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htc one s brik problem [SOLVED]

Hi i have a big problem with my new htc one s
i follow all instructions: clear data, factory reset, install rom, then install boot.img
Roms boot until it shows wallpaper and top toolbar with the battery icon and time, then can read preparing phone storage.... and an error appears asking me to wait or close system process
The rom restarts and stucks at this point dont know what else do, i try installing stock recovery and clear data factory reset and try install with 3 versions of recovery whith same result, have tried some different roms and its the same.
Wonder if anyone knows what i have to do solve this..
Thankyou in advance.
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Which roms did you try to flash? Did you flash the correct boot.img
Sent from my HTC One S using XDA

thanks for your answer
Yes i flash [ROM][ICS] |June 13th| Energy™ -.¸¸.·´¯ Blue with the boot.img from the downloads
and [ROM] Ir2 1.78.401.2 - HTC One S Stock ROM DUO [Deodexed-Updated-Optimised]
When finish flasing from recovery reboot on fastboot and flash the boot.img and always is the same result.
I've tried to change to stock version of recovery and wipe all, reset to factory default then flash custom recovery and start the process but is the same.
when i whipe from stock or custom version of recovery there isn't any error message.
thankyou very much.

you don't flash the boot.img from recovery--read OP

boot.img
I flash it from fastboot not installing a zip from recovery. I also try installing by script like on [ROM][ICS] |June 14th| Energy™ -.¸¸.·´¯ Blue that there is an script that makes the installation always from fastboot

[solved]
Hi, find a way to make my htc one s woking again
This is the solution:
first i've to change my CID because my phone is from ORANGE spain and cannot flash a official RUU.
for this i follow this tutorial
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=26516911#post26516911
Second flash stock recovery and lock boot
finally i've downloaded the last europe RUU, and execute it.The process works like a charm and in 15 or 20 minutes my one s was working again.
Now i have lock boot, stock recovery and unrooted phone and have one question:
for root my phone again have to unlock and flash a custom recovery, and then.....
should I need to put back again stock recovery and lock boot for working an official RUU?? or can work without problems with unloked boot an custom recovery?
Thanks in advance.

Hey I have the exact same issue but running RUU didnt solve it. I have the US Tmobile Htc one s, S-off, supercid, hboot 1.14. I could load custom roms and mount usb storage only through recovery. my sd card does not show in fastboot. However, my phone never completely boots. It goes all the way to the lockscreen, allows me to pull the ring, then gets stuck on preparing phone storage. Flashing RUU does the same.
can anyone help?

joemanbui said:
Hey I have the exact same issue but running RUU didnt solve it. I have the US Tmobile Htc one s, S-off, supercid, hboot 1.14. I could load custom roms and mount usb storage only through recovery. my sd card does not show in fastboot. However, my phone never completely boots. It goes all the way to the lockscreen, allows me to pull the ring, then gets stuck on preparing phone storage. Flashing RUU does the same.
can anyone help?
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i too have same prob tried all kinds of ruu's. been trying for 14 hours if you find soething please report how you did it

I have the same problem any ideas?
anyone know of any gurus in the forum knows how to fix
I've been trying for a month
any rom to put loads and after a 10-20sec reset

For you with sd-card problems, have you tried to flash stock recovery and then boot to bootloader and choose clear storage? It worked for me.
If you installed a RUU, ofcourse you already have stock recovery.
Sent from my One S using Tapatalk 4 Beta

I have the same problem, and decided to work on it today... I can say frustratingly i've not had ANY success in getting past the screen that pops up with the lock ring on the bottom...I've tried RUUs , the clear storage ... what is going on... I'm S-off as well so i really don't get why this would happen.

One S (s4)
twrp 2.5
S-on
T-mobile US
CM10.2
kernel 3.4
Hboot 2.15
openDsp v31.1.0.45.0815
current raido :1.11.50.05.28_10.27.50.08L
using the getvar method
i get this
(bootloader) product: vle
(bootloader) platform: HBOOT-8960
(bootloader) modelid: PJ4010000
(bootloader) cidnum: HTC__203
using fastboot getvar version-main
Version-main : ( BLANK)
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after following the steps for s-off it worked
the bootloader shows VLE PVT SHIP -S-OFF RL
CID-11111111
right after i followed the last step of the face palm method which was
boot into android and issue the 3 commands
adb push soffbin3 /data/local/tmp/
adb shell chmod 744 /data/local/tmp/soffbin3
adb shell su -c "/data/local/tmp/soffbin3"
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i went into the bootloader confirmed everything then wen back to CM and it woudnt load
so i wiped everything and flashed a new version and an older 10.1 stable version which didnt work either
it would just freeze at the loading screen and restart
so i tried wiping everything and flash a stock RUU from HTC (t-mobile) 4.1.1
everything went off without a hitch
went to bootloader which showed a new version of the radio
tried to boot it up
and it did boot up but i coudnt go any further it just keeps saying
Preparing phone storage
then restarts
i tried wipe/data factory reset but it says cant mount SDCARD even though TWRP has no problem with wiping it

I have the same problem..
qwerty warrior said:
after following the steps for s-off it worked
the bootloader shows VLE PVT SHIP -S-OFF RL
CID-11111111
right after i followed the last step of the face palm method which was
i went into the bootloader confirmed everything then wen back to CM and it woudnt load
so i wiped everything and flashed a new version and an older 10.1 stable version which didnt work either
it would just freeze at the loading screen and restart
so i tried wiping everything and flash a stock RUU from HTC (t-mobile) 4.1.1
everything went off without a hitch
went to bootloader which showed a new version of the radio
tried to boot it up
and it did boot up but i coudnt go any further it just keeps saying
Preparing phone storage
then restarts
i tried wipe/data factory reset but it says cant mount SDCARD even though TWRP has no problem with wiping it
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I have the exact same problem did you ever figure out a way of fixing it?

qwerty warrior said:
i went into the bootloader confirmed everything then wen back to CM and it woudnt load
so i wiped everything and flashed a new version and an older 10.1 stable version which didnt work either
it would just freeze at the loading screen and restart
so i tried wiping everything and flash a stock RUU from HTC (t-mobile) 4.1.1
everything went off without a hitch
went to bootloader which showed a new version of the radio
tried to boot it up
and it did boot up but i coudnt go any further it just keeps saying
Preparing phone storage
then restarts
i tried wipe/data factory reset but it says cant mount SDCARD even though TWRP has no problem with wiping it
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exact same problem except i didnt flash a custom rom. i flashed a radio following this http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1998270 ( i did everything that I was instructed to do in this page) then my wifi didnt work so i reflash the RUU. now im stuck in preparing storage which then lead to bootloop
found the solution
Originally Posted by muriani View Post
well, as a last resort, i set cid to t-mob010 (stock for my phone), ran the latest ruu for t-mobile, and same result.
I've given it up for lost.
Edit: Holy f*ckballs.
So, i didn't give up after all. Found a couple of other threads, and apparently yes, you have to relock, reset cid, and go s-on (fastboot oem writesecureflag 3) and then run the ruu.
I have a stock fresh tmous 4.1.1 one s now.

xxgummyxx said:
exact same problem except i didnt flash a custom rom. i flashed a radio following this http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1998270 ( i did everything that I was instructed to do in this page) then my wifi didnt work so i reflash the RUU. now im stuck in preparing storage which then lead to bootloop
found the solution
Originally Posted by muriani View Post
well, as a last resort, i set cid to t-mob010 (stock for my phone), ran the latest ruu for t-mobile, and same result.
I've given it up for lost.
Edit: Holy f*ckballs.
So, i didn't give up after all. Found a couple of other threads, and apparently yes, you have to relock, reset cid, and go s-on (fastboot oem writesecureflag 3) and then run the ruu.
I have a stock fresh tmous 4.1.1 one s now.
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thank you thanks !!!!!!! two days without finding the solution and in the last paragraph that I will write opened the sky, put it in s-on, Greetings

dosariland said:
thank you thanks !!!!!!! two days without finding the solution and in the last paragraph that I will write opened the sky, put it in s-on, Greetings
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For about some days, I flash an RUU when I was still s-off and boot-unlocked, then I flash twrp-recovery, make the adb thinks with mmcblk* (dd flash) and flash again a RUU. As you can read here.
But same boot loop problem with "Preparing Phone Storage...".
Because dd flash (the mmcblk* file) under linux and with startet recovery did not solve my bootloop / prepairing sd card problem (I had still access to my sd card with twrp-recovery! All the time!) I really think about to enable s-on
I am only scared when I do:
fastboot oem writesecureflag 3
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How can I re-enable s-off if my os still hangs on "Preparing Phone Storage" after putting s-on and try to flash an ruu to fix my bootloop/Preparing Phone Storage problem?
I did my s-off with rumrunner.
Would be very thankfull about help.
Greetings by I_did_it_just_tmrrow
you have to relock, reset cid, and go s-on (fastboot oem writesecureflag 3) and then run the ruu.
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THX!!!
I leave superCID and it works! I hope my signal would be fine under stock.
THX a lot!
Greetings by I_did_it_just_tmrrow

Reverting back to stock issues (TELUS)

I'm sending this phone back for warranty (sim card error), and I can't seem to be able to get it back to stock. I've searched all over this site, so any help would be great!
This is a Telus phone, CID: TELUS001. Unlocked with viper rom installed. I can't seem to read my version, as fastboot getvar version-main does not return anything.
From the RUU download pages, only the Telus OTA is available for my phone.
I've tried numerous RUU's, but as expected, I'm getting version errors. I have also tried flashing the OTA over stock recovery, but the recovery can't recognize my SD card (not sure why). SD card is working properly though.
Other phone info:
EVITA PVT SHIP S-ON RL
HBOOT-2.14
Radio-0.23a.32.09.29
OpenDSP-v31.1.0.45.0815
eMMC-boot
Nov 26 2012
Thanks,

NucksfanNick said:
I'm sending this phone back for warranty (sim card error), and I can't seem to be able to get it back to stock. I've searched all over this site, so any help would be great!
This is a Telus phone, CID: TELUS001. Unlocked with viper rom installed. I can't seem to read my version, as fastboot getvar version-main does not return anything.
From the RUU download pages, only the Telus OTA is available for my phone.
I've tried numerous RUU's, but as expected, I'm getting version errors. I have also tried flashing the OTA over stock recovery, but the recovery can't recognize my SD card (not sure why). SD card is working properly though.
Other phone info:
EVITA PVT SHIP S-ON RL
HBOOT-2.14
Radio-0.23a.32.09.29
OpenDSP-v31.1.0.45.0815
eMMC-boot
Nov 26 2012
Thanks,
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Telus did not release an RUU for that software version on our phone. So OTA is the only way.
So to do this properly as you are not S-OFF
download the OTA
extracted the recovery from the OTA & flash it
then fastboot erase cache
then relocked the bootloader
Then flash the zip through stock recovery.

exad said:
Telus did not release an RUU for that software version on our phone. So OTA is the only way.
So to do this properly as you are not S-OFF
download the OTA
extracted the recovery from the OTA & flash it
then fastboot erase cache
then relocked the bootloader
Then flash the zip through stock recovery.
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Ok that's what I figured. I have done exactly this, but when I get to stock recovery I'm getting "SD card can not be found" errors. So using the OTA isn't possible right now. Do you know any other way?
I'll try and figure out the SD card error and go from there I guess.
Thanks for the info!!

NucksfanNick said:
Ok that's what I figured. I have done exactly this, but when I get to stock recovery I'm getting "SD card can not be found" errors. So using the OTA isn't possible right now. Do you know any other way?
I'll try and figure out the SD card error and go from there I guess.
Thanks for the info!!
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unlock bootloader, flash TWRP 2.3.3.1
fastboot erase cache
Wipe SD card
Fastboot flash stock recovery
Fastboot erase cache
Relock
Try again.

what is the solution for the at&t htc one x? I am running the viper rom and would LOVE to restore this back to factory settings. I am not sure if I am s-on or s-off but after I installed viper rom I didnt touch any of the settings if that helps. I am slightly noobish when it comes to this so the simplest directions would definitely help!

tjeremiaha said:
what is the solution for the at&t htc one x? I am running the viper rom and would LOVE to restore this back to factory settings. I am not sure if I am s-on or s-off but after I installed viper rom I didnt touch any of the settings if that helps. I am slightly noobish when it comes to this so the simplest directions would definitely help!
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You need to S-OFF first. Check if you are S-OFF in bootloader, if not, S-OFF then run any ATT RUU for the oneXL.
If you attempt to RUU without achieving S-OFF you will brick.

exad said:
unlock bootloader, flash TWRP 2.3.3.1
fastboot erase cache
Wipe SD card
Fastboot flash stock recovery
Fastboot erase cache
Relock
Try again.
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So I extracted the recovery from the OTA and followed the steps, but in the recovery menu I'm still getting:
Mount SDCARD failed 1 times
Mount SDCARD failed 2 times
Mount SDCARD failed 3 times
Mount SDCARD failed 4 times
Mount SDCARD failed 5 times
Can not mount SD Card.(No such file or directory)
Using any of the "apply" menus in the recovery brings up an error and my phone is rebooted.
I've tried it 3-4 times now. Any suggestions?
Thanks again,

exad said:
You need to S-OFF first. Check if you are S-OFF in bootloader, if not, S-OFF then run any ATT RUU for the oneXL.
If you attempt to RUU without achieving S-OFF you will brick.
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I just checked..I am s-on. how do i change that? i have the ruu downloaded I just need to be s-off i suppose. it sais Evita PVT SHIP S-ON RL. after I am s-off all I have to do is run the ruu and then I should be all set?

NucksfanNick said:
So I extracted the recovery from the OTA and followed the steps, but in the recovery menu I'm still getting:
Mount SDCARD failed 1 times
Mount SDCARD failed 2 times
Mount SDCARD failed 3 times
Mount SDCARD failed 4 times
Mount SDCARD failed 5 times
Can not mount SD Card.(No such file or directory)
Using any of the "apply" menus in the recovery brings up an error and my phone is rebooted.
I've tried it 3-4 times now. Any suggestions?
Thanks again,
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unlock bootloader
flash twrp 2.3.3.1
Fastboot erase cache
Wipe cache, dalvik, system, factory reset in TWRP
Flash stock rooted rom
fastboot flash boot boot.img (where boot.img is extracted from the rom you are flashing)
Reboot to ROM
Acquire S-OFF
Download RUU .exe file which is an older firmware but it will work
Run RUU with phone plugged in.
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tjeremiaha said:
I just checked..I am s-on. how do i change that? i have the ruu downloaded I just need to be s-off i suppose. it sais Evita PVT SHIP S-ON RL. after I am s-off all I have to do is run the ruu and then I should be all set?
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Yes correct.

so how do I s-off? any help would be greatly appreciated

tjeremiaha said:
so how do I s-off? any help would be greatly appreciated
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There's a sticky in Original Android Development section.

tjeremiaha said:
so how do I s-off? any help would be greatly appreciated
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As exad mentioned in the above post all the information you will need is located there, it is easy to do best advice is read the instructions several times before you try to s-off.
Sent from my HTC One X using Forum Runner

exad said:
unlock bootloader
flash twrp 2.3.3.1
Fastboot erase cache
Wipe cache, dalvik, system, factory reset in TWRP
Flash stock rooted rom
fastboot flash boot boot.img (where boot.img is extracted from the rom you are flashing)
Reboot to ROM
Acquire S-OFF
Download RUU .exe file which is an older firmware but it will work
Run RUU with phone plugged in.
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Yes correct.
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Ok I will try this sometime this weekend, thanks! Did you have to go the manual route for getting SuperCID? I have tried the batch AT&T file that has been posted, but it won't work for my phone.

You will probably need to downgrade your hboot to be able to write to mmcblk0p4. To do that you would need the jet tool.
Sent from my One X using xda app-developers app

exad said:
You will probably need to downgrade your hboot to be able to write to mmcblk0p4. To do that you would need the jet tool.
Sent from my One X using xda app-developers app
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I was able to write without downgrading, so far so good!!

Ah good to hear!
Sent from my Sony Tablet S using xda app-developers app

After getting S-OFF, the older Telus RUU worked perfectly.
Thanks for your help exad, appreciate it!

Anytime!
Sent from my Sony Tablet S using xda app-developers app

exad said:
Anytime!
Sent from my Sony Tablet S using xda app-developers app
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I have a similar situation and was hoping to get some advice before I proceed. I need to return my Telus phone to stock to enable enterprise email (the GOOD app checks for root and doesn't access email if root is detected).
My device information is as follows:
Evita PVT SHIP S-ON RL
HBOOT - 1.11.0000
RADIO - 0.18a.32.05.01_2
CID: TELUS001
Recovery: TWRP 2.6.0.0
ROM: JellyBam 7.8.0
I have read the warnings about applying an RUU when S-ON and SuperCID, but since I was S-ON without SuperCID, will the method of:
download the OTA
extract recovery from the OTA & flash it
fastboot erase cache
relocked the bootloader
flash the zip through stock recovery
work to restore my phone to stock? Will I risk bricking the phone?
Thanks for the help.

iceashtray said:
I have a similar situation and was hoping to get some advice before I proceed. I need to return my Telus phone to stock to enable enterprise email (the GOOD app checks for root and doesn't access email if root is detected).
My device information is as follows:
Evita PVT SHIP S-ON RL
HBOOT - 1.11.0000
RADIO - 0.18a.32.05.01_2
CID: TELUS001
Recovery: TWRP 2.6.0.0
ROM: JellyBam 7.8.0
I have read the warnings about applying an RUU when S-ON and SuperCID, but since I was S-ON without SuperCID, will the method of:
download the OTA
extract recovery from the OTA & flash it
fastboot erase cache
relocked the bootloader
flash the zip through stock recovery
work to restore my phone to stock? Will I risk bricking the phone?
Thanks for the help.
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Should work... Yes there is a risk. I would RUU instead of OTA though since the OTA does not flash everything back to stock.
I don't see why you would avoid taking the time to S-OFF though...

[Q] Evita Can't Boot ROMs

I have been working on my girlfriend's AT&T Evita for about 10 hours now and keep hitting a wall when I try to flash AOKP Milestone 1 or Cyanogenmod 10.
Here's my process:
Unlock Bootloader
Flash TWRP 2.5.0.0
TWRP Factory Reset
Flash AOKP
Flash GAPPs
Clear Cache
Power Off
Fastboot
Flash boot.img from the AOKP ZIP
Reboot
When I run through this process I get the X logo, but the animation just runs and runs, never goes anywhere. Basically the same result when I go through the same process with CM10, but with CM logo stuck just spinning. Only option when that happens is to relock the bootloader and RUU the phone.
S-ON
HBOOT 1.14.0002
RADIO 0.19as32.09.11_2
OpenDSP-v29.1.0.45.0622
RUU version 2.20.502.7 (not sure, will have to check when I get back home in an hour or so.)
Stock Android 4.0.4
Is there any additional information needed? Anyone have any ideas?

Download 2.3.3.1 Check md5
fastboot flash recovery recoveryfilename.img
fastboot erase cache
fastboot reboot-bootloader
select recovery
wipe cache, dalvik, system, factory reset
flash your rom
reboot to bootloader
fastboot flash boot boot.img (whereby boot.img is extracted from the rom you're flashing)
reboot
twrp 2.4+ has issues wiping.
If that doesn't work, some phones have issues booting newer cm roms unless they are on 2.14 hboot. To fix that you would have to s-off and then ruu up to 3.18 then flash recovery.
Sent from my HTC One X using xda app-developers app

What method did you use to s-off? I tried FacePalm but never got it to go through.

SetTheCat said:
What method did you use to s-off? I tried FacePalm but never got it to go through.
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I believe facepalm is the only known method for this device. Read through the thread, lots of info about how to get the exploit to work

Ok, followed your instructions exactly, still getting the "This Build is for development only" message, but I'm IN!
Thanks for the help exad.
Edit: FacePalm S-OFF successful on first attempt when run from AOKP.

SetTheCat said:
Ok, followed your instructions exactly, still getting the "This Build is for development only" message, but I'm IN!
Thanks for the help exad.
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The red text is because bootloader is unlocked if you s-off you can remove it.
Sent from my HTC One XL using xda premium

[Q] HTC One X doesn't work, error 7 on setup any(!) ROM

Posted my topic to incorrect thread and don't know how to move it, so re-post my question here.
Default [Q] HTC One X doesn't work, error 7 on setup any(!) ROM
Device: HTC One X AT&T USA, Android 4.0.4
HBoot 1.14 (unlocked), S-ON, cid: 11111111 (was CWS__001), rooted (CWM-SuperSU-v0.96)
Hi,
I have sim-unlocked AT&T HTC One X that I bought in USA last year and used it in 'as is' condition. A week ago it got to cyclical reboot. I made factory reset, but of course I lost all my data. In this case I decided to upgrade HBoot and setup latest CyanogenMod (yeap, I thought I have nothing to lose ).
I re-wrote cid to supercid, unlocked flashboot, rooted the phone... but made a mistake and flashed CyanogenMod boot.img before upgraded Hboot *facepalm*.
And now it's unable to load android (it just shows HTC logo with red warning text).
Of course, I tried to restore original Boot from backup, but this didn't help.
I'm able to open Bootloader and custom recovery menu (recovery-clockwork-6.0.3.1-evita.img), but unable to install any ROM (tried to use ROMs that are based on ICS, because my Hboot 1.14) - it always returns me error 7, even if all requirements are met. Tried to remove asserts from updater-script , but in this case it just shows 'Opening update package... Installing update... Installation aborted.'
I tried almost all that I found in web, used different backups and ROMs, but nothing helped.
I also tried to flash stock RUU (european, since I didn't find USA version - btw does it matter?) , but it getting Error 132 - Signature error.
Please could somebody help me to return my phone to a working state? Any advices are truly appreciated!
P.S. Unfortunately on one of the steps I lost my original backup (sdcard was formatted).
Thanks.
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UPDATE:
I thought that since I have supercid I can use any RUU, but seems like I should use RUU exactly for CWS__001 or based on this thread I should make my phone S-Off and install any RUU. I cannot find any RUU for r CWS__001 in web, so if S-Off really helps, could you please advise correct RUU for my phone?
Thank you in advance!

Have you tried flashing a different recovery? It might help. Download TWRP 2.6 from here. Put it in your fastboot folder, connect your phone, open command prompt from within fastboot folder, issue following commands:
fastboot flash recovery "filename.img"
(the exact filename, minus the talking marks)
fastboot erase cache
fastboot reboot-bootloader
Now enter recovery and try to install your ROM again. Post results here.
Sent from my Evita
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PS. do not use an RUU while you have SuperCID and s-on, it will brick your phone. Try my above instructions first.
Sent from my Evita

timmaaa said:
Have you tried flashing a different recovery? It might help. Download TWRP 2.6 from here. Put it in your fastboot folder, connect your phone, open command prompt from within fastboot folder, issue following commands:
fastboot flash recovery "filename.img"
(the exact filename, minus the talking marks)
fastboot erase cache
fastboot reboot-bootloader
Now enter recovery and try to install your ROM again. Post results here.
Sent from my Evita
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PS. do not use an RUU while you have SuperCID and s-on, it will brick your phone. Try my above instructions first.
Sent from my Evita
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This recovery seems pretty good, thank you!
And it looks like I understand why all ROMs gets me Error 7: all of them are for Endeavor, but my phone is Evita, isn't it?
I made all that you wrote:
fastboot flash recovery openrecovery-twrp-2.6.0.0-evita.img
fastboot erase cache
fastboot reboot-bootloader​
Also I found this ROM (MIUIandroid 3.2.22 for the EVITA version of the HTC One X/L) and ran installation from recovery. And there are no Error 7! :victory: (of course I also flashed boot - fastboot flash boot boot.img)
The instruction for this ROM also says "Install gapps; Wipe Cache and Dalvik Cache". I installed gapps (MIUI.us_evita_v4_3.1.25_Eng_mirG.zip)
BUT unable to wipe Cache and Dalvik Cache: currently my phone says "Unable to mount '/cache' and '/data'".
How can I fix this?
Oh! And thank you for warn me about RUU installation!

Sigord said:
This recovery seems pretty good, thank you!
And it looks like I understand why all ROMs gets me Error 7: all of them are for Endeavor, but my phone is Evita, isn't it?
I made all that you wrote:
fastboot flash recovery openrecovery-twrp-2.6.0.0-evita.img
fastboot erase cache
fastboot reboot-bootloader​
Also I found this ROM (MIUIandroid 3.2.22 for the EVITA version of the HTC One X/L) and ran installation from recovery. And there are no Error 7! :victory: (of course I also flashed boot - fastboot flash boot boot.img)
The instruction for this ROM also says "Install gapps; Wipe Cache and Dalvik Cache". I installed gapps (MIUI.us_evita_v4_3.1.25_Eng_mirG.zip)
BUT unable to wipe Cache and Dalvik Cache: currently my phone says "Unable to mount '/cache' and '/data'".
How can I fix this?
Oh! And thank you for warn me about RUU installation!
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Holy crap you are so lucky you didn't brick your phone by flashing those Endeavoru ROMs. Yes, you have an Evita, it'll say that at the top of your bootloader. Don't ever flash Endeavoru ROMs again, you could brick. Only ever download your ROMs from our forum, go here for Sense ROMs or here for aosp ROMs. Don't ever download from any other forum or any other site.
I'm honestly not sure why it can't mount cache/dalvik cache though. Did you use the advanced wipe feature?
Sent from my Evita

timmaaa said:
Holy crap you are so lucky you didn't brick your phone by flashing those Endeavoru ROMs. Yes, you have an Evita, it'll say that at the top of your bootloader. Don't ever flash Endeavoru ROMs again, you could brick. Only ever download your ROMs from our forum, go here for Sense ROMs or here for aosp ROMs. Don't ever download from any other forum or any other site.
I'm honestly not sure why it can't mount cache/dalvik cache though. Did you use the advanced wipe feature?
Sent from my Evita
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Yes, I used 'Wipe cache/Dalvik' button after installation and additionally 'Advanced wipe > Dalvik cache, Cache'.
After gaps installation it shows only "E:Unable to mount '/data'"

So the gapps installation failed?
Sent from my Evita

timmaaa said:
So the gapps installation failed?
Sent from my Evita
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Installation says "Successful" but it shows "E:Unable to mount '/data'" in logs.
Also I'm getting the same issue when trying to wipe dalvik cache and cache.

It sounds like the recovery is needing a valid /data partition before it will let you flash.
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Venomtester said:
It sounds like the recovery is needing a valid /data partition before it will let you flash.
Sent from my HTC One X using xda premium
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Now on loading the phone displays colored X like in Nexus but it doesn't load (of course).
How can I set a valid /data partition?

Sigord said:
Yes, I used 'Wipe cache/Dalvik' button after installation and additionally 'Advanced wipe > Dalvik cache, Cache'.
After gaps installation it shows only "E:Unable to mount '/data'"
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Try to manually mount it by clicking the second button from the bottom left and checking everything then reflash
You may not be able to check it
-Sugardaddy

Arrow44 said:
Try to manually mount it by clicking the second button from the bottom left and checking everything then reflash
You may not be able to check it
-Sugardaddy
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Unfortunately I'm able to check Cache, sdcard and System in Mount menu, but not Data.

You could try formatting your sd card. Backup any important data first obviously.
Sent from my Evita

timmaaa said:
You could try formatting your sd card. Backup any important data first obviously.
Sent from my Evita
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I formatted the sd card, but all the same unable to mount \data.
I also tried to re-install my ROM zip and gapps zip but this didn't help.

Did a factory reset through TWRP, it mounted \data and now my phone is alive!
Thank you guys for all your help!!!

Ok good. Just a note: before flashing a ROM, always wipe cache/dalvik cache/factory reset/system.
Sent from my Evita

timmaaa said:
Ok good. Just a note: before flashing a ROM, always wipe cache/dalvik cache/factory reset/system.
Sent from my Evita
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Thank you!
And just to be sure, what are my future steps if I want to flash any ROM on Android 4.2 or higher (For example, CM 10.1)?
Could you please take a look on the steps below and tell me if I missed something or understood wrong?
1. Do S-OFF based on [S-Off] Facepalm S-Off for HTC One XL
2. Load in fastboot mode and re-lock fastboot (fastboot oem lock)
3. Go to recovery and do full wipe
4. Update to 3.18 RUU by running its .exe.
If I understand correctly, this should upgrade my HBoot and Radio and get me official HTC ROM with JB 4.1.1 (is this safely with SuperCID and S-OFF?)
6. Unlock bootloader (fastboot flash unlocktoken Unlock_code.bin)
5. Downgrade touchscreen firmware.
6. Download last stable version of CM and the appropriate gapps and push it to sdcard
7. Go to recovery and create a backup
8. Do a full wipe
9. Install CM zip from sdcard
10. Install gapps
11. Flash boot (fastboot flash boot boot.img)
Thank you in advance!
PS: Probably you can advise me any other stable ROM?

Sigord said:
Thank you!
And just to be sure, what are my future steps if I want to flash any ROM on Android 4.2 or higher (For example, CM 10.1)?
Could you please take a look on the steps below and tell me if I missed something or understood wrong?
1. Do S-OFF based on [S-Off] Facepalm S-Off for HTC One XL
2. Load in fastboot mode and re-lock fastboot (fastboot oem lock)
3. Go to recovery and do full wipe
4. Update to 3.18 RUU by running its .exe.
If I understand correctly, this should upgrade my HBoot and Radio and get me official HTC ROM with JB 4.1.1 (is this safely with SuperCID and S-OFF?)
6. Unlock bootloader (fastboot flash unlocktoken Unlock_code.bin)
5. Downgrade touchscreen firmware.
6. Download last stable version of CM and the appropriate gapps and push it to sdcard
7. Go to recovery and create a backup
8. Do a full wipe
9. Install CM zip from sdcard
10. Install gapps
11. Flash boot (fastboot flash boot boot.img)
Thank you in advance!
PS: Probably you can advise me any other stable ROM?
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You've done very well but if you get s-off first you can actually forget some of those steps. Follow the below steps.
1. Do S-OFF based on [S-Off] Facepalm S-Off for HTC One XL
2. Update to 3.18 RUU by running its exe file. This will update your phone to 2.14 hboot, and stock at&t ROM, and stock recovery. Safe to run with SuperCID as long as you s-off first.
3. Flash TWRP 2.6 again as detailed earlier.
4. Go into recovery and create a backup.
8. Do a full wipe
9. Install ROM zip from sdcard.
10. Install appropriate gapps.
Because you'll have s-off first, you don't need to relock your bootloader before the RUU. You will also not have to flash the boot.img from fastboot anymore. Part of the beauty of having s-off.
I can't really advise any ROMs. It's against the rules to ask which ROM is best/favorite/most stable, therefore I can't really answer that question. I'd just suggest having a look at a few ROMs, checking out any bugs that are noted in the first few posts, and reading some user connects to get an idea of what's working and what's not.
Sent from my Evita

timmaaa, thank you so much!
Currently I've flashed CM 10.0 (last stable), but when I'll be ready to S-OFF I'll follow your steps.
Thank you once again for your help!

No problems at all, you're welcome.
PS. If someone helps you on here, push the thanks button.
Sent from my Evita

[Q] Stuck on Hboot/fastboot with full stock phone

Hi guys,
My sister sent me her HTC One SV aka K2-UL i offered her from expansys on june, it is stuck on Hboot
*** LOCKED***
K2_UL XA SHIP S-ON RL
HBOOT-2.00.0000
eMMC Boot
...
I can go to Fastboot USB ( or AC )
She 's worst than a noob so phone is stock, up to date but non-root non-unlock, still S-ON and so on.
just once phone reboot and stay stuck...
From here i can navigate but after reboot i'm still here.
I tried :
factory reset and recovery (with rom renamed PL80DIAG but would be too easy...)
RUU but RUU asked for bootloader so stuck on "waiting for bootloader"
go to htc dev to unlock bootloader but after flash unlock token ( unlock token check successfully) but : Nothing happens and still writtten ***Locked*** then if I "fastboot oem unlock" it says failed :<remote : loading custom splash failed>
fastboot flash boot.img but nothing works since still S-on and locked bootloader (superCID is out too)
flash custom recovey or even fresh stock recovery but nothing worked for the same reasons...
Do you guys have any idea of something i could do?
Thanks for your answer and forgive my English I'm French

As long as you are ***LOCKED*** you can quiet do nothing.
To use our available RUU you must also be unlocked & S-Off.

Somewhat the same situation
I am stuck here:
***Tampered***
***Unlocked***
K2_PLC_CL PVT Ship S-ON RL
HBOOT -1.01.0000
Radio - 1.12.00.0208
OpenDSP - v.7.2.0221.1123
eMMC - boot
Feb 8 2013, 16:29:40:-1
I can get into Fastboot as well as bootloader, I CANNOT GET INTO RECOVERY. I have tried to restore with the respective RUU files from the All things HTC ONE SV forum. I have also tried to flash the recovery boot and radio img files through fastboot usb. NONE of this has worked for me. I really enjoyed this phone before I went and made it all FUBR. If there is anyway to get it to boot to any recovery or rom, i will much appreciate it. Thanks for all your help from previous posts as well as any future help I get from information posted here.

Related to your hboot, you should be able to flash any recoveries, but i usually recommend this one.
What command do you use to flash recovery and do you get an output from "fastboot devices"?

Thedc24 said:
I am stuck here:
***Tampered***
***Unlocked***
K2_PLC_CL PVT Ship S-ON RL
HBOOT -1.01.0000
Radio - 1.12.00.0208
OpenDSP - v.7.2.0221.1123
eMMC - boot
Feb 8 2013, 16:29:40:-1
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Oops you already are 4.2.2. I have a system.img and a boot.img that I can make into a rom.zip to flash via the OEM-RUU mode.

eduardog131 said:
Oops you already are 4.2.2. I have a system.img and a boot.img that I can make into a rom.zip to flash via the OEM-RUU mode.
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HBOOT 1.01 is ICS (4.0.x).
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Modding.MyMind said:
HBOOT 1.01 is ICS (4.0.x).
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Well then I was right then I was wrong. Sorry. HBOOT versions for the Sensation are stuck in my mind.
Sent from my HTC Sensation

Thanks a million for the replies. I was able to lead the recovery and get into it (the most progress i have had in a year with this phone). With that being done. When I go into recovery I am unable to mount the internal storage. I am not too sure of the procedures I need to go through to get this thing functional again. I have been tinkering with my S3 for the last few months, but with KNOX on now I am looking to Jump ship completely from both verizon and samsung. Enough rambling, Like I said thanks for the help, any assistance in getting this thing to boot to a ROM would be much appreciated.
BTW
I used the fastboot flash recovery recovery.img
I have tried this before with no success. This time it worked.
I also flased the Radio and Boot img for ICS.
Thanks.

Thedc24 said:
Thanks a million for the replies. I was able to lead the recovery and get into it (the most progress i have had in a year with this phone). With that being done. When I go into recovery I am unable to mount the internal storage. I am not too sure of the procedures I need to go through to get this thing functional again. I have been tinkering with my S3 for the last few months, but with KNOX on now I am looking to Jump ship completely from both verizon and samsung. Enough rambling, Like I said thanks for the help, any assistance in getting this thing to boot to a ROM would be much appreciated.
BTW
I used the fastboot flash recovery recovery.img
I have tried this before with no success. This time it worked.
I also flased the Radio and Boot img for ICS.
Thanks.
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If you want I can just skip you to 4.2.2. You don't need to reflash recovery and stuff. I will make a package that will update HBOOT and radios. And system/boot.img.
Sent from my HTC Sensation

He first needs to be S-off, to flash radio & hboot. I have made a 4.1.2 rom for cricket, must be linked in my index thread. Wipe all, flash the rom, flash boot.imgwith fastboot and hope that little baby is booting.
If yes, use moonshine.io or rumrunner.us to get S-off.
Then we will do next steps.

old.splatterhand said:
He first needs to be S-off, to flash radio & hboot. I have made a 4.1.2 rom for cricket, must be linked in my index thread. Wipe all, flash the rom, flash boot.imgwith fastboot and hope that little baby is booting.
If yes, use moonshine.io or rumrunner.us to get S-off.
Then we will do next steps.
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Wow! Awsome! This bad boy booted. I was able to flash the rom through recovery. This is much further than I expected to get with this device. Now when I try to go S-Off with either moonshine or rumrunner I get an error saying not able to make adb connection. When I use fastboot devices my device will show up...if i do adb devices nothing...Would love to have S-Off and SU installed. But like I said this is much further than I expected to get so anything further is icing on the cake. Thanks in Advance.

Is Usb-Debugging enabled?
Any output from adb devices? HTC Sync installed (for the drivers)?

old.splatterhand said:
Is Usb-Debugging enabled?
Any output from adb devices? HTC Sync installed (for the drivers)?
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He can just use the Naked Driver for the adb driver. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2263822

Ok I DID have USB debugging enabled. After messing with the drivers and my Windows 8 computer, I have came to the conclusion that it is something with the drivers and their compatibility with Windows 8. Either way moonshine or rumnunner never worked for me in a windows 8 environment. I dual boot ubuntu 12.04 anyway, it saw my device just fine adb and fastboot. I ran moonshine and it went through all the testing stages, but was never able to completely run...so I still have no S-Off. Do I need to update Hboot or anything? Also am I able to load a custom rom on this device with S-ON? I have been looking but I do not see many out for this device at all, which is a shame because I feel as though it is very comparable to my GS3. It would be nice to see a nice AOSP ROM on this device. But all take any updates I can for the device, hopefully it will help with the issue I have will cell reception dropping all the time. Thanks

To answer some of your questions:
- you can't update hboot because you are not stock and not S-off
- there are indeed not much roms to flash, but you could do with S-on (and unlocked bootloader)
- if you would flash the Sense 5/Android 4.2.2 rom, you would have noizy sound, without the firmware files (which you need S-Off to flash)
Another way for getting S-off (which should work with your hboot), is facepalm.
But the part of changing CID to SuperCID is very risky, read carefully and only do, when you are sure you understand, what to do!!!

old.splatterhand said:
To answer some of your questions:
- you can't update hboot because you are not stock and not S-off
- there are indeed not much roms to flash, but you could do with S-on (and unlocked bootloader)
- if you would flash the Sense 5/Android 4.2.2 rom, you would have noizy sound, without the firmware files (which you need S-Off to flash)
Another way for getting S-off (which should work with your hboot), is facepalm.
But the part of changing CID to SuperCID is very risky, read carefully and only do, when you are sure you understand, what to do!!!
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Thanks for all the help! I am now SuperCID with S-OFF, Facepalm worked like a charm. Would it be possible to put slimrom on this device? Anyway thanks for all the help, I am going to check out some ROMS..as far as flashing goes, I am assuming how I have my phone now I should be able to flash any rom that is compatible with the device.
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eduardog131 said:
If you want I can just skip you to 4.2.2. You don't need to reflash recovery and stuff. I will make a package that will update HBOOT and radios. And system/boot.img.
Sent from my HTC Sensation
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Yea that would be cool. I am assuming I would just flash it through recovery?

Thedc24 said:
Thanks for all the help! I am now SuperCID with S-OFF, Facepalm worked like a charm. Would it be possible to put slimrom on this device? Anyway thanks for all the help, I am going to check out some ROMS..as far as flashing goes, I am assuming how I have my phone now I should be able to flash any rom that is compatible with the device.
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Yea that would be cool. I am assuming I would just flash it through recovery?
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You're completely S-OFF? The radios and new HBOOT update need to be flashed in RUU mode. Let me get my bearings and you can flash everything. (adb reboot oem-42 or fastboot oem rebootRUU is a way to get to RUU mode.)
Sent from my HTC Sensation using Tapatalk

eduardog131 said:
You're completely S-OFF? The radios and new HBOOT update need to be flashed in RUU mode. Let me get my bearings and you can flash everything. (adb reboot oem-42 or fastboot oem rebootRUU is a way to get to RUU mode.)
Sent from my HTC Sensation using Tapatalk
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Yes I am completely S-OFF with CID 111111 and SU. The phone has been working good, Cricket service is not all that great in my area. I see there is a software update 2.04.1050.5 (15.1 MB), I am assuming if i run this update it will most likely wipe everything I just did. Is this correct?

Thedc24 said:
Yes I am completely S-OFF with CID 111111 and SU. The phone has been working good, Cricket service is not all that great in my area. I see there is a software update 2.04.1050.5 (15.1 MB), I am assuming if i run this update it will most likely wipe everything I just did. Is this correct?
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I think. Anyways, download this: http://www.mediafire.com/download/maa60jha4eod834/rom.zip
Contents of said rom.zip:
4.2.2 system.img with root.
4.2.2 stock boot.img.
4.2.2 stock recovery.
New HBOOT and radios and stuff.
If you get an error (flush again or something.), then just resend the command. (fastboot flash zip path/to/rom.zip)

eduardog131 said:
I think. Anyways, download this: http://www.mediafire.com/download/maa60jha4eod834/rom.zip
Contents of said rom.zip:
4.2.2 system.img with root.
4.2.2 stock boot.img.
4.2.2 stock recovery.
New HBOOT and radios and stuff.
If you get an error (flush again or something.), then just resend the command. (fastboot flash zip path/to/rom.zip)
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Downloading now. I will let you know how it goes...thanks a million.
This is what I got when I tried to flash the rom:
sending 'zip' (691470 KB)...
OKAY [ 37.267s]
writing 'zip'...
FAILED (remote: not allowed)
finished. total time: 37.301s
I dont understand if I am S-Off and super CID.