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Today I'll try to flash another rom that I have but when I run SPV-Services It doesnt found a page in the internet!!- connection to the internet is normal
check your firewall, turn it off if you can
I doesn't use it!
Open Microsoft Active Sync, click File -> Connection Settings -> where it says this computer is conected to: usaully is automatic change to internet
I make so ,and I downloaded new one from karhoe's website but the same problem!! Can you try to run SPV-services?? or can your send me your one by the ICQ??? I make SuperCID when I flash previous rom but now I can't!
Oh....when I try http://www.spv-developers.com it also doesn't work!! Maybe trouble in this?
If I SuperCID my phone when I flash the previous rom, can I skip this step for the next roms?
spv-developers is not always online...
Hey recently happened to me the same with svp however If you SuperCID your phone before you'll be able to skip this step but to be sure that your phone have SuperCID check it with TeraTermPro, I guess you know the steps if not they are:
1.Disable usb connection of the ActiveSync(Uncheck allow usb connections).
2.Unplug usb cable.
3.Turn your phone off.
4.Press the camera button and plug the usb cable(You'll see thw white screen and seconds later the three color screen.
5.Run TeraTermPro.
6.Select Serial and in port: USB then ok
7.Type: info 2
and if in the end of the list you see supercid htc or something like that it's done!!
Close TeraTermPro and just run any ROM you want and voilaa!!
Hope this be useful for you.
However if you don't see your phone superCID tell me and I'll tell you how to do it without svp services. By the way if you dont see you supercid your phone to get back to the phone OS just remove the battery and turn it on.
See ya from Mexico!
Hey check my post http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=412139 Hope you reach SuperCID your phone!!
See ya from Mexico
Tera Term says:GetDeviceInfo=0x00000002
+ SD Controller init
- SD Controller init
+StorageInit
***** user area size = 0x3B880000 Bytes
HTCSSuperCID ' HTCE
as I know it means that device already SuperCIDed!?
Please help!
First SPVServices cannot connect to the remote site.
Then, I tried the alternative using Unlock_SuperCID_Your_SPV_C500_550_600.rar. Followed every step exactly. When I run Lokiwiz.bat, here is the output from the MSDOS window:
....
--------------------
U. Unlock
L. Lock
C. CID Unlock (SuperCID)
Q. Quit
--------------------
Type the letter and press Enter: C
CID unlocking mobile... DO NOT DISCONNECT UNTIL THE PHONE REBOOTS!
ERROR: Unable to open WinCE file '\windows' - Returned by WSARecv or WSARecvFrom
to indicate the remote party has initiated a graceful shutdown sequence.
opening: lock_backup.bin: No such file or directory
This exe file was created with the evaluation version of Perl2Exe.
For more information visit http://www.indigostar.com
(The full version does not display this message with a 2 second delay.)
...
Then, I just try invoking pdocread manually, regardless of what command line argument I put, or no argument at all, the response is always the same " ERROR: Unable to open WinCE file '\windows' - Returned by WSARecv or WSARecvFrom to indicate the remote party has initiated a graceful shutdown sequence."
From ActiveSync, I do see \windows, but as a directory, not a file. Anyone got any inside or suggestions?
PLease, please help! Thank you so much!!!
/dan
I have used the S-OFF method and my phone is S-Off but when I try to go into Recovery mode from Hboot it sticks on a white screen with HTC in green across it, how can I get around this, any help?
Hallo,
after S-OFF I had a similar problem. I got the Bootloader open but wenn I Recovery the Phone sticks and I had to get out the Battery ... Then I flashed/installed the the "clockworkmod recovery" again from Here, after i could enter Recovery and flash Customrom.
I hope that is it .... have luck
do i have to have the whole folder on my SD card? Or just the recovery file, or leave it zipped?
You leave the zip zipped.don't extract it because you will break the signature.
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do i have to have the whole folder on my SD card? Or just the recovery file, or leave it zipped?
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This is what I did and helped me ;
'Fast Boot' to download if you do not have it yet. If you already have the Android SDK on the computer then there fast boot in the folder 'Tools'
Remove device Unignore battery, insert battery again (do not connect device to PC!)
Put device into bootloader (by volume down button + power button (hold down both), the boot loader screen 'fast boot' Select
Device via USB to PC
the 'fast boot' zip and unzip the pack Inalt together with the 'recoveryImageName.img' in a folder
CMD (in the search field 'cmd' type, ENTER) (Windows command prompt) on the PC
in the CMD field to navigate to the folder where to enter the boot files and are almost img and the following command:. fastboot-windows flash recovery recoveryImagename.img
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Sorry i used "Google" translate because I got this from a German Board ....
After searching with no success for a clear way to debrand your sensation, I finally found a way reading lots of snippets, so thought I'd write it into one guide, to help others. This guide was written assuming you're running Windows, but other OS users should be able to follow most parts, except extracting rom.zip from the RUU.
This method can also be use to rebrand/reflash back to stock.
