I just thought I may share my experience. Just in case any newbie messed up their ROM while trying to root just like me. (Stuck on HTC screen on setting up, even when you do factory reset). OR you just messed up your WIFI and want to get back to stock.
IMPORTANT: Assuming that your phone is compatible with the RUU, otherwise tough luck you have to wait for more RUU from other regions
1. Thanks to Football, get the RUU from http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1918325
2. DONT FORGET to lock back your bootloader. The easiest way if you have the all in one tool from good old HTC ONE X http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1604439 and then put your unlock_code.bin that you get from HTC dev into the data folder. Then all you have to do just run the app, there is a menu there to both unlock or even lock back bootloader, very easy.
3. Just run the RUU....and follow whatever on screen.
4. NOW you can smile, you have your ROM work again :angel:
NOTE: the most important part is step 2. Before I also make a mistake by forgetting to lock back my bootloader. So every time I try to install RUU, I will always get error 155.
kuailan said:
I just thought I may share my experience. Just in case any newbie messed up their ROM while trying to root just like me. (Stuck on HTC screen on setting up, even when you do factory reset). OR you just messed up your WIFI and want to get back to stock.
IMPORTANT: Assuming that your phone is compatible with the RUU, otherwise tough luck you have to wait for more RUU from other regions
1. Thanks to Football, get the RUU from http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1918325
2. DONT FORGET to lock back your bootloader. The easiest way if you have the all in one tool from good old HTC ONE X http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1604439 and then put your unlock_code.bin that you get from HTC dev into the data folder. Then all you have to do just run the app, there is a menu there to both unlock or even lock back bootloader, very easy.
3. Just run the RUU....and follow whatever on screen.
4. NOW you can smile, you have your ROM work again :angel:
NOTE: the most important part is step 2. Before I also make a mistake by forgetting to lock back my bootloader. So every time I try to install RUU, I will always get error 155.
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Thanks mate! It works
Glad my tool is referenced here lol. I have one prebuilt for the One X+. I'm just waiting for a recovery to be released so I can upload it
hasoon2000 said:
Glad my tool is referenced here lol. I have one prebuilt for the One X+. I'm just waiting for a recovery to be released so I can upload it
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Awesome stuff, very handy :good: Wish someone has a way to root this thing the easiest way :fingers-crossed:
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okay, first I did the wire trick and got my phone to s-off then noticed it was locked so I went through the unlocking using htcdev run through which should mean my phone is rooted and s-off, correct?
second, what is this whole thing with the MD5 thing...I went through pages and pages and it didn't say specifically where the MD5 was needed to be use. sorry, if I sound like an idiot for asking that question...my brain is fried from this whole process of s-off then had to unlock.
third, and lastly...I can't for the life of me update to one of the new roms like Business_ICS4.0.3_Sense4.0-v2.6, I thought after you s-off that you only had to rename it to PH98IMG and let it automatically load at the bootloader screen, it would go through process with the bar on the right hand of the screen filling up but once it was done it just stayed on bootloader screen...the only one rom that worked for me was the Global RUU4.03.605.2 from [ROM][08.20.12] Simplistic 3.0 [ICS Sense Global 3.6 - 4.03.605.2]....none of the others worked
thanks for any help you guys can give me
kevinvu34 said:
okay, first I did the wire trick and got my phone to s-off then noticed it was locked so I went through the unlocking using htcdev run through which should mean my phone is rooted and s-off, correct?
second, what is this whole thing with the MD5 thing...I went through pages and pages and it didn't say specifically where the MD5 was needed to be use. sorry, if I sound like an idiot for asking that question...my brain is fried from this whole process of s-off then had to unlock.
third, and lastly...I can't for the life of me update to one of the new roms like Business_ICS4.0.3_Sense4.0-v2.6, I thought after you s-off that you only had to rename it to PH98IMG and let it automatically load at the bootloader screen, it would go through process with the bar on the right hand of the screen filling up but once it was done it just stayed on bootloader screen...the only one rom that worked for me was the Global RUU4.03.605.2 from [ROM][08.20.12] Simplistic 3.0 [ICS Sense Global 3.6 - 4.03.605.2]....none of the others worked
thanks for any help you guys can give me
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Do not rename it. Just put it on your sdcard2 and flash in recovery. Factory reset and wipe cache first in recovery.
