Ok, I have been away from the site and havent messed with my phone for over a year so I am really rusty but I want to flash to ICS. However after many hours today without success I have restored the GB. Hoping someone can give me some insight to my mistake as things have changed a far bit in a year.
I currently have Nils Business Sense Gingerbread and want to go flash Nils Business ICS 4.0.3 Sense. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1508118
I believe I followed direction as described on the above page but I could never get the recent RUU to install. Looking at the directions on the above thread post #3 "Latest RUU Leak and Installation Instructions" I can get it to step #6 but things fall apart there. It finds the PH98IMG.zip and scans it like the directions say but never prompts me to say "yes" as describes. It does have the progress bar on the right side that will complete and then returns to the bootloader screen but at no point does it actually go to the white HTC load screen. Is there something missing from the directions or could I have missed something?
The phone was unlocked thru HTC website over a year ago. I believe its s-off but dont remember and unable to figure out how to tell.
Thanks in advance. Mark
Okay, first of all, to check if you are s-off boot into bootloader and look up top. Around the 2nd or 3rd line I believe, it will say Vigor and either s-off or s-on in there.
If you are s-on you need to relock the bootloader in fastboot.
fastboot oem lock
If you didn't do that and you are s-on that's probably the issue.
I ran the RUU a week or so ago so I'm trying to remember exactly what happened.
I don't recall if it just automatically ran or if it asked me if I wanted to "update".
When you say you see a progress bar, do you see a list of items and does it say "updating" next to each item as it gets to it? Can you say exactly what is on the screen after it starts? Also you are using the latest global, 4.03.605.2?
After it makes a first pass it will go to a black screen for a couple minutes then back to bootloader to run again. Then you'll see the same screen with the list and "updating" next to each item.
Then it will boot back into bootloader and ask you if you want to reboot iirc. Or else it reboots itself but I think it asked me. Then you'll see a normal boot but it will take a while so just be patient.
Thanks for the quick reply.
No it never gets to the point of updating anything. I finds then scans the img, it has a blue completion bar on the right side of the screen when it is scanning. That will complete but it never updates anything and returns to the recovery screen. I even tried just loading the ROM without installing the RUU and it sat on the white HTC screen for an hour so clearly I have to update the RUU before I can flash Nils ROM.
Ok apparently I am S-on so need to relock bootloader.
Can you give me a little more details on how to do it. Guessing I'm not grasping fastboot oem lock.
Are you s-off or s-on? If s-on, did you relock first?
You might try running the 3.14.xxxxxx from here:
http://androidfiles.org/ruu/?dir=Vigor
It's an exe file so just double click it on the desktop and it will run.
Or you can give these commands in fastboot:
fastboot oem rebootRUU
fastboot flash zip NameOfZip.zip
Then if that works you can try the global again. Double the work, but unless someone else comes along with a solution it's something you can try while waiting.
mbrudolph said:
Ok apparently I am S-on so need to relock bootloader.
Can you give me a little more details on how to do it. Guessing I'm not grasping fastboot oem lock.
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Okay, that's probably it then. Was writing my last post when you posted.
So power down the phone, pull the battery then put it back in and boot into bootloader. Switch to fastboot and connect to your pc.
Open up your command window and navigate to where you have your fastboot/adb folder (I attached what you need in case you no longer have it, just place the folder on the root of your pc so you would navigate to c:\android).
Then type
fastboot oem lock
That will lock you so you can run the RUU.
Afterwards you will need to unlock again. If you no longer have your unlock code you can get it again from HTCDev. If you go to their site it explains how.
http://www.htcdev.com/bootloader/
Once you receive your token put it in the "android" folder (or whatever the name of your folder you use for fastboot is).
Then type
fastboot flash unlocktoken Unlock_code.bin
I keep my android folder with the unlock token and latest Amon Ra recovery in there so I always know they're there if I need them.
Then you'll need to flash the newest AmonRa, it's up to 3.16 now.
Root ( didn't have to do anything, was already set to flash ROM)
Flash Nils' ROM.
Also, since you are s-on you will need to flash the kernel from the ROM after you flash the ROM. I don't know if he has it set to make a PH98IMG file or not - some ROMs create one on your sd card. If not, you need to pull it from the ROM, put it in the "android" folder and flash in fastboot. I would pull it out ahead of time in case so you're ready.
fastboot flash boot boot.img (or whatever the name of his kernel is)
Then you should be able to boot up and enjoy.
feralicious said:
Okay, that's probably it then. Was writing my last post when you posted.
So power down the phone, pull the battery then put it back in and boot into bootloader. Switch to fastboot and connect to your pc.
Open up your command window and navigate to where you have your fastboot/adb folder (I attached what you need in case you no longer have it, just place the folder on the root of your pc so you would navigate to c:\android).
Then type
fastboot oem lock
That will lock you so you can run the RUU.
