[Q] How to receive OTA after root? - One (M8) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

Hello everyone,
I bought an used HTC One M8 and I realized it is rooted and with a TWRP recovery.
Recently I've been waiting for the auto update for Android 4.4.3 and I believe I haven't received it because of the issue I referred earlier.
Is there anyway to receive OTA's now? Since I don't value root that much I'm considering every options.
By the way, it's the international unlocked version of the device.
Thanks for the support.

Nun0fskY_ said:
Hello everyone,
I bought an used HTC One M8 and I realized it is rooted and with a TWRP recovery.
Recently I've been waiting for the auto update for Android 4.4.3 and I believe I haven't received it because of the issue I referred earlier.
Is there anyway to receive OTA's now? Since I don't value root that much I'm considering every options.
By the way, it's the international unlocked version of the device.
Thanks for the support.
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flash philz recovery (search for it and flash it in fastboot)
get ur cid use this command in fastboot
fastboot getvar version-main
fastboot oem readcid
then download ur recover (philz one)http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2701376
open zip file and copy recovery.img file to platform tools (if u dont know whats platform tools is do a decade search how to set up android sdk )
put recovery file in folder in ur phone named clockworkmod >backup>XXXXXXXXXXX
get ur phone into recovery mode then select restore from back up or some thing like that in recovery
it will detect ur file right away if u put it there and start doing its stuff
after that ur not done yet
get in to fastboot
then type in comnd promp
(right click in platform tools folder open comand promt window here) then type
fastboot flash recovery recovery.img
last thing is this command
fastboot oem lock
and do a factore re set ur good to get ota s now lol omg

This is my first non Samsung smartphone so it will take me some time to understand how to do all of that.
I'll read it again and again, do some searching and I'll get back with the results of my journey.
Lol thanks

Btw do you happen to know any tutorial or video tutorial on this subject in order to make it possible for me to succeed? Lol

Nun0fskY_ said:
I bought an used HTC One M8 and I realized it is rooted and with a TWRP recovery.
Recently I've been waiting for the auto update for Android 4.4.3 and I believe I haven't received it because of the issue I referred earlier.
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Root will not prevent notification and download of the OTA, only its installation. But if a custom ROM is installed, that may prevent you from getting the notification.
If you don't want to mess with this stuff, I'd complain to the seller and ask for refund/exchange if they sold it to you without telling you it was modded. Unless you got a really good deal, or something.

It was actually a good deal.
If it prevents me from installing the OTA it's still bad.
Being the unlocked international version shouldn't I have the 4.4.3 KK available by now?

Nun0fskY_ said:
Being the unlocked international version shouldn't I have the 4.4.3 KK available by now?
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Not sure (not my version) but as that version has been deployed to a good number of countries/regions, it might take some time to roll out to all users.

redpoint73 said:
Not sure (not my version) but as that version has been deployed to a good number of countries/regions, it might take some time to roll out to all users.
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Hmm ok..
With the device conditioned as I mentioned is there anyway at to update when it's available or the only way to do it is with the procedure zhiarw described?

Nun0fskY_ said:
Hmm ok..
With the device conditioned as I mentioned is there anyway at to update when it's available or the only way to do it is with the procedure zhiarw described?
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The described process is the best way to get to stock ROM and recovery, and therefore receive OTAs.

I couldn't understand the process completely.
Is this what i'm supposed to do?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8HhOAdBOaYE

Nun0fskY_ said:
I couldn't understand the process completely.
Is this what i'm supposed to do?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8HhOAdBOaYE
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idk i never use tool kit but if this is ur first htc phone then CMD or Terminal will be ur new best friend
ill go with u step by step
do u have adb ? and fastboot service if yes
we will start with philz recovery
https://goo.im/devs/philz_touch/CWM_Advanced_Edition/m8/
any of them will work

I don't have adb.

Nun0fskY_ said:
I don't have adb.
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install htc drivers from htc transfer tool
then download this and extract it in a folder
http://downloadandroidrom.com/file/tools/fastboot.zip
inable adb from developer option in ur phone
open the file u made for fastboot files
press and hold shift and right click
open command prompt here
look at ur phone unlock it
then type
adb devices
ri8 after that
press agree on ur phone and tip it as trusty pc
then this command
adb reboot bootloader
on ur phone press power button to chose fast boot
then put philz recovery in the folder that adb and fastboot files are in
use this comand
fastboot flash recovery philz_touch_6.25.5-m8.img
and enter
ur good to go now download philz recovey file that fits with ur CID
there is CID checker in play store or use the command that i told u before
turn ur phone
find clockwork mode folder
open it
if there is backup folder good if not make one name it backup
the recovery u downloaded contain file named
recovery.img
copy and paste in fastboot/adb folder
put the philz recovery in clockworkmod>backup>2014-07-22.01.52.47_KOT4xxx_release-keys(the recovery file have name like this)in ur phone
then turn the phone off the hold volume down and power (this will get u in bootloader )chose recovery
it will lead u in philz recovery and restore it will show the file name then yes
reboot now
then put phone in to fastboot type in the command prompt
fastboot flash recovery recovery.img
it will have to be successful then
fastboot oem lock
and do factory reset ur good now bro i cant clearfiy more just ask if u have problem

I tried to translate it to my main language and I believe it is this (sorry for being so insisting, it's just that i bricked one samsung once and i can't risk anything on this one lol)
1. Install drivers HTC from htc transfer tool (can't figure out how, should i install sync is that it?)
2. Download and extract "fastboot.zip"
3. Enable USB debugging on the phone
4. Open the file i extracted from "fastboot.zip"
5. Press+Hold Shift e Right Click (should do this on the file i opened right?)
6. Open command prompt here
7. Unlock the phone
8. Type: "adb devices" (on the exe in the PC?)
9. Press Agree on the phone and "trust" the PC
10. Command: "adb reboot bootloader" (again, this is on the .exe in the PC right?)
11. On the phone press "Power" to choose fast boot
12. Put recovery philz on the folder where are the adb/fastboot files
13. Use command: "fastboot flash recovery philz_touch_6.25.5-m8.img"
14. Download the recovery that matches my CID
15. Turn on the phone
16. Search for the clockwork folder
17. If it has a "backup" folder good, if not, create a folder named "backup"
18. Copy "recovery.img" i just downloaded to the "fastboot/adb files" folder
19. Put philz recovery in "clockworkmod>backup>2014-07-22.01.52.47_KOT4xxx_release-keys" (something like that) on the phone
20. Turn off phone and go into bootloade (power+vol. down) -> go to recovery
21. (In philz recovery) do "restore" and choose the file i placed in the phone
22. Put the phone in fastboot
23. Type command: "fastboot flash recovery recovery.img"
24. Type command (on fastboot): "oem lock"
25. Do a factory reset.
Mostly the driver part is messing me up, if i could make sure how to install the right drivers i could explore through the following steps.

