I am quite noob to flashing so I understand that it is my fault if something goes wrong..
My husband volunteered his Evo 4g lte for me to make my attempts. I unlocked the boot loader, though it was S-ON, and flashed TWRP recovery (latest version). It seems my phone was wiped entirely (will not boot into Android) and the backup I made did not "stick".. I made attempts to flash a ROM but figured it would not work since the phone is S-ON. I'm stuck in boot loop at the moment - shows HTC screen then reboots - and my PC will not recognize the phone in any way even if I attempt to mount storage while in TWRP. Am I screwed?
I would settle with being able to get it back to stock, but I don't think that is possible even.. Any advice, tips? If I need to share further information, let me know. Feeling stuck at the moment and I've got to get some sleep so it may be a few hours before I respond.
P.S. I'm on HBOOT 2.10 and was running the HTC RUU update that came out (Sense 5.. etc) if that helps. If my problems have been addressed elsewhere, please do point me in that direction if it would help..
Luna_Sky said:
I am quite noob to flashing so I understand that it is my fault if something goes wrong..
My husband volunteered his Evo 4g lte for me to make my attempts. I unlocked the boot loader, though it was S-ON, and flashed TWRP recovery (latest version). It seems my phone was wiped entirely (will not boot into Android) and the backup I made did not "stick".. I made attempts to flash a ROM but figured it would not work since the phone is S-ON. I'm stuck in boot loop at the moment - shows HTC screen then reboots - and my PC will not recognize the phone in any way even if I attempt to mount storage while in TWRP. Am I screwed?
I would settle with being able to get it back to stock, but I don't think that is possible even.. Any advice, tips? If I need to share further information, let me know. Feeling stuck at the moment and I've got to get some sleep so it may be a few hours before I respond.
P.S. I'm on HBOOT 2.10 and was running the HTC RUU update that came out (Sense 5.. etc) if that helps. If my problems have been addressed elsewhere, please do point me in that direction if it would help..
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Being that you are hboot 2.10, you must use the TWRP recovery found here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2639180
Also, because you are S-on, for AOSP ROMs, you must either fastboot flash the boot img or use flashify or flash img GUI. Both are available in play store. First, install the correct TWRP recovery and get up and running. Then read up on S-on kernel installing. I also strongly recommend getting S-off using the rumrunner method.
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Evolution_Freak said:
Being that you are hboot 2.10, you must use the TWRP recovery found here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2639180
Also, because you are S-on, for AOSP ROMs, you must either fastboot flash the boot img or use flashify or flash img GUI. Both are available in play store. First, install the correct TWRP recovery and get up and running. Then read up on S-on kernel installing. I also strongly recommend getting S-off using the rumrunner method.
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Just to add on, I never had luck with rumrunner on the new partition layout, that being said firewater worked just fine.
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Both have worked for me on the new partition. The most common problems with getting s-off seem to be that people don't turn off their antivirus, or they forget to uninstall htc sync before running the utility. Or both.
I don't know why one would want to remain s-on. Just seems like it makes it a lot harder, with no real benefit in return.
Personally I would just rerun the ruu to get back to stock, then get s-off and the right twrp, then make a nandroid before going with anything custom.
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Evolution_Freak said:
Being that you are hboot 2.10, you must use the TWRP recovery found here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2639180
Also, because you are S-on, for AOSP ROMs, you must either fastboot flash the boot img or use flashify or flash img GUI. Both are available in play store. First, install the correct TWRP recovery and get up and running. Then read up on S-on kernel installing. I also strongly recommend getting S-off using the rumrunner method.
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Thank you for the response! I have come to realize that doing this with S-ON is probably the worst thing I could have done.. *bangs head on desk*. I don't know if you saw in my OP, but my computer is not recognizing my phone at all, I can put files on a micro-sd (using an adapter).. I know I can use the external for other ROMS, but would the method that you linked to still work for the PJ75IMG file or could I use the version of TWRP that I have to move the PJ75IMG to the internal storage maybe? I'm using TWRP 2.7.1.0b..
EDIT/UPDATE: Okay, I thought I would try running adb fastboot and fastboot through the command terminal despite the computer not displaying the device as a storage device & it not working earlier this morning.. It appears my computer recognized it so I flashed the boot.img for the last ROM that I attempted to flash (SlimKat) and rebooted the phone.. It booted into SlimKat O.O It is up and running now.. So I *think* I'm good to go with that rom?!
If I want to change ROMS (this isn't the ROM I necessarily wanted), what should I look for? Will any ROM work that is for the new partition layout is what I mean? I was really interested in Dirty Unicorn.. Though the husband may appreciate SK!
Luna_Sky said:
Thank you for the response! I have come to realize that doing this with S-ON is probably the worst thing I could have done.. *bangs head on desk*. I don't know if you saw in my OP, but my computer is not recognizing my phone at all, I can put files on a micro-sd (using an adapter).. I know I can use the external for other ROMS, but would the method that you linked to still work for the PJ75IMG file or could I use the version of TWRP that I have to move the PJ75IMG to the internal storage maybe? I'm using TWRP 2.7.1.0b..
EDIT/UPDATE: Okay, I thought I would try running adb fastboot and fastboot through the command terminal despite the computer not displaying the device as a storage device & it not working earlier this morning.. It appears my computer recognized it so I flashed the boot.img for the last ROM that I attempted to flash (SlimKat) and rebooted the phone.. It booted into SlimKat O.O It is up and running now.. So I *think* I'm good to go with that rom?!
