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[Q] Desire S problems after flashing RUU

Hi Guys.
Before i start i want to mention that i searched everywhere and basically all these technical guide's and terms makes me even more confused and i don't really know what to do with this problem i have.
Ok here we go, last night i S-Off and Rooted my cousin's HTC Desire S with (revolutionary-0.4pre4 and Superuser-3.0.7-efghi-signed).
-Revolutionary-
SAGA PVT SHIP S-OFF RL
HBOOT-6.98.1002
RADIO-3822.10.08.04_M
eMMC-boot
Mar 10 2011, 14:58:38
So far so good, this all worked fine. No problems.
After that i installed the "RUU_Saga_S_HTC_Europe_2.10.401.5_Radio_20.4801.30.0822U_3822.10.08.04_M_release_219480_signed"
It was successfully flashed but here is where the problems started, after this i got the famous "stuck on white background with green HTC Logo"
Now to make things worse, i cannot access SD Card from the phone and it will not recognize my phone anymore from my PC (with ADB drivers installed).
The only thing that does work and recognize my phone is the "Fastboot USB" mode on my phone along with the "
ROM Upgrade Utility (RUU) - Aruwizard.exe"
I got a tons of errors and problems.
1. HBOOT gives
SD Checking...
Loading... [PG88DIAG.zip]
No image!
Loading... [PG88DIAG.nbh]
No image or wrong image!
Loading... [PG88IMG.zip]
2. in Recovery menu the following problems occur
E:Can't open /cache/recovery/command
Wipe data/factory reset gives
E:Can't open /data/cwpkg.zip
E:Can't open /data/cw.prop
E:Can't open /cache/cwpkg.zip
E:Can't open /cache/cw.prop
Apply update from sdcard gives
-Invalid Operation-
Also i seem to have lost a few options in recovery after the RUU like "install zip from sd card" etc
My question is : Is there anything that can fix this or did the RUU bricked it completely?

I believe before flashing you were supposed to do a downgrade HBOOT using ENG HBOOT
Atleast thats what i did!

Revolutionary hboot has protection to prevent it from being overwritten, the way to change the hboot is to write it through recovery, but you also need to flash a recovery option (if none is available), through fastboot.
Basically, check if CWM or EXT4 are installed, if yes flash hboot through recovery (see the last 10 pages of the ENG HBOOT thread), if no, flash recovery through fastboot (see google), once recovery is installed, flash hboot, then proceed with RUU.

I tried this as well
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=958968
But no luck either
fastboot oem rebootRUU (Gives grey HTC Logo on my phone)
C:\android>fastboot flash zip HTC_DESIRE_S_2.3.5-2.10.401.4.zip
sending 'zip' (337560 KB)...
OKAY [ 55.123s]
writing 'zip'...
(bootloader) zip header checking...
(bootloader) zip info parsing...
FAILED (remote: 24 parsing android-info fail)
finished. total time: 65.056s
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Most other commands just give a "(bootloader) [ERR] Command error !!!" so i just ended it with "fastboot reboot"
So my guess is that is must have something to do with that HBOOT thing yes.
"adb devices" will not find any devices at all.
C:\android>fastboot flash hboot hboot.img
< waiting for device >
sending 'hboot' (1024 KB)...
OKAY [ 0.196s]
writing 'hboot'...
(bootloader) image update is bypassed! (cannot roll back hboot version)
OKAY [ 0.026s]
finished. total time: 0.222s
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I don't know if i can put the other eng hboot back

"Fastboot devices" still gives me a serial number in cmd prompt so that still works.
Where can i find a recovery.img for the Desire S?
I found a whole list here but i don't know which one to pick?
download.clockworkmod.com/recoveries
i tried "recovery-clockwork-2.5.0.7-desirec.img"
C:\android>fastboot flash recovery recovery-clockwork-2.5.0.7-desirec.img
sending 'recovery' (2766 KB)...
OKAY [ 0.466s]
writing 'recovery'...
OKAY [ 1.261s]
finished. total time: 1.727s
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Problem now is, when i select "Recovery" from the hboot menu.. it gets stuck also at the White background / green HTC Logo screen. so now my recovery part is broken also?

