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[Q] TWRP No OS installed

So apparently I messed something up and wiped my internal storage and get stuck at the HTC boot screen. TWRP is telling me I have no OS installed and i cant find the right files. I have the boost mobile version K2_CL. If anyone can point me in the right direction it would be awesome!

scooterg2004 said:
So apparently I messed something up and wiped my internal storage and get stuck at the HTC boot screen. TWRP is telling me I have no OS installed and i cant find the right files. I have the boost mobile version K2_CL. If anyone can point me in the right direction it would be awesome!
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So you need a backup from someone. Where did you get your TWRP recovery from?

old.splatterhand said:
So you need a backup from someone. Where did you get your TWRP recovery from?
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Yep i need the K2_CL zip to install off of sd i think. I believe I got my TWRP off of a DEV thread from you splatterhand lol.

scooterg2004 said:
Yep i need the K2_CL zip to install off of sd i think. I believe I got my TWRP off of a DEV thread from you splatterhand lol.
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The reason why i asked, the TWRP posted here on xda is not for boost, k2u and k2ul only.
There are other partitions, thats maybe the reason why you deleted your system.
So first, use a recovery that works for boost, look here.

old.splatterhand said:
The reason why i asked, the TWRP posted here on xda is not for boost, k2u and k2ul only.
There are other partitions, thats maybe the reason why you deleted your system.
So first, use a recovery that works for boost, look here.
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So I use terminal to flash recovery recoverytest.img then boot recovery from fast boot and i get into CWM then install Boost-Disable-WP.zip from sd card, clear cache and reboot right?

scooterg2004 said:
So I use terminal to flash recovery recoverytest.img then boot recovery from fast boot and i get into CWM then install Boost-Disable-WP.zip from sd card, clear cache and reboot right?
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Not really, Boost-Disable-WP.zip is not a rom, its a kernel patch.
You only get the recovery from there.
Try this link for rom, but i didn't tested it myself.
If it don't boot try to use this kernel.
Flash recovery in fastboot, then boot into recovery and install the rom from sd card. If you are s-on you need to flash boot.img also with fastboot command:
Code:
fastboot flash boot boot.img
If this won't work, you need to find someone who gives you a backup for your phone.

old.splatterhand said:
Not really, Boost-Disable-WP.zip is not a rom, its a kernel patch.
You only get the recovery from there.
Try this link for rom, but i didn't tested it myself.
If it don't boot try to use this kernel.
Flash recovery in fastboot, then boot into recovery and install the rom from sd card. If you are s-on you need to flash boot.img also with fastboot command:
Code:
fastboot flash boot boot.img
If this won't work, you need to find someone who gives you a backup for your phone.
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ok downloading now, if this works man i owe you big time lol.

OMG!!!! It Worked!!! Man i was so lost on how i screwed this up. Thanks so much on helping me man.

Deleted /system, help!

Hi guys,
My cousin from America came to visit yesterday, and he asked me if I could install CyanogenMod on his phone. It's an HTC One X from AT&T. So I set his CID to 111111, unlocked his bootloader with HTCDev, flashed TWRP 2.5.0.0 and then I rooted his phone. Afterwords, I did a backup via TWRP Recovery.
I looked for the CyanogenMod for this device and the stable build was cm-10.0.0-evita. I transfered it to the phone's TWRP folder, booted recovery and tried to install it but failed, the error message was: assert failed: getprop("ro.bootloader") == 2.1....and some more numbers and stuff
Stupid as I was, I thought "It's probably the stock ROM interfering with the installation, and I can always restore my backup" so I erased a couple of things from the phone: Dalvik Cache, Cache, Data, sdcard and System. Left Android Secure alone because I didn't know what it was or what it does.
Then it hit me. I formatted Data, my backup was gone! And so was the ROM I wanted to flash!
What do I do now? I don't have any operating system installed and can't boot into android! All I can do is boot into Recovery and Bootloader.
Here's what bootloader says:
*** TAMPERED ***
*** UNLOCKED ***
EVITA PVT SHIP S-ON RL
HBOOT-1.09.000
RADIO-0.16.32.09.01_3
OpenDSP-v25.1.0.32.0405
eMMC-boot
Apr 2 2012, 21:08:24
My recovery is: TWRP 2.5.0.0
Any ideas?

