I'm a bit of a NOOB, so bear with my terminology. My phone was rooted and Nand unlocked (S=off), running Fresh 3.4. It will not accept calls so I have to take it to Sprint. I ran the latest RUU to get it unrooted, but I could not use Titanium Backup to restore my apps. I ran Universal AutoRoot.zip http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=838448 and went through what seemed to be the complete process. At the end I was left with the bootloader menu to boot into the recovery but my EVO will not go into recovery. When I try I get I get a phone with a red triangle. I have tried everything I know (I'm a bit of a NOOB), and I cannot get to recovery or Nandroid. I did a Nandroid Backup but can't get to it. My phone no longer communicates with my computer. I have just moved and need my phone to set up appointments. Please help, I'm desperate. I have posted this to multiple forums.
jminor4326 said:
I'm a bit of a NOOB, so bear with my terminology. My phone was rooted and Nand unlocked (S=off), running Fresh 3.4. It will not accept calls so I have to take it to Sprint. I ran the latest RUU to get it unrooted, but I could not use Titanium Backup to restore my apps. I ran Universal AutoRoot.zip http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=838448 and went through what seemed to be the complete process. At the end I was left with the bootloader menu to boot into the recovery but my EVO will not go into recovery. When I try I get I get a phone with a red triangle. I have tried everything I know (I'm a bit of a NOOB), and I cannot get to recovery or Nandroid. I did a Nandroid Backup but can't get to it. My phone no longer communicates with my computer. I have just moved and need my phone to set up appointments. Please help, I'm desperate. I have posted this to multiple forums.
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If you ran the RUU and unrooted you WILL NOT be able to do a nandroid restore or be able to go into recovery. Those are things that are only available with rooting.
so how can I get my phone operational, rooted or unrooted?
Run the RUU again. That should bring back to a fully operational state. You won't be rooted though but at least it will work and you can bring it in to Sprint. Just make sure that the RUU you run is the correct one for your software version.
my phone does not communicate with my computer so I can't run the RUU exe. There must be a way to unlock the phone and access to the Nandroid or at least allow the phone to communicate with the computer.
jminor4326 said:
my phone does not communicate with my computer so I can't run the RUU exe. There must be a way to unlock the phone and access to the Nandroid or at least allow the phone to communicate with the computer.
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Put your phone in fastboot and see if your computer sees it. Do you have the sdk setup by any chance?
jminor4326 said:
my phone does not communicate with my computer so I can't run the RUU exe. There must be a way to unlock the phone and access to the Nandroid or at least allow the phone to communicate with the computer.
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There is no way to get the phone unlocked unless you ROOT. And as far as getting it to communicate with the computer. Get into your bootloader and use the USB option, I don't remember what its called but I believe it is the top option that should get you connected to your computer then the RUU should run successfully.
the computer does not see the phone in any mode (that I know of). I know someone who does have access to sdk. what needs to be done?
jminor4326 said:
the computer does not see the phone in any mode (that I know of). I know someone who does have access to sdk. what needs to be done?
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If your bootloader runs then that should work, I have done it a million times when I borked my phone doing stupid stuff lol.
It was not clear the computer saw the phone in USB mode - I tried. Are you saying use the USB option. then what - use Sdk commands?
how do I know the Bootloader is working, or capable of doing the trick?. what signs. The computer still can't see the phone
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It was not clear the computer saw the phone in USB mode - I tried. Are you saying use the USB option. then what - use Sdk commands?
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Nope, you don't have to use any commands at all. Just run the RUU you want from your computer. The RUU as in the script that runs from your computer.
Try fastboot, the top option. You on windows?
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Try fastboot, the top option. You on windows?
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There ya go, thats the option I was referring to. Sorry I was to lazy to boot into bootloader and see what it was actually called.
Once in fastboot you should see drivers install if its your first time, otherwise (if you can) cd to your android-sdk-windows/tools folder and run "fastboot devices". Your phone should show up in the output. If not then its still not seeing your phone.
If your phone is being recognized then run the RUU for your software version or higher. Sometimes running the RUU takes a few tries.
AWESOME! Thanks Yellowcard8992 and MetalHead. The RUU is running. I started from Bootloader and clicked the exe. Thanks a million! That was my first issue. How do I, or what program or app or whatever do I use, to root my phone 'enough' to use Titanium Backup. This is an invaluable app, when one has Root. I still need to take it back to sprint, and I don't want these Root / S-off issues again.
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Once in fastboot you should see drivers install if its your first time, otherwise (if you can) cd to your android-sdk-windows/tools folder and run "fastboot devices". Your phone should show up in the output. If not then its still not seeing your phone.
If your phone is being recognized then run the RUU for your software version or higher. Sometimes running the RUU takes a few tries.
