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Hi. Today I got my Desire S.
I rooted it using a tool called unlock root: http://www.unlockroot.com/
then I installed rom manager, and installed clockworkmod recovery.
Next I booted into recovery and wiped everything, but now no matter what rom im trying to install, it will just show the HTC boot screen when starting the phone, and nothing more happens.
Does anyone have a suggestion how to solve the problem?
'UnlockRoot'? Have a look at this website and you might consider better ways of rooting your phone, such as following the recommended procedures listed in many places on XDA
http://lifehacker.com/5873745/unlock-root-roots-nearly-250-android-devices-in-one-click
Also, how is this a 'Development' question? This should be in the 'General' or 'Q&A' forum can a mod please move it?
yeah I found out, I tried using htc's way of rooting it http://www.htcdev.com
but that's not possible now, because the bootloader have changed because of that unlock tool, and now htc dev won't accept it when trying to root it.
I guess i just broke my phone , and i can't unroot it, because that unlocktool require that i got usb debugging enabled, witch i can't in clockworkmod :S.
sorry for posting in the wrong section, please move it.
maybe it would be possible if I had a clockworkmod backup for desire S. If this works, I would be extremly glad, if someone could take a backup with clockworkmod, and upload it
...Is your phone S-OFF ?
Maybe it is a stupid question, but I doubt you can successfully install a custom ROM with a S-ON phone
I guess your phone is still S-ON so you need to flash the boot.img from any rom.zip you want to use manually through fastboot.
spymare said:
Hi. Today I got my Desire S.
I rooted it using a tool called unlock root: http://www.unlockroot.com/
then I installed rom manager, and installed clockworkmod recovery.
Next I booted into recovery and wiped everything, but now no matter what rom im trying to install, it will just show the HTC boot screen when starting the phone, and nothing more happens.
Does anyone have a suggestion how to solve the problem?
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hey budd i feel your pain on this as i Myself is new to the desire s android side of things after coming from zte blade but there is an easier way for you to do thing which would be to first use the ruu that should be on android 2.1 which in turn would bring the bootloader down so its possible for revolutionary to do the rest for you after this you shouldnt have any problems should you need assistance i am more than happy to help
btw the link to the ruu for 2.1 is here http://shipped-roms.com/shipped/Bra...3.00.32U_5.09.00.20_release_140022_signed.exe after a update using this use revolutionary which can be found in the main thread of the desire s forum
spymare said:
yeah I found out, I tried using htc's way of rooting it http://www.htcdev.com
but that's not possible now, because the bootloader have changed because of that unlock tool, and now htc dev won't accept it when trying to root it.
I guess i just broke my phone , and i can't unroot it, because that unlocktool require that i got usb debugging enabled, witch i can't in clockworkmod :S.
sorry for posting in the wrong section, please move it.
maybe it would be possible if I had a clockworkmod backup for desire S. If this works, I would be extremly glad, if someone could take a backup with clockworkmod, and upload it
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If you ''unlock'' your bootloader
when you flash rom.zip from recovery, the boot.img won't be flash in.
you have you take out the boot.img from your rom,and then flash it from fastboot.
when you enter the fastboot
type the following in adb
fastboot flash boot boot.img
now you can boot your phone hope you success
tonks22 said:
hey budd i feel your pain on this as i Myself is new to the desire s android side of things after coming from zte blade but there is an easier way for you to do thing which would be to first use the ruu that should be on android 2.1 which in turn would bring the bootloader down so its possible for revolutionary to do the rest for you after this you shouldnt have any problems should you need assistance i am more than happy to help
btw the link to the ruu for 2.1 is here http://shipped-roms.com/shipped/Bra...3.00.32U_5.09.00.20_release_140022_signed.exe after a update using this use revolutionary which can be found in the main thread of the desire s forum
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Dont flash this! This one is meant for 'bravo' which is the normal desire!
Flash an ruu for SAGA. The Desire S!
Sent from my HTC Desire S
djpbx said:
Dont flash this! This one is meant for 'bravo' which is the normal desire!
Flash an ruu for SAGA. The Desire S!
