Hi all,
After spending bunch if time seeking a solution, I found no one met this kind of issue when unlocking bootloader.
First, I wanted to unlock the bootloader as it was the only solution to fix a soft-brick on my phone. At switching-on, the phone starts with HTC green logo on white screen and stay on, and then vibrate 4 times and nothing else happens.
Recovery option through HBOOT menu does not solve it.
So under HBOOT menu, I plugged the usb cable, and proceed with the bootloader unlocking procedure according the step by step procedure on HTC Dev website & our famous forum.
Everything' goes well until i send the .bin unlock file to the phone in FASTBOOT USB mode, then it displays the unloack bootloader prompt window.
BUT it is impossible to validate the choice "YES Unlock bootloader (may void your warranty). Absolutely nothing happens when I press the power button, WHEREAS the choice "NO" works and reboot my phone the the HBOOT Menu.
So, it seems as a kind of another protection is blocking the bootloader unlocking ??
Phone information are the following :
*** LOCKED ***
***Security Warning ***
G3U PVT SHIP S-ON RH
HBOOT-1.18.0002
RADIO-14.11.36Q4.21
OS-1.10.401.4
eMMC-boot
Nov 12 2013, 11:57:38.0
If anyone has an idea to explore a solution, i'd be pleased to try it .
Thanks a lot.
On htc's unlock bootloader page, which version did you try?
I used "All other supported models" and it unlocked mine without problems.
(my device has the same hboot but a slightly different radio version)
4m8 said:
On htc's unlock bootloader page, which version did you try?
I used "All other supported models" and it unlocked mine without problems.
(my device has the same hboot but a slightly different radio version)
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I chosen "All other supported models" , as the model is not listed.
Otherwise i guess it wouldn't have given me the bin file .
gitanus said:
I chosen "All other supported models" , as the model is not listed.
Otherwise i guess it wouldn't have given me the bin file .
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Well it's the only point in the procedure I could think off that might have been misunderstood.
(Desire * could have been misinterpreted as any desire model instead of needs hboot upgrade)
Other than that and the obvious keep trying until it works, I'm out of ideas that could be of use to you.
Sorry & Good Luck
Maybe the desire* one would work. I used the All Supported Models option also and it didn't gave me any problems unlocking it.
Sarmiento_Luise said:
Maybe the desire* one would work. I used the All Supported Models option also and it didn't gave me any problems unlocking it.
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Ive also tried on HtcDev website (i have HTC desire 300), Desire model, all supported models, numerous times, and i have the same problem, it just wont unlock, It doesnt respond when i try to click yes to unlock it.
Does anyone know the solution ?
prestigous27 said:
Ive also tried on HtcDev website (i have HTC desire 300), Desire model, all supported models, numerous times, and i have the same problem, it just wont unlock, It doesnt respond when i try to click yes to unlock it.
Does anyone know the solution ?
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i have the exact same problem. can't unlock the bootloader, can't enter the recovery menu, can't reset it to factory settings. you were able to fix it after all? it's so strange, i've unlocked lots of htc's but i've never been in this situation before.
Bump!!! Please anyone solved this problem?
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Bump!!! Please anyone solved this problem?
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A certain guy at a service shop told me it is probably a bricked EMMC chip where the bootloader and recovery are, so you can't do anything about it.
I'm no expert, so I don't know if this makes any sense, but that was what I was told.
I have HTC desire 300 and I unlocked bootloader with no problem when unlock bootloader screen came I just used volume key to select yes and then pressed power button and it rebooted and unlocked. I suggest you try all procedure again on another computer.
I've same problem on HTC Desire 500((
no PC problem, no .bin file problem
Power button respond only in NO position
I have same problem with a desire 300. I used both bins (all supported devices and desire *) with no success. Only No option responds.
I have same issue, power button responds on NO not on Yes.
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Well after almost a week of Googling, I've given up.
My Dad's HTC One M7 seems to be soft bricked (i.e. No OS), and will only enter the fastboot menu. All options therein (factory reset, fastboot), just put the device back in fastboot mode.
I then tried to unlock the device on the HTC site. I got to the final stage (flashing with unlock code, which shows as successful on my computer), and the confirmation screen on my phone does not appear. It is still showing *LOCKED*.
Moving from here the only option seemed to be an RUU, however this only seems to work with S-OFF. My S is most definitely ON. To make it S-OFF, I think I'd need to boot onto an OS and enter debug mode.
I have an OTA file for my carrier which seems to be up to date. Is there any chance this would help?
So I'm sort of chasing my tail here, any help would be appreciated. One possible solution would be if I could possibly unlock a bricked device? (A rare request from what I gather, as most phones are bricked after custom ROMs).
