I've been trying with this for half a day and I've gotten nowhere. I went to the section where it should how to get unrooted again, where i fastboot oem lock (or something along those lines) and then exe the RUU. I believe due to Joelz rom, i was at 3.14.etc and the RUU was the 2.11.etc so it wouldn't flash the image and ended the RUU exe. Then i tried with the PH98IMG.zip but that didn't work either. I'm not sure what to do anymore. There might be something I'm missing, but i don't know what that could be. All help appreciated . Thanks.
P.S. I'm S-on
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you need to be s off to downgrade
once i s-off, how do i downgrade? I've never downgraded RUU's before.
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Just run the ruu as you normally would.
Okay. This is more of a safe measure question. Do I run a the RUU before I relock the bootloader, and or run ruu, then relock, and then run ruu again?
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once your s-off'ed you dont need to lock and relock bootloader to ruu
I think I didn't say it right. What I meant to say is if I want to go back to stock stock settings, do I need to run the RUU, then lock the bootloader, and the run the RUU again?
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300k said:
I think I didn't say it right. What I meant to say is if I want to go back to stock stock settings, do I need to run the RUU, then lock the bootloader, and the run the RUU again?
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S-off, this will leave you locked. Don't unlock as there is no reason/advantage to unlock after s-off. Then, just run the RUU either using the .exe from your computer or downloading the .zip file to the root of your sd card and renaming it PH98IMG.zip. Good luck!
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I think I didn't say it right. What I meant to say is if I want to go back to stock stock settings, do I need to run the RUU, then lock the bootloader, and the run the RUU again?
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Since no one wants to just answer your question. You cannot RUU without locking your bootloader unless you are s-off. So go ahead and relock and run the ruu.
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i am currently running an ICS rom and need to return mine for another device since it is defected.
Can i just htcdev LOCK then flash the ruu renamed as PH98IMG.zip to get back to stock?
You can do that cause I think ruu is different than just flashing stock. I had an og evo and I flashed the stock and I still had s-off so best advice make sure there is an s-on utility for ur device then use the ruu to return to stock
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i am currently running an ICS rom and need to return mine for another device since it is defected.
Can i just htcdev LOCK then flash the ruu renamed as PH98IMG.zip to get back to stock?
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That will work fine. You can also relock then run the RUU on a windows PC, but pretty much the same thing will be accomplished.
i flashed back to gb then did waht i stated in the op and all it did was lock me in the bootloader and now my phone is stuck no matter what it do.
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i flashed back to gb then did waht i stated in the op and all it did was lock me in the bootloader and now my phone is stuck no matter what it do.
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I'm in the same place as you. I'm on ics and need return it since its defrctive. Please let me know how you get it to work. Someone toke me I had to flash gb kernel and Rom then relock and flash ruu
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I'm no expert but I think (if you made a Nandroid) you can extract the boot.img from the Nandroid then flash it and restore your stock Backup. I would also wipe / factory reset in recovery.
If you don't have a Nandroid backup you can download the RUU or a boot.img from a Rom like Scott's GB ROM and use one of those after you extract the boot.img.
I just did this today, I first flashed back to a gingerbread rom, then i unzipped the ruu and took the boot_signed.img from it, renamed it to boot than flashed it from fastboot. Then I put the ruu zip on my memory card (renamed it to ph98img) and fastboot OEM locked the device. I then rebooted the bootloader and applied the update.
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I just did this today, I first flashed back to a gingerbread rom, then i unzipped the ruu and took the boot_signed.img from it, renamed it to boot than flashed it from fastboot. Then I put the ruu zip on my memory card (renamed it to ph98img) and fastboot OEM locked the device. I then rebooted the bootloader and applied the update.
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which GB rom? and where can you get the ruu zip? i thought RUU was a program where you can format it.
ahh lol there needs to be a tutorial.
thanks ill do some more research though!
jackpot08 said:
which GB rom? and where can you get the ruu zip? i thought RUU was a program where you can format it.
ahh lol there needs to be a tutorial.
thanks ill do some more research though!
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I got it from scottsroms.com, I just downloaded the zip file in the ruu section, as for reverting back to a gingerbread Rom, I'm sure anyone of them would work (scotts clean rom has always done me well). I only say that because once you flash the boot image, your ics rom won't boot, so you can't place the ruu on the memory card, unless you have another way to mount your sd card to the computer (i.e. adapter, or another phone)
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I wanna go back to gb just cause I'm getting tired of the ics bugs. But im still confused on how to do so... Can anyone help?
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tbgreen89 said:
I wanna go back to gb just cause I'm getting tired of the ics bugs. But im still confused on how to do so... Can anyone help?
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I believe all you have to do is pick the rom you want, install it and your good. The majority of them automatically takes you to hboot to flash the kernal, but not all of them, so make sure you read the instructions before you flash.
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Bradh024 said:
I just did this today, I first flashed back to a gingerbread rom, then i unzipped the ruu and took the boot_signed.img from it, renamed it to boot than flashed it from fastboot. Then I put the ruu zip on my memory card (renamed it to ph98img) and fastboot OEM locked the device. I then rebooted the bootloader and applied the update.
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Your method worked great! I was running Scotts Senseless ICS, used your method and now back on Scotts CleanRom 1.5.5! Thanks man!
Wait I thought even if you relocked the bootloader it said "relocked" or something at the top so Verizon could tell no matter what. That's the only reason i haven't unlocked yet because i just got a new device and want to make sure there are no bugs with it.
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Wait I thought even if you relocked the bootloader it said "relocked" or something at the top so Verizon could tell no matter what. That's the only reason i haven't unlocked yet because i just got a new device and want to make sure there are no bugs with it.
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That is correct. It will show re locked.
tbgreen89 said:
That is correct. It will show re locked.
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Then wouldn't it be very easy for Verizon to tell? Also, does anyone know if they actually care?
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Then wouldn't it be very easy for Verizon to tell? Also, does anyone know if they actually care?
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I wondered this as well. Most csr's don't seem to be as knowledgeable as the people here on xda. They also don't seem to have a lot of knowledge on particular devices besides the obvious specs. I really don't think anyone is going to boot into fastboot to see it's been relocked, or even know what that means.
I'm gonna gamble with it, I'm tired of the noise coming from the headphone Jack whenever I play music.
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Please if someone is successful post a guide or instructions on how to get back to.stock
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Then wouldn't it be very easy for Verizon to tell? Also, does anyone know if they actually care?
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I just spoke with a Verizon tech on the phone last night, he told me that simply unlocking the phone would NOT void the warranty considering HTC is allowing it via their website. However he did say that any rooting/roms would void it immediately (if they can detect it of course).
So basically just put it back to stock and you are good?
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I have a phone I need to send back and I'm honestly not sure how to do it.
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Are you on ICS & leaked firmware or just GB and unlocked? Can't help too much until you provide more detail.
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i'm assuming he's on stock since he wants to return it to VZW as close as he can, but i could be wrong, he could be one step behind
Re lock phone and run the ruu twice
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yojoe600 said:
Re lock phone and run the ruu twice
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i'm on the same boat. i'm on stock GB but need stock recovery but can't get it. The RUU says waiting for bootloader when my phone is connected and then it exits. it can't run all the way through. any ideas?
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i'm on the same boat. i'm on stock GB but need stock recovery but can't get it. The RUU says waiting for bootloader when my phone is connected and then it exits. it can't run all the way through. any ideas?
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Try just relocking your bootloader.
GrayTheWolf said:
Try just relocking your bootloader.
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I'm already relocked :/
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jackpot08 said:
i'm on the same boat. i'm on stock GB but need stock recovery but can't get it. The RUU says waiting for bootloader when my phone is connected and then it exits. it can't run all the way through. any ideas?
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Did you run the ruu from your phone ?
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yojoe600 said:
Did you run the ruu from your phone ?
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I ran the exe on my computer. My phone is in normally conected and it runs but then the setup says waiting for bootloader then it exits since it like can't find it
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everyone runs the ruu from the phone.. you have to turn it into a PHXXXIMG and flash in boot loader.. thats the problem i think... look for scotts guide to running the ruu
I'm completely stock and unlocked with amon ra recovery, where is the ruu/ how do I flash it? I've never flashed any of the ruus before.
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I'm completely stock and unlocked with amon ra recovery, where is the ruu/ how do I flash it? I've never flashed any of the ruus before.
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go here and flash the last one after naming it the right phimg that our phones use... i cant rember it right now
http://goo.im/stock/vigor/ruu
I have a Rezound on RezRom (latest). The phone is s-off... I can't believe I got through that with my old eyes and limited tech ability...
I got a new phone, and want to give the Rezound to my daughter. What would be the right thing to flash to make her stock, and able to receive updates? I don't care if the phone stays s-off or goes back to s-on-- she'll never use that feature anyhow.
I'm guessing I can just run this: RUU_Vigor_VERIZON_WWE_2.01.605.11_Radio_RS_0.95.00.1123r_3161E_9K_QMR_release_233635_signed.exe and all will be back to stock, the updates will work, the phone will be erased and probably s-on again.
If someone can point me in the right direction, I'd appreciate it. (So would she... she's still rocking an OG droid!)
Thanks much in advance for any help!
Cheers,
SteveRN
S-OFF will remain after RUU but there's a thread about returning to S-ON but make sure it's after the RUU or you'll brick your phone beyond repair.
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Running that ruu will get you completely back to stock with the exception of s-off. If you want to set it back to s-on there's simply a fast boot command you need to run. There are a few threads around here that talk about it if that's the way you want to go.
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Here's the thread for s-on btw.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1612937
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Many thanks to you all. (of course I hit the button) ;-)
I'll run the RUU and leave it S-off. As long as it's on the upgrade path I'm a happy camper... and If I ever need to flash something for her, I can.
If it breaks or anything I'll be able to s-on it I suppose, she would only send it in through me anyway... (yeesh... kids )
Still stuck trying to flash stock back to my S-Off rezound...
Uh oh. Still stuck. I run the RUU i listed above and it errors out.
I boot the phone into the latest RezRom (ics) and run the RUU; the RUU gets to the part where it says "ok, say ok to flash this" and then it comes up "unknown error".
Am I supposed to start this up while the phone is in recovery? or is there a zip I can flash like a ph98img.zip that would take me to stock, even if it's s-off stock?
Argh.
RezRom still boots up fine. I can reboot into TWRP as well.
Help! (I need a clue....)
try preforming a factory reset in bootloader then try the ruu again
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I have a Rezound on RezRom (latest). The phone is s-off... I can't believe I got through that with my old eyes and limited tech ability...
I got a new phone, and want to give the Rezound to my daughter. What would be the right thing to flash to make her stock, and able to receive updates? I don't care if the phone stays s-off or goes back to s-on-- she'll never use that feature anyhow.
I'm guessing I can just run this: RUU_Vigor_VERIZON_WWE_2.01.605.11_Radio_RS_0.95.00.1123r_3161E_9K_QMR_release_233635_signed.exe and all will be back to stock, the updates will work, the phone will be erased and probably s-on again.
If someone can point me in the right direction, I'd appreciate it. (So would she... she's still rocking an OG droid!)
Thanks much in advance for any help!
Cheers,
SteveRN
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Ignore this post.......
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dogredwing1 said:
try preforming a factory reset in bootloader then try the ruu again
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Thanks bud... that didn't work either.
When I run adb devices, I see the rezound listed... I'm still thinking there is a zip i could flash from twrp, but I don't know where to find a stock zip that I could rename to ph98img.zip for that.
I am a bit mystified why the RUU won't run.
the hboot is 2.25, could that be it?
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Thanks bud... that didn't work either.
When I run adb devices, I see the rezound listed... I'm still thinking there is a zip i could flash from twrp, but I don't know where to find a stock zip that I could rename to ph98img.zip for that.
I am a bit mystified why the RUU won't run.
the hboot is 2.25, could that be it?
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Does it say unlocked at the top by any chance? In hboot that is?
If so you run, "fastboot OEM lock" while in fastboot. Then run the ruu.
