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Ok so I unlocked my bootloader using HTC method which I guess by now everyone know does not give you s-off. I am also unable to load any recovery either using fastboot or downloading right to my sd card. Teamwin is not working everytime i try to upload it fails. and clockwork will not work for me with fastboot.
[But if anyone can help me is it possible to flash roms on my phone since all I have is unlocked bootloader not being able to run a recovery is it possible to flash roms by putting them on my sd card? if so someone please help me./B]
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1239821
[GUIDE] HTC Unlock Hboot 1.50 + TWRP Recovery + Root + Flash!! [9.11.11]
A simple search would have led you to the same thing....
Please use the Q&A Forum for questions Thanks
Moving to Q&A
If you are unlocked and rooted with htc unlock method with hboot 1.50 like me...........all you need to do is follow this steps in the link given below.
The ROM used is MIUI in the post but you can try any other. And the good thing is you dont need a PC for this.Necessary files are attached in the post except Flash image GUI app.
Be sure you are rooted.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=19967637&postcount=16
I hope it will work for you........
Dont forget to thank if i helped you in any way....
mnomaanw said:
If you are unlocked and rooted with htc unlock method with hboot 1.50 like me...........all you need to do is follow this steps in the link given below.
The ROM used is MIUI in the post but you can try any other. And the good thing is you dont need a PC for this.Necessary files are attached in the post except Flash image GUI app.
Be sure you are rooted.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=19967637&postcount=16
I hope it will work for you........
Dont forget to thank if i helped you in any way....
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I'm not sure i am rooted. All I did was unlock the Bootloader. I was unable to flash a recovery thats why I'm not sure if I am rooted. When I hit the volume down and power it takes me to the fastboot skreen. it says unlocked at the top but I still have S-On.
mnomaanw said:
If you are unlocked and rooted with htc unlock method with hboot 1.50 like me...........all you need to do is follow this steps in the link given below.
The ROM used is MIUI in the post but you can try any other. And the good thing is you dont need a PC for this.Necessary files are attached in the post except Flash image GUI app.
Be sure you are rooted.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=19967637&postcount=16
I hope it will work for you........
Dont forget to thank if i helped you in any way....
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I was unable to do this I cannot seem to get to the tools section in the command window I even tried clicking and draging the file right to the cmd prompt but it fails to take me into the file. So i even tried putting both downloads on my SD card but still wasnt able to get to work. I guess I'm just going to wait for revolutionary to find a solution. I do thank you for your help maybe its just me who cant seem to be doing something right. I am a nooby but i believe I am doing everything right but obviously I am not and i am doing somthing wrong.
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I was unable to do this I cannot seem to get to the tools section in the command window I even tried clicking and draging the file right to the cmd prompt but it fails to take me into the file. So i even tried putting both downloads on my SD card but still wasnt able to get to work. I guess I'm just going to wait for revolutionary to find a solution. I do thank you for your help maybe its just me who cant seem to be doing something right. I am a nooby but i believe I am doing everything right but obviously I am not and i am doing somthing wrong.
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Uh? what command prompt,tools section??????
What you did? You need to install Flash image gui app from anywhere. Its an apk app to be installed on phone
I wrote clearly again on what to do....
what i told you is this:
Be sure you are rooted with hboot 1.50
If you want to flash kernels and roms without using PC then just follow these steps:
1.Copy any ROM.zip (Zip file of a valid ROM you downloaded..... it maybe from 95mb to 410mb of size) and recovery.img (link given below) to root of SD card.
2.Download and open Flash Image GUI and select recovery image option and flash the recovery.img by using flash image button (also check wipe dalvik & wipe cache) Then it will prompt to reboot and tap no.
3.Then select kernel image in Flash Image GUI and Select the Rom.zip that you copied to SD Card in above step and flash it using flashimage button (also check wipe dalvik & wipe cache) .Then it will prompt to reboot and tap no.
4.Then switch off your 3vo manually.
5.Then boot into bootloader by pressing volume down+power button..
6.Select Recovery and press power button and recovery will boot.
7.In recovery go to wipe menu select wipe cache , wipe everything ,dalvik etc
8.Then press go back and select flash zip from sd card and select Synergy_3Dvo_Superwipe.zip
9.Then again go back and select flash zip from sd card and select Synergy_Format_Data_EXT4_Optimized.zip.
10.Then again go back and select flash zip from sd card and select the same ROM.zip.
11.Finally reboot the phone and voila!! you got it to workwithout PC.
You could flash any rom Sense/Aosp
Make sure the ROM.zip file is a valid sense/aosp rom.