If I want to change ROMS (this isn't the ROM I necessarily wanted), what should I look for? Will any ROM work that is for the new partition layout is what I mean? I was really interested in Dirty Unicorn.. Though the husband may appreciate SK!
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Yes, any ROM that supports the new partition layout will work. Also, in response to your other question, I believe you have to be S-off to use the PJ75IMG bootloader method. I'm glad to hear that you're up and running.
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Evolution_Freak said:
Yes, any ROM that supports the new partition layout will work. Also, in response to your other question, I believe you have to be S-off to use the PJ75IMG bootloader method. I'm glad to hear that you're up and running.
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I'm experiencing some problems with SlimKat and the hubby is really wanting me to flash Dirty Unicorn. Should I make attempts to resolve the problems with SK or can I move forward with flashing the DU rom?
Also, I want to make sure I have the process down that I should do BEFORE flashing a new rom... When using TWRP 2.7.1.0b, would the use of the default wipe feature (that says it wipes cache, etc, but not internal storage) work before flashing that rom or should I go into the advanced options? I assume I use the default wipe feature..
Luna_Sky said:
I'm experiencing some problems with SlimKat and the hubby is really wanting me to flash Dirty Unicorn. Should I make attempts to resolve the problems with SK or can I move forward with flashing the DU rom?
Also, I want to make sure I have the process down that I should do BEFORE flashing a new rom... When using TWRP 2.7.1.0b, would the use of the default wipe feature (that says it wipes cache, etc, but not internal storage) work before flashing that rom or should I go into the advanced options? I assume I use the default wipe feature..
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You can move forward if that is your choice. I personally use advanced and wipe data, system, cache and dalvik. However the default (factory reset) in TWRP seems to work as well
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Evolution_Freak said:
You can move forward if that is your choice. I personally use advanced and wipe data, system, cache and dalvik. However the default (factory reset) in TWRP seems to work as well
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I'm curious, if I have Dirty Unicorn up and running, can I use the RUU that was released by HTC a few months back to revert back to the all stock rom? Or do I have to flash something? Just curious.
S-Off
Evolution_Freak said:
You can move forward if that is your choice. I personally use advanced and wipe data, system, cache and dalvik. However the default (factory reset) in TWRP seems to work as well
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Though both devices are now running custom roms, would I be able to do S-Off? Would it be worth it in the long run? From what I have seen, it seems that USB 2.0 ports are required or at least recommended. All of my ports are 3.0, are there any programs out that would work for me to achieve S-Off?
Luna_Sky said:
Though both devices are now running custom roms, would I be able to do S-Off? Would it be worth it in the long run? From what I have seen, it seems that USB 2.0 ports are required or at least recommended. All of my ports are 3.0, are there any programs out that would work for me to achieve S-Off?
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I definitely recommend getting S-off. I recently returned my EVO LTE to stock, ran the 4.13 RUU, rooted and gained S-off (again) using the Firewater exploit in roughly a minute's time. I was using 3.0 USB ports when I did it.
Magnum_Enforcer said:
I definitely recommend getting S-off. I recently returned my EVO LTE to stock, ran the 4.13 RUU, rooted and gained S-off (again) using the Firewater exploit in roughly a minute's time. I was using 3.0 USB ports when I did it.
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Well, I made my best attempts to use Firewater to no success. I followed the instructions exactly and things were looking good.. until it told me that "someone pissed in the firewater" and to reboot the device. I tried a couple of times and had no luck. Does the Android version matter or anything like that?
I'm running on the latest build of the Dirty Unicorn rom if that makes any difference.. Just thought I'd throw it out there again.
Luna_Sky said:
Well, I made my best attempts to use Firewater to no success. I followed the instructions exactly and things were looking good.. until it told me that "someone pissed in the firewater" and to reboot the device. I tried a couple of times and had no luck. Does the Android version matter or anything like that?
I'm running on the latest build of the Dirty Unicorn rom if that makes any difference.. Just thought I'd throw it out there again.
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You should try using a closer to stock, sense ROM.
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Evolution_Freak said:
You should try using a closer to stock, sense ROM.
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Flashed Viper4G and ran Firewater again... Got S-Off just like that. Thank you for the tip!
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Okay I've tried everything...I rooted my phone using the adb method and went to install a rom. Forgot to wipe after installing the rom and since then, this phone's been on the fritz!
I can boot into bootloader and into TWRP recovery...that's it! Most recently, I've tried to install MeanBeam (suggested since it is more up to date and Sense based), followed other forum suggestions, but nothing! The phone will not boot up. Normally, I'd be able to fix it myself but I guess every geek has their down days! HELP PLEASE!!!
And if it helps my bootloader reads as follows:
TAMPERED
UNLOCKED
JWEL PVT SHIP S-ON RL
HBOOT-2.09.0000
RADIO-1.12.11.1210
OpenDSP-v31.1.0.45.0015
eMMC-boot
Oct 18 2012, 15:46: 20
I've read that since I am on S-ON, I have to fastboot the boot.img of these roms in order for them to boot up. The problem with that is: I cannot get this thing to "fastboot usb". I've tried two different cables and two different laptops. It will not connect. I bought this phone online and it did not come with the original cord! Am I completely screwed on this one???