It's ok, no need to panic
Download ROM to PC. Make doubly sure it's for this device, I think the error you experienced the first time was because you tried to flash an International One X ROM. Only get your ROMs from here, or here.
Boot into recovery.
Connect the phone to the PC.
Mount your sd/internal storage from your TWRP menu.
Copy ROM from PC to phone.
Wipe cache/dalvik/factory reset/system.
Flash ROM.
Reboot.
Enjoy.
Sent from my Evita

Alright, no problem, the error you got in TWRP was because you needed to have HBOOT 2.14 or above to install CM10.1 because of the kernel it uses. Never wipe /sdcard because it won't do you any good. Now, what you're gonna wanna do is, mount USB Storage in TWRP (under mount menu) when it's connected to your PC, download a ROM (not CM10.1 for now, we'll get to that soon enough) and make sure it's for this phone, drag and drop it to your phone from the PC, and flash it. Once you do that, if you still want to get CM10.1, we can help you with that too.
Edit: @timmaaa he won't be able to use CM10.1 because he's on hboot 1.09.

Your main problem, is that you are deleting/formatting things without having any clue what they are. This is an invitation for disaster. Your backups are deleted because your deleted the SD card, not because you deleted /data or /system.
/system = current ROM
/data = user data (phone storage), formatting is the same as factory reset
The only things that really need to be deleted when flashing a new ROM is /data (factory reset) and cache. Formatting /system is not necessary, as flashing a new ROM does this by default before installing the new ROM.
Connect the phone to your computer, mount USB in TWRP, and move the new ROM zip to the SD card, and flash from TWRP.
Its also a good idea to copy a backup to your computer or Dropbox. But that is probably not something that will help you at the moment. Just a bit of advice moving forward.

While in twrp, plug into your pc then go to mounts > mount usb storage. Then put whatever Rom on there. Make sure you get the right Rom for this device.
EDIT:
Oh wow just realized I was beat by like 3 people before I hit post lol
Sent from my HTC One X using xda premium

dragancla said:
Hi guys,
My cousin from America came to visit yesterday, and he asked me if I could install CyanogenMod on his phone. It's an HTC One X from AT&T. So I set his CID to 111111, unlocked his bootloader with HTCDev, flashed TWRP 2.5.0.0 and then I rooted his phone. Afterwords, I did a backup via TWRP Recovery.
I looked for the CyanogenMod for this device and the stable build was cm-10.0.0-evita. I transfered it to the phone's TWRP folder, booted recovery and tried to install it but failed, the error message was: assert failed: getprop("ro.bootloader") == 2.1....and some more numbers and stuff
Stupid as I was, I thought "It's probably the stock ROM interfering with the installation, and I can always restore my backup" so I erased a couple of things from the phone: Dalvik Cache, Cache, Data, sdcard and System. Left Android Secure alone because I didn't know what it was or what it does.
Then it hit me. I formatted Data, my backup was gone! And so was the ROM I wanted to flash!
What do I do now? I don't have any operating system installed and can't boot into android! All I can do is boot into Recovery and Bootloader.
Here's what bootloader says:
*** TAMPERED ***
*** UNLOCKED ***
EVITA PVT SHIP S-ON RL
HBOOT-1.09.000
RADIO-0.16.32.09.01_3
OpenDSP-v25.1.0.32.0405
eMMC-boot
Apr 2 2012, 21:08:24
My recovery is: TWRP 2.5.0.0
Any ideas?
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First off flash twrp 2.3.3.1 or 2.6 all others have issues.
Then mount usb storage from twrp
Copy Rom to sd card
Wipe cache and dalvik
If you're not s-off depending on hboot version the boot image will need to be flashed via fastboot.
Boot into rom.
Good luck.
Edit: just saw your on 1.09 no need to flash boot image first.
Sent from my HTC One XL using xda premium

