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Hello, boy do I have a mishap. Well, anyway to begin I will say that I decided I wanted to root my phone to debloat it. So what I did, is downloaded the EE4 update and did the VooDoo V4 Kernel that flashes CWM and EXT4 and other junk. Well that all went great. I got it rooted and such but then just tinkering around I went into Rom Manager and told it to back up. WELL, when I did this the phone got locked on the SAMSUNG boot screen for hours and continued to refuse to boot. SO, I attempted to fix it by installing altered beast just to get the os running again and went into clockwork and backed it up. Then I went to the rooted ed1 to bring it back up to EE4 rooted and with the voodoo kernel and such but it refuses to open clockwork! The voodoo kernel changes filesystems and roots it and such but clockwork wont load. When I try to flash it in rom manager it says its succesful and then i go to reboot in recovery. It takes me to the Samsung Recovery 3e, I try to the update.zip, (yes i took the cwm recovery-update.zip and renamed it and through it in the sd card root) but all that happens is that a progress bar shows up for a split second then the android guy with the triangle and ! shows up and it does nothing. Help? I really need to back it up, preferably in the rooted ed1 but in ee4 will work to. Any ideas would be appreciated. I used odin v1.3 by the way. Im willing to try anything to get clockwork to boot so i can back it up. What do I do?
EDIT: Also, now when I go into 3e recovery, it complains saying " cant mount /dev/block/mmcblk0p3 " or something like that.
Did you read anything on this forum beforehand? Or just go link by link downloading files and deciding what to try on your phone?
Just saying..
Yeah, I did. Ive searched everywhere. I cant find anything about my problem. Ive looked at things that are close, hoping a solution can be found but nothing and no I wasnt just downloading files and spoon feeding them to my phone.. I just wanted to be able to debloat it.
Go search about Rom Manager and let us know what you find out...
I dont see how thats going to get me one step closer to solving my problem. Ive done the searching, now im asking.
Start w/ this one. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1100384
I can't tell where you are currently on your phone from reading that as it's to much text in one paragraph and it isn't put together in a logical sense and seems to jump around. I would look at the instructions for going to rooted EE4 in the Dev forum as that should get you to where you want to be with voodoo/cwm/rom
Instead of being a Forum Snob. If you know the answer, why don't you just help him out?
There's an abundance of confusing information on here and everyone uses acronyms. I too searched for hours on how to solve a similar problem and ended up having it taken care of for me. People join communities like this one for help. Not to get flamed for asking a question. It may be elementary to YOU but not everyone.
Thanks, for the care. Sorry about that if its jumbled, im frustrated with this because ive flashed the rooted ed1 about a billion times now, trying everything to get it functioning. Id be glad to try to explain again if that could help? Ah, yes. Well, I returned to the forum about installing the voodoo kernel. I followed the process word for word. But it just doesnt seem to want to work. Right now I just flashed it again back to the rooted ed1. Would I be able to put CWM on there at that point?
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Thanks, for the care. Sorry about that if its jumbled, im frustrated with this because ive flashed the rooted ed1 about a billion times now, trying everything to get it functioning. Id be glad to try to explain again if that could help? Ah, yes. Well, I returned to the forum about installing the voodoo kernel. I followed the process word for word. But it just doesnt seem to want to work. Right now I just flashed it again back to the rooted ed1. Would I be able to put CWM on there at that point?
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Yes. But don't use rom manager. Use imnuts cwm recovery.
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Alright, thanks. Ill try and use imnuts's cwm recovery. But if someone may answer a question, is the samsung bootloader unlocked?? My brother said thats something to know.
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Alright, thanks. Ill try and use imnuts's cwm recovery. But if someone may answer a question, is the samsung bootloader unlocked?? My brother said thats something to know.
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Yes
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so it is unlocked?? What does the exclamation triangle mean, when i try to do the update.zip from the samsung bootloader?
Oh and sorry if Im not getting this. Are you saying use a application that imnuts made? If so, could you be so nice to link it? Or a method he used? I looked for stuff but I didnt find anything other then what looks like a stock rom/kernel ed1 from him
I know how it is to be frustrated, but like they all said all of your questions have already been answered.
Here's my attempt to help:
Your problem lies in trying to flash CWR through ROM Manager, it currently doesn't play well with our phones. Word is that Koush (the creator) needs to update something for it to work with our phones. The bootloader is unlocked.
To flash imnuts' version of CWR, you'll need to use Samsung's leaked software called Odin - it's PC only. The alternative is Heimdall which is supposed to be cross-platform compatible, but the latest version is command-line only.
You have to find out if you've converted your system to EXT4 or if it's still RFS. That depends on if you have the Voodoo lagfix enabled or not. Check out the dev section and look for the titles that say [RECOVERY], [ODIN], [ROM], and/or something like "Get yourself to EE4 successfully".
