Hello. I am at a loss. I just received an HTC Evo 4G LTE today and tried to root it with WinDroid Unversal HTC Toolkit v1.1. I unlocked the Bootloader and installed TWRP version 2.7.0.0 and that is working and I can boot into that. I next tried to flash a ROM and any ROM I try I get "error executing updater binary in zip." I read somewhere that I had to wipe data, system, cache, Dalvik and .android_secure. So I used TWRP to do that. Now when I reboot, it says I don't have an OS installed and when I choose to reboot, it just stays on the HTC logo and that's it. I still get the same error when trying to flash a ROM in TWRP. I tried flashing a ROM with fastboot and the latest RUU on HTC's website but it tells me to obtain correct RUU and try again. I don't know what else I can try. I've also tried relocking the bootloader, but then I can't get into recovery and doesn't make a difference with RUU. I just rewiped everything again, but now it won't mount the internal memory. Just the micro sd. I wiped the internal memory and now it will mount, but I just tried to flash a ROM again and get the same "error executing updater binary in zip." I also tried to flash boot.img and that worked ok. Then tried flashing rom using fastboot and got "data length is too large". I even tried fastboot erase cache, fastboot oem rebootRUU then tried flashing again with same results. Now when I turn off the phone and turn it back on, it goes directly to hboot.. can't even get to htc logo now. I would very much like to just go back to stock with no root. Nothing is working, please help :crying:
What HBOOT version are you on? Have u tried the new run from this form or the Viper rom?
Update recovery.
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bryguy9021 said:
What HBOOT version are you on? Have u tried the new run from this form or the Viper rom?
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I am running HBOOT 2.10.0000. Do you mean ROM from this forum? I have not tried either. Originally this all started trying to flash SuperSU.zip and that's when I started getting this error. I tried using: JEWEL_Sense5.5_Android4.3-V4.zip as that seemed the most current version. What ROM would you recommend?
TroNit said:
Update recovery.
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I'm assuming you mean update TWRP. There is 2.7.1.0. I have 2.7.0.0. However, I don't think it was specifically for jewel as I had used the one that came with WinDroid before. This one I downloaded from TWRP's website for this phone. I just updated it.
I think I'll wait to try flashing a ROM again until I get a recommendation of a good one. Thanks for the replies, both of you.
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I am running HBOOT 2.10.0000. Do you mean ROM from this forum? I have not tried either. Originally this all started trying to flash SuperSU.zip and that's when I started getting this error. I tried using: JEWEL_Sense5.5_Android4.3-V4.zip as that seemed the most current version. What ROM would you recommend?
I'm assuming you mean update TWRP. There is 2.7.1.0. I have 2.7.0.0. However, I don't think it was specifically for jewel as I had used the one that came with WinDroid before. This one I downloaded from TWRP's website for this phone. I just updated it.
I think I'll wait to try flashing a ROM again until I get a recommendation of a good one. Thanks for the replies, both of you.
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Edited.
Sorry I didn't read it right !
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I updated TWRP to the version in the link you gave me. I thought I'd try the RUU again from HTC's site after relocking the bootloader, but it doesn't even show I have anything installed. Tried updating, but still getting "Obtain corrent RUU and try again". I want to try JEWEL_Sense5.5_Android4.3-V4.zip from this forum, but I have to go S-OFF. Do I have to be booted into android for this to work or can I do it from fastboot? Couldn't find anywhere where this was clear as I don't have any OS installed. I would like to find out first before I try. I'm about to give up and call it bricked if I can't get it up and running soon. Thanks for any help you can give me
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I updated TWRP to the version in the link you gave me. I thought I'd try the RUU again from HTC's site after relocking the bootloader, but it doesn't even show I have anything installed. Tried updating, but still getting "Obtain corrent RUU and try again". I want to try JEWEL_Sense5.5_Android4.3-V4.zip from this forum, but I have to go S-OFF. Do I have to be booted into android for this to work or can I do it from fastboot? Couldn't find anywhere where this was clear as I don't have any OS installed. I would like to find out first before I try. I'm about to give up and call it bricked if I can't get it up and running soon. Thanks for any help you can give me
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V4 doesn't require s-off also ate you using the modified twrp from captain throwback?
