Right, had desire s from three, alpharevx'd it installed clockwork mod, flashed eng hboot. Tried to flash RUU 1.47 europe on it, and it started to work and go through process, updated radio fine, then came up with CID error. No option to do anything but exit. Now I have a desire s that will boot into Bootloader, which has now s-on'd itself and upgraded to 0.98.0002.
Only method of comms seems to be via fastboot.
Now i cant flash the h3g one cos its too low a bootloader version, and i cant upgrade to a newer version cos one don't exist. Can anyone come up with a solution please??
Cheers.
What does HBOOT screen say (in full)?
Are you still able to get into recovery? If yes, then have you tried loading a custom ROM onto the SD card and simply flashing that using the flash zip from sd card option of CWM (clock work mod)?
Unfortunately I am unable to get into recovery, only bootloader, nothing else works. Hboot is displaying a security error at the top highlighted in pink, followed by the version number as described
You should have stuck with the alpharev hboot, which does not allow itself to be overwritten by RUU installs.
Anyway, you need to:
- install hboot 0.980000 (so you can run alpharevx again and get S-OFF)
- run alpharevx and reinstall CWM at the end
- DO NOT install the eng hboot
- flash whatever rom whichever way you want. Your hboot is safe
Follow the instructions on:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1187231
How can I run alpharevx when I can only boot into bootloader tho?
Try running it while in bootloader. Never tryed it that way, but I'm pretty sure it only needs the USB comms to be up, same as adb. Which they should be anyway in bootloader...
Have you tried to re-setup your phone by executing one of the RUU.exe?
k, as i expected, with no access to adb in bootloader mode, i am unable to do anything. Remember, i only have bootloader to work from. I don't eve3n have a recovery partition installed, it just comes back to bootloader whatever i choose, well, bootloader and fastboot anyway.
yup, tried running the ruu again but to no avail. Just get cid error. And i can't make a goldcard either cos i cant get the code. Might just send it back i think and act dumb :/
What about using the "normal" upadte procedure? Placing the PG88(whatever).zip on the root of the sdcard, and have the bootloader install it?
Of courtse with S-ON, it must be a signed version...
If all else fails s-off with xtc clip then flash custom rom
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Have you tried to use the original RUU for your phone/network? I'm not sure if it would take care of the CID error.
Any of these:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1002506
Clivectmob said:
yup, tried running the ruu again but to no avail. Just get cid error. And i can't make a goldcard either cos i cant get the code. Might just send it back i think and act dumb :/
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I do not expect this to work, but you said you are able to get into recovery, correct?
Well, I would try to enter fastboot mode and try to flash cwm via fastboot -> fastboot flash recovery XXXXXXXX.img
Correct (windows) drivers installed?
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What about using the "normal" upadte procedure? Placing the PG88(whatever).zip on the root of the sdcard, and have the bootloader install it?
Of courtse with S-ON, it must be a signed version...
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Good suggestion! Try this one first.
The problem with trying my original ruu for my network is that it contains the lower hboot version, when i flashed the generic ruu earlier, it actually started the update and flashed the radio part, then informed me the cid error, of course, by this time it had updated the hboot too. So now i have a desire s with an upgraded hboot so i can't flash a new one because of cid error and i can;t go back cos it reports a hboot version error. Where do i look on the system for the p88ing.zip now? can't remember now!
I haven't run a RUU in years, but I think that when you run it on a windows machine, it extracts a bunch of files to a directory. Cancel the process, find the directory, find th PG88... in the directory... You get the drift.
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The problem with trying my original ruu for my network is that it contains the lower hboot version, when i flashed the generic ruu earlier, it actually started the update and flashed the radio part, then informed me the cid error, of course, by this time it had updated the hboot too. So now i have a desire s with an upgraded hboot so i can't flash a new one because of cid error and i can;t go back cos it reports a hboot version error. Where do i look on the system for the p88ing.zip now? can't remember now!
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It is not relevant which network you are using !!! Just try newest RUU to get control over your phone again in the first place!
Even if you don't get any network access after setup newest RUU you will definitely be abte to execute alpharevx again, flash cwm and flash any stuff you want to.
just tried flashing via fastboot, got a remote bootloader signature fail response (recovery)
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just tried flashing via fastboot, got a remote bootloader signature fail response (recovery)
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I guess that means you tried flashing recovery via fastboot?
Then concentrate on our RUU-suggestions.
Yes, as i said, flashed via fastboot, and i already explained that i cant up/down grade via ruu method because of bootloader version. I can't think of a way out of this as it stands. The only thing that may work is doing it via the p88img method with my original 3uk rom, but i cant find it in my temp files, searched everywhere for it. I've seen it's location posted on here before now, and i've searched it to death and can't seem to find it now
I'm going to extract and upload your 3GUK-PG88*.img although I think you'll need an newer one. Just a few minutes of patience.
I know with Hboot 1.13, I can't flash radio in recovery. I've heard I've to do supercid or relock the phone to RUU or somethings like that?
Could ne1 kinda give me any information or links on how to do it step by step?
Thanks
1. Do that SuperCID thing
2. Go to Recovery, install the 1.74 ( I think ) RUU
Your phone will be re-locked now and be pretty much vanilla.
3. Install 2.12 Update
4. Unlock again
5. Have fun
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1671643
I just found the relative thread of how to do supercid on One S. After doing supercid... I have to go to recovery mode and run the 1.78 RUU? and OTA to 2.21? After all, Unlock it again and root.