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Follow what he is saying. And another thing to add is that you may need to restart your computer in order to get it to recognize your phone too, as well under fastboot to reboot the bootloader. These have both gave me the ability to run the RUU after doing that. And if you downloaded a folder that said it was the ruu thats not what we are talking about, you need to download the file we are referring to here...
http://shipped-roms.com/index.php?category=android&model=Supersonic
As for your question about how to be able to use titanium, your going to have to use a full root method with S-OFF. There isn't really a partial way to do it, so if your using Titanium, then you have to be rooted unfortunately.
Broncos - which is the most up-to-date RUU to use as far as Sprint is concerned? The link Shipped ROMS you provided shows lots of RUUs, I thought .651.5 was newest, but I see a .651.6. There are several permuatations... which one. What about Rooting. Is there a 'good' 'easy' way? Or is there a program like Titanium that doesn't need root. Can you suggest a method? thanks again for being so prompt in your responses. I really feel lots better.
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Broncos - which is the most up-to-date RUU to use as far as Sprint is concerned? The link Shipped ROMS you provided shows lots of RUUs, I thought .651.5 was newest, but I see a .651.6. There are several permuatations... which one. What about Rooting. Is there a 'good' 'easy' way? Or is there a program like Titanium that doesn't need root. Can you suggest a method? thanks again for being so prompt in your responses. I really feel lots better.
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3.30 is the newest.
Root is necessary for backing up protected apps, etc. What hboot version are you? That currently dictates your rooting options.
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Broncos - which is the most up-to-date RUU to use as far as Sprint is concerned? The link Shipped ROMS you provided shows lots of RUUs, I thought .651.5 was newest, but I see a .651.6. There are several permuatations... which one. What about Rooting. Is there a 'good' 'easy' way? Or is there a program like Titanium that doesn't need root. Can you suggest a method? thanks again for being so prompt in your responses. I really feel lots better.
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Your fine, there for awhile I thought that you were gonna have a heart attack. Just remember when your messing with your phone to ALWAYS take deep breaths. As far as the RUU goes you should be just fine running this one: RUU_SuperSonic_S_Sprint_WWE_3.30.651.3_Radio_2.15.00.09.01_NV_1.77_003_release_157088_signed.exe.
And as far as Titanium I'm not sure if there is one, it all depends on what you are trying to backup. What do you use it for?
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My Evo is doing fine, but I was trying to help a friend root his yesterday and the Unrevoked 1-click apk didn't appear to be doing the trick. The only difference I can think of between our two phones is that I haven't downloaded the update that came this week. Has Sprint defeated this root method in the most recent patch?
Yes...they are up to UnrEVOked 3.
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Yes...they are up to UnrEVOked 3.
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Right, this method requires you to use a PC though, right? I'm wondering if its still possible to root it using the unrevoked on-phone application, or has this been defeated? And if so, was the defeat in the most recent patch?
bump. I'm afraid the answer given is still a bit unclear to me. Can someone please clarify?
Make sure you are going to 'unrevoked.com/m' if you want to use it on your phone and avoid having to use the pc method. I forgot the /m when I first tried it and got pretty confused as well.
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Make sure you are going to 'unrevoked.com/m' if you want to use it on your phone and avoid having to use the pc method. I forgot the /m when I first tried it and got pretty confused as well.
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Yes, this is exactly what I did. The apk downloaded and installed, but didn't appear to gain root when I ran it. I ran it several times, but every time I attempted to run wifi tether, it would say that I wasn't root.
You can try downloading the Simple Root app from the development forum, Its only 4 clicks and its a legitimate full root. It does require the PC, but you seem to know how to use one of those as you got to this website.
Don't take shortcuts because your not sure what you're doing, learn
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You can try downloading the Simple Root app from the development forum, Its only 4 clicks and its a legitimate full root. It does require the PC, but you seem to know how to use one of those as you got to this website.
Don't take shortcuts because your not sure what you're doing, learn
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Thank you for the reply. I'll probably end up Simple Root for myself, but this is for a somewhat elderly friend of mine. He only needs root for wifi tether, since he can't get broadband where he lives (3g is okay). I figured the apk root method would be suitable for him since he would know how to uninstall it if he needed to claim is warranty or something. I won't be around to support his phone for him.
Anyway, thanks again. I'm still learning myself and appreciate the advice.
Ahh ok, he can always hit the wipe button and it will go back to a state good enough for the average sprint rep.
I Installed unrevoked 3by usb because i got last version 147.651.1. Its anyway to unroot and get back to stock rom. I tried different ways and nothing for example i wiped data, hard reset . etc.
