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Unrevoked - Forever (S-OFF AND NAND UNLOCK TOOL)

unrEVOked Forever
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This tool will give you permanent nand unlock while booted into the os as well as S-OFF security for the ability to flash unsigned zip's from hboot. With this you can flash any OTA and still be able to recover root by flashing a recovery and a root package. Please read our site for details and instructions and the download!
Target platforms: HTC Evo and HTC Incredible
http://unrevoked.com/forever/

Up yours HTC!

Is it Safe.....IM scurrred

wat waaat,..lm,/m,./.m/m,.mnase

Were on it - thanks!
mrozzeh said:
unrEVOked Forever
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This tool will give you permanent nand unlock while booted into the os as well as S-OFF security for the ability to flash unsigned zip's from hboot. With this you can flash any OTA and still be able to recover root by flashing a recovery and a root package. Please read our site for details and instructions and the download!
Target platforms: HTC Evo and HTC Incredible
http://unrevoked.com/forever/
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Running it now - thanks fella's! Damned the torpedoes!

already fully rooted here.. but this seems interesting. Will have to read more about it... sounds like a winner though.
so you can use this even if you have already done the OTA? I have a friend that accepted it (after i already told him not to) and really wants root now. LOL

frettfreak said:
already fully rooted here.. but this seems interesting. Will have to read more about it... sounds like a winner though.
so you can use this even if you have already done the OTA? I have a friend that accepted it (after i already told him not to) and really wants root now. LOL
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No you have to be rooted and have a custom recovery to flash the unrevoked Forever

frettfreak said:
already fully rooted here.. but this seems interesting. Will have to read more about it... sounds like a winner though.
so you can use this even if you have already done the OTA? I have a friend that accepted it (after i already told him not to) and really wants root now. LOL
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seems quite impressive!

Good to go!!!
mrozzeh said:
unrEVOked Forever
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This tool will give you permanent nand unlock while booted into the os as well as S-OFF security for the ability to flash unsigned zip's from hboot. With this you can flash any OTA and still be able to recover root by flashing a recovery and a root package. Please read our site for details and instructions and the download!
Target platforms: HTC Evo and HTC Incredible
http://unrevoked.com/forever/
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Rooted, Froyo 2.2/Sprint, HBoot 0.76.2000, Radio 2.15.00.07.28, ClockworkMod Recovery - applied and bootloader shows S-OFF!
Sweet splash screen - all good here.
Recovery works, backed up and restored, no issues!
Great stuff - now to test...

Question, does this allow us to accept the official ota and get the 1.40 prl, i ask cause that seems to be priority!
Of course I'm rooted with nand unlocked. Running Calkulin.
Sent From Your Grandmothers HTC Evo via Telepathic 4G

When we download the zip do we have to rename the file from "unrevoked-forever.zip" to "update.zip"?

can i use this to upgrade my PRI then flash "Fresh Evo Rom" back on?

Waiting..
gessin64 said:
can i use this to upgrade my PRI then flash "Fresh Evo Rom" back on?
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+1 on this.. Waiting on an answer..

gessin64 said:
can i use this to upgrade my PRI then flash "Fresh Evo Rom" back on?
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You need the PRI file first!!! And if you have it share it cause everyone is wanting it. Once more people get this on their phone it should be a little while then someone should be able to drop that file so we can all update to the PRI.

Do we have to rename the zip file to "update" before we flash?

darkhova said:
Do we have to rename the zip file to "update" before we flash?
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You can flash it like normal or if you want change the name to update.zip

I didn't rename...
darkhova said:
Do we have to rename the zip file to "update" before we flash?
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I didn't change the name to update.zip - left it alone and loaded it from recovery as a unrevoked-forever.zip file...

I think this will be sooner than later?
dee-vious_dee said:
You need the PRI file first!!! And if you have it share it cause everyone is wanting it. Once more people get this on their phone it should be a little while then someone should be able to drop that file so we can all update to the PRI.
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I'm looking forward to this, although I haven't seemed to suffer from 1.34, it will bring closure to the issue for those who have!
Perhaps soliciting the PRI threads with the news?