Nun0fskY_ said:
I tried to translate it to my main language and I believe it is this (sorry for being so insisting, it's just that i bricked one samsung once and i can't risk anything on this one lol)
1. Install drivers HTC from htc transfer tool (can't figure out how, should i install sync is that it?)
2. Download and extract "fastboot.zip"
3. Enable USB debugging on the phone
4. Open the file i extracted from "fastboot.zip"
5. Press+Hold Shift e Right Click (should do this on the file i opened right?)
6. Open command prompt here
7. Unlock the phone
8. Type: "adb devices" (on the exe in the PC?)
9. Press Agree on the phone and "trust" the PC
10. Command: "adb reboot bootloader" (again, this is on the .exe in the PC right?)
11. On the phone press "Power" to choose fast boot
12. Put recovery philz on the folder where are the adb/fastboot files
13. Use command: "fastboot flash recovery philz_touch_6.25.5-m8.img"
14. Download the recovery that matches my CID
15. Turn on the phone
16. Search for the clockwork folder
17. If it has a "backup" folder good, if not, create a folder named "backup"
18. Copy "recovery.img" i just downloaded to the "fastboot/adb files" folder
19. Put philz recovery in "clockworkmod>backup>2014-07-22.01.52.47_KOT4xxx_release-keys" (something like that) on the phone
20. Turn off phone and go into bootloade (power+vol. down) -> go to recovery
21. (In philz recovery) do "restore" and choose the file i placed in the phone
22. Put the phone in fastboot
23. Type command: "fastboot flash recovery recovery.img"
24. Type command (on fastboot): "oem lock"
25. Do a factory reset.
Mostly the driver part is messing me up, if i could make sure how to install the right drivers i could explore through the following steps.
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9-look at the attachment
18-recovery.img in recovery folder u just copy it and put it in extracted adb/fastboot folder
19-if u mean the recovery (restore) files yes, in (backup)folder on ur phone
20-just get ur self into bootloader and use volume to navigate the menu - (recovery) then press power
26--------------if u get any error from the command prompt u wont succeed
27------UR PHONE IS S-OFF MEANS SECURITY ON BRICKING PHONE THIS WAY IS HARDER THAN U THINK .

Ok now! I believe I've made some progress! Or maybe I didn't... Do you happen to have a direct link for the drivers? I believe that is the problem for the commands not working properly.. even though I have installed HTC sync...
Jesus what a mess lol

Nun0fskY_ said:
Ok now! I believe I've made some progress! Or maybe I didn't... Do you happen to have a direct link for the drivers? I believe that is the problem for the commands not working properly.. even though I have installed HTC sync...
Jesus what a mess lol
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There are a couple guides if you use the XDA "Search" function called "adb minimal drivers" "5 minute adb install" etc. that I've seen other folks recommend. Probably your best bet, although I personally can't recommend any particular thread, as I did it the hard way (Android SDK)!
HTC Sync can cause more issues than it solves, so I would try minimal drivers over HTC official ones. Or even uninstall drivers and let Windows find generic drivers for the device.
Yes, this is a lot of rather esoteric phone modding stuff (for someone that has never tried this type of thing before) to get your phone back to "stock". But if you case, possibly worth it for a "free" device upgrade. You're going to end up learning a lot more about Android than you ever wanted to know!

zhiarw said:
9-look at the attachment
18-recovery.img in recovery folder u just copy it and put it in extracted adb/fastboot folder
19-if u mean the recovery (restore) files yes, in (backup)folder on ur phone
20-just get ur self into bootloader and use volume to navigate the menu - (recovery) then press power
26--------------if u get any error from the command prompt u wont succeed
27------UR PHONE IS S-OFF MEANS SECURITY ON BRICKING PHONE THIS WAY IS HARDER THAN U THINK .
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Ok now.
I've flashed the philz recovery and i did everything until the moment you tell me to create the folder insider the "clockworkmod" folder in the phone and named it "backup".
Next step is a bit confusing for me :S

Nun0fskY_ said:
Ok now.
I've flashed the philz recovery and i did everything until the moment you tell me to create the folder insider the "clockworkmod" folder in the phone and named it "backup".
Next step is a bit confusing for me :S
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yes whats ur CID ? let me give u a nandroid back up if u dont know search play for cid getter

zhiarw said:
yes whats ur CID ? let me give u a nandroid back up if u dont know search play for cid getter
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It's HTC__203
The ".zip" i downloaded has no file named "recovery.img" inside :S