A few links:
[HOW-TO] Get a rooted version of EE4
[RECOVERY][6-11-11]Clockwork Mod Recovery
[KERNEL][06-02-11] PeanutButta Jelly Time
Well, currently right now its rfs. Its the stock file system. What I was going to do, or did before, was to put it in download mode and flash the VoodooV4 Kernel. It roots the phone, and all that good stuff and is suppose to put the Voodoo recovery/cwm on there.
EDIT: Heres the proccess I followed before.
http://www.theandroidsoul.com/how-t...and-clockworkmod-recovery-installation-guide/
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Well, currently right now its rfs. Its the stock file system. What I was going to do, or did before, was to put it in download mode and flash the VoodooV4 Kernel. It roots the phone, and all that good stuff and is suppose to put the Voodoo recovery/cwm on there.
EDIT: Heres the proccess I followed before.
http://www.theandroidsoul.com/how-t...and-clockworkmod-recovery-installation-guide/
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The recovery is a separate flash, both in odin. First the kernel, then Recovery.
Just follow here from the beginning, it should work for you:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1122657
Well I have good news. I would like to announce that I have successfully installed CWM. I guess my phone just didnt like the other one or something. But following this link,
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1122657
I was able to get it installed. Now my only question is, I want this kernel http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1092114 for my phone. But its not in a zip. Am I out of luck? Or do I not have to use CWM to install the kernel? Can I use odin and still be okay?
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Well I have good news. I would like to announce that I have successfully installed CWM. I guess my phone just didnt like the other one or something. But following this link,
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1122657
I was able to get it installed. Now my only question is, I want this kernel http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1092114 for my phone. But its not in a zip. Am I out of luck? Or do I not have to use CWM to install the kernel? Can I use odin and still be okay?
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You do need Odin to load that, but i'm wondering why you want to? Did you install the PBJ kernel following the instructions from the other link?
If you want to go down this route, be sure to apply the SD Card fix as well - you'll find posts about it.
So I know there's been some controversy and scares going around about the US version, since it JUST came out. I'm here to calm you guys down. I have now rooted mine, flashed an interim CWM touch version (not permanent) and have flashed a ROM......ALL successfully.
Here's what I did:
UNLOCKING:
Unlock your bootloader by registering at HTCdev.com and following the unlock instructions. Under device, choose "All other devices", as the One S is not yet listed. It'll walk you through getting your unlock token and flashing it.
ROOTING
Follow Paul O Brien's instructions on rooting your phone. I flashed the r3 superboot file he had. The first time it didnt take and just booted the phone back up. Second time it took, and seems to have stuck, at least for apps. Please note that my phone says *TAMPERED* along with the *UNLOCKED* notification. I have no idea what that means exactly, but everything works great for me.
This means if you dont want to leave Sense but want to get the tons of useless and annoying T-Mobile and other bloatware apps out, you can. T-Mo are dicks and make almost 100% of the apps on it by default SYSTEM apps, therefore unremovable. So you'll need root and Titanium Backup to freeze or delete them. I'd recommend freezing the non-TMo one's just in case.
FLASHING ROMS
1. Flash Paul O Brien's intermin CWM touch version. You MUST use this interim CWM version for the moment, as the others do not work properly. Some things like USB mount dont work in this interim version, but the important functions like wipe and flash, backup and restore, and restart do work. The CWM recovery seems permanent, based on my initial trials, so no worries about reflashing it each restart.
2. Flash your ROM of choice from Clockworkmod Recovery. I'm using Black Dragon right now, but there are others out there as well. I'm personally looking forward to CM9, but its a little ways away, usability-wise.
So there you have it, all you US guys. Don't be afraid to mod your phone. Remember all the warranty void disclaimers as always. I'm not responsible for you bricking your phone. This is just my experience in just under 24hrs of use. Things are looking good for the One S.
bump... i see US users still asking.
Mods, can we perhaps sticky this post of mine? I don't want to take credit for the actual methods of rooting, since Paul O Brien and others deserve that credit, but I think it'd be helpful for US users, since many don't know whether or not the international method works.
That, or perhaps editing the Intl guides to make it clear that the US version accepts the same methods and ROMs.
Worked great for me
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So if we root and flash a custom ROM is there any way to get the phone back to factory state, and get rid of the *TAMPERED* and *UNLOCKED* notification??
Did anyone else get a bit of a sad chuckle out of the first step in the instructions being "remove and reinsert battery"?
cyberchuck9000 said:
Did anyone else get a bit of a sad chuckle out of the first step in the instructions being "remove and reinsert battery"?
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Great, now my blisters on my fingers will heal.
But still.... I cannot imagine not needing a batt pull.
nickmv said:
Mods, can we perhaps sticky this post of mine? I don't want to take credit for the actual methods of rooting, since Paul O Brien and others deserve that credit, but I think it'd be helpful for US users, since many don't know whether or not the international method works.