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http://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=23501681358543160 newest twrp modified for 2.10 hboot
Did u run the ruu to get to hboot 2.10? Your not soff aleady? I dunno much about sense roms but i know the rest you have to use fastboot for the boot image.. I dont think your bricked
I updated TWRP to the one modified by captain throwback in the link you gave me. Wiped everything but Micro SDcard. My bootloader is unlocked and am S-ON (never turned S-OFF) and tried out JEWEL_Sense5.5_Android4.3-V4.zip from this forum. I have hboot 2.10. That's what the phone came with. I'm getting the error: Error excuting updater binary in zip. It gets to Setting up /data/app... , Setting up /system... , Setting up symlinks... then error message. For some reason, I have no /misc. Someone in IRC said that was weird. It seems that my partitions are messed up according to him. Any ideas? Thanks for the help, all of you!
Did you reboot recovery after wipe but before install?
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I did not.. but here I go :fingers-crossed:
You guys are awsome! It works. Ran into the enter password for encrypted data thingy, but I followed http://dietrichschroff.blogspot.com/2013/01/nexus-7-password-to-decrypt-storage.html and it worked. I thought this phone would never work again. Thank you all very much. YOU ROCK! :laugh::laugh::laugh::laugh:
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I rooted my phone and had Revolutionary recovery. I installed Rom Manager and installed the recovery, and now I cant get to my recovery screen no matter what I have tried. I really need help because now I cant do a factory data reset, flash new ROMs, anything. I have tried through bootloader, everything and I cant get to that screen. Has anyone had this problem or can anyone help me?
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I rooted my phone and had Revolutionary recovery. I installed Rom Manager and installed the recovery, and now I cant get to my recovery screen no matter what I have tried. I really need help because now I cant do a factory data reset, flash new ROMs, anything. I have tried through bootloader, everything and I cant get to that screen. Has anyone had this problem or can anyone help me?
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5.0.2.0 CWR?
Have you rebooted?
ROM: Warm TwoPointThree
Kernel: MegAnthraX
Software: 2.08.651.3
Baseband: 0.97.10.0808
PRI: 1.24_003
Don't use rom manager to flash recovery. Also, just my opinion, but TWRP recovery is better than clockwork. So, find the TWRP thread, grab the PG86IMG.zip and flash in hboot. Should solve all your issues.
Rebooted quite a few times, still cant get to recovery mode. I guess this is where being a noob kind of sucks, but how do I flash when I cant get into recovery, or how do I flash in hboot?
You don't have fastboot checked under power settings, do you? If so, uncheck it.
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You don't have fastboot checked under power settings, do you? If so, uncheck it.
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Nope, been unchecked since I have been trying to fix it.
I am totally at a loss, how do you flash from the hboot screen?
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I am totally at a loss, how do you flash from the hboot screen?
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There are essentially three methods to flashing a custom recovery on the EVO 3D with S-OFF (revolutionary method you mentioned using above).
1) Flash from normal android mode: My application works well for this, Flash Image GUI, as well as flashing kernels, especially when being away from or not having a computer available.
2) Flash through the bootloader by putting a PG86IMG.zip file on the root of your sdcard. This file with the recovery.img loaded inside is available at the TWRP site.
3) Flash through fastboot by using the following command: fastboot flash recovery c:\downloads\twrp-recovery.img
All three of these methods will load the custom recovery image into the recovery partition on a revolutionary s-off EVO 3D.
Hope that helps!
Every time I try to flash the PG86IMG.zip in my bootloader I keep getting a error that says "Main Version is older! Update fail!" I just dont get what I am doing wrong there.
It worked! Thank you so much joey krim!
bslim11 said:
Every time I try to flash the PG86IMG.zip in my bootloader I keep getting a error that says "Main Version is older! Update fail!" I just dont get what I am doing wrong there.
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Odd. I would only expect to see this error if you're loading a PG86IMG.zip file which contains ADDITIONAL files, other than just the recovery.img.
This error is usually only present for people who used the HTC unlock method. Those who used the revolutionary unlocked method should not see this error message.