NB
If you follow this guide, you do so at your own risk, I cannot be held responsible if something goes wrong.
This process will wipe ALL data, including any recovery partitions or boot loaders you have installed.
S-OFF WILL BE RETAINED. (If you want restore S-ON, see last section)
CONTENTS
S-OFF
DEBRANDING
- METHOD 1
- METHOD 2
S-ON
S-OFF
First your Sensation needs to be S-OFF, if its not, follow the guide below (thanks to ikhzter's thread).
(99.9% of devices are shipped S-ON)
ikhzter said:
Step 1. To S-OFF your Sensation
Visit http://revolutionary.io/
download the application for your operating System.
IMPORTANT
Fill out the form under the download links with your OS, Device, Hboot Version and Serial number. This will give your beta key to enable you to S - OFF. Make a note of this.
How To get your Hboot Version - 3 methods below
1. Run the revolutionary Utility you just downloaded from http://revolutionary/.io and if it has found your device it should read
"Found your Device: HTC Sensation Z710* <pyramid-1.17.**** <This is your hboot version "1.17.****"
2. OR Take out your battery and put it back in. Keep hold of the volume down button and switch your phone on.
3. OR make sure fastboot is disabled in settings and shut down your phone
This can be done via Settings > Power> Untick "FAST BOOT" at the bottom.
4. Keep hold of the volume down button and switch your phone on.
Once you have completed the above
1. Uninstall HTC Sync and/or Doubletwist if you have them installed
2 WINDOWS USERS- You must Install these HTC drivers DOWNLOAD HERE. Linux Users can skip this
3. Confirm that USB Debugging is on (Settings -> Applications -> Development)
4. With phone on (not in HBOOT, just regular home screen), plug in USB cable and set it to HTC sync mode (IGNORE warning messages on your phone telling you it cannot find HTC Sync )
5. Launch revolutionary.exe. It should detect the phone and ask for your beta key
6. You're DONE S-OFF is complete...if it hangs on method 3. Try These Drivers HERE: or Factory Reset and then start again
7. Your Device is now S-OFF
Special Thanks to AlphaRev, unrEVOked Team, Bin4ry & to everyone else that made this happen
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DEBRANDING
METHOD 1 - CID CHANGE
Thanks to ikhzter, ironeagle, broncogr and sowen222 for their posts to help create these instructions. You should try this method first, and use Method 2 as a fall back.
NB
Whenever you see: Enter the command "bla bla bla", you should type the text without quotes and follow with a carriage return (ENTER).
Before you can change the CID you need to decide what you want to change it to, a couple of examples:
SuperCID (flash any ROM) = 11111111
Stock Unbranded (UK/EU at least) = HTC__001
Vodafone UK (may cover other countries) = VODAP001
I am getting people to post their CIDs in this thread here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1195475
Otherwise this thread contains a number of different CID codes, although originally written for the DHD, HTC has kept most if not all codes the same.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=10007960&postcount=206
1. Uninstall HTC Sync and/or Doubletwist if you have them installed
2. WINDOWS USERS- You must Install these HTC drivers DOWNLOAD HERE. Linux Users can skip this
3. Confirm that USB Debugging is on (Settings -> Applications -> Development)
4. Download and the Android SDK (or if you know where to find it, just the adb and fastboot tools, then skip straight to part 10)
You can get it from here: http://developer.android.com/sdk/index.html Choose the zip file.
5. Extract the contents of the zip file, and run the SDK manager
6. Accept and Install the Android SDK Platform Tools, you can reject all others as they are not needed.
7. When the download and install is finished, close the SDK manager.
8. Now copy the newly created "platform-tools" folder found in the SDK folder you extracted to an easy location, e.g. "C:\platform-tools".
9. You also need to copy "fastboot.exe" from the "tools" folder of the SDK folder you extracted, to your newly created "C:\platform-tools".
10. Open Command Prompt, either Run "cmd" or go to Start, Accesories, Command Prompt
11. Enter the command: "cd C:\platform-tools" (Or whatever location you copied the folder to earlier)
12. Ensure your phone is switched on (regular home screen) and connect it by USB in charging mode (Ensure usb debugging is on settings > applications > development)
13. Enter the command "adb devices". It should come back with list of devices attached and then your serial number.
14. Enter the command "adb reboot bootloader". (You device will restart and boot into fastboot USB)
15. Enter the command "fastboot oem writecid [CID number]"
(use the CID number chosen above, do not include square brackets) e.g. "fastboot oem writecid HTC__001"
16. Enter the command "fastboot reboot-bootloader"
17. Enter the command "fastboot getvar cid". If cid is what you entered you have succeeded
18. Enter the command "fastboot reboot"
19. You now need to pick the RUU you wish to flash, a good source is this thread:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1074559
To debrand my Vodafone Sensation, I chose "RUU_Pyramid_HTC_Europe_1.35.401.1_Radio_10.43a.900 7.00U_10.51.9007.27_M3_release_198179_signed"
20. Once you have downloaded the RUU you would like to flash, run it (it can take a while to load), follow the instructions and your done!
