[WARNING] Flashing boot.img on S-ON devices

[mike1986.]

ROMs developers and ROMs users - be aware!​

I know this thread doesn't contain any "created" thing, but it's quite important to let every developer here know, that their boot.img flashing commands in updater-script doesn't work with S-ON devices. We didn't realize it quickly because there are no custom kernels yet. But no matter if you use package_extract_file or write_raw_image or dd command - this wont work for most users here with just htcdev.com unlocked devices.

So the only solution for now is to download custom ROM, extract boot.img from inside it if developer didn't provide it separately (like I did) and flash it in fastboot mode using following command:

fastboot flash boot <boot_name.img>

f.g.

fastboot flash boot boot.img
fastboot flash boot boot_2.0.0.img
etc...

Also keep in mind that fastboot flash is the only way to use custom boot.img because fastboot boot doesn't work yet either.

I really hope we'll get S-OFF possibility soon!

 

[yeeson]

Very Good！
Thanks！

 

[sumeshd]

Thank you mike for being with us and guiding the development..what would it be without you!!!

Sent from my HTC One X using Tapatalk 2 Beta-6

 

[mustafatk]

My device is s-off, I have to flash this?

 

[nteeb]

My device is s-off, I have to flash this?

S-OFF?Are you sure?!

 

[Fekke]

My device is s-off, I have to flash this?

How can it be s-off when he states that there aint anny s-off for Hox...

Skickat från min HTC One X via Tapatalk 2

 

[Willieumm]

How can it be s-off when he states that there aint anny s-off for Hox...

Skickat från min HTC One X via Tapatalk 2

There are some very lucky few people who just so happen to get a factory s-off device, it's very much possible. Just highly unlikely for most people.

 

[mustafatk]

There are some very lucky few people who just so happen to get a factory s-off device, it's very much possible. Just highly unlikely for most people.

My device is from HTC for testing and adv (to my blog) purpose, after this I buy it from HTC directly.

 

[mustafatk]

So mike, please tell me, I have to flash this to my s-off device?

 

[ShyamSasi]

I had the same question because when I flashed the ROM it doesn't seem like changing the kernel name under about. Thanks for clearing that up.

Sent from my HTC One X using XDA

 

[Rycon33]

So mike, please tell me, I have to flash this to my s-off device?

you are one of the few lucky fellas who was handed S-off

 

[ShyamSasi]

Hmmm ... Seems like there is no change in name under Kernel version after flashing the kernel (fastboot flash boot boot.img). Is it that the developer hasn't changed the name of the kernel or is it not flashed properly?

 

[Evil-Dragon]

What a pain to keep having to go to the computer to flash boot.img with every rom release. S-OFF needs to come sooner rather than later. Argh.

Sent from my HTC One X using Tapatalk 2

 

[nteeb]

Sorry for the noob question...but as he got s-off and a diffrerent hboot version(1.01.000):can it be useful for all the develpoers who are working on gaining s-off???

 

[xmoo]

Sorry for the noob question...but as he got s-off and a diffrerent hboot version(1.01.000):can it be useful for all the develpoers who are working on gaining s-off???

Contacted him!

Also there is a new option "Modem Path"

 

[Evil-Dragon]

Sorry for the noob question...but as he got s-off and a diffrerent hboot version(1.01.000):can it be useful for all the develpoers who are working on gaining s-off???

No, it's not as easy as that. He's just got the security flag set to off. We won't be able to push any different hboot's while we're S-ON. It's just a case of finding an exploit to push the security flag to off while getting around all the protection that is surrounding it.

Sent from my HTC One X using Tapatalk 2

 

[jotha]

Hmmm ... Seems like there is no change in name under Kernel version after flashing the kernel (fastboot flash boot boot.img). Is it that the developer hasn't changed the name of the kernel or is it not flashed properly?

As there are no customized kernels up to now, the devs have no reason to change name of the kernel. It's still stock kernel after all .

 

[mike1986.]

So mike, please tell me, I have to flash this to my s-off device?

I removed boot.img from my rom so yes better to flash it via fastboot anyway.

Sent from Samsung Galaxy Nexus

 

[GuyAdams]

Mike, I guess this means nandroid restores won't work automatically either and the backed up boot.img will need to be pushed by fastboot.

 

[baadnewz]

Mike, I guess this means nandroid restores won't work automatically either and the backed up boot.img will need to be pushed by fastboot.

yes you are right, recovery doesnt restore boot.img