How to Update HTC Desire S with ICS 4.0.4 Firmware

HTC Desire S now gets the latest update of ICS 4.0.4 Firmware. Yes, you have heard it right, an all new custom ROM firmware has arrived which is dubbed as Virtuous Saga v1.0. This custom ROM firmware comes with the latest Sense 3.6 version and is based on the RUU 3.04.401.1 and comes with the 3.0.16 kernel. We will be talking about the features of this Virtuous custom ROM firmware, screen captures, pre requisites and a detailed guide which will help you to update Desire S with ICS 4.0.4. Be informed that this is not an Official firmware of ICS 4.0 released by HTC and also we don’t have any exact time on by when this ICS will be released officially to HTC Desire S smartphone.

The best part of this update is that most of the things are stable, though if at all you face any bugs then do let us know in the comments section as we will convey the same to the developer. It was the last time when we saw on how you can install the latest ICS Android 4.0 firmwareversion and this is the one which will guide you to install ICS 4.0.4 firmware.

Features of Virtuous ROM:

• Multilanguage
• Ultra-Fast
• Improved EXT4 performance
• Improved animation performance
• De-odexed
• Busy box / Super user
• Zip-aligned
• Latest Maps
• Latest Market

There are some features which are removed from this build and are,

• Twitter
• Adobe Reader (you can download it from Market)
• Some other HTC bloat ware

Screen Captures of Virtuous Custom ROM Firmware on Desire S:

Procedure to Update HTC Desire S with ICS 4.0.4 Firmware:

• Download the ICS 4.0.4 Firmware package from here to your computer. Once downloaded, you need to connect your phone to the computer using the original USB cable and copy this downloaded zip package in your device’s internal memory.

• Disconnect the device and turn off the device so that it can be then entered in the recovery mode via boot loader mode.

• The Boot loader mode in HTC DESIRE S can be entered by pressing Volume UP Key + OK button, and holding both simultaneously press the Power Button. If the Desire S boots in the normal mode then you need to try again to enter into the recovery mode.
• In the boot loader mode, you need to select “recovery” so as to enter into the recovery mode. Now, in the recovery mode, you need to select “install zip from sd card” > “choose zip from sd card” and then choose the ICS Android 4.0.4 Zip file which is placed in the phone.
• Once you select the file, the process of firmware update will be started and it will take up to 5 minutes to finish the update. Once the update is applied, you need to select “clear cache” from the recovery mode itself so as to clear off the cache data. The need for clearing and wiping the data is necessary so as to get away with the force close errors.
• After this from the recovery mode, you need to select“++++ Go Back ++++” > “reboot system now” to reboot the phone. Please note that it will take more than normal time
• So there you go, you have now successfully upgraded your Desire S with the latest ICS 4.0.4 firmware. Do let us know in the comments section just in case if you face any issues as we will try our level best to sort out the same.

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