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[Q] Why is my clockworkmod reverting to 2.5?

Everytime I flash the the new zip version (3.0.0.5) and then reboot, it reverts back to the old version.
Thanks!
Device: HTC Desire (S-On)
ROM: Gingervillain 2.1
Radio: 32.54.00.32U_5.14.05.17
RIL: HTC-RIL 2.2.0131HM

How are you flashing?

Off thou flash it through recovery your just fake flashing it. You need to actually flash it through fastboot but you need S-Off. There is a way to do it without fastboot. Just Google it. You use the terminals emulator instead. No idea if it works though
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as meaple has said, its only a fake flash, so it doesnt actually flash it.
i couldnt get it to work through the terminal method either due to protections (s-on) but i have now s-off, so it let me flash via fastboot first time

Can I do it with unrevoked or do I have to s-off? (assuming i won't make it with the terminal)

sushi30 said:
Can I do it with unrevoked or do I have to s-off? (assuming i won't make it with the terminal)
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I've never been s-off and I flashed it successfully during rooting with unrevoked.
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yes you can do it with unrevoked, but you would have to unroot first, and then go unrevoked with custom recovery

hi, i have the same problem, but i am s-off
i tryed to flash via android flasher, fastboot, an via recovery with the .zip file.
everytime the same Oo

Are you sure your S-OFF?
Because then it should work!

derfrost said:
hi, i have the same problem, but i am s-off
i tryed to flash via android flasher, fastboot, an via recovery with the .zip file.
everytime the same Oo
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Zip is not what you need. You need to get an img file of the recovery you want to flash. You can then do that via Fastboot or Android Flasher etc. Flashing the zip from wherever is still just fake flashing.

dzumagos said:
yes you can do it with unrevoked, but you would have to unroot first, and then go unrevoked with custom recovery
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No. you don't have to un root. You can flash unrevoked on a rooted device
If you are s on, use unrevoked. Else use the following from fast boot:
fastboot flash recovery cwm_.img
Swyped with my Starburst based Desire. Please ignore any typos or grammos.

Can I root my phone with Ace Hack Kit with S-OFF?

Hey guys,
I did a research on the web but I didn't succeed to find the answer, so here I am.
So recently I've bought my HTC Desire HD and it turns out to have S-OFF (as it shows on HBoot) but no root and a stock Rom. Here's the information:
Software number: 3.12.405.1
Kernel number: 2.6.35.10
Android version: 2.3.5
Sense: 3.0
So my question is: In Advanced Ace Hack Kit post I saw that it is not recommended to root the phone with provided software in case I already have S-OFF, but as I googled how to get my S-ON back I didn't manage to find anything useful. Should I continue with the kit then, or do you have any ideas how to get S-ON back again?
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Rugile said:
Hey guys,
I did a research on the web but I didn't succeed to find the answer, so here I am.
So recently I've bought my HTC Desire HD and it turns out to have S-OFF (as it shows on HBoot) but no root and a stock Rom. Here's the information:
Software number: 3.12.405.1
Kernel number: 2.6.35.10
Android version: 2.3.5
Sense: 3.0
So my question is: In Advanced Ace Hack Kit post I saw that it is not recommended to root the phone with provided software in case I already have S-OFF, but as I googled how to get my S-ON back I didn't manage to find anything useful. Should I continue with the kit then, or do you have any ideas how to get S-ON back again?
Sent from my HTC Desire HD using xda premium
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If you are already S-OFF there is no need to use the Hack Kit. If you want to flash a custom rom just flash a custom recovery and then the custom rom. If you just want root access then just flash Superuser from CWM from here: http://androidsu.com/superuser/
You will find answers and how to's in the guide in my signature. Hope it helps...:good:

Thanks for such fast reply! Unfortunately, I can't get to flash a custom recovery... By following some instructions, after writing "fastboot flash recovery recovery.img" using ADB, I get this error:
FAILED(remote: not allowed)
Now, is it possible that my S-OFF actually does not exist, even though that HBOOT says different? If so, what should I do? Or is that a different problem?
Thanks in advance,
Rugile.