Oh by the way, TWRP 2.5 is known to have issues, so try using TWRP 2.3.3.1 instead.
You'll need to change recovery versions before doing any of the steps I mentioned above.
Sent from my Evita

timmaaa said:
Oh by the way, TWRP 2.5 is known to have issues, so try using TWRP 2.3.3.1 instead.
You'll need to change recovery versions before doing any of the steps I mentioned above.
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TWRP 2.6 has been recently released, and appears to have resolved the issues with 2.5. But yeah, 2.5 and 2.4 are known to cause some serious problems (many ROMs will fail to flash).

Lol. All together now.
Sent from my Evita
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redpoint73 said:
TWRP 2.6 has been recently released, and appears to have resolved the issues with 2.5. But yeah, 2.5 and 2.4 are known to cause some serious problems (many ROMs will fail to flash).
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Yeah I've heard it's working well, I'm gonna give it a spin hopefully in the next few days. I just thought it'd be best to suggest something we know for sure is solid for right now.
Sent from my Evita

Wow, thanks for the quick responses!
First of all, I can't mount SD card from TWRP. I can mount cache, data and System, but the checkbox nextto sdcard can't be clicked, stays unchecked. I can mount USB Storage but my computer says it needs to format the drive to use it, and I'm using Windows not Linux.
Secondly, whenever i try to flash openrecovery-twrp-2.3.1.0-evita.img with adb fastboot it says "The filename, directory name, or volume syntax is incorrect".
What do I do? :S

Also, after I've done this, what ROM do you suggest I download to flash, given my bootloader and situation?

dragancla said:
Wow, thanks for the quick responses!
First of all, I can't mount SD card from TWRP. I can mount cache, data and System, but the checkbox nextto sdcard can't be clicked, stays unchecked. I can mount USB Storage but my computer says it needs to format the drive to use it, and I'm using Windows not Linux.
Secondly, whenever i try to flash openrecovery-twrp-2.3.1.0-evita.img with adb fastboot it says "The filename, directory name, or volume syntax is incorrect".
What do I do? :S
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You must have done a factory reset from bootloader, which has corrupted your storage. So, mount usb storage then format it using Windows to fat32 format.
The error you're encountering while trying to flash recovery is most likely because you're giving adb incorrect or mistyped command. To make it easier on yourself, rename the recovery zip file on your pc to something simple like "twrp.img" then issue the following command exactly:
fastboot flash recovery twrp.img
Sent from my Evita

dragancla said:
First of all, I can't mount SD card from TWRP. I can mount cache, data and System, but the checkbox nextto sdcard can't be clicked, stays unchecked.
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You didn't do a factory reset from bootloader did you?

RollTribe said:
You didn't do a factory reset from bootloader did you?
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Looks like he did. Instructions given above.
Sent from my Evita
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dragancla said:
Also, after I've done this, what ROM do you suggest I download to flash, given my bootloader and situation?
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You can flash pretty much any Sense ROM, and most aosp ROMs (just not the ones with the 3.4 kernel).
Sent from my Evita

RollTribe said:
You didn't do a factory reset from bootloader did you?
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I did :S Thought it would help...
timmaaa said:
You must have done a factory reset from bootloader, which has corrupted your storage. So, mount usb storage then format it using Windows to fat32 format.
The error you're encountering while trying to flash recovery is most likely because you're giving adb incorrect or mistyped command. To make it easier on yourself, rename the recovery zip file on your pc to something simple like "twrp.img" then issue the following command exactly:
fastboot flash recovery twrp.img
Sent from my Evita
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Thanks, it worked! I can mount sdcard now!
What's the next step?

dragancla said:
I did :S Thought it would help...
Yeah, never do that...
Thanks, it worked! I can mount sdcard now!
What's the next step?
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Now you can flash any ROM you want as long as it isn't AOSP with 3.4 kernel. Unless you really want the 3.4 ROM, but then you'd first have to s-off and then run the RUU to 3.18.

The next step after what? What exactly have you achieved so far?
Sent from my Evita

RollTribe said:
Now you can flash any ROM you want as long as it isn't AOSP with 3.4 kernel. Unless you really want the 3.4 ROM, but then you'd first have to s-off and then run the RUU to 3.18.
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Would this work? http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2230754
Or can you link me any ROM that would work for me, please?

dragancla said:
Would this work? http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2230754
Or can you link me any ROM that would work for me, please?
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Yeah, that would work. It's a little outdated, but it should work just fine.

timmaaa said:
The next step after what? What exactly have you achieved so far?
Sent from my Evita
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Well, I can now access the sdcard/internal storage on my PC when I connect the cable in TWRP Recovery. I just need a ROM.

AT&T Htc One X - Bricked and need advice

One of my friends BRICK his phone and he has no idea how. He has a rooted HTC ONE X on AT&T network with Viper XL (Not even sure what version of the ROM) probably from last december.
It is now stuck on the Booting animation screen and won't get passed that. I am able to access TWRP recovery, but there is not zip files or backups any longer. When I originally flashed this phone for him I had a zip file on the root of the internal SD CARD. It no longer is there and i have not rooted/flashed a phone for almost a year and can't remember.
I tried to fastboot oem lock and it fails (was thinking i could some how get it to boot and install stock jelly bean)
I am able to mount the SD card via TWRP and throw a rom in there via zip, but when i unmount i and go to restore or install i do not see any zip. When I mount again the file i put in the phone no longer exists.
Is there a work around or another way to flash any custom room. I was thinking of CM10 nightly evita... I don't care what rom as long as i can get the phone working again for him.
Is there a way to flash a rom the way we flash boot.img via fastboot where the files can reside on the PC and not the phone? Any assistance/tips would be great. Again i don't care which rom I flash and i have TWRP recovery access. Currently i have CM10 downloaded if hat helps. Thank you in advanced

Is there anything showing up on the sd card at all in TWRP? You could try formatting the sd card in Windows and trying to move a ROM over again.
Sent from my Evita

timmaaa said:
Is there anything showing up on the sd card at all in TWRP? You could try formatting the sd card in Windows and trying to move a ROM over again.
Sent from my Evita
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Im able to see folders and stuff like the typical android folders. So you are saying i should mount the SD card/try to format the sd card via windows then try to put a zip file in there to see if i can access it? Question.. All i would need to do is flash the boot.img first via fastboot then install the zip via twrp right?

Yeah that's what I mean. Most people flash the boot.img afterwards but I believe you can do it before flashing the ROM.
Sent from my Evita

timmaaa said:
Yeah that's what I mean. Most people flash the boot.img afterwards but I believe you can do it before flashing the ROM.
Sent from my Evita
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When i format the sd card does it need to be FAT32? What format?

Yep, fat32 is the right format.
Sent from my Evita

timmaaa said:
Yep, fat32 is the right format.
Sent from my Evita
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Weird i get the same results as before. I formatted the SD card via fat32, through the zip in there, then I unmount the sd card so i can get back to twrp menus to install and android folders are back, but no zip. I am able to successfully copy the cm10 zip there so i don't get it.

Which version of TWRP are you using? And what process are you following when wiping before the flash?
Sent from my Evita

Sounds similar to what happened to me when i did factory reset in bootloader. Others seem to be able to just format in pc and have it work in recovery but it didn't work for me so i just ruu'd to fix it. Since it might have been awhile since you setup his phone you might as well s-off the phone then run latest jb ruu so you have flash latest cm10.1 nightlies which also no longer needs touchscreen downgrade. Afterwards flash latest twrp 2.6.0.0 and copy rom of choice to sdcard and flash.

How will he s-off if he can't boot into the OS?
Sent from my Evita

timmaaa said:
Which version of TWRP are you using? And what process are you following when wiping before the flash?
Sent from my Evita
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TWRP version 2.3.1.0
Weird I never had issues before and fyi this phone used to be mine so i did all the flashing originally then sold it to a friend of mine and he refused to go back to stock and preferred to stay with viper xl. Now i'm trying to help him out, any thoughts?

DvineLord said:
Sounds similar to what happened to me when i did factory reset in bootloader. Others seem to be able to just format in pc and have it work in recovery but it didn't work for me so i just ruu'd to fix it. Since it might have been awhile since you setup his phone you might as well s-off the phone then run latest jb ruu so you have flash latest cm10.1 nightlies which also no longer needs touchscreen downgrade. Afterwards flash latest twrp 2.6.0.0 and copy rom of choice to sdcard and flash.
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That's the problem I downloaded the latest RUU from HTC and I don't have a way to flash it or else I would have. Not sure what else I can do here. Anyone have any ideas what I can try next or is this consider a Permanently bricked phone? If it is then i don't want to spend time on it as I have already dedicated over 2 hrs, thanks.

XsMagical posted a fix for corrupted sd cards on this forum a while back, you could give that a try.
Sent from my Evita

timmaaa said:
XsMagical posted a fix for corrupted sd cards on this forum a while back, you could give that a try.
Sent from my Evita
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So that's what it probably is a corrupted SD CARD? Thanks I will search his posts.

Yeah that's my best guess. It does seem odd that you can still view the Android folders from within recovery though. When you copy something from your pc across does it definitely succeed? I had a wild thought earlier that maybe it had been formatted as read only or something like that.
Sent from my Evita

timmaaa said:
Yeah that's my best guess. It does seem odd that you can still view the Android folders from within recovery though. When you copy something from your pc across does it definitely succeed? I had a wild thought earlier that maybe it had been formatted as read only or something like that.
Sent from my Evita
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Yeah it successfully completes and I am able to see the file there. Even if i remove the USB cable without unmounting and then plug it back the file is still there. It's when I unmount from TWRP when it then vanishs. I found the article from the guy who wrote a tutorial on how to fix corrupted SD cards, but the link is now broken and no longer exists, doh!

Have you tried upgrading to TWRP 2.6? Not sure if it's gonna help, but anything is worth a try at this stage, right?
Sent from my Evita

timmaaa said:
Have you tried upgrading to TWRP 2.6? Not sure if it's gonna help, but anything is worth a try at this stage, right?
Sent from my Evita
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Sure it's worth a try. How do i upgrade twrp? It's been a while. Is it just flashing via fastboot? BC if it's a zip remember I can't do that.

Download it from here. Put it in your fastboot folder. Issue these fastboot commands:
fastboot flash recovery "recovery.img"
(whatever the exact filename is, minus the talking marks)
fastboot erase cache
fastboot reboot-bootloader
Now you can enter recovery from your phone screen.
Sent from my Evita

timmaaa said:
Download it from here. Put it in your fastboot folder. Issue these fastboot commands:
fastboot flash recovery "recovery.img"
(whatever the exact filename is, minus the talking marks)
fastboot erase cache
fastboot reboot-bootloader
Now you can enter recovery from your phone screen.
Sent from my Evita
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Great thanks.

Need Help:can't flash any recovery,RUU doesn't restore my soft,One S- no OS

Hi, everything messed up from using the stupid TWRP 2.6.0.0 .... I was going to flash a custom rom , but it didn't let me, so I did a little research that I need 2.3.3.0 in order to instal any custom rom.So I tried to switch to 2.3.3.0 but it didn't let me... after that I tried to push stock recovery and now i'm stuck at the white HTC Entering Recovery ( pink letters) screen, ( The recovery just doesn't load) ... I just want to finish with this , and go back to my stock htc rom with not roots or anything.. im tired of this seriously.....
When I try to run RUU I get stuck at the Black HTC Letters screen , the the setup stops and says that it will try to repair my phone, sadly with no result every time.. I think that I don't have any OS on my phone right now, because when RUU starts it shows :
Change image version from : ( blank space)
To: ..... bla bla bla , ( the version of the ruu) ...
I have no problems with entering fastboot and unlocking/relocking my Hboot.
Any help about restoringmy phone will be appreciated . Thanks , I'm online all the time so if I get any responses I'll answer quick.
P.S. I can't mount my usb storage from anywhere, and it doesn't show up on my PC when i connect the usb

looperman said:
Hi, everything messed up from using the stupid TWRP 2.6.0.0 .... I was going to flash a custom rom , but it didn........................
P.S. I can't mount my usb storage from anywhere, and it doesn't show up on my PC when i connect the usb
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Don't lose hope, don't panic.
Tell me which RUU did you use?
Also, what is your CID?
How did you flash your recovery ?
Sent from my HTC One S using Tapatalk 4 Beta

khan.orak said:
Don't lose hope, don't panic.
Tell me which RUU did you use?
Also, what is your CID?
How did you flash your recovery ?
Sent from my HTC One S using Tapatalk 4 Beta
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well I think that it doesn't really matter which RUU I "used" because it doesn't even get me in the process of installing...
still , tried these two:
RUU_VILLEC2_U_ICS_40_S_HTC_Europe_2.15.401.100_Radio_16.21.20.02U_16.09.20.11_M2_release_286571_signed
RUU_Ville_U_ICS_40_S_HTC_Europe_2.21.401.10_Radio_1.06s.50.02.27_2_10.08.50.04L__release_271119_signed
I flashed all recoveries with ONE S all in one tool kit,
first i was with TWRP 2.5 i think , then i flashed 2.6, and 2.3.3.... now I flashed the stock recovery , still stuck...

looperman said:
well I think that it doesn't really matter which RUU I "used" because it doesn't even get me in the process of installing...
still , tried these two:
RUU_VILLEC2_U_ICS_40_S_HTC_Europe_2.15.401.100_Rad io_16.21.20.02U_16.09.20.11_M2_release_286571_sign ed
RUU_Ville_U_ICS_40_S_HTC_Europe_2.21.401.10_Radio_ 1.06s.50.02.27_2_10.08.50.04L__release_271119_sign ed
I flashed all recoveries with ONE S all in one tool kit,
first i was with TWRP 2.5 i think , then i flashed 2.6, and 2.3.3.... now I flashed the stock recovery , still stuck...
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If you downloaded RUUs from androidruu, then it's a case of bad RUU.
Sent from my HTC One S using Tapatalk 4 Beta

khan.orak said:
If you downloaded RUUs from androidruu, then it's a case of bad RUU.
Sent from my HTC One S using Tapatalk 4 Beta
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well what am I supposed to do ?

looperman said:
well I think that it doesn't really matter which RUU I "used" because it doesn't even get me in the process of installing...
still , tried these two:
RUU_VILLEC2_U_ICS_40_S_HTC_Europe_2.15.401.100_Radio_16.21.20.02U_16.09.20.11_M2_release_286571_signed
RUU_Ville_U_ICS_40_S_HTC_Europe_2.21.401.10_Radio_1.06s.50.02.27_2_10.08.50.04L__release_271119_signed
I flashed all recoveries with ONE S all in one tool kit,
first i was with TWRP 2.5 i think , then i flashed 2.6, and 2.3.3.... now I flashed the stock recovery , still stuck...
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Okay, just now I noticed. You used two Different RUUs for two different versions.
The 1st one is for S3/C2 version, the 2nd one is for S4 version.
Use This Thread to download RUU's only for your version (S4 or S3 whichever you have got). In your case, it does matter which RUU you use.
If you need any help further just ask away.