Will not install in bootloader that is ror kernels and ruu's etc. Not ROMs
kevinvu34 said:
okay, first I did the wire trick and got my phone to s-off then noticed it was locked so I went through the unlocking using htcdev run through which should mean my phone is rooted and s-off, correct?
second, what is this whole thing with the MD5 thing...I went through pages and pages and it didn't say specifically where the MD5 was needed to be use. sorry, if I sound like an idiot for asking that question...my brain is fried from this whole process of s-off then had to unlock.
third, and lastly...I can't for the life of me update to one of the new roms like Business_ICS4.0.3_Sense4.0-v2.6, I thought after you s-off that you only had to rename it to PH98IMG and let it automatically load at the bootloader screen, it would go through process with the bar on the right hand of the screen filling up but once it was done it just stayed on bootloader screen...the only one rom that worked for me was the Global RUU4.03.605.2 from [ROM][08.20.12] Simplistic 3.0 [ICS Sense Global 3.6 - 4.03.605.2]....none of the others worked
thanks for any help you guys can give me
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1. When you have s-off on the top it should say "locked" because s-off > unlock. i would leave it locked.
2. MD5 is a number generated when a zip is made. when you download something off the internet, it has the ability to mess up and download incorrectly. The reason why people say to check the MD5 because certain stuff can brick your phone if it is incorrect. to check you can use a bunch of different programs on or off your phone. just search google for it.
3. Let me explain root vs s-off:
Root, well it is what it sounds like. Root means you will have root access to the lowest part of the system partition. Meaning you have the ability to rewrite the system OS like flashing different roms and themes or even installing apps to the system partition. (you dont need s-off to obtain root. just an unlocked boot loader that will let you get to that level.)
s-off, the "S" stands for security. The difference between S-on and S-off is that the bootloader is 100% open. This means you can not only gain root but you can change the inner core workings of the device. Kernels, recovery, bootloader, splash screens, and radios. Stuff that can brick your phone instantaneously, stuff that the manufacturer doesnt want you touching because they dont want to offer a free phone if you do end up bricking it.
3.1 when flashing a rom you always do it in recovery, unless you are returning the phone to stock then you would use an RUU
now this isnt a scare tactic, this is a learning process. Just be careful in what you put on your device and dont rush, take your time when it comes to modifying you phone. Always check the MD5 sums on things that you want to try, and ALWAYS read as much as you can on what you are about to do.
I see, the problem I've having now is when I go into to recovery and let it load it show harddrive icon and green loading but then a black phone icon pops up with a red triangle(exclamation in the middle)
kevinvu34 said:
I see, the problem I've having now is when I go into to recovery and let it load it show harddrive icon and green loading but then a black phone icon pops up with a red triangle(exclamation in the middle)
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That means you have the stock recovery. You need to install a third party one. Like amon ra
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Clearly you haven't read up enough on what to do before messing with this phone. I recommend Scotty's noob guide. I think it's the best that you can find. You went s-off without figuring out that you need a recovery? One of the best pieces of advice I've ever gotten (for this particular process) is to read, read, read. It's not a joke. You sound like you are in over your head. I'm not trying to flame, but a few hours spent reading about this online would have cleared up a lot of your questions.
Agreed. He is correct about the reading. And read a lot. Read everything in the stickies and everything not in the stickies. Also read everything that is not a Rom thread. Then after all that reading , you can read the roms. Scott noob guide is good place to start I think also.
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figured everything out, thanks everyone for all the help...
What method/methods did you go about? Honestly not ready to root/unlock but I know I'll get the itch soon. This device is nice as is for now but yea I miss titanium backup and would like to be ready for any custom rom to drop, etc. So if you guys dont mind posting what method or thread you used I'd appreciate it, would at the same time help other at&t users not sure of what to use in the dev section.
See this:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1994961
It will take care of it all.
Only way is to use a tool? Anyone else go the long way?
SysAdmNj said:
What method/methods did you go about? Honestly not ready to root/unlock but I know I'll get the itch soon. This device is nice as is for now but yea I miss titanium backup and would like to be ready for any custom rom to drop, etc. So if you guys dont mind posting what method or thread you used I'd appreciate it, would at the same time help other at&t users not sure of what to use in the dev section.
