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[Q] Please help with unroot

HELP!
I rooted my phone using unrevoked forever and now that I want it back to stock I'm unable to do so. I have been searching and trying stuff for a week now with no results.
I have a Norwegian (english display language) not locked HTC Desire.
Hboot v: 0.97.0001
I constantly keep getting "wrong bootloader version" (error 140).
I have tried using the method from android modaco com (cannot post link, not allowed )
1 Make sure your goldcard is in your phone (If Required)
2 Turn your Desire on
3 Connect it to a Windows PC
4 Run the HTC RUU
5 Let it run
6 & YOUR DONE!
(without gold card).
I think the problem is that I'm using wrong RUUs, but I cannot seem too find the right one.
Can anyone help me?
PS: If you can supply a step by step guide I would be very grateful. I don't have a lot of experience with this sort of thing.

forgot to mention.
I have s-on

What ROM was on the phone when you first got it?

When I first got the phone was just after release though I don't remember the version. I rooted the phone last week so it hasn't been that long since I last did an update.

Without knowing the version there's no way of knowing what RUU you need. The only thing you can try is:
1. Make a gold card:
http://android.modaco.com/content/software/308798/pc-application-goldcardtool/
2. Downgrade to an earlier HBOOT:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=768256
3. Flash the latest WWE RUU (2.29.405.5)
http://www.google.co.uk/url?sa=t&so...cZlrId8Dkc9IAPJsg&sig2=QNe-C8tewW0x4cdsO7aCXA
OR
http://www.google.co.uk/url?sa=t&so...IwRiRP-6PYkibAtPA&sig2=OT9aE7a-DDKInlx4lTxTjw

Is there any way to find the version now or am I boned?

There's no way know without having the ROM on the phone

I have only rooted the phone. I have not installed any new ROM though.

Software info:
Android: 2.2
Baseband version: 32.49.00.32U_5.11.05.27
Kernel version: 2.6.32.15
Build number: 2.29.405.2
Software number: 2.29.405.2

Ah, OK!! That's alright then!!
Just download the RUU I linked to up there and do the following:
1. Turn off phone
2. Turn it on holding the back button
3. Once at the white screen with FASTBOOT at the top connect to the PC
4. Once it says 'FASTBOOT USB' (and the drivers have installed) run the RUU
5. Allow it to complete
Job done

Great!
Gonna try it as soon as I have the RUU (slow network connection).
Damn, I can only thank you once
Thanks a million!

The one thing I would double-check is the HBOOT version on your phone - you sure it's not 0.93 and not 0.97?
Only reason I ask is that ROM version (both 2.29.405.2 and 2.29.405.5) both have HBOOT 0.93 in them and you can't flash them if yours is higher

It worked !
The HBOOT version was probably just me misremembering.
Thanks so much!

No worries, keep the RUU safe in case you need it again

Hi,sorry to hijack this thread.i need to clear some doubts abt unrooting,almost similar scenerio.
i think my front speakers are dead.from emiui 12.11 to miui-au 12.24 still not able to resolve the issue.thus need to unroot to stock to see whether it is working there or have to send it for warranty.
The phone originally came with:
Android Version
2.2
Baseband version
32.44.00.32U_5.09.05.30_2
Kernal version
2.6.32.15-gd96f2c0
[email protected]#1
Build number
2.13.707.1 CL233262 release-keys
Software number
2.13.707.1
So my qn is when i see miui-au build no is :MIUI_AU 0.12.24 R2,what's the build no as in 2.xx.xxx??Or miui have their own build?
I have already downloaded RUU_Bravo_Froyo_hTC_Asia_WWE_2.13.707.1_Radio_32.44.00.32U_5.09.05.30_2_release_143921_signed.exe
can i use this?
Another confusion from me is goldcard.My phone is bought from local carrier(Singtel,SG).does that means it is network branded?
Thanks!

If you're using 2.13.707.1 you should be OK to use that RUU without a gold card. Try it and see

so custom roms have no effect on build no.?
is there any diff running the ruu w or w/o goldcard?
oh..so i should follow the instructions on yr post and run the ruu from bootloader?

[Q] Updating Orange UK Wildfire S bootloader / image ROM version

Can someone help me with this? I'm trying to update the HBOOT loader using the HTC Dev unlock site but the download HBOOT 1_08.0099.20111216.exe file says my ROM image version (1.36.61.2) is not compatible and that a new file for this version will be available soon.
Is there anything I can do to update the HBOOT in the meantime (I don't mind debranding, possibly creating a gold card, etc) as it would be great to get the bootloader on this device unlocked (so I can try cyogen among other things)

For more help, write down Your hboot Info:
Radio,hboot version.
And your android version.
In Settings-About Phone(or something like that last on the list...)-About OS or something.... cant remember... in english...