Perhaps when you stated you loaded the revolutionary recovery, you meant the revolutionary version of cwm recovery and unlocked your device using HTC's unlock method?
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It worked! Thank you so much joey krim!
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Great to hear the process worked for you. Which of the three methods ended up working best for you?
I used your app and then flashed a twrp recovery, so happy that its back to normal, it has happened to me once before, and I fixed it on my own, but nothing was working this time.
I've been trying to root my EVO 4G LTE using various guides from this board, and I'm not having a lot of luck. I have HBOOT 2.09 and it's S-ON. It seems like the easiest way to root the device is to go S-OFF, but then it appears that the device needs to be rooted to get S-OFF. So I'm a little confused at this point. I've unlocked the bootloader and installed TWRP, but when I try to install the SuperSU root utility it gives me an error about mounting partitions and fails. My bootloader screen also displays "TAMPERED" which seems to be a problem but I'm not having a lot of luck finding a way to resolve it.
So... can anyone tell me what my next step is?
Thanks in advance.
Are you using Facepalm, Moonshine, or DirtyRacun? You haven't really provided enough details to help, at this point. What's your software version? I assume you're running the stock ROM?
I was running the stock ROM, I think it was 3.16. I tried using Facepalm but again it seems like it needs root to work which I haven't been able to achieve just yet. I tried installing the ROM from this thread through TWRP but it just hangs on the HTC screen so I'm not sure what's on there now. I can still get into the bootloader and recovery though.
You can't use Facepalm on 3.16 software. Use Moonshine.
Try flashing this stock rooted to get back to a working state: http://d-h.st/users/Captain_Throwback/?fld_id=10308#files
You may need to fastboot flash the boot.img to make sure it fully boots.
OK, I downloaded that ROM and extracted the boot.img. I booted the phone into the bootloader and ran "fastboot flash boot boot.img". It seems to have completed correctly, no errors at least, but now the phone just sits at the HTC screen with the red text at the bottom. Clearly I'm doing something wrong...
Did you flash the ROM too? Or did it reboot on you when you tried?
I just did the boot.img. Should I also do "fastboot flash zip 3.16.651.3_stock_rooted_odex_CPTB.zip"?
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I just did the boot.img. Should I also do "fastboot flash zip 3.16.651.3_stock_rooted_odex_CPTB.zip"?
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You have to flash the ROM in recovery.
Ok, so I went into recovery which is still TWRP, adb pushed that ROM to the phone then tried to install it. It gives a bunch of error messages about being unable to mount various items, says it's unable to find path for partition [name of the zip] and fails.
Thanks for your help and patience so far...
You do not extract the file, leave it as a zip and do not open it. Move it to your SD card while in fastboot (mount sd) and from there use twrp and select the correct zip to flash. But above all... DO NOT EXTRACT THE FILR
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roscoepcoltra said:
You do not extract the file, leave it as a zip and do not open it. Move it to your SD card while in fastboot (mount sd) and from there use twrp and select the correct zip to flash. But above all... DO NOT EXTRACT THE FILR
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He's S-on. He can't flash kernels from recovery with Hboot 2.09.
davel23 said:
Ok, so I went into recovery which is still TWRP, adb pushed that ROM to the phone then tried to install it. It gives a bunch of error messages about being unable to mount various items, says it's unable to find path for partition [name of the zip] and fails.
Thanks for your help and patience so far...
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I don't understand what you're doing here. Boot to recovery, mount storage, copy the ROM zip over, and then flash it.
Ok, so I mounted storage from recovery, or least I tried to, my PC said it needed to be formatted. So I did so, copied the file over and flashed it which completed successfully this time. My phone now boots properly, I'll give Moonshine a try now. Hopefully I won't need to bug you again, thanks for all the help.
Captain_Throwback said:
You can't use Facepalm on 3.16 software. Use Moonshine.
Try flashing this stock rooted to get back to a working state: http://d-h.st/users/Captain_Throwback/?fld_id=10308#files
You may need to fastboot flash the boot.img to make sure it fully boots.
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my friend wants to buy im rooted unlocked evo. it is on viper now can I flash this an it will be stock rooted ?