21. Your phone should now reboot to first time setup, with your newly flashed ROM!
METHOD 2 - ENG HBOOT
Now the method I found to debrand (rather than messing about with CIDs), is using an ENG HBOOT, this is only temporary as the ROM we flash later on overwrites it.
Grab the file below (thanks to Bin4ry), and put it in the root of your SD Card. (i.e. if your on Windows, X:/ [where X is the letter of your Sensation's SD Card])
Bin4ry said:
ENG Hboot:
[thanks Rahan95 for dumping ]
http://81.89.105.12/~bin4ry/hboot/PG58IMG.zip
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Flash ENG HBOOT
1. EITHER:
1a. Shut down your phone, then take out your battery and put it back in.OR:
1b. Make sure fastboot is disabled in settings and shut down your phone (This can be done via Settings > Power> Untick "FAST BOOT" at the bottom.)
2. Keep hold of the volume down button and switch your phone on.
3. When it asks "Do you want to start the update", press Volume Up to accept
5. Press Power Off to reboot back to normal homescreen
6. Remove PG58IMG.zip from your memory card
Download an RUU
1. You now need to pick the RUU you wish to flash, a good source is this thread:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1074559
To debrand my Vodafone Sensation, I chose "RUU_Pyramid_HTC_Europe_1.35.401.1_Radio_10.43a.900 7.00U_10.51.9007.27_M3_release_198179_signed"
2. Once you have downloaded the RUU you would like to flash, run it (it can take a while to load), and stop when you get the welcome screen, which has a picture of a Sensation on the left and a red caution notice on the right.
3. Move this window out of the way (it forces itself into foreground), then open up windows explorer and go to:
C:\Users\[username]\AppData\Local\Temp
4. Then sort by Date Modified. Find the newest folder with a long random sequence of numbers as its name, go in here and you should see, three files and a folder: corecomp, dotnetinstaller, IBSEW64. (the files may be different on 32-bit OS), now go into the folder which has another long random name.
In there amongst a lot of files (use search if you need to), you will find rom.zip. This is the rom we want to flash!
5. Copy the rom.zip file to the root of your SD Card
(i.e. if your on Windows, X:/ [where X is the letter of your Sensation's SD Card])
6. Rename the rom.zip you just put on your SD Card, to PG58IMG.zip (ensure you do not rename it to PG58IMG.zip.zip or it wont work!)
7. Find the "HTC Android ROM Update Utility" Window, and hit Cancel.
THIS IS YOUR LAST OPPORTUNITY TO BACKUP DATA, ALL EXISTING DATA, CONTACTS, MESSAGES SETTINGS, APPS, ETC, WILL BE DELETED AFTER THE NEXT STEP.
MAKE SURE THE BATTERY INDICATOR IN THE NOTIFICATION AREA SHOWS GREEN, NOT ORANGE OR RED, BEFORE CONTINUING.
Flash RUU (rom.zip)
1. EITHER:
1a. Shut down your phone, then take out your battery and put it back in.OR:
1b. Make sure fastboot is disabled in settings and shut down your phone (This can be done via Settings > Power> Untick "FAST BOOT" at the bottom.)
2. Keep hold of the volume down button and switch your phone on.
3. When it asks "Do you want to start the update", press Volume Up to accept (this can take a while and its normal for the system part to appear to go in a loop several times)
5. Press Power Off to reboot to first time setup.
6. Your phone is now debranded!
7. Remove PG58IMG.zip from your memory card
S-ON
You may want to put your phone back to S-ON after following the rest of this guide, for example if you have reflashed your original rom and want to return it for warranty repair. Thanks to ikhzter thread, we have a way to do this!
1. Open Command Prompt, either Run "cmd" or go to Start, Accesories, Command Prompt
2. Enter the command: "cd C:\platform-tools" (Or whatever location you copied the folder to earlier)
3. Ensure your phone is switched on (regular home screen) and connect it by USB in charging mode (Ensure usb debugging is on settings > applications > development)
4. Enter the command "adb devices". It should come back with list of devices attached and then your serial number.
5. Enter the command "adb reboot bootloader". (You device will restart and boot into fastboot USB)
6. Enter the command "fastboot oem writesecureflag 3". (Thanks Dazweeja)
7. Reboot into bootloader using "fastboot reboot-bootloader" or remove & reinsert the battery and press power on while keeping hold of volume down.
8. Bootloader should now read Pyramid PVT Ship S-ON RL.
9. Remove and reinsert the battery. Press power on as normal
You should now have S-on back and you can return your device or do whatever it is covered again under warranty.
10. IF IT DOESN'T REBOOT and bootloader says ***Security Warning**
Remove and re-insert the battery and go back into bootloader and holding Volume Down +power button select fastboot
11. Run RUU_Pyramid_***.exe to reflash stock rom. (the one you downloaded earlier) and then reboot. It should work now
Enjoy!
