My HTC One X's bootloader refuses to be unlocked. No matter how many times I get the Unlock_code.bin, the result is the same. I see the screen prompting you to unlock, the phone restarts, but the bootloader is still locked! It always says "FAILED (status read failed (Too many links))", as shown in the "code" below, and when I try to go into recovery, I just end up in the bootloader again.
I've tried rebooting, powering off, and unlocking the bootloader at least 20 times.
Code:
Microsoft Windows [Version 6.1.7600]
Copyright (c) 2009 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
D:\HTC One X>fastboot oem get_identifier_token
...
(bootloader)
(bootloader) < Please cut following message >
(bootloader) <<<< Identifier Token Start >>>>
(bootloader) 2C6261A412B90AF806C0BDD95F2A1CB2
(bootloader) 75CAF463BABBCA2DAD2B1EBDAFF1CAB4
(bootloader) CB757550B386C7148C7F1F61F35FB5AF
(bootloader) 0D4B4EF1473822FE61C44AF698F6F2FD
(bootloader) EEEF310F863F70FCD8747CDFDDFC3767
(bootloader) E80A8A002299933710DFC2B88401C088
(bootloader) 971871160D1601CBCB357046D3B4300A
(bootloader) 2A4E22919F7721BA2C1C51EC5EE44723
(bootloader) 30D0BF14E712C66AC7A9482E531CF842
(bootloader) B62A495E488E65BAA00DE50EC3421C76
(bootloader) 9345B2D69CFD147B259839CBE4616243
(bootloader) AFCFD491EA624DDD430F70938F049671
(bootloader) 5DB1E6AB6EF47F5610CFE6BE2494FDC8
(bootloader) A148E48F09BC14F3E826DF09283C2B13
(bootloader) 7872CC6058FBED6FEB027E5504AF3F9B
(bootloader) B5A52E18A91329CB37E2D815888D5E97
(bootloader) <<<<< Identifier Token End >>>>>
OKAY [ 0.234s]
finished. total time: 0.234s
D:\HTC One X>fastboot flash unlocktoken Unlock_code.bin
sending 'unlocktoken' (0 KB)...
OKAY [ 0.009s]
writing 'unlocktoken'...
(bootloader) unlock token check successfully
FAILED (status read failed (Too many links))
finished. total time: 4.263s
D:\HTC One X>fastboot flash unlocktoken Unlock_code.bin
sending 'unlocktoken' (0 KB)...
OKAY [ 0.095s]
writing 'unlocktoken'...
(bootloader) unlock token check successfully
FAILED (status read failed (Too many links))
finished. total time: 3.437s
D:\HTC One X>fastboot flash unlocktoken Unlock_code.bin
< waiting for device >
sending 'unlocktoken' (0 KB)...
OKAY [ 0.091s]
writing 'unlocktoken'...
(bootloader) unlock token check successfully
FAILED (status read failed (Too many links))
finished. total time: 1.998s
D:\HTC One X>fastboot flash unlocktoken Unlock_code.bin
< waiting for device >
sending 'unlocktoken' (0 KB)...
OKAY [ 0.078s]
writing 'unlocktoken'...
(bootloader) unlock token check successfully
FAILED (status read failed (Too many links))
finished. total time: 2.124s
D:\HTC One X>fastboot flash unlocktoken Unlock_code.bin
< waiting for device >
sending 'unlocktoken' (0 KB)...
OKAY [ 0.009s]
writing 'unlocktoken'...
(bootloader) unlock token check successfully
FAILED (status read failed (Too many links))
finished. total time: 3.677s
D:\HTC One X>fastboot flash unlocktoken Unlock_code.bin
< waiting for device >
sending 'unlocktoken' (0 KB)...
OKAY [ 0.090s]
writing 'unlocktoken'...
(bootloader) unlock token check successfully
FAILED (status read failed (Too many links))
finished. total time: 1.659s
D:\HTC One X>fastboot flash unlocktoken Unlock_code.bin
sending 'unlocktoken' (0 KB)...
OKAY [ 0.008s]
writing 'unlocktoken'...
(bootloader) unlock token check successfully
FAILED (status read failed (Too many links))
finished. total time: 7.561s
D:\HTC One X>fastboot flash unlocktoken Unlock_code.bin
sending 'unlocktoken' (0 KB)...
OKAY [ 0.009s]
writing 'unlocktoken'...
(bootloader) unlock token check successfully
FAILED (status read failed (Too many links))
finished. total time: 3.676s
D:\HTC One X>fastboot flash unlocktoken Unlock_code.bin
sending 'unlocktoken' (0 KB)...
OKAY [ 0.009s]
writing 'unlocktoken'...
(bootloader) unlock token check successfully
FAILED (status read failed (Too many links))
finished. total time: 2.391s
D:\HTC One X>fastboot flash unlocktoken Unlock_code.bin
< waiting for device >
sending 'unlocktoken' (0 KB)...
OKAY [ 0.009s]
writing 'unlocktoken'...
