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i'm currently on 1.73, SuperCID, bootloader unlocked, rooted.
I'm trying to upgrade to 1.85 and am confused as to what I should do once I extracted the rom.zip from the RUU 1.85 (stock) in order to flash it ?
Can someone please confirm if I can do the following (Mac OSX):
1-relock my bootloader:
fastboot oem lock
2-erase cache
fastboot erase cache
3-reboot in RUU
fastboot oem rebootRUU
4-flash rom.zip
fastboot flash zip rom.zip
Am I missing anything ?
Anyone ?
development section
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1658929
Pirateghost said:
development section
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1658929
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thanks but I'm on a Mac so I can't run .exe files. Any other ideas ?
Crappyvate said:
thanks but I'm on a Mac so I can't run .exe files. Any other ideas ?
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I used VMware. Snag the free Virtualbox software and install the free Windows 8 preview. Done and done.
Crappyvate said:
thanks but I'm on a Mac so I can't run .exe files. Any other ideas ?
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fastboot flash rom.zip?
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fastboot flash rom.zip?
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that's what i was thinking about (see my op) but i would like confirmation since it's extracted from an RUU. i would hate to brick....
Crappyvate said:
that's what i was thinking about (see my op) but i would like confirmation since it's extracted from an RUU. i would hate to brick....
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It won't brick it. Either it will flash it or not.
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Pirateghost said:
It won't brick it. Either it will flash it or not.
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thanks. shouldn't command be: fastboot flash zip rom.zip
i thought it was fastboot flashall rom.zip but i could be wrong.
I'm like 99% sure that rom.zip is not flashable via fastboot...
You are going to have to use a virtualized session of Windows.
rohan32 said:
I'm like 99% sure that rom.zip is not flashable via fastboot...
You are going to have to use a virtualized session of Windows.
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probably not, but they used to be....
Pirateghost said:
probably not, but they used to be....
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rohan32 said:
I'm like 99% sure that rom.zip is not flashable via fastboot...
You are going to have to use a virtualized session of Windows.
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yeah i was doing my best to avoid windows but I'm downloading Virtual Box now
Thanks to you both.
Crappyvate said:
yeah i was doing my best to avoid windows but I'm downloading Virtual Box now
Thanks to you both.
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the fact that there aren't ANY official tools for Mac users to do this stuff bugs the crap out of me. At least Samsung people have heimdall which is a essentially a java version of the windows Odin program used to flash their firmwares.
gunnyman said:
the fact that there aren't ANY official tools for Mac users to do this stuff bugs the crap out of me. At least Samsung people have heimdall which is a essentially a java version of the windows Odin program used to flash their firmwares.
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yep just came from captivate, liked heimdall very much. I'm currently also trying to install HTC Sync and drivers on an old win xp and it's a pita...
@gunnyman
what do i need to run the ruu, do i need to dl the HTC sdk or HTC Sync with drivers is enough ?
Why not extract the .img files and flash them separately?
Fastboot flash system system.img etc.
You could try fastboot update as well but I don't think it will work.
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joshnichols189 said:
Why not extract the .img files and flash them separately?
Fastboot flash system system.img etc.
You could try fastboot update as well but I don't think it will work.
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my main objective with ruu is for a better radio...and you need S-OFF to be able to flash separately.
Crappyvate said:
my main objective with ruu is for a better radio...and you need S-OFF to be able to flash separately.
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there's a flash radios thread now http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1694012
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there's a flash radios thread now http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1694012
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whoaa...so hard to keep up. LOL
What radio are you on ? I'm still on 1.73 w/CleanRom 2.5 and my radio randomly goes in and out. Was thinking of running ruu just to get better radio.
Can't decide whether I should go to 1.82 or 1.85. Any thoughts ?
EDIT: any other improvements on these ruu that you can see besides better radio ?
Hi, i need to revert to stock and want to know if the Vodafone UK RUU will work on my device with the cid VODAP102 (Vodafone Germany) ? Has anyone tried? Or is there a RUU Vodafone DE?
Thanks in advance!
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Hi,
The Vodafone uk ruu works perfect.
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petjo said:
Hi, i need to revert to stock and want to know if the Vodafone UK RUU will work on my device with the cid VODAP102 (Vodafone Germany) ? Has anyone tried? Or is there a RUU Vodafone DE?
Thanks in advance!