Here are the files you will need:
The recovery.img is here http://www.mediafire.com/?n72emuv5a1c00sd
Synergy wipe tool : http://forum.xda-developers.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=804521&d=1322989914
Synergy data ext4 optimised: http://forum.xda-developers.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=804522&d=1322989914
Ok well apparentally I'm not rooted I'm guessing this is why this is not working for me. I got my bootloader unlocked but thats it. Everything after the HTC method to unlock I couldnt do. I'm lost. I'm so confusded as to even where to go back to start. You guys here have been so helpful and Im hoping you will continue to be. If someone could please explain to me where to go back to right after the HTC unlock method. Thats all the farther I have gotten. I have so many download on my computer right now i dont even know where to begin. Like i said If someone could get me to where i need to be right after the HTC unlock mnethod and I will give this a shot again. thanks for everyones help so far and bless you all who will contine to help me
reed.gehr said:
Ok well apparentally I'm not rooted I'm guessing this is why this is not working for me. I got my bootloader unlocked but thats it. Everything after the HTC method to unlock I couldnt do. I'm lost. I'm so confusded as to even where to go back to start. You guys here have been so helpful and Im hoping you will continue to be. If someone could please explain to me where to go back to right after the HTC unlock method. Thats all the farther I have gotten. I have so many download on my computer right now i dont even know where to begin. Like i said If someone could get me to where i need to be right after the HTC unlock mnethod and I will give this a shot again. thanks for everyones help so far and bless you all who will contine to help me
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Follow this guide It works
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1239821
Thanks 100% I finally got it now im just messing around with infectedrom I'm so greateful i cant thank you enough.
or you can flash revolutionary's version of clock work mod and after that flash the su file which give's you root and this has to be done before you can move on to anything els
I unlocked/rooted my phone earlier and then installed the boot image for an ICS rom...
Then when I went to go flash the rom it self I realized like an idiot that I didn't install a recovery aman ra/clockwork
Can some please tell me what path to take her to install the recovery now...
I really need help here guys...
I dled the stock kernel and I can get into my phone now but I'm not getting any service
I have the fdny test in a few hours and really need to get my phone working ASAP
psykotikz said:
I really need help here guys...
I dled the stock kernel and I can get into my phone now but I'm not getting any service
I have the fdny test in a few hours and really need to get my phone working ASAP
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The instructions for installing recovery are in the Amon Ra thread in the development forum.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1339679
psykotikz said:
I have the fdny test in a few hours and really need to get my phone working ASAP
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Sounds like you planned doing this with some thought...
Installing AmonRa is very straight foreword.. There are a number of threads that cover it in detail.
The newest version
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=23781936&postcount=428
http://www.mediafire.com/?nie2w1ei0phhhup
Here is the link to the newest Amon Ra. Put it in the folder with fastboot exe, the folder you used to unlock your phone. Plug your phone into your PC. Boot your phone into hboot and select fastboot. It will say fastboot usb. Run the command "fastboot flash recovery recovery.img" recovery.img being the file name of the recovery download. You can name the file whatever you want if it makes it easier to run in the command ling
Yeah I know...It was a really stupid move on my part. Thank you guys...There were 2 AmanRa files and I needed to use the updated one or something. I tried the original and it didn't work so that's why I panicked. I fixed it like 20 min after this thread but ty guys so much!
Before anyone says anything, I have tried the Q&A and that link is broken; I also did some research but most suggest to install a the stock rom they provided. That's fine and all except i cant seem to get into recovery anymore.
That's what is weird. I used to be able to go in there since i flashed the energy rom and had it for like 2 days. (i decided to just go back to stock and install skins and themes provided here)
I'm S-on. Cant seem to flash any kernels or recoverys with the all_in_one_kit. Any ideas on getting my recovery back?
I also going to try (once I do get recovery working) to go back to stock using these links i found. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1611789
and http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1443052 . not sure if they will work though.
Similar issue. I can't revert back to stock Gingerbread ROM anymore after upgrading to stock ICS.
yehhh. apperantly no one knows how to get recovery back... i cant flash it either >_>
I lost my recovery when I first tried to load ARHD before realizing that it needed the ICS Hboot and radios. The only way I was able to recover things was to use the All-In-One utility to relock my bootloader and then load the stock gingerbread RUU onto the SD card as PH85IMG.zip. Only then would the bootloader recognize the rom and reflashed everything (system, recovery, etc). Then I was able to unlock the bootloader again and put a custom recovery on and flash to my hearts content.
As long as you have access to bootloader its hard to never be able to go back a few steps. You should be able to do the same, and even flash your old nandroids once you have recovery working again. Though I might suggest just starting fresh to be on the safe side.
usafmaverick said:
I lost my recovery when I first tried to load ARHD before realizing that it needed the ICS Hboot and radios. The only way I was able to recover things was to use the All-In-One utility to relock my bootloader and then load the stock gingerbread RUU onto the SD card as PH85IMG.zip. Only then would the bootloader recognize the rom and reflashed everything (system, recovery, etc). Then I was able to unlock the bootloader again and put a custom recovery on and flash to my hearts content.
As long as you have access to bootloader its hard to never be able to go back a few steps. You should be able to do the same, and even flash your old nandroids once you have recovery working again. Though I might suggest just starting fresh to be on the safe side.
