Hello there.
I have been trying at this for a while now but simply cannot figure out how to get around this issue. I have successfully rooted my M8 but now I am trying to install OTA updates. I looked up a guide on how to do this and came to this video:
Everything was going swimmingly until about minute 7 in the video where the step is to and go ahead with the OTA updates. When my phone restarts to install the updates the progress bar loads to about 1/5 and then stops for a few moments before giving me the triangle red exclamation mark icon.
How do I get around this? I'm fairly certain I have the right stock recovery. All I want to do is install the OTA updates without losing any of my current apps/settings. If an easier process is to unroot my phone and leave it that way then so be it.
Phone INFO:
CID: T-MOB010
version 4.4.4
HTC sense v. 6.0
software #: 3.32.531.2
SDK API level: 6.25
Any help pointing me in the right direction would be swell. I apologize in advance for the tall order. Thanks.
blinkdagger said:
Hello there.
I have been trying at this for a while now but simply cannot figure out how to get around this issue. I have successfully rooted my M8 but now I am trying to install OTA updates. I looked up a guide on how to do this and came to this video:
Everything was going swimmingly until about minute 7 in the video where the step is to and go ahead with the OTA updates. When my phone restarts to install the updates the progress bar loads to about 1/5 and then stops for a few moments before giving me the triangle red exclamation mark icon.
How do I get around this? I'm fairly certain I have the right stock recovery. All I want to do is install the OTA updates without losing any of my current apps/settings. If an easier process is to unroot my phone and leave it that way then so be it.
Phone INFO:
CID: T-MOB010
version 4.4.4
HTC sense v. 6.0
software #: 3.32.531.2
SDK API level: 6.25
Any help pointing me in the right direction would be swell. I apologize in advance for the tall order. Thanks.
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If I remember correctly, you can't be rooted doing official ota updates. Finish updates, then root
BR7fan said:
If I remember correctly, you can't be rooted doing official ota updates.
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Ok, do you think it's worthwhile to manually do the updates?
blinkdagger said:
Ok, do you think it's worthwhile to manually do the updates?
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Yeah I found them to be those guys get the latest up very quick. Make sure your s-off
BR7fan said:
Yeah I found them to be those guys get the latest up very quick. Make sure your s-off
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Ok thanks a lot. I will try to manually install the updates.
BR7fan said:
If I remember correctly, you can't be rooted doing official ota updates. Finish updates, then root
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You would be remembering incorrectly. Root has no impact itself on whether an OTA will install. As long as no system files have been altered by the user (using root permissions), and stock recovery is installed. Root and unlocked bootloader are both okay. Although you will most likely lose root after the update.
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blinkdagger said:
Phone INFO:
CID: T-MOB010
version 4.4.4
HTC sense v. 6.0
software #: 3.32.531.2
SDK API level: 6.25
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Is your phone the T-Mob version, or an AT&T version converted to T-Mob? Because this is the AT&T version specific forum section.
Another option to update would be to just run the T-Mobile Lollipop RUU. Relock the bootloader if you are s-on. Biggest downside, is that RUU will wipe the phone; and keeping user data may be your reason for seeking the OTA route.
redpoint73 said:
You would be remembering incorrectly. Root has no impact itself on whether an OTA will install. As long as no system files have been altered by the user (using root permissions), and stock recovery is installed. Root and unlocked bootloader are both okay. Although you will most likely lose root after the update.
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Is your phone the T-Mob version, or an AT&T version converted to T-Mob? Because this is the AT&T version specific forum section.
Another option to update would be to just run the T-Mobile Lollipop RUU. Relock the bootloader if you are s-on. Biggest downside, is that RUU will wipe the phone; and keeping user data may be your reason for seeking the OTA route.
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I think I may have posted in the wrong forum. My phone is simply the T-Mobile version as far as I know. I think I may have changed some system files around. Do you know of a way to reset them to default that way I can proceed with the OTA updates? I do want to keep all the apps and user settings. My plan was to re root the phone after the OTA updates were done. Thanks for your help.
blinkdagger said:
I think I may have posted in the wrong forum. My phone is simply the T-Mobile version as far as I know.
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T-Mobile has its own section, so yes this is the wrong forum section. But I'll try to help anyway, as your issues aren't that carrier specific.
blinkdagger said:
I think I may have changed some system files around. Do you know of a way to reset them to default that way I can proceed with the OTA updates?
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Few different options.
1) Just restore the nandroid backup you made before messing with system files. And you did this, like you should before making any such mods, RIGHT? Well if not:
2) You can manually change them all back. Probably the most tedious method, especially since you don't seem sure of what you changed.
3) Find the right stock nandroid and flash it. Find corresponding stock recovery, and flash it.
4) Relock the bootloader and RUU to stock, and since you can just RUU to the current OS version, no need to OTA. After that, just unlock the bootloader again via HTCDev.com (of if you want to avoid that, sunshine) in preparation for installing custom recovery (and root) again. Yes, RUU will wipe that phone, but that brings us to the next point:
blinkdagger said:
I do want to keep all the apps and user settings. My plan was to re root the phone after the OTA updates were done. .
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You are rooted, so back up your apps and app data with Titanium Backup (or similar root app). Then you can just restore all the apps and app data after you RUU. You should be backing them up anyway. Saying you want to keep your app data; then not having them backed up is a contradiction. If you data is important to you, back it up. And that advice goes for whether you decide to RUU or not.
Backing up setting with Titanium across ROM versions is not recommended. But unless you have a really large amount of settings customizations, it usually doesn't take that much time to set these up again manually, anyway (as long as your apps and app data are already restorable).
Option 4 above is what I would consider. Its really up to you whether options 3 or 4 are best for you. But the reason I like RUU, even though it has the extra steps of relocking/unlocking the bootloader, and backing up your data; what it saves you is from finding the right stock nandroid and stock recovery, and putting them to the correct location on the phone to then Restore with TWRP. And these steps are ones with potential for mistakes that can make them exhaust a lot more time than you would think. RUU is a complete factory image, so everything is sure to play well together, no guesswork or potential for mistakes.
redpoint73 said:
T-Mobile has its own section, so yes this is the wrong forum section. But I'll try to help anyway, as your issues aren't that carrier specific.
Few different options.
1) Just restore the nandroid backup you made before messing with system files. And you did this, like you should before making any such mods, RIGHT? Well if not:
2) You can manually change them all back. Probably the most tedious method, especially since you don't seem sure of what you changed.
3) Find the right stock nandroid and flash it. Find corresponding stock recovery, and flash it.
