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Hi All,
I'm new to this XDA and i'm really dying to get a clear picture of what is a Bootloader?
and what does an Unlocked Bootloader and Unlocking bootloader mean?
Secondly does Unlocking the bootloader and Rooting are the same??
Switch off your mobile,press power plus volume down button together for a while,the white screen u will see is called bootloader or HBOOT.
now if u will read very first line u will get S-ON and this state is called locked bootloader and when u will S-OFF it u will get an unlocked bootloader....the process of unlocking is called rooting or to gain whole control of ur phone by offing ur security...
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an unlocked bootloader means that you have full nand access and you can manipulate the images on your phone - flash them. you can, for example, flash a new recovery image / another rom.
My Evo is on Hboot 2.18, rooted, S-ON.
lets say something happens to the phone where i have to get a replacement...
How can i RE-LOCK my bootloader ?
i ask this because i heard that you cant return your phone after the phone is rooted (which can easily be undone but the bootloader...) or unlocked.
i just want to know how to get it back to factory default.. thanks
and i have insurance on my phone through insurion , so if my phone was to stop charging or the screen cracked, they wouldnt check if the bootloader is unlocked right ?
plug it into computer and put your phone into fast boot. Navigate to where fast boot.exe is located in cmd on your computer . And type fastboot oem lock I believe the command was and it should relock your bootloader
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evo4gnoob said:
plug it into computer and put your phone into fast boot. Navigate to where fast boot.exe is located in cmd on your computer . And type fastboot oem lock I believe the command was and it should relock your bootloader
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your bootloader will still show tampered, you'll need to follow the guide on downgrading your bootloader before you can have an official HTC "Untampered" lock.
Savoca said:
your bootloader will still show tampered, you'll need to follow the guide on downgrading your bootloader before you can have an official HTC "Untampered" lock.
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thanks, i now understand that if something were to happen with my phone causing me to need a replacement, it would be through sprint/asurion. so no need to worry any more
This thread will walk you through all the steps to lock the bootloader without it saying relocked, so Sprint wont know you unlocked it in the first place. It even has a link to a stock rom you can flash, and the instructions how to flash it after locking the bootloader. I broke my screen 2 days after unlocking my phone. This took me half a day to find and 15 minutes to do once I read it.
http://androidforums.com/evo-4g-all-things-root/526575-guide-unrooting-gingerbread-2-3-5-a.html
EXACTLY what i needed. THANKS. It will come in handy if i ever need to use it
Hey Guys,
I have a big problem with my desire HD. I get it from a friend, he make a update, an after that still boot the DHD only until the bootlogo...
Its all original...with german vodafone branding. S-ON, hboot:2.00 0027...
Problem Vodafone has no RUU Stock roms....I try it with the PD98IMG.zip from a HTC Stock Rom but I get the message in the bootoader after checking: CID incorrect....
So I delete the hboot file in this zip and after checking the zip it comes NO error message, but sadly he get back to the bootloader....so I think that CID request is defined in the hboot file...
I hope everyone can open this file and change the CID to my Vodafone branding (VODAP102) ... i uploaded on zippyshare.
http://www34.zippyshare.com/v/20584566/file.html
Other solutions can be also written of course!
Soory for my bad english
Thanks!
So what is your problem?
Your phone freezes out meanwhile boot animation?
Try boot into safe or recovery mode. Flash a new image and everything should be fine.
I recommend
[Rom] 02-08-2013 [JB-JOP40D][Unofficial] Cyanogenmod 10.1
showthread.php?t=2073992&page=84
maikwars said:
Hey Guys,
I have a big problem with my desire HD. I get it from a friend, he make a update, an after that still boot the DHD only until the bootlogo...
Its all original...with german vodafone branding. S-ON, hboot:2.00 0027...
Problem Vodafone has no RUU Stock roms....I try it with the PD98IMG.zip from a HTC Stock Rom but I get the message in the bootoader after checking: CID incorrect....
So I delete the hboot file in this zip and after checking the zip it comes NO error message, but sadly he get back to the bootloader....so I think that CID request is defined in the hboot file...