Fastboot?
lwarranty said:
I'm looking forward to this, although I haven't seemed to suffer from 1.34, it will bring closure to the issue for those who have!
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Fastboot extended commands? Are these the ones we use? like ./fastboot-mac flash etc.. ?
I don't think, but would like to know, I would like to know how would I set myself up to have both, ENG and Forever as stated..
Thanks Guys..

darkhova said:
No you have to be rooted and have a custom recovery to flash the unrevoked Forever
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Was just reading the install instructions and says you can use unrevoked3 to install custom recovery (per their website says v3 works on all supported phones even if not previously rooted), then you should be able to finish the install of unrevoked forever and presumably flash any new rom.... hmmmmmmmmm.. sounds a little too good to be true.. .but who knows??? lol
I will definitely be playing with this on my friends evo just to see what we can do!

[Q] What happens with root?

Hello XDA members
I was wondering, when the new android sandwich comes out, and you got a rooted and S-off HTC sensation. But not custom rom. What will happen to the root and S-off when you update to the new android sandwich?
Thanks

Want to know too ahehhe

We'll lose root but keep S-OFF I'd imagine

Cool, thanks for the answer

I have perm-rooted my Sensation and i was wondering when the new official update from HTC comes out will i be able to install it automatically like when i was not rooted or because i am S-Off it will not let me?
Thanks

i could be wrong but no you wont be able to perform an ota update. im only saying this because the last ota update failed because the update looks for the stock recovery in order to update the system. seeing that you are rooted i assume you have cwm installed and if this ota update does indeed look for the stock recovery than it will fail. the only way around this is to either instal a stock ruu and lose root or instal the stock recovery and again lose root. either way you are gonna lose root.

Could you give me a link where there is a guide to install the stock recovery?

TheStigx said:
Could you give me a link where there is a guide to install the stock recovery?
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If you check the development forum, there's a thread which has shipped roms in it. Flash one to restore stock recovery.
Panagiotis. said:
I have perm-rooted my Sensation and i was wondering when the new official update from HTC comes out will i be able to install it automatically like when i was not rooted or because i am S-Off it will not let me?
Thanks
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Depends. If you're just running the original rom which came on your phone but rooted, it should still allow ota updates, but you'll lose root (but keep s-off). If you're on a custom rom you won't receive an ota.
To OP, if you ran an ruu or ota of ice cream sandwich, as eddy says, you'll lose root but remain s-off. That said, a custom ics rom will probably come out weeks/months before an official HTC update

Well, when we got the RUU, we can extract and repack to our rooted ROM

It should be this if i am right ? http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1074559

satanevil said:
Well, when we got the RUU, we can extract and repack to our rooted ROM
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That's true, but we'll see aosp ics roms long before we have sense skinned ones, as cyanogen et al don't need to spend months porting frameworks.
TheStigx said:
It should be this if i am right ? http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1074559
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That's the one

BTaylor927 said:
Depends. If you're just running the original rom which came on your phone but rooted, it should still allow ota updates, but you'll lose root (but keep s-off). If you're on a custom rom you won't receive an ota.
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Yes I am running the stock rom so I will receive the pta update. I know that I will lose root in every scenario if I install the stock ROM one way or another.
Thanks.
Sent from my HTC Sensation Z710e using Tapatalk

So i just flash one of these roms, without deleting cache or doing a reset ?

not entirely true. i was rooted on stock rom when the last ota rolled out. i tried installing it but it failed. i did a lil search here and found a few people mentioned that it failed due to cwm and they also mentioned that you should try flashing back the stock recovery. i tried that and it installed successfully. easy way to get the stock recovery is to instal the correct ruu of your rom. but as we all know it wipes out everything off your phone. i did find this guide which the stigx has asked for (sorry buddy didnt see you there ) which shows you how to extracted the stock recovery off of the ruu and than flash it back to your phone.
check here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1228648