Try
adb devices
If it doesn't show then perhaps you need to install the htc sync/drivers. Go to glevitans signature. You'll find everything you need there.
Sent from a dream.

Rugile said:
Thanks for such fast reply! Unfortunately, I can't get to flash a custom recovery... By following some instructions, after writing "fastboot flash recovery recovery.img" using ADB, I get this error:
FAILED(remote: not allowed)
Now, is it possible that my S-OFF actually does not exist, even though that HBOOT says different? If so, what should I do? Or is that a different problem?
Thanks in advance,
Rugile.
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You have to be in fastboot usb in order to flash a Custom recovery. It won´t work from hboot usb Plug. Choose Fastboot (by pressing power button) and when you see fastboot usb in red in the phone try flashing it again.
when you are in fastboot, type fastboot devices in the cmd session (opened as admin) if you get a blank list of attached devices then is a drivers issue. Unplug the phone, uninstall all the HTC stuff and re install the htc drivers from the Hack Kit folder (tools>windrivers)

You guys missed a key sign. Remote not allowed. That's a sign that he doesn't have an eng hboot or the modified one from the hack kit.
So op you have a few options
Flash super user and binary then use from manager or 4ext to flash a recovery.
Flash a recovery via a pd98.
Use hack kit optional menu to get modified hboot then flash manually as you tried
Use hack kit optional menu to flash cwr

marsdta said:
You guys missed a key sign. Remote not allowed. That's a sign that he doesn't have an eng hboot or the modified one from the hack kit.
So op you have a few options
Flash super user and binary then use from manager or 4ext to flash a recovery.
Flash a recovery via a pd98.
Use hack kit optional menu to get modified hboot then flash manually as you tried
Use hack kit optional menu to flash cwr
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Yes, you are right..but he woud not be able to flash the .img file (fastboot flash recovery xx.img) but he should be able to flash the .zip file using the RUU flash method (fastboot oem rebootRUU - fastboot flash zip CWM.zip - fastboot reboot-bootloader). At least that is the way how it is detailed in the guide in my signature. :good:

Thank you for your answers!
So yesterday I found out that there's such thing as fake S-OFF, so I tried some method I found on XDA-DEVELOPERS to receive a real one, but then it turned out I needed a downgrade... I didn't succeed in that, so today, as you suggested, I'm going to try gain S-OFF with Ace Hack Kit.
I'll let you know what happens, in case anyone else faces such problem too.
Cheers,
Rugile

Woah woah woah. You need to stop right there. Do not run the root soff option on your phone from the hack kit.
Your making it more complicated than it actually is. Glevitan and I have given you all the options you need to.

*she
OK, so now I used the Advanced Ace Hack Kit to gain ENG HBOOT and it worked! So then I flashed a custom recovery, and, how surprizing, it worked too! Next, I booted into recovery in order to flash Superuser, and it also succeeded!
BTW, the CWM flashing menu is very confusing, I didn't even get to find the YES option at first
Thank you for your help alot, guys! I finally defeated my phone, even though it resisted very hard!

