I'm stuck at the bootloading screen on my Rezound, and I'm lost as to what to do. I was attempting to load the new RUU on my device but obviously, something went wrong. I believe I renamed the wrong file to PH98IMG.zip and screwed something up. I have tried to push the correct RUU file through ADB, but I can't get my device to show up. Is there a way to access my sd card so I can put the correct RUU file on my device?
Micro sd > sd adapter > USB card reader.
Or put your sd card into another phone and download the correct ph98img.zip file
Thanks. I was wondering if there was a way to access the sd card from the bootloader menu, but I guess I'll have to go out and buy a sd card reader tomorrow. Now I just hope I didn't permanently mess anything up by flashing a ROM file as PH98IMG.zip.
If you can get to bootloader it is recoverable
Ok, try this, while connected to a pc. Pull out sd card & battery while in hboot. Go to fastboot and make sure you got fasboot usb showing. Unlock bootloader(unless your on eng hboot or patched jb's hboot), download AmonRA 3.15 renamed to recovery.img, then do "fastboot boot recovery.img", but before pushing enter. Replace battery and sd card.
That will get you to where you can access the external SD card with its USB mounting.
or
You have not run a RUU. There is no RUU for ICS yet. A RUU is a Rom Update UTILITY (meaning, it is in the form of an EXE file run from a PC with the phone connected; and it does quite a bit more than a simply PKxxxx.zip flashover file).
Oddly, if you actually had a RUU, it would probably solve your problem.
jdmba said:
You have not run a RUU. There is no RUU for ICS yet. A RUU is a Rom Update UTILITY (meaning, it is in the form of an EXE file run from a PC with the phone connected; and it does quite a bit more than a simply PKxxxx.zip flashover file).
Oddly, if you actually had a RUU, it would probably solve your problem.
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It's amazing how many people do not know the difference between ruu and bootloader images.....
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It's amazing how many people do not know the difference between ruu and bootloader images.....
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Dealing with one right now!
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=25638449&postcount=5
jdmba said:
Dealing with one right now!
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=25638449&postcount=5
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Nice try.
PH98IMG.zip is contained within the RUU.exe....when extracted it is named Rom.zip. this file contains everything found in the PH98IMG.zip we flash in the bootloader.We just rename it it to the ph98img.zip
however, it is still an image file. It needs to be flashed, either the Utility, fastboot, or bootloader.
Without the image the Rom Updater Utility would be useless.
What ever name you want to call a ph98img...is still an image file.
But the post was good reading but still does not mean you proved a point or proved me wrong. or that it is not an image file.
Note: this post is not trying to say anyone is wrong.....
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Nice try.
PH98IMG.zip is contained within the RUU.exe....when extracted it is named Rom.zip. this file contains everything found in the PH98IMG.zip we flash in the bootloader.We just rename it it to the ph98img.zip
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I was on your side!!!
Anyway, there are 3, and only 3, RUU's for the Rezound:
http://www.filefactory.com/f/c2e320ee1d5c7886
Can't seem to get anyone to understand that; but like I said, its a losing battle.
If there WERE actually a RUU, I would gladly run it, because then that would properly replace all part of my GB install with ICS. Flashing this PHxxxx.zip image, will not do so (hence the need for the "old firmware fix").
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oops, my bad...lol. sorry. Thanks
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jdmba said:
If there WERE actually a RUU, I would gladly run it, because then that would properly replace all part of my GB install with ICS. Flashing this PHxxxx.zip image, will not do so (hence the need for the "old firmware fix").
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What parts are you saying do not get replaced? I flashed the new leak yesterday specifically to upgrade from the gb firmware and it works fine without a patch. I'm running Nils ICS Business 3.4.
Just wondering.
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If you can get to bootloader it is recoverable
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i am stuck in the bootloader and cant get out. adb wont see it but i can see it in device manager. i f-ed my phone up so i relocked and ran the latest GB ruu and it failed and now i am stuck in the bootloader. it does say fastboot usb. any help would be great
Figure I'd try posting here, rather than start up a new thread. I tried looking for my specific problem but couldn't find it. Anyway, new to HTC and Rezound, coming from a rooted Droid X, so I'm familiar with flashing roms. My Rezound is completely stock.
I downloaded the most current ICS leak, RUU_Vigor_3.14.605.10. I put it on the root of my sd card, renamed it, and held power and down button. The phone loads the PH98IMG.zip for a few minutes, then proceeds to checking the PH98IMG.zip for a few minutes. After this is all done, I'm on the bootloader screen. Where to go from here? I thought the phone should have automatically rebooted? I clicked fastboot, then restart, which just brings me back to GB. I'm obviously missing an easy step here. Do I go into recovery, or somewhere else?
Thanks in advance guys. I hate being the new guy, late to the party.
Seemed to have figured it out. Had to re-download the leak on a different computer, and now my phone is updating itself. Weird. Finally get my hands on ICS.
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I was on your side!!!