I hope everyone can open this file and change the CID to my Vodafone branding (VODAP102) ... i uploaded on zippyshare.
http://www34.zippyshare.com/v/20584566/file.html
Other solutions can be also written of course!
Soory for my bad english
Thanks!
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Why are you pasting an hboot? that won't help your issue, but will probably worsen it. What you need is to create a goldcard and flash an unbranded RUU.
What update were you trying to flash?
glevitan said:
Why are you pasting an hboot? that won't help your issue, but will probably worsen it. What you need is to create a goldcard and flash an unbranded RUU.
What update were you trying to flash?
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Yes, but I cant create a Goldcard....because my DHD boots only to the bootlogo and then stop it....and next problem.....I have a vodafone mobile phone, and there no exists any rom. in other words all currently available roms bring me the CID incorrect message.
And the update was a official update .....but I cant exactly describe it, cause its not my phone
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Yes, but I cant create a Goldcard....because my DHD boots only to the bootlogo and then stop it....and next problem.....I have a vodafone mobile phone, and there no exists any rom. in other words all currently available roms bring me the CID incorrect message.
And the update was a official update .....but I cant exactly describe it, cause its not my phone
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you need another working device to create goldcard
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glevitan said:
you need another working device to create goldcard
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Its possible to send me a goldcard image from a DHD create from a xda user with a vodafone CID?
Cause I dont have an other device
maikwars said:
Its possible to send me a goldcard image from a DHD create from a xda user with a vodafone CID?
Cause I dont have an other device
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No. Goldcards are related to sdcard, so one created in my sdcard will not work with yours. Then, you can unlock the bootloader, flash CWM and custom ROM, then from there create a goldcard and flash a ruu.
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glevitan said:
No. Goldcards are related to sdcard, so one created in my sdcard will not work with yours. Then, you can unlock the bootloader, flash CWM and custom ROM, then from there create a goldcard and flash a ruu.
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And other solutions to flash cwm to my DHD are no exists?
maikwars said:
And other solutions to flash cwm to my DHD are no exists?
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I told You. Unlock the bootloader...
glevitan said:
I told You. Unlock the bootloader...
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Yep but to unlock the bootloader with htcdev, It needs the latest hboot, so and they did not have!And to update hboot he sad I need the latest Rom Version, and at the end of the installation comes the user-ID mistake.
maikwars said:
Yep but to unlock the bootloader with htcdev, It needs the latest hboot, so and they did not have!And to update hboot he sad I need the latest Rom Version, and at the end of the installation comes the user-ID mistake.
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I don't get it. To unlock bootloader you will probably need,to update hboot, but not the ROM....you can do all the process in fastboot. If it is ok with you I can help you out via teamviewer
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glevitan said:
I don't get it. To unlock bootloader you will probably need,to update hboot, but not the ROM....you can do all the process in fastboot. If it is ok with you I can help you out via teamviewer
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Thanks for offer, good idea
But I try to update hboot with a HTC hboot official file from htcdev to 2.00 0029. When I try to flash the bootloader he sad I must have the newest Rom, before I can update hboot....thats my mistake...but we can do it with teamviewer It were very helpful !
DHD doesn't boot anymore
Hello everybody,
I'm new around here and also a noob when it comes to rooting Android devices. Anyway, I think I might have screwed my DHD while trying to root it. I downloaded the AAHK and followed the steps. At some point the cmd window showed a message telling me that i have more than one devices connected. I don't really know what I did, but my phone doesn't boot anymore. I mean it shows the HTC logo on the white background, but then it turns black and only shows a picture of a phone and a red triangle. And that's it. Can I still save it? Please, help me!
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Hello everybody,
I'm new around here and also a noob when it comes to rooting Android devices. Anyway, I think I might have screwed my DHD while trying to root it. I downloaded the AAHK and followed the steps. At some point the cmd window showed a message telling me that i have more than one devices connected. I don't really know what I did, but my phone doesn't boot anymore. I mean it shows the HTC logo on the white background, but then it turns black and only shows a picture of a phone and a red triangle. And that's it. Can I still save it? Please, help me!
