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[Q] Flashing Roms with Update.zip

I have got a rom's Update.zip. Can I use to install the rom from the recovery scene.
HTC WILDFIRE BUZZ S-ON
HBOOT 1.01
Regards

rahuliyer95 said:
I have got a rom's Update.zip. Can I use to install the rom from the recovery scene.
HTC WILDFIRE BUZZ S-ON
HBOOT 1.01
Regards
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Don't know properly but let me try to answer,
u can only apply update.zip on recovery if they are signed by htc as its s-on and no one is still came with root for hboot 1.01.x its hardly locked so sign by htc for that update.zip is needed.
In simple, Not possible unless signed by htc...

rahuliyer95 said:
I have got a rom's Update.zip. Can I use to install the rom from the recovery scene.
HTC WILDFIRE BUZZ S-ON
HBOOT 1.01
Regards
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talking about wildfire with S-ON here....
S-ON actually checks the update files whether they are signed by htc or not, and installs only the signed ones.
As ur hboot is 1.01 with S-ON, u must be on official froyo. In that case, u shouldn't be having another update file signed by htc presently. So u will be getting the error "Signature Verification Failed".
Why dont u try that as there is no harm in doing so. First copy ur update.zip file to the root of the sd card. then reboot into hboot menu and select recovery. U will see a red triangle. Now press the volume up + power key. There u will find the option to install update. So try it and check the error. And AFAIK, it is almost impossible to spoof the signature of htc.
If u have enough time, try this one also (only on ur wildfire with hboot 1.01 and S-ON). Get the official froyo ota update of ur region. It will be a zip file signed by htc. Put that zip file in the root of the memory card and rename the zip file to "update.zip" . Then go to recovery and try to install this. It will be installed because it is signed by htc (and moreover it is not a downgraded one).

Hi bharat, I am trying to do an OTA manually the version released last in India.
I got the following error, with "status 7". I was already having Froyo from an RUU update that I did, is that the reason for getting the error "Status 7"

bynge said:
Hi bharat, I am trying to do an OTA manually the version released last in India.
I got the following error, with "status 7". I was already having Froyo from an RUU update that I did, is that the reason for getting the error "Status 7"
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Sorry, don't know about that "status 7" error.
Try to give more details and u might get answer frm someone. hboot version (0.80 or 1.01.0001 or 1.01.0002), S-ON or S-OFF (expecting s-on), Region of phone manufacture, Which froyo ruu u have used.
EDIT: Just googled the "status 7" error. Seems like it was the problem with rooted phone. So if ur phone is rooted, i think u will have to unroot ur phone first for the OTA update to work. And be aware of that OTA update will make ur phone unrootable (as now)
[im expecting u have used a rooted froyo rom (a zip file not an exe file)]

[Q] Help (want to restore to stock rom)

i recently S-OFF my device and installed DK_CUSTOM_ROM_V4.5.4.zip
n now i want to restore to my original version which has market and HTC sense.
i downloaded a rom from http://shipped-roms.com/
OTA_BUZZ_Froyo_hTC_Asia_India
im getting a error E:error in /sdcard/ota_buzz_froyo_htc_asia_india_2.25.720.1-1.25.720.1_release_161546bwou4mclaggz2mu.zip
(Status 7)
Installation aborted.
plz help me out..
i want my stock rom back and want s-on my device back..
thnxxx...

have u s-on ur device before doing this process....
firstly install 2.1 file from the same site for india...without doing this the above will not install coz it is an update and not a whole rom....
first install android 2.1 ruu from same site and then install this ota file and u will be done....

karthik0001 said:
i recently S-OFF my device and installed DK_CUSTOM_ROM_V4.5.4.zip
n now i want to restore to my original version which has market and HTC sense.
i downloaded a rom from http://shipped-roms.com/
OTA_BUZZ_Froyo_hTC_Asia_India
im getting a error E:error in /sdcard/ota_buzz_froyo_htc_asia_india_2.25.720.1-1.25.720.1_release_161546bwou4mclaggz2mu.zip
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I installed DK_CUSTOM_ROM_V4.5.4.zip and it bricked my phone. Try downloading a different RUU from a different location. I know the android forums have a good selection of RUU's - I got mine from there and had no issues when I had to downgrade back to my stock ROM
Edit: If it is just the market apps you want, you can get that by flashing the google apps package found arounf the net.