Right now i dont have wifi is unable and that why i would like get back to stock. Also i use the method with htc sync and the ruu 132.651.1 andgive me error 171 then reintall the ruu give me error 140 and boot to the main screen/
Please any solution to get back to stock .
thanks in advanced,
I just got a second hand EVO the guys said he didnt root it but after I set it up the 4g will not turn on and the wifi does not work. Its not searching or giving an authentication error just says unable to start 4g and under wifi it just says error.
Doesn't seem like the same issue most ppl have listed was hoping to get some help fixing this.
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I just got a second hand EVO the guys said he didnt root it but after I set it up the 4g will not turn on and the wifi does not work. Its not searching or giving an authentication error just says unable to start 4g and under wifi it just says error.
Doesn't seem like the same issue most ppl have listed was hoping to get some help fixing this.
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So you're currently unrooted at the moment? Have you tried the simple things first? such as a battery pull, and then updating the profile and prl, via menu/settings/system updates. Also, some info on your phone would help figure some things out. What radio version are you on, what software version, pri version, and your bootloader shows S-on or S-off?
If I was in your situation, and just got the phone, I'd run an RUU to completely wipe it and put it back to stock. Find an RUU here : http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=884060&highlight=hboot-0.97+ruu : If you don't want to use RUU, you could simply load a PC36IMG to your sd card, boot to the bootloader, and let it update that way. Either way, if it works again after flashing back to stock, great. If not, at least we have a baseline of knowing exactly where you stand, and not wondering what hte previous owner may or may not have done to possibly jack things up.
Well first, I would download the wimax keys checker from the market to double check to make sure they are there, cuz I have seen people lying about stuff like that.
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Well first, I would download the wimax keys checker from the market to double check to make sure they are there, cuz I have seen people lying about stuff like that.
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Only thing is u gotta be rooted to use that. Maybe a temp root with z4 and then check the RSA keys.
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Only thing is u gotta be rooted to use that. Maybe a temp root with z4 and then check the RSA keys.
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True, so I would recommend that course of actions, as it can be the quickest answer.
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So you're currently unrooted at the moment? Have you tried the simple things first? such as a battery pull, and then updating the profile and prl, via menu/settings/system updates. Also, some info on your phone would help figure some things out. What radio version are you on, what software version, pri version, and your bootloader shows S-on or S-off?
If I was in your situation, and just got the phone, I'd run an RUU to completely wipe it and put it back to stock. Find an RUU here : http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=884060&highlight=hboot-0.97+ruu : If you don't want to use RUU, you could simply load a PC36IMG to your sd card, boot to the bootloader, and let it update that way. Either way, if it works again after flashing back to stock, great. If not, at least we have a baseline of knowing exactly where you stand, and not wondering what hte previous owner may or may not have done to possibly jack things up.
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You rock bro I uploaded the ruu and everything is working great now.... now I just need to nandroid and root!!!
fbodylt1 said:
You rock bro I uploaded the ruu and everything is working great now.... now I just need to nandroid and root!!!
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Well, root then nandroid.
http://unrevoked.com/#evo
Go there, download the install
http://unrevoked.com/rootwiki/doku.p...driver_install
Go there and install the hboot drivers
Lastly, install htc sync, then uninstall the program. On your phone go into settings > applications > development > check usb debugging.
After you've done that, connect your phone to your pc in charge only, then run the unrevoked reflash package. It'll take about 5 minutes and reboot about 2 times, let it run the full course.
So I'm new to the HTC One, (Literally, just got it 25 minutes ago) and coming from the Note 2 about 6 months ago, was the last time I rooted and Rom'ed a phone. Since then, I have had a completely stock Galaxy S4, and since I was unable to ROM it up, I stopped caring. Now that I just got the HTC One, I searched up the forums and see things from Bootloader isnt unlocked, to S off, etc. I am so lost, and I'm unsure where to begin. I just honestly want to find out the steps in which I need to install a ROM, since its been so long. I read the stickies, and I don't understand what is the difference between S Off, Bootloader etc. I dont even know what S Off is! lol
Thank you for helping me out, and just point me to the right direction of what to do first. Please don't be snobby, I have searched, I just dont see what you have to do first, and so on.
Also, is there a way to do any of this on a Mac? If not, I can use my laptop, but just prefer on my mac.
Thank you again!
ONLY FLASH ROMS YOU FIND IN THE VERIZON HTC ONE SECTION - roms you get from the general htc one section or ANY OTHER section will not work and will cause you major headaches. Read through this Q&A section and you will see what happens when you try and flash things you shouldnt.
Before the first thing you do you need to get the adb/fastboot stuff download the sdk from here - Android SDK - the main things you will need from the zip file you download is the "platform - tools" folder. This will give you adb and fastboot. I would suggest renaming the folder to something simple and moving it to the root of the C: drive. Any file you send to your phone via adb or fastboot needs to be in this folder.