I was orange but debranded a few weeks ago. So I went for the EU version . Hope that helps!
Sent from my HTC Wildfire S using XDA App

@Unkheq,
BIOS information is:
HBOOT-0.90.0000
MICRODP-0451
RADIO-7.46.35.08
Apr 8 2011 17:45:10
OS Info is:
Android version: 2.3.3
HTC Sense Version: 2.1
Software number: 1.36.61.2
Looking at the HTCdev info problem is there is no orange uk RUU image - or before that even a ROM updater.
@pat da punk
I Was think of reflashing to the EU stock from the loading to the SD card method, or by using the HTC dev unlocker HTC EU RUU, but I don't want to brick the phone by not prepping the rest of it first (i.e. the image mismatch)

you have 2 options. Wait for the Orange UK 2.3.5 Update, then start unlocking it, Or flash it to EU 2.3.5. those 2 things will update your hboot to 1.08.0000, where u are able to unlock
#Edit
Also u wont brick phone with official RUU, it will check if all is good, then it will start installing, Orange UK rom is just same as HTC EU rom, but u got branded OS, that's the difference

@Unkheq
How would I update the OS to 2.3.5 EU? as it would be useful to be pointed somewhere where the image is / information is on how to do this, as I might go ahead and flash to the EU version if I decide its going to be a faster option
Don't mind about the non branding. Most crucial on my mind at the moment is making more space for apps etc.

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1363693 = here is everything u need, if got some questions or it cries about "Error 140", gimme pm then.

Erandel said:
@Unkheq
How would I update the OS to 2.3.5 EU? as it would be useful to be pointed somewhere where the image is / information is on how to do this, as I might go ahead and flash to the EU version if I decide its going to be a faster option
Don't mind about the non branding. Most crucial on my mind at the moment is making more space for apps etc.
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try here
http://www.filefactory.com/f/7b4aa0a541dcf00f/
when you find the most upto date EU Rom download it, I used HTC Sync to install mine without any problems
hope this helps
I think this is the 1 I used
http://www.filefactory.com/file/c0a...5.3032H_7.49.36.01M_release_209754_signed.exe

Thanks for all your help pat da punk and Unkheq. I've used the thanks button in the thread. I will wait a week or two to see if an offical Orange UK rom update comes out, and then may go the EU carrier route.
A final question, if I convert the SD card to a gold card, does it still use orange as the main network, but esentally allows you to flash the rom so its non orange branded (EU generic route)?

You use he network from your simcard is ^^, after installing rom u pick ur network.

OK got it. Will see if I can link the guides so that when I come back in a week or so I can remember exactly what to do

As it looks like there is going to be no immediate Orange UK unlocker for the wildfire S (can't see any mention on the website) I was planning to go the HTC Europe route myself as soon as the SD card reader I've ordered arrives.
If I do this then considering the HBOOT needs updating, will the marvel Europe 2.66 version (or whatever the lastest version is) attempt this and abort if there is going to be a problem or is there a verified version that successfully updates HBOOT 0.90 without any risk?
If all versions work then all fine and dandy. Just asking in case I'm creating a bricking chance if I manage to goldcard the SD card.

Thought I would post back and say I had great success in reflashing to the HTC marvel europe build.
Basically I followed the guide in 1st link beow below, then followed up by using the unlocker on the HTCdev site.
I've also found that the HTC supertool V3 roots the phone and its possible the unlock bootloader instructions will work as well, but I personally didn't follow that method and used the HTCdev site.
Links (working 29/01/12) :
Update to 2.3.5 HTC Europe
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1363693
Latest supertool
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1343114
I was lucky as I didn't get any errors and used the HTC drivers / non HTC-sync method to do all the transferring.

Back to Stock

Hi all,
I need some help guys... I purchased a used HTC One X (Quadcore) a couple of days back from an online seller. The phone is perfect but seems the seller rooted the phone. I found out about it by following a guide that said to open a terminal emulator and type "su". It didn't ask me for any password and immediately turned the command prompt to #.
Now the phone has been lagging more than normal and I'm not receiving the OTA update as well. I decided to take it to the store as its still under warranty. So I need someone to tell me what to do and how do I reset it to stock firmware or unroot?
I lost contact with the seller and do not have the option to ask him to reset it for me or get any information about the root.
The phone was purchased from the United Arab Emirates.
Thanks for helping.
-Mobe

mobelicious said:
Hi all,
I need some help guys... I purchased a used HTC One X (Quadcore) a couple of days back from an online seller. The phone is perfect but seems the seller rooted the phone. I found out about it by following a guide that said to open a terminal emulator and type "su". It didn't ask me for any password and immediately turned the command prompt to #.
Now the phone has been lagging more than normal and I'm not receiving the OTA update as well. I decided to take it to the store as its still under warranty. So I need someone to tell me what to do and how do I reset it to stock firmware or unroot?
I lost contact with the seller and do not have the option to ask him to reset it for me or get any information about the root.
The phone was purchased from the United Arab Emirates.
Thanks for helping.
-Mobe
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boot in to bootloader by pressing vol down + power button at the same time
then once you get to the bootloader check at the top of screen whether its written Locked or Unlocked
If its unlocked then your phone is rooted
if its rooted then you need to flash the ruu of stock ROM to and install stock recovery to unroot
and use some commands..
check this thread:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1609190

Thanks
Thanks Vivek for the reply. But is there a certain stock rom I should be using?

mobelicious said:
Thanks Vivek for the reply. But is there a certain stock rom I should be using?
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Don't know if you sorted this but you need to be using your current version number (find this in.. settings > about > software information)
Unlocked bootloader doesn't ALWAYS mean you're rooted, it just means your bootloader was unlocked... (which is a helpful thing really...when wanting to flash sexy stuff)...
The RUU (Rom Update Utility) Should match or be higher than your version number and must be for your CID or it will fail. FOR example... 1.29.401.9
The 1.29 start bit should match as should the red inbetween bit. This is what you're looking for.

Software info
Ok, all i see when i visit the software information is the following.
Android Version
4.0.4
HTC Sense Version
4.1
Software Number
HTC One maXimus V3.0
HTC SDK API level
4.23
HTC Extension version
HTCExtension_403_1_G_20
Kernel version
2.6.39.4-g090b42e
[email protected] #1
Baseband version
2.1204.135.20
Build number
2.17.401.2 CL89015 release-keys
Browser version
WebKit/534.30
All i want is to return the phone to its factory state. I couldn't get the official OTA update coz of this stupid "maXimus" thing...

Well I guess if you have a nandroid back up you should've made, that would save you tonnes of problems otherwise you need to find what version you were on relock your bootloader and apply the ruu, not sure if you need stock recovery on.
Sent from my now amazing HTC One X thanks to TeamVenoms ViperX rom

mobelicious said:
All i want is to return the phone to its factory state. I couldn't get the official OTA update coz of this stupid "maXimus" thing...
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I believe you know about going to fastboot mode and use fastboot command, type
fastboot getvar version-main
it will show your stock software version no. then you can look for the right RUU.

The latest official stock rom for the UAE is 1.29.415.11 and Radio 1.1204.105.14 android 4.0.3(i think), and the ruu flasher is
RUU_ENDEAVOR_U_ICS_40_HTC_ARA_1.29.415.11_Radio_1.1204.105.14_release_260742_signed.exe (dont forget to relock b-l )
check the main version from fastboot by the method ckpv5 mentioned and if its not 1.29.415.11 and the radio showing on bootloader is 1.1204.105.14
that means ur phone was not middle east version OR
the original user flashed the wrong update from another country, and you will have to reflash that corresponding stock version.
Remember if you feel scammed at any point(online sellers or shops) you can contact the Consumer Protection Structure in the UAE , call 999 or the directory and ask for the number, they deal with scammers.

[Q] updating HTC M8

Hello,
So i've picked up an M8 recently, but for the life of me i cannot find a way to update it from 4.4.2
HTC sense 6.0
software number 1.55.512.3
SDK API level 6.17 (no clue what this means)
PRI 2.90.002 (no idea what this is either)
PRL 00000
kernel 3.4.0-ge80e287
[email protected] #1
SMP Preempt
baseband 1.12.20.1211
build number 1.55.512.3 cl333286 release keys
I'm used to my i9300 i could just flash with odin and be done with it, just go to recovery to apply different rom etc. easy peasy. this i cannot even find how do i upgrade OS further than 4.4.2 which it came with? surely it's not the latest one? HTC website says there's software update option but i just can't find such option... I am not sure which version of HTC it is too, i am in europe and it works fine with network, no branding etc. i was told it's an import from US, presumably its the unlocked version.
i don't fancy modding it, for which i need to unlock bootloader it seems. That's a long process by the looks of it... But if i cannot update it then might as well, as phone will most likely go to my GF, she is by no means patient or tech savvy for modding it herself. Wouldn't want to just leave it stuck on 4.4.2 its rather out dated by now, hell even on my i9300 I'm running 5.x
are there some reliable guides i could follow to mod it?
what i tried so far: HTC sync stuff (cannot find HTC ROM trademark thing they say to use as manual way to update...) and i have no option to update software in settings. i can charge to uboot thing and choose fast boot, so i assume it isn't a knock off m8. there's all the HTC features in the rom too by the look of it. odd thing when i did factory reset it started in chinese(i think? could be other asian language) and i had to pick a different language.
if i do go full unlock bootloader and flash, can i make it think it's a googleplay edition? so it can be easily updated etc. and have the clean android skin on it?
sorry h8 and HTC ways is a massive puzzle for me at the moment, appreciate any insight in it as well as best course of action on this.
edit: found this disclaimer (uploaded SS). also HW version it says is 0004