I find it so frustrating that this has happened when I've never even rooted/unlocked the device. I'd never seen the bootloader menu before this.
Any help would be appreciated. Thank you.
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Well after almost a week of Googling, I've given up.
My Dad's HTC One M7 seems to be soft bricked (i.e. No OS), and will only enter the fastboot menu. All options therein (factory reset, fastboot), just put the device back in fastboot mode.
I then tried to unlock the device on the HTC site. I got to the final stage (flashing with unlock code, which shows as successful on my computer), and the confirmation screen on my phone does not appear. It is still showing *LOCKED*.
Moving from here the only option seemed to be an RUU, however this only seems to work with S-OFF. My S is most definitely ON. To make it S-OFF, I think I'd need to boot onto an OS and enter debug mode.
I have an OTA file for my carrier which seems to be up to date. Is there any chance this would help?
So I'm sort of chasing my tail here, any help would be appreciated. One possible solution would be if I could possibly unlock a bricked device? (A rare request from what I gather, as most phones are bricked after custom ROMs).
I find it so frustrating that this has happened when I've never even rooted/unlocked the device. I'd never seen the bootloader menu before this.
Any help would be appreciated. Thank you.
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You need to ask in the m7 sections. This is the m8 area. What rom was it running? . I have a couple things to try if it's a Verizon one.
m7misery said:
Well after almost a week of Googling, I've given up.
My Dad's HTC One M7 seems to be soft bricked (i.e. No OS), and will only enter the fastboot menu. All options therein (factory reset, fastboot), just put the device back in fastboot mode.
I then tried to unlock the device on the HTC site. I got to the final stage (flashing with unlock code, which shows as successful on my computer), and the confirmation screen on my phone does not appear. It is still showing *LOCKED*.
Moving from here the only option seemed to be an RUU, however this only seems to work with S-OFF. My S is most definitely ON. To make it S-OFF, I think I'd need to boot onto an OS and enter debug mode.
I have an OTA file for my carrier which seems to be up to date. Is there any chance this would help?
So I'm sort of chasing my tail here, any help would be appreciated. One possible solution would be if I could possibly unlock a bricked device? (A rare request from what I gather, as most phones are bricked after custom ROMs).
I find it so frustrating that this has happened when I've never even rooted/unlocked the device. I'd never seen the bootloader menu before this.
Any help would be appreciated. Thank you.
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maybe best to see if you can unlock it via HTC Dev(as u are in fastboot mode)
Then install custom recovery, full wipe and flash a new rom via adb sideload, that will give you the system back and it should boot.
m7misery said:
Moving from here the only option seemed to be an RUU, however this only seems to work with S-OFF.
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This is false. RUU is designed to run on stock devices and will run just fine with S-on or S-off as long as you are running the correct RUU for your version (and also the RUU number needs to be equal or greater than what is on the phone, you can't "downgrade" while S-on).
But as mentioned previously, this forum section is for the M8 as clearly noted in the forum title. You need to get advice in the M7 forum, as advice given here (applicable to the M8) can be incorrect or even harmful to your device.
I have downloaded the full update of about 650 MB. But now I'm unable to install the update. When I go to Install now option, it ends up on the Bootloader menu. It shows Tampered Locked Security warning (see pictures). I neither tried to root the device nor tried to unlock the bootloader . I don't know what to do now. Any kind of help will be appreciated.
Was the phone purchased new from a reputable seller? Meaning, is it possible a previous owner unlocked the bootloader (root, s-off, etc.), than changed the LOCKED and S-ON flags?
If not, its very odd indeed to have TAMPERED if it was purchased new from your carrier or similar reliable source.
What happens if you select HBOOT from the menu and go into recovery?
The top line says tempered... Might be unlocked or the recovery is not stock... Try doing whats written in the Post above mine...
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I have downloaded the full update of about 650 MB. But now I'm unable to install the update. When I go to Install now option, it ends up on the Bootloader menu. It shows Tampered Locked Security warning (see pictures). I neither tried to root the device nor tried to unlock the bootloader . I don't know what to do now. Any kind of help will be appreciated.
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IDK how I got the tampered banner off mine. I do not have S-off so I couldn't do any of the tricks, I think Locking the bootloader, flashing stock recovery, and flashing the stock ruu must of done the trick.
hey gyz,
i bought one USED vodafone Uk carrered htc desire hd..its maybe sim unlocked cuz i live in bangladesh n um using local carrer in it!
recently i tried to unlock the bootloader my htc desire hd by htcdev.com method.. at first when they asked me to check for updated ruu ,i saw that mine wasn't in the list,infact mine was more updated as i saw in the vodafone uk sector.
'the enlisted one was 3.13.161.3 n mine is 3.13.161.5' according to their say.. i skipped that as mine was latest regrading that one in the list..
everything went okay ..but when i tried to unlock the bootloader in fastboot by flashing the unlocktoken.. it's stuck with just showing "sending unlock token...blah blah' ..thats it! i waited for long,but nothing else comes up!!
now ,what should i do to complete te bootloader unlocking? or should i update ruu ? which one should i select then? vodaone uk one or Asia/india one ? (bangladesh is beside of india as well as it's in asia continent)..
help plzzz
Just rerun the unlocking boot loader process
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Just rerun the unlocking boot loader process
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tnx for ur kind notice bro,
but can the usb data cable be the reason for such failure??
the original one is kinda damaged but can be fixed,but i was capable of detecting my device both with 'adb devices' n 'fastboot devices'..
n how long does that step take to complete bro? i mean the flashing od the unlocktoken..?
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tnx for ur kind notice bro,
but can the usb data cable be the reason for such failure??
the original one is kinda damaged but can be fixed,but i was capable of detecting my device both with 'adb devices' n 'fastboot devices'..
n how long does that step take to complete bro? i mean the flashing od the unlocktoken..?
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Want to do it easiest way? Have to go with Chinese way then.
Go to www.mgyun.com download first thing you see with computer sign and v3.4.8 current. Once done with downloading,Install it in your pc,Connect your device and Open program and try to search for an icon look like "LOCK sign" somewhere under setting sign. Click on lock icon will prompt something in your device related to unlock bootloader. Press Vol. Up or Down to choose and Power button to select. It will wipe your entire device. But after that you'll have ***UNLOCKED*** bootloader.
Skip htcdev traditional old method. Chinese method does the same with everything in that program.,so that not have to have any sort of registration to get unlock_code.bin or any sort of trouble. This is easiest way you could ever find to unlock your device bootloader.
Rest is up to you.
Thanks.
solved!!!
finally i was able to unlock my bootloader with the unlocktoken in fastboot ..gyzz
wat i did this time is, i opened multiple command propmpt n stated the command multiple times altogether, the first one stayed stuck as i said..but the later one did the job foh me! :v tnx gyz for ur valuable suggestions those i would refer to upcoming stupid noobs like me !
hit thanks if im a noob!!!
Hey guys
got a HTC M9 with cid "O2___102" which won't boot up after stock update.
Phone was not modified yet.
1. Can't unlock bootloader (says: "(bootloader) [KillSwitch] Last Byte is 0X00, disable unlock") - so no way to install custom recovery + custom rom to revive
2. Can't boot into recovery (shows phone with a red exclamation mark but no menu) so no way to factory rest
3. can't find a matching RUU for the "O2___102" CID ...
PLEASE HELP =(
At the screen with the red triangle and exclamation mark, press and hold the power button. While holding the power button, quickly press and release the volume + button. If this gets you to recovery, try a factory reset.
fernandezhjr said:
At the screen with the red triangle and exclamation mark, press and hold the power button. While holding the power button, quickly press and release the volume + button. If this gets you to recovery, try a factory reset.
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got into the recovery menu, thanks.
But damn phone is still not booting.
Guess I need to get factory image or custom rom on there but bootloader cant be unlocked and there is no damn RUU for this CID out is there?
zroice said:
Hey guys
got a HTC M9 with cid "O2___102" which won't boot up after stock update.
Phone was not modified yet.
1. Can't unlock bootloader (says: "(bootloader) [KillSwitch] Last Byte is 0X00, disable unlock") - so no way to install custom recovery + custom rom to revive
2. Can't boot into recovery (shows phone with a red exclamation mark but no menu) so no way to factory rest
3. can't find a matching RUU for the "O2___102" CID ...
PLEASE HELP =(
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as for the bootloader unlock go into settings>developer options>check oem unlocking. then you can unlock bootloader.
Aldo101t said:
as for the bootloader unlock go into settings>developer options>check oem unlocking. then you can unlock bootloader.
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the damn thing is not booting.... =( Stuck at HTC logo - or else I would do that off course
zroice said:
the damn thing is not booting.... =( Stuck at HTC logo - or else I would do that off course
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lol, sorry missed that part
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zroice said:
the damn thing is not booting.... =( Stuck at HTC logo - or else I would do that off course
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I do believe if you can get to download mode you can do a factory nreset from there, if that will help you.
zroice said:
got into the recovery menu, thanks.
But damn phone is still not booting.