[Q]Need Help!!! Htc evo 4g lte won't boot past recovery and bootloader!!!
What happens when you install Mean Bean?
You are S-on, so you must install the kernel separately from the ROM. MeanBean has an S-on installer, so you must flash the ROM twice to get it to boot. Follow Mikey's instructions in the OP for his ROM.
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LadyGeek248 said:
Okay I've tried everything...I rooted my phone using the adb method and went to install a rom. Forgot to wipe after installing the rom and since then, this phone's been on the fritz!
I can boot into bootloader and into TWRP recovery...that's it! Most recently, I've tried to install MeanBeam (suggested since it is more up to date and Sense based), followed other forum suggestions, but nothing! The phone will not boot up. Normally, I'd be able to fix it myself but I guess every geek has their down days! HELP PLEASE!!!
And if it helps my bootloader reads as follows:
TAMPERED
UNLOCKED
JWEL PVT SHIP S-ON RL
HBOOT-2.09.0000
RADIO-1.12.11.1210
OpenDSP-v31.1.0.45.0015
eMMC-boot
Oct 18 2012, 15:46: 20
I've read that since I am on S-ON, I have to fastboot the boot.img of these roms in order for them to boot up. The problem with that is: I cannot get this thing to "fastboot usb". I've tried two different cables and two different laptops. It will not connect. I bought this phone online and it did not come with the original cord! Am I completely screwed on this one???
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I was recently S-ON, but on the latest HBoot and Firmware and I was able to flash roms without any issues. While I didn't flash the Meanbean, I was successfully able to flash the roms listed below without doing anything differen than as I would if I was S-Off. Before flashing, I do the proper wipe (cache, dalvik, system etc) and never had any issues.
I'd try a different sense-based rom. Most of the ones are up to date, like
this
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2158634
or this
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2157458
or this
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2124391
LadyGeek248 said:
I followed Mikey's instructions: rebooted and flashed the rom a second time. The phone just cuts off for a second and comes back on..straight to bootloader.
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Restore a good backup then start over wipe cache
Dalvik cache
System
Data/system restore depending which version of twrp you are using then flash meanbean again
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LadyGeek248 said:
I followed Mikey's instructions: rebooted and flashed the rom a second time. The phone just cuts off for a second and comes back on..straight to bootloader.
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Are you by any chance wiping anything in recovery after flashing the ROM, prior to rebooting?
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bigdaddy619 said:
Restore a good backup then start over wipe cache
Dalvik cache
System
Data/system restore depending which version of twrp you are using then flash meanbean again
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My backup somehow got erased between the time I started this mess and the first rom I tried to flash. Did a wipe and suddenly it was gone.
You can plug it in to the computer via fastboot usb. Move the boot file from any rom you want to flash to a new folder. Open a command Window and type fastboot reboot boot.img. Then reboot back to recovery and flash rom
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LadyGeek248 said:
My backup somehow got erased between the time I started this mess and the first rom I tried to flash. Did a wipe and suddenly it was gone.
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Well try the method I posted and you should be ok
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bigdaddy619 said:
Well try the method I posted and you should be ok
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I am not sure you understand. I have no backup to restore..
If you are using twrp 2.5.0.0 and chose wipe you may have formatted your sdcard
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bigdaddy619 said:
Well try the method I posted and you should be ok
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Minus restoring the backup, of course
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FinZ28 said:
Minus restoring the backup, of course
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^^^^^ this
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What version of TWRP recovery are you using?
Also, since you don't have a USB cable, how are you installing ROM's on your phone? Direct download?
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FinZ28 said:
Minus restoring the backup, of course
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Understood. I tried this method and still no go. When I choose reboot after installation, the phone boots straight into bootloader.
FinZ28 said:
What version of TWRP recovery are you using?
Also, since you don't have a USB cable, how are you installing ROM's on your phone? Direct download?
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TWRP v2.5.0.0 and I am saving the roms to my external sd card and copying them to the internal via TWRP.
LadyGeek248 said:
TWRP v2.5.0.0 and I am saving the roms to my external sd card and copying them to the internal via TWRP.
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Why not just flash them from your ext?
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LadyGeek248 said:
TWRP v2.5.0.0 and I am saving the roms to my external sd card and copying them to the internal via TWRP.
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How big is your MeanBean download?
Also, there is no need to copy the ROM to your internal storage. You can flash it from your SD card just fine.
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LadyGeek248 said:
TWRP v2.5.0.0 and I am saving the roms to my external sd card and copying them to the internal via TWRP.
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Since you are on twrp 2.5.0.0 I think you probably wiped your sdcard
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bigdaddy619 said:
Since you are on twrp 2.5.0.0 I think you probably wiped your sdcard
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I have read this as well and am attempting to install via ext sd card now.
No go!!!!
I am looking to use moonshine to achieve s-off. I currently have S-ON and SuperCID. I need to update firmware first, so I need to switch back to stock. I am planning on using this method to do so.
Do I need to un-SuperCID, if so, how?
If I leave SupeCID, and run RUU what happens? No OTAs, or something worse?