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nosympathy said:
Does it say unlocked at the top by any chance? In hboot that is?
If so you run, "fastboot OEM lock" while in fastboot. Then run the ruu.
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It says "locked" but I do remember unlocking it before s-off. I'll chase that down a bit, I think you have something here. I'll let you know in a bit
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Does it say unlocked at the top by any chance? In hboot that is?
If so you run, "fastboot OEM lock" while in fastboot. Then run the ruu.
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What ended up working was booting the phone into fastboot and then running the RUU. I didn't know you had to do that.... I don't know if I was just clueless on this one or if things are different with an S-Off phone.
Thanks, Dr. No
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What ended up working was booting the phone into fastboot and then running the RUU. I didn't know you had to do that.... I don't know if I was just clueless on this one or if things are different with an S-Off phone.
Thanks, Dr. No
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glad it worked out, second recommendation was going to be pulling the rom.zip file from the ruu.exe and running that through hboot itself.
So I just took the OTA from Sprint the other day, re-unlocked the HTCDEV way, and tried flashing a ROM, but kept getting bootloops. I think it has something to do with the fact that the ROM had a 2.17 base and now I have the 2.89 base. Is there any way to either revert back to 2.17 or am I kinda stuck where I'm at. Help please
Downgrade your bootloader using unknownforce's method. I had the same issue and it worked for me. I'm now back on 1.4 S-OFF instead of 1.58 Unlocked. Its very easy to do, and it negates the need for HTCDEV Unlock method.. just to be clear, I don't believe you can flash anything lower than what you currently have when it comes to firmware especially when you are S-ON since you cant write to those particular partitions where the kernel hboot etc etc are located.
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Downgrade your bootloader using unknownforce's method. I had the same issue and it worked for me. I'm now back on 1.4 S-OFF instead of 1.58 Unlocked. Its very easy to do, and it negates the need for HTCDEV Unlock method.. just to be clear, I don't believe you can flash anything lower than what you currently have when it comes to firmware especially when you are S-ON since you cant write to those particular partitions where the kernel hboot etc etc are located.
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I'll give that a shot and see what happens, does juopunutbear's (or however you spell it, I don't remember) wire trick method work too or no, I've heard yes from some, no from others.
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I checked out unknownforce's method and apparently I'm gonna have to wait until HTC releases the ruu for 2.89.651.2. Oh well I can wait lol
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I'll give that a shot and see what happens, does juopunutbear's (or however you spell it, I don't remember) wire trick method work too or no, I've heard yes from some, no from others.
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I've only heard of one person who had major issues with the wire trick. Everyone else said it worked great for them.
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Will that give me the ability to flash the old 2.17 fw?
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IDK why you want to revert a previous and worse FW than actual. Why not flash a 2.89 Based ROM and problem gone? Just wait some days until devs make compatible the roms with latest base.
I have a 2.89 rom right now, but I've always loved certain aspects of Sense 3 and Sense 3.5 and I want to be able to try different roms to find the one I'm satisfied with, and since there's only 3 2.89 roms right now, all of them S3.6 I want to be able to go back to previous versions because S3.6 isn't my cup of tea
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If you wanted that only you had to do was run 2.17 RUU and after that just Unlock it again and root. With 4ext after you ran the full RUU and unlocked with HTC Dev you can run GB and ICS Roms.
I tried that, the bootloader version doesn't work with the RUU
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Yes i know that, I was saying before you upgraded to 2.89 FW and as far as i know there is no way to go back or run something made on a previous version for the base.
I kinda figured, I'm probably just gonna wait for the RUU for 2.89 comes out that way I can relock, run the ruu to get rid of the security warning, and downgrade to 1.40 and get s-off that way
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Ramjet installed the latest firmware and was unable to install GB from scratch unless it was from a Nandroid. See: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=29764326
Also, there is at least one other ROM based on the new ota on "another site".
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Wire s-off worked great for me. Its a bit weird feeling, taking old speaker wire to the "biblical" parts of my phone. But no problem at all.
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I'll give that a shot and see what happens, does juopunutbear's (or however you spell it, I don't remember) wire trick method work too or no, I've heard yes from some, no from others.
