[Q] HTC Desire 601 - Bootloader stuck on "Tampered" and "Relocked" - Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

[Q] HTC Desire 601 - Bootloader stuck on "Tampered" and "Relocked"
Can someone shed some light on what I did wrong with my HTC Desire 601 (locked to Rogers)?
ZARA_UL PVT SHIP S-ON RL
HBOOT-2.22.0000
RADIO-1.26.40e.00.14
OpenDSP-v18.2.0268.0925
OS-2.14.631.3
eMMC-boot 1024MB
Feb 26 2014, 12:27:49.0
Bootloader is showing *Tampered* and *Relocked*. I get an error message when I type:
fastboot oem unlock
...
(bootloader) [ERR] Command error !!!
OKAY [ 0.125s]
finished. total time: 0.125s
So I typed:
fastboot flash unlocktoken unlock_code.bin
results:
sending 'unlocktoken' (0 KB)...
OKAY [ 0.140s]
writing 'unlocktoken'...
(bootloader) unlock token check successfully
OKAY [ -0.000s]
finished. total time: 0.140s
I "power vol +/up" and then "power button" to select "yes".
Phone turns off but does not boot or anything. Just black screen.
Is there any hope to recover this phone?

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htcraspy said:
Can someone shed some light on what I did wrong with my HTC Desire 601 (locked to Rogers)?
ZARA_UL PVT SHIP S-ON RL
HBOOT-2.22.0000
RADIO-1.26.40e.00.14
OpenDSP-v18.2.0268.0925
OS-2.14.631.3
eMMC-boot 1024MB
Feb 26 2014, 12:27:49.0
Bootloader is showing *Tampered* and *Relocked*. I get an error message when I type:
fastboot oem unlock
...
(bootloader) [ERR] Command error !!!
OKAY [ 0.125s]
finished. total time: 0.125s
So I typed:
fastboot flash unlocktoken unlock_code.bin
results:
sending 'unlocktoken' (0 KB)...
OKAY [ 0.140s]
writing 'unlocktoken'...
(bootloader) unlock token check successfully
OKAY [ -0.000s]
finished. total time: 0.140s
I "power vol +/up" and then "power button" to select "yes".
Phone turns off but does not boot or anything. Just black screen.
Is there any hope to recover this phone?
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make sure you have no errors(ex have an arrow or line extra when copying from terminal to htc dev site for unlock code) I have done this before and it gives a black screen

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toolhas4degrees said:
make sure you have no errors(ex have an arrow or line extra when copying from terminal to htc dev site for unlock code) I have done this before and it gives a black screen
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Thanks for the reply. In command prompt I just highlight the area that is instructed on HTCDev and right-click to copy. When I paste it to continue I do get the message that a token was submitted successfully.
I receive the "unlock_token.bin" file and flash the phone with the "fastboot flash unlocktoken Unlock_code.bin" command but when I choose "yes" and press the "power button" it goes to a black screen.
More information on how this became a problem is that I was able to unlock the bootloader before and flashed a stock ROM with CWM/TWRP because the phone was freezing at the "HTC" logo screen.
The phone booted fine and this is the software information that I had saved:
Android version
4.4.2 (KitKat)
HTC Sense version
5.5
Software number
2.14.631.3
HTC SDK API level
5.69
Kernel version
3.4.10-g910527a
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SMP PREEMPT
Baseband version
1.26.40e.00.14_10z18.40.1304L
Build number
2.14.631.3.CL315961 release-keys
Since everything was running fine at that time I decided to use the command "fastboot oem lock" which gave me the tampered and relocked flags. The phone at some point and I don't know why decided to freeze at the "HTC" logo screen again and I cannot unlock the bootloader due to the issue I had explained in the initial post.
I will try HTCDev again to get a new unlock_token.bin but is there anything else I could try?
Thanks,

