Hey guys
I've got a bit of a situation. A friend of mine gave me this sensation (carrier T-mobiel) wich was all but bricked. Since I have some experience rooting and flashing custom ROMs, he asked me to give it a try at reviving it.
The owner had been messing around a bit himself and he managed to install clockwordmod recovery. Don't know if he installed any ROM, the device gets stuck on splashscreen.
I did the following; full format, superwipe and install a ARHD ROM. result was te same; stuck on splash-screen.
Then I did another full format, wipe and installed Cyanogenmod, still the same result.
I wanted to try and install 4EXT touch recovery, but the device doesn't respond to any USB connection method so ADB won't work. there's no working ROM so installing through the app won't go either. basicly, I don't know if there's a way to uninstall and install a recovery through flashing.
I have another phone to use to store required files on a SDcard.
these are the things dat DO work:
Bootloader, fastboot and clockworkmod recovery v5.8.0.9
this is the device's bootloader information
UNLOCKED
PYRAMID PVT SHIP S-ON RL
HBOOT-1.18.0000
RADIO-10.14.9035.01_M
Aug 2 2011, 22:35:52
my guess is that I'm trying to install ROM's that don't work with the current firmware. I don't know if the owner installed the OTA ICS before he got these problems. But I don't know what firmware is currently on this this device, and how to check it.
Lost for clues here and calling out for help
Onemanshow
onemanshow85 said:
Hey guys
I've got a bit of a situation. A friend of mine gave me this sensation (carrier T-mobiel) wich was all but bricked. Since I have some experience rooting and flashing custom ROMs, he asked me to give it a try at reviving it.
The owner had been messing around a bit himself and he managed to install clockwordmod recovery. Don't know if he installed any ROM, the device gets stuck on splashscreen.
I did the following; full format, superwipe and install a ARHD ROM. result was te same; stuck on splash-screen.
Then I did another full format, wipe and installed Cyanogenmod, still the same result.
I wanted to try and install 4EXT touch recovery, but the device doesn't respond to any USB connection method so ADB won't work. there's no working ROM so installing through the app won't go either. basicly, I don't know if there's a way to uninstall and install a recovery through flashing.
I have another phone to use to store required files on a SDcard.
these are the things dat DO work:
Bootloader, fastboot and clockworkmod recovery v5.8.0.9
this is the device's bootloader information
UNLOCKED
PYRAMID PVT SHIP S-ON RL
HBOOT-1.18.0000
RADIO-10.14.9035.01_M
Aug 2 2011, 22:35:52
my guess is that I'm trying to install ROM's that don't work with the current firmware. I don't know if the owner installed the OTA ICS before he got these problems. But I don't know what firmware is currently on this this device, and how to check it.
Lost for clues here and calling out for help
Onemanshow
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Hi,
2 things you can try.
1.Run a GingerBread RUU.
Look HERE
2.If that works,try s-off.
Look HERE
Then,you could change firmwares and do whatever you like.
Hi Malybru,
I understand what you suggested and I'm currently working on it. Only I can't find the right RUU for this phone.
Current CID is: T-MOB003
getting it superCID'd was no go since I can't get it S-OFF with the revolutionary utility. is there another way to S-OFF the phone besides revolutionary?
edit: I downloaded and executed a RUU that apearantly wasn't compatible with the phone. I'm guessing it removed whatever ROM was installed, but didn't install the ROM from the RUU.
I also followed step 3; RUU to restore stock up to the part of relocking the bootloader. I didn't come any further cause I can't find the right RUU.
the phone now only boots into bootloader with "security warning" displayed below "relocked".
I'm guessing, if I find the correct RUU with gingerbread, things will be okay again.
on a sidenote, does a RUU install also returns the recovery to stock?
onemanshow85 said:
Hi Malybru,
I understand what you suggested and I'm currently working on it. Only I can't find the right RUU for this phone.
Current CID is: T-MOB003
getting it superCID'd was no go since I can't get it S-OFF with the revolutionary utility. is there another way to S-OFF the phone besides revolutionary?
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Hi,
RUU does not matter too much as long as it is Europe and GB.
If you can find a dutch tmo ,then even better.
No harm will come if it is the wrong one.
It will only throw up an error.
This will at least get a ROM on your phone,so that you can s-off .
Revolutionary is the easiest way to s-off.
so, to summarize:
the RUU has to be TMO for either UK or EU. Does the radio need to match the one that's currently displayed in the bootloader?
onemanshow85 said:
so, to summarize:
the RUU has to be TMO for either UK or EU. Does the radio need to match the one that's currently displayed in the bootloader?
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Hi,
The closer the match,the more chance of success.
But close will do.
Yes,with the same radio.
finding a dutch RUU with this radio for TMO is pretty challenging. So I tried it with a german version (DE). Other then that it matches the radio, and the carrier.
the first method through the RUU.exe failed, it tells me to get the right RUU for my carrier/phone.
So I tried it through flashing with a SDcard. I changed the CID in the notepad file in the PG58IMG.zip to T-MOB003. In bootloader, it checks the file twice and after that nothing happens, the regular bootloader screen is prompted.
Then I tried to flash it through fastboot CMD command, pretty much my last option according to the guid you linked me. This also fails with the notification that it failed to verify 12 signatures.
now I found some universal firmware packages but they don't seem to contain any ROM and recovery, only firmware. are there any of these universal packages as complete RUU?
or is there a way to bypass the signature check with a fastboot command?
onemanshow85 said:
finding a dutch RUU with this radio for TMO is pretty challenging. So I tried it with a german version (DE). Other then that it matches the radio, and the carrier.
the first method through the RUU.exe failed, it tells me to get the right RUU for my carrier/phone.
So I tried it through flashing with a SDcard. I changed the CID in the notepad file in the PG58IMG.zip to T-MOB003. In bootloader, it checks the file twice and after that nothing happens, the regular bootloader screen is prompted.
Then I tried to flash it through fastboot CMD command, pretty much my last option according to the guid you linked me. This also fails with the notification that it failed to verify 12 signatures.
now I found some universal firmware packages but they don't seem to contain any ROM and recovery, only firmware. are there any of these universal packages as complete RUU?
or is there a way to bypass the signature check with a fastboot command?
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Hi,
Try the European RUU with the 10.14 radio that matches yours.
Add your CID in the PG58IMG text file.
Make sure you have the phone in fastboot when you attach your USB cable(it should say "fastboot USB"),and start running the RUU from your PC.
http://db.tt/A7lS7PaD
Here is a link to 4ext touch recovery as a IMG. http://db.tt/KFKpcrhB and here is a pg58img.zip. put the zip file onto the sdcard and boot to boot loader. It will hopefully flash the recovery. If not fast boot flash the IMG. Once you have the recovery installed enable smart flash and then flash the roms. Hopefully that will work for you
Sent from my HTC Sensation using xda premium
tnx for the files.
I tried the suggestions you made but flash from sdcard doesn't work; it checks the file once and doesn't do anything after it.
when I try to flash either one of the files through fastboot I get signature verification fail.
my bootloader says RELOCKED, I got that after following step 3.1 in the RUU flash guide to return to stock. I don't know if this is blocking anything from being flashed with the nasty signature notifications?
also, most like because nothing is installed on my device, when I plug in the USB cable when it's turned off, it automatically swithces on displaying SECURITY WARNING below RELOCKED.
Damn, wasn't fast enough. I'm not sure what the best way to approach this is. Either attempt to full s-off the device with revolutionary/ jupuntobear, or re-unlock your boot loader with htcdev, then fastboot flash the recovery. Then install the rom. Then run jupuntobear to full s-off
Sent from my HTC Sensation using xda premium
heavy_metal_man said the right thing. First focus on unlocking it on hTCdev.com and afterwards, flash a 4Ext Recovery to make things easyer. Then put the device in bootmenu (not in the Graphic shell) and attach a USB, start any Official European RUU that is Gingerbread - with 1.50 in the numbers.
an update
I managed to get it unlocked again with htcdev.com. After that I flashed 4EXT recovery, succesfully.
only thing now I need to do is installing a ROM. I tried the following without succes so far:
with RUU
I can't find a dutch RUU for TMO with radio 10.14.9035 anywhere so I tried the closest match possible, a german one. through the .exe method I get incompatibility errors. So I extracted the ROM/.zip, added my CID and tried with SDcard flash and fastboot flash, both unsuccesfull. Hboot checks the file twice and does nothing afterwards, and fasboot prompts the message "FAILED (remote ** unknown fail)"
Universal firmware package to make sure I'm on 3.32, so I can install ARHD 6.7.2 or any other ICS rom
I took one from http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=21711154#post21711154.
I get the same errors as when I was trying to flash the ROM.zip from the RUU, both with sdcard flash and fastboot flash.
a random Gingerbread ROM
I found this GB ROM http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1226564.
I installed it through EXT4. after a reboot it's stuck in a bootloop. No splash screen is shown however, it get's to the withe-field-green-HTC-screen and reboots after, showing the same.
I don't understand what's wrong. I got a good recovery now and the bootloader is unlocked. For some reason the ROM's I tried are incompatible with the current state of the device and I can't figure out why. are dutch T-mobile branded phones so tough to crack or what?
also, after a certain step wich I can't remember, my bootloader doesn't display a radio anymore.
Current bootloader:
UNLOCKED
PYRAMID PVT SHIP S-ON RL
HBOOT-1.18.0000
eMMC-boot
Aug 2 2011,22:35:52
EDIT: I would be less restricted in my actions if the damn thing were to be S-OFF. is there any way to get get S-OFF through bootloader/fastboot? All the S-OFF methods and utillities I found so far need the device to have a ROM running.
SOLVED
with help of KGS1992, I managed to restore the device.
- installed a stock GB ROM since I was on hboot 1.18, and to get root acces
- aquired root through adb
- gained S-off with revolutionary
reason why I couldn't manage this before is because I didn't have a genuin stock ROM.
tnx all for the help
onemanshow85 said:
SOLVED
with help of KGS1992, I managed to restore the device.
- installed a stock GB ROM since I was on hboot 1.18, and to get root acces
- aquired root through adb
- gained S-off with revolutionary
reason why I couldn't manage this before is because I didn't have a genuin stock ROM.
tnx all for the help
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Glad you got sorted pal and thanks for letting us know
Hi,
I'm turning on you guys with a ask for a help. I'm trying to install OTA_Ville_U_ICS_40_S_HTC_Europe_2.31.401.5-1.78.401.2_release_275773ape8z1mahr0gt8fg.zip from your dropbox. Unfortunately it doesn't work. I've already unlocked bootloader, installed new recovery, made a root and now i'm trying to install ICS from SD card. Once I choose the zip file it will run and write a following lines:
Installing update....
assert failed> file_getprop("/system/build.prop",ro.build.fingerprint"0 =="htc_europe/ville/ville"4.0.3/IML74K/58751.2:user/release-keys"
file_getprop("/system/build.prop",ro.build.fingerprint"0 =="htc_europe/ville/ville"4.0.4/IMM76D/90817.5:user/release-keys"
E:error in /sdcard/download/OTA_Ville_U_ICS_40_S_HTC_Europe_2.31.401.5-1.78.401.2_release_275773ape8z1mahr0gt8fg.zip
(Status 7)
Installation aborted.
I made everything according to the thread http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1583427
Do you know what can I do with this error? Does it something to do, that I have branded T-mobile phone?
Thank you in advance...
Jan
OK and now I'm totally screwed. I have tried to install RUU 2.31 unfortunately I've got an error 155. As I read a forum it should be because I've unlocked my phone. So now I'm trying to lock it again but I cant get into boot menu . It goes directly into Clockworkmod recovery. Can anyone write me, how can I go back into my boot menu? I have tried everything .
Redownload the RUU. It seems to have been corrupted.
Sent from my locked, tampered ville
Hi all,
I installed MaximusHD ROM and messed up my partitions so now I have only 2 GB available. I want to fix it by going back to stock ROM.
Currently my phone is superCID, s-off, hboot 2.16, radio 1.20.
From what I've read I should be able to install any RUU but I have not been able to. I tried to do it in fastboot mode and in normal mode when Android is on but without success. Setup starts but some unknown error appears, I think it is error 105... or 150.
I've followed some guides here but the setup won't work because of the unknown error Do I have to look for a specific RUU ?
The only thing that I have not done is to lock my bootloader prior to installing the RUU. However the guides state that I do not have to lock it if my phone is S-OFF.
If I do fastboot getvar all next to "version main" I see nothing, it is empty.
Please help!
I changed my CID to HTC__001 but this did not help Please help me to get back to stock !
mkoev said:
I changed my CID to HTC__001 but this did not help Please help me to get back to stock !
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I had similar issue what I ended up doing was pulling the recovery image out of the install package and flashing it via fastboot and it restored my sd storage I had to use the modified recovery supplied I would try that- I believe you could change your cid to whatever RUU your trying to flash and it should work also,its seems some have downgraded to hboot 2.1.5 to flash RUU (read,read,read)best of luck
Somehow I fixed my problem yesterday. I was not able to install RUU however I was able to change my hboot back to 1.04 ... afterwards I installed the latest version of TWRP and suddenly I was able to see stuff on my internal memory. Prior to that TWRP 2.3.x.x was not able to detect my whole internal memory. Anyway... my advice to people is not to install MaximusHD via CWM although it says that it works. It does work, but it is easier with TWRP
I have a HTC One XL. When I got it a few years ago, I rooted and installed a new ROM. About 6 months ago I was trying to wipe the phone, and I guess I erased the ROM since it won't boot anymore. It has hboot 1.14, s-on, and supercid 11111111.
I can get into hboot , recovery, and fastboot, but I'm not able to get a ROM to install. The first problem I had was that I kept seeing error messages "E: Unable to mount /sdcard", so I ran XsMagical fixSD, which fixed the problem (maybe).
I've tried a cyanogenmod ROM, but it wants hboot 2.something in order to install. To update hboot from 1.14, I thnk that I need s-off? First I tried to get s-off using rumrunner, but the phone needs to be running a ROM to use it. Then I tried using facepalm s-off and was able to flash the zip file, but the "fastboot oem boot" just gets me to the white HTC screen. I tried rebooting into recovery, shelling in, and trying to run soffbin3, but there is no "su" command so I can't execute it.
I've also tried Android_Revolution_HD-One_X_33.1.zip, first doing "fastboot flash boot boot.img" but when I put it on /storage/sdcard0 and install from clockworkmod (v6.0.4.8) the install process starts copying files then dumps me back to recovery with no explanation or messages.
Then I tried ExTrimmed, when I try to install from sdcard, I get an error "E:error in /storage/sdcard0/Extrimmed_v2.1.0.zip (Status 1)", and I get a similar error when trying to install using sideload. I can unzip the file fine on my computer, and I've tried reuploading it three different times.
What should I do? I'm trying everything, but nothing is working for me. I'm wondering if my partition sizes are off, and there's not enough space to unzip the file?
I_broke_my_phone said:
I have a HTC One XL. When I got it a few years ago, I rooted and installed a new ROM. About 6 months ago I was trying to wipe the phone, and I guess I erased the ROM since it won't boot anymore. It has hboot 1.14, s-on, and supercid 11111111.
I can get into hboot , recovery, and fastboot, but I'm not able to get a ROM to install. The first problem I had was that I kept seeing error messages "E: Unable to mount /sdcard", so I ran XsMagical fixSD, which fixed the problem (maybe).
I've tried a cyanogenmod ROM, but it wants hboot 2.something in order to install. To update hboot from 1.14, I thnk that I need s-off? First I tried to get s-off using rumrunner, but the phone needs to be running a ROM to use it. Then I tried using facepalm s-off and was able to flash the zip file, but the "fastboot oem boot" just gets me to the white HTC screen. I tried rebooting into recovery, shelling in, and trying to run soffbin3, but there is no "su" command so I can't execute it.
I've also tried Android_Revolution_HD-One_X_33.1.zip, first doing "fastboot flash boot boot.img" but when I put it on /storage/sdcard0 and install from clockworkmod (v6.0.4.8) the install process starts copying files then dumps me back to recovery with no explanation or messages.
Then I tried ExTrimmed, when I try to install from sdcard, I get an error "E:error in /storage/sdcard0/Extrimmed_v2.1.0.zip (Status 1)", and I get a similar error when trying to install using sideload. I can unzip the file fine on my computer, and I've tried reuploading it three different times.
What should I do? I'm trying everything, but nothing is working for me. I'm wondering if my partition sizes are off, and there's not enough space to unzip the file?
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The first thing you need to do is stop wandering into the wrong device section, there is no Android Revolution ROM for this phone, and there is no Extrimmed ROM for this phone, they're for the HTC One X (Endeavor), a completely different phone. You're lucky the install failed, otherwise you would have bricked your device.
Here's what you need to do:
1. Install the Kickdroid 5.0 ROM.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2400766
2. Get s-off via Rumrunner.
http://Rumrunner.us
3. Update your firmware.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2593382
4. Install the latest TWRP recovery.
http://techerrata.com/browse/twrp2/evita
5. Flash whatever ROM you want.
And please, please stay within the HTC One XL section or you're gonna brick your device.
Do not go here, you don't have that device!
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Thanks for the help, I have a working phone again with updated firmware, s-off, and updated TWRP. I can't believe I wasted all that time because i was too stupid to figure out which was the right ROM for my phone. Thanks again, because one thanks wasn't enough for the help you provided. Here, have more: Thanks Thanks Thanks Thanks Thanks Thanks Thanks.
I_broke_my_phone said:
Thanks for the help, I have a working phone again with updated firmware, s-off, and updated TWRP. I can't believe I wasted all that time because i was too stupid to figure out which was the right ROM for my phone. Thanks again, because one thanks wasn't enough for the help you provided. Here, have more: Thanks Thanks Thanks Thanks Thanks Thanks Thanks.
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No worries, glad you're back up and running again.