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Updates from HTC are randomly released for countries and regions. These Update may lock your phone. As of today, phones can be unlocked again by using the GOLDCARD approach. However, there is a much simpler way to prevent bad things from happening:
If you like flashing HTC roms and have no intention to lock your phone, follow these steps:
On the PC
1. Double Click the .exe from the update. Wait for the first window to appear (DO NOT CONNECT YOUR PHONE). Don't close the application but do not continue
2. Open explorer and navigate to the hidden directory:
Windows 7: \users\$username$\AppData\Local\Temp\... followed by something like ...\{2A3DF7FC-1693-4C53-8883-6CF09DED700D}\...
Vista: documents and settings\.....
3. You should find the install application files along with a file "Rom.zip" (40 to 90 Megs)
4. Extract the ROM.zip to your SDK Tools directory, where fastboot.exe resides
5. open command shell and navigate to your Tools directory (supposing SDK, adb and fastboot are installed)
On the Phone
6. Enter recovery console on phone (press "home" + then "on")
7. Do a nandroid backup
8. Select Wipe your phone
9. Hold "back" and select "reboot system" in recovery to enter Fastboot mode
On the PC
10. Type: "fastboot flash boot boot.img" .... wait to complete
11. Type: "fastboot flash system system.img" .... wait to complete
12. Type: "fastboot flash userdata userdata.img" .... wait to complete
13. [Optional] Type: "fastboot flash radio radio.img" .... wait to complete (note: some HTC radios locked windows mobile phones. I am not sure whether this applies for Android)
14. Reboot your phone
15. Keep the update if you like it, revert to backup via recovery and nandroid in case you don't
And sorry for any confusion caused...
Regards,
fde
Thanks a lot mate... I will try the official sense for my magic then using this method first =D...
Are you sure....
That this will work? I have made the RUU Flash: RUU_Sapphire_HTC_Europe_2.20.401.2_HTC_Nordic_release_signed_NoDriver
And that resulted in:
HBOOT-1-33-0014
CPLD-12
RADIO-3-22-23-18
I don't understand what you are meaning about the Radio.img file.
And what about the HBOOT file?
Yes it works. Just verfied it aigain. What the RUU package does is:
1. Extract the application to a temp file
2. Use ADB to flash the ROM to your phone
By the approach described in the first post, the application unpacks itself into a temp directory. This allows you to access the ROM-File which is stored as ROM.zip or something similar. By moving only the vital Boot, System and Userdata, you avoid flashing your Recovery console or Bootloader (Hboot).
It implies of course, that you DO NOT continue with the RUU application as soon as the first window becomes visible. (I will adjust the above Tutorial and make it simpler).
Problem
But the problem is that I allready have flashed my phone, is this the way to revert is så I can root it again and put custom roms on it again?
same here
ZeaDK said:
But the problem is that I allready have flashed my phone, is this the way to revert is så I can root it again and put custom roms on it again?
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I also want to know how I can flash new ROM since people said that my spl is perfected after upgrading
I was learned that we need to use goldcard method to root again.
In our case, any idea which ROM to use as we gotta use higher ROM?
Or are we able to gain root access without touching the existing ROM?
Now even cannot boot to recovery mode.
So stupid to upgrade it although the ROM is stable and fast but no root access sucks.
any help would be appreciated.
thanks,
thihaz
Well I guess my post was too late then.
However, the GOLDCARD approach, is said to allow succesful flashing of the engineering SPL or 1.33.0009. Do that and your back in business.
Regards,
fde
feicher said:
Well I guess my post was too late then.
However, the GOLDCARD approach, is said to allow succesful flashing of the engineering SPL or 1.33.0009. Do that and your back in business.
Regards,
fde
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The problem with the goldcard method is that you lose the roms as well...
Sir, would you please let me know how to flashing engineering SPL, right now i have HBoot-1.76.007 which shipped with the Singapore HTC sense rom.
BTW: i don't care i will lose the rom or not.
Many thanks!
I flashed using RUU_Sapphire_HTC_Asia_WWE_2.16.707.3_SG_release_signed_NoDriver.exe with golden card, but got "check main rom verion" error msg.
then flashed using RUU_Sapphire_HTC_Asia_WWE_2.53.707.2_SEA_test_signed_NoDriver.exe with golden card, same error msg again.
I really have no idea how to flash back to engineering SPL, i'm stuck in Singapore HTC sense rom.
feicher said:
Well I guess my post was too late then.
However, the GOLDCARD approach, is said to allow succesful flashing of the engineering SPL or 1.33.0009. Do that and your back in business.
Regards,
fde
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i got 1 rom.zip(11mb) & another one rom1.zip(89mb).
But both I also can't unzip. Any idea? Thanks.
radonsg said:
i got 1 rom.zip(11mb) & another one rom1.zip(89mb).
But both I also can't unzip. Any idea? Thanks.
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I did this twice on a Swiss Update, which btw wasn't worth applying. Just by the Size it's rom1.zip.
Let me download the Singapore and see what I can do.... But then looking at the guys post it seems the second file in the post is what you need. Download this package and only flash boot, system and data in fastboot mode. (From Step 4. onward in the guide). Anyway I will have a look.
phygee said:
Sir, would you please let me know how to flashing engineering SPL, right now i have HBoot-1.76.007 which shipped with the Singapore HTC sense rom.
BTW: i don't care i will lose the rom or not.
Many thanks!
I flashed using RUU_Sapphire_HTC_Asia_WWE_2.16.707.3_SG_release_signed_NoDriver.exe with golden card, but got "check main rom verion" error msg.
then flashed using RUU_Sapphire_HTC_Asia_WWE_2.53.707.2_SEA_test_signed_NoDriver.exe with golden card, same error msg again.
