Related
Hi guys. I have just recently bought this phone. This is my first HTC phone, ive always used samsung phones and wanted to try out the HTC. I managed to unlock the bootloader, root the phone and install twrp. My phone was bone stock so I downloaded the latest nightly for CM10 and gapps. Now for samsungs i didnt have to extract the boot.img and flash that via fastboot. so thinking the flashing process would be the same i flashed cm10, gapps and rebooted. And like clockwork the phone went into a boot loop. I found this little blurb in this thread http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1957193
"5) Once your phone is in bootloader mode, type the following command fastboot flash boot boot.img ( If command prompt is closed then open command prompt in the folder where boot.img, adb, fastboot are present . For example: C:\android-sdk\platform-tools - Same folder used in step 3)
5) Then run the following command adb reboot recovery
6) Your phone is in TWRP recovery
7) Select mount from recovery ( See mount - image in the attachments for example)
8) Copy the ROM.zip which you downloaded earlier to the SD card ( For example cm-10-20121012-NIGHTLY-evita.zip) ( Not the extracted folder but the actual zip file which you downloaded)
4) Copy the gapps into sd card ( you need to download gapps if you using CM10 or ASOP roms )
5) Unmount, then select Wipe and select Factory reset ( it is recommended to do a factory reset before flashing the new ROM. ) (See wipe, wipe1 images below )
6) Select Install in recovery and flash the ROM.zip
7) You need flash gapps if you flashing CM10 or ASOP ROMS
so i re did the process. flashed boot img through fastboot, rebooted to recovery, flashed the rom that was already on the sd card, flashed the gapps package and rebooted phone. and i did do a factory reset when installing the rom. the phone rebooted, but this is where im stuck. the phone boots to the setup screen where you basically select the language. SCREEN is unresponsive, its not letting me click on start, its not registering my touch anywhere on the screen. I was thinking maybe it was the kernel so i made sure i was using the right kernel. i tried the whole process a few times but it didnt work. same problem. fone boots but doesnt register the touch. i even tried booting with flashing the gapps. so basically im stuck at the first screen. i had done a nandroid back up before and tried flashing that but that doesnt work either i guess because of the same reason.
Any help would be appreciated?
Thank you so much in advance
what hboot version do you have? There is an issue with the 2.14 hboot as HTC modified the firmware so the touchscreen drivers don't work for the older ICS or AOSP roms. If you have the 2.14 hboot, you'll need a JB sense ROM (like jokers or viperXL 3.1, or maybe Newts), check the forums themselves to see if they are compatible with the 2.14 hboot if you have it.\
If you don't have the newest hboot, maybe check the md5sum of the one you downloaded in case it is corrupted? If not try reflashing it, or flashing a different ROM and report back with results.
Good luck.
codeprimate said:
There is an issue with the 2.14 hboot
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
I hate that people are so hell bent on that this is a "2.14 hboot" issue.
2.14 hboot was just one of the many firmware updates pushed with 3.17 ROM's. I have not seen any knowledged person yet claim that the issue is actually in 2.14 hboot.
I believe if you revert your hboot with JET to 1.09 which you can do, the Touchscreen still does not work with incompatible kernels.
Which to me makes it pretty clear the issue is not in the hboot update at all but instead in one of the other updates.
twistedddx said:
I hate that people are so hell bent on that this is a "2.14 hboot" issue.
2.14 hboot was just one of the many firmware updates pushed with 3.17 ROM's. I have not seen any knowledged person yet claim that the issue is actually in 2.14 hboot.
I believe if you revert your hboot with JET to 1.09 which you can do, the Touchscreen still does not work with incompatible kernels.
Which to me makes it pretty clear the issue is not in the hboot update at all but instead in one of the other updates.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
So in your opinion what is the solution i can try? Im not able to boot my phone so i cant really transfer any ROM zips to my phone. I have to use the bootloader or recovery to somehow get my phone back into workin order and then go from there. Thank you for your response
codeprimate said:
what hboot version do you have? There is an issue with the 2.14 hboot as HTC modified the firmware so the touchscreen drivers don't work for the older ICS or AOSP roms. If you have the 2.14 hboot, you'll need a JB sense ROM (like jokers or viperXL 3.1, or maybe Newts), check the forums themselves to see if they are compatible with the 2.14 hboot if you have it.\
If you don't have the newest hboot, maybe check the md5sum of the one you downloaded in case it is corrupted? If not try reflashing it, or flashing a different ROM and report back with results.
Good luck.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
So i checked in the bootloader screen and i do have 2.14 hboot. so as the other person said i can downgrade my hboot using JET? and If im not mistaken you said that 2.14 may not be the latest hboot. If not where can i get the latest hboot. The other thing was since im not able to transfer any files to the phone.
Like twisted said you're going to have to flash a sense jb Rom right now go try viper.... Until the others update touch drivers to accommodate you people you have to use jb sense
marijuana king said:
Like twisted said you're going to have to flash a sense jb Rom right now go try viper.... Until the others update touch drivers to accommodate you people you have to use jb sense
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
ok so i downloaded jokers rom, and i was reading this link http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=32794132&postcount=7 to put the rom on my sd card. this link says they are using cwm recovery but i have read in many places that twrp should be used because it is officially supported for our devices. when i boot into recovery and try mount usb storage it doesnt show up on my computer as a flash drive. i have checked the drivers. im going to uninstall them and reinstall them, reboot my lappy and see if it recognizes the device. if you have any suggestions please throw them at me. at this time im looking for any straw that i can get to keep afloat.
anandsamuel said:
ok so i downloaded jokers rom, and i was reading this link http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=32794132&postcount=7 to put the rom on my sd card. this link says they are using cwm recovery but i have read in many places that twrp should be used because it is officially supported for our devices. when i boot into recovery and try mount usb storage it doesnt show up on my computer as a flash drive. i have checked the drivers. im going to uninstall them and reinstall them, reboot my lappy and see if it recognizes the device. if you have any suggestions please throw them at me. at this time im looking for any straw that i can get to keep afloat.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
you should be able to flash that from TWRP instead of CWM without any dramas. if you can't see the device from your pc while it is booted into TWRP you can use "adb push C:\somepath\somefile /sdcard" to copy it onto your sdcard (you'll need the right version of the drivers and adb in your path). If you can't find the drivers or figure out anything let us know.
twistedddx said:
I hate that people are so hell bent on that this is a "2.14 hboot" issue.
2.14 hboot was just one of the many firmware updates pushed with 3.17 ROM's. I have not seen any knowledged person yet claim that the issue is actually in 2.14 hboot.
I believe if you revert your hboot with JET to 1.09 which you can do, the Touchscreen still does not work with incompatible kernels.
Which to me makes it pretty clear the issue is not in the hboot update at all but instead in one of the other updates.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
You are right, it isn't the bootloader, it was the firmware upgrade pushed out alongside it, but it is a lot easier to check your hboot version from the bootloader than it is to check what software/firmware version you have, as the OP didn't list his software version, and had since blown it away with a new ROM, it seemed easier to check the firmware compatibility via the hboot version. I know strictly speaking the hboot isn't responsible for the touchscreen drivers, but they got the point quite quickly.
Update: so I was able to get my phone working I had to reinstall drivers on my computer restart the computer and then I was able to actually view my phone on my computer through TWRP and I transferred the ROM on to my phone and rebooted back into the bootloader flashed via boot image then went back to recovery and flash the ROM and everything is good to go now thank you all for your help this is an amazing phone
Sent from my HTC One XL using xda app-developers app
twistedddx said:
I hate that people are so hell bent on that this is a "2.14 hboot" issue.
2.14 hboot was just one of the many firmware updates pushed with 3.17 ROM's. I have not seen any knowledged person yet claim that the issue is actually in 2.14 hboot.
I believe if you revert your hboot with JET to 1.09 which you can do, the Touchscreen still does not work with incompatible kernels.
Which to me makes it pretty clear the issue is not in the hboot update at all but instead in one of the other updates.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Because it's the easiest way to identify that they are running the new firmware?
Yes. HTC went off and made some firmware updates to the touchscreen firmware.
We can't do anything about it until kernel source for the jellybean update is released.
Basically, if you took the new hboot EVER(since it updates the touchscreen firmware), that means you cant use AOSP Roms until we get source and can fix it in CM.
Aokp, pa, jellybam, kingkang, etc. All of those Roms use our kernel and device trees as a base. Once we get source and fix, they will update and everyone will be back in business.
The guys at TWRP were able to make recovery work because they just used the prebuilt stock kernel. On AOSP...we need source.
Sorry guys. Pester and scream at HTC to release JB source and that is the only way to help with this. Sorry to all of those that are affected....just know we are waiting impatiently as you are.
Sent from my Nexus 4 using xda app-developers app
h8rift said:
Yes. HTC went off and made some firmware updates to the touchscreen firmware.
We can't do anything about it until kernel source for the jellybean update is released.
Basically, if you took the new hboot EVER(since it updates the touchscreen firmware), that means you cant use AOSP Roms until we get source and can fix it in CM.
Aokp, pa, jellybam, kingkang, etc. All of those Roms use our kernel and device trees as a base. Once we get source and fix, they will update and everyone will be back in business.
The guys at TWRP were able to make recovery work because they just used the prebuilt stock kernel. On AOSP...we need source.
Sorry guys. Pester and scream at HTC to release JB source and that is the only way to help with this. Sorry to all of those that are affected....just know we are waiting impatiently as you are.
Sent from my Nexus 4 using xda app-developers app
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
lol, I've tried arguing with HTC's "support" for the source code, they are either extremely thick or deliberately obtuse. They kept telling me how to check if my carrier has released jellybean. I kept telling them that they are required under the GPL to release the source for the kernel along with any binaries.
I think the only way they'll release them in a timely fashion is if we get organised in a class action suit for violation of the GPL. It is for HTC's point blank refusal to meet it's legal requirement in a timely fashion that I refuse to ever buy another HTC device. I'll use this one for the term of my contract and then jump ship to a manufacturer that doesn't treat the open source community with contempt.
I don't mean to hijack this thread, but I'm facing a related issue.
I had rooted and unlocked my bootloader, hadn't yet installed any custom ROM. So today, without thinking, I install the OTA 4.1.1 update. Now of course I lost root, but even worse, when I boot in TWRP, my touchscreen is also unresponsive. I have the hboot 2.14.
I tried flashing TWRP again, but the same deal happens: the touchscreen won't register anything.
When you said that TWRP were able to make the recovery work, was this after the recent firmware update? Do I need a more recent version of TWRP (I'm using 2.3.3.1)?
I asked about this in the TWRP thread, but this seems closely related so I posted again here.
Edit- All is well, goo manager was installing 2.3.3.0 for some reason.
I had been needing to update my phone for a few months now, but because I'm super lazy and I have to flash the boot.img with a pc first, I avoided it... until tonight.
First, I had CM10.1 flashed, did my usual thing: dled the latest nightly, extract zip file, wipe, flash boot.img... went to flash nightly (which I noticed only after was 10.2 nightly) and it failed.
I had done a backup before all of this, but restoring the backup does nothing. Stuck at the HTC splash screen with red text.
When I noticed I was trying to update from 4.2.2 to 4.3, I found the thread on here and noticed that to do so, I had to attain S-Off first. I followed the instructions to do so and at the very last step ( adb shell su -c "/data/local/tmp/soffbin3" ), there's an (unwanted) error. It says su directory not found. In the last successful boot I had before all of this, I know debugging was enabled, and I had flashed superuser.zip in TWRP successfully, and I know I had SuperCID. There was also an issue where, when the instructions state the system should boot to android, my phone just turns off. I booted into TWRP and continued the steps...
I got fed up with all of this and just tried to flash CM10.1. Went through all my normal steps, but now the install fails (Error 7). (I tried the trick where you remove some lines of code, but when I try to flash the altered zip, it just fails. No error listed.) I think it's because of the S-Off attempt. (MID is PJ8312000 I THINK... I recognized it from the S-Off process.)
I've tried everything: updated TWRP, switched to CWM, restored backup AGAIN... still stuck. I need help
When you made your backup did you backup boot? And when you restored did you flash that boot?
What ROM were you on when you attempted the s-off process? You said you couldn't get anything to boot, so if you didn't have a bootable ROM installed that's why it failed.
You should really never removed lines of code from an updater script if a ROM won't install, it's stopping it for a reason. Every time I've seen someone do this and the ROM flashed "successfully" it's bricked their phone.
Lastly, cm10.2 doesn't require s-off. It does require you to run the 3.18 RUU first though, and that requires s-off.
Sent from my Evita
timmaaa said:
When you made your backup did you backup boot? And when you restored did you flash that boot?
What ROM were you on when you attempted the s-off process? You said you couldn't get anything to boot, so if you didn't have a bootable ROM installed that's why it failed.
You should really never removed lines of code from an updater script if a ROM won't install, it's stopping it for a reason. Every time I've seen someone do this and the ROM flashed "successfully" it's bricked their phone.
Lastly, cm10.2 doesn't require s-off. It does require you to run the 3.18 RUU first though, and that requires s-off.
Sent from my Evita
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Hey, thanks for responding!
I can't remember the nightly I was on exactly, but it was definitely CM10.1 (Android 4.2.2). I don't think it's hard bricked. (I can still access bootloader and recovery.)
Do you have any advice on what I could/should do (besides hang myself... :crying...?
vowelsounds said:
Hey, thanks for responding!
I can't remember the nightly I was on exactly, but it was definitely CM10.1 (Android 4.2.2). I don't think it's hard bricked. (I can still access bootloader and recovery.)
Do you have any advice on what I could/should do (besides hang myself... :crying...?
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Hey, I flashed the boot.img from the nandroid backup then restored. Finally got it working again!
Thanks for the help; please close thread!
Good news. Time to get s-off? If so, I'd suggest temporarily flashing a 4.1 ROM purely for s-off process, many folks have had trouble with it working 4.2 ROMs.
Sent from my Evita
vowelsounds said:
I don't think it's hard bricked. (I can still access bootloader and recovery.)
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Just for future reference: If the screen comes on for this device, its almost certainly not bricked, and you can recover.
---------- Post added at 11:18 AM ---------- Previous post was at 11:17 AM ----------
vowelsounds said:
Thanks for the help; please close thread!
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Why do folks always ask for their threads to be closed the second they resolve their problem? Its not your decision to make. Threads stay open, in case others want to make further comments or ask their own questions.
The only time threads on XDA get closed typically, is if there is some kind of excessive fighting/conflict, or rules have been broken.
So I Unlocked my bootloader with htcdev.com, used hasoons toolkit to get Team Win Recovery Project, Once again used hasoons tool to get superSU rooted, installed etc. I then made a backup with TWRP, wiped the phone and flashed the Xylon Rom which i downloaded from the OneXRoot website along with the google apps .zip file. I then booted into fastboot and used cmd to flash the boot.img file onto the phone. Now the phone boots into the grey xylon screen but does not get any further, just that flashing white streak that indicates "Loading". I have tried wiping and restoring to the backup i made in TWRP but then it just loades the HTC One screen over and over not booting any OS, I have also tried wiping and re installing the rom with the previous steps to no avail. How should i recover my phone to a usable state? I dont care what Rom/OS is on there i would just like to get it working again.
Any advice would be appreciated greatly.
Kind Regards, Raf.
Did you erase dalvik and cache?
Or you can do an RUU. And next time, use xda as a despot of knowledge. ROMs downloads inclusive
And next time, also post in the q&a section
Sent from my HTC One XL using XDA Premium 4 mobile app
Are you Soff?
I believe Xylon uses the 3.4 kernel which required S off and running the 3.18 RUU beforehand.
Sent from my One X using XDA Premium 4 mobile app
Raff1234 said:
So I Unlocked my bootloader with htcdev.com, used hasoons toolkit to get Team Win Recovery Project, Once again used hasoons tool to get superSU rooted, installed etc. I then made a backup with TWRP, wiped the phone and flashed the Xylon Rom which i downloaded from the OneXRoot website along with the google apps .zip file. I then booted into fastboot and used cmd to flash the boot.img file onto the phone. Now the phone boots into the grey xylon screen but does not get any further, just that flashing white streak that indicates "Loading". I have tried wiping and restoring to the backup i made in TWRP but then it just loades the HTC One screen over and over not booting any OS, I have also tried wiping and re installing the rom with the previous steps to no avail. How should i recover my phone to a usable state? I dont care what Rom/OS is on there i would just like to get it working again.
Any advice would be appreciated greatly.
Kind Regards, Raf.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Ok firstly I wouldn't suggest getting ROMs from anywhere except XDA. Other sites (especially OneXRoot) don't properly distinguish between phone models, put simply this leads to bricks. Secondly can you please post your bootloader details, it's pretty standard to do this when asking for help as it gives us the information we need to help you properly.
There could be a few reasons the ROM didn't boot but lets not get into that now. When you created the backup of your stock ROM which boxes did you check? You're s-on so most likely even if you checked the right boxes (system/data/boot) and then restored those partitions later your phone can't flash the boot partition in recovery which means it won't boot. I'd strongly suggest getting s-off, it has many advantages which we can get into once your phone is recovered, and at this stage there's really no reason not to have it.
The best way to recover and get your phone booting right now is just to flash a different ROM. You can download a ROM to your PC and use the mount menu in TWRP recovery to mount your sd card so you can copy it to your phone. If it's aosp just make sure you have the correct version of gapps to correspond with the Android version of the ROM (4.0/4.1/4.2/4.3/4.4). And obviously make sure you flash the boot.img via fastboot after flashing the ROM. Also make sure you perform a full wipe (cache/dalvik/system/factory reset) before flashing any ROM. Before you attempt to flash anything though I need to see your bootloader details as mentioned above, certain ROMs require certain firmware to be installed in order to work.
I mentioned before not to get ROMs from other sites, you actually don't need anything from anywhere except XDA, it literally has everything you'll ever need. The other sites generally just copy/paste from here anyway. Here is our device forum main page:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/forumdisplay.php?f=1538
Here are our two development sections:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/forumdisplay.php?f=1541 (mainly Sense ROMs)
http://forum.xda-developers.com/forumdisplay.php?f=1726 (aosp ROMs)
Here's the q&a section:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/forumdisplay.php?f=1572 (this is where your post should have been created)
Also if you click the Everything Evita link in my signature you'll find that thread extremely valuable. It contains links to basically anything and everything that's of any use.
PS. I'm reporting this thread so the mods can move it to the right section (q&a), please make sure you post in the correct section next time. Thanks!
PPS. Welcome to our forum
Sent from my Evita
timmaaa said:
Ok firstly I wouldn't suggest getting ROMs from anywhere except XDA. Other sites (especially OneXRoot) don't properly distinguish between phone models, put simply this leads to bricks. Secondly can you please post your bootloader details, it's pretty standard to do this when asking for help as it gives us the information we need to help you properly.
There could be a few reasons the ROM didn't boot but lets not get into that now. When you created the backup of your stock ROM which boxes did you check? You're s-on so most likely even if you checked the right boxes (system/data/boot) and then restored those partitions later your phone can't flash the boot partition in recovery which means it won't boot. I'd strongly suggest getting s-off, it has many advantages which we can get into once your phone is recovered, and at this stage there's really no reason not to have it.
The best way to recover and get your phone booting right now is just to flash a different ROM. You can download a ROM to your PC and use the mount menu in TWRP recovery to mount your sd card so you can copy it to your phone. If it's aosp just make sure you have the correct version of gapps to correspond with the Android version of the ROM (4.0/4.1/4.2/4.3/4.4). And obviously make sure you flash the boot.img via fastboot after flashing the ROM. Also make sure you perform a full wipe (cache/dalvik/system/factory reset) before flashing any ROM. Before you attempt to flash anything though I need to see your bootloader details as mentioned above, certain ROMs require certain firmware to be installed in order to work.
I mentioned before not to get ROMs from other sites, you actually don't need anything from anywhere except XDA, it literally has everything you'll ever need. The other sites generally just copy/paste from here anyway. Here is our device forum main page:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/forumdisplay.php?f=1538
Here are our two development sections:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/forumdisplay.php?f=1541 (mainly Sense ROMs)
http://forum.xda-developers.com/forumdisplay.php?f=1726 (aosp ROMs)
Here's the q&a section:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/forumdisplay.php?f=1572 (this is where your post should have been created)
Also if you click the Everything Evita link in my signature you'll find that thread extremely valuable. It contains links to basically anything and everything that's of any use.
PS. I'm reporting this thread so the mods can move it to the right section (q&a), please make sure you post in the correct section next time. Thanks!
PPS. Welcome to our forum
Sent from my Evita
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Hi, thanks for the tips about Son/Off I plan on doing that later,I figured out i could put a new rom on using the mount function in TWRP, I successfully loaded cyanogen nightly onto my phone and it is working great, however i flashed the gapps aswell but when I booted my phone i had to manually install the play store, maps, and other google services. When i made a backup I believe i ticked all the correct boxes, and i always cleared the cache, etc.
Thanks for all the help so far.
Raff.
You had to install Play Store? Or you had to install apps from the Play Store? Which ROM and which gapps package did you flash?
Sent from my Evita
timmaaa said:
You had to install Play Store? Or you had to install apps from the Play Store? Which ROM and which gapps package did you flash?
Sent from my Evita
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
I installed CM10.2 Nightly (The .zip is called cm-10.2-20130821-NIGHTLY-evita) and gapps 4.3, I got these from the OneXRoot site unfortunately. I did this before I checked on the thread again and saw that these other sites were not the best/reliable things to use. I had to install the play store from my browser, I just googled play store download and installed it, then proceeded to install all my other apps.
Ahh ok, I see. As far as I know the best place to get gapps from is the goo.im gapps page. I'm not sure if they have 4.4 gapps up yet but they're fairly easy to find with Google.
Sent from my Evita
So as a n00b, I posted in the wrong forum earlier, lol
Anyways , long story short, htc one x evita, unlocked bootloader, tampered, rooted, will not flash past htc splash screen, when I try to restore, it does nothing, when going into folders there is NOTHING there, so random, I did clear my caches as instructed, maybe I am n00bish and deleted the wrong things, I can read the phone in adb, will go into teamwin screen,
REgardless, If I can get this fixed, I will not be messing with it again, lol(as all noobs say)
IS there anything I can do at this point before I throw my hands in the air and throw my phone at a wall?
Far from unique. It's possible that you've accidentally wiped the sd at some point, or did you possibly do a factory reset from the bootloader? Why haven't you just copied a ROM to the device to flash?
Sent from my Evita
timmaaa said:
Far from unique. It's possible that you've accidentally wiped the sd at some point, or did you possibly do a factory reset from the bootloader? Why haven't you just copied a ROM to the device to flash?
Sent from my Evita
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
HI, I may have wiped the sd, let's say sure to this..lol..
I have tried to copy a rom, I had Viper somewhat load, then it flashes back to htc splash, then to twrp,
Any insite to one that may possibly work?(the others will not load at all, they all fail install)
I need a bit more background on the device, please post your bootloader details (the first five lines). What TWRP version are you using? What had you done to the device directly before encountering this problem?
When you say you had Viper somewhat load what do you mean? Did it boot into the ROM at all? Or did it only boot as far as the Viper boot animation? Or did it only make it as far as the HTC splash screen?
I can't really say what's going to work until we figure out exactly what's wrong. Make sure you answer all the above questions with as much relevant detail as possible and we'll see if we can sort it out.
Sent from my Evita
timmaaa said:
I need a bit more background on the device, please post your bootloader details (the first five lines). What TWRP version are you using? What had you done to the device directly before encountering this problem?
When you say you had Viper somewhat load what do you mean? Did it boot into the ROM at all? Or did it only boot as far as the Viper boot animation? Or did it only make it as far as the HTC splash screen?
I can't really say what's going to work until we figure out exactly what's wrong. Make sure you answer all the above questions with as much relevant detail as possible and we'll see if we can sort it out.
Sent from my Evita
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
First off, thank you for your prompt replies
Venom loaded splash screen, then reboot to htc splash with the red developer on the bottom
twrp is the newest one
first 5 lines are you meaning?
*** TAMPERED ****
*** UNLOCKED ****
Evita put ship s-on rl
hboot-2.14.0000
radio-0.23a.32.09.29
??
Well I tried to load the stock RUU from rogers, (ota one)
then after rooting,unlocking bootloader, I tried to load a custom rom(slimkat IIRC)
then IT shut down, I left it for the night, and then nothing, so I tried to install slimkat again, nothing, so I tried venom, and I had the splash screen for the rom, now I am basically back at square one, nothing lol
Yes those are the bootloader details I needed. When you say the latest TWRP I'm assuming you mean 2.6.3.0? There are two versions of 2.6.3.0, the official version and the modified version.
Official version
Can flash any ROM except 4.4 ROMs. If you're using this one it is why SlimKat (plus any other 4.4 ROM) is failing to install.
Modified version
This is required to flash 4.4 ROMs. It does work on some pre 4.4 ROMs but it doesn't on others.
The most common cause for your current situation to happen is that you've forgotten to flash the boot.img with fastboot. Your phone is s-on, this means that the boot.img is unable to be flashed during the recovery install due to security restrictions on hboots equal to or greater than 1.14. So, make sure you're using the correct recovery for the ROM you want to flash (official 2.6.3.0 for Viper, modified 2.6.3.0 for 4.4 ROMs), and make sure you flash the boot.img with fastboot. I have detailed instructions on how to flash a boot.img in my How-To Guide For Beginners thread, link in my signature.
Do that and report back with how you go.
Sent from my Evita
timmaaa said:
Yes those are the bootloader details I needed. When you say the latest TWRP I'm assuming you mean 2.6.3.0? There are two versions of 2.6.3.0, the official version and the modified version.
Official version
Can flash any ROM except 4.4 ROMs. If you're using this one it is why SlimKat (plus any other 4.4 ROM) is failing to install.
Modified version
This is required to flash 4.4 ROMs. It does work on some pre 4.4 ROMs but it doesn't on others.
The most common cause for your current situation to happen is that you've forgotten to flash the boot.img with fastboot. Your phone is s-on, this means that the boot.img is unable to be flashed during the recovery install due to security restrictions on hboots equal to or greater than 1.14. So, make sure you're using the correct recovery for the ROM you want to flash (official 2.6.3.0 for Viper, modified 2.6.3.0 for 4.4 ROMs), and make sure you flash the boot.img with fastboot. I have detailed instructions on how to flash a boot.img in my How-To Guide For Beginners thread, link in my signature.
Do that and report back with how you go.
Sent from my Evita
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Thank you so very much, once again with the quick replies and the "dumming" it down for me,
I will try in a little bit, to be honest, im not sure what twrp it is, I know its 2.3.6.0, it was the newest one,
in your instructions is there a way to boot just back to stock rom as well?(my pc is horrible, if I load more then one page it dies off lol) I will try this when I get home in a little bit herre.
I can almost positively say you're on the official version of TWRP, you'd need to go out of your way to find the modified one usually. With your phone in its current state you can't use an RUU to go back to stock. The latest Rogers RUU is older than your current firmware and you can't run an older RUU while s-on. If you made a TWRP backup of your stock ROM before wiping you could restore that backup though.
Your best and easiest option right now is to just flash a ROM. Once you've gotten a custom ROM booted up my guess is you won't want to go back to stock
Once you've gotten a ROM booted you can get s-off on your device which will make life a lot easier for you. It means no more flashing a boot.img, you'll be able to flash radios, you can run any Evita RUU (forwards or backwards, and from any carrier), and more benefits. But for now just concentrate on getting the ROM booting.
I'm assuming you have adb/fastboot installed on your PC already? If not you'll need to do that first, Google search "minimal adb and fastboot", the first result should take you to a thread that can get it done with very little effort.
Sent from my Evita
timmaaa said:
I can almost positively say you're on the official version of TWRP, you'd need to go out of your way to find the modified one usually. With your phone in its current state you can't use an RUU to go back to stock. The latest Rogers RUU is older than your current firmware and you can't run an older RUU while s-on. If you made a TWRP backup of your stock ROM before wiping you could restore that backup though.
Your best and easiest option right now is to just flash a ROM. Once you've gotten a custom ROM booted up my guess is you won't want to go back to stock
Once you've gotten a ROM booted you can get s-off on your device which will make life a lot easier for you. It means no more flashing a boot.img, you'll be able to flash radios, you can run any Evita RUU (forwards or backwards, and from any carrier), and more benefits. But for now just concentrate on getting the ROM booting.
I'm assuming you have adb/fastboot installed on your PC already? If not you'll need to do that first, Google search "minimal adb and fastboot", the first result should take you to a thread that can get it done with very little effort.
Sent from my Evita
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Yes I have a basic Adb/fastboot setup already, is there a particular rom you recommend?(I will trust your best judgement here) I am home now, I will try and let you know
Thank you again
Asking for a ROM recommendation isn't allowed on XDA so I can't answer that question, here's why. To say one ROM is better is to infer that the others are inferior in some way. This is disrespectful to the devs who spend their spare time bringing us these awesome ROMs free of charge.
Each user has different tastes anyway. Some people like Sense ROMs, some like aosp ROMs. Personally I'm an aosp guy, aosp ROMs are generally a bit snappier, plus you can run the latest version of Android (Sense ROMs are limited to 4.2.2 for our device). I'd suggest having a look at the ROMs on offer, check out their features and pick one to flash. If you don't end up liking it you can always just flash another, and that's half the fun.
As a side note, getting s-off via Rumrunner s-off seems to work better on Sense ROMs. I know someone very recently got s-off while on the Kickdroid ROM so if you do want to get s-off I'd suggest flashing that ROM purely for the s-off process. You might like it and want to stay on it, if not just flash away.
Sent from my Evita
timmaaa said:
Asking for a ROM recommendation isn't allowed on XDA so I can't answer that question, here's why. To say one ROM is better is to infer that the others are inferior in some way. This is disrespectful to the devs who spend their spare time bringing us these awesome ROMs free of charge.
Each user has different tastes anyway. Some people like Sense ROMs, some like aosp ROMs. Personally I'm an aosp guy, aosp ROMs are generally a bit snappier, plus you can run the latest version of Android (Sense ROMs are limited to 4.2.2 for our device). I'd suggest having a look at the ROMs on offer, check out their features and pick one to flash. If you don't end up liking it you can always just flash another, and that's half the fun.
As a side note, getting s-off via Rumrunner s-off seems to work better on Sense ROMs. I know someone very recently got s-off while on the Kickdroid ROM so if you do want to get s-off I'd suggest flashing that ROM purely for the s-off process. You might like it and want to stay on it, if not just flash away.
Sent from my Evita
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
I understand and apologize, Never thought of it that way,
Anyways an update, I followed your tutorial, and I am not having much luck here, It still maintains to say NO OS installed (through twrp when rebooting after I do adb and such)
maybe I am missing something ?
Adb or fastboot?
Sent from my Evita
timmaaa said:
Adb or fastboot?
Sent from my Evita
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Fastboot,
Small update I did manage to get a rootbox rom to load, but its not stable by anymeans...Ugh super frustrated with it
Are you wiping in TWRP before flashing? It's very important to wipe system/factory reset/cache/dalvik cache before installing a ROM. Just never do a factory reset in the bootloader, that'll corrupt your sd card.
Sent from my Evita
timmaaa said:
Are you wiping in TWRP before flashing? It's very important to wipe system/factory reset/cache/dalvik cache before installing a ROM. Just never do a factory reset in the bootloader, that'll corrupt your sd card.
Sent from my Evita
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Yes to wiping before flashing in TWRP just those ones mentioned, (if you do sd you loose your flash right?), anyways the rom I flashed yesterday was super unstable, just trying a few diff. ones out and trying to find one that will continue to stay working lol!! Your tutorial in your signature is very helpful
thank you so much for all your help,and patience
Yeah you don't want to wipe sd card/internal storage or you'll lose all of your personal data like images, music, ROM zips, backups.
Sent from my Evita
timmaaa said:
Yeah you don't want to wipe sd card/internal storage or you'll lose all of your personal data like images, music, ROM zips, backups.
Sent from my Evita
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Oh this is a clean phone, I already backed up on pc Before lol
Question though, I installed Viper again(just to try it) and it loads a menu showing ram, one of the memory sections shows -1? is this correct?
On a side note, I got Venom up and running and WOW!!!
once again, a super thank you for your patience and help all along Timmaaa,
I'm not sure what you're talking about, is that after booting into the ROM? Can you show me a screenshot?
Sent from my Evita
timmaaa said:
I'm not sure what you're talking about, is that after booting into the ROM? Can you show me a screenshot?
Sent from my Evita
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
it was while I was installing, everything seems fine, still no wifi(original issue)
im thinking the logic board may be buggered...sad day...lol
But, it is fast as heck now, running venom rom, I will try to get S-off and then maybe try to get it so I can load up the 4.4X roms
Thanks for all the help
Hi, I'm trying to update my HBoot to 2.13 or 2.15 so I can install the nightly CM11 builds. However, I'm not certain on the steps, so am hoping someone can clear things up for me.
This is the guide I've been looking at:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2501542
At the top he says to find the correct RUU, then links to RUU_Ville_U_JB_45_S_HTC_Europe_3.16.401.8_Radio_1.11.50.05.28_10.27.50.08L_release_301814_signed_2_4.exe for HTC Europe.
Am I able to just use that one? My original RUU is RUU_Ville_U_O2_UK_1.78.206.4_Radio_0.16.31501S.17_2_10.23.31501S.10L_release_258707_signed.exe, but I can't find a JB version of that.
Looking on http://www.androidruu.com/?developer=Ville, I can't see any RUUs for JB with Radio_0.16.315.
I don't want to download and try and use the wrong thing, so could someone just confirm whether I can/can't use the HTC Europe RUU, and if not, if there's anyway I can update the HBoot to run CM11?
Thank you.
zodac01 said:
Hi, I'm trying to update my HBoot to 2.13 or 2.15 so I can install the nightly CM11 builds. However, I'm not certain on the steps, so am hoping someone can clear things up for me.
This is the guide I've been looking at:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2501542
At the top he says to find the correct RUU, then links to RUU_Ville_U_JB_45_S_HTC_Europe_3.16.401.8_Radio_1.11.50.05.28_10.27.50.08L_release_301814_signed_2_4.exe for HTC Europe.
Am I able to just use that one? My original RUU is RUU_Ville_U_O2_UK_1.78.206.4_Radio_0.16.31501S.17_2_10.23.31501S.10L_release_258707_signed.exe, but I can't find a JB version of that.
Looking on http://www.androidruu.com/?developer=Ville, I can't see any RUUs for JB with Radio_0.16.315.
I don't want to download and try and use the wrong thing, so could someone just confirm whether I can/can't use the HTC Europe RUU, and if not, if there's anyway I can update the HBoot to run CM11?