Excuse my noob questions.
no noob questions here man thats why we help and as far as updating firmware are you planing on using a custom rom and kernel or just wanting s-off for a custom kernel on 2.07 firmware?
supercid does not need to be changed you only have extra steps if you are s-off which then you would need to relock the bootloader first
t1gartist said:
no noob questions here man thats why we help and as far as updating firmware are you planing on using a custom rom and kernel or just wanting s-off for a custom kernel on 2.07 firmware?
supercid does not need to be changed you only have extra steps if you are s-off which then you would need to relock the bootloader first
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Well my plan was to go back to stock to ota to the 2.07 then load custom rom, vipers new one actually, after doing moonshine to achieve s-off
I thought leaving supercid was going to prevent me from successful ota. I can always flash the zip instead of ota though, right?
Also I made a more detailed thread in the development section on what I am going to work on doing, with steps that I think are correct, here is the link. I was finally able to post in that section
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2531701
d3fiance said:
Well my plan was to go back to stock to ota to the 2.07 then load custom rom after doing moonshine to achieve s-off
I thought leaving supercid was going to prevent me from successful ota. I can always flash the zip instead of ota though, right?
Also I made a more detailed thread in the development section on what I am going to work on doing, with steps that I think are correct, here is the link. I was finally able to post in that section
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2531701
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Since you have super cid you don't need use moonshine. Find the face palm method and enjoy
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thats right phaded.. im sorry defiance i forgot about facepalm method been so long since my first device all the others are already updated
t1gartist said:
thats right phaded.. im sorry defiance i forgot about facepalm method been so long since my first device all the others are already updated
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I wonder why I got stuck on moonshine? Face off seems so much easier, for me anyways. No need to go back to stock... So as far as Firmware, after s off I just go in and flash the zip through adb?
d3fiance said:
I wonder why I got stuck on moonshine? Face off seems so much easier, for me anyways. No need to go back to stock... So as far as Firmware, after s off I just go in and flash the zip through adb?
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After s-off, flash a recovery through fastboot and then whatever Rom you want
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Phaded said:
After s-off, flash a recovery through fastboot and then whatever Rom you want
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I am happy to announce I am now S-OFF after facepalm! I actually found your thread about customer recovery. Will be doing that shortly.
One thing that is left to figure out is the tampered flag. I am not able to find any information on how to actually reset it. I found something on a different website about issuing a -t command. But that was after the s-off was achieved using revone. After further research, apparently all I need to do is flash another hboot to get rid of that flag?
P.S
This thread looks like a winner http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2156713 am I on a correct path here?
yes thats correct
You can ignore that flag. If and when you return the phone to complete stock that will taken care of.
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t1gartist said:
yes thats correct
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Phaded said:
You can ignore that flag. If and when you return the phone to complete stock that will taken care of.
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New problem. Flashed 2.6 twrp, erased system, cache and internal storage. Went to sideload mode, keeps saying starting. Issue a command in and to load a Rom, nothing happens, cmd return a list of all the commands. Twrp still states starting sideload. Restart the phone to recovery, still the same problem. Flash older version of twrp?
Also twrp keeps telling me I am not rooted.
Thoughts?
Why did you wipe internal storage? Easiest way is to load the ROM onto internal and flash.
Rebooting twrp will install su binaries.
Try older twrp or cwm
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Phaded said:
Why did you wipe internal storage? Easiest way is to load the ROM onto internal and flash.
Rebooting twrp will install su binaries.
Try older twrp or cwm
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Well Viper Sense 5 rom needed a full wipe, so, I wiped everything. Are you saying I do not have to wipe internal storage, just clear everything else, then flash the rom?
The problem was that I have a bad habit of putting spaces when renaming zip files. Once I renamed the zip adb worked just fine. :facepalm:
d3fiance said:
Well Viper Sense 5 rom needed a full wipe, so, I wiped everything. Are you saying I do not have to wipe internal storage, just clear everything else, then flash the rom?
The problem was that I have a bad habit of putting spaces when renaming zip files. Once I renamed the zip adb worked just fine. :facepalm:
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Exactly, you don't need to wipe your internal storage. You lose pictures, videos, etc
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yeah with twrp 2.4.4.0 and later it is preselected for you so you dont wipe everything on your device just whats needed so lesson learned and in about a week you will be graduated to advanced droid dna room any hour lol
Phaded said:
Exactly, you don't need to wipe your internal storage. You lose pictures, videos, etc
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t1gartist said:
yeah with twrp 2.4.4.0 and later it is preselected for you so you dont wipe everything on your device just whats needed so lesson learned and in about a week you will be graduated to advanced droid dna room any hour lol
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I am still learning as I go. Thanks for sticking around guys. But yay for graduation haha! :victory:
I have been flashing roms for the past 8 hours. Looking for the perfect sense 5. Every rom has issues with data on my phone. Tried 5 . Google play store will not download anything, Or it starts downloading at dial up speeds. 2 roms I actually had to reflash twice because they kept hanging u at at the initial start.
5 roms doing the same thing? I was starting to think something happened to the phone, so I reflashed the original UKB DNA 1.3 rom that I have been running all this time, and it does the same thing.
