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{HELP} - This build is for development purposes only - loop

Dear All
I need some help
Got a new HTC One XL today (UK, Everything Everywhere)
Unlocked the bootloader using HTC Dev
Tried to flash recovery (recovery-clockwork-5.8.4.0-endeavoru.img)
Now I get the "This build is for development purposes only ...."
I can sometimes get to the bootloader but the PC does not recognise the phone when it goes into bootloader
When i choose recovery it boots back to the splash screen with "This build is for development purposes only ...." again
I am lost for things to do now and desperately some help
Let me know - thanks
Caolfin

Don't use CWM on this phone, it has issues.

joshuadjohnson22 said:
Don't use CWM on this phone, it has issues.
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Ok, I've also tried to flash the twrp .img file using the command
fastboot flash recovery ****.img
this did nothing as well
when I choose the recovery option from the bootloader menu it goes immediately to the white htc screen with the "this build is for ...." stuff
Any ideas ?

Is the phone an evita or endevour? (quad core or dual core). If it is an evita, you may have a little bigger problem due to that endeavor cwm flash.

bimmernut318 said:
Is the phone an evita or endevour? (quad core or dual core). If it is an evita, you may have a little bigger problem due to that endeavor cwm flash.
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Oh no
Its an EVITA
mainver : 2.34.61.2
I've also tried to flash twrp but every time I go to recovery from bootloader I get the white screen with the "development purposes" stuff
What do you think ?

caolfin said:
Oh no
Its an EVITA
mainver : 2.34.61.2
I've also tried to flash twrp but every time I go to recovery from bootloader I get the white screen with the "development purposes" stuff
What do you think ?
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That development purposes only is normal if you unlock using the super-cid...there is nothing you can do about that...mine has it as well.

mikelebz said:
That development purposes only is normal if you unlock using the super-cid...there is nothing you can do about that...mine has it as well.
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Hi Mike
I've no problem with the writing on it if I could get it to recovery or to load ICS past this screen I would be very happy
Any ideas as to how I would get past this ? it seems to be in some sort of bootloop or bootcrash

You flashed the cwm recovery for the endeavor quad-core...........
Download this twrp recovery,
http://db.tt/sXmdepmX
Stick it in your adb/fastboot folder
Boot phone into your bootloader, make sure it says fastboot USB
From cmd prompt type
fastboot devices
Make sure it device serial# shows up
Now type-
fastboot flash recovery twrp.img
Should get-
Sending
Writing
Ok
Now resend the same command by pressing up arrow, then enter.
Should get the same readout
Now on the phone, navigate to the recovery option and select it.....you should have twrp now.........and don't flash endeavor device ANYTHINGS anymore:beer:
Sent from my HTC One XL using Tapatalk 2

yes, i think that is what i have done
now i cant get past the white htc [email protected] screen with the warning message

Edit:nm

18th.abn said:
You flashed the cwm recovery for the endeavor quad-core...........
Download this twrp recovery,
http://db.tt/sXmdepmX
Stick it in your adb/fastboot folder
Boot phone into your bootloader, make sure it says fastboot USB
From cmd prompt type
fastboot devices
Make sure it device serial# shows up
Now type-
fastboot flash recovery twrp.img
Should get-
Sending
Writing
Ok
Now resend the same command by pressing up arrow, then enter.
Should get the same readout
Now on the phone, navigate to the recovery option and select it.....you should have twrp now.........and don't flash endeavor device ANYTHINGS anymore:beer:
Sent from my HTC One XL using Tapatalk 2
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Thank you so much for that - I now have TWRP working and its great
I still have a problem that the phone will not boot past the HTC screen that has the "this build is for development purposes..."
It reboots and reboots but never goes past this screen
Do I need a ROM as well ?

caolfin said:
Thank you so much for that - I now have TWRP working and its great
I still have a problem that the phone will not boot past the HTC screen that has the "this build is for development purposes..."
It reboots and reboots but never goes past this screen
Do I need a ROM as well ?
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Yes.. You need a rom.
Dl it on your pc, boot into twrp and mount the sd to transfer it.

qwertyaas
Very much appreciate your responses
ok, I have moved the cm10 evita jellybean ROM over and flashed it - all seemed to go successfully
Used TWRP to factory reset beforehand
Used TWRP to turn the phone off
Pressed the phone button to turn the phone on
Phones boots immediately to white HTC splash screen with the "this build is for development purposes..." and reboots after about 10 seconds, and reboots and reboots
Never gets past this point
Any ideas ?

Your probably on hboot 1.14, so....the cm10 Rom.zip, on your pc, unzip it and you will see a boot.img, put the boot.img in your adb fastboot folder, boot phone into bootloader....cmd prompt type
fastboot flash boot boot.img
Do it a second time for good measure, then type
fastboot reboot
Should be good
Sent from my HTC One XL using Tapatalk 2

18th.abn said:
Your probably on hboot 1.14, so....the cm10 Rom.zip, on your pc, unzip it and you will see a boot.img, put the boot.img in your adb fastboot folder, boot phone into bootloader....cmd prompt type
fastboot flash boot boot.img
Do it a second time for good measure, then type
fastboot reboot
Should be good
Sent from my HTC One XL using Tapatalk 2
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HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH !!!!!!
I dont know what to say !! - Its working - you are an absolute genius - thank you sooooo much for your help
Great stuff - you are a legend
Super stuff :laugh::laugh::laugh:

18th.abn, god of the noobs :cyclops:

finally i made it too. thank you so much!!!

Hey i know this is super mega delayed. but i need that twrp recovery. the link above is no doubt broken now. thanks

[Q] stuck in boot loop / pc not recognizing phone with adb

Hi,
I tried to install a ROM but it got stuck on the white screen with the HTC logo. I tried to do factory reset but it gets stuck again. I don't have clockwork recovery, and I rooted my phone using adb and ace recovery, which is not on my phone. I only temporarily used it to flash my rom, stupid I know. :-/ When I connect my phone to the PC it is not being recognized. I tried putting the PD98IMG.zip file on my sd card but it just says that it the image is incorrect. Is there anything I can do? Is this fixable?

brickdummy said:
Hi,
I tried to install a ROM but it got stuck on the white screen with the HTC logo. I tried to do factory reset but it gets stuck again. I don't have clockwork recovery, and I rooted my phone using adb and ace recovery, which is not on my phone. I only temporarily used it to flash my rom, stupid I know. :-/ When I connect my phone to the PC it is not being recognized. I tried putting the PD98IMG.zip file on my sd card but it just says that it the image is incorrect. Is there anything I can do? Is this fixable?
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Flash a recovery.img from fastboot. What is an ace recovery? Read my signature for the HTC logo problem.

brickdummy said:
Hi,
I tried to install a ROM but it got stuck on the white screen with the HTC logo. I tried to do factory reset but it gets stuck again. I don't have clockwork recovery, and I rooted my phone using adb and ace recovery, which is not on my phone. I only temporarily used it to flash my rom, stupid I know. :-/ When I connect my phone to the PC it is not being recognized. I tried putting the PD98IMG.zip file on my sd card but it just says that it the image is incorrect. Is there anything I can do? Is this fixable?
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I just went through some similar stuff. What type of computer are you using? PC/Mac? Are you using the original cable? What troubleshooting steps for connectivity have you done? Different cable? USB port?
Can you access the bootloader screen when you pull the battery and reboot while holding the volume button down and holding the power button? By accident, I found that the phone and PC will communicate with each other when "Fastboot" is selected on the bootloader screen (you should hear a connection chime and it should change to "Fastboot USB") except I could only get fastboot commands to work. The good news is that should be enough to flash a boot or whatever else you need to get back in business.

shadowboxx said:
I just went through some similar stuff. What type of computer are you using? PC/Mac? Are you using the original cable? What troubleshooting steps for connectivity have you done? Different cable? USB port?
Can you access the bootloader screen when you pull the battery and reboot while holding the volume button down and holding the power button? By accident, I found that the phone and PC will communicate with each other when "Fastboot" is selected on the bootloader screen (you should hear a connection chime and it should change to "Fastboot USB") except I could only get fastboot commands to work. The good news is that should be enough to flash a boot or whatever else you need to get back in business.
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Hi, Thanks for the reply.I am using windows 7. I downloaded the drivers for HTC, and I am using a data cable and the USB port in the back of my computer, nearest the mother board. I do see "Fastboot USB" on the phone but when i type in the command prompt "adb devices" I get nothing.

brickdummy said:
Hi, Thanks for the reply.I am using windows 7. I downloaded the drivers for HTC, and I am using a data cable and the USB port in the back of my computer, nearest the mother board. I do see "Fastboot USB" on the phone but when i type in the command prompt "adb devices" I get nothing.
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That's great you're getting the fastboot usb message! As long as you're not using a hub or some other usb extender, any functioning usb port on the pc will do. Again, I learned this by accident (ie the hard way) and found that in this mode, only fastboot commands will work, not adb. (on a side note, and others should correct me here, adb and fastboot work together when the phone is rebooted normally or in recovery but not in the bootloader screen)
Great test for connection: fastboot devices (if you get anything else except a serial # with fastboot after it, then close the cmd window, unplug, and pull battery/reboot to bootloader), fastboot reboot-bootloader. Once it reboots back into the bootloader screen, make sure you press the power button while fastboot is selected and you should again hear the chime and see fastboot usb come up. This is your phone saying it's ready to accept your fastboot commands.
Do let us know how it works.

bananagranola said:
Flash a recovery.img from fastboot. What is an ace recovery? Read my signature for the HTC logo problem.
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Hi I actually saw your post earlier thank you. I will work on this. I found it in a tutorial when I rooted my phone with HTC dev, ace_recovery_ext_4.img. I'll post where i found it later.

bananagranola said:
Flash a recovery.img from fastboot. What is an ace recovery? Read my signature for the HTC logo problem.
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when i flashboot the recovery.img file it goes to the red triangle.

brickdummy said:
Hi I actually saw your post earlier thank you. I will work on this. I found it in a tutorial when I rooted my phone with HTC dev, ace_recovery_ext_4.img. I'll post where i found it later.
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Hi the program is actually called 4EXT Recovery Touch. I finally was able to open it through fastboot....Now all thats left is to find the right zip file to put my phone back to stock.

shadowboxx said:
That's great you're getting the fastboot usb message! As long as you're not using a hub or some other usb extender, any functioning usb port on the pc will do. Again, I learned this by accident (ie the hard way) and found that in this mode, only fastboot commands will work, not adb. (on a side note, and others should correct me here, adb and fastboot work together when the phone is rebooted normally or in recovery but not in the bootloader screen)
Great test for connection: fastboot devices (if you get anything else except a serial # with fastboot after it, then close the cmd window, unplug, and pull battery/reboot to bootloader), fastboot reboot-bootloader. Once it reboots back into the bootloader screen, make sure you press the power button while fastboot is selected and you should again hear the chime and see fastboot usb come up. This is your phone saying it's ready to accept your fastboot commands.
Do let us know how it works.
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Hi, this did work, thank you. Would you happen to know how i can load the stock software on my phone? I had it rooted before im not sure if its still rooted. I also managed to get the 4ext recovery on my phone too.

shadowboxx said:
(on a side note, and others should correct me here, adb and fastboot work together when the phone is rebooted normally or in recovery but not in the bootloader screen)
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As far as I know, fastboot only works when your phone is in fastboot mode. ADB works in recovery or system.
brickdummy said:
Hi, this did work, thank you. Would you happen to know how i can load the stock software on my phone? I had it rooted before im not sure if its still rooted. I also managed to get the 4ext recovery on my phone too.
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Flash a rooted stock ROM from recovery. Whether you have root is in your system partition. Whether your bootloader is unlocked is in your bootloader. Whether you have a custom recovery is in your recovery partition. Three separate things.
As for your post in your other thread, read my signature.

bananagranola said:
As far as I know, fastboot only works when your phone is in fastboot mode. ADB works in recovery or system.
Flash a rooted stock ROM from recovery. Whether you have root is in your system partition. Whether your bootloader is unlocked is in your bootloader. Whether you have a custom recovery is in your recovery partition. Three separate things.
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I'm sorry, I have no idea what I am doing. Can you show me the steps? When I try installing a stock rom zip file in my recovery from my sd card it aborts.

brickdummy said:
I'm sorry, I have no idea what I am doing. Can you show me the steps? When I try installing a stock rom zip file in my recovery from my sd card it aborts.
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I'm guessing that you're trying to flash a PD98IMG.zip or a RUU. You need an actual stock rooted ROM, probably from here on the forum. Or just flash Android Revolution HD, an optimized rooted stock ROM, also from here on the forum in the development section. For more specific steps read the Ace Think Tank linked in my signature.

bananagranola said:
I'm guessing that you're trying to flash a PD98IMG.zip or a RUU. You need an actual stock rooted ROM, probably from here on the forum. Or just flash Android Revolution HD, an optimized rooted stock ROM, also from here on the forum in the development section. For more specific steps read the Ace Think Tank linked in my signature.
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Ok, one more thing. I have S-ON. does that matter?
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It did not, lol anyway it worked. Thank you everyone for you help. I really appreciate it.
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For those wondering I found the stock rooted rom here http://http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=996368
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=26617631
Instructions to flash the rom
http://http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2168500

brickdummy said:
Ok, one more thing. I have S-ON. does that matter?
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Yes. You need to read the part in my signature about being stuck in the splash screen.

bananagranola said:
Yes. You need to read the part in my signature about being stuck in the splash screen.
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ok, got it. Thank you again

Dear friends,
I have this problem: I got a brand new TCL S720 and the Google Play did not work, being a known rom issue. So, before doing anything, I've managed to make a backup of it's original rom with MTK Droid tools whichI supose it did it well. Then I've tried to install a CWM recovery to try a custom rom for it. The CWM recovery seemed to install succesfully but I didn't manage to install the new rom. If I remember well, it stucked on boot logo. Then tried to revert at it's original stock recovery, managed to have the phone back as it was in initial state, but doing more tries, It remained stucked on boot logo. The problem is that my computer doesn't recognise it anymore, when I connect it to USB it tries to install MTP usb driver but even before the driver was installed well, now it refuse to install, like the driver is not good or the proper driver doesn't exist. So the only thing I can do is to boot on stock recovery but even I tried to copy the original rom update.zip on external SD and to flash the phone using install update from sd card in recovery mode, It doesn't find the external sd card. So I'm stuck here, the computer doesn't detect the phone to try flashing it with SP flash tool or MTK Droid tool, and I also can't flash it from sd card. Have you any idea how to make it work again?
Thanks in advance.

[Q] bad flash

Hi i have rooted and flashed the phone it got stuck on the htc screen so i tried factory reset bad idea now my phone will just go into the bootlader menu i can enable fastboot usb but it dont show up on computer but the computer makes a noise to say ive connected it i cant enable usb debugging because the phone wont come on i have tried to flash another boot img through fastboot with no luck im hoping its not bricked
please any help would be appreciated thanks

pl4yb0y78 said:
Hi i have rooted and flashed the phone it got stuck on the htc screen so i tried factory reset bad idea now my phone will just go into the bootlader menu i can enable fastboot usb but it dont show up on computer but the computer makes a noise to say ive connected it i cant enable usb debugging because the phone wont come on i have tried to flash another boot img through fastboot with no luck im hoping its not bricked
please any help would be appreciated thanks
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Hmm. so you probably need to flash a recovery first.
then you will be able to use the recovery to mount usb and put a new rom on your "sd card"
Then you can flash the rom on your new recovery and don't forget to fastboot flash the boot.img.
edit: the all in one toolkit is great for things like this. It will put a new recovery on your phone with just a click of the button.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1604677

tivofool said:
Hmm. so you probably need to flash a recovery first.
then you will be able to use the recovery to mount usb and put a new rom on your "sd card"
Then you can flash the rom on your new recovery and don't forget to fastboot flash the boot.img.
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Thanks for the reply but i dont know how to do this ?
could you please explain it ?

pl4yb0y78 said:
Thanks for the reply but i dont know how to do this ?
could you please explain it ?
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I just edited my original post. just in case you didn't know how. I guess I was a little slow.
Also I can't remember if a bootloader factory reset relocked your phone but you might want to check that too. up on top it would say locked or relocked. If it still says unlocked you don't have to do that step again. Like you did when you first rooted the phone.
(all in one tool kit is great for unlocking and relocking too) just put a copy of that bin file in all in one tool kit (data file i believe, but it says what to do in that thread)

tivofool said:
I just edited my original post. just in case you didn't know how. I guess I was a little slow.
Also I can't remember if a bootloader factory reset relocked your phone but you might want to check that too. up on top it would say locked or relocked. If it still says unlocked you don't have to do that step again. Like you did when you first rooted the phone.
(all in one tool kit is great for unlocking and relocking too) just put a copy of that bin file in all in one tool kit (data file i believe, but it says what to do in that thread)
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hi i have got the tool kit run twrp s3 now i have a black htc logo screen on what next

pl4yb0y78 said:
hi i have got the tool kit run twrp s3 now i have a black htc logo screen on what next
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Your phone is an s3?
My phone is an S4 as are I would guess the majority of users. I think the s3 is the international version. If you are on T mobile then it's a s4.
Ok,,,
so .... if your phone is an s3 version then you will have to check that the Rom you download is specific for your phone as most of the Roms on this site are for the s4 version.
you need to go to your recovery. press the volume down button and hold it. Then press the power button (don't hold it). That will get you to recovery.
when in twrp recovery you will see a mounts button. hit that then the next screen will have mount usb. then you will be able to move a rom you downloaded on your computer to your phone.
then you can install the rom zip in twrp.
then from your computer, I assume you know how to flash a boot.img
put a boot.img in your fastboot folder, open up a comand prompt.
fastboot flash boot boot.img
if you wanted a different recovery than you are using, find the download the recovery. *I would rename the recovery to recovery.img
fastboot flash recovery recovery.img
(I only mention a different recovery because in some of the Rom threads you might read that you can only install a particular rom with an older version of twrp.)
I'm not sure of your skill or experience with all of this. If you are very new to it (then you are probably really frustrated) have no fear there is a little bit to learn but not that much. Just keep reading the development thread and the guides in it.

tivofool said:
Your phone is an s3?
My phone is an S4 as are I would guess the majority of users. I think the s3 is the international version. If you are on T mobile then it's a s4.
Ok,,,
so .... if your phone is an s3 version then you will have to check that the Rom you download is specific for your phone as most of the Roms on this site are for the s4 version.
you need to go to your recovery. press the volume down button and hold it. Then press the power button (don't hold it). That will get you to recovery.
when in twrp recovery you will see a mounts button. hit that then the next screen will have mount usb. then you will be able to move a rom you downloaded on your computer to your phone.
then you can install the rom zip in twrp.
then from your computer, I assume you know how to flash a boot.img
put a boot.img in your fastboot folder, open up a comand prompt.
fastboot flash boot boot.img
if you wanted a different recovery than you are using, find the download the recovery. *I would rename the recovery to recovery.img
fastboot flash recovery recovery.img
(I only mention a different recovery because in some of the Rom threads you might read that you can only install a particular rom with an older version of twrp.)
I'm not sure of your skill or experience with all of this. If you are very new to it (then you are probably really frustrated) have no fear there is a little bit to learn but not that much. Just keep reading the development thread and the guides in it.
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Thank you for the reply yes i am getting stressed at this and i am new had a break before i smashed the phone now ive just got to find out what my phone is s3 or s4 ? google will help

when i connect my phone to the computer in recovery or flashboot it does not let me see it so i can not put rom on the hdd
(tried restart phone no luck tried restart comy no luck, cant get it to show phone ) all drivers installed
can i use the tool kit to flash recovery ?
phone on orange uk ,is it a s4 ?
thanks for the help guys with your knowledge i will get it working i pray!

pl4yb0y78 said:
when i connect my phone to the computer in recovery or flashboot it does not let me see it so i can not put rom on the hdd
(tried restart phone no luck tried restart comy no luck, cant get it to show phone ) all drivers installed
can i use the tool kit to flash recovery ?
phone on orange uk ,is it a s4 ?
thanks for the help guys with your knowledge i will get it working i pray!
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do you have your box the phone came in?
Z520e is S4
Z560e is S3
So were you able to put twrp on your phone? when you are in boot loader and click on the recovery does it take you to twrp? Yes the all in one toolkit will flash a recovery for you. but you have your boot loader unlocked first.

tivofool said:
do you have your box the phone came in?
Z520e is S4
Z560e is S3
So were you able to put twrp on your phone? when you are in boot loader and click on the recovery does it take you to twrp? Yes the all in one toolkit will flash a recovery for you. but you have your boot loader unlocked first.
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yes i now have the twrp in recovery it says enter password and cancel i tried both it was the s4 one that worked so im guessing its an s4
what will the next step be? (if i need anything please could you leave a link)
thanks for all the help starting to feel i might win lol

in twrp when you press "mounts" then press "mount usb", does your computer finally see your phone?
I was looking at your first post, you say that you rooted and flashed your phone. What do you mean by that? Did you download a ROM and attempt to flash it? Or did you "fastboot flash boot boot.img"?
If you are able to access your phone via computer it is as simple as downloading a rom on your computer moving it to your phone then in twrp "install from zip". Then fastboot flash the boot.img.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1583427
how to flash fastboot
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1752270
if you are just fed up and want your phone back to stock then you will need to run an RUU.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2094414
To run a RUU you would need to relock your bootloader.
in console type "fastboot lock oem" or use your all in one toolkit to relock it.
if that fails you will need to put your stock recovery back. (you need to have boot loader unlocked to do this)
on the clockworkmod recovery page the stock recovery is the second download link.
http://www.modaco.com/topic/353006-...ch-recovery-for-the-htc-one-s-stock-download/

Ok i am now really confused nothing works downloaded recovery roms they wont install always says failed tried to adb sideload it after google it failed again tried 3 recovery roms all fail what is going wrong icant get it to work
so far ive put twrp on it pressed mount so i can put rom on phone worked
pressed install pressed zip failed
pressed adb sideload then start on comy sent rom 100% install failed
reeboot phone still no os
tried this 3 times different roms all failed
please help

pl4yb0y78 said:
Ok i am now really confused nothing works downloaded recovery roms they wont install always says failed tried to adb sideload it after google it failed again tried 3 recovery roms all fail what is going wrong icant get it to work
so far ive put twrp on it pressed mount so i can put rom on phone worked
pressed install pressed zip failed
pressed adb sideload then start on comy sent rom 100% install failed
reeboot phone still no os
tried this 3 times different roms all failed
please help
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Do you know how to FASTBOOT FLASH boot.img which is present inside the ROM.ZIP?
Try wiping data, cache, dalvik. Then reinstall.
Sent from my Nexus 7 using Tapatalk HD

khan.orak said:
Do you know how to FASTBOOT FLASH boot.img which is present inside the ROM.ZIP?
Try wiping data, cache, dalvik. Then reinstall.
Sent from my Nexus 7 using Tapatalk HD
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thanks and yes i can do that i will try and get back to you

C:\adt-bundle-windows-x86_64-20130522\sdk\platform-tools>fastboot boot boot.img
creating boot image...
creating boot image - 16779264 bytes
downloading 'boot.img'...
OKAY [ 1.890s]
booting...
FAILED (remote: reproduce boot image with on-flash ramdisk error)
finished. total time: 1.926s
this is what i get when i try tried 3 imgs

pl4yb0y78 said:
C:\adt-bundle-windows-x86_64-20130522\sdk\platform-tools>fastboot boot boot.img
creating boot image...
creating boot image - 16779264 bytes
downloading 'boot.img'...
OKAY [ 1.890s]
booting...
FAILED (remote: reproduce boot image with on-flash ramdisk error)
finished. total time: 1.926s
this is what i get when i try tried 3 imgs
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The command is:
Code:
fastboot flash boot boot.img

khan.orak said:
The command is:
Code:
fastboot flash boot boot.img
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ok i try this i am only learning but getting there lol

[Q] Where has recovery gone?

no access to recovery
I've got big problem. My One Mini is fine until I try to go into recovery. It refuses to go there.
I get fastboot and bootloader menus fine. It enters bootloader, but if I try to go into recovery, it just goes back to the main bootloader menu.
The problem started when I flashed CWMRecovery. Fastboot and adb recognise my phone, and accept commands, but when I try to fastboot flash recovery in it sends an error message. File not found.
I tried " fastboot boot recovery.img" but that just froze the machine .
When I try to get into recovery from rom manager or ROM toolbox pro, it takes me to the fastboot menu, not into recovery, and we're back to square one, as above.
Running android 4.3 Sense 5.5 software 2.12.401.1 Supercid 11111111
rooted and unlocked
To get the phone to work again, I have to hold power down for about 10 secs direct from fastboot/bootloader...may have to do this several times before it boots into Android.
If I turn power off from bootloader, it returns to bootloader when I power up again.
If I don't turn the phone off, once in main application, it's all OK.
Ho hum.
As I say , it works like a dream until I want to go into recovery.
Any ideas, please?
Thanks

Hi
Boblud said:
I tried " fastboot boot recovery.img" but that just froze the machine .
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The correct command to flash the recovery is
Code:
fastboot flash recovery your_recovery_image.img
see also: wiki.cyanogenmod.org/w/Doc:_fastboot_intro
Booting into recovery should be possible with
Code:
adb reboot recovery
I didnt tried CWM on the Mini, but used it on my old Marvel. I'm satisfied with TWRP for the Mini.
greetings

Yes, thanks. I know the commands should work...but that's the trouble..they don't!
I can get into the recovery menu...HBOOT /FASTBOOT / RECOVERY and so on, but selecting "RECOVERY" simply sends me back to HBOOT menu.
I can't flash anything under FASTBOOT, either. I've been doing this sort of thing for several years without trouble....until now!
So come on chaps..thinking caps on , please.

Boblud said:
Yes, thanks. I know the commands should work...but that's the trouble..they don't!
I can get into the recovery menu...HBOOT /FASTBOOT / RECOVERY and so on, but selecting "RECOVERY" simply sends me back to HBOOT menu.
I can't flash anything under FASTBOOT, either. I've been doing this sort of thing for several years without trouble....until now!
So come on chaps..thinking caps on , please.
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lock the bootloader RUU back to stock and start over ?

clsA said:
lock the bootloader RUU back to stock and start over ?
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Thanks, will do when I can find ruu to download! Any pointers, please?

Uhm.... have u read Frequently Asked Questions by @KidCarter93 ?
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[SIZE=+1]Q11: I have a custom recovery installed but I can't boot into it.[/SIZE]
Use the command - fastboot erase cache.
You should now be able to boot into recovery.​
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Maybe it helps.

Boblud said:
Thanks, will do when I can find ruu to download! Any pointers, please?
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here's the RUU
http://www.androidruu.com/getdownlo...14_10.20.40.4408L_release_333483_signed_2.exe

clsA said:
here's the RUU
http://www.androidruu.com/getdownlo...14_10.20.40.4408L_release_333483_signed_2.exe
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Thanks for help all round.
The RUU wouldn't run: it reported an unknown error, but having done so, it must have done something, as when I rebooted, I had access to recovery once again...briefly! Then it went again.
Anyway, I re locked / unlocked , locked a few times, and hey presto, it's sprung back into life!

Stuck on boot screen

I may have bricked, want to know what went wrong and if it's permanent. Thanks, here's how it happened.
I was running one of the Omnirom nightly builds. I got a notification saying there was a new build, I decided to try it hoping it would improve my battery life. I had TWRP installed so I thought it would be ok (I chose to let it update automatically which I guess was my mistake). It did the update or tried to at least, but when it tried to boot it just gets stuck on the Asus screen. The one with the loading bar. Volume up or down with power button does nothing but get back to the same screen. Reset (using a pin) and volume up or down does the same thing. I thought the only way to permanently boot was doing the wipe option on the recovery menu, but maybe I am wrong. Is it possible to permanently brick doing what I did? Thanks. Any possible solutions?

mechz01 said:
Is it possible to permanently brick doing what I did? Thanks. Any possible solutions?
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Unlikely. What always works, if you can put it into fastboot, is install the Asus stock ROM. That will reformat/reinstall every partition.

Berend de Boer said:
Unlikely. What always works, if you can put it into fastboot, is install the Asus stock ROM. That will reformat/reinstall every partition.
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That's holding the reset button down plus volume down right? Doesn't seem to work.

mechz01 said:
That's holding the reset button down plus volume down right? Doesn't seem to work.
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Try long holding VOL DOWN & POWER BUTTON ....
Can you get to the bootloader this way ?
Thx Josh

lj50036 said:
Try long holding VOL DOWN & POWER BUTTON ....
Can you get to the bootloader this way ?
Thx Josh
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Thanks for the Reply
No, it just gets me back to the same screen. This is supposed to get me to the recovery menu right?
If it matters,my bootloader is unlocked.

mechz01 said:
Thanks for the Reply
No, it just gets me back to the same screen. This is supposed to get me to the recovery menu right?
If it matters,my bootloader is unlocked.
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Well there is not much that can be done then.....
No fastboot with a locked bootloader .....
No bootloader to boot into recoovery .....
No nvflash blobs with a locked bootloader ..
Short of a motherboard you have a paperweight .....
Sorry for the back news ......
Thx Josh

Hello
Hi
I had basically the same situation of this topic, the only i can access to fastboot.
I formated all my tablet, basically is nothing in the memory
when i tried to access over the recovery, is stuck, only blink.
Fastboot commands works but i dont know how i can recover all.
I know i need to install everything.
Can someone let me know what i can install (Kernel, firmware, rom(I want lollipop).
I had already TWRP 2.8.0
Thanks in advance

lj50036 said:
Well there is not much that can be done then.....
No fastboot with a locked bootloader .....
No bootloader to boot into recoovery .....
No nvflash blobs with a locked bootloader ..
Short of a motherboard you have a paperweight .....
Sorry for the back news ......
Thx Josh
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My bootloader is unlocked, unless I am misunderstanding what you're saying. On the Asus screen it says this device is unlocked. Not sure why I can't access any of the options though, unless my volume buttons is busted or something.

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jcbeau09 said:
Hi
I had basically the same situation of this topic, the only i can access to fastboot.
I formated all my tablet, basically is nothing in the memory
when i tried to access over the recovery, is stuck, only blink.
Fastboot commands works but i dont know how i can recover all.
I know i need to install everything.
Can someone let me know what i can install (Kernel, firmware, rom(I want lollipop).
I had already TWRP 2.8.0
Thanks in advance
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First step: Install new TWRP
1. Download TWRP recovery from here: http://techerrata.com/browse/twrp2/tf300t; I would advise v. 2.8.4.0
2. Put 'openrecovery-twrp-2.8.3.0-tf300t.blob' in fastboot folder of pc and rename to twrp.blob for faster typing.
3. Put tab in fasboot mode and connect.
4. Use command
Code:
fastboot -i 0x0b05 flash staging twrp.blob[enter]
fastboot -i 0x0b05 reboot[enter]
5. Let tab reboot to OS (will stay on ASUS screen, because you don't have OS as of now).
6. Reboot to bootloader screen and go to recovery (RCK); now you can flash any custom ROM you like.
Good luck!

mechz01 said:
No, it just gets me back to the same screen. This is supposed to get me to the recovery menu right?
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No! Recovery comes way after fastboot mode. Recovery is loaded from your memory card. But something went wrong with your memory card, so you can't load that.
Once you booted your tablet into fastboot, type :"fastboot devices" on your PC. If it shows your tablet, you can easily flash a new ROM.

Berend de Boer said:
No! Recovery comes way after fastboot mode. Recovery is loaded from your memory card. But something went wrong with your memory card, so you can't load that.
Once you booted your tablet into fastboot, type :"fastboot devices" on your PC. If it shows your tablet, you can easily flash a new ROM.
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I would like to know how you are going to flash a new rom with fastboot ?
Thx Josh