arkoze said:
I installed DK_CUSTOM_ROM_V4.5.4.zip and it bricked my phone. Try downloading a different RUU from a different location. I know the android forums have a good selection of RUU's - I got mine from there and had no issues when I had to downgrade back to my stock ROM
Edit: If it is just the market apps you want, you can get that by flashing the google apps package found arounf the net.
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I don't think flashing dk's rom bricked your phone at all mate, especially if you was able to just run an ruu to fix it, maybe you forgot to wipe something or it just didn't install correctly but I've used dk's Rom and there is nothing out of place!
A bricked phone doesn't respond to anything even an ruu!
Sent from my HTC Wildfire using xda premium

Possible a dodgy download of ROM or install then, no errors came up. But when i powered on after flashing (and I did wipe the caches), i got no HTC spash screen, and couldnt boot into recovery but there was a lit black screen on, the phone was recognised by the RUU facility and thats how I fixed the issue.

Help please.Total Noob. stuck on white screen and cant recover. bricked?

Hoping someone can help me here. I bought a used g2 a few months back,everything has worked fine. I woke up one morning and it was stuck on HTC white screen. I have tried following forum after forum trying to recover,with no luck.
In HBOOT it reads
Vision PVT Ship S-OFF
HBOOT- 0.82.000
MICROP-0425
RADIO- 26.03.02.26_M
eMMC-boot
Sept 2 2010
Ive tried to flash a new PC10IMG.ZIP and its says noimage,even though I see it on my SD card. Ive tried to push it using adb with no avail. Anything I can do?

i would start with the basic...
did you already try to enter recovery and wipe? (recovery is an option in hboot)
if it works, do a fresh install (this only works if you have a custom recovery)
what rom did you use before this problem appeared?

hoffmas said:
did you already try to enter recovery and wipe? (recovery is an option in hboot)
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Yup, the simplest solution to try would be to enter recovery, and factory reset.
If you put the PC10IMG.ZIP on the SD using your PC, make sure your PC is set to show file extensions. Its not unusual for people to accidentally rename the file PC10IMG.ZIP.ZIP and not realize it (if your PC is hiding the "second" .ZIP extension), and recovery won't see the file if its named that way.

I tried recovery through HBOOT and Clockworkmod, neither will work.
I also made sure the file was saved correctly but it still says no image.
I honestly dont know what ROM I was using because I bought it already as is. I never even knewthe things you could do with phones until this happened and I started researching. (I know im lame, lol)
Any other suggestions?

In clockwork, try the option "install zip from sdcard". Any file with the .zip extension should be visible (does not need to be named PC10IMG.ZIP). See if the image you are trying to flash is visible that way.
Alternately, you can try any of the custom ROMs posted in the Development subforum by putting them on your SD card and flash using that same option "install zip from sdcard". Cyanogenmod 7, ILWT, Virtuous G-Lite, and Virtuous Sense are all popular ones that are stable and reliable.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1493365

Thanks so much for your help, but question? How do I knowwhat OS im usung to know which rom to get?

