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Rom switching

Hello guys
I rooted my phone recently and I am using CM10.1 since. I wanted to switch to different roms using ROM manager but every time I try it it just reboots back to CM.... idk what to do...
I have an HOX Int trying to switch from CM 10.1 to Nocturnal xi40.
Thanks in advance)

Don't use ROM manager...
1. Download the ROM, extract the boot.img to fastboot folder and copy the rom.zip to your phone.
2. Go to fastboot mode and flash the boot.img via fastboot and then 'fastboot erase cache'.
3. Go to recovery make a full wipe...(Data/cache/dalvic)
4. Now flash the ROM.zip from recovery.
5. Reboot!
Follow these steps every time you flash a new ROM!

vin4yak said:
Don't use ROM manager...
1. Download the ROM, extract the boot.img to fastboot folder and copy the rom.zip to your phone.
2. Go to fastboot mode and flash the boot.img via fastboot and then 'fastboot erase cache'.
3. Go to recovery make a full wipe...(Data/cache/dalvic)
4. Now flash the ROM.zip from recovery.
5. Reboot!
Follow these steps every time you flash a new ROM!
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Thanks!
as I said im new in this and i dont know the commands yet can u please explain them for me? I would very appreciate it!

shahafdive said:
Thanks!
as I said im new in this and i dont know the commands yet can u please explain them for me? I would very appreciate it!
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Do you have the latest HTC Sync drivers and fastboot folder? IF no, then here are the links:
HTC Sync Manager: http://www.htc.com/www/support/software/htc-sync-manager.aspx
Fastboot folder; http://d-h.st/8Jr
1. Flash boot.img (make sure your in fastboot mode)
Code:
fastboot flash boot boot.img
fastboot erase cache
2. Go to recovery and flash wipe data/cache/dalvic
3. From recovery>Install zip from sd>select zip>Navigate to the rom.zip and install it.
4. Install the Gapps if required...
5. Reboot.

vin4yak said:
Do you have the latest HTC Sync drivers and fastboot folder? IF no, then here are the links:
HTC Sync Manager: http://www.htc.com/www/support/software/htc-sync-manager.aspx
Fastboot folder; http://d-h.st/8Jr
1. Flash boot.img (make sure your in fastboot mode)
Code:
fastboot flash boot boot.img
fastboot erase cache
2. Go to recovery and flash wipe data/cache/dalvic
3. From recovery>Install zip from sd>select zip>Navigate to the rom.zip and install it.
4. Install the Gapps if required...
5. Reboot.
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I am having trouble with copying the rom.zip to my sd card. my computer wont recognize it so i cant just use the "Send to" option and when i use adb push it says device not found...
help please?

shahafdive said:
I am having trouble with copying the rom.zip to my sd card. my computer wont recognize it so i cant just use the "Send to" option and when i use adb push it says device not found...
help please?
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Go to recovery>Mounts n storage>Mount USB
Now copy the ROM.zip file to your phone! and gapps.zip if necessary...

vin4yak said:
Go to recovery>Mounts n storage>Mount USB
Now copy the ROM.zip file to your phone! and gapps.zip if necessary...
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it says unable to open ums lunfile(no such file or directory)
also when i try to push the rom it says device not found and when i try adb devices the list is empty

Flash a newer recovery. Yours is to old
http://db.tt/z07vyksQ

Mr Hofs said:
Flash a newer recovery. Yours is to old
http://db.tt/z07vyksQ
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after i flashed the recovery you gave me and i used fastboot reboot it just gets stuck on the htc logo.

Flashed the recovery
Fastboot flash recovery recovery.img (rename it to recovery.img)
Fastboot erase cache
Flashing a recovery will not mess up the actual working rom !

Mr Hofs said:
Flashed the recovery
Fastboot flash recovery recovery.img (rename it to recovery.img)
Fastboot erase cache
Flashing a recovery will not mess up the actual working rom !
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after erasing cache what to do? fastboot reboot?

Yes you can.

Mr Hofs said:
Flashed the recovery
Fastboot flash recovery recovery.img (rename it to recovery.img)
Fastboot erase cache
Flashing a recovery will not mess up the actual working rom !
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I flashed the recovery successfully but what new? tried the "Mount usb" option but it just gives me 2 options "Go back" or "Unmount"....

