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[GUIDE] How to Debrand, Rebrand & Flash Stock ROMs to your Sensation

After searching with no success for a clear way to debrand your sensation, I finally found a way reading lots of snippets, so thought I'd write it into one guide, to help others. This guide was written assuming you're running Windows, but other OS users should be able to follow most parts, except extracting rom.zip from the RUU.
This method can also be use to rebrand/reflash back to stock.
NB
If you follow this guide, you do so at your own risk, I cannot be held responsible if something goes wrong.
This process will wipe ALL data, including any recovery partitions or boot loaders you have installed.
S-OFF WILL BE RETAINED. (If you want restore S-ON, see last section)
CONTENTS
S-OFF
DEBRANDING
- METHOD 1
- METHOD 2
S-ON
S-OFF
First your Sensation needs to be S-OFF, if its not, follow the guide below (thanks to ikhzter's thread).
(99.9% of devices are shipped S-ON)
ikhzter said:
Step 1. To S-OFF your Sensation
Visit http://revolutionary.io/
download the application for your operating System.
IMPORTANT
Fill out the form under the download links with your OS, Device, Hboot Version and Serial number. This will give your beta key to enable you to S - OFF. Make a note of this.
How To get your Hboot Version - 3 methods below
1. Run the revolutionary Utility you just downloaded from http://revolutionary/.io and if it has found your device it should read
"Found your Device: HTC Sensation Z710* <pyramid-1.17.**** <This is your hboot version "1.17.****"
2. OR Take out your battery and put it back in. Keep hold of the volume down button and switch your phone on.
3. OR make sure fastboot is disabled in settings and shut down your phone
This can be done via Settings > Power> Untick "FAST BOOT" at the bottom.
4. Keep hold of the volume down button and switch your phone on.
Once you have completed the above
1. Uninstall HTC Sync and/or Doubletwist if you have them installed
2 WINDOWS USERS- You must Install these HTC drivers DOWNLOAD HERE. Linux Users can skip this
3. Confirm that USB Debugging is on (Settings -> Applications -> Development)
4. With phone on (not in HBOOT, just regular home screen), plug in USB cable and set it to HTC sync mode (IGNORE warning messages on your phone telling you it cannot find HTC Sync )
5. Launch revolutionary.exe. It should detect the phone and ask for your beta key
6. You're DONE S-OFF is complete...if it hangs on method 3. Try These Drivers HERE: or Factory Reset and then start again
7. Your Device is now S-OFF
Special Thanks to AlphaRev, unrEVOked Team, Bin4ry & to everyone else that made this happen
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DEBRANDING
METHOD 1 - CID CHANGE
Thanks to ikhzter, ironeagle, broncogr and sowen222 for their posts to help create these instructions. You should try this method first, and use Method 2 as a fall back.
NB
Whenever you see: Enter the command "bla bla bla", you should type the text without quotes and follow with a carriage return (ENTER).
Before you can change the CID you need to decide what you want to change it to, a couple of examples:
SuperCID (flash any ROM) = 11111111
Stock Unbranded (UK/EU at least) = HTC__001
Vodafone UK (may cover other countries) = VODAP001
I am getting people to post their CIDs in this thread here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1195475
Otherwise this thread contains a number of different CID codes, although originally written for the DHD, HTC has kept most if not all codes the same.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=10007960&postcount=206
1. Uninstall HTC Sync and/or Doubletwist if you have them installed
2. WINDOWS USERS- You must Install these HTC drivers DOWNLOAD HERE. Linux Users can skip this
3. Confirm that USB Debugging is on (Settings -> Applications -> Development)
4. Download and the Android SDK (or if you know where to find it, just the adb and fastboot tools, then skip straight to part 10)
You can get it from here: http://developer.android.com/sdk/index.html Choose the zip file.
5. Extract the contents of the zip file, and run the SDK manager
6. Accept and Install the Android SDK Platform Tools, you can reject all others as they are not needed.
7. When the download and install is finished, close the SDK manager.
8. Now copy the newly created "platform-tools" folder found in the SDK folder you extracted to an easy location, e.g. "C:\platform-tools".
9. You also need to copy "fastboot.exe" from the "tools" folder of the SDK folder you extracted, to your newly created "C:\platform-tools".
10. Open Command Prompt, either Run "cmd" or go to Start, Accesories, Command Prompt
11. Enter the command: "cd C:\platform-tools" (Or whatever location you copied the folder to earlier)
12. Ensure your phone is switched on (regular home screen) and connect it by USB in charging mode (Ensure usb debugging is on settings > applications > development)
13. Enter the command "adb devices". It should come back with list of devices attached and then your serial number.
14. Enter the command "adb reboot bootloader". (You device will restart and boot into fastboot USB)
15. Enter the command "fastboot oem writecid [CID number]"
(use the CID number chosen above, do not include square brackets) e.g. "fastboot oem writecid HTC__001"
16. Enter the command "fastboot reboot-bootloader"
17. Enter the command "fastboot getvar cid". If cid is what you entered you have succeeded
18. Enter the command "fastboot reboot"
19. You now need to pick the RUU you wish to flash, a good source is this thread:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1074559
To debrand my Vodafone Sensation, I chose "RUU_Pyramid_HTC_Europe_1.35.401.1_Radio_10.43a.900 7.00U_10.51.9007.27_M3_release_198179_signed"
20. Once you have downloaded the RUU you would like to flash, run it (it can take a while to load), follow the instructions and your done!
21. Your phone should now reboot to first time setup, with your newly flashed ROM!
METHOD 2 - ENG HBOOT
Now the method I found to debrand (rather than messing about with CIDs), is using an ENG HBOOT, this is only temporary as the ROM we flash later on overwrites it.
Grab the file below (thanks to Bin4ry), and put it in the root of your SD Card. (i.e. if your on Windows, X:/ [where X is the letter of your Sensation's SD Card])
Bin4ry said:
ENG Hboot:
[thanks Rahan95 for dumping ]
http://81.89.105.12/~bin4ry/hboot/PG58IMG.zip
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Flash ENG HBOOT
1. EITHER:
1a. Shut down your phone, then take out your battery and put it back in.​OR:
1b. Make sure fastboot is disabled in settings and shut down your phone (This can be done via Settings > Power> Untick "FAST BOOT" at the bottom.)​
2. Keep hold of the volume down button and switch your phone on.
3. When it asks "Do you want to start the update", press Volume Up to accept
5. Press Power Off to reboot back to normal homescreen
6. Remove PG58IMG.zip from your memory card
Download an RUU
1. You now need to pick the RUU you wish to flash, a good source is this thread:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1074559
To debrand my Vodafone Sensation, I chose "RUU_Pyramid_HTC_Europe_1.35.401.1_Radio_10.43a.900 7.00U_10.51.9007.27_M3_release_198179_signed"
2. Once you have downloaded the RUU you would like to flash, run it (it can take a while to load), and stop when you get the welcome screen, which has a picture of a Sensation on the left and a red caution notice on the right.
3. Move this window out of the way (it forces itself into foreground), then open up windows explorer and go to:
C:\Users\[username]\AppData\Local\Temp
4. Then sort by Date Modified. Find the newest folder with a long random sequence of numbers as its name, go in here and you should see, three files and a folder: corecomp, dotnetinstaller, IBSEW64. (the files may be different on 32-bit OS), now go into the folder which has another long random name.
In there amongst a lot of files (use search if you need to), you will find rom.zip. This is the rom we want to flash!
5. Copy the rom.zip file to the root of your SD Card
(i.e. if your on Windows, X:/ [where X is the letter of your Sensation's SD Card])
6. Rename the rom.zip you just put on your SD Card, to PG58IMG.zip (ensure you do not rename it to PG58IMG.zip.zip or it wont work!)
7. Find the "HTC Android ROM Update Utility" Window, and hit Cancel.
THIS IS YOUR LAST OPPORTUNITY TO BACKUP DATA, ALL EXISTING DATA, CONTACTS, MESSAGES SETTINGS, APPS, ETC, WILL BE DELETED AFTER THE NEXT STEP.
MAKE SURE THE BATTERY INDICATOR IN THE NOTIFICATION AREA SHOWS GREEN, NOT ORANGE OR RED, BEFORE CONTINUING.
Flash RUU (rom.zip)
1. EITHER:
1a. Shut down your phone, then take out your battery and put it back in.​OR:
1b. Make sure fastboot is disabled in settings and shut down your phone (This can be done via Settings > Power> Untick "FAST BOOT" at the bottom.)​
2. Keep hold of the volume down button and switch your phone on.
3. When it asks "Do you want to start the update", press Volume Up to accept (this can take a while and its normal for the system part to appear to go in a loop several times)
5. Press Power Off to reboot to first time setup.
6. Your phone is now debranded!
7. Remove PG58IMG.zip from your memory card
S-ON
You may want to put your phone back to S-ON after following the rest of this guide, for example if you have reflashed your original rom and want to return it for warranty repair. Thanks to ikhzter thread, we have a way to do this!
1. Open Command Prompt, either Run "cmd" or go to Start, Accesories, Command Prompt
2. Enter the command: "cd C:\platform-tools" (Or whatever location you copied the folder to earlier)
3. Ensure your phone is switched on (regular home screen) and connect it by USB in charging mode (Ensure usb debugging is on settings > applications > development)
4. Enter the command "adb devices". It should come back with list of devices attached and then your serial number.
5. Enter the command "adb reboot bootloader". (You device will restart and boot into fastboot USB)
6. Enter the command "fastboot oem writesecureflag 3". (Thanks Dazweeja)
7. Reboot into bootloader using "fastboot reboot-bootloader" or remove & reinsert the battery and press power on while keeping hold of volume down.
8. Bootloader should now read Pyramid PVT Ship S-ON RL.
9. Remove and reinsert the battery. Press power on as normal
You should now have S-on back and you can return your device or do whatever it is covered again under warranty.
10. IF IT DOESN'T REBOOT and bootloader says ***Security Warning**
Remove and re-insert the battery and go back into bootloader and holding Volume Down +power button select fastboot
11. Run RUU_Pyramid_***.exe to reflash stock rom. (the one you downloaded earlier) and then reboot. It should work now
Enjoy!