Well the first thing you will need to do is figure out what software version you are running. To do this you need to boot your phone into the bootloader. The bootloader is a special part of the phone where you get access to fastboot, you use fastboot to flash things like recoveries, boot/system and such images as well, you also can get to the RUU tool from fastboot. To boot into the bootloader I find it easiest to power down the phone completely, once completely powered off press and hold the volume down button and power button until you get to the boot loader
Here is an image of the bootloader screen - http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2013/04/att-one-bootloader-unlocked.jpg
In the bootloader you use the volume buttons to move up and down and the power button to select.
The software version of your phone is the number next to the "OS-" in the bootloader screen it will be "OS-1.10.605.x". Once you know what software version you have, download the rumrunner tool - [s-off] rumrunner s-off for Verizon HTC One - READ the post more then once and make sure you follow the instructions exactly, with any luck you should get s-off without much trouble.
S-Off means you can change any aspect of your phone, this is a double sided sword because once s-off have more ways to turn your awesome phone into a fancy desk paperweight
Unlocked Bootloader - this is for people who unlocked there phones via htcdev, the phone is not s-off so you can not do things like install custom kernels but you do get the ability to install custom recoveries.
Custom Recovery - The tool you use to flash roms, backup your current rom, wipe your phone and restore nandroids. With the Verizon HTC One you get Clockwork or TWRP, personally I like TWRP.
Post back here when you get Rumrunner to work and I will post more instructions.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2473644
very meticulously follow these directions. you should try to understand what s-off, unlocking the bootloader, root etc. all specifically. that said, this exploit does it all for you.
you're going to need the htc one windows drivers (if you're on windows), minus the actual htc manager software (google/search these forums for them) and you're going to need adb/fastboot, which you can find in the android sdk (google it), or in a smaller download somewhere on this forum.
Thank you. Once I finally finish movie night with the wife I want to read this all and follow through. Thank you
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No, you can't use your mac, unfortunately. Ya gotta use your pc.
So I cant download RUU for my phone, the webpage is down? Im trying to download it for 1.10.506.8 (whatever the last digit is for 8)
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So I cant download RUU for my phone, the webpage is down? Im trying to download it for 1.10.506.8 (whatever the last digit is for 8)
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RUU or Rumrunner? At this point, unless there has been a step you did not tell us, you should just need to run Rumrunner. RUU would be used to flash back to stock at some future point.
The links to Rumrunner seems to be having issues. I have been having problems with most of the links coming from goo.im. Here is a mirror you can use:
http://rumrunner.us/downloads-2/
There is a lot on this page, but assuming you are running the .8 firmware on your phone right now use this link:
http://rumrunner.us/rumrunner_downloads/rumrunner_m7wlv_1.10.605.8.zip
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RUU or Rumrunner? At this point, unless there has been a step you did not tell us, you should just need to run Rumrunner. RUU would be used to flash back to stock at some future point.
The links to Rumrunner seems to be having issues. I have been having problems with most of the links coming from goo.im. Here is a mirror you can use:
http://rumrunner.us/downloads-2/
There is a lot on this page, but assuming you are running the .8 firmware on your phone right now use this link:
http://rumrunner.us/rumrunner_downloads/rumrunner_m7wlv_1.10.605.8.zip
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Yes I meant romrunner. I tried last night but it would say "don't pet your phone" stuff then it would fail. Ill try again
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Yes I meant romrunner. I tried last night but it would say "don't pet your phone" stuff then it would fail. Ill try again
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I too had a few issues getting it to work at first. Make sure you read the prerequisites very well and everything is perfect. Also make sure any anti-virus and firewall programs are disabled or completely uninstalled even. My firewall was causing it to hang up. Then even after that it took a few trys to get it to take. And make sure you have the correct version of rumrunner for the version of firmware your phone is using.
I also had issues getting the recover to flash, and I ended up having to update my SDK Tools and run the CMD from inside that folder where I also put the recovery. This may be common knowledge but at the time I didn't know that.
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Yes I meant romrunner. I tried last night but it would say "don't pet your phone" stuff then it would fail. Ill try again
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Few things to make sure you have done for Rumrunner to work
- YOU HAVE TO USE USB2.0 if you use USB 3.0 the program will not work
- Uninstall HTC Sync and any other programs on your computer that are used with your phone
- Enable USB Debugging
- Disable Fastboot
- Enable "Unknown Sources"
- Disable "Verify Apps"
- Make sure there is no security on your phone, no passcodes, faceclock or anything else
- Disable Lock Screen Security
- Make sure you run the soju,exe with admin privileges
If that doesnt work, copy the text from the program so I can see where it went wrong.