Anyway, there are 3, and only 3, RUU's for the Rezound:
http://www.filefactory.com/f/c2e320ee1d5c7886
Can't seem to get anyone to understand that; but like I said, its a losing battle.
If there WERE actually a RUU, I would gladly run it, because then that would properly replace all part of my GB install with ICS. Flashing this PHxxxx.zip image, will not do so (hence the need for the "old firmware fix").
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I've flashed a couple PH98IMG.zips and they were for different things on my phone. one was a splashscreen and the other was an update (ICS Update to be exact). now isn't that supposed to be an RUUs job? to update the phone? there are a couple ways to update the phone, one being a new leaked stock rom through recovery, and another through hboot with a PH98IMG file.
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So I don't know why, but the RUU exe files just don't work for me. I've done everything but start fresh on my PC, but it's exam week in a computer modeling class and I just can't do that right now!
I've had nothing but problems since I attempted one of the 2-step processes out there for updating to the radios/kernels, so I really want to get through an RUU so I know I'm clean at my lowest levels.
I have found the PH98...zip files for the shipped version of the ROM, but thoes don't work due to my version of HBOOT (not mainver.. that never got updated).
Does anyone out there have one for the newest RUU? At this point, I think flashing that from HBOOT is the only option I have.
I have no idea how to extract it myself, so I can do that too if someone can tell me how!
Thanks for any help.
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So I don't know why, but the RUU exe files just don't work for me. I've done everything but start fresh on my PC, but it's exam week in a computer modeling class and I just can't do that right now!
I've had nothing but problems since I attempted one of the 2-step processes out there for updating to the radios/kernels, so I really want to get through an RUU so I know I'm clean at my lowest levels.
I have found the PH98...zip files for the shipped version of the ROM, but thoes don't work due to my version of HBOOT (not mainver.. that never got updated).
Does anyone out there have one for the newest RUU? At this point, I think flashing that from HBOOT is the only option I have.
I have no idea how to extract it myself, so I can do that too if someone can tell me how!
Thanks for any help.
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u can just pull the "rom.zip" from the RUU and rename to PH98IMG.zip and ur good to go.
dl this for a how-to on how to do this..
http://forum.xda-developers.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=486701&d=1294753279
You did relock your bootloader before running the RUU right?
andybones said:
u can just pull the "rom.zip" from the RUU and rename to PH98IMG.zip and ur good to go.
dl this for a how-to on how to do this..
http://forum.xda-developers.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=486701&d=1294753279
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Awesome, thanks!
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You did relock your bootloader before running the RUU right?
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Oh yeah. Really, tried everything. It sees the phone, reads the current build, goes through the next screen or two, and then once it says "Rebooting to Bootloader" it either sits there for a couple minutes till it times out and errors or errors immediately. I cannot find any other posts of people having problems, so I'm really at a loss. Makes me worried about having more troubles once the official ICS build comes out... but I probably have a lot of time till then.
Thanks guys!
Tried this as well, and my phone is not seeing the file
Make sure you are naming the file correctly "PH98IMG. zip" the instructions provided give a different file name than want the Rezound uses.
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Make sure you are naming the file correctly "PH98IMG. zip" the instructions provided give a different file name than want the Rezound uses.
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I updated to the latest ota that verizon sent out. I didnt flash a rom, only perm rooted/unlocked...I relocked my phone tried the ruu exe many times didnt work..I done a backup of my nandroid but it took me back to the earlier firmware but still have the updated radio..So, I will relock it and place this on my sd card and try again..I was getting error 140 on the ruu exe
Here is the no-brainer fix for those that end up having Mainver issues, or maybe want to come back from an ICS ROM to GB and RUU and the normal methods don't work...
Go to www.scottsroms.com and hit the download section, look for Rezound and Stock Roms. Grab his boot image for the latest OTA.
Then download his "Cleanflash" utility and copy the boot.img file to that directory on your PC.
Run it and select option "2".
That restores the stock boot image and mainver right there. If you made a Nandroid of your system from before you went to ICS, boot into recovery and restore it. His tool will also install Amon Ra or CWM recovery, just like the boot image, download the one you want and copy that recovery.img to the cleanflash folder and run the tool.
I went from a completely hosed ICS install which would not allow RUU or Hbooting the PH98IMG.zip file... nothing worked, was contemplating replacing the phone, when I tried Scott's tool to push the stock boot image to the phone and then restored my Nandroid.
Worked 100% in under 5 minutes, the Nandroid Restore taking most of that time.
Hope this helps!
So now that I'm s-off, is it easier to flash an ruu? Can someone explain?
I believe I no longer have to relock the phone. True?
Will either sd card be wiped in the process?
Can I go back to earlier ruu's if I want?
Thank you.
Rezound, s-off, loving it.
Piaband said:
So now that I'm s-off, is it easier to flash an ruu? Can someone explain?
I believe I no longer have to relock the phone. True?
Will either sd card be wiped in the process?
Can I go back to earlier ruu's if I want?
Thank you.
Rezound, s-off, loving it.
