GUIDE: new hboot 2.00.2002 for sense3.0 adnroid 2.3.5

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kichaz

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People who are getting confused. For them i have simplified the Guide.​
sir, for ENG S-OFF my htc desire s i did like u instructed in you post.

here is the log:


C:\Users\User>adb devices
List of devices attached
HT14XTJ02697 recovery


C:\Users\User>adb shell
~ # dd if=/dev/block/mmcblk0p18 of=/sdcard/backup.img
dd if=/dev/block/mmcblk0p18 of=/sdcard/backup.img
2048+0 records in
2048+0 records out
1048576 bytes (1.0MB) copied, 0.265701 seconds, 3.8MB/s
~ # dd if=/sdcard/hboot.img of=/dev/block/mmcblk0p18
dd if=/sdcard/hboot.img of=/dev/block/mmcblk0p18
2048+0 records in
2048+0 records out
1048576 bytes (1.0MB) copied, 0.251280 seconds, 4.0MB/s
~ #



but my fastboot screen shows
unlocked ( as i already unlocked bootloader via htcdev web)
saga pvt ship s-on RL

kindly help plz!!

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People who are getting confused. For them i have simplified the Guide.​

sir, for ENG S-OFF my htc desire s i did like u instructed in you post.

here is the log:


C:\Users\User>adb devices
List of devices attached
HT14XTJ02697 recovery


C:\Users\User>adb shell
~ # dd if=/dev/block/mmcblk0p18 of=/sdcard/backup.img
dd if=/dev/block/mmcblk0p18 of=/sdcard/backup.img
2048+0 records in
2048+0 records out
1048576 bytes (1.0MB) copied, 0.265701 seconds, 3.8MB/s
~ # dd if=/sdcard/hboot.img of=/dev/block/mmcblk0p18
dd if=/sdcard/hboot.img of=/dev/block/mmcblk0p18
2048+0 records in
2048+0 records out
1048576 bytes (1.0MB) copied, 0.251280 seconds, 4.0MB/s
~ #



but my fastboot screen shows
unlocked ( as i already unlocked bootloader via htcdev web)
saga pvt ship s-on RL

kindly help plz!!
 

avensakias

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That means that you are still on hboot 2.00.0002 unlocked but still s-on right.?

The method described here is for people with already s-off hboot but to make the sense 3.0 or 3.5 to work better and not to loose their s-off they must flash hboot 2.00.2002 ENG S-OFF.

THAT IS NOT A GUIDE TO S-OFF YOUR HBOOT.!!

Sent from my HTC Desire S
 
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XKanoX

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so guys lets get this straight, i have revolutionary hboot and cm7.1, not proxuser sense rom.
so i just have to flash hboot via the dd commands and then wipe and recover backup only?
i dont have to flash pg88img and kernel ?
can anyone confirm this
thx in advance
 
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Tectas

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so guys lets get this straight, i have revolutionary hboot and cm7.1, not proxuser sense rom.
so i just have to flash hboot via the dd commands and then wipe and recover backup only?
i dont have to flash pg88img and kernel ?
can anyone confirm this
thx in advance

Ok, let's handle this one by one.

Revolutionary bootloader you should replace, but because you use cm7, there is no need for this one, take the one from my sig and "flash" it with dd like you would have done it with this one.
Why you shouldn't use this is because it has a slightly different partition table what causes no issues, but wastes space if you're not using a sense 3 rom.

Yes, just dd nothing additional, kernel is a different thing, you still will be s-off, only with htcdev you need to flash kernels separate.

Swifted from my Desire S far away from my PC
 
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XKanoX

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Ok, let's handle this one by one.

Revolutionary bootloader you should replace, but because you use cm7, there is no need for this one, take the one from my sig and "flash" it with dd like you would have done it with this one.
Why you shouldn't use this is because it has a slightly different partition table what causes no issues, but wastes space if you're not using a sense 3 rom.

Yes, just dd nothing additional, kernel is a different thing, you still will be s-off, only with htcdev you need to flash kernels separate.

huge thanks to you tectas, you were very helpful it worked like a charm
no more revolutionary
just one more question, this should work normally later on with cm9, excuse the noob question please :)
 

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Hi all,
I am on either 3.5 or on Sense 4.0 now a days.

Which eng-hboot should I be choosing...?

I am more inclined towards the old 0.98.2000?
I need to download only the ENG_S-Off.rar and flash the hboot.img. correct?

Do I need to do a clean install my ROM after flashing the eng-hboot?
I have read that just nandroid restore is fine, but just want to confirm once.
 
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any specific advantages over 0.98 apart from new partition table?
---------- Post added at 10:28 PM ---------- Previous post was at 10:21 PM ----------
The zumo drive download for hboot.img doesnt work.
Can someone please post a mirror....

