Most Roms Boot Loop - How to correct? - AT&T, Rogers HTC One X, Telstra One XL

Hello.
I have an htc one xl (evita) which will not boot certain roms. I can boot some roms such as miui v5 and magiRom but I can not figure out why it will not boot roms such as CyanogenMod, ChameleonOS or TeamBaked BB9 as examples. These that will not boot will only boot loop and I'm going froot loop.
I am S-off, HBoot 1.09. Using TWRPv2.3.1.0.
I have tried TWRPv2.5, Hboot >1.09 and flashing boot.bin separately.
I have also tried some suggestions from these posts with no success so far ..
http://www.smartphonejam.com/2013/0...-on-HTC-Screen-Logo-Bootloop-after-Flash.html
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2159863
Any suggestions on how to boot other roms?
Thanks in advance for your help.
ps. I'm on mac - so if you have any suggestions and tools, please keep the mac in mind.

andason said:
Hello.
I have an htc one xl (evita) which will not boot certain roms. I can boot some roms such as miui v5 and magiRom but I can not figure out why it will not boot roms such as CyanogenMod, ChameleonOS or TeamBaked BB9 as examples. These that will not boot will only boot loop and I'm going froot loop.
I am S-off, HBoot 1.09. Using TWRPv2.3.1.0.
I have tried TWRPv2.5, Hboot >1.09 and flashing boot.bin separately.
I have also tried some suggestions from these posts with no success so far ..
http://www.smartphonejam.com/2013/0...-on-HTC-Screen-Logo-Bootloop-after-Flash.html
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2159863
Any suggestions on how to boot other roms?
Thanks in advance for your help.
ps. I'm on mac - so if you have any suggestions and tools, please keep the mac in mind.
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3.18 ruu.
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jacobas92 said:
3.18 ruu.
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man i've looked at a lot of stuff regarding how to get to 3.18 but i keep finding a bunch of conflicting info that my brain is busted. If anyone can reply to some answers with my further info I would appreciate it...
My CID is 11111111
I'm S-off
hboot 1.09
What steps do I need to take to get to 3.18?
I can't seem to find a stock evita recovery image. My understanding is I need to relock boot loader, install stock recovery, upgrade to 3.18 and then restart the process of unlocking. Is this correct? Is the stock recovery located in an original at&t update?

andason said:
man i've looked at a lot of stuff regarding how to get to 3.18 but i keep finding a bunch of conflicting info that my brain is busted. If anyone can reply to some answers with my further info I would appreciate it...
My CID is 11111111
I'm S-off
hboot 1.09
What steps do I need to take to get to 3.18?
I can't seem to find a stock evita recovery image. My understanding is I need to relock boot loader, install stock recovery, upgrade to 3.18 and then restart the process of unlocking. Is this correct? Is the stock recovery located in an original at&t update?
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As long as you're s-off, just go ahead and run this http://bugsylawson.com/index.php/fi...radio-024p320906-101303234-release-signedexe/ I know you wrote s-off, I'm just being double sure because if you're s-on it'll brick you. S-off you'll be fine. You won't have to relock or anything like that. With s-off you can just do whatever you want :good:

RollTribe said:
As long as you're s-off, just go ahead and run this http://bugsylawson.com/index.php/fi...radio-024p320906-101303234-release-signedexe/ I know you wrote s-off, I'm just being double sure because if you're s-on it'll brick you. S-off you'll be fine. You won't have to relock or anything like that. With s-off you can just do whatever you want :good:
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Thanks. I'll find me a windows pc tomorrow and go for it. After I flash this in windows, do i then just flash any custom rom I want to go to which has the 3.4 kernel and will I be limited only to those now?

andason said:
Thanks. I'll find me a windows pc tomorrow and go for it. After I flash this in windows, do i then just flash any custom rom I want to go to which has the 3.4 kernel and will I be limited only to those now?
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Yeah any 3.4 ROM, but you can also use non-3.4 if you so choose.