Thanks for this, its very useful and handy. I have included you in post 1 of my Sticky, It could help a lot of users.
how about in the temporary folder people search for rom.zip using the search tool. that could work too.

Thanks man, brilliant guide. Goodbye Orange crapware!!!

Legend!
I'll be doing this later!
Sent from my HTC Sensation Z710e using XDA App

warranty
can this be used to flash back to stock to submit my sensation for sporadic unresponsive screen problems?? Or will they still be able to tell that it was
s-off. Thanks in advance for any input

happyendin21 said:
can this be used to flash back to stock to submit my sensation for sporadic unresponsive screen problems?? Or will they still be able to tell that it was
s-off. Thanks in advance for any input
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Yes, Cant see why not

Just wondering.. is S OFF enough to flash roms and radios? or should we flash the ENG HBOOT as well? Confused!! Cant remember from the DHD days..
BTW thanks to both of you for awesum tutorials.. it will be a Sunday well spent LOL

Well documented, easy to follow - I now am the proud owner of an unbranded Sensation. Thank you VERY much for this!

Congratulations
Sent from my HTC Sensation Z710e using XDA App

I'm with Three UK, will this remove the Three splash screen I see everytime I boot up and shut down my phone?
Sent from my HTC Sensation Z710e using XDA Premium App

One question - will flashing the RUU using this method (or by running it normally) revert the device to S-On?
I'm asking this for warranty purposes if in any case I'll have to send in my phone for repair.

stanny2k said:
I'm with Three UK, will this remove the Three splash screen I see everytime I boot up and shut down my phone?
Sent from my HTC Sensation Z710e using XDA Premium App
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DEFINITELY if you install the unbranded 1.35.401.*

Trekest said:
One question - will flashing the RUU using this method (or by running it normally) revert the device to S-On?
I'm asking this for warranty purposes if in any case I'll have to send in my phone for repair.
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Nope it stays S-OFF

Played with this process... pretty happy with the results on my TMOUS S4G. Haven't tested everything, such as the 4G radio, but I will report back.
Another step I think is worth doing if you're coming from ANY other ROM and would like to totally start clean:
After copying PG58IMG.zip to the SD card, shut your phone off. Pull the SD card out of it. Boot into recovery, and then fastboot over USB.
Issue this: 'fastboot erase system -w'
It will completely clear anything related to your current ROM. Now, shut your phone off again, put the SD card back in, and boot into recovery. The flashing process should begin as described in the OP.
Of course, before you do any of that, make sure you can get into clockwork recovery and do a nandroid backup.
Update: Looking good. No '4G' icon, instead it shows H for HSPA. Don't really care about that... it works as it should. Speed tests showing 6586/1724 HSPA and 21415/4134 cable/wifi.