(bootloader) unlock token check successfully
FAILED (status read failed (Too many links))
finished. total time: 2.893s
D:\HTC One X>fastboot oem get_identifier_token
...
(bootloader)
(bootloader) < Please cut following message >
(bootloader) <<<< Identifier Token Start >>>>
(bootloader) A1357F49A66FA2B5F2BD2240BE3A32CB
(bootloader) 7F826B1092B683A0F2CAD514167CB06B
(bootloader) 725F76699BDE34D14D85FAB8F5C14AA1
(bootloader) 1D9EFB62716F04A9E313827E39C3FC48
(bootloader) 64C1F57F10D920363085DB0B1B3DCCC0
(bootloader) 7CB29BA5929B32FB0EE18D89AC262B11
(bootloader) 4E3DE75ED63222216BBFEBBFA1AE496C
(bootloader) E8B7FD515A4B33E9402138E6FD7066AE
(bootloader) 6DAC913C4C0DD50A1C12301D4D246CD8
(bootloader) 9DADD21DDB4601F04B0445DE92F2403B
(bootloader) A7972080B6AAA59DFFA01735634C45CF
(bootloader) B7060CE776C431A8504B84666CC9E11F
(bootloader) 6082610118D4A260E42D4CF6DBA3460C
(bootloader) C4D011E3AAFABAA7FFC90BF58B833621
(bootloader) 99FAD9FE4E48B5F4BA91C2EF5311F8E5
(bootloader) 82E78B2345D8EC9A207EB9CAB358C119
(bootloader) <<<<< Identifier Token End >>>>>
OKAY [ 0.326s]
finished. total time: 0.326s
D:\HTC One X>fastboot flash unlocktoken Unlock_code.bin
sending 'unlocktoken' (0 KB)...
OKAY [ 0.014s]
writing 'unlocktoken'...
(bootloader) unlock token check successfully
FAILED (status read failed (Too many links))
finished. total time: 4.279s
D:\HTC One X>fastboot oem get_identifier_token
...
(bootloader)
(bootloader) < Please cut following message >
(bootloader) <<<< Identifier Token Start >>>>
(bootloader) 59E7825FF98683D67F3338CFB7E13290
(bootloader) 5280E10892C14C9FF40FEB5E144A549C
(bootloader) 61047CB4E62D463D822CBD37A36AFEE7
(bootloader) D87A1DD345F3E2D2D23B804D715BFABB
(bootloader) 68EA61C9F9F073C2D0857D513D2632A6
(bootloader) 398D11246FF704DA2FF08B06C529EC5F
(bootloader) CE7B359C6430D37ED1CFDAE949448075
(bootloader) 7D7AA0E0CFD0C935574BABD45A805BC3
(bootloader) 5494A7DF083C20E8A57FAACD25932F71
(bootloader) 8B22666946FEFCF8E1C592CC3E73DCE9
(bootloader) 12C38C6622BC24FD5DBFEB83C18D1B88
(bootloader) 5CD68044DB72958F27FB16286C0E75C0
(bootloader) 2BE0A60B592A6B545EBFBC47531C9FC9
(bootloader) 6026E6CAB792205B2469EBD90C71CAD5
(bootloader) 453CDAF0A0E59994C1AFBEB4E398B57C
(bootloader) CBAEB79C62FCDE59D28CF767E4FC3F1B
(bootloader) <<<<< Identifier Token End >>>>>
OKAY [ 0.321s]
finished. total time: 0.322s
D:\HTC One X>fastboot flash unlocktoken Unlock_code.bin
sending 'unlocktoken' (0 KB)...
OKAY [ 0.068s]
writing 'unlocktoken'...
(bootloader) unlock token check successfully
FAILED (status read failed (Too many links))
finished. total time: 4.570s
D:\HTC One X>
Please help!!
UPDATE: The HTC One X is now stuck in APX mode. I've installed NVFlash drivers and got the NVFlash tool, but executing "nvflash --sync" gets me this:
Code:
D:\HTC One X>nvflash --sync
Nvflash started
rcm version 0X4
Command send failed (usb write failed)
D:\HTC One X>
The too many links error is normal.
When you flash the unlock token and the unlock prompt appears
You are pressing volume up to confirm yes then pressing power button?
And also was you unlocked before then the phone magically became locked again?
Sent from my HTC One X using xda app-developers app
Try a different cable, too. I have a USB cable that's quite long, and I can't flash anything with it and get the same error. Tried a different, shorter one and it was all good.
Harrysoon said:
Try a different cable, too. I have a USB cable that's quite long, and I can't flash anything with it and get the same error. Tried a different, shorter one and it was all good.
