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Ive been looking all over the forum to find a answer to this but it ive getting many different answers and dont know which one is right. My phone is a HTC Magic UK vodafone brand with a 32b board. It also has the newest 1.6 OTA update installed with the 1.33.0004 HBOOT. Ive been told that i need to downgrade to 1.5 but using the command "fastboot boot <Recovery Image>" im able to load the Amon-RA recovery. Using the recovery ive been able to create a nandroid backup but my question is if i used the recovery to wipe then install a ROM will this break the phone or do i need to downgrade first. Also could i flash the recovery image instead of just booting it.
I have the same phone as you.
I followed:
http://wiki.cyanogenmod.com/index.php/Full_Update_Guide_-_MT3G/Magic_Firmware_to_CyanogenMod
Goto the "Non-TMobile 32B Magics" section and follow. It's what I did and it seemed to be the only way to get my phone to 1.5. You have to put it to 1.5 as 1.5 has a security hole in it to allow you to gain Root access to the device.
Thank You, i'll have read through and if i fully understand it i'll give it a go.
ive getting up to the point where it asks me to enter the command "adb push C:\recovery-RA-sapphire-v1.5.2G.img /sdcard/RA152G.img" the command says it completed successfully but the file wasnt on the sdcard. I copied the file manually and renamed it to RA152.img and entered the command from the guide "adb shell flash_image recovery /sdcard/RA152G.img", the command prompt said "flashing recovery from /sdcard/RA152G.img" and nothing after that. After resetting the phone into the recovery mode, its just the default recovery mode so it hasnt flashed correctly. Does anyone know what i should do now.
Edit: Ive tryed using fastboot but it said signature verify failure
Re-download the file, do an MD5 check on it and then flash the phone again.
MilanoChris said:
Re-download the file, do an MD5 check on it and then flash the phone again.
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Thanks MilanoChris buit ive checked the MD5 and tryed to reflash it about 10 times.
I still havn't managed to root it yet anyone got any ideas?
The command "adb shell flash_image recovery /sdcard/RA152G.img" isn't working there is no error message but when I boot into recovery it is the original one. Does anyone know any why it hasn't actually flashed it and alternative commands I can use instead.
Edit: Also using the command "adb push C:\recovery-RA-sapphire-v1.5.2G.img /sdcard/RA152G.img" doesn't work, it says it was successful but when I check the sdcard it isn't there. Anyone know why this is.
If you haven't downgraded yet the recovery won't flash. All of the steps for non-tmobile 32B's are after downgrading. The only thing that is different is how you get the recovery flashed. Are you still having issues with the sappimg.nbh file from Cyanogen?
Thanks but how do I downgrade first as the guide on the site doesnt have a section for dowgrading non mytouch magics.
Sorry if I wasn't very clear on that! The guide is a little frankensteined for you folks using non mytouch magics. What you want to do is follow the normal procedures for downgrading. As soon as you have downgraded to 1.5 in the normal steps it's time to jump over to the non tmobile specific procedures using adb.
Hope this is a little more clear!
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Sorry if I wasn't very clear on that! The guide is a little frankensteined for you folks using non mytouch magics. What you want to do is follow the normal procedures for downgrading. As soon as you have downgraded to 1.5 in the normal steps it's time to jump over to the non tmobile specific procedures using adb.
Hope this is a little more clear!
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Thank You, I'll give it a go.
phantommusik said:
Sorry if I wasn't very clear on that! The guide is a little frankensteined for you folks using non mytouch magics. What you want to do is follow the normal procedures for downgrading. As soon as you have downgraded to 1.5 in the normal steps it's time to jump over to the non tmobile specific procedures using adb.
Hope this is a little more clear!
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Thanks its worked but I cant get into the phone as it wont let me sign in to my google account. I have correctly entered my apn details, is there any way i can bypass it or another way to fix it.
EDIT: Doesn't matter used a different sim and it worked, Thank you again.
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)
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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?
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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!
