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OTA ARABIC 1.57.415.3 and WARANTY IS BACK

Dear ALL
Today I did Manage to re-lock the Chacha bootloader to win the waranty back here is what I did
1- My ChaCha is an Arabic version bought it from egypt it was coming with ROM (( RUU_Chacha_HTC_ARA_1.22.415.2_Radio_47.14.35.3030H_7.47.35.17_release_198595_signed.exe )) you can find it somewhere in ChaCha thread .
2- I did extract the above rom and i toke the file called rom.zip then i did extract it
3- i did flash boot.img , radio.img , recovery.img and system.img using fastboot.exe
CMD
fastboot.exe flash boot boot.img
then
fastboot.exe flash radio radio.img
then
fastboot.exe flash recovery recovery.img
then
fastboot.exe flash system system.img
then
Factory Rest
then
Restart
4- The ROM 1.22.415.2 installed on my Chacha and working super . I went to Settings > About Phone > Software Updates > Check now . the system asked me to download the new update then I did
5- For sure before i install the update I looked for the OTA update on my phone and i managed to find it on my SD under folder called download (( OTA_Chacha_HTC_ARA_1.57.415.3-1.22.415.2_release_228158ps5fo8iej85c5rzr.zip )) Here is a link of the OTA update
http://ifile.it/y5jwsx2/OTA_Chacha_HTC_ARA_1.57.415.3-1.22.415.2_release_228158ps5fo8iej85c5rzr.zip
6- I asked the Updater to install the OTA ROM
7- The rom installed i did uncheck fastboot from Settings > Power > Fastboot
8- I checked the Bootloader i found it as before i start to unlock it via HTCdev unlocker with the stock bootloader 1.07.0000 S-ON RL
Cheersssssssssssssssssssssss yahoooooooooooooooooooooo My waranty is back

I haven't checked on the Chacha, but on Motorola's there's a flash in fastboot that can tell you if warranty is void because of unlocking. Even relocking won't reset the flag.

adlx.xda lets look for it but i don`t think that HTC is that smart anyways if so no problem at less that it downgraded the Hboot from 1.10.0000 to 1.07.0000 and lock it
Sent from my HTC ChaCha A810e using XDA App

the variable I know from Motorola is: iswarrantyvoid
fastboot getvar iswarrantyvoid
Idk if it's valid for HTC though. Not tried yet.

adlx.xda said:
the variable I know from Motorola is: iswarrantyvoid
fastboot getvar iswarrantyvoid
Idk if it's valid for HTC though. Not tried yet.
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I tried the above CMD but its not working
I did type
fastboot.exe getvar all
I got
INFOversion: 0.5
INFOversion-bootloader: 1.07.0000
INFOversion-baseband: 7.51.35.19
INFOversion-cpld: None
INFOversion-microp: 0557
INFOversion-main: 1.57.415.3
INFOserialno: "My Serial No"
INFOimei: "My IMEI"
INFOproduct: chacha
INFOplatform: HBOOT-7227
INFOmodelid: PH0611000
INFOcidnum: HTC__J15
INFObattery-status: good
INFObattery-voltage: 3738mV
INFOpartition-layout: HTC
INFOsecurity: on
INFObuild-mode: SHIP
INFOboot-mode: FASTBOOT
INFOcommitno-bootloader: dirty-8ecce785
INFOhbootpreupdate: 12
INFOgencheckpt: 0
all: Done!
finished. total time: 0.031s
Anthor CMD
c:\Andriod>fastboot oem boot
... INFOsetup_tag addr=0x60000100 cmdline add=0x9
07E42C
INFOTAG:Ramdisk OK
INFOTAG:smi ok, size = 0
INFOTAG:hwid 0x0
INFOTAG:skuid 0x29001
INFOTAG:hero panel = 0x0
INFOTAG:engineerid = 0x0
INFOMCP dual-die
INFOMCP dual-die
INFOTAG:mono-die = 0x0
INFOTAG:TP = 1
INFODevice CID is not super CID
INFOCID is HTC__J15
INFOsetting->cid::HTC__J15
INFOserial number: " MY SN"
INFOcommandline from head: no_console_suspend=1 console=null
INFOcommand line length =565
INFOactive commandline: board_chacha.disable_uart3=0 board_chach
INFOa.usb_h2w_sw=0 board_chacha.disable_sdcard=0 diag.enabled=0
INFOboard_chacha.debug_uart=0 smisize=0 userdata_sel=0 androidbo
INFOot.emmc=false androidboot.pagesize=4096 androidboot.baseban
INFOd=7.51.35.19 androidboot.cid=HTC__J15 androidboot.batt_power
INFOon=good_battery androidboot.carrier=HTC-GCC androidboot.mid=
INFOPH0611000 androidboot.keycaps=qwerty androidboot.qwerty_colo
INFOr=white androidboot.mode=normal androidboot.serialno=HT169V4
INFO03255 androidboot.bootloader=1.07.0000 zygote_oneshot=off km
INFOemleak=off no_console_suspend=1 console=null
INFOaARM_Partion[0].name=misc
INFOaARM_Partion[1].name=recovery
INFOaARM_Partion[2].name=boot
INFOaARM_Partion[3].name=system
INFOaARM_Partion[4].name=cache
INFOaARM_Partion[5].name=userdata
INFOaARM_Partion[6].name=devlog
INFOpartition number=7
INFOValid partition num=7
INFODelay 99978(us) for dpram command before goto AMSS...
FAILED (status read failed (Too many links))
finished. total time: 1.716s
is that usefull ?

I wouldn't count on this actually working tbh... I downgraded my bootloader to 1.04.0000, updated to 1.07.0000, then 1.10.0000 (the one from HTCDev) just to see what would happen, and upon applying 1.10.0000, it still showed as *** UNLOCKED ***. Doing a fastboot oem lock won't work either, your bootloader will say *** RELOCKED ***.
In short: the unlock flag is stored in a secret partition and is still visible no matter what bootloader is running

Dear qzfive..
I think you did S-Off to your device using XTC clip ? OR you did the downgrade using gold card ? Right

I S-OFF'd via the Clip a good month before HTC-Dev unlock, however that's not relevant in this situation. S-OFF and the HTC-Dev unlock definitely appear to be two seperate flags, since some people haven't used the Clip and have an HTC-Dev unlocked bootloader are S-ON.
I think that the HTC-Dev unlock/relock flag is on the same partition as the @secuflag, which controls S-ON and S-OFF. HTC would know how to read this partition and read the flags to determine if your warranty is void or not. Also, remember when you started the HTC-Dev unlock, and you had to get a unique ID key from your device? Chances are they also save that key onto their systems as one that's had its bootloader unlocked.
One additional note: doing radio flashes won't reset the flags either, as when I applied the different HBOOTS, radios were flashed along with them as part of an RUU or OTA.
Either way, after we've used the HTC-Dev unlock, we can say goodbye to our warranties

Dear I agree with you but if there is no secueflag says its locked or unlocked only and about the saving the code in thier system easy i can complain about maybe some hacker did stolen my SN. or somthing and he did register with it in thier system
any ways Warranty on or off i dont care because HTC service they are useless at the end
I am going to search how to read the SecureFlag from the partattion
Thank you any ways

You can reupload the file please?

I will upload it again tomorrow
Sent from my GT-N7000 using XDA App

how did u extract the ruu.exe file?, what program did u use?
I tried winrar and 7zip but nothing worked!

for extracting ruu file....
run the ruu.exe
wait till view read me and chacha image page come....
then..in computer..go to c>user>username>appdata>local>temp..
there you can folder with numbers..
select that folder and check,there will be a file named rom.zip..
extract that file..then flash the images..
sorry for bad english.....

could you re-upload please ?

Where can i get the boot.img , radio.img , recovery.img and system.img

[Q][Solved] Downgrade from 2.00.0002 and root HTC Desire S, install recovery

Hello,
I have HTC Desire S. I did HTCDev.com unlock, but again and again there are problems to root this device. I can't flash recovery via fastboot, hangs on sending files etc. Went through many guides and nothing:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1194488
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1318919
http://forum.xda-developers.com/sho...m.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1399331
Always there is something like adb shell /data/local/tmp/zergRush > Cannot copy boomsh: Permission diened etc. problems.
I am totally lost. can you give me few hints how to or downgrade to 0.98.00000 or whatever to install custom recovery. Please! :s
Can you please help me root this device, install clockwork recovery and rom to MIUI? I have rooted another, my old HTC Desire before, but there anything went fine.
***Unlocked***
SAGA PVT SHIP S-ON RL
HBOOT-2.00.0002
RADIO-3822.10.08.04_M
eMMC-boot
Aug 22 2011, 15:22:13

Guys, really need your help, please! Will pay dollars for help.
This is such a huge pain in the ass! Sorry for 2xpost.
I have followed this guide: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1399331
I really managed to get to this point with success:
5. now type
adb shell /data/local/tmp/misc_version -s 1.27.405.6
--> this will change your version information
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and problem starts on:
6. now you can doubleclick on the privous downloaded RUU and follow the steps. it may tell you from going down from version 2.xx to 1.xx but it is possible.
7. phone reboots and when it is up again you should have android 2.3.3 hboot 0.98.0000 S-ON
8. now just download revolutionary from http://revolutionary.io and create a beta key and start programm
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RUU installer simply freezes on "Sending" data to phone. I am stuck there, sometimes it gives error [171], sometime shows that ''battery less than 30% remaining''. What the heck is going on? (I have locked bootloader before RUU install, because I have read that it should be like that.) (HTC Sync installed before RUU install)

You need to relock the bootloader with the command "fastboot oem lock"
So boot the phone into fastboot, then in cmd run above command, then re try the RUU.