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thanks for the advice. mind helping me find the stock gingerbread? I tried using an 8 easy steps to going back to stock (cant put link up) but cmd still shows "device not found" even tho it does do something lol. Still no recovery :/. I also was looking for stock roms but cant seem to find any that are proved to work. I just want the phone rooted with stock rom.
P.S that image verification thing is annoying
found solution. Cant link to thread but find the post "how to unroot the amaze and do what the guy named jmhalder posted.
newguy12341 said:
found solution. Cant link to thread but find the post "how to unroot the amaze and do what the guy named jmhalder posted.
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Found the thread.
It says to type in:
"fastboot oem lock"
Where do we type this in?
^^ you type that in ADB
ce3jay said:
^^ you type that in ADB
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Crap, I remember doing this when I first rooted.
Open up command prompt and "go" to my "adb" folder on my C:// drive right?
What exactly do I type?
totally forgot!
j cal said:
Crap, I remember doing this when I first rooted.
Open up command prompt and "go" to my "adb" folder on my C:// drive right?
What exactly do I type?
totally forgot!
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You probably shouldn't be doing this stuff to your phone without understanding what you're doing.
You have to navigate to the right folder.. I.e. "cd C:\Android\platform-tools" is where I have the OEM_lock on my laptop so I go to that directory. It may be a different location for your setup
Sent from my HTC Ruby running Sense 3.6
j cal said:
Crap, I remember doing this when I first rooted.
Open up command prompt and "go" to my "adb" folder on my C:// drive right?
What exactly do I type?
totally forgot!
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You dont have to do that. Just boot into bootloader and go to the fastboot (or something like that) It will read any PH85IMG.zip file there all on its own. Just let it do its thing and click yes to run update and you are set
**put the file in your sd card! lol just in case you didn't
Shaaabaaaaam!
Thank you!
I got issues trying it this way. I got main version older error, which I was able to search and resolve, but now I get hboot version older error.
I'm s-on.
Hi,
I have a Sprint CDMA HTC EVO 3D. I tried root and get S-OFF for it. Unfortunately I failed and now the phone fail to boot.
Below is what I did from which you might be able to diagnose it and give me suggestions.
(1) The original status of mu phone is:
Stock rom, I never root it before.
HBOOT-1.58.0000
Android Version: 4.03
HTC Sense version: 3.6
Software version: 2.95.651.6.710RD
(2) My root procedures:
I followed this post: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1813818
I successfully unlocked phone with HTCDev, successfully Flashed 4EXT recovery, and successfully installed Superuser-3.1.3-arm-signed.zip. I also booted into sytem, everything worked well.
However I failed in next step of JuopunutBear's Wire Trick (S-OFF). When I ran ControlBear.exe, it finally hanged there.
Current status of my phone:
Unfortunately I did not make a backup to my original ROM, so there is no way to revert back by restoring backup.
Now the phone is in unlocked status, I was able to boot to HBOOT and also enter 4Ext recovery, however I am not able to boot into Android. If I try to boot into Android, it always hang at black screen.
I am able to boot to fastboot (USB) mode, I tried to flash some stock ROM (listed at http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=24268786&postcount=209), but I failed. For example, I ran a RUU of 2.89.exe, it detected my phone version is 2.95, and further update RUU failed.
Looks like my partition is ruined, but I might be wrong.
ANyone can help me to restore my phone to working status? At least I need the phone to be able to boo to Android.
Here are also some tries that I ever did:
(1) I ever put the PG86IMG.zip file (downloaded from http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=21593454&postcount=564) to my sdcard, still failed.
(2) I ever formatted all partition from 4EXT recovery
lsdyna said:
Here are also some tries that I ever did:
(1) I ever put the PG86IMG.zip file (downloaded from http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=21593454&postcount=564) to my sdcard, still failed.
(2) I ever formatted all partition from 4EXT recovery
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Okay. I've got some questions.
1. You're stuck on some black screen as you said. It boots past the white HTC splash and then it's stuck on that black screen, right. Do you mean the juopunutbear "arrow screen" - juopunutbears boot.img?
2. I think if you had flashed the original boot img everything would have been fine.
3. The easiest way is to flash to stock, so lets try to figure out why it doesn't flash.
MrJyrks said:
Okay. So from what I understood, you are stuck on the black juopunutbear screen, right?
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Yes, after I was stuck with black juopunutbear screen, I took battery out, reboot again, never was able to root to Android. I am only able to boot to HBoot.
lsdyna said:
Yes, after I was stuck with black juopunutbear screen, I took battery out, reboot again, never was able to root to Android. I am only able to boot to HBoot.
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And you can boot to recovery, right?
EDIT:
One more thing. Which ruu were you trying to run
Edit2:
What's your CID? Use "fastboot getvar cid" or "fastboot oem readcid" (without quotes).