Thanks for this, its very useful and handy. I have included you in post 1 of my Sticky, It could help a lot of users.
how about in the temporary folder people search for rom.zip using the search tool. that could work too.
Thanks man, brilliant guide. Goodbye Orange crapware!!!
Legend!
I'll be doing this later!
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warranty
can this be used to flash back to stock to submit my sensation for sporadic unresponsive screen problems?? Or will they still be able to tell that it was
s-off. Thanks in advance for any input
happyendin21 said:
can this be used to flash back to stock to submit my sensation for sporadic unresponsive screen problems?? Or will they still be able to tell that it was
s-off. Thanks in advance for any input
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Yes, Cant see why not
Just wondering.. is S OFF enough to flash roms and radios? or should we flash the ENG HBOOT as well? Confused!! Cant remember from the DHD days..
BTW thanks to both of you for awesum tutorials.. it will be a Sunday well spent LOL
Well documented, easy to follow - I now am the proud owner of an unbranded Sensation. Thank you VERY much for this!
Congratulations
Sent from my HTC Sensation Z710e using XDA App
I'm with Three UK, will this remove the Three splash screen I see everytime I boot up and shut down my phone?
Sent from my HTC Sensation Z710e using XDA Premium App
One question - will flashing the RUU using this method (or by running it normally) revert the device to S-On?
I'm asking this for warranty purposes if in any case I'll have to send in my phone for repair.
stanny2k said:
I'm with Three UK, will this remove the Three splash screen I see everytime I boot up and shut down my phone?
Sent from my HTC Sensation Z710e using XDA Premium App
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DEFINITELY if you install the unbranded 1.35.401.*
Trekest said:
One question - will flashing the RUU using this method (or by running it normally) revert the device to S-On?
I'm asking this for warranty purposes if in any case I'll have to send in my phone for repair.
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Nope it stays S-OFF
Played with this process... pretty happy with the results on my TMOUS S4G. Haven't tested everything, such as the 4G radio, but I will report back.
Another step I think is worth doing if you're coming from ANY other ROM and would like to totally start clean:
After copying PG58IMG.zip to the SD card, shut your phone off. Pull the SD card out of it. Boot into recovery, and then fastboot over USB.
Issue this: 'fastboot erase system -w'
It will completely clear anything related to your current ROM. Now, shut your phone off again, put the SD card back in, and boot into recovery. The flashing process should begin as described in the OP.
Of course, before you do any of that, make sure you can get into clockwork recovery and do a nandroid backup.
Update: Looking good. No '4G' icon, instead it shows H for HSPA. Don't really care about that... it works as it should. Speed tests showing 6586/1724 HSPA and 21415/4134 cable/wifi.
Trekest said:
One question - will flashing the RUU using this method (or by running it normally) revert the device to S-On?
I'm asking this for warranty purposes if in any case I'll have to send in my phone for repair.
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No, but it DOES change the hboot back from Revolutionary's hacked 1.17.1011. Redoing rev will put it back the way it was.
lost cwm
After this i lost my cwm recovery
astragreen said:
After this i lost my cwm recovery
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Yep, you have to put it back. The RUU undoes everything except for S-off essentially.
How put i back it again??? My cwm was from revolutionary...
astragreen said:
How put i back it again???
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In fastboot:
fastboot flash recovery path_to_cwm_file.img
Edit: You will probably have to re-run revolutionary; I did. I don't know if rev will offer the CWM again... give it a shot.
ok thanks where did i get the cwm img file???
hey guys my phone is rooted,bootloader unlocked n a TWRP recovery.. n i need to upgrade my phone to 4.0.4/sense 4.1.. n my phones CID is 044.. so plz tell me whch RUU to us n from where cn i get it. n hw to run it on my phone??
Hmmy 4444 said:
hey guys my phone is rooted,bootloader unlocked n a TWRP recovery.. n i need to upgrade my phone to 4.0.4/sense 4.1.. n my phones CID is 044.. so plz tell me whch RUU to us n from where cn i get it. n hw to run it on my phone??
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http://www.htcruu.com/?dir=VilleC2 look around there for a ruu. Just relock bootloader, "adb reboot bootloader". and boot into bootloader and follow the instructions.
Qs5 said:
http://www.htcruu.com/?dir=VilleC2 look around there for a ruu. Just relock bootloader, "adb reboot bootloader". and boot into bootloader and follow the instructions.
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thank.. bt hw iam going to flash it? n does the CID need to match ?
4. Flashing RUU manually
4.1 Getting PG58IMG.zip from RUU
Run the RUU executable as you normally would, but don't proceed to the second step i.e. when a second window appears, do nothing. Do not proceed, just ignore it for now, but don't close the window.
- Right-click the Windows Start button and select "Open Window Explorer" option.