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[Q] installing custom roms

hi...
can any1 tell me how to install custom roms using pc...........
i have searched the forum....but couldnt find any answer.................
sorry for starting a new thread........
thanks in advance
General Method:
- find, download and copy a flashable rom called "fullwipe 1.3" to the sd
- copy the zip with the rom you want to load in it to your sd card
- reboot into cwm recovery
- install zip from sd card
- choose the fullwipe 1.3 zip
- install
- then choose the rom's zip
- install
- reboot
wait for it to load. there you go.
For more advanced rom's, you must make directory's on your sd card for them to work properly. Follow instructions posted by the Rom's developer for proper installation.
thanks bro..........4 all ur help..............
1 more question........
what about using it through the fone......
i mean .....after downloading through the rom manager..........should i follow the same procedure ????
question
I rooted today, s-off & eng-off, installed rom manager
what do i have to do to get clockwork to work
I try booting into recovery but, display goes blank & has a red triangle symbol & after many minutes nothing happens..... can some inform me of the step I may have missed or something i can do to verify that i have the device set up properly.
Hopefully Thanks in advance.
gixer131 said:
question
I rooted today, s-off & eng-off, installed rom manager
what do i have to do to get clockwork to work
I try booting into recovery but, display goes blank & has a red triangle symbol & after many minutes nothing happens..... can some inform me of the step I may have missed or something i can do to verify that i have the device set up properly.
Hopefully Thanks in advance.
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Flash CWM recovery from rom manager again.
Hawks556 said:
Flash CWM recovery from rom manager again.
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I can appreciate that, but I need to know what to do. I try to do that & i get an error while attempting to run privileged commands. Flashing sounds all great but I cant seem to get it to do anything in recovery... error issues trying to do that, or anything else, I also have super user update issues that say they put a recovery image on the sd card & to go boot that from within recovery.
Just hoping to find out why i cant do the simple things everyone speaks of.
gixer131 said:
I can appreciate that, but I need to know what to do. I try to do that & i get an error while attempting to run privileged commands. Flashing sounds all great but I cant seem to get it to do anything in recovery... error issues trying to do that, or anything else, I also have super user update issues that say they put a recovery image on the sd card & to go boot that from within recovery.
Just hoping to find out why i cant do the simple things everyone speaks of.
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Well if you can't flash recovery from Rom Manager then there's something wrong with your root privileges or s-offs... Just to make things clear, how did you try to flash the recovery?
AT THE TOP OF THE BOOTLOADER IT MUST SAY "... ENG S-OFF RL" FOR THIS TO WORK
With the device connected, boot into bootloader and select FASTBOOT and press power once.
It will now show FASTBOOT USB, and give you 4 options.
Download the newest 4.x.x.x version of the cwm recovery from the dev section.
Download My Toolkit and Extract to C:\
In the recovery zip that you downloaded from the dev thread, find the "recovery.img" and extract it to the RESOURCE folder of my toolkit. (make sure its only the recovery.img and not the folders it sits in)
open up a command prompt (windows key + R, type "cmd" and hit enter)
type in: cd "C:\HTC ACE TOOLKIT\RESOURCE" and hit enter.
the prompt should now be in that directory.
now type in the following EXACTLY and press enter afterwards:
fastboot flash recovery recovery.img
Let it flash, and badaboom, you have just flash cwm recovery.
JSLEnterprises said:
AT THE TOP OF THE BOOTLOADER IT MUST SAY "... ENG S-OFF RL" FOR THIS TO WORK
With the device connected, boot into bootloader and select FASTBOOT and press power once.
It will now show FASTBOOT USB, and give you 4 options.
Download the newest 4.x.x.x version of the cwm recovery from the dev section.
Download My Toolkit and Extract to C:\
In the recovery zip that you downloaded from the dev thread, find the "recovery.img" and extract it to the RESOURCE folder of my toolkit. (make sure its only the recovery.img and not the folders it sits in)
open up a command prompt (windows key + R, type "cmd" and hit enter)
type in: cd "C:\HTC ACE TOOLKIT\RESOURCE" and hit enter.
the prompt should now be in that directory.
now type in the following EXACTLY and press enter afterwards:
fastboot flash recovery recovery.img
Let it flash, and badaboom, you have just flash cwm recovery.
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The BOOTLOADER SAYs "... ENG S-OFF but no RL @ the end
Can someone instruct me to what I may have done wrong? I know if I try to s-off or ENG-off I now get a connection problem but the first time I tried it seemed to work properly.
Thanks
Thanks for the help, I have successfuly flached clockwork now & a new rom.... What should I do to update a radio for my device on telus? Thanks
gixer131 said:
Thanks for the help, I have successfuly flached clockwork now & a new rom.... What should I do to update a radio for my device on telus? Thanks
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well, in that toolkit i told you to download is a command script that does pretty much what I told you do to for the recovery.
Since you and I have the exact same phone I recommend grabbing the radio from the 2.52 korean build (Radio_12.59.60.26U_26.11.04.21_M), and the rill's as well.
Here is the radio and ril (first 2 links, download via the dropbox links): http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=996630
make sure you're in bootloader > fastboot and it says FASTBOOT USB on the screen
take a radio.img from within the zip and drop it into the resource folder and then run the shorcut in the toolkit.
It will now flash the radio to your phone and reboot.
Now with the rill's you flash via cwm recovery, from the RIL zip you downloaded, off your sd card in the same way you would flash a rom.
JSLEnterprises said:
well, in that toolkit i told you to download is a command script that does pretty much what I told you do to for the recovery.
Since you and I have the exact same phone I recommend grabbing the radio from the 2.52 korean build (Radio_12.59.60.26U_26.11.04.21_M), and the rill's as well.
Here is the radio and ril (first 2 links, download via the dropbox links): http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=996630
make sure you're in bootloader > fastboot and it says FASTBOOT USB on the screen
take a radio.img from within the zip and drop it into the resource folder and then run the shorcut in the toolkit.
It will now flash the radio to your phone and reboot.
Now with the rill's you flash via cwm recovery, from the RIL zip you downloaded, off your sd card in the same way you would flash a rom.
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I would Like to thank you for your help & support, I was a the step of having fastboot usb And on my pc I unziped the radio And droped the image in the resource folder, a window pops up (disk burner) only option to choose is DVD R Drive.... do I have to have the SD card unmouted as a disk drive to the computer?
leave disk burner outta this. lol
The phone should be in bootloader under "fastboot" so the highlighted area will say FASTBOOT USB (since your phone is connected to your pc).
If radio.img is in the RESOURCE folder of my toolkit, go back to the main folder (HTC ACE TOOLKIT) and just double click the "Flash Radio" shorcut.
JSLEnterprises said:
leave disk burner outta this. lol
The phone should be in bootloader under "fastboot" so the highlighted area will say FASTBOOT USB (since your phone is connected to your pc).
If radio.img is in the RESOURCE folder of my toolkit, go back to the main folder (HTC ACE TOOLKIT) and just double click the "Flash Radio" shorcut.
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Most excellent! Thanks & Thank you, your help has been most usefull & is quite appreciated!
Changed Rom
Changed rom last night & wanted to know weather I should flash the "rill's" & "radio" each time I change roms. I just did the radio now so hope that cures the tinny sound, also it sounded kinda tinny just playing music, is there a patch or something else to do or is all that fixed in the radio?
Any suggestion on roms to try? using Revolution HD right now.

[HOW TO] Unlock Bootloader & Root GSM Nexus (4.0.x devices only)