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I agree hasoons all in one works fast and efficient for unlocking and flashing SU for root. It opens the doors for custom roms quite easily
While I fully trust hasoon's all-in-one, I prefer to do things manually just so I learn more about my device. It was extremely simple. Go to htcdev.com and follow the instructions for obtaining the unlock code for your bootloader. This works for the AT&T version as well, where it did NOT on the original One X(L) in the US, we had to modify the CID. This one works right off the bat.
NOTE: As detailed in the instructions and warning screen, once you go through with the unlock process, it will delete all files on your device. Backup your music/pictures, etc before doing this.
Once you have the bootloader unlocked, push the TWRP recovery .img through fastboot (instructions are on the TWRP website). Now that you have the custom recovery MAKE A BACKUP of your stock ROM immediately! This will backup a fresh install without root.
Now from here, you can sideload the superuser.apk (or if you prefer supersu) or flash it via a .zip (which is what I did). I let my device boot after backing it up, downloaded the .zip and rebooted into recovery and flashed it. From there I installed Titanium Backup Pro and manually removed a lot of the bloatware (AT&T Navigator took a couple times to remove...).
I don't know enough yet to make a custom ROM for us, however I'm poking around on the forums and looking at guides. I'm sure the experts out there will have something for us well before I can pick it up, so I'm confident we'll have something soon. I personally dislike Sense and am excited for CM10, but I'm sure that's a little while down the road.
Follow the instructions via HTCdev.com and TWRP (and other posts here) and you'll be fine. There's also the AT&T RUU in case you botch anything up too bad. All you have to do is re-lock your bootloader via fastboot and run the .exe from your desktop computer and follow the directions to take you back to stock.
Enjoy!
droidiac13 said:
See this:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1994961
It will take care of it all.
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^^ This
it's easy, fast and simple. Just run the video while you do it if you have any doubts.
chris.sterbank said:
While I fully trust hasoon's all-in-one, I prefer to do things manually just so I learn more about my device. It was extremely simple. Go to htcdev.com and follow the instructions for obtaining the unlock code for your bootloader. This works for the AT&T version as well, where it did NOT on the original One X(L) in the US, we had to modify the CID. This one works right off the bat.
NOTE: As detailed in the instructions and warning screen, once you go through with the unlock process, it will delete all files on your device. Backup your music/pictures, etc before doing this.
Once you have the bootloader unlocked, push the TWRP recovery .img through fastboot (instructions are on the TWRP website). Now that you have the custom recovery MAKE A BACKUP of your stock ROM immediately! This will backup a fresh install without root.
Now from here, you can sideload the superuser.apk (or if you prefer supersu) or flash it via a .zip (which is what I did). I let my device boot after backing it up, downloaded the .zip and rebooted into recovery and flashed it. From there I installed Titanium Backup Pro and manually removed a lot of the bloatware (AT&T Navigator took a couple times to remove...).
I don't know enough yet to make a custom ROM for us, however I'm poking around on the forums and looking at guides. I'm sure the experts out there will have something for us well before I can pick it up, so I'm confident we'll have something soon. I personally dislike Sense and am excited for CM10, but I'm sure that's a little while down the road.
Follow the instructions via HTCdev.com and TWRP (and other posts here) and you'll be fine. There's also the AT&T RUU in case you botch anything up too bad. All you have to do is re-lock your bootloader via fastboot and run the .exe from your desktop computer and follow the directions to take you back to stock.
Enjoy!
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I appreciate hasoon's tool and will most likely use it in the near future, but for now I rather go the manual way. As I've been away from htc for a while I rather do it this way at first to just familiarize myself with the process as chris. I mean there cant be a con doing it manually than using the tool right?
The only "con" would be if you screwed up one of the commands. Even our resident developer Lloir said he used Hassoon's tool for the simplicity.
911jason said:
The only "con" would be if you screwed up one of the commands. Even our resident developer Lloir said he used Hassoon's tool for the simplicity.
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True lol. I havent even rooted yet, phone is pretty nice stock. Oh believe me, wont be long until I dive into it and probably just break down and use the tool
failed root (AT&T/TELUS model)
I have a phone that is currently bricked due to a failed root attempt assumingly using incorrect boot.img (I have TELUS/AT&T version and I assume the boot.img loaded was for different model. I have since discovered Hasoon's all-in-one tool and can successfully load and launch TWRP (ATT model) recovery but I do not have a recovery file (since I did not have this loaded at time of attempted root). Does anybody know of a way to recover the phone back to stock or any working state?
