I've been posting here and there around here lately but thought I'd get a cleaner, more focused thread going for those of us who used HTC's unlock tool and want root.
I managed to get the bootloader unlocked with HTC's tool and installed SU and clockwork onto my Inc2 but I think I'm having problems because I'm still S-On instead of S-Off.
So, what do we do next after unlocking the bootloader? I'm under the impression that because I'm S-On still, I can flash a custom ROM, but not only the ones with the stock kernel intact. This would be why Sabotage was able to install, but Mik wouldn't. Still only a theory, though.
ANY HELP PLEASE!!!
Kayak83 said:
I've been posting here and there around here lately but thought I'd get a cleaner, more focused thread going for those of us who used HTC's unlock tool and want root.
I managed to get the bootloader unlocked with HTC's tool and installed SU and clockwork onto my Inc2 but I think I'm having problems because I'm still S-On instead of S-Off.
So, what do we do next after unlocking the bootloader? I'm under the impression that because I'm S-On still, I can flash a custom ROM, but not only the ones with the stock kernel intact. This would be why Sabotage was able to install, but Mik wouldn't. Still only a theory, though.
ANY HELP PLEASE!!!
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There are 2 options to flash a custom ROM that has a custom kernel on an unlocked bootloader.
1. Instead of booting to recovery mode directly, you need to boot in Fastboot mode and issue the command:
Fastboot boot [path to custom recovery.img]
This will boot you into recovery mode using the custom recovery image. Then you can flash a custom ROM with a custom kernel correctly.
2. Extract the boot.img from the custom ROM zip file and copy it to your SDK tool directory.
Then boot into recovery mode and flash the custom ROM. Next you must reboot into bootloader mode and enter Fastboot mode. Enter the following command:
Fastboot flash boot [path to the boot.img file].
Try either option 1 or option 2. You do not need to do both.
Hope this helps.
tpbklake said:
There are 2 options to flash a custom ROM that has a custom kernel on an unlocked bootloader.
1. Instead of booting to recovery mode directly, you need to boot in Fastboot mode and issue the command:
Fastboot boot [path to custom recovery.img]
This will boot you into recovery mode using the custom recovery image. Then you can flash a custom ROM with a custom kernel correctly.
2. Extract the boot.img from the custom ROM zip file and copy it to your SDK tool directory.
Then boot into recovery mode and flash the custom ROM. Next you must reboot into bootloader mode and enter Fastboot mode. Enter the following command:
Fastboot flash boot [path to the boot.img file].
Try either option 1 or option 2. You do not need to do both.
Hope this helps.
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Tried option 1 and when I go to select install zip from sd card after booting to cwm the phone restarts. Trying option 2 now...
Option #2 won't work since I get stuck at the HTC screen when trying to load a custom ROM.
Kayak83 said:
Option #2 won't work since I get stuck at the HTC screen when trying to load a custom ROM.
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How did you try to reboot into bootloader from recovery once the ROM was flashed. Once I get into recovery I connect the phone with a USB cable and then type
Adb reboot bootloader
This will boot you into HBOOT straight from recovery and should prevent the hang at the HTC.
Ok. Let's start fresh and complete:
1- Plug phone into computer.
2- select HTC sync on phone
3- open cmd and get to sdk
4- type "adb reboot bootloader"
5- phone should reboot to HTC's recovery thing
now what?
I have cwm installed already.
Kayak83 said:
Ok. Let's start fresh and complete:
1- Plug phone into computer.
2- select HTC sync on phone
3- open cmd and get to sdk
4- type "adb reboot bootloader"
5- phone should reboot to HTC's recovery thing
now what?
I have cwm installed already.
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Just select Charge Only, not HTC Sync.
Once you type adb reboot bootloader you should get the HBOOT screen and it should show FASTBOOT USB.
At this point you should enter Fastboot commands from you PC command prompt.
So you said you tried fastboot boot [path to recovery.img file] and it did boot you into recovery, right? Then you should be able to flash the custom ROM and reboot normally when the install is complete.