RollTribe said:
Yeah any 3.4 ROM, but you can also use non-3.4 if you so choose.
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Thanks again. Much easier then what I thought I was understanding in my reads. I did see other people mention that as long as you were s off then everything else just about doesn't matter and then other contradicting that. Got to the point that I thought it made be easier to start all over in combination I was trying to install wine and it failed after about 45 minutes of downloading.
arrrggh.

andason said:
Thanks again. Much easier then what I thought I was understanding in my reads. I did see other people mention that as long as you were s off then everything else just about doesn't matter and then other contradicting that. Got to the point that I thought it made be easier to start all over in combination I was trying to install wine and it failed after about 45 minutes of downloading.
arrrggh.
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Yeah, man, Wine doesn't work, I tried back when I used Mac for my Android needs. Everything is SO much easier with a windows PC

after flashing the 3.18 ruu, i can still flash any custom roms i want? aosp, sense base. what about ics version roms?

claudiuslu2011 said:
after flashing the 3.18 ruu, i can still flash any custom roms i want? aosp, sense base. what about ics version roms?
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Yup all Roms

is there any advantage on the 3.18ruu?

Yeah, you need it to run AOSP 3.4 kernel roms

andason said:
Thanks again. Much easier then what I thought I was understanding in my reads. I did see other people mention that as long as you were s off then everything else just about doesn't matter and then other contradicting that. Got to the point that I thought it made be easier to start all over in combination I was trying to install wine and it failed after about 45 minutes of downloading.
arrrggh.
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Thanks. Everything seems to work fine now.
A couple of things to note for others who make look at this thread - After flashing the rom in your link: http://bugsylawson.com/index.php/fi...radio-024p320906-101303234-release-signedexe/
1. Hboot will be at 2.14 - So if you wish, downgrade back to 1.09, otherwise you will need to flash the boot.img and then the rom when trying new roms.
2. The after market recovery (will now be oem recovery) will be gone so be sure to reinstall your preferred recovery (TWRP or CW)
3. The touchscreen may not respond in some roms, so you may have to downgrade your touchscreen panels firmware http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2159863
exad said:
You only need to downgrade touchscreen firmware if:
You're on 2.14 hboot + You are flashing an AOSP ROM not yet on 3.4 Kernel.
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Thanks again for the help.

andason said:
Thanks. Everything seems to work fine now.
A couple of things to note for others who make look at this thread - After flashing the rom in your link:
1. Hboot will be at 2.14 - So if you wish, downgrade back to 1.09, otherwise you will need to flash the boot.img and then the rom when trying new roms.
2. The after market recovery (will now be oem recovery) will be gone so be sure to reinstall your preferred recovery (TWRP or CW)
3. The touchscreen may not respond in some roms, so you may have to downgrade your touchscreen panels firmware http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2159863
Thanks again for the help.
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You actually don't need to downgrade your hboot, if you're s-off you don't need to manually flash boot.img no matter what your hboot version is.
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odd that rom would not boot with 2.14..but with 1.09 no problems?

andason said:
odd that rom would not boot with 2.14..but with 1.09 no problems?
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There was probably some other factor causing the issue. I boot all roms with 2.14 no problem.

andason said:
odd that rom would not boot with 2.14..but with 1.09 no problems?
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Which ROM? After s-off?
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timmaaa said:
You actually don't need to downgrade your hboot, if you're s-off you don't need to manually flash boot.img no matter what your hboot version is.
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do i need to downgrade my touch firmware?

claudiuslu2011 said:
do i need to downgrade my touch firmware?
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You only need to downgrade touchscreen firmware if:
You're on 2.14 hboot + You are flashing an AOSP ROM not yet on 3.4 Kernel.

timmaaa said:
Which ROM? After s-off?
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It may be I am mistaken. I thought it was baked but i was also trying a rom I was trying to port. During the time i was flashing from 1.09 to 2.14 and also seen that baked required 2.14. So with all that going on i was just trying boot.img and then the rom to ensure no errors.