-
- If you use Windows XP
Copy-paste this in the navigation bar:
Code:
C:\Documents and Settings\%USERNAME%\Local Settings\Temp\
- If you use Windows Vista/7
Press & hold Windows key on the keyboard and then press R (Win key + R). Once the box pops up, copy paste this:
Code:
%temp%
- Right click anywhere inside explorer window (not on any folder) and select Sort by then select Date.
- Locate the latest one created (first in the list & it will most likely have random numbers in the name) & open it.
- You will find a second folder with a set of random numbers. Open it, inside you will find a number of files and the rom.zip
- Copy the rom.zip file to another location.
- Now, close the RUU executable folder & rename the rom.zip file as PG58IMG.zip
4.4 How to flash PG58IMG
4.4.1 Without a PC, via bootloader
- Put the PG58IMG.zip onto the root of your SD Card
- Reboot to bootloader by Holding Vol down + Power button
- You will then be asked if you want to install the file, select yes by pressing Vol up.
- Don't touch anything till the install completes
- After the install is complete, when prompted to reboot, open the back casing of the phone and take out the SD Card.
- Then press the power button once to reboot.
- If you experience a boot loop, reboot to bootloader and re-flash the PG58IMG.zip
- If booted into bootloader, select fastboot > reboot.
- If booted into fastboot, select reboot.
- Connect the SD Card to a computer and delete the PG58IMG.zip file
If this method fails, try 4.4.2
4.4.2 With a PC, via fastboot USB
You will need sdk & and drivers, please take a look here. If you already have it, continue.
- Reboot to bootloader by Holding Vol down + Power button
- Connect your phone to the PC while in the bootloader. The phone should say fastboot USB, if not, select fastboot on the phone & check if it says fastboot USB, if not, change the USB port you are using.
- Navigate to the tools folder located inside android-sdk folder
- Copy the PG58IMG.zip file from step 4.1 to this folder
- Hold down shift and right-click anywhere in the empty space inside the window.
- Enter the following command
Code:
fastboot erase cache
- You may not see any output, then enter the command
Code:
fastboot oem rebootRUU
- You phone will now go into the RUU mode.
- Wait for around 30 seconds, then enter the command
Code:
fastboot flash zip PG58IMG.zip
- The installation will begin and you will be able to see the progress at every step.
- Once done, enter the command
Code:
fastboot reboot
- If you experience a boot loop, repeat 4.4.2 again.
You can flash the RUU this way.. It works for me this way
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joejoe23 said:
4. Flashing RUU manually
4.1 Getting PG58IMG.zip from RUU
Run the RUU executable as you normally would, but don't proceed to the second step i.e. when a second window appears, do nothing. Do not proceed, just ignore it for now, but don't close the window.
- Right-click the Windows Start button and select "Open Window Explorer" option.
-
- If you use Windows XP
Copy-paste this in the navigation bar:
Code:
C:\Documents and Settings\%USERNAME%\Local Settings\Temp\
- If you use Windows Vista/7
Press & hold Windows key on the keyboard and then press R (Win key + R). Once the box pops up, copy paste this:
Code:
%temp%
- Right click anywhere inside explorer window (not on any folder) and select Sort by then select Date.
- Locate the latest one created (first in the list & it will most likely have random numbers in the name) & open it.
- You will find a second folder with a set of random numbers. Open it, inside you will find a number of files and the rom.zip
- Copy the rom.zip file to another location.
- Now, close the RUU executable folder & rename the rom.zip file as PG58IMG.zip
4.4 How to flash PG58IMG
4.4.1 Without a PC, via bootloader
- Put the PG58IMG.zip onto the root of your SD Card
- Reboot to bootloader by Holding Vol down + Power button
- You will then be asked if you want to install the file, select yes by pressing Vol up.
- Don't touch anything till the install completes
- After the install is complete, when prompted to reboot, open the back casing of the phone and take out the SD Card.
- Then press the power button once to reboot.
- If you experience a boot loop, reboot to bootloader and re-flash the PG58IMG.zip
- If booted into bootloader, select fastboot > reboot.
- If booted into fastboot, select reboot.
- Connect the SD Card to a computer and delete the PG58IMG.zip file
If this method fails, try 4.4.2
4.4.2 With a PC, via fastboot USB
You will need sdk & and drivers, please take a look here. If you already have it, continue.
- Reboot to bootloader by Holding Vol down + Power button
- Connect your phone to the PC while in the bootloader. The phone should say fastboot USB, if not, select fastboot on the phone & check if it says fastboot USB, if not, change the USB port you are using.
- Navigate to the tools folder located inside android-sdk folder
- Copy the PG58IMG.zip file from step 4.1 to this folder
- Hold down shift and right-click anywhere in the empty space inside the window.
- Enter the following command
Code:
fastboot erase cache
- You may not see any output, then enter the command
Code:
fastboot oem rebootRUU
- You phone will now go into the RUU mode.
- Wait for around 30 seconds, then enter the command
Code:
fastboot flash zip PG58IMG.zip
- The installation will begin and you will be able to see the progress at every step.