What I meant was how do I know what rom to download?

confuseddroidgirl said:
What I meant was how do I know what rom to download?
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Depends what you want from your phone. For example, some people like HTC's Sense interface, so that would lead you to check out the Sense ROMs (either a stock one or a custom ROM). Typically custom ROMs have extra stuff added or taken away, which you will find described in the thread about that ROM in the Android Dev forum. Or maybe you don't like Sense and want a different interface.
There is a lot to choose from and the choice can be somewhat bewildering at first.
I suggest keeping away from the ICS (Ice Cream Sandwich, Android 4.0 ROMs) for now because they tend to be more in an alpha/beta state and be missing some features and also be more unstable.
Maybe you should start with a stock HTC Sense ROM and see how you get on with that ?
Edit - ah, I see you have a G2. Which as stock doesn't come with Sense, sorry if I confused you there. I am not sure if the stock G2 T-Mobile ROM is available to flash or not. G2 folks ?
Edit2 - the stock T-Mobile G2 ROM is at http://www.filefactory.com/f/b8dc837b1ed80be8/ , first item on the list.
Sent from my Desire Z running CM7.

confuseddroidgirl said:
What I meant was how do I know what rom to download?
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That's a pretty challenging question, since the various custom ROMs by their nature are meant to offer different aesthetic looks and features. This is the very reason there are so many different ones, making the choice an intimidating one.
Another thing that makes the choice challenging, is that you admittedly don't know what ROM you had to start with. For lack of any information, you can always start with the stock G2 ROM that steviewevie linked to in the previous response. Its a good place to start as any. Was it what you had before it got stuck in the bootloop, who knows. But it would work fine, plenty of G2 owners run stock, and you can always change it later if you don't like it.

Yep G2 can be flashed
steviewevie said:
Edit - ah, I see you have a G2. Which as stock doesn't come with Sense, sorry if I confused you there. I am not sure if the stock G2 T-Mobile ROM is available to flash or not. G2 folks ?
Sent from my Desire Z running CM7.
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Yep G2 can be flashed. I have cynogenmod in mine. cheers

What recovery version do you have? You might have the old CWM that randomly gets stuck at the HTC screen.
Sent from my HTC Vision using XDA

steviewevie said:
Edit - ah, I see you have a G2. Which as stock doesn't come with Sense, sorry if I confused you there. I am not sure if the stock G2 T-Mobile ROM is available to flash or not. G2 folks ?
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Looks like the previous owner was kind enough to root , downgrade and install a Desire Z hboot . So it is possible to flash both sense/non-sense roms.....
Suggestion: you might want to give out miui a try after your tryst with stock rom which i hope will be short.
EDIT: don't know if this will work but try flashing after updating your radio from this link

Ok folks, Thanks for the replys.
I tried to install the stock rom and I get:
Finding update package...
Opening update package...
E: Cant open / sdcard/PC10IMG_Vision_Gingerbread_S_TMOUS_2.13.531.8_radio_12.52.60.25_26.08.04.30_M3_release_188635_signed.zip
(bad)
Installation aborted
???? Any help please.

Im currently using clockworkmod v 3.0.0.5

Try this one:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1314541

confuseddroidgirl said:
Ok folks, Thanks for the replys.
I tried to install the stock rom and I get:
Finding update package...
Opening update package...
E: Cant open / sdcard/PC10IMG_Vision_Gingerbread_S_TMOUS_2.13.531.8_radio_12.52.60.25_26.08.04.30_M3_release_188635_signed.zip
(bad)
Installation aborted
???? Any help please.
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As far i can say about the error is that it is a bad download.. You might want to try it again using a fresh download uninterrupted by connecction issues and speed throttles

OkI tried the other rom and got
Finding update package....
Opening update package...
Installing update...
assert failed: write_raw_image("/tmp/boot.img"."boot")
E: error in /sdcard/g2_2.16.531.5root.zip
(Status 7)
Installation aborted
????

Status 7 generally means that its the wrong ROM for the device, are you sure you downloaded a compatible RM?
Sent from my HTC Vision using XDA

Do NOT flash official PC10IMG.ZIP when you have S-OFF!!!
If you have s-off do NOT flash offical pc10img.zip, read:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=838484
Best regards,
Catherall

OP ever fix their phone?

[Q] Trying to return to Stock Rom but...