That, or perhaps editing the Intl guides to make it clear that the US version accepts the same methods and ROMs.
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androidcues said:
Great, now my blisters on my fingers will heal.
But still.... I cannot imagine not needing a batt pull.
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If you need to perform a hard reset on the One S, you hold down the power button for about 7-10 secs.
First of all, thanks for this thread...I used the HTC One S All in one tool kit to unlock my phone, unfortunately I miss understood one of the directions(#5) and stopped using the tool kit and followed another thread, much to my surprise, my bootloader is unlocked, hooray My question is, how do I get back to the original state if that is possible? The reason I ask, is I would like to go back and do it correctly...I used better terminal emulator to see if I had root, but all I got was the $ sign instead of the # sign So I would like to start over...
Thanks in advance for the help
I'm honestly not sure what the procedure is for relocking an HTC bootloader. Perhaps do some Google research on some of the latest models, and I bet you'll find something.
That being said, once you unlock the bootloader a single time, the best you can do is go to **RELOCKED** state. You'll never get back **LOCKED**. Once it's gone it's gone. I'm curious about the **TAMPERED** message though. That's an ugly word.
not sure what exactly went wrong.
somehow flashed CWM and now thats the only thing my phone will boot to, even after re-flashing the stock recovery.
can't get the phone to turn on, only CWM every single time.
suhailtheboss said:
not sure what exactly went wrong.
somehow flashed CWM and now thats the only thing my phone will boot to, even after re-flashing the stock recovery.
can't get the phone to turn on, only CWM every single time.
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Uh oh that doesn't sound good
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yeah, tried reflashing both CWM & stock recovery. phone still boots to CWM everytime.
Luckily i can still access the phone via ADB, (while in recovery) so i'm sure i'll be able to sort it out. just need to take a fresh crack at it tomorrow. gonna switch back to my galaxy nexus tonight. (oh wait, i dont have any other phones that use microsim)
haha.
Hmm, interesting. Did you flash the interim recovery that Paul O Brien posted, and not another version? Just wanna make sure. I've heard of this happening in my past experience with the Nexus S, but I can't recall what the deal was. Regardless, I don't think you're in trouble. As with your GNex, it's very hard to completely brick the device unless you flash perhaps a bad hboot file, however I'm not really familiar with HTC devices.
This is my first HTC so I'm still trying to learn how the hboot and other processes work together. Sry to hear you had bad luck.
UPDATE: You should try the root install script. It tells the phone to boot after install. That might get you booted atleast.
Some thoughts:
1. Flash the stock recovery back and reflash CWM
2. Clear cache and dalvik within CWM, and make sure to use the 'Reboot System' option if you aren't already.
From what I can tell, your "boot-to-recovery" flag is set on the phone, and isn't getting cleared.
nickmv said:
So I know there's been some controversy and scares going around about the US version, since it JUST came out. I'm here to calm you guys down. I have now rooted mine, flashed an interim CWM touch version (not permanent) and have flashed a ROM......ALL successfully.
Here's what I did:
UNLOCKING:
Unlock your bootloader by registering at HTCdev.com and following the unlock instructions. Under device, choose "All other devices", as the One S is not yet listed. It'll walk you through getting your unlock token and flashing it.
ROOTING
Follow Paul O Brien's instructions on rooting your phone. I flashed the r3 superboot file he had. The first time it didnt take and just booted the phone back up. Second time it took, and seems to have stuck, at least for apps. Please note that my phone says *TAMPERED* along with the *UNLOCKED* notification. I have no idea what that means exactly, but everything works great for me.
This means if you dont want to leave Sense but want to get the tons of useless and annoying T-Mobile and other bloatware apps out, you can. T-Mo are dicks and make almost 100% of the apps on it by default SYSTEM apps, therefore unremovable. So you'll need root and Titanium Backup to freeze or delete them. I'd recommend freezing the non-TMo one's just in case.
FLASHING ROMS
1. Flash Paul O Brien's intermin CWM touch version. Some things like USB mount dont work, but the important functions like wipe and flash and restart do. The CWM recovery seems permanent, based on my initial trials, so no worries about reflashing it each restart. I cant speak for the non-interim solutions, but from what I can gather, they are problematic, so avoid them for now.
2. Flash your ROM of choice from Clockworkmod Recovery. I'm using Black Dragon right now, but there are others out there as well. I'm personally looking forward to CM9, but its a little ways away, usability-wise.
So there you have it, all you US guys. Don't be afraid to mod your phone. Remember all the warranty void disclaimers as always. I'm not responsible for you bricking your phone. This is just my experience in just under 24hrs of use. Things are looking good for the One S.
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Is this part a must? Would you mind PM'ing me with how to do this part if it's a must? I have Unlocked and rooted my phone, just waiting for a good ROM to come by.
Thongvilay said:
Is this part a must? Would you mind PM'ing me with how to do this part if it's a must? I have Unlocked and rooted my phone, just waiting for a good ROM to come by.