I really have no idea how to flash back to engineering SPL, i'm stuck in Singapore HTC sense rom.
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Please follow the GOLDCARD method. I am not a recovery expert. I try to be cautious and was lucky until now (so I never tried it myself, but it is reported to work). Sorry for that. If :No-Frost: knows of a better guide with regard to GOLDCARD, please post!
Regards,
fde
feicher said:
Please follow the GOLDCARD method. I am not a recovery expert. I try to be cautious and was lucky until now (so I never tried it myself, but it is reported to work). Sorry for that. If :No-Frost: knows of a better guide with regard to GOLDCARD, please post!
Regards,
fde
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For now the only method I know is the goldcard one... But in my country, using the goldcard method, makes the magics lose the 3g, edge or any internet mobile connection... =(...
Be careful, by using this method you can not upgrade to Snese UI (example TW). The reason being system image in Sense UI is larger than the previous 1.5 ROM system image, so system partition needs to be re-sized, which the RUU update does it for you. Otherwise you are struck with failed system image flashing.
signiture verifiaction fail
I get a signiture verifiaction fail when trying to write the .img files using fastboot. Any suggestions?
I got a Mytouch 4g slide phone, it can go into HBoot, see the pic below.
It's IMEI:
355195000000017
The problem is that NEITHER the HTC official original ROM nor the CR can be installed.
I meann, I had tried that change the official ROM and the CR file's name into PD15IMG.zip, and put them into SD card's root directory, then power-off the phone and power-on the phone into HBoot. The phone automatically started to installed the PD15IMG.zip, however, after that, the phone go to the Hboot interface again(see the pic below). Nothing changed.
Well, I can't root the phone, can't CR, can't flash both modded ROM and offical ROM, I even can't uninstall some app which need root right...
So, what's the matter with the phone ?
Any ideal would be appreciated.
Its not letting me upload the root. From my phone. I rooted mine by going to revolutionary bootloader and installed root package from a zip file on the sd card. Ill try later on my computer to upload or give yah the link if another kind member does not.
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www.revolutionary.io
follow the steps here and then upgrade the recovery via adb or terminal to 4.0.0.9. I honestly can't even tell what you're saying but basically you just haven't been able to successfully achieve S-OFF and ROOT. Follow the steps on revolutionary's site and then there's a thread on here about upgrading the recovery img. If you're not comfortable doing any of this then read read read until you think you've got a good grasp on things.
unclespoon said:
www.revolutionary.io
follow the steps here and then upgrade the recovery via adb or terminal to 4.0.0.9. I honestly can't even tell what you're saying but basically you just haven't been able to successfully achieve S-OFF and ROOT. Follow the steps on revolutionary's site and then there's a thread on here about upgrading the recovery img. If you're not comfortable doing any of this then read read read until you think you've got a good grasp on things.
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Thnaks uncle. His image shows s off but his link has the link for the root zip for the origional poster. To the op follow the link and directions. Revolutionary has all the directions for s off and root file. Hope that helps
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Thanks all of you, your responses.
Finally, I followed the instruciton of this post, from the begining, step by step, then successfully got the recovery interface, all problem gone..
So, to anyone with the same problem that having an APPARENT s-off phone meanwhihe can neither go into the recovery mode nor install the recovery mode, I guess the problem is that the s-off status is false, feint, and the post mentioned above is your lord
I'm glad your problem is fixed. You plan on loading a custom rom?
Sent from my MyTouch 4G Slide using xda premium
Alright, so I got this phone a week ago. First off, I am loving it. Screw Apple.
Anyway, first thing I wanted to do was root it so I can debloat all of T-Mobile's poop applications they cram inside of it.
I've read places that HBOOT 1.45.0013 isn't rootable. I've read it IS rootable, but only with S-OFF on a previous HBOOT. And I've read that it is rootable, but you can't get S-OFF after root.
I've used HTC's unlock tool, which went successful because I flashed CWM through fastboot. I've tried HTC Supertool, MrRoot, and Revolutionary (which says it isn't compatible)
My question then is, which of the above statements is true? If it is rootable, I don't care about S-OFF too much. But I can't ever find a guide that tells me how to root it with this current HBOOT.
Halp pl0x? <3
If you download the Superuser zip (just google superuser android or something), you can flash it in recovery to get root. Alternatively, download a ROM with root preloaded (DS-mod is essentially stock with root and a few other standard root things added in) and flash it.
Limewirelord said:
If you download the Superuser zip (just google superuser android or something), you can flash it in recovery to get root. Alternatively, download a ROM with root preloaded (DS-mod is essentially stock with root and a few other standard root things added in) and flash it.
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What's the difference in flashing Superuser, and downloading it from the Market?
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It won't install correctly if you do it while the system is on and live (through the market) you have to do it while the operating system is not running (through clockworkmod)
Afterwards, it's fine to update through the market, but the initial install will fail if done on a running version of Android.
Blue6IX said:
It won't install correctly if you do it while the system is on and live (through the market) you have to do it while the operating system is not running (through clockworkmod)
Afterwards, it's fine to update through the market, but the initial install will fail if done on a running version of Android.
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..Huh, just flashed Superuser. Weird that it's that easy. All the other threads were like "omg HBOOT 1.45.0013 can't be rooted hnnnnnggg"
So, now onto ROMs, are there any ICS based ones you reccomend?