Tigerstown said:
my friend wants to buy im rooted unlocked evo. it is on viper now can I flash this an it will be stock rooted ?
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Yes.
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Yes.
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S-on Ok? Or do I need to moonshine first?
Tigerstown said:
S-on Ok? Or do I need to moonshine first?
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You need to use Flash Image GUI or fastboot flash the kernel.
FinZ28 said:
You need to use Flash Image GUI or fastboot flash the kernel.
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Ok I got that app I use that. An for my other one I'm selling is s-off so I can just flash this on that one..it's been fun on the Evo with the helpful fellow xda's on the jewel. But the wife's work now cover half your bill if you have verizon so we had no choice
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Yes.
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Omg I just moonshine(easy thing I ever did) this phone my wife didn't want s-off before. So now I'm s-off I will just flash thanks once again throwback. Hope there is someone in vzw htc one thread that breaks down firmware like you.
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I'm having a little trouble with Moonshine. It reboots the phone a couple of times, gets to step 3 then just keeps printing periods in the program window. I've been reading through the Moonshine thread and it seems other people have had the same problem, but I haven't seen a solid fix yet. Anyone know what I need to do or should I stick with the Moonshine thread?
To cut the story short, my EVO was working fine, it was S-off, Rooted, Unlocked with a custom rom. Two nights ago i decide to upgrade my HBOOT to 2.10 using RUU_JEWEL_CL_JB43_SENSE50_MR_Sprint_WWE_4.13.651.4 and everything went downhill from there.
This is my current situation and wondering if it's still fixable:
Phone is RELOCKED,Unrooted but S-off. Stuck in a bootloop where it stays on the Splash screen no matter what rom you install. FastBoot commands give me FAILED (remote : not allowed), tried re-using RUU but I keep getting Error 120: BATTERY under 30% while my phone battery is at 84%, I'm stuck and don't know what to do anymore.
and yes, I can still use recovery TWRP.
Any suggestions? Please and thanks for the help.
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To cut the story short, my EVO was working fine, it was S-off, Rooted, Unlocked with a custom rom. Two nights ago i decide to upgrade my HBOOT to 2.10 using RUU_JEWEL_CL_JB43_SENSE50_MR_Sprint_WWE_4.13.651.4 and everything went downhill from there.
This is my current situation and wondering if it's still fixable:
Phone is RELOCKED,Unrooted but S-off. Stuck in a bootloop where it stays on the Splash screen no matter what rom you install. FastBoot commands give me FAILED (remote : not allowed), tried re-using RUU but I keep getting Error 120: BATTERY under 30% while my phone battery is at 84%, I'm stuck and don't know what to do anymore.
and yes, I can still use recovery TWRP.
Any suggestions? Please and thanks for the help.
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Are you installing roms for the new layout
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Also, did you unlock the bootloader again? Do this before you do anything else. Also, as stated above, make sure you're flashing ROM's based on the new format. ROM's based on the old partition format (software version 3.17 or older) will not work. Additionally, what version of TWRP are you using? You have to use TWRP that's for the new format, also.
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Are you installing roms for the new layout
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Yea and I updated the HBOOT because people usually say that updating is for the better for call qualities and signal retrieval.
Magnum_Enforcer said:
Also, did you unlock the bootloader again? Do this before you do anything else. Also, as stated above, make sure you're flashing ROM's based on the new format. ROM's based on the old partition format (software version 3.17 or older) will not work. Additionally, what version of TWRP are you using? You have to use TWRP that's for the new format, also.
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No, I haven't attempted to unlock it again, but will do so now. Also, these are the two roms that i have tried and both didn't work Viper4G 4.0.0 and the Sense 5 (4.3) Y18 Version. They are both made for the new partition. Well i started with TWRP 2.7.0.0b but then downgraded it to 2.6.0.0 since i thought maybe the TWRP is failing to install my ROM's correctly.
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No, I haven't attempted to unlock it again, but will do so now. Also, these are the two roms that i have tried and both didn't work Viper4G 4.0.0 and the Sense 5 (4.3) Y18 Version. They are both made for the new partition. Well i started with TWRP 2.7.0.0b but then downgraded it to 2.6.0.0 since i thought maybe the TWRP is failing to install my ROM's correctly.