- Once done, enter the command
Code:
fastboot reboot
- If you experience a boot loop, repeat 4.4.2 again.
You can flash the RUU this way.. It works for me this way
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I flashed it via fastboot
joejoe23 said:
4. Flashing RUU manually
4.1 Getting PG58IMG.zip from RUU
Run the RUU executable as you normally would, but don't proceed to the second step i.e. when a second window appears, do nothing. Do not proceed, just ignore it for now, but don't close the window.
- Right-click the Windows Start button and select "Open Window Explorer" option.
-
- If you use Windows XP
Copy-paste this in the navigation bar:
Code:
C:\Documents and Settings\%USERNAME%\Local Settings\Temp\
- If you use Windows Vista/7
Press & hold Windows key on the keyboard and then press R (Win key + R). Once the box pops up, copy paste this:
Code:
%temp%
- Right click anywhere inside explorer window (not on any folder) and select Sort by then select Date.
- Locate the latest one created (first in the list & it will most likely have random numbers in the name) & open it.
- You will find a second folder with a set of random numbers. Open it, inside you will find a number of files and the rom.zip
- Copy the rom.zip file to another location.
- Now, close the RUU executable folder & rename the rom.zip file as PG58IMG.zip
4.4 How to flash PG58IMG
4.4.1 Without a PC, via bootloader
- Put the PG58IMG.zip onto the root of your SD Card
- Reboot to bootloader by Holding Vol down + Power button
- You will then be asked if you want to install the file, select yes by pressing Vol up.
- Don't touch anything till the install completes
- After the install is complete, when prompted to reboot, open the back casing of the phone and take out the SD Card.
- Then press the power button once to reboot.
- If you experience a boot loop, reboot to bootloader and re-flash the PG58IMG.zip
- If booted into bootloader, select fastboot > reboot.
- If booted into fastboot, select reboot.
- Connect the SD Card to a computer and delete the PG58IMG.zip file
If this method fails, try 4.4.2
4.4.2 With a PC, via fastboot USB
You will need sdk & and drivers, please take a look here. If you already have it, continue.
- Reboot to bootloader by Holding Vol down + Power button
- Connect your phone to the PC while in the bootloader. The phone should say fastboot USB, if not, select fastboot on the phone & check if it says fastboot USB, if not, change the USB port you are using.
- Navigate to the tools folder located inside android-sdk folder
- Copy the PG58IMG.zip file from step 4.1 to this folder
- Hold down shift and right-click anywhere in the empty space inside the window.
- Enter the following command
Code:
fastboot erase cache
- You may not see any output, then enter the command
Code:
fastboot oem rebootRUU
- You phone will now go into the RUU mode.
- Wait for around 30 seconds, then enter the command
Code:
fastboot flash zip PG58IMG.zip
- The installation will begin and you will be able to see the progress at every step.
- Once done, enter the command
Code:
fastboot reboot
- If you experience a boot loop, repeat 4.4.2 again.
You can flash the RUU this way.. It works for me this way
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I flashed it via fastboot
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Thank u so much, i hav unrooted the phone, relocked the bootloader n flashed stock recovery... n is there any video to this guide that would be more easy as iam a noob p.s i am still confused which file i should download i knw all abt custom roms bt jst dont get abt these RUU
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http://www.htcruu.com/?dir=VilleC2 look around there for a ruu. Just relock bootloader, "adb reboot bootloader". and boot into bootloader and follow the instructions.
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Thank you too
could some one tell me hw to do a OTA update becuz the RUU things is making me confused n iam a lil worried that my phone doesnt brick i tried the trickdroid bt it dent work it was having boot loops.. n my phone is on the android version 4.0.3, hw am i going to get it to 4.0.4
Hmmy 4444 said:
could some one tell me hw to do a OTA update becuz the RUU things is making me confused n iam a lil worried that my phone doesnt brick i tried the trickdroid bt it dent work it was having boot loops.. n my phone is on the android version 4.0.3, hw am i going to get it to 4.0.4
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When you are on stock look on settings - > Info - > and check for updates.
If there aren't any updates, then your phone hasn't received it yet in your country.
Then you will have to wait for the update...
Sent from my HTC One S running TrickDroid 4.0
Hmmy 4444 said:
hey guys my phone is rooted,bootloader unlocked n a TWRP recovery.. n i need to upgrade my phone to 4.0.4/sense 4.1.. n my phones CID is 044.. so plz tell me whch RUU to us n from where cn i get it. n hw to run it on my phone??
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this for cid 004
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1966043
teerapong.g said:
this for cid 004
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1966043
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bt ,my phones cid is 044
Hello. Has anyone rooted the Ulefone Power 6 yet? Im looking to have TWRP installed onto my new Power 6. My goal is to figure out a way to add user profiles, as it currently does not have them activated. I read online that you could edit the .prop to have any android activate the user profiles, but i cannot do this without my phone being rooted. Thanks in advance.