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he is not receiving any error, as i previously said (too many links) is normal
the important line is the one above it "(bootloader) unlock token check successfully"
which shows that the unlock token was flashed and checked successfully
there are 2 likely reasons behind it
1. the op has not pressed volume up before pressing power which he needs to do to confirm that he wants to unlock
2. his device has a hardware failure which prevents the bootloader from unlocking (this is quite rare and i have only seen cases of it happening with already unlocked bootloaders magically becoming locked again, then its impossible to re-unlock it)
bagofcrap24 said:
he is not receiving any error, as i previously said (too many links) is normal
the important line is the one above it "(bootloader) unlock token check successfully"
which shows that the unlock token was flashed and checked successfully
there are 2 likely reasons behind it
1. the op has not pressed volume up before pressing power which he needs to do to confirm that he wants to unlock
2. his device has a hardware failure which prevents the bootloader from unlocking (this is quite rare and i have only seen cases of it happening with already unlocked bootloaders magically becoming locked again, then its impossible to re-unlock it)
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I have pressed volume up before pressing power, confirming that I want to unlock. I'm pretty sure it wasn't unlocked before, thus needing to be unlocked.
UPDATE: The HTC One X is now stuck in APX mode. I've installed NVFlash drivers and got the NVFlash tool, but executing "nvflash --sync" gets me this:
Code:
D:\HTC One X>nvflash --sync
Nvflash started
rcm version 0X4
Command send failed (usb write failed)
D:\HTC One X>
APX is a brick. You need a new mainboard. There is no 100% solution for this as of now. If you get out of apx it probably won't be long before it kicks back in
Mr Hofs said:
APX is a brick. You need a new mainboard. There is no 100% solution for this as of now. If you get out of apx it probably won't be long before it kicks back in
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Thanks for letting me know. Now I don't have to try anymore, because now I know it would become wasted effort. I will send it to HTC, see if they can get me a replacement.
So it was the second. Have yet to see it happen on a boot loader that had not yet been unlocked but i suppose most of xda posters will already have had theirs unlocked
Sent from my HTC One X using xda app-developers app
bagofcrap24 said:
So it was the second. Have yet to see it happen on a boot loader that had not yet been unlocked but i suppose most of xda posters will already have had theirs unlocked
Sent from my HTC One X using xda app-developers app
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Yep
It's still in APX mode...
Just knowing that there is still a slim chance of saving it is KILLING ME!!
I'm having the same problem trying to re-unlock my boot loader. If press up then power it reboots the phone?? Should I have HBOOT, REBOOT, REBOOTBOOTLOADER OR POWERDOWN highlighted before pressing up then power?
vantt1 said:
Yep
It's still in APX mode...
Just knowing that there is still a slim chance of saving it is KILLING ME!!
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i have the same problem, but before my phone was ulocked, then it became locked magically and now i'm stuck in bootloader with this issue too, howerver i'll return it to htc
I have the same proplem
first my bootloader change from unlocked to locked
second my htc goes to apx and stuck at there
after 3 months my hox work and out of apx but with same proplem locked bootloader ?
what can i do ?
nothing at all as you can see
please any idea to fix this problem ...
ahmedaljaf said:
please any idea to fix this problem ...
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Did you ever resolve this issue, I have the same problem and have been told by the HTC repair centre (not HTC) that it is a software fault but they will not repair/replace as its out of warantee. The only way of resolving it (as told by them) is to have a new motherboard . I am waiting to get it back and then will decide on my next course of action.
I am pretty [email protected] off as this is no fault of my own and have never bricked a device in my life, let alone through normal use!!
I had orginally unlocked the bootloader, relocked it but it is now showing locked rather than re-locked.
I don't mind openning it up and direct flashing if this is possible!
If it says locked instead of relocked then i think you don't have to worry about warranty, if it still applies within the warranty period (2 years EU).
vantt1 said:
My HTC One X's bootloader refuses to be unlocked. No matter how many times I get the Unlock_code.bin, the result is the same. I see the screen prompting you to unlock, the phone restarts, but the bootloader is still locked! It always says "FAILED (status read failed (Too many links))", as shown in the "code" below, and when I try to go into recovery, I just end up in the bootloader again.
I've tried rebooting, powering off, and unlocking the bootloader at least 20 times.
Code:
Microsoft Windows [Version 6.1.7600]
Copyright (c) 2009 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
D:\HTC One X>fastboot oem get_identifier_token
...
(bootloader)
(bootloader) < Please cut following message >
(bootloader) <<<< Identifier Token Start >>>>
(bootloader) 2C6261A412B90AF806C0BDD95F2A1CB2
(bootloader) 75CAF463BABBCA2DAD2B1EBDAFF1CAB4
(bootloader) CB757550B386C7148C7F1F61F35FB5AF
(bootloader) 0D4B4EF1473822FE61C44AF698F6F2FD
(bootloader) EEEF310F863F70FCD8747CDFDDFC3767
(bootloader) E80A8A002299933710DFC2B88401C088
(bootloader) 971871160D1601CBCB357046D3B4300A
(bootloader) 2A4E22919F7721BA2C1C51EC5EE44723
(bootloader) 30D0BF14E712C66AC7A9482E531CF842
(bootloader) B62A495E488E65BAA00DE50EC3421C76
(bootloader) 9345B2D69CFD147B259839CBE4616243
(bootloader) AFCFD491EA624DDD430F70938F049671
(bootloader) 5DB1E6AB6EF47F5610CFE6BE2494FDC8
(bootloader) A148E48F09BC14F3E826DF09283C2B13
(bootloader) 7872CC6058FBED6FEB027E5504AF3F9B
(bootloader) B5A52E18A91329CB37E2D815888D5E97
(bootloader) <<<<< Identifier Token End >>>>>
OKAY [ 0.234s]
finished. total time: 0.234s
D:\HTC One X>fastboot flash unlocktoken Unlock_code.bin
sending 'unlocktoken' (0 KB)...