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Use TWRP from the 3rd post in the thread below:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2751873
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Magnum_Enforcer said:
Use TWRP from the 3rd post in the thread below:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2751873
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So far so good, I was able to unlock bootloader again and flashed the recovery you gave me. Should I flash a ROM now to see if it worked?
*Tip for those who can't get bootloader to re-unlock again through Fastboot. Put the Unlock_code.bin in the same directory as Fastboot and just use the command fastboot flash unlocktoken unlock_code.bin*
UPDATE:
Tried flashing a ROM, everything goes well but at the end of installation or wipe I get E: unable to mount /system and I cannot mount manually neither through recovery. I am also noticing that when the phone restarts it stays on the splash screen still but my HTCSyn Manager seems to be detecting it because it pops up mentioning that it couldn't connect to my phone.
TheRedFlash said:
So far so good, I was able to unlock bootloader again and flashed the recovery you gave me. Should I flash a ROM now to see if it worked?
*Tip for those who can't get bootloader to re-unlock again through Fastboot. Put the Unlock_code.bin in the same directory as Fastboot and just use the command fastboot flash unlocktoken unlock_code.bin*
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Tried flashing a ROM, everything goes well but at the end of installation or wipe I get E: unable to mount /system and I cannot mount manually neither through recovery. I am also noticing that when the phone restarts it stays on the splash screen still but my HTCSyn Manager seems to be detecting it because it pops up mentioning that it couldn't connect to my phone.
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I got that error too, it sounds like you are not using the correct version of TWRP for the new partition layout.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2639180
TWRP Recovery 2.7.0.8b or 4.13.651.4 Firmware + TWRP Recovery
Should work.
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I got that error too, it sounds like you are not using the correct version of TWRP for the new partition layout.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2639180
TWRP Recovery 2.7.0.8b or 4.13.651.4 Firmware + TWRP Recovery
Should work.
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Chris, I got it working this morning, by coincidence/luck. I put my phone in RUU mode using fastboot oem rebootRUU and then ran the actually RUU utility and from there on it took off. Either way, thanks for you reply man, it'll probably help someone when they encounter this situation.
My friend made the mistake of following a youtube video and really messed up his phone. He has TWRP installed but he's S-On and deleted his restore image. The only thing that functions on this phone is HBOOT. The bootloader was relocked, and now I can't even access recovery. I need some help here. He was trying to get a custom rom installed, but he never went S-Off. Running the RUU provided in DirtyRacun wouldn't work even though it was for the correct HBOOT version. I have no idea where to start on fixing this thing. It is running HBOOT-2.09. I am very comfortable using adb and fastboot - I use it frequently with my HTC One. This almost seems beyond repair - but I'm pretty sure it is fixable. Please help. I have access to both a Linux and a Windows machine, so a solution involving either isn't out of the question. Since recovery isn't accessable, it has to be a fix involving fastboot and adb almost exclusively.
Have you tried to unlock the bootloader again? Once you unlock you can push a recovery to the phone and then flash a ROM. Remember, since he's S-on you'll have to install the kernel separately from the ROM (or use a ROM that has a S-on kernel installer). Hit the top link in my sig for more info.
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I unlocked the bootloader again and got back in to TWRP. Because I am S-On I pushed MeanBean v284 onto the phone but the installation fails every time. I've tried wiping everything, formatting the partitions again, and I can't get past this point.
EDIT: My error says:
"E-Mount: Unable to find partition for path '/MeanBean-v284-jewel-ltevo.zip'
Error flashing zip '/MeanBean-v284-jewel-ltevo.zip'
Updating partition details..."
What version of TWRP and where did you get it?
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What version of TWRP and where did you get it?
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2.7.0.0. He said it was linked from the xda forums. Also, I am going to try the rumrunner s off that was recommended on your guide right now. I can't enable USB debugging because there is no OS on the device right now.
You'll need to install a ROM before you can S-off.
Also, once you get recovery working again you may find the guide in the link below useful.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2443108
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You'll need to install a ROM before you can S-off.
