Picked up a g2 with android 2.3, unable to downgrade - G2 and Desire Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

This phone was not rooted, htc upgraded it to 2.3 and I'm getting errors downgrading, and ideas?
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You need to provide more details...
1. By what means did you get it?
2. Did you root the phone?
3. Do you have a warranty?
4. What kind of error?
5. A screenshot perhaps?
Explain your problem more in detail, also I think this is the wrong section for that. check the general questions section.

cant downgrade 2.3, you are stuck on there till there is a new root for it sorry

You tried using a gold card to downgrade it?

When did T-Mobile send the upgrade
Also I think this is in the wrong section
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Wrong section. You should either be posting in the QA section, or one of the root threads with the error you get.

When was gb released? My sister hasn't gotten it yet.

sna66 said:
This phone was not rooted, htc upgraded it to 2.3 and I'm getting errors downgrading, and ideas?
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Try reposting this in Q&A.
Mylenthes said:
When was gb released? My sister hasn't gotten it yet.
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Root your phone and you'll have it.

So the ota update is out? First I've heard of that
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Spastic909 said:
So the ota update is out? First I've heard of that
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Same
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Spastic909 said:
So the ota update is out? First I've heard of that
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Why yes. Yes, it is.
Sent from a Western Union telegram.

yes the leak is out its a full stock rom, i am running it now, and its pretty well smoothed...

ilostchild said:
yes the leak is out its a full stock rom, i am running it now, and its pretty well smoothed...
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but is the OTA for gingerbread being pushed to those who arent rooted yet?

Got the phone on craigs list the previous owner sent it in for repair for hinge issue and got it back with 2.3. The phone isn't rooted. I like 2.3 but prefer my freedom. I'm at work and can't recall the error but I can push the files with adb but get the error when I run adb shell p.... I did the goldcard. I'm thinking I'm stuck, but ill give it another shot later
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It actually runs pretty good and seems to be good on battery so far internet is blazing, getting 7 down and 1.5 up and it says 4g instead of h
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blackknightavalon said:
Why yes. Yes, it is.
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its not a rooted rom.. i just said its a full STOCK rom, no root acces signed by htc/tmobile

ilostchild said:
its not a rooted rom.. i just said its a full STOCK rom, no root acces signed by htc/tmobile
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Meanwhile, those of us with root have had Gingerbread for a couple months now. If it's not available OTA, it's not officially available.

blackknightavalon said:
Meanwhile, those of us with root have had Gingerbread for a couple months now. If it's not available OTA, it's not officially available.
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yup i have it too as well not a big deal, no its not OFFICIAILY OUT, but the Official stock rom is here to flash for those that want to try, this is the latest one and most likely gonna be pushed out.
as my sig shows i have one g2 rooted running cm7 and my other on stock gingerbread no root or s-off
as well this Leaked officail rom was able to fix those that had soft bricks and could not unbrick
and everyone knows to do that the roms have to be signed officialy by htc/tmobile

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[Q] its been a while i have a Q

Currently on the cm7.0 with whatever kernal. i was wondering if updating to the new ota via manual upgrade, do i lose root s-off? if so what is the best and safest way to regain root nand unlock?
sorry its been a couple months since ive been able to get on here and what not. rom manager has been so helpful
b_allert said:
Currently on the cm7.0 with whatever kernal. i was wondering if updating to the new ota via manual upgrade, do i lose root s-off? if so what is the best and safest way to regain root nand unlock?
sorry its been a couple months since ive been able to get on here and what not. rom manager has been so helpful
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If you update via sense you will lose root and get a locked bootloader
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XsMagical said:
If you update via sense you will lose root and get a locked bootloader
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what would you recommend then?
b_allert said:
what would you recommend then?
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1038701
Here is what you need. He already has it ready to go.
jayharper08 said:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1038701
Here is what you need. He already has it ready to go.
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i appreciate it man
Not a problem. Always here to help.
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not thinking of applying this ota or anything sense related...happy with aosp. but just have a quick question... magical said that u will get a locked bootloader. what exactly is a locked bootloader and i thought they were not getting locked anymore?
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not thinking of applying this ota or anything sense related...happy with aosp. but just have a quick question... magical said that u will get a locked bootloader. what exactly is a locked bootloader and i thought they were not getting locked anymore?
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Still kind of up in the air as to what's going on. It is locked, without a doubt. I personally believe they will push out an update or a way to unlock it. Like they said they would. I just think they already had it together before it got pushed out.
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Rooted EVO, i have 2.2, can I download 2.3 upgrade?