Btw I see tht your question has been answered but in Mr Root's next update will include a Rooter/Unrooter for the newest H-Boot (Without S-Off)
MewTech said:
..Huh, just flashed Superuser. Weird that it's that easy. All the other threads were like "omg HBOOT 1.45.0013 can't be rooted hnnnnnggg"
So, now onto ROMs, are there any ICS based ones you reccomend?
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For a while it was so - you couldn't do anything with 1.45.0013, HTC broke the OTA so you couldn't unlock it.
In my quest for s-on to s-off (still ongoing) I found a leaked copy of the OTA as a signed HTC package so now we can actually unlock them, and people can work with them and they are now rootable.
Still stuck with s-on though, which is unfortunate - we're working on it and hopefully can crack it soon. Got some leads we're chasing down, each layer we unravel shows us another that has to be solved below it.
ICS? Dunno - i'm not interested in ICS yet, still trying to learn gingerbread through and through (i'm an android newbie) before moving up to ICS. That's on hold right now because of the s-on issue i'm working on. tbalden has been leading the charge on ICS and I would recommend looking into his works if that is your interest.
Limewirelord said:
If you download the Superuser zip (just google superuser android or something), you can flash it in recovery to get root. Alternatively, download a ROM with root preloaded (DS-mod is essentially stock with root and a few other standard root things added in) and flash it.
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can you explain in detail how to flash it to rom?????
Using CWM to flash it, you will need the super user ZIP file. Find it somewhere (it's everywhere, no doubt) and put it on your SD card. Reboot the phone to recovery mode, and using CWM recovery, select "flash any zip from SD card" (I'd look up the exact wording, except that my phone has been running a solid 24 days without reboot and I really wanna see how long it goes). Navigate to where your super user ZIP file is, and select it. Follow prompts, et voila, root on reboot.
Assuming all works. If something didn't work, you messed up. Try again from step 1, make sure you have a zip file and not an APK file, make sure you select the correct "flash zip" option (there are two, one specifically for update.zip and another for whatever zip you choose).
HIH
ok this is my huge problem i have the same hboot with s-on
i have the full stock stupid t-mobile mt4gs AOS 2.3.4 software# 1.55.531.3 and i DONT have CWM or any of the extras in only thing i succeeded is getting the bootloader unlocked so what should i do?
Install clockworkmod then flash either superuser pr a ROM - if staying stocl with root, be a good time to do some spring cleaning on all the junk it comes with pre-installed.
Blue6IX said:
Install clockworkmod then flash either superuser pr a ROM - if staying stocl with root, be a good time to do some spring cleaning on all the junk it comes with pre-installed.
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ok i download this now i try flash CWM recovery and i get this
an error occurred while attempting to run privileged commands!
??????
what do i do next??
We love to title our posts here
crimedave1987 said:
ok i download this now i try flash CWM recovery and i get this
an error occurred while attempting to run privileged commands!
??????
what do i do next??
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Well,
What exactly did you do that returned this error (mainly because I don't remember if fastboot or adb returns that)? What tutorial/guide were you following? Were you in adb trying to "dd" the CWM recovery image or were you trying to flash an img file from within fastboot? Either way, what was the exact command you typed?
Your other thread (sorry, didn't realize I had replied to you in two different places) received an answer as well. After looking around to get the info you need for this post, I see now you've posted in quite a few threads to which I'm subscribed (guess I just never noticed the name, sorry).
So I see you have an unlocked bootloader. At this point, yes, flash CWM. Blue6ix gave an excellent post on how to do this. Is this the one you are currently trying to follow in order to install CWM?
tried to use superuser
I tried to load the superuser zip file in recovery with cwm. installation aborted. any suggestions? I have mytouch4gslide with s on unlocked with HBoot 1.45.0013
wesomatic said:
I tried to load the superuser zip file in recovery with cwm. installation aborted. any suggestion? I have mytouch4g with s on unlocked with HBoot 1.45.0013
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From my earlier post:
cj chitwood said:
Using CWM to flash it, you will need the super user ZIP file. Find it somewhere (it's everywhere, no doubt) and put it on your SD card. Reboot the phone to recovery mode, and using CWM recovery, select "flash any zip from SD Card”. Navigate to where your super user ZIP file is, and select it. Follow prompts, et voila, root on reboot.
Assuming all works. If something didn't work, you messed up. Try again from step 1, make sure you have a zip file and not an APK file, make sure you select the correct "flash zip" option (there are two, one specifically for update.zip and another for whatever zip you choose).
HIH
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Did this help? Only things I can think of are (1) using ”flash update.zip” instead of ”flash [any] zip file” or, less likely, (2) trying to flash an apk instead of a zip.
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HTC DoubleShot /T-Mobile MyTouch 4G Slide running Bulletproof
Yes, that thread did help me. I used your instructions. I even have a new sd card. I have read some threads about formating it first. I did not do that. Also where can I get a good zip file? I down loaded it from some file sharing program 2share I think... Tried again ROOTED!!!! It was so easy!!! Been doing this for a week!!! Wow!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
bricked my phone!!!
Just want to add... Do not use ROM Manager from The Market. Bricked my phone. Just stays in start up. Had it rooted and everything!!!!
NO BRICK
Thank God For CWM!!!!!
I am stuck someplace in betweem
Hi:
I too have a MyTouch Slidwe 4G with the hboot 1.45.0013. All the contrary information I have found lead me to go to the professionals. I purchased the root-android.org software. It seemed to run fine - I got no errors and it said that the phone was rooted. I see the superuser app on the phone. However, when I try to run Titanium Backup, it says that the phone is not rooted. The people at root-android.org are not answering my emails (I did get my money back). Any ideas of where I should go from here?
Thanks!