4) Relock the bootloader and RUU to stock, and since you can just RUU to the current OS version, no need to OTA. After that, just unlock the bootloader again via HTCDev.com (of if you want to avoid that, sunshine) in preparation for installing custom recovery (and root) again. Yes, RUU will wipe that phone, but that brings us to the next point:
You are rooted, so back up your apps and app data with Titanium Backup (or similar root app). Then you can just restore all the apps and app data after you RUU. You should be backing them up anyway. Saying you want to keep your app data; then not having them backed up is a contradiction. If you data is important to you, back it up. And that advice goes for whether you decide to RUU or not.
Backing up setting with Titanium across ROM versions is not recommended. But unless you have a really large amount of settings customizations, it usually doesn't take that much time to set these up again manually, anyway (as long as your apps and app data are already restorable).
Option 4 above is what I would consider. Its really up to you whether options 3 or 4 are best for you. But the reason I like RUU, even though it has the extra steps of relocking/unlocking the bootloader, and backing up your data; what it saves you is from finding the right stock nandroid and stock recovery, and putting them to the correct location on the phone to then Restore with TWRP. And these steps are ones with potential for mistakes that can make them exhaust a lot more time than you would think. RUU is a complete factory image, so everything is sure to play well together, no guesswork or potential for mistakes.
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Hey thanks for all the help. I have decided to use Option 4 but I have discovered that my phone is still S-ON. I found this thread which seems to be able to provide me with the right RUU file.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2754063
The only issue is that at the top of the thread it says that these RUUs are meant for S-OFF users. After searching a bit I learned that supposedly http://theroot.ninja/ is the only way to change my phone from S-ON to S-OFF. I just don't want to pay 25 bucks if I don't have to. Is this the only way?
blinkdagger said:
Hey thanks for all the help. I have decided to use Option 4 but I have discovered that my phone is still S-ON. I found this thread which seems to be able to provide me with the right RUU file.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2754063
The only issue is that at the top of the thread it says that these RUUs are meant for S-OFF users. After searching a bit I learned that supposedly http://theroot.ninja/ is the only way to change my phone from S-ON to S-OFF. I just don't want to pay 25 bucks if I don't have to. Is this the only way?
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Yes. As of this date, Sunshine is the only way to gain S-Off for the M8. Firewater is discontinued.
blinkdagger said:
Hey thanks for all the help. I have decided to use Option 4 but I have discovered that my phone is still S-ON. I found this thread which seems to be able to provide me with the right RUU file.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2754063
The only issue is that at the top of the thread it says that these RUUs are meant for S-OFF users. After searching a bit I learned that supposedly http://theroot.ninja/ is the only way to change my phone from S-ON to S-OFF. I just don't want to pay 25 bucks if I don't have to. Is this the only way?
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The s-off statement in the thread you linked was specific to firmware packages. S-off is required to flash a firmware.zip, not an RUU. Those are 2 very different things.
RUU will run fine with s-on, as long as you relock the bootloader; and also you can only run an RUU that is equal or greater than the software version you rooted (looks like Android 4.4.4). So what you want is a T-Mobiel RUU for either Android 4.4.4 (software 3.xx) than OTA to Android 5.0; or RUU right to Android 5.0 (software 4.xx).
redpoint73 said:
The s-off statement in the thread you linked was specific to firmware packages. S-off is required to flash a firmware.zip, not an RUU. Those are 2 very different things.
RUU will run fine with s-on, as long as you relock the bootloader; and also you can only run an RUU that is equal or greater than the software version you rooted (looks like Android 4.4.4). So what you want is a T-Mobiel RUU for either Android 4.4.4 (software 3.xx) than OTA to Android 5.0; or RUU right to Android 5.0 (software 4.xx).
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Hey I know it has been a while but I just got around to taking care of this. I want to use an RUU to reset everything like you mentioned. The trouble I am now having is with the re-locking procedure.
I am trying to to relock the bootloader using the "fastboot oem lock" command. When I enter the command I get this message.
(bootloader) [PGFS] partition_update_pgfs: pg1fs_security
(bootloader) TZ_HTC_SVC_ENC ret = 0
(bootloader) [PGFS] partition_update_pgfs: pg2fs_sec_recovery
(bootloader) Lock successfully...
(bootloader) deinit_lcd
(bootloader) mipi display off
(bootloader) mdp_clock_off
(bootloader) turn off fd8c2308 failed 1 times. Try again...
(bootloader) disable_mmss_clk done
(bootloader) pll1_disable done
(bootloader) TZ_HTC_SVC_DISABLE ret = -1610744452 (0x9FFDFD7C)
(bootloader) [CRITICAL] SPMI write command failure: cmd_id =
0, error
(bootloader) = 4
(bootloader) [CRITICAL] SPMI write command failure: cmd_id =
0, error
(bootloader) = 4
(bootloader) [INFO] Rebooting device
FAILED (status read failed (No such file or directory))
finished. total time: 1.194s
I have done this about 5 times now and the lock status remains "UNLOCKED". Thank you for all your help thus far. I will continue to try to search for a solution.
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Been a lurker for a while, now I need some input if possible. I have a Thunderbolt whose touchscreen is not fully working, there is a strip about 1/4" wide top to bottom that does not respond to input. I rooted it using trter's Thunderbolt Tool and have been running Santod's ICS. When I decided to return to stock I did not read anything and merely ran trtr's tool and used the unroot option. This has me stuck now with a weird state.
Boot screen:
*** UNLOCKED ***
MECHA XD SHIP S-ON
HBOOT-1.05.0000
MICROP-/
RADIO-1.48.00.0930w_3
eMMC-boot
Jul 19 2011, 14:51:08
4ext recovery is still installed for some reason.
Here are things I have tried:
1. Unroot using trtr's tool - leaves me in a non-booting state with a Security warning and Main Version failure.
2. Used HTCDev unlock and pushed PG05IMG.zip of 2.11.605. This allows me to boot to a seemingly stock ROM.
3. OTA's get pushed, device reboots but OTA's fail to install.
4. Tried recovering Nandroid backups with 4ext, no matter which one I try to restore I get stuck in a boot loop (BAMF SoaB, ICS Santod, Liquid ICS, Multi-source ICS, ICS stock deodex).
5. Tried using 4ext to install the above ROMS directly, along with full wipes and partition formats before each attempt. They seem to install but get stuck in a boot loop on each.
6. Other various combinations of HTCdev, Thunderbolt Tool, FastBoot boot.img pushes, etc. Trtr's tool connecting in booted and fastboot modes fails to unroot or root or change S-ON state.
7. Did step 2 again to get me a working phone (except touch screen problem) until I can figure out WTH is going on.
Current state - the above Boot Screen details, 2.11.605.19 deodexed-signed image, and lucky I have not totally bricked it yet.