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Few things to make sure you have done for Rumrunner to work
- YOU HAVE TO USE USB2.0 if you use USB 3.0 the program will not work
- Uninstall HTC Sync and any other programs on your computer that are used with your phone
- Enable USB Debugging
- Disable Fastboot
- Enable "Unknown Sources"
- Disable "Verify Apps"
- Make sure there is no security on your phone, no passcodes, faceclock or anything else
- Disable Lock Screen Security
- Make sure you run the soju,exe with admin privileges
If that doesnt work, copy the text from the program so I can see where it went wrong.
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I have all of that. I updated to 1.10.605.10 so maybe that may work, and rebooted my pc. I'm just getting home now so I'll see if anything changes
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OK Here is my Log-
==================== rumrunner S-OFF 0.0.3 ==============================
rumrunner S-OFF comes with NO WARRANTY (express or implied)
and NO GUARANTEE OF FITNESS for any particular task.
We have made every effort we can to make this a safe process for users
however the authors disclaim any liability for damage to your phone
or other materials or devices used during this process.
The entire risk of running rumrunner S-OFF lies with you, the user.
By using this software you acknowledge and accept that the authors
are not liable for any loss, material or otherwise howsoever caused.
Do you understand the implications of this warning?
(Yes/No)
Yes
Dear User: We will expect that YOU:
(1) Know how to use ADB and FASTBOOT binaries
---- [Yes, use these tools to test USB connection BEFORE running rumrunner] ----
(2) Realize that rumrunner S-OFF cannot support every CUSTOM rom in this world
(3) Understand that irc support IS NOT A GENERAL HELPDESK
(4) Are able to identify and download the CORRECT package for YOUR device
(5) Know how to enable USB-debugging on YOUR device (Yes, do that now)
(6) Understand that you may NOT repack or redistribute rumrunner S-OFF
Ok?
(Yes/No)
Yes
!! Do NOT for any reason taunt, unplug, drop, eat or pet your device !!
Please wait....
..........
ERROR: run rumrunner again and READ
Press ENTER to exit
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OK Here is my Log-
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Make a Ubuntu live cd, that might help. A lot of people have success with that when windows was failing them.
Edit: Depending on your computer, you might be able to make a Live USB. Live USB's are my preference but your bios has to support booting to the usb drive.
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Make a Ubuntu live cd, that might help. A lot of people have success with that when windows was failing them.
Edit: Depending on your computer, you might be able to make a Live USB. Live USB's are my preference but your bios has to support booting to the usb drive.
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Use this to download Ubuntu - Ubuntu Desktop Download - make sure you download the 32-bit version.
When loading Ubuntu, you do not have to install it, you can click "Try Ubuntu" when prompted and not have to worry about having things setup on your computer to have two os's.
Wozzie said:
Make a Ubuntu live cd, that might help. A lot of people have success with that when windows was failing them.
Edit: Depending on your computer, you might be able to make a Live USB. Live USB's are my preference but your bios has to support booting to the usb drive.
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May have to be my first time. Finally an excuse to try it out. just curious, can I run this OS on a Mac? From a flash drive? I can use my windows but it's mainly for work and now that I think of it they may have put some internet blocking thing on there (not antivirus) because of sensitive information
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as a complete noob myself, this thread was very helpful. Thanks guys
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OK Here is my Log-
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That looks like a Driver issue. Verify you can connect with ADB, if not you need to double check you have the HTC drivers installed correctly. Sometimes you have to let the phone site for a bit for all the drivers to connect correctly the first time.
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That looks like a Driver issue. Verify you can connect with ADB, if not you need to double check you have the HTC drivers installed correctly. Sometimes you have to let the phone site for a bit for all the drivers to connect correctly the first time.
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Can you point me in the correct direction for the Drivers?
Usually, if I'm not mistaken, they usually automatically download on Windows when I plug the phone in. When I used to root the Nexus 7 for example, it wouldnt connect. The HTC I am able to connect to my PC and trade out storage, and I do not have HTC Sync installed on the Windows becauase I have nothing but work stuff on there anyway.
Im at work right now, maybe I'll use this computer and see if this helps rather than my laptop at home.
justinisloco said:
Can you point me in the correct direction for the Drivers?
Usually, if I'm not mistaken, they usually automatically download on Windows when I plug the phone in. When I used to root the Nexus 7 for example, it wouldnt connect. The HTC I am able to connect to my PC and trade out storage, and I do not have HTC Sync installed on the Windows becauase I have nothing but work stuff on there anyway.
Im at work right now, maybe I'll use this computer and see if this helps rather than my laptop at home.
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It is listed as a requirement in the rumrunner thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2473644 If you dig in the thread a bit there are some good links. I think this may be the one you will end up needing:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2376761
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It is listed as a requirement in the rumrunner thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2473644 If you dig in the thread a bit there are some good links. I think this may be the one you will end up needing:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2376761
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Alright, Work computer is a no go. When I get home, I will download those drivers and try this again. Im getting so used to keeping my phone stock at this point that I dont even know if its worth it! LOL.