Sent from my HTC Desire S
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whoops my bad was like 2am in the morning the correct 1 is
http://shipped-roms.com/download.ph...5AU_3805.06.02.03_M_release_199890_signed.exe
If you ''unlock'' your bootloader
when you flash rom.zip from recovery, the boot.img won't be flash in.
you have you take out the boot.img from your rom,and then flash it from fastboot.
when you enter the fastboot
type the following in adb
fastboot flash boot boot.img
now you can boot your phone hope you success
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Solved my problem, thanks alot
Hello.
I'm coming from HD2 and Sensation recently and wanted to get a custom rom for my new One S. I'm inexperienced with this model.
I followed the unlock / cwm / root procedure in the excellent guide sticky. Everything went very well and I tried Jellybam. Got the boot anim but no full boot. I forgot to back up the stock rom so there I was with no working rom and no way to copy a new one onto the sdcard partition.
After some research I've been able to push new rom files to the sdcard partition through adb but I can't seem to get anything to boot on this thing.
I also tried relocking but I cant find which RUU to match my CID (HTC__Y13), I tried all the EU RUU's but they all give me the signature error upon flashing.
So I'm not bricked, I can still install different recoveries and use fastboot. It's just that nothing boots. What am I missing out on here? Oh, and QuickADB tells me that I am not rooted and busybox is missing although I've ran SuperSU CWM.
Any thoughts?
QuickADBPusher is unable to acquire root because you are on stock rom/kernel. The Q&A section tells you that
Have to fastboot flashed boot.img? Its required for hboot above.... urm.. Dunno, but 1.14 needs it anyway.
Goatshocker said:
QuickADBPusher is unable to acquire root because you are on stock rom/kernel. The Q&A section tells you that
Have to fastboot flashed boot.img? Its required for hboot above.... urm.. Dunno, but 1.14 needs it anyway.
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I now tried to follow the instructions for flashing custom rom on HBOOT > 1.09. So I extracted the boot.img from my desired ROM package. Then I went for another adb push of the rom file (I had done a clear memory in the meantime) and now I'm getting protocol error all over the place.
I miss my HD2. I even miss my Pyramid now...
EDIT: The boot.img flashed fine though.
Wait wait! It worked!
Finally got MIUI (my secret lover) pushed and boot.img extracted and flashed.... and voila!!
Goatshocker! Major respect and bigups for your little advice for the n00bs but first and foremost for all the work you do for our community. You rock man.
Oh thanks. I dont think I do that much though but I try to help where I can
Goatshocker said:
Oh thanks. I dont think I do that much though but I try to help where I can
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It's always those little things that pass us by.
Hope this thread can help other EU users though. Many of the posts on One S kind of imply that your'e on a low hboot. (Other markets, branded and so forth) But the phones we get these days up here are unbranded 2.15 by stock and you'd always have to manually flash boot as I understand.
Hopefully theres enough food in here for the search engines so that others might find it. Ah. A great day after all.
I made the mistake of running a cm10 rom on my htc one s that didnt work on i so now i can only access TWRP and my phones bootloader from my One S so I'm trying to find my phone's stock RUU but there are so many out there! Can anyone tell me how to find one? Or another way to get into my phone using another ROM? My phone is rooted with Twrp recovery, Unlocked bootloader obviously and S-on. All my phone does is show the htc bootscreen and then go black but I can still enter bootloader and the TWRP menu and I can connect it to my computer fine. Any help would be VERY greatly appreciated!
IsaacDroid said:
I made the mistake of running a cm10 rom on my htc one s that didnt work on i so now i can only access TWRP and my phones bootloader from my One S so I'm trying to find my phone's stock RUU but there are so many out there! Can anyone tell me how to find one? Or another way to get into my phone using another ROM? My phone is rooted with Twrp recovery, Unlocked bootloader obviously and S-on. All my phone does is show the htc bootscreen and then go black but I can still enter bootloader and the TWRP menu and I can connect it to my computer fine. Any help would be VERY greatly appreciated!
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Don't give up. I had the same issue with my telus One S. I think I fixed it by falshing boot image separately and after flashing CM10. I believe this happens if the phone is rooted but is in S-ON mode, whatever that means. I remember it really gave me a hard time and as I was going to give up i flashed the boot image and it worked. You have to do it through a command window on your PC. There should be an all-in-one tool in this forum somewhere to simplify the steps a bit. Good luck!