Help please? I've googled for the last 3 days and read countless posts and am not sure what to do from here. All I need is to get it back to stock so I can send it back to HTC and get a replacement. I have a working ADB set up and am willing to follow steps exactly or read whatever page you believe I have missed, or call me a dumb n00b, berate me for not reading something, anything... at this point I have no interest in retaining data on the phone or SD card or my dignity, just a stock phone that I can send back.
Thanks all!
Me too
google thunderboltforums How to Fix Security Warning - this is what trtr10 himself recommended to me . It didn't let me post, when I tried direct link.
Your #2 & #6 is similar, but maybe not exactly the same. It didn't work for me, though. And I had to add an adb manual lock step, because you need to be locked before trying trtr10s tool to unroot (or at least locked before it runs the final flash update, which fails for me with Main Version is older. Update Fail!
Also, technically the adb fastboot oem lock yields error #1:
(bootloader) Lock successfully...
FAILED (status read failed (Too many links))
finished. total time: 0.459s
That's major coincidence I have exact same problem, down to dead touch screen strip. I've been trying to get unrooted for a week and was supposed to mail the thing back last Friday . .
Here's hoping a solution gets posted. I don't want to pay cuz the insurance refurb was fail, when my warranty service is supposed to be free replacement and it is stupid hardware failure.
All I can say is trter supposedly updated his tool to work with the latest ota, but its been about a week and he hasn't released it yet.
He did say something about having a problem with his host though.
washuai said:
google thunderboltforums How to Fix Security Warning - this is what trtr10 himself recommended to me . It didn't let me post, when I tried direct link.
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This is how I fixed the security warning when I first got it, using HTCDev unlock. I also used adb fastboot relock to lock back before trying the tool.
washuai said:
Your #2 & #6 is similar, but maybe not exactly the same. It didn't work for me, though. And I had to add an adb manual lock step, because you need to be locked before trying trtr10s tool to unroot (or at least locked before it runs the final flash update, which fails for me with Main Version is older. Update Fail!
Also, technically the adb fastboot oem lock yields error #1:
(bootloader) Lock successfully...
FAILED (status read failed (Too many links))
finished. total time: 0.459s
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Yep - got that too...
Weird. Guess I'll wait for the new tool and see what it does...
As far as the identical touchscreen issue, this phone is also a refurb, my second with a touchscreen problem. The really weird part is that it works sometimes, particularly after all this work flashing and re-flashing, but I don't think it has anything to do with the ROMS or software, rather the fact that during all this work I am constantly doing battery pulls and SD card swaps and maybe it's because of a flaky ribbon connection or something - if it was not under warranty I would open it up and just try reseating anything I could find inside.
Have you tried to RUU back? It is a way manufacturers refurb or make the software new again without having to figure out what state it is in.
As long as you can get in fastboot it will work... Also could you possibly fastboot an ENG HBOOT? It doesn't show if it's unlocked nor does
it have any of those pink banners up at top.... Those I believe allow you to flash anything you couldn't normally do before... Try that.. Also I
ALWAYS manually push and flash my stuff through ADB and fastboot. It is faster (if you know what you are doing) AND it has better control
over what I am doing. I made a tut on how to flash boot screens (the very first image that comes up when you turn it on) and it is just about
same commands to flash normally stuff.
I run a Linux Box and always use root terminal so I am not certain at what point you would need superuser if any but as follows
#fastboot devices
#fastboot flash zip "name of zip" (no it doesn't have to be called anything specific, it could be called file1.zip)
#fastboot erase [option] /cache /data /system
to force it into the special RUU mode to use HTC's RUU, this is the command
#fastboot oem rebootRUU
Linux too Yes, I can flash via fastboot, I'm concerned about which one to flash though, I don't want to brick...
jnorth said:
Linux too Yes, I can flash via fastboot, I'm concerned about which one to flash though, I don't want to brick...
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If you can give me today and I'll send you either the link to download the RUU or the exe itself.
You have the new radios installed and need to downgrade them by going s-off again. Need to do this to avoid main version errors.
The ota's don't install because of the custom recovery.
Backups don't work because your s-on and the kernel can be installed.
You may be able to install santod's ota rom in recovery and install the boot.IMG from the rom (kernel) in fasboot = ./fastboot flash boot boot.img
Relock the boot loader and send it in looking like stock.
There is also a way to spoof your main version and downgrade from ICS to GB Ruu stock. That is posted on another site.
Sent from my ConD3m3dPaC-man ADR6425LVW using xda app-developers app
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You have the new radios installed and need to downgrade them by going s-off again. Need to do this to avoid main version errors.
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Working on this now, as soon as I figure out how to get s-off again. Thanks!
http://androidfiles.org/ruu/?developer=Mecha
The RUU's to take you back to stock
Thanks to hints from you both, I am back to stock... probably more steps than were needed but it worked for me LOL.
1. Used part of the Revolutionary tool to get S-Off again and let it install CWM over 4ext
2. Re-rooted
3. Installed 2.11.605.9 radio and GB OTA rom
4. Used fastboot to put stock hboot back
Appears to be normal stock now and OTA in progress.
Thank you both again!
jnorth said:
Thanks to hints from you both, I am back to stock... probably more steps than were needed but it worked for me LOL.
1. Used part of the Revolutionary tool to get S-Off again and let it install CWM over 4ext
2. Re-rooted
3. Installed 2.11.605.9 radio and GB OTA rom
4. Used fastboot to put stock hboot back
Appears to be normal stock now and OTA in progress.
Thank you both again!
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that is what the community is all about , right?
Exactly!
One last question - bootloader says ***RELOCKED*** instead of ***LOCKED*** - presumably because I used the HTCdev unlocker at one point... is that fixable or permanent?
jnorth said:
Exactly!
One last question - bootloader says ***RELOCKED*** instead of ***LOCKED*** - presumably because I used the HTCdev unlocker at one point... is that fixable or permanent?
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you could ALWAYS use an ENG and nobody would be non-the-wiser if you rooted or not! It would look like a developer phone instead..
when it says ***RELOCKED*** it tells anybody and everybody you have been rooted at one point or another (no bueno for warranty)
jnorth said:
Exactly!
One last question - bootloader says ***RELOCKED*** instead of ***LOCKED*** - presumably because I used the HTCdev unlocker at one point... is that fixable or permanent?
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this -SHOULD- take care of the pink banner up at top BE CAREFUL WITH THIS!!!
there again... I run constant root terminal so I do not know if it requires root or not soooo.....
#fastboot oem mw 8d08ac54 1 31302E30
#fastboot flash hboot whateverhbootfile.nb0
Hey all,
So I'm sending my Rezound back to Verizon as a warranty replacement, and today I tried to revert it to stock. It was rooted, S-OFF, with Infected ROM installed (based off CM10.1.2). However, the re-lock process didn't work correctly. I received the below error in the command prompt when I tried to relock it with fastboot oem lock:
(bootloader) Lock successfully...