Afterwards you will need to unlock again. If you no longer have your unlock code you can get it again from HTCDev. If you go to their site it explains how.
http://www.htcdev.com/bootloader/
Once you receive your token put it in the "android" folder (or whatever the name of your folder you use for fastboot is).
Then type
fastboot flash unlocktoken Unlock_code.bin
I keep my android folder with the unlock token and latest Amon Ra recovery in there so I always know they're there if I need them.
Then you'll need to flash the newest AmonRa, it's up to 3.16 now.
Root ( didn't have to do anything, was already set to flash ROM)
Flash Nils' ROM.
Also, since you are s-on you will need to flash the kernel from the ROM after you flash the ROM. I don't know if he has it set to make a PH98IMG file or not - some ROMs create one on your sd card. If not, you need to pull it from the ROM, put it in the "android" folder and flash in fastboot. I would pull it out ahead of time in case so you're ready.
fastboot flash boot boot.img (or whatever the name of his kernel is)
Then you should be able to boot up and enjoy.
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Hey feralicious,
Been reading this and with my white screen issue, I have two questions.....first is like you I have an android folder where I keep the unlock token and amonRa recovery but mine is 3.15. Where can I get 3.16 from? I saw a thread with zip files but it said you had to be S-off and I am not.
My second question is what is file you attached here?
318sugarhill said:
Hey feralicious,
Been reading this and with my white screen issue, I have two questions.....first is like you I have an android folder where I keep the unlock token and amonRa recovery but mine is 3.15. Where can I get 3.16 from? I saw a thread with zip files but it said you had to be S-off and I am not.
My second question is what is file you attached here?
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There's a link for 3.16 at the bottom of the Amon Ra thread in development. Not the attachments, the link right above those.
I attached the folder with the files needed to use fastboot/adb.
feralicious said:
There's a link for 3.16 at the bottom of the Amon Ra thread in development. Not the attachments, the link right above those.
I attached the folder with the files needed to use fastboot/adb.
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Ok. I don't need those. I have adb all set. I will check that thread again. Any real difference in 3.16 vs 3.15?
318sugarhill said:
Ok. I don't need those. I have adb all set. I will check that thread again. Any real difference in 3.16 vs 3.15?
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The only difference I know of is that 3.16 has a working root option.
Feralicious,
Just wanted to thank you again. Today, I finally got everything updated and working well. Couldn't have done it without your help.
THANKS!!! :highfive:
Mark
mbrudolph said:
Feralicious,
Just wanted to thank you again. Today, I finally got everything updated and working well. Couldn't have done it without your help.
THANKS!!! :highfive:
Mark
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You're welcome! Glad I could help. :good:
Related
When I first got my Rezound months and months ago, I found and installed one of the stock, rooted ROMS on this site, and installed it.
Much to my annoyance, Verizon has been trying to push the latest update to my phone, so I came back to get the latest relevant ROM. I found http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1835422 ("stock rooted deodexed 4.03.605.02") and flashed it from Recovery.
The problem is, whenever I try to boot the phone, it gets to the white screen with the green HTC logo, and just sits there. Did I miss a step or something? It's been a long while since I last flashed a ROM, and I'm sure I forgot something...
Thanks.
beleynn said:
When I first got my Rezound months and months ago, I found and installed one of the stock, rooted ROMS on this site, and installed it.
Much to my annoyance, Verizon has been trying to push the latest update to my phone, so I came back to get the latest relevant ROM. I found http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1835422 ("stock rooted deodexed 4.03.605.02") and flashed it from Recovery.
The problem is, whenever I try to boot the phone, it gets to the white screen with the green HTC logo, and just sits there. Did I miss a step or something? It's been a long while since I last flashed a ROM, and I'm sure I forgot something...
Thanks.
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looks like you tried to update to a ICS rom from a stock rom.
are you s-off or dev unlocked?
synisterwolf said:
looks like you tried to update to a ICS rom from a stock rom.
are you s-off or dev unlocked?
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Dev unlocked.
beleynn said:
Dev unlocked.
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you are going to need to re lock the bootloader and run the ruu.
this will wipe your internal sd card so please back it up
here are the steps:
1. back up rom
2. back up internal sd card
3. fastboot oem lock command
4. download the latest ruu
5. pull the zip out of it and name it PH98IMG.zip
6. place on root of external sd card
7. make sure you have 70% or more on the battery
8. boot into hboot and let it run.
8.1 first pass will be quick and it will ask you to reboot, say yes and grab a beer because the next part will take some time.
9. boot into stock rom
10. dev unlock and all that fun stuff again
synisterwolf said:
you are going to need to re lock the bootloader and run the ruu.
this will wipe your internal sd card so please back it up
here are the steps:
1. back up rom
2. back up internal sd card
3. fastboot oem lock command
4. download the latest ruu
5. pull the zip out of it and name it PH98IMG.zip
6. place on root of external sd card
7. make sure you have 70% or more on the battery
8. boot into hboot and let it run.
