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[Q] Need help updating to Hboot 1.72

Hello all,
The name of this post says it all really, I am trying to update to Hboot 1.72 but I have no idea how This may be difficult as I have a new computer, and don't have any of the old folder I used to do this before so I will have to start from scratch again I have the Android SDK, so I can take any files needed from there, but apart from that I literally have nothing. Also, I am a complete novice with all this stuff so you may need to "dumb down" your answers a bit Thanks in advance.
Current:
Hboot: 1.32.0000
CID: HTC_001
CWM: 5.8.4.0

TheBlaaaaah said:
Hello all,
The name of this post says it all really, I am trying to update to Hboot 1.72 but I have no idea how This may be difficult as I have a new computer, and don't have any of the old folder I used to do this before so I will have to start from scratch again I have the Android SDK, so I can take any files needed from there, but apart from that I literally have nothing. Also, I am a complete novice with all this stuff so you may need to "dumb down" your answers a bit Thanks in advance.
Current:
Hboot: 1.32.0000
CID: HTC_001
CWM: 5.8.4.0
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Read THIS for the simple method.

Since you are HTC__001 you'll get the ota soon you just need to be on stock rom, kernel and recovery and you are good to go

desmond1303 said:
Since you are HTC__001 you'll get the ota soon you just need to be on stock rom, kernel and recovery and you are good to go
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The reason I'm trying to do this is because I'm on CyanogenMod 10.1 and the 10.2 update (Android 4.3) requires the newer hboot, so how would I go about doing this myself (step by step)?
Also Tigerlight, I'm fairly confident that JB FW doesn't let you use non Sense based ROM's afterwards, and to be honest I prefer doing things like this myself rather than letting software do it for you

Well...
You should be able to have CM 1.2 on 1.39...
But you Will have to wait for the firmware zip to be uploaded here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1957376
in order to be able to update it manually... You could download the OTA files and extract that firmware.zip yourself and than find a tutorial on how to flash a firmware.zip... there are plenty of them out here

TheBlaaaaah said:
The reason I'm trying to do this is because I'm on CyanogenMod 10.1 and the 10.2 update (Android 4.3) requires the newer hboot, so how would I go about doing this myself (step by step)?
Also Tigerlight, I'm fairly confident that JB FW doesn't let you use non Sense based ROM's afterwards, and to be honest I prefer doing things like this myself rather than letting software do it for you
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JBFW flasher upgrades hboot, which has nothing whatsoever to do with what Sense or AOSP ROM you flash afterward so long as that hboot is compatible.
And why on earth type all the instructions manually when the tools exist.
And the 1.72 hboot firmware has been uploaded HERE.

Tigerlight said:
JBFW flasher upgrades hboot, which has nothing whatsoever to do with what Sense or AOSP ROM you flash afterward so long as that hboot is compatible.
And why on earth type all the instructions manually when the tools exist.
And the 1.72 hboot firmware has been uploaded HERE.
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Ok, may have been a bit wrong there..... :silly: Still, I like to learn how to do this sort of thing so that if anything ever goes wrong I have the knowledge to fix it. Once I have the firmware, what do I need to do?

Just downloaded JBFW out of interest, and when you go to update it says this: After upgrade you will not be able to - Install a fully functional Non-Sense ROM, so I was right that I can't use that software, and anyway wouldn't want to tbph Anyone know how to manually update hboot given that I have no files from when I rooted anymore? :laugh:

Once you have the firmware.zip file you have to
1:relock the bootloader
Fastboot oem lock
2: boot into ruu mode
Fastboot oem rebootRUU
3: flash the firmware.zip
Fastboot flash zip firmware.zip
Maybe needed twice (only if the command returns an error)
Then unlock the bootloader and flash a custom recovery. Preferably repacked twrp, or philz touch recovery.
Then full wipe the phone in recovery and install the rom.zip and fastboot flash the boot.img.
That sums it up pretty much

Mr Hofs said:
Once you have the firmware.zip file you have to
1:relock the bootloader
Fastboot oem lock
2: boot into ruu mode
Fastboot oem rebootRUU
3: flash the firmware.zip
Fastboot flash zip firmware.zip
Maybe needed twice (only if the command returns an error)
Then unlock the bootloader and flash a custom recovery. Preferably repacked twrp, or philz touch recovery.
Then full wipe the phone in recovery and install the rom.zip and fastboot flash the boot.img.
That sums it up pretty much
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Thanks Mr Hofs,
Already found out about 20 mins ago: you actually responded to someone else a while back and I used those instructions. I may have messed up quite a lot though: forgot to put the CM 10.2 zip on the phone before hand and now the phone is acting really weird..... I'll let you know if I need help but I have a few ideas first
Thanks again, I appreciate the help.

