How to update to the new HBOOT for S-OFF Users

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Ive beaten the system!

back you entire image with backup in cwm4, you can restore the image straight after all this and nothing will be out of place.

firstly you need to create a folder on c: called Android so it looks like this.
C:\Android
in there you need these files

adb
adbwinapi.dll
fastboot

download this >these 3 files, unzip into c:/android

secondly, you need to add one of these this image files to your sd.
>O2 UK
>HTC Europe
>Asia WEE
>Asia India
>Voda-Hutch AU
>Hutch AUS

it holds the newest hboot version for your area or ruu that your running, allowing you access to the unlock code.
reboot into hboot and update it. ( when there it looks for pm11img and it'll say update press up).
reboot again in to hboot.
it'll go through first process again, but don't panic, just press down.
now it should show up with a pink bar at the top of hboot saying *****locked*****

good, now your in! leave your phone in its current state and goto the htc dev site, follow instructions to get code....5mins tops!
unlocked it via the instructions.

you loose everything and go back to your original ruu you flashed with. hence the backup

ok, now goto cmd prompt ( little dos window) and follow the guides shown with cmds for fastboot etc...posts everywhere here and htc tell you on there site.

ok. your bootloaders unlocked...it will say in the top in pink. *****Unlocked*****

now......you need to flash cwm 5.
follow kandeds post to the letter.
there cwm installed.
reflash your backup img to restore everything as it was....jobs done!

and the added benefit that its still s-off lol

now you can hopefully enjoy all the benefits of htc freedom instead of xtc lol.

great job, mate. so now the data2sd script works for you ? let me know.

hey hey hey where my credit lolz....?

after our breakthrough of replacing xtc with htcdev bootloader hopefully u guys will get some optimized rom... waiting for bigbear to test few roms for me & i'll also get my hands on a salsa tomorrow...

So if I'm reading correctly.....no need for the xtc clip now?...just seems to good 2 b true lol

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Originally Posted by dfwcomputer

So if I'm reading correctly.....no need for the xtc clip now?...just seems to good 2 b true lol

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Yup thats true, no need for xtc clip.. headover to htcdev.com

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Hi,
BigBear EVO

Thank you very much for your help...
Because of you I finally have :
1.Updated HBOOT
2.CWM 5
3.Data2SD on my phone....
Now my internal memory (with ext 2) is 512MB
4 Rom Manager now works on my device

All this on my HTC SALSA which was S-OFF using the xtc clip !!

And for all those who are having the S-OFF like me using the xtc clip ."Gentleman our Hopes have restored ."

Originally Posted by crest_delta

Hi,
BigBear EVO

Thank you very much for your help...
Because of you I finally have :
1.Updated HBOOT
2.CWM 5
3.Data2SD on my phone....
Now my internal memory (with ext 2) is 512MB
4 Rom Manager now works on my device

All this on my HTC SALSA which was S-OFF using the xtc clip !!

And for all those who are having the S-OFF like me using the xtc clip ."Gentleman our Hopes have restored ."

I thought we didnt need xtc clip now?

Originally Posted by dfwcomputer

I thought we didnt need xtc clip now?

Yes I , BigBear and a veryfew others were the ones to S-OFF our devices even before the HTC Dev came up with a unlocked Bootloader for HTC Salsa and other devices

So even if you have S-ON no need for the xtc clip anymore...just follow the unlocking thread (in general section ) or HTCdev.com n than u can Root ur phone ...
xtc clip is only and only required to S-OFF the device but now as HTC has themselves given out the unlocks dont bother to s-off

Warning : Updating the HBOOT and Unlocking Voids the warranty

Originally Posted by BigBearEvo

Ive beaten the system!

back you entire image with backup in cwm4, you can restore the image straight after all this and nothing will be out of place.

firstly you need to create a folder on c: called Android so it looks like this.
C:\Android
in there you need these files

adb
adbwinapi.dll
fastboot

download this >these 3 files, unzip into c:/android

secondly, you need to add one of these this image files to your sd.
>O2 UK
>HTC Europe
>Asia WEE
>Asia India
>Voda-Hutch AU
>Hutch AUS

it holds the newest hboot version for your area or ruu that your running, allowing you access to the unlock code.
reboot into hboot and update it. ( when there it looks for pm11img and it'll say update press up).
reboot again in to hboot.
it'll go through first process again, but don't panic, just press down.
now it should show up with a pink bar at the top of hboot saying *****locked*****

good, now your in! leave your phone in its current state and goto the htc dev site, follow instructions to get code....5mins tops!
unlocked it via the instructions.

you loose everything and go back to your original ruu you flashed with. hence the backup

ok, now goto cmd prompt ( little dos window) and follow the guides shown with cmds for fastboot etc...posts everywhere here and htc tell you on there site.

ok. your bootloaders unlocked...it will say in the top in pink. *****Unlocked*****

now......you need to flash cwm 5.
follow kandeds post to the letter.
there cwm installed.
reflash your backup img to restore everything as it was....jobs done!

and the added benefit that its still s-off lol

now you can hopefully enjoy all the benefits of htc freedom instead of xtc lol.

either i'm cursed or something is seriously ****ed with my phone and now i am regretting using the xtc clip to s-off

i've followed your guide to a T and still get and error after updating hboot and going to htc dev

i downloaded the correct ruu

and followed the step but each time it just goes to error phone model

i am so close to giving up and telling my wife to change her phone to something else

but seeing how much she enjoys using it i am holding out here

if you need more information about the phone which you think can help please tell me and i'll provide it

Everything u can. Get a pic of your current hboot screen. Current rom, kernel the lot. Post it up. I'll see if I can help. Software/about phone etc.

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