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Couple Issues with UrDroid on HTC One XL 1.9

Hi everyone,
I don't quite have 10 posts yet, so I can't post in the UrDroid thread.
I had UrDroid 1.8, and it worked just fine, had some wifi issues (sometimes after turning the wifi off, it wouldn't turn on again unless I rebooted), so I upgraded to 1.9
Now I have a few issues:
It stays "connected" to a wifi network even after losing connection
Occasionally, after rebooting, my Beautiful Widgets go away and my default keyboard reverts to the stock keyboard (from swype)
occasionally I cannot turn the wifi back on after turning it off without a reboot
That's about it. If anyone has any ideas, please let me know. Thanks! :good:
Could be just bugs in the software. Recommend trying different ROMs
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I really wish I could try other roms, for some reason UrDroid is the only one that actually works, I have no idea why this is!
For instance, when flashing any verison of CM, after flashing and rebooting, it stays stuck on the loading screen, and doesn't go further, even after waiting a half an hour. AOKP and the others basically brick my phone. I think it has something to do with the UrDroid using Aroma Installer that seems to work well with my phone and twrp. I'm a bit of a n00b, so don't know for sure.
Was hoping someone else had these issues and could tell me how they fixed them.
Herc08 said:
Could be just bugs in the software. Recommend trying different ROMs
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What recovery are you using and version?
What hboot do you have?
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Sorry for the late reply,I've had the darndest time getting into recovery since installing UrDroid 1.9!
I have HBOOT-1.14.002 and TWRP v. 2.3.1.0
Thanks for any help you could offer- I like UrDroid, but would like to try CM or the other ones!
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What recovery are you using and version?
What hboot do you have?
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choeffe said:
Sorry for the late reply,I've had the darndest time getting into recovery since installing UrDroid 1.9!
I have HBOOT-1.14.002 and TWRP v. 2.3.1.0
Thanks for any help you could offer- I like UrDroid, but would like to try CM or the other ones!
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Because of your hboot version you need to flash the boot.img seperately. It is possible that you are doing this but still encountering bootloops and the reason for that would be Hboot compatibility. I have noticed that some ROMs just do not play nice with certain hboots. The most compatible hboot that I've seen is 2.14 which seems to be the same accross all carrier phones.
That being said, my suggestion to you is to S-OFF if you aren't already, then, while keeping your bootloader unlocked, RUU up to 3.18 or 3.17 or whatever is the latest for your carrier which will update your hboot to 2.14 and then downgrade your touchscreen firmware which is super easy and there's a sticky for the process in the Original Android Development section.
After that, you should be able to run all roms without much issue AND you won't have to fastboot flash boot boot.img anymore.
That explains it- I literally have just been going into TWRP, installing the zip file, and then rebooting. I'm not even sure where I would find the boot.img, would that be inside the zip file?
So to S-OFF, should I follow the directions here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2155071
I'm not sure how to RUU, any chance you or someone might have a link on instructions to do that? (I have an AT&T phone that I use on Straight Talk)
Thanks for your help, and if I'm asking for too much information, I'll keep doing some reasearch. I think the RUU is what kind of puzzles me (I'm clearly pretty green when it comes to rooting, I've only ever done it on this phone, not very successfully!
exad said:
Because of your hboot version you need to flash the boot.img seperately. It is possible that you are doing this but still encountering bootloops and the reason for that would be Hboot compatibility. I have noticed that some ROMs just do not play nice with certain hboots. The most compatible hboot that I've seen is 2.14 which seems to be the same accross all carrier phones.
That being said, my suggestion to you is to S-OFF if you aren't already, then, while keeping your bootloader unlocked, RUU up to 3.18 or 3.17 or whatever is the latest for your carrier which will update your hboot to 2.14 and then downgrade your touchscreen firmware which is super easy and there's a sticky for the process in the Original Android Development section.
After that, you should be able to run all roms without much issue AND you won't have to fastboot flash boot boot.img anymore.
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choeffe said:
That explains it- I literally have just been going into TWRP, installing the zip file, and then rebooting. I'm not even sure where I would find the boot.img, would that be inside the zip file?
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Yes it's in the zip. You extract it then fastboot flash boot boot.Img right before or after flashing the rom in recovery. Before flashing the rom and boot.img you should wipe cache, dalvik, system and factory reset. And only ever flash roms for the one xl or you risk bricking.
choeffe said:
So to S-OFF, should I follow the directions here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2155071
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Yes
choeffe said:
I'm not sure how to RUU, any chance you or someone might have a link on instructions to do that? (I have an AT&T phone that I use on Straight Talk)
Thanks for your help, and if I'm asking for too much information, I'll keep doing some reasearch. I think the RUU is what kind of puzzles me (I'm clearly pretty green when it comes to rooting, I've only ever done it on this phone, not very successfully!
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To ruu, just download the ruu exe file and run it. But make sure you're s-off first or you'll brick.
Reading the stickies is suggested. You picked a ***** of a phone to be your first to root.
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Thanks for your help thus far! I'm going to give it a try and see how it goes.
Yeah, I definitely wish I would have started with a Nexus or Sony device, but I changed from T-Mobile (worse decision of my life to go with them in the first place) to Straight Talk SIM with AT&T, and the HTC One X looked so pretty! Next phone is going to be a Nexus!
exad said:
Yes it's in the zip. You extract it then fastboot flash boot boot.Img right before or after flashing the rom in recovery. Before flashing the rom and boot.img you should wipe cache, dalvik, system and factory reset. And only ever flash roms for the one xl or you risk bricking.
Yes
To ruu, just download the ruu exe file and run it. But make sure you're s-off first or you'll brick.
Reading the stickies is suggested. You picked a ***** of a phone to be your first to root.
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[Q] From ICS to JB