Edit3:
BTW, this was on the wire trick page... http://unlimited.io/jbtroubleshooting.htm - TROUBLESHOOTING There was everything you needed to know when you failed at something. Remember that page. You may need it the next time you try to do the wiretrick.
Q: Were you using a linux distro for the wire trick and did you use the appropriate files for wire trick since GB and ICS have separate tools?
If you want I may assist you in gaining s-off if we get this thing functional again.
Yes, I am able to boot to recovery.
I tried ROM's here
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=24268786&postcount=209
and
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=22519105#post22519105
I tried 2.17, 2.89, unfortunately none of them worked
My CID is SPCS_001
MrJyrks said:
And you can boot to recovery, right?
EDIT: One more thing. Which ruu were you trying to run
Edit2: What's your CID? Use "fastboot getvar cid" or "fastboot oem readcid" (without quotes).
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lsdyna said:
Yes, I am able to boot to recovery.
I tried ROM's here
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=24268786&postcount=209
and
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=22519105#post22519105
I tried 2.17, 2.89, unfortunately none of them worked
My CID is SPCS_001
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Aw man, I'm completely sorry I didn't see this: Software version: 2.95.651.6.710RD
That means, no RUU for you cause htc/sprint wasn't kind enough to provide the ruu. Also FYI you can't flash a ruu lower than your current one.
So your best bet is to flash the most stock 2.95 cdma rom you could find and right after, flash the stock cdma evo 3d kernel through fastboot or 4ext (I think 4ext smartflash does the same thing). Try to find something that's COMPLETELY STOCK - with no mods whatsoever or if you couldn't find any, try something that's almost* stock. That should get you booting and you can try s off again.
Edit: This shall work. http://www.negalite.com/index.php?topic=21.0 Try it and report back!!!
Now I only want to revert my phone to stock, not considering root at present time.
I searched 2.95 ROM, unfortunately the highest version that I can find is 2.89. Does this mean I have no way to revert my phone to live? Thanks a lot.
MrJyrks said:
Aw man, I'm completely sorry I didn't see this: Software version: 2.95.651.6.710RD
That means, no RUU for you cause htc/sprint wasn't kind enough to provide the ruu. Also FYI you can't flash a ruu lower than your current one.
So your best bet is to flash the most stock 2.95 cdma rom you could find and right after, flash the stock cdma evo 3d kernel through fastboot or 4ext (I think 4ext smartflash does the same thing). Try to find something that's COMPLETELY STOCK - with no mods whatsoever or if you couldn't find any, try something that's almost* stock. That should get you booting and you can try s off again.
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I ever run a RUU 1.13...exe for mmy phone, it said my device is having 1.000, and it tried to update to 1.13. However, the update procedure always failed at some point, some at beginning, some failed at 'wring signature'...
MrJyrks said:
Aw man, I'm completely sorry I didn't see this: Software version: 2.95.651.6.710RD
That means, no RUU for you cause htc/sprint wasn't kind enough to provide the ruu. Also FYI you can't flash a ruu lower than your current one.
So your best bet is to flash the most stock 2.95 cdma rom you could find and right after, flash the stock cdma evo 3d kernel through fastboot or 4ext (I think 4ext smartflash does the same thing). Try to find something that's COMPLETELY STOCK - with no mods whatsoever or if you couldn't find any, try something that's almost* stock. That should get you booting and you can try s off again.
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lsdyna said:
I ever run a RUU 1.13...exe for mmy phone, it said my device is having 1.000, and it tried to update to 1.13. However, the update procedure always failed at some point, some at beginning, some failed at 'wring signature'...
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This shall work. http://www.negalite.com/index.php?topic=21.0 Try it and report back!!!
Flash like a normal rom and don't forget to flash the boot img because that's what's really causing you problems right now. I'd choose the deodexed one from there.
My HBoot screen shows below:
SHOOTER XC SHIP S-ON RL
HBOOT-1.58.000
RADIO-1.09.00.0108
OpenADSP-v02.6.0.2226.00.0217
DO you think I still have chance to save my device? Thanks a lot.
lsdyna said:
I ever run a RUU 1.13...exe for mmy phone, it said my device is having 1.000, and it tried to update to 1.13. However, the update procedure always failed at some point, some at beginning, some failed at 'wring signature'...
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lsdyna said:
My HBoot screen shows below:
SHOOTER XC SHIP S-ON RL
HBOOT-1.58.000
RADIO-1.09.00.0108
OpenADSP-v02.6.0.2226.00.0217
DO you think I still have chance to save my device? Thanks a lot.
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If you have access to the recovery, most likely, yes.
Hello MrJyrks,
Thank you so much for the link! I am eager to try that. Before I do that I think I shall ask two questions to avoid further mess up the device:
Question #1: To install the deodexed rom, which is the correct way:
(1) Rename the ZIP file to PG86IMG.ZIP, put to root of sdcard, then boot, letting the Bootloader to do the update.
(2) In 4EXT recovery, enable smartflash, enable script asserts, then install the zip from the root of sdcard.
