For most people, following all these different methods to root your phone for to get a simple rooted ROMs has cause many a headache. I'm no expert and dont pretend to be, but I'm a huge fan of fast and simple. So without further ado, I present to you the Darn Simple nearly universal HTC way too gain root.
****Warning****Unlocking your bootloader through HTCDev will permanently void your warranty with HTC. For that reason, this method isnt preferred over using tools like Revolutionary. Unfortunately, Revolutionary doesnt work for the most recent HBoot, so if you try it and it doesnt work, you'll have to try an alternative root method.
If you simply want to root so you can flash ROMs or get WiFi tethering and dont really care about regaining a warranty later, then this guide is for you. Otherwise, you may want to consider another method.
The HTC Unlock is universal. Once you unlock your bootloader, you can flash whatever ROM you want.As far as compatibility, you should always read the post. Most devs warn you to do that before you go flashing willy nilly.
****END Warning****Since HTCDev provides a bootloader unlock tool, all you need to do is unlock your bootloader by going to http://htcdev.com/bootloader/ and following the instructions. As far as I know, all you need is the HTC drivers for your phone, and Fastboot.
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open CMD, browse to the folder you downloaded and extracted for example, if the extracted folder is C:\User\Downloads\ADB_Fastboot then type in
Code:
cd "C:\User\Downloads\ADB_Fastboot"
in quotes. then, on your phone, go into settings > applications > development and check usb debugging.
Once that's done, type the following command into your command line:
Code:
adb reboot bootloader
This will reboot your phone into bootloader mode. Alternately, you can pull your battery and then hold volume down and press power. This will not work if you simply turn the phone off from the power menu unless you uncheck the Power > Fastboot option.
Go to the development section of the forum for your phone, in this case, since it's the Droid Incredible 2 thread, that will be here.
Do a search for recovery. That will take you to the latest available recoveries for your phone. Alternately, you can search google for Clockworkmod recovery "Enter phone name here" since ClockWorkMod is almost universal. For HTC, you will be downloading a .img file.
I've attached a recovery image to flash. This will get outdated, and there are other recoveries out there. I
Make sure your download is complete and make sure the file you find is for your phone. This is the absolute most dangerous part of the whole process. If you have the right img for your phone and it's a complete download, then there is no room for error. Mistyping the command will only result in you not flashing the file.
download the file to the same folder as your fastboot and adb files.
If you look at your phone it should says FASTBOOT USB in a red block. If not, one of three things need to be checked.
Your USB cable is not connected. Plug it in.
Your drivers have not installed yet. Go to HTC.com and find the drivers. (If someone has a link, please leave a comment)
You are not in fastboot mode. Press the power button on Fastboot and then let it connect.
If you followed all the steps from HTCDev completely, then on the very top, you should see the word ***Unlocked*** if not, you need to redo the HTC Dev step. We wont be able to continue without an unlocked bootloader.
In the command line, type in
Code:
fastboot flash recovery nameOfRecoveryFileHere.img
You can always rename the file to make it easier to flash.
Once that's done, on your phone, go to bootloader using the volume buttons, select it with power, and then select recovery.
Youre done with the difficult and dangerous part! Congratulations!
For many HTC phones, all you have to do is flash the SU package, (Attached below) from recovery. I havent tested it for this phone because I dont own one, but instead of keeping up with all the rooting methods, I just backup the current stock unrooted ROM just in case you need to revert for some reason, then I flash a rooted ROM. All the work is done for you! So if you want to find a ROM to download and get that in the works, that'l save you some time.
Here's the one I used. It's the stock ROM but rooted
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1737494
Next, we'll go down to the backup and restore option in your recovery, and then hit backup. This will take about 3 minutes.
When this finishes, press the back arrow about 3 times and then go down and select mounts and storage. You should now see a list. At the bottom, it should say mount usb storage. Select that. That will mount your SD card on your computer to allow you to drag the downloaded ROM there. Once that's done, you can hit the back arrow until you're at the main screen. The select install zip from SD Card > Choose zip from sd card, then navigate to the file you transferred. Select yes on the next screen and then wait for it to flash. Once that finishes, go back once more to the main screen, select factory reset and then you're done! Your phone is now rooted! press the back arrow and then select reboot now. Wait a few minutes as the first boot takes a while. Your phone will now start up and you're rooted!
Note:If anyone gets stuck, the backup you just made will restore you to your stock ROM without root. Then you can try again. Just go to backup and restore > restore > then select your backup and yes. This will put everything back.
Please post any comments or questions below and I will do my best to answer them. This is my first tutorial, so be kind! Since I've been doing this for a while, i may have missed steps that are second nature to me. If anyone gets stuck, let me know and I'll add the necessary information into the post.
The HTC Unlock is universal. Once you unlock your bootloader, you can flash whatever ROM you want.As far as compatibility, you should always read the post. Most devs warn you to do that before you go flashing willy nilly.
As always, the thanks button is below.
Great tutorial. Question though. If I'm S-Off but on 2.3.4 can I just flash a recovery and an su package to get proper root?
Sent from my Incredible 2 using xda app-developers app
You should be able to. Since I havent tried that method with this phone, there's a change it might not work. But that seems to be a general method nowadays. Make a backup of your system first, just in case it doesnt work right. Then you can flash the SU package and see if it works. if not, go ahead and restore the backup.