[Q] How to get 4.4.2 w/ S.Off & Custom Recovery

Fellow Noob here. Please bare with me.
Purchase a used HTC one. Previous owner has S Off and Custom Recovery (Team Recovery).
The OTA comes over on my phone but when I try to install I am taken to the Team Recovery prompt at start up.
How do I get my phone to a state to take OTA updates like 4.4.2 (Verizon)?
Help is much appreciated.

mrartyen said:
Fellow Noob here. Please bare with me.
Purchase a used HTC one. Previous owner has S Off and Custom Recovery (Team Recovery).
The OTA comes over on my phone but when I try to install I am taken to the Team Recovery prompt at start up.
How do I get my phone to a state to take OTA updates like 4.4.2 (Verizon)?
Help is much appreciated.
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You'll have to go back to stock rom and stock recovery. There should be a thread out there to tell you how if you don't already know. Search this forum for "return to Stock recovery" and I'm sure you'll find it.

Does this video an accurate description of what I need to do?
Youtube: How to Unroot HTC ONE and Relock Bootloader or back to STOCK (All Versions)
Sorry can't post links yet.
The exception being - using the correct RUU for verizon?

Ruu back to 2.10.605.1 - can be found in santods rom/radio/kernel thread at the bottom of the second post.
Take the ota
Fastboot flash recovery
Flash Superuser thru recovery.
No need to relock your bootloader to do an ruu, it is a myth.

cmlusco said:
Ruu back to 2.10.605.1 - can be found in santods rom/radio/kernel thread at the bottom of the second post.
Take the ota
Fastboot flash recovery
Flash Superuser thru recovery.
No need to relock your bootloader to do an ruu, it is a myth.
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Thank you cmlusco. Very greatful.
So 1) Download Ru 2.10.605.1
2) Go through the prompts
3) take OTA 4.4.2 (KitKat)
At this point, what does the Fastboot Flash Recovery, and Flash Superused thru recovery do?
Thank you very much!

Yes, and those roots the phone again. It flashes a custom recovery like twrp, so that u can flash superuser, roms, mods, and do backups. And the second flashes superuser, which well gives you superuser rights to modify files on the phone, use root apps, etc..

rilishe ramsey
cmlusco said:
Yes, and those roots the phone again. It flashes a custom recovery like twrp, so that u can flash superuser, roms, mods, and do backups. And the second flashes superuser, which well gives you superuser rights to modify files on the phone, use root apps, etc..
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Gotcha. I could just leave it after the OTA 4.2.2. - leaving the device unrooted (but with a unlocked bootloader & S off)?
my main objective is to really just go back to stock but still get OTA updates. i purchased this phone with the intention of just running stock features etc.

Yeah just do the ruu and you will be stock unlocked s-off JB. Then you can take the KK ota and all future ota's.

cmlusco said:
Yeah just do the ruu and you will be stock unlocked s-off JB. Then you can take the KK ota and all future ota's.
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After downloading 2 different RUU's I can't find any Exe Executable files after unzipping.. What am I doing wrong?