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That step is only if you want to flash ROMs, or need to wipe cache, dalvik, etc. CWM is used for flashing and recovery/backup purposes. If you're not using ROMs yet, then you have no need for it.
nickmv said:
Hmm, interesting. Did you flash the interim recovery that Paul O Brien posted, and not another version? Just wanna make sure. I've heard of this happening in my past experience with the Nexus S, but I can't recall what the deal was. Regardless, I don't think you're in trouble. As with your GNex, it's very hard to completely brick the device unless you flash perhaps a bad hboot file, however I'm not really familiar with HTC devices.
This is my first HTC so I'm still trying to learn how the hboot and other processes work together. Sry to hear you had bad luck.
UPDATE: You should try the root install script. It tells the phone to boot after install. That might get you booted atleast.
Some thoughts:
1. Flash the stock recovery back and reflash CWM
2. Clear cache and dalvik within CWM, and make sure to use the 'Reboot System' option if you aren't already.
From what I can tell, your "boot-to-recovery" flag is set on the phone, and isn't getting cleared.
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thanks for the tips, i had tried clearing cache/dalvik within CWM and it still would not work. and yes i did flas the interim CWM from paulobrien
luckily the phone would work via ADB while in CWM. So i pushed three different ROMS to the phone, at first each oen would lock up and reboot within 20 seconds of doing anything. I then went back into recovery & wiped data/cache/dalvik maybe 10 times out of sheer frustration. Then re-flashed a fresh copy of black_dragon_v4.0, didnt do anything after boot. just let it sit there till this morning.
now the phone seems to be working perfectly...
so hopefully if anyone encounters this problem my last couple posts will help them out!
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thanks for the tips, i had tried clearing cache/dalvik within CWM and it still would not work. and yes i did flas the interim CWM from paulobrien
luckily the phone would work via ADB while in CWM. So i pushed three different ROMS to the phone, at first each oen would lock up and reboot within 20 seconds of doing anything. I then went back into recovery & wiped data/cache/dalvik maybe 10 times out of sheer frustration. Then re-flashed a fresh copy of black_dragon_v4.0, didnt do anything after boot. just let it sit there till this morning.
now the phone seems to be working perfectly...
so hopefully if anyone encounters this problem my last couple posts will help them out!
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Wow, I have no idea dude. That sounds kinda crazy. Hopefully all will be well in the future and you won't come across it again.
the only variable i can think of is that i did have the phone about a week before launch. HTC mailed it to me directly.
I thought maybe that had somethign to do with it, but as far as i can tell the phone was the final shipping version.
I sent you a PM, trying to find a solution.
I've tried everything I can think of to get ClockWorkMod working on the SGH-T959V. I have rooted the phone with SuperOneClick and I've installed ROM Manager. After I start rom manager and select 'Flash ClockworkMod'. I get a list of 4 phones and mine isn't listed, the closest one is the Samsung GalaxyS i9000 which I have tried but when I reboot into recovery I never get the ClockworkMod Recovery.
Any ideas are greatly appreciated.
Thanks.
Rom manager doesn't work with our phones to get cwm you have to flash a kernel that has it in it
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1) DO NOT use ROM Manager (or as Raver memorably put it, ROM Mangler) on this phone - you will mess it up.
2) Any of the modified kernels in the Development section will give you CWM. Try AntonX's kernel (assuming you are on a stock ROM) - I found it gave best results. Use the SGS Kernel Flasher from the Market/Play - it's the easiest way to install a new kernel.
3) Before asking any more questions, read Read READ. Read the guides and the stickies, then read them again. I have found the guides of lumin30 and juls317 to be very helpful.
If your phone is still on Froyo, then look in the Dev section for Krylon360's recovery. If you're on Gingerbread then read the post above this one as there are plenty of ROMs/kernels for this phone that have CWM.
Really man, do you read.
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The easiest way is just get one of the one click packages. I just updated the thread today. Note it is a sticky thread. It will always be easy to find at the top of the dev forum
No need to flash the whole rom or fuss with odin or heimdall cli/frontend.
Lets keep the thread friendly. Please search
I have this phone does not work the USB port serves only for charging but not for USB and have root but I want to put the CWM recovery but only schoolmaster to install with pc odin or adb but I need to do it without pc I know that rom manager not served if anyone knows how to do it without something like flasisifi pc or kernel flasher is agradeceria
jet_98 said:
I have this phone does not work the USB port serves only for charging but not for USB and have root but I want to put the CWM recovery but only schoolmaster to install with pc odin or adb but I need to do it without pc I know that rom manager not served if anyone knows how to do it without something like flasisifi pc or kernel flasher is agradeceria
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Since you are rooted already, yes it is possible. You can use https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=neldar.sgs.kernel.flasher&hl=en and select the custom kernel you want (since I'm assuming you're still on stock, the blastoff kernel from http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1828171 works well - use SGS kernel flasher the first time, then flash again from CWM to get wifi working). On this phone, the kernel and the recovery are always together in the same file so by flashing a custom kernel you will get CWM.