Any ideas?
flash a dead stock rom one by mircomod777 see how it runs should be last 4.1 version
t1gartist said:
flash a dead stock rom one by mircomod777 see how it runs should be last 4.1 version
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So my phone went completely nuts last night. I decided to flash another back up that was working perfectly before going with your recommended rom. Kept failing in TWRP. So after 3 attempts I just decided to reload another rom. Rom installed, phone rebooted, went through initial setup. Once I finished with the initial setup my phone was running sense5 with all of the information from the backup. Needless to say I nuke everything, flash original TWRP (2.4.0.0 beta) that worked for me prior to 2.6. Do a clean install of Viper Sense5 rom and voila! Running perfect right now, no complaints. Fingers crossed. I guess I am done flashing roms for right now and sticking to Vipers. At least until KitKat comes.
good deal
Hello all, and thank you for taking your time to attempt to help me with my problem.
I could not find a solution even after hours of researching and trial and error, so please forgive me if this happens to be one of those problems that are seemingly impossible to solve, when the actual solution is really quite simple! I'm hoping it is at the very least...
A few days ago I received an HTC Evo 3d from a family member.
I'm certain that the phone was completely stock, never rooted, no custom ROMs ---- just an ordinary HTC 3vo.
So I decide that I'm going to go ahead and find the steps necessary in order to flash a custom ROM, and I believe I did with this:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1889438
I followed the guide, and eventually got to "***Step3: Perform JuopunutBear (wire trick) to get S-OFF status" where I had a little difficulty with the timing of the taps on the SD card. At one point I removed the battery from my phone because I thought it was stuck on the screen with the green arrow pointing downward, and after trying to reboot I found that the same JuopunutBear screen with the green arrow was still there.
I removed the battery once more, but this time when booting I held the volume down button to initiate bootloader. That went successfully, and so after trying the methods I found at http://unlimited.io/jbtroubleshooting.htm to remove this screen, I figured that I might try and flash a ROM from recovery and maybe that would fix it?xD My logic proved only half correct because even after formatting data/cache/dalvik, and then flashing a few different ROMs (not in the order of course) to see if any of them would allow the phone to boot up completely into OS, the phone is now stuck in a bootloop :'(
If I didn't provide enough information in the above description then I'd be glad to give any more details.
My bootloader reads like this:
- Juopunutbear -
SHOOTER XC SHIP S-OFF RL
HBOOT-1.57.5757
eMMC-boot
Apr 20 2012, 17:39:22
^ Never noticed that the date is inaccurate before typing all of this out! Not sure that has anything to do with my problem here, but still interesting..
Thank you again for taking your time to help me.
This phone has given me trouble since it was first given to me lol.
The first issue before rooting or anything was with the inability to use wifi!
I ended up having to buy service for the phone to even register my Gmail account..
You're in good shape
With s off you can recover easily.
The question is what do you want to run?
If you're going to stay ics sense, then you'll just need to format all partitions except sd and flash a Rom
If you want to run a jb Rom, you need to downgrade your hboot to the jbear 1.50
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I think the date is the release of the bootloader or something...shouldn't be today's date
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Thank you for the reply
I'll try flashing different sense ROMs specifically,
and see if it will boot all the way through to the home screen.
Have you installed a recovery?
I suggest 4ext
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I have installed a recovery, and it just happens to be 4ext!
I've been installing my ROMs by toggling usb storage in recovery, placing the ROM on the root of my microSD, and after disconnecting from usb storage I proceed to flash the chosen ROM, provided I've already wiped everything.
My trouble usually comes afterward when the ROM has completed it's installation and I go to reboot. Every time I've tried so far I've encountered a bootloop :/ But we'll see this time!
Gotcha
You'll get it sorted
What Rom are you trying now?
Sometimes you need to flash the boot.IMG after the Rom, but that usually only happens if youre s on.
If it still bootloops I would try this next:
Boot to recovery
Wipe all partitions
Reboot recovery
Wipe all partitions again
Flash Rom
Reboot phone
If all else fails you can run the ruu (will return u to stock Rom and recovery) and you will keep s off but will need to install recovery again.
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I chose Team d3rp - Lights Out just to see if it would work, and to my surprise it did!!!
I wiped everything but my sd manually once,
and after flashing the ROM, the aroma installer gave the option to wipe again so I did.
After a suspenseful minute or two during the reboot, I finally got everything set up!
I can't thank you enough..!!
I'm not sure if I should make another thread or not, but the only problem I see now is with the wifi.
I have it connected to my network, and it's showing full signal,
but I can't access the internet and 3g doesn't even pick up when wifi is on.
If needed I'll make another thread, but I figured I would ask just in case!
I appreciate all the help so far.
Try a reboot or different kernel...don't know why it doesn't work
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Hello, a couple of days ago I received an HTC Evo 3D, but I don't like the stock HTC rom, so I decided to use NonSense (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1507616). I updated firmware, and installed CWM 6.0, wiped partitions and installed that ROM. But now i got a bootloop :/ .
Bootloader is unlocked..
egerth said:
Hello, a couple of days ago I received an HTC Evo 3D, but I don't like the stock HTC rom, so I decided to use NonSense (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1507616). I updated firmware, and installed CWM 6.0, wiped partitions and installed that ROM. But now i got a bootloop :/ .
Bootloader is unlocked..
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Again, more info please. What h-boot? S-on or s-off?
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donkeykong1 said:
Again, more info please. What h-boot? S-on or s-off?
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S-off, I think it has to be s-on, hboot 1.53.0007, i'm currently trying to use RUU get back to stock, RUU says :
from image version 3.28.401.1 to 3.28.631.1
But it fails because of model id.
