We return the flashed HTC Desire S to its stock state.
Installing the latest (4.2.2) Android on the old HTC Desire S
- Android development
HTC Desire S can rightly be called an oldie, it has been on sale for more than two years. I've had the device for over a year and a half. Nevertheless, this is a device with very good hardware, a high-quality screen and a metal body.
Surely, like all HTC fans, I was drawn to their proprietary shell "Sense". The stock unit included Android 2.3.5 And Sense 3.0.
Then there was a whole epic waiting for the official firmware on Android 4, the completed version of which was never released. Even before the release of this firmware “for developers,” my nerves gave way and “custom”, unofficial assemblies began to be uploaded to the phone one after another. Was tested and official with Android 4.0.4. Some time passed and the choice settled on CM10.1 With Android 4.2.2 and all its delights, for which hardware The device is quite enough.
Let's begin!
The instructions are valid for Windows OS.
It is worth warning that you do all manipulations with your device yourself, carefully and on your own initiative; the author of this post is not responsible for anything that may happen to your device in the process.
Also, during the flashing process, the data will be erased. Contact log, SMS, etc. Phone book restored from account Google posts. It is impossible to restore the SMS archive as it could be done in “Sense”. You need to take care of this before manipulating the phone. Data on the SD card will not be affected.
What do we need from software during the flashing process:
1) HTC Sync drivers for working with your phone
2) Elements of Android SDK - drivers for working with the phone
3) Recovery - a program that allows you to work with your phone, memory card, firmware, etc., without operating system on the phone itself
4) Firmware CM10.1 from Andromadus
5) GAPPS set - a set of services from Google
6) just in case, I attach Recovery, the one that is installed by default on the phone. Useful if you need to roll back to official firmware. To roll back, you also need to lock the bootloader back (see point 3 - Unlocking the bootloader).
It is worth noting that for Desire S there are other builds on Android 4.2.2, such as AOKP, PACman, AOSP, JellyTime, etc. For this article, I chose the CyanogenMod 10.1 build.
Go!
1) Install the package HTC Sync. He contains necessary drivers for working with the phone via PC.
2) Unpack the archive android-tools.zip to drive C (you can do this anywhere, for our convenience the address should be shorter, because in command line these files will be accessed). Let the files be located at the following address after unpacking: C:\android\
3) Unlocking the bootloader. Required for replacement standard Recovery and installing custom builds. See how to unlock the bootloader. We don’t pay attention to the fact that our model is not in the list, select “All Other Supported Models”. Steps 5 and 6 of the instructions for unlocking the bootloader - skip, because... we already have necessary files in folder C:\android\.
4) Installing third-party Recovery. Necessary for working with firmware files, directly installing firmware, creating backups and formatting system memory and caches.
To login bootloader phone, you need to remove the battery for a couple of seconds and insert it back. Holding down the rocker button on your phone volume down press the power button. After a couple of seconds a blue-red-green menu will appear bootloader"A.
We connect the phone to the PC, use the volume rocker to select the line - fastboot(it is selected by default) and press the power button.
Archive from point 3 of the software for flashing - Recovery.zip unpack into C:\android\.
Open the command line. If Windows XP: Start - run - cmd. If more later versions: Start - in the “Search programs and files” field we write cmd, after which we launch the found program.
Using the command line, go to the folder with our files C:\android\. To do this, type in the command line:
cd c:\android\
Enter the following code on the command line:
fastboot flash recovery recovery.img and press enter. After a couple of seconds, Recovery is installed.
5) Formatting your phone's system memory. To do this we need to go to the new, installed Recovery. How to login bootloader was discussed in the previous paragraph. On the menu bootloader"and use the volume rocker to select the green line - Recovery and press the power button of the phone. To be able to restore data and previous firmware, it is recommended to make a backup in the corresponding menu item Recovery.
IN Recovery(touch control) select a line wipe | format and choose further - wipe data/factory reset. In a few seconds system memory the phone will be cleared.
6) Firmware installation.. We copy the files from steps 4 and 5 of the flashing software to the memory card in the phone. To do this, in the main Recovery menu, select the item - toggle usb storage . After a couple of seconds, the memory card will be detected in the PC and you can copy the firmware and GAPPS file to it.