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no you dont have to relock anymore..sd will be wiped as before..you can go to any ruu you like..flash process is the same for ruu
The only plus for an s-off device as fast as RUUs go is that you get not only to upgrade but also to downgrade, which on s-on devices would cause a brick.
So if say you tried the 3.14 RUU and wanted to go back to GB you sir can.
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no you dont have to relock anymore..sd will be wiped as before..you can go to any ruu you like..flash process is the same for ruu
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So I can flash an ruu zip from recovery like a Rom?
Rezound, s-off, loving it.
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So I can flash an ruu zip from recovery like a Rom?
Rezound, s-off, loving it.
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Ofcourse not, you've to flash the RUU from the bootloader.
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1. Won't have to re-lock
2. It will wipe everything but external SD
3. Can do ANY RUU
4. Offical RUU's are .exe flies you run on windows while phone is plugged in.
5. All the leaks you put as Ph98img.zip 's and you put them on root of SD then boot to bootloader.
RoryHe said:
1. Won't have to re-lock
2. It will wipe everything but external SD
3. Can do ANY RUU
4. Offical RUU's are .exe flies you run on windows while phone is plugged in.
5. All the leaks you put as Ph98img.zip 's and you put them on root of SD then boot to bootloader.
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# 4 .... Thanks! a ruu is an executable pc file. The only thing a have is a rom image. The last Ruu was gb.
I'm running cons patched hboot 2.11. Do I need to do anything different if I wanna install the latest leaked ruu?
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An ruu will reset your hboot im pretty sure.
Yes the .exe RUU's are offical the ph98img.zip's are leaked RUU's but they both pretty much do the same thing.
I am s-off, will this give me s-on? Or will my phone stay s-off?
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I am s-off, will this give me s-on? Or will my phone stay s-off?
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You'll stay s-off
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Every time I try to flash an exe RUU it fails every time since I've been s-off. What am I doing wrong?
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RUU
You would do a true RUU executable in Windows with your phone in fastboot.
The misnamed RUU's that are actually PBxxIMG's are flashed on startup into bootloader.
A custom ROM is flashed in Recovery with install from sdCard option.
Im s-off running Nil's business ics v2.2 sense 4.0, gb patch/sdcard fix. Ill be honest, the phone works absolutely better than ever right now, but, im intrigued by the fact that im still on gb firmware and may be missing out on the full potential of the latest firmware. Does the patch replace the need to upgrade alltogether? If not Is there really a big difference between gb and ics with the performance/radios?
stryver said:
Im s-off running Nil's business ics v2.2 sense 4.0, gb patch/sdcard fix. Ill be honest, the phone works absolutely better than ever right now, but, im intrigued by the fact that im still on gb firmware and may be missing out on the full potential of the latest firmware. Does the patch replace the need to upgrade alltogether? If not Is there really a big difference between gb and ics with the performance/radios?
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The gb patch/sdcard fix is the same thing, right? I think the Aroma installer installs the patch..
Anyway, yes the patch corrects for the firmware/ics rom difference. The change in performance/radios is subjective. I didn't notice anything different. Of course if s-off, you can always go back. My recommendation is go ahead and upgrade. You will sooner or later.
Well for some reason if i just flash the rom without the gb fix the phone will bootloop, naturally; but when i flash the gb patch i lose my sd card. So i have another file i downloaded(i dont remeber where from) called the sd fix that i flash last that does the trick. Come to think of it, i never tried just flashing the sd fix in place of the gb patch. Now that you say so they might be the same thing i might just have the wrong gb patch, idk. Buuut, its funny, you dont even know me but its like you know me so well, lol. Im gonna go ahead and fix the problem at the source by flashing the ics RUU as soon as i get a chance tonight. Its inevitable, im curious and this will bug the heck out of me until i do it. Just like s-off did.
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stryver said:
Well for some reason if i just flash the rom without the gb fix the phone will bootloop, naturally; but when i flash the gb patch i lose my sd card. So i have another file i downloaded(i dont remeber where from) called the sd fix that i flash last that does the trick. Come to think of it, i never tried just flashing the sd fix in place of the gb patch. Now that you say so they might be the same thing i might just have the wrong gb patch, idk. Buuut, its funny, you dont even know me but its like you know me so well, lol. Im gonna go ahead and fix the problem at the source by flashing the ics RUU as soon as i get a chance tonight. Its inevitable, im curious and this will bug the heck out of me until i do it. Just like s-off did.
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1. Flash the 3.14.605.10 RUU as PH98IMG.ZIP in bootloader.
2. Boot to stock ICS leak, don't set up, connect to PC and
3. Rename the PH98IMG.ZIP file, then either
4A. While still connected to PC, reboot to bootloader, go to fastboot usb and flash Amon Ra 3 . 15 recovery (see that xda thread for file & fastboot command) OR
4B. While still connected to PC, go into drive mode and copy Amon Ra 3.15 flashable package as PH98IMG.ZIP to sdcard2, reboot to bootloader and it will flash recovery.