You dont unzip them and there is no exe. You flash the zip as it is using fastboot. You need adb and fastboot + drivers installed on your pc. Place the zip in the same folder as adb.exe and fastboot.exe. Then open a cmd prompt on your pc so that the path is the same as where the files are. Then reboot the phone to the bootloader. In the cmd prompt type
Code:
fastboot oem rebootRUU
The phone will go to a black screen, then type
Code:
fastboot flash zip name_of_file.zip
It may fail the first time with a message about flushing, this is normal. Just run the second cmd again
Code:
fastboot flash zip name_of_file.zip

cmlusco said:
You dont unzip them and there is no exe. You flash the zip as it is using fastboot. You need adb and fastboot + drivers installed on your pc. Place the zip in the same folder as adb.exe and fastboot.exe. Then open a cmd prompt on your pc so that the path is the same as where the files are. Then reboot the phone to the bootloader. In the cmd prompt type
Code:
fastboot oem rebootRUU
The phone will go to a black screen, then type
Code:
fastboot flash zip name_of_file.zip
It may fail the first time with a message about flushing, this is normal. Just run the second cmd again
Code:
fastboot flash zip name_of_file.zip
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cmlusco - Thank you very much.
Couldn't have done it without your patience and help.
I'm back to stock - OTA 4.4.2
Can't thank you enough.

[Q] OTA System Update 1.54.401.10, TWRP , manual install

Hi,
I have rooted my phone ,s-off etc, and I have TWRP.
I am unable to install the update, phone goes to recovery, stops there.
Is there anyway I can download the update and flash it manually , or do i have to go back to stock recovery?
thanks

leonzon said:
Hi,
I have rooted my phone ,s-off etc, and I have TWRP.
I am unable to install the update, phone goes to recovery, stops there.
Is there anyway I can download the update and flash it manually , or do i have to go back to stock recovery?
thanks
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I'm not an expert . But I think you can't flash stock Rom from custom recovery. You must do it with Adb commands or what they like to call flash in fastboot mode. And for getting official firmware updates from HTC you need to setup stock recovery. I dunno but you may have to lock boot loader and S-ON too. But not sure. As I said, I'm not an expert

leonzon said:
Hi,
I have rooted my phone ,s-off etc, and I have TWRP.
I am unable to install the update, phone goes to recovery, stops there.
Is there anyway I can download the update and flash it manually , or do i have to go back to stock recovery?
thanks
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You need a stock recovery to do OTA updates, won't work with custom recovery.
COLLECTION of Stock Backups See if you can find your stock recovery in that thread. Flash it and then you should be good to go.
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Saikat.mondol1 said:
I'm not an expert . But I think you can't flash stock Rom from custom recovery. You must do it with Adb commands or what they like to call flash in fastboot mode. And for getting official firmware updates from HTC you need to setup stock recovery. I dunno but you may have to lock boot loader and S-ON too. But not sure. As I said, I'm not an expert
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No, if he's S-OFF there is no need to lock bootloader or to go S-ON.
He can just download the recovery stock .img file and flash it through command prompt. When he's done and the phone restarted he should get the OTA update.
Only issue he might run into, if he's rooted he'll lose root access and will have to reroot, it happened to me, but it's not a major issue though.

BerndM14 said:
You need a stock recovery to do OTA updates, won't work with custom recovery.
COLLECTION of Stock Backups See if you can find your stock recovery in that thread. Flash it and then you should be good to go.
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No, if he's S-OFF there is no need to lock bootloader or to go S-ON.
He can just download the recovery stock .img file and flash it through command prompt. When he's done and the phone restarted he should get the OTA update.
Only issue he might run into, if he's rooted he'll lose root access and will have to reroot, it happened to me, but it's not a major issue though.
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Thanks for the basic outline. Would you be willing to give step by step instructions? I always get nervous when I have to do multiple flashing, rerooting, etc. . .

Michael833 said:
Thanks for the basic outline. Would you be willing to give step by step instructions? I always get nervous when I have to do multiple flashing, rerooting, etc. . .
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Instructions for? To flash back stock recovery?
1. Download the recovery from the link provided (Make sure it's the correct recovery, correct base number etc)
2. Place the downloaded recovery .img file in the adb folder where fastboot.exe is (by default it'll be in the platform-tools folder) - Though if you did a custom recovery you're probably already familiar with this.
3. Hold shift and right click anywhere in the white area of the folder > go to "open command prompt/window here"
4. Plug usb cable into device and connect up to computer (All familiar surely if you did custom recovery)
5. Commands:
a) adb devices ... to check if device is connected, should see serial number of device.
b) adb reboot bootloader
c) fastboot flash recovery name_of_recovery.img
d) fastboot reboot
Done.
Once the device restarted you should get the prompt for the OTA update(Depending on settings of course), you can then do OTA update.
To get mainversion number for the recovery you need. Just go to software information(in settings menu > about > software information) and check for OS version number or connect device to computer, reboot into bootloader adb reboot bootloader then type fastboot getvar version-main to see main version for device.