You should never have to purchase root for any android, if it has been done once then chances are it is plastered how to all over the internet, if the phone has a thread on xda then it will be there. Being you got yourself this far I'll help you out a bit more
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=29439712
Read and understand is my advice, always read until you understand, then search if you have questions, then finally ask questions here if you are still stumped.
For the most part every question you can ask is already answered by one of the super helpful xda folk here, and chances are it is the right information.
I do advice to gain radio soff with the wire trick, it will make life easier... Read up and happy flashing!
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Hi All,
Of course the first thing I did after getting my new HTC One SV is root it and install LBE privacy protection to stop data leakage. However recently ive been getting a notification of an update to jelly bean through my phone provider (Vodafone Australia). However this will not install due to custom recovery image so the pre-install check fails. I cannot find stock recovery images anywhere and even if I did, due to presence of clockwork mod cant push images via Android SDK (skips straight past hboot to clockworkmod so isn't detected as an available device).
Can anyone help me get my phone back in a state where I can install the new update and the re-root?
Am not 100% noob, am familiar with custom roms and basics required to root and use SDK, this is my 3rd android device ive played with so hopefully this question is not tooooo SIGH.
Seems like HTC one SV is too new to have its on page in XDA support?
Try find here something or sombody who can help. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2292432
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marceli-szpak said:
Try find here something or sombody who can help. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2292432
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Hi there,
Unfortunately I don't have permission to post messages in that thread, nor does it seem the appropriate place to ask my question as it is an area for resources not help.
You must have 10 posts to write in some threads. Try ask in thread root for One sv. Have you bootloader unlocked ? What is your hboot number? For now when you update to JB via OTA you can't make s-off and next you can't back to previous hboot version.
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RE HTC One SV Revert to Stock Help (for update)
marceli-szpak said:
You must have 10 posts to write in some threads. Try ask in thread root for One sv. Have you bootloader unlocked ? What is your hboot number? For now when you update to JB via OTA you can't make s-off and next you can't back to previous hboot version.
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Yes bootloader is unlocked, I have clockworkmod working, in fact I think that is the problem. If I could get back to original recovery image I think the OTA would work
HBOOT number is 1.01.000
snorglamp said:
Yes bootloader is unlocked, I have clockworkmod working, in fact I think that is the problem. If I could get back to original recovery image I think the OTA would work
HBOOT number is 1.01.000
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What you have to do is, download the OTA Update (will be located to sdcard/download/), copy to pc and unzip it. You will find another firmware.zip, there is the jelly bean recovery inside. Flash this JB recovery over fastboot.
Boot.img/Kernel also have to be stock and maybe bootloader also locked (for this i'm not sure), then you should be able to install JB.
But think about, if you need S-Off, cause you only get this on ICS.
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What you have to do is, download the OTA Update (will be located to sdcard/download/), copy to pc and unzip it. You will find another firmware.zip, there is the jelly bean recovery inside. Flash this JB recovery over fastboot.
Boot.img/Kernel also have to be stock and maybe bootloader also locked (for this i'm not sure), then you should be able to install JB.
But think about, if you need S-Off, cause you only get this on ICS.
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Thanks this sounds like the best advice I have had yet. MANY THANKS SIR!
However at the moment I have problems getting ADB/fastboot to recognise the phone is connected (using command line). Just says waiting for device and nothing happens. Is this because I have clockworkmod installed? I just got a new PC and installed latest ADB/SDK and latest HTC sync software so everything should be latest. I cant do much if I cant give commands unfortunately. If I solve this I will post an update.
snorglamp said:
Thanks this sounds like the best advice I have had yet. MANY THANKS SIR!
However at the moment I have problems getting ADB/fastboot to recognise the phone is connected (using command line). Just says waiting for device and nothing happens. Is this because I have clockworkmod installed? I just got a new PC and installed latest ADB/SDK and latest HTC sync software so everything should be latest. I cant do much if I cant give commands unfortunately. If I solve this I will post an update.
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Can be related to cwm! Look into my index thread, there is a link to cwm with working adb or use TWRP2.5.
Good luck.
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ismailnayir said:
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If's there anything you don't understand, ASK!
So nobody knows, what you want, sorry.
old.splatterhand said:
Can be related to cwm! Look into my index thread, there is a link to cwm with working adb or use TWRP2.5.
Good luck.
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Yes I thought that might be the case but was not having any luck with search results to find out what to do. Thank the internet gods for you! Going to your thread now XD!
I had similar issue with an update, the reason is that the stock recovery has some commands that neither cwm nor twrp have.
Here's what I did to fix it and update succesfully:
- extracted recovery.img from the update itself
- put it in the same directory as fastboot program
- attached the device with debug usb mode on on the pc
- command 'adb reboot bootloader'
- when the device rebooted in fastboot: 'fastboot flash recovery recovery.img'
- after that I was able to update without problems
note that you need to flash back twrp or cwm if you want root.
Of course you need unlocked bootloader, android-sdk's platform tools and adb drivers to do this, but you should already have them if you flashed cwm
good luck!
madpausa said:
I had similar issue with an update, the reason is that the stock recovery has some commands that neither cwm nor twrp have.
Here's what I did to fix it and update succesfully:
- extracted recovery.img from the update itself
- put it in the same directory as fastboot program
- attached the device with debug usb mode on on the pc
- command 'adb reboot bootloader'
- when the device rebooted in fastboot: 'fastboot flash recovery recovery.img'
- after that I was able to update without problems
note that you need to flash back twrp or cwm if you want root.
Of course you need unlocked bootloader, android-sdk's platform tools and adb drivers to do this, but you should already have them if you flashed cwm
good luck!
