I bricked my Thunderbolt trying to return it from rooted ICS 4.0.4 with the new radios to stock. Now i downloaded the .19 RUU however it does not want to install. It says that the MAIN VERSION IS OLDER. Of course since the installed version is 7.02.605.10 the hboot does not allow the PG05IMG to install because it is the .19 RUU.
So my phone is stuck in the HTC white screen and boot-loops. When I go to bootloader I can only use fastboot usb and nothing else. Not even recovery. On top of that the hboot is version 1.05 with s-on with latest radios
I think the solution would be updating with the latest OTA zip file from botloader. Do you have the zip file OTA 7.02.605.10???
Or how did you unbrick ur phone???
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Currently I am Hboot 1.5 S-ON and trying to downgrade to HBoot 1.4 S-OFF. When trying to brick my phone on the PG86IMG.zip update it doesn't brick, at least I don't think so. I can enter HBoot, flash a rom, and all that stuff. I believe my problem is because I am presently on RUU 2.17 flashing a 2.17 update and I need to downgrade to RUU 1.13. However, when I try to run RUU 1.13 EXE with a relocked HBoot I get an error message part way through the utility.
ERROR [140]: BOOTLOADER VERSION ERROR
The ROM Update Utility cannot update your Android phone.
Please get the correct ROM Update Utility and try again.
First of all, do I need to downgrade to RUU 1.13 to brick my phone on the PG86IMG update? And second, if that being so, how do I downgrade?
IXKastling said:
Currently I am Hboot 1.5 S-ON and trying to downgrade to HBoot 1.4 S-OFF. When trying to brick my phone on the PG86IMG.zip update it doesn't brick, at least I don't think so. I can enter HBoot, flash a rom, and all that stuff. I believe my problem is because I am presently on RUU 2.17 flashing a 2.17 update and I need to downgrade to RUU 1.13. However, when I try to run RUU 1.13 EXE with a relocked HBoot I get an error message part way through the utility.
ERROR [140]: BOOTLOADER VERSION ERROR
The ROM Update Utility cannot update your Android phone.
Please get the correct ROM Update Utility and try again.
First of all, do I need to downgrade to RUU 1.13 to brick my phone on the PG86IMG update? And second, if that being so, how do I downgrade?
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You need to be relocked/have 2.17 firmware on your phone.
Once you press (UP) to update does your device turn off right away?
I am relocked and have 2.17 firmware. When I press (UP) for the update it updates with a series of purple and black updating sequences. But I am trying to brick it and I can't seem to do so cause I am pulling out the power cord with no battery but I see no dim red light on the top of the phone. Like I said, everything boots as normal and I even can run the 2.17 RUU EXE and boot up that. I saw that the "HBoot downgrade tutorial" said...
If you're already S-OFF, but on 1.50, you can do one of two things... I have attached the PG86IMG.zip with the 1.40 bootloader on it, download it copy to sd card and flash via bootloader.
The other option is to simply re-run 1.13 RUU, this will downgrade it as well, but this will also erase all data in the process.
Now I assume that means if I am 2.17 and S-ON, which I am, I need to downgrade to 1.13 to have the 2.17 PG86IMG.zip update properly so I can pull the plug and brick it. Do I need to do that or am I just needing to repeat the bricking process until it works?
IXKastling said:
Currently I am Hboot 1.5 S-ON and trying to downgrade to HBoot 1.4 S-OFF. When trying to brick my phone on the PG86IMG.zip update it doesn't brick, at least I don't think so. I can enter HBoot, flash a rom, and all that stuff. I believe my problem is because I am presently on RUU 2.17 flashing a 2.17 update and I need to downgrade to RUU 1.13. However, when I try to run RUU 1.13 EXE with a relocked HBoot I get an error message part way through the utility.
ERROR [140]: BOOTLOADER VERSION ERROR
The ROM Update Utility cannot update your Android phone.
Please get the correct ROM Update Utility and try again.
First of all, do I need to downgrade to RUU 1.13 to brick my phone on the PG86IMG update? And second, if that being so, how do I downgrade?
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I downgraded yesterday. This is what I did. I downloaded this hbootdowngrade217.zip along with another download zip file that contained the 1.13 ruu and I downloaded a 2.08.zip file as well. I relocked my phone and ran the 2.17 ruu thats in that hbootdowngrade217.zip file. Then I rename the 2.08.zip file to PG86IMG.zip onto the root on my sd card. Booted into bootloader let it read the file. Once it read n I had to update. I plugged in the charger from the laptop to the phone then took the battery out. let it sit for a min then hit up on sp it can begin the update n right after it said UNZIPPING n said Updating I counted to 5 n took the charger out on 5. If u did this before it went to the next step you have bricked your device correctly. You can check this by going into the control panel>view devices<manage devices n u put the battery back in hold down the down volume button then plug your phone back up n u will see something saying: Qualcomm MMC Storage but it should change to QSUSB_ (something) that means have bricked it correctly. If u didnt then its gone read unknown device. Just continue trying to brick it. Hope this works for you.
