- and power)
    - If it says ACE PVT SHIP S-OFF in the first line, your device is Radio S-OFF
    - If it says ACE PVT ENG S-OFF, you have ENG S-OFF, go to System info
    - If system info CID is 11111111, your device is SuperCID
    - And if you can verify either Radio S-OFF or SuperCID (and you did both), it worked fine and you have both of them
    - You can check your original CID by going to radio tool folder with cmd and typing: "adb shell getprop ro.cid"
    CID list:
    - Unbranded: "HTC__001"
    - O2: "O2___102"
    - Orange: "ORANG001"
    - German T-Mobile: "T-MOB101"
    - Vodaphone UK: "VODAP001"
    - More here
    Troubleshooting:
    - "Unknown error, probably connection"? See here, try with WiFi enabled.
    - If that^ did not help, open a command window, go to the tool folder, and type: "adb shell" and "su". Then leave the window in the background, and run the tool again.
    - "SD card failed"? When phone is connected to PC, check with some file manager that SD is accessible and works. Try another SD.
    - Make sure you are rooted by downloading Terminal emulator from the market, write "su", '#' should appear.
    - Check all the requirements. Twice. HTC Sync is mandatory!
    - Keep your phone awake when you are running the tool, a superuser window might appear. You have to allow.
    - Check your SD card, and tell us in the thread if a p7backup appeared on it.
    - If it says Done and the CID does not change in ENG bootloader, you have most likely flashed too new radio.
    Downloadcount:
    v1: 1402 downloads
    v2: 322 downloads
    v2.1: 2396 downloads

    Please do not re-upload the file anywhere.
    11
    Instructions on how to restore branded backup, and do s-on

    As you people may have noticed, it is a lot easier to go to stock when you have the RUU.exe from HTC. In some cases the RUU is not available, and the only option is to restore nandroid backup of the branded rom. After that, the user has to manually remove clockworkmod and then do Stock CID & S-ON with my tool + Visionary unroot. I have now written instructions on how to do that.

    These instructions work if the "starting point" is: Nandroid backup of the original rom in SD, ClockworkMod, Radio S-OFF and SuperCID in the phone (+ hboot_original.bin in SD card from ENG S-OFF tool if you used that). So, let's get started.

    Go to ClockworkMod, and restore branded rom backup. It will take some time, then reboot the phone. Download attached stock recovery, unzip it, and put it to your SD card. Get Easy Radio Tool, and go to it's folder in command window (cmd). Type:

    adb shell
    su (if you get permission denied, you have to do Visionary temproot)
    getprop ro.cid (this will tell you your stock CID, we will use that later, so write it down. It has eight digits.)
    busybox dd if=/sdcard/recovery.img of=/dev/block/mmcblk0p21 (it will replace clockworkmod with original recovery)
    busybox dd if=/sdcard/hboot_original.bin of=/dev/block/mmcblk0p18 (ONLY if you had ENG S-OFF, it will give you back SHIP bootloader)
    sync (wait 10 secs after that, then you can close the adb shell window)

    Go to the Easy Radio Tool, and first do Stock CID. Type the stock CID that you previously got to the text field. Click "do it". When that is finished, select S-ON and also click "do it". You can then go to Visionary, and unroot your device.
    Finally, you can go to the bootloader to check that everything is stock, the first line should read: ACE PVT SHIP S-ON.

    Remember that the device has to be in charge only -state all the time. Moving recovery to SD is an exception. Usb debugging has to be enabled, and HTC Sync installed on the PC.

    Huge thanks to specialkey, who tested this method in practice!
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    Just to clear some things up with people who are interested in 1.72 & 1.75 non-rootability etc..

    There will NOT be a new version of my tool. I will probably add some more options & functionality in the future, but this tool will not be upgraded to support s-offing newer ROMs. Why? Because HTC has blocked the way this works so thoroughly.