5. Reboot to stock ICS ROM, connect to PC in drive mode and Put Nils' Business ICS Sense 4.0 v2.2 on sdcard2,
6. Reboot to recovery and flash Nils' ROM
Some people encounter card access problems after the firmware update. I did on one Rezound but not the other.
If you do encounter the problem, copy your card contents to PC, reformat it in the Rezound then copy back the contents.
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hgoldner said:
1. Flash the 3.14.605.10 RUU as PH98IMG.ZIP in bootloader.
2. Boot to stock ICS leak, don't set up, connect to PC and
3. Rename the PH98IMG.ZIP file, then either
4A. While still connected to PC, reboot to bootloader, go to fastboot usb and flash Amon Ra 3 . 15 recovery (see that xda thread for file & fastboot command) OR
4B. While still connected to PC, go into drive mode and copy Amon Ra 3.15 flashable package as PH98IMG.ZIP to sdcard2, reboot to bootloader and it will flash recovery.
5. Reboot to stock ICS ROM, connect to PC in drive mode and Put Nils' Business ICS Sense 4.0 v2.2 on sdcard2,
6. Reboot to recovery and flash Nils' ROM
Some people encounter card access problems after the firmware update. I did on one Rezound but not the other.
If you do encounter the problem, copy your card contents to PC, reformat it in the Rezound then copy back the contents.
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Hi, do you need supercid after s-off to run any ruu?
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Hi, do you need supercid after s-off to run any ruu?
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I never used supercid on my Rezound or any other handset (I haven't been on the Rezound since March). Not sure whether you need to do it. If you're S-OFF, you should be able to run the RUU for your version of the Rezound. There are official RUU's available for the Rezound, which is more than I can say for my current handset.
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I never used supercid on my Rezound or any other handset (I haven't been on the Rezound since March). Not sure whether you need to do it. If you're S-OFF, you should be able to run the RUU for your version of the Rezound. There are official RUU's available for the Rezound, which is more than I can say for my current handset.
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Agh, I'm sorry I didn't realize I was posting in the wrong place. My device is a HTC One S and I was able to get S-off, SuperCid and run a european RUU to get back everything. It's all working now!
Thanks !
So I have figured out that in order for my SD card to mount right (since it isn't mounting to my phone at all) and for my phone to stop bootlooping, I have to reflash an RUU. So I'm a bit of a noob still with this kind of stuff so please bear with me I just need someone to link the latest GB RUU for me and explain step by step on how to relock my phone....Please if someone can help me with this I would greatly appreciate!!! Actually it would be great if someone could also explain how to install the RUU step by step from beginning to end for me I would love that please I would really appreciate it. Thanks!!!
npainter7 said:
So I have figured out that in order for my SD card to mount right (since it isn't mounting to my phone at all) and for my phone to stop bootlooping, I have to reflash an RUU. So I'm a bit of a noob still with this kind of stuff so please bear with me I just need someone to link the latest GB RUU for me and explain step by step on how to relock my phone....Please if someone can help me with this I would greatly appreciate!!! Actually it would be great if someone could also explain how to install the RUU step by step from beginning to end for me I would love that please I would really appreciate it. Thanks!!!
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Open terminal, cd to your adb and fastboot folder, and type fastboot oem lock that will relock the boot loader, as far as the RUU I can't help you step by step because I believe the GB RUU is a .exe and I have a Mac so idk, just run it and do what it says lol
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Open terminal, cd to your adb and fastboot folder, and type fastboot oem lock that will relock the boot loader, as far as the RUU I can't help you step by step because I believe the GB RUU is a .exe and I have a Mac so idk, just run it and do what it says lol
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Lol thanks man. Um now when I have to unlock it again what do I have to do? Just checking to make sure I don't have to do something different lol
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You just have to flash the unlock token again you don't have to do the whole thing unless you deleted your unlock token.
If you flashed one of the ICS leaks, in order to go back to GB, you will have to be s-off or it will not work. If you are still on GB, then you have 2 ways to do it. You will need to have your bootloader locked and then download one of the 2.01.605.11 downloads HERE. Each one works a little differently. The one ending in exe is the full RUU that you will have to run on your computer with the Rezound connected witha data cable. The one ending in .zip can be put on your external sd card, renamed to PH98IMG.zip and will run when you reboot to your bootloader.
I used the Hasoon2000 tool kit. It has a relock button built in and is way easy to use with step by step instructions for unlock, root and s-off.
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mikey i too am trying to ruu my phone and get back to stock GB. if i didnt flash a leak and only flashed an ICS rom will i still have to be s-off or can i go ahead and flash a GB RUU or at this point am i forced to move forward with and ICS RUU?
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mikey i too am trying to ruu my phone and get back to stock GB. if i didnt flash a leak and only flashed an ICS rom will i still have to be s-off or can i go ahead and flash a GB RUU or at this point am i forced to move forward with and ICS RUU?
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You should be able to flash the GB RUU if you only flashed the ICS rom. If you didn't flash an ICS leak, then you still have the GB firmware so should be good to go. There are some stock rooted GB out there too if those interest you.
