How to install custom ROM on my HTC desire HD

arifalisyed

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Hi there,
I have spend couple of hours on http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2002349
I want to install some jellybean 4.2.x ROM.

there are lots of lots of metrial on rooting , unlocking too many terminology.
Some of the forum post on this site which were valid earilier for S-off are now no more valid.
Most of them assume that readers know a few thing about rooting process, which turns out to be untrue in my case.

Is there any step by step guide for installing custom rom on HTC desire HD, which upto date?

I have understood what S-Off and S-On means, its a lock that is installed on HTC phone which disallows any hampering ( rooting etc)
in order to install any custom first thing is we need to do S-Off. there are lots of tools available for this, I am not sure which one to go with,
using wrong one will make my phone unusable and may be un-repairable. There seems to be some tool which would S-Off permanently and some would do it temporarily .

After S-Off is done whats next? how to flush memory.


My purpose behind installing a custom RAM is not getting new features. its following

1) A Factory Reseted HTC desire HD has 411 MB memory already full , After restarting post factory reset.
that's less, I can't increase the RAM , so can I install a light weight ROM , which has very less pre-loaded apps.

2) Performance :Sometime its dam slow. un explainable. yo udial someone , it will dial literally after 3-5 minutes.
 

S03iT

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Feb 12, 2013
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No, but you do need to fastboot flash the boot.img from the ROM zip.
hello,
i have manage to unlock and root but i still have S-ON
i read many forum and threads and every one of it says to fastboot flash boot.img
where is boot.img??? is it the boot.img of custom ROM i downloaded for which i have to unzip?? or is it different boot.img that i am not aware of?
please do let me know and Thank you in advance.
 

JJeamy

Senior Member
hello,
i have manage to unlock and root but i still have S-ON
i read many forum and threads and every one of it says to fastboot flash boot.img
where is boot.img??? is it the boot.img of custom ROM i downloaded for which i have to unzip?? or is it different boot.img that i am not aware of?
please do let me know and Thank you in advance.
if you just unlock your phone through htcdev unlock..still S-ON bootloader..then you must flashing manually boot.img extracted from the rom.zip it self after every installing any new custom rom..
1st installing the rom.zip from recovery and reboot to bootloader again after installing rom.zip
2nd select FASTBOOT
3rd extracted the boot.img from rom.zip it self
4th copy the boot.img to your sdk/ android tools folder
5th connect your phone with computer through usb (indicator in your phone is "FASTBOOT USB")
6th open your sdk/ android tools folder through cmd then type "fastboot flash boot boot.img"
7th reboot your phone..and wait about 5-10 minute of the booting rom for the first time...

if your phone bootloader already S-OFF then you don't need to flashing manually again the boot.img from the rom.zip

hopefully this can help...
 
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bananagranola

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hello,
i have manage to unlock and root but i still have S-ON
i read many forum and threads and every one of it says to fastboot flash boot.img
where is boot.img??? is it the boot.img of custom ROM i downloaded for which i have to unzip?? or is it different boot.img that i am not aware of?
please do let me know and Thank you in advance.
See below.

Check the Ace Think Tank thread in the Desire HD Development forum. No idea about ROMs.
 

S03iT

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Feb 12, 2013
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if you just unlock your phone through htcdev unlock..still S-ON bootloader..then you must flashing manually boot.img extracted from the rom.zip it self after every installing any new custom rom..
1st installing the rom.zip from recovery and reboot to bootloader again after installing rom.zip
2nd select FASTBOOT
3rd extracted the boot.img from rom.zip it self
4th copy the boot.img to your sdk/ android tools folder
5th connect your phone with computer through usb (indicator in your phone is "FASTBOOT USB")
6th open your sdk/ android tools folder through cmd then type "fastboot flash boot boot.img"
7th reboot your phone..and wait about 5-10 minute of the booting rom for the first time...

if your phone bootloader already S-OFF then you don't need to flashing manually again the boot.img from the rom.zip

hopefully this can help...

Thanks a lot. I did mange to understand later and was able to flash boot.IMG

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Trigle

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if you just unlock your phone through htcdev unlock..still S-ON bootloader..then you must flashing manually boot.img extracted from the rom.zip it self after every installing any new custom rom..
1st installing the rom.zip from recovery and reboot to bootloader again after installing rom.zip
2nd select FASTBOOT
3rd extracted the boot.img from rom.zip it self
4th copy the boot.img to your sdk/ android tools folder
5th connect your phone with computer through usb (indicator in your phone is "FASTBOOT USB")
6th open your sdk/ android tools folder through cmd then type "fastboot flash boot boot.img"
7th reboot your phone..and wait about 5-10 minute of the booting rom for the first time...

if your phone bootloader already S-OFF then you don't need to flashing manually again the boot.img from the rom.zip

hopefully this can help...
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