8.1 first pass will be quick and it will ask you to reboot, say yes and grab a beer because the next part will take some time.
9. boot into stock rom
10. dev unlock and all that fun stuff again
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Thanks, but a few questions:
first, when I first got the phone and rooted it, S-Off wasn't available at the time (which is why I didn't do it then). Would it be better (and/or easier) to do that instead of dev unlock?
second, how do I "fastboot oem lock"? It's been months since I last flashed a ROM, and, as always, I forgot how to do these things.
Thanks again.
beleynn said:
Thanks, but a few questions:
first, when I first got the phone and rooted it, S-Off wasn't available at the time (which is why I didn't do it then). Would it be better (and/or easier) to do that instead of dev unlock?
second, how do I "fastboot oem lock"? It's been months since I last flashed a ROM, and, as always, I forgot how to do these things.
Thanks again.
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s-off is a lot easier. i would recommend it. makes updating easy but you do run the risk of a brick so be careful
to re lock the bootloader you need to plug your phone into the pc.
make sure ADB debuging is on
then CD into your folder with ADB and Fastboot. (for me is C:\android )
then you type " fastboot oem lock"
you will see it say lock on top.
(if you are going to s-off then do not run this command. you need to be dev unlocked for s-off to work)
EDIT:
if you dont have ADB or Fastboot. i have a mini version for you to use. it will have everything needed to do this without having to download the whole android SDK link
synisterwolf said:
s-off is a lot easier. i would recommend it. makes updating easy but you do run the risk of a brick so be careful
to re lock the bootloader you need to plug your phone into the pc.
make sure ADB debuging is on
then CD into your folder with ADB and Fastboot. (for me is C:\android )
then you type " fastboot oem lock"
you will see it say lock on top.
(if you are going to s-off then do not run this command. you need to be dev unlocked for s-off to work)
EDIT:
if you dont have ADB or Fastboot. i have a mini version for you to use. it will have everything needed to do this without having to download the whole android SDK link
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I *had* ADB, then I built a new PC, so thanks for the link.
Once I do S-Off, do I still follow the other steps except for 3?
synisterwolf said:
s-off is a lot easier. i would recommend it. makes updating easy but you do run the risk of a brick so be careful
to re lock the bootloader you need to plug your phone into the pc.
make sure ADB debuging is on
then CD into your folder with ADB and Fastboot. (for me is C:\android )
then you type " fastboot oem lock"
you will see it say lock on top.
(if you are going to s-off then do not run this command. you need to be dev unlocked for s-off to work)
EDIT:
if you dont have ADB or Fastboot. i have a mini version for you to use. it will have everything needed to do this without having to download the whole android SDK link
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Ok, so I got to step 9 no problem (your ADB/Fastbook download was 1000x easier than downloading the whole damn package from Google).
Can I now just load up the rooted stock ROM I found earlier, or do I have to do the Dev unlock first?
beleynn said:
I *had* ADB, then I built a new PC, so thanks for the link.
Once I do S-Off, do I still follow the other steps except for 3?
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If you are s-off you dont need to OEM lock the phone because s-off > dev unlock
so once you are s-off all you need to do is this:
1. download RUU of your choice
2. place on the root of the sd card
3. back up your internal sd because it will be wiped
4. make sure you have 70% battery or better
5. boot into hboot and let hboot take care of the rest.
5.1 first pass of the install will go quickly and ask for a reboot. it will boot back into hboot and continue the install.
6. boot into the stock rom once.
or if you want s-on
1. do the htc dev unlock fun
2. need to load up an engineering hboot to do fastboot commands.
once you have dev unlock then you can do recovery, then load any ICS rom that is meant for our phone. if you wanted to go back to GB you would need s-off so you can downgrade with a GB RUU. (but why would we want to go backwards. )
optional
if you want to install a recovery and you want to do it the fastboot way, you will need an engineering hboot which you can get from the s-off site
or
if you find a recovery that is in zip form just let hboot install it for you.
I AM PLAYING WITH MY REZOUND FROM LAST 1 MONTH YESTERDAY I THOUGHT I HAVE TO UPDATE IT TO ICS(RUU FROM ANDROIDPOLICE) AND FLASHED RUU FROM HEREhttp://www.androidpolice.com/2012/08/02/exclusive-download-htc-rezound-ice-cream-sandwich-ruu-for-final-ota-3-14-605-12/
AFTER FLASHING RUU PHONE STARTS REBOOTING ,NO APPS DOWNLOAD FROM PLAY STORE ,
NOW I WANTS TO GO BACK TO GINGERBREAD OFFICIAL ROM
PLZ SOMEONE HELP ME SO I CAN FLASH GB OFFICIAL RUU ON MY REZOUND
DETAILS OF MY REZOUND-
TAMPERED
****RELOCKED***
VIGOR PVT SHIP S-ON RL
HBOOT -2.25.0000
RADIO-1.22.10.0421R/1.22.10.0424R
OPENDSP-V13.6.0.7611.00.0104
EMMC-BOOT
APR 12 2012,16:47:46
PLZ SUGGEST ME TO GO BACK TO GB OR ANY FIX TO STOP ALL RANDOM REBOOTS.