Trekest said:
One question - will flashing the RUU using this method (or by running it normally) revert the device to S-On?
I'm asking this for warranty purposes if in any case I'll have to send in my phone for repair.
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No, but it DOES change the hboot back from Revolutionary's hacked 1.17.1011. Redoing rev will put it back the way it was.

lost cwm
After this i lost my cwm recovery

astragreen said:
After this i lost my cwm recovery
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Yep, you have to put it back. The RUU undoes everything except for S-off essentially.

How put i back it again??? My cwm was from revolutionary...

astragreen said:
How put i back it again???
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In fastboot:
fastboot flash recovery path_to_cwm_file.img
Edit: You will probably have to re-run revolutionary; I did. I don't know if rev will offer the CWM again... give it a shot.

ok thanks where did i get the cwm img file???

Changing Hboot from 6.98.1002

I rooted a while back using revolutionary, and currently have hboot 6.98.1002.
I could really do with getting back to s-on and stock etc etc, but every guide I follow just doesn't seem to work.
I have searched, and searched and searched, but I'm a week down the line and still unable to change my hboot.
I'm at pains to start a new thread, but this thing is drving me bonkers.
I've read the instrcutions here for Alphareved:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1236890
but typing the 'adb devices' in cmd but it just doesn't work. Is there some kind of zip file i should be extraxcting to get the sdk (i think it's called that?).

did u try this exe?
http://dl.google.com/android/installer_r16-windows.exe
edit: what is the output of "adb devices"?

-Download this file, it has the adb and fastboot files needed to proceed
-Extract the file to "c:\" so that the path looks like this C:\android-tools
-Install HTCDriver (Fastboot drivers) (should already be installed from revolutionary) but here's the link again
-Open cmd and type "cd/"
-then type "cd android-tools"
*To test whether you have set up all the files correctly and your phone is connected correctly you can do the following;
*Plug your phone in (when plugging in select CHARGE ONLY (i.e. leave on the home screen)
*In cmd type "adb" and press enter, it should show a list of commands, then type "fastboot"and press enter, it should also show a list of commands)
*If both these commands work you have extracted the files to the right place and have setup cmd right.
*then type "adb devices"
*Should show connected phone serial if not then try get the latest HTCdrivers
Flash the ENG HBoot
To flash the ENG HBoot you can use one of these methods;
1) Fastboot
-Place the .img file (extracted from PG88IMG.zip) in C:\android-tools
-Boot phone into fastboot
-Run command "fastboot flash hboot engHBOOToverARX.img" in CMD
2) Android Flasher
-Download from here
-Select phone, select Hboot .img (bootloader)
-Boot phone into fastboot and select FLASH
3) Updater file (PG88IMG.zip)
-Download the PG88IMG.zip (make sure is called that EXACTLY, not pg88img.zip or PG88IMG.zip.zip)
-Place file on your SD card root, and boot into HBoot, and follow onscreen instructions
4) adb shell (LAST LAST resort, one typo and you can brick your phone, do some reserch before doing it
-Place the hboot on your SD card and remane it to "hboot.img"
-Boot into recovery
-adb devices - Must show your serial
-adb shell
-su (it should show #, that means you have the right permission, if it shows $ afterwards you dont have permission)
dd if=/dev/block/mmcblk0p18 of=/sdcard/backup.img (backup your current hboot)
dd if=/sdcard/hboot.img of=/dev/block/mmcblk0p18 (flashes new hboot)
If you have any problems first check out this thread for answers
Install the RUU
How to check if downloaded RUU is compatible with your phone:
To avoid errors etc, you need to confirm your phone is unbranded, i.e. check if your CID matches the CID check list in the RUU you downloaded.
To do this Run the installer, then go to your Windows Temp Folder, sort the folder by date and pick the folder with the latest date, and locate the rom.zip file inside, open it up and open the android-info.txt file. Your CID should be in the list, if not then you need to create a GoldCardto install that RUU.
Here is a list of RUU's you can download for your phone [ROM]Shipped Desire S ROM Collection - xda-developers
Here and here are two great threads for HTC Desire S Guides

Thanks so much for the replies fellas. I'm away from my comp until this evening, but I'll relpy once I've tried these out.

This will work
hycaet said:
I rooted a while back using revolutionary, and currently have hboot 6.98.1002.
I could really do with getting back to s-on and stock etc etc, but every guide I follow just doesn't seem to work.
I have searched, and searched and searched, but I'm a week down the line and still unable to change my hboot.
I'm at pains to start a new thread, but this thing is drving me bonkers.
I've read the instrcutions here for Alphareved:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1236890
but typing the 'adb devices' in cmd but it just doesn't work. Is there some kind of zip file i should be extraxcting to get the sdk (i think it's called that?).
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I just did for my HTC Desire S (India).
This should help . Read

foX2delta said:
Flash the ENG HBoot
To flash the ENG HBoot you can use one of these methods;
1) Fastboot
-Place the .img file (extracted from PG88IMG.zip) in C:\android-tools
-Boot phone into fastboot
-Run command "fastboot flash hboot engHBOOToverARX.img" in CMD
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This did it. Perfect. You're a star. This has bugged me for so long. You've made my bloody day. God bless and seasonal greetings.

foX2delta said:
Install the RUU
How to check if downloaded RUU is compatible with your phone:
To avoid errors etc, you need to confirm your phone is unbranded, i.e. check if your CID matches the CID check list in the RUU you downloaded.
To do this Run the installer, then go to your Windows Temp Folder, sort the folder by date and pick the folder with the latest date, and locate the rom.zip file inside, open it up and open the android-info.txt file. Your CID should be in the list, if not then you need to create a GoldCardto install that RUU.
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How can i check my CID number to match with the RUU version?

terragady said:
How can i check my CID number to match with the RUU version?
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Not sure of the command right now, Google it, like how to check you cId, then when you run the RUU go to your temp folder, I think there is a file called android.txt in the folder with the rom.zip is and it has the list.

Bricked phone Need Help

I flashed a ROM from the forum , but afterwards the phone didnt work normally.
I can still get into recovery, and I can get into bootloader.
The sd card I believe, can not be mounted anymore, not with mount /sdcard or with mount usb
(With my ohter htc phones, I could use these to connect to the pc whilst in recoverymode)
i do have nandroid backups on the pc, but cant get them on the phone.
When i reset the phone it hangs in the white screen: HTC quietly Brilliant "this build is for dev purp......."
Ive tried several posts about similar problems on xda, but no succes
I also tried a RUU 1.47... but it gave me an error 155.
Please help, thanx.