The reason people choose to do the "hard" (it's not actually that hard, I did it in 5 minutes) method to gain root access on their phone is mainly for a full S-OFF that you don't get with HTC Dev, and the ability to unvoid their warranty. HTC tracks the serial numbers used with the HTC dev tool so your warranty is permanently void, but when you use Revolutionary, you can always return to stock and put S-ON again, and HTC or Verizon would have never known. That's the reason this method is discouraged.
jellybellys said:
The reason people choose to do the "hard" (it's not actually that hard, I did it in 5 minutes) method to gain root access on their phone is mainly for a full S-OFF that you don't get with HTC Dev, and the ability to unvoid their warranty. HTC tracks the serial numbers used with the HTC dev tool so your warranty is permanently void, but when you use Revolutionary, you can always return to stock and put S-ON again, and HTC or Verizon would have never known. That's the reason this method is discouraged.
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I will post that in the OP.
I followed your thread,,to save time.trusting your guide only gave me a brick..I know you tried but you failed to mention what version this works on,
by that i mean radio version..sux
I went this route at first. The HTC unlock only lets you run stock and near stock kernels. Most custom roms woun't boot. If you don't mind running a stock rooted rom this works.
takota6 said:
I followed your thread,,to save time.trusting your guide only gave me a brick..I know you tried but you failed to mention what version this works on,
by that i mean radio version..sux
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This has nothing to do with radio version. The HTC Unlock is universal. Once you unlock your bootloader, you can flash whatever ROM you want.As far as compatibility, you should always read the post. Most devs warn you to do that before you go flashing willy nilly. I'll update the OP with this information as well. Thank you for your input.
I click on unlock bootloader and nothing happens, no instructions or anything. It just stays at the unlock bootloader screen. I don't know what I'm missing.
rocksteady said:
I click on unlock bootloader and nothing happens, no instructions or anything. It just stays at the unlock bootloader screen. I don't know what I'm missing.
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Where? At the HTC dev website? You have to log in before continuing.
damastah said:
Where? At the HTC dev website? You have to log in before continuing.
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I do log in at the htc dev and still nothing happens after I click.. I dunno.
rocksteady said:
I do log in at the htc dev and still nothing happens after I click.. I dunno.
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Try a different web browser. Sometimes Google Chrome doesnt work for me with the HTCDev website.
Or. If you have fastboot installed, run
Code:
fastboot oem get_identifier_token
while your phone is booted into the bootloader. If you can give me the code there, I dont mind getting you the file you need.
damastah said:
Try a different web browser. Sometimes Google Chrome doesnt work for me with the HTCDev website.
Or. If you have fastboot installed, run
Code:
fastboot oem get_identifier_token
while your phone is booted into the bootloader. If you can give me the code there, I dont mind getting you the file you need.
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(bootload) [ERR] Command error !!!
OKAY [ 0.016S]
finished. total time 0.016s
is the error I get. It seems like there is no driver, but I don't know how that can be. I works in windows and see's my dinc2 as myhtc in the device manager.
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Edited the entire first post to make it clear what the issue *was* and what the solution is:
ISSUE:
1. Desire screen not switching on at all even though phone switches on.
2. Phone boots but doesn't go beyond bootloader/recovery/fastboot
3. Can get into recovery even though nothing comes on screen (test: press volume down and power. Wait for 10 seconds. Press volume down. Press power. Phone should vibrate. Wait 20 seconds. Phone should now be in recovery mode.)
4. Can get into fastboot (back+power)
5. No goldcard
CAUSE of MY ISSUE:
I had Aura Sense7.9+AlphaRev S-Off. Cause::Ran a very old RUU just because I wanted to bring things back to stock. The RUU overwrote my HBOOT from 0.93 to god knows what. Turned out, the RUU was for amoled screens and not for SLCD screen. So even though the phone turned on, the screen never did.
SOLUTION:
1. Make sure you have HTC Sync drivers installed. Install HTC Sync and then just remove the application and not the drivers. I also installed the unrevoked hboot drivers. Do the same.
2. Get Android SDK http://dl.google.com/android/android-sdk_r07-windows.zip
3. Check that your phone is recognized in recovery and fastboot by your system once drivers are installed -- once you install the drivers, boot into recovery (point 3 of issue -- you should hear beeps in win7 signalling a device connection). Open android_sdk/tool directory in command line and type 'adb devices'. Your device should come up. Similarly take phone into fastboot, and then in command line type 'fastboot devices' your phone should come up.
4.Switch off phone after test. Next, take phone into recovery mode and create gold card. Follow http://theunlockr.com/2010/03/10/how-to-create-a-goldcard/ or use the Gold Card Tool . The last part of the Gold Card Tool (Patch MMC) didn't work for me so I used the hex editor manually. Make sure you start with the SD Card that came with your phone. I tried 2 cards and it didn't work. Just the SD Card with the phone did!
5. After gold card is made, download 'RUU_Bravo_Froyo_hTC_Asia_WWE_2.13.707.1_Radio_32.44.00.32U_5.09.05.30_2_release_143921_signed' RUU from shipped-roms. This is the latest RUU that I could find for SLCD screen.
6. Run RUU and if your gold card is correct, you should sail right through. and be greeted by a working Desire.
Phew!