[Q] Hboot error, Stock rom fine, but no others

Hello, Noobe here. I have read this forum for two months on my problem, but I guess I just don't get it. Lots of have similar issues, but I just can not figure how to put them together in my case.
Problem: HBOOT bootloader error
Goal: To install Custom ROM
Executive Summary:
1. Tried to use AHTK to root, Failed
2. Rooted with success with other toolkit (forget which one)
3. Removed HTC Bloatware, happy
4. Tried to install custom Rom (with CWM Touch installed), no problems, reboot, HTC White screen of Death
5. Recover backup, works fine
6. Notes problem with Hboot (which might be blocking any new ROM)
7. Ask Nice people to help Noobe.
Background Info:
HTC DESIRE HD (UK version)
***UNLOCKED***
ACE PVT SHIP S-ON RL
HBOOT-2.00.0029
MICROP-0438
RADIO-26.14.04.28_M
eMMC-boot
Dec 22 2011,14:28:19
Actual Problem
The Hboot tries to
((From My memory (it is really fast on the screen))
"Check the SD
Searching for PD98DIAG.zip
No image Found!!
Searching for PD98DIAG.nhh
No Image Found!!
Searching for Pxxxx.zip
Wrong Image!!"
......"
I am pretty sure this is the leftover script from the AHTK failure to update the radio and S-OFF
This is does not effect the normal booting of the stock Rom
Questions:
1. How do I reset the HBOOT to remove this script? (if needed)
2. Is this the reason I get the white screen of death?
3. Once fixed, can I just use CWM to install a new rom(using one of the many guides on this site)
or do think I need to S-OFF/update the Radio as well?
Thank You so much for all your help.
Brussels, Belgium

1. AAHK is retired, and the server hosting the the files it downloads is pulled, so of course it won't work.
2. You unlocked the bootloader, so you need to fastboot flash each ROM's boot.img each time you flash a ROM. Otherwise you get the HTC screen infinitely.
3. Delete the zip file in the root of your SD card. It's not a script. It has nothing to do with the boot problem.
4. You don't need to update your radio, but each time you flash a ROM you need to flash from recovery, then fastboot flash boot boot.img from your computer. Instructions are in the PDF in post #7 in the thread linked in my signature.

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bananagranola said:
1. AAHK is retired, and the server hosting the the files it downloads is pulled, so of course it won't work.
2. You unlocked the bootloader, so you need to fastboot flash each ROM's boot.img each time you flash a ROM. Otherwise you get the HTC screen infinitely.
3. Delete the zip file in the root of your SD card. It's not a script. It has nothing to do with the boot problem.
4. You don't need to update your radio, but each time you flash a ROM you need to flash from recovery, then fastboot flash boot boot.img from your computer. Instructions are in the PDF in post #7 in the thread linked in my signature.
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All I can say is Thank you! After months of this and it is answered within minutes. :victory:

Brussels said:
All I can say is Thank you! After months of this and it is answered within minutes. :victory:
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No problem. Have fun flashing.

backup the current HTC boot img?
bananagranola said:
No problem. Have fun flashing.
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Okay, only one additional question. How do I backup the current HTC boot img? Just in case, I want my old backup to work again? Is it needed?

Brussels said:
Okay, only one additional question. How do I backup the current HTC boot img? Just in case, I want my old backup to work again? Is it needed?
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Just make a nandroid backup...you will be able to restore it.

HTC desire HD can not boot anymore after try to install android 4

Hello guys,
I wanted to install a new version of Android (4.X), and I tried different steps
- first I wanted to downgrade my firmware version, but I saw that a goldcard was needed and the link to generate them was dead, so I skipped this part...
- So I unlocked the BOOTLOADER, then I installed ClockworkMod.
- Then I performed a fullwipe and tried to install different via the Recovery mode ROMS I downloaded. The issue was that all the installation were pretty fast (less than 1 minutes ) and none of them allowed me to start my HTC.
I am now in trouble since I can not start anymore my phone, cause I can not installed any ROM... Plus, I think I never put my phone as root, but I am not sure I can do this anymore (since the only thing I can do is start via the BOOTLOADER).
Could someone help me with my issue?
Thanks in advance....