I know there a few tutorials already on here, however it seems quite a lot of people are eitiher asking questions about the ADB method, or cannot understand other methods. So i'll try and put it all in one easy to follow tutorial. This is for the latest version on Android 4.0.x.
For this method we are going to use Paul O'Briens Superboot.
Superboot is a boot.img that when booted, will root your device the first time you boot (installing su and the superuser APK). No need to flash any partitions, no need to mess around with ADB, no messing with the contents of your data partition, no overwriting the shipped ROM on your device, just boot the boot image using the instructions below and you're done!
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APPLY THIS AT YOUR OWN RISK!
Download the latest version of Superboot: DOWNLOAD
You might need the drivers, however its worth getting them anyway as you'll probably need them in the future: DOWNLOAD DRIVERS
If you get you might need the USB drivers: DOWNLOAD
Windows
1) Extract the contents of the above file into C:\root
2) Power your device off
3) Connect your phone to your computer
4) Put device into the bootloader by holding down Vol Up + Vol Down + Power
5) Open up cmd and navigate to by typing to following (Hit enter after each line):
cd C:/
cd root
6) Unlock your bootloader by typing - this will wipe your device!:
fastboot-windows oem unlock
7) You should get a warning on your phone. Use the volume keys to select an option, and press the power button to confirm it
8) Your bootloader should now say that it is unlocked at the bottom
9) To root your device, double click:
install-superboot-windows.bat
10) You should now be able to reboot your phone and it will have root
11) Optional: Install CWM from here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1357642
Make a Nandroid Backup!
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Linux
1) Extract the contents of the above file into a folder
2) Power your device off
3) Connect your phone to your computer
4) Put device into the bootloader by holding down Vol Up + Vol Down + Power
5) Open up terminal and navigate to the folder used in step 1
6) Unlock your bootloader by typing - this will wipe your device!:
./fastboot-linux oem unlock
7) You should get a warning on your phone. Use the volume keys to select an option, and press the power button to confirm it
8) Your bootloader should now say that it is unlocked at the bottom
9) To root your device, type the following (Hit enter after each line):
chmod +x install-superboot-linux.sh
./install-superboot-linux.sh
10) You should now be able to reboot your phone and it will have root
11) Optional: Install CWM from here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1357642
Make a Nandroid Backup!
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OS X
1) Extract the contents of the above file into a folder
2) Power your device off
3) Connect your phone to your computer
4) Put device into the bootloader by holding down Vol Up + Vol Down + Power
5) Open up terminal and navigate to the folder used in step 1
6) Unlock your bootloader by typing - this will wipe your device!:
./fastboot-mac oem unlock
7) You should get a warning on your phone. Use the volume keys to select an option, and press the power button to confirm it
8) Your bootloader should now say that it is unlocked at the bottom
9) To root your device, type the following (Hit enter after each line):
chmod +x install-superboot-mac.sh
./install-superboot-mac.sh
10) You should now be able to reboot your phone and it will have root
11) Optional: Install CWM from here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1357642
Make a Nandroid Backup!
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If i've missed any steps out such as downloading drivers etc, let me know what to add in etc. I did mine on OS X and it didn't require me to install anything extra
Update: it would appear some people are having issues with 4.1 rooting. I'll see what I can find an then update it. For the time being, just reflash the vanilla install and you should be fine. I'd imagine there's an incompatibility between this root and 4.1
Very nice indeed, might be worth doing a tutorial on how to return to stock if there isn't already one out there somewhere. Not many people know that it's possible to Fastboot OEM lock, I've tried it
Yeah I'm going to wait until there's a proper system.img about.
I got mine back to stock, however it was a complete bodge and highly advised against.
Locking the boot loader is the easy bit. It's going back to the default rom
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...but this should be moved to general i think. This subforum will br crowded next months.
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It's based on development so I don't see why. General is anything to do with the phone. Unlocking and rooting is the first step of development
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Thank you for your work.
Just a small correction for your original post.
Instead of
fastboot-windows oem unlock
it's actually:
.\fastboot-windows oem unlock
Cheers. I'll edit that. Didn't work for me like that when I did it on a windows PC, however I'll add it in
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Maybe it worth to mention in the first post that many ppl (including me) had issues with this process, because we had no proper drivers installed first, and for that the solution was installing the newest PDAnet software. After that everything went pretty well.
Aylarth said:
Maybe it worth to mention in the first post that many ppl (including me) had issues with this process, because we had no proper drivers installed first, and for that the solution was installing the newest PDAnet software. After that everything went pretty well.
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Ah yes. Added
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I'm very new to this so prepare for a stupid question!
I'm trying to run this on a Mac, and when I'm trying to run fastboot oem unlock I get the following:
/Users/extra_ham/r2-galaxynexus-superboot./fastboot-mac: No such file or directory
What could cause this?
helen_xxxx said:
I'm very new to this so prepare for a stupid question!
I'm trying to run this on a Mac, and when I'm trying to run fastboot oem unlock I get the following:
/Users/extra_ham/r2-galaxynexus-superboot./fastboot-mac: No such file or directory
What could cause this?
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Have you navigated to the folder where the files are located? Stupid question but not sure what you've done
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Evostance said:
Yeah I'm going to wait until there's a proper system.img about.
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Are the files from Peter Alfonso not suitable? They include boot.img, recovery.img, system.img and userdata.img
I want to uninstall clockwork mod and get back to stock recovery. I used Peter Alfonso's recovery.img file and did a "fastboot boot recovery.img" but I just got a picture of a droid with a red triangle. I was hoping that would work before I issued the "fastboot flash recovery recovery.img" command. As it didnt, I guess I'll have to wait to find out what the proper method is.
Evostance said:
Have you navigated to the folder where the files are located? Stupid question but not sure what you've done
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I extracted the .zip to /Users/extra_ham.
Then put the following in terminal: /Users/extra_ham/r2-galaxynexus-superboot./fastboot-mac oem unlock
I wasn't sure whether I had to run 'cd' before doing that but terminal already appeared to be looking at extra_ham$.
I'm pretty sure it's something simple I'm missing.
Oppressa said:
Thank you for your work.
Just a small correction for your original post.
Instead of
fastboot-windows oem unlock
it's actually:
.\fastboot-windows oem unlock
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I am pretty sure you don't need the .\ on Windows? Only Mac & Linux.
StuMcBill said:
I am pretty sure you don't need the .\ on Windows? Only Mac & Linux.
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Thats what I thought. Worked without the .\ for me at work as its just an exe
helen_xxxx said:
I extracted the .zip to /Users/extra_ham.
Then put the following in terminal: /Users/extra_ham/r2-galaxynexus-superboot./fastboot-mac oem unlock
I wasn't sure whether I had to run 'cd' before doing that but terminal already appeared to be looking at extra_ham$.
I'm pretty sure it's something simple I'm missing.
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OK, If you files are in the folder r2-galaxynexus-superboot, open terminal and just type (after each line hit enter):
cd /Users/
cd extra_ham/
cd r2-galaxynexus-superboot
./fastboot-mac oem unlock
chandlerweb said:
Are the files from Peter Alfonso not suitable? They include boot.img, recovery.img, system.img and userdata.img
I want to uninstall clockwork mod and get back to stock recovery. I used Peter Alfonso's recovery.img file and did a "fastboot boot recovery.img" but I just got a picture of a droid with a red triangle. I was hoping that would work before I issued the "fastboot flash recovery recovery.img" command. As it didnt, I guess I'll have to wait to find out what the proper method is.
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I tried that system.img and it bricked my phone. Couldn't get it to launch, it just hung on the animation. I did a boot to CWM, messed with some stuff and then the phone randomly launched. Its not a stock image, missing all the Google apps etc and the Gallery doesn't work. I think for now though, its the closest thing to a stock image we have
Brilliant thank you, will give it a try.
Think I need to tune up on Unix....
helen_xxxx said:
I extracted the .zip to /Users/extra_ham.
Then put the following in terminal: /Users/extra_ham/r2-galaxynexus-superboot./fastboot-mac oem unlock
I wasn't sure whether I had to run 'cd' before doing that but terminal already appeared to be looking at extra_ham$.
I'm pretty sure it's something simple I'm missing.
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On OSX you can just drag the fastboot-mac file from finder into the terminal window and it will automatically fill in the path for you, then type the rest of the unlock command and hit enter
chandlerweb said:
Are the files from Peter Alfonso not suitable? They include boot.img, recovery.img, system.img and userdata.img
I want to uninstall clockwork mod and get back to stock recovery. I used Peter Alfonso's recovery.img file and did a "fastboot boot recovery.img" but I just got a picture of a droid with a red triangle. I was hoping that would work before I issued the "fastboot flash recovery recovery.img" command. As it didnt, I guess I'll have to wait to find out what the proper method is.
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The Droid with triangle actually is stock recovery. When you see it just press power + volume down.
Sent from my Galaxy Nexus using XDA App
I hope the LTE version is as easy to root/unlock as this.
Knowing Verizon though...probably not.

[DISSECTED TUTORIAL FOR NEWBIES] recover from **stuck in htc boot screen** via cmd