Its all working now, i used the wrong recovery image at first.
I got clockwork recovery to work and from there i could do the HBOOT ENG and a pre-rooted RUU
xAutobot and Zeekiz, thanks for your help. Much appreciated!

wut?
Trackah123 said:
Its all working now, i used the wrong recovery image at first.
I got clockwork recovery to work and from there i could do the HBOOT ENG and a pre-rooted RUU
xAutobot and Zeekiz, thanks for your help. Much appreciated!
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i have exactly the same problem but i do not understand what you did to fix it...
do i need a program for my pc? what recovery did you use? just a simple explanation of what you did because im worried i cant get my phone to work again and im not necessarily a tecnitian... please

I can't remember anymore tbh its been a long time since i did this.
But it had something to do with the right recovery file for your phone i think.
at the clockworkmod rom manager website you can download it.

tehpwnrer said:
i have exactly the same problem but i do not understand what you did to fix it...
do i need a program for my pc? what recovery did you use? just a simple explanation of what you did because im worried i cant get my phone to work again and im not necessarily a tecnitian... please
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What you need is, first:
- change the revolutionary hboot for an engineering hboot to allow RUU to overwrite it.
--> https://www.box.com/s/8a14444cd1dc4c91f077
This file contains both original and overalpharevx .img (6.98.2000) you should use this one first. You could use fastboot, android flasher or the PG88IMG.zip (the easy way) included to do that.
when it's done you can safely run the RUU and go back to stock (s-on)
or
you can flash 4ext or clockworkmod using fastboot and enjoy your custom rom.
--> https://www.box.com/s/70a0d0608bf3f90b9a3a

[Q] my phone is stuck at HTC logo

Hi all,
Please help. Currently my phone is stuck at HTC logo. Last week, I've upgraded my phone to 4.2.2 and Sense 5 via OTA. I have never root and S-OFF. Sense 5 was not ok for me. The font is hard to read and keyboard is hard to type. I love original Sense 4+ that came with my phone. So I tried to downgrade it. Without knowing what is S-OFF and HBOOT (now I knew), it stuck at HTC logo and won't go anywhere. I tried to flash stock ROM also custom ROM back but no hope.
this is the step I've done.
fastboot flash unlocktoken Unlock_code.bin
fastboot flash recovery recovery.img
fastboot flash boot boot.img
fastboot erase cache
fastboot oem lock
fastboot oem rebootRUU
fastboot flash zip PL99IMG.zip
And here the message I got:
###############################
< waiting for device >
sending 'zip' <824265 KB>...
OKAY [ 35.527s]
writing 'zip'...
<bootloader> adopting the signature contained in this image...
<bootloader> signature checking...
<bootloader> rom parsing start...
<bootloader> rom parsing finish...
<bootloader> zip header checking...
<bootloader> zip info parsing...
FAILED <status read failed <Too many links>>
finished. total time: 124.305s
##############################
below is what it shows when I enter fastboot mode:
*** TAMPERED ***
*** RELOCKED ***
DELUXE_UB1 PVT SHIP S-ON RH
HBOOT-1.54.0000
RADIO-3A.28.306.09
OpenDSP-v10.120.274.0520
OS-2.33.707.3
eMMC-boot 2048MB
Aug 16 2013,18:29:47.0
my cid is HTC_044
Regards,

zierra said:
Hi all,
Please help. Currently my phone is stuck at HTC logo. Last week, I've upgraded my phone to 4.2.2 and Sense 5 via OTA. I have never root and S-OFF. Sense 5 was not ok for me. The font is hard to read and keyboard is hard to type. I love original Sense 4+ that came with my phone. So I tried to downgrade it. Without knowing what is S-OFF and HBOOT (now I knew), it stuck at HTC logo and won't go anywhere. I tried to flash stock ROM also custom ROM back but no hope.
this is the step I've done.
fastboot flash unlocktoken Unlock_code.bin
fastboot flash recovery recovery.img
fastboot flash boot boot.img
fastboot erase cache
fastboot oem lock
fastboot oem rebootRUU
fastboot flash zip PL99IMG.zip
And here the message I got:
###############################
< waiting for device >
sending 'zip' <824265 KB>...
OKAY [ 35.527s]
writing 'zip'...
<bootloader> adopting the signature contained in this image...
<bootloader> signature checking...
<bootloader> rom parsing start...
<bootloader> rom parsing finish...
<bootloader> zip header checking...
<bootloader> zip info parsing...
FAILED <status read failed <Too many links>>
finished. total time: 124.305s
##############################
below is what it shows when I enter fastboot mode:
*** TAMPERED ***
*** RELOCKED ***
DELUXE_UB1 PVT SHIP S-ON RH
HBOOT-1.54.0000
RADIO-3A.28.306.09
OpenDSP-v10.120.274.0520
OS-2.33.707.3
eMMC-boot 2048MB
Aug 16 2013,18:29:47.0
my cid is HTC_044
Regards,
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there is nothing wrong with the phone u have to know how to flash a rom. first of all unlock the bootloader and flash a custom recovery then look for the stock sense 4 rom and flash it. even doe u have downgraded u will have to cut off your ota updates because it will keep prompting u to download it. dont ever flash ruu on your phone if you dont know wat ur doing