Already did that, but with no success. Still the same problem. RUU installer freezes on "Sending".
---
As I enter bootloader ***Unlocked*** on the top is changed to ***Relocked***, so command "fastboot oem lock" did the job.

Try extracting the rom.zip file from the RUU, then renaming it to PG88IMG.zip then place that file on your SDcard root then apply the update in hboot.

I have dowloaded RUU file which is .exe, is there any RUU what you would recommend for me? (phone is not branded, Europe: Latvia) Maybe I am using wrong RUU also?
And as I will put PG88IMG.zip in to SD card, how should I apply the update in hboot, by running some command in cmd?

@Forwox
To get the ROM.zip from the RUU and to install via PG88IMG.zip
Start the RUU and once at the main page go to Start>Run and type in %temp%
Next find the newest folder and in there will be file called rom.zip. Copy this file to the desktop and rename it to PG88IMG.zip
Now copy this file to your SD card and start the phone in HBOOT (turn it on whilst holding volume down). It will find the file and start the update.
If that fails please run this fastboot command "fastboot getvar all" and post its results and the RUU you are trying to install.

Well, I got that rom.zip from %temp%, newest folder found rom.zip (rom.zip date modified is 2011.03.15) , put it into SD card, then entered HBOOT and it gave me:
SD Checking...
Loading... [PG88DIAG.zip]
No image!
Loading... [PG88DIAG.nbh]
No image or wrong image!
Loading...[PG88IMG.zip]
No image!
Loading... [PG88IMG.nbh]
No image or wrong image!
As I enter into cmd and run "fastboot getvar all" it gives me:
(bootloader) version: 0.5
(bootloader) version-bootloader: 2.00.0002
(bootloader) version-baseband: 3822.10.08.04_M
(bootloader) version-cpld: None
(bootloader) version-microp: None
(bootloader) version-main: 1.27.405.68
(bootloader) serialno: SH17CTJ03677
(bootloader) imei: 356708045855945
(bootloader) product: saga
(bootloader) platform: HBOOT-7230
(bootloader) modelid: PG8810000
(bootloader) cidnum: HTC__032
(bootloader) battery-status: good
(bootloader) battery-voltage: 4177mV
(bootloader) partition-layout: Generic
(bootloader) security: on
(bootloader) build-mode: SHIP
(bootloader) boot-mode: FASTBOOT
(bootloader) commitno-bootloader: ebd3df7d
(bootloader) hbootpreupdate: 12
(bootloader) gencheckpt: 0
all: Done!
finished. total time: 0.016s
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I am trying to install RUU_Saga_HTC_Europe_1.28.401.1_Radio_20.28b.30.0805U_38.03.02.11_M_release_177977_signed
When I tried this: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1399331 method before, I went so far and got stuck with RUU...exe installing: (see attachemen 1.)
EDIT!!!
I have managed to flash RUU by copying it to SD card (writing .zip was the problem), flashed via HBOOT, but nothing have changed!)
(see attachement 2. when flashing 3., 4. when RUU is flashed)

Try to install the 1.47... (dont remember the exact number) using the installer... I've downgraded it with that version following the same tut as u did. Dont know if it makes a difference but give it a try... or maybe there's someone else who could help u (im not really a pro ^^)
Sent from my HTC Desire S

Forwox said:
Guys, really need your help, please! Will pay dollars for help.
This is such a huge pain in the ass! Sorry for 2xpost.
I have followed this guide: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1399331
I really managed to get to this point with success:
and problem starts on:
RUU installer simply freezes on "Sending" data to phone. I am stuck there, sometimes it gives error [171], sometime shows that ''battery less than 30% remaining''. What the heck is going on? (I have locked bootloader before RUU install, because I have read that it should be like that.) (HTC Sync installed before RUU install)
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are u'r phone already have firmware version 1.27.405.6, if that..u can try uninstall HTCsync first and leave the driver..n now u can try run RUU upgrade again..n see..
i hope this help u..

YESSSS, FINALLY DID IT!!!
What were my problems? RUU was the incorrect versions, few problems with PC drivers, that's why fastboot recovery flashing didn't worked and the only way to go was Revolutionary, but it does not work on 2.00.xxxx HBOOT version, that's why downgrade was needed.
My HTC Desire S now:
-Revolutionary-
SAGA PVT SHIP S-OFF RL
HBOOT-6.98 1002
RADIO-3805.06.02.03_M
eMMC-boot
Mar 10 2011, 14:58:38
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Before:
***LOCKED***
SAGA PVT SHIP S-ON RL
HBOOT-2.00.0002
RADIO-3822.10.08.04_M
eMMC-boot
Aug 22 2011, 15:22:13
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What have I done:
*HTCDev.com Unlock and then Relock, downgrade from HBOOT-2.00.0002 to HBOOT- 0.98.0002 is done, RUU installed, S-OFF made via revolutionary, MIUI ROM installed.*
Here is a little walkthrough from *pain in the ass* to total success how it was in my case :
------------
1. Installed all necessary android related drivers to PC.
2. In Desire S phone turned off "fastboot" option in Settings/power/fastboot. Turned on USB debugging Settings/Applications/Development/USB debugging
3. Switched on and connected phone to PC (Charge only).
3.1 If your HTC Desire S in HBOOT shows pink ***LOCKED*** go to HTCDev.com and unlock it.
4. Downloaded files from this topic: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1399331 (zergRush and misc_version ONLY!!!)
Unziped the downloaded files in a folder (e.g. c:/Users/yourName/Downloads)
5. In Windows went to Start>Run and typed cmd. Now you needed to relock the bootloader with the, so typeed command "fastboot oem lock" in terminal just just I opened. "I recommend to restart the phone and after that connect to Charge only again as before."
3. Run the Terminal again and changed into the folder where I unzipped files before (change folder with 'cd')
4. Now typed to the terminal (every line is one command!)
adb push zergRush /data/local/tmp
adb push misc_version /data/local/tmp
adb shell chmod 777 /data/local/tmp/zergRush
adb shell chmod 777 /data/local/tmp/misc_version
adb shell
(IF THERE IS ANY PROBLEM WITH zergRush or BOOMSH, and only $ shows up, type this):
4.1 rm /data/local/tmp/boomsh
4.2 rm /data/local/tmp/sh
4.3 cd /data/local/tmp/
IF NO PROBLEM EXPLAINED ABOVE, THEN KEEP TYPING AFTER PREVIOUS adb shell THIS:
cd /data/local/tmp/
./zergRush
5. Then typed
adb shell /data/local/tmp/misc_version -s 1.27.405.6
"This will change your version information, but you need the same RUU version!"(don't type this in cmd, of course)
6. Now found appropriate RUU for device. I used RUU_Saga_HTC_Europe_1.47.401.4_Radio_20.28I.30.085AU_3805.06.02.03_M_release_199410_signed and it worked like a charm!!! I have tried two other with no success on downgrade. My Desire S is non-branded!
7. Run that downloaded RUU .exe file, went to Start>Run and typed in %temp% Now clicked "Date modified" and found the newest folder and in there will be file called rom.zip. Copied this file to the desktop and renamed it to PG88IMG (adding .zip extension was the trouble maker for me! But you can try)
8. Copied this file to my SD card and start the phone in HBOOT (turn it on whilst holding volume down). The phone found the file and started the update.
9. Phone restarted and you I saw HBOOT- 0.98.0002 instead of HBOOT-2.00.0002 as it was before. If it is like that, then you have successfully downgraded your HTC Desire!
8. Now just download revolutionary from http://revolutionary.io and create a beta key and start programm. It will do S-OFF on your device.
DONE!
Now you can install any ROM by your choice.
Good luck and don't give up! It took me 3 days, but I didn't gave up.
I hope this report somehow helps users like me, who faces the same problems and storyline.
Many thanks to foX2delta and SuperKid who helped, and topics in this forum.

Glad it worked out, never heard of a RUU not working in this way (want main version, wasnt CID related). Only thing I can think of is maybe the RUU's (v1.28/1.47) each respond differently to the later versions (v2.10) or luck of the gods or a bad download of the RUU.

As foX2delta said
foX2delta said:
or a bad download of the RUU.
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So remember always checking md5 sums, even if it was not necessarily because of that.
Sent from my HTC Desire S

This worked for me too. If you've unlocked the bootloader though htcdev though, you HAVE to relock it, otherwise flashing the older RUU will give an error message. This makes me wonder if unlocking it is even needed at all.

You know what??? you're a life saver!
I followed your steps and managed to make it .... phew!!
I used the RUU directly though, it worked fine once the bootloader is locked again
Thanks!

ahmedsalahais said:
You know what??? you're a life saver!
I followed your steps and managed to make it .... phew!!
I used the RUU directly though, it worked fine once the bootloader is locked again
Thanks!
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At least, glad this worked for you. Enjoy it.

HELP! ok i unlocked my desire s using HTCdev.
and i download both zergRush and misc_version and unzip it on c:\users\user\downloads
so i go to cmd and type in those commands but i got this
c:\Users\user\Downloads>adb push zergRush /data/local/tmp
'adb' is not recognized as an internal or external command,
operable program or batch file.
need to downgrade it from 2.00.0002.
*latest update. now it says
c:\Android>adb push zergRush /data/local/tmp
error: device not found
**latest update.
C:\Users\user>cd c:\Android
c:\Android>adb push zergRush /data/local/tmp
1152 KB/s (14157 bytes in 0.012s)
c:\Android>adb push misc_version /data/local/tmp
644 KB/s (15837 bytes in 0.024s)
c:\Android>adb shell chmod 777 /data/local/tmp/zergRush
c:\Android>adb shell chmod 777 /data/local/tmp/misc_version
c:\Android>adb shell /data/local/tmp/zergRush
/data/local/tmp/zergRush: /acct: permission denied
acct: permission denied
acct: permission denied
acct: permission denied
acct: permission denied
/data/local/tmp/zergRush: 6: Syntax error: "(" unexpected
--------------------solve---------------

No htcdev needed?
I'm a newbie, but I think you do not need to unlock then relock bootloader via htcdev. Doing this is basically telling HTC you are voiding your warranty. I am trying this method tonight and will report if HTC unlock is needed.

I had unlocked bootloader via htcdev.com and installed a custom rom. now i need to go back to stock rom so i downloaded old RUU
I tried the steps above and iam getting the following message.
/system/bin/sh: 4.3: not found
C:\Android>adb push zergRush /data/local/tmp
351 KB/s (23060 bytes in 0.064s)
C:\Android>adb push misc_version /data/local/tmp
694 KB/s (589849 bytes in 0.829s)
C:\Android>adb shell chmod 777 /data/local/tmp/zergRush
C:\Android>adb shell chmod 777 /data/local/tmp/misc_version
C:\Android>
C:\Android>adb shell
[email protected]:/ $ 4.1 rm /data/local/tmp/boomsh
4.2 rm /data/local/tmp/sh
4.3 cd /data/local/tmp/4.1 rm /data/local/tmp/boomsh
/system/bin/sh: 4.1: not found
127|[email protected]:/ $ 4.2 rm /data/local/tmp/sh
/system/bin/sh: 4.2: not found
127|[email protected]:/ $ adb shell /data/local/tmp/misc_version -s 1.27.405.6
hell /data/local/tmp/misc_version -s 1.27.405.6
/system/bin/sh: 4.3: not found
127|[email protected]:/ $
Pls help

Leave the 4.1, 4.2 and 4.3 aside. In case you didn't put attention - they're just step numbers, and aren't part of the commands.
You're making an awful mess.

[Q]stuck in bootloader,no recovery

Hi to everybody,my friend has a problem with his desire S.
his phone is turned off itself vibrating.now he can boot only in bootloader mode,and the recovery is gone.
here some spec.
-Revolutionary-
SAGA PVT SHIP S-OFF RL
HBOOT-6.98.1002
radio-3805.06.02.03_M
eMMC-boot
Mar 10 2011,14:58:38
( bootloader ) version: 0.5
(bootloader) version-bootloader: 6.98.1002
(bootloader) [email protected] baseband : 3805.06.02.03_M
(bootloader) version-cpld: None
(bootloader) version-microp: None
(bootloader) version-main: 1.47.401.4
(bootloader) serialno: xxxxxxxxxxxx
(bootloader) imei: xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
(bootloader) product: saga
(bootloader) platform: HBOOT-7230
(bootloader) modelid: PG8810000
(bootloader) cidnum: HTC__405
(bootloader) battery-status: good
(bootloader) battery-voltage: 3653mV
(bootloader) partition-layout: Generic
(bootloader) security: off
(bootloader) build-mode: SHIP
(bootloader) boot-mode: FASTBOOT
(bootloader) commitno-bootloader: 361a7ba6
(bootloader) hbootpreupdate: 12
(bootloader) gencheckpt: 0
all: Done!
tried this http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1488672 but no luck.when starts to flash the recovery,the vertical progress bar stops and the phone begins to vibrate.
He also tried to flash the eng hboot to run a RUU,but seems he can't flash the hboot (hangs on "writing hboot").
thanks for any help.

Did your friend happen to pull his battery anytime before all this started?
Recovery doesn't just "disappear" - he must have done something prior to that...
Anyway, the first thing is to rule out (or in) a fried eMMC
So do this:
Set up adb/fastboot and connect your phone (link in my sig)
Then connect your device to the PC, enter recovery, open cmd (command prompt) on the PC and type:
adb shell
dmesg | grep mmc0
For further details, consult this excellent guide by amidabuddha:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1284196

thanks for the quick reply.when I have the output of the dmesg | grep mmc0 ,I'll post here.I haven't the phone with me,so I have to wait for my friend.

the phone,does not appear to be recognized by adb
C:\android-sdk-windows\platform-tools>adb devices
* daemon not running. starting it now on port 5037 *
* daemon started successfully *
List of devices attached
but through fastboot devices the output is mb139tj10369 fastboot.
any ideas?

NeTvAmPiRe70 said:
the phone,does not appear to be recognized by adb
C:\android-sdk-windows\platform-tools>adb devices
* daemon not running. starting it now on port 5037 *
* daemon started successfully *
List of devices attached
but through fastboot devices the output is mb139tj10369 fastboot.
any ideas?
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Well, since you can get to fastboot, try this anyway.
Also, see if flashing recovery again gets you up and running.
Boot into fastboot on the phone, and using the cmd terminal, push a new recovery to the phone. I'm attaching 4EXT recovery. Just download it, extract recovery.img from the zip file, put it into your adb/fastboot folder and issue the following command:
fastboot flash recovery recovery.img
Then try to boot into recovery and tell me what you see...
DOWNLOAD : 4EXT Recovery

enigmaamit said:
Well, since you can get to fastboot, try this anyway.
Also, see if flashing recovery again gets you up and running.
Boot into fastboot on the phone, and using the cmd terminal, push a new recovery to the phone. I'm attaching 4EXT recovery. Just download it, extract recovery.img from the zip file, put it into your adb/fastboot folder and issue the following command:
fastboot flash recovery recovery.img
Then try to boot into recovery and tell me what you see...
DOWNLOAD : 4EXT Recovery
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Click to collapse
...no luck hangs on "writing recovery".

NeTvAmPiRe70 said:
...no luck hangs on "writing recovery".
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Okay, i'm attaching 4EXT recovery in PG88IMG.zip format. Just place this on your sd card root, and boot into bootloader... it will try to flash this recovery on its own the moment it detects it. Let's see what happens...
DOWNLOAD HERE

enigmaamit said:
Okay, i'm attaching 4EXT recovery in PG88IMG.zip format. Just place this on your sd card root, and boot into bootloader... it will try to flash this recovery on its own the moment it detects it. Let's see what happens...
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this is not the same thing but with a different recovery?
however,I'll give it a try.
NeTvAmPiRe70 said:
tried this http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1488672 but no luck.when starts to flash the recovery,the vertical progress bar stops and the phone begins to vibrate.
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NeTvAmPiRe70 said:
this is not the same thing but with a different recovery?
however,I'll give it a try.
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I don't know what was there in that file... so i sent you mine.
But if fastboot wasn't working, the possibility of an eMMC brick is looming larger...
Just try the commands i asked you to type in my first post... I mean boot into bootloader, then see if these commands cough up a report... if it doesn't work, boot into fastboot and try again. You must have some kind of recovery man...
Also, you didn't say what happens when you select Recovery option from the bootloader... what happens?

enigmaamit said:
Okay, i'm attaching 4EXT recovery in PG88IMG.zip format. Just place this on your sd card root, and boot into bootloader... it will try to flash this recovery on its own the moment it detects it. Let's see what happens...
DOWNLOAD HERE
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...same as before,when starts to flash the recovery,the vertical progress bar stops and the phone hangs on "do not power off the device".
tried the dmesg | grep mmc0 both from bootloader and from fastboot but the phone,does not appear to be recognized by adb.
when he select recovery from the bootloader,appears the white screen with the htc logo,then the phone turns off itself vibrating.

NeTvAmPiRe70 said:
...same as before,when starts to flash the recovery,the vertical progress bar stops and the phone hangs on "do not power off the device".
tried the dmesg | grep mmc0 both from bootloader and from fastboot but the phone,does not appear to be recognized by adb.
when he select recovery from the bootloader,appears the white screen with the htc logo,then the phone turns off itself vibrating.
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Then i think your friend might have fried his eMMC.
Last resort is to call in the expert : Send a PM to amidabuddha, the guy whose guide i linked in my first post. I haven't found anyone more knowledgeable in these matters. If anyone can help you, its him.
I hope you can salvage the device...but its not looking very good....

thanks for your help,I'lll contact the expert

...and the expert has decreed:fried eMMC

NeTvAmPiRe70 said:
...and the expert has decreed:fried eMMC
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That's what i thought too... just didn't want to mouth off such a grave judgement without being doubly sure.
Very sorry - unable to help any further. Hope your friend takes the news well, and wish him/her better luck for the next device!

[Q] Stuck on HTC boot screen after sudden restart

Hello Everyone,
My Desire S was running Fallout 4.0 ROM. I had a couple sudden restarts in the last week and a half, but they seem to have been graphic related and because I didn't have the time to re-install, I just lived with it (not a big deal) for the time being.
However, yesterday when I picked up my phone I have noticed that it is stuck on the HTC boot screen. I thought that this is just another one of those restarts, but when the boot operation didn't progress I figured that something is wrong. I booted into recovery (CWM 5.0.2.0) and then got the infamous errors of can't mount Cache/System/Data.
This when my troubles have began because I cannot seem to be able to solve this issue.
1) From within the "mounts and storage" menu I cannot mount nor format the partitions (I get an error such as "Error mounting /cache!" and "Error formatting /cache! The latter takes also a long while in which the format is being attempted but in the end the error appears)
2) When I choose the wipe option (restore factory defaults) it takes a very long time (30-40 minutes) to wipe the data and cache partitions. Sometimes it gives an error message and some time it says complete, but with not effect whatsoever from what I can tell.
3) Attempt to restore my Nandroid backup fails (both of the original stick ROM that came with the phone and the more recent Fallout backup). An error message says that it cannot be completed.
4) I tried to flash several ROMs. The first two failed (including the original Fallout ROM that I have used). I think that I have managed to flash CM7 and RunnyDroid. I say think, because the process seem to be completed without an error, but nothing has changed otherwise, the system doesn't boot.
5) I checked my eMMC by booting into Fastboot and running the command
Code:
adb shell
dmesg | grep mmc0
from adb.
The output is
Code:
dmesg | grep mmc0
<3>[6.953796] mmc0: No card detect facilities available
<6>[6.954345] mmc0: Qualcomm MSM SDCC at 0x00000000a0500000 irq 98,
<6>[6.954589] mmc0: Platform slot type: MMC
<6>[6.954711] mmc0: 4 bit data mode disabled
<6>[6.954925] mmc0: 8 bit data mode enabled
<6>[6.955078] mmc0: MMC clock 144000 -> 50000000 Hz, PCLK 96000000
<6>[6.955291] mmc0: Slot eject status = 0
<6>[6.955413] mmc0: Power save feature enable = 1
<6>[6.955566] mmc0: DM non-cached buffer at ffa0f000, dma_addr 0x0c
<6>[6.955780] mmc0: DM cmd busaddr 0x0c36e000, cmdptr busaddr 0x0c3
<6>[7.109436] mmc0: new high speed MMC card at address 0001
<6>[7.111297] mmcblk0: mmc0:0001 M4G2DE 2.10 GiB
~ #
To my best understanding it means that the eMMC is not necessarily fried.
4) Because I cannot boot into the system I tried to re-flash recovery (actually 4EXT) via fastboot and adb, but it fails with the error
FAILED (remote: not allowed)
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. The same happened when I tried to flash the boot.img from a ROM.
5. I read about installing a RUU. well, I think that I have found a version that fits my phone but all the download links are broken and a web search didn't find the version that I (think that I) need elsewhere. Also, those are EXE file, that to my best of understanding requires the Android system to be booted up in order the installation process to work, which I cannot accomplish at this point.
General details of my phone as appear in the HBOOT screen:
SAGA PVT SHIP S-OFF RL
HBOOT-0.98.0000
RADIO-38.03.02.15_M
eMMC-boot
Mar 10 2011.14:58:38
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Genreal details as received from running the commend
Code:
fastboot getvar all
in adb:
Code:
(bootloader) version: 0.5
(bootloader) version-bootloader: 0.98.0000
(bootloader) version-baseband: 38.03.02.15_M
(bootloader) version-cpld: None
(bootloader) version-microp: None
(bootloader) version-main: 1.28.401.1
(bootloader) serialno: HTXXXXXXXX
(bootloader) imei: XXXXXXXXXX
(bootloader) product: saga
(bootloader) platform: HBOOT-7230
(bootloader) modelid: PG88*****
(bootloader) cidnum: 11111111
(bootloader) battery-status: good
(bootloader) battery-voltage: 4196mV
(bootloader) partition-layout: Generic
(bootloader) security: off
(bootloader) build-mode: SHIP
(bootloader) boot-mode: FASTBOOT
(bootloader) commitno-bootloader: 361a7ba6
(bootloader) hbootpreupdate: 12
(bootloader) gencheckpt: 0
all: Done!
finished. total time: 0.033s
Additional notes:
1) I took caution not to pull the battery, I know that it can have very negative effects. When I had to, before pulling the battery I have used the Volume up and down + Power combination to restart the phone and pulled the battery in that 2-3 seconds window before it restarts. I also didn't reconnect the battery immediately but waited about a minute.
3) I formatted my memory card (8GB) to FAT32, just in case the file system is corrupt (I have backed up everything first). This doesn't seem to have an effect.
4) I didn't root or S-OFF the phone myself. At the time of buying it I wasn't even aware of all of this and didn't plan to replace ROMs, etc., so I don't have much information about how the S-OFF and Root were achieved, this is how the phone was provided to me.
I would appreciate any input and advice. Is it a faulty eMMC? Is there anything else that I can do (I am far from being an expert in this field)?
Thank you very much.

Please try to be simple. I don't think that all these informations are necessary. This is a question Doesn't Have to be so long. The responders will ask you for additional info if needed.

Thank you for your reply, but I don't see the point in posting a vague and general question that will then require people to ask for information and suggest measures that one might already has taken.
From my experience in other forums (in which I'm more on the "helping" side) it is very frustrating to read vague and general questions and repeatedly ask for the same basic information over and over (and over) again just to get started. It is a waste of time and energy for all parties involved. In my opinion posting the relevant technical information, issue summary and steps already taken with their results is the way to go.
Update: I contacted the lab of the store from which I purchased the device. They tested it and told me that the board is (most probably) faulty, something to do with the electrical components. Because the device is still under warranty they will send it to be replaced.
Hopefully, the fact that I have flashed a custom ROM in the past won't be an obstacle in light of the nature of the fault.
Thank you.

You're right about the information. It does help to just provide it all and the information given is useful. Hope it all works out mate
Sent from my Desire S using Tapatalk 2

[Q] HTC One S half-bricked, any solution?

Hi there.
I'm really sorry for my poor english, I'll try to do my best.
I have the HTC one S, I tried the CM10 a few time ago on my phone. It was nice, but not really stable. I asked to my brother to reinstall the official ROM. But during the reinstall, I don't know why, his computer restarted itself and thus the installation was interrupted in the middle of the installation.
At his moment, my phone doesn't work and I can't install any ROM. The computer doesn't recognise my phone (as phone, hard drive, device, or anything else).
I tried with a usb key plugged on the phone (with the update.zip in it) and hit "Apply update from external memory", but the phone display an error message (Invalid option) and reboots (message: "Succes rebooting by reason : oem-0..")
Can anyone, please, tell me what to do (step by step, links, official rom to download,...) ? I'm really lost.
You can find here some picture to figure out what the problem is.
HTC One S
P/N: 99HRE012-00
CPU: Z520e
I already thank you.

As long as you can access the bootloader I think you should be OK.
I'd try to run a RUU from Windows while the phone is connected and displaying Fastboot USB at the bootloader.
If you can't find the RUU for your phone, please launch this command:
Code:
fastboot getvar all
And copy the output but remove IMEI and any unique personnal IDs.

Hi. Thanks for your reply.
I get nothing when I type "fastboot getvar all", except this message: "<waiting for device>".
I have this with lsusb: "Bus 002 Device 008: ID 0bb4:0ff9 HTC (High Tech Computer Corp.) Desire / Desire HD / Hero / Thunderbolt".
For KDD:
Salut KDD. J'ai essayé la commande que tu m'as donné, mais pas de résultat, à par le message <waiting for device>.
Sinon j'ai encore ceci quand je tape lsusb : Bus 002 Device 008: ID 0bb4:0ff9 HTC (High Tech Computer Corp.) Desire / Desire HD / Hero / Thunderbolt.

I tried with windows and I got this:
INFOversion: 0.5
INFOversion-bootloader: 2.15.0000
INFOversion-baseband: 1.15.50.05.29
INFOversion-cpld: None
INFOversion-microp: None
INFOversion-main:
INFOversion-misc: PVT SHIP S-ON
INFOserialno: SH24SW4*****
INFOimei: 35990**********
INFOproduct: vle
INFOplatform: HBOOT-8960
INFOmodelid: PJ4010000
INFOcidnum: HTC__E11
INFObattery-status: low
INFObattery-voltage: 3552mV
INFOpartition-layout: Generic
INFOsecurity: on
INFObuild-mode: SHIP
INFOboot-mode: FASTBOOT
INFOcommitno-bootloader: dirty-64bedd38
INFOhbootpreupdate: 11
INFOgencheckpt: 0
all: Done!
Is it useful?

INFOcidnum: HTC__E11
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You CID is HTC__E11
It's for HTC-Dutch
I don't know the exact RUU to run for your CID, but I'd say try the latest european RUU from there: http://androidruu.com/?developer=Ville
It would be RUU_Ville_U_JB_45_S_HTC_Europe_3.16.401.8
Try to run this from Windows, your phone should be restored as new.

kdd998 said:
You CID is HTC__E11
It's for HTC-Dutch
I don't know the exact RUU to run for your CID, but I'd say try the latest european RUU from there: http://androidruu.com/?developer=Ville
It would be RUU_Ville_U_JB_45_S_HTC_Europe_3.16.401.8
Try to run this from Windows, your phone should be restored as new.
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THX!!!
It worked!
I thought having tried all RUU's, but apparently I forgot this one.