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Start Here
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Sorry, This is for the original Ulefone Power, not the Power 6. Different phones. The instructions didn't lead me to anything useful. I have since update my phone to the latest firmware via the stock update app. I still haven't found a successful way to root the Power 6. There is this thread (https://www.getdroidtips.com/root-ulefone-power-6/), but the ADB commands to not work, and does not fastboot my phone to install the patched image. But either way, the instructions do not include a TWRP, so Im back to square one. HELP!
How to root Ulefone Power 6 (Build Power_6_SF1_V07) Updated 9/22/2019
OK. It was tough, but I finally found a way to root the Ulefone Power 6. I still haven't figured out a way to install TWRP, but that's because i have to build a custom recovery, and that's too advanced for me. So, anyone is welcomed to help out with building a custom recovery for TWRP. As for the root, This is what you will need:
Pre-Requirements:
Device battery charged up to 50%.
Developer Options enabled with OEM Unlocking and USB Debugging enabled
Remember to take a full backup of device data (Internal Storage, SMS), it will get formatted.
A Windows or Mac PC/Laptop is necessary to flash Magisk
A USB cable to connect your device with your PC
Download Links:
Download Minimal ADB Fastboot 1.4.3 (Portable). Extract it to your desktop.
It's best to give administrator privileges to the tools before you use them. To give them admin privileges:
Right click on adb.exe and select "Properties" at the bottom of the menu. Click on the "Compatability" Tab and check the "Run this program as an Administrator" box. Click on the "Apply" button and then the "OK" button to close the properties window.
Repeat the same process for the "cmd-here.exe" and the "fastboot.exe" files.
Ulefone USB Drivers. Extract it to your desktop and make sure you install the drivers.
MTK USB Drivers. Extract it to your desktop and make sure you install the drivers.
Latest Ulefone Power 6 Stock ROM. Or you could make a back up yourself. (latest rom as of 2/25/20 is GQ3081SF1_M860B1_Ulefone_20190921_V07(Non-EU) ).Extract it to your desktop.
MTK SP Multi Port Download Tool. This will be used to flash the most recent Ulefone rom on your device. Extract it to your desktop.
Download Magisk Manager
After downloading the Stock ROM (will be a .ZIP file), extract it to your PC.
Connect your device via USB cable
Find the "boot.img" file inside the Stock Rom folder you just extracted and copy only the "boot.img" file to your devices storage.
Copy Magisk Manager.apk to your devices storage
Using your device, install Magisk Manager
Open the Magisk Manager on your device.
Select "Install" from the first option next to "Magisk is not installed" and again select install.
Now, tap on "Select and Patch a File".
Go to your devices storage where you have copied the "boot.img" file earlier and select it.
Magisk will start patching the boot image.
Once the boot image is patched, Magisk will save the image on your "Download" folder located on your devices storage.
Locate the patched image (magisk_patched.img) and copy the "magisk_patched.img" to your PC. Make sure the patched image (magisk_patched.img) is inside the same folder as the extracted ADB and Fastboot tool folder on your desktop.
Open/run MTK SP Multi Port Download Tool
Click on File from the Menu located at the top right and select "Open Download Agent File"
Locate and select "MTK_ALLInOne_DA.bin", located in the same folder as the MTK SP Multi Port Download Tool folder.
Press the "Open buton" to select the file and close the window.
Now, click on the "Scatter File" button located at the top left.
Locate and select the XXXXXXXX_scatter.txt file located inside the extracted Ulefone Power 6 Stock Rom folder.
Press the "Open buton" to select the file and close the window.
Now, tick the "BootRom+PreLoader COM Sel All" check box located under the "scatter file" button.
Now, Click on the "Scan" button located at the bottom right.
Select Yes from the pop up window
Now, power off you device and disconnect your device from your PC by removing the USB cable from your device.
Now, reconnect the USB cable to your device while it is powered off.
MTK SP Multi Port Download Tool should detect your device and a green bar should appear confirming the connection with the words "Scan Success!" to the left of the green bar.
Press the "Stop all" button located at the bottom right
Disconnect and reconnect your device from your PC
Uncheck the "BootRom+PreLoader COM Sel All" box and check only the line with the green bar.
Click on the tiny "Start" button located to the right of the green bar.
You can confirm the flash was successful when the words "PASS" is visible to the right of the tiny "Start" & "Stop" buttons
Once the flashing is complete, you can close MTK SP Multi Port Download Tool and power on your device.
Configure your device to get to the home screen (skipping as many options as you can. You will have to format one more time) and enable Developer Options, OEM Unlocking and USB Debugging again.
Make sure your device is connected to your PC.
Now, you need to open up a command window (cmd window) inside the Minimal ADB Fastboot 1.4.3 (Portable) folder. To do this, open the "cmd-here.exe" file.
