I just used the official RUU from HTC to update to 4.2.2. I have and have used the all-in-one tool to unlock the bootloader, and pushed supersu.zip to my phone. but I can't figure out how to install it.
When I try to boot into recovery mode, I get a blue/neutral phone with a red triangle and red exclamation point. From here, I can only access a menu by pressing power and volume up. Nowhere in this menu can I find a way to install supersu.
daxius said:
I just used the official RUU from HTC to update to 4.2.2. I have and have used the all-in-one tool to unlock the bootloader, and pushed supersu.zip to my phone. but I can't figure out how to install it.
When I try to boot into recovery mode, I get a blue/neutral phone with a red triangle and red exclamation point. From here, I can only access a menu by pressing power and volume up. Nowhere in this menu can I find a way to install supersu.
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Run the RUU again, http://www.htcdev.com/bootloader (follow the instructions), flash TWRP (http://teamw.in/project/twrp2/131), and then in recovery, select reboot, and there should be instructions to root. When you are rooted and want to switch to CWM, just do fastboot flash recovery recovery.img again.
Rooting isn't as hard as it seems, and you shouldn't need to use a root toolkit.
I missed loading a different recovery. I apparently was a lot more tired than I thought.
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I have S-OFF finally but now my temp root is gone of course from after reboot and i cant do nothing in the boot loader. The bootloader says Revolutionary in purple on top along with S-OFF but I cant flash a recovery now. Ive never been so lost. If i have to push a recovery through adb im not too smart with that. Any help would be greatly appreciated. I havent found a problem like this when I searched.
Ruki_Uki said:
I have S-OFF finally but now my temp root is gone of course from after reboot and i cant do nothing in the boot loader. The bootloader says Revolutionary in purple on top along with S-OFF but I cant flash a recovery now. Ive never been so lost. If i have to push a recovery through adb im not too smart with that. Any help would be greatly appreciated. I havent found a problem like this when I searched.
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Okay, don't panic. Download this recovery file http://api.viglink.com/api/click?fo...er-1.0.3.zip&jsonp=vglnk_jsonp_13127767577241 When you get it, rename it to EXACTLY PG86IMG.zip (be careful it's easy to rename it PG86IMG.zip.zip)
Put it at the root of your SD. Enter recovery mode(fastboot off, power down, power up holding power and vol down) and wait for it to pick up the recovery. it will ask yes or no. Of course, say yes. it will then flash the recovery. Once done, power back up and delete the file on your SD. Now you will be able to flash custom roms. For more info on the Teamwin recovery project (twrp) check this thread. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1192077
I used the bootloader unlocker from HTC with success having S Off. When i attempt to boot into recovery I get the red fail sign. Again my phone shows S off and shows unlocked at the top (using HTC). Any suggestions?
arcurtis said:
I used the bootloader unlocker from HTC with success having S Off. When i attempt to boot into recovery I get the red fail sign. Again my phone shows S off and shows unlocked at the top (using HTC). Any suggestions?
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HTC's unlocker tool gave you S-OFF?
To answer your question though, if you see the red triangle with an exclamation in it push Vol UP + Power to bring up the menu. You'll need to flash a recovery with fastboot to replace it.
edit: twrp is a good one and can be found here
Yes I have S off. I saw where others still have S on. I pushed volume up and power and was able to attempt to install the zip. I get the "signature verfication failed" error message.
What recovery are you trying to install and how are you trying to install it?
Sent from my PG86100
TWRP. The only way I can get into recovery is as described above. When I attempt I get the red triangle. I then push volume up and power enabling me to attempt to install a zip. It appears the zip attempts to load but that is when I get the "signature verification error"
The easiest way to flash the TWRP recovery is to download the PG86IMG-twrp-shooter-1.0.3.zip file from the TWRP thread, and rename it to PG86IMG.zip
Place it on the root of your SD card, and power down the phone. (Make sure you have Fast Boot turned off in your phone settings. It's found in your Power settings on the phone.)
Once the PG86IMG.zip file is on the root of your SD card and you have your phone powered off, press and hold Volume Down and Power. Once HBOOT comes up, it will scan your SD card, find the PG86IMG file, and ask you if you want to flash the file. Press Volume Up to confirm (I think its Volume Up, I'm typing this up from memory.)
