Hi guys and gals. I just received a good deal on an HTC Rezound. (Love that phone btw) I got it from a guy that already had s-off and locked boot loader. Which from what I read is a good thing. I am wanting to out it to stock.
So I downloaded the stock recovery ph98img.zip (think that's what it's called) ran it, says update successful I reboot the phone and it comes up with a 7.11 mb ota to prepare for ics. I take that ota its gets to the stock recovery goes about 1/4 of the way thru the green process bar and stops and a red triangle comes up and fails I have to do a battery pull.
I am just wondering what I'm doing wrong. I don't have a PC at the moment. So I'm kind of at a loss.
I know the importance of reading before asking so believe me I did lots of reading. But if i did miss something please let me know.
I appreciate anything anyone can offer to help!!
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If all you want is the ics ota I would just run the RUU
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Its funny I have tried downloading that at work and thru my phone and its always so slow or unsuccessful download. I have thought about that though. Thank you
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Schnider said:
Its funny I have tried downloading that at work and thru my phone and its always so slow or unsuccessful download. I have thought about that though. Thank you
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which ruu or you using to download? i used the androidpolice one, worked fine for me.
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which ruu or you using to download? i used the androidpolice one, worked fine for me.
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Yeah the android police one. On my Maxx with 4G turned on it gets about halfway there and the unsuccessful. Screw it lol I will just flash one of the Devs great roms!! Not sure what the problem is. I will try again on the computer tomorrow and see what happens.
Oh and Happy Labor Day everyone!!
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Uploading the RUU now. Give me a minute
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http://db.tt/3NWDGfoW
1. Rename PH98IMG.zip
2. Flash in bootloader
3. ????
4. PROFIT!
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DbZ Gokuu said:
Uploading the RUU now. Give me a minute
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http://db.tt/3NWDGfoW
1. Rename PH98IMG.zip
2. Flash in bootloader
3. ????
4. PROFIT!
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Thank you so much!! This download is flying. You guys are the best!!
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Hey guys another question...when I flashed this RUU it went thru everything and found it.
But it would System-Fail-UZ and wouldnt boot up. tried 3 times everytime it failed on system only. And it also said tampered on top...
I was able to flash twrp recovery and got another rom installed but I was wondering why it did that?
To flash ruu you have to have the bootloader in locked state
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sammael1069 said:
To flash ruu you have to have the bootloader in locked state
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I understand.
I am locked and s-off.
Thank you guys for all your help. I believe I had a bad download before its working fine now!
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That's my fault. Should have posted the md5. I apologize.
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Hey no biggie got myself out of it and I got it working thank you again for helping me out. Got me alot farther then I was. Plus its another lesson I have learned in android.
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You are most welcome
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I have done some research.... Could be that I am just blind but can somebody link me to the new ruu? I can't seem to find it over a lot of google searched and all... I'm currently on 3.13 so yea thanks guys
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http://www.mediafire.com/?s8gttwdf32fx8
Download all 4 parts of the ruu. Use winrar and click on part one and it will automatically repackage it into one.
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Ok cool thanks man
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1365654
or use that
thanks! ill use that one just for the simplicity
ok it flashed rebooted back into hboot (by itself) and is flashing again... this is the third time.... should i be worried? on the top it says relocked (no longer tampered) i know i have to flash it twice and all but yea
EDIT: oh and um hboot 2.25
EDITx2:well guess i just had to be patient... it all worked on its third time haha
Ya scared the **** out of me first time I did it. I thought it was hung on system, cause that update loops a bit.
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If you took the update & would like to go back to the original stock to root, are there any methods available to do this
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izan24 said:
If you took the update & would like to go back to the original stock to root, are there any methods available to do this
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Just flash a kernel and Rom based on the old firmware, and flash the old radios if you are s off.
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What if I am completely stock?
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What if I am completely stock?
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If you are completely stock then there is no going back. Your basically on a one way dead end street..
Damn!!!!!
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Damn!!!!!
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Give it time, let the devs do their job.
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Yes, just be patient and wait a few days. A solution will be out before you know it.
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Since we have the original file, has anyone tried to RUU back/downgrade to the previous version? I feel like this is too obvious and won't work.
zepfloyd said:
Since we have the original file, has anyone tried to RUU back/downgrade to the previous version? I feel like this is too obvious and won't work.
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Only way to ruu back iirc is to be soff in the first place.
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zepfloyd said:
Since we have the original file, has anyone tried to RUU back/downgrade to the previous version? I feel like this is too obvious and won't work.
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Yeap there's safeguards in place to keep people from flashing firmware older than what's currently installed on a locked device.
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I offered $20 to the first person to post a working exploit to unlock the bootloader after taking the OTA. Just thought I would repost this offer here. I prob won't monitor both threads. PM me if you posted first and want the cash! Thanks in advance.
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I offered $20 to the first person to post a working exploit to unlock the bootloader after taking the OTA. Just thought I would repost this offer here. I prob won't monitor both threads. PM me if you posted first and want the cash! Thanks in advance.
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You should contact the guy who was offering to s off via the oem jtag method. His price was very reasonable, and a quick turnaround. His thread is titled something along the lines of "S-off for the impatient"
His s off service wasn't much more expensive than the $20 you put up for bounty money.
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I deferred the update until 2/25 the latest it would allow me to put it off. I eventually want to root and use a custom Rom I am coming from the Motorola droid x2 and CM7 and know nothing about HTC phones. Should I let the update go through or is there something I should do to stop it?
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If you haven't unlocked your bootloader and you let it go through then you will not be able to root your device for the time being.
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Root it now and update later
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kc9bvl said:
I deferred the update until 2/25 the latest it would allow me to put it off. I eventually want to root and use a custom Rom I am coming from the Motorola droid x2 and CM7 and know nothing about HTC phones. Should I let the update go through or is there something I should do to stop it?
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Do not allow the OTA to go thru. Root your phone and install the Mod by Justin (nitsuj) to get rid of the ota notification. If you want to root and not change your stock DNA it is possible. Then you can flash the custom rom of your choice later. My advice is to read up on all roms and kernels. How-to's before you root and make your decision on the best route to go. If you need help look for a RD/RC (Recognized Dev/Contributor) and some one will be happy to assist you. Or you can always post openly in the Q&A sections.
I have unlocked the BL installed cwm rooted and now have s-off what file do I need to stop the ota?
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kc9bvl said:
I have unlocked the BL installed cwm rooted and now have s-off what file do I need to stop the ota?
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There is a mod in the development section for this
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kc9bvl said:
I have unlocked the BL installed cwm rooted and now have s-off what file do I need to stop the ota?
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There's a thread in the dev forum.
And even if you don't block it. If it tries to install it it will not work.
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Bigandrewgold said:
There's a thread in the dev forum.
And even if you don't block it. If it tries to install it it will not work.
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So I really need to do nothing at this point?
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kc9bvl said:
So I really need to do nothing at this point?
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yea if you have a custom recovery it wont even install... i forgot about this part lol
I have question about using casual to root and unlock bootloader. After a few trys I was able to root but no success in unlocking bootloader. Ive followed the instructions and watched the YouTube video and nothing. My question is did I get bad download or did Verizon pull another fast one? Or is it simply triail and error.
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I have question about using casual to root and unlock bootloader. After a few trys I was able to root but no success in unlocking bootloader. Ive followed the instructions and watched the YouTube video and nothing. My question is did I get bad download or did Verizon pull another fast one? Or is it simply triail and error.
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It may be helpful to say any errors or where it's failing. Also what method are you using? Are you sure it's the newest method by Adam? There are a lot of reasons you may be failing.
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Thats the thing there is no errors odin and casual run smoothly.
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Im almost certain it me using windows vista. I'll try windows 7 on my other laptop.
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nachoandroid85 said:
Im almost certain it me using windows vista. I'll try windows 7 on my other laptop.
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I meant what unlock method? Adam has 2 one is outdated
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Oh dang im running on the old version. I found the newest one
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I'll be glad when it's unlock and I can move onto testing havoc rom
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I'm still waiting for my link
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ill try to get it to you asap. things have been crazy around here lol
The old one is for ppl who didn't take the update right? What are the benefits of unlocking the bootloader?
