[WIP][KERNEL][ROM] Wildfire S Virgin Mobile USA

**Darlingaqua** · 01-06-2012, 11:07 PM

Oh and nvm, I changed the PRL easily. I took my sweet time but I did it. The only thing is that my internet is not going any faster than what I had before. It seems about the same. What is the difference between the 61007 and 60681 prl files? and how can i update to the lastest Sprint prl.

**2fast4u88** · 01-07-2012, 03:05 PM

Originally Posted by lokito15

I am posting this on behalf of Simon because it fixes issues in both hboot and recovery and it give you HTC developer support. It is important to follow these steps exactly and in order to avoid any headaches or complications. THIS IS ONLY FOR VIRGIN MOBILE USA WILDFIRE S USERS, IF ANY ONE ELSE TRIES THIS NEITHER ME NOR SIMON ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY DAMAGE DONE TO YOUR PHONE!!!!!here it goes.

1. Download both of these files and put them in the same location as the adb file.

2 Open the terminal on your computer and enter the following
a. adb push flash_image /data/local/
b. adb shell
c. su
d. chmod 755 /data/local/flash_image
e. /data/local/flash_image /sdcard/misc.img
After this you should get a message that looks like this if you followed these directions correctly
(usage: /data/local/flash_image partition.img )

That is it your phone should not reset or anything and you will notice any obvious changes up front but it is recommended by Simon that you do this for it gives your phone HTC developer support. BUT ONLY IF YOU HAVE A VIRGIN MOBILE USA WILDFIRE S.

That misc image fix simmon nor you knew about or figured it out. So it would be nice to be credited for fixing it to begin with. In which the misc image was corrupted upon s-off via the old process. The for reference here is my gtalk log over it.

Code:

	6 minutes
10:11 PM 
me: dd if=/dev/block/mtd0 of=/sdcard/misc-stock.img bs=4096
  
you need busybox installed
10:12 PM 
simonsimons34: from android or recovery
 
me: either or
10:13 PM 
simonsimons34: ok ill do it from android
  
/dev/block/mtd0: cannot open for read: No such file or directory
10:14 PM 
me: um hold on
  
try dd if=/proc/mtd0 of=/sdcard/misc-stock.img bs=4096
  
I can't remember wtf it is on nand
10:16 PM 
simonsimons34: no go
  
same error
10:19 PM 
me: cat /dev/mtd/mtd0 > /sdcard/misc.img
  
try that
10:20 PM 
simonsimons34: something happened
10:21 PM 
got it
10:22 PM 
E: Missing bitmap icon_installing
  
in recovery
 
me: what is that for
10:23 PM 
simonsimons34: Mkm had that error i got her into recovery but she got that error and it rebooted
 
me: are you talking to her on gtalk?
10:24 PM 
simonsimons34: yep
6 minutes
10:30 PM 
simonsimons34: got the img how do i decompile
10:31 PM 
me: upload it and give it to me
  
tell her i never got a invite from her
 
simonsimons34: Lol ok.
18 minutes
10:50 PM 
me: as in I didn't get the talk invite
 
simonsimons34: i know i told her bout it
  
invite her
  
jjpolkri@gmail.com
10:51 PM 
me: did you upload that dump ?
 
simonsimons34: still uploading lol
 
me: how big is it
10:52 PM 
simonsimons34: 1mb lol. uploading at 35 bites per second
10:54 PM 
me: also i think she has a bad download or something with that recovery
 
simonsimons34: weve tried multiple
10:57 PM 
http://www.mediafire.com/?ljnfv9esxs7tge3
11:01 PM 
thats it
5 minutes
11:06 PM 
me: uh there is no cid in this
11:07 PM 
simonsimons34: Well, what can i do about it lol
 
me: fastboot oem boot
  
go to h-boot
  
got to fastboot mode and try that above
11:08 PM 
simonsimons34: hang on i need the fastboot file
11:11 PM 
u know where i can get it other than sdk
11:16 PM 
me: try this
  