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When you have the RUU, run it without a device first. When the first window of the RUU opens, drag it to the side of your screen, open Explorer and search your windows drive for "rom.zip". When you find it copy it to another location and close the RUU window.
Open rom.zip archive and you will find a file called "android-info.txt" open it and see if your cid is listed there. If it is present you can flash this RUU safely.
Yep, it's in there. Thank you guys!
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petjo said:
Yep, it's in there. Thank you guys!
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Conversely, that should mean that I can use the Vodafone UK RUU RUU_Saga_Vodafone_UK_1.32.161.1_Radio_20.28b.30.0805U_38.03.02.15_M_release_179398_signed.exe to downgrade my Vodafone DE Desire S (Android 2.3.5, Hboot 2.00.0002, Software 2.10.161.5) using this method here? - http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=20535265&postcount=26
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When you have the RUU, run it without a device first. When the first window of the RUU opens, drag it to the side of your screen, open Explorer and search your windows drive for "rom.zip". When you find it copy it to another location and close the RUU window.
Open rom.zip archive and you will find a file called "android-info.txt" open it and see if your cid is listed there. If it is present you can flash this RUU safely.
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What is the significance of HBOOT Preupdate? All the RUUs have a Preupdate value 13, my phone has a Preupdate value of 12. That doesn't matter probably?
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Conversely, that should mean that I can use the Vodafone UK RUU RUU_Saga_Vodafone_UK_1.32.161.1_Radio_20.28b.30.0805U_38.03.02.15_M_release_179398_signed.exe to downgrade my Vodafone DE Desire S (Android 2.3.5, Hboot 2.00.0002, Software 2.10.161.5) using this method here? - http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=20535265&postcount=26
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Medhavi said:
What is the significance of HBOOT Preupdate? All the RUUs have a Preupdate value 13, my phone has a Preupdate value of 12. That doesn't matter probably?
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I don't know u guys are gonna get a RUU now.... HTC is destroying every RUU Web on earth now....
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Dear Guys,
Does anybody have this RUU?
Voda_UK_2.10.161.5
I can not unbrick my friend's phone without this, because it's "s-on" and the above version is installed, but while tring to install custom rom an error occoured. The device doesn't boot, stops at HTC logo...
Thanks in advance
http://www.tsar3000.com/Joomla/inde...-stock-roms&catid=65:htc-downloads&Itemid=107
Try this, not sure if the ruu is there but is one of the few sites still open
“Without deviation from the norm, progress is not possible.”*―*Frank Zappa
Thanks for your help, but it's not there. Is there any way to restore DS without this RUU? It's bootloader unlocked, rooted, has the custom recovery. unfortunately the "misc version" was not uploaded in adb mode, thus I cannot change the main version, to be able to downgrade it. But since the main version is "too high" (2.10.161.5) and there is no adb mode and I dont have the original RUU there is nothing to do. Is it possible somehow to change the main version in fastboot???? I think this would be the only chance without the the ruu.
Try this site http://www.androidfiles.org/ruu/?developer=Saga
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pezus1 said:
Dear Guys,
Does anybody have this RUU?
Voda_UK_2.10.161.5
I can not unbrick my friend's phone without this, because it's "s-on" and the above version is installed, but while tring to install custom rom an error occoured. The device doesn't boot, stops at HTC logo...
Thanks in advance
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Guess you forgot to fastboot flash boot boot.img
Also, why would you need a RUU anyway? You can still enter recovery, can't you? Heck, of course you can: even if you couldn't you could always fastboot flash recovery recovery.img a working one.
I fail to see why a RUU would be necessary here.
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Guess you forgot to fastboot flash boot boot.img
Also, why would you need a RUU anyway? You can still enter recovery, can't you? Heck, of course you can: even if you couldn't you could always fastboot flash recovery recovery.img a working one.
I fail to see why a RUU would be necessary here.
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Thanks for your help, but I dont really understand what u say..... Right now there is clockwork 5.0.2.0 on it, we tried to install custom roms, which seemed to be done, but the phone stops at HTC logo after flashing. I guess I could flash back the original recovery (actually I only have one from RUU 1.32.161.1), but how would it solve my problem? How about the other image files, like system, hboot etc? Please exlain it to me a bit more detailed! Thx
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Thanks for your help, but I dont really understand what u say..... Right now there is clockwork 5.0.2.0 on it, we tried to install custom roms, which seemed to be done, but the phone stops at HTC logo after flashing. I guess I could flash back the original recovery (actually I only have one from RUU 1.32.161.1), but how would it solve my problem? How about the other image files, like system, hboot etc? Please exlain it to me a bit more detailed! Thx
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have you done
Code:
fastboot flash boot boot.img
?