Hi, I have a HTC ONE XL for AT&T with S-OFF and unlocked bootloader. I have the nocturnal ROM based on ICS. Also HBOOT 1.01.0000.
I want to install a rom based on JB (This particular CleanROM 6.5 - ★ | Jellybean 4.1.1! |).
My question is with this hboot, can i flash a jb rom from ICS? Because I'm not sure if flash from recovery the zip of this rom bricked me.
It won't brick you. I'm not sure if you'll experience issues using such an old firmware with a ROM based on the latest softwate
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Thanks. Is there any way to update the software?
Rafanjani said:
Thanks. Is there any way to update the software?
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Yes install the Ruu, then push twrp, then install CR. This will give you the latest firmware. CR by itself does not so it, and some gave experienced random reboots with older wifi firmware. Just be aware that a small subset of HOXL phones do not work well with Maps/nav under JB
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GroovyGeek said:
Yes install the Ruu, then push twrp, then install CR. This will give you the latest firmware. CR by itself does not so it, and some gave experienced random reboots with older wifi firmware. Just be aware that a small subset of HOXL phones do not work well with Maps/nav under JB
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thanks for reply! I did brick my phone when i try to install an official ruu 2 months ago, but i did fix this ($$$$). The problem is that I can not install because I have CID 111111 and CR root, bootloader unlocked etc
With s-off you won't brick running an ruu. Though my phone will no longer ruu properly but that's another story. I may post a thread about it in case others experience it so they know how to recover.
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exad said:
Though my phone will no longer ruu properly but that's another story. I may post a thread about it in case others experience it so they know how to recover.
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I'm curious about this. What happened?
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ECEXCURSION said:
I'm curious about this. What happened?
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Something went wrong while RUUing and my hboot partition cannot be written over without clearing the cache first. So the RUU will get to the end and then fail. Everything flashed except the hboot. It's kind of funny because it looks like a brick when it happens but it remains in RUU mode so I can just fastboot flash the hboot seperately after and everything works but RUUs will no longer complete successfully Always half bricks.
How did it happen? Well I think it's because I was RUUing in a VM as I was running linux exclusively at the time. But during RUU the phone looses connection and I have to manually reconnect to my phone and I didn't realize so it interrupted the RUU. I'm just lucky I didn't end up with a full brick! ^_^
exad said:
Something went wrong while RUUing and my hboot partition cannot be written over without clearing the cache first. So the RUU will get to the end and then fail. Everything flashed except the hboot. It's kind of funny because it looks like a brick when it happens but it remains in RUU mode so I can just fastboot flash the hboot seperately after and everything works but RUUs will no longer complete successfully Always half bricks.
How did it happen? Well I think it's because I was RUUing in a VM as I was running linux exclusively at the time. But during RUU the phone looses connection and I have to manually reconnect to my phone and I didn't realize so it interrupted the RUU. I'm just lucky I didn't end up with a full brick! ^_^
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how i can flash hboot using fastboot? I wish to have jb
Rafanjani said:
how i can flash hboot using fastboot? I wish to have jb
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flashing hboot with fastboot won't give you JB......
Is your phone S-ON or S-OFF?
SuperCID? Yes or no?
Bootloader locked or unlocked?
exad said:
flashing hboot with fastboot won't give you JB......
Is your phone S-ON or S-OFF?
SuperCID? Yes or no?
Bootloader locked or unlocked?
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I know! but it's the first step to upgrade to jb
Rafanjani said:
I know! but it's the first step to upgrade to jb
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No it isn't