Fastboot flash the boot.img from the ROM zip.

bananagranola said:
Fastboot flash the boot.img from the ROM zip.
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Thanks for your reply, but I think it s not enough.
See, when I launch power + volu,me down, here are the information display :
**UNLOCKED**
ACE PVT SHIP S-ON RL
HBOOT-0.85.0024
MICROP-0438
RADIO-26.03.02.26_M
eMMC-boot
...
Thing is; I think my phone was never rooted correclty, plus, I did not downgrade the firmware....
Any idea what I could do?

plopjj said:
Thanks for your reply, but I think it s not enough.
See, when I launch power + volu,me down, here are the information display :
**UNLOCKED**
ACE PVT SHIP S-ON RL
HBOOT-0.85.0024
MICROP-0438
RADIO-26.03.02.26_M
eMMC-boot
...
Thing is; I think my phone was never rooted correclty, plus, I did not downgrade the firmware....
Any idea what I could do?
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Er, nothing you've said implies that flashing the boot.img isn't your solution. You don't need root to flash the boot.img, just unlock, and you have that. You only need to downgrade to get S-Off, which you don't need.
What you could do is flash the boot.img from fastboot like I said, and see if it boots. If you're flashing a custom ROM (which you must be if you're flashing 4.x, since that's not officially supported), it will come with root.

bananagranola said:
Er, nothing you've said implies that flashing the boot.img isn't your solution. You don't need root to flash the boot.img, just unlock, and you have that. You only need to downgrade to get S-Off, which you don't need.
What you could do is flash the boot.img from fastboot like I said, and see if it boots. If you're flashing a custom ROM (which you must be if you're flashing 4.x, since that's not officially supported), it will come with root.
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Thx bananagranola: I tried to perform this action with 3 ROMs and they all failed...
Here are the steps I performed each time :
Download the ROM
Extract the boot.img from the ROM, and then do a connect my mobile with fastboot to my pc
Execute : fastboot flash boot boot.img
Go in Recovery, performed a full wipe and then installed the ROM (install from ZIP).
Problem is, everytime the installation failed at the beginning or the middle (with the VIPER one, around 60 %)...
Do you have any idea what I could have done wrong?

You really should do full wipe first, then flash your ROM of choice, then flash the boot.IMG from the rom last via fastboot last, this is probably why it keeps failing.
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Yes, wipe, then flash ROM from recovery first, then flash boot.img from fastboot. With your current method, you're wiping the boot.img before flashing the ROM.

bananagranola said:
Yes, wipe, then flash ROM from recovery first, then flash boot.img from fastboot. With your current method, you're wiping the boot.img before flashing the ROM.
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Thanks for the backup and confirmation of the advice I gave :thumbup:
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ranger4740 said:
Thanks for the backup and confirmation of the advice I gave :thumbup:
Sent from my GT-I9505 using xda app-developers app
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Thx both, but unfortunately it does not work.
I performed a full wipe, then flash the ROM ( install the zip, which is often really fast, less than 45 seconds, except for the VIPER which failed in the middle). Then I do :
Extract the boot.img from the ROM, and then do a connect my mobile with fastboot to my pc
Execute : fastboot flash boot boot.img
Now I passed the HTC logo, but then blocked on a black screen....
Any Idea?

[Q] [SOLVED!]HTC Desire z bootloop

So,
I just bought a Htc Desire z a few days ago. Unlocked the bootloader, Installed CWM. All was going well until I decided to flash a Rom then the phone when into a bootloop and CWM stopped working.
So far I've fixed the recovery through fastboot but I'm still in a bootloop.
Any Ideas?
Additional details:
I'm on Ubuntu, I'm not so good with fastboot(or adb), the phone is a Turkish HTC desire Z, I have a NAndroid back-up right before I flashed the rom. I've tried combining it with the stock recovery. Obviously didn't work.
what's on my HBoot screen
VISION PVT S-ON
HBOOT 0.85.0015
MICROP-0425
RADIO-26.10.04.03_M
eMMC-boot

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Educated guesses are welcome too!