I seem to be having a problem flashing the stock + rooted rom.
I get the error message..
e:cant open sdcard/dhd_wwe_3.12.405.1............zip (bad) installation aborted.
I have also tried a stock unrooted copy which didnt work either. I am pretty sure i use to be able to flash it(many months ago).
I believe i can still flash sum custom roms (just formated the newest leedroid rom) but stock is being a ***** to install.
I want to go back to stock as I feel my gps was more accurate under stock
Any ideas?
Im using a unbranded UK desire HD with AHK Clockwork Recovery v4.0.1.4. i did wipe data/factory reset, wipe cache and even wipe Dalvik
Any questions just ask

You don't have to flash stock rom from recovery like custom roms or nandroid backups.
Run stock RUU.exe or flash the rom from bootloader if in PG58IMG format if you want to go back to complete stock rom.
You can download RUU_Ace_Sense30_S_HTC_WWE_3.12.405.1_R_Radio_12.65.60.29_26.14.04.28_M_release_233505_signed form HERE

kualmente said:
You don't have to flash stock rom from recovery like custom roms or nandroid backups.
Run stock RUU.exe or flash the rom from bootloader if in PG58IMG format if you want to go back to complete stock rom.
You can download RUU_Ace_Sense30_S_HTC_WWE_3.12.405.1_R_Radio_12.65.60.29_26.14.04.28_M_release_233505_signed form HERE
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Ok, thanks... Which one of these if any would you recommend? (they seem to be exe files which i dont understand why)
http://shipped-roms.com/index.php?category=android&model=Ace

see above. Run the RUU exe from pc while phone is plugged with usb cable.
I uploaded it for you. That is the latest stock GB RUU.
Hope it helps
Hit thanks button if it did

kualmente said:
You don't have to flash stock rom from recovery like custom roms or nandroid backups.
Run stock RUU.exe or flash the rom from bootloader if in PG58IMG format if you want to go back to complete stock rom.
You can download RUU_Ace_Sense30_S_HTC_WWE_3.12.405.1_R_Radio_12.65.60.29_26.14.04.28_M_release_233505_signed form HERE
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Hey mate, maybe u can help me out a little. I need to flash back to stock, vodafone au branded for warrenty purposes. if I used above would I still be rooted and s-off, and can all the Vodafone bloat be flashed afterwards. just weighing if the above link is any easy option then flashing rom, then radio, reverse s off, root, etc etc etc.....etc.?

The link I gave is for stock unbranded WWE (world wide english) RUU. No idea where you can find Vodafone AU, sorry.
Running the RUU.exe will unroot your device but s-off remains. Also it deletes all apps and data.
Conclusion: it will be as out of the box but S-Off.
Sent from my HTC Desire HD using XDA

kualmente said:
The link I gave is for stock unbranded WWE (world wide english) RUU. No idea where you can find Vodafone AU, sorry.
Running the RUU.exe will unroot your device but s-off remains. Also it deletes all apps and data.
Conclusion: it will be as out of the box but S-Off.
Sent from my HTC Desire HD using XDA
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Cheers mate. I found the stock au Rom...not an ruu unfortunately, returning back to out of box is a bit of a tedious ordeal

kualmente said:
You don't have to flash stock rom from recovery like custom roms or nandroid backups.
Run stock RUU.exe or flash the rom from bootloader if in PG58IMG format if you want to go back to complete stock rom.
You can download RUU_Ace_Sense30_S_HTC_WWE_3.12.405.1_R_Radio_12.65.60.29_26.14.04.28_M_release_233505_signed form HERE
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hey,
i have got the same problem but with S-on,i really cant do anything with phone as its not booting up,
i cant only access hboot and recovery but cant flash any radio or rom.
will this rom help me?
if u need more information bout my dhd u can check:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1604510
please help me