Guess I need to get factory image or custom rom on there but bootloader cant be unlocked and there is no damn RUU for this CID out is there?
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What about flashing an older RUU and trying to take the update again?
fernandezhjr said:
What about flashing an older RUU and trying to take the update again?
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cant find any ruu for that branding - if you see/saw one please let me know.
zroice said:
cant find any ruu for that branding - if you see/saw one please let me know.
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The UK ones for O2 can be used with the German O2 CID, too. You can find them for example in my Collection of Back-to-Stock Files or on androidRUU. But I'm not sure whether a downgrade from android 5.1 is possible with S-ON. The only confirmed downgrades with S-ON were from 1.32.XXX.15 to 1.32.XXX.8. And from my experiences with Denis Meissner and Amr Nasser I would say that a downgrade isn't possible with S-ON if the first and/or the second number of the actual firmware version differ from the ones of the firmware you want to downgrade to.
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The UK ones for O2 can be used with the German O2 CID, too. You can find them for example in my Collection of Back-to-Stock Files or on androidRUU. But I'm not sure whether a downgrade from android 5.1 is possible with S-ON. The only confirmed downgrades with S-ON were from 1.32.XXX.15 to 1.32.XXX.8. And from my experiences with Denis Meissner and Amr Nasser I would say that a downgrade isn't possible with S-ON if the first and/or the second number of the actual firmware version differ from the ones of the firmware you want to downgrade to.
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*downloading with fingers crossed*
Failed: -2, 19 to flash via downloadzip or smth like that
Can you flash twrp recovery? If you can, maybe you can flash a stock backup from someone else.
zroice said:
Failed: -2, 19 to flash via downloadzip or smth like that
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Yeah, would have suprised me if it worked. As said before even downgrading from 1.40.XXX.X to 1.32.XXX.X seems to be impossible with S-ON. How long did you actually wait until you thought that you phone doesn't boot? The update to android 5.1 and the first boot took around an hour for me. Maybe you just need to wait a little longer. If your phone was unlocked I would suggest you to flash TWRP and use one of my stock backups but...
The only other option I can see right now is trying to find someone who has a java card. With S-OFF you should be able to downgrade with the RUU. (If I remember correctly there were one or two shops advertising their java card services on Android-Hilfe.) This option may not be for free but it should still be cheaper than sending your phone to HTC's repair service or buying a new phone.
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Yeah, would have suprised me if it worked. As said before even downgrading from 1.40.XXX.X to 1.32.XXX.X seems to be impossible with S-ON. How long did you actually wait until you thought that you phone doesn't boot? The update to android 5.1 and the first boot took around an hour for me. Maybe you just need to wait a little longer. If your phone was unlocked I would suggest you to flash TWRP and use one of my stock backups but...
The only other option I can see right now is trying to find someone who has a java card. With S-OFF you should be able to downgrade with the RUU. (If I remember correctly there were one or two shops advertising their java card services on Android-Hilfe.) This option may not be for free but it should still be cheaper than sending your phone to HTC's repair service or buying a new phone.
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whats that java card you're talkin about? Never heard of that.
An appropiate RUU with the latest version should theoretically also work, right?
Problem ist that I cant flash anything custom because bootloader locked and I cant get inside the system to enable the bootloader unlock... =( and the thing has a visually broken volume up key for dropping down, so the htc support won't fix it (for free) I fear.. otherwise I would just give it to them since it has not been modified yet. (not my phone ..)
P.S:
OS Version is 2.10.206.2 - thats the latest one right?
zroice said:
whats that java card you're talkin about? Never heard of that.
An appropiate RUU with the latest version should theoretically also work, right?
Problem ist that I cant flash anything custom because bootloader locked and I cant get inside the system to enable the bootloader unlock... =( and the thing has a visually broken volume up key for dropping down, so the htc support won't fix it (for free) I fear.. otherwise I would just give it to them since it has not been modified yet. (not my phone ..)
P.S:
OS Version is 2.10.206.2 - thats the latest one right?
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Yes, 2.10.206.2 is the latest version for now. If there were a RUU with your firmware version then using it would be the easiest way to solve your problems. But as far as I know the only existing ones for O2 are for 1.32.206.6 and 1.32.206.15. But with S-OFF you would be able to use the older RUUs, too.