Question #2: You said I shall flash boot image, can you tell me how to do this? I mean, where shall I get the boot image file? Flash it with 4EXT? SHall I do it before or after install ROM zip file?
Thank you very much for your helps!!!
MrJyrks said:
This shall work. http://www.negalite.com/index.php?topic=21.0 Try it and report back!!!
Flash like a normal rom and don't forget to flash the boot img because that's what's really causing you problems right now. I'd choose the deodexed one from there.
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I tried install the stock ROM from your link (using 4EXT with smartflash enabled and script asserts enabled.) . Amazing that installation completed successfully (indeed this is the first ROM zip that I was able to install successfully since I mess up the device). When I exit After that, it did some further update which I guess is the boot.img that you mentioned.
4EXT it said 'a pending update for your boot partition is detected' and I think it was doing the boot image flash that you mentioned, right?
Unfortunately when I boo the device, I still got black screen.
Now I am unlocked and also rooted (since I successfully installed superuser in 4EXT). DO you think I shall lock the devioce before installing the stock ROM? If so, one possible issue is that if I relock the device, I found 4EXT is not available. In that case, how shall I install the ROM zip file?
Thanks.
MrJyrks said:
This shall work. http://www.negalite.com/index.php?topic=21.0 Try it and report back!!!
Flash like a normal rom and don't forget to flash the boot img because that's what's really causing you problems right now. I'd choose the deodexed one from there.
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Further update:
I flashed boot image by: fastboot flash boot boot.img which is included in the stock ROM zip file.
The flash went successfully. However, I am still not able to boot to Android. WHat I have is the device hang there, alternatively displaying logo with white background, and black screen.
MrJyrks said:
This shall work. http://www.negalite.com/index.php?topic=21.0 Try it and report back!!!
Flash like a normal rom and don't forget to flash the boot img because that's what's really causing you problems right now. I'd choose the deodexed one from there.
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I wiped cache and Dalvic, then re-flash the ROM, now I am able to boot as normal.
MrJyrks, you are my life save!!!
Your helps are sincerely appreciated !
lsdyna said:
I wiped cache and Dalvic, then re-flash the ROM, now I am able to boot as normal.
MrJyrks, you are my life save!!!
Your helps are sincerely appreciated !
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You're welcome! I'm glad I could help!
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Oh, and if, in the future, you do try the wire trick and get stuck at some point you can revert the changes with ControlBear -r or ControlBear -f from command line. And you may also PM me if you need any help. Cheers!
MrJyrks, thank you so much!!!
MrJyrks said:
You're welcome! I'm glad I could help!
---------- Post added at 12:02 PM ---------- Previous post was at 11:16 AM ----------
Oh, and if, in the future, you do try the wire trick and get stuck at some point you can revert the changes with ControlBear -r or ControlBear -f from command line. And you may also PM me if you need any help. Cheers!
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Similar problem, can't return to stock
I have a problem similar to lsdyna's, and am hoping that even though this post is old, MrJyrks or someone might be able to help me.
I am unsuccessfully trying to return my phone to stock. First a bit of history.
I had 2.95.651.6.710RD s-on hboot 1.58 Android Version: 4.03 HTC Sense version: 3.6 on my phone, and wanted root. I didn't need s-off, just wanted to root so could do some tweaking (stop some apps from autostarting, stop some form getting network access, etc.) so loaded 4EXT Recovery Touch, and got root (fastboot oem get_identifier_token method), got superuser in there, and happily began tweaking. Famous last words... I didn't make a backup right away (learned my lesson!) and suddenly found a 'overtweaked' sluggish phone on my hands.
Thought best thing would be to lose the root & return to stock & start over, carefully, making backups.
So I used Fastboot (fastboot oem lock) to lock it (worked) and proceeded to try to load RUU_Shooter_ICS_35_S_Sprint_WWE_2.89.651.2_Radio_1.09.00.0706__NV_NV_SPCS_1.43_release_271101_signed.exe into it [via my computer], but didn't realize until reading MrJyrks post that a lower RUU couldn't be used.
I now am relocked (phone does boot up, but can tell the system tweaks are still slogging it), lost the recovery, and wondering what to do... do I try putting recovery back in & using the Negalite 2.95 stock deodex ROM MrJyrks mentioned? If so, how do I use that zip file method verses the exe one I tried thru my computer?
Thanks for the help
You had issues with the RUU because your main version is higher than that contained in the RUU.
Unlock, flash recovery again. Boot into recovery and flash this zip: https://copy.com/wlVvwssXXNN00Pe
That will lower your main version. Relock the bootloader, put the phone into fastboot USB mode, then run the RUU while in fastboot USB mode.
Should be back to stock after that.
Hello fellow Android users,
I am here to ask for your help.
Just to be clear, my phone is an HTC Desire 601 locked with FIDO, use to have Android 4.4.2, Zara_UL, Unlocked bootloader, S-ON and no OS installed.