After copying is complete, click - Disconnect in Recovery and we get back to the main menu. Choose install from sdcard, find the copied firmware archive flinnycm101_saga_22 and install. After installing the firmware, install GAPPS in the same way. After the installation is complete, go back to bootloader, for this it is no longer necessary to manipulate the battery. In Recovery, select the bottom line - power menu and in it - reboot into bootloader
Ready? left just a little bit.
7) Kernel firmware. To do this, open the archive on your PC flinnycm101_saga_22 from point 4 of the software and copy the file boot.img V C:\android\.
Go back to the Windows command line and enter:
fastboot flash boot boot.img press enter. Ready. Now let's go to point fastboot menu bootloader"and we choose - reboot
The phone will boot from new firmware. It will be necessary to do initial setup language, Google account etc. A few screenshots: 
There is a lot in the system interesting settings, for example - setting the vibration response time of the touch keyboard.
Thank you.
I completely forgot, I learned this myself
Almost every user of HTC phones on Android platform is faced with the need to update the firmware of his own gadget. This allows you to rid your phone of many problems and freezes, improve performance and change the interface.
However, this is quite difficult to do. In our article we will tell you how to flash htc android on one's own.
Preparing your phone
Initially, the phone needs to be prepared for firmware. To do this you need to do the following:
- Get ROOT rights. To do this, you need to download and install the z4root program.
- Download the Unrevoked program.
- Turn off Desire and run it in HBOOT menu mode. To do this, press the Volume Down and Power keys simultaneously.
- Connect the phone to the computer using a USB cable (you need to wait for the next text message- HBOOT USB PLUG).
- Open "Device Manager".
If you did everything correctly, you will see an unidentified Android device there. Right-click on it and select “Update Drivers”.
To exit the HBOOT menu, you need to turn off the phone and then start it in standard mode.
Main part
- Download the required firmware. Recommended download necessary files from the official website htc.com.
- Save all important information on your gadget. Please note that for Reserve copy files and programs, you can use the Titanium Backup utility.
- Charge your phone (at least 60%).
- Clear all user information. To do this, you need to go to “Settings” through the phone interface, and then select “Privacy” and “Reset data”. This is required to ensure that there is no mismatch between the firmware modules.
Installation
- In recovery, select “install zip from sd-card”.
- Find the downloaded zip firmware.
- Let's launch the program. If everything is fine, the installation will begin and you will see the appropriate messages. When the firmware is finished, you will see the inscription “Installation completed”.
- Reboot your phone and wait for the download to start.
As practice shows, you can flash an HTC in fifteen to thirty minutes. The first start after this operation may take a long time. Don't worry about this. If you do everything correctly, you will get the latest version of Android.
Possible risks
If you plan to flash your device yourself, without resorting to the help of specialists, then do not forget that there is always a possibility of certain problems arising:
- A loss official guarantee. Today, any change to the phone software entails loss of warranty.
- Inability to turn on the device. This can happen by various reasons. Perhaps something was installed incorrectly or the user made a mistake. However, there is no need to worry. As practice shows, the phone can almost always be revived without contacting a service center.
For the firmware to be installed successfully, perform all the steps described above carefully and carefully. In addition, you can always find a training video that shows the HTC flashing procedure step by step.
Smartphones and tablets are analogues, or, more precisely, “younger brothers” desktop computers, since their functioning is also ensured by the operating system. Most gadgets are created on the Android platform.
Many people are not satisfied standard firmware HTC Desire 310 and they still decide to replace it
HTC Desire 310 is one of these modern devices that is popular, but sometimes causes a crash that simply cannot be fixed with a banal reset. To restore the functionality of your smartphone, you need to study the instructions on how to flash HTC Desire 310.
If the smartphone suddenly begins to refuse to perform certain actions and constantly freezes, the owner can only tolerate it for a couple of days. However, after several days this incorrect operation patience runs out and a decision is made to implement full reset settings.
It’s great if such a step is successful, if after this the smartphone “comes to life” and again surprises with its fast work. Unfortunately, not everyone can be so lucky, so you have to subject your device to more serious manipulations.
It will be possible to flash HTC Desire 310 only after high-quality preparation, which consists of first downloading the firmware file itself, as well as reading the instructions on how to do it all.
