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GEM-702L, want to get rooted marshmallo installed. Screwed something up

I will try to keep it short and concise;
Had android 5.0.1 (if I recall correctly), unlocked it, installed twrp and rooted it.
Then used the local update option to get to marshmallo. Then tried to root again using supersu and it wouldn't boot. Tried restoring nandroid backup of 5.0.1 backup but it wont boot either.
I have searched for many hours and tried many different roms etc. I can only get to the boot animation and it just stays there.
I can get into TWRP and bootloader with no issue but have no idea if I can use the dload option if I can not boot into the OS.
Can someone please help me get this back either to the stock rom or a custom marshmallo rom installed?
I will be honest that I don't fully understand what it means when there is a prerequisite of "You must already be on B201 or higher to flash this" such as with the Simply International I have tried to flash. And am not sure what the EMUI version is or how it affects what can be installed.
Thanks for any info.

Hello
1) First of all, go into TWRP recovery, and do a full wipe. Then reboot and wait.
2) If unsucessfull, try out the downgrade file for 702L : http://download-c.huawei.com/download/downloadCenter?downloadId=81363&version=323452&siteCode=tw . It does install with official dload method
3) If it's not enough, you'll have to use ADB to fix your device I guess:
https://androidmtk.com/download-minimal-adb-and-fastboot-tool
http://lifehacker.com/the-easiest-way-to-install-androids-adb-and-fastboot-to-1586992378?
its use on X2:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=62829551#post62829551
(and following post)
pick up the file from your last installed (or nandroid restored) ROM to use with huawei update extractor.
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but try out 1 &2, and come back here before using ADB, to have more precise instructions

Problems with updating to the newest OTA 1.24.709.8 TW version U11+

Hello there.
I unlocked my bootloader a long while ago, then flashed TWRP on my TW U11+. Now recently I have seen that there's an update and I get the popup from my updater.apk on my HTC U11+.
My phone is on 1.24.709.7 update. And it's I think most definitely the ASIA_TW version.
Mid - 2Q4D10000
Cid - HTC__621
So I try to update but of course fail because my recovery was TWRP so of course that it did not work. Then I hear that you need to have stock recovery, so what I do is I get stock recovery.img, go to download mode and flash it through the command "flashboot flash recovery recovery.img. I get the success command and I reboot and try download the OTA once again, then I try to update it. It does go to stock recovery but then it "updates" til 25% and then it's stuck. Then after like 10 seconds it just simply gives my this Red Triangle with an exclamation mark in the middle of it. So I press power button and vol down to get off that mode and that's it. It won't update to the newest OTA.
I flashed 1.24.709.7 recovery at first. It didn't work then I flashed 1.24.709.8 recovery but still no avail.
Can you guys please help me? I really don't know what I am doing wrong.
Thanks in advance

I am having the exact same problem. I wish I had the HTC__621 recovery, but I haven't been able to find the correct one.
Hopefully somebody will see this. Every link that looks like the right thing is dead.

Same problem
I had the same problem, too.
But I find a way to update to 1.24.709.8.
That is: I decide to flash the 1.24.709.8 version's RUU .
Hope this can help you.
U11+ All TW version's image and OTA :
//drive.google.com/drive/folders/1kNE8rN8yUBPo9vux9G3CMvUzg3cg0lQ3

Thanks for the link.
However the problem that I'm experiencing is that whenever I flash either 1.24.709.7 or 1.24.709.8 RUU. It just won't flash over fastboot. So what I do is I put it on my SD card then put the file and rename it to like 2Q4DIMG.zip and go to recovery and still won't flash it correctly.
I'll try it again today to see what error code I get from it.

Did you unlocked or rooted your u11+?

Sorry for the late reply man.
My HTC u11plus is unlocked and I also have rooted my phone via magisk.

You can't update with official ota if unlocked, you need to relock and have the stock recovery. Relock will wipe your data I think

You can OTA with unlock, but you must run pure stock ROM. I RUU my phone and successfully apply the OTA.
Magisk did modify /boot partition so OTA wont apply with Magisk. You have to restore stock boot, OTA, then patch the boot again to preserve Magisk. Also if you use 3rd party recovery you have to restore the stock one.
All partition image can be found in the RUU with https://forum.xda-developers.com/chef-central/android/tool-universal-htc-ruu-rom-decryption-t3382928 but you must make sure you flash the version match your current system. If not the only way might be RUU your phone.