Bootloader is currently relocked.
egerth said:
S-off, I think it has to be s-on, hboot 1.53.0007, i'm currently trying to use RUU get back to stock, RUU says :
from image version 3.28.401.1 to 3.28.631.1
But it fails because of model id.
Bootloader is currently relocked.
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You can only flash sense based ROMs with that h-boot. Since you're s-off just downgrade your h-boot to 1.49.0007 or 1.49.1107 and you can flash anything you want
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Oh crap, made a mistake, I have s-on.
Then you can only flash sense based ROMs. Try Cool ICS, it's great. Or do s-off ?
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donkeykong1 said:
Then you can only flash sense based ROMs. Try Cool ICS, it's great. Or do s-off ?
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I was about to download that, hopefully it'll work. :fingers-crossed:
You need 4ext recovery and smartflash enabled because Cool uses custom kernel
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donkeykong1 said:
You need 4ext recovery and smartflash enabled because Cool uses custom kernel
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I tried with CWM, and after a successful flash and boot, I flashed boot.img via fastboot, seems to be working, thank you!
You're welcome
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So I already had an HTC Rezound for a year and was too afraid to root-so I bought an already rooted rezound from eBay that came with a 16 gig recovery sd card. I don't know what to do or how to flash a Rom or what I should do as a root noob... Can I please get some guidance from an experienced person?
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undeadking said:
So I already had an HTC Rezound for a year and was too afraid to root-so I bought an already rooted rezound from eBay that came with a 16 gig recovery sd card. I don't know what to do or how to flash a Rom or what I should do as a root noob... Can I please get some guidance from an experienced person?
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Any idea what's on it now? Check the rom info in Settings, About Phone.
Also power it off, pull the battery, put it back in and turn the phone back on while holding Volume down, that'll get you the bootloader. See what version you have and if it's s-on or s-off.
From there you can select Recovery on the menu and boot into it, see what recovery you have.
Let us know and we can go from there.
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Looks like just the stock rom. What version hboot, are you s-on/off and what recovery do you have?
Just did what you said and took some pictures that i will post to show you what I'm working with.
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Is this the right information that you needed to know?
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Is this the right information that you needed to know?
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You are already unlocked and have Amon Ra recovery installed, the "hard" stuff is done (actually it's not hard), and FYI you are S-ON... You are pretty good to go for any ICS based ROM. If you want to move into JellyBean or KitKat based ROMs you should switch to TWRP or CWM Recovery. Other than that, your good to go.
Ok, thanks a bunch! Ive done tons of reading about flashing roms and am still a little weary about the actual process. Ive read that a computer is needed in some cases but in others people are switching roms right from their phone- whats the safest or correct way to do it?
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undeadking said:
Ok, thanks a bunch! Ive done tons of reading about flashing roms and am still a little weary about the actual process. Ive read that a computer is needed in some cases but in others people are switching roms right from their phone- whats the safest or correct way to do it?
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Although there are ways around it (that I don't recommend, mind you) the rule of thumb is based on whether you are S-ON or S-OFF...
When S-ON, a computer has to be involved so that the boot.img can be loaded... you must either: A) flash the boot.img manually with fastboot after flashing the ROM in recovery, or B) boot the recovery image file with fastboot and flash the ROM file
When S-OFF, no computer is required, all partitions of the phone are writable by recovery directly.
acejavelin said:
Although there are ways around it (that I don't recommend, mind you) the rule of thumb is based on whether you are S-ON or S-OFF...
When S-ON, a computer has to be involved so that the boot.img can be loaded... you must either: A) flash the boot.img manually with fastboot after flashing the ROM in recovery, or B) boot the recovery image file with fastboot and flash the ROM file
When S-OFF, no computer is required, all partitions of the phone are writable by recovery directly.
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Don't forget you can use the phone (or a computer) to pack the boot.img into a PH98IMG.zip. As long as it boots, that is.
Hi All,
I am also new at rooting the Rezound and I'm having trouble. I did quite a bit of reading and followed the instructions here: theunlockr.com/2012/08/24/how-to-root-the-htc-rezound-video/
Apparently this was for an older version because I can't install ClockworkMod Recovery ("an error occurred ..."). I read that getting a backup of ClockworkMod Recovery was the best thing to do before installing any ROMs. Is that really necessary? It seems like I could always find an RUU on this site and flash back to ICS if I wanted to right?
Can some one point me in the right direction for what I should do next? Basically all I want to do is flash a ROM on my Rezound that will enable me to use it as a wall controller for my home automation system. So, ideally I'd like to remove the swipe to unlock feature (just be able to press the power button to get to the home screen) and to be able to force a nightly reboot with Tasker and remove as much bloatware as possible. This device is connected to my home network through wifi only. Any ideas what the best ROM would be for that?
By the way my recovery screen looks like undeadking's. I have S-On.
Thanks!
next
Easiest way to get where you want is to HTC unlock if not already done,
S-0ff with RumRunner, then follow this thread with all its great stuff:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2509770
You will end up with newest radios that are best for newer stock and custom roms.
There are several daily-user type custom roms mentioned in Development.
After you read a little about each, you'll know what you want to try first.
I like the custom Sense roms for best battery life.
michaelbsheldon said:
Easiest way to get where you want is to HTC unlock if not already done,
S-0ff with RumRunner, then follow this thread with all its great stuff:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2509770
You will end up with newest radios that are best for newer stock and custom roms.
