So I performed the HTC bootloader unlock, ran the Revolutionary S-Off. I when to install the PG58IMG, and what I thought was the CWM, turned out to be a radio IMG. Now I have the CWM .img and .zip. Everytime I go to Fastboot it is looking for the original PM58IMG.zip file. So I took the CWM .zip, renamed it to the .zip file the bootloader is asking for but it keeps parsing and saying no IMG found.
HTC Sensation 4G (pyramid 1.17.111, Android 2.3.4, ROM Version 1.50.531.1)
I have gone through as many of the forums as I can, but found no way of fixing this dilemma. The Phone is functional at this time, but my fear is I will screw something up if I keep going. I thought I was following the steps correctly, but I apparently did not.
Can anyone provide me the means to fix this or am I stuck?
Power off your phone, remove battery and sd card, insert your sd card into an adapter and then card reader on your pc. Next browse the files on the card and delete the zip from your sd card. Next find the correct recovery.img, I recommend 4ext, way better than cwm, there's a thread in development forum, download the zip, put it on your sd card, safely remove the sd card from your pc. Put your sd card back into your phone insert battery, boot into bootloader, h boot and choose to install package. You should be fine now.
You also need to root, follow the guides in development section.
Good luck.
Sent from my HTC Sensation 4G XE with Beats Audio using xda premium
Also super cid your phone, most custom ROMs require it and you will prevent problems later down the road if you want to run ICS.
Sent from my HTC Sensation 4G XE with Beats Audio using xda premium
Also, and this should be THE number 1 thing you do before anything else, get the RUU for your phone...saves panicking in the future
By default, the phone will always look for the pg58img or any other IMG zip when its boot to bootloader.... It's normal, don't worry about it. It will say "no image" if there's none found in your sd card's root... If you do have one and don't need it or after using it, remove it from your sd or else it will keep installing whatever inside that pg58img file everytime you boot.to bootlaoder....
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Power off your phone, remove battery and sd card, insert your sd card into an adapter and then card reader on your pc. Next browse the files on the card and delete the zip from your sd card. Next find the correct recovery.img, I recommend 4ext, way better than cwm, there's a thread in development forum, download the zip, put it on your sd card, safely remove the sd card from your pc. Put your sd card back into your phone insert battery, boot into bootloader, h boot and choose to install package. You should be fine now.
You also need to root, follow the guides in development section.
Good luck.
Sent from my HTC Sensation 4G XE with Beats Audio using xda premium
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Pardon my ignorance...Development forum for Sensation or general development forums? Also this was my hangup in the rooting process. I appreciate the response, but in my opinion my G2 seemed somehow more straight forward.
Sensation Development Forum.
Ok so I have downloaded, installed the 4ext.zip file onto a freshly formatted SD card. Re-ran the fastboot, once again It was still looking for the PG58IMG.zip. Didn't even see the 4ext.zip file. So I unzipped the file, put the unzipped folder on the SD, and again nothing.
Here is what is listed at the top of the H-Boot screen as it is listed:
-Revolutionary-
PYRAMID PVT SHIP S-OFF RL
HBOOT-1.17.1111
RADIO-10.11.9007.06_M2
eMMC-boot
Jun 2 2011.22:31:39
Then my list shows
HBOOT (highlighted)
<Vol Up>
<Vol Down>
<Power>
FASTBOOT (Highlighted)
RECOVERY
FACTORY RESET
SIMLOCK
IMAGE CRC
Now when I go to Recovery, I get the phone image with a arrow circle, then it goes to a red triangle with "!" in the middle.
I am at an absolute loss here. That PG85IMG file I ran previously, was a radio flash I believe, and ever since, FastBoot see's nothing on the SD, unless i change the .zip file to that name, which then Parses.
I understand your frustration and worries, some devices are easier to root then others. As long as your phone is functioning you have nothing to worry about.
It's normal in H Boot for it to look for PG58IMG.zip file, don't worry about it if you deleted the PG58IMG.zip from the sd card nothing will happen. I apologize you have to be rooted first before you can install 4ext recovery, don't unzip it.
When you try to boot into recovery you have no recovery because you haven't installed one. Here is the link to all of the CWM Recoveries http://download.clockworkmod.com/recoveries/ scroll down quite a bit to the pyramid one, that is the one you need for sensation.