I have also had the exact same issue with updating the latest OTA update. I have TW model, it was unlocked and rooted with magisk. I relocked bootloader, stock boot img and still the update wouldn't install. I even tried flashing 1.24.709.7 RUU in downloader mode but failed remote: 22 RU_HEADER_ERROR.
Would love any ideas or help.
*UPDATE*
Finally was able to update to 1.24.709.8 OTA. I needed up unlocking the bootloader again, then downloaded the 1.24.709.7 full image from
drive.google.com/drive/folders/1kNE8rN8yUBPo9vux9G3CMvUzg3cg0lQ3
Extracted the rar file and manually installed the boot, recovery and system images separately and rebooted. Downloaded the update and installed, everything worked sweet!!

xymopen said:
You can OTA with unlock, but you must run pure stock ROM. I RUU my phone and successfully apply the OTA.
Magisk did modify /boot partition so OTA wont apply with Magisk. You have to restore stock boot, OTA, then patch the boot again to preserve Magisk. Also if you use 3rd party recovery you have to restore the stock one.
All partition image can be found in the RUU with https://forum.xda-developers.com/chef-central/android/tool-universal-htc-ruu-rom-decryption-t3382928 but you must make sure you flash the version match your current system. If not the only way might be RUU your phone.
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Thank you very much for this. I will try this tomorrow or something.
I will post my results here.

Btw is there any update for Emea region? They did one a month ago for TW models and since then no words about Europe and Middle East

Does anyone have a link to 1.24.401.7 9.0_CL1010171 ? I'm trying to find stock recovery that matches with stock rom and can't find it anywhere.
Magisk and TWRP installed at the moment.
I've got stock boot.img backed up before installing Magisk but there was no way to boot (without flashing) TWRP in order to backup stock recovery that came with U11+.
Cheers

want know if i do Unlock Bootloader & Install TWRP Recovery that will stop the update

want know if i do Unlock Bootloader & Install TWRP Recovery that will stop the update
want know if i do Unlock Bootloader & Install TWRP Recovery that will stop the update and not get any official room from the company ?

tadtadros said:
want know if i do Unlock Bootloader & Install TWRP Recovery that will stop the update and not get any official room from the company ?
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yeap but why you want ota update when you have bl unlocked and twrp installed

Sorry to disagree, but my Poco F1 is unlocked and rooted (twrp + magix) and i still receive ota
It just "unroot" and replace twrp by the stock recovery each time an ota updates the phone
Yesterday i received the Android 10 OTA update. just have to reflash recovery with minimal_adb_fastboot, then reinstall magix. Tha't all
(if any question, i root for Titanium backup usage and Adfree )

Unlocked boot custom recovery never got one update so flashed a beta ROM instead and never looked back if I want to update just download the latest version of the ROM I currently use and flash away........

Flash Orangefox recovery enable ota update feature,then clean flash your stock rom. You don't have to do anything after that. when update shows up download and update as usual

HTC U11 firmware upgrade

Hello everyone,
First of all, sorry if i post it in the wrong section and if i am not always making sense.
So here is my situation :
i have a HTC U11 which i rooted a long time ago with TWRP & SU.
I then switch SU to Magisk (a year ago), because i needed to hide my root from few apps.
I wanted to update magisk Manager, but i lamely failed
(i went to recovery mode, installed the uninstaller ZIP for Magisk in order to put a version above 18 but then i had a boot.img missing error)
So i did restore an old backup that i had from 2017...
Currently i have :
Version android : 7.1.1
Firmware version : 1.27.400.8
Magisk version : 18.1
Magisk Manager Version : v7.1.1
TWRP Version : 3.3.0.0-ocn
My questions :
I want to update my firmware. I mean, my phone tells me there is an update. Is it what we call OTA ?
After i've downloaded the new firmware version (1.27.400.21), i select install now, and my phone reboots to Recovery mode, but asks me for a password (to decrypt data).
What the hell is that ?
Also, i would like to be able to still install this new version (and the futures ones).
How do i do that ?
Is it possible to upgrade the Android version too ?
I wish not to have to wipe or lose data.
What's the point to wipe data, dalvik, cache ?
When you do it do you lose your personnal data ?
Many thanks for your helps and support