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According to the MeanBean guide, it will work S-On. I'm not sure if you have to flash the kernel seperately, and on top of that I'm not sure how to do that. I haven't been able to find specific instructions other than using fastboot with a boot.img file. I haven't tried this yet with MeanBean, but it didn't work with the Viper Rom.
EDIT: I made it to the step where you flash the ROM (further than I've gotten so far today...). It says the kernel was not installed when installing MeanBean.
Just follow the directions in the ROM thread and you'll be fine. You essentially have to flash the zip file twice. If you want further info, click the top link in my sig.
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Just follow the directions in the ROM thread and you'll be fine. You essentially have to flash the zip file twice. If you want further info, click the top link in my sig.
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After installing the second time, I am still getting the same: "ERROR: Kernel Not Installed!
Copying flashable ZIPs. to /sdcard/Meanbean
Please reboot now!
Updating partition details..."
I am gradually looking through all 949 pages to try to find a solution
EDIT 2: I tried flashing the boot.img file using fastboot as it said in your post to install the kernel. I am still getting that installation error.
Got an old phone from a friend which I'm using since wife broke her phone and I'm trying to decide what to replace it with.
Anyhow, I have an Aria with hboot 1.03, I have unlocked it via the HTC site and managed to get Cyano 10 on it. It is still s-on and I've tried multiple times to redownload Cyano 11 and always get an error of "Error in <name>.zip (Status 0) Installation Aborted". I'm making an assumption based on research that it is due to a combination of s-on and hboot 1.03 so I need to kick it down to 1.02 and s-off it. However, I have been unable to find a valid link for the Official HTC Froyo link to downgrade so I can run Revolutionary to s-off and move ahead.
Thanks in advance.
Hmm, can't find a link either... I can reupload it for you
But before you do that, try updating your recovery to this: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2474662
HTCdev unlock shouldn't have any problems with CM11, so it's probably your recovery...
Anyway, here's the RUU
http://goo.gl/OBVJL7
md5sum: 66d703b8a92fc382c38ceec4992a379c
And the rom.zip extracted from it if you just want to run it directly from the phone:
http://goo.gl/WF3RhW
md5sum: 49e737569d1d99e11e652ddcfc15bf84
Edit: Here's a list of them instead of just the AT&T one: http://www.androidruu.com/?developer=Liberty
Thank you Win, that did it. I had to fastboot the CMW as it wouldn't upgrade through recovery, after that I just flashed CM11.
CollinsJ said:
Thank you Win, that did it. I had to fastboot the CMW as it wouldn't upgrade through recovery, after that I just flashed CM11.
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Problem is that due to S-On it is not possible to write to recovery partition from recovery. You also can't write to boot partition, but you can install ROMs without problems if you flash boot image separately through fastboot.
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Problem is that due to S-On it is not possible to write to recovery partition from recovery. You also can't write to boot partition, but you can install ROMs without problems if you flash boot image separately through fastboot.
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Boot images can be flashed from recovery just fine with S-ON... maybe you're thinking of newer (but not newest) HTC devices? I've heard they did that
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Boot images can be flashed from recovery just fine with S-ON... maybe you're thinking of newer (but not newest) HTC devices? I've heard they did that
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Possible. I own one of them (points at signature) and it's been that way for me then. When I rooted my Gratia way back, I also directly did the S-OFF so I never checked the procedure with S-ON. Have been a newbie at that time.
So I'm in a similar boat. I have an old aria, and seeing a cm11, id like to try it (though a nexus is my dd). Anyway, i had cm7 on it, went through some old nandroids, and finally got back to 2.1 just after i used unrevoked on it. I've tried to flash the posted rom.zip (2.2.2, so i can then s-off and /or upgrade hboot [which i also tried to do via htcdev with no success]), it fails a sig check on my cwm 2.5.0.1, telling me bad, even though i verified the md5. Figured it could be the recovery, but i cannot flash the newer version on here via ./fastboot flash recovery recovery.img. i also tried ./fastboot boot recovery.img to no avail. I also couldnt flash the recovery through the old cwm. Im baffled a bit here... Any suggestions are welcomed.
Im thinking of trying to put my sim in it and see if the old att update would go through, any thoughts on that?