That being said, I would recommend AGAINST doing this because if it fails you have no way of fixing things as your USB port doesn't work. So, be very careful - check your md5sum, download it again, and check the md5sum of the new file. If they match, then you're probably good to go. This warning also goes for anything else you may want to flash from CWM should you decide to go ahead.
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Since you are rooted already, yes it is possible. You can use https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=neldar.sgs.kernel.flasher&hl=en and select the custom kernel you want (since I'm assuming you're still on stock, the blastoff kernel from http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1828171 works well - use SGS kernel flasher the first time, then flash again from CWM to get wifi working). On this phone, the kernel and the recovery are always together in the same file so by flashing a custom kernel you will get CWM.
That being said, I would recommend AGAINST doing this because if it fails you have no way of fixing things as your USB port doesn't work. So, be very careful - check your md5sum, download it again, and check the md5sum of the new file. If they match, then you're probably good to go. This warning also goes for anything else you may want to flash from CWM should you decide to go ahead.
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install the kernel reset and started then talk normal start and only lasted one minute and reboots and then does the same and when you step recovery all say wrong and even tinges the recovery of stock will not let me delete the data 'll have to reinstall the kernel or 'll have to do something else
jet_98 said:
install the kernel reset and started then talk normal start and only lasted one minute and reboots and then does the same and when you step recovery all say wrong and even tinges the recovery of stock will not let me delete the data 'll have to reinstall the kernel or 'll have to do something else
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I'm not sure I understand what your current situation is. My interpretation is:
1) You went ahead and tried flashing a kernel
2) You can boot up normally but you reboot after about a minute.
3) You can't wipe anything in recovery
3) When you're getting error messages, please copy them out word for word what they are. There are many similar sounding error messages.
If I got any of the above wrong, let me know and we'll go from there. Also, when you're in recovery, does it say "3e" or CWM (ie is it the Stock recovery or not).
P.S. By posting in a variety of threads the same message, you will not get help faster and it will just make people want to help you less. If you keep everything in one thread then things stay organized and its easier for people to help you.
P.P.S. It sounds as if you're translating from a different language. If indeed you are, please paste the equivalent in your native language below (there's an off-chance I'll understand it).
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I'm not sure I understand what your current situation is. My interpretation is:
1) You went ahead and tried flashing a kernel
2) You can boot up normally but you reboot after about a minute.
3) You can't wipe anything in recovery
3) When you're getting error messages, please copy them out word for word what they are. There are many similar sounding error messages.
If I got any of the above wrong, let me know and we'll go from there. Also, when you're in recovery, does it say "3e" or CWM (ie is it the Stock recovery or not).
P.S. By posting in a variety of threads the same message, you will not get help faster and it will just make people want to help you less. If you keep everything in one thread then things stay organized and its easier for people to help you.
P.P.S. It sounds as if you're translating from a different language. If indeed you are, please paste the equivalent in your native language below (there's an off-chance I'll understand it).
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If you are in the correct idea that's what happens to me
I think the reason you do not understand me because I am from Mexico and speak Spanish English is difficult to read but I can write it if you want to write in Spanish but I doubt you understand me more
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If you are in the correct idea that's what happens to mein the state you are in, can you get to
I think the reason you do not understand me because I am from Mexico and speak Spanish English is difficult to read but I can write it if you want to write in Spanish but I doubt you understand me more
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Ok, I might be able to understand some of the Spanish as I speak French as well, but lets keep going in English.
Anyways, when you go into recovery (I assume you can still get into recovery), does it say <3e> or CWM? If it says CWM, is it red or blue? If its <3e>, then you're still on stock recovery and the kernel didn't flash properly.
Also, can you please go to Settings, About Phone, and read off the Kernel Version? If you can't get there, what is the last screen you see before it reboots?
So I have my HTC One S, I tried flashing a custom rom a while back and it just simply didn't work, i don't remember a lot of details this was a while ago but I've been doing a bunch of stuff recently to try and revert back to stock, I just want to use an RUU and go full 100% stock again, these are my getvar details in the picture.
So my question is, how the hell can I get this phone running again? Should I find my stock RUU or could someone walk me though how to possibly get back using a stock rom or something? Please note i have no access to anything, I can't even seem to access the phone storage via usb.
Also I attempted to use this RUU "RUU_Ville_U_ICS_40_S_BM_2.40.666.1_Radio_1.09ts.50.02.04_10.08g.50.04L_release_280275_signed"
before posting here, not sure if this tells anybody something but I figured I'd post it, if anyone needs anymore information please ask me and I'll try to find whatever you need.
I can help. Maybe.