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Don't be a tool and download the OTA Update!
If you like HTC Sense, there is a Rooted Stock GB Rom in the Development Section.
If you want the OTA GB, I'll trade you my phone for yours AS IS. That way I can still do ROM's.
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NEVER DOWNLOAD AN OTA! EVER! Not if u like root & running new roms & free tether that is....if not, go head, have a blast! lol But seriously, they usually have things in them that prevent & block root if u update. ALWAYS get roms & updates from the forums or other creditable forums/sources...
Or if you want 100% stock, just don't flash S-On zip file and you can take the OTA update and go back and forth if desired, just make sure it shows S-Off in bootloader and you're all good.

New ota; safe to update?

I have a rooted htc desire, with stock rom, but with clockworkmod. Today, I received a notification that a new ota update is out. I understand that I will lose my root, but is it safe to update through ota? Will it replace the custom recovery?
I already have problems with cwm. It doesn't work... it says that it can't mount cache, and I can't flash anything with it, nor make a factory data reset.
Is there a risk my phone will get bricked?
I really want this 3.0 update.
So...is it safe to update?
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Download the update first. Before installing it, upload it here and let's have a look at it. Btw, its highly unlikely that the update is 3.0
http://db.tt/vHWh5Zoa
Tell me if the download works.
And I was talking about the new Htc sense 3.0. Did you see how cool ot looks? XD
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abaaaabbbb63 said:
http://db.tt/vHWh5Zoa
Tell me if the download works.
And I was talking about the new Htc sense 3.0. Did you see how cool ot looks? XD
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Thanks. I'm taking a look and will try to get you a flashable zip for rooted phones tomorrow. Can you upload your system/build.prop after renaming it to system/build.prop.txt ?
This is the build.prop.txt
http://db.tt/vHWh5Zoa
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This is a rooted OTA update for 2.29.405.5 which upgrades it to 2.29.405.14. To be applied by people who've rooted their phones, but havent applied any custom rom. It's a collection of binary patches for 2.29.405.5 firmware. Applying it should be safe in the sense that it shouldnt disturb your recovery/kernel.
This has not been tested on my phone, and hence is an alpha at the moment. Follow usual precautions like taking Nandroid backup before applying.
http://www.box.com/s/uzukbqauyme3m46cjpez
Thanks, anything juicy in that OTA?
No way to know unless someone installs it and sees. There should have been been a description in the original OTA notice.
Droidzone said:
No way to know unless someone installs it and sees. There should have been been a description in the original OTA notice.
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It just said that its a 6.3 mb "system enchantment update". Nothing else.
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abaaaabbbb63 said:
It just said that its a 6.3 mb "system enchantment update". Nothing else.
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So, HTC's turned to magic, eh?
Oops XD
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[Q] Android 4.3 OTA update to JWR66Y from JWR66V