Thanks!
new_convert said:
Don't give up. I had the same issue with my telus One S. I think I fixed it by falshing boot image separately and after flashing CM10. I believe this happens if the phone is rooted but is in S-ON mode, whatever that means. I remember it really gave me a hard time and as I was going to give up i flashed the boot image and it worked. You have to do it through a command window on your PC. There should be an all-in-one tool in this forum somewhere to simplify the steps a bit. Good luck!
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Thank you very much! Could you tell me what boot image you flashed and maybe how to get it and also how you flashed it? Thank you so much for the response!
IsaacDroid said:
Thank you very much! Could you tell me what boot image you flashed and maybe how to get it and also how you flashed it? Thank you so much for the response!
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It is in the zip file that you download to flash, i.e. your new ROM. So when you download CM10, open the zip file. BOOT.IMG will be there. Extract it and flash it to your phone. I believe everything was in One_S_All-In-One_Kit_v3.4. Look it up in the forum and it has all the tools you need. I admit that it was a pain and nothing was straight forward. I always root my android devices and install new ROMs. But HTC One S was particularly tricky.
Good luck!
Hello there! Fellow HTC One S user here! Don't give up on CM10! It's way better than stock on your one S! What you need to remember is that HBoot versions higher than 1.09 can't flash the boot while installing the rom, so you need to do that after flashing a rom! The boot for your version is going to be included in the rom's zip file. Look for the boot.img file located in the zip file's root. Every rom should have this. Place this boot.img file in the kernel folder of the One S all in one kit and flash it. You should be good to after that!
Don't hesitate to ask for more help if needed!
Simon
seoman81 said:
Hello there! Fellow HTC One S user here! Don't give up on CM10! It's way better than stock on your one S! What you need to remember is that HBoot versions higher than 1.09 can't flash the boot while installing the rom, so you need to do that after flashing a rom! The boot for your version is going to be included in the rom's zip file. Look for the boot.img file located in the zip file's root. Every rom should have this. Place this boot.img file in the kernel folder of the One S all in one kit and flash it. You should be good to after that!
Don't hesitate to ask for more help if needed!
Simon
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When I try to flash a ROM through fastboot it sends it fine but then it says: FAILED (remote: not allowed), and I tried pushing the ROM with adb but when I tried to put it on the sdcard, it said permission denied, do you know why? I am S-ON, would that be a problem? Thanks!
Hi- i'm tyring to root my HTC Inspire 4G. I've downloaded alot of the programs aahk, oneclick, root rescue, etc. not having any luck. one click program gets to #7 and hangs. my rom recovery might be corrupt b/c i cant get into recovery. even when i do a factory reset in settings it hangs on the white htc screen on boot up forever. than need to take battery out. i did manage to unlock the bootloader fine with htcdev.i tried the PD98IMG in my sdcard. but i guess i need to have S-Off which i still have S-On b/c my phone isnt rooted yet, any ideas what i can try.? thanks
mikk65 said:
Hi- i'm tyring to root my HTC Inspire 4G. I've downloaded alot of the programs aahk, oneclick, root rescue, etc. not having any luck. one click program gets to #7 and hangs. my rom recovery might be corrupt b/c i cant get into recovery. even when i do a factory reset in settings it hangs on the white htc screen on boot up forever. than need to take battery out. i did manage to unlock the bootloader fine with htcdev.i tried the PD98IMG in my sdcard. but i guess i need to have S-Off which i still have S-On b/c my phone isnt rooted yet, any ideas what i can try.? thanks
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If you've unlocked the bootloader you can't do any of that other stuff. You need to fastboot flash a recovery.img. Then flash a ROM from there. Instructions in the Ace Think Tank in the Desire HD General section. Note that the DHD and the I4G are essentially the same phone and have the same rooting instructions, and they can use each others' ROMs.
bananagranola said:
If you've unlocked the bootloader you can't do any of that other stuff. You need to fastboot flash a recovery.img. Then flash a ROM from there. Instructions in the Ace Think Tank in the Desire HD General section. Note that the DHD and the I4G are essentially the same phone and have the same rooting instructions, and they can use each others' ROMs.