Divine flaw said:
not entirely true. i was rooted on stock rom when the last ota rolled out. i tried installing it but it failed. i did a lil search here and found a few people mentioned that it failed due to cwm and they also mentioned that you should try flashing back the stock recovery. i tried that and it installed successfully. easy way to get the stock recovery is to instal the correct ruu of your rom. but as we all know it wipes out everything off your phone. i did find this guide which the stigx has asked for (sorry buddy didnt see you there ) which shows you how to extracted the stock recovery off of the ruu and than flash it back to your phone.
check here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1228648
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But if I need to follow your guide i have to have the OTA update file,w hich haven't comet out yet. What do i Do? It seems so hard to remove root and custom recovery :'(
But thank for your answer !

well the general idea is to get your stock recovery back without losin your data. so really all you need to do is flash your stock recovery reboot your phone and check for updates. if updates are available: system>about phone>check for updates, download the update and install. it shouldnt fail cause you have stock recovery instead of cwm. in short just do the top part of the guide and skip the rest cause you dont have the updates file on your computer.

So if i do step 1-12 I will have normal phone? Just like I started or do i still keep root?
Thank you so much for your hep !

TheStigx said:
Could you give me a link where there is a guide to install the stock recovery?
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You can also use this software to install the stock recovery. that way you don't loose settings by installing RUU

TheStigx said:
So if i do step 1-12 I will have normal phone? Just like I started or do i still keep root?
Thank you so much for your hep !
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yes you do 1-12 but you keep root. the only difference is that you will no longer have cwm for flashing, back up, and all other goodies. but once you run the ota and it installs you lose root.
but have a look at the link frederikh just posted. seems alot better than the current method. im reading over it now

Thanks for the answers!
I think i will go with the link frederikh gave me But God bless you Divine! Thank you for your help !

[Q] OTA Update for an XE

Hey,
Last night I got a system update message and on reboot it loaded clockworkmod and now I can't install the update
I rooted and installed the mod before but I never use it...
How can I disable clockworkmod or deleting it so I can get the official update (I would much prefer that)
Thanks,
PS. I have read other posts about this online but the problem have been slightly different and with other phones so the wrong files, i'm guessing

ryall999 said:
Hey,
Last night I got a system update message and on reboot it loaded clockworkmod and now I can't install the update
I rooted and installed the mod before but I never use it...
How can I disable clockworkmod or deleting it so I can get the official update (I would much prefer that)
Thanks,
PS. I have read other posts about this online but the problem have been slightly different and with other phones so the wrong files, i'm guessing
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I'm guessing the OTA you got was to software version 3.33.401.153?
If yes just download and run the RUU exe from here. This will put you on that software version.

Jonny said:
I'm guessing the OTA you got was to software version 3.33.401.153?
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How do i find out what software it is updating to?
When i search for an update it is just says enhancement of 60.53Mb and not the software version....

ryall999 said:
How do i find out what software it is updating to?
When i search for an update it is just says enhancement of 60.53Mb and not the software version....
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what software version are you on now? Go into settings > about to find this

Jonny said:
what software version are you on now? Go into settings > about to find this
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I'm currently on 3.32.401.105, is the one you mentioned earlier the next version?

ryall999 said:
I'm currently on 3.32.401.105, is the one you mentioned earlier the next version?
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no, 3.33.401.106 is the next one then it is 3.33.401.153
However, you can just flash the RUU and it will put you on 3.33.401.153 without having to flash 3.33.401.106 - also because you are rooted the OTA file may fail to run whereas the RUU wont.