You can use the RUU file to flash it back to its original form. I don't see a file for TELUS so If that's what you have I don't know if this will work. Make sure to choose the AT&T one if that's what you have.
I'm not sure if you have to relock the bootloader first, but it wouldn't hurt. From memory, these are the steps I took with my One X when I returned it to stock so I could exchange it for the One X+.
- Relock Bootloader by powering off the device, hold the VOL DOWN key and then press the PWR button until the Recovery/Bootloader menu comes up. Use the VOL +/- keys to move up and down and the PWR key to make a selection. Go into the Bootloader menu and choose RELOCK BOOTLOADER.
- Power off the device.
- Install HTC Sync from HTC's site if you haven't already.
- Connect your phone to your computer and then double-click the RUU exe file you downloaded and follow the prompts.
Thank you very much. I didn't know that anybody had an RUU for the AT&T/TELUS model I had searched everywhere and only found international models. I will give it a try to see if it works.
911jason said:
You can use the to flash it back to its original form. I don't see a file for TELUS so If that's what you have I don't know if this will work. Make sure t if that's what you have.
I'm not sure if you have to relock the bootloader first, but it wouldn't hurt. From memory, these are the steps I took with my One X when I returned it to stock so I could exchange it for the One X+.
- Relock Bootloader by powering off the device, hold the VOL DOWN key and then press the PWR button until the Recovery/Bootloader menu comes up. Use the VOL +/- keys to move up and down and the PWR key to make a selection. Go into the Bootloader menu and choose RELOCK BOOTLOADER.
- Power off the device.
- Install HTC Sync from HTC's site if you haven't already.
- Connect your phone to your computer and then double-click the RUU exe file you downloaded and follow the prompts.
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No Dice.
Says it cannot update the phone and to get the correct RUU. I guess it doesn't work with TELUS phones.
infinity211 said:
Thank you very much. I didn't know that anybody had an RUU for the AT&T/TELUS model I had searched everywhere and only found international models. I will give it a try to see if it works.
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infinity211 said:
Thank you very much. I didn't know that anybody had an RUU for the AT&T/TELUS model I had searched everywhere and only found international models. I will give it a try to see if it works.
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No Dice.
Says it cannot update the phone and to get the correct RUU. I guess it doesn't work with TELUS phones.
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Download my toolkit.
Pull the boot.img from my AT&T ROM. Boot into recovery and flash any of the AT&T builds I have from here.
Shut the phone off. Hold the volume down and power button together until you are in the bootloader. Press the power button to select fastboot and have the USB cable plugged in.
Put the boot.img in the kernels folder of my toolkit.
Press the "With this command" and press flash kernel.
Now pray that your phone loads up!
I downloaded your QX senseless v1.0.zip and pulled boot.img from it. I have the phone in TWRP recovery mode but am not sure how to get the zip there to install. A removable drive does show up in windows but it is not accessible. Is there something else I need to do to send the file such as via fastboot or something?
hasoon2000 said:
Download my toolkit.
Pull the boot.img from my AT&T ROM. Boot into recovery and flash any of the AT&T builds I have from here.
Shut the phone off. Hold the volume down and power button together until you are in the bootloader. Press the power button to select fastboot and have the USB cable plugged in.
Put the boot.img in the kernels folder of my toolkit.
Press the "With this command" and press flash kernel.
Now pray that your phone loads up!
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The boot.img has to be flashed hbooot/fasboot mode then the Rom in recovery
Sent from my HTC One X+ using Tapatalk 2
My confusion was how to load the package. I was unfamiliar with the usb restrictions since my last phone was an HTC magic (android 2.1 I think). I found the information on the ext4 partition and successfully sideloaded the package via the recovery console. To note I did need to use the adb from the current SDK as the one included with hasoons AIO kit is old and doesn't support sideload.
It appears I am back up and running with hasoon's senseless ROM.
I will need to play around to see if it is functioning correctly but so far it booted and knows my carrier..
YAY..
Thanks to Hasoon for the ROM and tools, definitely worth donating to, I will be doing this shortly.
olorolo said:
The boot.img has to be flashed hbooot/fasboot mode then the Rom in recovery
Sent from my HTC One X+ using Tapatalk 2
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My final method for root/recovery was to htcdev unlock. Then I fastboot flashed TWRP. Then rebooted into recovery and adb pushed QX zip and flash it. Ignore QX boot.img error. Reboot into fastboot and flash boot.img from QX zip. Reboot.