Help to return to stock RUU

Hi,
I'm totally new to this and I'm looking for help.
I have a HTC One (M9), unlocked. I realised since I got the handset (insurance replacement in 2016) I've never had an OTA update. I contacted HTC support who advised that I am running unofficial software and that is why I cannot get OTA updates. I've asked them to elaborate on what is "unofficial" about it as I have never rooted the handset or messed around in any way. They couldn't elaborate and advised I should send it to them to be flashed (at cost, as it's out of warranty).
Anyway, I want to put my handset into a condition where I can receive OTA updates & also ensure that I benefit from the latest software updates so I started looking into how I could do this. As a noob to Android the easiest method seemed to be via RUU exe. I've downloaded 2 different RUU's from HTC website but both errored with "incorrect version" when I tried to install. I then downloaded a ZIP which I followed the instructions to boot to recovery & install from phone storage, this also errored with "cannot find files".
As above I've tried going from Android v5 to v7 and that failed, I don't know whether I had the wrong RUU or I need to upgrade to v6 first.
I'm in the UK with I presume a UK handset but the RUUs were downloaded from htc.com not htc.com/uk as the UK one doesn't seem to provide this.
So long story short I'm looking for help getting the correct RUU for my handset and I'm having no luck. I'd appreciate any advice given.
HTC One M9
CID: HTC_001 (WWE)
Android: 5.0.2
HTC Sense: 7.0
SW: 1.32.401.17
S-ON
Cheers
Breezo

Firmware 1.32.401.17 only got distributed in one single country (I always forget which one it was - it definitely wasn't the UK). Therefore, the combination of that version together with the HTC__001 CID can only get achieved by tinkering with the phone.
You're actually using an official stock rom but you can't update your phone since the UK never was meant to receive this specific version and/or its OTAs.
You should be able to "return" to 1.32.401.15 without much hassle by following one of the guides in the ReadMe thread. Even with S-ON this little downgrade should be possible (c.f. the RUU section of the ReadMe thread).
If flashing the 1.32.401.15 RUU fails you'll have no choice but unlocking the bootloader, getting root, setting the phone S-OFF and retrying to flash the RUU. All needed steps are explained in the ReadMe thread, as well.
Sent from my HTC One M9 using XDA Labs

Hi Flippy498,
Thanks very much for the response and advise.
I've no idea how it ended up like that. I can only assume as it was an insurance replacement that it was initially branded then flashed incorrectly before it was issued to me.
I'll try your suggestions over the weekend.
Thanks again for the knowledge, its appreciated.
Cheers
Breezo

Hi Flippy498,
That worked perfectly thanks very much for your help. Took the software down from .17 to .15 and OTA updates kicked in immediately.
Now running on Android 7.0
Cheers again
Breezo

Flippy498 said:
Firmware 1.32.401.17 only got distributed in one single country (I always forget which one it was - it definitely wasn't the UK). Therefore, the combination of that version together with the HTC__001 CID can only get achieved by tinkering with the phone.
You're actually using an official stock rom but you can't update your phone since the UK never was meant to receive this specific version and/or its OTAs.
You should be able to "return" to 1.32.401.15 without much hassle by following one of the guides in the ReadMe thread. Even with S-ON this little downgrade should be possible (c.f. the RUU section of the ReadMe thread).
If flashing the 1.32.401.15 RUU fails you'll have no choice but unlocking the bootloader, getting root, setting the phone S-OFF and retrying to flash the RUU. All needed steps are explained in the ReadMe thread, as well.
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Deffo not a UK phone. We went from 5.0.1 out of the box straight to 6.0.

I'm pretty sure that UK received Android 5.1, as well. No variant of the M9 skipped firmware 2.x.
Firmware 1.x = Android 5.0.2
Firmware 2.x = Android 5.1
Firmware 3.x = Android 6.0
Firmware 4.x = Android 7.0
Since the UK M9 is the "normal" European unbranded version (SKU 401) it received the following versions:
1.32.401.8
1.32.401.15
1.40.401.8
2.10.401.1
2.10.401.180*
3.35.401.12
3.35.401.32
4.14.401.7
4.28.401.3
In addition to that there are:
1.32.401.6 (a pre-release firmware shown on the MWC)
1.32.401.17 (which got distributed in only one country)
* Normally the three numbers behind the last dot indicate a beta firmware. Since the Nougat update couldn't be applied in one single update they had to distribute this version, as well.
Sent from my HTC One M9 using XDA Labs