Jonny said:
no, 3.33.401.106 is the next one then it is 3.33.401.153
However, you can just flash the RUU and it will put you on 3.33.401.153 without having to flash 3.33.401.106 - also because you are rooted the OTA file may fail to run whereas the RUU wont.
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So i download it and stick in on my sd card and then 'install update from zip', right?

ryall999 said:
So i download it and stick in on my sd card and then 'install update from zip', right?
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No, its a .exe file - official HTC RUU (Rom Update Utility) so you download it then run it from a windows pc

Jonny said:
No, its a .exe file - official HTC RUU (Rom Update Utility) so you download it then run it from a windows pc
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Love how I click the link and get this 'ICXperia user website temporarily down' haha
So is it pretty straight forward once downloaded..... is there instruction somewhere?
PS will it wipe my phone? do i need to back up? and what would be the best way of doing that?

ryall999 said:
Love how I click the link and get this 'ICXperia user website temporarily down' haha
So is it pretty straight forward once downloaded..... is there instruction somewhere?
PS will it wipe my phone? do i need to back up? and what would be the best way of doing that?
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Regardless of whether my hoster's website is down, my FTP remains up so you can still download the file using the link I posted. Its self explanatory and comes with instructions within the installer, it will wipe your phone so I would suggest doing a nandroid backup of data only then restoring data from a custom recovery (you will have to reflash the custom recovery after the RUU has finished because it will return you to stock recovery)

Jonny said:
Regardless of whether my hoster's website is down, my FTP remains up so you can still download the file using the link I posted. Its self explanatory and comes with instructions within the installer, it will wipe your phone so I would suggest doing a nandroid backup of data only then restoring data from a custom recovery (you will have to reflash the custom recovery after the RUU has finished because it will return you to stock recovery)
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Oh i didn't realised it was your website
I'm not gonna reflash afterwards...
so will nandroid backup still work after i use the RUU if i dont flash with a custom recovery later?
PS. Will this get rid of clockworkmod or just bypass it?

ryall999 said:
Oh i didn't realised it was your website
I'm not gonna reflash afterwards...
so will nandroid backup still work after i use the RUU if i dont flash with a custom recovery later?
PS. Will this get rid of clockworkmod or just bypass it?
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Not my website, homeworlder's (he is the hoster who gives me webspace via FTP)
My website is currently private only due to testing some stuff for custom ROMs

Jonny said:
Not my website, homeworlder's (he is the hoster who gives me webspace via FTP)
My website is currently private only due to testing some stuff for custom ROMs
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I'm not gonna reflash afterwards...
so will nandroid backup still work after i use the RUU if i dont flash with a custom recovery later?
PS. Will this get rid of clockworkmod or just bypass it?

ryall999 said:
I'm not gonna reflash afterwards...
so will nandroid backup still work after i use the RUU if i dont flash with a custom recovery later?
PS. Will this get rid of clockworkmod or just bypass it?
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The RUU replaces (gets rid of) clockwork mod with HTC Stock recovery, so to restore nandroid backup after RUU you will need to reflash CWM

Jonny said:
The RUU replaces (gets rid of) clockwork mod with HTC Stock recovery, so to restore nandroid backup after RUU you will need to reflash CWM
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So i will just back everything up onto my sd card using an app off the play store
I'm sure you are getting annoyed with me by now So just say if this is the way to do it
-Backup important stuff on sd card with app
-Follow instruction on .exe
-Then i have a stock phone and it is updated
-Restore my data....

ryall999 said:
So i will just back everything up onto my sd card using an app off the play store
I'm sure you are getting annoyed with me by now So just say if this is the way to do it
-Backup important stuff on sd card with app
-Follow instruction on .exe
-Then i have a stock phone and it is updated
-Restore my data....
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I think with an app like that you need root to use it (Titanium backup needs root) and to root you still need a custom recovery so I would just recommend the method I suggested but apart from that the method is correct

Jonny said:
I think with an app like that you need root to use it (Titanium backup needs root) and to root you still need a custom recovery so I would just recommend the method I suggested but apart from that the method is correct
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I meant i'll backup important stuff with a normal backup app off play store.. like texts, contacts, photos etc
I want to reset my phone anyway... speed it up, maybe

ryall999 said:
I meant i'll backup important stuff with a normal backup app off play store.. like texts, contacts, photos etc
I want to reset my phone anyway... speed it up, maybe
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then yeah thats fine