I never used a java card so my knowledge about this topic isn't that outstanding. I know that it is a small, SIM-Card-like looking thing that allows you to S-OFF your phone. Usually they cost several hundred euros/dollars and the number of times you can use them is limited. Since verizon blocks bootloader unlocking these cards are the only option if a verizon users wants to flash anything on his/her phone. Some German phone shops offered S-OFF by java card, too, before sunshine got updated for the M9. That's why I gave you the link to Android-Hilfe. (And that's actually all I know about that topic.)
i need this rru please any one have to uplode link
thanks
Just as an update, I recently bricked this phone trying to flash lineage to it. To fix it, I went to HTC.com and downloaded the current RUU and put the phone into download mode. I know some people say you don't need to "relock" the device, but I don't get errors during the installation with RUU when relocked. Plus, I am running with S-on.
theadra said:
Just as an update, I recently bricked this phone trying to flash lineage to it. To fix it, I went to HTC.com and downloaded the current RUU and put the phone into download mode. I know some people say you don't need to "relock" the device, but I don't get errors during the installation with RUU when relocked. Plus, I am running with S-on.
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Bootloader and s status are irrelevant. The phone will flash regardless.
I have a european One M8. I turned it off when I got in the plane and after landing it never started back
It gets stuck in the HTC logo.
Some times it moves on and says that "android is updating 165 applications"...and when that finishes it says that Sense Home has crashed and shows the HTC logo again (strangely I can change the volume at that stage ).
I tried to enter Recovery and did a Factory Reset but still nothing. When I select the Recovery option inside that menu I only see an icon of a phone with a red icon, no options to wipe cache etc...
The phone is STOCK, S-ON, no root nothing.
Any suggestions? Can I just reflash the stock rom?
panagath said:
Can I just reflash the stock rom?
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Possibly. What does it say for OS number on the bootloader screen?
Also, please confirm near the top of the bootloader screen, it says LOCKED (versus UNLOCKED or RELOCKED).
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Possibly. What does it say for OS number on the bootloader screen?
Also, please confirm near the top of the bootloader screen, it says LOCKED (versus UNLOCKED or RELOCKED).
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Hello, thanks for the reply. What I see are the following:
LOCKED
HBOOT - 3.19.0.0000
RADIO-1.29.214500021.12G
OpenDSP-v51.2.2-00593-M8974_F0.1015
OS-6.12.61.4
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Did you find solution/fix pls ?
I seem to have similar problem.
After Factory Reset phone went into White HTC Screen and stopped. I'm only able to access Bootloader and Stock Recovery now. There is no OS.
OS.1.21.401.1
HTC___001
HBOOT 3.19.0.0000
S-ON
LOCKED
Software Status: Official
I tried to Unlock bootloader. I used Hasoon's tool. I confirmed YES to unload bootloader. But after restart Bootloader is still locked.
I tried to flash boot.img and recovery.img but all FAILS.
I can access the phone via ADB but anything flashing always fails. Tried sideload via ADB in Phone's recovery. But always Fails.
I can't access SD via Recovery, says E: mount fail. Tried to re-format the SD but no result
To me it seems like bootloader is corrupt and seems that without proper hardware I won't be able to do anything...
I spent many hours now and about to give up. Please let me know if I missed anything before I will, sadly, have to try professionals.
Vash
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Hey, thanks for the reply. I haven't managed to do anything neither did I spend a lot of time on this. I was waiting in case someone could help. Such a shame if the phone is bricked. I do not know if it is worth taking to professionals as its value as a used phone is quite low at the moment...
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OS-6.12.61.4
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Unfortunately, I don't think your version has an RUU (or from a free source, anyway) that would restore your phone fairly easily (assuming the problem is software, and not hardware).
That being the base (no RUU) you can restore by unlocking the bootloader, installing custom recovery TWRP, and restore a stock TWRP backup (stock ROM).
So it is possible to recover (again, as long as it's not a hardware problem). But it's not a short/simple procedure, if you aren't familiar with these terms and methods.
I fixed it by unlocking the bootloader from HTC's website, installed TWRP and then flashed the LineageOS Rom...
panagath said:
I fixed it by unlocking the bootloader from HTC's website, installed TWRP and then flashed the LineageOS Rom...
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Nice work. It was hard to tell from your post, your level of knowledge. Did you have to learn how to do this, or had prior experience unlocking bootloader, TWRP, etc?
I was on vacation/holiday last week, and not on XDA. So sorry it took so long to get back to you.
redpoint73 said:
Nice work. It was hard to tell from your post, your level of knowledge. Did you have to learn how to do this, or had prior experience unlocking bootloader, TWRP, etc?
I was on vacation/holiday last week, and not on XDA. So sorry it took so long to get back to you.
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Thanks for the help. I have had previous experience installing custom ROMs on HTCs
(HTC Diamond, Wildfire, Desire, Desire HD, Desire S, One S, One X and now the One M8 )
I was just hopping I could get an easy solution without having to go through the whole process