Follow the guide here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1192300
Step 3. To permanently root your Sensation - (This means you will NOT LOSE ROOT on rebooting)
1. Download the file su-2.3.6.3-ef-signed.zip from here: DOWNLOAD
2. Copy su-2.3.6.3-ef-signed.zip to your SD card root folder (main folder of your memory card)
3. Start clockworkmod recovery (instructions below. See To Start Clockwork recovery)
4. BACKUP YOUR ROM USING CWM BEFORE ATTEMPTING ROOT!
5. Navigate to "Backup & Restore" using the Volume Down button and press select (power button to select) then select "Backup"
6. Select "install zip from sdcard" after backing up
7. Then select "Choose zip from sdcard"
8. Then select "su-2.3.6.3-efgh-signed.zip"
9. Then select "Yes - install su-2.3.6.3-efgh-signed.zip" to confirm
10. Then go back
11. Then reboot.
12. You're rooted!
It will usually fail the first and second time, possible more but it will work. It will give you an install aborted message a few times, don't worry this is normal, just keep trying, it eventually works.
Rhiannon224 said:
I understand your frustration and worries, some devices are easier to root then others. As long as your phone is functioning you have nothing to worry about.
It's normal in H Boot for it to look for PG58IMG.zip file, don't worry about it if you deleted the PG58IMG.zip from the sd card nothing will happen. I apologize you have to be rooted first before you can install 4ext recovery, don't unzip it.
When you try to boot into recovery you have no recovery because you haven't installed one. Here is the link to all of the CWM Recoveries http://download.clockworkmod.com/recoveries/ scroll down quite a bit to the pyramid one, that is the one you need for sensation.
Follow the guide here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1192300
Step 3. To permanently root your Sensation - (This means you will NOT LOSE ROOT on rebooting)
1. Download the file su-2.3.6.3-ef-signed.zip from here: DOWNLOAD
2. Copy su-2.3.6.3-ef-signed.zip to your SD card root folder (main folder of your memory card)
3. Start clockworkmod recovery (instructions below. See To Start Clockwork recovery)
4. BACKUP YOUR ROM USING CWM BEFORE ATTEMPTING ROOT!
5. Navigate to "Backup & Restore" using the Volume Down button and press select (power button to select) then select "Backup"
6. Select "install zip from sdcard" after backing up
7. Then select "Choose zip from sdcard"
8. Then select "su-2.3.6.3-efgh-signed.zip"
9. Then select "Yes - install su-2.3.6.3-efgh-signed.zip" to confirm
10. Then go back
11. Then reboot.
12. You're rooted!
It will usually fail the first and second time, possible more but it will work. It will give you an install aborted message a few times, don't worry this is normal, just keep trying, it eventually works.
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Ok, just so I'm clear, I download the recovery-clockwork-5.0.2.0-pyramid.zip right? Because I have downloaded that at well, and the FastBoot continues to look for that PG58IMG.zip. No matter what I do, I cannot get it to recognize any .zip's on the SD. I have tried 3 SD card's now. Is there a way for me to reset the FastBoot?
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Ok, just so I'm clear, I download the recovery-clockwork-5.0.2.0-pyramid.zip right? Because I have downloaded that at well, and the FastBoot continues to look for that PG58IMG.zip. No matter what I do, I cannot get it to recognize any .zip's on the SD. I have tried 3 SD card's now. Is there a way for me to reset the FastBoot?
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That's what it supposed to do, if there's a PG58IMG.zip on your sd it will see it and ask if you want to update it. The CWM zip should be a PG58IMG.zip choose yes to install.
It won't recognize anything other than PG58IMG.zip as it is not supposed to, your need a custom recovery installed that is how you flash all other zip files.
The way I see the file you are downloading you have to rename it to PG58IMG in order for it to work.
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That's what it supposed to do, if there's a PG58IMG.zip on your sd it will see it and ask if you want to update it. The CWM zip should be a PG58IMG.zip choose yes to install.
It won't recognize anything other than PG58IMG.zip as it is not supposed to, your need a custom recovery installed that is how you flash all other zip files.
The way I see the file you are downloading you have to rename it to PG58IMG in order for it to work.
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Yup, did that too, and unfortunately it keeps parsing.....so frustrating. The only thing I can come up with is to try to figure out a way to start over, but at this point, not sure that is possible. Let me try something and I'll post results.
I GOT IT!!!!!! I finally found the correct PG85IMG.zip file after multiple searches. I actually found the right file from:
http://www.mediafire.com/?bqy928akq0oty8e
I downloaded it and it fired right up! I'm backing up the image now, and am getting ready to invoke su-2.3.6.3-ef-signed.zip now.
I appreciate the input, and have "Thanked appropriately"
Glad you got it working. I know a lot of the links got messed up when the feds shut down certain file sharing sites.