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Nice! Glad to hear you're back up and running.
Root to unlock?
I would like to begin with a warning.
Im a complete noob. I want to switch to android with the HTC One X+ as my first android phone.
I want the phone, but I want it unlocked as I travel abroad and I don't want to be locked in a contract.
I realized it AT&T won't unlock your phone even after you pay the $350 ETF.
So
1. Does rooting unlock the phone?
2. Do sites that claim that giving them your phone's IMEI number and paying a fee to get an unlock code actually work? A
I want to know this for sure before I pay $550 ($200 for phone + $350 ETF) the One X+.
Thanks for your help
No, rooting does not SIM-unlock your phone.
Yes, there are legitimate unlocking sites. I'd recommend contacting Hassoon here on XDA as he has stated that he can look into helping users SIM-unlock for a fee.
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Hey everyone,
So, I have some experience with rooting/ROMs, bootloaders and recoveries, all specifically on my HTC Droid Incredible (Yep, the original). But that's long in the tooth these days, and getting rather difficult to stand the slower speeds and all.
I decided to pick up a used phone, in this case an HTC Rezound, to repair and serve as my default. Cracked digitizer, but that's an easy fix, and it works for the moment which is all that matters. Turns out there was one more problem with it - it doesn't boot Android. It gets stuck in a bootloop if you allow it to boot, but it does go to hboot if you boot it up and hold the VOL down key, as expected. I cannot boot into recovery.
I tried flashing the 4.03.605.2 RUU from AndroidPolice - same problem. So, I'm not sure where the issue lies. I'd like to start by just getting the phone back to stock, and booting into Android if anyone can help me. I should be able to do everything properly from there.
I'm not entirely certain if HBOOT is stock - it shows the Android on the skateboard at the bottom - I'm not sure if that's a custom HBOOT or not, and I can't seem to find any specific reference to it. It is LOCKED with S-ON, so, I've been assuming that it hasn't been tampered with too deeply, someone just hosed an upgrade and I'm not sure how to go about getting it fixed.
Any help is deeply appreciated.
- Katie
lolatvincent said:
You have to fastboot oem rebootRUU first
then fastboot flash zip PH98IMG.zip
you may have to flash the zip twice.
Code:
androidforums.com/incredible-all-things-root/487280-easier-way-flash-pb31img-files.html
(I can't link yet)
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This might be able to help you too. You have adb and fastboot on your computer right?
lolatvincent said:
This might be able to help you too. You have adb and fastboot on your computer right?
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Yes, I do. Thank you, I'll check that out!
Like I was saying, I knew it wasn't bricked, I just didn't know how to go about doing it. I think I get where I need to go with that.
ncc74656m said:
Yes, I do. Thank you, I'll check that out!
Like I was saying, I knew it wasn't bricked, I just didn't know how to go about doing it. I think I get where I need to go with that.
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Flash a recovery in a zip right after you finish the ruu using the same method (no need for reboot).
To get root again you might want this: downloads.noshufou.netdna-cdn.com/superuser/Superuser-3.2-RC3-arm-signed.zip
lolatvincent said:
Flash a recovery in a zip right after you finish the ruu using the same method (no need for reboot).
To get root again you might want this: downloads.noshufou.netdna-cdn.com/superuser/Superuser-3.2-RC3-arm-signed.zip
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Ok, no such luck. I did the RUU flash and then tried rebooting, no go, tried reflashing from my SD after that, nothing. I'm not sure what to do now. :/
Update
Small update - I did the HTC bootloader unlock and successfully got Amon Ra flashed onto it. Now working on getting Android to boot. *sigh* This thing is a serious pain in the... :angel:
If I get it to work, I'll be sacrificing a ram, or at least some RAM. :fingers-crossed:
Still, I'm open to any suggestions or help anyone can offer. Thank you!
I would make a nandroid now and keep it as is for a bit just to make sure it functions okay.
Then if all is good flash a ROM!
I'm running ViperRez and it's very good. Doesn't seem to stream bluetooth media but all else is good. Very nice daily driver. There might be an update coming which will hopefully fix the bt steaming.
feralicious said:
I would make a nandroid now and keep it as is for a bit just to make sure it functions okay.
Then if all is good flash a ROM!