There are several daily-user type custom roms mentioned in Development.
After you read a little about each, you'll know what you want to try first.
I like the custom Sense roms for best battery life.
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Thanks, I was able to get my ROM working. The problem I was having was I was still S-ON. I was a little leery about turning it off so I found instructions for flashing with it still on here: androidforums.com/rezound-all-things-root/499172-how-manually-flash-roms.html
I installed the LiquidSmooth ROM and I was able to disable the lock screen. Thanks again.
acejavelin said:
Although there are ways around it (that I don't recommend, mind you) the rule of thumb is based on whether you are S-ON or S-OFF...
When S-ON, a computer has to be involved so that the boot.img can be loaded... you must either: A) flash the boot.img manually with fastboot after flashing the ROM in recovery, or B) boot the recovery image file with fastboot and flash the ROM file
When S-OFF, no computer is required, all partitions of the phone are writable by recovery directly.
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There are ways using terminal emulator with an s-on device alongside using a proper busybox installation to flash without using a pc and no fastboot/hboot access is needed. flashing a boot.img while in rom, rebooting to recovery and finish installing the matching rom by flashing its zip.
petewill8 said:
Thanks, I was able to get my ROM working. The problem I was having was I was still S-ON. I was a little leery about turning it off so I found instructions for flashing with it still on here: androidforums.com/rezound-all-things-root/499172-how-manually-flash-roms.html
I installed the LiquidSmooth ROM and I was able to disable the lock screen. Thanks again.
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the one big issue you need to worry about while being s-on is if you soft brick while s-on there is absolutely almost no fix...with s-off you con ruu.exe to safely restore your phone which you cannot do while s-on....if you plan on flashing custom roms alot than i HIGHLY suggest going s-off or you'll regret not doing so when that time comes
REV3NT3CH said:
the one big issue you need to worry about while being s-on is if you soft brick while s-on there is absolutely almost no fix...with s-off you con ruu.exe to safely restore your phone which you cannot do while s-on....if you plan on flashing custom roms alot than i HIGHLY suggest going s-off or you'll regret not doing so when that time comes
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I second this... S-Off is highly recommended, it might not seem necessary now, but when something goes wrong, you will be glad you did it.
Thank you both. I had not read that before. I guess I will be performing the S-Off after all.
Don't freak out if your ROM doesn't boot after running rum runner happened to me xD just go into recovery and flash your stuff again. Clean flash it. Make sure you're s-off though Lol hopefully doesn't happen to you
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pball52998 said:
Don't freak out if your ROM doesn't boot after running rum runner happened to me xD just go into recovery and flash your stuff again. Clean flash it. Make sure you're s-off though Lol hopefully doesn't happen to you
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Just do a quick backup of your ROM in recovery then when done restore it.
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Just a thing. All my recoveries failed all 4, they would do the same thing and boot loop itself. *sigh* o well.
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Here it is for everyone who has been asking for it! At&t bootable 1.58.502.1 RUU! No PC needed. This is for everyone who is having trouble with the ruu restore exe or using a mac or linux or other machine.
First off, I am NOT responsible for any thing that happens to your phone. As long as you follow instructions you should be fine, but again I am not responsible if you hard brick or anything else for that matter. If you are not comfortable with this procedure or have any questions, please ask first and not after you have destroyed your phone.
-Requirements-
1. Storage: Micro SD card required. I have heard you can use external storage for this but I have NOT confirmed this myself and do not recommend it. I have my Micro SD formatted with FAT, Not exFAT. I wouldn't think this would matter, but I have NOT verified it working from exFAT or any other format. I also recommend a descent brand sdcard as this is when you do NOT want it to fail. Your Chevron sdcard may not be the best idea.
***update*** External storage and exFAT said to be working by users in this thread.
2. CID: I have verified this restore properly working with at&t cid "CWS__001" and super cid "11111111" NO OTHER CID WILL WORK! This is ONLY for the At&t HTC One M8, NO other variant is supported.
3. Bootloader/Soff: I have my boot loader unlocked and my phone is soff, the process works perfect and does not relock boot loader nor put security back on. Since this is the non modified version of the official HTC ruu, it may work with s-on and or boot loader locked, but I have NOT tried it and do not recommend it to anyone as it has not been verified to work and I don't want any bricks out there.
***update*** s-on, said to be working by users in this thread, but you must relock your boot loader first.
4. Current firmware: I have confirmed this ruu working when coming from current 1.58.502.1 and from 2.12.401.3. I have NOT tried this coming from an Google play edition conversion.
-Instuctions-
1. Plug your phone in so there is no chance of it dying.
2. Back up anything that you need. This is an RUU and will completely wipe your phone like new. Everything will be gone including apps, contacts, pictures, music, text, recovery, etc… Again this will WIPE your phone. This will not wipe the Ext sd card.
3. Download the file that I have uploaded to Android File Hosting and verify md5 after downloading to make sure you do not have corrupt file. I have downloaded it myself and restored again just to make sure upload process went well. Again, verify your file. If you do not know how to check md5 simply google it. Please do not ask questions like this in this thread.