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oh really? I thought i had to first unlock the bootloader to root the phone or is that to jus use a custom rom? i can relock like i did earlier. is that what i need to do? Yes i realize the Desire HD/Inspire 4G same phone. was waiting for ICS and than HTC said too bad.So do you recommend i lock the bootloader back up? I'm new today here. wondering if i posted in right category after i posted. i see a development one to..
There are two ways to root and flash a custom ROM. One is S-Off. The other is unlocking the bootloader. S-off's tool has been retired, so you can only do it manually. You can still root and flash custom ROMs with an unlocked bootloader, though.
bananagranola said:
There are two ways to root and flash a custom ROM. One is S-Off. The other is unlocking the bootloader. S-off's tool has been retired, so you can only do it manually. You can still root and flash custom ROMs with an unlocked bootloader, though.
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I went to this think tank link below like you mentioned and flashed the recovery. i even flashed a XGS Rom from sdcard.phone is booting up or its stuck on the white screen still but it installed.On #6 i got an error but the install went thru.might have to pull battery and restart it i think.this procedure didnt root my phone right? My phone stuck on the white screen.Might have to redo but like the 4ext recovery. Thanks for the great info!
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=31211732&postcount=396
What's an XGS ROM? You're hanging on the boot splash because #6 had an error. Fastboot flashing the ROM zip's boot.img is essential because you are S-On.
mikk65 said:
I went to this think tank link below like you mentioned and flashed the recovery. i even flashed a XGS Rom from sdcard.phone is booting up or its stuck on the white screen still but it installed.On #6 i got an error but the install went thru.might have to pull battery and restart it i think.this procedure didnt root my phone right? My phone stuck on the white screen.Might have to redo but like the 4ext recovery. Thanks for the great info!
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=31211732&postcount=396
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I dont understand #6 theres no boot.img file in that folder. do i have to put one in or rename a file to flash?
Unzip the ROM zip. It'sinside the folders. If the ROM is missing one you need to find a new ROM zip.
bananagranola said:
Unzip the ROM zip. It'sinside the folders. If the ROM is missing one you need to find a new ROM zip.
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That was the missing link. boot up fine. Thanks again!!. dont know if i need to root my phone or not now.yours rooted? XGS Rom link below. Cool Rom check it out if you like.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1829764
I respect existz too much to use a downstream ROM. Yes, my phone is rooted. But all custom ROMs are rooted, so with XGS you probably are rooted as well.
bananagranola said:
I respect existz too much to use a downstream ROM. Yes, my phone is rooted. But all custom ROMs are rooted, so with XGS you probably are rooted as well.
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I'll have to check out others avail with my phone. Root checker shows rooted phone. bootloader menu shows S-On still thought it would be S-Off. might run superoneclick root program on it. noticed the music files didnt play. battery drain about the same. Wondering if i can flash a Rom with LTE? unless that is a hardware issue.
mikk65 said:
I'll have to check out others avail with my phone. Root checker shows rooted phone. bootloader menu shows S-On still thought it would be S-Off. might run superoneclick root program on it. noticed the music files didnt play. battery drain about the same. Wondering if i can flash a Rom with LTE? unless that is a hardware issue.
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Like I said earlier, there are two ways you can root and flash custom ROMs, S-On with unlocked bootloader and S-Off, and you can't have both. If you want S-Off, you would need to relock. And since AAHK (the S-Off tool) is retired, you can only manually S-Off now (which is something I would only recommend for advanced users). Using outdated tools, like AAHK and SuperOneClick, can get you in very bad predicaments very quickly (and I should note that you will probably not find support for those cases). You can look into other ROMs though, and note that the Inspire 4G and the Desire HD are basically the same phone and can use each others' ROMs. Since you are now rooted and can flash custom ROMs through recovery anyway, I would strongly advise that you stick to flashing ROMs now and not try to get S-Off.