the thing is that the RUU doesn't get to the process of installing , and I have used those RUU's before....
I need some solution the get to a working recovery and instal some kind of OS because the last time I could get in my recovery it said that I don't have any OS installed...

looperman said:
the thing is that the RUU doesn't get to the process of installing , and I have used those RUU's before....
I need some solution the get to a working recovery and instal some kind of OS because the last time I could get in my recovery it said that I don't have any OS installed...
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okay you gonna need fastboot for this. What I have been successful with is:
1. Download an RUU (VERSION SPECIFIC!).
2. Go into Bootloader -> Then select FASTBOOT
3. Connect your Phone to PC. It should say Fastboot - USB mode.
4. Run the RUU, it will get you through all the steps.

khan.orak said:
okay you gonna need fastboot for this. What I have been successful with is:
1. Download an RUU (VERSION SPECIFIC!).
2. Go into Bootloader -> Then select FASTBOOT
3. Connect your Phone to PC. It should say Fastboot - USB mode.
4. Run the RUU, it will get you through all the steps.
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doesn't work as I've told you , it happens with every RUU ... I get the Black screen with white HTC letters...
I think that what RUU does is : it updates the version my software I think it just doesn't place a new software right away( just an update), but as TWRP said I don't have OS installed...

can anyone help me ?

looperman said:
doesn't work as I've told you , it happens with every RUU ... I get the Black screen with white HTC letters...
I think that what RUU does is : it updates the version my software I think it just doesn't place a new software right away( just an update), but as TWRP said I don't have OS installed...
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Man you're making this difficult. The more I want to help you, the more you become hasty.
RUU doesn't do what you think. It puts New software, updates firmware (hboot, radio, RECOVERY), so yes it is basically a one-stop solution.
Please calm down as panicking won't help.
Tell me your One S version (S3/S4) at least? so that we can move forward in right direction. and also your CID
Tell me what recoveries and RUU you tried. and what errors do you get while you run them.
EDIT: Thanks to @tivofool I forgot to mention that you have to RELOCK your bootloader before running RUU

I'm with S3
I wrote the 2 RUU's I tried to use,
before that i tried TWRP 2.5.0.0,2.3.0.0.,2.6 and finally I flashed factory stock recovery that's it and both my carrier and bl are unlocked
P.S. : Yeah i knew about the relocking but still stuck on black screen with white HTC Letters

looperman said:
I'm with S3
I wrote the 2 RUU's I tried to use,
before that i tried TWRP 2.5.0.0,2.3.0.0.,2.6 and finally I flashed factory stock recovery that's it and both my carrier and bl are unlocked
P.S. : Yeah i knew about the relocking but still stuck on black screen with white HTC Letters
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Black Screen with HTC is the oem update screen.
Okay do this please and we'll try to see if there's a problem with the HBOOT. Give me this info and We'll reflash HBOOT.
Go to fastboot and connect your phone to PC.
Enter this command from your PC:
Code:
fastboot getvar all
post results here (MINUS IMEI AND SERIAL #)

just a second, I got a working recovery... I mean i can get in it and everything and I can mount the USB Storage too.
What Rom would you recommend ?

looperman said:
just a second, I got a working recovery... I mean i can get in it and everything and I can mount the USB Storage too.
What Rom would you recommend ?
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That was fast.
I am using Viper ROM and it's very good. Customization and speed.
For a better battery life, BULLETPROOF KERNEL.
Edit: how did you get it to work by the way.