Sent from my HTC Sensation 4G XE with Beats Audio using xda premium
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Ok, just so I'm clear, I download the recovery-clockwork-5.0.2.0-pyramid.zip right? Because I have downloaded that at well, and the FastBoot continues to look for that PG58IMG.zip. No matter what I do, I cannot get it to recognize any .zip's on the SD. I have tried 3 SD card's now. Is there a way for me to reset the FastBoot?
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You are actually doing a mistake. Remember your sensation's hboot can only read a zip file whose name is PG58IMG.zip. Generally it is an uncompressed zip file. So anything (like radio, splash, recovery) you want to flash has to be inside this (PG58IMG.zip) uncompressed zip file along with another file called android-info.txt. The file android-info.txt just contains your CID and MID. So HBOOT check the PG58IMG.zip on the root of your sdcard---> reads the android.info.txt ---> checks your CID ----> if it matches , then hboot prompts for an update . If does not match , hboot gives an error something like "model id incorrect". So if you want to install a custom recovery , you have to download your recovery file . Generally it is .img format. Then you have to rename it recovery.img , then pack it in a uncompressed zip file along with android-info.txt. The resulting zip file has to be renamed as PG58IMG.zip . Following is the method what you need to follow.
1. Download an appropriate PG58IMG.zip file from this thread. By the word appropriate I mean that the PG58IMG.zip is having your CID and MID. Hope you know your CID and MID. The PG58IMG.zip can be of any version. I would suggest V1.17 as it has less files. If you are superCID, then you can download V1.17 firmware from any section.
2. Download latest 4EXT recovery touch from the development forum. It will be in img format. Rename it to "recovery.img"
3. Open the PG58IMG.zip by winrar on your pc.
4. Delete all the files except the android-info.txt.
5. Add "recovery.img" into the PG58IMG.zip .
6. Now your PG58IMG.zip contains only two files i.e "recovery.img" and "android-info.txt"
5. Save the PG58IMG.zip.
6. Copy the PG58IMG.zip on the root of your sdcard.
7. Boot your phone into bootloader.
8.Your phone will prompt for update.
9. Say "yes" by pressing volume up key.
10. Once it is finish your phone will reboot and you will have 4ext touch recovery on your phone.
11. Now you are ready to install any custom ROM of your choice. Your present bootloader is 1.17 which supports only gingerbread rom . If you want to install ICS ROM then read here.
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Ok, just so I'm clear, I download the recovery-clockwork-5.0.2.0-pyramid.zip right? Because I have downloaded that at well, and the FastBoot continues to look for that PG58IMG.zip. No matter what I do, I cannot get it to recognize any .zip's on the SD. I have tried 3 SD card's now. Is there a way for me to reset the FastBoot?
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What exactly did you download and provide the link so others can confirm?
If it's the .img it need to either be flashed via fastboot or putting into a PG58IMG.zip file.
If you have the "zip" file it need to be renamed to be exactly "PG58IMG.zip". I uploaded a copy some time back, I'll see if I can find the post again.
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I've found a lot of threads, but I need some pointed help up here. I just got my Sensation XE and like to root this device. But after the Revolutionary tool It got S-OFF but whenever it's getting into the HBOOT it likes to update (parse) the SD ZIP.
Can someone help me out how I can get into Recovery mode without getting the update question every time I get into HBOOT?
Hello,
you simply need to remove the zip file or rename its extension.
Tell me if I'm wrong, but once you're S-OFF you have to install Rom Manager that will download and flash the ClockworkMod Recovery for you.
Hope this helps
You're right... I just found out that it was searching the zip files and deleted the file! Stupid of Me...
I'll see if I can find a nice HTC Sensation Rom for the XE.
Thnxz
skipitall said:
You're right... I just found out that it was searching the zip files and deleted the file! Stupid of Me...
I'll see if I can find a nice HTC Sensation Rom for the XE.
Thnxz
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What's the software version on your phone
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I got the same problem except i got a rom i cant use with the one i just installed, i need to get into recovery to install the new rom or my phone wont boot.. How do i get around to delete/rename the .zip?
Use a card reader and a SD card adaptor to delete/rename it with your computer.
Or take the SD card out and try to boot to Hboot, once in Hboot put the SD card back in and then select recovery. You can either just flash your ROM then or use the USB mass storage mode in recovery to delete/rename the file.
T-Macgnolia said:
Use a card reader and a SD card adaptor to delete/rename it with your computer.
Or take the SD card out and try to boot to Hboot, once in Hboot put the SD card back in and then select recovery. You can either just flash your ROM then or use the USB mass storage mode in recovery to delete/rename the file.
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Thank you so much, havent even thought of that.