Thanks goes to:
1. To everyone who has taken the time and effort to look at this post and comment with ideas and possible answers. Vankooten, I'm heading out of town in just a little while and just couldn't wait for rom210.zip. But, thanks nonetheless. Thanks EVERYONE
2. Paul from modaco and the guys from the unlockr for giving precise instructions on how to make gold cards
3. GoldCard Tool (klutsh) http://android.modaco.com/content/software/308798/pc-application-goldcardtool/
4. To all the forum entries that I went through and the people who answered.
If you'd like more help on this, post away here or PM me if the instructions are not clear. I'm not an Android Guru, but can certainly try to help.
are you able to go into recovery?
You know you need a goldcard or its going to fail the cid check .... make one, also search for the slcd brick for another solution
Sent from my HTC Desire using Tapatalk
CrimzonEyed said:
are you able to go into recovery?
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I'm not able to get into recovery. I just get to the bootloader -- I know this just because i can feel it vibrate once. volume down/power doesn't do anything. fastboot works because i can see it using adk. Screen doesn't come on at all so can't see whats going on.
AndroHero said:
You know you need a goldcard or its going to fail the cid check .... make one, also search for the slcd brick for another solution
Sent from my HTC Desire using Tapatalk
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How do I make a goldcard at this stage? I can get into the adb shell but can't mount the sdcard in any way. mount /sdcard just throws up errors. Are all goldcards the same -- a goldcard made on one desire can run on another? (I might be wrong but I think not)...
really screwed aren't i?
When you plug in the phone to the comp is it still visible in the "hardware section" ??
( you must have HTC sync installed and after that unistall the sync part, but leave the driver)
vankooten said:
When you plug in the phone to the comp is it still visible in the "hardware section" ??
( you must have HTC sync installed and after that unistall the sync part, but leave the driver)
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When I plug in the phone, I get it as HTC Bootloader in Win7 hardware section...so yes, it is visible.
What do I need to uninstall the sync part but leave the driver for -- to mount /sdcard?
How do I uninstall sync but leave driver -- isn't the driver part of the sync installation?
What ROM did the phone originally come with? If you know, and you can find it, flash that...
EddyOS said:
What ROM did the phone originally come with? If you know, and you can find it, flash that...
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And therein lies the mystery...i can't find it. i've gone through 100s of posts yesterday and tried flashing around 7 WWE and Asia roms, none of them work -- signatures just don't match!
i knew I should've created a goldcard!! since HBOOT has been overwritten and I can still erase system, data, and recovery using fastboot, should I just send it for service --- it is still under warranty... anyway of knowing if it's been HTCized again?
What software version was it on when you got it? This should be made clear before rooting to ALWAYS make a note of it so you can go back to stock if needed...without that you can try and send it to HTC but they may just turn around and say 'you rooted it, tough' and send it back
it was on 2.1 and upgraded it to 2.2 ota the day i got it.
i know.should've paid more attention and even created a goldcard for safe measure, but this is where I am at the moment
just wish things hadn't turned this bad...there's ought to be something else that I can do
http://dl.google.com/android/android-sdk_r07-windows.zip
http://www.shadowchild.nl/rom210.zip
Ok. step by step.
Download de android SDK from here: http://dl.google.com/android/android-sdk_r07-windows.zip
Unzip it to a place where you can easely find it back.
Download also http://www.shadowchild.nl/rom210.zip , no need to unzip this, just place it in the map "tools"in the unzipped file.
Open a command prompt and navigate to the map 'tools' from the unzipped file.
That is in "CMD".
1. get your microsd card out of the phone.
2. turn the phone onin FASTBOOT mode, press the "back"button (on the right-underside of your phone) and the power button at the same time..
3. Typ in je commandprompt:
code:
1 fastboot erase cache (enter)
2 fastboot oem rebootRUU (enter)
3 fastboot flash zip rom210.zip (enter)
maybe you get a HBOOT pre-update 'error', repeat immedeatly the last command.
when this is finnished (you got now HTC ROM 2.10, not rooted) - the progressbar is then full:
fastboot reboot
You should no have a clean HTC romand can put back your sd card
make sure that there is no more 'PB99IMG.zip' file on the sd-card.
If you go to "start" on the computer an d type "HTC" you will find the HTC sync and two seperate uninstall files.
Just uninstall htc sync and leave the driver.
You will need this otherwise the phone will not be detected in the hardwaresection.
I have had the same problem and a guy on a dutch forum showed me the way and it worked again.
So, plug in the phone, turn it on with "back" and "power" ( not the volume-buttons)
Press "start" on the computer and type "CMD".
navigate to the map "tools" by entering cd (name of the map where you placed it)
Good luck.
vankooten said:
http://dl.google.com/android/android-sdk_r07-windows.zip
http://www.shadowchild.nl/rom210.zip
Ok. step by step.
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Thank you so much for such detailed steps. I will surely try this the moment I get home from work. I hope this works as I'm now desperate for a solution. Fingers crossed!!
vankooten said:
http://dl.google.com/android/android-sdk_r07-windows.zip
Good luck.
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Just had one question -- the steps you mentioned will work even if I don't have a goldcard?
yep,
No need for a goldcard.
Don't enter the numbers 1,2 and 3, just the commands.
your phone will be put back in its original state.
vankooten said:
yep,
No need for a goldcard.