Try this link : New Hboot pour android 2_3_5.zip - 44 MB
from my uploaded files.
hboot.img

It's better for the new version. You can used this hboot with new Sense 3.5 and 4 lite, but it's better with the new (old now ;) ) hboot 2.00.2002
 
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suku_patel_22

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If you have S-OFF Revolucionary how you pushed Hboot 2.00.2002 :confused:

I have flashed the old versionof eng-hboot 0.98
I used the below
To backup current bootloader:

Originally Posted by Murchelago
You can use this method via adb:

1. Put the hboot.img you want to flash in the root of the sdcard.
2. In cmd run the following commands (after each command press enter):
adb devices
adb shell
su
dd if=/dev/block/mmcblk0p18 of=/sdcard/backup.img
dd if=/sdcard/hboot.img of=/dev/block/mmcblk0p18
reboot bootloader

The forum for the old one is here

---------- Post added at 12:29 PM ---------- Previous post was at 12:27 PM ----------

Try this link : New Hboot pour android 2_3_5.zip - 44 MB
from my uploaded files.
hboot.img

It's better for the new version. You can used this hboot with new Sense 3.5 and 4 lite, but it's better with the new (old now ;) ) hboot 2.00.2002

Thanks,, I will save it, in case i need in the future.

I would stick to the old hboot with the old partition table for now as it has a higher cache and the 150 mb is not wasted....
 

kylon

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I would like to know
Is this hboot s-off? Ie it will have the same things of revolutionary?
Can i use this hboot with all the roms?
It will increase performance in all roms?
Thanks:)

Sent from my HTC Desire S using xda premium
 
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shin06

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if i use new hboot...
1) can i flash rom in recovery like old hboot ?( clockworkmod and 4ext)
2) can i flash radio like older hboot ?
3) if i use new hboot i lost s off ?
thnks for replay and srry about my bad english
 
if i use new hboot...
1) can i flash rom in recovery like old hboot ?( clockworkmod and 4ext)
2) can i flash radio like older hboot ?
3) if i use new hboot i lost s off ?
thnks for replay and srry about my bad english

Go on the new hboot, but take care ;)

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Hi,
Can you post a screenshot with your bootloader using this new hboot?
I'm curious how it should look/write.
thx

The screenshot.
Don't be afraid about the pink, but I've rooted/s-offed my DS by XTC clip
hboot2.jpg
 
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    Guide: New hboot 2.00.2002 (ENG S-OFF)

    People who are getting confused. For them i have simplified the Guide.​
    Steps:

    • Backup you Rom using Nandroid Backup in Recovery
    • Copy hboot.img to sdcard root
    • Reboot into Recovery
    Open Cmd (command prompt) and run following commands (press enter after eachh command)
    • adb devices
    • adb shell
    • su
    Make sure that you device appear in the list. (eg. HT********)
    After running these commands you will see

    ~#
    Backup your hboot by entering this
    • dd if=/dev/block/mmcblk0p18 of=/sdcard/backup.img
    Flash new hboot by entering this (make sure you have mounted sdcard otherwise it will show error)
    • dd if=/sdcard/hboot.img of=/dev/block/mmcblk0p18
    Reboot to your bootloader and check your hboot version it must be something like this

    *** LOCKED ***
    SAGA PVT ENG S-OFF RL
    HBOOT-2.00.2002 (PG8810000)
    .....e.t.c.....

    NOW YOU HAVE HBOOT!!! YOU CANT BOOT ANYMORE TO YOU ROM!!! ONLY RECOVERY

    • Reboot into RECOVERY
    • Wipe Cache , Dalvik Cache & Wipe Data/Fatory Reset
    • Copy PG88IMG and Kernel to sdcard root
    • Flash PG88IMG.zip in Bootloader
      (if you wanna flash this file you should do it before the restore cause the lib.img inside will overwrite your /system/lib content)
    • Reboot into RECOVERY
    • Retore you backup using Nandroid Retore
    • Wipe Cache , Dalvik Cache
      (a full factory reset isn't necessary)
    • Flash stock kernel provided using Install from sdcard in recovery


    Thanks to biglsb |OP| for this Thread.
    Special Thanks to Tectas who helped me flashing this hboot to my DS throughout the process.
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    first of all:
    This is dangerous!!! Use it your own risk!!!!!

    at the second:
    new stock HTC kernel make proxuser's ROM moooooore stable and faster!!!! but...
    it's kernel locking /system for writing while it loaded in memeory. In recovery we can write normally to any partition.