daorderdillon said:
there is nothing wrong with the phone u have to know how to flash a rom. first of all unlock the bootloader and flash a custom recovery then look for the stock sense 4 rom and flash it. even doe u have downgraded u will have to cut off your ota updates because it will keep prompting u to download it. dont ever flash ruu on your phone if you dont know wat ur doing
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Hi daorderdillon,
Thanks for your answer. I've done as you told.
- unlock the bootloader (fastboot flash unlocktoken Unlock_code.bin)
- flash a custom recovery (fastboot flash recovery recovery.img - I used TWRP 2.6.3.0 as recovery.img)
- look for the stock sense 4 rom (I used the first ROM from this thread - http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2157029)
- flash via adb (fastboot oem rebootRUU --> fastboot flash zip PL99IMG.zip)
It still stuck at HTC logo.
Second tried, I copied PL99IMG.zip to SD card then boot into HBOOT mode and let it install. Nothing change, still stuck.
Third tried, I installed ROM via TWRP menu and again, same error.
Could you please guide me which step I missed?
Thanks in advance.

Dear All !!!
My phone is back! Very very happy!
To share with the one who have the same problem, this is what I did.
- flash CWM recovery
- following this thread --> http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2185799
- flash boot.img
- enter recovery mode
- install kernel_wwe.zip
.- restart your phone
- factory reset
- that's all
I would like to say thank you to all of you that try to help me.
it2007me Without you thread, my phone still brick.
daorderdillon, for your prompt support and gave me a caution.
CWM and TWRP teams for your great tool.
Ofcourse, xda-developer website, kepp share!
The more you share, the more you receive.
sincere,

Won't boot into recovery

It all started yesterday where i was trying to update (InsertCoin) which for some reason made my phone shut down mid-way through the installation process...
I had to reboot my phone back into recovery to wipe system/cache/data to reinstall...For some reason this wiped/damaged everything but the bootloader ofc.
(Bye go all my pictures, whatsapp conversations etc...)
This made me not being able to boot into my recovery aswell
I still can't get back into my recovery, and i've tried flashing the recovery over and over again via fastboot flash recovery twrp.img
When i try to flash the recovery, it succeeds but when i try to boot into it, it blinks the splash screen with odd intervals, i dont know if this means that its trying over and over again...I'm sort of desperate here...any help?
sidenote here: I'm in linux

you should've updated firmware to hboot 2.22 needed for IC, then you need to install the latest recovery 2.7.1.1 from twrp website
twrp here: http://techerrata.com/browse/twrp2/m4ul
new firmware here :http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2759131

I have not updated it, will go and do that now,

Code:
[email protected]:/media/leon/*censor*/Android/ROMS/Millium$ sudo fastboot flash zip firmware.zip
[sudo] password for leon:
target reported max download size of 800227328 bytes
sending 'zip' (19549 KB)...
OKAY [ 2.466s]
writing 'zip'...
(bootloader) zip header checking...
(bootloader) zip info parsing...
(bootloader) Read zipped android_info fail
FAILED (remote: 99 unknown fail)
finished. total time: 4.305s
Right.....!?
I really don't want to reboot to bootloader at the moment...since the update failed...

Apparently i am S-ON and therefor need to obtain s-off, but i don't have an android system installed..how

s-off required to flash firmware or if s-on, bootloader needs to be re-locked, sorry i assumed you knew that! maybe create a signature giving details of your device for future, it does help.
If you are S-ON ---> Re-lock your bootloader (this will most probably wipe content of your device)
If you are S-OFF ---> no need to re-lock the bootloader.
Copy downloaded .zip to fastboot.exe location (e.g. c:/SDK/platform-tools/fastboot.exe)
Re-name .zip file to firmware.zip
Open command prompt
Boot your device in fastboot mode (vol down + power ===> fastboot)
Connect device to the PC
In command prompt cd to fastboot.exe location
Make sure you have correct modeid and cidnum (type: fastboot getvar all)
Type: fastboot oem lock (if your device is not relocked yet or in case it's S-ON)
Type: fastboot oem rebootRUU and wait for device to reboot
Type: fastboot flash zip firmware.zip and wait for process to complete
Sometimes flashing for the first time doesn't work, so flash firmware.zip again just to make sure.
Type: fastboot flash zip firmware.zip and wait for process to complete
Type: fastboot reboot
Unlock your bootloader and flash custom recovery if you are going to use custom ROM.