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htcraspy said:
Thanks for the reply. In command prompt I just highlight the area that is instructed on HTCDev and right-click to copy. When I paste it to continue I do get the message that a token was submitted successfully.
I receive the "unlock_token.bin" file and flash the phone with the "fastboot flash unlocktoken Unlock_code.bin" command but when I choose "yes" and press the "power button" it goes to a black screen.
More information on how this became a problem is that I was able to unlock the bootloader before and flashed a stock ROM with CWM/TWRP because the phone was freezing at the "HTC" logo screen.
The phone booted fine and this is the software information that I had saved:
Android version
4.4.2 (KitKat)
HTC Sense version
5.5
Software number
2.14.631.3
HTC SDK API level
5.69
Kernel version
3.4.10-g910527a
[email protected] #1
SMP PREEMPT
Baseband version
1.26.40e.00.14_10z18.40.1304L
Build number
2.14.631.3.CL315961 release-keys
Since everything was running fine at that time I decided to use the command "fastboot oem lock" which gave me the tampered and relocked flags. The phone at some point and I don't know why decided to freeze at the "HTC" logo screen again and I cannot unlock the bootloader due to the issue I had explained in the initial post.
I will try HTCDev again to get a new unlock_token.bin but is there anything else I could try?
Thanks,
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AFAIK no, this is the only way. but like i said. if you make an error in copying the txt, htc dev won't recognize it and the .bin will go through successfully and will ask you the question on phone then go to black screen. redo the htc dev part.

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toolhas4degrees said:
AFAIK no, this is the only way. but like i said. if you make an error in copying the txt, htc dev won't recognize it and the .bin will go through successfully and will ask you the question on phone then go to black screen. redo the htc dev part.
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Thanks. I wish it was that simple. I highlighted the text and right-click to copy the portion to paste. I know what you mean about having an extra space because I tried that too and it does pass for a submission. But either way I am still stuck with the same issue. It's probably something else wrong with the phone as I can't even "factory reset" because the screen would just freeze and go no where.

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*SOLVED*
htcraspy said:
Thanks. I wish it was that simple. I highlighted the text and right-click to copy the portion to paste. I know what you mean about having an extra space because I tried that too and it does pass for a submission. But either way I am still stuck with the same issue. It's probably something else wrong with the phone as I can't even "factory reset" because the screen would just freeze and go no where.
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Well this is strange but I got the phone fixed and running again. First I called Fido (my carrier) and they suggested a 2 year renewal plan so that I could get a new phone to replace the HTC Desire 601 which was out of warranty. So I called HTC directly in hopes on getting my hands on a RUU for Rogers/Fido but they couldn't provide me a link or the file.
Okay so from the beginning, my HTC Desire 601 is on KitKat 4.4.2 with HBOOT 2.22. I unlocked the bootloader using the following the instructions on HTCDev. Then I used something called "rumrunner" to turn "S-ON" to "S-OFF" as this would explain why I got the "Tampered" flag. Then I flashed a custom recovery by TWRP (openrecovery-twrp-2.8.3.0-zaracl.img) and then flashed a file "STOCK_ODEX_ROOT_HTC_ZARA_UL_601_2.14.1401.86_v.1.0.1". I did this because originally the phone was not booting past the "HTC" white logo screen. Flashed the file "recovery_stock.img" to remove TWRP. When I confirmed that everything was working again, I changed "S-OFF" back to "S-ON" and relocked the bootloader. I forgot how I changed "S-OFF" back to "S-ON" but there is a thread in the forums explaining it.
So why I am here looking for help because my fix from before did not work this time. I was not able to unlock the bootloader which kept giving me a black screen when I chose "yes" to unlock.
THE SOLUTION:
1. Unplug any data cable, sim card, sd card from the HTC Desire 601 phone
2. Hold "vol- down" and power button to get into the bootloader
3. Presss "vol- down" to "recovery"
4. HTC logo with a white background will appear but wait a little until you see a "red triangle" but in my case I got a mobile icon device with greens arrows in a circular form above it
5. At this point I have to hold "vol+ up" and press the power button once (the screen might dim a bit but that is normal). Release "vol- up" button.
6. Wait until the recovery options appear and use "vol+ up" / "vol- down" to select "wipe cache partition"
7. Do the same thing to "reboot system now"
8. At this point I was able to unlock the bootloader and the phone decided to boot properly without having to do anything else
Strange but problem solved :victory: