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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

[Solved] Soft Brick - Disaster after flashing firmware.zip

Hey guys, after loads of testing the Trickdroid 10.x I decided migrating to [ROM][S4][JUNE29]V1.8.1 T-Mobile HTC One S JellyBean Stock/Rooted/deodexed/. So, as it was advised over there to update the firmware before flashing the ROM, I downloaded firmware.zip and did exactly as mentioned.
S-OFF
1. fastboot erase cache
2. fastboot oem rebootRUU
3. fastboot flash zip firmware.zip
4. fastboot reboot
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These are all I did in a step by step process:
1. Updated the firmware (Success) - I could see hboot upgraded from 1.14 to 2.15.
2. Booted into recovery (twrp 2.4.0.0, which had no problems flashing 1.7.1) and flashed 1.8.1 - Caused continuous boot loops, I know I am S-OFF and don't need to flash boot.img.
3. Tried getting my ass on another rom, flashed Viper - Booted but I don't get any network signals + reboot if I unlocked the lockscreen.
4. Thought of trying some aosp/cm ROM, tried LiquidSmooth - Same thing repeats.
Solved signal issue by disabling fast dormancy lol !

vatsaman said:
Hey guys, after loads of testing the Trickdroid 10.x I decided migrating to [ROM][S4][JUNE29]V1.8.1 T-Mobile HTC One S JellyBean Stock/Rooted/deodexed/. So, as it was advised over there to update the firmware before flashing the ROM, I downloaded firmware.zip and did exactly as mentioned.
These are all I did in a step by step process:
1. Updated the firmware (Success) - I could see hboot upgraded from 1.14 to 2.15.
2. Booted into recovery (twrp 2.4.0.0, which had no problems flashing 1.7.1) and flashed 1.8.1 - Caused continuous boot loops, I know I am S-OFF and don't need to flash boot.img.
3. Tried getting my ass on another rom, flashed Viper - Booted but I don't get any network signals + reboot if I unlocked the lockscreen.
4. Thought of trying some aosp/cm ROM, tried LiquidSmooth - Same thing repeats.
Someone please help me!
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I had this same issue. What I found after hours was that the only solution was to start at the beginning.
I had to return to S-ON (But keep SuperCID)
Lock Bootloader
Flash a Stock RUU w/low Hboot (Keeping SuperCID lets flash any)
After that was completed, I was up and running again, but I still had a signal issue. With the Lower HBoot I was able to re-flash the radio and I was up and running.
From there, I re-unlocked the Bootloader, installed the custom recovery and was able to flash a different ROM again.
I found that it was very dangerous to update to the 2.15 firmware, just caused problems for me. Hopefully that helped.
Also, with the [ROM][S4][JUNE29]V1.8.1 T-Mobile HTC One S JellyBean Stock/Rooted/deodexed/, it is USA based, so unless you are in the US I would just avoid it. I am but I chose Viper just because of the Firmware updates.

mjsheldon4 said:
I had this same issue. What I found after hours was that the only solution was to start at the beginning.
I had to return to S-ON (But keep SuperCID)
Lock Bootloader
Flash a Stock RUU w/low Hboot (Keeping SuperCID lets flash any)
After that was completed, I was up and running again, but I still had a signal issue. With the Lower HBoot I was able to re-flash the radio and I was up and running.
From there, I re-unlocked the Bootloader, installed the custom recovery and was able to flash a different ROM again.
I found that it was very dangerous to update to the 2.15 firmware, just caused problems for me. Hopefully that helped.
Also, with the [ROM][S4][JUNE29]V1.8.1 T-Mobile HTC One S JellyBean Stock/Rooted/deodexed/, it is USA based, so unless you are in the US I would just avoid it. I am but I chose Viper just because of the Firmware updates.
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Thanks a ton for the help!!
What Hboot does the latest Tmob JB RUU contain ?? And why lower hboot in specific ?
Any particular reason ??

The new ruu updates it 2.15. Lower firmware= lower hboot. The lower hboot means makes it easier to flash radios. Most cannot be flashed higher than 1.13
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Love you bro!! :good::laugh:
My baby is up now.. And I'll stay on stock for quite a few days!! Hufff..

mjsheldon4 said:
The new ruu updates it 2.15. Lower firmware= lower hboot. The lower hboot means makes it easier to flash radios. Most cannot be flashed higher than 1.13
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Can I download the OTA update and apply it on SuperCID ??

Yes. OTA update only requires stock Rom and recovery. CID is not checked.
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mjsheldon4 said:
Yes. OTA update only requires stock Rom and recovery. CID is not checked.
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Thanks a lot! But I still have problems regarding signal reception. Any fix ??

That's where the lower HBoot comes into play. You are still able to flash a different radio. In the dev thread is the new 1.15 radio. Works great.
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vatsaman said:
Can I download the OTA update and apply it on SuperCID ??
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Don't do it...this was the common factor for all the bricks after first jb ota
HTC_One_S | S-OFF | Dark_Sense_1.5 | Bulletproof_1.4
Inverted Sense _Click Me

This is very true. The ota update has caused more problems then good.
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Yeah!! Revived to phone back completely to normal! Thanks a ton for your helo folks.

ryanshew said:
Don't do it...this was the common factor for all the bricks after first jb ota
HTC_One_S | S-OFF | Dark_Sense_1.5 | Bulletproof_1.4
Inverted Sense _Click Me
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Thank god I din't go for it :good: :laugh:

mjsheldon4 said:
This is very true. The ota update has caused more problems then good.
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I have random signal drops now :crying:

vatsaman said:
I have random signal drops now :crying:
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why didnt you just updated the official way,
mostly all problems are caused with flashing it manually or flashing only parts,
since there are multiple firmware versions for multiple devices its easy to **** up.
genericly people do it like this-----> flash first---->read/research later.
if your s-off reverting back is easy.

real187 said:
why didnt you just updated the official way,
mostly all problems are caused with flashing it manually or flashing only parts,
since there are multiple firmware versions for multiple devices its easy to **** up.
genericly people do it like this-----> flash first---->read/research later.
if your s-off reverting back is easy.
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I did the RUU later.. yet to progress

vatsaman said:
I did the RUU later.. yet to progress
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So you still stuck then?
Verstuurd van mijn One S met Tapatalk

real187 said:
So you still stuck then?
Verstuurd van mijn One S met Tapatalk
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I'm not stuck. Everything is fine except that random signal loosing thing.

vatsaman said:
I'm not stuck. Everything is fine except that random signal loosing thing.
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have you tried flashing a original ics ruu, just to check signalproblem.
flashed different radio`s?

real187 said:
have you tried flashing a original ics ruu, just to check signalproblem.
flashed different radio`s?
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Yes.

[Q] Installing RUU, which one to choose

Hi,
My battery has been acting up for almost half a year now and my usage time is half of what it was when i got it. I have been installing several different ROMs and kernels so I am at a lost on what's wrong. So I have decided to install a RUU to see if a total reset can fix my phone.
I found this page: http://www.androidfiles.org/ruu/?developer=Ville
Does anybody know which RUU from the link is the newest/best? Will I get updates from HTC when I do this?
Currently running trickdroid 10.3.2, bricked kernel, twrp 2.3.3, S-OFF and superCID - is there anything in particular I should know before doing this?
I have never installed a RUU before, hope somebody can help

anyone? Or perhaps just a part answer

teamet said:
anyone? Or perhaps just a part answer
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Choose RUU according to your CID.
Must restore original CID to avaoid having problems with OTA updates.
If you receive OTA updates with superCID, a brick is going to welcome you.
Sent from my HTC One S using Tapatalk 4 Beta

khan.orak said:
Choose RUU according to your CID.
Must restore original CID to avaoid having problems with OTA updates.
If you receive OTA updates with superCID, a brick is going to welcome you.
Sent from my HTC One S using Tapatalk 4 Beta
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Ok so i am in a similar fix.
I obtained S-Off/superCID the very next day i got my One S .. things were running smooth on stock. Looked out for some ROMS and finally installed one. Now I want to revert to my stock ROM while maintaining S-off/root. My problem is only that i don't find this ROM stable or the kernel .. just want to revert to stock.
Live in Pakistan, hence i doubt OTA is going to ever cause me any trouble. Could you please recommend which RRU should i install?
Would really appreciate some help from a fellow countryman

G.Rabbani said:
Ok so i am in a similar fix.
I obtained S-Off/superCID the very next day i got my One S .. things were running smooth on stock. Looked out for some ROMS and finally installed one. Now I want to revert to my stock ROM while maintaining S-off/root. My problem is only that i don't find this ROM stable or the kernel .. just want to revert to stock.
Live in Pakistan, hence i doubt OTA is going to ever cause me any trouble. Could you please recommend which RRU should i install?
Would really appreciate some help from a fellow countryman
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Yes, you're right. Latest 4.2.2 Custom ROMs are having some bugs at the moment.
I need to know some details before I recommend anything.
1. S3/S4 version processor? (CPU-Z from play store will tell you that)
2. CID & MID (CID getter from play store will tell you that)
3. Last Stock firmware you had/installed?
4. HBOOT version?
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khan.orak said:
Yes, you're right. Latest 4.2.2 Custom ROMs are having some bugs at the moment.
I need to know some details before I recommend anything.
1. S3/S4 version processor? (CPU-Z from play store will tell you that) -----> S4
2. CID & MID (CID getter from play store will tell you that) -----> 11111111
3. Last Stock firmware you had/installed? -----> JB 4.1.1
4. HBOOT version? -----> 2.15.0000
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Thanks for the response I've responded to your queries inline.

G.Rabbani said:
Thanks for the response I've responded to your queries inline.
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Okay that's good but I need to know the original CID that the phone was shipped with.
Also, I'll need to know MID (Model ID). You can find it out via CID GETTER. When you open the app search for the line [ro.aa.modelid]: PJxxxxxxx that's the model ID
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khan.orak said:
Okay that's good but I need to know the original CID that the phone was shipped with.
Also, I'll need to know MID (Model ID). You can find it out via CID GETTER. When you open the app search for the line [ro.aa.modelid]: PJxxxxxxx that's the model ID
Sent from my Nexus 7 using Tapatalk HD
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Thanks a lot for the hint. The CID on the top in CID getter was showing all ones. Ok so following is the information i made out from the verbosity, related to CID and Model ID and all of the rest that made sense to me.
ro.aa.cutomizationid: 452550
ro.aa.maincid: HTC__001
ro.aa.modelid: PJ4010000
ro.baseband: 1.11.50.05.28
ro.bootloader:2.15.0000
ro.aa.project: Ville_U_JB_45_S
ro.aa.rid: 386

G.Rabbani said:
Thanks a lot for the hint. The CID on the top in CID getter was showing all ones. Ok so following is the information i made out from the verbosity, related to CID and Model ID and all of the rest that made sense to me.
ro.aa.cutomizationid: 452550
ro.aa.maincid: HTC__001
ro.aa.modelid: PJ4010000
ro.baseband: 1.11.50.05.28
ro.bootloader:2.15.0000
ro.aa.project: Ville_U_JB_45_S
ro.aa.rid: 386
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Ok. I deem this RUU to be the most suitable for you, which is Here.
Just run the RUU and it will do the job for you.
A word or two of caution here:
1. The RUU will erase everything.
2. After the RUU, you might want to change your CID back to HTC__001 because it has been rumored that HTC will release JellyBean 4.2.2 + Sense 5 for the One S. If you update the ONE S via OTA with SUPERCID, you will brick your device.
And anyway, SuperCID is not necessary at all for flashing Custom ROMs.
3. You will lose the Root for sure. But you can flash custom recovery + SuperSU again after going stock.
Edit: Oh! and match the MD5 hash of the downloaded file and the one on the server. MD5 checking utility is on XDA somewhere.
Edit 2: The CID in all cases comprises of 8 characters. i.e HTC__001 (8 chars), BM___001 (8 chars, my CID) etc. So when changing the CID, be sure to have an 8 character CID.
regards

khan.orak said:
Ok. I deem this RUU to be the most suitable for you, which is Here.
Just run the RUU and it will do the job for you.
A word or two of caution here:
1. The RUU will erase everything.
2. After the RUU, you might want to change your CID back to HTC__001 because it has been rumored that HTC will release JellyBean 4.2.2 + Sense 5 for the One S. If you update the ONE S via OTA with SUPERCID, you will brick your device.
And anyway, SuperCID is not necessary at all for flashing Custom ROMs.
3. You will lose the Root for sure. But you can flash custom recovery + SuperSU again after going stock.
Edit: Oh! and match the MD5 hash of the downloaded file and the one on the server. MD5 checking utility is on XDA somewhere.
regards
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Thanks a lot brother!
Will follow your instructions. I was following a guide (All in one tool kit for ONE S) to achieve S-OFF for rooting and following that procedure the CID was reset as well. Not sure whether i can achieve S-OFF without meddling with the CID .... This being my first HTC after SGS and SGS2.

G.Rabbani said:
Thanks a lot brother!
Will follow your instructions. I was following a guide (All in one tool kit for ONE S) to achieve S-OFF for rooting and following that procedure the CID was reset as well. Not sure whether i can achieve S-OFF without meddling with the CID .... This being my first HTC after SGS and SGS2.
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No problem at all.
Ok. Some interesting info for you again:
- S-OFF/SuperCID is not necessary for Rooting/Custom Recovery/Flashing Custom ROMs. You must have missed something.
- Just need to Unlock bootloader to Root/Flash custom recovery/custom ROM

khan.orak said:
No problem at all.
Ok. Some interesting info for you again:
- S-OFF/SuperCID is not necessary for Rooting/Custom Recovery/Flashing Custom ROMs. You must have missed something.
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Hain ??
For all I have read, the reason for going after S-Off to begin with is essentially to gain capability to flash customer roms. I feel sorry for being a consistent bother, but could you please guide me towards a thread where I can learn rooting without messing with S-Off ...

G.Rabbani said:
Hain ??
For all I have read, the reason for going after S-Off to begin with is essentially to gain capability to flash customer roms. I feel sorry for being a consistent bother, but could you please guide me towards a thread where I can learn rooting without messing with S-Off ...
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haha... Yes..
Well the All-in-One-Toolkit by Hasoon2000 is the one you have to follow. But no S-OFFing/SuperCID.
You just need the bootloader unlocked to get Rooted/Custom ROM/Recovery.
Since you have already unlocked the bootloader, I think it's not necessary to use the AIO toolkit again.
What we need is this:
- Run the RUU. (Run it first, and if it gives you errors, you might need to Relock your bootloader which is quite simple).
[For the latter part] - Then if you want to Root you stock ROM, we will have to flash custom Recovery, which again is quite simple and can be flashed from fastboot. I'll guide you on this part later when you are stock again. No biggy.

khan.orak said:
haha... Yes..
Well the All-in-One-Toolkit by Hasoon2000 is the one you have to follow. But no S-OFFing/SuperCID.
You just need the bootloader unlocked to get Rooted/Custom ROM/Recovery.
Since you have already unlocked the bootloader, I think it's not necessary to use the AIO toolkit again.
What we need is this:
- Run the RUU. (Run it first, and if it gives you errors, you might need to Relock your bootloader which is quite simple).
[For the latter part] - Then if you want to Root you stock ROM, we will have to flash custom Recovery, which again is quite simple and can be flashed from fastboot. I'll guide you on this part later when you are stock again. No biggy.
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YOU ARE THE MAN! :good:
Take care bro. I'll catch up with you tomorrow after going through the RUU part :highfive:

G.Rabbani said:
YOU ARE THE MAN! :good:
Take care bro. I'll catch up with you tomorrow after going through the RUU part :highfive:
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glad I could help
Sent from my HTC One S using Tapatalk 4 Beta

khan.orak said:
glad I could help
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AOA Orak,
I installed the RUU and am back to stock now. Using the toolkit installed TWRP S4 recovery but when i try to go into recovery a red triangle with an exclamation mark appears; the phone stays with it for a while and then reboots to normal desktop. Tried it a number of times with the same result. Since i am unable to go into recovery, i cannot flash the supersu.zip and thus no root :/ Should I go for CWM?

G.Rabbani said:
AOA Orak,
I installed the RUU and am back to stock now. Using the toolkit installed TWRP S4 recovery but when i try to go into recovery a red triangle with an exclamation mark appears; the phone stays with it for a while and then reboots to normal desktop. Tried it a number of times with the same result. Since i am unable to go into recovery, i cannot flash the supersu.zip and thus no root :/ Should I go for CWM?
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W/S
Okay first you boot into bootloader and tell me the details ..
To go into bootloader, turn off device, then hold power + vol down ... A white background with details..
Post them here.
Sent from my HTC One S using Tapatalk 4 Beta

khan.orak said:
W/S
Okay first you boot into bootloader and tell me the details ..
To go into bootloader, turn off device, then hold power + vol down ... A white background with details..
Post them here.
Sent from my HTC One S using Tapatalk 4 Beta
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Ok so i figured it out in the meanwhile .. I had locked the bootloader before running the RUU. Unlocked it, installed recovery and flashed SU successfully.
So now I have two questions:
1- Do i need to re-lock the bootloader? If yes, will I still be able to flash custom roms?
2- How do i revert my original CID value? Will 'fastboot writecid HTC__001' do the trick? Are there any pre-requisites for it?

G.Rabbani said:
Ok so i figured it out in the meanwhile .. I had locked the bootloader before running the RUU. Unlocked it, installed recovery and flashed SU successfully.
So now I have two questions:
1- Do i need to re-lock the bootloader? If yes, will I still be able to flash custom roms?
2- How do i revert my original CID value? Will 'fastboot writecid HTC__001' do the trick? Are there any pre-requisites for it?
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- Okay before anything, i would advise to flash TWRP 2.3.3.0 recovery and you will avoid many issues currently being faced with 2.5.0.0.
You can find 2.3.3.0 Here.
If you need help on flashing, ask away.
- now your questions:
1. No and No
2. You have to boot into bootloader and then go into FASTBOOT and write the command
fastboot oem writecid HTC__001
BTW, I assume you have adb+fastboot files on your PC?
Sent from my Nexus 7 using Tapatalk HD

khan.orak said:
fastboot oem writecid HTC__001
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This only works if you are S-OFF
hTConeS | SoFF | ChaRmAnDrOiD | BuLLetprOOf
Inverted Sense 5 Theme Updates+Tweaks
Inverted Sense 4+

[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****
:angel:

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.
Sent from my HTC One XL

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.
Sent from my HTC One XL
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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*

[FIRMWARE/x920d]Kitkat CID621 firmware

Credit goes to my local tester who grabbed the OTA for me..
Here is the Kitkat firmware updates you might need for IC Roms(since its based on Kitkat)
Benefits?
- new radio
- new bootloader
- updates
here is the stripped firmware(only removed boot and recovery image from the update as you do not need it at this point)
Now how the heck do i use that??
- Grab your latest fastboot tools..
- Reboot your phone in Fastboot mode
- Connect your usb cable to phone and to your PC..
- Type these commands in order
Code:
- fastboot oem rebootRUU
- fastboot flash zip[COLOR="Red"] zip.zip[/COLOR][I][COLOR="Red"](where zip is the file you just downloaded)[/COLOR][/I]
- fastboot reboot-bootloader
- Make sure you see a "successful" message before proceeding to next step..else repeat the steps until you see one..
- Reboot your phone when done..
Now how to remove the darn Red warning text??
- Again grab your Fastboot tools..
- Download this file..(contains modified Hboot)
- Type these commands in order
Code:
- fastboot oem rebootRUU
- fastboot flash zip[COLOR="Red"] zip.zip[/COLOR][I][COLOR="Red"](where zip is the file you just downloaded)[/COLOR][/I]
- fastboot reboot-bootloader
- Make sure you see a "successful" message before proceeding to next step..else repeat the steps until you see one..
- Reboot your phone when done..
Observations:
- On Kitkat hboot the PL99IMG.zip does not work for updates..that's why you are forced to use fastboot when updating..so if you want to Downgrade HBOOT(only for S-OFF'd devices) you will have to use fastboot to do so..and just use the steps above..
Once you have done all of the above and your phone is still in a working shape go give me a HUG..else do not blame me you bricked your unit because my English was stupid..
XDA:DevDB Information
Firmware for Kitkat OTA, Tool/Utility for the HTC Butterfly
Contributors
kairi_zeroblade
Version Information
Status: Testing
Created 2014-10-18
Last Updated 2014-10-18