http://forum.xda-developers.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=588859&d=1304719623
 
simonsimons34: thanks
11:18 PM 
wont detect my device
11:19 PM 
me: you have to be in fastboot mode
 
simonsimons34: Thats a given
 
me: You guys aren't s-off fully and I believe you are partially bricked
 
simonsimons34: huh? me or her
11:20 PM 
me: all of you
  
There should always be a cidnum in the misc-image as ruu's check the misc partition
  
yours is screwed up and corrupted
  
unless you uploaded a corrupt one
11:21 PM 
simonsimons34: Lol great. Hang on I'm going to loose internet.
11:25 PM 
ok i got it. got the output too
  
OH and mkms recovery worked for gsm only not cdma?
11:27 PM 
super cid....
11:28 PM 
me: paste the output
 
simonsimons34: simon@Aspire-5251:~$ adb reboot bootloader
simon@Aspire-5251:~$ fastboot oem boot
...
(bootloader) setup_tag addr=0x60000100 cmdline add=0x9D07DEE0
(bootloader) TAG:Ramdisk OK
(bootloader) TAG:smi ok, size = 0
(bootloader) TAG:hwid 0x0
(bootloader) TAG:skuid 0x2D101
(bootloader) TAG:hero panel = 0x3
(bootloader) TAG:engineerid = 0x0
(bootloader) MCP dual-die
(bootloader) MCP dual-die
(bootloader) TAG:mono-die = 0x0
(bootloader) Device CID is super CID
(bootloader) CID is super CID
(bootloader) Backup CID is empty
(bootloader) setting->cid::11111111
(bootloader) serial number: HT199X001642
(bootloader) commandline from head: no_console_suspend=1 console=null
(bootloader) command line length =536
(bootloader) active commandline: board_marvelc.disable_uart3=0 board_marv
(bootloader) elc.usb_h2w_sw=0 board_marvelc.disable_sdcard=0 diag.enabled
(bootloader) =0 board_marvelc.debug_uart=0 smisize=0 userdata_sel=0 andro
(bootloader) idboot.emmc=false androidboot.pagesize=4096 androidboot.bas
(bootloader) eband=0.94.00.0824 androidboot.cid=11111111 androidboot.batt
(bootloader) _poweron=good_battery androidboot.carrier=ALL androidboot.mi
(bootloader) d=PG76*** androidboot.keycaps=qwerty androidboot.mode=norm
(bootloader) al androidboot.serialno=HT199X001642 androidboot.bootloader=
(bootloader) 1.06.0000 zygote_oneshot=off kmemleak=off no_console_suspend
(bootloader) =1 console=null
(bootloader) aARM_Partion[0].name=misc
(bootloader) aARM_Partion[1].name=recovery
(bootloader) aARM_Partion[2].name=boot
(bootloader) aARM_Partion[3].name=system
(bootloader) aARM_Partion[4].name=cache
(bootloader) aARM_Partion[5].name=userdata
(bootloader) aARM_Partion[6].name=devlog
(bootloader) partition number=7
(bootloader) Valid partition num=7
FAILED (status read failed (Protocol error))
finished. total time: 6.060s
11:29 PM 
me: ok wtf is going on here then..............
11:30 PM 
you are supercid as it says and is what 11111111 means
  
how ever that misc image i got is corrupted

Then here is the actual misc image that is correct for virgin mobile and here is the stock uscc one is here

**simonsimons34** · 01-07-2012, 04:55 PM

Everyone, stock kernel with OC support

enjoy

**blazer1155** · 01-07-2012, 07:32 PM

I want to thank all of you for your help and hard work making the files, Just a quick note, it would be helpful if you added a "Date" next to the file so users won't keep asking when a new file is released. That way they can see when it's updated.

**Carmer95** · 01-07-2012, 10:43 PM

Hi, I'm attempting to S-Off my HTC Wildfire S. I have followed all the steps and have successfully created the goldcard. But i am to step 13 and i have the files i am told to move, but when i select GOLDCARD (E

i do not have a ROOT folder. I only have .android_secure and LOST.DIR. Am i missing something? What can i do to solve this?