Leave it on that screen and hook up the usb cable....wait......wait.....and it should pop up eventually

Mr Hofs said:
Leave it on that screen and hook up the usb cable....wait......wait.....and it should pop up eventually
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10 minutes and still counting... nothing happened.

Don't know what you did the first time ? Try this one then
http://db.tt/Krlm4dPs
Rename it to recovery.img
Fastboot erase cache
Fastboot flash recovery recovery.img
Fastboot erase cache
It must work. Otherwise there is something with the phone. Or you messed up a command somewhere ?

Mr Hofs said:
Don't know what you did the first time ? Try this one then
http://db.tt/Krlm4dPs
Rename it to recovery.img
Fastboot erase cache
Fastboot flash recovery recovery.img
Fastboot erase cache
It must work. Otherwise there is something with the phone. Or you messed up a command somewhere ?
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I did what you told me and im still stuck on htc logo... on the "Mounts and storag" menu it only has the option of go back nad unmount...
I dont care if i need to switch back to any other rom, even go back to stock and unrooted. i just want to be abe to use the phone

I know what you mean but mount as usb drive must work. Do you use the original HTC usb cable ? Are you using a direct usb 2.0 port on the pc ?
And if you see the : unmount and go back text you are in the mounting menu, at that point the sdcard is being mounted ! Don't tap "go back" or "unmount"

Mr Hofs said:
I know what you mean but mount as usb drive must work. Do you use the original HTC usb cable ? Are you using a direct usb 2.0 port on the pc ?
And if you see the : unmount and go back text you are in the mounting menu, at that point the sdcard is being mounted ! Don't tap "go back" or "unmount"
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Im using the HTC cable and i tried it with every port. (can it be 3.0?)... if you cant think of anything else can you please guide me to a stock situation? guide me to make it back to stock?

Give me the outcome of this fastboot command
Fastboot getvar version-main

[Q] completely unrootable

i tried to root my phone (unsuccessfully) and now i cant even factory reset it. if i try it loads onto the recovery screen where the touch screen is unresponsive (my reason for not completing the root, as well as not detecting my phone for twrp flashing). is my phone now "bricked" on stock? UNROOTABLE

I presume your bootloader is unlocked? Are you able to boot into your ROM or not?
If you want to just bring your phone back up and running, you will need to run a RUU or restore a nandroid backup:
So post the result of the following:
Code:
fastboot getvar version-main

vin4yak said:
I presume your bootloader is unlocked? Are you able to boot into your ROM or not?
If you want to just bring your phone back up and running, you will need to run a RUU or restore a nandroid backup:
So post the result of the following:
Code:
fastboot getvar version-main
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thanks again vin4yak..my phone works perfectly as htc wants it to .. ive unlocked bootloader.. pushed super su.zip.. reboot into bootloader.
cannot push twrp as it says device not found. if i go into recovery the touch screen is unresponsive.. could this be due to missing this step or should it be working?

startfromscratch said:
thanks again vin4yak..my phone works perfectly as htc wants it to .. ive unlocked bootloader.. pushed super su.zip.. reboot into bootloader.
cannot push twrp as it says device not found. if i go into recovery the touch screen is unresponsive.. could this be due to missing this step or should it be working?
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The latest TWRP doesn't work on bases greater than 3.14... So I recommend flashing CWM and then proceeding with the rooting process!

vin4yak said:
The latest TWRP doesn't work on bases greater than 3.14... So I recommend flashing CWM and then proceeding with the rooting process!
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Note, you will find a .img file that ends in -JB.img. Only install this version if touch is not working for you in the regular version.
Run the following command via the command line:
fastboot flash recovery recoveryfilename.img
sorry to sound pc illiterate but whats the start of that string in cmd bcos it cantbe c:ect can it lol
I DIIID ITTTT!!! YEEESSS... GET IN U LEGEND!!!! THNX MAN..

startfromscratch said:
Note, you will find a .img file that ends in -JB.img. Only install this version if touch is not working for you in the regular version.
Run the following command via the command line:
fastboot flash recovery recoveryfilename.img
sorry to sound pc illiterate but whats the start of that string in cmd bcos it cantbe c:ect can it lol
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Didn't get you??! What are you trying to say?
To flash a new recovery you have to put the recovery img file in your fastboot folder and then flash it via opening cmd in fastboot folder and phone in fastboot mode... and then :
Code:
fastboot flash recovery recovery.img
fastboot erase cache

vin4yak said:
Didn't get you??! What are you trying to say?
To flash a new recovery you have to put the recovery img file in your fastboot folder and then flash it via opening cmd in fastboot folder and phone in fastboot mode... and then :
Code:
fastboot flash recovery recovery.img
fastboot erase cache
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LOL MY ISSUE WAS JUST PUTTING CD \ANDROID 1ST.. sorry bout shouting im too happy lol all done.. thnx matey

Greaatt!!! :good:

[Q] Cant use phone HELP!

I recently installed cyanogenmod 10.1 onto my htc one x and it installed fine the problem is, I forgot to install gapps and now my phone is stuck saying this message: "com.android.phone has unexpectedly stopped" the thing is, I can't use my phone for anything i can't even flash back because for some reason my phone deleted the stock rom backup I had this has also stopped it ffrom connecting to the computer so i can't access files or anything I can only access the stock hboot thing and CWMR any help would be appreciated

Flash the boot.img from cm10 rom, make a full wipe in recovery and install cm10 rom.zip and then gapps ..... reboot and it probably will be fine !

Mr Hofs said:
Flash the boot.img from cm10 rom, make a full wipe in recovery and install cm10 rom.zip and then gapps ..... reboot and it probably will be fine !
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Sorryif this a nooby question but just where do i find this boot.img?

Inside the rom.zip, open the file with lets say 7zip and copy out the boot.img file and flash it with either fastboot commands or with a flash tool to the phone in fastboot usb mode

Mr Hofs said:
Inside the rom.zip, open the file with lets say 7zip and copy out the boot.img file and flash it with either fastboot commands or with a flash tool to the phone in fastboot usb mode
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But i cant access the phone using the computer it doesnt oick it up it plays the noise but in only installs the my HTC drivers and the phone drivers but theres a driver calles Android phone that hasnt installed if theres any way to open the zip through CWMR then i could be able to use it thans for the contribution though

Well the phone should say "MYHTC" in the devicemanager.
Try this driver as it always worked for me
http://db.tt/gXVxa3Dp

Mr Hofs said:
Well the phone should say "MYHTC" in the devicemanager.
Try this driver as it always worked for me
http://db.tt/gXVxa3Dp
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Sorry for the late reply I haven't got around to doing that method but when i do i shall do your method BTW so should i flash the boot.img like ajy other rom?

fader910 said:
Sorry for the late reply I haven't got around to doing that method but when i do i shall do your method BTW so should i flash the boot.img like ajy other rom?
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no you flash the boot.img to the phone that is in the bootloader. put the boot.img into the fastboot folder on the pc, open a command window inside that folder and flash it
fastboot flash boot boot.img
fastboot erase cache
then enter the recovery and do the steps i wrote earlier

Mr Hofs said:
no you flash the boot.img to the phone that is in the bootloader. put the boot.img into the fastboot folder on the pc, open a command window inside that folder and flash it
fastboot flash boot boot.img
fastboot erase cache
then enter the recovery and do the steps i wrote earlier
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but i dont have gapps on my phone so i cant flash it is there a way to flash it from your computer

fader910 said:
but i dont have gapps on my phone so i cant flash it is there a way to flash it from your computer
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Enter the recovery and mount the sdcard as a mass storage device, under the mounts and storage menu. Then copy the gapps to the phone !

Mr Hofs said:
no you flash the boot.img to the phone that is in the bootloader. put the boot.img into the fastboot folder on the pc, open a command window inside that folder and flash it
fastboot flash boot boot.img
fastboot erase cache
then enter the recovery and do the steps i wrote earlier
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Yes it worked!!! you are amazing thanks alot

Ah nice finally good results. Enjoy CM !
CASE CLOSED !