sinahidden said:
hey,
i have got the same problem but with S-on,i really cant do anything with phone as its not booting up,
i cant only access hboot and recovery but cant flash any radio or rom.
will this rom help me?
if u need more information bout my dhd u can check:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1604510
please help me
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--I noticed your using advanced ace hack kit. Question- are you renaming the Rom file to "update.zip," and then selecting "install update from zip"???
If so, there s your problem.
Just select "install from zip" instead. Shouldn't matter if the file has been renamed.
Hopefully this is a quick fix for you. Let us know, because if you can get to bootloader and recovery, there is a fix.
Don't be shy to use the thanks button.
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kualmente said:
The link I gave is for stock unbranded WWE (world wide english) RUU. No idea where you can find Vodafone AU, sorry.
Running the RUU.exe will unroot your device but s-off remains. Also it deletes all apps and data.
Conclusion: it will be as out of the box but S-Off.
Sent from my HTC Desire HD using XDA
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--Cheers mate. I found a Vodafone branded RoM. Maybe you can help me before I post a thread in Q&A's, because I'm getting nowhere with it. I'd appreciate any suggestions. Heres whats happening:
Just read this guys post and its exactly to a tee, what is happening with me:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1575300
haha, you can probably tell im getting a little desperate.

Please answer these questions in order to summarize the situation:
1) are you S-ON or S-OFF?
2) What your bootloader says and what version is is (there is a **locked** on top?)
3) have you tried the hack kit or not?
4) do you have stock recovery or CWM/4EXT?
5) is your phone branded Vodafone or is just your carrier which is Vodafone?
6) what was your original RUU and what RUU did you find. RUU.exe should be run from a computer not flashed by recovery.

kualmente said:
Please answer these questions in order to summarize the situation:
1) are you S-ON or S-OFF?
2) What your bootloader says and what version is is (there is a **locked** on top?)
3) have you tried the hack kit or not?
4) do you have stock recovery or CWM/4EXT?
5) is your phone branded Vodafone or is just your carrier which is Vodafone?
6) what was your original RUU and what RUU did you find. RUU.exe should be run from a computer not flashed by recovery.
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Hi, are u asking me? If so here u go.
1- S-OFF. Don't think I'm eng s-off.
2- boot loader reads as follows:
Ace PVT Ship S-off RL
Hboot 0.85.0024
Microphone 0438
Radio 26.10.04.03_m
eMMC-boot
3- advance ace hack kit is how I rooted my device...?
4- clockwork mod recovery touch 5.8
5- Vodafone branded phone originally, with all the crap
6-original ruu unknown? But the rom I can't install is titled:
Ace_Vodafone_AU_1.32.178.5_Radio_12.28b.60.140eU_26.03.02.26_M_BACKUP
Its a zip file which I've tried to install from recovery as a zip(error message 'install aborted')and also restore after extracting to cwm/backup (error message md5 mismatch)
I'm completely lost.

Install 4ext recovery, if I'm not mistaken it has an option to ignore md5 mismatches.
Edit - just checked and it does, its in the recovery settings
Sent from my Inspire 4G using XDA

marsdta said:
Install 4ext recovery, if I'm not mistaken it has an option to ignore md5 mismatches.
Edit - just checked and it does, its in the recovery settings
Sent from my Inspire 4G using XDA
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Alright, well I installed 4ext, disabled md5 check. All that happened when it restored (finished in only 3secs)was rebooted with a freshly wiped copy of the rom I've been using-cookies & cream ics.
It seems like the file is empty, though I've explored its content and all seems intact. Its about the 5th download of the rom too, so unlikely a bad dl. Someone installed it successfully by deleting nandroid. md5, then using the md5 sum recreate it as md5sum*img > nandroid.md5... Don't know how or what this means

I believe they are talking about this. In the app go to recovery >manage backups. Choose the file then click correct md5 sum
Sent from my Inspire 4G using XDA

marsdta said:
I believe they are talking about this. In the app go to recovery >manage backups. Choose the file then click correct md5 sum
Sent from my Inspire 4G using XDA
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-Alright well I got the md5 sorted, and installed the rom. Now I have a blackscreen... It appears nothing has changed. the green htc letters slowly fade to white lines then to black, thats about it. Still got 4ext so I can restore, but this is a pain in the rectum.
I'm restoring it again and it reads its restoring: boot system data cache. In the process, .android_secure not found...Should be alright?