Next, enter the following command in the cmd window:
adb devices
(this command will confirm your device is connected to your PC via ADB )
Your device will show a pop up window asking for permission to connect via ADB. Click on the "Always Trust This Device" and Accept the connection
If successful, you should see the word "Device" to the right of your devices name on the list that the cmd window created.
Next, enter the following command:
adb reboot-bootloader
(This command will boot your device into fastboot/bootloader mode. It will turn off and the device will have a black lit screen)
Check that your device is connected to your pc by entering the following command:
fastboot devices
(this command will confirm your device is connected to your PC via fastboot/bootloader mode ) If successful, you should see the word "Device" to the right of your devices name on the list that the cmd window created.
Next, enter the following command:
fastboot flashing unlock
(if nothing happens, press the Volume up+ on your phone to start the unlocking of the bootloader)
(this will unlock your bootloader)
Next, enter the following command:
fastboot getvar unlocked
(this will confirm you have unlocked your bootloader. It will say "unlocked: yes")
Next, enter the following command:
fastboot flash boot magisk_patched.img
(This will replace your stock image with the patched image you created using Magisk Manager)
Next, enter the following command to reboot your phone:
fastboot reboot
Install magisk manager using your file manager. Make sure to follow directions when it asks you to give special permissions to install.
Open Magisk Manager and click on "OK" when it starts up and asks you for "additional setup".
Congratulations! Your device is rooted.
Extra notes:
If you come across a red watermark with the Chinese words and "Tee Keys" and/or "Google Keys" on the top right of your devices screen, this is how you fix it.
make sure your device is turned on and connected to your PC.
Open "cmd-here.exe" located in the Minimal ADB Fastboot 1.4.3 (Portable) folder.
Next, enter the following command:
adb shell pm uninstall -k --user 0 com.mediatek.factorymode
(This command will not do anything at the moment, but will remove the watermark after you reboot your device)
Next, enter the following command to reboot your device:
adb reboot
The watermark should be removed when your device restarts again.
ENJOY!
19Henry83 said:
OK. It was tough, but I finally found a way to root the Ulefone Power 6. I still haven't figured out a way to install TWRP, but that's because i have to build a custom recovery, and that's too advanced for me. So, anyone is welcomed to help out with building a custom recovery for TWRP. As for the root, This is what you will need:
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Thanks a heap for all these instructions, would not have been able to do this without them.
Just a few extra pieces of information for anyone else caryring out the above steps:
- If you your stock ROM doesn't have a file manager in order to open/execute the MagiskManager APK file then using Chrome to download the APK file will allow you to execute it.
- in the SP Multi Port Tool, after checking the line with the green bar and clicking start you'll notice the time in seconds counting next to the start button. At this point you may need to unplug your USB cable and replug it in order for the SP Multi Port Tool to detect the devices and actually start properly
- If the SP Multi Port Tool requires a checksum.ini file you can follow the instructions on the hovatek site (Google 'checksum.ini generatemediatek hovatek' I'm a new user so can't post links):
Note there is a download link for the CheckSum_Gen.zip file which will require you to register for an account on the hovatek website. You can create a junk/throw away account with a fake email as it doesn't require email confirmation. Also all of the files inside the CheckSum_Gen.zip folder need to be placed inside of the stock ROM folder where the scatter file is located.
- The watermark can only be removed after the MagiskManager carries out its additional setup and after root access is complete.
Still hoping to find a compatible TWRP recovery. If anyone builds one please let us know!
Hi, 19Henry83
I did try your method and it works great. I rooted my Power 6. The thing is I did this in hope to fix a freezing touchscreen issue. Touch screen frezzes and I need to lock/unlock my phone constantly to fix it. Now I'm convinced this is not a software issue and I will return the phone to the seller. So I wanted to get back to the original firmware. When I do that however there is still that red watermark and my IMEI is deleted. Is there any way to get back to the factory software and not have the red watermark, as I assume it will void my warranty.
I Need help please ,, I need the TWRP Recovery, Tool / Utility for the Ulefone Power 6, I have looked for it in many web pages and I cannot find it, all the ones I find have the same name "3.3.1 Power 6" and not It works for me when I install them, I get the same recovery that I had when I try to enter
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Hi, 19Henry83
I did try your method and it works great. I rooted my Power 6. The thing is I did this in hope to fix a freezing touchscreen issue. Touch screen frezzes and I need to lock/unlock my phone constantly to fix it. Now I'm convinced this is not a software issue and I will return the phone to the seller. So I wanted to get back to the original firmware. When I do that however there is still that red watermark and my IMEI is deleted. Is there any way to get back to the factory software and not have the red watermark, as I assume it will void my warranty.
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Hello Jiroscop. I had the same problem and only noticed after i read your post. Now, a couple months later, i managed to use an IMEI changer to insert my IMEI found on my original box where my phone came in. It should have two IMEIs. I don't know if i can explain on this forum. Try researching it on your own and get back to me if you cannot find a way to fix your phone.
NOTE: you will need your original IMEI's, changing the IMEI's with anything other than the original ones will brick your phone.