ADB

Lacuna666 said:
I flashed a ROM , afterwards the phone didnt work.
I can still get into recovery, and I can get into bootloader.
The sd card can not be mounted anymore, not with mount /sdcard or with mount usb
i do have nandroid backups on the pc, but cant get them on the phone.
When i reset the phone it hangs in the white screen: HTC quietly Brilliant "this build is for dev purp......."
Ive tried all the posts to be found about similar problems on xda, but no succes
I also tried a RUU 1.47... but it gave me an error 155.
Please help, thanx.
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your post is going to get moved but before it does may I suggest re-flashing Rom then go into bootloader and fastboot flash boot.IMG. sounds like this is what you are missing

solrac.dc said:
your post is going to get moved but before it does may I suggest re-flashing Rom then go into bootloader and fastboot flash boot.IMG. sounds like this is what you are missing
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I cant reflash a rom, i cant get anything on the phone now !

Lacuna666 said:
I cant reflash a rom, i cant get anything on the phone now !
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Are you able to get into fastboot you can push RECOVERY, BOOT, and ZIP to SDCARD... if you can let me know and will tell you what you need to do

fabiane79 said:
Are you able to get into fastboot you can push RECOVERY, BOOT, and ZIP to SDCARD... if you can let me know and will tell you what you need to do
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recovery; yes i can get in there
then you said "boot" : that's not in there !
I do see a "install zip from sdcard" then i get a choise of:
choose zip from sd
apply; /sdcard/update.zip
what did you want to try ?

Lacuna666 said:
recovery; yes i can get in there
then you said "boot" : that's not in there !
I do see a "install zip from sdcard" then i get a choise of:
choose zip from sd
apply; /sdcard/update.zip
what did you want to try ?
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It sounds like you may have corrupted your SD card. similar situation happened to my friends HTC Surround and how I was able to fix was open the phone (warranty gets voided of course) and change out the SD Card.
now........i could be wrong but you may want to do what homie posted above and put your phone into "fastboot" mode and ADB push. good luck!!

solrac.dc said:
It sounds like you may have corrupted your SD card. similar situation happened to my friends HTC Surround and how I was able to fix was open the phone (warranty gets voided of course) and change out the SD Card.
now........i could be wrong but you may want to do what homie posted above and put your phone into "fastboot" mode and ADB push. good luck!!
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Okay, but opening the phones not really an option for me.
The adb command: i assume you mean adb push (something)
Thanks anyway

ADB push is the best option. Its easiest and most effective.
Sent from ICS device!

itsmikeramsay said:
ADB push is the best option. Its easiest and most effective.
Sent from ICS device!
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Thanks, but whats the whole command ?

Lacuna666 said:
I can still get into recovery, and I can get into bootloader.
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That means you're not bricked.

Lacuna666 said:
Thanks, but whats the whole command ?
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- Boot your phone into Recovery and select the "Mounts & Storage" screen
- Plug your phone into your computer using USB Data Transfer Cable
- Ensure in Recovery that your phone shows "Unmount /sdcard/" and "Unmount /system/" (If they do not show this automatically, just press each one once respectively as pressing just toggles Mount and Unmount)
- Open Command Prompt on your computer by doing Start -> Run -> cmd
- In Command Prompt, type "cd c:\AndroidSDK\tools" replacing AndroidSDK\tools with wherever your adb and ROM are located.
- This is probably the most important part - Still in Command Prompt, type "adb push ROM.zip /sdcard/ROM.zip" replacing ROM with the EXACT name of the ROM file and including the .zip piece on both ends. This may take a minute or two...or four, but you will see a message in Command Prompt saying something like <12345678kb to 1234567kb>. That is just telling you that the file was pushed properly.
- Once this has completed, unplug your phone from your computer and close the Command Prompt window
- Back in Recovery, go to Recovery's main screen and Do a "Factory Reset", "Wipe Cache Partition", and "Wipe Dalvik Cache [which is in the Advanced menu of Recovery]"
- When these are all done, from Recovery's main screen, select "Install ZIP from SD Card" and then "Choose file from SD Card" and select the ROM.zip file you just pushed from your computer to the SD Card. If you do not see the file, go back to Mounts and Storage and toggle them to say "Mount /sdcard/" and "Mount /system/" and then go back and try to fine the ROM.zip file. If you still do not see it, it was not pushed correctly...go back and ensure you were letter for letter with the name and the file path.
- Once the screen in Recovery says "Install from SD Card Complete.", go back to Recovery's main screen yet again and select "Reboot system now" - If your device fails to Install the ROM.zip, I had this happen to me. You must push the CWM SuperSU ZIP (the .zip file is found at the end of this thread)file as outlined before and Install THAT .zip file in Recovery, then reboot Recovery and Install the ROM.zip from SD Card.
- Let your phone have some time to boot up...initial boot from installing a new ROM have histories of taking a couple minutes.
- You should now be on a working HTC One S running whatever ROM you decided to flash.

fabiane79 said:
- Boot your phone into Recovery and select the "Mounts & Storage" screen
- Plug your phone into your computer using USB Data Transfer Cable
- Ensure in Recovery that your phone shows "Unmount /sdcard/" and "Unmount /system/" (If they do not show this automatically, just press each one once respectively as pressing just toggles Mount and Unmount)
- Open Command Prompt on your computer by doing Start -> Run -> cmd
- In Command Prompt, type "cd c:\AndroidSDK\tools" replacing AndroidSDK\tools with wherever your adb and ROM are located.
- This is probably the most important part - Still in Command Prompt, type "adb push ROM.zip /sdcard/ROM.zip" replacing ROM with the EXACT name of the ROM file and including the .zip piece on both ends. This may take a minute or two...or four, but you will see a message in Command Prompt saying something like <12345678kb to 1234567kb>. That is just telling you that the file was pushed properly.
- Once this has completed, unplug your phone from your computer and close the Command Prompt window
- Back in Recovery, go to Recovery's main screen and Do a "Factory Reset", "Wipe Cache Partition", and "Wipe Dalvik Cache [which is in the Advanced menu of Recovery]"
- When these are all done, from Recovery's main screen, select "Install ZIP from SD Card" and then "Choose file from SD Card" and select the ROM.zip file you just pushed from your computer to the SD Card. If you do not see the file, go back to Mounts and Storage and toggle them to say "Mount /sdcard/" and "Mount /system/" and then go back and try to fine the ROM.zip file. If you still do not see it, it was not pushed correctly...go back and ensure you were letter for letter with the name and the file path.
- Once the screen in Recovery says "Install from SD Card Complete.", go back to Recovery's main screen yet again and select "Reboot system now" - If your device fails to Install the ROM.zip, I had this happen to me. You must push the CWM SuperSU ZIP (the .zip file is found at the end of this thread)file as outlined before and Install THAT .zip file in Recovery, then reboot Recovery and Install the ROM.zip from SD Card.
- Let your phone have some time to boot up...initial boot from installing a new ROM have histories of taking a couple minutes.
- You should now be on a working HTC One S running whatever ROM you decided to flash.
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+1,000,000

nxt said:
That means you're not bricked.
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If it won't startup properly, i'm calling it bricked, you know what i mean.
Bricked means useless and that's what it is.