EDIT: as mikey said..you need to be locked if you want to flash the RUU.
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If you flashed one of the ICS leaks, in order to go back to GB, you will have to be s-off or it will not work. If you are still on GB, then you have 2 ways to do it. You will need to have your bootloader locked and then download one of the 2.01.605.11 downloads HERE. Each one works a little differently. The one ending in exe is the full RUU that you will have to run on your computer with the Rezound connected witha data cable. The one ending in .zip can be put on your external sd card, renamed to PH98IMG.zip and will run when you reboot to your bootloader.
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Wow thank you so so much. I have been searching forever for an .exe RUU for GB. It seemed like I was never going to find one. Thanks for the link man. I am downloading both right now. So as of right now, I have 2 .zip ROM files that I installed yesterday onto my external SD card. One is an ICS and the other is a stock 3.6 sense with android 4.0.4 i believe....Now when I change the name of the .zip file that I am now downloading, will my phone try and read the other ROMS on my SD card?? Or will it just read the PH98IMG.zip one since I changed the name of the file?
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Wow thank you so so much. I have been searching forever for an .exe RUU for GB. It seemed like I was never going to find one. Thanks for the link man. I am downloading both right now. So as of right now, I have 2 .zip ROM files that I installed yesterday onto my external SD card. One is an ICS and the other is a stock 3.6 sense with android 4.0.4 i believe....Now when I change the name of the .zip file that I am now downloading, will my phone try and read the other ROMS on my SD card?? Or will it just read the PH98IMG.zip one since I changed the name of the file?
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It will only read the ph98img file
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It will only read the ph98img file
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Thanks man!! So when I run the .exe file. I go ahead and unlock my phone correct??? and in order to unlock my phone again do I need to go back to htcdev.com and put my code back in and submit it n all? or can I open a command prompt and type something in. and if thats what I have to do, what do i type?
npainter7 said:
Thanks man!! So when I run the .exe file. I go ahead and unlock my phone correct??? and in order to unlock my phone again do I need to go back to htcdev.com and put my code back in and submit it n all? or can I open a command prompt and type something in. and if thats what I have to do, what do i type?
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Ok yes, run the RUU, then you unlock your phone. When u unlocked your phone the first time, you had to flash An Unlock_code.bin file. Did you delete that? Or do u still have it? If you have it you can place it in your adb and fastboot folder, cd into that folder, and type
Code:
fastboot flash unlocktoken Unlock_code.bin
if you didn't keep it, you have to do the whole HTCDev unlock like you did the first time
npainter7 said:
Wow thank you so so much. I have been searching forever for an .exe RUU for GB. It seemed like I was never going to find one. Thanks for the link man. I am downloading both right now. So as of right now, I have 2 .zip ROM files that I installed yesterday onto my external SD card. One is an ICS and the other is a stock 3.6 sense with android 4.0.4 i believe....Now when I change the name of the .zip file that I am now downloading, will my phone try and read the other ROMS on my SD card?? Or will it just read the PH98IMG.zip one since I changed the name of the file?
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Just a reminder. If you flash the ICS leaked RUU, you will not be able to go back to GB unless you s-off.
AshtonTS said:
Ok yes, run the RUU, then you unlock your phone. When u unlocked your phone the first time, you had to flash An Unlock_code.bin file. Did you delete that? Or do u still have it? If you have it you can place it in your adb and fastboot folder, cd into that folder, and type
Code:
fastboot flash unlocktoken Unlock_code.bin
if you didn't keep it, you have to do the whole HTCDev unlock like you did the first time
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Just a reminder. If you flash the ICS leaked RUU, you will not be able to go back to GB unless you s-off.
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Ya I still have the unlock code thank God lol. Ok thanks I will do that after I run the RUU.
Topgun, nope I didn't flash the ICS leaked RUU as soon as I rooted my phone, i thought I could go ahead and flash any ROM. just like i did with my dinc2. So i just flashed an ICS ROM and then when bootlooping started happening and my sd card not mounting at all. Now I'm really wanting to s-off because it sucks that every time I want to flash a ROM I have to flash an RUU first or whatever. kinda annoying. s-off here I come!! well as soon as my phone is back to normal of course lol
npainter7 said:
Ya I still have the unlock code thank God lol. Ok thanks I will do that after I run the RUU.
Topgun, nope I didn't flash the ICS leaked RUU as soon as I rooted my phone, i thought I could go ahead and flash any ROM. just like i did with my dinc2. So i just flashed an ICS ROM and then when bootlooping started happening and my sd card not mounting at all. Now I'm really wanting to s-off because it sucks that every time I want to flash a ROM I have to flash an RUU first or whatever. kinda annoying. s-off here I come!! well as soon as my phone is back to normal of course lol
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I know what the issue is. You don't need to flash An ICS RUU, you just need the SD patch, since ICS and GB have different mount points for the sd card. You can find that patch in slimrom's thread, or the cleanrom de thread. try flashing that in recovery before you relock and ruu, if you havent already. And if you flash the ICS RUU you only have to do it once not every time you flash a rom
edit, too slow....