That should be fine. Not sure why its not working and others got it to work
Sent from my Inspire 4G using XDA

marsdta said:
That should be fine. Not sure why its not working and others got it to work
Sent from my Inspire 4G using XDA
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--I dont know. Will try to download and install again, in the off chance I have "bad install."
Wondering if I could insall the WWE Ruu.exe and then temp root and somehow flash all the vodafone australia crap...I'm just swinging in the dark here.

I thought about that. You won't be able to fully be on your stock firmware but it might be close enough for warranty purposes.
So here is my thinking. Flash the 1.32.405 ruu. Next flash your stock radio that came with your carrier via a pd98. Then root with visionary and use jkoljos easy radio tool to flash back your cid and get back son. Finally unroot with visionary and remove any traces of root like super user. I think that's as close as well be able to get if the nandroid doesn't work
Sent from my Inspire 4G using XDA

marsdta said:
I thought about that. You won't be able to fully be on your stock firmware but it might be close enough for warranty purposes.
So here is my thinking. Flash the 1.32.405 ruu. Next flash your stock radio that came with your carrier via a pd98. Then root with visionary and use jkoljos easy radio tool to flash back your cid and get back son. Finally unroot with visionary and remove any traces of root like super user. I think that's as close as well be able to get if the nandroid doesn't work
Sent from my Inspire 4G using XDA
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Thanks for ur help mate ... haven't had a chance to try re install of this yet. If it isn't one thing its another, I did Eng s off and now my battery is dieing by like, 1-2% every minute, don't think its associated with Eng s off, but the battery coincidentally nearing its end. Then my charger died.
Alright so ill give it a go and post the outcome. Cheers dude. I think I have the vodafone splash screen downloaded so if so that's a plus

Update failed and the phone freezed

Hi,
I tryed to Update my phone with original rom trought the phone. First try and it tells me trath there is a error (Status 7). Then i found a way how to skip this error (with deleting of the assets from script file) and install it. And after that my fight with the phone starts. After the install the OS start reboot continuesly. Somehow i flash the boot.img and start Philz Touch 5 Recovery system. After that flash the ROM with Cyanogen. First i got the same Error (Status 7) and once again fix it. Then install it and the phone starts. But after 30 seconds is freeze and can't do anything, only restart. The HBOOT version is 0.95. I thin that maybe this error (Status 7) comes with any reason, and maybe this becomes from wrong ROM.
Please if someone could help! The phone is not mine and i didn't fix it should pay it . If you need any other info just send me a message.
Thank you in advance!

ufff...first...this thread will be moved...and i hope very fast...this is dev thread not q+a !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
next....i dont know....you did so much massive wrong....please buy a i thing...really...and never flash a custom rom...or do a research or asking before..if you dont understand what you are doing....i also was a beginner in the past....but i can good read and follow and ask...not just flash...äähhm..what iḿ doing...it do not start anymore
you should really read before do flashing
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from what i read you have a custom recovery...did you maked a nandroid backup before you did anything...if yes...restore it and flash the boot.img of it..reboot and you are done...if not search a rom what works on hboot 0.95...means no jb
flash it..and its boot.img
before you can flash a original rom...means ruu...you should research..there are some guides here

i dont think cyanogen can be installed on hboot 0.95......

I think you should've updated the HBOOT on forehand. The Status 7 error is a check, not a fault.
You can download a RUU from one of the stickies in the Android Development forums and revert to stock, then update (incl HBOOT) and then try again.
Sent from my HTC One X using XDA Premium 4 mobile app

hzai93 said:
i dont think cyanogen can be installed on hboot 0.95......
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CM is not sense based rom, so do what Alex said Cheers

nikola016 said:
CM is not sense based rom, so do what Alex said Cheers
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but because of the Android version, sometimes CM/AOSP/AOKP/AOSPA can't be installed as like sense one hboot versions which are lower that should be...better is always to update...especially if you are on hboot 0.95...thats for ALL really to low ...

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