Lacuna666 said:
If it won't startup properly, i'm calling it bricked, you know what i mean.
Bricked means useless and that's what it is.
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you should be able to do it... I F&&&& up my phone many times and was able to get it working... make sure you have the correct boot.img for the correct rom your installing that will make the phone not work...

ADB push ROM to a phone
This should really be stickied

Thanks, now ive got some stuff to try out tomorrow, i will report back !

Thanks for linking my thread.
And thanks for quoting my thread without any credit. -_-

Moved To Q&A​
This section is for development only!​

did you try cannodale's thread here
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1630459
his key is clearing storage thru stock recovery to get sdcard mounted
also on flashing ruu, i think you need to relock bootloader and have sense rom on phone--not sure you are in that position atm and not 100% sure on both these

[SD CARD][HOW TO] Cant Mount SD Card or SD Card Corrupted

For those who may be flashing ROMs, cannot mount the SD Card any more, and may have accidentally corrupted their SD Card, here are some helpful steps.
Preliminary Review - Check to see if you can mount in recovery or bootloader
First, go back to your bootloader screen and click on fastboot (reset your phone and hold the power and vol down button). Once in bootloader check your computer drives to see if the sd card is recognized
Your computer may be able to recognize the drive even if it cant open it. If thats the case, you may be able to format it from your computer (use FAT32 formatting).
Second, If you cannot see your SD Card in your ROM or from the PC, and you are using Clockwork Recovery (CW), try flashing TWRP recovery first. Do this by going through the following steps:
Step #1
Download TWRP recovery from http://teamw.in/project/twrp2/100 Make sure to download the correct version for your device
Step #2
Place the recovery file into a folder with fastboot.exe
Step #3
Reboot your phone and hold down the Vol Down Button and Power Button until your bootloader screen appears, then enter fastboot. Then connect to your computer. I find this method works best by holding down the buttons right away. If your phone is off, press the power button then immediately press and hold the power and vol off buttons again until bootloader screen shows up. Dont let go until the screen shows.
Step #4
Type
Code:
fastboot flash recovery twrp.img
but replace the twrp.img wording with the exact name of your downloaded TWRP recovery
Step #5
Enter TWRP recovery by selecting it from your bootloader screen. Then ensure the device is connected to your computer and select the Mount option and then mount your sd card.
IF you still cant see your SD Card from TWRP recovery or you get an error, proceed to the next steps. Your computer may be able to recognize the drive, even if it cant open it (if your lucky).
If your computer recognizes the drive but cant open it, you can try formatting it from your computer (make sure to format as FAT32)
If you really cant see your SD Card, and your fairly sure its corrupted, and you have no way formatting it from your computer, continue on below:
Basic Solution
Reflashing Stock Recovery to your device using fasboot, then doing a full factory reset. This would be using the method in post http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1630459
PLEASE NOTE THIS METHOD WILL WIPE THE DATA FROM YOUR DEVICE AS WELL AS FROM YOUR SD CARD
This method works because custom recoveries cannot re format SD Cards on the HTC One S, only wipe data from them. However, the stock recovery does have a proprietary feature that will reformat the internal sd card if it has been corrupted.
Inotherwords:
Step #1
Download the stock recovery from: http://loadbalancing.modaco.com/download.php?file=ville_recovery_signed.img
*******Note that this file is a stock recovery for S4 devices, not S3.
Place the file into the same folder as your fastboot.exe
Step #2
On your device, go into bootloader and fastboot mode, connect your computer to the device, and type
Code:
fastboot flash recovery ville_recovery_signed.img
Step #3
Reboot into the bootloader and then choose to "clear storage" from the main screen and afterwards reset to factory defaults.
Step #4
Go back into the bootloader once step #3 is done and enter fastboot, connect your device and reflash your original custom recovery again. Your SD Card should be visible
Advanced Solution - If you do not want to wipe the data from your device
This method does not require reflashing the original recovery and factory reseting the whole phone. However, it still means that the info on your sd card will be lost. It also needs a rooted device.
This method does not require you to access your bootloader or use fastboot. You can do this while having your phone in custom recovery.
DO NOT ATTEMPT UNLESS YOU FEEL COMFORTABLE WITH THE INSTRUCTIONS. THERE ARE ALWAYS RISKS WITH FORMATTING. DO NOT HOLD ME RESPONSIBLE FOR BRICKED DEVICES. YOUR DEVICE IS LIKELY OUTSIDE OF WARRANTY ALREADY SINCE YOU WOULD HAVE UNLOCKED THE BOOTLOADER.
I have taken this solution from HTC One X forums namely from post 17 at http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1647806&page=2
However, I have also confirmed (SneakyGhost's partition list for HTC One S) that the correct mmcblk0p for the HTC One S sd card is mmcblk0p36.
Step #1: Download the version of busybox listed below, unzip it and also put this in the folder with ADB before you get started. You only need to do this if you dont already have busybox installed on your HTC One S. Sometimes this busybox file can be found under /system/bin or /system/xbin if youve previously installed it. If so, replace the paths in the instructions below for that of your busybox. If you have busy box already installed in /system/bin , then you do not need to type in the paths since the adb shell automatically picks up programs in that folder
Step #2: Go to your command prompt in the folder with adb.exe . Connect your HTC One S to your computer and type
Code:
adb devices
and ensure your computer sees your HTC One S. This command should work even if you are in a custom recovery like TWRP or CW (but for gods sake, if your on CW, the first thing you should do is flash TWRP, but thats just an editorial opinion, lol).
Step #3: Type
Code:
adb push busybox /data/local/tmp
This pushes busybox to a temp folder on your HTC One S. Make sure you are pushing the busybox file and not the zip file. If you already have busy box installed you do not need to do this step. (you can delete it from this folder later if you like)
Step #4: Type
Code:
adb shell
to get into your linux shell. Then type
Code:
su
to get root access. Your command prompt should now be a # and not $.
Step #5: Type
Code:
chmod 755 /data/local/tmp/busybox
to fix permissions for busybox. You may not need to do this if you already have busy box installed with the correct permissions. If these instructions dont work with your version of busy box, try setting the permissions with this code but replace the path with the location of your busybox.
Step #6: Type
Code:
cat /proc/partitions
and just ensure you see mmcblk0p36. This is the sdcard partition for HTC One S
Step #7:Type
Code:
/data/local/tmp/busybox mkfs.vfat /dev/block/mmcblk0p36
Make sure you type this correctly. You dont want to format the wrong partition accidentally.
That should work. Pls let me know if it doesnt. If it doesnt work with your version of busybox just try using the one in the zip file below. Also remember, dont just push the zip file. Extract the busybox file from the zip and push that to your device instead.
Also, it may help to use adb through a custom recovery instead of being in your ROM (ie if it doesnt work when your phone is booted normally, try doing the steps with recovery loaded).
There are other methods to try too They would be:
Other Solutions
Other Method #1: Relocking your bootloader and using a compatible RUU with your phone. This will fully wipe your device
Other Method #2: If your computer sees your sdcard even if it cant open it when your device is connected, you can try formatting it that way (ie the way you would format any other drive on your computer)
Only use the busybox method if you are comfortable with it and if other methods have failed. You can learn more about the formatting command (ie mkfs.vfat) by googling it.