Algorithm of actions
To flashing HTC Desire 310 was not accompanied by problems, it ended with absolute success, you should prepare for it. Those who already have experience updating or installing an operating system on a smartphone clearly state that this is a very responsible matter that absolutely cannot be left to chance.
If the decision has been made and no one can stop you from trying to flash the HTC Desire 310 yourself, it is important to take several simple but important actions that directly affect the quality of flashing the smartphone.
First of all, make sure that the device is fully charged. You should not rely on chance and start the flashing process when the battery charge is other than 100%. Even if the battery can hold a charge for a long time, still charge your smartphone.
Otherwise, you will then reproach yourself if the smartphone turns off and the process is not yet completed. The reason for frustration will be quite serious, since not only the operating system will not be able to install, but all data from the smartphone will disappear without a trace.
By the way, flashing the firmware of a dead device is possible, but it is already associated with some difficulties.
It is useful to find out what OS version is already installed on your smartphone before starting the firmware. This is easy to do if you go to “Settings” and go to the “About phone” submenu. It is there that information is contained indicating specific Android versions and kernels, build number, by which it is easy to identify the operating system.
And the last important step preparatory work is downloading required firmware, which is suitable for your smartphone or tablet model. Experts and experienced users strongly recommend downloading such files only from sources that you can completely trust.
About custom firmware
The firmware is contained in a zip archive and has a name consisting of Latin letters and numbers. It is moved to the memory card.
Now disconnect the smartphone from the computer and from the charger, turn off the device and launch system recovery mode. If you know absolutely nothing about where this mode is located and how to launch it, you need to worry about this in advance and find the answer on the forums or in the instructions for the gadget.
After this, you must definitely erase all information about the previous operating system; the “Wipe” parameter will help with this. After everything is completely deleted, feel free to return to the main menu and look for the “Flash Zip from SD Card” option. Its name may be slightly different, but it must contain something resembling a zip archive.
Now open the pre-downloaded ROM file saved on the memory card, run it and follow the instructions that will appear on the smartphone screen.
When finished, be sure to reboot your device using the familiar “Reboot system now” option.
Using three-file firmware
If you really don’t want to get involved with the opening Root access, you can take advantage of another offer by downloading the three-file firmware in advance to HTC smartphone. The Mobile Odin Pro application will help you install it on your gadget.
First, create a folder, put three previously downloaded files in it, in the formats CSC, CODE, Modem.
Now launch the Mobile Odin Pro application, first open “CODE” in it, after confirming your actions by clicking “Ok”, open the following file “Modem”. Confirm “Ok” again.
All that remains is to start the process itself by clicking on the “Flash Firmware” option. The duration of the firmware may vary, but in most cases it is about ten minutes.
Once the process is complete, be sure to reboot your device for all changes to take effect.
Using a TAR archive
The Mobile Odin Pro application also helps to install a new version of the operating system on a smartphone in cases where the firmware file is enclosed in a TAR archive.
The principle of working with the application is identical, as in the case of working with three-fold firmware. Initially, the TAR archive is opened, and then “Flash Firmware” is launched.
The duration of the firmware is also about ten minutes, but in some cases it can be slightly increased.
So, you can flash your favorite smartphone yourself, which has become capricious and refuses to do what the owner requests. It is enough to find the appropriate firmware and make sure it is correct.
This is especially important for those who have Chinese Android, which, unfortunately, will not accept any firmware. You'll have to work a little to get a version adapted for such Chinese gadgets.
To unlock the bootloader you need to do the following:
1) Remove and reinstall the battery.
2) Press and hold the Power and Volume Down buttons at the same time.
3) Using the sound keys, select “Fastboot” and press the power button.
4) Connect your smartphone to your computer using a USB cable.
5) Download and install Android SDK(Software development kit- developer kit). You can take the archive on the official site, there are versions for Windows, MacOS X and Linux. You may also need Java (you can download from the official website) and program HTC Sync, which includes the necessary drivers.
6) Unpack Android SDK, create new folder(for example, C:\Android) and copy three files into it:
a) To find these files, run SDK Manager.exe from the \android-sdk-windows folder.
b) Wait, after a couple of minutes the packages available for download will be displayed. Install Android SDK Platform and Android SDK Tools from them (or update if your SDK version is r11).
c) Once the installation is complete you will be able to find:
Adb.exe and adbWinApi.dll in the \android-sdk-windows\platform-tools folder.