OKAY [ 0.009s]
writing 'unlocktoken'...
(bootloader) unlock token check successfully
FAILED (status read failed (Too many links))
finished. total time: 4.263s
D:\HTC One X>fastboot flash unlocktoken Unlock_code.bin
sending 'unlocktoken' (0 KB)...
OKAY [ 0.095s]
writing 'unlocktoken'...
(bootloader) unlock token check successfully
FAILED (status read failed (Too many links))
finished. total time: 3.437s
D:\HTC One X>fastboot flash unlocktoken Unlock_code.bin
< waiting for device >
sending 'unlocktoken' (0 KB)...
OKAY [ 0.091s]
writing 'unlocktoken'...
(bootloader) unlock token check successfully
FAILED (status read failed (Too many links))
finished. total time: 1.998s
D:\HTC One X>fastboot flash unlocktoken Unlock_code.bin
< waiting for device >
sending 'unlocktoken' (0 KB)...
OKAY [ 0.078s]
writing 'unlocktoken'...
(bootloader) unlock token check successfully
FAILED (status read failed (Too many links))
finished. total time: 2.124s
D:\HTC One X>fastboot flash unlocktoken Unlock_code.bin
< waiting for device >
sending 'unlocktoken' (0 KB)...
OKAY [ 0.009s]
writing 'unlocktoken'...
(bootloader) unlock token check successfully
FAILED (status read failed (Too many links))
finished. total time: 3.677s
D:\HTC One X>fastboot flash unlocktoken Unlock_code.bin
< waiting for device >
sending 'unlocktoken' (0 KB)...
OKAY [ 0.090s]
writing 'unlocktoken'...
(bootloader) unlock token check successfully
FAILED (status read failed (Too many links))
finished. total time: 1.659s
D:\HTC One X>fastboot flash unlocktoken Unlock_code.bin
sending 'unlocktoken' (0 KB)...
OKAY [ 0.008s]
writing 'unlocktoken'...
(bootloader) unlock token check successfully
FAILED (status read failed (Too many links))
finished. total time: 7.561s
D:\HTC One X>fastboot flash unlocktoken Unlock_code.bin
sending 'unlocktoken' (0 KB)...
OKAY [ 0.009s]
writing 'unlocktoken'...
(bootloader) unlock token check successfully
FAILED (status read failed (Too many links))
finished. total time: 3.676s
D:\HTC One X>fastboot flash unlocktoken Unlock_code.bin
sending 'unlocktoken' (0 KB)...
OKAY [ 0.009s]
writing 'unlocktoken'...
(bootloader) unlock token check successfully
FAILED (status read failed (Too many links))
finished. total time: 2.391s
D:\HTC One X>fastboot flash unlocktoken Unlock_code.bin
< waiting for device >
sending 'unlocktoken' (0 KB)...
OKAY [ 0.009s]
writing 'unlocktoken'...
(bootloader) unlock token check successfully
FAILED (status read failed (Too many links))
finished. total time: 2.893s
D:\HTC One X>fastboot oem get_identifier_token
...
(bootloader)
(bootloader) < Please cut following message >
(bootloader) <<<< Identifier Token Start >>>>
(bootloader) A1357F49A66FA2B5F2BD2240BE3A32CB
(bootloader) 7F826B1092B683A0F2CAD514167CB06B
(bootloader) 725F76699BDE34D14D85FAB8F5C14AA1
(bootloader) 1D9EFB62716F04A9E313827E39C3FC48
(bootloader) 64C1F57F10D920363085DB0B1B3DCCC0
(bootloader) 7CB29BA5929B32FB0EE18D89AC262B11
(bootloader) 4E3DE75ED63222216BBFEBBFA1AE496C
(bootloader) E8B7FD515A4B33E9402138E6FD7066AE
(bootloader) 6DAC913C4C0DD50A1C12301D4D246CD8
(bootloader) 9DADD21DDB4601F04B0445DE92F2403B
(bootloader) A7972080B6AAA59DFFA01735634C45CF
(bootloader) B7060CE776C431A8504B84666CC9E11F
(bootloader) 6082610118D4A260E42D4CF6DBA3460C
(bootloader) C4D011E3AAFABAA7FFC90BF58B833621
(bootloader) 99FAD9FE4E48B5F4BA91C2EF5311F8E5
(bootloader) 82E78B2345D8EC9A207EB9CAB358C119
(bootloader) <<<<< Identifier Token End >>>>>
OKAY [ 0.326s]
finished. total time: 0.326s
D:\HTC One X>fastboot flash unlocktoken Unlock_code.bin
sending 'unlocktoken' (0 KB)...