Don't enter the numbers 1,2 and 3, just the commands.
your phone will be put back in its original state.
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That is a relief to hear! I will try this as soon as I get home. Will report back at the earliest.
go to work!!!
Take a look at this:
...forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=748498
bhutanigaurav said:
That is a relief to hear! I will try this as soon as I get home. Will report back at the earliest.
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do you have s-off? because fastboot commands wont work unless you have an unlocked bootloader
vankooten said:
http://dl.google.com/android/android-sdk_r07-windows.zip
http://www.shadowchild.nl/rom210.zip
Good luck.
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rom210.zip link no longer works.
AndroHero said:
do you have s-off? because fastboot commands wont work unless you have an unlocked bootloader
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had s-off before the ruu reflashed the hboot. now i dont know!
believe it or not, but now i'm at work and can't do anything in this.
As soon as i'm home i will be back.
I've been trying to follow
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=835971
But in order to go into bootloader, i need to hold volume down and power (Which is broke)...
What i tried was, "adb reboot bootloader"
which goes in bootloader but doesn't scan like the guide says... and from there i'm lost.
Any help is appreciated.
oh wow. so you cannot manipulate your power button at all? no tweaking or pushing in with something else (is the button still there or did it break off?
warning -- do not do this -- im just trying to be helpful but I am probably not.... dont do this on my account.
well im looking in TJWorld... please dont do this without a real dev taking a look at this
http://tjworld.net/wiki/Android/HTC/Vision/BootProcess#FastBootRestart (Chain Operating System down 1/4 of the way)
in so many words connect serial-usb-to control Hboot (need linux host)
screen /dev/ttyUSBO
press enter till you see "hboot"
and then basically I guess just like in GOTO language
gotofastboot
or
gotohboot
and then theres OEM Reboot Codes
-reboot=oem-1F Regular reboot
--reboot=oem-42 HBoot menu
--reboot=oem-74 In some indeterminate state, for all intents and purposes powered off or just plain dead
--reboot=oem-76 Wipe data and cache (factory reset) Amber and Green LEDs flash whilst it is doing it, then the device reboots
--reboot=oem-78 ??
I hope this helps at all..
The buttons there, you can press it as hard as you want but nothing. Just no response
I have this exact problem!! It's been sitting in my room collecting dust. If anyone can find a fix.. a cup of coffee on me!
My power button is also in perfect condition, I've compared it to another G2 and the button's "press feel" is exactly the same.
why dont you just remap the keyboard and map the camera button as power
^^ i thought the power button combo is not remappable....
and that Its only mapped within android not for the default system combos
Do you have CWM? If so, the phone should turn on when it is plugged into a power source.
^^ Do have CWM, problem is not the phone turning on... the problem is I have no usable power key to follow the guide to unroot and put a stock rom on so i can send it in for warranty.
Using keyboard I can turn on the screen so thats do-able... but restoring to stock + removing root is what I'm trying to ultimately achieve.
i think theres an app thts called quick boot maybe tht could help...
Could you not flash the zip file from within rom manager. By selecting install rom from SD Card, you avoid needing to use powerbutton to get into bootloader. Correct me if you cant do this.
I tried flashing from CWM and error... rom manager didn't reboot it to CWM to flash, so not sure what to do.
This is what I have tried --
PC10IMG_Vision_TMOUS_1.19.531.1_Radio_12.21.60.09b_26.02.01.15_M2_release_149459_signed.zip
on hex editor the version is 1.19.531.1, and it already was so i didn't need to change it. But when i try putting that zip through cwm it doesn't work.
I've tried adb reboot bootloader , but it doesn't scan for PC10IMG which i downloaded from the guides....
Torob said:
I tried flashing from CWM and error... rom manager didn't reboot it to CWM to flash, so not sure what to do.
This is what I have tried --
PC10IMG_Vision_TMOUS_1.19.531.1_Radio_12.21.60.09b_26.02.01.15_M2_release_149459_signed.zip
on hex editor the version is 1.19.531.1, and it already was so i didn't need to change it. But when i try putting that zip through cwm it doesn't work.
I've tried adb reboot bootloader , but it doesn't scan for PC10IMG which i downloaded from the guides....
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Which version CWM have you got on there? If its 3.0 I dont think you can flash a froyo rom with that. You would have to install an earlier version.
You can remap the power button with the button remapper app it cost 1.04$ it works fine for me even if you turn off your phone u can use camera button to turn it on, I got the app for free if u dnt want to spend but I cannot post the apk I'm using my phone right now just search it on google beansoft button remapper
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=11021708#post11021708
My posted app.. hope this helps
i don't think remapping keys will work. It's a hardcoded thing the power+volume key during boot. What i don't get is the fact that hboot doesn't find the file. did you rename it to PC10IMG.zip?
thats the only filename hboot understands as an update or new rom. (Be shure to follow the original guide)
edit: tried myselve.. it doesn't go to hboot does it.. you have to select with powerkey
how can we just make the phone crash? to leave no trace of root or anything of the sort.
Possible solution
Hi !
While I am still thinking about a solution how you could boot into hboot (by using adb reboot bootloader you boot into fastboot mode and not hboot mode) the following might be a solution.