How to obtain s-off for One S(S4) Hboot 2.15

I have a European One S (S4) with Hboot 2.15. Unlocked via htcdev. I cant figure out how to get s-off. Writing supercid doesnt work.. How to fix it?
S1pk3 said:
I have a European One S (S4) with Hboot 2.15. Unlocked via htcdev. I cant figure out how to get s-off. Writing supercid doesnt work.. How to fix it?
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Moonshine
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2325590
If you aren't on the supported firmware it won't work. So, if that doesn't work for you then I would just leave it S-on. It isn't hard to fastboot flash a boot.img before flashing a rom in recovery.
Ok, thanks for your reply. I want to flash cm 10.2. That should be possible without s-off?
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S1pk3 said:
Ok, thanks for your reply. I want to flash cm 10.2. That should be possible without s-off?
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Yeah. It is just recommended that you are s-off.
As the guy said before you need to flash boot.img (the kernel) afterwards.
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Will give it a try. Thanks.
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Stuck while flashing firmware in htc one s
I got stuck while installing htc one s with maximus hd..
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2445392&highlight=sense+5
I did till fastboot flash recovery TWRP2.6.1.0.img ...but aftr fast boot reboot it dint take memory...without that i cant copy ROM to memory...i did unlock bootloader not s off.... i got an error99 while flashing firmware.. icant on the device now....please help me...
tivofool said:
Moonshine
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2325590
If you aren't on the supported firmware it won't work. So, if that doesn't work for you then I would just leave it S-on. It isn't hard to fastboot flash a boot.img before flashing a rom in recovery.
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I just noticed this thread.
I also have a similar problem. I cannot achieve s-off with my (S4) htc one s , running the exact same hboot as op.
To upgrade to jb 4.2.2 sense 5 which we should be getting for which we now won't despite them making the update.
Will we be able to upgrade to this new patch with s-on using the flash boot?
sylvantino said:
I just noticed this thread.
I also have a similar problem. I cannot achieve s-off with my (S4) htc one s , running the exact same hboot as op.
To upgrade to jb 4.2.2 sense 5 which we should be getting for which we now won't despite them making the update.
Will we be able to upgrade to this new patch with s-on using the flash boot?
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Maximus HD --- No you need S-off for this. The firmware updates your Hboot, Radio, and you flash a different recovery and finally Rom
You might check out other Rom's that have Sense 5 4.2.2 features. They do not require S-off like Maximus does.
Hi thanks for your reply.
Do you know of any such roms that don't require the s-off?
I installed odyssey, its got no google playstore..suddenly my computer no longer recognizes my sd card / phone.
I tried adb push, managed to get a stock orang001 tmobile uk package to the root folder, but when i turn off the mount, it says its bad..which is a little odd.
Seems thought I got odyssey installed / flashed etc, its so bare as its practically useless to me unless i have google, plus its got weird glitches on boot up, taking forever, always booting into the developers screen etc.
sylvantino said:
Hi thanks for your reply.
Do you know of any such roms that don't require the s-off?
I installed odyssey, its got no google playstore..suddenly my computer no longer recognizes my sd card / phone.
I tried adb push, managed to get a stock orang001 tmobile uk package to the root folder, but when i turn off the mount, it says its bad..which is a little odd.
Seems thought I got odyssey installed / flashed etc, its so bare as its practically useless to me unless i have google, plus its got weird glitches on boot up, taking forever, always booting into the developers screen etc.
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With Odyssey you have to flash slim gapps after you install the rom.