Code:
FAILED (remote: 12 signature verify fail)
This ahappens when flashing the firmware
*edit: I have fixed that, but i cannot flash the 2.22 included y you because it has a different modelid, presumably because my m4 isn't the at&t variant.
Will this work?

`leon said:
Code:
FAILED (remote: 12 signature verify fail)
This ahappens when flashing the firmware
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not work ?? ok, then you will need to s-off the device, unlock first,you need SUPERCID also

Braddison said:
not work ?? ok, then you will need to s-off the device, unlock first
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It did, sorry, didnt edit the post quick enough

`leon said:
Code:
FAILED (remote: 12 signature verify fail)
*edit: I have fixed that, but i cannot flash the 2.22 included y you because it has a different modelid, presumably because my m4 isn't the at&t variant.
Will this work?
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no that firmware will not update everything that is required, use the firmware zip in the link i gave previously.
you need to change your cid to supercid,,,,very simple to do
Enter the command "fastboot oem readcid". Make a note of your original CID.
enter the command "fastboot oem writecid 11111111" make sure it is 8 ones (1)
enter the command "fastboot read cid" [it should confirm your CID is 11111111]

Braddison said:
no that firmware will not update everything that is required, use the firmware zip in the link i gave previously.
you need to change your cid to supercid,,,,very simple to do
Enter the command "fastboot oem readcid". Make a note of your original CID.
enter the command "fastboot oem writecid 11111111" make sure it is 8 ones (1)
enter the command "fastboot read cid" [it should confirm your CID is 11111111]
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Yeah, i just tried that 5 minutes ago, though...:
Code:
(bootloader) [JAVACARD_ERR] SD/USBDISK Init error
Gosh...my device doesn't like me..
oh, wait, don't i have to unlock bootloader?
i'll try that now
OMG IM IN RECOVERY
cant seem to do anything with my data partition, same goes for internal storage

well you've done everything that i done when i tried out Insertcoin rom for a few days and never had any of your issues. so not sure whats going on.
- unlocked bootloader
- get s-off
- get supercid
- update firmware
- get latest twrp recoverry
- install Insert Coin
use the fix miniwhooper posted on her firmware thread ....Flash stock recovery and factory reset from boot loader. It will fix you /data partition.. then flash custom recovery and it should be fixed

`leon said:
Yeah, i just tried that 5 minutes ago, though...:
Code:
(bootloader) [JAVACARD_ERR] SD/USBDISK Init error
Gosh...my device doesn't like me..
oh, wait, don't i have to unlock bootloader?
i'll try that now
OMG IM IN RECOVERY
cant seem to do anything with my data partition, same goes for internal storage
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Make sure you are in the folder your rom zip is located.
Run the command...
adb push filename.zip /sdcard
Wait around 10 minutes as it will not give you progress
go back to TWRP main page and install, choose SDcard and the zip file you just uploaded should be there.

hello @AnGrY sCoTsMaN
i have the exact same problem but i flashed cm.12.1 cant boot in recovery or flash anything using adb
hboot os 2.22 it says unlocked but it seems not
can you please help me out
Edit: problem solved without doing anything

[GUIDE][S4] How to install HBOOT 2.16 | For first time users

HBOOT 2.16 Installation guide​
Requirements before installing​
Back up your files, your SD Card will be WIPED!
Charge your phone to AT LEAST 30%
Your bootloader MUST be unlocked
You NEED to be S-OFF or else it won't work
You need basic knowledge of Fastboot commands
Windows 10/8/7/Vista/XP: You need drivers installed
Windows 8.1: You need drivers installed AND update kb2967917 from Microsoft
Linux: You need "51-android.rules" or "99-android.rules" configured
Mac: Nothing needed that I know of
I am NOT responsible if you break your phone
​
This guide will be from a Windows point of view
Installation Guide​
Download the HBOOT 2.16 firmware file from here: Download from Mega.co.nz
Place it in your adb and fastboot folder. For example C:\Users\(Your Username)\Fastboot
Now open a Command Prompt window and then type in:
Code:
cd C:\(Location of your Fastboot folder)
Now take your phone and connect it to your computer (with USB Debugging ON) and type in:
Code:
adb reboot bootloader
Once you are in the bootloader and it displays "Fastboot USB", type in:
Code:
fastboot oem rebootRUU
Once your computer recognizes your phone type in:
Code:
fastboot flash zip Firmware_4.06.401.1.zip
If you changed the file name make sure to type in the name of it instead of the one above
You will then get an error:
Code:
"FAILED (remote: 90 hboot pre-update! please flush image again immediately)"
Don't worry, this is normal. DO NOT unplug your phone. Simply type in once again:
Code:
fastboot flash zip Firmware_4.06.401.1.zip
If you changed the file name make sure to type in the name of it instead of the one above
Then wait until the Command window says "finished" and type in:
Code:
fastboot reboot-bootloader
Next we need to download TWRP recovery. You can download it from MDMower's website and MAKE SURE to get TWRP for "/data/media storage (HBOOT 2.16.0000)" and TWRP 2.8.0.1 or above.
Now we must go back to the command window with your phone still plugged in displaying "Fastboot USB" on the screen
Then we type:
Code:
cd C:\Users\(Your Username)\Downloads
or if the TWRP Recovery file isn't in the above location just direct it to the folder its stored in
Now we type:
Code:
fastboot flash recovery twrp-2.8.x.x-ville-dm.img
just replace the "x" with the numbers on the file. e.g. - 2.8.0.1
Once it flashed successfully press the power button and use the volume buttons to scroll down to recovery and to boot into it, simply press the power button
Now go into "Mounts" and select Enable MTP if it isn't already.
Now copy a ROM of your choice (That supports HBOOT 2.16) and flash it. If MTP doesn't work, simply sideload the ROM
That's it, now you just reboot after installing your ROM.
Hope this helps anybody having difficulty with HBOOT 2.16