BerndM14 said:
No, if he's S-OFF there is no need to lock bootloader or to go S-ON.
He can just download the recovery stock .img file and flash it through command prompt. When he's done and the phone restarted he should get the OTA update.
Only issue he might run into, if he's rooted he'll lose root access and will have to reroot, it happened to me, but it's not a major issue though.
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Actually, I forgot that. I need to lock boot loader if I'm S-ON but don't need if S-Off

stock platform.xml

i modified my platform.xml to enable w/r access for the sdcard a few months back.
there was a copy of the original, er, 'somewhere' but i cant find it now.
i have removed the line added i in before but the 4.4.4 ota update is failing because of platform.xml.
anyone have a stock unmodified platform.xml they could upload here or pm?
my M8 is a dual sim version if that makes any difference.
thanks.

You should be able to find your RUU here and extract the file in question:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2701376

berndblb said:
You should be able to find your RUU here and extract the file in question:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2701376
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Nope, dont see it. is there one? (its a dual sim version)
couldnt see one on htcdev either.
i already have a signed zip file
0P6BIMG_M8_DUGL_K44_SENSE60_HTC_Europe_1.45.401.12_R_Radio_1.18.30306251.05G_30.57.306251.00L_release_381655_combined_signed.zip
but as it is signed i cannot extract anything from it
winrar always say corrupt image, is there another way?

Solved?
Did you solve the problem? I have exactly the same issue . . .
gazzacbr said:
Nope, dont see it. is there one? (its a dual sim version)
couldnt see one on htcdev either.
i already have a signed zip file
0P6BIMG_M8_DUGL_K44_SENSE60_HTC_Europe_1.45.401.12_R_Radio_1.18.30306251.05G_30.57.306251.00L_release_381655_combined_signed.zip
but as it is signed i cannot extract anything from it
winrar always say corrupt image, is there another way?
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simonvfr said:
Did you solve the problem? I have exactly the same issue . . .
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Hi,
not exactly. but i am on 4.4.4
i was toying with the idea of winding back to stock using nandroid, rooting and copying out platform.xml, then having another go at OTA...
but, i thought i might as well give MaximusHD 4.4.4 for dual sim a go as i was going to wipe anyway.
i flashed TWRP latest 2.8.1 and updated firmware (link is on Maximus page) and then ROM.
so thats where i am now and happy with the rom.
100% stable, no issues noticed at all and aroma removed some bloat for me as i installed.
no need to go back now.
i will wait for lollipop from HTC and all those custom roms for M8 dual sim to try out (er, joke)

gazzacbr said:
Hi,
not exactly. but i am on 4.4.4
i was toying with the idea of winding back to stock using nandroid, rooting and copying out platform.xml, then having another go at OTA...
but, i thought i might as well give MaximusHD 4.4.4 for dual sim a go as i was going to wipe anyway.
i flashed TWRP latest 2.8.1 and updated firmware (link is on Maximus page) and then ROM.
so thats where i am now and happy with the rom.
100% stable, no issues noticed at all and aroma removed some bloat for me as i installed.
no need to go back now.
i will wait for lollipop from HTC and all those custom roms for M8 dual sim to try out (er, joke)
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Thanks. As I am rooted, with TWRP, but S-ON, I think I can't flash the new firmware. Or am I wrong on that?
I have nandroid backup from my original stock, so could go back to that and re-lock and then do the OTA, but it's a long slow way of getting to 4.4.4!
An alternative would be Cyanogenmod - but although CM11 supports multi-sim phones I can find nothing clear about whether the official builds support the M8 dual-sim.
Finding the M8 ROM situation frustrating after messing around endlessly with custom ROMs on Acer dual sim phone . . . .