i have tried to update when the notification came out.
it failed so i tried to unroot and updated again.
it also failed so i downloaded the zip file of JWR66Y and tried to install through recovery mode.
but it showed me that
warning: no file_contexts assert failed "/system/build.prop"........
and then abort.
anyone have the same problem?
i don't know how i can update.
eric_22 said:
i have tried to update when the notification came out.
it failed so i tried to unroot and updated again.
it also failed so i downloaded the zip file of JWR66Y and tried to install through recovery mode.
but it showed me that
warning: no file_contexts assert failed "/system/build.prop"........
and then abort.
anyone have the same problem?
i don't know how i can update.
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do you have a custom recovery??
If so that will cause OTA not to flash
eric_22 said:
i have tried to update when the notification came out.
it failed so i tried to unroot and updated again.
it also failed so i downloaded the zip file of JWR66Y and tried to install through recovery mode.
but it showed me that
warning: no file_contexts assert failed "/system/build.prop"........
and then abort.
anyone have the same problem?
i don't know how i can update.
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You may not want to take an ota... If you plan on staying rooted may not be the smartest idea.
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Are you stock? I just checked and I don't have an ota. Don't take it unless you are soff but even so don't take it.
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Post the update zip also please. I wouldn't mind flashing the firmware.zip that comes in it.
4.3 for the VZW One? I thought an HTC Exec said carrier branded devices wouldnt be receiving the update this month.
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Crimsonshadow774 said:
4.3 for the VZW One? I thought an HTC Exec said carrier branded devices wouldnt be receiving the update this month.
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Something tells me the op has the international version or something because I believe you are right.
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Excuse the newby question but is this a major deal for hopefully getting root or no?
bc13 said:
Excuse the newby question but is this a major deal for hopefully getting root or no?
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According to what the talk is the root method may be working for 4.3 but either way don't take it till confirmation.
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Since both are 4.3 builds I suspect a tablet...unless op had gpe installed.
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SW Version 3.22.1540.1 Update
Hello sorry for invading this thread, it seems to be related to my issue with the update. i have a Factory Unlocked HTC One m7, it hasnt been rooter at all nothing, i donwload the new software update, if finnishes with no problem, but when i install it fails quickly. then i went to the folder wehre it was downloaded, and when i try opening firmware.zip folder, it says the archive is corrupted o.0 is it my phone acting up or is it HTC not doing their job right?
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Hello sorry for invading this thread, it seems to be related to my issue with the update. i have a Factory Unlocked HTC One m7, it hasnt been rooter at all nothing, i donwload the new software update, if finnishes with no problem, but when i install it fails quickly. then i went to the folder wehre it was downloaded, and when i try opening firmware.zip folder, it says the archive is corrupted o.0 is it my phone acting up or is it HTC not doing their job right?
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You may want to ask in the international HTC one thread this one is for the Verizon variant only.
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andybones said:
do you have a custom recovery??
If so that will cause OTA not to flash
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maybe i have, i just use the command through cmd to fastboot to recovery mode.
so how can i use the official recovery?
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4.3 for the VZW One? I thought an HTC Exec said carrier branded devices wouldnt be receiving the update this month.
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No, i am Galaxy Nexus. i just did have time to solve this before.
Flyhalf205 said:
Post the update zip also please. I wouldn't mind flashing the firmware.zip that comes in it.
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The zip file
eric_22 said:
maybe i have, i just use the command through cmd to fastboot to recovery mode.
so how can i use the official recovery?
No, i am Galaxy Nexus. i just did have time to solve this before.
The zip file
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I would suggest going into the Galaxy Nexus forums and looking for your stock recovery.
There will be folks there with the same device and issues you are having that can more specifically help you with that.
You are in the Verizon HTC One forums.
We don't have a 4.3 OTA yet and no files from our device will help you.
Surely there are lots of folks willing and able to help in the proper device forum though.
Good luck!
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santod040 said:
I would suggest going into the Galaxy Nexus forums and looking for your stock recovery.
There will be folks there with the same device and issues you are having that can more specifically help you with that.
You are in the Verizon HTC One forums.
We don't have a 4.3 OTA yet and no files from our device will help you.
Surely there are lots of folks willing and able to help in the proper device forum though.
Good luck!
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sorry about that. i just stupidly post a wrong forum section
Got an ota just now.
jski711 said:
Got an ota just now.
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We know... There are multiple threads about it... Wait a minute... You're the same guy... No need to spam every forum man.
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Maybe he is just happy to get an ota from Verizon so quickly lol.
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Any Information On 6.0 Update?