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Did AAHK say anything else? What state was the phone in when you ran AAHK on it (unlocked bootloader, Android version, etc.)? What does the phone's bootloader say? Reboot into bootloader by rebooting while holding down power and volume-down.
alexnemes said:
Hello everybody,
I'm new around here and also a noob when it comes to rooting Android devices. Anyway, I think I might have screwed my DHD while trying to root it. I downloaded the AAHK and followed the steps. At some point the cmd window showed a message telling me that i have more than one devices connected. I don't really know what I did, but my phone doesn't boot anymore. I mean it shows the HTC logo on the white background, but then it turns black and only shows a picture of a phone and a red triangle. And that's it. Can I still save it? Please, help me!
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That Is stock recovery....boot in hboot as MissB says And paste the hboot info
It's been awhile since I've messed around with Android bootloaders, but my buddy just came to me with a seemingly fried HTC One that has been stock since it was purchased. I'm trying to help him out.
We can get to the bootloader, but that is it. No OS will load, and the factory reset option does nothing. I read up on unlocking the bootloader via HTCDev, but as I'm sure you're all aware, that no longer works (MID Error 160) due to Verizon patching the exploit.
I discovered the following XDA development thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2473644 , but I am not allowed to post on that thread because I don't have enough posts!
It's a little bit over my head, as I'm not familiar with the rumrunner / s-off process. However, it seems that I will need to follow those steps if I want to unlock the bootloader with the hope of flashing a ROM and resurrecting the phone.
My question is this: with the current state of this phone not being able to load any OS / ROM, and having a locked bootloader, is there any possibility I can unlock the bootloader and get a ROM flashed? Is it possible I'm overthinking this? Is there a way to simply flash the stock ROM again since that is seemingly nowhere to be found? Or is this phone simply bricked? Since I can get to the bootloader, I would imagine there is some light at the end of the tunnel.
Thanks for any help you guys can give. If someone wants to offer their assistance to me directly and take the issue off the message boards, I'll gladly PayPal you 20 USD if you have a solution!
Hope everyone is having a Happy New Year.
Just to clarify, the bootloader is locked and I have S-ON.
It seems I am in a bind, because I cannot flash any stock ROM or recovery with a locked bootloader. And I cannot unlock my bootloader because Verizon has blocked the standard exploit using HTCDev.
Hey buddy, what you need is a signed ruu which is the factory version of the os that comes with the phone. The signed part means that you can flash it with locked bootloader. Here Ya go
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=46506621
Just ask me if you have any questions. You will need to have the htc drivers and fastboot and adb installed of course.
Would that work if I wanted to return to 4.2 from 4.3, locked and s-on? I was too nieve and took the 4.3 update
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tdwpkidd said:
Would that work if I wanted to return to 4.2 from 4.3, locked and s-on? I was too nieve and took the 4.3 update
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Haha I wish.
Chilidog said:
Hey buddy, what you need is a signed ruu which is the factory version of the os that comes with the phone. The signed part means that you can flash it with locked bootloader. Here Ya go
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=46506621
Just ask me if you have any questions. You will need to have the htc drivers and fastboot and adb installed of course.
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Thanks so much for your reply. I've got the HTC drivers and the Android SDK loaded, and I used the fastboot tool when trying to unlock the boot loader using HTCDev.
Just to clarify, am I simply looking to download the signed RUU at the bottom of the second paper in that thread? Then flash it? Is that all? A lot of the other instructions in that thread seem irrelevant to my situation. If you could just point me in the right direction as to what I need to do with that RUU file, I'd appreciate it.
jmattia said:
Thanks so much for your reply. I've got the HTC drivers and the Android SDK loaded, and I used the fastboot tool when trying to unlock the boot loader using HTCDev.
Just to clarify, am I simply looking to download the signed RUU at the bottom of the second paper in that thread? Then flash it? Is that all? A lot of the other instructions in that thread seem irrelevant to my situation. If you could just point me in the right direction as to what I need to do with that RUU file, I'd appreciate it.