Getting a different error when flashing.
c:\adb>fastboot flash zip Firmware_4.06.401.1.zip
sending 'zip' (46472 KB)...
OKAY [ 2.598s]
writing 'zip'...
(bootloader) zip header checking...
(bootloader) zip info parsing...
(bootloader) checking model ID...
(bootloader) checking custom ID...
FAILED (remote: 42 custom id check fail)
finished. total time: 4.304s

urlyisis said:
Getting a different error when flashing.
c:\adb>fastboot flash zip Firmware_4.06.401.1.zip
sending 'zip' (46472 KB)...
OKAY [ 2.598s]
writing 'zip'...
(bootloader) zip header checking...
(bootloader) zip info parsing...
(bootloader) checking model ID...
(bootloader) checking custom ID...
FAILED (remote: 42 custom id check fail)
finished. total time: 4.304s
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You need to change your cid
To change it go into bootloader, then fastboot, connect it to your computer and type
Code:
fastboot oem writecid 11111111
that is eight 1s
If that didnt work then type instead
Code:
fastboot oem writecid HTC__001
that is 2 underscores after HTC

I get this:
Code:
Z:\One_S_All-In-One_Kit_v1.1\Data>fastboot flash zip Firmware_4.06.401.1.zip
sending 'zip' (46472 KB)... OKAY [ 6.507s]
writing 'zip'... INFOzip header checking...
INFOzip info parsing...
FAILED (remote: 99 unknown fail)
finished. total time: 8.020s
No matter how often I attempt it. Redownloaded the zip to make sure it is not corrupt...
Any pointer?
Ah, damn, because I followed the instructions to the end despite the HBOOT not flashing I can also now not access recovery anymore. It seems the new version of recovery was properly flashed, but as it relies on higher HBOOT I can't get into it anymore. It is still in HBOOT 1.03.
Can anyone help me to get this phone ready for Cyanogenmod?

I was able to load the hboot, but now the bootloader is locked again and I can't flash the recovery.
FAILED (remote: not allowed)

Walter_White said:
I get this:
Code:
Z:\One_S_All-In-One_Kit_v1.1\Data>fastboot flash zip Firmware_4.06.401.1.zip
sending 'zip' (46472 KB)... OKAY [ 6.507s]
writing 'zip'... INFOzip header checking...
INFOzip info parsing...
FAILED (remote: 99 unknown fail)
finished. total time: 8.020s
No matter how often I attempt it. Redownloaded the zip to make sure it is not corrupt...
Any pointer?
Ah, damn, because I followed the instructions to the end despite the HBOOT not flashing I can also now not access recovery anymore. It seems the new version of recovery was properly flashed, but as it relies on higher HBOOT I can't get into it anymore. It is still in HBOOT 1.03.
Can anyone help me to get this phone ready for Cyanogenmod?
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Get s-off change your cid to HTC__001 as shown above and run this ruu, then follow the instructions above

urlyisis said:
I was able to load the hboot, but now the bootloader is locked again and I can't flash the recovery.
FAILED (remote: not allowed)
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It looks like your s-on