Your Sd card (partition) may be corrupted, the way to fix that is to put the stock recovery back on your phone then go to bootloader and "clear storage"
All of the other Roms don't require S-off, MagioRom is being actively developed with the sense 5 and 4.2.2.
tivofool said:
With Odyssey you have to flash slim gapps after you install the rom.
Your Sd card (partition) may be corrupted, the way to fix that is to put the stock recovery back on your phone then go to bootloader and "clear storage"
All of the other Roms don't require S-off, MagioRom is being actively developed with the sense 5 and 4.2.2.
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thanks for the information. i read through magiorom thread. trying to download now.seems a flaky webhost
tivofool said:
Moonshine
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2325590
If you aren't on the supported firmware it won't work. So, if that doesn't work for you then I would just leave it S-on. It isn't hard to fastboot flash a boot.img before flashing a rom in recovery.
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Hi would moonshine work for hboot 2.16 ?
cyberusman said:
Hi would moonshine work for hboot 2.16 ?
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No, it is hard enough to get it to work on the supported firmware. (I would love to be proven wrong, for the handful of people that need this)
tivofool said:
No, it is hard enough to get it to work on the supported firmware. (I would love to be proven wrong, for the handful of people that need this)
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Well i have hboot 2.16 and i need to s-off i get this error when trying to flash the ruu its error 99 unknown fail i get it twice
tivofool said:
Maximus HD --- No you need S-off for this. The firmware updates your Hboot, Radio, and you flash a different recovery and finally Rom
You might check out other Rom's that have Sense 5 4.2.2 features. They do not require S-off like Maximus does.
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I was able to load Maximus HD ROM with S-On but only issue I had was wireless.
santo_2k said:
I was able to load Maximus HD ROM with S-On but only issue I had was wireless.
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Please tell me how did you manage to install MaximusHD ROM without S-off!
I'm a little scared since I read they have a lot of problems while installing this ROM.
I'm using CM10.1 right now, but I would like to have sense 5 on my HTC One S.
I have unlocked boot loader and TWRP recovery.
I read there are other ROMS with sense 5 like MagioRom, which doesn't require S-Off (As far as I know)
Is there a great difference between MagioRom and MaxiumusHD? All I want is Sense 5 on my phone without all the terrible of S-offing!!
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rolo143 said:
Please tell me how did you manage to install MaximusHD ROM without S-off!
I'm a little scared since I read they have a lot of problems while installing this ROM.
I'm using CM10.1 right now, but I would like to have sense 5 on my HTC One S.
I have unlocked boot loader and TWRP recovery.
I read there are other ROMS with sense 5 like MagioRom, which doesn't require S-Off (As far as I know)
Is there a great difference between MagioRom and MaxiumusHD? All I want is Sense 5 on my phone without all the terrible of S-offing!!
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I tried Maximus with CWM, did i using sideload and them flash the boot.img file. but it was a disaster as my device didn't connect to wifi and had some call drops then I tried flashing twrp and then sideloaded magicrom 4.0 and flas boot.img, it looks lot better now but only issue right now is my phone keeps on rebooting and am still waiting for a stable rom to be released.
I read MagioRom comments and they say with that ROM phone reboots a lot. So I think the only way is with MaximusHD. The WiFi problem I think it can be fixed. I don't know about the call drops, but many have this ROM as daily use so I guess it's ok. I will try S-off with moonshine method, then try install Maximus. Hope my phone survives.
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[Q] HBOOT 2.15 killing me...