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DUDE! THATS TOTALLY WHAT I WANNA HEAR, however, ive been having enormous trouble getting fastbood/ADB to recognise the phone is attached, I have tried the universal clockwork mod ADB driver which didnt work, and I havent had any luck folloing the instructions on Splatterhand's other threads in getting it recognised. The command fastboot devices just leaves a flashing cursor FOREVER! Other commands leave the message "waiting for device". According to splatterhand ADB/Fastboot wont recognise the phone as attached because of clockworkmod and therefore I cant push any commands or files...how did you solve this?
OMG
'adb reboot bootloader'
THATS THE MISSING PIECE OF THE PUZZLE!!!! THAT TOTALLY WORKED AND GOT ME TO FASTBOOT ON THE PHONE!
Because the phone wasnt booting into booloader (CWM instead) I just assumed the same would happen if I used that command from adb but no, it totally worked....i wonder if the CWM universal driver i installed had anything to do with that...
anyway, CHAMPION YOU!
Good tip on extracting the recovery from the OTA itself, will do, and I will try to get a copy to Old.Splatterhand for other vodafone Australia users so they have the OTA and recovery at hand.
Will report back if I have full success to confirm your steps!
snorglamp said:
'adb reboot bootloader'
THATS THE MISSING PIECE OF THE PUZZLE!!!! THAT TOTALLY WORKED AND GOT ME TO FASTBOOT ON THE PHONE!
Because the phone wasnt booting into booloader (CWM instead) I just assumed the same would happen if I used that command from adb but no, it totally worked....i wonder if the CWM universal driver i installed had anything to do with that...
anyway, CHAMPION YOU!
Good tip on extracting the recovery from the OTA itself, will do, and I will try to get a copy to Old.Splatterhead for other vodafone Australia users so they have the OTA and recovery at hand.
Will report back if I have full success to confirm your steps!
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Just a thought, if you're upgrading from ics to jb, I think you should use ics recovery (I guess you can grab it from another ruu)... anyway, glad to be of any help
madpausa said:
Just a thought, if you're upgrading from ics to jb, I think you should use ics recovery (I guess you can grab it from another ruu)... anyway, glad to be of any help
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So I took your advice and pulled a recovery image from the ICS Cricket (using the link in splatterhand's thread to stock resources) image. Downloaded the OTA and went to apply it, got past boot/recovery screen checks and all was looking good until i got to a screen with what looked to be an SD card icon and a loading bar under a larger phone icon with a green recycle type circle over it. That loading bar stopped about half way with a red triangle and exclamation mark (i.e. during the update process). Fortunately not bricked. It may be that I need the original Vodafone AU recovery image, or that there was something about the ICS OTA image that I used that made it fail. Not sure. Will try to find another stock recovery image.
Applied recovery from EU RUU stock and while that went fine and can boot into htboot no problem, when applying the OTA update it skips the fastboot and gets stuck on HTC One screen like normal loading except stuck.
I think I will try old.splatterhand's recommendation now that I am able to push things to the phone through adb/fastboot, so thanks for your commandline tip but now I must try flashing the JB recovery etc as outlined in his post.
The problem may be that the OTA is expecting a vodafone australia stock recovery as i seem to be getting different outcomes depending on which stock recovery image I apply...
I have sent Old.Splatterhand the Vodafone Australia JB OTA file for the main thread collection in case anyone wants it or the images therein, but at the moment it is of little use to me hehe.
SUCCESS! How to update to Jelly Bean from modded/rooted HTC One SV ICS
Ok so I should probably post this somewhere else so old.splatterhand can just post the summary. But here is what happened and a combination of your advice helped me so super thanks to both of you (madpausa and old.splatterhand)!
So I was in a situation where having rooted my stock HTC One SV and flashed clockworkmod I couldnt apply the Jellybean update that was constantly in my notifications bar (referred to as OTA update). When I tried to reboot into recovery clockworkmod would take over instantly and I was unable to run commands from fastboot command lines.
I was however able to download the update which could be found in (internal memory) "Downloads" folder "OTA_K2_UL_JB...zip".
In order to apply the advice of madpausa I had to first revert to stock recovery image before applying the recovery image from the OTA. So I got a stock recovery image from the cricket version (see old.splatterhand's thread) and flashed that first.
- put it in the same directory as fastboot program
- attached the device with debug usb mode on on the pc (select HTC Sync) and fire up the CMD interface for command line time (cd Android)
- command 'adb reboot bootloader' which actually did boot the phone into Hboot and not clockworkmod, so that solved the ADB/fastboot issue for me
- when the device rebooted in fastboot: 'fastboot flash recovery recovery.img'
Once I had reverted to stock recovery I was then able to apply the rest of madpausa and old.splatterhand's advice
What finally worked for me was copying that OTA JB update zip to pc my and unzipping it. Inside there was firmware.zip, which also needed to be unzipped and inside is the jelly bean version recovery.img.
- put it in the same directory as fastboot program (and remove the other recovery.img or overwrite)
- attached the device with debug usb mode on on the pc
- command 'adb reboot bootloader'
- when the device rebooted in fastboot: 'fastboot flash recovery recovery.img'
Then when I booted up my phone again it asked me if wanted to download and install the update, which I did. The phone rebooted, update applied, all good!
Hboot did not have to be re-locked, so dont go as far as locking your phone again.
Thanks to everyone's help for this one, I am now a happy use of Jellybean on my previously modded HTC One SV...now to get superuser back and stock that data leakage with LBE again!!!
Good to see you got your problem sorted out!:highfive:
And the download of OTA was succesful, thanks!:good:
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Ok so I should probably post this somewhere else so old.splatterhand can just post the summary. But here is what happened and a combination of your advice helped me so super thanks to both of you (madpausa and old.splatterhand)!