UPDATE: I had to unlock the bootloader via the HTC unlock. RESOLVED
dd98 said:
It looks like your s-on
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Actually, the bootloader shows the following.
***** Tampered ******
Locked
VLE PVT SHIP S-OFF RL
CID-HTC__001
HBOOT-2.16.000

dd98 said:
HBOOT 2.16 Installation guide​
Requirements before installing​
Back up your files, your SD Card will be WIPED!
Charge your phone to AT LEAST 30%
Your bootloader MUST be unlocked
You NEED to be S-OFF or else it won't work
You need basic knowledge of Fastboot commands
Windows 10/8/7/Vista/XP: You need drivers installed
Windows 8.1: You need drivers installed AND update kb2967917 from Microsoft
Linux: You need "51-android.rules" or "99-android.rules" configured
Mac: Nothing needed that I know of
I am NOT responsible if you break your phone
​
This guide will be from a Windows point of view
Installation Guide​
Download the HBOOT 2.16 firmware file from here: Download from Mega.co.nz
Place it in your adb and fastboot folder. For example C:\Users\(Your Username)\Fastboot
Now open a Command Prompt window and then type in:
Code:
cd C:\(Location of your Fastboot folder)
Now take your phone and connect it to your computer (with USB Debugging ON) and type in:
Code:
adb reboot bootloader
Once you are in the bootloader and it displays "Fastboot USB", type in:
Code:
fastboot oem rebootRUU
Once your computer recognizes your phone type in:
Code:
fastboot flash zip Firmware_4.06.401.1.zip
If you changed the file name make sure to type in the name of it instead of the one above
You will then get an error:
Code:
"FAILED (remote: 90 hboot pre-update! please flush image again immediately)"
Don't worry, this is normal. DO NOT unplug your phone. Simply type in once again:
Code:
fastboot flash zip Firmware_4.06.401.1.zip
If you changed the file name make sure to type in the name of it instead of the one above
Then wait until the Command window says "finished" and type in:
Code:
fastboot reboot-bootloader
Next we need to download TWRP recovery. You can download it from MDMower's website and MAKE SURE to get TWRP for "/data/media storage (HBOOT 2.16.0000)" and TWRP 2.8.0.1 or above.
Now we must go back to the command window with your phone still plugged in displaying "Fastboot USB" on the screen
Then we type:
Code:
cd C:\Users\(Your Username)\Downloads
or if the TWRP Recovery file isn't in the above location just direct it to the folder its stored in
Now we type:
Code:
fastboot flash recovery twrp-2.8.x.x-ville-dm.img
just replace the "x" with the numbers on the file. e.g. - 2.8.0.1
Once it flashed successfully press the power button and use the volume buttons to scroll down to recovery and to boot into it, simply press the power button
Now go into "Mounts" and select Enable MTP if it isn't already.
Now copy a ROM of your choice (That supports HBOOT 2.16) and flash it. If MTP doesn't work, simply sideload the ROM
That's it, now you just reboot after installing your ROM.
Hope this helps anybody having difficulty with HBOOT 2.16
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Whatever which recover i choose, my internal storage was always 48mb, i can not push rom, can not sideload rom,

ad346544521 said:
Whatever which recover i choose, my internal storage was always 48mb, i can not push rom, can not sideload rom,
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You need the hboot 2.16 specific recovery, you can download it here

Never mind, I found what I needed...

Hi, do you have the firmware for t-mobile to downgrade to 2.15? I tried https://mega.co.nz/#!s54F3YqK!QrNjMlieIG65jsaGWS8eXDdLc5FcYM7IEmqTk_pHbFA but doesnt work. I think because is not for tmobile. I cant downloade the full RUU because the download always fails and my internet is so slow.
EDIT: I dont need it anymore, a friend download the file for me. Just a question. in hboot 2.16, gave me more space for my data, i like that, there is no way to make old roms to work on hboot 2.16?

Cannot get this method to work. I'm unlocked and S-OFF. But whenever I try to flash the firmware*.zip I get the message
FAILED (remote: not allowed)
I'm about ready to give up on HBoot 2.16.

confused on twrp for hboot 2.16
Hi thanks a lot for this very clear tuto that help me successfully upgrade to hboot 2.16 without any error issue. everything followed attentively and step by step .
However i am a littlee confused at the step bellow.
When i reached the download section of specified url , concerning TWRP , there is only twrp 2.7 concerning hboot 2.16
But in the tuto you talk about twrp 2.8.. or above. So please can you clarify me on this ?
Thanks
dd98 said:
HBOOT 2.16 Installation guide​
[*]Next we need to download TWRP recovery. You can download it from ......and MAKE SURE to get TWRP for "/data/media storage (HBOOT 2.16.0000)" and TWRP 2.8.0.1 or above.
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delacosta4526 said:
Hi thanks a lot for this very clear tuto that help me successfully upgrade to hboot 2.16 without any error issue. everything followed attentively and step by step .
However i am a littlee confused at the step bellow.
When i reached the download section of specified url , concerning TWRP , there is only twrp 2.7 concerning hboot 2.16
But in the tuto you talk about twrp 2.8.. or above. So please can you clarify me on this ?
Thanks
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Sorry, this is an old tutorial. Go to this link, download the latest file and flash it in fastboot mode by typing: fastboot flash recovery twrp-2.8.x.x.img (or whatever the file name is)