(bootloader) TZ_HTC_SVC_DISABLE ret = -131073 (0xFFFDFFFF)
FAILED (status read failed (Too many links))
The steps I took are as follows:
1) Re-installed RUU using this file: Rezound_Global_ICS_4.03.605.2_Full_RUU_PH98IMG (renamed to PH98IMG and done through bootloader)
2) Attempted fastboot oem lock (and got the above error)
This process worked on a different Rezound that I also received as a warranty replacement which itself was also defective, but in that case I locked the phone first and THEN flashed the RUU. In my haste today I accidentally flipped the order to what you see above.
Now, the phone will not go back to ***LOCKED*** up at the top. Instead, it says ***RELOCKED*** which is not what I want here. I am afraid to set the S-OFF flag back to ON while the phone is displaying "relocked". The RUU did work, as the phone has stock firmware on it once again and boots up fine. I attempted to relock it again and RUU it again with the same results, still got the above error and still showing ***RELOCKED***.
I did some research but couldn't find anything specific to the Rezound; the nearest thing I was able to find was some info about how CleanROM can cause this on a different device, and something about mainver, which I'm not familiar with. I did use CleanROM for nearly a year before going S-OFF and moving to CM10. If anyone has an idea on how to fix it I would be eternally grateful.
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Hey all,
So I'm sending my Rezound back to Verizon as a warranty replacement, and today I tried to revert it to stock. It was rooted, S-OFF, with Infected ROM installed (based off CM10.1.2). However, the re-lock process didn't work correctly. I received the below error in the command prompt when I tried to relock it with fastboot oem lock:
(bootloader) Lock successfully...
(bootloader) TZ_HTC_SVC_DISABLE ret = -131073 (0xFFFDFFFF)
FAILED (status read failed (Too many links))
The steps I took are as follows:
1) Re-installed RUU using this file: Rezound_Global_ICS_4.03.605.2_Full_RUU_PH98IMG (renamed to PH98IMG and done through bootloader)
2) Attempted fastboot oem lock (and got the above error)
This process worked on a different Rezound that I also received as a warranty replacement which itself was also defective, but in that case I locked the phone first and THEN flashed the RUU. In my haste today I accidentally flipped the order to what you see above.
Now, the phone will not go back to ***LOCKED*** up at the top. Instead, it says ***RELOCKED*** which is not what I want here. I am afraid to set the S-OFF flag back to ON while the phone is displaying "relocked". The RUU did work, as the phone has stock firmware on it once again and boots up fine. I attempted to relock it again and RUU it again with the same results, still got the above error and still showing ***RELOCKED***.
I did some research but couldn't find anything specific to the Rezound; the nearest thing I was able to find was some info about how CleanROM can cause this on a different device, and something about mainver, which I'm not familiar with. I did use CleanROM for nearly a year before going S-OFF and moving to CM10. If anyone has an idea on how to fix it I would be eternally grateful.
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You need to get ahold of either the ph98img.zip for 3.14.605.12 like HERE and put it on your sd card and run that at hboot after renaming it ph98img.zip or get a copy of the full RUU (RUU_VIGOR_ICS_35_S_VERIZON_WWE_3.14.605.12_Radio_RS_1.22.10.0424r_3622A_MR3_9K_release_270509_signed.exe) for 3.14.605.12 at ONE OF THESE LINKS and run this on your pc with the phone connected by the USB cable. Make sure on the exe version that you have USB debugging enabled. The RUU you used is a leak and not an "official" full RUU. You need to run a full official RUU to accomplish what you want and the full RUU for 4.05.605.14 has not been released yet. If you use either of the ones I provided links for, the hboot will show "locked" but an earlier version. Then if you want it to show the latest version, leave your SIM card in the phone, let it bootup, when the setup starts, just press the home key and it will bypass setup. The get into settings and into the software update and run that. It will update to the next version. Let it reboot and again bypassing the setup. Then run software update one more time and you will have 4.05.605.14 which is the latest version and your hboot will now show locked. Now you can go ahead and re S-on the phone.
However, I have heard over and over that Verizon never checks the software on the phones and you could just send it back the way it is now. But I'm sure that you are paranoid about this like I am and want it fully stock again so there are no red flags...
mikeyk101 said:
You need to get ahold of either the ph98img.zip for 3.14.605.12 like HERE and put it on your sd card and run that at hboot after renaming it ph98img.zip or get a copy of the full RUU (RUU_VIGOR_ICS_35_S_VERIZON_WWE_3.14.605.12_Radio_RS_1.22.10.0424r_3622A_MR3_9K_release_270509_signed.exe) for 3.14.605.12 at ONE OF THESE LINKS and run this on your pc with the phone connected by the USB cable. Make sure on the exe version that you have USB debugging enabled. The RUU you used is a leak and not an "official" full RUU. You need to run a full official RUU to accomplish what you want and the full RUU for 4.05.605.14 has not been released yet. If you use either of the ones I provided links for, the hboot will show "locked" but an earlier version. Then if you want it to show the latest version, leave your SIM card in the phone, let it bootup, when the setup starts, just press the home key and it will bypass setup. The get into settings and into the software update and run that. It will update to the next version. Let it reboot and again bypassing the setup. Then run software update one more time and you will have 4.05.605.14 which is the latest version and your hboot will now show locked. Now you can go ahead and re S-on the phone.
However, I have heard over and over that Verizon never checks the software on the phones and you could just send it back the way it is now. But I'm sure that you are paranoid about this like I am and want it fully stock again so there are no red flags...
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Thanks very much for the suggestion. I'll give this a try shortly.
It's just weird that this RUU successfully took another phone back to fully stock. The only difference between the two is that the other phone never had CleanROM installed on it.
EDIT: Just realized one other thing, at one point I manually updated the radios on the first phone (the one that is now giving me trouble) but didn't do this on the one that went back to stock properly. I'm going to give the PC method a try since it mentions the radios in the file name.
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Went ahead and ran the full RUU from my PC as suggested above. Unfortunately it didn't accomplish the goal. The RUU completed successfully, but HBOOT still says ***RELOCKED***. I tried unlocking and then relocking again, and got the same error:
(bootloader) Lock successfully...
(bootloader) TZ_HTC_SVC_DISABLE ret = -131073 (0xFFFDFFFF)
FAILED (status read failed (Too many links))
finished. total time: 0.958s
Not sure where to go from here.