Thanks again for your (and everyone so fars) help. It is appreciated!
FINALLY GOT PAST THE SCREEN!
Call me an idiot, but I didnt have USB Debugging enabled! I Couldve sworn it was already enabled! I feel like a total noob!
Now I will just follow the directions in that first thread and I should be good to go?
Hey guys,
I'm kinda new to the HTC/Android world, found this community a damn good place to find support.. But now I've hit a road block.
Basically, I've been eager to root from day 1 of getting my first htc handset, I came across from jailbreak and loved the fact of customizability with Android.
So I had the Google play edition(I think, all geared towards Google) running Kit Kat 4.4.4. Love it, big Google user so this all tied together lovely.
Here is the Situation.
I found a video on youtube, cannot provide URL as I'm in work at the moment, but it was root guide from scratch. Fresh windows OS, seemingly a phone fresh out the box.. you get the idea.
I used the Hasoon2000 tool to root the device. Installed ADB etc on my pc, signed up as a a dev, got the Key for device, sent in and received my .bin file. I got up to actually rooting my device, well pleased and happy. Using TWRP via Hasoon2000.
But here is where **** hits the fan.
The device needed to update, It took me back to 4.4.2 but Im unsure on how to get back to most up to date OS and keep the root.
But when I reboot to install this, it goes into TWRP. no other way around this.
Queried this on another forum, decided to continue to be patient... but no replies, in the mean time I restored my apps and have a fiddle, see what the root function can do for myself.
I installed "Freedom 1.0.6" and a program called "Market Share"- Hate iAP, some games are ridiculously priced for the smallest of things, I just wanted to sandbox plague inc. ;(
Now the device is stuck in a boot loop, phone starts up, see the home screen for a bout 40 seconds/ one minute.. Some times I unlock the device and it goes back to flash screen then.. others I boot an app and its slides away once more.
This happened close to 15x before I left for work this morning and I imagine its just going to repeat this and run the battery - I tried to stop this loop by going into TWRP and possibly choosing to boot system this way may of stopped it.. but when I was on the boot screen with those options.. It said Tampered at top of screen and S-On- which has scared me quite a bit..
What the hell has happened!?
I'm desperate to know and don't want to have this damn thing bricked! Please help.. try explain like I'm 5, as said I'm new to a lot of this! >.<
first off, if the screen comes on, its not bricked.
esenfur said:
But here is where **** hits the fan.
The device needed to update, It took me back to 4.4.2 but Im unsure on how to get back to most up to date OS and keep the root.
But when I reboot to install this, it goes into TWRP. no other way around this.
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Do you mean you accepted an official OTA? I think that is what you are saying. You should not be accepting OTAs on a phone that has been bootloader unlocked, custom recovery, etc. unless you know exactly what you are doing and what the result will be (which is clearly not the case).
Stock recovery is needed to install an OTA. That is why it keeps going to TWRP, then it doesn't find stock recovery and reboots, hence the loop you are stuck in. Try to find the OTA file and delete it.
redpoint73 said:
first off, if the screen comes on, its not bricked.
Do you mean you accepted an official OTA? I think that is what you are saying. You should not be accepting OTAs on a phone that has been bootloader unlocked, custom recovery, etc. unless you know exactly what you are doing and what the result will be (which is clearly not the case).
Stock recovery is needed to install an OTA. That is why it keeps going to TWRP, then it doesn't find stock recovery and reboots, hence the loop you are stuck in. Try to find the OTA file and delete it.
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Thank you for fast response.
Official OTA - being that the phone its self said "Update the OS" - I just accepted this, hit download and began install as a reboot- didnt spot implications. As said, noob, followed a tut. If it highlighted DO NOT UPDATE or.. IF U WANT UPDATE NOW FOLLOW THIS- Great, but nothing of the sort?
Is the OTA file basically the .exe for the OS- so find it and delete it.. although I dont have enough time to navigate and establish where the file actually is located!
Or do you have any links to tutorials I could possibly follow?
Side note- when this loop started I deleted
esenfur said:
Or do you have any links to tutorials I could possibly follow?
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This is really your main issue. By following a YouTube video and using a Toolkit, you've failed to actually learn anything or gain any real understanding or knowledge. Do yourself a favor and ditch the tutorials and videos (and toolkit for that matter) and do it the old fashioned way . . . by reading. Videos and step-by-step guides do you no good when things go south (as you've now discovered). And with the prior proper knowledge (usually not gained by following tutorials) this whole mess probably would have never happened in the first place.