thanks..but
dd98 said:
Sorry, this is an old tutorial. Go to link, download the latest file and flash it in fastboot mode by typing: fastboot flash recovery twrp-2.8.x.x.img (or whatever the file name is)
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thanks that is what i did.
But i though this would have help fix wifi, bluetooth not working since stock rom before i flash with "LIBERTY ROM - The Sixth Element" (that did not fix the problem)
Did you anything that can help ? My phone is Htc one s (actually : hboot 2.16 , TWRP 2.8.0.5, radio 1.20, unlocked, s-off, rooted, and with LIBERTY ROM - The Sixth Element" .

delacosta4526 said:
thanks that is what i did.
But i though this would have help fix wifi, bluetooth not working since stock rom before i flash with "LIBERTY ROM - The Sixth Element" (that did not fix the problem)
Did you anything that can help ? My phone is Htc one s (actually : hboot 2.16 , TWRP 2.8.0.5, radio 1.20, unlocked, s-off, rooted, and with LIBERTY ROM - The Sixth Element" .
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No the recovery version will NEVER affect anything that does/doesn't work on the rom. Since you are using Liberty rom, make sure you are using the 4.4.2 version because the 4.4.3 version is very buggy

of course
dd98 said:
No the recovery version will NEVER affect anything that does/doesn't work on the rom. Since you are using Liberty rom, make sure you are using the 4.4.2 version because the 4.4.3 version is very buggy
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Yes surely . i am using 4.4.2. I have carefully read i lot of things including that.
Thanks

Guys can someone please help me?
I am on Windows 10 desperately trying to find a solution on the ''WAITING DEVICE'' response after I type
fastboot oem rebootRUU
I have tried installing a bunch of drivers , driver updates on device manager etc with no luck.
The device is just not responding.
Thanks

File Offline
Unfortunately the HBoot 2.16 file is offline. Can someone please reupload it?
Thank you!

HTC One S - soft brick (neither system or recovery are working)

Hello ,
Summary: HTC One S is stuck on white HTC logo screen (see image) and neither system or recovery are working.
Detailed history:
I have been running Cyanogen 10.0 on my phone and CWM (5.something) for over 18 months . One day I wanted to wipe my phone and when I was inside CWM by accident I wiped /system.
After that the phone would go into a bootloop but I could still access CWM recovery. I tried flashing Cyanogen 10.2 (first boot.img and then cm-10.2.0-ville.zip) but it didn't work
Then I've found on this page (wiki.cyanogenmod.org/w/Install_CM_for_ville) that the minimum supported recovery to use Cyanogen 10.2 is ClockworkMod 6.0.4.8.
I've updated CWM but then phone wouldn't even go into recovery anymore:
Code:
./fastboot boot recovery-clockwork-touch-6.0.4.8-ville.img
downloading 'boot.img'...
OKAY [ 1.016s]
booting...
OKAY [ 0.002s]
finished. total time: 1.019s
I've tried flashing several other recoveries but the problem persisted
CWM_5.5.0.4_d680.img
r2-modaco-recovery-clockwork-touch-ville.img
recovery-clockwork-5.8.2.3-ville.zip
recovery-clockwork-6.0.4.8-ville.img
recovery-clockwork-touch-5.8.2.4-ville.zip
recovery-clockwork-touch-6.0.4.8-ville.img
recovery.img
twrp-2.7.1.2-ville.img
twrp-2.8.6.0-ville.img
ville_recovery_signed.img
Phone information
*** TAMPERED ***
*** UNLOCKED ***
VLE PVT SHIP S-ON RL
HBOOT-1.13.0000
RADIO-0.16.31501S.17_2
OpenDSP-v25.1.0.32.0405
eMMC-boot
Apr 20 2012,15:14:18
Computer information
Macbook pro 15 Yosemite (10.10.3)
I've also tried the following:
fastboot oem lock
fastboot oem unlocktoken
fastboot boot [with all the images listed above]
Only thing that works now is fastboot. Anything else (recovery and normal boot) remain on the white HTC screen forever.
Please help !!