Sent from my Nexus 7 using xda premium
Right, so after growing bored with using the stock Sense ROM, I've decided to try rooting my phone for the first time ever. And I literally have no idea what I'm doing. The phone is unlocked using HTCdev. The HBoot version is 1.27.0000, so the Revolutionary way of doing things isn't going to work for me. I've had a look at the Juopunutbear way of achieving S-Off, but here is where I've hit a brick wall. It says my phone must be rooted, but that's what I'm trying to do. Can somebody please help, as I literally have no idea what I'm doing. Any help would be very much appreciated. Thanks in advance!
rooting
Hi before you start get good instructions for your device
I know xda has wonderful instructions for your h boot, so does HTC sensation forums. What I did was PRINT out the instructions so I would have them in front of me because you do NOT want to miss ANY steps. For me it was just easier to have instructions In hand. Follow those instructions to a tee! They will walk you through EVERY STEP!if you follow the instructions you will do just fine and be happily rooted. Take my advice and print the instructions because it makes it a lot easier to remember if you look in rooting you should find EVERYTHING you need RIGHT there! I do wish you the very best and I'm sure you will do very well and be rooted in no time! Just make sure to follow the instructions.Good Luck and please let us know how it goes, OK ?
I would start by relocking your bootloader using the Toolkit in the Development section, then follow the guide below to do the rest:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1192300
Sent from my Galnet infected Sensation 4G
Are u soff i have easyest way to root
Sent from my Sensation using xda premium
I have a noon question too! I rooted my phone using the htc dev tool so I'm using the rooted apps now! I tried to install a custom Rom after rooting it and it was stock on bootloader! Lucky me I did a nandroid back up and fix it, so I don't know what agent wrong! And what's s-off?
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Kancur0 said:
I have a noon question too! I rooted my phone using the htc dev tool so I'm using the rooted apps now! I tried to install a custom Rom after rooting it and it was stock on bootloader! Lucky me I did a nandroid back up and fix it, so I don't know what agent wrong! And what's s-off?
Eck
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You need to go to this thread as it will help you understand what you need to do.
There's gotta be an easier way
I haven't been able to root either. I'd love a custom rom but I only have a Mac so I can't get s-off even... There's got to be a better way.
joeman55 said:
I haven't been able to root either. I'd love a custom rom but I only have a Mac so I can't get s-off even... There's got to be a better way.
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The SDK has a version for Mac users. All you have to do is flash the recovery via fast boot, then you can root very easily by downloading Super User or SuperSU and installing them. I personally suggest SuperSU. Then you will need to download and install BusyBox. If you want to check and see if you have root just download and install Root Checker.
Much easier than that...
Once recovery is flashed via fast boot, you can just flash a rooted rom and it will root the phone. This means u don't need to bother with flashing busybox, supersu etc
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please help, I'm really wanting an ICS rom now
fredcorp6 said:
Much easier than that...
Once recovery is flashed via fast boot, you can just flash a rooted rom and it will root the phone. This means u don't need to bother with flashing busybox, supersu etc
Sent from my Sensation using XDA
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So I downloaded the file to my mac from that SDK link, and there just aren't a whole lot of directions, I'm not sure what to do next. If any of you geniuses could help, I'd be very thankful!
joeman55 said:
So I downloaded the file to my mac from that SDK link, and there just aren't a whole lot of directions, I'm not sure what to do next. If any of you geniuses could help, I'd be very thankful!
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Copy the .zip file you downloaded to your SD card, boot into your recovery, select install from SD card, find the .zip file and select it, then just let it finish and reboot.
T-Macgnolia said:
Copy the .zip file you downloaded to your SD card, boot into your recovery, select install from SD card, find the .zip file and select it, then just let it finish and reboot.
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Sorry for the noob questions... But when I boot into the boot-loader I can't seem to find an install from SD card option. I appreciate your help.
joeman55 said:
Sorry for the noob questions... But when I boot into the boot-loader I can't seem to find an install from SD card option. I appreciate your help.