In order to downgrade you need to S-OFF, then flash one of the old RUU's.
Did you factory reset after installing the ICS?
I would also try installing the new 4.3.605.2 RUU from Android Police... factory default, flash twice (if you flash an RUU, ALWAYS do it twice), then factory default again.
acejavelin said:
In order to downgrade you need to S-OFF, then flash one of the old RUU's.
Did you factory reset after installing the ICS?
I would also try installing the new 4.3.605.2 RUU from Android Police... factory default, flash twice (if you flash an RUU, ALWAYS do it twice), then factory default again.
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+1 I would try the factory reset before anything. then follow the steps above.
if you are 100% sure you want to go back to GB then you would need s-off
you need s-off to go back to gingerbread. try flashing the new 4.3.605.2
Thnx for all replies can someone confirm Ruu 4.3.605.2 is stable and working fine ?
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I have searched google but not able to found any valid link for latest ruu can someone plz post latest ruu link for download ?
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sanchitgrover said:
I have searched google but not able to found any valid link for latest ruu can someone plz post latest ruu link for download ?
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It is completely stable, and fixes way more issues than the changelog mentions...
http://www.androidpolice.com/2012/0...ull-ruu-build-4-03-605-2-for-the-htc-rezound/
And select AP Mirror #1 which is hosted on beta.androidfilehost.com, a very reliable and (usually) speedy server, it takes about 3 minutes for me to download it ( I have done it lots of times, people keep saying doesn't work), just click the link, then the green circle with a down arrow to download it (to the left of the filename), MD5 matches every time. If that one give you trouble, go to the same link and on the right hand side there are mirrors of that server, they work equally well.
And like every ROM, VERIFY the MD5 before flashing... if it don't match, don't flash!
It looks like your RUU didn't install completely. Flash it *several* times, until you get the screen where all items are listen as "OK" and it says to reboot.
If that still doesn't work, try flashing it through fastboot:
install HTC Sync (this will install drivers for adb and bootloader debug). Somehow obtain fastboot.exe (pretty sure it comes with HTC Sync. If not, download the Rezound All In One Toolkit. Open a command prompt and change the directory to the same one that fastboot.exe is in (use the command "cd" then the full folder location, ex "cd c:\users\yourname\desktop\fastboot folder").
Next, you'll want to take out your phone's SD card. Power on the phone, holding power and volume down to boot into the bootloader. Then, choose fastboot. Connect your phone to your PC at this time. Now use the command "fastboot oem rebootRUU". Your phone will reboot to a black screen with a silver HTC logo. Next, drag the RUU file you downloaded (doesn't matter what it's named) to the same folder as fastboot.exe. Use the command "fastboot flash zip <ruu name>", replacing "<ruu name>" with the name of the file, obviously. Once the command prompt says it's done, you can safely turn off your phone, or do a battery pull if necessary.
I highly recommend you do not revert to Gingerbread, because it requires a firmware downgrade and the S-Off procedure is necessary. Things can go horribly wrong with S-off especially if you don't know what you're doing.
scy1192 said:
It looks like your RUU didn't install completely. Flash it *several* times, until you get the screen where all items are listen as "OK" and it says to reboot.
If that still doesn't work, try flashing it through fastboot:
install HTC Sync (this will install drivers for adb and bootloader debug). Somehow obtain fastboot.exe (pretty sure it comes with HTC Sync. If not, download the Rezound All In One Toolkit. Open a command prompt and change the directory to the same one that fastboot.exe is in (use the command "cd" then the full folder location, ex "cd c:\users\yourname\desktop\fastboot folder").
Next, you'll want to take out your phone's SD card. Power on the phone, holding power and volume down to boot into the bootloader. Then, choose fastboot. Connect your phone to your PC at this time. Now use the command "fastboot oem rebootRUU". Your phone will reboot to a black screen with a silver HTC logo. Next, drag the RUU file you downloaded (doesn't matter what it's named) to the same folder as fastboot.exe. Use the command "fastboot flash zip <ruu name>", replacing "<ruu name>" with the name of the file, obviously. Once the command prompt says it's done, you can safely turn off your phone, or do a battery pull if necessary.
I highly recommend you do not revert to Gingerbread, because it requires a firmware downgrade and the S-Off procedure is necessary. Things can go horribly wrong with S-off especially if you don't know what you're doing.
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So this will work with out S-off? I am on Venom Rom on ICS. Great Rom but when I plug my headphones in the phone reboots. I want to get back to Stock ICS.
Thanks
duvious said:
So this will work with out S-off? I am on Venom Rom on ICS. Great Rom but when I plug my headphones in the phone reboots. I want to get back to Stock ICS.