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So I have my HTC One S, I tried flashing a custom rom a while back and it just simply didn't work, i don't remember a lot of details this was a while ago but I've been doing a bunch of stuff recently to try and revert back to stock, I just want to use an RUU and go full 100% stock again, these are my getvar details in the picture.
So my question is, how the hell can I get this phone running again? Should I find my stock RUU or could someone walk me though how to possibly get back using a stock rom or something? Please note i have no access to anything, I can't even seem to access the phone storage via usb.
Also I attempted to use this RUU "RUU_Ville_U_ICS_40_S_BM_2.40.666.1_Radio_1.09ts.50.02.04_10.08g.50.04L_release_280275_signed"
before posting here, not sure if this tells anybody something but I figured I'd post it, if anyone needs anymore information please ask me and I'll try to find whatever you need.
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Hi HazyPreston93
I see that you replied to my post on my emergency thread.
I just wanted some information before I give instructions. What is the current state of your phone. You saw on the One S emergency thread what I have written. Just give me background information about your phone
Template:
s=on or off
Bootloader unlocked?
Is there a recovery installed?
Custom kernel?
S4 or S3 processor
Custom rom installed or attempted to install
If you need to feel free to contact me at [email protected]
griddn said:
Hi HazyPreston93
I see that you replied to my post on my emergency thread.
I just wanted some information before I give instructions. What is the current state of your phone. You saw on the One S emergency thread what I have written. Just give me background information about your phone
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s=on or off
Bootloader unlocked?
Is there a recovery installed?
Custom kernel?
S4 or S3 processor
Custom rom installed or attempted to install
If you need to feel free to contact me at [email protected]
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S=on
Bootloader is locked currently i believe
not sure about the kernel, i think the whole phone is erased so probably stock.
s4
no custom rom tried installing stock RUU
i think the recovery is twpr the phone is dead currently so I have to let it charge to find out for sure.
Hi,
A couple of years ago I bought my HTC One m8 via eBay. It did say it was a VZW one, but me not being a US citizen nor living in the US, it didn't set off any alarm for me...
And so it took me by surprise that I am unable to tether my internet connection via bluetooth nor wifi, and that VZW went the extra mile to disable the FM receiver. Further more, living outside the US, I'm still running the Kitkat version, since no OTA update can reach me
And now to my actual question - I have bought a sunshine licence and got it running but I am not sure what are the next steps. My goal is to get the regular stock ROM (perhaps still rooted), so ill be able to enjoy FM, tethering and regular updates.
I'll much appreciate your help, and though I'm sure this kind of question has already been asked, I was unable to find it.
Thanks,
Saar.
Guttmann said:
Hi,
A couple of years ago I bought my HTC One m8 via eBay. It did say it was a VZW one, but me not being a US citizen nor living in the US, it didn't set off any alarm for me...
And so it took me by surprise that I am unable to tether my internet connection via bluetooth nor wifi, and that VZW went the extra mile to disable the FM receiver. Further more, living outside the US, I'm still running the Kitkat version, since no OTA update can reach me
And now to my actual question - I have bought a sunshine licence and got it running but I am not sure what are the next steps. My goal is to get the regular stock ROM (perhaps still rooted), so ill be able to enjoy FM, tethering and regular updates.
I'll much appreciate your help, and though I'm sure this kind of question has already been asked, I was unable to find it.
Thanks,
Saar.
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If you are on KitKat you can get S-OFF using sunshine.
If you already bought a license then you may already be S-OFF. Check in bootloader. Power down device. Then turn back on using volume down + power to check in bootloader.
If you are S-OFF you can update to latest Android 6.0 Marshmallow, and flash a stock rooted ROM to enable tethering.
You could flash the RUU or flash firmware + ROM.
andybones said:
If you are on KitKat you can get S-OFF using sunshine.
If you already bought a license then you may already be S-OFF. Check in bootloader. Power down device. Then turn back on using volume down + power to check in bootloader.
If you are S-OFF you can update to latest Android 6.0 Marshmallow, and flash a stock rooted ROM to enable tethering.
You could flash the RUU or flash firmware + ROM.
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Thank you!
I'm also unable to connect to the LTE network, so I'm on 3G. What should I be looking for, if I want an RUU (I'm a total noob around the whole flashing and ROMing territory... seems to me the RUU is the "safer" bet), FM, tethring, LTE, and preferably staying with Sense? I read a bit about the GPe port, but I guess it wouldn't have Sense.
I'm sorry if that's the wrong place to ask.
Thanks!
Saar.
Guttmann said:
Thank you!
I'm also unable to connect to the LTE network, so I'm on 3G. What should I be looking for, if I want an RUU (I'm a total noob around the whole flashing and ROMing territory... seems to me the RUU is the "safer" bet), FM, tethring, LTE, and preferably staying with Sense? I read a bit about the GPe port, but I guess it wouldn't have Sense.
I'm sorry if that's the wrong place to ask.
Thanks!
Saar.
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I'm not sure about LTE, as you're not on Verizon network.
but GPe ROM is great now that we have the Marshmallow firmware.
FM Radio was removed from Verizon devices, but great Devs have gotten it working again I do believe.
Anyway, IF you are S-OFF, which you haven't confirmed yet, but I am going to assume you are, as if you aren't you shouldn't have any issues getting to S-OFF (and for $25 it's very much worth it).
Ok, once you are confirmed S-OFF, you want to flash the new MM firmware.
This can be found here.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=62734094&postcount=2
flash this one:
"6.21.605.3_FULL_firmware.zip"
You will need an SD-Card or know how to use adb - guide will be in thread I linked above.
After you are on the latest firmware, you want to fastboot flash the latest TWRP custom recovery found here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2717928
Then you can flash a stock MM ROM, a GPe ROM, or a custom MM ROM.
andybones said:
I'm not sure about LTE, as you're not on Verizon network.
but GPe ROM is great now that we have the Marshmallow firmware.
FM Radio was removed from Verizon devices, but great Devs have gotten it working again I do believe.
Anyway, IF you are S-OFF, which you haven't confirmed yet, but I am going to assume you are, as if you aren't you shouldn't have any issues getting to S-OFF (and for $25 it's very much worth it).
Ok, once you are confirmed S-OFF, you want to flash the new MM firmware.
This can be found here.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=62734094&postcount=2
flash this one:
"6.21.605.3_FULL_firmware.zip"
You will need an SD-Card or know how to use adb - guide will be in thread I linked above.
After you are on the latest firmware, you want to fastboot flash the latest TWRP custom recovery found here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2717928
Then you can flash a stock MM ROM, a GPe ROM, or a custom MM ROM.
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Thanks!
Oh, right, I forgot to mention I've achieved S-Off. Shouldn't I use the m8vzw_AllInOne_Firmware first? I'm real scared getting my phone bricked..
Guttmann said:
Thanks!
Oh, right, I forgot to mention I've achieved S-Off. Shouldn't I use the m8vzw_AllInOne_Firmware first? I'm real scared getting my phone bricked..
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I wouldn't steer you the wrong way.
If you read closely that's for Lollipop, we're want Marshmallow
andybones said:
I wouldn't steer you the wrong way.
If you read closely that's for Lollipop, we're want Marshmallow
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after fastboot of firmware the phone is stuck on the htc powered by android screen... IT wont shut down nor power on. just stuck on it
Guttmann said:
after fastboot of firmware the phone is stuck on the htc powered by android screen... IT wont shut down nor power on. just stuck on it
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This is because you only flashed the Marshmallow firmware, but are not on a Marshmallow ROM.
You want to hold volume up + volume down + power for about 10-15 seconds, the phone will reboot, let go of all except volume down, this will get you back into bootloader.
Now you will need to flash the TWRP custom recovery I linked to you above.
Then in TWRP recovery you will flash the Marshmallow ROM of your choice.
There are a number of great ROMs out that support Marshmallow, and I'll be kind enough to link you all of them.
Lyapota Jazz #10 Marshmallow - SENSE ROM
- Lyapota is one of the nicest and smartest Developers.
-- his MODs are found in many many ROMs, including mine, he used to put out MOD Packs, but now he releases ROMs, and they are top notch, I highly suggest one of these
Lyapota Blues #021 Marshmallow - Google Play Edition ROM
- again one of the best ROMs you can flash, this one is Google Play Edition, the one above this is Sense.
Google Play Edition Marshmallow 6.0 MRA58K.H10
- stock based ROM ported from the HTC One M8 Google Play Edition Phone with Verizon support.
Pure Stock Verizon Marshmallow ROM
- stock pure ROM made from the latest Verizon Marshmallow OTA
-- the best choice if you want something stock
ViperOne Marshmallow
- one of the most customization Sense ROMs ever made.
-- also is very stable, but this has basically every tweak you can dream or think of, worth messing around with.
andybones said:
This is because you only flashed the Marshmallow firmware, but are not on a Marshmallow ROM.
You want to hold volume up + volume down + power for about 10-15 seconds, the phone will reboot, let go of all except volume down, this will get you back into bootloader.
Now you will need to flash the TWRP custom recovery I linked to you above.
Then in TWRP recovery you will flash the Marshmallow ROM of your choice.
There are a number of great ROMs out that support Marshmallow, and I'll be kind enough to link you all of them.
Lyapota Jazz #10 Marshmallow - SENSE ROM
- Lyapota is one of the nicest and smartest Developers.
-- his MODs are found in many many ROMs, including mine, he used to put out MOD Packs, but now he releases ROMs, and they are top notch, I highly suggest one of these
Lyapota Blues #021 Marshmallow - Google Play Edition ROM
- again one of the best ROMs you can flash, this one is Google Play Edition, the one above this is Sense.