Jonny said:
then yeah thats fine
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Thanks a lot, you've been great
I'll shove some 'thanks' throughout the thread on posts

Jonny said:
then yeah thats fine
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Finally got round to doing this and i got an error 115
'ERROR [155~159]: IMAGE ERROR'... One of these error messages will appear when you use the incorrect RUU to update and the image file size is larger than the Flash ROM size. In this case, download the correct RUU version and try again.
Should i update to the 3.33.401.106 RUU first. If so, where do I find it?
Sorry about this

[Recovery] Stock HTC One

For Dev's reference
stock recovery here

Onepagebook said:
For Dev's reference
stock recovery here
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Version: 0.89.997.1 CL144629 test-keys
ro.build.date=六 12月 29 01:11:35 CST 2012

ClockworkMod Recovery! Well whenever the phone gets released. I attempted to build a test version of CWM at http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2173863
Fingers crossed that it works.
But I will probably need someone to give me these two items once they get a phone to correct the configs.
Post the file /proc/partitions
Post the file /proc/mounts
For the adb commands. "adb shell" then "cat /proc/partitions" and "cat /proc/mounts" Should work.
EDIT: Thank you to he_stheone64 for giving me what I need above. Now I can make a fully working recovery.

To get back on topic, here's the fstab extracted from the recovery
http://pastebin.com/tBzTE4GA

Hey guys.
Nice to see all of you to be getting the HTC One
But lets not turn this to a conversation thread please.
Thread cleaned.
Cheers

Pardon me, but is this the same stock recovery as the AT&T version?

robstunner said:
Pardon me, but is this the same stock recovery as the AT&T version?
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I'm sure it's not.

mike1986. said:
I'm sure it's not.
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Darn, accidentally flashed CWM Touch when I was just looking to unlock and root. Oh well, no biggie. Thanks for the quick reply!

mike1986. said:
I'm sure it's not.
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Looking at this string, my guess it's stock recovery for the M7_U: ro.build.date=六 12月 29 01:11:35 CST 2012

can i use it to flash my htc one dev edition?? im on 1.29.1540.3

so?????????

eltoffer said:
can i use it to flash my htc one dev edition?? im on 1.29.1540.3
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Why would you use this? Go read some guides and then flash either twrp or cwm.
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ECEXCURSION said:
Why would you use this? Go read some guides and then flash either twrp or cwm.
Sent from my HTC One
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just curious, to get updates

My device has T-Mobile UK firmware (1.28.61.7) and I will be looking to go back to stock soon to hopefully receive official 1.29 firmware update.
I need the appropriate recovery for my device but am not quite sure what that is. I have a nandroid but this was done in CWM after rooting.
Is the recovery of 1.29 different to 1.28 and do I need a T-Mobile specific recovery or is the generic recovery just the same?
If somebody could point me in the direction of the recovery I require it would be much appreciated.

Onepagebook said:
For Dev's reference
stock recovery here
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Hi Bro, Do you have STOCK Recovery for ONE Developer Edition ??
Regards,

hi there,
is the recovery can be installed for HTC ONE M7 802W?

mahesh_9j said:
Hi Bro, Do you have STOCK Recovery for ONE Developer Edition ??
Regards,
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recovery files are all the same

Onepagebook said:
recovery files are all the same
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Are you 100% sure??
I am trying to return my 1.28.61.7 device to stock using a rooted nandroid which I made without any other modifications. After many trials and tribulations, I managed to unroot by removing SuperSU and binaries but, after installing 'stock' recovery my device still says relocked and tampered and will not boot into recovery.
I am, however, able to perform a full wipe from within android though.
I would really like complete clarity on this if anyone can help me as I need to get back to stock to get an official update when it appears as there are no stock nandroids available or any RUU's for my device.