My HTC Desire 601 has had a rough week.
Everything went well for unlocking the bootloader, rooting, installing new recovery.
Then I wanted to go S-OFF, but Firewater told me the current kernel was blocking the exploit.
So I decided to flash KofilaKernel for my device and try again. The install went well,
only problem was I wiped my cache and system and now, NO MORE OS INSTALLED and still S-ON.
Couldn't use Firewater anymore...
So I tried installing custom ROM and also tried going back to stock, miserably failing.
A. I tried flashing InsertCoin custom ROM wich failed because of S-ON (forgive noobishness)
B. I tried using "fastboot boot" command that made possible flashing custom ROM with S-ON.
I was counting on this one, but had problems too : Most recoveries wouldn't boot (ClockWorkMod several versions, TWRP several versions) except one TWRP recovery wich booted, but the touch screen WAS NOT ACTIVATED. Tried using side buttons with no luck, and power button just locked the screen. I have heard that Google has changed the fastboot boot for newer android versions and that you had to add something to the command like :
"fastboot -c "lge.kcal=0|0|0|x" boot recovery.img"
This example is for Nexus 4 I think, but I don't know the one for Desire 601... I tried it and it wouldn't boot.
C. I have tried "fastboot flash system system.img" with stock image. Had an error saying not enough memory available.
I wiped everything with TWRP and with CLCKWRKMOD : System, cache, dalvik cache, etc... tried again to flash system with no luck.
D. I have tried the Telus RUU.exe file. Told me I had the wrong RUU for my phone and to find the right one, wich doesn't exist for Android 4.4.2 as far as I know.
E. I have tried flashing several versions of 4EXT recovery to get SmartFlash, but it is not compatible with HTC Desire 601.
There I am.
Please help a brother with unusable new phone LOL.
Thanks a bunch for any help.
black-venomz
black-venomz said:
Hello fellow Android users,
I am here to ask for your help.
Just to be clear, my phone is an HTC Desire 601 locked with FIDO, use to have Android 4.4.2, Zara_UL, Unlocked bootloader, S-ON and no OS installed.
My HTC Desire 601 has had a rough week.
Everything went well for unlocking the bootloader, rooting, installing new recovery.
Then I wanted to go S-OFF, but Firewater told me the current kernel was blocking the exploit.
So I decided to flash KofilaKernel for my device and try again. The install went well,
only problem was I wiped my cache and system and now, NO MORE OS INSTALLED and still S-ON.
Couldn't use Firewater anymore...
So I tried installing custom ROM and also tried going back to stock, miserably failing.
A. I tried flashing InsertCoin custom ROM wich failed because of S-ON (forgive noobishness)
B. I tried using "fastboot boot" command that made possible flashing custom ROM with S-ON.
I was counting on this one, but had problems too : Most recoveries wouldn't boot (ClockWorkMod several versions, TWRP several versions) except one TWRP recovery wich booted, but the touch screen WAS NOT ACTIVATED. Tried using side buttons with no luck, and power button just locked the screen. I have heard that Google has changed the fastboot boot for newer android versions and that you had to add something to the command like :
"fastboot -c "lge.kcal=0|0|0|x" boot recovery.img"
This example is for Nexus 4 I think, but I don't know the one for Desire 601... I tried it and it wouldn't boot.
C. I have tried "fastboot flash system system.img" with stock image. Had an error saying not enough memory available.
I wiped everything with TWRP and with CLCKWRKMOD : System, cache, dalvik cache, etc... tried again to flash system with no luck.
D. I have tried the Telus RUU.exe file. Told me I had the wrong RUU for my phone and to find the right one, wich doesn't exist for Android 4.4.2 as far as I know.
E. I have read about 4EXT recovery and SmartFlash, but the only way to get 4EXT recovery seems to be through app and I don't have any OS so it's impossible.
There I am.
Please help a brother with unusable new phone LOL.
Thanks a bunch for any help.
black-venomz
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I'd just reinstall a rom based off of your current firmware and then you need to copy the boot.img out of it and flash in bootloader. The command you'll want to use is:
fastboot flash boot boot.img
Be cautious trying to run KK roms on JB firmware as you'll have issues with the radio and touch, bare minimum. Only ways to update firmware are via being S-Off and doing a firmware update of just the essentials or find a KK RUU for your phone, if it is available.
es0tericcha0s said:
I'd just reinstall a rom based off of your current firmware and then you need to copy the boot.img out of it and flash in bootloader. The command you'll want to use is:
fastboot flash boot boot.img
Be cautious trying to run KK roms on JB firmware as you'll have issues with the radio and touch, bare minimum. Only ways to update firmware are via being S-Off and doing a firmware update of just the essentials or find a KK RUU for your phone, if it is available.
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So a ROM based on my current firware wouldn't need S-OFF to be installed ? Can I install stock ROM via recovery even if S-ON ?
Do you know where I could find such thing ?