    Then to the question of how to root & s-off the newer builds. There will most probably be a new version of Visionary which works with 1.72 ->, and I will add instructions on how to DOWNGRADE to 1.32. Sorry folks, it just has to be done that way. Many people are working on downgrading the new ones, just stay tuned. I cannot say anything about the schedule, though.
    5
    *edit: sorry, HTC__044 is for HTC ASIA WWE. cross checked with error keys of bootloader (credits to whoever placed it in pastebin)

    Code:
    TMUS    T-MOB010    TMD T-MOB101    TMA T-MOB102    TMNL    T-MOB003    TMCZ    T-MOB004    TMUK    T-MOB005    TMHR    T-MOB006    TMH T-MOB007    TMSK    T-MOB008    Era T-MOB009    TMMK    T-MOBL11    VODA-UK VODAP001    VODA-Germany    VODAP102    VODA-Italy  VODAP405    VODA-SFR    VODAP203    VODA-Spain  VODAP304    VODA-Netherland VODAPE17    VODA-Ireland    VODAP019    VODA-Greece VODAP006    VODA-Portugal   VODAPD18    VODA-Swisscom-WWE   VODAP015    VODA-Swisscom-DE    VODAP110    VODA-Swisscom-FR    VODAP212    VODA-Swisscom-IT    VODAP416    VODA-Australia  VODAP021    VODA-New-Zealand    VODAP022    VODA-Mobilkom   VODAP120    VODA-Proximus   VODAP024    VODA-TR VODAPM27    ORANGE-French   ORANG202    ORANGE-UK   ORANG001    ORANGE-ES   ORANG309    ORANGE-BE   ORANG012    ORANGE-PO   ORANG008    ORANGE-CH-FRA   ORANG203    ORANGE-CH-GER   ORANG104    ORANGE-SK   ORANG006    ORANGE-PL   ORANGB10    ORANGE-AT   ORANG113    GOOGLE  GOOGL001    TELEF-Spain TELEF301    TELUS   TELUS001    DCM DOCOM801    ATT CWS__001    Brightstar-SPA  BSTAR301    Brightstar-PTB  BSTAR502    VIRGIN-UK   VIRGI001    O2-UK   O2___001    HTC-Czech   HTC__C24    HTC-Denmark HTC__F08    HTC-Norway  HTC__H10    HTC-Sweden  HTC__G09    HTC-Poland  HTC__B25    HTC-Russia  HTC__A07    HTC-Turkey  HTC__M27    HTC-GCC HTC__J15    HTC-Australia   HTC__023    HTC-Singapore   HTC-FRA HTC__203    StarHub-Singapore   VODA-Africa-South   HTC__016    AirTel-India    TIM-Italy   TIM__401    H3G-Italy   H3G__402    Optus-Australia OPTUS001    Hutch-Australia HUTCH001    SMC-Voda-HK SMCVD001    Chunghwa-Taiwan CHT__601    Rogers  ROGER001    HTC-EastEurope  HTC__032    HTC-GER HTC__102    HTC-ITA HTC__405    HTC-Dutch   HTC__E11    HTC-Nor HTC__Y13    HTC-WWE HTC__001    HTC-ELL HTC__N34    HTC-SPA HTC__304    HTC-PTG HTC__506    DOPOD   DOPOD701    Open-Channel    HTCCN701    CT  HTCCN702    CU  HTCCN703    HTC-Asia-SEA    HTC__037    HTC-India   HTC__038    Fastweb-IT  FASTW401    O2-DE   O2___102    TWM-TW  HTC__621    Asia-HK-CHT HTC__622    HTC-Asia-SEA-WWE    HTC__044    HTC-FRA-Bouygues    HTC__247    HTC-BE  HTC__E41    VODA-SA VODAP026    ALL 11111111    H3G-DAN H3G__F05    H3G-SWE H3G__G04    H3G-UK  H3G__001    H3G-ROI H3G__003    Bouygues-Telecom    BOUYG201    Telstra TELST001    BM  BM_001  Dopod-China

    Help yourselfs and please confirm that all entries are correct.

    *edit2 idk how to make the code to seem be in a box, sorry for it being in a line.
    FORMAT ---- (CARRIER) (CID)

    *edit3 Forgot to post link to sources (http:[slash][slash]pastebin[dot]com/zFzcH9Wg) .. Cant really post url since under 8 posts. Yes im a lurker