bobsie41 said:
Are you 100% sure??
I am trying to return my 1.28.61.7 device to stock using a rooted nandroid which I made without any other modifications. After many trials and tribulations, I managed to unroot by removing SuperSU and binaries but, after installing 'stock' recovery my device still says relocked and tampered and will not boot into recovery.
I am, however, able to perform a full wipe from within android though.
I would really like complete clarity on this if anyone can help me as I need to get back to stock to get an official update when it appears as there are no stock nandroids available or any RUU's for my device.
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no problem, here is the US dev edition stock recovery-signed
http://d-h.st/b5g
Tampered showed @ hboot is because you have "unlocked" before

So If I have clockwork mod touch recovery installed and I want to go back to stock recovery without loosing my app and data I can just flash this in cwm?
Sent from my HTC One using xda app-developers app

flashing ruu without wiping?

Hey all,
Earlier I had downloaded a zip file from the guide that's stickied in another thread here on XDA.
I renamed the file, and copied it to my address card, then booted to download mode and started the flash sequence. This erased everything on the phone.
What did I do wrong? Was I supposed to flash the zip via TWRP instead of flashing via download mode? Thanks in advance for any tips and advice

Sounds like you flashed a RUU
Tip: Don't flash a RUU to update if you don't want to start fresh.
Advice: double check what you are downloading.
Lol hope that helps.

schmeggy929 said:
Sounds like you flashed a RUU
Tip: Don't flash a RUU to update if you don't want to start fresh.
Advice: double check what you are downloading.
Lol hope that helps.
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Thanks for the reply. What should I be flashing then?

In that Google spreadsheet, there are tabs at the top. Click on the one that says firmware.

schmeggy929 said:
In that Google spreadsheet, there are tabs at the top. Click on the one that says firmware.
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Thank you! I didn't even notice the tabs. And to confirm, the only way to flash firmware without wiping is to be S-OFF? Or is dirty flashing acceptable?

mazubo said:
Thank you! I didn't even notice the tabs. And to confirm, the only way to flash firmware without wiping is to be S-OFF? Or is dirty flashing acceptable?
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Modified or unsigned firmware needs S-off. Look for signed-Firmware.zip
The signed firmware will not wipe phone.

schmeggy929 said:
Modified or unsigned firmware needs S-off. Look for signed-Firmware.zip
The signed firmware will not wipe phone.
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I'm sorry for my confusion. The firmware files look like they are incremental updates lose to 100mb. I also cannot seem to find the signed zip files? And do I flash the signed zip (once I find it) within TWRP or Download mode? Your help is much appreciated..

mazubo said:
I'm sorry for my confusion. The firmware files look like they are incremental updates lose to 100mb. I also cannot seem to find the signed zip files? And do I flash the signed zip (once I find it) within TWRP or Download mode? Your help is much appreciated..
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Haven't looked inside the tabs lately, however they should all be signed firmware, as we do not have s-off yet. Firmware is flashed in download mode.

schmeggy929 said:
Haven't looked inside the tabs lately, however they should all be signed firmware, as we do not have s-off yet. Firmware is flashed in download mode.
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Ok understood. Thanks again!

schmeggy929 said:
Haven't looked inside the tabs lately, however they should all be signed firmware, as we do not have s-off yet. Firmware is flashed in download mode.
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mazubo said:
Ok understood. Thanks again!
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No there are no signed packages. Those on the sheet are unsigned combined ones in preparation of hopefully getting S-OFF sometime.
With respect to signed firmware packs. To make sure nothing goes wrong one would have to flash them one after another in the exact order of the OTA updates that came out. Regarding the risk of a brick if I'd provide them and someone shouldn't read the OP of my collection thread carefully I pulled them all.
If it would be possible to resign firmware packs it mightbe possible to create combined packages just like the ones for S-OFF. But as we don't know how to sign them there actually is no way of realising those.
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