For option 2 once you are in recovery mode flash the custom ROM and then when it is finished connect the phone with the USB cable and at the command prompt you should be able to type adb devices and it will respond with your device id.
If it does, then type adb reboot bootloader and it will take you back to the HBOOT screen. From there you would then enter the following Fastboot command:
Fastboot flash boot [path to boot.img file]
Then Fastboot reboot
tpbklake said:
Just select Charge Only, not HTC Sync.
Once you type adb reboot bootloader you should get the HBOOT screen and it should show FASTBOOT USB.
At this point you should enter Fastboot commands from you PC command prompt.
So you said you tried fastboot boot [path to recovery.img file] and it did boot you into recovery, right? Then you should be able to flash the custom ROM and reboot normally when the install is complete.
For option 2 once you are in recovery mode flash the custom ROM and then when it is finished connect the phone with the USB cable and at the command prompt you should be able to type adb devices and it will respond with your device id.
If it does, then type adb reboot bootloader and it will take you back to the HBOOT screen. From there you would then enter the following Fastboot command:
Fastboot flash boot [path to boot.img file]
The Fastboot reboot
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I'm able to fastboot into cwm. But when I go to select install zip from sd card via the phone controls (volume up/down/power), the phone reboots.
Kayak83 said:
I'm able to fastboot into cwm. But when I go to select install zip from sd card via the phone controls (volume up/down/power), the phone reboots.
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Which version of CWM are ou using. I use CWM 5.0.2 and it works fine.
SUCCESS. Thanks for your help!
Glad you got it goin!
Sent from my ADR6350 using xda premium
Kayak83 said:
SUCCESS. Thanks for your help!
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Which option did you have success with?
dumb question but...
how do you find the path to your custom recovery?
mza929 said:
dumb question but...
how do you find the path to your custom recovery?
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You determine what the path is when you download the recovery image to your PC. The best place to download or copy it to is the same folder you run adb.exe and fastboot.exe from.
tpbklake said:
You determine what the path is when you download the recovery image to your PC. The best place to download or copy it to is the same folder you run adb.exe and fastboot.exe from.
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great thank you... i was thinking i had to use a path to the recovery on my phone's storage not my PC's...
Can someone link me to a cwm recovery that works. I'm having the reboot issue after selecting choose file from SD card.
Sent from my dinc2 using XDA App
mza929 said:
Can someone link me to a cwm recovery that works. I'm having the reboot issue after selecting choose file from SD card.
Sent from my dinc2 using XDA App
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You should look for and use CWM 5.0.2
Kayak83 said:
I've been posting here and there around here lately but thought I'd get a cleaner, more focused thread going for those of us who used HTC's unlock tool and want root.
I managed to get the bootloader unlocked with HTC's tool and installed SU and clockwork onto my Inc2 but I think I'm having problems because I'm still S-On instead of S-Off.
So, what do we do next after unlocking the bootloader? I'm under the impression that because I'm S-On still, I can flash a custom ROM, but not only the ones with the stock kernel intact. This would be why Sabotage was able to install, but Mik wouldn't. Still only a theory, though.
ANY HELP PLEASE!!!
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OK maybe I am missing something here. Do you actually have full root? If you do, how did you get it? I don't know how to get the su binary and busybox installed. I have unlocked my bootloader using the htc supertool and I don't have root, which is keeping me from installing CWM or anything root related for that matter. I have not seen any instructions on how to root this thing since the unlock tool became compatible 3 days ago. But maybe I have missed something.
Thanks for any help.
Still cant get rom to boot... however, i have been able to fastboot into custom recovery and complete the flashing process...
Now i am just stuck at the HTC screen after reboot.
Any suggestions?
Thank you all so far. You have been most helpful.
***** update ***** I finally got it after fast booting into recovery, flashing rom, and then extracting boot.img from that rom and flashing it via fastboot.
mza929 said:
Still cant get rom to boot... however, i have been able to fastboot into custom recovery and complete the flashing process...