Fastboot.exe in the \android-sdk-windows\tools folder.
MacOS and Linux users can download fastboot binary files from the following links:
- fastboot-mac
- fastboot linux
7) Open the command prompt (Start > Run > enter CMD or Start > Run > enter CMD, Win7 users can find the command prompt in Start > All Programs > Accessories > Command Prompt).
8) Go to the folder with the created files (for example, if the folder is C:\Android, then enter “cd c:\Android” in the command line).
9) Enter “fastboot oem get_identifier_token” in the command line.
10) You will see one of the screens above - this is the key. Must click right button mouse, select “mark”, select the block and press the right button to copy. The key must start with
<<<< Identifier Token Start >>>>
and end
<<<<< Identifier Token End >>>>>
Then you need to go to the official website (registration is required), scroll to Step 10, insert your key into the My Device Identifier Token field, and click Submit.
11) After a few seconds to the address Email specified during registration, you will receive a message with the unlock key in the attachment - Unlock_code.bin.
We save the file in the folder with other necessary software (in the example - C:\Android).
12) Enter “fastboot flash unlocktoken Unlock_code.bin” into the command line and see a message similar to that shown in the screenshot above. Another message will appear on the smartphone screen:
It is a must read. In short, the meaning comes down to another repetition of “The dark side are they.” Once you start down the dark path, forever will it dominate your destiny”, which in Russian translation sounds like the well-known “Once you take the first step along the dark path, you will no longer be able to turn away from it...”:)
Reading the notice about possible problems with third-party firmware, possible loss of warranty, deletion of all information from the device and other warnings and, if you have not changed your mind, use the volume control key to select “Yes” and press the power button. Ready! The smartphone will be returned to factory settings and the bootloader will be unlocked.
If you select “No”, the smartphone will reboot and no changes will be applied.
13) To lock the bootloader, enter “fastboot oem lock” in the command line. It won't restore standard lock, but simply blocks it, prohibiting any further changes. To reopen, you will need to repeat step 12.
Information taken from the site http://www.youhtc.ru
How to do it firmware you will find the answer in the question "HTC Wildfire firmware. How?"
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Every smartphone owner wants to make their device better, turn it into more functional and modern solution. If the user cannot do anything with the hardware, then anyone can improve the software. HTC One X is a high-end phone with excellent technical characteristics. How to reinstall or replace the system software on this device will be discussed in the article.
Considering the NTS One X from the point of view of the firmware capabilities, it should be noted that the device in every possible way “resists” interference in its software part. This state of affairs is due to the manufacturer’s policy, so before installing the firmware you should pay attention Special attention to study concepts and instructions and only after fully understanding the essence of the processes proceed to direct manipulation of the device.
Every action carries a potential danger to the device! Responsibility for the results of manipulations with the smartphone lies entirely with the user who carries them out!
As with other Android devices, the success of the procedures HTC firmware One X largely determines proper preparation. We carry out the following preparatory operations, and before carrying out actions with the device, we thoroughly study the proposed instructions, download the necessary files, and prepare the tools that are supposed to be used.
Drivers
The simplest way to add components to the system for interaction of software tools with sections Memory One X is the installation of HTC Sync Manager - the manufacturer’s proprietary program for working with your smartphones.
Backing up information
Using the methods described below for installing system software into the device in question involves erasing user data contained in the smartphone. After installing the OS, you will have to restore the information, which is impossible without a previously created backup. Official way save data next.
Necessary
For partition operations HTC memory One X, in addition to drivers, will require the PC as a whole to have functional and convenient software tools. Be sure to download and unpack the package with and into the root of drive C:. Below in the description of methods we will not dwell on this issue, implying that Fastboot is present in the user’s system.
Run in different modes
To install various system software, you will need to switch the phone to special operating modes - "BootLoader" And "Recovery".
Unlocking the bootloader
The instructions for installing modified firmware below assume that the device's bootloader is unlocked. It is recommended to carry out the procedure in advance, and this is done using official method, offered by HTC. And it is also assumed that before performing the following, Sync Manager and Fastboot are installed on the user’s computer, and the phone is fully charged.
- Follow the link to the official website of HTC Developer Center and press the button "Register".
- Fill out the form fields and click green button "Register".
- Go to your mail, open the letter from the HTCDev team and click on the link to activate your account.
- After activating your account, enter your username and password into the appropriate fields on the HTC Developer Center web page and click "Login".
- In area "Unlock bootloader" click "Get Started".
- On the list "Supported Devices" you need to select all supported models and then use the button "Begin Unlock Bootloader" to proceed to further steps.
- We confirm our awareness of the potential danger of the procedure by clicking "Yes" in the request window.
- Next, check both checkboxes and press the button to go to unlocking instructions.
- In the instructions that open, skip all the steps
and scroll through the instructions to the very end. We only need a field to insert an identifier.
- We put the phone into mode "Bootloader". In the list of commands that opens, select "FASTBOOT", then connect the device to the PC using a USB cable.
- Open the command line and write the following:
cd C:\ADB_Fastboot
- The next step is to find out the device ID value required to obtain unlock permission from the developer. To obtain information, you need to enter the following in the console:
fastboot oem get_identifier_token
and start executing the command by pressing "Enter".
- Select the resulting set of characters using the arrow buttons on the keyboard or with the mouse,
and copy the information (using the combination "Ctrl" + "WITH") in the appropriate field on the HTCDev web page. It should look like this:
To go to the next step, click "Submit".
- If the above steps are completed successfully, we receive an email from HTCDev containing Unlock_code.bin – special file to be transferred to the device. Download the file from the letter and place the downloaded file in the Fastboot directory.
- We send the command via the console:
fastboot flash unlocktoken Unlock_code.bin
- Executing the command above will result in a prompt appearing on the device screen: "Unlock bootloader?". Place a mark next to "Yes" and confirm readiness to start the process using the button "Inclusion" on the device.
- As a result, the procedure will continue and the Bootloader will be unlocked.
- Confirmation of successful unlocking is the inscription "***UNLOCKED***" at the top of the main mode screen "Bootloader".
Installing custom recovery
For any serious manipulations with the HTC One X system software, you will need a modified recovery environment (custom recovery). Provides a lot of possibilities for the model in question. Let's install one of the ported versions of this recovery environment into the device.
Firmware
In order to bring certain improvements to the software part of the device in question, upgrade the Android version to a more or less current one, and also diversify the functionality, you should resort to using unofficial firmware.
To install custom and ports, you will need a modified environment, which can be installed according to the instructions above in the article, but first you can simply update the version of the official software.
Method 1: Android application “Software Updates”
The only method of working with the smartphone system software officially approved by the manufacturer is to use the tool built into the official firmware "Software Updates". During life cycle device, that is, while system updates were being released from the manufacturer, this feature regularly reminded of itself with persistent notifications on the device screen.
Today to update official version The OS or make sure that the latter is up to date, you need to do the following.
Method 2: Android 4.4.4 (MIUI)
Software from third party developers capable of inhaling new life to the device. The choice of a modified solution lies entirely with the user; the available set of different packages for installation is quite wide. As an example, below we use the firmware ported by the MIUI Russia team for HTC One X, which is based on Android 4.4.4.
- We install the modified recovery using the method described above in the preparatory procedures.
- Download the software package from the official web resource of the MIUI Russia team:
- Place the zip package in the internal memory of the device.
- Loading the phone into "Bootloader", further in "RECOVERY". And we ALWAYS make a backup by selecting the corresponding items in CWM one by one.
- We do wipes (cleaning) of the main system partitions. To do this you will need an item "wipe data/factory reset".
- Let's go to "install zip" on the main CWM screen, indicate to the system the path to the zip package with the software, after selecting “choose zip from storage/sdcard” and start installing MIUI by clicking “Yes – Install...”.
- We are waiting for the success confirmation message to appear - "Install from sd card complete", return to the main screen of the environment and select "advanced", and then reboot the device into Bootloader.
- Unpack the firmware with an archiver and copy it boot.img to the catalog from Fastboot.