    Only for S-OFF users with recovery already flashed proxuser's ROM.
    (http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1230029)

    As known we have new sense 3.0 leaked from GOAPK
    This leak consist of two parts:
    PG88IMG-2.3.5.zip (http://u.115.com/file/e6urcbgd)
    and saga_v1_0822.zip
    This guide for users who flashed ROM from proxuser and have problem with camera and video.

    New HBOOT have new partition table:

    /dev/block/mmcblk0p25 /system ext4 ro,relatime,barrier=1,data=ordered 0 0
    /dev/block/mmcblk0p28 /system/lib ext4 ro,relatime,barrier=1,data=ordered 0 0
    /dev/block/mmcblk0p26 /data ext4 rw,nosuid,nodev,noatime,barrier=1,nodelalloc,data=ordered 0 0
    /dev/block/mmcblk0p27 /cache ext4 rw,nosuid,nodev,noatime,barrier=1,nodelalloc,data=ordered 0 0
    /dev/block/mmcblk0p30 /devlog ext4 rw,nosuid,nodev,noatime,barrier=1,nodelalloc,data=writeback 0 0

    As you see new here is /system/lib as separated partition!!!
    Its the problem for classic ROM with /data, /system and with new kernel
    In new kernel's initrd /dev/block/mmcblk0p28 partition mounts to /system/lib and overwrite existent libs on classic ROM. This is first problem which have proxuser in his hard work with new firmware.


    Latest HBOOT - ENGENERING and S-OFF



    0. Do nandroid backup
    0.5. Preparing
    a) unpack PG88IMG-2.3.5.zip
    b) delete all stuff, but not 2 files: android-info.txt lib.img
    c)pack it and rename to PG88IMG.zip
    d) put it to /sdcard

    1. Alphareved hacked hboot have version 6.xx.xxxx and we can't upgrade it to 2.00.2002 throught PG88IMG.zip and not even fastboot flash hboot hboot.img

    the way to flash new hboot is:
    a) copy new hboot.img to sdcard
    b)reboot into recovery
    b1)In cmd run the following commands (after each command press enter):
    adb devices
    adb shell
    su
    c)backup your alpharev hboot dd if=/dev/block/mmcblk0p18 of=/sdcard/backup.img
    d) flash new hboot dd if=/sdcard/hboot.img of=/dev/block/mmcblk0p18
    reboot to hboot and check your hboot version it must be something like this
    ***LOCKED***
    PVT SAGA ENG
    bla bla bla

    NOW YOU HAVE HBOOT!!! YOU CANT BOOT ANYMORE TO YOU ROM!!! ONLY RECOVERY

    3. reboot in to RECOVERY and wipe ALL partitions
    4. do nand restore
    5. flash stock kernel provided by proxuser in his topic
    6. flash prepared at 0.5 step PG88IMG.zip.



    My bad English....=(

    LINKS:
    all what you need (Hboot+Stock kernel+PG88IMG.zip)
    http://www.zumodrive.com/share/ee9rOWQ0OD (thx 2 mihaibuda)
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    I have S-Off by Revolutionary. Can I make this process? What is the tool to back up my HBOOT? Can I will flash whatever ROM, after this or only the Sense 3.0 ROMs?

    Thanks, sorry for my noob questions and my bad english...

    1. Put the hboot.img you want to flash in the root of the sdcard.
    2. In cmd run the following commands (after each command press enter):
    adb devices
    adb shell
    su
    dd if=/dev/block/mmcblk0p18 of=/sdcard/backup.img (backup your alpharev hboot )
    dd if=/sdcard/hboot.img of=/dev/block/mmcblk0p18 (flash new hboot )
    reboot to hboot and check your hboot version it must be something like this
    ***LOCKED***
    PVT SAGA ENG


    after you done this, you flash kernel and then you update the PG88IMG.zip in bootloader with volume up.
    4
    This guide is useless, the link is from a page that is for noobs so your guide is presuming noobs know what adb su etc is well when you dont this guide is about as much use as a glass eye

    Well don't use it then. And make your own, a better one
    2
    Any hboot experts able to answer some of my questions? I'd like to understand what I am doing before upgrading..

    Thanks!

    Sent from my HTC Desire S using xda app-developers app

    You are perfectly fine with the first 10 point only.
    But do not wipe the data, only Dalvik and Cache. Then reboot and your current ROM will load just fine. Your system, data and kernel will remain intact. Only the cache partition will be smaller, but nothing to worry about.

    These instructions were aimed at a very early version of a ROM by proxuser which required a lib partition at a time.

    To answer your other questions:
    - no locked lib partition. You have the same freedom as with the AlphaRev bootloader but with the option to flash MIUIv4, the Stock ICS by Scanob or the test Desire X RC1 (in other words all ROMs that require a separate lib partition)
    - no need to unlock. S-OFF gives you much more than that. Do not mind the LOCKED label in the hboot menu it means nothing