Thanks
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Without S-OFF you can only go same version or newer, not backwards, but you will have to relock your bootloader... You should then be able to flash the 4.3.605.2 RUU with no problem.
scy1192 said:
It looks like your RUU didn't install completely. Flash it *several* times, until you get the screen where all items are listen as "OK" and it says to reboot.
If that still doesn't work, try flashing it through fastboot:
install HTC Sync (this will install drivers for adb and bootloader debug). Somehow obtain fastboot.exe (pretty sure it comes with HTC Sync. If not, download the Rezound All In One Toolkit. Open a command prompt and change the directory to the same one that fastboot.exe is in (use the command "cd" then the full folder location, ex "cd c:\users\yourname\desktop\fastboot folder").
Next, you'll want to take out your phone's SD card. Power on the phone, holding power and volume down to boot into the bootloader. Then, choose fastboot. Connect your phone to your PC at this time. Now use the command "fastboot oem rebootRUU". Your phone will reboot to a black screen with a silver HTC logo. Next, drag the RUU file you downloaded (doesn't matter what it's named) to the same folder as fastboot.exe. Use the command "fastboot flash zip <ruu name>", replacing "<ruu name>" with the name of the file, obviously. Once the command prompt says it's done, you can safely turn off your phone, or do a battery pull if necessary.
I highly recommend you do not revert to Gingerbread, because it requires a firmware downgrade and the S-Off procedure is necessary. Things can go horribly wrong with S-off especially if you don't know what you're doing.
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acejavelin said:
Without S-OFF you can only go same version or newer, not backwards, but you will have to relock your bootloader... You should then be able to flash the 4.3.605.2 RUU with no problem.
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That is great news. I will relock and flash!
htc rezound hboot 2.25.0000 can flash global verizon rom?
want to flash global verizon rom , hboot version 2.25, s-on , locked, please help, want to use on gsm services
u can flash gb rom with patch to fix sdcard mounting problem
unlock ur device
install recovery
flash the rom & patch
flash the kernel via fastboot or hboot
then power it on normally
or
flash stock gb only the rom.zip and boot.img via hboot
root
patch ur device manually
basheerbr said:
want to flash global verizon rom , hboot version 2.25, s-on , locked, please help, want to use on gsm services
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just download it from android police and flash, flash twice followed with a factory reset. should b in good shape after.
basheerbr said:
want to flash global verizon rom , hboot version 2.25, s-on , locked, please help, want to use on gsm services
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For the global RUU - http://www.androidpolice.com/2012/0...ull-ruu-build-4-03-605-2-for-the-htc-rezound/
Feel free to open a new thread vs using an 8 month old one that isn't related to your problem if you can't find what you're looking for also.
basheerbr said:
want to flash global verizon rom , hboot version 2.25, s-on , locked, please help, want to use on gsm services
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mike7728 said:
just download it from android police and flash, flash twice followed with a factory reset. should b in good shape after.
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Also, make sure you allow it to fully do its thing, don't pull battery or anything in the middle of it. The screen will go black for a second or two, just wait it out. It will leave you in bootloader when it's done iirc.
I'm on the 3.15 RUU with 2.09 HBOOT. I used dirty racun for s-off and am HTCdev unlocked obviously. I know I can't undo the HTCdev unlock.
In what order do I need to do these things to relock bootloader/unroot and restore to stock 3.15?
I'm thinking:
1.) Flash stock recovery image then flash stock 3.15 RUU.
2.) Relock bootloader
3.) profit?
4.) skip like a fairy
If I flash the stock RUU that will restore S-ON correct?
BTW, is there an active link for the stock JB 3.15? HTCruu is no more and that was the only place I knew.
Bueller?
Any feedback on where I can get the stock 3.15 RUU?
Stock Rooted 3.15.651 rom
heroisnotdead said:
Any feedback on where I can get the stock 3.15 RUU?
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This is all I know for now, a stock, rooted rom. I'm trying to find the full RUU dot exe file. I have the link around here somewhere.
I was trying to post the link, and didn't notice at first, that I'm too new. I was going to spell out the URL, but didn't want to offend the moderators. I guess you can send me private message, if you want it. The link was sent to me by a senior member of xda, and member of dev team for a well-known rom.
See here for zips which include the files for rooting + the RUU exe's:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2026938
When I was HTCdev unlocked and wanted to get back to stock ICS and take the OTA to get Jellybean, I followed the Youtube link at the bottom of that post to relock the bootloader. After that, I then ran the RUU from my computer. That brought my phone back to stock. (Then I took the OTA to Jellybean, unlocked again, and installed a new ROM, but that's not what you're looking to do, it sounds like)
1. Reboot into bootloader
2. Set phone to fastboot option
3. Connect phone to pc with adb folder already setup on computer (htc drivers etc).
4. Make sure computer says "fastboot usb"
5. Open command prompt from your adb folder
6. Type "fastboot oem lock"
7. Run 3.15.651.16 RUU exe file on computer and sit back.
Since you have 2.09 hboot then you're stuck using the 3.15 ruu file....hope that helps...let us know how it ended up.