OKAY [ 0.014s]
writing 'unlocktoken'...
(bootloader) unlock token check successfully
FAILED (status read failed (Too many links))
finished. total time: 4.279s
D:\HTC One X>fastboot oem get_identifier_token
...
(bootloader)
(bootloader) < Please cut following message >
(bootloader) <<<< Identifier Token Start >>>>
(bootloader) 59E7825FF98683D67F3338CFB7E13290
(bootloader) 5280E10892C14C9FF40FEB5E144A549C
(bootloader) 61047CB4E62D463D822CBD37A36AFEE7
(bootloader) D87A1DD345F3E2D2D23B804D715BFABB
(bootloader) 68EA61C9F9F073C2D0857D513D2632A6
(bootloader) 398D11246FF704DA2FF08B06C529EC5F
(bootloader) CE7B359C6430D37ED1CFDAE949448075
(bootloader) 7D7AA0E0CFD0C935574BABD45A805BC3
(bootloader) 5494A7DF083C20E8A57FAACD25932F71
(bootloader) 8B22666946FEFCF8E1C592CC3E73DCE9
(bootloader) 12C38C6622BC24FD5DBFEB83C18D1B88
(bootloader) 5CD68044DB72958F27FB16286C0E75C0
(bootloader) 2BE0A60B592A6B545EBFBC47531C9FC9
(bootloader) 6026E6CAB792205B2469EBD90C71CAD5
(bootloader) 453CDAF0A0E59994C1AFBEB4E398B57C
(bootloader) CBAEB79C62FCDE59D28CF767E4FC3F1B
(bootloader) <<<<< Identifier Token End >>>>>
OKAY [ 0.321s]
finished. total time: 0.322s
D:\HTC One X>fastboot flash unlocktoken Unlock_code.bin
sending 'unlocktoken' (0 KB)...
OKAY [ 0.068s]
writing 'unlocktoken'...
(bootloader) unlock token check successfully
FAILED (status read failed (Too many links))
finished. total time: 4.570s
D:\HTC One X>
Please help!!
UPDATE: The HTC One X is now stuck in APX mode. I've installed NVFlash drivers and got the NVFlash tool, but executing "nvflash --sync" gets me this:
Code:
D:\HTC One X>nvflash --sync
Nvflash started
rcm version 0X4
Command send failed (usb write failed)
D:\HTC One X>
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Dude Please make sure your only using:
<<<< Identifier Token Start >>>>
A1357F49A66FA2B5F2BD2240BE3A32CB
7F826B1092B683A0F2CAD514167CB06B
725F76699BDE34D14D85FAB8F5C14AA1
1D9EFB62716F04A9E313827E39C3FC48
64C1F57F10D920363085DB0B1B3DCCC0
7CB29BA5929B32FB0EE18D89AC262B11
4E3DE75ED63222216BBFEBBFA1AE496C
E8B7FD515A4B33E9402138E6FD7066AE
6DAC913C4C0DD50A1C12301D4D246CD8
9DADD21DDB4601F04B0445DE92F2403B
A7972080B6AAA59DFFA01735634C45CF
(B7060CE776C431A8504B84666CC9E11F
6082610118D4A260E42D4CF6DBA3460C
C4D011E3AAFABAA7FFC90BF58B833621
99FAD9FE4E48B5F4BA91C2EF5311F8E5
82E78B2345D8EC9A207EB9CAB358C119
<<<<< Identifier Token End >>>>>
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THAT IS ALL YOU NEED.
Make sure your not copying the (bootloader)
and also DONT include:
< Please cut following message >
Wilks3y said:
Dude Please make sure your only using:
(...)
THAT IS ALL YOU NEED.
Make sure your not copying the (bootloader)
and also DONT include:
< Please cut following message >
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Of course I wouldn't copy that stuff. The following screenshots are from the HTCDev website. I think it's clear enough to anyone.
{
"lightbox_close": "Close",
"lightbox_next": "Next",
"lightbox_previous": "Previous",
"lightbox_error": "The requested content cannot be loaded. Please try again later.",
"lightbox_start_slideshow": "Start slideshow",
"lightbox_stop_slideshow": "Stop slideshow",
"lightbox_full_screen": "Full screen",
"lightbox_thumbnails": "Thumbnails",
"lightbox_download": "Download",
"lightbox_share": "Share",
"lightbox_zoom": "Zoom",
"lightbox_new_window": "New window",
"lightbox_toggle_sidebar": "Toggle sidebar"
}
It also says this:
When copying the token, start with this line:
Code:
<<<< Identifier Token Start >>>>
And end with this line:
Code:
<<<<< Identifier Token End >>>>>
Stripester said:
Did you ever resolve this issue, I have the same problem and have been told by the HTC repair centre (not HTC) that it is a software fault but they will not repair/replace as its out of warantee. The only way of resolving it (as told by them) is to have a new motherboard . I am waiting to get it back and then will decide on my next course of action.