LTE is a hardware issue. I4G and DHD don't support it.
bananagranola said:
Like I said earlier, there are two ways you can root and flash custom ROMs, S-On with unlocked bootloader and S-Off, and you can't have both. If you want S-Off, you would need to relock. And since AAHK (the S-Off tool) is retired, you can only manually S-Off now (which is something I would only recommend for advanced users). Using outdated tools, like AAHK and SuperOneClick, can get you in very bad predicaments very quickly (and I should note that you will probably not find support for those cases). You can look into other ROMs though, and note that the Inspire 4G and the Desire HD are basically the same phone and can use each others' ROMs. Since you are now rooted and can flash custom ROMs through recovery anyway, I would strongly advise that you stick to flashing ROMs now and not try to get S-Off.
LTE is a hardware issue. I4G and DHD don't support it.
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Yeah just want to be able to flash Roms really. dont really need to have phone in S-Off. I'm looking at the Jellybean Rom think by codefirex i want to use. i want the latest ver. think its the 4.2.2 version. do know where can download it? Guess no LTE for awhile then or til my contracts up.
mikk65 said:
Yeah just want to be able to flash Roms really. dont really need to have phone in S-Off. I'm looking at the Jellybean Rom think by codefirex i want to use. i want the latest ver. think its the 4.2.2 version. do know where can download it? Guess no LTE for awhile then or til my contracts up.
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The OP should have a link.
bananagranola said:
The OP should have a link.
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Well i found it and flashed it on there. flashed fine and installed. but i dont see but i dont see google store.?
mikk65 said:
Well i found it and flashed it on there. flashed fine and installed. but i dont see but i dont see google store.?
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When you flash ROMs and/or do anything else with your phone, make sure you read thoroughly. In the case of ROMs, read the OP carefully. It will tell you that you need to flash gapps.
bananagranola said:
When you flash ROMs and/or do anything else with your phone, make sure you read thoroughly. In the case of ROMs, read the OP carefully. It will tell you that you need to flash gapps.
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Whats "OP"? i found a google play 3.10.14.apk latest ver. i guess and installed it on sdcard but it doesnt stay open. closes right up. probably need to flash it on there.right?
mikk65 said:
Whats "OP"? i found a google play 3.10.14.apk latest ver. i guess and installed it on sdcard but it doesnt stay open. closes right up. probably need to flash it on there.right?
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I need to start over wipe it out b/c followed below instructions now phone not booting up...keep getting setup wizard has stopped ok button than comes back on.
http://yagyagaire.blogspot.com/2011/12/how-to-flash-google-apps-on-your.html#.UVziMEqmVuQ
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mikk65 said:
I need to start over wipe it out b/c followed below instructions now phone not booting up...keep getting setup wizard has stopped ok button than comes back on.
http://yagyagaire.blogspot.com/2011/12/how-to-flash-google-apps-on-your.html#.UVziMEqmVuQ
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Found the gapps file i need to flash just dont know when to do it. after i flash the jellybean rom?
OP is the original post in a thread, so post #1. Yes, just flash the gapps zip after the ROM.
Hey guys,
Tonight I went to install cleanrom on my Verizon HTC One M8. I made a nandroid backup as I always do before flashing a new ROM and then proceeded to flash the new ROM. That went great but then I did something I wouldn't normally do I wiped my data just because I wanted a fresh start and all of my important stuff was backed up online. But when I went to boot I'm stuck on the HTC logo. I have an OTG cable so I proceeded to put the ROM on a flash drive and flash it. Same problem. So I put my old ROM ViperOne 2.4 on the flash drive and flashed it. Now I instantly boot into fastboot. This all seems really strange to me but I'm sure its caused by me stupidly formatting data. I need a bigger flash drive to install the original nandroid backup I found online so I will get one today and post my results. I'm almost positive that will fix my problem but I know there might be an HTC guru out there that knows exactly what my problem is and it may be more then what I'm thinking. Sorry this is scattered ive been messing with my phone all night and kinda tired now. Any help is greatly appreciated and thank you in advance for taking time to help me with this issue. And if I missed anything let me know and I will be sure to post it.