So if I got this right if I have busybox already I only have to do is step 7.

Almost, but yes, that is the key step. Although you would still want to open a terminal Window, either an adb shell or from the phone, and type su to get root, and double check to ensure the shell sees the partition. Also, I did hear in the one X forums that not every version of busy box worked. I would imagine an updated version would likely work though.
Sent from my HTC One S using xda premium

Step 4, a quicker way: adb shell su , get you into shell as root right away

AKToronto said:
Almost, but yes, that is the key step. Although you would still want to open a terminal Window, either an adb shell or from the phone, and type su to get root, and double check to ensure the shell sees the partition. Also, I did hear in the one X forums that not every version of busy box worked. I would imagine an updated version would likely work though.
Sent from my HTC One S using xda premium
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Oh right hope I don't need it lol.
I think this should be moved to Q&A and replace the other sticky that's there.

Darknites said:
Oh right hope I don't need it lol.
I think this should be moved to Q&A and replace the other sticky that's there.
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Im thinking it would be helpful to have this post there. Im not sure how I request to do that though. Should I PM a moderator?

AKToronto said:
Im thinking it would be helpful to have this post there. Im not sure how I request to do that though. Should I PM a moderator?
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No idea but does sounds like a good start lol.

Darknites said:
No idea but does sounds like a good start lol.
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I asked a moderater to review by clicking on the ! in the post, but I havent heard back yet. I also updated the post to be more n00b friendly too, and tried to cover off all sd card related issues.

AKToronto said:
I asked a moderater to review by clicking on the ! in the post, but I havent heard back yet. I also updated the post to be more n00b friendly too, and tried to cover off all sd card related issues.
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Nice update. Ya I wish they hurry up with sorting it, the other one is a load of crap and this really should replace it.

Updated with a link to another good tutorial about pushing ROMs to the phone

Its like they don't care about stickys any more, come mods its about time this replaced the crappy one.

Cant get past the
'fastboot flash recovery ville_recovery_signed.img'
step at the moment, just keep getting 'waiting for device'.

Steveh8204 said:
Cant get past the
'fastboot flash recovery ville_recovery_signed.img'
step at the moment, just keep getting 'waiting for device'.
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Does your bootloaderscreen say "fastboot usb" anywhere? There is an option that you have to select in your bootloader called fastboot... If it says fastboot usb then you are connected, and you shouldnt get a waiting for device error.

AKToronto said:
Does your bootloaderscreen say "fastboot usb" anywhere? There is an option that you have to select in your bootloader called fastboot... If it says fastboot usb then you are connected, and you shouldnt get a waiting for device error.
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yea I got into the bootloader and then fast boot. ive managed to sort it now, for some reason my pc was the problem, I had to reboot my computer after a command window prompt otherwise I just got the waiting for device screen.
typical really, my laptop and phone both conspiring against me.
eventually managed to flash another recovery which did see my sdcard so all is good now.
thanks for your reply though!

AKToronto said:
For those who may be flashing ROMs, cannot mount the SD Card any more, and may have accidentally corrupted their SD Card, here are some helpful steps.
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Dude, this works flawless!
Thought I had a soft-brick, but your instructions bring back my sd-card!
I choose the "advanced Option", it works fine....
Typing su-command generated an error message, but the other steps still functioned....
I will place link in section "helpfull links" in my signatur
Big THX to you good sir, ...

Steveh8204 said:
Cant get past the
'fastboot flash recovery ville_recovery_signed.img'
step at the moment, just keep getting 'waiting for device'.
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Just format your phone using your PC... That's all you need to do...all those steps are overkill... Bootloader on phone... Connect to pc .. Navigate to devices on PC and format your phone...then flash recovery like stated above..
Sent from my One S using xda premium

$droyd$ said:
Just format your phone using your PC... That's all you need to do...all those steps are overkill... Bootloader on phone... Connect to pc .. Navigate to devices on PC and format your phone...then flash recovery like stated above..
Sent from my One S using xda premium
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Some people had reported not being able to see their phone from their PC no matter what they tried... Hence the advanced steps

Dude add S3 stock recovery please.

Darknites said:
Dude add S3 stock recovery please.
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Good point Darknites. Thank you. Do you have a link to S3 stock recovery? I dont seem to have one handy... But I did edit the OP to make that point a bit clearer (that the link is for S4 devices). Thanks again bud. Good catch.

AKToronto said:
Good point Darknites. Thank you. Do you have a link to S3 stock recovery? I dont seem to have one handy... But I did edit the OP to make that point a bit clearer (that the link is for S4 devices). Thanks again bud. Good catch.
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Nope but a RUU will have it.