I am pretty [email protected] off as this is no fault of my own and have never bricked a device in my life, let alone through normal use!!
I had orginally unlocked the bootloader, relocked it but it is now showing locked rather than re-locked.
I don't mind openning it up and direct flashing if this is possible!
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Well phone back, says locked do I have to resign myself to having an expensive paperweight??
HTC/Vodafone will not even consider mending or looking it as it, as it has a slight (hairline) crack in the case above the usb connection, apparently any cosmetic damage is a "Get out Clause" very disappointed
Stripester said:
Well phone back, says locked do I have to resign myself to having an expensive paperweight??
HTC/Vodafone will not even consider mending or looking it as it, as it has a slight (hairline) crack in the case above the usb connection, apparently any cosmetic damage is a "Get out Clause" very disappointed
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Are you sure, have you tried it at HTC/Vodafone? Cause the body can show hairline cracks after a while, so maybe they also replace your case under warrenty.
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I am looking for help with rooting my HTC EVO 3D phone (HBOOT 1.5 with software 2.08.651.3), which went successfully all way through step 12 per HTC DEV unlock instructions, however, as described in step 13, the phone has never prompted for YES/NO to confirm unlock. I am getting the "FAILED (status read failed (Too many links))" error pretty much for every fastboot command. The good thing is that phone boots and works properly otherwise.
Factory Reset or Removing battery did not help.
Could someone advice on how to clear this error and successfully root the phone from this point.
Below is the log of commandes:
1. C:\rootevo3dnew>fastboot oem get_identifier_token
...
(bootloader)
(bootloader) < Please cut following message >
(bootloader) <<<< Identifier Token Start >>>>
************************************
(bootloader) <<<<< Identifier Token End >>>>>
OKAY [ 0.065s]
finished. total time: 0.066s
2. Got email from HTC DEV with UNLOCK_CODE.BIN file.
3. C:\rootevo3dnew>fastboot flash unlocktoken Unlock_code.bin
sending 'unlocktoken' (0 KB)...
OKAY [ 0.152s]
writing 'unlocktoken'...
(bootloader) unlock token check successfully
OKAY [ 0.006s]
finished. total time: 0.159s
But as described in STEP 13, PHONE has never asked to confirm UNLOCK!
NOW I AM GETTING:
C:\rootevo3dnew>fastboot oem get_identifier_token
...
FAILED (status read failed (Too many links))
finished. total time: 0.003s
C:\rootevo3dnew>fastboot flash unlocktoken Unlock_code.bin
sending 'unlocktoken' (0 KB)...
FAILED (status read failed (Too many links))
finished. total time: 0.005s
What hboot version are you on?
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it is HBOOT 1.5 with software 2.08.651.3.
I can't link as I'm on the phone bit if you go to the cdma development section for the EVO 3d there is a few good guides to walk you through rooting and flashing with 1.5 you will still have s-on but be able to flash. My opinion would be go with twrp its in the stickies
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MTEEZEY,
Thank you for the advice. Found post advising to run the 2.08 RUU and then retry the HTC unlock. Worked for me!
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1239821
Best Regards,
RangeMaster
Nice. Glad you got. Now on to the fun stuff. LOL
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I'm trying to flash firmware from this thread
http://forum.xda-developers.com/show....php?t=1957376
CID HTC__001
and I'm constantly getting error remote: not allowed
I've followed instructions to the letter
http://www.flow-wolf.net/2012/10/htc-one-x-perfect-guide-for-beginners.html#more
but I'm getting this error every time. Any help appreciated.
Dr. MadMan said:
I'm trying to flash firmware from this thread
http://forum.xda-developers.com/show....php?t=1957376
CID HTC__001
and I'm constantly getting error remote: not allowed
I've followed instructions to the letter
http://www.flow-wolf.net/2012/10/htc-one-x-perfect-guide-for-beginners.html#more
but I'm getting this error every time. Any help appreciated.
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If you boot your device into bootloader, does it say UNLOCKED at the top? Chances are that it is still locked.
You need to be locked to update firmware.
I don't know if it's necessary but i relocked the bootloader to flash the firmware.
Here are the steps i performed
fastboot oem lock ( to relock the bootloader)
fastboot oem rebootRUU (note the capitals on RUU)
fastboot flash zip nameoffirmware.zip
I then reunlocked and flashed arhd custom rom
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I have S-OFF and for firmware flash you have to bel locked so on top I have ****RELOCKED**** and Hboot is on version 1.12
Got firmware flashed! Now I flashed recovery and when I booted to recovery I only get blank screen. So recovery is up but no graphics.
Please give more info. Does it just sit on a black screen
Is there anything at all on the screen
Does it just flash black and then carry on booting as normal
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When I want to boot recovery it looks like it's booting and then it switches to completely black screen. When I press power button long enough i get three flashes on hard buttons on bottom and then phone powers down.