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Sorry I completely forgot to add that I put my nandroid backup on my flash drive but when I went to use it it did not work. I believe this is because I did not have a big enough flash drive so it did not completely back up. LOL! Tonight was not my night.
radiowavedev said:
Hey guys,
Tonight I went to install cleanrom on my Verizon HTC One M8. I made a nandroid backup as I always do before flashing a new ROM and then proceeded to flash the new ROM. That went great but then I did something I wouldn't normally do I wiped my data just because I wanted a fresh start and all of my important stuff was backed up online. But when I went to boot I'm stuck on the HTC logo. I have an OTG cable so I proceeded to put the ROM on a flash drive and flash it. Same problem. So I put my old ROM ViperOne 2.4 on the flash drive and flashed it. Now I instantly boot into fastboot. This all seems really strange to me but I'm sure its caused by me stupidly formatting data. I need a bigger flash drive to install the original nandroid backup I found online so I will get one today and post my results. I'm almost positive that will fix my problem but I know there might be an HTC guru out there that knows exactly what my problem is and it may be more then what I'm thinking. Sorry this is scattered ive been messing with my phone all night and kinda tired now. Any help is greatly appreciated and thank you in advance for taking time to help me with this issue. And if I missed anything let me know and I will be sure to post it.
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Did you flash newest "firmware" as well? The 2.xx.xxx.x ROM's need newest firmware to boot correctly. (Radio, hboot). Old hboot would cause it to hang at boot.
When I flash ROMs in TWRP I go into advanced and check data, dalvik cache, system, and data every time, never had an issue.
andybones said:
When I flash ROMs in TWRP I go into advanced and check data, dalvik cache, system, and data every time, never had an issue.
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andybones said:
When I flash ROMs in TWRP I go into advanced and check data, dalvik cache, system, and data every time, never had an issue.
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That is why this was so strange to me. The hboot firmware sounds promising though.
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Did you flash newest "firmware" as well? The 2.xx.xxx.x ROM's need newest firmware to boot correctly. (Radio, hboot). Old hboot would cause it to hang at boot.
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Thank you for the response. I never even knew it was necessary to flash hboot. I've flashed a couple of ROMs before and never flashed hboot. I will try this tonight. Is this just as simple as flashing a zip? And I pick the newest available version?
radiowavedev said:
Thank you for the response. I never even knew it was necessary to flash hboot. I've flashed a couple of ROMs before and never flashed hboot. I will try this tonight. Is this just as simple as flashing a zip? And I pick the newest available version?
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not just hboot my friend.
the whole firmware.
if you were to take the OTA you would get this firmware installed.
since we are S-OFF and we don't want to take the OTA, as it's MUCH easier to just fastboot the firmware.zip once someone takes the OTA and pulls all the needed files..
here is the thread you want - here
here is a direct copy and paste from the thread full credit to the OP
"4.4.3 DOWNLOADS BELOW no boot or recovery included in this (what this means is that you won't have to re-flash a custom recovery after the firmware, they removed it to make things easier on us.)
https://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=23622183712470028
CREDIT TO dottat as he posted it 1st so no need for me too well just use his. Be sure to thank him if you see if around.
Flash via fastboot or Sd card method. Flash at your own risk.
directions for flashing firmware via fastboot an radios below.
Place the zip in your fastboot/adb directory on your computer.
Put the device in fastboot mode
(Volume down and power until menu appears, select fastboot using power button)
Connect the device to the computer
Enter the following commands from terminal/command prompt in the fastboot directory, one at a time:
fastboot oem rebootRUU (this puts the device in RUU mode)
fastboot flash zip firmware.zip (rename file to firmware.zip)
It will say that the update did not finish, to flush again, so repeat the above step:
fastboot flash zip firmware.zip
Then fastboot reboot-bootloader��
FYI on my m8 i did not need to be reflushed on 1.55 but on the new update it did.
credit for these directions also come from santod "
andybones said:
not just hboot my friend.
the whole firmware.
if you were to take the OTA you would get this firmware installed.
since we are S-OFF and we don't want to take the OTA, as it's MUCH easier to just fastboot the firmware.zip once someone takes the OTA and pulls all the needed files..
here is the thread you want - here
here is a direct copy and paste from the thread full credit to the OP
"4.4.3 DOWNLOADS BELOW no boot or recovery included in this (what this means is that you won't have to re-flash a custom recovery after the firmware, they removed it to make things easier on us.)
https://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=23622183712470028
CREDIT TO dottat as he posted it 1st so no need for me too well just use his. Be sure to thank him if you see if around.