runoono said:
So,
I just bought a Htc Desire z a few days ago. Unlocked the bootloader, Installed CWM. All was going well until I decided to flash a Rom then the phone when into a bootloop and CWM stopped working.
So far I've fixed the recovery through fastboot but I'm still in a bootloop.
Any Ideas?
Additional details:
I'm on Ubuntu, I'm not so good with fastboot(or adb), the phone is a Turkish HTC desire Z, I have a NAndroid back-up right before I flashed the rom. I've tried combining it with the stock recovery. Obviously didn't work.
what's on my HBoot screen
VISION PVT S-ON
HBOOT 0.85.0015
MICROP-0425
RADIO-26.10.04.03_M
eMMC-boot
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How did you unlock the bootloader? With HTC dev?

runoono said:
Educated guesses are welcome too!
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Hi,
VISION PVT S-ON
It means security ON
So, it won't let you flash anything
First, you have to run a rom again (dunno how....
from bootloader what are yours options? You can go to recovery?
if not, maybe installing a RUU from bootloader... But wait, i'm not sure you can...
And then, you'll start again :
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2348266

Kéno40 said:
Hi,
VISION PVT S-ON
It means security ON
So, it won't let you flash anything
First, you have to run a rom again (dunno how....
from bootloader what are yours options? You can go to recovery?
if not, maybe installing a RUU from bootloader... But wait, i'm not sure you can...
And then, you'll start again :
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2348266
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Or he could just use the fastboot command: Fastboot flash boot boot.img like i do?
I have S-on too.

Now we're going to
Kéno40 said:
Hi,
VISION PVT S-ON
It means security ON
So, it won't let you flash anything
First, you have to run a rom again (dunno how....
from bootloader what are yours options? You can go to recovery?
if not, maybe installing a RUU from bootloader... But wait, i'm not sure you can...
And then, you'll start again :
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2348266
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No actually I can extract a RUU to a IMG file.
I currently can go into the bootloader(therefore into fastboot) and I can flash recoveries long as they're in img format.
I know this going to sound stupid considering that I got this far but what exactley is a RUU ? I mean I know I got the Hboot update from one but do they contain stock Roms as well?
rmw98 said:
How did you unlock the bootloader? With HTC dev?
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I strung a few together tutorials but you know they're all same. sudo fastboot oem get_identifier_token. So yes.

I strung a few together tutorials but you know they're all same. sudo fastboot oem get_identifier_token. So yes.[/QUOTE]
in that case you just have to copy the boot.IMG file from the rom you downloaden. Put it in the map with fastboot etc. Then open a terminal and type fastboot flash boot boot.img I dont know if how this works on Ubuntu. But i think its something like that on Ubuntu.

rmw98 said:
I strung a few together tutorials but you know they're all same. sudo fastboot oem get_identifier_token. So yes.
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in that case you just have to copy the boot.IMG file from the rom you downloaden. Put it in the map with fastboot etc. Then open a terminal and type fastboot flash boot boot.img I dont know if how this works on Ubuntu. But i think its something like that on Ubuntu.[/QUOTE]
finally something that is NOT Hboot or the recovery menu and certaintly is not the HTC logo. I'll try to find a s-off tutorial. Thanks :good:

runoono said:
in that case you just have to copy the boot.IMG file from the rom you downloaden. Put it in the map with fastboot etc. Then open a terminal and type fastboot flash boot boot.img I dont know if how this works on Ubuntu. But i think its something like that on Ubuntu.
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finally something that is NOT Hboot or the recovery menu and certaintly is not the HTC logo. I'll try to find a s-off tutorial. Thanks :good:[/QUOTE]
So it works? Glad to help!

rmw98 said:
I'll try to find a s-off tutorial. Thanks :good:
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here you have the recommanded method, but it depends if you can boot a ROM or not....
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2348266

here you have the recommanded method, but it depends if you can boot a ROM or not....
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2348266[/QUOTE]
didn't see much on s-off. You do have anything else?

Its in the first post, first you need to get a factory image running and relock your bootloader, then follow the steps in the xda wiki or strawmetals PDF guide. If you don't want to do this and would rather keep secure flags on then then each ROM you flash you will need to fastboot flash the kernel when done
But I highly recommend to get true radio s-off
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