*** WHAT MY PROBLEM IS***
PLEASE can someone confirm any AOSP ROM that works with 2.15 HBOOT?
***WHAT I KNOW***
( i know the CM 10.2 thread says that RUU 3.18 which will make the hboot 2.14 but since 2.15 is latest i assume it should support)
(i also know that [HBOOT 2.15 is essential for SENSE 5 4.2.2 to run,i believe that's the only reason people go for 2.15)
***WHAT I HAVE TRIED***
NOW from what i have tried is that the 1st stable cm 10 release doesn't work with 2.15 (obviously too old build) my screen also became responsive(i believe that because of touch panel firmware) then with the latest stable release of cm 10.1 it specified that it needs hboot 2.14 and hence couldn't flash.
with PAC 4.3 it does gets installed but screen is unresponsive and infinite bootloops!:silly:
***WILL THIS WORK***
so now if i RUU 3.18 i will have to unlock boot loader and root it (M SOFF SUPER CID) which i m not really ready to do!
now there are methods that can help u downgrade/upgrade your firmware , can i do that?
also will using torched kernel help in me in any way?
***WHY DO I WANT AOSP***
Viper XL 4.2.2 best ROM ever hats off but the thing is i dont know why but i have Signal issues i tried flashing the recommended RADIO version.
since the vendor had already RUUd my device that was meant from some ASIAN region and already came with SENSE 5 and i dint mess up with it in any way still i had signal issues (which are unpredictable) i found by GSAM BATTERY monitor that around 30 to 40% of my battery is consumed by RADIO.
also the best signal is around -81db
i also had some issues with camera!
and then there is the numerous options i can have with AOSP.
****LASTLY CAN ANYONE HELP****
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Just RUU. Your bootloader will remain unlocked and your S-OFF will remain
After the RUU you can flash recovery and flash a rom. You can technically just flash the 2.14 firmware.zip by extracting it from an OTA or an RUU, but easier to just ruu. and you get a nice clean wipe too.
I misread the m soff part sorry. You could have just run the ruu and twrp and been done in the time it took you to write that post.
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954wrecker said:
He makes it hard to understand but he is S-ON so he is screwed at this point
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no no no i am SOFF i know for sure!!!
exad said:
Just RUU. Your bootloader will remain unlocked and your S-OFF will remain
After the RUU you can flash recovery and flash a rom. You can technically just flash the 2.14 firmware.zip by extracting it from an OTA or an RUU, but easier to just ruu. and you get a nice clean wipe too.
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jus for the sake for reassurance:
after RUU:
will Bootloader remain Unlocked?
will it still be SOFF?
and SUPERCID?
so these things will survive the RUU?
954wrecker said:
I misread the m soff part sorry. You could have just run the ruu and twrp and been done in the time it took you to write that post.
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LOL u are right thanks!
its just that m kinda paranoid cause every day in the Help and Troubleshooting section there is some thread dats says BRICKED so always to be on the safer side!
Sonone said:
jus for the sake for reassurance:
after RUU:
will Bootloader remain Unlocked?
will it still be SOFF?
and SUPERCID?
so these things will survive the RUU?
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yes
exad said:
yes
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thanks a lot EXAD!!!:good::good:
btw earlier you mentione its possible to extract the firmware file?
how can it be done?
Sonone said:
thanks a lot EXAD!!!:good::good:
btw earlier you mentione its possible to extract the firmware file?
how can it be done?
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the easiest way is to extract firmware.zip from a 3.17/3.18 ota file for your carrier.
exad said:
the easiest way is to extract firmware.zip from a 3.17/3.18 ota file for your carrier.
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I wouldn't mess with extracting the firmware files from the OTAs manually. If one of the hboot modules is missing, a brick can result. The OP is probably OK, since he has already manually updated to hboot 2.15. But RUU is still seems the safest way.
redpoint73 said:
I wouldn't mess with extracting the firmware files from the OTAs manually. If one of the hboot modules is missing, a brick can result. The OP is probably OK, since he has already manually updated to hboot 2.15. But RUU is still seems the safest way.
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as always thank you...
since u recoomend thats the safest way i will try out that.
have to download the RUU 3.18!!!
*waiting*

Upgrading my hboot???