**simonsimons34** · 01-07-2012, 10:58 PM

The root of the sdcard is just the sdcard, not in another folder
you can now unlock with htcdev.com and i reccomend that for noobs, as you cant flash anything that will totally brick your phone

**Carmer95** · 01-07-2012, 11:03 PM

So just copy the files to the SD card? And then proceed with the rest of the steps to S-Off my phone?(:

**ajohnson747** · 01-08-2012, 08:19 AM

Thanks for the great instructions. My phone is now rooted and s-off. I want to try the PRL, but like others, question whether or not it will actually increase the download upload speeds of the 3g. Also, aren't the PRLs based on location? would these work for the upstate new york area?? Thanks

**simonsimons34** · 01-08-2012, 10:57 AM

It never hurts to do it. Just gives access to more towers

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**simonsimons34** · 01-08-2012, 10:58 AM

Originally Posted by Carmer95

So just copy the files to the SD card? And then proceed with the rest of the steps to S-Off my phone?(:

Correct

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**ajohnson747** · 01-08-2012, 12:17 PM

Hey, I am attempting to do the prl change. The steps are below for reference:

I am OK up until step 10. I downloaded QPST to my computer and unzipped the 60681 to my computer as well. Well I go to device manager in windows 7, it has the unknown device labeled as "HTC Diag". When I go to update the driver, I assume that I need to look in the HTC DIAG files I downloaded. When I choose the Win 7 64 folder, the computer says it could not find the device driver. Any idea what I am doing wrong??

Change PRL for faster Internet and better signal:
You must download QPST, the PRL file, an app on the phone and be rooted:
1) download this on the phone
2) Open the app, and accept the superuser request.
3) Tap read MSL
4) Write down your MSL, you'll need it
5) Go to the phone app, dial ##PORT# and hit on, then select.
6) Enter your MSL and click OK
7) Plug into a computer and download HTC diag drivers attached to this thread
8) Go ahead and Google and download QPST
9) Download and unzip the attached 60681.zip
10) Now for fun, If anything confuses you, Google it.
10B) go to the device manager, and select the unknown HTC device, then update driver. then browse>let me pick from a list>have disk>go to downloaded unzipped folder>choose the appropriate folder for your OS type>click the driver. Now open, next, yes, close. Right click HTC Modem, and go to Properties>Advanced port settings>see what your COM port is
10C)Open QPST CONFIGURATION and select port. then add port, here you type the port your HTC MODEM is on.
10D) Your phone will now show up, and you will click start client>service programing
11) click your device and OK.
12) DO EXACTLY AS I SAY NOW! NOTHING ELSE!!! NO LOOKING AROUND!!!!!!!
13) Click read from phone, Give it the MSL you wrote down
14) Now click save to file
15) Click roam
16) Click browse where it says file and in that you put the 60681.prl you downloaded AND unzipped
17) Write to phone. THIS WILL RESTART THE PHONE, BOOT MAY TAKE A WHILE DON'T PANIC
18) Enjoy faster Internet
WIP:

**ajohnson747** · 01-08-2012, 02:07 PM

Forget it-- got it to work. User error......like most times! Great tutorial-- just need to follow it EXACTLY-- which I obviously didn't do. PRL change appears to speed up 3G, too!

**JaimeDiego** · 01-08-2012, 07:47 PM

Originally Posted by ajohnson747

Thanks for the great instructions. My phone is now rooted and s-off. I want to try the PRL, but like others, question whether or not it will actually increase the download upload speeds of the 3g. Also, aren't the PRLs based on location? would these work for the upstate new york area?? Thanks

**JaimeDiego** · 01-08-2012, 07:50 PM

Originally Posted by ajohnson747

Thanks for the great instructions. My phone is now rooted and s-off. I want to try the PRL, but like others, question whether or not it will actually increase the download upload speeds of the 3g. Also, aren't the PRLs based on location? would I these work for the upstate new york area?? Thanks

Hey I am trying to s off my HTC wildfire s and I have green all around to all forums and trying to figure out what I am doing wrong. Did you use the card that came with the phone? Where did you get the files you used?