My Question is do I need to flash stock recovery, stock boot and relock bootloader myself before run the 1.78 RUU?
Did you try to root the 2.21 RUU?
After installing 2.21 RUU, I've unlocked my bootloader, reinstalled CWM recovery, rooted my phone (everything was on that thread http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1583427) and reinstalled my CM10 backup (without forgetting to flash boot.img via fastboot) and everything is OK!
Thanks everyone. I just successfully updated my radio with 2.21 RUU now. After that, I unlocked my bootloader again and install clockwork recovery and SU.
I just flashed trickdroid V7.1, everything works great. Actually, the procedure isn't difficult but extremely troublesome ... damn the HTC doesn't give us S-Off.
I don't remember, but will booting into recovery allow you to flash radio without flashing the ruu first. Don't know if cwr or twrp would be better for that. It worked on kernels, I believe, as the htc restrictions did not then apply.
It depends on your actual hboot, since 1.13 hboot you can't directly flash radio throught recovery and you have to install the latest RUU but if you are still on an older hboot you can flash the radio via CWM or TWRP (follow this thread http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1684477).
I am familiar with that link and have used it. As I am on .06 hboot I have no issues flashing radios.
Was just trying to determine for others if that method would work on .13 and higher and why not. I personally am not 100% sure if it will or will not--
Since I have not seen any posts on doing that, it probably won't--not sure
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 !
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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
Need some help here please. My phone was running CM11, hboot 2.14 but I had to unlock the phone (locked to Rogers). So I s-off, and RUU the only version there is available. Now the unit is unlocked but running hboot 1.09. I tried flashing twrp so I can install CM back but fastboot say flash successful but won't boot to it in recovery, it boots straight to OS. Something I'm doing wrong? And should I upgrade hboot to 2.14 again? If so, how? Btw, the OS works fine but it'll ask if I want to install OTA but once it reboots, it just goes back to the OS without upgrading.
Thanks
You can find the most recent hboot & how to flash it here - http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2659091
I found the easiest way was to flash the zip rather than use the FUU but use what works for you
Ahh, found the problem. Didn't know I have to manually reboot it after flashing. Thank you
Hi all!
First of all: I know. I am a dumbass for not doing a backup. (and several other things)
Second: Thank you for your time! I really appreciate it- thats why I tried for two days to solve the problem by searching the internet for guides to restore my phone and not stealing your time.
If you just want to help me - skip the first part ("The story"). I just had to write it down, because I am that desperate and hopeless...
The story
Beside my Nexus 5 I wanted a spare phone to go outdoors and have a nice small phone - other than the huuuuuuge Nexus.
My last phones were the HTC Sensation, a Desire GSM and the Wildfire. So I decided to get a Desire S and do what I did to all my phones and tablets yet: root it.
Because I had the dumb idea that rooting a couple of phones makes me an expert I skipped the "reading guides"-part and jumped right to the "beeing an idiot"-part and downloaded the Revoked-tool.
After I got the TWRP-recovery I also skipped the "making a backup"-part and that is where my disaster began....
The problem
I tried to root my phone, but I did not reverse the Hboot. So now my phone IS NOT s-off, but I've got a working recovery installed and I can get into Fastboot and the Bootloader.
But because my partitions are wiped I can neither boot normally nore can I install a custom recovery (because of the "s-on").
My phone has got an O2-branding, so I can't install the normal Android 4.0 RUU. Neither works the O2 RUU. I suppose, because it still is the Android 2.4 - Version ( the name of the file is "RUU_Saga_O2_UK_1.31.206.1_Radio_20.28b.30.0805U_38.03.02.14_M_release_178935_signed.exe") and it does not work with my phone....
Is there any chance to get a working Desire S again?
Thabks for your time....
u have stock recover. and u have (i suppose) an unlocked bootloader.
have u tried flashing the recovery through fastboot command ?
fastboot flash recovery recovery.img
download TWRP or 4EXT touch zip file - then unpack it and copy the recovery.img inside it to fastboot or android-tools folder
open cmd there (preferably with admin rights)
and run that command.
if it is able to flash a custom recovery, then u can try to flash a rom.
u might need to check if u have a sony or hitachi screen panel though (but that should have been before u tried rooting, i think)
Hi rht_sg,
thanks for your answer!
Right. My Bootloader is unlocked.
The problem is the "S-ON" I think.
I've got a recory installed, but I can not intall any custom ROM because of the "S-ON"-Mode.
Here the important things I have foregotten in my first post:
In FASTBOOT my phone says:
"
SAGA PVT SHIP S-ON RL
HBOOT-2.02.0002
RADIO-3831.19.00.110
eMMC-boot
"
...and my recovery is TWRP v2.4.0.0
You can install a custom rom without being s-off, but you have to flash the boot.img (from the rom) manually in fastboot after installing the rom in recovery (fastboot flash boot boot.img).
I would recommend updating your recovery to either twrp 2.7 (from the thread in this forum) or the latest 4ext touch. One reason being that older recoveries fail when trying to flash kit-kat roms (error 7).
To update your recovery while still s-on, use fastboot (fastboot flash recovery recovery.img)
Thanks!
That solved it. - Now I could install a custom ROM again.
Now I follow your advice to flash the latest recovery.