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hisname said:
have you done
Code:
fastboot flash boot boot.img
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Lets see again: bootloader unlocked, cwm 5.0.2.0 installed, as you adviced I flased an official 1.32.161.1(older than the original 2.10.161.5) boot.img, then tried to install from recovery the custom rom, which still seems to be ok, but the phone freezes at htc logo during boot. This custom rom is a well known working version, there shouldnt be any problem. What else can I do without the RUU?
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Lets see again: bootloader unlocked, cwm 5.0.2.0 installed, as you adviced I flased an official 1.32.161.1(older than the original 2.10.161.5) boot.img, then tried to install from recovery the custom rom, which still seems to be ok, but the phone freezes at htc logo during boot. This custom rom is a well known working version, there shouldnt be any problem. What else can I do without the RUU?
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What? You flashed the boot.img from a RUU and expected it to work with a custom ROM??
Why don't you just flash the boot.img that's included with the custom ROM...?
Aquous said:
What? You flashed the boot.img from a RUU and expected it to work with a custom ROM??
Why don't you just flash the boot.img that's included with the custom ROM...?
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Thanks guys, problem solved!!
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Thanks guys, problem solved!!
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Can you mark thread title solved, thanks.
“Pressure is something you feel when you don't know what the hell you're doing.”*―*Peyton Manning
Hello I've a problem: I want to restore stock ruu so I follow those steps:
Relock
Boot in bootloader
Start RUU
... and error 132
I've a vodafone_DE phone with actually KingKang ROM, I've tried to flash 2.33.162.2 so compatible one
Does any one have the same problem?? and a solution?
Moreover when I tried to extract rom.zip, I show size as "67mb", and with any other ruu it's about ~600mb
I have redownload it but same problem
Can I flash the previous ruu with old bootloader with any way? (without hboot,...?)
resouces
mik93250 said:
Moreover when I tried to extract rom.zip, I show size as "67mb", and with any other ruu it's about ~600mb
I have redownload it but same problem
Can I flash the previous ruu with old bootloader with any way? (without hboot,...?)
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Yes there is a way...All resouces and guides are found here . Hope it helps
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Yes there is a way...All resouces and guides are found here . Hope it helps
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Can you give me any link?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1671237
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OK, need a bit of help with a Desire S that can only get to HBOOT screen (vol down + power) otherwise it's just a white HTC screen.
Phone is S-ON. HBOOT 0.98.002.
I've tried Revolutionary.io's guide to convert to S-OFF but I just get 'Waiting for Device'. Tried uninstalling HTC drivers then installing again without luck, disabling firewall and AV, still no luck. Kinda given up on that front.
Trying 'fastboot devices', device is recognised, but if I try to flash a recovery ROM from fastboot I get an 'out of memory' error.
I don't know if USB debugging is enabled or not (how can I tell & enable from HBOOT if not)?
I thought about going via HTCDEV and their method, but my HBOOT is at the wrong version (can I upgrade it to V 2.000.2?)
I'm really running out of options now....anything else I can try??? HELPPPP!
Run htc ruu exe file and don't close the windows, find rom.zip in windows temp folder, rename it to PG88IMG.zip ale copy to sdcard. Turn on your phone in hboot mode, rom will be flashed automaticaly.
Or just go to fastboot mode in hboot and then run RUU, should work if you have bootloader locker (relocked).
amdr said:
Run htc ruu exe file and don't close the windows, find rom.zip in windows temp folder, rename it to PG88IMG.zip ale copy to sdcard. Turn on your phone in hboot mode, rom will be flashed automaticaly.
Or just go to fastboot mode in hboot and then run RUU, should work if you have bootloader locker (relocked).
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Thanks. Noobish of me, but where do I download the relevant RUU file from? I don't know what carrier the phone is locked to by the way.
Download original ics rom here : http://dl4.htc.com/RomCode/Source_a...401.2_20.76.30.0835_3831.19.00.110_275068.zip
it has hboot 2!!!:fingers-crossed:
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Thanks. Noobish of me, but where do I download the relevant RUU file from? I don't know what carrier the phone is locked to by the way.