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I checked out unknownforce's method and apparently I'm gonna have to wait until HTC releases the ruu for 2.89.651.2. Oh well I can wait lol
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Like I said, I did not try the wire trick LOL I prefer Unknown's simply because it was the only one available when I tried it. Phone's have a mind of their own IMHO LOL Well what you will need is the PG86IMG.zip for THAT particular part, then the 1.13 .exe file (which you can find anywhere!) thats the key part. Why do you think you need the RUU for 2.89? you can find the PG86IMG.zip file somewhere in the Dev section. replace the 2.17 zip file that most of us used to do it for the 2.89 .zip file and you're golden! As long as you can put it into EMMC recover mode, which you should be able to do so with the full ROM.zip file found in the Dev Section, just substitute 2.89 for 2.17 hope that helps man
Well from what I read, you need to flash the stock, unrooted OHHHHH wait just had an epiphany, I think I know what to do now, the only reason I thought you need the ruu was because in the video that shows you the bricking process, he said you need to run the ruu to remove the security flag so the pg86100.zip p****s
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Well from what I read, you need to flash the stock, unrooted OHHHHH wait just had an epiphany, I think I know what to do now, the only reason I thought you need the ruu was because in the video that shows you the bricking process, he said you need to run the ruu to remove the security flag so the pg86100.zip p****s
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I honestly have no idea why it censored that out..
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I want to go back simply because the performance of all of the new ICS roms is not on par with the GB roms available yet, especially with playing 2D and 3D games.
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I screwed up...
This 2.89 crap is giving me a run for my money, I got a replacement phone, Totally unrooted of course
So my dumb a** accept the OTA, and now I'm hboot 1.58, SO, I figured I'd try to htc unlock and all that jazz, Which worked all up until install superuser.
CWM recovery would say installation complete but when I used Rootchecker or tried to use a root app just to try and get the prompt to see if I was rooted it was concluded that I wasn't, I Flashed SU 2.3.6.3 signed many many times hoping it would stick, But it didn't. So I got ballzy and tried to flash a (rooted) rom thinking that maybe it would go thourgh, But it didn't, So now I'm stuck on a splashscreen innevitably.
I'm about to try to flash meanrom with the new 2.89 base and maybe that'll boot, It's taking forever to download though, Anyone have some suggestions?? in case this rom doesn't work??
I feel like I need HTC to release the 2.89 RUU and I'll be gravy, Is this my only hope though??
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This 2.89 crap is giving me a run for my money, I got a replacement phone, Totally unrooted of course
So my dumb a** accept the OTA, and now I'm hboot 1.58, SO, I figured I'd try to htc unlock and all that jazz, Which worked all up until install superuser.
CWM recovery would say installation complete but when I used Rootchecker or tried to use a root app just to try and get the prompt to see if I was rooted it was concluded that I wasn't, I Flashed SU 2.3.6.3 signed many many times hoping it would stick, But it didn't. So I got ballzy and tried to flash a (rooted) rom thinking that maybe it would go thourgh, But it didn't, So now I'm stuck on a splashscreen innevitably.
I'm about to try to flash meanrom with the new 2.89 base and maybe that'll boot, It's taking forever to download though, Anyone have some suggestions?? in case this rom doesn't work??
I feel like I need HTC to release the 2.89 RUU and I'll be gravy, Is this my only hope though??
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have you tried a different recovery like TWRP to get it started instead of CWM? Nothing against OG's but TWRP seems to work a little better to get things off the ground a little more often than none.
So this has probably been posted already, but I got a warranty replacement and the rezound I have now is S-OFF with unlock bootloader. I know I have to relock the bootloader and it'll flash a stock HBOOT, but what about the S-OFF?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=25165453
I used this a few months ago and it worked like a charm.
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Now am I doing this before or after I run the RUU?
After.
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So when I'm trying to run the RUU the exe keeps giving me error issues. So I tried to relock the bootloader but it won't lock and keeps saying "INFODevice was already locked"
Figured it out, had to flash the RUU via .zip instead of exe. Mods please delete thread.