I can not test it because I don't have windows but this is what might work:
1. You need windows and you need the USB drivers from HTC Sync (You can get that here http://www.htc.com/uk/supportdownloadlist.aspx?p_id=325&act=sd&cat=all
2. You need a Desire Z RUU:
You can get one from here http://shipped-roms.com/index.php?category=android&model=Vision
Select any WWE I would probably use RUU_Vision_HTC_WWE_1.22.405.1_Radio_12.26.60.1301_26.02.00.24_M2_release_151197_signed.exe
3. You need the G2 Stock ROM zip, i.e PC10IMG_Vision_TMOUS_1.19.531.1_Radio_12.21.60.09b_26.02.01.15_M2_release_149459_signed.zip
The procedure is the following:
1. Install the HTC Sync so that you have the USB Drivers installed
2. Start the RUU and let it do it's job until the Welcome Screen apears.
At this moment you should have a directory in C:\C:\Documents and Settings\<your user>\Local Settings\Temp\{some-CLSID}\{another-CLSID} that contains a file called rom.zip.
Delete this file and copy the PC10IMG_Vision_TMOUS_1.19.531.1_Radio_12.21.60.09b_26.02.01.15_M2_release_149459_signed.zip to the directory and rename it to rom.zip
3. Connect you phone to the USB and on the welcome screen check the checkbox and continue.
If I am right the RUU should update your phone using the G2 rom.
As said, I am blind driving cause I ain't got Windows but this might work.
have fun Guhl
ACMilan07 said:
how can we just make the phone crash? to leave no trace of root or anything of the sort.
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Well there is an option if you do have the engineering hboot installed.
DO NOT TRY THIS BECAUSE THERE IS NO RECOVERY FROM THIS BRICK
1. boot the phone into fastboot mode by using
Code:
adb boot bootloader
2. use fastboot do completely erase the emmc
Code:
fastboot oem fdisk_emmc
After this the phone will be completely erased and will not even know that it is a phone anymore. You can send it in and have it replaced and no one will ever know how your phone got bricked like this
And again: There is no way to recover from this state !!!
Torob said:
I've been trying to follow
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=835971
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Last thing I wanted to add is that the probably better way to unroot and go back S-ON, CID and restore SIM-Lock is described in the wiki: http://forum.xda-developers.com/wiki/index.php?title=HTC_Vision#Returning_to_Stock
guhl99 said:
Well there is an option if you do have the engineering hboot installed.
DO NOT TRY THIS BECAUSE THERE IS NO RECOVERY FROM THIS BRICK
1. boot the phone into fastboot mode by using
Code:
adb boot bootloader
2. use fastboot do completely erase the emmc
Code:
fastboot oem fdisk_emmc
After this the phone will be completely erased and will not even know that it is a phone anymore. You can send it in and have it replaced and no one will ever know how your phone got bricked like this
And again: There is no way to recover from this state !!!
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SO THIS WILL WORK?? THERES NO WAY FOR THEM TO FIND OUT IT WAS EVER ROOTED??? im in shock, seriously?
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DOES NOT WORK. Anything else specific?
ACMilan07 said:
SO THIS WILL WORK?? THERES NO WAY FOR THEM TO FIND OUT IT WAS EVER ROOTED??? im in shock, seriously?
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DOES NOT WORK. Anything else specific?
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This does not work?
Do you have the engineering hboot installed? (hboot or fastboot has to say VISION PVT ENG S-OFF)
Does
Code:
fastboot oem ?
show INFOfdisk_emmc ?
I know the feeling! You're all excited because you just unlocked your One V's bootloader, flashed a recovery, and flashed a steamin' hot new ROM. You boot up for the first time and get ecstatic, the tension building as you put in your Gmail info. You finish the start up but OH NO!!! Your phone reboots! You blame yourself... you blame your cat... you blame your wife... you blame the war in the Middle East. You think, I must've done something wrong! Stupid, stupid, stupid! Don't fret! Take my experience with this quite seriously (despite the jokes). For 2 weeks, I retraced my steps and tried EVERYTHING! I thought it was just the ROM's problem, so I flashed one after another to the same end. Finally, I decided to post a new thread asking for help. Nothing became of the first thread, so I posted a second one. To my great relief, along trotted Curiousn00b. After shoving me in the correct direction, I figured out the rest. A big thanks by the way, Curiousn00b! The following is the method that I used to get my phone to finally run a ROM. Also, a thanks to CafeKampuchia for the quoted directions below.
A few things to make sure you have:
Windows (with Administrator's priveleges)
Fastboot installed and working
Your phone (duh!)
A USB cable
Time and patience
The following quote is from CafeKampuchia's thread over here.
Solution #1
CafeKampuchia said:
Here we go:
1. Download the correct RUU for your device from Football's Primo Shipped ROM Collection.
2. Charge the battery above 50% or for at least one hour. If the battery dies during the flashing process, you could hard brick the phone!
3. Run the RUU until the wizard comes up. While the RUU wizard is open, find the temporary folder it created. (Open Explorer in Windows and type %temp% in the navigation bar.) There will be two folders with long encrypted names. In one of them you will find ROM.zip. Open it with 7zip and extract recovery.img or recovery_signed.img. Put it in the location were you've installed Android SDK tools. This is the stock HTC Recovery and it is needed to run the RUU.
4. Boot the phone into bootloader (power off, hold down volume and press power) and highlight FASTBOOT/B] using the volume rocker and pressing power. Then connect the USB cable. You should see FASTBOOT USB.