Below is my whole flashing procedure.
I have firmware for cid HTC__001 got it from here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1957376
I took boot image from ARHD 17.1 link and recovery from official link. Did I missed something? or am I doing it in wrong way?
Code:
C:\onex>fastboot oem lock
...
(bootloader) Lock successfully...
FAILED (status read failed (Too many links))
finished. total time: 0.181s
C:\onex>fastboot oem rebootRUU
...
(bootloader) Save data from original MSC...
(bootloader) Save data from SIF...
(bootloader) Update partition data to SIF partition
(bootloader) Update partition data from original MSC...
(bootloader) [MSG] OKAY
OKAY [ 0.346s]
finished. total time: 0.346s
C:\onex>fastboot flash zip firmware.zip
sending 'zip' (12875 KB)...
OKAY [ 1.713s]
writing 'zip'...
(bootloader) shift signature_size for header checking...
(bootloader) checking model ID...
(bootloader) checking custom ID...
(bootloader) start image[hboot] unzipping for pre-update check...
(bootloader) start image[hboot] flushing...
FAILED (remote: 90 hboot pre-update! please flush image again immediately)
finished. total time: 17.005s
C:\onex>fastboot flash zip firmware.zip
sending 'zip' (12875 KB)...
OKAY [ 1.654s]
writing 'zip'...
(bootloader) shift signature_size for header checking...
(bootloader) checking model ID...
(bootloader) checking custom ID...
(bootloader) start image[boot] unzipping & flushing...
(bootloader) Format partition LNX done
(bootloader) [RUU]WP,boot,100
(bootloader) start image[recovery] unzipping & flushing...
(bootloader) Format partition SOS done
(bootloader) [RUU]WP,recovery,100
(bootloader) ERASE backup cid
OKAY [ 2.712s]
finished. total time: 4.366s
C:\onex>fastboot reboot-bootloader
rebooting into bootloader...
OKAY [ 0.153s]
finished. total time: 0.153s
C:\onex>fastboot flash unlocktoken Unlock_code.bin
sending 'unlocktoken' (0 KB)...
OKAY [ 0.029s]
writing 'unlocktoken'...
(bootloader) unlock token check successfully
FAILED (status read failed (Too many links))
finished. total time: 5.878s
C:\onex>fastboot flash recovery recovery-clockwork-touch-5.8.4.0-endeavoru.img
sending 'recovery' (5742 KB)...
OKAY [ 0.830s]
writing 'recovery'...
(bootloader) Format partition SOS done
OKAY [ 0.571s]
finished. total time: 1.401s
C:\onex>fastboot flash boot boot.img
sending 'boot' (5192 KB)...
OKAY [ 0.672s]
writing 'boot'...
(bootloader) Format partition LNX done
OKAY [ 0.572s]
finished. total time: 1.244s
C:\onex>fastboot erase cache
erasing 'cache'...
OKAY [ 0.210s]
finished. total time: 0.210s
mhm...
looks fine.
maybe the download of the recovery is defect or corrupt. did you try to download the recovery again and install it?
If I flash same recovery file when I have stock RUU 2.17 on phone it boots normally. So the file is OK.
just got the m9 and trying to unlock the bootloader. have been on htcdev and received my unlock bin file but i keep get this result
C:\adb>fastboot flash unlocktoken Unlock_code.bin
target reported max download size of 800000000 bytes
sending 'unlocktoken' (0 KB)...
OKAY [ 1.028s]
writing 'unlocktoken'...
(bootloader) flash unlocktoken
(bootloader) [KillSwitch] : /dev/block/bootdevice/by-name/frp
(bootloader) [KillSwitch] Last Byte is 0X01, enable unlock
FAILED (remote: UnlockToken Verify Fail!!)
finished. total time: 1.044s
any help would be grateful
cheers
go to developer options and check allow oem unlocking, and your good to go
So finally received my htc 10 and whelp im unable to unlock the bootloader.
sending 'unlocktoken' (0 KB)...
OKAY [ 0.016s]
writing 'unlocktoken'...
(bootloader) flash unlocktoken
(bootloader) [KillSwitch] : /dev/block/bootdevice/by-name/frp
(bootloader) [KillSwitch] Last Byte is 0X01, enable unlock
FAILED (remote: UnlockToken Verify Fail!!)
finished. total time: 0.047s
yes oem unlocking is enabled and this is the factory unlocked one preordered from HTC. Has anyone seen similar issues with their unit?
Sunderwear said:
So finally received my htc 10 and whelp im unable to unlock the bootloader.
sending 'unlocktoken' (0 KB)...
OKAY [ 0.016s]
writing 'unlocktoken'...
(bootloader) flash unlocktoken
(bootloader) [KillSwitch] : /dev/block/bootdevice/by-name/frp
(bootloader) [KillSwitch] Last Byte is 0X01, enable unlock
FAILED (remote: UnlockToken Verify Fail!!)
finished. total time: 0.047s
yes oem unlocking is enabled and this is the factory unlocked one preordered from HTC. Has anyone seen similar issues with their unit?