Flash via fastboot or Sd card method. Flash at your own risk.
directions for flashing firmware via fastboot an radios below.
Place the zip in your fastboot/adb directory on your computer.
Put the device in fastboot mode
(Volume down and power until menu appears, select fastboot using power button)
Connect the device to the computer
Enter the following commands from terminal/command prompt in the fastboot directory, one at a time:
fastboot oem rebootRUU (this puts the device in RUU mode)
fastboot flash zip firmware.zip (rename file to firmware.zip)
It will say that the update did not finish, to flush again, so repeat the above step:
fastboot flash zip firmware.zip
Then fastboot reboot-bootloader��
FYI on my m8 i did not need to be reflushed on 1.55 but on the new update it did.
credit for these directions also come from santod "
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Thank you for all of the useful information I will give this a shot tonight.
radiowavedev said:
Thank you for all of the useful information I will give this a shot tonight.
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Quite welcome, be sure to go into the thread I posted and thank them, it's all their words, I simply copy and pasted it for you.
andybones said:
Quite welcome, be sure to go into the thread I posted and thank them, it's all their words, I simply copy and pasted it for you.
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Yeah I'm quite used to the ways of XDA but honestly had no idea about hboot. And I definitely will be thanking them. I'm now home and will test it out. I'll post my results afterwards.
andybones said:
Quite welcome, be sure to go into the thread I posted and thank them, it's all their words, I simply copy and pasted it for you.
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Okay so I downloaded m8.443.firmware.zip does this have to be flashed via fastboot? And once I flash it should I flash my custom rom cleanrom 2.0 rc and that should be it for my issue?
radiowavedev said:
Okay so I downloaded m8.443.firmware.zip does this have to be flashed via fastboot? And once I flash it should I flash my custom rom cleanrom 2.0 rc and that should be it for my issue?
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well in bootloader/fastboot yes.. but you DO NOT run the fastboot command..
this is exactly what you do
1) the file you downloaded, m8.443.firmware.zip - rename this to firmware.zip
2) adb reboot bootloader (or however you get there)
3) fastboot oem rebootRUU - this is the important part you will be brought to a black screen with a gray HTC logo IIRC, run the next command - the green bar may stop 3/4 of the way this is because you when you run the last command it will finish it.
4) fastboot flash zip firmware.zip
5) fastboot reboot-bootloader
Im sorry this might be stupid but what do you mean by not running fastboot command? And you say reboot-bootloader shouldn't I do reboot-recovery and flash my custom rom after factory resetting of course. Sorry im just trying to make sure im thorough. I would think messing up hboot would permanently brick my phone.
andybones said:
well in bootloader/fastboot yes.. but you DO NOT run the fastboot command..
this is exactly what you do
1) the file you downloaded, m8.443.firmware.zip - rename this to firmware.zip
2) adb reboot bootloader (or however you get there)
3) fastboot oem rebootRUU - this is the important part you will be brought to a black screen with a gray HTC logo IIRC, run the next command - the green bar may stop 3/4 of the way this is because you when you run the last command it will finish it.
4) fastboot flash zip firmware.zip
5) fastboot reboot-bootloader
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Would it just be easier to use a nandroid backup?
I figure in the meantime ill fill you in on everything I know about my phone. I was previously running the newest version of ViperOne which was 2.5.0 This problem came up after flashing cleanrom 2.0 RC. I am S-off and unlocked of course and I am running CWM-based Recovery v6.0.4.8 and my hboot stats are as follows:
***UNLOCKED***
M8_WLV PVT SHIP S-OFF
CID-VZW__001
HBOOT-3.16.0.0000
RADIO-0.89.20.0321
OpenDSP-v38.2.2-00542-M8974.0311
OS-1.55.605.2
eMMC-boot 2048MB
I have searched the forums looking for anything related to my issue and cant seem to come up with anything. I have come across a few people with the same issues as me but there questions go unanswered which makes me very nervous... I do believe it is related to my hboot firmware but I cant seem to find a thorough explanation of hboot. Sorry I am a former Motorola guy. This HTC stuff is really mixing it up for me. LOL!