Many thanks.
black-venomz
black-venomz said:
So a ROM based on my current firware wouldn't need S-OFF to be installed ? Can I install stock ROM via recovery even if S-ON ?
Do you know where I could find such thing ?
Many thanks.
black-venomz
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Correct, you can install a rom while S-On, as long as you install the boot.img separately. You can install a rom based off of stock, but you won't be able to do the official RUU type rom from it unless there is an RUU zip for your phone (some HTCs have this, but most are just via an exe of a PC) but that would actually go through the bootloader instead of recovery.
es0tericcha0s said:
Correct, you can install a rom while S-On, as long as you install the boot.img separately. You can install a rom based off of stock, but you won't be able to do the official RUU type rom from it unless there is an RUU zip for your phone (some HTCs have this, but most are just via an exe of a PC) but that would actually go through the bootloader instead of recovery.
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Ok great !
So I have access to a stock ROM apparently. I can't post links yet, but if you look up on Google "htcdesire 601 stock rom" you will find a google docs page with the stock ROM for desire 601 4.4.2.
Would you be king enough to walk me through the steps to achieve this ? There are many .img files in this folder and I am far from an expert.
Thanks again.
black-venomzz
I did :
1. Copy whole .zip file on sd card found when searched "htc desire 601 stock rom" on google in google docs pasge (can't post link yet).
2. Install .zip with TWRP.
- Failed (still bootloop) -
The tried :
1. fastboot flash boot boot.img (boot.img was found in the .zip file)
2. Copy whole .zip file on sd card
3. Install .zip with TWRP
- Failed (still bootloop) -
I'm probably missing something here...
You might not have the correct zip for your variant of 610. They make a few and could depend on the carrier as well. Should also factory reset in TWRP.
es0tericcha0s said:
You might not have the correct zip for your variant of 610. They make a few and could depend on the carrier as well. Should also factory reset in TWRP.
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Still need help guys ! I believe I have the right one.
Could you check it out ? It looks legit.
**drive**.google.**com/folderview?id=0B6WBFlAKqe30ZG1wOGk2T0xwTkE&&tid=0B6WBFlAKqe30TjRLa2Qxa0toYlU
(I still can't post links on threads because I'm new...)
I tried Installing ROM from zip in TWRP (successful) and then fastboot flash boot boot.img but still didn't work !
My phone is still bricked.
Any help would be appreciated.
black-venomz said:
Still need help guys ! I believe I have the right one.
Could you check it out ? It looks legit.
**drive**.google.**com/folderview?id=0B6WBFlAKqe30ZG1wOGk2T0xwTkE&&tid=0B6WBFlAKqe30TjRLa2Qxa0toYlU
(I still can't post links on threads because I'm new...)
I tried Installing ROM from zip in TWRP (successful) and then fastboot flash boot boot.img but still didn't work !
My phone is still bricked.
Any help would be appreciated.
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Couldn't find that page, even after taking out the asteriks. But you'll need to boot to the bootloader and run this command:
fastboot getvar all
to find out your exact model/region/carrier/etc.
es0tericcha0s said:
Couldn't find that page, even after taking out the asteriks. But you'll need to boot to the bootloader and run this command:
fastboot getvar all
to find out your exact model/region/carrier/etc.
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I ran the command. See attachment. I don't know how to compare it to ROM.
Here is the link again :
**https**://**drive.**google.**com/folderview?id=0B6WBFlAKqe30eUh3WXB4eURwRjQ&&tid=0B6WBFlAKqe30TjRLa2Qxa0toYlU
If it still fails (wich truly shouldn't) I access it by searching "htc desire 601 stock ROM" on Google and it's the first one, the page is called "Firmware"
Thank you for your help !
Edit : I know why the link fails. It seems xda adds a space somewhere in the link. Need to remove it for the link to work.
black-venomz said:
I ran the command. See attachment. I don't know how to compare it to ROM.
Here is the link again :
**https**://**drive.**google.**com/folderview?id=0B6WBFlAKqe30eUh3WXB4eURwRjQ&&tid=0B6WBFlAKqe30TjRLa2Qxa0toYlU
If it still fails (wich truly shouldn't) I access it by searching "htc desire 601 stock ROM" on Google and it's the first one, the page is called "Firmware"
Thank you for your help !
Edit : I know why the link fails. It seems xda adds a space somewhere in the link. Need to remove it for the link to work.
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I'll look around for it later, but real quick, you probably want to take down the picture since it has your IMEI and Serial Number of the phone listed, for safety's sake.
es0tericcha0s said:
I'll look around for it later, but real quick, you probably want to take down the picture since it has your IMEI and Serial Number of the phone listed, for safety's sake.
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Ok I'll wait ! Thanks for the tip. If you need it for the info, I'll post it again without IMEI/Serial.
black-venomz said:
Ok I'll wait ! Thanks for the tip. If you need it for the info, I'll post it again without IMEI/Serial.
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Ok, I think we might be on the right track now...