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When you boot to the Hboot screen, after the booloader runs a check for a PM58IMG.zip on the root of your SD card. You should see a a couple of options, you want to select recover. But only select recovery if you have flashed a custom recovery already, the stock recovery will not flash a custom ROM so booting into it is almost useless. Anyway, once you are in recovery you should see a option that says install from SD card, again a stock recovery does not have this option.
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When you boot to the Hboot screen, after the booloader runs a check for a PM58IMG.zip on the root of your SD card. You should see a a couple of options, you want to select recover. But only select recovery if you have flashed a custom recovery already, the stock recovery will not flash a custom ROM so booting into it is almost useless. Anyway, once you are in recovery you should see a option that says install from SD card, again a stock recovery does not have this option.
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Oh awesome! How do I get a custom recovery?
I agree on printing the instructions that are a plenty in this forums -
I am an android noob having my sensation stock battery rom and all was a bit disappointing coming from iThings... however upon reading up and checking all threads from helpful XDA members... im FREE!
Rooted and updated to custom ARHD rom all thanks to the wonderful folks here at XDA Devs.
Kudos!
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joeman55 said:
Oh awesome! How do I get a custom recovery?
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if you have a stock ROM - it doesnt have the Recovery needed to modify your phone..
whereas if you are already rooted - it has the additional recovery software.
check and search the threads how to install Recovery like 4EXT, Clockwork Modz
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1472298
jcblued said:
I agree on printing the instructions that are a plenty in this forums -
I am an android noob having my sensation stock battery rom and all was a bit disappointing coming from iThings... however upon reading up and checking all threads from helpful XDA members... im FREE!
Rooted and updated to custom ARHD rom all thanks to the wonderful folks here at XDA Devs.
Kudos!
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if you have a stock ROM - it doesnt have the Recovery needed to modify your phone..
whereas if you are already rooted - it has the additional recovery software.
check and search the threads how to install Recovery like 4EXT, Clockwork Modz
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1472298
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See, I checked out the link, and I searched all night last night. In order to flash a custom recovery, the phone needs to be rooted. And it looks like the only way to do that is through the revolutionary website which requires either Windows or Linux, which takes me back to my original problem, I have a Mac. Guys, thank you so much for your help though. I had my hopes up for a minute there ;-)
joeman55 said:
See, I checked out the link, and I searched all night last night. In order to flash a custom recovery, the phone needs to be rooted. And it looks like the only way to do that is through the revolutionary website which requires either Windows or Linux, which takes me back to my original problem, I have a Mac. Guys, thank you so much for your help though. I had my hopes up for a minute there ;-)
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I suggest you borrow the use of a Windows PC from someone if you can. Or you can always try to run Windows in Boot Camp on your Mac.
are you s-off?
if you are s-off you can get recovery installed using adb - which can be installed on mac.
sorry kinda confused where u actually are the thread is a bit all over the place lol
fredcorp6 said:
are you s-off?
if you are s-off you can get recovery installed using adb - which can be installed on mac.
sorry kinda confused where u actually are the thread is a bit all over the place lol
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No, I understand haha. I'm still S-on. You need a pc to get s-off and I just don't have access to one :-(
Alright guys here's the deal. I went through the htcdev root process. everything was running fine for awhile. installed cm10. now all i can access is recovery and bootloader. i have no access to the sdcard at all. there are no backups or anything in place on the sd card to access through recovery. i am at a complete loss as to what to do. i have gone through and attempted to install ruu's with no success. i have pulled the boot and recovery images off said ruu's to no success. i am at a complete loss. HELP!!!
bardoom said:
Alright guys here's the deal. I went through the htcdev root process. everything was running fine for awhile. installed cm10. now all i can access is recovery and bootloader. i have no access to the sdcard at all. there are no backups or anything in place on the sd card to access through recovery. i am at a complete loss as to what to do. i have gone through and attempted to install ruu's with no success. i have pulled the boot and recovery images off said ruu's to no success. i am at a complete loss. HELP!!!
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What HBoot are you on? Have you been using the All In One Tool? If so, you're better off doing the commands manually. Don't get me wrong its a handy tool but when you do it yourself you understand more about the whole process and what not.
hboot
HBOOT-1.14.004
RADIO-1.08ts.50.05.16
i was using the toolkit initially. i used it to unlock the bootloader to being with. Once I started having issues I starting typing everything out manually. I have gone through the steps of the stickied thread at the top of the forum with no luck.
bardoom said:
HBOOT-1.14.004
RADIO-1.08ts.50.05.16
i was using the toolkit initially. i used it to unlock the bootloader to being with. Once I started having issues I starting typing everything out manually. I have gone through the steps of the stickied thread at the top of the forum with no luck.
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It sounds like you're having the same problem as I was having. Don't worry just be upset that there's no S-Off for the One S yet, I know I am. Anyway! If you want to go back to stock you have to use the European stock RUU (2.31 or 2.21). Because we have that dreaded 1.14 HBoot we can't use the T-Mo RUU anymore because they don't match up.
Flash the boot.img and the recovery.img from the European RUU. If you can't find them just start up the RUU and open an explorer window and type "%temp%" into the address bar. Find the folder with the .zip named "rom" in it (it'll be less confusing if you delete what you can from the temp folder before hand), open it up and find "boot_signed.img" and "recovery_signed.img" copy them to your platform tools folder and flash.
After that Relock your bootloader and flash the RUU. Below is a link to posts by Football and Sneaky Ghost for the RUU (it's easier to get it from Sneaky's dropbox link in his signature). Let me know if it works and show some love to the thanks button if it does. Good luck!
Hit that thanks button for Sneaky
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=32262143&postcount=153
And again for Football since he gets all these RUU's out
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=23542379&postcount=1
alrighty then
do you have any idea if there are any mirrors for this file?
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do you have any idea if there are any mirrors for this file?
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Bro... the links at the bottom of my post have what you need... did you read what I said?
these links require you to be a premium member of the site to download. which i am not.
bardoom said:
these links require you to be a premium member of the site to download. which i am not.
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"(it's easier to get it from Sneaky's dropbox link in his signature)" SneakyGhost has a dropbox link in his signature https://www.dropbox.com/sh/nnpoodr69b7ibmk/qdQyL3RBwE you don't even need an account to download it. Even if you do need an account, dropbox is a very useful service and it wouldn't hurt to sign up. But I am sure you don't need an account because I've had people download from a public folder before without an account and I was not logged in when I downloaded from his public folder.
It's so true that the all in one tool takes the learning out. However I would use the post in the stickies on how to unbrick and solve mounting issues. As long as you can still get in and out of recovery. You can manually install the boot.IMG then flash the utb Rom to be refreshed. But if you want to go back to stock. Dude here is giving great guidance and advise.
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cannondale0815 said:
Yes, I just fixed my problem yesterday after some serious trial-and-error.
1) Use the All-in-One-Kit and flash your recovery back to stock
2) Boot into the bootloader and choose to "clear storage" and afterwards to reset to factory defaults.
3) Go back to the all-in-one-kit and flash a CWM recovery version again.
4) Reboot into recovery (CWM). Your /sdcard should now be mounted and visible.
5) Now, try the UTB rom (it worked for me), rename the zip file to something short (i.e. utb.zip), and push it to the sdcard using adb as follows:
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adb push utb.zip /sdcard
6) While still in CWM, flash the zip.
The trick here is that only the stock recovery is capable of restoring access to the sdcard by it's proprietary "clear storage" option.
Good luck!
-J
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alright. i see it now. i was going to the filefactory folder and not the dropbox acct. I'm in the process of downloading the extracted RUU for 2.31 and I will post when I have an update. Thanks again for all of your help so far.
I've followed every guide I can find. I've flashed nandroid backup. I've attempted flashing ruu's with no success. I've done everything I can think of and nothing is getting me out of this bootloop. What am I missing?!?!!1
finally got it back up a running. thanks again for all your help on this.
Good job dude. Tell us how you did it. It may help others.
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...then again, I might just be being a complete moron and absolutely wasting a lot of people's time. I'm going to try anyway because everytime I Google my multiple problems I seem to get back to this website. Yes, I watched your noob video - I laughed a lot, and unfortunately and unintentionally I feel like I'm going to tick a few of the boxes at the end of it... If you can rescue me from my situation, I'll definitely make a donation towards the upkeep of your site (As long as you have a donation link.)
I have a HTC Sensation XE (with Beats Audio) and it being a Sunday afternoon I thought I would have a crack at rooting and applying custom firmware to me phone for the first ever time. I bet you can see where this is going. I downloaded the SDK Manager, HTC ONE X All In One tool, and the latest Cyanogen for my handset. I DID NOT S-OFF MY PHONE BEFORE JUMPING RIGHT IN FOR I AM AN IDIOT. So I rooted the phone, and all seemed to be going well, I had the Stock ROM, I believe they call it? But it was rooted as confirmed by Root Checker. AT THIS POINT I BACKED UP USING CLOCKWORK. I then got ahead of myself and tried to download the new Custom ROM. After getting aggrieved that the ROM was stuck on 86% consistently with ROM Manager I downloaded it to my PC. Put it onto my SD card. Went into recovery mode. Installed .zip via SD card.
This is where problems began. Once the installation was done I restarted my phone and got caught out by the little blue man, and I believe my screen was stuck in bootloop, where it just continually showed me his image - and the movements around him kept occurring, it didn't freeze. I tried to put the boot.img on from the .zip where I had downloaded it but it came to no avail, it still didn't boot past that point.
I was aggrieved and so restored my phone to the point I said I had backed up. Just after the root of the stock ROM. Then when I tried to boot this up, it got stuck at the Beats Audio symbol in similar vein to how it was stuck on the little blue man.
I turned my phone off, tried to wipe everything using 4ext recovery that I placed on the phone at this point. My All In One tool also stopped recognising my phone, constantly saying "error: device not found" when I tried to do something which it was not doing before the root. Furthermore, when I plug my phone into my PC, it doesn't offer me Removable Drive storage, but it does make the pinging noise which notifies me that the device is recognised. Now after all this, when I boot the phone it is stuck at the HTC screen with a white background and I don't know why it is now halting here as opposed to what it was earlier, could it be something to do with when I was trying to get the all-in-one tool to recognise my phone I tried to reflash recovery of 'Stock'? I really am upset about this and regret even attempting it as I am in love with my phone and can't really live without it. Please help and if I get a successfully, rooted phone I will be very happy and PROMISE to make a donation towards the site of what I can afford.
So please do me and your own site a favour and help me
BRIEF POINTS OF NOTE
ROOT SEEMED TO WORK FINE UNTIL ATTEMPTING TO PUT CUSTOM ROM ON
CUSTOM ROM WOULDN'T BOOT PAST BLUE MAN SCREEN AT FIRST, THEN BEATS AUDIO SCREEN AND THEN HTC SCREEN.
MY PHONE IS S-ON, UNLOCKED, PYRAMID PUT SHIP S-ON RL, HBOOT-1.29.0000,eMMC-boot,Mar 2 2012, 18.14.34
PC IS NOT CURRENTLY RECOGNISING MY PHONE AS A REMOVABLE DEVICE IN THE SENSE THAT IT WON'T ALLOW ME TO PUT ON ANY ITEMS.
I DO HAVE A SPARE, ACCESSIBLE SD CARD AND DO NOT CARE WHAT HAPPENS TO THE CONTENTS OF IT. IF THIS IS USEFUL.
Please. Help me. Thank you
don't panic.many as you had that issue.it is easy
from 4ext recovery enable smartflash and then immediately flash the rom
you should be fine
If it still fails to boot after reflashed with smartflash on, get boot.img from zip, place it in your fastboot/adb folder and flash it manually from fastboot: fastboot flash boot boot.img
Look for Asskicker's guide in General section. "flashing rom with s-on and Hboot 1.27+"
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rzr86 said:
don't panic.many as you had that issue.it is easy
from 4ext recovery enable smartflash and then immediately flash the rom
you should be fine
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Unfortunately, this hasn't worked for me. I did this...
- Went onto 4EXT recovery.
- Went to tools.
- Clicked on 'Enable Smartflash'.
- Ensured it was on.
- Went to 'install .zip from SD Card'
- Found the Cynagon MOD.
- "Finding update package... Opening update package... Installing update... Install from SD Card complete."
- Rebooted phone.
- A pending update to your boot partition has been detected. Your ROM will reboot once [and then it reboots]. The first time it came up with this though. It said something about how there had been an error.
- Got stuck at the HTC screen again.
I'd just like to reaffirm that before something happened (I believe it was when I tried to flash to stock recovery), my phone was getting to the Beats Audio/Little Blue Man Screen. Now it's getting to the HTC screen.
That donation to the site is still in promise!
matekaneve said:
If it still fails to boot after reflashed with smartflash on, get boot.img from zip, place it in your fastboot/adb folder and flash it manually from fastboot: fastboot flash boot boot.img
Look for Asskicker's guide in General section. "flashing rom with s-on and Hboot 1.27+"
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This also didn't work for me. It appeared to run entirely successfully. I rebooted the phone using 'fastboot reboot' and it still got stuck at the same screen.
ElliotHorne32 said:
Unfortunately, this hasn't worked for me. I did this...
- Went onto 4EXT recovery.
- Went to tools.
- Clicked on 'Enable Smartflash'.
- Ensured it was on.
- Went to 'install .zip from SD Card'
- Found the Cynagon MOD.
- "Finding update package... Opening update package... Installing update... Install from SD Card complete."
- Rebooted phone.
- A pending update to your boot partition has been detected. Your ROM will reboot once [and then it reboots]. The first time it came up with this though. It said something about how there had been an error.
- Got stuck at the HTC screen again.
I'd just like to reaffirm that before something happened (I believe it was when I tried to flash to stock recovery), my phone was getting to the Beats Audio/Little Blue Man Screen. Now it's getting to the HTC screen.
That donation to the site is still in promise!
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did you flash gapps and then the CM rom?
if no then:
flash gapps
flash the rom again
(don't forget to enable smartflash again)
rzr86 said:
did you flash gapps and then the CM rom?
if no then:
flash gapps
flash the rom again
(don't forget to enable smartflash again)
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Sorry to be a pain, but could you run me through a step-by-step on how to do that? *Noob Klaxon*
ElliotHorne32 said:
Sorry to be a pain, but could you run me through a step-by-step on how to do that? *Noob Klaxon*
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gapps is google apps.is a zip file
if i remember well maybe is in the thread where you downloaded the rom
simply put it in the root of sdcard and flash it from recovery
after that flash the rom(don't forget smartflash)
rzr86 said:
gapps is google apps.is a zip file
if i remember well maybe is in the thread where you downloaded the rom
simply put it in the root of sdcard and flash it from recovery
after that flash the rom(don't forget smartflash)
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I downloaded it from here [can't post link, but it's the official Cynagon MOD Website] - I then clicked on the 'Stable Mod'.?
If you straight quick responses go on this forum here I have through similar issues before and they so helpful..I'm S-ON
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=163186
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Hi there mate!
What I would recommend you to do is running an appropriate RUU for your device, ( i would recommend GB, because then you can S-off very easy), and then re-run the whole process. If you run a GB RUU, you can gain s-off with revolutionary. And the best part, the RUU can be run in bootloader, so it doesn't matter if your ROM does not boot. I can send you a link once my internet gets faster (im using all my bandwidth for source-building lol)
Please keep me posted and feel free to ask any questions
Best of luck !
InfinityFTW said:
Hi there mate!
What I would recommend you to do is running an appropriate RUU for your device, ( i would recommend GB, because then you can S-off very easy), and then re-run the whole process. If you run a GB RUU, you can gain s-off with revolutionary. And the best part, the RUU can be run in bootloader, so it doesn't matter if your ROM does not boot. I can send you a link once my internet gets faster (im using all my bandwidth for source-building lol)
Please keep me posted and feel free to ask any questions
Best of luck !
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if i remember well he can't downgrade using a GB ruu because he is S-ON
i think he can only upgrade
you have to be already S-OFF in order to downgrade with ruu
InfinityFTW said:
Hi there mate!
What I would recommend you to do is running an appropriate RUU for your device, ( i would recommend GB, because then you can S-off very easy), and then re-run the whole process. If you run a GB RUU, you can gain s-off with revolutionary. And the best part, the RUU can be run in bootloader, so it doesn't matter if your ROM does not boot. I can send you a link once my internet gets faster (im using all my bandwidth for source-building lol)
Please keep me posted and feel free to ask any questions
Best of luck !
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Thank you for your helpful paragraph If you could send me the link for that RUU, that would be great, but I do have a couple of other questions. What is an RUU? I assume GB is Gingerbread, but is that the OS that I am on? What will the RUU do? I really stepped out of my depth trying this haha!
Elliot,
ElliotHorne32 said:
Thank you for your helpful paragraph If you could send me the link for that RUU, that would be great, but I do have a couple of other questions. What is an RUU? I assume GB is Gingerbread, but is that the OS that I am on? What will the RUU do? I really stepped out of my depth trying this haha!
Elliot,
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RUU returns your device into completely stock situation as you bought it
now depending your hboot version you are running ics android
ElliotHorne32 said:
Thank you for your helpful paragraph If you could send me the link for that RUU, that would be great, but I do have a couple of other questions. What is an RUU? I assume GB is Gingerbread, but is that the OS that I am on? What will the RUU do? I really stepped out of my depth trying this haha!
Elliot,
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forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1074559
RUU stands for Rom Update Utility, and it is an executable (.exe) file wich is ran from a pc with a phone connected in fastboot. The RUU is meant to restore all partitions on your phone
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OK try this.
1. Reboot into 4ext recovery.
2. Wipe everything except sdcard.
3.enable 4ext smart flash
4. Reflash Cyanogenmod.
5. Flash gapps add-on from Cyanogenmod thread.
6. Reboot and wait up to 10 minutes.
If this does not work take your Cyanogenmod rom and on your pc extract the boot.IMG file and move it to your adb folder then repeat but add
8. Fastboot flash boot.IMG using adb while in recovery.
Open your cmd and CD to your ad folder.
Issue the command " fastboot flash boot boot.img " with the phone connected.
9. Reboot and wait up to 10 minutes
Thank you all for your responses, I haven't forgotten about this thread at all haha - I've just been very busy lately but will be doing all of your suggestions over the weekend, so thank you. Will keep you posted. Elliot
ElliotHorne32 said:
Thank you all for your responses, I haven't forgotten about this thread at all haha - I've just been very busy lately but will be doing all of your suggestions over the weekend, so thank you. Will keep you posted. Elliot
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Btw the only RUU that will work on hboot 1.29.0000 devices is the 3.33.401.153 one IIRC. It's also available to download from my FTP - here
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Jonny said:
Btw the only RUU that will work on hboot 1.29.0000 devices is the 3.33.401.153 one IIRC. It's also available to download from my FTP - here
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Just when I have everything ready to try this, I am getting '403 Forbidden' on that link you just sent me. What do I do to get that link working?
Also, is it as simple as plugging the phone into Fastboot USB mode and clicking the .exe file?
Elliot,
Any help possible with this one, guys and girls? The last post I made about the 403?
Elliot