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Download original ics rom here : .htc.com/RomCode/Source_and_Binaries/RUU_SAGA_ICS_35_S_HTC_EU_14.01.401.2_20.76.30.0835_3831.19.00.110_275068.zip
it has hboot 2!!!:fingers-crossed:
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I couldn't open that, but thanks.
sorry, but I'm really not getting this. I'm looking for a RUU to flash a recovery ROM. When I went to HTC dev, there were all the ROMs for all the different carriers. I don't know what mine is. I tried downloading one for Vodafone, unzipped and searched for RUU.exe but there isn't one.
I need to get to this RUU.exe but dont know how.:crying:
what is a recovery ROM? anyway, people over here at the DS forum has already extracted the radio, Hboot and ROM of official ICS. search around...
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I had a bit of progress. I downloaded the latest 4.0 RUU util from HTC Dev, ran it, extracted the ROM.zip and renamed it to PG88IMG.zip, copied it up to the SD card, rebooted the phone into FASTBOOT and the phone recognised it and started installing.
Wahey, I thought, that's it I've cracked it, but then it gets stuck on Updating the bootloader. Stuck for nearly an hour. Tried twice and different SD cards...same thing.
Is this because I'm still S-ON and bootloader is locked, or do you think my internal memory is fried?
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I had a bit of progress. I downloaded the latest 4.0 RUU util from HTC Dev, ran it, extracted the ROM.zip and renamed it to PG88IMG.zip, copied it up to the SD card, rebooted the phone into FASTBOOT and the phone recognised it and started installing.
Wahey, I thought, that's it I've cracked it, but then it gets stuck on Updating the bootloader. Stuck for nearly an hour. Tried twice and different SD cards...same thing.
Is this because I'm still S-ON and bootloader is locked, or do you think my internal memory is fried?
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you can't flash that when you are s-on
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uberduder101 said:
..., or do you think my internal memory is fried?
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You're right, that's the case. Search and you'll see similar cases.
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you can't flash that when you are s-on
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Absolutely irrelevant. He's not flashing anything himself, he's executing RUU which can flash everything.
OK, so how do I enable USB debugging if I can only get into HBOOT? Is there a FASTboot or ADB command that can do it? I think that's what's stopping Revolutionary.
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Absolutely irrelevant. He's not flashing anything himself, he's executing RUU which can flash everything.
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if you read again, he said he was flashing the rom zip after extracting the rom from the RUU
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hisname said:
if you read again, he said he was flashing the rom zip after extracting the rom from the RUU
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And the difference is?
Sent from my HTC Desire S
FYI - I tried executing the RUU itself, and that just hangs too.
I'm going down the line of toasted internal memory and am now throwing in the towel. Besides I just can't spend any more time on it.
Thanks for all your help.
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And the difference is?
Sent from my HTC Desire S
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difference is he isn't flashing the RUU, just the ROM
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hisname said:
difference is he isn't flashing the RUU, just the ROM
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And what means to flash a RUU? Do you see any RUU running on your phone?
Trying to help people is a good thing but not before trying the stuff yourself, knowing the differences, how it works and WHY it should be done
amdr said:
Run htc ruu exe file and don't close the windows, find rom.zip in windows temp folder, rename it to PG88IMG.zip ale copy to sdcard. Turn on your phone in hboot mode, rom will be flashed automaticaly.
Or just go to fastboot mode in hboot and then run RUU, should work if you have bootloader locker (relocked).
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Same problem with this post!
When i followed your step, this has many time to wait. I'm waiting 45 minute but this just show:
Can you help me?
Do you have recovery?Can you get in? If you can fastboot then flash recovery and try to get in.Once in try to open info or just try to wipe all (no SD card) then you will see bricked or not.
SKENER said:
Do you have recovery?Can you get in? If you can fastboot then flash recovery and try to get in.Once in try to open info or just try to wipe all (no SD card) then you will see bricked or not.
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i don't have recovery, when i press power, my device just show HTC with white screen
When I press power + volume down, then come to recovery, it's not show
Hello,
I apologize if this has been posted somewhere else. This is what I did. I have a Verizon HTC One M8 that I S-OFFed with Sunshine. I then flashed a stock HBOOT from a OTA. The flash appeared to be successful. I then ran fastboot reboot-bootloader. The screen went black, and the computer recognized my phone as probably 20 different drives. One it recognized as a formatted one, the others it wanted to format (this is Windows by the way). I'm assuming I need to do JTAG, but I wouldn't begin to know where to start. Bottom line, HELP!!!