If I put a zip file (rom.zip) on my sdcard outside of all the folders cwm doesn't "see" it when I choose install zip from sdcard". I see nothing but folders to choose from even though rom.zip is on thee card.
If I put rom.zip in any folder in the sdcard I can choose the folder after choosing install from zip and rom.zip is visible and can be chosen for installation.
I installed bamf forever from within a folder on my sdcard and it was fine BUT the directions always say to put the rom.zip on the root of the sdcard.
I am rooted with recovery and have the latest cwm.
Is there any problem unstalling roms from inside a folder on sdcard? Is there something wrong with my cwr?
recDNA said:
If I put a zip file (rom.zip) on my sdcard outside of all the folders cwm doesn't "see" it when I choose install zip from sdcard". I see nothing but folders to choose from even though rom.zip is on thee card.
If I put rom.zip in any folder in the sdcard I can choose the folder after choosing install from zip and rom.zip is visible and can be chosen for installation.
I installed bamf forever from within a folder on my sdcard and it was fine BUT the directions always say to put the rom.zip on the root of the sdcard.
I am rooted with recovery and have the latest cwm.
Is there any problem unstalling roms from inside a folder on sdcard? Is there something wrong with my cwr?
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It's odd that cwm doesn't see zips on the root of the card. It's absolutely fine to flash a zip that is inside a folder. I flash most of my zips from my download folder.
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I thought it was ok but no idea what the cause of it is. Nice to hear from a developer though.
You don't happen to know if renaming otacerts.zip to otacerts.zip.bak will really block the ota do you?
recDNA said:
I thought it was ok but no idea what the cause of it is. Nice to hear from a developer though.
You don't happen to know if renaming otacerts.zip to otacerts.zip.bak will really block the ota do you?
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I am sure it is on the root of your SD card but depending on how many folders you have there you may need to scroll down since all folders can't be on screen at same time. When flashing a Rom it does not need to be on the root I keep my backup roms I download inside a folder along with roms i just want to try and they flash just fine. Only thing that needs to be on root of SD card is Full RUUs & Radios named PG05IMG.zip, and Update.zip
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I know the file is there but no way to see it. The folders don't fill the cwm screen and there is nothing to scroll in cwm. You just see the list of folders. No scroll bar or anything.
Radios are flashed in hboot so that shouldn't be a problem.
Since I'm rooted I wont be installing any official ota's ....unless that rooted version I tried today had to be on the root of the sdcard? I had to install it from a folder to see it in cwm.
recDNA said:
I know the file is there but no way to see it. The folders don't fill the cwm screen and there is nothing to scroll in cwm. You just see the list of folders. No scroll bar or anything.
Radios are flashed in hboot so that shouldn't be a problem.
Since I'm rooted I wont be installing any official ota's ....unless that rooted version I tried today had to be on the root of the sdcard? I had to install it from a folder to see it in cwm.
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You could try erasing your recovery in Rom manager, then reinstalling it and see if that helps.
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I'm an idiot. Like greenlantern said I just had to scroll down further with the volume down screen. I thought I could see all the folders but it turns out I had 64 folders on my sd card! Even better was to scroll UP! It went directly to the bottom of the list where my zip files were all along. Duh. Noob. Ugh
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recDNA said:
I'm an idiot. Like greenlantern said I just had to scroll down further with the volume down screen. I thought I could see all the folders but it turns out I had 64 folders on my sd card! Even better was to scroll UP! It went directly to the bottom of the list where my zip files were all along. Duh. Noob. Ugh
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Lol I almost always scroll up when using cwm. Less button pressing for the most part.
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i did all the step and hboot is update succesfully...but my problem is i forget to dleate the file from my sd card...i superwiped, install Android Revolution HD 5.0.1 but it takes long boot...more than 30 minutes...so i pull out battery and push volume down and end button to get into my hboot...bootloader updating once again...the option either yes or no...when push volume down to choose "no" bootloader ask me to reboot..since ive wiped everything and flashed Android Revolution HD 5.0.1 but it boot to long...how can get into my bootloader back normally?is there any solution?since i forget to dlete the PG58IMG.zip file in my sd card the bootloader keep updating and i cant go to recovery mod to restore my previouse rom...help me please... ASAP..
why don't you just take the sdcard out, put into your computer/laptop and delete that file ?
Or take out the SD, boot into hboot, then recovery and delete the file.
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tritran18518 said:
why don't you just take the sdcard out, put into your computer/laptop and delete that file ?
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I'd probably go with this route. But simply using common sense.. why can't you just take out your sd card and boot up your phone? You could probably wait until the phone is ready to go when it loads up OR insert the sd again while it's on the loading screens.. can you not do that?