Thank you.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
No! As the OP has said in his thread, you have to use the correct RUU that matches your CID. So yeah you cant use the Europe RUU.
And if your bootloader is still locked and you are S-ON, i suggest you try to find an OTA for JB.
Because THERE IS NO RUU for JB. HTC did not release any RUU for JB as they pretty well understood OTA did serve their purpose.
So if you can confirm your existing HBOOT version here, that would be great to those who can help. Else please provide your CID. (You can use CID getter which is downloadable from PlayStore)
ayyu3m said:
No! As the OP has said in his thread, you have to use the correct RUU that matches your CID. So yeah you cant use the Europe RUU.
And if your bootloader is still locked and you are S-ON, i suggest you try to find an OTA for JB.
Because THERE IS NO RUU for JB. HTC did not release any RUU for JB as they pretty well understood OTA did serve their purpose.
So if you can confirm your existing HBOOT version here, that would be great to those who can help. Else please provide your CID. (You can use CID getter which is downloadable from PlayStore)
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Ha, a nice strong "no". Thank you for that - good thing I came here to check first then.
Ok, first things first, I've tried updating using the OTA, but it doesn't install. I'm using TWRP v2.6. I could get the error code, but I think I read somewhere that you can't (or shouldn't) install OTA with custom bootloaders? I was hoping to use CM if possible anyway, so hopefully shouldn't have to worry about that (unless that's the way to update the HBoot...)
As for the other info, my HBoot is v1.13 and my CID is O2___01.
807 94346552
Anyone with any information?
zodac01 said:
Anyone with any information?
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Have you tried to S-OFF your device? If you don't want to do that, why can't you run the O2 RUU then use the system update to get to the higher android version? You have to re-lock the bootloader etc.. as detailed in that guide.
rosswhite said:
Have you tried to S-OFF your device? If you don't want to do that, why can't you run the O2 RUU then use the system update to get to the higher android version? You have to re-lock the bootloader etc.. as detailed in that guide.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
I tried doing that - I installed the O2 RUU, and then tried to install the update, but it wouldn't work in TWRP. So I locked the bootloader (using fastboot oem lock), but trying to install the update just sends me to the stock HTC bootloader, and doesn't install anything. Is there something else I need to do to install the OTA update?
zodac01 said:
I tried doing that - I installed the O2 RUU, and then tried to install the update, but it wouldn't work in TWRP. So I locked the bootloader (using fastboot oem lock), but trying to install the update just sends me to the stock HTC bootloader, and doesn't install anything. Is there something else I need to do to install the OTA update?
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
The O2 RUU should revert the phone completely to stock and put the stock HTC recovery on the phone so TWRP should not even be installed at this point. Just to trying to understand what you are doing: you install the RUU, once it has booted go to Settings>About>Software Updates>Check Now. It will will find an update then choose to install it. Are you saying from here the phone just reboots to the bootloader and doesn't install the update?
rosswhite said:
The O2 RUU should revert the phone completely to stock and put the stock HTC recovery on the phone so TWRP should not even be installed at this point. Just to trying to understand what you are doing: you install the RUU, once it has booted go to Settings>About>Software Updates>Check Now. It will will find an update then choose to install it. Are you saying from here the phone just reboots to the bootloader and doesn't install the update?
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
That was my mistake - I used the RUU, but then installed TWRP right away, and the updates wouldn't work.
Updated to 4.1.1 on stock - going to see if I can get CM installed now.
zodac01 said:
That was my mistake - I used the RUU, but then installed TWRP right away, and the updates wouldn't work.
Updated to 4.1.1 on stock - going to see if I can get CM installed now.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Ok, so I managed to get CM 10.2 installed (the latest stable version). I'm having an issue with v11 though.
I downloaded the most recent nightly build and try to install it (after flashing the boot.img), but get the following message:
Code:
Installing '/sdcard/cm-11-20140315-NIGHTLY-ville.zip'.
Checking for MD5 file...
Skipping MD5 check: no MD5 file found.
set_metadata_recursive: some changes failed
E:Error executing updater binary in zip '/sdcard/cm-11 <cut off here>
Error flashing zip '/sdcard/cm-11-20140315-NIGHTLY-vil <cut off here>
Updating partition details...
Unlike the last few times I tried updating, where I got a clear error (like bootloader or hboot errors), the log doesn't seem to specify why the update failed.
zodac01 said:
Ok, so I managed to get CM 10.2 installed (the latest stable version). I'm having an issue with v11 though.
I downloaded the most recent nightly build and try to install it (after flashing the boot.img), but get the following message:
Code:
Installing '/sdcard/cm-11-20140315-NIGHTLY-ville.zip'.
Checking for MD5 file...
Skipping MD5 check: no MD5 file found.
set_metadata_recursive: some changes failed
E:Error executing updater binary in zip '/sdcard/cm-11 <cut off here>
Error flashing zip '/sdcard/cm-11-20140315-NIGHTLY-vil <cut off here>
Updating partition details...
Unlike the last few times I tried updating, where I got a clear error (like bootloader or hboot errors), the log doesn't seem to specify why the update failed.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
It might be the recovery, I think CM11 needs a modified version of TWRP 2.6.3.0, its in the OP of the CM11 thread.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=47483838&postcount=1
Edit: You should also be able to use TWRP 2.7.0.0 : http://techerrata.com/browse/twrp2/ville
rosswhite said:
It might be the recovery, I think CM11 needs a modified version of TWRP 2.6.3.0, its in the OP of the CM11 thread.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=47483838&postcount=1
Edit: You should also be able to use TWRP 2.7.0.0 : http://techerrata.com/browse/twrp2/ville
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Dammit, it was actually in the OP. I really should have seen that. Sorry for wasting your time - that was the problem. I've got 4.4.2 running nicely now.
Thank you very much for your time and patience.
zodac01 said:
Dammit, it was actually in the OP. I really should have seen that. Sorry for wasting your time - that was the problem. I've got 4.4.2 running nicely now.
Thank you very much for your time and patience.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
No problem at all, glad you got it sorted.