[Q] Flashing to pure stock 4.3 with the latest bootloader, recovery, etc.?

I know this may have been answered several times. I did a search too, but to be honest couldn't find something to the point.
Can someone post an easy guide of the files to download and the commands to type in the Command Prompt to install 4.3?
I'm currently on 4.2.2 (LiquidSmooth). Rooted obviously with TWRP recovery. I have the ADB and fastboot drivers installed in my PC.
This is what I want to know.
1. Flashing pure stock 4.3 and wipe everything (including SDcard - I will take a backup)
2. Updating the bootloader
3. Updating the radio
4. Updating the stock recovery
5. Installing TWRP recovery for 4.3
Will be glad if someone could help me.
Thank you.

you didnt search very well...
there's a return to stock thread in the general section.

Just use this: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1766475
Read last 3-4 pages.

AbhishekS said:
I know this may have been answered several times. I did a search too, but to be honest couldn't find something to the point.
Can someone post an easy guide of the files to download and the commands to type in the Command Prompt to install 4.3?
I'm currently on 4.2.2 (LiquidSmooth). Rooted obviously with TWRP recovery. I have the ADB and fastboot drivers installed in my PC.
This is what I want to know.
1. Flashing pure stock 4.3 and wipe everything (including SDcard - I will take a backup)
2. Updating the bootloader
3. Updating the radio
4. Updating the stock recovery
5. Installing TWRP recovery for 4.3
Will be glad if someone could help me.
Thank you.
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search again... and in short if u are flashing your rom with stock image u dont have to install the bootloader and radio img again... search how to flash stock image using adb..
Sent from my Galaxy Nexus using xda premium

AbhishekS said:
I know this may have been answered several times. I did a search too, but to be honest couldn't find something to the point.
Can someone post an easy guide of the files to download and the commands to type in the Command Prompt to install 4.3?
I'm currently on 4.2.2 (LiquidSmooth). Rooted obviously with TWRP recovery. I have the ADB and fastboot drivers installed in my PC.
This is what I want to know.
1. Flashing pure stock 4.3 and wipe everything (including SDcard - I will take a backup)
2. Updating the bootloader
3. Updating the radio
4. Updating the stock recovery
5. Installing TWRP recovery for 4.3
Will be glad if someone could help me.
Thank you.
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Hi, let me try to help you
Galaxy Nexus is my first smartphone. So i'm pretty new at flashing things. I did some research last year to learn how to flash stuff in it and that's how i learned to make a fresh install:
-Make sure you have the SDK platform-tools and the Galaxy Nexus driver properly installed on your PC. Also, make sure you have USB debuging enabled on your device.
-Download the factory image that fits your phone at https://developers.google.com/android/nexus/images
-Open up the tgz file you just downloaded and extract the files:
-boot.img
-bootloader-maguro-primemd04.img
-radio-maguro-i9250xxlj1.img
-recovery.img
-system.img
-userdata.img
Extract the files in the platform-tools folder to make things easier.
-Connect your Nexus to your PC, open the command prompt, go to the platform-tools folder and type
(Do not turn off, disconnect or close the cmd prompt windows until everything is done. Again, make sure you have the nexus driver properly installed on your Windows)
Code:
adb reboot-bootloader
(this command will reboot your device to recovery mode)
With your device on recovery mode, type the following commands to erase your device:
Code:
fastboot erase boot
Hit enter, then:
fastboot erase cache
Hit enter, then:
fastboot erase recovery
Hit enter, then:
fastboot erase system
Hit enter, then:
fastboot erase userdata
-Now you're going to flash the new files you have downloaded and extracted steps before:
Code:
fastboot flash bootloader bootloader-maguro-primemd04.img
(or whatever name your bootloader img file has. In this case the bootloader file is "bootloader-maguro-primemd04.img")
Code:
fastboot reboot-bootloader
(you'll need to reboot after flashing the bootloader)
Code:
fastboot flash radio radio-maguro-i9250xxlj1.img
Flash the radio
Code:
fastboot reboot-bootloader
Reboot again
Code:
fastboot flash system system.img
Flash system
Code:
fastboot flash userdata userdata.img
Code:
fastboot flash boot boot.img
Code:
fastboot flash recovery recovery.img
Code:
fastboot reboot-bootloader
We are almost done!
Code:
fastboot erase cache
Code:
fastboot reboot
Done! Reboot to Android. The first boot may take some more time than the usual. Don't worry!
-
If you want to flash a custom recovery, download it from their website, go into fastboot mode and flash it using the command to flash the recovery.
Code:
fastboot flash recovery [recovery filename].img
The same command used when flashing the recovery on the fresh install above
That's the way i learned how to do it from scratch. In case someone more experienced has any thoughts about it, i'd like to hear as i'm not an expert and learned by researching it on my own...