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Thanks
Damn I'm blind. I've had that file the whole time and kept looking right over it due to the way I had files displaying. These RUU files will overwrite everything, including the recovery image, correct?
How I miss doing this stuff on nexus device, oh well.
heroisnotdead said:
Damn I'm blind. I've had that file the whole time and kept looking right over it due to the way I had files displaying. These RUU files will overwrite everything, including the recovery image, correct?
How I miss doing this stuff on nexus device, oh well.
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Yea the ruu will overwrite EVERYTHING...it'll basically make your phone as if you just opened the box....only thing is to make absolutely sure you have the correct one that matches your current hboot....
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I just got a warranty replacement a few days ago. I unlocked it via HTC method and flashed a recovery and all is fine. Flashed a few ROMs and was happy. I decided that I wanted to get S-OFF again tho, and to do that i need to be back on the stock ROM. So i went to flash the latest Verizon ICS OTA's RUU in the bootloader and it see's the zip file, scans it and then just goes to the main bootloader menu and gives me no option to flash. I haven't tried the global RUU because i wasn't sure I can do the S-OFF exploit on the global RUU. Is this normal? I did accept the little OTA verizon is pushing out now and i didn't think that did anything to the bootloader but i wouldn't really know. I have used this exact zip to revert back to stock very recently prior to getting the replacement. It worked fine always, and I would just rename it and leave in in the SDs root directory.
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I just got a warranty replacement a few days ago. I unlocked it via HTC method and flashed a recovery and all is fine. Flashed a few ROMs and was happy. I decided that I wanted to get S-OFF again tho, and to do that i need to be back on the stock ROM. So i went to flash the latest Verizon ICS OTA's RUU in the bootloader and it see's the zip file, scans it and then just goes to the main bootloader menu and gives me no option to flash. I haven't tried the global RUU because i wasn't sure I can do the S-OFF exploit on the global RUU. Is this normal? I did accept the little OTA verizon is pushing out now and i didn't think that did anything to the bootloader but i wouldn't really know. I have used this exact zip to revert back to stock very recently prior to getting the replacement. It worked fine always, and I would just rename it and leave in in the SDs root directory.
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In order to RUU you need to relock your device on HTCdev.com if you still have you unlock_cod.bin file you can skip going to HTC dev and put it in you Android folder you created back when you first unlock. S-off will not be lost nor do you need to S-On to flash the RUU.
make sure you have the SDK and HTC Sync installed. Go to fastboot in bootloader connect your USB cable so its says fastboot usb. Open a command window in the Android folder where you have adb fastboot files. Easiest way is shift right click open command window here. Once your device is connected just type in the command fastboot oem lock this will relock your device and you can now RUU. Once that is over you need to re unlock using the unlock code.bin file from HTC DEV and then flash amon ra recovery using the fastboot flash recovery(name).img and then you may install roms as you please. double check those commands although I am 90 percent positive they are correct commcands. The process I have described is corecct though as I just did this last night to update my radios. Good luck hope this helps
Also rename to the correct file name with the global RUU PH98IMG.img
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In order to RUU you need to relock your device on HTCdev.com if you still have you unlock_cod.bin file you can skip going to HTC dev and put it in you Android folder you created back when you first unlock. S-off will not be lost nor do you need to S-On to flash the RUU.
make sure you have the SDK and HTC Sync installed. Go to fastboot in bootloader connect your USB cable so its says fastboot usb. Open a command window in the Android folder where you have adb fastboot files. Easiest way is shift right click open command window here. Once your device is connected just type in the command fastboot oem lock this will relock your device and you can now RUU. Once that is over you need to re unlock using the unlock code.bin file from HTC DEV and then flash amon ra recovery using the fastboot flash recovery(name).img and then you may install roms as you please. double check those commands although I am 90 percent positive they are correct commcands. The process I have described is corecct though as I just did this last night to update my radios. Good luck hope this helps
Also rename to the correct file name with the global RUU PH98IMG.img
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AHHHHH, i thought i needed to be unlocked to flash an RUU. THANKS!
No problem my friend.
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Hello,
This is an odd request, but I'm in need of some help with this HTC Rezound. A bit of background first. It's not mine. I'm a G2 user (rooted and I know my way around Android hacking). This phone belongs to a friend and despite having it rooted he knows nothing about how he got there or how to fix a problem. Currently it's stuck in a bootloop. He mailed the phone to me (we live 750 miles apart) and he's hoping I might be able to assist. I can get into recovery (I'm assuming it's a custom recovery - looks like ClockworkMod) and my hope was to flash a new ROM but he stupidly neglected to send the phone to me with an SD Card. I'm wondering if there's a way to get a ROM/gapps onto the phone (internal storage) and flash from there. I see there's an option for USB-MS toggle and I've tried playing around in the internal_sd area, and I can get a G: drive to appear when choosing this and connected via USB to my computer, but when I put the ROM/gapps on there I cannot seem to access it for flashing purposes.