I could be wrong, and someone correct me if I am! But I don't recall a phone requiring the sd card to boot up
Hi, A while ago I wanted to root my HTC Sensation XE, I did an S-OFF but at the rooting part I got stuck, and now I wanted to change rom but I can't,This is my Boot-loader picture:
http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/571/47344469.jpg/
When pressing the recovery this shows up for 1 sec:
http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/823/31969609.jpg/
and then stuck on this:
http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/444/32621718.jpg/
Can shutdown only buy unplugging the battery.
Please tell me how can I get root accses and get in the recovery mode to flash a new rom.
Thanks!!
senia3 said:
Hi, A while ago I wanted to root my HTC Sensation XE, I did an S-OFF but at the rooting part I got stuck, and now I wanted to change rom but I can't,This is my Boot-loader picture:
http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/571/47344469.jpg/
When pressing the recovery this shows up for 1 sec:
http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/823/31969609.jpg/
and then stuck on this:
http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/444/32621718.jpg/
Can shutdown only buy unplugging the battery.
Please tell me how can I get root accses and get in the recovery mode to flash a new rom.
Thanks!!
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Try installing Rom Manager and from there Flash Clockworkmod recovery.
Or using adb reboot recovery?
Can't install rom manager cuz I don't have root.
Any help please?
Copy the attached file to your SD card and flash it via HBOOT. It will flash 4EXT to your phone. Remember to delete the file once done
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Works well, thank you.
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EddyOS said:
Copy the attached file to your SD card and flash it via HBOOT. It will flash 4EXT to your phone. Remember to delete the file once done
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How can i copy it to my sd card?
You need a application called es file explorer or similar and you go into downloads from the es file explorer then find the file you just downloaded and long press on it. A menu will pop up. Press move to, then it will say sd card on the top and other files in the middle. Just press ok in that menu and it should move the file from your downloads directly to your sd card . From there you can get into bootloader by pulling battery, put back in, press volume and power at the same time. Because the file is a pg58img file the device will recognize it and ask to continue update, press power for yes. Let it update. When your finished please remember to DELETE the file or the bootloader will continue to update it over and over. Hope this helps. Best wishes
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GiannisHTC said:
How can i copy it to my sd card?
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The same way you'd copy music or pictures to your SD. Just make sure the zip posted above is not in any folders on your SD card.
Trying to update my firmware, I downloaded the santod040 all in one update, renamed it to 0P6BIMG.ZIP and put in SD card then boot in bootloader and to hboot but it doesn't prompt me to install. It's like it's not seeing it.
beeper10 said:
Trying to update my firmware, I downloaded the santod040 all in one update, renamed it to 0P6BIMG.ZIP and put in SD card then boot in bootloader and to hboot but it doesn't prompt me to install. It's like it's not seeing it.
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Don't rename the download from santod040 - it should the M8AllInOne. Place it into your adb folder. Then:
How to manually flash firmware zips:
(sd card method also works, but I recommend fastboot)
Place the zip in your fastboot/adb directory on your computer.
Put the device in fastboot mode
(Volume down and power until menu appears, select fastboot using power button)
Connect the device to the computer
Enter the following commands from terminal/command prompt in the fastboot directory, one at a time:
fastboot oem rebootRUU (this puts the device in RUU mode)
fastboot flash zip firmware.zip (rename file to firmware.zip to make it simple/optional)
It will say that the update did not finish, to flush again, so repeat the above step:
fastboot flash zip firmware.zip
This will not wipe, and you will end up with current Verizon radios
Thanks for your reply.... I wasn't clear, I renamed the all in one update to 0P6BIMG.ZIP, then place it in SD card. Using the SD card method, once I go to hboot it should automatically find it but it doesn't.
beeper10 said:
Thanks for your reply.... I wasn't clear, I renamed the all in one update to 0P6BIMG.ZIP, then place it in SD card. Using the SD card method, once I go to hboot it should automatically find it but it doesn't.
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Are you you sure you name it correctly? Make sure the leading character is the number 0 not the letter. Make sure it's on the ROOT of the external (removable) sd card. I think I recall that it has to be formatted as fat32 but I'm not entirely sure on that one. Also, make sure that it hasn't been renamed as 0P6BIMG.ZIP.ZIP due to your pc not displaying known extensions. That seems to get a lot of people caught up.
If all that checks out, do you see your bootloader run through the half dozen or so checks for file names (one of which being yours, another one is 0p6bdiag or something like that)?
Figured it out! I have SD card and SD card 2.... I had to put the zip in the SD card 2 file of phone. Thanks for everyone's help!!