hi ,try to your stock those RUU file original for your model and restore that ,follow then the procedure to unlock bootloader and next option you would like to do
gburiola said:
Hello ,
Summary: HTC One S is stuck on white HTC logo screen (see image) and neither system or recovery are working.
Detailed history:
I have been running Cyanogen 10.0 on my phone and CWM (5.something) for over 18 months . One day I wanted to wipe my phone and when I was inside CWM by accident I wiped /system.
After that the phone would go into a bootloop but I could still access CWM recovery. I tried flashing Cyanogen 10.2 (first boot.img and then cm-10.2.0-ville.zip) but it didn't work
Then I've found on this page (wiki.cyanogenmod.org/w/Install_CM_for_ville) that the minimum supported recovery to use Cyanogen 10.2 is ClockworkMod 6.0.4.8.
I've updated CWM but then phone wouldn't even go into recovery anymore:
Code:
./fastboot boot recovery-clockwork-touch-6.0.4.8-ville.img
downloading 'boot.img'...
OKAY [ 1.016s]
booting...
OKAY [ 0.002s]
finished. total time: 1.019s
I've tried flashing several other recoveries but the problem persisted
CWM_5.5.0.4_d680.img
r2-modaco-recovery-clockwork-touch-ville.img
recovery-clockwork-5.8.2.3-ville.zip
recovery-clockwork-6.0.4.8-ville.img
recovery-clockwork-touch-5.8.2.4-ville.zip
recovery-clockwork-touch-6.0.4.8-ville.img
recovery.img
twrp-2.7.1.2-ville.img
twrp-2.8.6.0-ville.img
ville_recovery_signed.img
Phone information
*** TAMPERED ***
*** UNLOCKED ***
VLE PVT SHIP S-ON RL
HBOOT-1.13.0000
RADIO-0.16.31501S.17_2
OpenDSP-v25.1.0.32.0405
eMMC-boot
Apr 20 2012,15:14:18
Computer information
Macbook pro 15 Yosemite (10.10.3)
I've also tried the following:
fastboot oem lock
fastboot oem unlocktoken
fastboot boot [with all the images listed above]
Only thing that works now is fastboot. Anything else (recovery and normal boot) remain on the white HTC screen forever.
Please help !!
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gburiola said:
Hello ,
Summary: HTC One S is stuck on white HTC logo screen (see image) and neither system or recovery are working.
Detailed history:
I have been running Cyanogen 10.0 on my phone and CWM (5.something) for over 18 months . One day I wanted to wipe my phone and when I was inside CWM by accident I wiped /system.
After that the phone would go into a bootloop but I could still access CWM recovery. I tried flashing Cyanogen 10.2 (first boot.img and then cm-10.2.0-ville.zip) but it didn't work
Then I've found on this page (wiki.cyanogenmod.org/w/Install_CM_for_ville) that the minimum supported recovery to use Cyanogen 10.2 is ClockworkMod 6.0.4.8.
I've updated CWM but then phone wouldn't even go into recovery anymore:
Code:
./fastboot boot recovery-clockwork-touch-6.0.4.8-ville.img
downloading 'boot.img'...
OKAY [ 1.016s]
booting...
OKAY [ 0.002s]
finished. total time: 1.019s
I've tried flashing several other recoveries but the problem persisted
CWM_5.5.0.4_d680.img
r2-modaco-recovery-clockwork-touch-ville.img
recovery-clockwork-5.8.2.3-ville.zip
recovery-clockwork-6.0.4.8-ville.img
recovery-clockwork-touch-5.8.2.4-ville.zip
recovery-clockwork-touch-6.0.4.8-ville.img
recovery.img
twrp-2.7.1.2-ville.img
twrp-2.8.6.0-ville.img
ville_recovery_signed.img
Phone information
*** TAMPERED ***
*** UNLOCKED ***
VLE PVT SHIP S-ON RL
HBOOT-1.13.0000
RADIO-0.16.31501S.17_2
OpenDSP-v25.1.0.32.0405
eMMC-boot
Apr 20 2012,15:14:18
Computer information
Macbook pro 15 Yosemite (10.10.3)
I've also tried the following:
fastboot oem lock
fastboot oem unlocktoken
fastboot boot [with all the images listed above]
Only thing that works now is fastboot. Anything else (recovery and normal boot) remain on the white HTC screen forever.
Please help !!
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Your phone still runs HBOTT 1.13, try to update it to 2.15 and recoveries should work again.

Thanks LS.xD.
I didn't upgrade HBOOT, but your message put me in the right track. I believe I wasn't able to update recovery and/or ROM because of a new kernel that was incompatible with my HBOOT.
So simpler solution was to just install an old recovery and ROM from late 2012.
This is my secondary phone so didn't want to spend too much time with it.
Thanks once again.