5. Open a command prompt in Windows and navigate to the folder where you installed Android SDK tools. Flash the stock recovery extracted in step 3 above using the following command:
Code:
fastboot flash recovery recovery.img
or
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fastboot flash recovery recovery_signed.img
6. Relock the bootloader using the following command:
Code:
fastboot oem lock
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Thus far you should have the stock recovery back and be bootlocked again. Now, back in fastboot mode, you should already be connected to your computer via USB (if you disconnected, just reconnect it and wait for "FASTBOOT" to change to "FASTBOOT USB")
Run this command:
Code:
fastboot oem rebootRUU
Next, start up the RUU program again and let it run through without interruption. After this process is done, the phone should boot up to the stock ROM. Let it do its thing, but this time don't do the OTA update. From here, just unlock the bootloader again, install your recovery of choice, and install your ROM of choice or reroot the stock ROM (I know some want to keep it stock).
As also pointed out by RoyalYeo, you can let HBOOT take care of the problem:
Solution #2
My hunch was correct, the .0928 Radio was causing the bootloop... I managed to flash the 521_2 radio, and now the Sick kernel is working and AOKP JB runs great.
Steps (on windoze):
1) Download the RUU
2) Run the .exe, wait for it to open the first wizard screen.
3) Open a file explorer in c:\users\yourname\AppData\Local\Temp\New_Directory _With_Some_Hexadecimal_name
4) Locate `rom.zip`, copy to the root directory of your sd card, and rename it to PK76IMG.zip
5) Reboot to bootloader, connect usb, and `fastboot oem lock` in cmd shell, at which point it'll reboot
6) Get back to HBOOT, wait for it to notice PK76IMG, confirm, make a pot of coffee, check back in 5-10 minutes.
7) After reboot, phone should now show a 1.00.00.521_2 radio... re-unlock the bootloader in fastboot, re-flash TWRP or whatever, and you should be good to go.
Lemme know if you get it working...
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My personal solution (Solution #1) is the more technical side of things and also exposes you to the nitty-gritty. Having said this, #1 is quite touchy because if you do something wrong, there is a good chance that you could... well uh, brick your phone to be quite honest. On the other hand, #1 requires no SD card (given the event that your SD card won't mount, your SD reader is broken, or you just plain don't have an SD card). Ultimately, the choice is up to you.
A note for Mods: I'm not sure if this technically falls under Development or Q&A (or both). If it can stay here in Development, I'll also post a thread in Q&A.
hello there,
So i've followed these instructions and I still get a bootloop... Occasionally when i flashed the MIUI.us rom it will get up to the start out screen... then restart... and do it repeatedly... but at the current moment... it's simply bootlooping on the MIUI logo. I've ran RUU approximately 20 times on this phone... i've tried different SD cards because something is recently they have been randomly disconnecting and not showing up... i Plugged my phone in and set it to Disk Drive mode, wrote files to it... and when i check on my phone... all the files are gone except for the original.. so i preceded to take the card out plug it into my computer and format there... i do that... and all the files show back up when i plug into my phone... ALL the original files that i just formatted... i don't know what steps to take next to get any of it working. I've tried flashing sick kernel and the MIUI rom and still nothing has worked... any assistence would be greatly appreciated, I'm tired of resetting my phone EVERY time i try and flash a new rom
I have a thread here but Everything i have tried there has failed to work but you could use some of the info from there to possibly diagnose?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2013489
Thanks a million!
I know there are quite a few root guides out there but I just wanted to share exactly how I rooted my Wildfire S and installed CWM Recovery
1.
First things first: is your bootloader unlocked or S-OFF? To find out, turn off your phone, then hold in the vol- button and while holding it in, press the power button. Do not let go of volume down until the bootloader menu appears. It should say at the top LOCKED or UNLOCKED and/or S-ON or S-OFF. If it does not say either S-OFF or UNLOCKED, you will need to unlock your bootloader before you can root the device so proceed to step 2. Otherwise, skip to step 3.
2. (Bootloader Unlock)
Warning: this step voids your phone's warranty!
Head over to HTCdev and register an account. Then click the Unlock Bootloader button on the main page. It will walk you through all the steps to unlock your bootloader. Nothing to add to their instructions really. If you get really stuck here's a video guide
3. (Root)
There are several root methods but I chose to use htc supertool v3 which you can get here
Credit to frigid for this tool. The tool is not mine.
Extract the zip file that you should have downloaded from that thread. If you didn't download it, do so.
Open the SuperTool.exe file in the extracted folder.
You should be confronted with a terminal window with this text:
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MENU
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1 Prep (using zergRush CREDITS to Revolutionary)
2 Prep (using TacoRoot CREDITS to jcase)
3 Attempt Perm Root (Must prep first)(if
4 Attempt S-OFF, SIM Unlock, and everything else (Using gfree)
5 Unlock bootloader (using HTCDev)
6 Relock bootloader
7 De Sense (Disables Sense DOES NOT DELETE)
8 Re Sense (Re-Enables Sense)
9 Wireless Tether Exploit
10 Unroot
reboot Reboot your device
Make a choice or hit ENTER to quit:
Press 1 to prep with zergRush and press enter. then when it comes back to the main menu, press 3 and then press enter. This will attempt to root your device. If it doesn't work, try using option 2 instead of option 1. If it still doesn't work, try both again. Hopefully your device will be rooted by this point.