Yes, there are tutorials out there on how to recover from total disaster, which is really useful. I've actually used those last month to recover from HTC BOOT SCREEN logo, but i can still see a couple of folks out there who can't get out of the problem...
This guide will be helpful to those who don't have back-up on their CWM and no ROM saved on their SD card
I'm doing this guide to at least minimize the confusions or the need in posting on how to FIX their phone, i checked the STICKY threads and there's no clear guide on how to do it VIA "CMD", all information below are gathered around the web, xda forums, and some from my experience, thanks to them
I'm just trying to help out and make things easier.
If this thread helped you with your problem, you can always HIT THANKS & RATE above and to the posts that I linked here
HERE'S HOW:
1. Turn off then plug your device, and wait till it says "Device Connected" on your task bar
2. NOW we need to check if you have the driver installed for you're device, just simply right click the "My Computer>Properties>Device Manager"
3. If there will be an EXCLAMATION MARK or QUESTION MARK (not sure of the two) on your HTC device, you need to download the correct driver
4 go here and download the correct driver
5. Once Downloaded, go back to Device Manager, Right click your connected device with Exclamation/Question mark, then choose Update Driver>Browse Files>Select your downloaded driver, once finished. you can close those windows and proceed to next step.
6. Create a New Folder into your drive C:, rename it "fastboot"
7. Download fastboot files here, extract>copy all extracted files to the fastboot folder that you've just created.
8. Now, we need to make sure that the ADB inside the fastboot folder that we created is working, on how to check? go here
9. This is important, BREATHE, RELAX, and SMILE Now to the next step....
10. We need to download the CWM here, just choose the latest unofficial test recovery with USB issues fixed and automount and any ROM that you like here
11. After downloading, we must rename the ROM to update.zip and CWM to recovery.img
12. Extract the ROM and get the boot.img inside
13. COPY boot.img, update.zip and recovery.img to fastboot folder
14. Put your phone into fastboot mode with unlocked bootloader
15. Flash boot with command "fastboot flash boot boot.img"
16. After flashing, Boot recovery using "fastboot flash recovery recovery.img" command
17. After flashing recovery.img, use command "adb push update.zip /sdcard/update.zip" to send the ROM to phone, just be patient, it might not respond for a couple of minutes since the ROM file is big which is usually 500mb,
AS PER ckpv5 there's some changes to this new recovery, see below:
ckpv5 said:
step 10 : Download the latest recovery: http://xda.richardtrip.org/HTC/reco...kwork-touch-5.8.3.1-endeavoru_fixedadbusb.img
step 16 : In fastboot mode :
fastboot flash recovery recovery-clockwork-touch-5.8.3.1-endeavoru_fixedadbusb.img
fastboot erase cache
enter recovery, the sdcard is auto-mounted, means that you can directly access the sdcard by connecting the usb cable to pc. Copy the ROM.zip or update.zip to sdcard.
step 17 : no need
step 18 : Install the ROM from update.zip in recovery
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18. Install the ROM from update.zip in recovery
19. Reboot your phone and everything should be working again, just be patient with the first reboot, it might take some time to open
20. If still stuck? go back to fastboot usb, type this command to CMD, "fastboot erase cache" then "fastboot reboot-bootloader"
21. That's all, enjoy your One X again
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NOTE:
- If step 17 is not happening, just don't rename the ROM file to update.zip, leave as it is, and use this command instead, "adb push update.zip /sdcard/EXACT NAME OF THE ROM.zip"
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COMMON QUESTIONS OF THE NEWBIES:
How to enter fastboot?
- Hold down POWER BUTTON + VOLUME DOWN, wait for atleast 3-5 seconds
How to open CMD?
- Simply click the Start button of your PC, you should see there CMD or COMMAND PROMPT or you can TYPE CMD in the search panel and hit Enter
How can i open the fastboot folder via CMD?
- Once CMD is open, type "cd c:\fastboot" hit enter, then you can enter the commands, use c:\ if fastboot files is located in your drive c, d:\ if located in your drive d...
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You can also go to this STICKY THREAD for additional reference.
If i missed something, please feel free to comment, much appreciated
That's All, hope it helps.. Have a Good Day!
mikey0105 said:
16. After flashing, Boot recovery using "fastboot boot recovery.img" command
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I really appreciate you putting this together. As with most things on this forum, keeping it in a place where it could be easily discovered is the real trick. God help those of us that ask a question that was asked 2 years ago and is now buried deep within the forum. Lots of Android people get all twisted up about that.
Question: on step 16, did you mean to say "fastboot flash recovery recovery.img"? Or is that the Mac/Linux syntax I'm thinking of?
freicook said:
I really appreciate you putting this together. As with most things on this forum, keeping it in a place where it could be easily discovered is the real trick. God help those of us that ask a question that was asked 2 years ago and is now buried deep within the forum. Lots of Android people get all twisted up about that.
Question: on step 16, did you mean to say "fastboot flash recovery recovery.img"? Or is that the Mac/Linux syntax I'm thinking of?
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oh! thanks, TYPO.. I'll edit it now, its should be "fastboot flash recovery recovery.img"
this is exactly what I'm lookin' for! after messing my phone.. you are a champ! thanks for compiling everything...
mr_tonysmith said:
this is exactly what I'm lookin' for! after messing my phone.. you are a champ! thanks for compiling everything...
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No worries... feel free to go back here every time you mess your phone! just kidding..
With the latest recovery, there is no need for step 17.
Just connect the cable, the USB Storage is mounted. If it is not pop-up, open your My Computer, you will see the HTC Storage drive. Copy the ROM.zip and flash.
ckpv5 said:
With the latest recovery, there is no need for step 17.
Just connect the cable, the USB Storage is mounted. If it is not pop-up, open your My Computer, you will see the HTC Storage drive. Copy the ROM.zip and flash.
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thanks for the info buddy! I'll edit my post and put this info!
ckpv5 said:
With the latest recovery, there is no need for step 17.
Just connect the cable, the USB Storage is mounted. If it is not pop-up, open your My Computer, you will see the HTC Storage drive. Copy the ROM.zip and flash.
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thanks for the info buddy! I'll edit my post and put this info!
EDIT: before i edit the post, just a clarification... we cannot access the SD card from my computer if the device will not open right? can you please explain further? the process of this new recovery? thanks much!
step 10 : Download the latest recovery: http://xda.richardtrip.org/HTC/reco...kwork-touch-5.8.3.1-endeavoru_fixedadbusb.img
step 16 : In fastboot mode :
fastboot flash recovery recovery-clockwork-touch-5.8.3.1-endeavoru_fixedadbusb.img
fastboot erase cache
enter recovery, the sdcard is auto-mounted, means that you can directly access the sdcard by connecting the usb cable to pc. Copy the ROM.zip or update.zip to sdcard.
step 17 : no need
step 18 : Install the ROM from update.zip in recovery
ckpv5 said:
step 10 : Download the latest recovery: http://xda.richardtrip.org/HTC/reco...kwork-touch-5.8.3.1-endeavoru_fixedadbusb.img
step 16 : In fastboot mode :
fastboot flash recovery recovery-clockwork-touch-5.8.3.1-endeavoru_fixedadbusb.img
fastboot erase cache
enter recovery, the sdcard is auto-mounted, means that you can directly access the sdcard by connecting the usb cable to pc. Copy the ROM.zip or update.zip to sdcard.
step 17 : no need
step 18 : Install the ROM from update.zip in recovery
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thanks! i've already added this info
still not working
first of all; thanks for this thread, this was what i was looking for. (I have a clean One X, with no rom on my sd card or something installed.)
I followed your steps -still breathing and smiling too, but i get stuck @ step 17 Cmd gives me an error: device not found. What am i doing wrong?
thanks in advance,
San
edit:
when the phone is off i get:
C:\Android>adb devices
List of devices attached
HT23KW103963 recovery
and when i turn the phone on in fastboot USB mode i get:
C:\Android>adb devices
List of devices attached
snowflakesan said:
first of all; thanks for this thread, this was what i was looking for. (I have a clean One X, with no rom on my sd card or something installed.)
I followed your steps -still breathing and smiling too, but i get stuck @ step 17 Cmd gives me an error: device not found. What am i doing wrong?
thanks in advance,
San
edit:
when the phone is off i get:
C:\Android>adb devices
List of devices attached
HT23KW103963 recovery
and when i turn the phone on in fastboot USB mode i get:
C:\Android>adb devices
List of devices attached
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there's a quoted instruction @ page 1...
AS PER ckpv5 there's some changes to this new recovery, see below:
Originally Posted by ckpv5
step 10 : Download the latest recovery: http://xda.richardtrip.org/HTC/recov...ixedadbusb.img
step 16 : In fastboot mode :
fastboot flash recovery recovery-clockwork-touch-5.8.3.1-endeavoru_fixedadbusb.img
fastboot erase cache
enter recovery, the sdcard is auto-mounted, means that you can directly access the sdcard by connecting the usb cable to pc. Copy the ROM.zip or update.zip to sdcard.
step 17 : no need
step 18 : Install the ROM from update.zip in recovery
argh, it was kinda late, so i must have missed that part
Working like a charm now, thanks man!
snowflakesan said:
argh, it was kinda late, so i must have missed that part
Working like a charm now, thanks man!
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good for you buddy! enjoy
mikey0105 said:
Yes, there are tutorials out there on how to recover from total disaster, which is really useful. I've actually used those last month to recover from HTC BOOT SCREEN logo, but i can still see a couple of folks out there who can't get out of the problem...
This guide will be helpful to those who don't have back-up on their CWM and no ROM saved on their SD card
I'm doing this guide to at least minimize the confusions or the need in posting on how to FIX their phone, i checked the STICKY threads and there's no clear guide on how to do it VIA "CMD", all information below are gathered around the web, xda forums, and some from my experience, thanks to them
I'm just trying to help out and make things easier.
If this thread helped you with your problem, you can always HIT THANKS & RATE above and to the posts that I linked here
HERE'S HOW:
1. Turn off then plug your device, and wait till it says "Device Connected" on your task bar
2. NOW we need to check if you have the driver installed for you're device, just simply right click the "My Computer>Properties>Device Manager"
3. If there will be an EXCLAMATION MARK or QUESTION MARK (not sure of the two) on your HTC device, you need to download the correct driver
4 go here and download the correct driver
5. Once Downloaded, go back to Device Manager, Right click your connected device with Exclamation/Question mark, then choose Update Driver>Browse Files>Select your downloaded driver, once finished. you can close those windows and proceed to next step.
6. Create a New Folder into your drive C:, rename it "fastboot"
7. Download fastboot files here, extract>copy all extracted files to the fastboot folder that you've just created.
8. Now, we need to make sure that the ADB inside the fastboot folder that we created is working, on how to check? go here
9. This is important, BREATHE, RELAX, and SMILE Now to the next step....
10. We need to download the CWM here, just choose the latest unofficial test recovery with USB issues fixed and automount and any ROM that you like here
11. After downloading, we must rename the ROM to update.zip and CWM to recovery.img
12. Extract the ROM and get the boot.img inside
13. COPY boot.img, update.zip and recovery.img to fastboot folder
14. Put your phone into fastboot mode with unlocked bootloader
15. Flash boot with command "fastboot flash boot boot.img"
16. After flashing, Boot recovery using "fastboot flash recovery recovery.img" command
17. After flashing recovery.img, use command "adb push update.zip /sdcard/update.zip" to send the ROM to phone, just be patient, it might not respond for a couple of minutes since the ROM file is big which is usually 500mb,
AS PER ckpv5 there's some changes to this new recovery, see below:
18. Install the ROM from update.zip in recovery
19. Reboot your phone and everything should be working again, just be patient with the first reboot, it might take some time to open
20. If still stuck? go back to fastboot usb, type this command to CMD, "fastboot erase cache" then "fastboot reboot-bootloader"
21. That's all, enjoy your One X again
*******************************************
NOTE:
- If step 17 is not happening, just don't rename the ROM file to update.zip, leave as it is, and use this command instead, "adb push update.zip /sdcard/EXACT NAME OF THE ROM.zip"
*******************************************
COMMON QUESTIONS OF THE NEWBIES:
How to enter fastboot?
- Hold down POWER BUTTON + VOLUME DOWN, wait for atleast 3-5 seconds
How to open CMD?
- Simply click the Start button of your PC, you should see there CMD or COMMAND PROMPT or you can TYPE CMD in the search panel and hit Enter
How can i open the fastboot folder via CMD?
- Once CMD is open, type "cd c:\fastboot" hit enter, then you can enter the commands, use c:\ if fastboot files is located in your drive c, d:\ if located in your drive d...
*******************************************
You can also go to this STICKY THREAD for additional reference.
If i missed something, please feel free to comment, much appreciated
That's All, hope it helps.. Have a Good Day!
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16 don't make sense. Think you meant flash recovery not boot.
(at the recovery part ).
Just used this method to dig myself out of a whole I stupidly dug for myself.
Top work!
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This thread should really be stickied or some such. perfect for n00bs who've done silly things...
I hope you can help me. I thought I was having the same problem as snowflakesan, but I've tried these steps and I can't get into CWM. I've tried flashing every version I can find of clockworkmod, 5.8.3.1, the fixedadbusb version of 5.8.3.1, and 5.8.4.0. Each time I get stuck on the HTC screen with a message at the bottom saying
"This build is for development purposes only. Do not distribute outside of HTC without HTC's written permission. Failure to comply may lead to legal action."
I can flash TWRP v2.1.7, but not CWM. TWRP seems to work fine except that I can't transfer any files to the sdcard from TWRP because adb says "device not found."
Any ideas on what to try next?
have you installed the drivers for your computer? try and follow the steps carefully from number 1, you might have missed something?
wile i am try to update anything over cmd i am getting following messeg on cmd error: device not found.
and i have correctly installed the driver files too
can you help on this please
Didn't work
I had an one x that was stuck at boot screen. I installed the clockwork 5.8.4.0 and cleaned cache (both through fastboot) but now when i try to load the new recovery the phone just keeps rebooting. I load bootloader, choose recovery and then it just keeps restaring...what do you think could be the problem?
Thanks again for all your help. It is much appreciated.

[Q] Trouble with flashing new recovery

Hey everyone,
Alright so I have been trying to root my phone for the past 4 hours. I have unlocked it and flashed a custom recovery using adb. Or at least I thought I did. I tried flashing the clockworks recovery and when I would reboot it into the recovery, I would get an icon of a phone and an exclimation point. I assumed a bricked the phone and freaked out. A minute later the phone rebooted out of recovery and works fine afterwards. So I assume that the problem is the recovery. Something went wrong and I am not sure what.
Here are the steps I followed:
I was fine up until step four when I was trying to flash superuser.
No idea what to do from here.
HTC Unlocked = Bootloader is unlocked?
Not to take away from the OP, but i created a guide for a guy here at work and thought others might benefit from it.
Unlock Bootloader and Root
Unlocking your bootloader will wipe all data from your phone. Meaning you will loose everything make a backup.
Step 1: ADB Installation Instructions. NOTE:You must have ADB installed on your PC even if you use method 2b to unlock the bootloader. You will need adb to install recovery in Step 4.
1. Go to http://developer.android.com/sdk/index.html and download the sdk.
2. Follow installation instructions found here. Note: This is not a forum for this device DO NOT do anything but the adb installation on your system.
Step 2a: Download software from HTC to allow your bootloader to be unlocked.
1. Go to http://www.htcdev.com/
2. Login to the website. NOTE: Register for an account if you haven’t already. You must provide a valid email address.
3. Select “All Other Supported Models” from the drop down list and click “Begin Unlock Bootloader”
4. Follow online instructions.
1. SuperUser http://androidfiles.org/securekey.ph.../superuser.zip - Copy this file you phone. Special thanks to jmztaylor his link.
2. Recovery of your choice TWRP Recovery http://forum.xda-developers.com/show....php?t=2161702 or CWM Recovery http://forum.xda-developers.com/show....php?t=2161706. Put this file in the ADB Tools folder. NOTE: You must type the name of this file perfectly when using adb to flash it in step 4.
Step 4: Using ADB to install recovery
1. Open command prompt ( shift + right click, then choose “Open command window here”) and type “ADB devices” you should see you phone listed, if you do not start over at Step 1. NOTE: Phone must be plugged in and USB Debugging must be checked in settings.
2. Type “ADB flash recovery recovery.img” without the quotes. NOTE: the red is actually the title of the recovery file that you copied in step 3. If it’s different substitute your files name instead.
3. Once complete type “ABD reboot recovery”.
4. You should at this point backup your device
5. Once you create a backup, Choose install and navigate to the SuperUser file you put on your phone in Step 3.
6. If all goes well you are now rooted. Select reboot system to restart phone.
There is some very good information here but its spread out pretty thin. Guides IMHO are very usefull to fill the gap between devs/powerusers and the newbs.Most people that come here have a hard time with the things we take for granted such as adb commands, or adb its self (most will be setting it up for the first time). I tried my best to put it in a knowledge base that everyone can understand if for some reason you do not understand what i was trying to say please ask. I don't own this phone, just helped a friend root his, but if you need to get ahold of me pm me. I'll get back to you as soon as possible.
Any help? Just trying to get rid of the bloatware -_-
Did you copy superuser to your phone? And are you sure you are using the correct file location for adb in the command prompt? You must make sure you are and that all files you want to flash are also in the same folder as adb. Please respond if you have superuser on your phone and if you are positive you are using the correct adb folder location for the command prompt. I'm not the best at this however, I read up a lot on it just to root my phone. Took me 4 hours about as well, but that was before the recoverys came out. I suggest trying to flash twrp recovery, it's a bit buggy (for me) but I find it easier to use.
Sent from my HTC One VX using xda app-developers app
Code:
ADB flash recovery recovery.img
that is your problem to start with its not "ADB flash"
boot your phone into bootloader with usb connected to PC, Phone should read "fastboot"
Go the your adb directory in command prompt.
ex.
Code:
C:\PcUser\Master\Androidsdk\adb\
Make sure all drivers are installed, from CMD prompt window type "fastboot devices" to check your phone is showing.
if you see your device then you can type
fastboot flash recovery [drag your recovery image into cmd window] and hit enter and it should flash
once recovery is flashed you can either "fastboot Reboot" or on the phone use the Vol rockers to navigate to menu and hit bootloader then from there choose recovery
Hi,
I have the same issue about 2 days, I install TWRP Recovery and all it's ok, and flash in fastboot mode with adb like ilostchild tolds You.
It seems that I met the same problem.
My issue is the phone only boot into CMW mode, although I tried to restart it many times. When connect to usb cable, lappy did not recognize the phone so I can use adb command.
Please help me.
I can't make ADB recognize the device, I already installed the SDK the HTC Sync program but the device appears either as "My HTC" or "Android 1.0" and won't appear under "adb devices", any help? I have been googling for 3 days for a solution but I haven't found anything so far.
zeratos said:
I can't make ADB recognize the device, I already installed the SDK the HTC Sync program but the device appears either as "My HTC" or "Android 1.0" and won't appear under "adb devices", any help? I have been googling for 3 days for a solution but I haven't found anything so far.
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Try using another computer!!! Install all neded drivers, searxh google and let windows automaticly install some. Connect via fastboot and it should say
Fastboot usb.
Also....dont search for adb devices, just enter commands starting with fastboot like... Fastboot install recovery cwmrecovery.img
spooky_ghosty said:
Try using another computer!!! Install all neded drivers, searxh google and let windows automaticly install some. Connect via fastboot and it should say
Fastboot usb.
Also....dont search for adb devices, just enter commands starting with fastboot like... Fastboot install recovery cwmrecovery.img
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I already tried all those things you mentioned, I have been looking for 3 days for a solution for this problem on google without any luck, the device doesn't recognize any command either and I already set up a virtual machine and tried on that machine as well. u_u
Uninstall HTC sync then try adb devices be possitive you are using the correct location for adb. Usb debugging MUST be on as well. Copy paste the commands into the prompt to make sure you are entering them right. Be sure you have the downloaded files in the same folder you are using with adb.
Johann12911 said:
Uninstall HTC sync then try adb devices be possitive you are using the correct location for adb. Usb debugging MUST be on as well. Copy paste the commands into the prompt to make sure you are entering them right. Be sure you have the downloaded files in the same folder you are using with adb.
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Already tried uninstalling HTC Sync, after that I deleted every trace of it. USB Debugging WAS ON before the phone crashed but I can't activate it now because the phone keeps looping between reboots.
Try to flash it via htc sync. Download the update and rewrite everything!
Sent from my HTC One VX using xda app-developers app