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If you took the 4.3 update you will need the 4.3 ruu which I haven't seen yet....so if locked and s-on you are screwed. Now depending on how far they took the flashing and since you say its a sprint phone you might be able to HTC Dev unlock and at least get something booted until s-off is achieved on 4.3.
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@jmattia Check your PM.
Hey guys
got a HTC M9 with cid "O2___102" which won't boot up after stock update.
Phone was not modified yet.
1. Can't unlock bootloader (says: "(bootloader) [KillSwitch] Last Byte is 0X00, disable unlock") - so no way to install custom recovery + custom rom to revive
2. Can't boot into recovery (shows phone with a red exclamation mark but no menu) so no way to factory rest
3. can't find a matching RUU for the "O2___102" CID ...
PLEASE HELP =(
At the screen with the red triangle and exclamation mark, press and hold the power button. While holding the power button, quickly press and release the volume + button. If this gets you to recovery, try a factory reset.
fernandezhjr said:
At the screen with the red triangle and exclamation mark, press and hold the power button. While holding the power button, quickly press and release the volume + button. If this gets you to recovery, try a factory reset.
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got into the recovery menu, thanks.
But damn phone is still not booting.
Guess I need to get factory image or custom rom on there but bootloader cant be unlocked and there is no damn RUU for this CID out is there?
zroice said:
Hey guys
got a HTC M9 with cid "O2___102" which won't boot up after stock update.
Phone was not modified yet.
1. Can't unlock bootloader (says: "(bootloader) [KillSwitch] Last Byte is 0X00, disable unlock") - so no way to install custom recovery + custom rom to revive
2. Can't boot into recovery (shows phone with a red exclamation mark but no menu) so no way to factory rest
3. can't find a matching RUU for the "O2___102" CID ...
PLEASE HELP =(
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as for the bootloader unlock go into settings>developer options>check oem unlocking. then you can unlock bootloader.
Aldo101t said:
as for the bootloader unlock go into settings>developer options>check oem unlocking. then you can unlock bootloader.
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the damn thing is not booting.... =( Stuck at HTC logo - or else I would do that off course
zroice said:
the damn thing is not booting.... =( Stuck at HTC logo - or else I would do that off course
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lol, sorry missed that part
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zroice said:
the damn thing is not booting.... =( Stuck at HTC logo - or else I would do that off course
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I do believe if you can get to download mode you can do a factory nreset from there, if that will help you.
zroice said:
got into the recovery menu, thanks.
But damn phone is still not booting.
Guess I need to get factory image or custom rom on there but bootloader cant be unlocked and there is no damn RUU for this CID out is there?
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What about flashing an older RUU and trying to take the update again?
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What about flashing an older RUU and trying to take the update again?
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cant find any ruu for that branding - if you see/saw one please let me know.
zroice said:
cant find any ruu for that branding - if you see/saw one please let me know.
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The UK ones for O2 can be used with the German O2 CID, too. You can find them for example in my Collection of Back-to-Stock Files or on androidRUU. But I'm not sure whether a downgrade from android 5.1 is possible with S-ON. The only confirmed downgrades with S-ON were from 1.32.XXX.15 to 1.32.XXX.8. And from my experiences with Denis Meissner and Amr Nasser I would say that a downgrade isn't possible with S-ON if the first and/or the second number of the actual firmware version differ from the ones of the firmware you want to downgrade to.
Flippy498 said:
The UK ones for O2 can be used with the German O2 CID, too. You can find them for example in my Collection of Back-to-Stock Files or on androidRUU. But I'm not sure whether a downgrade from android 5.1 is possible with S-ON. The only confirmed downgrades with S-ON were from 1.32.XXX.15 to 1.32.XXX.8. And from my experiences with Denis Meissner and Amr Nasser I would say that a downgrade isn't possible with S-ON if the first and/or the second number of the actual firmware version differ from the ones of the firmware you want to downgrade to.