AshtonTS said:
I know what the issue is. You don't need to flash An ICS RUU, you just need the SD patch, since ICS and GB have different mount points for the sd card. You can find that patch in slimrom's thread, or the cleanrom de thread. try flashing that in recovery before you relock and ruu, if you havent already. And if you flash the ICS RUU you only have to do it once not every time you flash a rom
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Dang that would have been nice lol. But ive locked my phone back up again and tried running the RUU. an error came up so it didn't work. but i was told that sometimes it takes a couple of times correct??? Also I can't figure out how to rerun the RUU now. When I go to where the file is, the file is a rar. file. and i don't see anywhere on how to run the file again...I need help with that. do i have to extract the file into a certain folder? Gosh such a process when you don't know how to do everything lol
npainter7 said:
Dang that would have been nice lol. But ive locked my phone back up again and tried running the RUU. an error came up so it didn't work. but i was told that sometimes it takes a couple of times correct??? Also I can't figure out how to rerun the RUU now. When I go to where the file is, the file is a rar. file. and i don't see anywhere on how to run the file again...I need help with that. do i have to extract the file into a certain folder? Gosh such a process when you don't know how to do everything lol
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Ya know, I actually have no idea. what you could do is run an ICS RUU all you have to do is put it on the SD card as a PH98IMG.zip
AshtonTS said:
Ya know, I actually have no idea. what you could do is run an ICS RUU all you have to do is put it on the SD card as a PH98IMG.zip
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Ok, so isn't the ICS RUU an exe file? And then rename it to PH98IMG?.zip?
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npainter7 said:
Ok, so isn't the ICS RUU an exe file? And then rename it to PH98IMG?.zip?
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The ICS RUU is not an EXE its just a zip. You rename it to PH98IMG.zip and place it on the SD card and Flash in HBoot. You just have to make sure to to flash it all the way because it reboots twice during the process i believe
Edit: to make it clearer, the GB RUU is an Exe, but all the ICS RUU's are zips
Gotta take the phone back to Sprint and I know they're not gonna like that it's rooted.
I haven't seen a guide yet on how to Unroot.
Any help?
I have it rooted and HTC Unlocked. S is still ON. TWRP recovery.
What do I need to do before I take it back to them?
Run ruu that matches your current hboot.
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Run ruu that matches your current hboot.
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The RUU means OTA, right?
If so, I already tried flashing it thru TWRP and it didn't work.
If not, I just downloaded it. How do I run it?
Edit: I just watched a video on how to rub it using ADB, which is USUALLY no problem.. but I'm helping my brother do this over the phone who lives 700+ miles away from me and he has no idea how to do anything to do with phones.
So is there an easy way to run the RUU for even the biggest phone n00bs?
none
you put it on your sd-card, boot the phone to h-boot, make sure you get the right ruu for your bootloader, you will want to boot into BL and get that, then google it, I have seen these RUU's so I know there out there.
Download the right one, put it on the sd card, then when you boot into BL it will automatically grab it and run it. DO NOT touch your phone while it's running, if it loses power, it will brick it.
Afterwards delete the ruu file off the SD Card
Piece a cake
musicman625 said:
you put it on your sd-card, boot the phone to h-boot, make sure you get the right ruu for your bootloader, you will want to boot into BL and get that, then google it, I have seen these RUU's so I know there out there.
Download the right one, put it on the sd card, then when you boot into BL it will automatically grab it and run it. DO NOT touch your phone while it's running, if it loses power, it will brick it.
Afterwards delete the ruu file off the SD Card
Piece a cake
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Thank you. So does this mean I should rename it to P87MPG.zip or whatever it looks for when I put it on my SD Card?
NO, a ruu is an exe that you run from a windows pc that your phone is plugged into. If he is that noob then its prob the easiest way for him. If he has hboot 1.12, then dl the oldest one. If he has any other hboot then just run the newest since it won't matter at that point.
http://www.htcruu.com/index.php?dir=Jewel
theres ruu that u can run on your pc and also ruu that u put on the root of your sdcard and flash through bootloader..
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NO, a ruu is an exe that you run from a windows pc that your phone is plugged into. If he is that noob then its prob the easiest way for him. If he has hboot 1.12, then dl the oldest one. If he has any other hboot then just run the newest since it won't matter at that point.
http://www.htcruu.com/index.php?dir=Jewel
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Thank you for the updated info.
How do I know which HBoot each of those belong to?
I believe he has HBoot1.15. So I can just run the latest one, which would be:
RUU_JEWEL_CL_ICS_40_S_Sprint_WWE_2.13.651.1_Radio_1.12.11.0809_NV_SPCS_2.45_003_release_277028_signed.exe
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Tried running 2 RUU's and have the same problem on both.
Keep getting the "Error 155" which according to the "View Read Me" is:
ERROR [155~159]: IMAGE ERROR
One of these error messages will appear when you use the incorrect RUU to update and the image file size is larger than the Flash ROM size. In this case, download the correct RUU version and try again.