Help I bricked my Oneplus 3

Hi, i played around with my new OP3, and i wanted to root it. Since i'm noob at rooting, it went wrong. (i did it with twrp)
So first it just went in to bootloop, then i was still able to get to rcovery and stuff, but i followed a guide to fix bootloop, and that ****ed it even more up. The guide i followedet told me to use "OnePlus3_Unbrick_Tool"
After using "OnePlus3_Unbrick_Tool", i now cant even go into recovery anymore, the only thing i can do is go to bootloader, but when i'm in bootloader now, it wont connect proberly, so that i can use "flash twrp", so that i can use twrp recovery.
Also when i try to boot it, it because of "OnePlus3_Unbrick_Tool" goes into something, where it says "md5 checksum failed", and then restarts and does it again and again.....
I hope it's not bricked forever, pls help ))
have you tried re-flashing the stock or twrp recovery with adb sideload command?
if not give it a shot, it might work.
bonham1988 said:
have you tried re-flashing the stock or twrp recovery adb sideload command?
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And how do you say I do that? I have tried using the "tool all in one", where you han flash both stock and twrp, but it doesnt seem to do anything, when i press them (and the device is in bootloader)
Godeske said:
And how do you say I do that? I have tried using the "tool all in one", where you han flash both stock and twrp, but it doesnt seem to do anything, when i press them (and the device is in bootloader)
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Just boot into bootloader mode and through command prompt check if your phone is detected by typing fastboot devices. If its detected then you flash a new recovery again. Forget the toolkit, just look for instructions on how to install a custom recovery.
Sent from my OnePlus3 using XDA Labs
bonham1988 said:
Just boot into bootloader mode and through command prompt check if your phone is detected by typing fastboot devices. If its detected then you flash a new recovery again. Forget the toolkit, just look for instructions on how to install a custom recovery.
Sent from my OnePlus3 using XDA Labs
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Okay i've tried that now, and it wont allow me unlock my bootloader from command prompt, and i cant do the flash while it's locked.. what to do?
Godeske said:
Okay i've tried that now, and it wont allow me unlock my bootloader from command prompt, and i cant do the flash while it's locked.. what to do?
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In fastboot mode, did you manage to find your device on the computer? On Linux this is "sudo fastboot devices", on Windows it should be roughly similar.
simthadim said:
In fastboot mode, did you manage to find your device on the computer? On Linux this is "sudo fastboot devices", on Windows it should be roughly similar.
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When im in fastboot mode in the bootloader, i can only find it in "device manager" as "marshall london device -> marshall london bootloader interface"
Godeske said:
When im in fastboot mode in the bootloader, i can only find it in "device manager" as "marshall london device -> marshall london bootloader interface"
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Might seem a silly question but what phone are you using? If it is a OnePlus3 have you installed the correct drivers?
ghostofcain said:
Might seem a silly question but what phone are you using? If it is a OnePlus3 have you installed the correct drivers?
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Pretty sure i have, but i have booked a session with oneplus costumer service now, so that they do it for me live lololol
bonham1988 said:
have you tried re-flashing the stock or twrp recovery with adb sideload command?
if not give it a shot, it might work.
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Hey bonham,
The same thing happened to me but when I try to sideload it says I need 1.0.32 or higher to sideload this device
What should I do?
gavintoronto2016 said:
Hey bonham,
The same thing happened to me but when I try to sideload it says I need 1.0.32 or higher to sideload this device
What should I do?
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Adb version is outdated. Just download the latest ones.
Sent from my OnePlus3 using XDA Labs
Hey guys, if there are some of you, who knows a lot about this, would you like to answer this comment? Idk maybe we could use teamviewer to help me or something
simthadim said:
In fastboot mode, did you manage to find your device on the computer? On Linux this is "sudo fastboot devices", on Windows it should be roughly similar.
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Ohh i think i understand your question. YEs in command prompt I am able to find the device, it is connected.
(do you know a lot about this, maybe you could teamview me to help?))
Godeske said:
Ohh i think i understand your question. YEs in command prompt I am able to find the device, it is connected.
(do you know a lot about this, maybe you could teamview me to help?))
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Hey!
I'm not the expert but I have played with my 1+3 enough to have some knowledge.
First of all, do not use "all in one tools", those do not put you in control.
Cool, so fastboot is detected, though you can't get into the recovery?
Step 1) make sure you have the latest version of "fastboot" and "adb" (Android Debug Bridge) and unlock the bootloader. This tread should be helpfull: http://forum.xda-developers.com/oneplus-3/how-to/oneplus-3-how-to-unlock-bootloader-t3398733
You need to do this, because otherwise we will not be able to proceed (i.e. the phone is to be 'unlocked' for what we are about to do).
Step 2) If you are ready than let's flash a new recovery (TWRP):
This is also step 2 in the thread mentioned above. Very important: "Once the flash has completed, Don't use the "Fastboot Reboot" Command Instead Unplug Your phone then Manually boot it into recovery by keeping Power + Volume Down button pressed."
So once you have flashed a new recovery using fastboot, than you should reboot your phone into the new recovery!
step 3)
Once in the new recovery (TWRP) go to advanced and to ADB sideload. Make sure your computer detects your device with the command "adb devices" and flash a new ROM. Just for simplicity use the official OOS 3.2.4.
This should do the trick. Before you go and try make sure you understand EVERYTHING I have written. Let me know if you have questions.
simthadim said:
Hey!
I'm not the expert but I have played with my 1+3 enough to have some knowledge.
First of all, do not use "all in one tools", those do not put you in control.
Cool, so fastboot is detected, though you can't get into the recovery?
Step 1) make sure you have the latest version of "fastboot" and "adb" (Android Debug Bridge) and unlock the bootloader. This tread should be helpfull: http://forum.xda-developers.com/oneplus-3/how-to/oneplus-3-how-to-unlock-bootloader-t3398733
You need to do this, because otherwise we will not be able to proceed (i.e. the phone is to be 'unlocked' for what we are about to do).
Step 2) If you are ready than let's flash a new recovery (TWRP):
This is also step 2 in the thread mentioned above. Very important: "Once the flash has completed, Don't use the "Fastboot Reboot" Command Instead Unplug Your phone then Manually boot it into recovery by keeping Power + Volume Down button pressed."
So once you have flashed a new recovery using fastboot, than you should reboot your phone into the new recovery!
step 3)
Once in the new recovery (TWRP) go to advanced and to ADB sideload. Make sure your computer detects your device with the command "adb devices" and flash a new ROM. Just for simplicity use the official OOS 3.2.4.
This should do the trick. Before you go and try make sure you understand EVERYTHING I have written. Let me know if you have questions.
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Thank you, but i have not enabled "allow oem unlocking" in the developer settings when the phone worked, so i get a error message "FAILED (remote: oem unloc is not allowed)
What to do to unlock it then?
Bro, download 3.2.4 oos rom zip file from official link. Its around 1.3 GB. Just connect ur OP3 to computer. It will detect as MTP device.Im my computer it was in the name of RAIN Transfer the zip file to internal storage. Wipe cache. And select install option in TWRP and select the zip file u pushed and flash it. Best of luck..
jaganmohans said:
Bro, download 3.2.4 oos rom zip file from official link. Its around 1.3 GB. Just connect ur OP3 to computer. It will detect as MTP device.Im my computer it was in the name of RAIN Transfer the zip file to internal storage. Wipe cache. And select install option in TWRP and select the zip file u pushed and flash it. Best of luck..
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Bro, if just it were that simple, but it's not.. It doesn't find the phone in my computer...
simthadim said:
Hey!
I'm not the expert but I have played with my 1+3 enough to have some knowledge.
First of all, do not use "all in one tools", those do not put you in control.
Cool, so fastboot is detected, though you can't get into the recovery?
Step 1) make sure you have the latest version of "fastboot" and "adb" (Android Debug Bridge) and unlock the bootloader. This tread should be helpfull: http://forum.xda-developers.com/oneplus-3/how-to/oneplus-3-how-to-unlock-bootloader-t3398733
You need to do this, because otherwise we will not be able to proceed (i.e. the phone is to be 'unlocked' for what we are about to do).
Step 2) If you are ready than let's flash a new recovery (TWRP):
This is also step 2 in the thread mentioned above. Very important: "Once the flash has completed, Don't use the "Fastboot Reboot" Command Instead Unplug Your phone then Manually boot it into recovery by keeping Power + Volume Down button pressed."
So once you have flashed a new recovery using fastboot, than you should reboot your phone into the new recovery!
step 3)
Once in the new recovery (TWRP) go to advanced and to ADB sideload. Make sure your computer detects your device with the command "adb devices" and flash a new ROM. Just for simplicity use the official OOS 3.2.4.
This should do the trick. Before you go and try make sure you understand EVERYTHING I have written. Let me know if you have questions.
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Hey i have the same problem but this fix does not work for me.
So I have the bootloader unlocked and I can enter the bootload and my computer detects my device which is nice.
when I flash twrp on my phone trough CMD it doesnt work, my PC tells me that everything is okay but my phone will not boot into twrp and instead it will give me weird errors.
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this fix worked for me,
On the screen when the phone failed to md5 checksum, you've got several partition failed right? in red text.
- download this : https://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=24591000424942573
and then extract.
- download platform tools attached below. extract in the same folder with first file you've downloaded.
- Boot your phone to fastboot mode, plug your usb, make sure adb and fastboot driver are installed.
- on the folder, hold shift and right click, click open command here
- type fastboot devices
- make sure your serial number appear.
- now flash the img of the missing file according to the partition in red text on your ms5 checksum failed one by one.
- e.g. "fastboot flash boot_aging boot_aging.img.
- make sure you flash all the missing partition.
- type fastboot reboot.
this will boot you to oos 3.1.2.
unfortunately I couldn't extract the newest oos dat. data. but you could always take the OTA
goodluck mate. sorry for my english
Godeske said:
Bro, if just it were that simple, but it's not.. It doesn't find the phone in my computer...
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Hmm bad try installing all op3 drivers and see whether phone is detected or not. I was in the same situation previously. Pushing zip through adp terminal is painful process. I got device offline first,after solving that i got service not recognized issue. For solving that usb debugging needs to be enabled i stuck in that step.
can you enter recovery trough fastboot mode? I.e. if you are in fastboot mode you van use the volume keys to select recovery.
100% sure you can't enter recovery?
you can try Fast and pro's option. let us know!

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