Now i am just stuck at the HTC screen after reboot.
Any suggestions?
Thank you all so far. You have been most helpful.
***** update ***** I finally got it after fast booting into recovery, flashing rom, and then extracting boot.img from that rom and flashing it via fastboot.
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Yes good job. The last part is the key to getting a custom ROM installed. Glad it worked for you.
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hackweed said:
OK maybe I am missing something here. Do you actually have full root? If you do, how did you get it? I don't know how to get the su binary and busybox installed. I have unlocked my bootloader using the htc supertool and I don't have root, which is keeping me from installing CWM or anything root related for that matter. I have not seen any instructions on how to root this thing since the unlock tool became compatible 3 days ago. But maybe I have missed something.
Thanks for any help.
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After you have an unlocked HBOOT, you need to flash CWM recovery image in FASTBOOT mode. Once you have CWM installed, you can install the latest SU-3.0.xx.zip to root your current ROM and then you can installl and use root programs like ROM Manager, Busybox, Titianium Backup, etc. or you can install a rooted custom ROM.
I isntalled Super Wipe to my htc one x before load rom.zip to sd card :S now cant open phone or recovery mod :S so how can i load stock rom again help please
rover_x said:
I isntalled Super Wipe to my htc one x before load rom.zip to sd card :S now cant open phone or recovery mod :S so how can i load stock rom again help please
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First you will need to reflash your recovery while your phone is in fastboot mode, you can do this by opening a cmd and using the command 'fastboot flash recovery recoveryfilehere.img' and changing recoveryfilehere for your recovery file's name.
I am a bit unsure on these next steps but I believe you will then need to boot into the recovery you just installed and then use the following commands.
'adb devices'
'adb shell'
'mount sdcard'
and then in another cmd you will use the command 'adb push ROMNAME.zip /sdcard
then reboot into recovery and look for your ROM in the root of your sd card and install it as usual. Don't forget to flash the kernal too.
I tried these steps but didnt get result
See http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=26119526&postcount=17 and adapt to yours.
i tired many times , but each time get message " error:device not found" :S
Do you have HTC USB driver installed ?
yes i did
So it means that you're successfully boot into recovery by fastboot boot recovery.img and adb not working for you ?
Please note, adb will not work when you do fastboot flash recovery recovery.img
ckpv5 said:
So it means that you're successfully boot into recovery by fastboot boot recovery.img and adb not working for you ?
Please note, adb will not work when you do fastboot flash recovery recovery.img
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Ah right, my bad
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hi all i have been flashing my htc one x for a bit now and i wanted try miui boot i needed to follow this
Here is a boot.img flasher, for easier flashing boot.img !!!
Instructions
1-Boot to Bootloader
2-Make sure your One X displays "fastboot usb" at the header of the fastboot screen
3-Extract the boot.img flasher zip you downloaded anywhere on your PC & run the script relating to your OS (windows, linux or mac)
4-Press the power button once, click volume down, highlight recovery & press power (This will take you to recovery)
5-Flash the downloaded ROM via recovery normally
6-Reboot
7-Enjoy!!!
i have done this but didn't have the rom on the phone and now i cant get it to boot have tried to restore with my back up stock rom no luck have tried to flash another custom rom i had still the same phone just keeps rebooting ..
help lol
chester-2k11 said:
Here is a boot.img flasher, for easier flashing boot.img !!!
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The main thing here is flashing boot.img that belongs to the ROM that you are flashing.
When you flash the custom rom that you have, you need to flash its boot.img.
Why don't you mount usb storage in recovery and put in the MIUI rom.zip that you want to flash ?
ckpv5 said:
The main thing here is flashing boot.img that belongs to the ROM that you are flashing.
When you flash the custom rom that you have, you need to flash its boot.img.
Why don't you mount usb storage in recovery and put in the MIUI rom.zip that you want to flash ?
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hi thanks done it now
I need this clear in my head, cos I am going around in circles trying to get a ROM working on my HOX.
I have an unlocked HOX and I use a MAC.