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Try a different browser
Sunderwear said:
So finally received my htc 10 and whelp im unable to unlock the bootloader.
sending 'unlocktoken' (0 KB)...
OKAY [ 0.016s]
writing 'unlocktoken'...
(bootloader) flash unlocktoken
(bootloader) [KillSwitch] : /dev/block/bootdevice/by-name/frp
(bootloader) [KillSwitch] Last Byte is 0X01, enable unlock
FAILED (remote: UnlockToken Verify Fail!!)
finished. total time: 0.047s
yes oem unlocking is enabled and this is the factory unlocked one preordered from HTC. Has anyone seen similar issues with their unit?
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i had the same issue and used Microsoft Edge browser and it worked as per suggestion from somebody here
I'm having the same issue. Can't figure it out
Different browser did not work for me.
Think I had this issue once when I didn't copy the code into the box properly, copy it exactly as they do first line to last, I tend to have to remove some leading text from each row.
I was getting this error too but didn't realize I generated the code before checking the OEM Unlocking option dialog. The code changes once you do so.
Pasting this code in will just give you an unlock code that fails with that error message. Make sure you did not accidentally do it backwards.
Not sure how browser would be an issue.
Using the Microsoft Edge browser worked for me, but I have no idea why
I've got the same problem. OEM unlocking is enabled and I've regenerated my unlock_code.bin after doing so. I've made sure there's no leading or trailing spaces in the oem token code thing I paste in. I've tried downloading the unlock_code.bin through Microsoft Edge. Exact same error as OP. Any clues?
Took me 3 tokens
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Trying to unlock the bootloader, got my Unlock_code.bin file, but when I try to use it I get this error message:
C:\Users\Will\Desktop\fastboot>fastboot flash unlocktoken unlock_code.bin
target reported max download size of 800000000 bytes
sending 'unlocktoken' (0 KB)...
OKAY [ 1.007s]
writing 'unlocktoken'...
(bootloader) flash unlocktoken
(bootloader) [KillSwitch] : /dev/block/bootdevice/by-name/frp
(bootloader) [KillSwitch] Last Byte is 0X01, enable unlock
FAILED (remote: UnlockToken Verify Fail!!)
finished. total time: 1.082s
And of course when I reboot into bootloader it says it is locked. Tried moving the file with fastboot and the unlock_code file to a couple different places and nothing helped, and rebooting both phone and PC. Any ideas?
willfill said:
Trying to unlock the bootloader, got my Unlock_code.bin file, but when I try to use it I get this error message:
C:\Users\Will\Desktop\fastboot>fastboot flash unlocktoken unlock_code.bin
target reported max download size of 800000000 bytes
sending 'unlocktoken' (0 KB)...
OKAY [ 1.007s]
writing 'unlocktoken'...
(bootloader) flash unlocktoken
(bootloader) [KillSwitch] : /dev/block/bootdevice/by-name/frp
(bootloader) [KillSwitch] Last Byte is 0X01, enable unlock
FAILED (remote: UnlockToken Verify Fail!!)
finished. total time: 1.082s
And of course when I reboot into bootloader it says it is locked. Tried moving the file with fastboot and the unlock_code file to a couple different places and nothing helped, and rebooting both phone and PC. Any ideas?
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Did you enable unlocking in dev options?
If so, many others who have had an issue with their unlock tokens reported that using a different browser worked for them. Search the forum, there's at least one thread on about it.
Also the error message says your unlock token is 0KB. Are you sure the file is complete?
Maybe try redownload it and verify it with an MD5 hash.
I figured it out, it was just that I copied the code to get the unlock file improperly when I was in CMD. I had to copy it, but I had to turn off "enable line wrapping selection" in the cmd properties, when I tried before to copy it I ended up copying a bunch of extra info that I edited out in notepad, and I think that caused an extra space or error to be somewhere in the code, even though it worked on the HTC site. Anyway thank you for the tips guys!
willfill said:
Trying to unlock the bootloader, got my Unlock_code.bin file, but when I try to use it I get this error message:
C:\Users\Will\Desktop\fastboot>fastboot flash unlocktoken unlock_code.bin
target reported max download size of 800000000 bytes
sending 'unlocktoken' (0 KB)...
OKAY [ 1.007s]
writing 'unlocktoken'...
(bootloader) flash unlocktoken
(bootloader) [KillSwitch] : /dev/block/bootdevice/by-name/frp
(bootloader) [KillSwitch] Last Byte is 0X01, enable unlock
FAILED (remote: UnlockToken Verify Fail!!)
finished. total time: 1.082s
And of course when I reboot into bootloader it says it is locked. Tried moving the file with fastboot and the unlock_code file to a couple different places and nothing helped, and rebooting both phone and PC. Any ideas?
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Maybe your computer automatically extracted the file or something
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I had to request unlock multiple times and use different browsers until it finally worked. I believe it finally worked when I completed the process with the MS Edge browser.
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