I'm running ViperRez and it's very good. Doesn't seem to stream bluetooth media but all else is good. Very nice daily driver. There might be an update coming which will hopefully fix the bt steaming.
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Heh, that would be doing things the SMART way. I'm going to do the unofficial CM9 which has BT streaming media, but not phone - sadly, something I'm much more interested in. I am wondering if I can't get the stock ICS or JB on there and just stick with that, since I do like using my BT headset. But since I've had no luck so far getting that to go on there, I think I'll take my chances with CM9 first, and go from there.
If I get that, I'll back it up thoroughly and then try my hand at putting the stock 4.03 on instead.
Solved!
Ok, so, I got CM9 booted!
The short of what I did was the following steps:
1) HTC Dev Bootloader Unlock
2) Installed Amon Ra
3) Installed CM9 using the S-ON instructions found at the site below - I can't link yet, so forgive me.
Code:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1885553
4) Letting the bootloader flash the Kernel failed, so I had to do it manually by following the instructions for S-ON below in case of a parsing failure:
Code:
http://www.androidauthority.com/rezound-android-4-0-4-ics-cyanogenmod-9-cm9-rom-unofficial-120696/
5) Boot and done!
ncc74656m said:
Ok, so, I got CM9 booted!
The short of what I did was the following steps:
1) HTC Dev Bootloader Unlock
2) Installed Amon Ra
3) Installed CM9 using the S-ON instructions found at the site below - I can't link yet, so forgive me.
Code:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1885553
4) Letting the bootloader flash the Kernel failed, so I had to do it manually by following the instructions for S-ON below in case of a parsing failure:
Code:
http://www.androidauthority.com/rezound-android-4-0-4-ics-cyanogenmod-9-cm9-rom-unofficial-120696/
5) Boot and done!
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Oh! I misread your last post above mine and thought you had gotten it back to stock.
Your issue was exactly what you figured out, that when you are s-on you need to flash the kernel separately after flashing a ROM or else you'll get stuck. If you s-off that will be automated but s-off makes it easier to brick your phone. I don't flash often so I'm staying s-on.
Sorry I misread your post, I could've let you know about that.
feralicious said:
Oh! I misread your last post above mine and thought you had gotten it back to stock.
Your issue was exactly what you figured out, that when you are s-on you need to flash the kernel separately after flashing a ROM or else you'll get stuck. If you s-off that will be automated but s-off makes it easier to brick your phone. I don't flash often so I'm staying s-on.
Sorry I misread your post, I could've let you know about that.
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No worries, it happens, thank you!!!!
Ok, so I've been rooted but for he most part stock. The last OTA kept failing to download so I relocked my bootloader, used the ruu update tool from android police, accepted the update, but had the genius idea to run my nandroid restore after. Since then I have not been able to boot up and my efforts to fix the problem have only made it worse. I can no longer get into recovery and when I try it gives me a security warning. I am at a loss and miss my phone, forced to use Iphone 4 as back up and I refuse to learn how to use it. Please give ideas on how to fix in noob language as I am obviously not an expert.
fivedezs said:
Ok, so I've been rooted but for he most part stock. The last OTA kept failing to download so I relocked my bootloader, used the ruu update tool from android police, accepted the update, but had the genius idea to run my nandroid restore after. Since then I have not been able to boot up and my efforts to fix the problem have only made it worse. I can no longer get into recovery and when I try it gives me a security warning. I am at a loss and miss my phone, forced to use Iphone 4 as back up and I refuse to learn how to use it. Please give ideas on how to fix in noob language as I am obviously not an expert.
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just ruu again. make sure your bootloader is locked and start from square one.
place ruu on root of sd
reboot hboot
let it run twice.
synisterwolf said:
just ruu again. make sure your bootloader is locked and start from square one.
place ruu on root of sd
reboot hboot
let it run twice.
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I could use help trying to find the RUU I need, my search has been fruitless. What I have is a tool that updates my RUU for me and it only works when my phone successfully boots. I tried using it from the bootloader menu and that gave me a security warning.