This is how it's done, PROPER. Well done, mnoguti.
a maguro wrote this.

@mnoguti: You have said that to flash a custom recovery, one needs to go to the recovery mode and flash the custom recovery, but you said that flashing the stock recovery should be done in bootloader.
Is it fine to flash custom recovery from bootloader instead of recovery?

AbhishekS said:
@mnoguti: You have said that to flash a custom recovery, one needs to go to the recovery mode and flash the custom recovery, but you said that flashing the stock recovery should be done in bootloader.
Is it fine to flash custom recovery from bootloader instead of recovery?
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you don't have to go into the recovery mode to flash recovery, just boot into fastboot mode and flash recovery using command:
fastboot flash recovery recovery.img
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obviously replace the recovery.img with the name of the custom recovery file you downloaded, make sure the custom recovery file is in the same folder as fastboot/adb otherwise you'll have to do it like:
fastboot flash recovery C:\Downloads\recovery.img
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Yes, that's what I thought. Thank you.
I had initially felt that stock recovery can flashed only in bootloader and custom recoveries can be flashed only by booting into stock recovery. But somewhere in my mind had a doubt on it and so asked. Thanks for clearing the doubt.
And a big thanks to @mnoguti for posting those steps. Worked like a charm for me.

Obviously he meant fastboot mode..
a manta wrote this.

AbhishekS said:
Yes, that's what I thought. Thank you.
I had initially felt that stock recovery can flashed only in bootloader and custom recoveries can be flashed only by booting into stock recovery. But somewhere in my mind had a doubt on it and so asked. Thanks for clearing the doubt.
And a big thanks to @mnoguti for posting those steps. Worked like a charm for me.
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It's "fastboot mode". Sorry for the mistake!
I've updated my post and now it's right

[Q] Factory reset and flashed a new rom. I have no google apps, recovery won't load.

I have google apps in a .zip, but no way to access them. My recovery won't load. It's stuck on "checking SD card update..."
How do I fix this or have I turned my phone into a paperweight?

ashleynicholson said:
I have google apps in a .zip, but no way to access them. My recovery won't load. It's stuck on "checking SD card update..."
How do I fix this or have I turned my phone into a paperweight?
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try other custom recovery.

robchongke said:
try other custom recovery.
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I have no idea how to do that.

ashleynicholson said:
I have no idea how to do that.
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are you on sense 5 already? you have to flash it via fastboot comman in CMD.

robchongke said:
are you on sense 5 already? you have to flash it via fastboot comman in CMD.
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I've been running CM for several months, I've never had Sense 5. I installed the new CM Nightly, and it wouldn't boot, so I had to factory reset my phone and flash an old version of CM. It booted, but the Gapps didn't install. Now when I go back into my recovery (Clockwork), it won't load properly.

ashleynicholson said:
I've been running CM for several months, I've never had Sense 5. I installed the new CM Nightly, and it wouldn't boot, so I had to factory reset my phone and flash an old version of CM. It booted, but the Gapps didn't install. Now when I go back into my recovery (Clockwork), it won't load properly.
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download any custom recovery here. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1832891
put the recovery in your fastboot folder
rename it to recovery.img
enter this command one at a time
fastboot flash recovery recovery.img
fastboot erase cache
then reboot your phone to recovery

robchongke said:
download any custom recovery here. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1832891
put the recovery in your fastboot folder
rename it to recovery.img
enter this command one at a time
fastboot flash recovery recovery.img
fastboot erase cache
then reboot your phone to recovery
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Is that the windows version?