Sorry for the long-winded description. But is this a simple solution? Do I just need to get a hold of an SD card and put the files needed on there for flashing? Or is there a way to flash the ROM directly from internal storage?
Thanks in advance for any help you might provide.
Could you post a "fastboot getvar all" ? Without the commas.
Also one thing I would do. Flash twrp 2.6.3.0 Then mount the phone. Push the ROM using a adb push. But first could you post a fastboot getvar all ?
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pball52998 said:
Could you post a "fastboot getvar all" ? Without the commas.
Also one thing I would do. Flash twrp 2.6.3.0 Then mount the phone. Push the ROM using a adb push. But first could you post a fastboot getvar all ?
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Sorry for my noobness, but I have no idea how to do that with this phone. I know nothing about HTC devices - never owned one before.
No problem at all man, we all start somewhere for every phone company.
Okay, pull the battery out. Put it back in, volume down, power button. It should show up a white screen. With I think like 5 options, I know the first two are: fastboot and recovery. When highlighted over fastboot, press power. Then will bring you to fastboot. It'll say in red letters "FASTBOOT USB" at the top. Plug it into the computer open a cmd prompt where you fastboot/adb also known as platform-tools is. Type fastboot getvar all
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No problem at all man, we all start somewhere for every phone company.
Okay, pull the battery out. Put it back in, volume down, power button. It should show up a white screen. With I think like 5 options, I know the first two are: fastboot and recovery. When highlighted over fastboot, press power. Then will bring you to fastboot. It'll say in red letters "FASTBOOT USB" at the top. Plug it into the computer open a cmd prompt where you fastboot/adb also known as platform-tools is. Type fastboot getvar all
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Thanks for the reply. My time messing with the phone is done for the night, but I'll give that a try tomorrow.
Okay sounds good
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It should say something in the bootloader at the top like below:
***unlocked***
Pvt ship s-off (or s-on)
Hboot version # stuff here
Radio version # stuff here
Is it s-off or s-on?
If it's secure flag is still on, you would need to extract the boot.IMG from your ROM zip and do the following command after pushing and flashing the ROM in recovery. After you do flash the ROM, boot back into bootloader and into fastboot and type the following command in PC terminal
Fastboot flash boot boot.img
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It should say something in the bootloader at the top like below:
***unlocked***
Pvt ship s-off (or s-on)
Hboot version # stuff here
Radio version # stuff here
Is it s-off or s-on?
If it's secure flag is still on, you would need to extract the boot.IMG from your ROM zip and do the following command after pushing and flashing the ROM in recovery. After you do flash the ROM, boot back into bootloader and into fastboot and type the following command in PC terminal
Fastboot flash boot boot.img
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Yep, pretty much, what I was trying to get him through first was actually pushing a ROM to the phone, also the fastboot getvar all gives almost all info. But true with that, that's probably the MOST important part of rooting and ROMing HTC lol. Although he never stated what rom he has. Trying to get him through some basics of HTC too.
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Yeah, just wanted to put that out there in case he found it how to flash a ROM without us, he will see that post to fix his boot loop (if s-on)
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Thanks again for the replies everyone. Very helpful. As stated before, this is an odd situation because I know nothing about rooting/ROMs for HTC and this isn't my phone.
Anyway, a bit of where I'm at and some better info regarding the phone's situation. The phone, upon attempting to boot, would just bootloop. I don't remember exactly which ROM was on there as I've since done a factory reset, but needless to say it wasn't working. Also, I happened to track down an SD card from an old phone of mine and I used the USB-MS feature in recovery to put a ROM on there for flashing. Wiped everything as I would any other phone, flashed the ROM (which stated was successful) and upon a reboot the phone just hangs on the white HTC screen. Did a bit of digging and decided to try returning to stock (he doesn't care if this phone is still rooted, just wants it working). Found this link http://www.androidpolice.com/2012/0...ull-ruu-build-4-03-605-2-for-the-htc-rezound/ and followed the instructions exactly. Update seemed to take just fine, but again a reboot just got me stuck on the white HTC screen.
I've yet to hook this up to try the fastboot getvar thing as the computer I'm using didn't have ADB installed and I didn't have the time to do so. In the meantime any additional suggestions?
I'm attaching a pic of the phone in hboot so you can see some info that might be helpful.
The reason the phone froze at the HTC screen is because that phone is s-on...
In HTC world, there is the bootloader lock (the purple thing at the top saying unlocked) and the secure flag.
With the bootloader unlocked, you can flash on virtually any partition (only signed firmware and other technical stuff that is irrelevant in your situation) but when booted in recovery, you cannot flash to the boot partition. (Can only do that when s-off)
To flash the boot partition when unlocked s-on (secure flag on) you need to extract the boot.IMG from the ROM and flash it while in fastboot mode from the hboot.