My understanding of what I need to do to get a custom ROM working is as follows (please correct me if/where I go wrong):
Phone needs to be unlocked: YES, DONE.
Preferred ROM downloaded from chosen XDA link: YES, DONE.
Boot.img file from said ROM also obtained: YES, DONE.
Via fastboot, I need to firstly flash the recovery (This, I can do. I'm using ClockworkMod 5.8.4.0)
I know that I then need to flash the downloaded 'Boot.img' (I don't know if it needs to be located on the SDCard first, or straight from the Mac).
Looks like I now need to flash empty the cache (Again, this I can do).
Then I know that I need to boot into recovery.
Copy ROM.zip over onto the SDCard.
Mount the SDCard and select 'install zip from sdcard' then select the ROM.zip.
Reboot system now.
ROM should work.
So, why am I getting stuck on the ROM's boot up splash screen
You need to flash the boot.img from the fastboot folder on the mac
Its the same as flashing the recovery
But replace :
Fastboot flash recovery recovery.img with
Fastboot flash boot boot.img
And don't forget to make a full wipe in the recovery before installing the new rom
Mr Hofs said:
You need to flash the boot.img from the fastboot folder on the mac
Its the same as flashing the recovery
But replace :
Fastboot flash recovery recovery.img with
Fastboot flash boot boot.img
And don't forget to make a full wipe in the recovery before installing the new rom
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FINALLY! Success. Thank you.
No problem ! :thumbup:
CASE CLOSED !
Hi guys,
I've just updated to newest OOS firmware wich is 5.1.2 and I'm facing a weird problem.
Every time I flash codeworks TWRP and reboot to system, the next time i try to boot to recovery it boots to the original recovery.
It's like when I flash TWRP it doesn't remain persistent. When i flash it through fastboot and straightly boot from fastboot to recoverry I succeed to get in TWRP but as soon as I reboot to system and try to boot to recovery I reach the original OnePlus recovery.
Is anyone facing the same problem ?
And also do you have any idea about what i could do to solve this problem ?
Thanks in advance for your answers !
If you don't have root or custom kernel its normal, plus you should use blu spark's twrp, its newer and more reliable.
Adnan008 said:
If you don't have root or custom kernel its normal, plus you should use blu spark's twrp, its newer and more reliable.
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Indeed, I just needed to flash magisk to get it persistent. I'll try blu spark's one as you suggested.
Thank you very much for your answer !
Cheers !
Nothing to do with recoveries or kernel. After you do the fastboot flash recovery TWRP in fastboot, do this: "fastboot boot TWRP". I believe that's the right command. Basically after you flash it, manually boot to recovery through fastboot one time. After that it'll work from inside the phone or with the button combination with the phone off.
Jesus people are lazy these days.
First off there are official twrp versions for a reason!
Download the latest version: https://dl.twrp.me/dumpling/
Reboot into flash boot with the following command from your rom: adb reboot bootloader
With phone in fastboot mode: fastboot flash recovery 'twrp.img'
(You don't need to type out the entire file path you can just drag the file into the terminal and it'll insert the file location)
The reason you're not getting back into that recovery is because you're not booting into the recovery before you reboot into your ROM.
There is an option to boot straight into the recovery from the fastboot mode
pinnekeshaar said:
Jesus people are lazy these days.
First off there are official twrp versions for a reason!
Download the latest version: https://dl.twrp.me/dumpling/
Reboot into flash boot with the following command from your rom: adb reboot bootloader
With phone in fastboot mode: fastboot flash recovery 'twrp.img'
(You don't need to type out the entire file path you can just drag the file into the terminal and it'll insert the file location)
The reason you're not getting back into that recovery is because you're not booting into the recovery before you reboot into your ROM.
There is an option to boot straight into the recovery from the fastboot mode
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Actually not that lazy because I used to do what you mentionned.
The thing is that a flash of Magik is needed to patch twrp. That's the step I forgot in the procedure and explained here.
So before being unpleasant, please know what you're talking about...
Cheers !