- We put the device into mode "FASTBOOT" from the Bootloader, connect it to the PC if it was disconnected. Run the Fastboot command line and flash the image boot.img:
fastboot flash boot boot.img
- Reboot into the updated Android using the item "REBOOT" on the menu "Bootloader".
- You will have to wait a bit for the MIUI 7 components to initialize, and then carry out initial setup systems.
It is worth noting that MIUI on HTC One X works very well.
Additionally. If the smartphone does not boot into Android, which makes it impossible to copy packages into memory for further installation, you can use OTG capabilities. That is, copy the package from the OS to a USB flash drive, connect it via an adapter to the device and, during further manipulations in recovery, indicate the path to "OTG-Flash".
Method 3: Android 5.1 (CyanogenMod)
In the world of Android devices, there are not many smartphones that have successfully performed their functions for more than 5 years and at the same time are popular with enthusiastic developers who successfully continue to create and port firmware based on new versions of Android.
Probably, HTC One X owners will be pleasantly surprised that a fully functional Android 5.1 can be installed on the device, but by doing the following, we get exactly this result.
Step 1: Install TWRP and new markup
Among other things, Android 5.1 brings with it the need to re-partition the device’s memory, that is, change the size of partitions to achieve best results in terms of stability and the ability to perform functions added by developers to the new version of the system. You can re-partition and install a custom one based on Android 5 only using special version.
Step 2: Installation of custom
So, the new markup is already installed on the phone, you can proceed to installing custom firmware with Android 5.1 as the basis. Let's install CyanogenMod 12.1 - an unofficial firmware port from a team that needs no introduction.
- "Platform" - "ARM";
- "Andriod" — "5.1";
- "Variant" - "nano".
To start downloading, press the round button with the image of an arrow pointing down.
Unpack the package cm-12.1-20160905-UNOFFICIAL-endeavoru.zip and move boot.img from it to the catalog with Fastboot.
Fastboot flash boot boot.img
Then we clear the cache by sending the command:
fastboot erase cache
and enjoy the new version of Android, modified for the smartphone in question.
Method 4: Official firmware
If there is a desire or need to return to the official firmware from HTC after installing custom ones, you need to again turn to the capabilities of modified recovery and Fastboot.
- Download the version of TWRP for the “old markup” and place the image in the Fastboot folder.
- Download the package with the official firmware. The link below is OS for the European region version 4.18.401.3.
- Download the image of the HTC factory recovery environment.
- Unpack the archive with the official firmware and copy it boot.img from the resulting directory to the folder with Fastboot.
We put the file there recovery_4.18.401.3.img.img, containing stock recovery.
- We flash boot.img from the official firmware via Fastboot.
fastboot flash boot boot.img - Next, install TWRP for the old markup.
fastboot flash recovery twrp2810.img
- We disconnect the device from the PC and reboot into the modified recovery environment. Then we go the next way. "Wipe" - "Advanced Wipe"- mark the section "sdcard" - Repair or Change File System» . We confirm the start of the change process file system button "Change File System".
- Next, press the button "FAT" and move the switch "Swipe to Change", and then wait for the formatting to finish and return to the TWRP main screen using the button "Home".
- Select an item "Mount", and on the next screen - "Enable MTP".
- Mounting done in the previous step will allow the smartphone to be identified in the system as a removable drive. We connect One X to the USB port and copy the zip package with the official firmware to the internal memory of the device.
- After copying the package, click "Disable MTP" and return to the main recovery screen.
- We clean all partitions except "sdcard", going through the points: "Wipe" - "Advanced Wipe"- selection of sections – "Swipe to Wipe".
- Everything is ready to install the official firmware. Choose "Install", indicate the path to the package and begin installation by sliding the switch "Swipe to Confirm Flash".
- Button "Reboot System", which will appear after the firmware is completed, will reboot the smartphone into the official version of the OS; you just need to wait for the latter to initialize.
- If desired, you can restore the factory recovery standard command Fastboot:
fastboot flash recovery recovery_4.18.401.3.img
And also block the bootloader:
fastboot oem lock
- Thus, we get a completely reinstalled official version of the software from HTC.
In conclusion, I would like to once again note the importance of scrupulously following the instructions when installing system software in HTC One X. Carry out the firmware carefully, evaluating each step before its implementation, and achieving desired result guaranteed!