toto_rigolo said:
Hello everyone,
First of all, sorry if i post it in the wrong section and if i am not always making sense.
So here is my situation :
i have a HTC U11 which i rooted a long time ago with TWRP & SU.
I then switch SU to Magisk (a year ago), because i needed to hide my root from few apps.
I wanted to update magisk Manager, but i lamely failed
(i went to recovery mode, installed the uninstaller ZIP for Magisk in order to put a version above 18 but then i had a boot.img missing error)
So i did restore an old backup that i had from 2017...
Currently i have :
Version android : 7.1.1
Firmware version : 1.27.400.8
Magisk version : 18.1
Magisk Manager Version : v7.1.1
TWRP Version : 3.3.0.0-ocn
My questions :
I want to update my firmware. I mean, my phone tells me there is an update. Is it what we call OTA ?
After i've downloaded the new firmware version (1.27.400.21), i select install now, and my phone reboots to Recovery mode, but asks me for a password (to decrypt data).
What the hell is that ?
Also, i would like to be able to still install this new version (and the futures ones).
How do i do that ?
Is it possible to upgrade the Android version too ?
I wish not to have to wipe or lose data.
What's the point to wipe data, dalvik, cache ?
When you do it do you lose your personnal data ?
Many thanks for your helps and support
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aq
Find out your cid/mid
You will need to flash the appropriate ruu (nougot) for your phone from here (sd card method)
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/15JL3tRWDSVOUKo_revEYtQ_tRcOSJ0vWcvk8a7TK8Hk/htmlview
in order to receive the ota updates. And yes you will lose everything. Backup as much as you can . And once you go to pie there is no going back unless s-off. ( There is another way but more involved) . hth

Thanks for your reply.
How do i find my cid/mid ?
I tried yesterday to use adb, but i could NOT find my device in download mode... The only way i was able to see it was to boot in recovery mode.
Can i still get my cid & mid if can find my device whilst it's in recovery mode ?
So i understood that i need to download the right file, rename it, put it on the root of the SD CARD and then boot my phone in bootlader mode.
Don't i have at some point specify the ZIP file to use ? Does it mean it will detect it automatically ?
Then why doesn't it work if i put it on the root of the internal sotrage of my phone ?
If i flash a RUU, will my phone still be rooted and unlocked ?

toto_rigolo said:
Thanks for your reply.
How do i find my cid/mid ?
I tried yesterday to use adb, but i could NOT find my device in download mode... The only way i was able to see it was to boot in recovery mode.
Can i still get my cid & mid if can find my device whilst it's in recovery mode ?
So i understood that i need to download the right file, rename it, put it on the root of the SD CARD and then boot my phone in bootlader mode.
Don't i have at some point specify the ZIP file to use ? Does it mean it will detect it automatically ?
Then why doesn't it work if i put it on the root of the internal sotrage of my phone ?
If i flash a RUU, will my phone still be rooted and unlocked ?
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I believe the adb command is "getvar all" while in the download mode. get the cid/ mid number reboot then get matching nougot ruu zip. rename to 2pzcimg. zip place in the root of sd card boot to download mode not bootloader, it will detect automatically, hth

Thanks.
Will my phone still be rooted ?
Will i have to reinstall Magisk & Magisk Manager ?

toto_rigolo said:
Thanks.
Will my phone still be rooted ?
Will i have to reinstall Magisk & Magisk Manager ?
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Oh no it won't be, you will have to reinstall twrp, Magisk,

fair enough.
but sadly, adb doesn't work on my computer. I can't see my phone.
I only get something when my phone is in recovery mode.
download more & bootloader mode, i can't find it.

toto_rigolo said:
fair enough.
but sadly, adb doesn't work on my computer. I can't see my phone.
I only get something when my phone is in recovery mode.
download more & bootloader mode, i can't find it.
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Try installing htc sync manager then reboot and run adb. You just may need the right drivers

I have read more about it and you're right it should be something like that.
Also, once i have flashed the RUU, rooted again, installed TWRP & Magisk, will i still be able to update OTA ?
I don't understand when some people say they uninstalled Magisk, intall the OTA and install Magisk back on...
Is it really the way to do it ? To be able to install latest OTAs ?

toto_rigolo said:
I have read more about it and you're right it should be something like that.
Also, once i have flashed the RUU, rooted again, installed TWRP & Magisk, will i still be able to update OTA ?
I don't understand when some people say they uninstalled Magisk, intall the OTA and install Magisk back on...
Is it really the way to do it ? To be able to install latest OTAs ?
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You will have to install ota before rooting , once rooted or twrp installed Ota will not install. This is my understanding, if someone has a different approach please chime in. Installing just the firmware is a different animal and requires more reading!! Hth

Okay so we are on the same page.
So my question is ow do you keep installing OTAs when your phone rooted or with TWRP ??
also i remember my cid is HTC__060 which i believe is india.
Is there anyway i can change it to Europe ? I mean, is there any interest for me to do so ?

toto_rigolo said:
Okay so we are on the same page.
So my question is ow do you keep installing OTAs when your phone rooted or with TWRP ??
also i remember my cid is HTC__060 which i believe is india.
Is there anyway i can change it to Europe ? I mean, is there any interest for me to do so ?
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Ota will stop once twrp is installed, I really don't see a benefit changing cid, but that's up to u ?

To install an OTA with twrp you have to:
1. Download the OTA in zip format (search in this forum).
2. Copy it to mobile memory.
3. Reboot to twrp and apply manually the zip.
If you are going to change the Cid, change to Taiwan version (that region has received more updates than the rest of the world).

Custom ROM

Hello, will it be possible to return from custom firmware to the original one and continue to receive OTA update ?

Uxlewl said:
Hello, will it be possible to return from custom firmware to the original one and continue to receive OTA update ?
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Yes, if you used TWRP to create a backup of your stock ROM before you flashed a custom ROM, you just use TWRP to restore the backup of stock ROM.
Or, if you didn't use TWRP to backup your stock ROM, you can flash your device's stock firmware using the flashtool designed to be used with devices made by your device's manufacturer.

But to install TWRP you need Root, and if you get it, then OTA updates stop coming or am I wrong?

Uxlewl said:
But to install TWRP you need Root, and if you get it, then OTA updates stop coming or am I wrong?
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No, installing TWRP does not require root. Yes, TWRP and root prevent the installation of OTA updates.

That is, to make a backup copy of the original firmware, you need TWRP, but if you install it, you lose the ability to receive OTA updates, and if you restore the original after the custom firmware, there will be no updates? Or can TWRP be removed and OTA updates will come again? I'm sorry I do not understand.

Uxlewl said:
That is, to make a backup copy of the original firmware, you need TWRP, but if you install it, you lose the ability to receive OTA updates, and if you restore the original after the custom firmware, there will be no updates? Or can TWRP be removed and OTA updates will come again? I'm sorry I do not understand.
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To be more specific, installing TWRP does not necessarily prevent a device from actually receiving/downloading OTA updates, it prevents the actual installation of OTA updates because part of the OTA update includes automatically booting into stock recovery to apply the update. If you have TWRP installed, the OTA update can possibly be downloaded to the device but when the device automatically tries to reboot into recovery, it is trying to boot into stock recovery but if you have TWRP installed, it can't boot into stock recovery to apply the update and when it tries to boot into TWRP, it will try to apply the update but it will fail, resulting in a bricked device and the device will have to be restored.
When it comes to OTA updates, all that is required is an unmodified stock system partition(meaning, no root or any other kind of modifications to the system partition), stock recovery(meaning, no TWRP) and the update has to be offered by your carrier if they offer the update for your specific device.
If a device is rooted, has other system modifications and/or has TWRP installed and you want to apply a stock OTA update, you have to remove root and any other system modifications and you must replace TWRP with the original stock recovery before you can apply the update. If you have TWRP and or root and you remove them to apply an OTA update, you can root the device again and install TWRP again after the update, provided that the OTA does not come with a locked bootloader that can not be unlocked, in this case, you will not be able to reinstall TWRP or root because the bootloader will be locked, which prevents you from installing TWRP again. Sometimes, users remove root and TWRP to apply OTA updates with the intention of rooting and/or installing TWRP again after the update but then get stuck in a position where they can no longer root the device or install TWRP because the bootloader gets locked during the update and there is no way to unlock the newly updated bootloader, from then on, they are stuck with stock with no way to get root, TWRP and custom ROMs reapplied to the device because they were not aware that the update came with a locked bootloader that can not be unlocked by any means.