Thanks in advance, Josh.
AndroidBrick said:
Hello,
I apologize if this has been posted somewhere else. This is what I did. I have a Verizon HTC One M8 that I S-OFFed with Sunshine. I then flashed a stock HBOOT from a OTA. The flash appeared to be successful. I then ran fastboot reboot-bootloader. The screen went black, and the computer recognized my phone as probably 20 different drives. One it recognized as a formatted one, the others it wanted to format (this is Windows by the way). I'm assuming I need to do JTAG, but I wouldn't begin to know where to start. Bottom line, HELP!!!
Thanks in advance, Josh.
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Can you get bootloader up at all?
dottat said:
Can you get bootloader up at all?
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Not at all. Buttons have no effect.
AndroidBrick said:
Not at all. Buttons have no effect.
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Does holding power + volume up do anything?
What hboot did you flash? Are you sure it was for this version m8?
dottat said:
Does holding power + volume up do anything?
What hboot did you flash? Are you sure it was for this version m8?
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Volume Up + Power does not do anything. I flashed an HBOOT from a Firmware file from an OTA I downloaded off the internet. The file I downloaded is named vzw_m8_ota_605.2.zip. Within the zip is a folder named 1.54.401.5 TO 1.55.605.2. Within that folder is another file named OTAPkg.zip. Within that zip is the contents of data, META-INF, patch, system, firmware.zip, fotaBoot, and skin_fota. Within the firmware.zip is the hboot_signedbyaa.img that I compiled with android-info.txt (also in the firmware.zip) into a no compression zip which I flashed with fastboot flash zip hboot.zip.
I downloaded it from here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2722817.
Any ideas?
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Volume Up + Power does not do anything. I flashed an HBOOT from a Firmware file from an OTA I downloaded off the internet. The file I downloaded is named vzw_m8_ota_605.2.zip. Within the zip is a folder named 1.54.401.5 TO 1.55.605.2. Within that folder is another file named OTAPkg.zip. Within that zip is the contents of data, META-INF, patch, system, firmware.zip, fotaBoot, and skin_fota. Within the firmware.zip is the hboot_signedbyaa.img that I compiled with android-info.txt (also in the firmware.zip) into a no compression zip which I flashed with fastboot flash zip hboot.zip.
I downloaded it from here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2722817.
Any ideas?
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Afraid this is going to be the same as your m7. Not sure the unbricking folks have made good progress on this phone.
There's no chance that if you connect it to a Windows pc you get fastboot commands right? I had a user already with black screen but the phone was in ruu mode and allowed fastboot commands.
dottat said:
Afraid this is going to be the same as your m7. Not sure the unbricking folks have made good progress on this phone.
There's no chance that if you connect it to a Windows pc you get fastboot commands right? I had a user already with black screen but the phone was in ruu mode and allowed fastboot commands.
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No fastboot nor adb I'm afraid...
I appreciate your help dottat. Do you have any other ideas?
AndroidBrick said:
I appreciate your help dottat. Do you have any other ideas?
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Seek out the HTC unbrick folks if you are still able to see drives in Linux.
I mean no disrespect by this but since this is your second bricked HTC device please ask for help next time before getting to this point?
What were you flashing just an hboot for?
dottat said:
Seek out the HTC unbrick folks if you are still able to see drives in Linux.
I mean no disrespect by this but since this is your second bricked HTC device please ask for help next time before getting to this point?
What were you flashing just an hboot for?
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I was thinking about flashing the firewater S-OFF HBOOT version, but wanted to double check that I had an original HTC HBOOT which I had extracted from the OTA I downloaded. I didn't think that flashing a stock HBOOT would usually brick a device?
Back to the the HTC unbrick folks... who are they and where can I find them?
Thanks again dottat.
AndroidBrick said:
I was thinking about flashing the firewater S-OFF HBOOT version, but wanted to double check that I had an original HTC HBOOT which I had extracted from the OTA I downloaded. I didn't think that flashing a stock HBOOT would usually brick a device?
Back to the the HTC unbrick folks... who are they and where can I find them?
Thanks again dotat.
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These guys...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2770684
dottat said:
These guys...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2770684
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OK dottat. Thanks for all of your help.