Google Play Edition Marshmallow 6.0 MRA58K.H10
- stock based ROM ported from the HTC One M8 Google Play Edition Phone with Verizon support.
Pure Stock Verizon Marshmallow ROM
- stock pure ROM made from the latest Verizon Marshmallow OTA
-- the best choice if you want something stock
ViperOne Marshmallow
- one of the most customization Sense ROMs ever made.
-- also is very stable, but this has basically every tweak you can dream or think of, worth messing around with.
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Iv'e flashed TWRP but am unable to load into it... I keep on ending either in the regulare recovery mode or the white screen. Any thoughts?
Guttmann said:
Iv'e flashed TWRP but am unable to load into it... I keep on ending either in the regulare recovery mode or the white screen. Any thoughts?
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doesn't sound as if it flashed correctly.
can i see the output of the cmd?
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doesn't sound as if it flashed correctly.
can i see the output of the cmd?
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some progress... Ive managed to load TWRP. but how do I flash the rom so i could see it in twrp?
Guttmann said:
some progress... Ive managed to load TWRP. but how do I flash the rom so i could see it in twrp?
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UPDATE: got the zip file on the phone, installed the ROM. - and now it goes straight into hboot everytime i try to boot the phone
Guttmann said:
UPDATE: got the zip file on the phone, installed the ROM. - and now it goes straight into hboot everytime i try to boot the phone
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I need more info, how are you flashing the ROM. is it saying successful after flashing, which ROM are you flashing? are you wiping before?
I just put the rom onto a sdcard, find the rom on sdcard in TWRP, wipe and flash.
as long as you are on the correct MM firmware, and one of the linked MM ROMs there won't be any issue.
I've tested each ROM I posted for you to make sure to run into as little issues as possible.
that or you can always flash the RUU
http://forum.xda-developers.com/ver...pment/stock-m-firmware-nand-recovery-t3330972
andybones said:
I need more info, how are you flashing the ROM. is it saying successful after flashing, which ROM are you flashing? are you wiping before?
I just put the rom onto a sdcard, find the rom on sdcard in TWRP, wipe and flash.
as long as you are on the correct MM firmware, and one of the linked MM ROMs there won't be any issue.
I've tested each ROM I posted for you to make sure to run into as little issues as possible.
that or you can always flash the RUU
http://forum.xda-developers.com/ver...pment/stock-m-firmware-nand-recovery-t3330972
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I really appreciate your help!
Thats the ROM: http://forum.xda-developers.com/ver...ment/rom-vzw-stock-gpe-5-1-lmy47o-h9-t3212413
Does it matter if I put it on the internal or external storage?
It says everything was ok as far as the installation is concerned, but says "Failed to mount '/carrier' (Invalid argument" and "Failed to mount '/reserver' (Invalid argument"
Guttmann said:
I really appreciate your help!
Thats the ROM: http://forum.xda-developers.com/ver...ment/rom-vzw-stock-gpe-5-1-lmy47o-h9-t3212413
Does it matter if I put it on the internal or external storage?
It says everything was ok as far as the installation is concerned, but says "Failed to mount '/carrier' (Invalid argument" and "Failed to mount '/reserver' (Invalid argument"
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the failed to mount carrier could be the issue.
hmm.
try the lyapota blues ROM
andybones said:
the failed to mount carrier could be the issue.
hmm.
try the lyapota blues ROM
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i read online this error has something to do with the TWRP version, so i downgraded and it went away...
any how, I tried another ROM first, (dont remember which one now) and it seemed to work. It booted, asked me a couple of questions, and then went crazy, so I wiped it.
But now i cant seem to be able to copy the lypota zip to the SD card. Windows says it seems as if the device is unplugged or unresponsive... I made sure to wipe beforehand, but no luck.
Guttmann said:
i read online this error has something to do with the TWRP version, so i downgraded and it went away...
any how, I tried another ROM first, (dont remember which one now) and it seemed to work. It booted, asked me a couple of questions, and then went crazy, so I wiped it.
But now i cant seem to be able to copy the lypota zip to the SD card. Windows says it seems as if the device is unplugged or unresponsive... I made sure to wipe beforehand, but no luck.
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You want the latest TWRP3.0.0
If you can't figure out how to flash ROM, ID suggest running the RUU so you at least have a working device.
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OK.
So I switched back to the latest TWRP, and was able to upload lyapota's ROM and flash - and finally it worked!!!!! ? I'm not sure what the problem was with previous ROMs, but I'm happy it finally worked out.
Walking to University, listening to live FM radio and being able to share my mobile data with my tablet... Finally I got what I paid for.
Thank you!
hi, i saw what you dis for him, you are most kind, i was wondring if you could elp me too, i also bought a phone from ebay and also live outside the us, nd i cant seem to get te from my carrier wich is att mexico, ive flashed several roms after getting marshmallow from htc's software from my pc, today fastbooted baseband and nothing Please help, i can post any info of the phone that you like
thanks in advance
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