With S-off, the radios shouldnt matter. Seems to me when I s-offed this latest phone, it was on 4.05.605.14 and I had to unlock the bootloader to do the s-off. After I achieved s-off, I dont remember relocking, I just ran that ph98img from android police. The bootloader then displayed that it was locked. Maybe try to run either of those RUUs after unlocking the bootloader.
mikeyk101 said:
With S-off, the radios shouldnt matter. Seems to me when I s-offed this latest phone, it was on 4.05.605.14 and I had to unlock the bootloader to do the s-off. After I achieved s-off, I dont remember relocking, I just ran that ph98img from android police. The bootloader then displayed that it was locked. Maybe try to run either of those RUUs after unlocking the bootloader.
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I think the key is this error I'm getting via the command line. I didn't get it with the other phone and on that one, after I relocked, it said **TAMPERED** across the top; after the RUU, it just said **LOCKED**. This one is saying **RELOCKED** instead of **TAMPERED** and it's the one that won't go back to locked after a RUU. If we can figure out what's causing this error, might be the key to solving the issue. However, that's where I'm falling short in my research.
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I think the key is this error I'm getting via the command line. I didn't get it with the other phone and on that one, after I relocked, it said **TAMPERED** across the top; after the RUU, it just said **LOCKED**. This one is saying **RELOCKED** instead of **TAMPERED** and it's the one that won't go back to locked after a RUU. If we can figure out what's causing this error, might be the key to solving the issue. However, that's where I'm falling short in my research.
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IIRC, when it says Tampered across the top of the bootloader, it just means that the bootloader is unlocked and that a other than factory recovery has been installed such as TWRP or AmonRa. Relocked means that the bootloader had originally been unlocked at some point and then locked again. If it were me, I would
1. Try to unlock the bootloader again,
2. Reinstall either AmonRa or TWRP if either is not there, then
3. Wipe everything such as cache, dalvik cache, wipe ALL data/factory reset, and possibly even wipe system.
(Normally you would not want to wipe system because pretty much everything is then gone but since you have the RUU.exe, you have the means to reinstall the original OS.)
4. After wiping everything above, reboot from recovery to bootloader and try running that RUU again.
You are right though and this is weird. Normally when you run a full factory RUU, it should reset EVERYTHING back to factory original condition.
BTW, I have just been trying to come up with a workable solution. I was kind of hoping that someone with more experience would pipe in. Unfortunately it looks like the Rezound and development is dying a slow but sure death and many have moved on...
Just trying to think of alternate solutions again, I know that it is possible to change just the hboots by using the proper ph98img.zip files. I remember using one awhile back when I was unlocked that changed the hboot from tampered to read locked. I cant find the thread but I think it came from Vinylfreak . I attached it in this post but it will read 2.27.0000 as the version. I have also included the factory 2.28.0000 in a separate ph98img file below. Maybe try one of these and it might take care of it. Put these on your sd card, change the name of the first one to ph98img.zip and get into the bootloader hboot and let it update. If that doesn't work, try the second one.
If needed, I could also probably make one for the 3.05.605.12 and upload that as well. I just need to check the hboot version it came with.
ETA, I think the first one came from THIS THREAD and it is just renamed by me so I could keep track of what it was...
mikeyk101 said:
Just trying to think of alternate solutions again, I know that it is possible to change just the hboots by using the proper ph98img.zip files. I remember using one awhile back when I was unlocked that changed the hboot from tampered to read locked. I cant find the thread but I think it came from Vinylfreak . I attached it in this post but it will read 2.27.0000 as the version. I have also included the factory 2.28.0000 in a separate ph98img file below. Maybe try one of these and it might take care of it. Put these on your sd card, change the name of the first one to ph98img.zip and get into the bootloader hboot and let it update. If that doesn't work, try the second one.
If needed, I could also probably make one for the 3.05.605.12 and upload that as well. I just need to check the hboot version it came with.
ETA, I think the first one came from THIS THREAD and it is just renamed by me so I could keep track of what it was...
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Thanks again for all your suggestions, you've been REALLY helpful.
I'll try out the hboot method you listed above and see what I can come up with. My concern there is that I think vinylfreak's hboot was an engineering hboot, which will brick the phone if I try to go back to S-ON with it installed.
Rezound development is actually still alive and well, among several dedicated developers who are working on some great software for the phone. @Flyhalf205 has been releasing regular updates to his Rezound build of CyanogenMod 10.1 and as I understand it, is responsible for a ton of the recent progress made on bringing Jellybean to the Rezound. @IAmTheOneTheyCallNeo has a fantastic ROM based off of CM called Infection, and a variant of it based on PACMan called Tron. @iHateWebOS has a great kernel called HIRO, @Snuzzo has another one called Funky Kernel, and there are other devs that I'm less familiar with working on other projects. Check out their work, it breathed new life into my phone.
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Thanks again for all your suggestions, you've been REALLY helpful.
I'll try out the hboot method you listed above and see what I can come up with. My concern there is that I think vinylfreak's hboot was an engineering hboot, which will brick the phone if I try to go back to S-ON with it installed.
Rezound development is actually still alive and well, among several dedicated developers who are working on some great software for the phone. @Flyhalf205 has been releasing regular updates to his Rezound build of CyanogenMod 10.1 and as I understand it, is responsible for a ton of the recent progress made on bringing Jellybean to the Rezound. @IAmTheOneTheyCallNeo has a fantastic ROM based off of CM called Infection, and a variant of it based on PACMan called Tron. @iHateWebOS has a great kernel called HIRO, @Snuzzo has another one called Funky Kernel, and there are other devs that I'm less familiar with working on other projects. Check out their work, it breathed new life into my phone.
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I didn't quite elaborate on what I was thinking. But you are absolutely correct about doing S-on with an engineered hboot and that it would brick it. However, since it is going back as a warranty replacement, maybe bricking it might not be such a bad idea. LOL. I should have added that by using the fake locked hboot, it may trick the phone into thinking it really was locked. And then flash the second one and the banner just might stay showing locked. I have actually gone back and forth between the two but have always been locked so I am not sure how yours would work out. BTW, that second one is the original factory hboot extracted off the full OTApkg.zip for 4.05.605.14 and packaged in a ph98img file. I extracted it in the event that I might have to S-on again sometime in the future. I also extracted the original factory recovery and packaged that in a ph98img file as well in case I ever had to revert back to stock for the same reason. I just have to unroot (I am using supersu), reinstall the factory recovery, reinstall the factory hboot, do a factory wipe in recovery and finally do the write secure flag command and I am golden. I know that there are still many very cool roms out there. I used to be a big fan of CleanROM but that is no longer supported by the developer. Since then I have gotten kind of used to using a rooted stock rom. I know I may be missing some bells and whistles but I mostly rooted and S-offed just because I could and have a few more choices available to me. I hope you are able to find a solution.