I really appreciate all of the help you have given me and am grateful that you are hanging in with my HTC stupidity and phobia of bricking this 700 dollar piece of aluminum and magnesium.
radiowavedev said:
I figure in the meantime ill fill you in on everything I know about my phone. I was previously running the newest version of ViperOne which was 2.5.0 This problem came up after flashing cleanrom 2.0 RC. I am S-off and unlocked of course and I am running CWM-based Recovery v6.0.4.8 and my hboot stats are as follows:
***UNLOCKED***
M8_WLV PVT SHIP S-OFF
CID-VZW__001
HBOOT-3.16.0.0000
RADIO-0.89.20.0321
OpenDSP-v38.2.2-00542-M8974.0311
OS-1.55.605.2
eMMC-boot 2048MB
I have searched the forums looking for anything related to my issue and cant seem to come up with anything. I have come across a few people with the same issues as me but there questions go unanswered which makes me very nervous... I do believe it is related to my hboot firmware but I cant seem to find a thorough explanation of hboot. Sorry I am a former Motorola guy. This HTC stuff is really mixing it up for me. LOL!
I really appreciate all of the help you have given me and am grateful that you are hanging in with my HTC stupidity and phobia of bricking this 700 dollar piece of aluminum and magnesium.
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Separate the terminology "ROM" and "Firmware" for a moment. Firmware should/will never change regardless of what ROM's you flash. Think of firmware as a computers BIOS, And ROM as your computers operating system.
First, turn your phone off. Second, hold volume down + power button and do NOT let go of volume down until you're in the boot loader screen. Step 3) switch the boot loader into fast boot within that screen(Fast boot or fast boot USB may come up by default it will be highlighted in red). If you're plugged up to your computer via USB, it should automatically say "Fastboot USB". Then you can execute the commands in the command prompt andybones was talking about.
Did i loose you anywhere?
You could just nandroid back to your previous ROM... but that defeats the purpose. You'll never be able to go to a newer Sense ROM without the firmware upgrade anyway. You might as well get it done because it may improve your network signal, boot times, etc. Usually only benefits you,
After you upgrade firmware, it will say hboot 3.18.0000, Radio: 1.09.20.0702,
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Would it just be easier to use a nandroid backup?
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I didn't just waste my time to write you up a STEP BY STEP FOOL proof guide.
I am not doing this for my benefit...
You made a thread.
You asked for help.
I gave detailed, if you mess up you didn't follow them exactly..
Why would you have me give you exact directions to fix your phone, then ask about a nandroid?
NO. If it were that simple my friend, don't you think I would have let you known this?
I'm sorry if this comes off rude, but I went out of my way to give you exact detailed instructions and you blow them off.
Why make a thread and then not take the advice from a Recognized Contributor to this site!?
I hope you can understand how frustrating this is.
I don't do this because it's fun for me to help get your phone fixed, I do it because you asked for help, and I like to help, but when my help goes un-heard and blown off - I walk away. - Best of luck my friend.
I am still going to help because that's the kind of guy I am..
Run the RUU since you are S-OFF if nothing else works.
You are a SOFT-brick. Very easy to fix.
Andybones, I totally understand. I wasnt trying to be rude im just confused and trying to come up with ideas. I understand it was dumb to mention the nandroid now. I hope you can accept my sincerest apology. I appreciate everything you have done for me and understand if you dont want to help me any longer. Like I said it was not my intention to be rude but I see how it can look like that. I just dont know what im doing.
Hi there, I believe I may have been in the same position as you at some point. What actually is happening is that you are trying to flash a new ROM (4.4.3 I believe) with the old hboot. The ROM should still boot but it will take up to 20min.
How to fix this:
1. Boot into boot loader, (manually or adb)
2. Choose fastboot
3. Connect to USB
4. Open command prompt
5. Fastboot devices
6. fastboot oem rebootRUU
7. You should see a black screen with a dark HTC logo.
8. fastboot flash zip (nameofzip).zip
9. When it finishes type fastboot reboot-bootloader (hyphen required)
10. You just flashed the new firmware but it has no os. You now need to flash a ROM or restore a nandroid backup.
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