Any help?
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Nvm I figured it out. I had to "fastboot oem lock" before running the RUU.
There are no clear instructions ANYWHERE on XDA on how to run the RUU's.
Hi,
I see a few people have run into the endless white HTC boot screen problem and it seems the fix is to just run the RUU again - this isn't working for me. I came from 100% stock with the latest OTA and everything. I've applied the RUU more than 10 times at this point from different computers, it's always successful and the most frustrating part is that the RUU can read the proper version from my phone (it says "upgrade from 4.13.651.3 to 4.13.651.3").
I also tried to go back to 3.15.651.16 with the RUU, but it stops with an hboot incompatible error.
Any ideas?
Have you tried just rebooting phone when it gets stuck, I've had a few roms stick on splash and after a minute or so I just force a reboot. I know it sounds odd but that's what I've always done rather then reflash the rom and after a reboot or 2 it comes up. You can also try holding volume down on the splash, it forces the rom to boot in safe mode.
Sorry I thought you mean after ruu instead of during. You can try reinstalling htc drivers and connecting it in fastboot first, it will force windows to install the drivers that might otherwise not install. Also viperuu has been said to work with the new hboot.
nehpets11 said:
Hi,
I see a few people have run into the endless white HTC boot screen problem and it seems the fix is to just run the RUU again - this isn't working for me. I came from 100% stock with the latest OTA and everything. I've applied the RUU more than 10 times at this point from different computers, it's always successful and the most frustrating part is that the RUU can read the proper version from my phone (it says "upgrade from 4.13.651.3 to 4.13.651.3").
I also tried to go back to 3.15.651.16 with the RUU, but it stops with an hboot incompatible error.
Any ideas?
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Have you tried running the update files as PJ75IMG.zip files from an external SD card? It'll require running the RUU .exe file until it opens to the first screen with the device icon on it. Then navigating to your OS temp folder (usually by clicking "Run" and typing %TEMP% to open the folder). Then you find the newest folder and inside one of them will be some rom_01 and rom_02 zip files. Those are what you need. Those can be renamed to PJ75IMG.zip, placed on external SD card and flashed through HBOOT. Hopefully doing them that way will get them to apply correctly.
Thanks for the replies, I appreciate the help!
om4 said:
Have you tried just rebooting phone when it gets stuck, I've had a few roms stick on splash and after a minute or so I just force a reboot. I know it sounds odd but that's what I've always done rather then reflash the rom and after a reboot or 2 it comes up. You can also try holding volume down on the splash, it forces the rom to boot in safe mode.
Sorry I thought you mean after ruu instead of during. You can try reinstalling htc drivers and connecting it in fastboot first, it will force windows to install the drivers that might otherwise not install. Also viperuu has been said to work with the new hboot.
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You were correct, it was after the ruu runs successfully that the white HTC screen sticks. I tried the multiple reboots, but still no luck.
Captain_Throwback said:
Have you tried running the update files as PJ75IMG.zip files from an external SD card? It'll require running the RUU .exe file until it opens to the first screen with the device icon on it. Then navigating to your OS temp folder (usually by clicking "Run" and typing %TEMP% to open the folder). Then you find the newest folder and inside one of them will be some rom_01 and rom_02 zip files. Those are what you need. Those can be renamed to PJ75IMG.zip, placed on external SD card and flashed through HBOOT. Hopefully doing them that way will get them to apply correctly.
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I got the files, but sorry, I'm a little unsure of which one to rename to PJ75IMG.zip or what order to flash them in.
I also spoke with HTC support for a while, but that didn't really help other than them promising that the "Special Projects" team would call me in the next 7-10 days...
I was perfectly fine with it wiping my data as 99% of it is in the cloud anyway, but I certainly didn't expect the official update to put my phone into this state.
nehpets11 said:
Thanks for the replies, I appreciate the help!
You were correct, it was after the ruu runs successfully that the white HTC screen sticks. I tried the multiple reboots, but still no luck.
I got the files, but sorry, I'm a little unsure of which one to rename to PJ75IMG.zip or what order to flash them in.
I also spoke with HTC support for a while, but that didn't really help other than them promising that the "Special Projects" team would call me in the next 7-10 days...
I was perfectly fine with it wiping my data as 99% of it is in the cloud anyway, but I certainly didn't expect the official update to put my phone into this state.
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They are numbered, aren't they? Do 01 first, then 02. They will both get flashed the exact same way.
Thanks! I was not aware of that trick. Doing that led me down the path of seeing one of the images was corrupt. From there I did what I should have started with, I downloaded the RUU from HTC again. I got a file with the same byte size but a different MD5 signature. This file took much longer to run and successfully updated my phone!
The winning MD5 for those keeping track at home was: c6ac16fcdd39818f43158329ebdad957
Shame on me for not trying this as one of the first items, but shame on HTC for not validating their own images before pushing the update to the phone.
nehpets11 said:
Thanks! I was not aware of that trick. Doing that led me down the path of seeing one of the images was corrupt. From there I did what I should have started with, I downloaded the RUU from HTC again. I got a file with the same byte size but a different MD5 signature. This file took much longer to run and successfully updated my phone!
The winning MD5 for those keeping track at home was: c6ac16fcdd39818f43158329ebdad957
Shame on me for not trying this as one of the first items, but shame on HTC for not validating their own images before pushing the update to the phone.
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Well at least you got it to run...lol I have the same MD5 and it wont run past the first screen. All other RUU's i have on my pc run just fine so im at a loss.
OK, I just followed links thru 3 diff of capns threads. Isn't there still a way to change partitions (properly) just doing it as a PJ75 zip, or is PC now required? As my access to one is limited and sketchy. Sorry for not keeping up better, been trying to maintain 3 devices, work full time and parent. And keep up with game of thrones. Lol. Either way, my apologies for not being as current as I usually am, and thanks yo any who respond.
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Hey, what's up, Scott? Yes, there are PJ75IMG.ZIPs floating around. I think that Yankees has a link in his thread. If you still have a hard time finding everything, I can upload mine and send you a PM.
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Have you tried running the update files as PJ75IMG.zip files from an external SD card? It'll require running the RUU .exe file until it opens to the first screen with the device icon on it. Then navigating to your OS temp folder (usually by clicking "Run" and typing %TEMP% to open the folder). Then you find the newest folder and inside one of them will be some rom_01 and rom_02 zip files. Those are what you need. Those can be renamed to PJ75IMG.zip, placed on external SD card and flashed through HBOOT. Hopefully doing them that way will get them to apply correctly.
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If you have both files, why would you need to run the RUU at all, for starting purposes? Couldn't you just run both PJ75 zips and have nothing to do with .exe/PC?
And what should flash first, the ROM or FW (and yes, I know, capn, they're numbered,...that's NOT the answer I'm looking for, I'm trying to find answer that actually means something, as I'm trying to make sure I understand this process.)
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scottspa74 said:
If you have both files, why would you need to run the RUU at all, for starting purposes? Couldn't you just run both PJ75 zips and have nothing to do with .exe/PC?
And what should flash first, the ROM or FW (and yes, I know, capn, they're numbered,...that's NOT the answer I'm looking for, I'm trying to find answer that actually means something, as I'm trying to make sure I understand this process.)
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The purpose of running the RUU.exe is to extract the zip files. If you already have them, then you are correct, you have no need of running it.
I thought this was explained in my thread that has the firmware update, but maybe it isn't. The first zip is just the firmware which repartitions the device for the new layout, and the second zip is the actual ROM. The first zip and my firmware zip are essentially the same. That's why I have it listed as being required in order to flash the new format ROM.
Captain_Throwback said:
Have you tried running the update files as PJ75IMG.zip files from an external SD card? It'll require running the RUU .exe file until it opens to the first screen with the device icon on it. Then navigating to your OS temp folder (usually by clicking "Run" and typing %TEMP% to open the folder). Then you find the newest folder and inside one of them will be some rom_01 and rom_02 zip files. Those are what you need. Those can be renamed to PJ75IMG.zip, placed on external SD card and flashed through HBOOT. Hopefully doing them that way will get them to apply correctly.
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Been awhile with this device. Sold it via Swappa. Customer cannot connect to Sprint network. Found that after she tries activating it she'd needs to reflash the RUU via a bunch of reading. She doesn't have a Win PC. So, this is my option I guess. So after pulling the 2 ROM files via the RUU, rename the 01 file to PJ75IMG.zip, placed on external SD card and flash through HBOOT....what is the process exactly in hboot? I don't remember. Thought you booted to hboot and it automatically finds and flashes? Then....do you power down/reboot/can you access sd remotely while in hboot to rename 02 file to PJ75IMG.zip, and flash? Thanks for any input. It's hard cause I don't have the device.
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Been awhile with this device. Sold it via Swappa. Customer cannot connect to Sprint network. Found that after she tries activating it she'd needs to reflash the RUU via a bunch of reading. She doesn't have a Win PC. So, this is my option I guess. So after pulling the 2 ROM files via the RUU, rename the 01 file to PJ75IMG.zip, placed on external SD card and flash through HBOOT....what is the process exactly in hboot? I don't remember. Thought you booted to hboot and it automatically finds and flashes? Then....do you power down/reboot/can you access sd remotely while in hboot to rename 02 file to PJ75IMG.zip, and flash? Thanks for any input. It's hard cause I don't have the device.
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Once the phone gets to HBOOT, you have to press one of the Volume buttons to confirm the flash. Once the flash of the first zip is complete (and while the phone is still in HBOOT), you'll need to pop out the SD card and rename the second zip, replacing the first zip on the root of the SD card, and pop it back in (while still in HBOOT). Then press whatever volume key it says to reboot, while holding Volume Down, to get back into HBOOT to flash the second zip. Once that flash completes, you can press whatever volume key reboots the device and it should be back to full stock.