simonvfr said:
Thanks. As I am rooted, with TWRP, but S-ON, I think I can't flash the new firmware...
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you can but you have to re-lock the boot loader which will wipe your phone.
i used these instructions (I am S-OFF already) and firmware from link on Maximus site:
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How to flash firmware
### If you are S-ON ---> Re-lock your bootloader (this will most probably wipe content of your device)
If you are S-OFF ---> no need to re-lock the bootloader.
Copy downloaded .zip to fastboot.exe location
Re-name .zip file to firmware.zip
Open command prompt
Boot your device in fastboot mode (vol DOWN + power ===> fastboot)
Connect device to the PC
In command prompt cd to fastboot.exe location
Make sure you have correct modeid and cidnum (type: fastboot getvar all)
### Type: fastboot oem lock (if your device is not relocked yet or in case it's S-ON)
Type: fastboot oem rebootRUU and wait for device to reboot
Type: fastboot flash zip firmware.zip and wait for process to complete
Flash firmware.zip again just to make sure.
Type: fastboot reboot-bootloader
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what i am sure of is that without the new firmware you will not have wifi
i thought i flashed the firmware first but didnt do it twice and it didnt stick. after the rom was installed i had no wifi but guessed that was the problem and re flashed the firmware. then it was ok.
as for cyanogenmod, unless it states it is for M8 Dual SIM then i wouldnt bother unless youve got time to experiment and hope for updates.
i know there are many arguments as to why you dont really need S-OFF for most normal operations but it a real fail-safe when things get messed up (my 2c)
just find the $25 for sunshine, its worth it.

gazzacbr said:
you can but you have to re-lock the boot loader which will wipe your phone.
i used these instructions (I am S-OFF already) and firmware from link on Maximus site:
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How to flash firmware
### If you are S-ON ---> Re-lock your bootloader (this will most probably wipe content of your device)
If you are S-OFF ---> no need to re-lock the bootloader.
Copy downloaded .zip to fastboot.exe location
Re-name .zip file to firmware.zip
Open command prompt
Boot your device in fastboot mode (vol DOWN + power ===> fastboot)
Connect device to the PC
In command prompt cd to fastboot.exe location
Make sure you have correct modeid and cidnum (type: fastboot getvar all)
### Type: fastboot oem lock (if your device is not relocked yet or in case it's S-ON)
Type: fastboot oem rebootRUU and wait for device to reboot
Type: fastboot flash zip firmware.zip and wait for process to complete
Flash firmware.zip again just to make sure.
Type: fastboot reboot-bootloader
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what i am sure of is that without the new firmware you will not have wifi
i thought i flashed the firmware first but didnt do it twice and it didnt stick. after the rom was installed i had no wifi but guessed that was the problem and re flashed the firmware. then it was ok.
as for cyanogenmod, unless it states it is for M8 Dual SIM then i wouldnt bother unless youve got time to experiment and hope for updates.
i know there are many arguments as to why you dont really need S-OFF for most normal operations but it a real fail-safe when things get messed up (my 2c)
just find the $25 for sunshine, its worth it.
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Thanks for response. In the meantime I have gone S-OFF with Sunshine, but I have not yet flashed the new firmware or the ROM.
For firmware flashing, I was going to use the process described here on XDA. Seems very simple . . .

simonvfr said:
Thanks for response. In the meantime I have gone S-OFF with Sunshine, but I have not yet flashed the new firmware or the ROM.
For firmware flashing, I was going to use the process described here on XDA. Seems very simple . . .
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But in the end I had to use the method you suggest, as once the ROM was installed I had no firmware and was therefore stuck in bootloader. With some fiddling I managed to sort it all out, and everything is now running.
Thanks for your help