4. Simply move the "0p6bimg.zip" to the ROOT of your EXT micro sd card.
5. Boot to your boot loader. There are many ways to get to your boot loader. A lot of custom roms have it built into the restart menu. If you have usb debugging enabled its just "adb reboot bootloader" If you can't get there with one of these methods, simply make sure phone is on, hold vol up and power for 11 seconds until screen shuts off, let go and hold vol down and power until boot loader comes up. "about 4 seconds"
6. Click HBOOT in your boot loader. Your phone will automatically scan the file and ask if you want to update. Hit vol up for yes or vol down for no.
7. Phone will begin RUU restore. You can watch what it does on the screen as it will go through a list and bypasses are normal. It will reboot boot loader and you can watch progress bars in the top right corner. It goes through a TON of them so do NOT turn off phone for any reason and let it finish. The process takes about 15 minutes give or take. Once it is done, it will say complete, press power to reboot. Again do not power off phone or even touch it for that matter during this process.
Enjoy! This is a great file to keep on your phone in case you need a restore on the run or anything. If anyone tries any of the methods that I have said have not been verified and have success such as coming back from google play edition, locked boot loader, s-on, please let me know if they worked and I will change this post. Again I do NOT recommend these!
Please click my thanks button if this has helped you out. Thanks to Android File Host for hosting it too.
http://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=23578570567713700
Thank you I will try this
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Attempting this now... will edit in an update. Thx
Worked like a charm. I'll edit in any issues i find.
EDIT: Only issue i'm having is that I can't update Google apps or ATT apps.
Reflashing stock recovery seemed to fix the issue for me.
cabsnow said:
Attempting this now... will edit in an update. Thx
Worked like a charm. I'll edit in any issues i find.
EDIT: Only issue i'm having is that I can't update Google apps or ATT apps.
Reflashing stock recovery seemed to fix the issue for me.
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That's just Google play services being outdated. Reboot usually fixes that with any Rom. Recovery has nothing to do with installing apps.
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I tried rebooting, clearing data and cache and the wifi off on method. None of them worked. After about 10 attempts I tried to boot into recovery to wipe cache but it failed. So I loaded stock recovery back on.
Nothing to see here...
...
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an0ther said:
You are mistaken. Please check again and edit your post. It's a shame that I spent a good bit of my time getting this up for everyone and the first few posts read that someone whom has 4 posts can't update their apps and somehow think flashing recovery can make a difference and you say it is a Verizon ruu. This is just the Rom.zip stripped from the official AT&T ruu. Nothing has been altered. You have your files mixed up.
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I will gladly edit my post as i have mistaken it with the verizon rom.zip. They are both named the same. Next time dont take your frustration out on me, be a bit more polite about it
vegasdiceshooter said:
Thank you I will try this
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No problem.
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if i patched my current hboot to disguise "Tampered" and "Relocked" should i reverse it before flashing this? I cannot find the post anywhere, but i recall reading on one or more threads that this was a requirement to flash a new firmware. By the way, i have an at&t M8, bootloader unlocked, s-off with a CWS__001 CID. thanks in advance for replies to my question.
cortez.i said:
if i patched my current hboot to disguise "Tampered" and "Relocked" should i reverse it before flashing this? I cannot find the post anywhere, but i recall reading on one or more threads that this was a requirement to flash a new firmware. By the way, i have an at&t M8, bootloader unlocked, s-off with a CWS__001 CID. thanks in advance for replies to my question.
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This will overwrite it and put stock hboot back on. No need to change it before.
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Just blew out a complete restore with this, worked flawlessly. Also installed towelroot by geohot to root it. Then installed Rom installer from play store. Then installed the latest philztouch recovery .img with the Rom Installer program. Boom!!! All from my phone external sd! Awesome!
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I can't remember, do i flash stock recovery on before I restore with this or can I leave TWRP on?
dudeluv said:
I can't remember, do i flash stock recovery on before I restore with this or can I leave TWRP on?
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I just left twrp on
dudeluv said:
I can't remember, do i flash stock recovery on before I restore with this or can I leave TWRP on?
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No need to flash recovery. This will put stock recovery back on it.
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4. Simply move the "0p6bimg.zip" to the ROOT of your EXT micro sd card.
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Does this mean anywhere on the external micro ?
BR7fan said:
Does this mean anywhere on the external micro ?
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on the root, meaning no folders. main part of sd
just wondering if anyone tired this coming from GPE conversion.
first off I want to thank the OP for this. I was updating (or rather reverting back) to stock with the RUU from the HTC site. When it got to step 2/7 at 66% I lost power and poof.. after this all I could do was get to bootloader and fastboot. Being that I could get to those I knew that I wasn't hard bricked...yet... whew. I tried re-running that RUU but no luck. I then went into fast boot and flashed a rcovery image and then booted into recovery and tried to restore a nand backup.. No go on that. So finally I downloaded this and put on the root of my external card and this worked...
THANK YOU!!!:good::good:
bkeaver said:
first off I want to thank the OP for this. I was updating (or rather reverting back) to stock with the RUU from the HTC site. When it got to step 2/7 at 66% I lost power and poof.. after this all I could do was get to bootloader and fastboot. Being that I could get to those I knew that I wasn't hard bricked...yet... whew. I tried re-running that RUU but no luck. I then went into fast boot and flashed a rcovery image and then booted into recovery and tried to restore a nand backup.. No go on that. So finally I downloaded this and put on the root of my external card and this worked...
THANK YOU!!!:good::good:
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I'm glad it helped you out
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