A cardinal rule of Android phone modding: DO NOT accept/download/install OTAs (official OS updates) on a modded device unless you know what you are doing, and what the result will be. If in any doubt, simply DO NOT do it.
esenfur said:
Is the OTA file basically the .exe for the OS- so find it and delete it.. although I dont have enough time to navigate and establish where the file actually is located!
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.exe file is Windows specific. You are looking for a zip file, and it typically starts with "OTA". Don't remember where its saved to, so you will have to search for it. If you can't keep the phone running long enough to do so, mount the memory on your computer and search that way.
Deleting the OTA file worked for me on a past device, although one M8 user in the same position said deleting the file didn't get him out of the loop. Flashing your ROM again, or wiping the internal memory (backup any important personal data first) might be options for you.
redpoint73 said:
you've failed to actually learn anything or gain any real understanding or knowledge.
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Ive seen quite a fair few ratings for Hasoon2000 and decided to go with it..
redpoint73 said:
Videos and step-by-step guides do you no good when things go south (as you've now discovered).
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agreed.. theres FAR much more I need to learn.. its scary haha.
redpoint73 said:
DO NOT accept/download/install OTAs (official OS updates)
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taken on board. I know with my jailbreaks in past it has been a pain, assumed Android would be alot more stable to over write- due to functionality of OS and unlocked features.
I was being generic when I said .exe- basically the installer..
I returned from work to see phone stopped looping.. i could stop the install and deleted the file ASAP.. but now what.. Phone is still bugging me to update, lost the root(got a checker).. so whats the correct procedure!?
I am confused to what you are trying to accomplish at this point, is it to install a OTA, or a recovery? What exactly is going down here?
Me personally to take an OTA is to relock bootloader, install stock recovery, and make sure CID matches. I am S-Off so bootloader means very little, but you can unlock and relock at will when you are S-Off. You will not lose S-Off accepting an OTA.
Try to re-flash the ROM, with stok ROM, using TWRP and clean install. It should work.
hack14u said:
I am confused to what you are trying to accomplish at this point, is it to install a OTA, or a recovery? What exactly is going down here?
Me personally to take an OTA is to relock bootloader, install stock recovery, and make sure CID matches. I am S-Off so bootloader means very little, but you can unlock and relock at will when you are S-Off. You will not lose S-Off accepting an OTA.
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I am trying to update the phone, root and then some..
What file am I looking for and how do I flash a ROM on a M8
esenfur said:
I am trying to update the phone, root and then some..
What file am I looking for and how do I flash a ROM on a M8
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First of all once the bootloader is unlocked you don't have to relock it to get OTA.
As I undersand you have done the following:
1) Unlock using HTCDev-Method
2) flashed a custom revocery (TWRP in your case)
3) flashed a supersu too!?
To install the OTA means loosing root acces. Thus you have to re-root it after the OTA is done. The other problem ist that STOCK OTAs don't work with a custom recovery. Meaning you would have to flash a stock recovery first, install the OTA second (as long as you didn't change anything an just root), and re-root third.
Let's have a look which stock recovery you would need:
1) reboot to bootloader
2) connect the phone to you PC and open cmd in you adb/fastboot folder
3) enter "fastboot getvar all"
4) paste this information here (but DELETE the IMEI and SERIAL NUMBER before posting!!)
As soon as we know which stock recovery you need we will go on.
esenfur said:
Ive seen quite a fair few ratings for Hasoon2000 and decided to go with it..
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I'm not saying there is anything "wrong" with the toolkit, per se. For the most part, it does what its intended to do.
But it also shortcuts the learning process, and facilitates folks rooting the phone without gaining the proper knowledge. This is a dangerous thing.
This is just my opinion. But I strongly believe it. If you can't accomplish these things without a toolkit, you shouldn't be rooting your phone in the first place.
Others use the toolkits, and love them. They are more than entitled to have their own opinion. But when things go south, the toolkits aren't going to help; and those folks don't have the proper knowledge and they come running here. So you tell me what is the "best" way to root the phone?
esenfur said:
I was being generic when I said .exe- basically the installer..
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I already figured this was probably the case. But I found it better to provide the exact information on what file to delete; rather than leaving it open to the possibility of you and/or others being misinformed.
esenfur said:
Phone is still bugging me to update, lost the root(got a checker).. so whats the correct procedure!?
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Sounds like you still have TWRP installed, so just flash SU or SuperSU to gain root.
After that, you can use Titanium Backup or similar app to find the update process and freeze it, to stop the update notifications.
Don't remember the exact process (this is where searching and reading comes in for you) but its something like "drm..." or "updater".
I have this situation before,what i do is find the right stock recovery and flash..after ota done flash back custom recovery..?
esenfur said:
I am trying to update the phone, root and then some..