[Q] New One M8, old HTC user: Need help understanding a few things

Hello All,
So I recently bought a M8 and I just need some help in getting the steps nailed down correctly. Be warned long post with lots of questions...
Code:
fastboot getvar version-main
version-main: 3.32.111.3
fastboot oem readcid
(bootloader) cid: T-MOB101
That is basically my device, now due to it being 4.4.4 from factory I am unable to use Sunshine & Weaksauce. I could wait until the new year but why
bother .
First step:
Get my factory firmware image after reading this thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2701376 due to it being a T-Mobile and
Germany and 4.4.4 I am unable to run the command listed there to get the stock recovery, so how do I get the stock recovery for my device? @BerndM14
Has provided me with a link to download the latest firmware for my device but it has the TWRP recovery inside it, link is this one: http://www.handy-
faq.de/forum/htc_one_m8_custom_roms/304821-htc_one_m8_firmwaresammlung_ruus_otas_backups.html#post2832636. I should point out that I do have a OTA
waiting to download and install, should I download and install it? The version listed on the screen is 3.32.111.9 and is only 183.73MB. Would it have a
viable stock recovery? Can I downgrade to a older version for the stock recovery?
Second step:
Once the above is done and dusted my next step is getting root & S-OFF & custom recovery. This is relatively simple because all I need to do is visit
HTCDev, unlock and then S-OFF with Sunshine and then a custom recovery. Correct? Sounds and looks simple enough.
Third step:
Download ROM of choice and flash away. So I am going with InsertCoin due to user loyalty from the Desire days . However I see people in the thread
mentioning that they flashed the latest firmware to sort out a couple of issues, I take it they mean the ROM file and not HTC firmware?
Fourth and probably not needed step:
Changing the phone to WWE and SuperCID? Do I really need to do this? Benefit of changing to WWE is changing the HBOOT to a more universal one? The
reason why I am thinking of converting is because I would want to get rid of the red text on the boot screen as listed here: http://forum.xda-
developers.com/showpost.php?p=51744965&postcount=1 however for T-Mobile Dutch the HBOOT CIDS are T-MOB003, if I flash that would it cause a problem?
I would also be looking at running the commands to change the flags showing tampered and unlocked but that looks simple to do. Am I missing anything? For warranty purposes I would use the instructions from this thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2710735 but download the recovery file for T-MOB Germany instead?
Thank you for reading the long post and I hope that I have made some sort of sense.

Yes it will have the firmware.zip with the recovery.img inside it. Even the small 47MB or so, OTA update for the WWE from 2.22.401.4 - 2.22.401.5 had the firmware.zip inside. So just download the OTA.zip copy to PC extract firmware.zip and grab the recovery.img.
Benefits to converting to WWE or even Developer edition also includes the fact that those devices will receive OTA updates before any carrier version, directly from HTC. It's a bonus if you're into the "latest & greatest" scene.
As for making a backup before flashing custom recovery, have you tried booting the custom recovery? Philz will probably be better if you want to use the booted custom recovery to make a backup of stock recovery. You could also try and boot either TWRP or Philz and see if you can root your device without flashing custom recovery, that way you can at least use the dd command to grab a copy of the recovery block. <My preferred method, though it's a terrible circle. Need to flash custom recovery to root, need root to make backup of stock recovery... So hopefully booting the custom recovery will work. That being said, easiest way still remains to grab it from the OTA.zip.
Perhaps you could even upload a copy of the OTA.zip and share it on here, I don't think the OP has a copy in the second post
ROM/Firmware. You need the latest firmware to run the latest ROM. For most it'll be firmware with 3.x. If you still run on 2.x(which you aren't) you'd have some problems with radio(bluetooth, gps, wifi, data etc)

Thank you for the reply .
To be honest I have not tried booting a custom recovery because I saw this in the first post of this thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2701376
fastboot boot recovery_filename.img (this does not work on the latest 3.xx firmwares !!! we need to get the stock recoveries from the OTA files)
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So I am not sure what to try to be honest. This toolkit: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=51383278&highlight=ota#post51383278 mentions getting root without S-OFF but with a unlocked bootloader. So I am thinking that if I follow those steps, maybe when I get to the reboot phase I can execute a nandroid instead which might get me the files I want?
I won't bother with WWE then. I will rely on the dev's to give me the latest & greatest .