So I was in a situation where having rooted my stock HTC One SV and flashed clockworkmod I couldnt apply the Jellybean update that was constantly in my notifications bar (referred to as OTA update). When I tried to reboot into recovery clockworkmod would take over instantly and I was unable to run commands from fastboot command lines.
I was however able to download the update which could be found in (internal memory) "Downloads" folder "OTA_K2_UL_JB...zip".
In order to apply the advice of madpausa I had to first revert to stock recovery image before applying the recovery image from the OTA. So I got a stock recovery image from the cricket version (see old.splatterhand's thread) and flashed that first.
- put it in the same directory as fastboot program
- attached the device with debug usb mode on on the pc (select HTC Sync) and fire up the CMD interface for command line time (cd Android)
- command 'adb reboot bootloader' which actually did boot the phone into Hboot and not clockworkmod, so that solved the ADB/fastboot issue for me
- when the device rebooted in fastboot: 'fastboot flash recovery recovery.img'
Once I had reverted to stock recovery I was then able to apply the rest of madpausa and old.splatterhand's advice
What finally worked for me was copying that OTA JB update zip to pc my and unzipping it. Inside there was firmware.zip, which also needed to be unzipped and inside is the jelly bean version recovery.img.
- put it in the same directory as fastboot program (and remove the other recovery.img or overwrite)
- attached the device with debug usb mode on on the pc
- command 'adb reboot bootloader'
- when the device rebooted in fastboot: 'fastboot flash recovery recovery.img'
Then when I booted up my phone again it asked me if wanted to download and install the update, which I did. The phone rebooted, update applied, all good!
Hboot did not have to be re-locked, so dont go as far as locking your phone again.
Thanks to everyone's help for this one, I am now a happy use of Jellybean on my previously modded HTC One SV...now to get superuser back and stock that data leakage with LBE again!!!
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This is the exact problem I had. I started trying to root my HTC One SV (Boost Mobile) a couple of months ago. I got past the HTC unlock bootloader, but I got confused by the rest of the rooting guide, so eventually I gave up on finishing the rooting process. Ever since then, it has said ***TAMPERED*** in hboot when I go in there. Well, just like you, I started getting the JB update notification in the OTA. I tried to install it like 15 times, but it always just rebooted into the existing image I had, which was the stock image.
So today I decided to try and finish the root and then find a JB ROM to install. old.splatterhand helped me out with getting it rooted, and it was a success. But when I asked him about JB ROMs, he said I had to have S-off. When we spoke a little more about it, he pointed me here, telling me that he helped you get the root back after you got through the OTA update.
So now, I guess I need to try and follow your instructions on getting the OTA update, and then go back to the thread where he helped you get the root back.
I'm a complete n00b to rooting android devices, but I'm pretty confident that I can do this with the proper guidance. I have rooted 2 Samsung SCH-i500s and today I finally got this HTC One SV rooted. I'm starting to see how it all works.
If you don't mind, let me know of any details of issues you faced that may not be in the guides you followed. That would be a great help.
Congrats on getting yours all done.
Thanks.
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snorglamp said:
'adb reboot bootloader'
THATS THE MISSING PIECE OF THE PUZZLE!!!! THAT TOTALLY WORKED AND GOT ME TO FASTBOOT ON THE PHONE!
Because the phone wasnt booting into booloader (CWM instead) I just assumed the same would happen if I used that command from adb but no, it totally worked....i wonder if the CWM universal driver i installed had anything to do with that...
anyway, CHAMPION YOU!
Good tip on extracting the recovery from the OTA itself, will do, and I will try to get a copy to Old.Splatterhand for other vodafone Australia users so they have the OTA and recovery at hand.
Will report back if I have full success to confirm your steps!
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Do you type "adb reboot bootloader" in the command line? I wanna be clear on this before I make any moves.
I have a Rooted and s off HTC one Sv from Boost mobile. I can download the OTA for Sense 5 and 4.2.2 but when I try to install it it cancels and says something like cant get ro.products.build = k2cl.. and something else ...
Im new to all of this, but Im really good with following a step by step guide if there is something I can read to fix this issue.
Im just trying to get the latest software available for this phone. And also if there is a way to edit the build.prop on this phone to make it run faster and increase the network speed too. that would be amazing. I have yet to find anything for this phon
Well, for boost mobile you can use a Ruu which they released for the latest available Software.
http://dl3.htc.com/application/RUU_...V_NV_Boost_2.20_150_release_389346_signed.exe
This will delete all of your data and your bootloader must be locked, if you are S-on (only as an info, in case you have unlocked at htcdev.com to gain root access).
Hi. Thanks.
So I need to turn the bootloader off and switch S off back to S on?
I dont remember what software I used to root it, it was on my other computer that got stolen.
How would I go about locking the bootloader? And turning the S back on? And once successful in getting the update will I be able to root it again?
Is there any other better roms I can flash on it now that is better? I would love to have KitKat on here if possible.. But as of now I know that cyanogen mod isnt supporting this device and all I know to do is update it to 4.2.2 with sense 5, if I could just figure out how.
Sorry for all the questions.
Last question is... I seen build.prop editing possiblities to be able to speed up 4g, 3g, and 2g networks speeds and even to bypass network caps, but no guides for htc one sv for boost. Are there any that I can be directed to to edit the build.prop to achieve this?
Don't know about boost specific tweaks.
Also there are no custom roms available for boost.
You are S-off, you didn't mention. But thats good! Don't go S-on, and no need to relock bootloader in this case, as far as i remember.