I had this happen a wile ago what worked for me was that I ran the ruu to back to stock, then go through the unlock process, once unlocked s-off. Once s-off run ruu, then follow directions in this link http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1612937
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Hi all,
I was hoping for a little help. I got my phone last summer on At&t and immediately converted the Developer's Edition. The phone is currently rooted,
has s-off and is on a KitKat Rom.
The above said, would I be able to get back to stock? I've Googled it and can only find instructions on Stock to Developer's, not the other way around.
TIA
infg3570
infg3570 said:
Hi all,
I was hoping for a little help. I got my phone last summer on At&t and immediately converted the Developer's Edition. The phone is currently rooted,
has s-off and is on a KitKat Rom.
The above said, would I be able to get back to stock? I've Googled it and can only find instructions on Stock to Developer's, not the other way around.
TIA
infg3570
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did you s-off ? did you change your CID ?
just change your CID back to AT&T
fastboot oem writecid CWS__001
and flash the AT&T RUU
http://www.androidruu.com/getdownlo...09_10.26.1718.01L_release_356565_signed_2.exe
clsA said:
did you s-off ? did you change your CID ?
just change your CID back to AT&T
fastboot oem writecid CWS__001
and flash the AT&T RUU
http://www.androidruu.com/getdownlo...09_10.26.1718.01L_release_356565_signed_2.exe
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Thank you! All though I have email notification set up for replies, I never received one. Interesting is that my CID remains the At&t and i currently have s-off. When I RUU.exe (I downloaded the same the other night), I get an error and it restarts my phone. I'm wondering if it's because I have a KitKat Rom already installed and the software number is slightly higher than the RUU? The software number is 4.18.502.7 (my phone). I think the RUU is 502.1.
Thanks again,
infg3570
infg3570 said:
Thank you! All though I have email notification set up for replies, I never received one. Interesting is that my CID remains the At&t and i currently have s-off. When I RUU.exe (I downloaded the same the other night), I get an error and it restarts my phone. I'm wondering if it's because I have a KitKat Rom already installed and the software number is slightly higher than the RUU? The software number is 4.18.502.7 (my phone). I think the RUU is 502.1.
Thanks again,
infg3570
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If your s-off use my decrypted RUU here
http://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=23329332407580500
instructions are here
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2695749
clsA said:
If your s-off use my decrypted RUU here
http://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=23329332407580500
instructions are here
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2695749
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I tried as you have suggested your decrypted file. Unfortunately, I get an error when trying to run it via ADB in fastboot.
I've rooted when I first got the phone last summer using Revone method/tool. All worked fine and i had continued updating the OS a few times with stock rooted phones.
The last that i updated to was a stock rooted odex kitkat ROM found here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2676986
Only thing that seemed wrong was that I couldn't reinstall any of my apps requiring root. The error that would pop up is "Could not install to SD card".
Now, I have to say that I noticed that with some updates, it seems that new ROMS don't clean up the old files/framework even after fully wipes. It seems to back it up in some folders (sdcard0, sdcard00, sdcard000 etc). All though the sdcard folder seems clean and refreshed, the others mentioned had all my old files in there. Since I've updated to kitkat, I can no longer view these folders (I used to use Root Explorer, but now since the kitkat install - I can't). What caused me to notice was the fact that my storage, in the 'Other:' section, shows 20GB out of 32. So, I used ES File Mgr to see if I can create some space by deleting the so-called backup folders. I think that was a bad mistake because now, even after a full data wipe, I still can't:
* Install root-required apps
* flash the zip file you provided
* use the exe version of the zip you provided (still get an error with that as well)
* Clear the 20gb of data I don't need
* get back to the At&t carrier brand from the Developer's Edition that i switched it to back last summer.
Fortunately the phone works fine, but is this hopeless? Anything I can do to get this going again (really thing I messed things up)
Is there anything else I can try?
thank you,
infg3570
Hi, I recently returned my phone to stock recovery and OS for OTA update. However I am not sure that I got the proper version for my phone .
My phone works very well except the service hangs low sometimes or fluctuates. I am wondering if this could be due to a version problem. If I have the wrong version recovery for my phone would it be bricked? Or is this possibly a characteristic? Btw I was a fool and never backed up my phone so the recovery and and OS had to be downloaded. The reason I am unsure as to whether I may have the wrong versions is due to the problem where fastboot can't get the software version from the phone. Just blank. So I matched what I could. I believe it was csw_001 or something like that.
Any advice is appreciated.
You need stock recovery and stock for 1.58.502.1
This is the software version I Have . How do I check the recovery version?
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So I matched what I could. I believe it was csw_001 or something like that.
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CSW__001 is the correct CID for AT&T. You seem unsure which nandroid you used; if you don't know what you used, how are we supposed to help you?
Did you install the 1.12 or 1.58 nandroid? Do you know what you were on before?
What radio baseband is the phone (listed in bootloader)?
Are you s-on or s-off?
You can try the following AT&T-specific backup thread, which is new and quite handy: http://forum.xda-developers.com/att-htc-one-m8/development/att-stock-backups-recoveries-otas-t2855966
Or you can try the RUU at the bottom of the following page: http://www.htc.com/us/support/htc-one-m8-att/news/
Some folks were complaining a couple weeks back, that the RUU download would stall out before completed. So hopefully this has been fixed by HTC.
Please don't make multiple threads asking the same question. I'm trying to help you in your other thread.
Also, questions/help threads belong in Q&A.
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Please don't make multiple threads asking the same question.
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@Lancaster84 Please adhere to the advice offered above.
Sorry for the trouble. I will gather the info and will not make duplicate threads.
redpoint73 said:
CSW__001 is the correct CID for AT&T. You seem unsure which nandroid you used; if you don't know what you used, how are we supposed to help you?
Did you install the 1.12 or 1.58 nandroid? Do you know what you were on before?
What radio baseband is the phone (listed in bootloader)?
Are you s-on or s-off?
You can try the following AT&T-specific backup thread, which is new and quite handy: http://forum.xda-developers.com/att-htc-one-m8/development/att-stock-backups-recoveries-otas-t2855966
Or you can try the RUU at the bottom of the following page: http://www.htc.com/us/support/htc-one-m8-att/news/
Some folks were complaining a couple weeks back, that the RUU download would stall out before completed. So hopefully this has been fixed by HTC.
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My Device is S-ON
Radio is 1.16.21331931.LA11G
OS 1.58.502.1
Open DSP v38.2.2-00542-M8974.0311
I am Pretty sure i used 1.12 recovery.
i did OTA as soon as i could.