TWRP will flash to your phone, and then you're done. To get to TWRP recovery from a powered down phone, just repeat the Volume Down + Power to get to HBOOT, and choose Recovery from the options listed. You should be golden
TWRP doesn't work with the HTC unlocker method. You have to use an older version of CWM. Look here for the file its buried somewhere in this thread:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1224781
cruise350 said:
TWRP doesn't work with the HTC unlocker method. You have to use an older version of CWM. Look here for the file its buried somewhere in this thread:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1224781
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TWRP won't work even if he achieved S-OFF using HTC's unlocking method? That's good to know.
Connect with adb and try:
Code:
adb reboot bootloader
fastboot getvar security
fastboot oem readsecureflag
That should say off and Zero but from what you're describing it may still be on. I wonder if HTC decided to redefine "S-OFF"
So the problem is resolved and I have full root! I was able to change the file name of TWRP to PG86IMG.zip and it was automatically sensed right away on reboot. I was then able to get into recovery but still no root. I had to flash Superuser from ChainsDD from the Market. After 2 attempts I succeeded on the 3rd. Full root with S off and no problems. Thank you to everyone who gave me ideas and suggestions. Thats what is great about XDA
arcurtis said:
So the problem is resolved and I have full root! I was able to change the file name of TWRP to PG86IMG.zip and it was automatically sensed right away on reboot. I was then able to get into recovery but still no root. I had to flash Superuser from ChainsDD from the Market. After 2 attempts I succeeded on the 3rd. Full root with S off and no problems. Thank you to everyone who gave me ideas and suggestions. Thats what is great about XDA
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AWESOME! I'm glad you got it working
This is an exerpt from a previous thread. I am at a loss and ready to junk this phone.
Originally Posted by Ninjistix
okay i just read this whole thread and i'm completely lost as to what your trying to do.. first off if your boot loader is still locked and you want to flash back to stock you need to download the correct RUU file for your carrier... if you supply that information i can help you look for the right one.. then you rename that file to ph85img.zip and place it on the root of your SD CARD and boot into bootloader by removing your battery and placing it back in and "HOLDING" volume down and the power button until you are in the bootloader menu... after that its just following the instructions to flash back to stock
these are the instuctions to Unlock Bootloader > FLASH 4EXT > ROOT > Flash ROM
download hasoon's AiO toolkit and instll the htc usb drivers...
use the toolkit to unlock the bootloader if not go to htcdev.com and follow the VERY easy instuctions listed there... (you can skip the first few about installing android sdk)
after you unlock your boot loader proceed to flash your recovery (id suggest using 4EXT since your prob S-ON)
once you have a custom recovery you can proceed to flash the super SU file including in the aio toolkit
then make a "NANDROID" backup of your phone using 4EXT before you continue to flashing any roms
the rest is simple just download what roms you want and read the instructions to flashing the rom..
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I have done all of this to the T back when I originally started this thread and now that I tried it again today. When my phone is booted to bootloader using the toolkit it is just a black screen. When I unlock the bootloader using the token I received from the HTC Dev site the toolkit says it was unlocked successfully. I then flashed custom recovery that it says was done correctly. Then when I boot into recovery it is goes to a picture of a phone with a green circle of arrows for 5 seconds then a phone with a red triangle and exclamation point. If I play around mashing buttons I can get into the stock recovery with blue letters and options to restore (doesnt work, many errors) and 4 other options. It is like my screen is messed up and will not show the bootloader/hboot screens. I have never been able to see the screen with the option for fastloader before which other people can see. Does this make any more sense? When I boot my phone it is a black screen until I see the bleedover from the soft keys, then I have to press the power button to turn screen off and back on for the screen to start working. After that it always works fine!?!?!?! What is wrong here?!? Its like I should just load the stock firmware and start all over but I cannot see the screen to select fastloader so it will recognize the PH#### file I have downloaded and loaded onto my SD Card. I am at a loss over here!
How did u flash the recovery? Was it with the all in 1 toolkit?? Are u s-off???
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Ok so you flashed 4ext... Now use the toolkit to root the phone... Then flash the appropriate RUU (not just any rom)
(ruu may relock bootloader)
Boot
Try your recovery...