Big hug
Thanks man, works like a charm!

I'm sad... cant seem to find firmware for CID044 ):

xunus said:
I'm sad... cant seem to find firmware for CID044 ):
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if you are s-off'd you can use this firmware..probably on may you will get the ota..

kairi_zeroblade said:
if you are s-off'd you can use this firmware..probably on may you will get the ota..
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I shall try getting the OTA when i get back to stock

Hi Kairi....i gave up trying to get back to stock for my 044. So how do i do this firmware upgrade? I'm s-off, unlock, CID044

xunus said:
Hi Kairi....i gave up trying to get back to stock for my 044. So how do i do this firmware upgrade? I'm s-off, unlock, CID044
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links are on OP..steps on how to apply are there too..
some jerk seems to be messing with the thread rating..lolz..

kairi_zeroblade said:
links are on OP..steps on how to apply are there too..
some jerk seems to be messing with the thread rating..lolz..
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lol... i just supercid-ed my phone so after this update, i can straight boot back to my custom rom right?

xunus said:
lol... i just supercid-ed my phone so after this update, i can straight boot back to my custom rom right?
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AFAIK even on supercid you can still get OTA..thats how my tester got the OTA..i am the one who S-OFF'd his unit..he got the OTA without issues..

kairi_zeroblade said:
AFAIK even on supercid you can still get OTA..thats how my tester got the OTA..i am the one who S-OFF'd his unit..he got the OTA without issues..
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Yea..read a couple of news on this situation. But for my case i'm on custom rom, and i still want to be on custom after the firmware update. So i'm not sure what would happen after i flash this firmware update.

xunus said:
Yea..read a couple of news on this situation. But for my case i'm on custom rom, and i still want to be on custom after the firmware update. So i'm not sure what would happen after i flash this firmware update.
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nothing..just new radio, hboot and other stuff..your ROM is unaffected..

kairi_zeroblade said:
nothing..just new radio, hboot and other stuff..your ROM is unaffected..
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Alright...i shall head over and flash this new stuff. Thanks..
EDIT: Yeah... flash done updated with the new stuff, Wifi works, mobile data works

@kairi dude i have successfully upgraded my firmware and radio..My rom is Insertcoin 2.4.0...Thanks for your support...

Nice one. Will try later.
Does it mean that 044 won't get this update?

bluheart said:
Nice one. Will try later.
Does it mean that 044 won't get this update?
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no update yet for 044 last time my tester went back stock 4.3 for cid 044..

This is OTA file of Taiwan CID-0621! SOFF can use this after flashing nenebear's 4.3 stock.
DownloadDownload

I've got a FAILED (remote: 32 header error). what does that mean? is it because I haven't s-off'd?

jjeeff1013 said:
I've got a FAILED (remote: 32 header error). what does that mean? is it because I haven't s-off'd?
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before you do some tinkering you should have done S-OFF first its indicated on the first post that this is only a method that S-off users do..

True!
SOFF phones only should attempt any of the modifications, since doing SOFF now is such an easy thing!

Can I update my hboot.. I am soff n on Insertcoin v2.5.0. Or do I need to downgrade?