IamPro said:
The old one is for ppl who didn't take the update right? What are the benefits of unlocking the bootloader?
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It allows you to flash custom ROMs found for example in the Developer sections.
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IamPro said:
The old one is for ppl who didn't take the update right? What are the benefits of unlocking the bootloader?
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no the old method is just old...i believe the new method works for both firmware versions.
O ive tryed both version of stock roms on both new and old casual got nata. Im going to try it on unbuntu
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nachoandroid85 said:
O ive tryed both version of stock roms on both new and old casual got nata. Im going to try it on unbuntu
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You must not be following directions. There is even a video to guide you through it. Droidstyle's guide works flawless.
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I just successfully used Adam's method. It works great. Had to reinstall the drivers before it worked, but other than that flawless. Check out pg 65-66 of his thread for more details.
If you find this hard to unlock, thank god you didn't own a thunderbolt that took near a half hour entering command line prmpts to unlock. Or the rezound that you had to short circuit with a wire in a precise time to unlock.
This phone was cake in comparison.
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nosympathy said:
If you find this hard to unlock, thank god you didn't own a thunderbolt that took near a half hour entering command line prmpts to unlock. Or the rezound that you had to short circuit with a wire in a precise time to unlock.
This phone was cake in comparison.
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Boy that rezound was a pita just like the htc vivid. Still wonder how people figure that stuff out
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kintwofan said:
Boy that rezound was a pita just like the htc vivid. Still wonder how people figure that stuff out
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Haha yeah. Juopunutbear.
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Well my problem was I was using windows vista.
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nosympathy said:
If you find this hard to unlock, thank god you didn't own a thunderbolt that took near a half hour entering command line prmpts to unlock. Or the rezound that you had to short circuit with a wire in a precise time to unlock.
This phone was cake in comparison.
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Omg yeah the rezound was easy but terrifying haha I flashed to stock so many times I became a pro at the wire trick. thunderbolt was scary too. Did that at 2am while drunk haha luckily it went very well.
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Hi, I want to upgrade my brother's Optimus G to Jelly Bean, so he can flash ROMs that require you to be on JB. He's rooted on ICS. I recently attempted to upgrade. I was sure that the OG won't let you upgrade with missing system files, so I restored the default boot animation, and "host files" through AdAway. Then, I protected root with OTA root keeper, and started the update. It gave an error and failed at 3%. There were no other system files modified or removed. Is there anything else that could be causing this?
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Possibly a bad download. Might check the MD5 hash/checksum and possibly redownload the ROM. You said you were using ad away and had some stuff hid...did you restore everything? Try uninstalling that program and following the wipe instructions for the ROM.
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WarEagleUS said:
Possibly a bad download. Might check the MD5 hash/checksum and possibly redownload the ROM. You said you were using ad away and had some stuff hid...did you restore everything? Try uninstalling that program and following the wipe instructions for the ROM.
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A bad download of the OTA, you mean?
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If your main goal is to flash roms, why not just use the teenybin and then flash a JB Rom of your choice.
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Joecascio2000 said:
If your main goal is to flash roms, why not just use the teenybin and then flash a JB Rom of your choice.
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Yes, ROMs such as Shelnutt2's CM10.1, which require you to be on JB.
What is "teenybin"?
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2230994
It flashes the partition that is needed to flash JB Roms.
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2230994
It flashes the partition that is needed to flash JB Roms.
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So, how would I go about using it?
I'll be a dead man if I hard brick my brother's phone.
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Android Pizza said:
So, how would I go about using it?
I'll be a dead man if I hard brick my brother's phone.
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Ask for help in that thread. Once you get Lgnpst working and installed it is incredible easy.
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Yes. That does happen a lot.
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So, how would I go about using it?
I'll be a dead man if I hard brick my brother's phone.
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You shouldn't have any issues with teenybin at all.
Teenybin is just what its namer implies a small .bin file (so to speak) that pushes what you need on the phone and fixes issues. Go to that thread and get LGNPST as well. Directions are there bud.
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