Backup everything you need, connect your device to your pc and run the Ruu. It will bring you to the latest software for your phone.
Ive been trying over and over to get the Ruu to work and I followed the instructions properly. And even deleted it and downloaded it again.
It keeps saying : Error 170 USB Connection Error. And wants me to check the USB sync cable or my connection to the PC.
But Both my cables work fine and my computer is new and nothing wrong with it. I am able to use my USB to Tether app just fine and im able to copy and paste to and from my phone and able to use HTC Sync manager too. SO Idk what the deal is.
Maybe some specifics about my setup may help.
My computer is an HP Envy Sleekbook with 8g of ram and i5 processor running windows 8.1 64bit.
My phone is the Boost mobiles version HTC One SV C525c with these details:
Android Version: 4.1.2
Sense: 4
Software number: 2.06.653.6 710RD
HTC SDK API: 4.65
HTC Extension Version: HTC Extension_Sense45_12
Kernel Version: [email protected] #1 SMP PREEMPT
Build Number: 2.06.653.6 CL209682 release-keys
I dont know if that helps with my situation but just in case I added it.
Thank you and I appreciate the help
Do a research on google with "htc ruu error 170".
You will get many results, like this:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2553296
No matter what I do nothing seems to be helping
I have been googling for days. And been at it for hours today trying to figure this out.
I really just need a step by step guide. I dont understand this stuff.
So far, I downloaded and unistalled and reinstalled drivers for windows 8.1. I downloaded adb drivers and fastboot.
I tried to use RUU by going into Fastboot usb. I even tried to download the OTA update and then manipulate the update-script by deleting all the assert checks to stop getting the getprop errors. But still didnt work.
IDK what to do all I want to do is have my phone back to normal again and to be able to update it to the newest software version. Its annoying to see the update available notification in my tray and I cant do anything about it.
The closest I got so far was switching to the windows 7 computer and turning off the developer options menu. But then RUU starts to work but then stops at HTC fastboot.exe has stopped working. Im stuck.
Some more information about my phone just in case its helpful. :
Moonshine S-OFF
K2_CL PVT SHIP S-OFF RL
CID-SPCS_003
HBOOT-2.00.4444
RADIO-1.12.50.0516
OpenDSP-v9.2.0268.1214
eMMC-boot
I also got rid of CWM and put TWRP v2.8.4.0
I just went to the bootloader screen and tried to install the OTA file from there and also the OTA file that I deleted the assert build prop stuff from and I get the same error E: Error executing updater binary in zip
SO idk what to do but im determined to fix this.
Thank you much for helping me
Now my phone wont work at all.
Its stuck on the HTC screen and I cant figure out how to get it back. I know there is a way. This really sucks.
guitarjae said:
Now my phone wont work at all.
Its stuck on the HTC screen and I cant figure out how to get it back. I know there is a way. This really sucks.
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Theres is not much what i can do, because i don't know much about boost, and i don't have any files for it.
Maybe @Modding.MyMind can help you here, he has much more knowledge in this kind of stuff, than me.
Ok. I managed to get my phone unbricked by using windows 7 and using fastboot to flash the same operating system I was already using. Now I don't have twrp or cwm. Its just a red triangle now if I try to log into recovery.
It is also switched from moonshine s off to locked.
So I'm assuming I'm S on now and bootloader locked.
I went back to the RUU program you told me to install and it started to work but then stop and gave an error 158 image error. I googled it but I don't understand how to fix it.
Is there any way I can just get sense 5 and 4.2.2. I'm starting to think its not possible. But would be nice if I could.
I don't know, whats wrong here. What have you flashed on your phone to get it running?
A RUU? This would explain, that you loose twrp, because it flashes everything to stock. But it don't set S-off to S-on! That step has to be done manually by yourself.
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Please check this website for more information and download of the RUU you need:
www.htc.com/us/support/htc-one-sv-boost/news/
guitarjae said:
Ok. I managed to get my phone unbricked by using windows 7 and using fastboot to flash the same operating system I was already using. Now I don't have twrp or cwm. Its just a red triangle now if I try to log into recovery.
It is also switched from moonshine s off to locked.
So I'm assuming I'm S on now and bootloader locked.
I went back to the RUU program you told me to install and it started to work but then stop and gave an error 158 image error. I googled it but I don't understand how to fix it.
Is there any way I can just get sense 5 and 4.2.2. I'm starting to think its not possible. But would be nice if I could.
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https://www.dropbox.com/s/tacg3jdz84c6wlh/Pure_Jelly_Bean_4.1.2_TWRP_Backup.zip?dl=0
Download this pure 4.1.2 JellyBean backup made specifically for TWRP and extract the zip on to your desktop. Flash the TWRP recovery to your recovery partition using fastboot.
Code:
fastboot flash recovery twrprecovery.img
Reboot in to TWRP, make sure your device is plugged in to your computer.
Now before we move on further I need you to make a quick TWRP backup. You do not need to make a full backup. Just one will do since I am merely aiming to have the required TWRP backup directory be created on your device.
Did you make a quick backup? Good. Lets move forward.
Select the option to mount your usb (You should still be in TWRP). A window will pop up on your computer showing either your internal or external storage. Find the TWRP folder and look through it until you find the backup folder. Go inside the backup folder and you will see the files created to make your backup. Delete them all.
Copy my backup that you downloaded earlier over to that same directory. When done, unmount device from computer, then unmount device from phone. Select to restore your device using that TWRP backup. After completition, reboot your device, let the phone start up. Welcome back to 4.1.2.
Go to settings to manualkly update your device to 4.2.2 but before you accept the update you must make sure you flash back your stock recovery using the same instructions given at the beginning. DO not attempt to accept the OTA with TWRP installed, it will fail.