I also just got this IMAGE CRC info from recovery.
rpm: 0xDDD2F5E
sbl1: 0x8891E08E
sbl2: 0x0
sbl3: 0x0
tz: 0x5CB2F1E8
radio: 0x4515FA72
hboot: 0xDEAFD0D8
boot: 0x2FE45494
recovery: 0x53283B2E
system: 0xE5EBE975
Also could you please explain how the radio Image works?
Could it have been changed if i used the wrong recovery?
Regards,
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Also could you please explain how the radio Image works?
Could it have been changed if i used the wrong recovery?
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If you only installed a nandroid and stock recovery, the radio partition was not modified.
Also, you can't flash a radio with a different CID with S-on, anyway.
I would recommend you relock the bootloader, RUU and start over again, if the intent is to be stock. Its the more reliable way to return to stock, anyway.
Either use my link to the RUU above, or you can also use the bootable RUU (especially if the official HTC download is still broken):
http://forum.xda-developers.com/att-htc-one-m8/general/att-1-58-501-1-bootable-ruu-hboot-t2818556
Although the concept of returning to stock after unlocking the bootloader, custom recovery etc. just to accept the AT&T OTA (which is not even rolling out yet) is pretty questionable. You understand there have been custom Sense ROMs for weeks now based on the international and Dev Edition Android 4.4.3?
Or are you hoping the OTA will be soon, so you can upgrade the firmware and avoid paying for sunshine S-off?
Ok I unlocked my loader, then i think what happend was clockwerk installed its self to the boot partition so i was stuck in a loop. I used One_M8_All-In-One_Kit_v to flash a new recovery lower version at that and now i do have a bootable recovery. Problem is now i didn't backup like a dumb arse my working OS and flashed a bad one or maybe the radio or some crap needed to be done first since it was going from 4.4.2 to 5+. In short all i have is recovery and sideload and every rom i download fails to sideload on the phone side and says sucessful on the pc cmd window. Need help with this please
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Ok I unlocked my loader, then i think what happend was clockwerk installed its self to the boot partition so i was stuck in a loop. I used One_M8_All-In-One_Kit_v to flash a new recovery lower version at that and now i do have a bootable recovery. Problem is now i didn't backup like a dumb arse my working OS and flashed a bad one or maybe the radio or some crap needed to be done first since it was going from 4.4.2 to 5+. In short all i have is recovery and sideload and every rom i download fails to sideload on the phone side and says sucessful on the pc cmd window. Need help with this please
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Wipe data, cache, dalvik, put the appropriate ROM for your carrier/build on SD card or root of internal storage and flash. All else fails run an RUU, bring you back to 100% stock then you can properly reinstall the custom recovery of your choice.
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Wipe data, cache, dalvik, put the appropriate ROM for your carrier/build on SD card or root of internal storage and flash. All else fails run an RUU, bring you back to 100% stock then you can properly reinstall the custom recovery of your choice.
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I do the proper wipe before flashing my new rom, i'm under the AT&T HTC One M8 section i believe my phone was only @ 4.4.2 before this and here is the bootloader info is :
***Tampered***
***Unlocked***
M8_UL_CA_ PVT SHIP S-On
HBOOT-3.16.0.0000
RADIO-1.16.21331931.LA11G
OpenDSP-v38.2.2-00542-M8974.0311
OS-
eMMC-boot 2048MB
Apr 18 2014,16:06:33.22985
Tried cm-12-20150131-NIGHTLY-m8 it fails to flash and its on the sd and internal. SkyDragon M8 Sense Rom installs but doesn't boot (tried 2 versions of this rom 700mb and a 1.6gb), believe i tried a couple other roms in my phones section there's only like 9 of them there. I have the stock RUU but fails to detect the phone and fails i think it's meant to sense a turned on functional phone i don't see any kind of recovery method with the stock ruu. All i want is a rom to work with Straight talk the stock os even being unlocked and rooted with su still shoved the default APN down my throat(I even paid 2.99$ for the SQLlite and deleted all other APNs still won't let me check off a APN profile i created as default) making my signal on ST flakey and couldn't get mms to work just picture txting wasn't working. So i went full on like my old HTC One X but dived head first too fast didn't backup my old OS and didn't know firewater was gone till i was at that step of the procedure and it was too late Oh and using TWRP 2.7.1.0 it's the highest i can use before it won't boot.
Darthdiddy said:
I do the proper wipe before flashing my new rom, i'm under the AT&T HTC One M8 section i believe my phone was only @ 4.4.2 before this and here is the bootloader info is :
***Tampered***
***Unlocked***
M8_UL_CA_ PVT SHIP S-On
HBOOT-3.16.0.0000
RADIO-1.16.21331931.LA11G
OpenDSP-v38.2.2-00542-M8974.0311
OS-
eMMC-boot 2048MB
Apr 18 2014,16:06:33.22985
Tried cm-12-20150131-NIGHTLY-m8 it fails to flash and its on the sd and internal. SkyDragon M8 Sense Rom installs but doesn't boot (tried 2 versions of this rom 700mb and a 1.6gb), believe i tried a couple other roms in my phones section there's only like 9 of them there. I have the stock RUU but fails to detect the phone and fails i think it's meant to sense a turned on functional phone i don't see any kind of recovery method with the stock ruu. All i want is a rom to work with Straight talk the stock os even being unlocked and rooted with su still shoved the default APN down my throat(I even paid 2.99$ for the SQLlite and deleted all other APNs still won't let me check off a APN profile i created as default) making my signal on ST flakey and couldn't get mms to work just picture txting wasn't working. So i went full on like my old HTC One X but dived head first too fast didn't backup my old OS and didn't know firewater was gone till i was at that step of the procedure and it was too late Oh and using TWRP 2.7.1.0 it's the highest i can use before it won't boot.
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Boot into fastboot, check device manager (if youre on windows) for any unknown drivers and install them if you can. Then run the RUU I posted here http://forum.xda-developers.com/att-htc-one-m8/help/100-stock-4-4-4-ruu-t3017594 which would update you to 4.4.4.
CavyS said:
Boot into fastboot, check device manager (if youre on windows) for any unknown drivers and install them if you can. Then run the RUU I posted here http://forum.xda-developers.com/att-htc-one-m8/help/100-stock-4-4-4-ruu-t3017594 which would update you to 4.4.4.
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Ok TY i'll try that soon as it downloads, i did finally get RUU_M8_UL_K44_SENSE60_ATT_SECURITY_Cingular_US_1.58.502.1_Radio_1.16.21331931.LA11G_20.31A.4145.02L_release_368350_signed_2
To see the phone and no progress bar shows up on the phone and the program errors out, i even did a full system wipe before i tried it again still to no avail.