4. (Install CWM Recovery)
There are two ways I'm going to go over to achieve this, the ROM Manager method and fastboot method.
BTW CWM Recovery is something you need if you're gonna flash any ROMs or mods or anything really..
ROM Manager Method
Go into the Play Store and search for "ROM Manager" (the developer is called clockworkmod)
Install the app and open it.
There will be an option to install recovery. Use it.
It will install CWM recovery in a few seconds.
To get into recovery mode, boot into bootloader (you should know how to do this by now) and choose recovery in the menu and it will boot into recovery
Fastboot Method
Find a recovery image. (Make sure it's for the right device!)
Boot into bootloader then select fastboot in the menu (with the phone plugged into PC). You should know how to get into fastboot by now, anyway.
Open a command prompt in the same directory that you have the recovery image in. (If you don't know how to do this then it's a good time to learn how to use Google )
Use this command:
Code:
fastboot flash recovery recovery.img
If the recovery image was not called recovery.img then type the actual name. It will always end with .img
It will flash teh recovery :silly:
The End.
Please say if I missed anything out. I wrote this 100% from memory
A clean guide.....but the only problem is that there are too many of them....and they all have been buried down after sometime....leading to noob questions again
csoulr666 said:
A clean guide.....but the only problem is that there are too many of them....and they all have been buried down after sometime....leading to noob questions again
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Shall I make a bot to bump it everyday?
I dont think that will do any good
Yesterday I had the excellent idea of rooting my phone and installing a custom ROM. The process was quite easy though it took me like 2 hours. After I was done I found that I didn't really like the Lineage OS on my M8 as it was draining my battery way too fast. So I decided to go back. This is where the problems began. Since being a total noob when it comes to rooting and flashing on Android I had no idea I had to make a backup of my OS(only did one of my data using HTC Sync Manager). I was able to find one online in the end. But when I wanted to update OTA to 6.1.0 it just boots into Recovery Mode. After some research I found out that I also have to flash a stock recovery file. I allegedly did that using a tool I found online (One M8 All in One Kit 2.0). But still I am unable to update OTA. I just want to go back to Marshmallow.
Would really appreciate some help here guys
Thanks.
Tupi311 said:
Yesterday I had the excellent idea of rooting my phone and installing a custom ROM. The process was quite easy though it took me like 2 hours. After I was done I found that I didn't really like the Lineage OS on my M8 as it was draining my battery way too fast. So I decided to go back. This is where the problems began. Since being a total noob when it comes to rooting and flashing on Android I had no idea I had to make a backup of my OS(only did one of my data using HTC Sync Manager). I was able to find one online in the end. But when I wanted to update OTA to 6.1.0 it just boots into Recovery Mode. After some research I found out that I also have to flash a stock recovery file. I allegedly did that using a tool I found online (One M8 All in One Kit 2.0). But still I am unable to update OTA. I just want to go back to Marshmallow.
Would really appreciate some help here guys
Thanks.
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You could just run an RUU to get back to stock, since you already flashed the stock backup and have lost data now.
What does it say next to "OS" in your bootloader? With that information I can link you to the proper RUU
xunholyx said:
You could just run an RUU to get back to stock, since you already flashed the stock backup and have lost data now.
What does it say next to "OS" in your bootloader? With that information I can link you to the proper RUU
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6.12.401.4
I don't quite understand how this RUU works. Will it still say in bootloader "Software status:Modified" after I do this? And will I have to unroot it again or how does it work? Cause it still says Unlocked in bootloader.
Tupi311 said:
6.12.401.4
I don't quite understand how this RUU works. Will it still say in bootloader "Software status:Modified" after I do this? And will I have to unroot it again or how does it work? Cause it still says Unlocked in bootloader.
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The RUU will take you back to stock unrooted.
I forgot to ask if it said S-On or S-Off in your bootloader. I'll give full instructions for both.
Download this RUU.zip and place it into your adb/fastboot folder
Boot to bootloader and plug your phone into your PC, then get into fastboot
If you are S-On, enter fastboot oem lock That will relock your bootloader. If you are S-Off you can skip this step
Then: fastboot oem rebootRUU wait until the phone boots to a black screen with HTC on it
then fastboot flash zip **drag and drop the RUU.zip here**
When the flash is done, fastboot reboot and you'll be back to stock, unrooted
xunholyx said:
The RUU will take you back to stock unrooted.
I forgot to ask if it said S-On or S-Off in your bootloader. I'll give full instructions for both.
Download this RUU.zip and place it into your adb/fastboot folder
Boot to bootloader and plug your phone into your PC, then get into fastboot
If you are S-On, enter fastboot oem lock That will relock your bootloader. If you are S-Off you can skip this step
Then: fastboot oem rebootRUU wait until the phone boots to a black screen with HTC on it
then fastboot flash zip **drag and drop the RUU.zip here**
When the flash is done, fastboot reboot and you'll be back to stock, unrooted
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This is exactly what I was talking about. I don't understand how to do those "bolded" instructions. Does it have something to do with the Android SDK? I know I read something.
I am on S-ON btw.