What file am I looking for and how do I flash a ROM on a M8
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At this point after seeing this, I would suggest you take some time and start reading. All of your answers are here in the forums. Knowledge is power and within the pages of this site you will find everything you need.
To take the OTA find a stock recovery, to flash ROM's find the one you like and flash via your favorite recovery.
Hello,
I have a second hand AT&T htc one m8, and it is running kit kat right now. It obviously had superSU and it was probably rooted as well. When I talked to htc, they made me follow some steps and apparently my phone is "s-off". I went into SuperSU after some research online to unroot the phone, and ive succeeded, but the phone is still "s-off" and I think I need it to be s-on for me to get the marshmallow update. Ive looked everywhere online and I still can't find a solution. I don't have a PC and I want to do it locally on the phone. Does anybody know how to get everything back to the way it was out of the box, so that I can just simply update the phones operating system? This is the first time for me to use android and I'm not very used to the operating system.
It would be great if somebody can help me.
No need for s-off. Just find appropriate RUU or update zip for your model . Flash via bootlader(update.zip) if dnt want to use computer or run RUU via pc
Sent from my htc_m8 using Tapatalk
sonnu0100 said:
No need for s-off. Just find appropriate RUU or update zip for your model . Flash via bootlader(update.zip) if dnt want to use computer or run RUU via pc
Sent from my htc_m8 using Tapatalk
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Will you be able to direct me through the process please? I'm new to android.
Without a PC is kind of hard to do things. It is not imposibble but you need someone to upload things for you.
Before someone can direct you further .. first thing that is important, are you in US and on AT&T network ?
If yes, maybe it is bit easier to help
If no, it's best to totally convert it to non-AT&T
I am not on at&t right now. I don't really want to mess with my phone too much too. I have a Mac is it possible with that without getting windows on it?
At least you have a Mac ... that's good enough but you have to get things done different way as the RUU supplied by HTC is in exe format.
Let's get to know your device first. Put the device to bootloader/fastboot mode and connect to PC. You need to post here fastboot getvar all result (without serial & imei no.)
For Mac (I don't have a Mac) .. I think the command in terminal is
./fastboot getvar all
hihaalex said:
I went into SuperSU after some research online to unroot the phone, and ive succeeded, but the phone is still "s-off" and I think I need it to be s-on for me to get the marshmallow update.
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You're guessing here, and guessing incorrectly. Good rule of thumb working with these devices: don't guess, or it will end poorly for you (possibly even a permanent brick). Only go by specific information and instructions from experienced users. As mentioned, s-off has nothing to do with getting OTA. There are several factors which may be causing you not to get the update:
1) The AT&T version (if its still configured as one, more on that later) will only OTA update when connected to the US AT&T network.
2) Even if you are connected to AT&T's network, you can only OTA update, if you have the proper stock never rooted ROM. Unrooting by removing SuperSU, or unroot option in SuperSU or similar, is not enough (you haven't been specific how you "unrooted"). You also need the proper stock recovery.
As ckpv5 touched upon, how to proceed depends on several factors, such as what carrier you are actually using. As it may be beneficial to "convert" to a non-AT&T version, which is not that hard to do since you are already s-off.
Also, a lot depends on the current status of the device, so do as directed by ckpv5 above, so we can get more info about the device. With s-off some modifications may already have been done to the device (like changing the carrier version). But we need to know the current status, before we can proceed.
As my one m8 is already got s-off, is there a way I can just get a zip file of the marshmallow update and go to the recovery, from phone storage part of the phone?
How can I find out the current status of the phone?
hihaalex said:
As my one m8 is already got s-off, is there a way I can just get a zip file of the marshmallow update and go to the recovery, from phone storage part of the phone?
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Nope, it doesn't work that way. If you are talking about OTA when you say "update" (and you really should be as specific as possible when posting), there is no way that would work. For several reasons: Marshmallow update would require you being on Lollipop (OTAs need to be installed sequentially, and you typically cannot skip an OTA). Also, you need be on the stock (never rooted) ROM and stock recovery. Also, the OTA checks the M8 version: carrier ID (CID) and model ID (MID), so you need to use the proper files for your MID/CID. Which is why were are asking for info about the current device status (which you have not provided).
If by "update" you mean RUU, it can be done (RUU does not need to be installed sequentially, you can go right from KitKat to Marshmallow). However, again the proper RUU depends on the current status (CID/MID) of the phone, plus what country you are in (which you didn't answer). Also, you can't run RUU from the phone's internal storage; although you can from an SD card.
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hihaalex said:
How can I find out the current status of the phone?
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ckpv5 already described how, in Post #6 above.
Although, you will need an adb/fastboot environment setup on your computer. And I'm not at all familiar with doing that on a Mac.