The King’s Ultimate Downgrade Fraken-guide for HTC Desire 601
(And to be more specific the HTC 601 Virgin Mobile ZARA CL)YES YOU FINALLY FOUND WHAT YOU WERE LOOKING FOR OH GOOGLER LOST AT SEA“My battery is dieing” –an HTC DESIRE user who updated
[Insert disclaimer here, I’m not responsible for basically messing up your phone]
Hello stranger and welcome to what I like to call the King’s Ultimate Downgra—just look at the title. Okay so you’ve been stuck with the crappy update for the HTC Desire 601, you know the one that Virgin Mobile and HTC got our hopes up last year when we found out we were getting the 4.4.2 KitKat update. Then you found out that it’s a POS and drain’s your battery faster than you can say CHARGER PLEASE! I’m going to cut to the chase here, you don’t have much time, I understand. I can tell you right now this will probably take 2 hours at the most. OKAY FIRST
FIRST
Do you know what ZARA CL means!? Alright if you do next step if not, you better power off your phone and do the old Volume down and power on method. Also abandon this guide if you are ZARA UL but I will say the info in it can come in handy for you all. Make sure you have the Fast Boot setting turned off in the power options. Okay right there on the white Bootloader (Yes that is the bootloader) screen it should tell you at the top what you have. Cool right? Okay you’re learning, all you need to know is what you have. If you want to know more google it sometime I don’t care.
SECOND
You need to know how to use a command prompt, terminal, whatever you want to call it. Mainly you’ll want to know your change directory command aka cd.
THIRD
You will lose all your data. Your SD card contents should be fine but you will want to look up a backup guide if you don’t want to lose anything. Speaking of you may want to get yourself and SD card reader or some other method to plug your SD card into a computer.
FOURTH
Have the HTC drivers installed to your computer for this device. You can find them on their website but you’ll have to deal with some stupid HTC sync program which if it annoys you like it did me just uninstall it but leave the drivers
LAST
Don’t be discouraged. You’re going to learn a lot and be able to help other people once you figure this all out. I’ll be updating this guide so ask questions and I will determine if it’s necessary to add to it. I’m assuming you know a little about computers so this isn’t a complete newb guide. All right let’s GET IT ON!
Files you will need.
https://drive.google.com/folderview?id=0B6WBFlAKqe30a2ktU3ZEaUUzSTg&tid=0B6WBFlAKqe30TjRLa2Qxa0toYlU
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B1IfdFmI1wlvVEdvYndVVkNDODQ/view?usp=sharing
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B1IfdFmI1wlvOVFpVzJNVmhUSEk/edit?usp=docslist_api
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B1IfdFmI1wlvaDF0ZFBPNUUwNDA/view?usp=sharing
These will also be posted throughout the guide so if you find yourself getting ready to download a duplicate just use the one you already have. Also I do not take any credit for these files, I'm just hosting some of them so they don't disappear.
Step 1 Unlock the damn bootloader
This part was fun for me, the HTC website isn’t exactly clear on what’s going on but basically you need to go register an account with them and get this crap sorted out. So go here https://www.htcdev.com/ and once you get in there register and everything, then go to the Unlock bootloader it’ll kind of sort of walk you through it all but when you get to that [-------Select Your Device------- ▼] just pick the “All Other Supported Models” Then follow the guide. At Step 4 it’ll give you a fastboot binary. WHAT THE F*** IS A FASTBOOT!? Okay it’s just a program that you will use to interact with your phone and boy is it handy. You’ll be using this multiple times. Remember the command line stuff? Time to apply some knowledge. You’ll need to be in the same directory as your saved fastboot, and once you get there you should be able to use your commands. It’ll give you the one’s you need. Once you get through all that then go onto step 2 if you are having trouble by all means there are guides upon guides out there for this step.
Step 2 Flash the damn recovery
First download this I’ll tell you what to do with it in Step 3. You should be downloading the STOCK ODEX ROOT file https://drive.google.com/folderview?id=0B6WBFlAKqe30a2ktU3ZEaUUzSTg&tid=0B6WBFlAKqe30TjRLa2Qxa0toYlU
This part is where things will feel scary to you, but don’t fret! You already unlocked your phone so let’s go all the way. Go here https://twrp.me/devices/htcdesire601cdma.html You will need to go to the Download Links and get you a fresh version of TWRP recovery (take the one on top). What is it? You’ll see once you get there, just make sure to put that .img file in the same directory as fastboot. Did you leave that command line open? Good! If not go back to the directory on the command line where you now have fastboot and twrp-2.8.6.0-zaracl.img. Remember how HTC told you to go to that fastboot menu in the Bootloader on your phone? Do it. Have it plugged into your computer too.