I hope your recovery has your contacts etc but I expect it won't... If you were ics flash ics.. If you were gb you can flash either..
Boot... Fingers crossed...
If you are s-off and rooted.. Unlock CID (sticky)
If everything has worked you should be Ok.....
Also if you are lucky Google will have copy's of your contacts and calendar etc thanks to autosync
e-Sex.. All of the carpral none of the tunnel
i have an international one x+ and am following hasoons toolkit how to. ive done everything up to
´´´´´´´´´´´´´´´´´´´´´´´´Under the Extras section, press Perm Root. It will push SuperSU.zip to your phone.
this has worked, superSU.zip is on my phone, but when i do the next step
,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Under commands, press Boot into Bootloader once again.
it boots my phone into the white bootloader screen from before, but with no new zip option or anything that i can flash. its just the same as before, with the only options i have being
HBOOT
REBOOT
REBOOT BOOTLOADER
POWER DOWN
it says unlocked at the top.
please help! how do i flash a recovery?
fastboot flash recovery recovery-name-here.img
Then flash superSU.zip from recovery
ok im stupid, i just didnt see that bit on his tool box..thank for being patient>)
This may help you HERE
If not, then simply ignore.
Hi, I oem unlocked my Nexus 9, installed TWRP and SuperSU, but I think I missed a step before I can go to custom ROMs and all. I've looked for instructions but I'm just getting confused. I firstly cannot reboot into TWRP unless I fastboot boot recovery from my PC every time. If I don't do that, it just boots into the Flounder PVT Ship white screen with Fastboot USB in red and below that HBOOT, REBOOT, REBOOT FASTBOOT, and POWER DOWN.
What step am I missing in this process? Do I need some sort of custom image or what am I doing wrong?
Thanks,
Chris
Hello,
It can get a bit confusing sometimes and people generally expect you to just know lol.
You've not missed a step. Getting into recovery is irritating lol. For as long as I've had it if booted into recovery from the power menu lol xD.
Reboot the Google Nexus 9 by holding the Power and the Volume Down buttons at the same time and wait until the tablet display shows a Google splash screen before releasing the buttons.
If you get a android with an exclamation mark then you've made a boo boo. Dw, even us pros muck up ;]
Go back to your fastboot. Flash twrp like you do. But this time once you've flashed it type
Code:
fastboot boot recovery twrp.img
That should boot your device into recovery after flashing it.
There it should be stuck on there nicely of it takes a while Dw. That's just the fun of owning a N9 lol. That should Do it .
Happy Flashing.
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ChrispyChris said:
Hi, I oem unlocked my Nexus 9, installed TWRP and SuperSU, but I think I missed a step before I can go to custom ROMs and all. I've looked for instructions but I'm just getting confused. I firstly cannot reboot into TWRP unless I fastboot boot recovery from my PC every time. If I don't do that, it just boots into the Flounder PVT Ship white screen with Fastboot USB in red and below that HBOOT, REBOOT, REBOOT FASTBOOT, and POWER DOWN.
What step am I missing in this process? Do I need some sort of custom image or what am I doing wrong?
Thanks,
Chris
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If you installed TWRP using
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fastboot flash recovery twrp.img
The only ways I know to get into recovery are to reboot to recovery from the Power menu of your ROM
OR
Boot to fastboot, select HBOOT, then select Recovery. If TWRP is installed as your recovery this will boot TWRP. If it goes to the dead droid screen then you need to install TWRP properly, using the fastboot flash command above.
I can't get my nexus 9 to run twrp as well.
I go to fastboo, select Hboot, then I get the android with exclamation, volume up and power brings up the original android recovery menu, not twrp. I've unlocked the bootloader, wiped everything and tried again, no luck. Always the same result
Mephisto_POA said:
I can't get my nexus 9 to run twrp as well.
I go to fastboo, select Hboot, then I get the android with exclamation, volume up and power brings up the original android recovery menu, not twrp. I've unlocked the bootloader, wiped everything and tried again, no luck. Always the same result
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Are you using the newest TWRP? 3.1.0.0? It's not working for me either, can't boot to recovery. Use 3.0.2.2 or whatever the last version was
I used the 3.1.0.0
the trick was, after installing it, reboot straight back into recovery, so it doesn't get overwritten