Viper rom is for s4 only isn't it ?

looperman said:
just a second, I got a working recovery... I mean i can get in it and everything and I can mount the USB Storage too.
What Rom would you recommend ?
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Make sure you flash a S3 Rom (you mentioned having a s3 right?)
Sent from my HTC VLE_U using Tapatalk 2

looperman said:
Viper rom is for s4 only isn't it ?
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Oh yes sorry.

okay, so ... I'm going to explane everything I did, I hope I'll help some other people too.
I flashed TWRP from One_S_All-In-One_Kit_v4.0 but without luck, then i flash the factory stock recovery, still the phone was letting me into any of these two recoveries, then i decided reflash the same TWRP again and it worked,
First I couldn't mount the storage from the recovery , but it was still showing in "My Computer" , I had only one option and it was to Format the Storage. So I did.. then copied this rom with gapps on it ---> http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2164406
Fully wiped --> Flash Rom , then Flash Gapps, ---> then I booted in fastboot to boot from CMD the "boot.img" with "fastboot flash boot boot.img" from the Pacman Rom and then I Rebooted the HTC and Done
Huge thanks to @khan.orak
I hope I helped someone with the same ****tyass problem.

looperman said:
okay, so ... I'm going to explane everything I did, I hope I'll help some other people too.
I flashed TWRP from One_S_All-In-One_Kit_v4.0 but without luck, then i flash the factory stock recovery, still the phone was letting me into any of these two recoveries, then i decided reflash the same TWRP again and it worked,
First I couldn't mount the storage from the recovery , but it was still showing in "My Computer" , I had only one option and it was to Format the Storage. So I did.. then copied this rom with gapps on it ---> http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2164406
Fully wiped --> Flash Rom , then Flash Gapps, ---> then I booted in fastboot to boot from CMD the "boot.img" with "fastboot flash boot boot.img" from the Pacman Rom and then I Rebooted the HTC and Done
Huge thanks to @khan.orak
I hope I helped someone with the same ****tyass problem.
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Glad it worked for you buddy.

Endless bootloop?

Hey guys just got my nexus yesterday and rooted today...my issue/question is after I flashed the lastest build I seem to be stuck in an endless bootloop I really need my phone so any help would be awesome. I've tried mounting the usb via CWM but that seems to not work at all. Does anyone else know a way I could get my phone to load or push a different file to flash? I'll probablly post this in Q&A or General as well but I thought I'd give it a shot here first!
Thanks in advance.:good:
copy and pasted from original post but I'm running the newest build of the unofficaial/official Cyanogenmod!

farmerwill said:
Hey guys just got my nexus yesterday and rooted today...my issue/question is after I flashed the lastest build I seem to be stuck in an endless bootloop I really need my phone so any help would be awesome. I've tried mounting the usb via CWM but that seems to not work at all. Does anyone else know a way I could get my phone to load or push a different file to flash? I'll probablly post this in Q&A or General as well but I thought I'd give it a shot here first!
Thanks in advance.:good:
copy and pasted from original post but I'm running the newest build of the unofficaial/official Cyanogenmod!
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Flash TWRP. Wipe EVERYTHING you can inside of TWRP.

Lol
Sent from my Nexus 5 using xda app-developers app

Thanks!
Kwongger said:
Flash TWRP. Wipe EVERYTHING you can inside of TWRP.
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How does one go about flashing TWRP though? I can't get my phone to mount USB storage in CWM nor can I get it boot to just download or transfer TWRP to it? Thanks for the quick reply btw

Copy file into the folder where you have fastboot.exe
Run cmd. Cd to that folder
Put phone in fastboot and connect to PC
"fastboot flash recovery (whatever the name of the recovery is).img" enter this in cmd.
Magic
Sent from my Nexus 5 using Tapatalk

farmerwill said:
How does one go about flashing TWRP though? I can't get my phone to mount USB storage in CWM nor can I get it boot to just download or transfer TWRP to it? Thanks for the quick reply btw
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Ummm... TWRP is a custom recovery LIKE CWM. Install it via Fastboot .
1. Boot into Bootloader
2. fastboot flash recovery namehere.img (in cmd)
3. Boot Into recovery
THEN follow the above instructions.