CavyS said:
Boot into fastboot, check device manager (if youre on windows) for any unknown drivers and install them if you can. Then run the RUU I posted here http://forum.xda-developers.com/att-htc-one-m8/help/100-stock-4-4-4-ruu-t3017594 which would update you to 4.4.4.
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Ok tried that stock ruu and it failed i did finally get the phone running on a badseed rom based on 4.4.2 all seems to be working now except i can't send pictures in texts but regular text, calls, and internet work seems to be a common problem with straight talk. So new problem probably a thread somewhere on here about it i'll take a look, thank you for the help
Darthdiddy said:
Ok tried that stock ruu and it failed i did finally get the phone running on a badseed rom based on 4.4.2 all seems to be working now except i can't send pictures in texts but regular text, calls, and internet work seems to be a common problem with straight talk. So new problem probably a thread somewhere on here about it i'll take a look, thank you for the help
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You'll have to setup your APN and mms message size settings for straight talk, that should fix the text messaging problems.
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You'll have to setup your APN and mms message size settings for straight talk, that should fix the text messaging problems.
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No matter what message app i try i can't send pictures or large txts my mms is borked and to make matters worse when i installed this rom i must of removed the stock HTC messaging app so i can't find any settings to set the mms size limits. I'd like to figure out how to put the stock messaging app back on the phone without redoing the whole OS
Using Handcent and hangouts and i see no size limit options within the apps or anywhere in the phone settings. Looked up my phone specifically and where the option/s is supposed to be the said section of options is not even there.
If you've got a stock rom downloaded to your computer or sd card you can unzip it and look in system app folder and find the htc messaging apks. Then just install them as system apps and fix permissions.
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Before i try and fix my obvious other problems does anyone know how to fix a bad flash of TWRP? I'm used to just adb command line flashing it and never had a issue before on my HTC One X, but seems it a was bad idea and it landed on boot partition and is causing glitches. is there a stock boot i can flash or what do i need?
Darthdiddy said:
but seems it a was bad idea and it landed on boot partition and is causing glitches.?
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Why do you think that partition, in particular? If you are talking about boot.img, that gets re-flashed any time your flash a ROM.
Try fastboot erase cache, and flash recovery by fastboot. If Clockwork doesn't work, try TWRP.
If you indeed have some corrupted partition(s), your best bet is to RUU. You are non-specific about what error codes, so its hard to help you troubleshoot why the RUU failed. Try a more updated RUU, such as 2.23.
redpoint73 said:
Why do you think that partition, in particular? If you are talking about boot.img, that gets re-flashed any time your flash a ROM.
Try fastboot erase cache, and flash recovery by fastboot. If Clockwork doesn't work, try TWRP.
If you indeed have some corrupted partition(s), your best bet is to RUU. You are non-specific about what error codes, so its hard to help you troubleshoot why the RUU failed. Try a more updated RUU, such as 2.23.
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Error 155 Unknown Error it says, do i need to relock the bootloader? I could never find a way to S-Off the device so idk if its that or corrupted partition like you said but all my services on my phone crash constantly. But that's better then aokp_task650_m8_kitkat_5.13.2014 that one won't even make it through setup the services crash so often the badseed rom is the only other rom i found that is actually usable. Oh my RUU is 2.0.16 how can i find the newest one for my HTC One M8?
Darthdiddy said:
Error 155 Unknown Error it says, do i need to relock the bootloader?
Oh my RUU is 2.0.16 how can i find the newest one for my HTC One M8?
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You always need to relock the bootloader to run RUU with s-on. No exceptions.
Hopefully this will clear up your RUU problem, although the RUU number you just supplied above doesn't make any sense (doesn't correspond to any RUU for this device) Where did you find it, and its not what you referenced in Post #5 above.
CavyS already supplied a link for the "latest" AT&T RUU in Post #4 above. Although be aware, that if you are successful in running the latest RUU, it will render sunshine unable to achieve s-off. I suggest RUU to 1.58 or 2.23 (if you want s-off), as those should still be supported by sunshine.
Darthdiddy said:
I could never find a way to S-Off the device
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Did you try sunshine? Its the only way to s-off at this time.
redpoint73 said:
You always need to relock the bootloader to run RUU with s-on. No exceptions.
Hopefully this will clear up your RUU problem, although the RUU number you just supplied above doesn't make any sense (doesn't correspond to any RUU for this device) Where did you find it, and its not what you referenced in Post #5 above.
CavyS already supplied a link for the "latest" AT&T RUU in Post #4 above. Although be aware, that if you are successful in running the latest RUU, it will render sunshine unable to achieve s-off. I suggest RUU to 1.58 or 2.23 (if you want s-off), as those should still be supported by sunshine.
Did you try sunshine? Its the only way to s-off at this time.
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Relocked and flashed the ruu utility version said 2.0.16.2014 and is KK 4.4, idk about sunshine as to reading about people with my phone and it not working so for a 25$ leap of faith not sure what to do about that. My phone is running perfect now in a locked down carrier branded and bloatware way lol. Thanks guys, anyway i can tell if sunshine will work on my phone?
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Relocked and flashed the ruu utility version said 2.0.16.2014 and is KK 4.4
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I think that is the version of the actual installer software (.exe) not the ROM version it will install on your phone. Kitkat for AT&T would be either 1.58 or 2.23. That number will be in the actual file name of the RUU, so just look there (actually a much longer string of numbers starting with 1.58 or 2.23, but I've abbreviated them for convenience).
Darthdiddy said:
idk about sunshine as to reading about people with my phone and it not working so for a 25$ leap of faith not sure what to do about that. My phone is running perfect now in a locked down carrier branded and bloatware way lol. Thanks guys, anyway i can tell if sunshine will work on my phone?
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You install the sunshine APK, run it, and sunshine will tell you whether it can s-off the phone or not. You won't be charged unless it can successfully s-off the phone. I haven't heard of any folks here that got charged, and sunshine couldn't s-off the device.
redpoint73 said:
I think that is the version of the actual installer software (.exe) not the ROM version it will install on your phone. Kitkat for AT&T would be either 1.58 or 2.23. That number will be in the actual file name of the RUU, so just look there (actually a much longer string of numbers starting with 1.58 or 2.23, but I've abbreviated them for convenience).
You install the sunshine APK, run it, and sunshine will tell you whether it can s-off the phone or not. You won't be charged unless it can successfully s-off the phone. I haven't heard of any folks here that got charged, and sunshine couldn't s-off the device.
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Wow thanks for the info! Before i try this can after S-OFF/rooting/SU can i install the unlocked/developer ruu from HTC and get HTC OTA and get away from this bloated carrier branded crap? So much in the forums and i can't find a answer to this question anywhere.