To RUU (return to complete stock) you also need to flash upwards or same version firmware officially signed by HTC when s-on. If you are s-off then you can downgrade. Also, bootloader needs to be locked again.
TL/DR: flash the boot image following my post above and that ROM you flashed will work.
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The reason the phone froze at the HTC screen is because that phone is s-on...
In HTC world, there is the bootloader lock (the purple thing at the top saying unlocked) and the secure flag.
With the bootloader unlocked, you can flash on virtually any partition (only signed firmware and other technical stuff that is irrelevant in your situation) but when booted in recovery, you cannot flash to the boot partition. (Can only do that when s-off)
To flash the boot partition when unlocked s-on (secure flag on) you need to extract the boot.IMG from the ROM and flash it while in fastboot mode from the hboot.
To RUU (return to complete stock) you also need to flash upwards or same version firmware officially signed by HTC when s-on. If you are s-off then you can downgrade. Also, bootloader needs to be locked again.
TL/DR: flash the boot image following my post above and that ROM you flashed will work.
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Thanks for this. I think I get what you're saying, but just for the sake of clarification, one more question regarding this process.
I extract the boot.IMG from my ROM of choice, flash the ROM/gapps as I would on any other device, then go back to fastboot and run the adb commands posted earlier? Correct?
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Thanks for this. I think I get what you're saying, but just for the sake of clarification, one more question regarding this process.
I extract the boot.IMG from my ROM of choice, flash the ROM/gapps as I would on any other device, then go back to fastboot and run the adb commands posted earlier? Correct?
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Exactly. Be sure to do exactly that command not
Fastboot boot boot.img
If you forget to say flash boot, it will just temporarily boot that kernel/boot image and not flash it to the device. Then upon reboot you will be back at step one.
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Exactly. Be sure to do exactly that command not
Fastboot boot boot.img
If you forget to say flash boot, it will just temporarily boot that kernel/boot image and not flash it to the device. Then upon reboot you will be back at step one.
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Again, thank you. Going to give this a go after my son's t-ball game. I feel like more of a noob than when I rooted my OG Droid years ago.
@Uzephi, @pball52998, thank you to for your assistance. I felt like a total noob working on a phone that wasn't mine. But I've got it up and running again. My friend Jake will be very happy (I've also told him that this is the last ROM he will ever put on here unless he learns how to do everything I just did - he didn't even know what ADB was when I told him).
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@Uzephi, @pball52998, thank you to for your assistance. I felt like a total noob working on a phone that wasn't mine. But I've got it up and running again. My friend Jake will be very happy (I've also told him that this is the last ROM he will ever put on here unless he learns how to do everything I just did - he didn't even know what ADB was when I told him).
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Wait! He has old HBOOT and Radios, the newest radio is 1.28 he has 1.21 I think I saw.... I would suggest s-off then RUU and doing a RUU.... Or if anyone has em, the HBOOT and Radios you can flash in recovery.
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Wait! He has old HBOOT and Radios, the newest radio is 1.28 he has 1.21 I think I saw.... I would suggest s-off then RUU and doing a RUU.... Or if anyone has em, the HBOOT and Radios you can flash in recovery.
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Flashing them in recovery would be great, if there's a link to download the files. But just to be clear, despite this phone finally booking up there's more I need to do to make it 100% usable?
It is 100% usable, but you will experience less overheats and better battery life with the new firmware. I know the hboot ph98img zip is somewhere in this forum for the updated hboot and radio (for that zip you would just put in root of external SD card and in hboot it will automatically flash)
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The reason the phone froze at the HTC screen is because that phone is s-on...
In HTC world, there is the bootloader lock (the purple thing at the top saying unlocked) and the secure flag.
With the bootloader unlocked, you can flash on virtually any partition (only signed firmware and other technical stuff that is irrelevant in your situation) but when booted in recovery, you cannot flash to the boot partition. (Can only do that when s-off)
To flash the boot partition when unlocked s-on (secure flag on) you need to extract the boot.IMG from the ROM and flash it while in fastboot mode from the hboot.
To RUU (return to complete stock) you also need to flash upwards or same version firmware officially signed by HTC when s-on. If you are s-off then you can downgrade. Also, bootloader needs to be locked again.
TL/DR: flash the boot image following my post above and that ROM you flashed will work.
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Hello, I have been preparing to RUU back to 4.03.605.2 and want to be sure of process. I read REV3NT3CH's post on downgrading, so I downloaded the latest 2 PH89IMGs via his instructions and here's where I stand:
S Off
Hboot 2.28
Radio 2.23.10.0123r/1.23.10.0124r
also running CleanRom 4.5
Can I just place PH89IMG on sdcard to RUU or am I missing a step? Thank you in advance
Just place it in the root of SD card and reboot to your boot loader
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