Okay now you’ll type this magic spell into the Command Prompt.
Code:
fastboot flash recovery twrp-2.8.6.0-zaracl.img
It should take but 10 seconds if that and your recovery will be flashed! Woo, aren’t we having fun?
Now comes the real scary part.
Step 3 Install the wrong damn ROM for your phone but benefit from it in the end
So remember in Step 2 that thing you downloaded? You need to get that on the root of your SD card, I don’t care how you do it just get it on there.
Next you’ll want to install this to your phone and you’ll do that by getting back to the bootloader screen on your phone and loading the recovery. All you have to do is select recovery and it will do it’s thing. When you get into the recovery go right for the install and navigate to the STOCK_ODEX_ROOT_HTC_ZARA_UL_601_2.14.1401.86_v.1.0.1.zip file. Click install and it should do it’s thing, while it does that let’s go onto step 4.
Step 4 Use the damn creepy rumrunner application
So once your phone installs the rom you’ll want to restart your phone and boot into your newly rooted rom! YAY CONFETTI it’s the wrong rom. But you have root and this will allow you to get what’s called S-Off which is good if you need to flash your firmware. I’m not going to walk you through this one, just go to this already made guide and it will help you immensely. http://forum.xda-developers.com/desire-601/general/guide-tips-achieving-s-off-rumrunner-t2827793 Good luck stranger.
Step 5 Flash the damn firmware
Thanks http://forum.xda-developers.com/desire-601/help/kitkat-downgrade-to-jelly-bean-t2854899 for all the info. Thank you Yoshi, Chuckie I don’t even know what to say to you. YOU STRANGER DON’T TOUCH THOSE FILES ON THERE
If you made it through rumrunner congratulations! Here download this if you already haven’t https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B1IfdFmI1wlvOVFpVzJNVmhUSEk/edit?usp=docslist_api
This step is pretty mystical but I got this firmware from a stock rom somewhere down the road. Now for some reason my phone absolutely hated this file and would reject me placing it on the SD card which is why I mentioned getting an SD card reader of some sort. Basically you’ll want to rename that file 0P4EIMG.zip, and put it on the root of your SD card. Then reboot your phone into the bootloader, you’ll be prompted soon after that to install the file. Hit yes and let it do it’s thing. After you power down the phone take the SD card and remove the 0P43IMG.zip file from it. You won’t be needing it anymore.
Step 6 Gotta get back to JB run the damn RUU
So if you went by the downloads you should have this https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B1IfdFmI1wlvVEdvYndVVkNDODQ/view?usp=sharing
This you will run on your computer but first you need to put your phone in fastboot mode again like you did when you unlocked it and when you flashed the recovery. After that run it and walk through the steps. This will take a while, it will take a long @$$ time to update the radio, just be patient.
Step 7 Almost there, just gotta flash the damn recovery again!
You know how to flash recoveries so flash https://drive.google.com/file/d/0BxPNhWHyBhRQZXZjbkVreG9zSW8/view?usp=sharing
You’ll have to extract it first to get the .img file but once you have it you’re golden.
Step 8 lock the damn bootloader
For some reason you cannot boot the device now into Android without it hanging on the Virgin Mobile screen so what you need is to lock the bootloader. Easy peasy.
Go to your bootloader and go to fastboot. On your computer go to your command prompt where it should still be in the directory where you put fastboot and type.
Code:
fastboot oem lock
Done! Reboot your phone and you should have Jelly Bean!
Step 8special ROOT
You can download this https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B1IfdFmI1wlvaDF0ZFBPNUUwNDA/view?usp=sharing and use Philz-Touch recovery to install this zip through the install option. This will root your phone.
YOU NOW HAVE AN S-OFF, ROOTED HTC DESIRE 601 ZARA CL VIRGIN MOBILE PHONE WITH ANDROID 4.2.2
CONGRATULATIONS :victory:
Thanks to all the users out there at xdadevelopers! Your work was crucial to this guide as well as many other contributors.
Update
Philz-Touch Link is no longer valid therefore I'm uploading it myself.
My battery is fine on Kitkat. Just have to cripple google play services a little.
Sent from my Virgin Mobile HTC Desire 601 zaraCL cdma
bro please help my phone HTC desire 601 dual sim is stuck on logo please help.
i dont know what can i do now.