Hey thanks
Im on 4.1.2 now
Last night I went to this forum http://androidforums.com/threads/htc-one-sv-boost-stuck-on-splash-screen.826881. When I was there I followed the instructions that the guy gave the other guy for his problem, since I was bricked and stuck on the splash screen. I downloaded this https://www.dropbox.com/s/wqq04edwc844ufw/decrypted_k2_cl_2.06.653.6_rom.zip. And that got me back to 4.1.2 with sense 4.
Now since I did that it deleted the twrp I had on it and where it used to say moonshine S Off it now says LOCKED? So, I dont know what that means if Im s off or not anymore.
I went to download the update to 4.2.2 and it started to install but then just rebooted and it still asks me to update and im still on 4.1.2. I also tried the RUU again in fastboot mode and it will start to install and stops at error 158 image error. ? ... I also took the OTA update file that downloaded from the downloads folder and put it on my computer and tried to flash it with fastboot and it still stops after some kind of check. I even edited the update-script to delete the assert at the top and it started and stopped at a different error. So idk..
Right now my phone is back on and I can use it. I just want to get the update somehow. So maybe if you still think I should try again and do what you just mentioned, Ill do it tonight once i get to my desktop with win 7 since win 8.1 is stupid with this.
guitarjae said:
Hey thanks
Im on 4.1.2 now
Last night I went to this forum http://androidforums.com/threads/htc-one-sv-boost-stuck-on-splash-screen.826881. When I was there I followed the instructions that the guy gave the other guy for his problem, since I was bricked and stuck on the splash screen. I downloaded this https://www.dropbox.com/s/wqq04edwc844ufw/decrypted_k2_cl_2.06.653.6_rom.zip. And that got me back to 4.1.2 with sense 4.
Now since I did that it deleted the twrp I had on it and where it used to say moonshine S Off it now says LOCKED? So, I dont know what that means if Im s off or not anymore.
I went to download the update to 4.2.2 and it started to install but then just rebooted and it still asks me to update and im still on 4.1.2. I also tried the RUU again in fastboot mode and it will start to install and stops at error 158 image error. ? ... I also took the OTA update file that downloaded from the downloads folder and put it on my computer and tried to flash it with fastboot and it still stops after some kind of check. I even edited the update-script to delete the assert at the top and it started and stopped at a different error. So idk..
Right now my phone is back on and I can use it. I just want to get the update somehow. So maybe if you still think I should try again and do what you just mentioned, Ill do it tonight once i get to my desktop with win 7 since win 8.1 is stupid with this.
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You should still be S-Off. If you boot up to your bootloader it will either say S-On or S-Off. You used a decrypted RUU so it is a good chance your bootloader is in fact locked. You lost TWRP because the "RUU" restored your device back with the original images as if your device came right out of the box. Which is the whole purpose of an RUU. As for the issue you are having with the OTA update, that seems a bit off, so just follow my instructions and you should be fine. Check to see if you are S-On or S-Off. Also insure that your bootloader is unlocked. If you are S-On then take the boot.emmc.win file from my backup and rename it to boot.img. Use fastboot to flash the boot.img to the boot partition.
Code:
fastboot flash boot boot.img
recovery.emmc.win is the stock recovery. Again, if you are S-On, then rename it to recovery.img and flash it using fastboot.
Code:
fastboot flash recovery recovery.img
This is required because being S-On will prevent you from writing to those partitions using DD. Requires you to be S-Off otherwise. If you are S-On, then that is fine. First focus on getting yourself up to 4.2.2. Once that has been accomplished then use rumrunner universal for HTC to gain S-Off again.
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You should still be S-Off. If you boot up to your bootloader it will either say S-On or S-Off. You used a decrypted RUU so it is a good chance your bootloader is in fact locked. You lost TWRP because the "RUU" restored your device back with the original images as if your device came right out of the box. Which is the whole purpose of an RUU. As for the issue you are having with the OTA update, that seems a bit off, so just follow my instructions and you should be fine. Check to see if you are S-On or S-Off. Also insure that your bootloader is unlocked. If you are S-On then take the boot.emmc.win file from my backup and rename it to boot.img. Use fastboot to flash the boot.img to the boot partition.
Code:
fastboot flash boot boot.img
recovery.emmc.win is the stock recovery. Again, if you are S-On, then rename it to recovery.img and flash it using fastboot.
Code:
fastboot flash recovery recovery.img
This is required because being S-On will prevent you from writing to those partitions using DD. Requires you to be S-Off otherwise. If you are S-On, then that is fine. First focus on getting yourself up to 4.2.2. Once that has been accomplished then use rumrunner universal for HTC to gain S-Off again.
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Hello
Sorry I havent been online lately to give an update.
Thank you for your help. I am successfully now on 4.2.2 with sense 5 by following your instructions.
So now all I have to do is Root again. Can you tell me an quick and easy way to Root again?? I did it last over a year ago on this phone and I think the way it was rooted was the reason I was having such issues. But idk.... Im open for better options on rooting the phone. Towelroot doesnt work for this phone, not that I every used towelroot, i just seen that lots of others are saying it worked and it was fast and easy.
After I root it, I want to be able to increase my phone storage too and be able to move apps to sd card instead of it using all my phone storage. It is already saying cant download bc of insufficient storage.
And other than that, do you know of a good build.prop script for this phone that can increase network speed and maybe bypass the data cap?
Also, I still dont know how I can tell if Im S off or S on? When I hold the vol down and power button, it pops up like it used too but instead of saying its S off it just says LOCKED?