Anakha56 said:
Thank you for the reply .
To be honest I have not tried booting a custom recovery because I saw this in the first post of this thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2701376
So I am not sure what to try to be honest. This toolkit: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=51383278&highlight=ota#post51383278 mentions getting root without S-OFF but with a unlocked bootloader. So I am thinking that if I follow those steps, maybe when I get to the reboot phase I can execute a nandroid instead which might get me the files I want?
I won't bother with WWE then. I will rely on the dev's to give me the latest & greatest .
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Hm, yeah I also had some problems booting a recovery, but I just tested it out again. I can at least boot TWRP version 2.8.3.0 so it still works for me. I'm on 3.28.1540.5 (Developer edition). Haven't tried Philz though, net a bit too slow to bother with even a small download

No problem. I am busy downloading the OTA.zip and once complete I will try the toolkit method and see what happens . Again, thank you for the reply.

I need some help... My phone seems to be stuck in fastboot mode and is not picked up in Device Manager of Windows. I can touch the fastboot screen and it vibrates but it does not nothing. I have held down the power button for 20 seconds with no result. I had just unlocked the bootloader and then tried pushing the Philz recovery image to the device with the command line:
Code:
C:\android\sdk\android\platform-tools>fastboot boot philz_touch_6.57.8-m8.img
downloading 'boot.img'...
OKAY [ 1.541s]
booting...
OKAY [ 0.002s]
finished. total time: 1.547s
*edit*
Holding volume up + power for 10 seconds helped *whew*...

Anakha56 said:
Thank you for the reply .
To be honest I have not tried booting a custom recovery because I saw this in the first post of this thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2701376
So I am not sure what to try to be honest. This toolkit: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=51383278&highlight=ota#post51383278 mentions getting root without S-OFF but with a unlocked bootloader. So I am thinking that if I follow those steps, maybe when I get to the reboot phase I can execute a nandroid instead which might get me the files I want?
I won't bother with WWE then. I will rely on the dev's to give me the latest & greatest .
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You don't need S-Off to root, just the unlocked bootloader, custom recovery, and superuser.

@xunholyx Thanks for the post . I am trying to get an image of my stock recovery file first, so I am trying to avoid flashing the custom recovery right now . BTW Does anyone know if TWRP makes a backup of the stock recovery before overwriting it like Philz does?

Anakha56 said:
@xunholyx Thanks for the post . I am trying to get an image of my stock recovery file first, so I am trying to avoid flashing the custom recovery right now . BTW Does anyone know if TWRP makes a backup of the stock recovery before overwriting it like Philz does?
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http://www.handy-faq.de/forum/htc_o...resammlung_ruus_otas_backups.html#post2832635
oops sorry.. i see you already been their
your hboot 3.19 will prevent booting to recovery ... and no TWRP doesn't backup stock recovery
you just need to find the OTA.zip for your version it must be out their somewhere

@clsA I have the file
3.32.111.3 - TWRP
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From that site but its recovery is TWRP. I am trying to grab the stock recovery currently on the device before going forward. When I unzip that file it has 6 items:
boot.emmc.win
boot.emmc.win.md5
system.ext4.win000
system.ext4.win000.md5
system.ext4.win001
system.ext4.win001.md5
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I have downloaded the OTA that is ready for my phone but I had hit a snag. The file was corrupt, on redownload I have the small OTA but the recovery version number has incremented past mine, I don't know if it will be still useable with the ROM file from the link?

Anakha56 said:
@clsA I have the file
From that site but its recovery is TWRP. I am trying to grab the stock recovery currently on the device before going forward. When I unzip that file it has 6 items:
I have downloaded the OTA that is ready for my phone but I had hit a snag. The file was corrupt, on redownload I have the small OTA but the recovery version number has incremented past mine, I don't know if it will be still useable with the ROM file from the link?
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it should work, recovery does not have to be exact just close
and the file you have doesn't include TWRP .. it was created with twrp ... big difference

Anakha56 said:
@clsA I have the file
From that site but its recovery is TWRP. I am trying to grab the stock recovery currently on the device before going forward. When I unzip that file it has 6 items:
I have downloaded the OTA that is ready for my phone but I had hit a snag. The file was corrupt, on redownload I have the small OTA but the recovery version number has incremented past mine, I don't know if it will be still useable with the ROM file from the link?
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You can use any 3.32 based stock recovery for your phone. There are plenty of backups for that on this thread. No need to backup your own.

Thank you guys! That helps me a lot! Off I go to flash a custom recovery .