HTC U11 downgrade from Pie to Oreo

Hi Everybody!
Im hungarian man and sorry very small speak English. Google Translate helps me.
I have an HTC U11 Black Dual SIM CID34 (4/64) phone. I opened the bootloader and installed TWRP the phone is S-ON status.
Everything is fine so far.
I copy the ROM to SD card and start the phone Recovery mode.
I selected the ROM from this list:
Link: Removed by System
I wanted to install this ROM
2PZCIMG_OCEAN_DUGL_O80_SENSE90GP_MR_HTC_Europe_2.33.401.10_Radio_8998-002772-1711161638_release_signed.zip
Link: Removed by System
TWRP always writes in an invalid ZIP format.
Your phone is not loading Android now. It starts to load but stops at the boot screen. I can boot my phone into Bootloader, Recovery, Download mode.
Thank you for your help!
Please if you write simply to write or step by step how to fix the phone.
Best regards: Szabolcs

kovsza said:
Hi Everybody!
Im hungarian man and sorry very small speak English. Google Translate helps me.
I have an HTC U11 Black Dual SIM CID34 (4/64) phone. I opened the bootloader and installed TWRP the phone is S-ON status.
Everything is fine so far.
I copy the ROM to SD card and start the phone Recovery mode.
I selected the ROM from this list:
Link: Removed by System
I wanted to install this ROM
2PZCIMG_OCEAN_DUGL_O80_SENSE90GP_MR_HTC_Europe_2.33.401.10_Radio_8998-002772-1711161638_release_signed.zip
Link: Removed by System
TWRP always writes in an invalid ZIP format.
Your phone is not loading Android now. It starts to load but stops at the boot screen. I can boot my phone into Bootloader, Recovery, Download mode.
Thank you for your help!
Please if you write simply to write or step by step how to fix the phone.
Best regards: Szabolcs
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Try renaming the zip file to 2pzcimg.zip,, and place it on the root of your sdcard and boot into downloader mode. Hth, this looks to be an ruu so it will put your phone back to stock and wipe all but the sd card.

hammered58 said:
Try renaming the zip file to 2pzcimg.zip,, and place it on the root of your sdcard and boot into downloader mode. Hth, this looks to be an ruu so it will put your phone back to stock and wipe all but the sd card.
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I'll try and give you feedback.

I start the phone Downloaded mode. Phone autodetect the SD card ZIP file. I pressed VolUp buttons... and nothing.
Error message: FAIL12 RU_ZIP_ERROR
What's next?

Here you have some details, but are for downgrade from Oreo to nougat (maybe could it works??)
https://forum.xda-developers.com/u11/how-to/guide-downgrade-htc-u11-oreo-to-nougat-t3754481

kovsza said:
I'll try and give you feedback.
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If you are on pie and trying to downgrade to oreo this cannot be done with out soff , and i do not think
Pie soff is supported,

hammered58 said:
If you are on pie and trying to downgrade to oreo this cannot be done with out soff , and i do not think
Pie soff is supported,
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If this is the problem then is there an easy way to set it to S-OFF?

Pantumaca said:
Here you have some details, but are for downgrade from Oreo to nougat (maybe could it works??)
https://forum.xda-developers.com/u11/how-to/guide-downgrade-htc-u11-oreo-to-nougat-t3754481
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This is the description I read. Based on what I described, I got to the version change. The version change failed. But in another place I read that in Download mode you can easily reinstall the previous version.

kovsza said:
This is the description I read. Based on what I described, I got to the version change. The version change failed. But in another place I read that in Download mode you can easily reinstall the previous version.
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I have used this procedure to downgrade from oreo to nougat, but have not used it to from pie to oreo,

hammered58 said:
I have used this procedure to downgrade from oreo to nougat, but have not used it to from pie to oreo,
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Then even that solution won't work.

kovsza said:
Then even that solution won't work.
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Like i said I have not tried it, as far as i know once you are on pie there is no going back unless someone else knows a solution

hammered58 said:
Like i said I have not tried it, as far as i know once you are on pie there is no going back unless someone else knows a solution
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I see if somebody knows the solution or tried it.

Nobody?

If You want to downgrade from Pie to Oreo. Its pretty easy and simple you has to follow same steps like Oreo to nougat downgrade but with some modifications:- (bootloader unlock is required)
1. I tried it on my own device it worked and it is s-on, So i don't know it works on s-off or not.
2. Download HTC Dev info tool from the below link
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1ubjDGNqCfIply-aRN8C7IQNb-YVkD4M7/view
3. Now connect your device to PC by turning on USB debugging in phone and open the info tool and click on GetDeviceInfo and it will show your device information in the tool.
4. If you want to change CID then follow this step otherwise skip to step 5. Change the CID to your desired CID and click on save.
5. Now change the misc version to the rom misc version which you downloaded for downgrade and click on save and apply changes.
6. Now download and install minimal adb and fastboot.exe in PC and open it and type "adb reboot download" and your phone boot to download mode and type "fastboot getvar all" and it will print your device information in the cmd itself and from their cross check your CID number whether it is changed to your required CID or not and also check the version number is blanked out or not. If it doesn't then something wrong you have done, so again start from step 2.
7. Download the Oreo RUU for your CID from the below link :-
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/15JL3tRWDSVOUKo_revEYtQ_tRcOSJ0vWcvk8a7TK8Hk/edit?usp=sharing
8. Now Download BatchTool.exe from the provided link below
https://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=67056758&postcount=4
9. Install the tool and and go to the location where you installed the tool generally it will be c:/Android/com now copy the RUU you downloaded for your CID to that folder and rename it to rom.zip for simplicity ie., c:/Android/com/rom.zip
10. Now Download RUU decrypt tool from the below link and extract the zip and drag and drop the rom.zip on to the RUU_decrypt_tool.exe present in the extracted folder.
https://forum.xda-developers.com/devdb/project/?id=15338#downloads
11. And An CMD will pop-up and ask for some yes and no details just accept the default settings with out changing anything and now the RUU decryption will start and after completing a folder will be created in the RUU decrypt tool folder and inside OUT folder look for "hosd_signed.img" and move it to the rom.zip folder ie., c:/Android/com/hosd_signed.img
12. Now open cmd and navigate to the com folder by using by using cd command.
13. Now cross-check whether you are in bootloader mode or not, if yes then proceed to next step otherwise reboot your phone to bootloader mode by typing "htc_fastboot reboot bootloader" (htc_fasboot is a file present in com folder so you need to be in com folder to execute that commands from cmd).
14. Now type "htc_fastboot flash hosd hosd_signed.img" and wait for it to flash and after you see written successful then reboot to RUU mode by typing "htc_fastboot oem rebootRUU" l
15. On booting your phone to RUU mode type "htc_fastboot flash zip rom.zip" (rom.zip is file name of your RUU that you downloaded and renamed to rom.zip).
16. Now the flashing process should start and wait for some time until it finishes.
17. Now you have successful Downgraded from PIE to OREO with your desired CID..,.,.,.,.,:fingers-crossed::fingers-crossed:

Ryü[email protected] said:
If You want to downgrade from Pie to Oreo. Its pretty easy and simple you has to follow same steps like Oreo to nougat downgrade but with some modifications:- (bootloader unlock is required)
1. I tried it on my own device it worked and it is s-on, So i don't know it works on s-off or not.
2. This step is optional and this is only for those who wants to change the CID of their device if not skip to step 4. Just download "HTC dev infotool" turn on USB debugging in phone and connect your device to PC and open HTC dev info tool and click on Getdevice info and it will show you about your device information and from their change the CID of your device to your required CID by changing the CID field and hit save and click apply all changes.
3. Now download and install minimal adb and fastboot.exe in PC and open it and type "adb reboot download" and your phone boot to download mode and type "fastboot getvar all" and it will print your device information in the cmd itself and from their cross check your CID number whether it is changed to your required CID or not. If it doesn't then something wrong you have done, so again start from step 2.
4. Download the Oreo RUU for your CID from the below link :-
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/15JL3tRWDSVOUKo_revEYtQ_tRcOSJ0vWcvk8a7TK8Hk/edit?usp=sharing
5. Now Download BatchTool.exe from the provided link below
https://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=67056758&postcount=4
5. Install the tool and and go to the location where you installed the tool generally it will be c:/Android/com now copy the RUU you downloaded for your CID to that folder and rename it to rom.zip for simplicity ie., c:/Android/com/rom.zip
6. Now Download RUU decrypt tool from the below link and extract the zip and drag and drop the rom.zip on to the RUU_decrypt_tool.exe present in the extracted folder.
https://forum.xda-developers.com/devdb/project/?id=15338#downloads
7. And An CMD will pop-up and ask for some yes and no details just accept the default settings with out changing anything and now the RUU decryption will start and after completing a folder will be created in the RUU decrypt tool folder and inside OUT folder look for "hosd_signed.img" and move it to the rom.zip folder ie., c:/Android/com/hosd_signed.img
8. Now open cmd and navigate to the com folder by using by using cd command.
9. Now cross-check whether you are in download mode or not, if yes then proceed to next step otherwise reboot your phone to download mode by typing "htc_fastboot reboot-download" (htc_fasboot is a file present in com folder so you need to be in com folder to execute that commands from cmd).
10. Now type "htc_fastboot flash hosd hosd_signed.img" and wait for it to flash and after you see written successful then reboot to RUU mode by typing "htc_fastboot oem rebootRUU" l
11. On booting your phone to RUU mode type "htc_fastboot flash zip rom.zip" (rom.zip is file name of your RUU that you downloaded and renamed to rom.zip).
12. Now the flashing process should start and wait for some time until it finishes.
13. Now you have successful Downgraded from PIE to OREO with your desired CID..,.,.,.,.,:fingers-crossed::fingers-crossed:
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is it work on single sim devices to change cid??

filandry said:
is it work on single sim devices to change cid??
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I think it works but always have a backup before doing anything because i tested it on my HTC dual sim 6/128GB dual sim variant and successfully changed CID from HTC__J15 to HTC__060 and downgraded from PIE to OREO

Ryü[email protected] said:
If You want to downgrade from Pie to Oreo. Its pretty easy and simple you has to follow same steps like Oreo to nougat downgrade but with some modifications:- (bootloader unlock is required)
1. I tried it on my own device it worked and it is s-on, So i don't know it works on s-off or not.
2. This step is optional and this is only for those who wants to change the CID of their device if not skip to step 4. Just download "HTC dev infotool" turn on USB debugging in phone and connect your device to PC and open HTC dev info tool and click on Getdevice info and it will show you about your device information and from their change the CID of your device to your required CID by changing the CID field and hit save and click apply all changes.
3. Now download and install minimal adb and fastboot.exe in PC and open it and type "adb reboot download" and your phone boot to download mode and type "fastboot getvar all" and it will print your device information in the cmd itself and from their cross check your CID number whether it is changed to your required CID or not. If it doesn't then something wrong you have done, so again start from step 2.
4. Download the Oreo RUU for your CID from the below link :-
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/15JL3tRWDSVOUKo_revEYtQ_tRcOSJ0vWcvk8a7TK8Hk/edit?usp=sharing
5. Now Download BatchTool.exe from the provided link below
https://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=67056758&postcount=4
5. Install the tool and and go to the location where you installed the tool generally it will be c:/Android/com now copy the RUU you downloaded for your CID to that folder and rename it to rom.zip for simplicity ie., c:/Android/com/rom.zip
6. Now Download RUU decrypt tool from the below link and extract the zip and drag and drop the rom.zip on to the RUU_decrypt_tool.exe present in the extracted folder.
https://forum.xda-developers.com/devdb/project/?id=15338#downloads
7. And An CMD will pop-up and ask for some yes and no details just accept the default settings with out changing anything and now the RUU decryption will start and after completing a folder will be created in the RUU decrypt tool folder and inside OUT folder look for "hosd_signed.img" and move it to the rom.zip folder ie., c:/Android/com/hosd_signed.img
8. Now open cmd and navigate to the com folder by using by using cd command.
9. Now cross-check whether you are in download mode or not, if yes then proceed to next step otherwise reboot your phone to download mode by typing "htc_fastboot reboot-download" (htc_fasboot is a file present in com folder so you need to be in com folder to execute that commands from cmd).
10. Now type "htc_fastboot flash hosd hosd_signed.img" and wait for it to flash and after you see written successful then reboot to RUU mode by typing "htc_fastboot oem rebootRUU" l
11. On booting your phone to RUU mode type "htc_fastboot flash zip rom.zip" (rom.zip is file name of your RUU that you downloaded and renamed to rom.zip).
12. Now the flashing process should start and wait for some time until it finishes.
13. Now you have successful Downgraded from PIE to OREO with your desired CID..,.,.,.,.,:fingers-crossed::fingers-crossed:
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It's not working.error sad you must change version number.
What is the best way for change version number?

Who to change cid and version number?

mehrdad_esmaeeli said:
It's not working.error sad you must change version number.
What is the best way for change version number?
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Edited the post and forgot to add changing the version number check from step 2 again. If that too not work run this command "adb shell dd if=/dev/zero of=/dev/block/bootdevice/by-name/misc bs=1 seek=2208 count=16" it will blank out misc version and follow the instructions i posted above.

Ryü[email protected] said:
Edited the post and forgot to add changing the version number check from step 2 again. If that too not work run this command "adb shell dd if=/dev/zero of=/dev/block/bootdevice/by-name/misc bs=1 seek=2208 count=16" it will blank out misc version and follow the instructions i posted above.
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Ok Finally I could
Tnx so much