Hello all, here is my situation.
I recently purchased two used HTC One X phones. After a bit of research, I found out that they are actually the international version, the XL or Evita as they also go by. This is not a problem to me. I struggled getting them to take custom ROMs and I was finally able to get Cyanogenmod 10.0 installed. They are working great as is, however I would like to be able to update further, as there are a couple very minor bugs. Whenever I try to install an update through clockwordmod recovery, I always get a bootloader error. The number is spits out is 2.14, which I know is a never version of hboot. So, my question is, should I update my hboot (currently in 1.14.0002) to 2.14 in order to install newer versions of Cyanogenmod? If so, can you please provide detailed step by step instructions, or link me to a forum that does? Thank you.
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-EVITA PVT SHIP S-ON RL
bootloader unlocked via HTCdev
Ok, firstly it isn't the hboot you need to update, it's the firmware. It just happens that the firmware contains the hboot, and the hboot version is what's used by the ROM installer to tell whether you've updated or not. First thing you'll need to do is get s-off, that's required for flashing the firmware.
Facepalm S-off
Rumrunner S-off Thread
Once you've done that just head to the How-To Guide For Beginners thread in my signature and follow the directions there to update your firmware.
It might be a good idea to bookmark that thread, and also the Evita FAQ thread. The answer to your question is contained within the FAQ thread, which is actually stickied at the top of the section you've just posted in.
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timmaaa said:
Ok, firstly it isn't the hboot you need to update, it's the firmware. It just happens that the firmware contains the hboot, and the hboot version is what's used by the ROM installer to tell whether you've updated or not. First thing you'll need to do is get s-off, that's required for flashing the firmware.
Facepalm S-off
Rumrunner S-off Thread
Once you've done that just head to the How-To Guide For Beginners thread in my signature and follow the directions there to update your firmware.
It might be a good idea to bookmark that thread, and also the Evita FAQ thread. The answer to your question is contained within the FAQ thread, which is actually stickied at the top of the section you've just posted in.
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Okay, thanks. Yeah I'm aware you can't get boot without a firmware update. Will 2.14 allow me to update to cyanogenmod 11?
Yes it will but getting that firmware requires you to run an RUU, which also requires s-off, and is a lot harder than just flashing the firmware package.
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timmaaa said:
Yes it will but getting that firmware requires you to run an RUU, which also requires s-off, and is a lot harder than just flashing the firmware package.
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Major problems. I now have s-off but my phone refuses to boot. It was in a boot loop, tried flashing boot.img again and now it tries to start then fails, black screen until I how the volume and power button to get back into bootloader. Any suggestions on that?
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Major problems. I now have s-off but my phone refuses to boot. It was in a boot loop, tried flashing boot.img again and now it tries to start then fails, black screen until I how the volume and power button to get back into bootloader. Any suggestions on that?
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Flash a ROM, not really a major problem.
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Flash a ROM, not really a major problem.
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Tried it, still fails. Installed the ROM, gapps, and flashboot flash boot boot.img
timmaaa said:
Flash a ROM, not really a major problem.
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Flashed the right boot.img (somehow had the wrong one) now back in boot loop again. Any ideas? I did have to change my CID because I did not turn on debugging for ADB. Would that have something to do with it?
What are your bootloader details now? What did you change your CID to? And what did that have to do with debugging? What ROM did you flash?
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What are your bootloader details now? What did you change your CID to? And what did that have to do with debugging? What ROM did you flash?
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EVITA PVT SHIP S-OFF RL
CID-11111111
HBOOT 1.14.0002
Flashed Cyanogenmod 10.0.0. I was unable to use the last command successfully on facepalm's tutorial without allow ADB in android debugging.
Ok, but what does changing your CID have to do with that? Update your recovery to the latest version and flash a more recent ROM. You no longer need to flash any boot.img when you have s-off.
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timmaaa said:
Ok, but what does changing your CID have to do with that? Update your recovery to the latest version and flash a more recent ROM. You no longer need to flash any boot.img when you have s-off.
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Ummm... how do I transfer the new files to my phone if I can't get it to boot in the first place? I will need to transfer the files for the new ROM.
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Ok, but what does changing your CID have to do with that? Update your recovery to the latest version and flash a more recent ROM. You no longer need to flash any boot.img when you have s-off.
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IM BACK IN!!! Updating the firmware did it! THANKS FOR YOUR HELP!!! KITKAT HERE I COME!

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