ashleynicholson said:
Is that the windows version?
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yes. I'm using windows 7

robchongke said:
yes. I'm using windows 7
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Ok. Does it matter that I'm using a different computer than the one I used originally?
How exactly do I do this, does my phone need to be on or off or what's the story?
Thanks very much.

ashleynicholson said:
Ok. Does it matter that I'm using a different computer than the one I used originally?
How exactly do I do this, does my phone need to be on or off or what's the story?
Thanks very much.
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phone must be in bootloader and you need fastboot files. how come your phone is on CM10 yet you don't know this fastboot thing?

robchongke said:
phone must be in bootloader and you need fastboot files. how come your phone is on CM10 yet you don't know this fastboot thing?
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I had great trouble doing it the last time. It took me several hours and I came close to bricking it a few times. I'm pretty technologically incapable. It's my bootloader thing that won't load anyway, so that's no use to me.
Is there any chance you could be a saint and compile together detailed instructions for me? If not, no worries, but I'm a bit of an idiot.

ashleynicholson said:
I had great trouble doing it the last time. It took me several hours and I came close to bricking it a few times. I'm pretty technologically incapable. It's my bootloader thing that won't load anyway, so that's no use to me.
Is there any chance you could be a saint and compile together detailed instructions for me? If not, no worries, but I'm a bit of an idiot.
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if you dont have htc driver installed in your computer just download and install htc sync manager.
i only use fastboot. here is the file. http://www.mediafire.com/download/q2540u4g3v6qqd7/Fastboot.zip
extract the fastboot zip file and put it in your desktop.
put your downloaded custom recovery inside the fastboot folder. rename it to recovery.img
boot your phone into bootloader press power button+volume down. dont release until you see this.
https://www.google.com.ph/search?q=bootloader+htc+one+x&client=firefox-a&hs=UrW&rls=org.mozilla:en-USfficial&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ei=JGZcUuDFEsaoiAf6rYCABA&ved=0CAkQ_AUoAQ&biw=1262&bih=645#facrc=_&imgdii=_&imgrc=OCSTXEIwH8T3jM%3A%3BHGXrRqPSLDR5xM%3Bhttp%253A%252F%252Fcdn2.ubergizmo.com%252Fwp-content%252Fuploads%252F2012%252F05%252Fone-x-boot.jpg%3Bhttp%253A%252F%252Fwww.ubergizmo.com%252F2012%252F05%252Fatt-htc-one-x-bootloader-unofficially-unlocked%252F%3B640%3B459
now in your pc navigate to start>run then type cmd
one you're in command prompt. navigate to where your fastboot folder is. like this C:\Users\ashleynicholson\desktop\fastboot>
you can now enter these two commands. one at a time
fastboot flash recovery recovery.img
fastboot erase cache
you now have custom recovery. reboot your phone.

robchongke said:
if you dont have htc driver installed in your computer just download and install htc sync manager.
i only use fastboot. here is the file. http://www.mediafire.com/download/q2540u4g3v6qqd7/Fastboot.zip
extract the fastboot zip file and put it in your desktop.
put your downloaded custom recovery inside the fastboot folder. rename it to recovery.img
boot your phone into bootloader press power button+volume down. dont release until you see this.
https://www.google.com.ph/search?q=...x-bootloader-unofficially-unlocked%2F;640;459
now in your pc navigate to start>run then type cmd
one you're in command prompt. navigate to where your fastboot folder is. like this C:\Users\ashleynicholson\desktop\fastboot>
you can now enter these two commands. one at a time
fastboot flash recovery recovery.img
fastboot erase cache
you now have custom recovery. reboot your phone.
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If you hold shift and right click in side the fastboot folder, it will open a cmd window in that location.
To navigate in cmd you use the CD command
E.g
CD C:\\ will take you to the root of C drive.
CD C:\\fastboot will take you to the folder "fastboot" and so on.
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Ok, I've figured out what I was doing wrong. I had my phone plugged into the USB while trying to load the bootloader, and of course that wouldn't work. All is well now, thanks very much.
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