Hey guys. A while back my phone got screwed up I had to flash the ruu to get it going again. Originally I was on hboot 1.4 rooted/s off via revoked. After I updated with the ruu for the newer radio it now has hboot 1.5 but still says s off. I wasn't able to flash a Rom via clockwork or twrp. So I have a stock Rom without root and I can't figure out where to go from here.
Any ideas?
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Hey guys. A while back my phone got screwed up I had to flash the ruu to get it going again. Originally I was on hboot 1.4 rooted/s off via revoked. After I updated with the ruu for the newer radio it now has hboot 1.5 but still says s off. I wasn't able to flash a Rom via clockwork or twrp. So I have a stock Rom without root and I can't figure out where to go from here.
Any ideas?
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don't know for sure but IMO you will have to unlock via HTC dev.com, then you will be able to flash anything like you did before . And to root your ROM, just flash a zip file containing superuser apk and binary after doing the above steps.
Also you can revert back to hboot 1.4 ( don't know how exactly ) but don't follow the downgrade thread by unknownforce as you are already s-off
S-Off supercedes being locked. You should still be able to flash roms and have superuser. I was on unlocked on 1.4 with s-off and went to 1.5 showing locked but with s-off and everything still flashes and superuser works fine.
s-off should allow you to do as you please with your phone.. you should still be able to flash w/e recovery you want and w/e rom you want w/o fastboot into recovery..
having s-on in 1.5 is a pain.. but if you already have s-off.. you can just as easily flash back down to 1.4 or even to 1.04 the eng hboot..
but once you're s-off, which you already are, you can do as you please with your device.. you don't need htc dev for it..
EDIT: you might just have to reflash your recovery.. use fastboot flash recovery recovery.img and then boot into it... recovery.img has to be in the same folder as your adb and fastboot files..
I updated my phone using the latest 4.03.605.2 and the latest firmware.zip (am S-ON). Now I got my replacement phone, and got it all set up and working fine. Now I can't seem to get the original phone (has a bad touch screen) to restore... every time I try to run the RUU (PH98IMP.zip, 4.03.605.2), it says bad mainver, which I found a mainvir patch and flashed it.
Now it says the HBOOT is newer and won't flash. My HBOOT is on 2.28. The 4.03.605.2 apparently is 2.27, and the latest firmware zip I flashed updated it.
I have both zips still... obviously firmware.zip doesn't include the whole OS... is there a 4.03.605.2 ruu with the updated 2.28 and 2.23 radios already in it?
Help?
Thanks!
Apparently the firmware.zip file was from the global .14 update. Am I stuck until an RUU is released?
Phew... took me a couple hours but got a rom running again, tracked down a download of the s-off windows files, went s-off, ruu'ed, then s-on.
Stock-Rooted 4.05.605.14 rom, loadable from recovery (post #3): http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2288479
Windows S-Off files (post 361): http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=40950251#post40950251
Followed this guide to reset my locked flag (since I unlocked after going S-Off /facepalm): http://androidforums.com/rezound-all-things-root/659453-how-reset-your-lock-status-flag.html
Then followed this guide to go back to S-ON (after running the RUU): http://androidforums.com/rezound-al...-off-guide-info-return-stock.html#post4394129
Result: Fully stock, locked, and S-ON, to send back to VZW
I upgrade to latest firmware and hboot for the international 4.2.2 ROM. Everything works fine.
Now, the OTA arrived and in order to apply OTA for enabling new LTE band, I need to go back to stock. So, i download the stock ROM and flash. After boot up, touch screen doesn't work.
I tried to revert it back to 1.4.4 hboot/firmware (not AT&T i think). Still doesn't work. Anyone know where I can get the stock firmware and applied? Try to avoid the full RUU if possible.
Thanks.
I haven't seen anyone post a AT&T firmware flashable zip. Most likely they stayed on stock firmware that came with the phone, like me, or they updated to 2.24 firmware.
RUU might be your only choice. But in order to RUU, you need the 1.44 HBOOT. If you're S-OFF, flash the 1.44 HBOOT first then run the RUU. If you're S-ON, you're stuck. RUU won't run because it can't bypass the security check of S-ON.
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I haven't seen anyone post a AT&T firmware flashable zip. Most likely they stayed on stock firmware that came with the phone, like me, or they updated to 2.24 firmware.
RUU might be your only choice. But in order to RUU, you need the 1.44 HBOOT. If you're S-OFF, flash the 1.44 HBOOT first then run the RUU. If you're S-ON, you're stuck. RUU won't run because it can't bypass the security check of S-ON.
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You are right. I have to use RUU to roll back to stock. At least, I got S-OFF to get back. Now, when checking update, didn't give me anything yet.
Hi, I recently tried to downgrade my hboot on my Droid DNA from version 1.57 to 1.54 because I was going to unroot it. Long story short I decided not to. Anyway, I accidentally went down to hboot 1.33. Because of this fastboot won't recognize my phone and I can't find any drivers that will work which means I can't upgrade my hboot back up to 1.57. Is there anyway you can change your hboot version without using a computer? I have tried renaming the zip to PC86IMG.zip and booting into the bootloader but it doesn't check for the file so it won't change the hboot version. Any suggestions?
Anybody?