Hi,
I'm having a similar problem with flashing CM11 nightlies. This is what I have done:
I have been running MaximusHD for a couple of months. Before that I was running CM11 nightlies just fine.
I used this guide (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2322755) to successfully downgrade to hboot 2.15. I then ran MIUI for a few days, which worked fine, but I still wanted the AOSP goodness that you get with a CM-based ROM, so I decided to change to the official CM11 nightlies.
I then tried to flash CM11 (and also PA and Vanir, both based on CM11, plus several other versions of the nightlies, which I found on download.cyanogenmod.com) in TWRP 2.7.0.0. Each time failed with the error: "E:Error executing updater binary in zip 'name-of-zip'".
Then I looked at the CM11 OP on XDA (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2528113). I read that you must have one of the two "updated recoveries". While I thought that the zips should flash on TWRP 2.7.0.0, I flashed those recoveries via fastboot also. When flashing the same files as above on the modified TWRP 2.3.3.0, I got exactly the same error as I did with 2.7.0.0. When I tried flashing the ROMs on ClockWorkMod, I got a "Status 7" error.
I googled around a bit and found some (old!) posts on various forums that said that there was a recovery called philz-touch that seemed to be working for some people. I downloaded it, flashed it, and got another "status 7" error when I tried to flash any of the zips.
Then I tried using several versions of TWRP (all the ones here http://techerrata.com/browse/twrp2/ville from 2.3.3.0 to 2.7.0.0 to be precise) and tried flashing each of the zips again. Still no luck.
Other things I have tried:
*I re-ran the steps here (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2322755) to ensure that it had definitely worked the first time.
*I tried using the hboot 2.15 and 2.13 (both modded and unmodded) that I found here (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=39216236&postcount=274&nocache=1&z=674317537341266)
*I tried re-downloading the ROM zips that I had been flashing to make sure that none of them had been corrupted in any way.
*I tried flashing the CM10.2 stable ROM that I found on download.cyanogenmod.com. It flashed no problem and booted fine with no fuss.
I feel like I am the only one on the internet who is having these issues even after changing to the updated recoveries! Please excuse my English, it is not my first language! I would really appreciate some help on this, as I have absolutely no idea what to do.
Thank you very much!
c1aran said:
Hi,
I'm having a similar problem with flashing CM11 nightlies. This is what I have done:
I have been running MaximusHD for a couple of months. Before that I was running CM11 nightlies just fine.
I used this guide (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2322755) to successfully downgrade to hboot 2.15. I then ran MIUI for a few days, which worked fine, but I still wanted the AOSP goodness that you get with a CM-based ROM, so I decided to change to the official CM11 nightlies.
I then tried to flash CM11 (and also PA and Vanir, both based on CM11, plus several other versions of the nightlies, which I found on download.cyanogenmod.com) in TWRP 2.7.0.0. Each time failed with the error: "E:Error executing updater binary in zip 'name-of-zip'".
Then I looked at the CM11 OP on XDA (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2528113). I read that you must have one of the two "updated recoveries". While I thought that the zips should flash on TWRP 2.7.0.0, I flashed those recoveries via fastboot also. When flashing the same files as above on the modified TWRP 2.3.3.0, I got exactly the same error as I did with 2.7.0.0. When I tried flashing the ROMs on ClockWorkMod, I got a "Status 7" error.
I googled around a bit and found some (old!) posts on various forums that said that there was a recovery called philz-touch that seemed to be working for some people. I downloaded it, flashed it, and got another "status 7" error when I tried to flash any of the zips.
Then I tried using several versions of TWRP (all the ones here http://techerrata.com/browse/twrp2/ville from 2.3.3.0 to 2.7.0.0 to be precise) and tried flashing each of the zips again. Still no luck.
Other things I have tried:
*I re-ran the steps here (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2322755) to ensure that it had definitely worked the first time.
*I tried using the hboot 2.15 and 2.13 (both modded and unmodded) that I found here (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=39216236&postcount=274&nocache=1&z=674317537341266)
*I tried re-downloading the ROM zips that I had been flashing to make sure that none of them had been corrupted in any way.
*I tried flashing the CM10.2 stable ROM that I found on download.cyanogenmod.com. It flashed no problem and booted fine with no fuss.
I feel like I am the only one on the internet who is having these issues even after changing to the updated recoveries! Please excuse my English, it is not my first language! I would really appreciate some help on this, as I have absolutely no idea what to do.
Thank you very much!
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
You just got bad luck and probably missed the right recovery. Starting with 1/05 nightly you need a special recovery due to some CM commits. It is an unofficial 2.7.0.8 and you can find it by looking in CM11 official thread in the last pages. It is posted by intervigil a link to CM wiki from where you can download it. You will need this recovery to flash any CM nightly newer than 1/05 and also for any ROM that's based on CM tree and build lately.
The TWRP 2.7.0.0 was fine as long as you flash an older nightly or a ROM that doesn't have those commits yet.
I'm on the phone right now but I'll try to look for a link and give to you if you don't find it
Edit: Here you go...
http://wiki.cyanogenmod.org/w/HTC_fstab_updates
Sent from nowhere over the air...
Rapier said:
You just got bad luck and probably missed the right recovery. Starting with 1/05 nightly you need a special recovery due to some CM commits. It is an unofficial 2.7.0.8 and you can find it by looking in CM11 official thread in the last pages. It is posted by intervigil a link to CM wiki from where you can download it. You will need this recovery to flash any CM nightly newer than 1/05 and also for any ROM that's based on CM tree and build lately.
The TWRP 2.7.0.0 was fine as long as you flash an older nightly or a ROM that doesn't have those commits yet.
I'm on the phone right now but I'll try to look for a link and give to you if you don't find it
Edit: Here you go...
LINK REMOVED
Sent from nowhere over the air...
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Hi,
I got a bit frustrated last night and must have missed that information in the CM11 thread. I had a look at that link and it has fixed my issues. Thank you very much!