Supposedly we'd have it by the end is the year. That's only 8 days from now.
I'm trying to find status update on T-Mobile website but it's junk and can't find what I'm looking for.
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uoY_redruM said:
Supposedly we'd have it by the end is the year. That's only 8 days from now.
I'm trying to find status update on T-Mobile website but it's junk and can't find what I'm looking for.
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https://support.t-mobile.com/community/phones-tablets-devices/software-updates#tmoSUPDocTitle
So it's in testing?
I've already found search there but no matter what phone you click it's highlighted as "T-Mobile testing" but you're able to click any of the three stages and it changes it so it's not very clear.
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It just showed up on my M8, but I don't really want to lose root just yet.
xeper said:
It just showed up on my M8, but I don't really want to lose root just yet.
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That wasn't 6.0, that was a software update to prepare for the 6.0 update. That's the second one in the last few months.
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Weird, I just put my phone back to the Tmo version from being converted to EU and the last OS update I got was 4.20.531.4 and then came the 3 little updates for preperation for Marshmallow. Nothing after that. Should that matter that I didn't get the Stagefright 4.20.531.5 update?
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uoY_redruM said:
That wasn't 6.0, that was a software update to prepare for the 6.0 update. That's the second one in the last few months.
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You're right, I should have paid closer attention before posting.
Assuming the update does come soon, and I get impatient, how would I go about returning to stock/unrooted in order to receive it OTA? (I'm stock, rooted, s-on)
Short story, you need to restore a non-root backup and the restore to stock recovery. The version of stock and the recovery need to match. Also I believe ( but could be wrong ) the version will match the hboot that you have. This is why before you root, you grab a copy of the ROM and recovery and save them.
bradley_e_smith said:
Short story, you need to restore a non-root backup and the restore to stock recovery. The version of stock and the recovery need to match. Also I believe ( but could be wrong ) the version will match the hboot that you have. This is why before you root, you grab a copy of the ROM and recovery and save them.
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What will happen if I simply update when it does roll out? I'm on stock rooted but never took a backup before root.
xeper said:
What will happen if I simply update when it does roll out? I'm on stock rooted but never took a backup before root.
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The update will fail. OTA the updates from T-mobile need to have you on the non-rooted, non-modified stock ROM with stock recovery installed that matches the version of the ROM.
That is why before I installed TWRP - copy the recovery and ROM and note the version in the filename. Also because I run stock more often than I run rooted, custom ROM, etc. I usually leave the stock recovery inplace and use the command 'fastboot boot twrp.img' command to boot into TWRP. This way I use TWRP but not have to restore my stock recovery when needed.
bradley_e_smith said:
The update will fail. OTA the updates from T-mobile need to have you on the non-rooted, non-modified stock ROM with stock recovery installed that matches the version of the ROM.
That is why before I installed TWRP - copy the recovery and ROM and note the version in the filename. Also because I run stock more often than I run rooted, custom ROM, etc. I usually leave the stock recovery inplace and use the command 'fastboot boot twrp.img' command to boot into TWRP. This way I use TWRP but not have to restore my stock recovery when needed.
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How do I revert back to the normal recovery? I installed the custom recovery to root the phone.
When the update rolls out I will need to unroot and reinstall the normal recovery?
Wow... @moversi finally posted after ~ 20+ days of being MIA...
Say's they're currently on target for a 1/25 release for 6.0 on T-Mobile...
scifan said:
Wow... @moversi finally posted after ~ 20+ days of being MIA...
Say's they're currently on target for a 1/25 release for 6.0 on T-Mobile...
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Still no update :/
Getting frustrating now. I'll end with with a new phone and only get to enjoy MM on the M8 for little to no time at all.
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Seems like the carriers are pulling the update. Sprint has and I think I saw that Verizon too but not 100%. My thought is too many bugs still with MM.
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tony_5309 said:
Seems like the carriers are pulling the update. Sprint has and I think I saw that Verizon too but not 100%. My thought is too many bugs still with MM.
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Not that it helps, but Sprint's update is rolling as of today...
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Not that it helps, but Sprint's update is rolling as of today...
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Yeah no update here still. Damn you T-Mobile lol.
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Hopefully they are fixing any bugs that plague Android 6.0, if that's the case, they can take all the time they need to make it right.
@uoY_redruM, why don't you just convert your phone to who has MM? Or you can't?
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tony_5309 said:
Hopefully they are fixing any bugs that plague Android 6.0, if that's the case, they can take all the time they need to make it right.
@uoY_redruM, why don't you just convert your phone to who has MM? Or you can't?
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Eh, after I warranty swapped my phone when I busted the screen I didn't bother rooting it again.
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uoY_redruM said:
Eh, after I warranty swapped my phone when I busted the screen I didn't bother rooting it again.
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I bought a used phone off swappa and my phone was already s-off and unlocked... So I've kind of jumped a bit...
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So much for any sort of date, now that we're well past the 25th. Per Mo Versi on twitter, "Don't have a firm date yet".
Sigh.

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