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*downloading with fingers crossed*
Failed: -2, 19 to flash via downloadzip or smth like that
Can you flash twrp recovery? If you can, maybe you can flash a stock backup from someone else.
zroice said:
Failed: -2, 19 to flash via downloadzip or smth like that
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Yeah, would have suprised me if it worked. As said before even downgrading from 1.40.XXX.X to 1.32.XXX.X seems to be impossible with S-ON. How long did you actually wait until you thought that you phone doesn't boot? The update to android 5.1 and the first boot took around an hour for me. Maybe you just need to wait a little longer. If your phone was unlocked I would suggest you to flash TWRP and use one of my stock backups but...
The only other option I can see right now is trying to find someone who has a java card. With S-OFF you should be able to downgrade with the RUU. (If I remember correctly there were one or two shops advertising their java card services on Android-Hilfe.) This option may not be for free but it should still be cheaper than sending your phone to HTC's repair service or buying a new phone.
Flippy498 said:
Yeah, would have suprised me if it worked. As said before even downgrading from 1.40.XXX.X to 1.32.XXX.X seems to be impossible with S-ON. How long did you actually wait until you thought that you phone doesn't boot? The update to android 5.1 and the first boot took around an hour for me. Maybe you just need to wait a little longer. If your phone was unlocked I would suggest you to flash TWRP and use one of my stock backups but...
The only other option I can see right now is trying to find someone who has a java card. With S-OFF you should be able to downgrade with the RUU. (If I remember correctly there were one or two shops advertising their java card services on Android-Hilfe.) This option may not be for free but it should still be cheaper than sending your phone to HTC's repair service or buying a new phone.
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whats that java card you're talkin about? Never heard of that.
An appropiate RUU with the latest version should theoretically also work, right?
Problem ist that I cant flash anything custom because bootloader locked and I cant get inside the system to enable the bootloader unlock... =( and the thing has a visually broken volume up key for dropping down, so the htc support won't fix it (for free) I fear.. otherwise I would just give it to them since it has not been modified yet. (not my phone ..)
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OS Version is 2.10.206.2 - thats the latest one right?
zroice said:
whats that java card you're talkin about? Never heard of that.
An appropiate RUU with the latest version should theoretically also work, right?
Problem ist that I cant flash anything custom because bootloader locked and I cant get inside the system to enable the bootloader unlock... =( and the thing has a visually broken volume up key for dropping down, so the htc support won't fix it (for free) I fear.. otherwise I would just give it to them since it has not been modified yet. (not my phone ..)
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OS Version is 2.10.206.2 - thats the latest one right?
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Yes, 2.10.206.2 is the latest version for now. If there were a RUU with your firmware version then using it would be the easiest way to solve your problems. But as far as I know the only existing ones for O2 are for 1.32.206.6 and 1.32.206.15. But with S-OFF you would be able to use the older RUUs, too.
I never used a java card so my knowledge about this topic isn't that outstanding. I know that it is a small, SIM-Card-like looking thing that allows you to S-OFF your phone. Usually they cost several hundred euros/dollars and the number of times you can use them is limited. Since verizon blocks bootloader unlocking these cards are the only option if a verizon users wants to flash anything on his/her phone. Some German phone shops offered S-OFF by java card, too, before sunshine got updated for the M9. That's why I gave you the link to Android-Hilfe. (And that's actually all I know about that topic.)
i need this rru please any one have to uplode link
thanks
Just as an update, I recently bricked this phone trying to flash lineage to it. To fix it, I went to HTC.com and downloaded the current RUU and put the phone into download mode. I know some people say you don't need to "relock" the device, but I don't get errors during the installation with RUU when relocked. Plus, I am running with S-on.
theadra said:
Just as an update, I recently bricked this phone trying to flash lineage to it. To fix it, I went to HTC.com and downloaded the current RUU and put the phone into download mode. I know some people say you don't need to "relock" the device, but I don't get errors during the installation with RUU when relocked. Plus, I am running with S-on.
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Bootloader and s status are irrelevant. The phone will flash regardless.