Tupi311 said:
This is exactly what I was talking about. I don't understand how to do those "bolded" instructions. Does it have something to do with the Android SDK? I know I read something.
I am on S-ON btw.
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So there is the main problem with toolkits. I never use them and never recommend them. Reason being: they shortcut the learning process, and teach you just enough to get into trouble. Then you are stuck with no idea how to recover.
Knowing how to use fastboot (at least on a basic level) is absolutely mandatory in order to unlock the bootloader, and flash custom recovery (for the purpose or root or custom ROM). The manufacturers set it up this way, for a reason. Essentially, if a user doesn't know how to use fastboot, they have no business unlocking the bootloader. The makers of the toolkits bypass this requirement with the intent to make it "easier" for folks to root/ flash custom ROM (the toolkit issued fastboot commands, whether you know it or not). But as already mentioned, it's not a good idea to do that.
I don't blame you. You only know what you know, and we all were n00bs at some point, and had to start somewhere. But my advice to you, would be to learn the basics of what fastboot is about, and how to use it. Plus, there is a lot of nuance here. You actually have to use htc_fastboot to flash the RUU (the "generic" Google fastboot can't handle the large file size). You can get it (as well as the RUU) from the following thread:
https://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=64926626&postcount=6
From there, you need to open the command prompt from whatever folder/directory htc_fastboot.exe or fastboot.exe (respectively) are located. There is a shortcut for doing this:
1) Open folder in Windows, where fastboot.exe (htc_fastboot.exe) is located. Different fastboot installers will install it to different places, so you will have to find it yourself.
2) Hover mouse over the folder, press Shift+Right mouse button. This will open a menu, from which you want to select "Open command window here"
3) The command prompt window will open, and that is where you want to type your fastboot commands.
Another note (and I know this will probably be confusing), I think that you can use htc_fastboot for all the fastboot commands (no need to flip flop between htc_fastboot and fastboot). You just have to use "htc_" before all the fastboot commands. For instance:
htc_fastboot oem lock
redpoint73 said:
So there is the main problem with toolkits. I never use them and never recommend them. Reason being: they shortcut the learning process, and teach you just enough to get into trouble. Then you are stuck with no idea how to recover.
Knowing how to use fastboot (at least on a basic level) is absolutely mandatory in order to unlock the bootloader, and flash custom recovery (for the purpose or root or custom ROM). The manufacturers set it up this way, for a reason. Essentially, if a user doesn't know how to use fastboot, they have no business unlocking the bootloader. The makers of the toolkits bypass this requirement with the intent to make it "easier" for folks to root/ flash custom ROM (the toolkit issued fastboot commands, whether you know it or not). But as already mentioned, it's not a good idea to do that.
I don't blame you. You only know what you know, and we all were n00bs at some point, and had to start somewhere. But my advice to you, would be to learn the basics of what fastboot is about, and how to use it. Plus, there is a lot of nuance here. You actually have to use htc_fastboot to flash the RUU (the "generic" Google fastboot can't handle the large file size). You can get it (as well as the RUU) from the following thread:
https://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=64926626&postcount=6
From there, you need to open the command prompt from whatever folder/directory htc_fastboot.exe or fastboot.exe (respectively) are located. There is a shortcut for doing this:
1) Open folder in Windows, where fastboot.exe (htc_fastboot.exe) is located. Different fastboot installers will install it to different places, so you will have to find it yourself.
2) Hover mouse over the folder, press Shift+Right mouse button. This will open a menu, from which you want to select "Open command window here"
3) The command prompt window will open, and that is where you want to type your fastboot commands.
Another note (and I know this will probably be confusing), I think that you can use htc_fastboot for all the fastboot commands (no need to flip flop between htc_fastboot and fastboot). You just have to use "htc_" before all the fastboot commands. For instance:
htc_fastboot oem lock
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I followed those steps but when I tried and flash it it gave me this error "target reported max download size of 1826418688 bytes" and I found no real solution to this online.
On a side note I already had the HTC Sync manager installed and I used it to backup some stuff so I can't uninstall it(according to the guide I have to uninstall it, but I guess that's just a suggestion since uninstalling it shouldn't interfere).
Though I feel like I'm close to succeeding.
Tupi311 said:
I followed those steps but when I tried and flash it it gave me this error "target reported max download size of 1826418688 bytes" and I found no real solution to this online.
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Did you use htc_fastboot? The file size error is usually due to using the wrong fastboot (you need to use htc_fastboot, as the "generic" fastboot can't handle the file size).
Tupi311 said:
On a side note I already had the HTC Sync manager installed and I used it to backup some stuff so I can't uninstall it(according to the guide I have to uninstall it, but I guess that's just a suggestion since uninstalling it shouldn't interfere).
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I've left HTC Sync installed without any issues. Like you said, it's mostly a suggestion.
Also, just a suggestion:but I would recommend to refrain from quoting someone else's long post (like you quoted my last post). I know it is the default when replying, to include the quote. But just delete what you aren't directly replying to (quote few lines at most) to avoid cluttering up the thread with redundant text.
redpoint73 said:
Did you use htc_fastboot? The file size error is usually due to using the wrong fastboot (you need to use htc_fastboot, as the "generic" fastboot can't handle the file size).
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Seems like my pc didn't like that I was using those commands and I had to use \.htc_fastboot . It's all good now. Thank you very much. Have a good day.