According to the read out from getvar, you were on 4.2.2. It's also listed as a Rogers phone (I'm assuming there's a direct connection between Fido and Rogers, though being an American, I'm not 100% up to date with Canadian carriers...) so I found the RUU for 4.2.2 (system 1.10.631.8 which you can see in the getvar list) http://www.htcdev.com/devcenter/downloads/P510 (it won't let me do a direct link for some reason) and pick the Rogers one for 1.10.631.8
This should get you back up and running.
Make sure to relock the bootloader before you run it or it'll fail. You can re-unlock afterwards. Should be able to do "fastboot oem lock" then when ready to unlock again then "fastboot oem unlock" should work since you've already used the bootloader key.
es0tericcha0s said:
Ok, I think we might be on the right track now...
According to the read out from getvar, you were on 4.2.2. It's also listed as a Rogers phone (I'm assuming there's a direct connection between Fido and Rogers, though being an American, I'm not 100% up to date with Canadian carriers...) so I found the RUU for 4.2.2 (system 1.10.631.8 which you can see in the getvar list) http://www.htcdev.com/devcenter/downloads/P510 (it won't let me do a direct link for some reason) and pick the Rogers one for 1.10.631.8
This should get you back up and running.
Make sure to relock the bootloader before you run it or it'll fail. You can re-unlock afterwards. Should be able to do "fastboot oem lock" then when ready to unlock again then "fastboot oem unlock" should work since you've already used the bootloader key.
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Your a life saver thanks !
I'll make sure to relock.
The only thing is I have no clue how to use this RUU. It's not like a ".exe" that you execute.
The .zip file contains a .tar.gz file, wich contains another .tar file, wich contains binaries I believe.
The readme.txt file talks about using Linux commands but I'm far from an expert.
I'll do a little research on my own since you helped me a lot already, but if you have any tips feel free to share !
Thanks again,
black-venomz
BTW for information purposes,
Fido is indeed a subsidiary brand of Rogers.
black-venomz said:
BTW for information purposes,
Fido is indeed a subsidiary brand of Rogers.
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Ah shoot, I didn't realize it at the time, but that's like the source code, as in, if you wanted to compile a rom for your phone. That actually isn't what we need. :/ I'll have to keep looking...
es0tericcha0s said:
Ah shoot, I didn't realize it at the time, but that's like the source code, as in, if you wanted to compile a rom for your phone. That actually isn't what we need. :/ I'll have to keep looking...
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****e. How do people build RUU.exe in the first place ? Can't we build one with these binary files ?
Edit : Did some reading and found out only vendors can make RUU's.
Tried this, found on another thread.
"The RUU is your normal, executable program and does everything for you. The ZIP is an RUU but you have to set the phone up to flash it by using fastboot commands. the process is:
1. Connect phone in fastboot mode
2. Run the command 'fastboot oem rebootRUU'
3. Once the phone is at the HTC screen, you run the command 'fastboot flash zip name_of_zip.zip'
4. It will flash the first part and then give an error and you run the same command as above a second time straight away
5. Once the second flash sequence has finished, you the type 'fastboot reboot' and it will reboot the phone and finish the installation"
It failed, but I didn't relock bootloader yet. Will try that now.
Edit : Also failed with relocked bootloader.
Fastboot error message was :
"(bootloader) signature checking
FAILED (remote : 12 signature verify fail)"
black-venomz said:
Tried this, found on another thread.
"The RUU is your normal, executable program and does everything for you. The ZIP is an RUU but you have to set the phone up to flash it by using fastboot commands. the process is:
1. Connect phone in fastboot mode
2. Run the command 'fastboot oem rebootRUU'
3. Once the phone is at the HTC screen, you run the command 'fastboot flash zip name_of_zip.zip'
4. It will flash the first part and then give an error and you run the same command as above a second time straight away
5. Once the second flash sequence has finished, you the type 'fastboot reboot' and it will reboot the phone and finish the installation"
It failed, but I didn't relock bootloader yet. Will try that now.
Edit : Also failed with relocked bootloader.
Fastboot error message was :
"(bootloader) signature checking
FAILED (remote : 12 signature verify fail)"
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You can flash RUUs like that, but that zip does not house the files you would need. RUUs have to be signed with HTC's special key or it won't work. That's why it was only a 99MB file...
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/desire-601/help/rogers-ruu-available-t2836217
https://drive.google.com/folderview...RFdlTWc&tid=0BzrP5DWIlpplWkNROHh6Y3o4UHc#list
es0tericcha0s said:
You can flash RUUs like that, but that zip does not house the files you would need. RUUs have to be signed with HTC's special key or it won't work. That's why it was only a 99MB file...
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Thanks for looking around. Unfortunately the RUU failed (see picture).
I think my phone was updated with Android 4.4.2 when I bought it (recently) so it might be what's causing the error.
I wanted to try with a Telus RUU for 4.4.2 but it's not there..........
I'm starting to lose hope here.