**2fast4u88** · 01-08-2012, 08:01 PM

Are you gsm or cdma? If gsm you need to use the unlock tool or xtc clip. If cdma you can use the original guide a few thread down in this section. You may also use my tool to do it if you like. How ever keep in mind that you need the misc-image fixed after s-offing using the guide or tool by myself. This is due to the corruption of the misc-image. It won't hurt the phone at all, how ever with out knowing the carrier I can't give the right one to you.

Or if you just want unlock you can use the htc unlock tool on it. How ever it isn't full s-off though allows flashing of roms. You can also use both together if you like. Though isn't needed at all, plus htc would now know you are unlocked as well if you went with the htc unlock tool.

**JaimeDiego** · 01-08-2012, 08:34 PM

Originally Posted by 2fast4u88

Are you gsm or cdma? If gsm you need to use the unlock tool or xtc clip. If cdma you can use the original guide a few thread down in this section. You may also use my tool to do it if you like. How ever keep in mind that you need the misc-image fixed after s-offing using the guide or tool by myself. This is due to the corruption of the misc-image. It won't hurt the phone at all, how ever with out knowing the carrier I can't give the right one to you.

Or if you just want unlock you can use the htc unlock tool on it. How ever it isn't full s-off though allows flashing of roms. You can also use both together if you like. Though isn't
needed at all, plus htc would now know you are unlocked as well if you went with the htc unlock tool.

I am using the cdma virgin mobile wildfire s.

**drivian** · 01-09-2012, 04:28 PM

You guys took to long :P jk, I went and got a contract with Sprint, and got the HTC EVO 3D

**Silent7x** · 01-10-2012, 02:44 PM

I have done the root and prl hack but recently upgraded my Micro SD card from 2gb to 16gb and wiped my phone to factory settings. Will it still have root and the prl hack? I see SuperUser so it should have root but what about the prl or do I need to do it again?

Thanks

**forgiv** · 01-10-2012, 04:23 PM

Used your guide to S-Off, Install Custom Recovery and Root my vm marvelc. The CM7 alpha works about 90 percent. The only problems I have are that the camera doesn't work, the camera app crashes the phone entirely, other camera apps also freeze phone. The second problem isn't really a problem, just a little thing about how to ROM detects the carrier. It seems confused and detects US Cellular as my carrier, oh well. Everything else works 100 percent! GREAT WORK!

I'll keep trying to find more bugs.

*bluetooth not working
*wifi tethering not working
*wrong carrier name
*camera causes crash

**simonsimons34** · 01-10-2012, 07:11 PM

Thanks everyone.
PS I'm pretty sure a reset ly deletes data partition, so you should be fine. However you will always be soff
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**ajohnson747** · 01-11-2012, 05:14 AM

The phone is working great, but I have one issue (maybe it was there before) but not a big deal. When I take the phone's screen out of sleep mode the clock widget always starts off an hour behind and then corrects itself within a couple of seconds. I'm figuring it may have something to do with the PRL hack being set to a specific region other than upstate new york?? Any fix for this?

**simonsimons34** · 01-11-2012, 04:16 PM

That's how htc designed it, across all sense 2+

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**nmahadkar** · 01-12-2012, 09:56 AM

Is the CM7.2 on the first post the latest release?

**FromUndaChz** · 01-12-2012, 09:16 PM

Sure.

**Carmer95** · 01-14-2012, 10:45 AM

I own an HTC Wildfire S and I recently rooted it using this threads instructions. Now that I have this root, I have seen things about Cyanogenmod 7.1 which interested me. I would like to know the simplest way to put this on my phone. Will it erase everything? Also, I would appreciate clockworkmod recovery being explained. I am somewhat new with Android rooting so thank you in advance(: