[Q] do i need s off for installing custom roms

[assasin196]

i am a little confused .... i rooted my desire hd and installed cwm recovery..... bootloader is unlocked but i couldnt get s off..... can i just install custom roms by putting zip in sd card and apllying that zip from cmw recovery or do i need s off !!!!!
thanks in advance

 

[thekool11]

i am a little confused .... i rooted my desire hd and installed cwm recovery..... bootloader is unlocked but i couldnt get s off..... can i just install custom roms by putting zip in sd card and apllying that zip from cmw recovery or do i need s off !!!!!
thanks in advance

No you do not technically need to be s-off. If you have cwm installed just install rom zip from there

 

[assasin196]

No you do not technically need to be s-off. If you have cwm installed just install rom zip from there

what basically is s off????

 

[thekool11]

what basically is s off????

In a nutshell, S-OFF means that the NAND portion of the device is unlocked and can be written to. The default setting for HTC’s devices is S-ON, which means that neither can you access certain areas of the system nor can you guarantee a permanent root. Furthermore, signature check for firmware images is also ensured by the S-ON flag.

Quoted from here

 

[bananagranola]

If you are bootloader unlocked instead of S-Off, you also need to fastboot flash a boot.img after each time you flash a ROM from recovery.

 

[assasin196]

If you are bootloader unlocked instead of S-Off, you also need to fastboot flash a boot.img after each time you flash a ROM from recovery.

sir how to do that.... i have unlocked bootloader i need to flash rcmix energized rom... how to flash boot.img and where do i find it????

 

[xZeroMancerx]

Extract the ROM, than flash the boot.img, but I would consult in the ace think tank thread b4 you do something because I might be wrong

Sent from my Inspire 4G using xda premium

 

[bananagranola]

Look for instructions in post #7 of the link in my signature.

 

[Salman03]

PLZ HELP

hey guys
i have a htc sensation rooted + unlocked bootloader + clockworkmod installed but NO s-off so can i install custom roms
If YES then can anyone tell me which rom is the best?:good:

 

[thekool]

hey guys
i have a htc sensation rooted + unlocked bootloader + clockworkmod installed but NO s-off so can i install custom roms
If YES then can anyone tell me which rom is the best?:good:

Your in the wrong place my friend, you might want to look here for Roms for your device

 

[lance69987]

My xposed modules sent working is it because I don't have s off? I'm rooted with twrp any advise