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[q] Confused about returning to stock

Hello everyone,
Couple of weeks ago I had a problem with soft-bricking my phone (thanks to the help on here I managed to fix it) But I now want to return my phone to stock. (I want to unlock the sim so I can use any sim card, and it seems the only way to do that is by having the phone in stock condition).
I have tried several RRU's but they always come up with an unknown error (155 I think) I have also managed to relock my bootloader (but that doesn't seem to help. Here are my phones details:
INFOversion: 0.5a
INFOversion-bootloader: 1.39.0000
INFOversion-baseband: 5.1204.163R.30
INFOversion-cpld: None
INFOversion-microp: None
INFOversion-main: 3.16.110.4
INFOserialno: --------------------------
INFOimei: ------------------------------
INFOproduct: endeavoru
INFOplatform: HBOOT-T30S
INFOmodelid: PJ4610000
INFOcidnum: T-MOB005
INFObattery-status: good
INFObattery-voltage: 3903mV
INFOdevpower: 66
INFOpartition-layout: None
INFOsecurity: on
INFObuild-mode: SHIP
INFOboot-mode: FASTBOOT
INFOcommitno-bootloader: None
INFOhbootpreupdate: 2
INFOgencheckpt: 0
all: Done!
So where do I start? I've lost the original backups of the phone and although I made a backup of the original rom I'm not sure I backed-up the right thing! (last time I tried to use it, it bricked the phone)
I've tried this RRU RUU_M7_UL_JB43_SENSE50_MR_TMOUS_3.24.531.3_Radio_4A.21.3263.03_10.38m.1157.04_release_336982_signed_2(2)
Thank you for your help. I really want to use this phone but I can't seem to get past this sim lock!

Ruu M7....dude thats a HTC ONE ruu. Go to the general section and look for the nandroid backup collection thread. Get the one matching your main number and READ the OP carefully and completely. It's all written there what to do
There is no ruu available for you !
Here is a new nand for you
http://apicdn.viglink.com/api/click...ro>3C.rar&loc=http://forum.xda-developers.com

Mr Hofs said:
Ruu M7....dude thats a HTC ONE ruu. Go to the general section and look for the nandroid backup collection thread. Get the one matching your main number and READ the OP carefully and completely. It's all written there what to do
There is no ruu available for you !
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:silly: Thanks I'll go there now.

And you know how to restore, we discussed that already here. Next time learn and make a stock nandroid backup !
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2602744

Mr Hofs said:
And you know how to restore, we discussed that already here. Next time learn and make a stock nandroid backup !
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2602744
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I will. As soon as this is done
However, I seem to have lost CWM (no longer accessible in fastboot when I go to recovery)

When you restore a nandroid backup you flash the recovery.img and the boot.img from the nand folder. That way you always restore the nand with the correct recovery

I relocked my bootloader..... So I need to unlock it again! (going to do that now)

Right. 100% back to stock (except for bootloader)
Still not taking the sim unlock code. -____- Should I try to get a new code perhaps? Or contact t-mobile and get it directly from them?

No harm in trying

cueballkrill said:
Right. 100% back to stock (except for bootloader)
Still not taking the sim unlock code. -____- Should I try to get a new code perhaps? Or contact t-mobile and get it directly from them?
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Have u tried with stock recovery? Cause the nandroid has been done with custom one.
Sent from my HTC One X

n1kos said:
Have u tried with stock recovery? Cause the nandroid has been done with custom one.
Sent from my HTC One X
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Sorry for kicking this up again.....
Managed to get the unlock directly from the provider and it still refuses to unlock.....
You mention stock recovery - what is that??? - maybe this is the answer to my problem?
Thank you in advance.

If you restored a nandroid backup you have a custom recovery like cmw. If u used ruu then u have stock recovery.
Sent from my Nexus 7

I see in the O.P that your software number is 3.16.110......
3.16 stock recovery :
https://www.dropbox.com/s/r9661p9d0oxsg51/stock recovery 3.16.img

Mr Hofs said:
I see in the O.P that your software number is 3.16.110......
3.16 stock recovery :
https://www.dropbox.com/s/r9661p9d0oxsg51/stock recovery 3.16.img
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So..... this might be the key to unlocking the phone......
I'll give it a try..... errrrr sorry to be a twat but I've forgotten the process. :silly: The file you have told me to get is 6.66mb.
What do I do with it?
Sorry in advance, and a virtual drink being sent your way.
Jon

cueballkrill said:
So..... this might be the key to unlocking the phone......
I'll give it a try..... errrrr sorry to be a twat but I've forgotten the process. :silly: The file you have told me to get is 6.66mb.
What do I do with it?
Sorry in advance, and a virtual drink being sent your way.
Jon
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rename the file to recovery.img and flash it
fastboot flash recovery recovery.img
fastboot erase cache
and thank you very much, its highly appreciated !

Mr Hofs said:
rename the file to recovery.img and flash it
fastboot flash recovery recovery.img
fastboot erase cache
and thank you very much, its highly appreciated !
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Totally stumped.
I have absolutely no idea on what I am doing wrong with sim unlocking (never had a problem before ever)
I've returned the phone to stock (as far as I am aware) got the sim code directly from t-mobile/ee and yet the phone still wont unlock the sim.
Is there anything anyone can think of that I have missed (in terms of getting this phone back to 100% stock?) Could it be related to fastboot/cwm should I remove them and relock the phone as well? Will that help?

If you have stock rom, kernel and recovery it should unlock fine. But i have seen many of these reports lately that the phone just don't accept the code.
Maybe going to the carrier shop can help you ?

Mr Hofs said:
If you have stock rom, kernel and recovery it should unlock fine. But i have seen many of these reports lately that the phone just don't accept the code.
Maybe going to the carrier shop can help you ?
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I'm probably going to end up sending it to t-mobile. However, if they wanted to check they will see that I have fastboot on the phone.... Isn't that a dead give away that the phone has been rooted?

They will always know it's been messed with because the bootloader says relocked (or still unlocked)
But unlocking does not necessarily means no warranty or service.

Mr Hofs said:
They will always know it's been messed with because the bootloader says relocked (or still unlocked)
But unlocking does not necessarily means no warranty or service.
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Right.... thanks for all your help.
I guess I will bite the bullet, send it to t-mobile/ee and see what happens.
Thanks for all of your help.

HTC M8 Android 6.0 rooting

Hi
I need to root my HTC M8 for a Project (using in a car as multimedia Device).
Unfortunately i already updated OTA to android version 6
I've tried Tools like rootking => not working!
How i can easily root my device? I'm not really an expert but i have some small basic know how..
Many thanks in advance for any hint
Kind regards
Andy

Kingroot should work, although there have been some mixed results.
Otherwise, you will need to unlock the bootloader by HTCDev.com, install TWRP 3.0, then in flash SuperSU 2.65 in TWRP to get root.

redpoint73 said:
Kingroot should work, although there have been some mixed results.
Otherwise, you will need to unlock the bootloader by HTCDev.com, install TWRP 3.0, then in flash SuperSU 2.65 in TWRP to get root.
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Are there any good sites you can link me to? I want to root my m8 on 6.0 as well and King root didn't work for me. I have never rooted a phone before and there are so many sites out there that I don't even know where to start. Any help will be appreciated!

Ap3xGam3r said:
Are there any good sites you can link me to? I want to root my m8 on 6.0 as well and King root didn't work for me. I have never rooted a phone before and there are so many sites out there that I don't even know where to start.
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The only website you need is XDA. It can be intimidating to navigate at first, like trying to sip out of a firehouse. But given a bit of time and patience, you'll find that XDA is a wealth of information, and a great community to boot. Other "root" websites are often poorly organized, outdated (both of which can lead to problems) and almost always just steal content (methods, downloads, etc.) from the devs here on XDA, while giving little or no credit. So you may as well get it here from the source.
Vomer's guide explains what to do: http://forum.xda-developers.com/htc-one-m8/general/vomerguides-m8-bootldr-unlock-s-off-t2800727
While a bit outdated, Sections 0 and 1 are still applicable. The only thing that I am aware of, that you should watch out for, is to use current version TWRP 3.0 from here: https://dl.twrp.me/m8/
Don't follow sections 2, etc. as they are no longer accurate (but no needed for root).

redpoint73 said:
like trying to sip out of a firehouse.
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That made me laugh! :laugh:

redpoint73 said:
The only website you need is XDA. It can be intimidating to navigate at first, like trying to sip out of a firehouse. But given a bit of time and patience, you'll find that XDA is a wealth of information, and a great community to boot. Other "root" websites are often poorly organized, outdated (both of which can lead to problems) and almost always just steal content (methods, downloads, etc.) from the devs here on XDA, while giving little or no credit. So you may as well get it here from the source.
Vomer's guide explains what to do: http://forum.xda-developers.com/htc-one-m8/general/vomerguides-m8-bootldr-unlock-s-off-t2800727
While a bit outdated, Sections 0 and 1 are still applicable. The only thing that I am aware of, that you should watch out for, is to use current version TWRP 3.0 from here: https://dl.twrp.me/m8/
Don't follow sections 2, etc. as they are no longer accurate (but no needed for root).
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I second this. XDA is tough to navigate at first, but once you realize what to search, which forums to be in, and READ through the pages. you will find what you need

redpoint73 said:
Kingroot should work, although there have been some mixed results.
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Sorry to bother you again, but I just realized after I used kingroot (which failed), it changed my software status in the bootloader to "software status: modified", but the bootloader is still locked. Will this prevent me from installing future OTA updates? I'm scared I just ruined my phone...

Ap3xGam3r said:
Sorry to bother you again, but I just realized after I used kingroot (which failed), it changed my software status in the bootloader to "software status: modified", but the bootloader is still locked. Will this prevent me from installing future OTA updates? I'm scared I just ruined my phone...
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No worries, m8 is done with OTA's, you probably will never again recieve OTA. Just go and unlock the bootloader via htcdev, flash twrp and supersu via twrp.
Follow this guide video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rEVSfwXsx-c
You'll wipe your internal storage w/ bootloader unlock.

Imotep95 said:
No worries, m8 is done with OTA's, you probably will never again recieve OTA. Just go and unlock the bootloader via htcdev, flash twrp and supersu via twrp.
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Alright! Thanks for the info, much appreciated my friend One more question: How should I backup my phone before unlocking the bootloader to ensure all my app data, contacts, etc. are saved and ready to be restored after? Thanks again! I'm very new to this type of stuff as you can tell

Ap3xGam3r said:
Alright! Thanks for the info, much appreciated my friend One more question: How should I backup my phone before unlocking the bootloader to ensure all my app data, contacts, etc. are saved and ready to be restored after? Thanks again! I'm very new to this type of stuff as you can tell
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Go with google backup. [emoji106]
Sent from my Sensation using Tapatalk

Ap3xGam3r said:
: How should I backup my phone before unlocking the bootloader to ensure all my app data, contacts, etc. are saved and ready to be restored after?
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Lots of different methods for backing up various things, depending on one's personal preferences and needs. But just a few suggestions:
1) As previously suggested, backup contacts using Google/Gmail account (which is normally activated by default - but good to check that its activated).
2) Backup photos and other files to computer (just copy/paste to a folder on the computer).
3) Backup photos and files to cloud (Google Photos, Dropbox, etc.) - although the amount of files may exceed the "free" storage on some of these services.
4) App data (and a lot of other things) can be backed up with Helium app from the Play Store. I haven't used it personally, but others on XDA have suggested it. Helium is touted as a comprehensive backup app, that doesn't require root, and developed by the Clockworkmod team. I tend to use Titanium Backup (which requires root) for app data, as I don't keep my Android devices unrooted for long after buying them!

Imotep95 said:
Go with google backup. [emoji106]
Sent from my Sensation using Tapatalk
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hey guys, I succesfully rooted and flashed twrp and supersu, but now my problem is that everything was working fine, and then suddenly my vibrate stopped working.....I factory reset my phone and it still isn't working? What is going on??

Ap3xGam3r said:
hey guys, I succesfully rooted and flashed twrp and supersu, but now my problem is that everything was working fine, and then suddenly my vibrate stopped working.....I factory reset my phone and it still isn't working? What is going on??
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That is super weird.. In worst case scenario, your vibration motor died, but it has nothing to do with twrp/root..
Post your " fastboot getvar all " results without imei and serial number, so we can see what's going on and/if ruu is available.

Imotep95 said:
That is super weird.. In worst case scenario, your vibration motor died, but it has nothing to do with twrp/root..
Post your " fastboot getvar all " results without imei and serial number, so we can see what's going on and/if ruu is available.
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version: 0.5
version-bootloader: 3.19.0.0000
version-baseband: 1.29.214500021.11G
version-cpld: None
version-microp: None
version-main: 6.13.631.7
version-misc: PVT SHIP S-ON
imei2: Not Support
meid: 00000000000000
product: m8_ul
platform: hTCBmsm8974
modelid: 0P6B16000
cidnum: ROGER001
battery-status: good
battery-voltage: 0mV
partition-layout: Generic
security: on
build-mode: SHIP
boot-mode: FASTBOOT
commitno-bootloader: 76df2b54
hbootpreupdate: 11
gencheckpt: 0

Ap3xGam3r said:
version: 0.5
version-bootloader: 3.19.0.0000
version-baseband: 1.29.214500021.11G
version-cpld: None
version-microp: None
version-main: 6.13.631.7
version-misc: PVT SHIP S-ON
imei2: Not Support
meid: 00000000000000
product: m8_ul
platform: hTCBmsm8974
modelid: 0P6B16000
cidnum: ROGER001
battery-status: good
battery-voltage: 0mV
partition-layout: Generic
security: on
build-mode: SHIP
boot-mode: FASTBOOT
commitno-bootloader: 76df2b54
hbootpreupdate: 11
gencheckpt: 0
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Okay, you have S-ON...
First, make a nandroid backup in twrp and rename(optional) or add root just so u know it's rooted backup in internal or microsd or usb otg, then follow this thread to restore 100% stock non-rooted nandroid.
Download this nandroid: https://mega.nz/#!PRJRSBSY!BTmbWAqFZo2ncP1vmjTbPZnLZS0JvKcQKx-7BcWaFEE and follow guide here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/htc-one-m8/help/tutorial-how-to-stock-stock-twrp-t3086860
I used this method many times since i have also s-on One_M8.
Make sure that you have latest twrp 3.0.2.0.

Imotep95 said:
Okay, you have S-ON...
First, make a nandroid backup in twrp and rename(optional) or add root just so u know it's rooted backup in internal or microsd or usb otg, then follow this thread to restore 100% stock non-rooted nandroid.
Download this nandroid: https://mega.nz/#!PRJRSBSY!BTmbWAqFZo2ncP1vmjTbPZnLZS0JvKcQKx-7BcWaFEE and follow guide here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/htc-one-m8/help/tutorial-how-to-stock-stock-twrp-t3086860
I used this method many times since i have also s-on One_M8.
Make sure that you have latest twrp 3.0.2.0.
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Do you think that flashing a custom rom may help as well?

Ap3xGam3r said:
Do you think that flashing a custom rom may help as well?
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You may try before going to stock, yea. Just make sure you have twrp backup just in case tho. The fastest way is to flash CM13 and pico gapps or you can try sense based roms. :good:

Imotep95 said:
You may try before going to stock, yea. Just make sure you have twrp backup just in case tho. The fastest way is to flash CM13 and pico gapps or you can try sense based roms. :good:
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Ok, thanks for the info. I guess if worst comes to worst I'll have to go get my phone repaired D: It seems like this is a common htc on m8 problem even without root.

Ap3xGam3r said:
Ok, thanks for the info. I guess if worst comes to worst I'll have to go get my phone repaired D: It seems like this is a common htc on m8 problem even without root.
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I've seen few people with that issue, let me know how it goes w/ custom stuff. [emoji106]
Sent from my HTC One M8 using Tapatalk

Imotep95 said:
I've seen few people with that issue, let me know how it goes w/ custom stuff. [emoji106]
Sent from my HTC One M8 using Tapatalk
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Ok so I am about to try to flash cm13 and pico gapps but I some questions: I read that you should wipe your system before flashing any rom; does this wipe my sd card too? and if I wanted to do a restore using the TWRP backup that I created, would I have to wipe before doing so as well? And last question: how do I know which pico gapps to install? Thanks and sorry if I am beginning to be annoying

[SOLVED] Bricked device, please help! (HTC ONE M9 himauhl)

Hello,
As mentioned in the title, I have a HTC one m9 which I have somehow bricked by attempting to install supersu. I flashed a rom that was horribly slow, so I wanted to flash my stock rom after I have flashed the other rom. It was a RUU so I relocked my bootloader, but the update failed because I am S-ON. Whenever I try to unlock my bootloader again it asks me if I want to unlock and that would void my warranty everything as normal but would then restart and still be relocked. Also, whenever I try to boot normally it takes me to bootloader. Any help would be appreciated! (No SD card I have.)
fastboot getvar all:
(bootloader) kernel: lk
(bootloader) product: htc_himauhl
(bootloader) version: 1.0
(bootloader) version-main: 3.35.401.32
(bootloader) boot-mode: download
(bootloader) version-baseband: 01.01_U11440792_97.00.51203G_F
(bootloader) version-bootloader: 1.0.0.0000
(bootloader) mid: 0PJA10000
(bootloader) cid: HTC__J15
Thank you!

MikeTheGamer said:
Hello,
As mentioned in the title, I have a HTC one m9 which I have somehow bricked by attempting to install supersu. I flashed a rom that was horribly slow, so I wanted to flash my stock rom after I have flashed the other rom. It was a RUU so I relocked my bootloader, but the update failed because I am S-ON. Whenever I try to unlock my bootloader again it asks me if I want to unlock and that would void my warranty everything as normal but would then restart and still be relocked. Also, whenever I try to boot normally it takes me to bootloader. Any help would be appreciated! (No SD card I have.)
fastboot getvar all:
(bootloader) kernel: lk
(bootloader) product: htc_himauhl
(bootloader) version: 1.0
(bootloader) version-main: 3.35.401.32
(bootloader) boot-mode: download
(bootloader) version-baseband: 01.01_U11440792_97.00.51203G_F
(bootloader) version-bootloader: 1.0.0.0000
(bootloader) mid: 0PJA10000
(bootloader) cid: HTC__J15
Thank you!
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Have you tried to download from
http://www.htc.com/us/support/rom-downloads.html
And reinstall the stock 6.01 using download mode through your bootloader?

mcarden2006 said:
Have you tried to download from
And reinstall the stock 6.01 using download mode through your bootloader?
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I have, but will try redownloading and attempting again. Got the unknown error I think it was code 105
I'm trying to get this: http:././dl3.htcdotcomslashapplication/RUU_HIMA_UL_M60_SENSE70_ATT_MR_NA_Gen_Unlock_3.35.617.31.exe?_ga=1.172299883.913399690.1483411382
also I noticed this is hima UL not UHL, will it still work?

MikeTheGamer said:
I have, but will try redownloading and attempting again. Got the unknown error I think it was code 105
I'm trying to get this: http:././dl3.htcdotcomslashapplication/RUU_HIMA_UL_M60_SENSE70_ATT_MR_NA_Gen_Unlock_3.35.617.31.exe?_ga=1.172299883.913399690.1483411382
also I noticed this is hima UL not UHL, will it still work?
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Do you have s-off? I had the same error code when I tried to install the wrong one. I have an at&t HTC so I downloaded from the top. You have to make sure oem unlock and debug mode are check on the developer option from your phone. Reboot into download mode and should work like a charm. When I installed supersu I had to go back to 2.65 version or use magisk root.

mcarden2006 said:
Do you have s-off? I had the same error code when I tried to install the wrong one. I have an at&t HTC so I downloaded from the top. You have to make sure oem unlock and debug mode are check on the developer option from your phone. Reboot into download mode and should work like a charm. When I installed supersu I had to go back to 2.65 version or use magisk root.
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As I mentioned I have S-ON. If there's any way I can make it S-OFF with fastboot or something I'd be glad to, and bootloader is stuck at relocked.

MikeTheGamer said:
As I mentioned I have S-ON. If there's any way I can make it S-OFF with fastboot or something I'd be glad to, and bootloader is stuck at relocked.
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I know a lot of people complain but I paid 25$ and used sunshine. It worked like a charm and I have s-off. Now I'm finally free ?

mcarden2006 said:
I know a lot of people complain but I paid 25$ and used sunshine. It worked like a charm and I have s-off. Now I'm finally free
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I would have tried, but I have no access to android. Please read the whole thread

MikeTheGamer said:
I would have tried, but I have no access to android. Please read the whole thread
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What I was saying is after you get your phone up and running you can do it.

mcarden2006 said:
What I was saying is after you get your phone up and running you can do it.
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Oh, yeah, no problem Until then though, I have S-ON and at 52% of the RUU download. Will right back soon!

MikeTheGamer said:
Oh, yeah, no problem Until then though, I have S-ON and at 52% of the RUU download. Will right back soon!
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Just remember magisk root is really easy but supersu install the 2.65 and not the 2.78 or 2.79. They will just keep bootlooping the phone.

mcarden2006 said:
Just remember magisk root is really easy but supersu install the 2.65 and not the 2.78 or 2.79. They will just keep bootlooping the phone.
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Thank you! Guess I should have looked better before flashing supersu...
Anyway, do you have any other solutions if this doesn't work? I'm really paranoid and afraid that I cannot fix my phone this time. I usually go through this stuff a lot but I usually fix it easily too, but this time it's been a few days and I'm really frustrated.

MikeTheGamer said:
Thank you! Guess I should have looked better before flashing supersu...
Anyway, do you have any other solutions if this doesn't work? I'm really paranoid and afraid that I cannot fix my phone this time. I usually go through this stuff a lot but I usually fix it easily too, but this time it's been a few days and I'm really frustrated.
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Well, It failed. Error code 155 UNKNOWN. I believe the reason is S-ON and probably locked bootloader. Any help please?

MikeTheGamer said:
Thank you! Guess I should have looked better before flashing supersu...
Anyway, do you have any other solutions if this doesn't work? I'm really paranoid and afraid that I cannot fix my phone this time. I usually go through this stuff a lot but I usually fix it easily too, but this time it's been a few days and I'm really frustrated.
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Do you have twrp installed? One time I formatted everything by accident including the boot loader. It took me awhile to fix everything but I did. One time I had to install a custom rom and then I was able to go to stock. Its usually just trial and error. That's what I love android so much because of the freedom.
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mcarden2006 said:
Do you have twrp installed? One time I formatted everything by accident including the boot loader. It took me awhile to fix everything but I did. One time I had to install a custom rom and then I was able to go to stock. Its usually just trial and error. That's what I love android so much because of the freedom.
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Sorry it took me awhile but I had to walk the dog.

mcarden2006 said:
Do you have twrp installed? One time I formatted everything by accident including the boot loader. It took me awhile to fix everything but I did. One time I had to install a custom rom and then I was able to go to stock. Its usually just trial and error. That's what I love android so much because of the freedom.
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Sorry it took me awhile but I had to walk the dog.
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My bootloader is relocked, and won't unlock again. As I said before, goes through all the normal stuff and then reboots to bootloader and stays relocked. Therefore, I cannot access recovery.

You haven't unlocked the bootloader yet? Its free and helps you step by step using this site.
http://www.htcdev.com/bootloader/
That's usually the first thing I do. The key it provides you in the terminal is very picky so make sure there are no spaces.

mcarden2006 said:
You haven't unlocked the bootloader yet? Its free and helps you step by step using this site.
http://www.htcdev.com/bootloader/
That's usually the first thing I do. They key it provides you in the terminal is very picky so make sure there are no spaces.
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I have unlocked it before, I said it's "relocked" I have the unlock bin, but it's just stuck there.

MikeTheGamer said:
I have unlocked it before, I said it's "relocked" I have the unlock bin, but it's just stuck there.
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Do you have the drivers installed and using the terminal under administrator mode? I installed mine using 15 second adb fastboot installer.

I'll try reinstalling adb, and I have HTC sync manager, so I'm sure I have the right HTC drivers. one second.

MikeTheGamer said:
I'll try reinstalling adb, and I have HTC sync manager, so I'm sure I have the right HTC drivers. one second.
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Usually I use the power shell terminal when you press shift and right click on the folder. It never failed me that way.

mcarden2006 said:
Do you have the drivers installed and using the terminal under administrator mode? I installed mine using 15 second adb fastboot installer.
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The problem he is likely to run into is that the HTC fast boot checks the os to see if unlocking is allowed. I made the same mistake myself trying to get back to stock to install nougat. I have hima_ul w s-on and the uhl version didn't take on my phone. I imagine Mike will need the uhl version ruu. Put the phone in fastboot, then run the ruu. Make sure that you have a .doc viewer installed (open office will suffice). I found the ruu will bomb out silently it you don't. It's some error thrown by the ARWizard contained in the ruu.
You can also teach out to HTC support. They can reset the device for you.

My htc 10 is dead ?

Hello guys
i have a htc 10 i rooted the phone , unlocked the boot-loader, flashed twrp ,installed a stuck rom , then i changed my mind and decided to back to stock , so i formatted the system , wiped every thing , re-locked the bootloader and forgot to install the stock recovery , now i have no recovery no twrp not even the stock , no system on my phone , s-on , my phone is dead now can any one help me out please ?!

ubadafatta said:
Hello guys
i have a htc 10 i rooted the phone , unlocked the boot-loader, flashed twrp ,installed a stuck rom , then i changed my mind and decided to back to stock , so i formatted the system , wiped every thing , re-locked the bootloader and forgot to install the stock recovery , now i have no recovery no twrp not even the stock , no system on my phone , s-on , my phone is dead now can any one help me out please ?!
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Boot to download mode, use Fastboot and type Fastboot getvar all
Post the output deleting your imei amd serial number.

yldlj said:
Boot to download mode, use Fastboot and type Fastboot getvar all
Post the output deleting your imei amd serial number.
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(bootloader) kernel: lk
(bootloader) product: htc_pmeuhl
(bootloader) version: 1.0
(bootloader) max-download-size: 1578400000
(bootloader) serialno: **********
(bootloader) slot-count: 0
(bootloader) current-slot:
(bootloader) imei: *************
(bootloader) version-main: 3.16.401.2
(bootloader) boot-mode: download
(bootloader) version-baseband: [email protected]
(bootloader) version-bootloader: 1.0.0.0000
(bootloader) mid: 2PS620000
(bootloader) cid: HTC__J15

ubadafatta said:
(bootloader) kernel: lk
(bootloader) product: htc_pmeuhl
(bootloader) version: 1.0
(bootloader) max-download-size: 1578400000
(bootloader) serialno: **********
(bootloader) slot-count: 0
(bootloader) current-slot:
(bootloader) imei: *************
(bootloader) version-main: 3.16.401.2
(bootloader) boot-mode: download
(bootloader) version-baseband: [email protected]
(bootloader) version-bootloader: 1.0.0.0000
(bootloader) mid: 2PS620000
(bootloader) cid: HTC__J15
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Since there Is no RUU and you re locked your Bootloader there's not much I can help you with sorry.

ubadafatta said:
Hello guys
i have a htc 10 i rooted the phone , unlocked the boot-loader, flashed twrp ,installed a stuck rom , then i changed my mind and decided to back to stock , so i formatted the system , wiped every thing , re-locked the bootloader and forgot to install the stock recovery , now i have no recovery no twrp not even the stock , no system on my phone , s-on , my phone is dead now can any one help me out please ?!
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You're in this predicament because you didn't follow directions. Henceforth, follow directions precisely and if you're unclear, then ask specific questions about those instructions.
IIRC, Nougat RUU won't flash with S-On but you can try it and then see if it takes the OTA to Oreo.
Can you unlock the bootloader? (I don't know if you can just flash the same file you originally used or if you have to get a new one after relocking.) If you can do that, you should be able to install TWRP and flash any of the custom ROMs (LeeDroid for a stock-based ROM).

Rolo42 said:
You're in this predicament because you didn't follow directions. Henceforth, follow directions precisely and if you're unclear, then ask specific questions about those instructions.
IIRC, Nougat RUU won't flash with S-On but you can try it and then see if it takes the OTA to Oreo.
Can you unlock the bootloader? (I don't know if you can just flash the same file you originally used or if you have to get a new one after relocking.) If you can do that, you should be able to install TWRP and flash any of the custom ROMs (LeeDroid for a stock-based ROM).
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Okay thanks , im gonna try this , but i dont think that i can flash ruu without stock recovery
and i also cant lock the bootloader cause it needs to enable (oem unlocking) from developer settings and i have no system to do that and i dont know how to do it from fastboot
i tried many times to flash twrp nut i dont think with relocked bootloader and s-on

Rolo42 said:
You're in this predicament because you didn't follow directions. Henceforth, follow directions precisely and if you're unclear, then ask specific questions about those instructions.
IIRC, Nougat RUU won't flash with S-On but you can try it and then see if it takes the OTA to Oreo.
Can you unlock the bootloader? (I don't know if you can just flash the same file you originally used or if you have to get a new one after relocking.) If you can do that, you should be able to install TWRP and flash any of the custom ROMs (LeeDroid for a stock-based ROM).
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Code:
fastboot flash unlocktoken unlock_code.bin
target reported max download size of 1578400000 bytes
sending 'unlocktoken' (0 KB)...
OKAY [ 1.011s]
writing 'unlocktoken'...
(bootloader) flash unlocktoken
(bootloader) [KillSwitch] : /dev/block/bootdevice/by-name/frp
(bootloader) [KillSwitch] Last Byte is 0X00, disable unlock
(bootloader) [KillSwitch] oem unlock Turn Off!
OKAY [ 0.080s]
finished. total time: 1.094s
this what i get when i try to flash unlocktoken or oem unlock bootloader or even when i try get_token_identifier

You dont NEED RUU. OTA is enough!
Try this. Download this OTA which is for your device
https://androidfilehost.com/?fid=890129502657577036 > remember to refresh link as sometimes androidhostfile shows as not found or error
"OTA_PERFUME_UHL_O80_SENSE90GP_MR_HTC_Europe_3.16.401.2_R4-2.41.401.41_release_519849u8ji7j8e2tj4znyo.zip"
rename it to 2PS6IMG.zip
(make sure its not 2PS6IMG.zip.zip again. show extension in windows to make sure)
put into the root of your SDCARD (transfer via microSD card reader)
put SDCARD back into your phone
boot phone in download mode (volume down + power) let go of power but keep holding volume down for a while
once in download mode the 2PS6IMG.zip will get detected and you can proceed to install by pressing volume up.
YES IT DOESNT MATTER IF UR BOOTLOADER IS LOCKED AND S-ON or EVEN IF RECOVERY IS MESSED UP. As long as CID matches (i assume it will since yours is .401 variant as per your bootloader info "version-main: 3.16.401.2" which is unbranded cid / europe /mid.east/africa the link i gave should work)
i screwed up my htc 10 but it got rescued too because of this
Let me know how this went
ubadafatta said:
Okay thanks , im gonna try this , but i dont think that i can flash ruu without stock recovery
and i also cant lock the bootloader cause it needs to enable (oem unlocking) from developer settings and i have no system to do that and i dont know how to do it from fastboot
i tried many times to flash twrp nut i dont think with relocked bootloader and s-on
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Just to enlighten you all, the OP says he formatted everything, all the partitions including the system. So there is no OS present on the phone.
In this case a RUU is much better because it also holds the full stock system. The OTA does not contain the full OS. So flashing the OTA on a phone without the OS present is not going to help. The phone will not boot.
All this info is because i had a good read in the OP post. The theory of the OTA is fine but not in this case.
So before you guys will wave your precious little genitals towards me i suggest to read more carefully and base your help on that
Cheers.

Mr Hofs said:
Just to enlighten you all, the OP says he formatted everything, all the partitions including the system. So there is no OS present on the phone.
In this case a RUU is much better because it also holds the full stock system. The OTA does not contain the full OS. So flashing the OTA on a phone without the OS present is not going to help. The phone will not boot.
All this info is because i had a good read in the OP post. The threory of the OTA is fine but not in this case.
Cheers.
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Yeah thanks. I deleted all my post because there's no point in arguing. Your correct I totally forgot what the OP problem was after all this. Thanks for the clarification.

Hi Mr Hofs,
Thanks for the enlightenment.
In my case I had erased the OS also. Not only that. I had erased system. Last time I had access to TWRP it kept giving me unable to mount several partitions. After which I lost access to TWRP. The bootloader did not allow me to enter any recovery after that. It just kept rebooting to download mode. Much less I had no OS that would load. Luckily I did not relock bootloader and it was left unlocked. With my past experience with my several HTC devices I know for sure that a major OTA such as this OREO OTA has the ability to completely rewrite the whole system and restore the device to working. I have repeated the scenario and even posted pictures in the post above. You can clearly see the system image is being installed in one of the pictures. So with much respect I really disagree with the whole OTA is not gonna work in this case concept. Because for me I have proof of concept. ?
I stressed several times in this post that it has worked for me. That in my case I had access to download mode and that I used the sdcard method. Download detected the OTA renamed as 2PS6IMG.zip and my phone got fully restored HTC 10 to working condition.
As per my experience as mentioned above HTC phones like many other are designed to pickup "correct" types of installable and device matching zip files from sdcard no matter what the situation is and would try to restore the lost functionality to ensure a device can be used again.
I just hope OP gets his device recovered. Because the OTA link I have provided OP is the same I used. It contains OS and everything vital. Just the OP needs to try. Unless he has a mismatching CID I assume it will work for him too.
Thanks ?
Thanks to XDA community as well.
This would be my last post in this thread unless OP requests my intervention. Speaking of which I wonder where he is when so much has been said. Haha.
Mr Hofs said:
Just to enlighten you all, the OP says he formatted everything, all the partitions including the system. So there is no OS present on the phone.
In this case a RUU is much better because it also holds the full stock system. The OTA does not contain the full OS. So flashing the OTA on a phone without the OS present is not going to help. The phone will not boot.
All this info is because i had a good read in the OP post. The theory of the OTA is fine but not in this case.
So before you guys will wave your precious little genitals towards me i suggest to read more carefully and base your help on that
Cheers.
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It's great it worked for you and i truly hope it helps the OP too. The other weird thing that notices me actually is that in fact the OTA is in this case the same as the RUU ? Why isn't there a 3.16.401 RUU ? I think there are some hiccups when the OTA is refferenced as a RUU (which feels like it is in this thread because it seems to contain the OS and firmware)
intriguing .........
ayyu3m said:
Hi Mr Hofs,
Thanks for the enlightenment.
In my case I had erased the OS also. Not only that. I had erased system. Last time I had access to TWRP it kept giving me unable to mount several partitions. After which I lost access to TWRP. The bootloader did not allow me to enter any recovery after that. It just kept rebooting to download mode. Much less I had no OS that would load. Luckily I did not relock bootloader and it was left unlocked. With my past experience with my several HTC devices I know for sure that a major OTA such as this OREO OTA has the ability to completely rewrite the whole system and restore the device to working. I have repeated the scenario and even posted pictures in the post above. You can clearly see the system image is being installed in one of the pictures. So with much respect I really disagree with the whole OTA is not gonna work in this case concept. Because for me I have proof of concept. ?
I stressed several times in this post that it has worked for me. That in my case I had access to download mode and that I used the sdcard method. Download detected the OTA renamed as 2PS6IMG.zip and my phone got fully restored HTC 10 to working condition.
As per my experience as mentioned above HTC phones like many other are designed to pickup "correct" types of installable and device matching zip files from sdcard no matter what the situation is and would try to restore the lost functionality to ensure a device can be used again.
I just hope OP gets his device recovered. Because the OTA link I have provided OP is the same I used. It contains OS and everything vital. Just the OP needs to try. Unless he has a mismatching CID I assume it will work for him too.
Thanks ?
Thanks to XDA community as well.
This would be my last post in this thread unless OP requests my intervention. Speaking of which I wonder where he is when so much has been said. Haha.
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Thanks Mr Hofs,
Now that was good reply to the predicament we were having here. Yes I would like to know too why this OTA had the same effects of an RUU. Please let me know if you get to know the findings.
And here I also publicly apologize wholeheartedly to @yldlj
Sorry mate. Just went a little overboard when what I should have said was it did work for me. I just hope it works for OP. Cos if it doesn't you guys are gonna have a bashing party ready for me. Hahaha
Mr Hofs said:
It's great it worked for you and i truly hope it helps the OP too. The other weird thing that notices me actually is that in fact the OTA is in this case the same as the RUU ? Why isn't there a 3.16.401 RUU ? I think there are some hiccups when the OTA is refferenced as a RUU (which feels like it is in this thread because it seems to contain the OS and firmware)
intriguing .........
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ayyu3m said:
Thanks Mr Hofs,
Now that was good reply to the predicament we were having here. Yes I would like to know too why this OTA had the same effects of an RUU. Please let me know if you get to know the findings.
And here I also publicly apologize wholeheartedly to @yldlj
Sorry mate. Just went a little overboard when what I should have said was it did work for me. I just hope it works for OP. Cos if it doesn't you guys are gonna have a bashing party ready for me. Hahaha
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I will have a look at it when i have more time, and let's not bash but learn ?
:highfive:
Cheers guys.

ayyu3m said:
Thanks Mr Hofs,
Now that was good reply to the predicament we were having here. Yes I would like to know too why this OTA had the same effects of an RUU. Please let me know if you get to know the findings.
And here I also publicly apologize wholeheartedly to @yldlj
Sorry mate. Just went a little overboard when what I should have said was it did work for me. I just hope it works for OP. Cos if it doesn't you guys are gonna have a bashing party ready for me. Hahaha
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I also apologise and I'm not sure if you got my pm apologising also. This is very strange that the OTA acts the same as ruu. I never knew that you had no os when you used the file. I think we got caught up in different things. I also believed that it's did work for you. Hopefully the OP can try it and get back to the thread. Cheers guys :good:

Yeah i got your PM. Thanks for that. After reading your PM i also knew how stupid i was being. And when i came to delete the post, they were already deleted by the thread administrators.
Sorry once more man. Wont happen again
yldlj said:
I also apologise and I'm not sure if you got my pm apologising also. This is very strange that the OTA acts the same as ruu. I never knew that you had no os when you used the file. I think we got caught up in different things. I also believed that it's did work for you. Hopefully the OP can try it and get back to the thread. Cheers guys :good:
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ayyu3m said:
You dont NEED RUU. OTA is enough!
Try this. Download this OTA which is for your device
https://androidfilehost.com/?fid=890129502657577036 > remember to refresh link as sometimes androidhostfile shows as not found or error
"OTA_PERFUME_UHL_O80_SENSE90GP_MR_HTC_Europe_3.16.401.2_R4-2.41.401.41_release_519849u8ji7j8e2tj4znyo.zip"
rename it to 2PS6IMG.zip
(make sure its not 2PS6IMG.zip.zip again. show extension in windows to make sure)
put into the root of your SDCARD (transfer via microSD card reader)
put SDCARD back into your phone
boot phone in download mode (volume down + power) let go of power but keep holding volume down for a while
once in download mode the 2PS6IMG.zip will get detected and you can proceed to install by pressing volume up.
YES IT DOESNT MATTER IF UR BOOTLOADER IS LOCKED AND S-ON or EVEN IF RECOVERY IS MESSED UP. As long as CID matches (i assume it will since yours is .401 variant as per your bootloader info "version-main: 3.16.401.2" which is unbranded cid / europe /mid.east/africa the link i gave should work)
i screwed up my htc 10 but it got rescued too because of this
Let me know how this went
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i ve tried this method but it gives me FAIL22 RU_HEADER_ERROR
i am running 3.16.401.2
no OS
bootloader is relocked and s-on

[email protected] said:
i ve tried this method but it gives me FAIL22 RU_HEADER_ERROR
i am running 3.16.401.2
no OS
bootloader is relocked and s-on
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Flash ruu
https://androidfilehost.com/?fid=673956719939830809

yldlj said:
Flash ruu
https://androidfilehost.com/?fid=673956719939830809
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it started flashing but after some system.img installed, it gives me 8 RU_SIGNATURE_FAIL
I 've tried to reset everything from the recovery but it did nothing
and in the first queue of flash there is some of them bypass didn't give me 100%

[email protected] said:
it started flashing but after some system.img installed, it gives me 8 RU_SIGNATURE_FAIL
I 've tried to reset everything from the recovery but it did nothing
and in the first queue of flash there is some of them bypass didn't give me 100%
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Yeah everyone I flash RUU it does bypass some things. Relocking bootloader usually causes problems and I don't know people still keep doing it. I would say flash twrp followed by leedroid but pretty sure you need an unlocked bootloader to flash twrp. Sorry but I'm out of ideas.

M8 won't flash RUU

Hello everyone,
- i'm sry if i posted abt the same issue but i managed to gather more information abt the situation
- 1st of all everytime i reboot i find the same apps installed , pics and missed calls no matter how many times i erase all that and if i installed new apps every reboot it's not there, I wanted to get it back to stock as new but i couldn't and here what i have tried :-
1-couldn't flash stock or custom recovery [failed (Remote : Not allowed)] cuz bootloader is locked, And i couldn't unlock bootloader .
-(after getting unlock code from HTCdev.com and installing it and after selecting yes on the phone to unlock bootloader, phone just reboots)
2-tried to flash RUU (3.30.651.2 & 4.25.651.14) Wizard while phone was on fastboot mode
https://onedrive.live.com/?cid=AC7B...23EA2B!345&parId=AC7BFAC4E523EA2B!341&o=OneUp
-Phone couldn't boot into bootloader while on fastboot mode so it reboots regularly.
3-tried to flash RUU (3.30.651.2 & 4.25.651.14) wizard while phone was on
https://onedrive.live.com/?cid=AC7B...23EA2B!344&parId=AC7BFAC4E523EA2B!341&o=OneUp
-did the first steps ok but again when wizard is waiting for bootloader while phone was in fastboot mode, it just reboot regularly.
4-tried renaming another (4.25.651.14) RUU to 0P6BIMG.zip and put it on sd-card and went to Hboot.
https://onedrive.live.com/?cid=AC7B...23EA2B!342&parId=AC7BFAC4E523EA2B!341&o=OneUp
-after clicking yes to confirm the update, Phone rebooted in the middle of the steps .
5-tried flashing same 0P6BIMG.zip from recovery mode.
https://onedrive.live.com/?cid=AC7B...23EA2B!347&parId=AC7BFAC4E523EA2B!341&o=OneUp
-after 3 mins of hope crushed by verifying update package.... - Installation aborted....
6-tried flashing RUU.zip via fastboot
https://onedrive.live.com/?cid=AC7B...23EA2B!346&parId=AC7BFAC4E523EA2B!341&o=OneUp
-phone just reboots regularly when trying to reboot RUU .
7-I contacted HTC support and after givin 'em alot of images and getvar they told me that my phone was modified in two ways (s-off) &
(Recovery tool) , They are telling me that (i must install the android recovery tool once again before proceeding) !! and i need to search on this site (Xda) for the stock recovery, but i think i have the stock recovery tool, and i can't flash any recovery because bootloader is locked, So is there any other way to flash recovery.
-here is some photos and getvar
https://onedrive.live.com/?cid=AC7BFAC4E523EA2B&id=AC7BFAC4E523EA2B!339&parId=root&o=OneUp
https://onedrive.live.com/?cid=AC7BFAC4E523EA2B&id=AC7BFAC4E523EA2B!350&parId=root&o=OneUp
version: 0.5
version-bootloader: 3.18.0.0000
version-baseband: 1.08.20.0612_4
version-cpld: None
version-microp: None
version-main: 3.30.651.2
version-misc: PVT SHIP S-OFF
imei2: Not Support
meid: **************
product: m8_whl
platform: hTCBmsm8974
modelid: 0P6B70000
cidnum: 11111111
battery-status: good
battery-voltage: 0mV
partition-layout: Generic
security: off
build-mode: SHIP
boot-mode: FASTBOOT
commitno-bootloader: d4c3cae5
hbootpreupdate: 11
gencheckpt: 0

Devil_55 said:
1-couldn't flash stock or custom recovery [failed (Remote : Not allowed)] cuz bootloader is locked, And i couldn't unlock bootloader .
-(after getting unlock code from HTCdev.com and installing it and after selecting yes on the phone to unlock bootloader, phone just reboots)
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Since you are s-off, try this method to unlock bootloader: https://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2708571
Although I don't see the point in flashing stock recovery. It won't help your present situation (return to full stock).
What recovery is currently on the phone, stock or TWRP? What happens when you try to select Recovery from the bootloader menu?
Devil_55 said:
2-tried to flash RUU (3.30.651.2 & 4.25.651.14) Wizard while phone was on fastboot mode
https://onedrive.live.com/?cid=AC7B...23EA2B!345&parId=AC7BFAC4E523EA2B!341&o=OneUp
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Can't see what you are trying to flash. It says "This item may not exist or is no longer available".
All Sprint RUUs are available here: https://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2729173

Thanks for the fast reply
redpoint73 said:
Since you are s-off, try this method to unlock bootloader: https://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2708571
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-I already Tried that several times but not working still locked
redpoint73 said:
Although I don't see the point in flashing stock recovery. It won't help your present situation (return to full stock).
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-Yea but How to return to full stock
redpoint73 said:
What recovery is currently on the phone, stock or TWRP? What happens when you try to select Recovery from the bootloader menu?
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-Stock Recovery, I attached a photo of the recovery,
-If i select recovery from the bootloader menu it gives me black screen with red triangle, Then i hold Vol up and click power once
redpoint73 said:
Can't see what you are trying to flash. It says "This item may not exist or is no longer available".
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-I was flashing 3.30.651.2 RUU.exe while phone was on bootloader mode, The thing is if the phone is on bootloader mode and wizard is showing that it's (Waiting for bootloader...) ,then phone reboots regularly and nothing changed
-And if phone was just on with activated usb debugging and i opened RUU.exe, the first step is to get to bootloader mode and then will send all the data of the RUU, Then it will show it's (Waiting for bootloader....) again, But because the phone is already in bootloader mode, The phone will just reboot as i showed in step 3, so when wizard is trying to go bootloader mode while phone is on bootloader mode that's what make it doesn't work.
-This is another link of Step 2 (Flashing 3.30.651.2 RUU.exe) while on fastboot mode
https://onedrive.live.com/?cid=AC7BFAC4E523EA2B&id=AC7BFAC4E523EA2B!351&parId=root&o=OneUp
-I read abt Nandroid backup and how it takes an exact image of everything on the phone, could it be that someone did that backup and every time phone reboots it restores that backup, and if so how to know if something like that is activated.

Does the phone work normally in OS (but just won't wipe properly)? If you are trying to return to "stock", than what condition is it in now? Is it stock ROM, or otherwise?
Devil_55 said:
-Stock Recovery, I attached a photo of the recovery,
-If i select recovery from the bootloader menu it gives me black screen with red triangle, Then i hold Vol up and click power once
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So I'm confused if you have stock recovery installed already; why you are trying to install stock recovery, or what that will do for you.
Devil_55 said:
-I read abt Nandroid backup and how it takes an exact image of everything on the phone, could it be that someone did that backup and every time phone reboots it restores that backup, and if so how to know if something like that is activated.
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No, that isn't how a nandroid works. You need a custom recovery like TWRP to make a nandroid. And it will only restore if you manually boot into TWRP, and restore it. None of it happens "automatically" like you are describing.
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Devil_55 said:
-I already Tried that several times but not working still locked
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Any type of error messages when you try to run the command to unlock the bootloader using the command prompt method?

redpoint73 said:
Does the phone work normally in OS (but just won't wipe properly)? If you are trying to return to "stock", than what condition is it in now? Is it stock ROM, or otherwise?
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-yes it works fine in OS but won't wipe at all, I can install\uninstall apps , delete or add pictures but as soon the phone is rebooted everything gets back the way it was,
-I don't know if it has stock Rom installed on it, I just want to delete everything and start over with unmodified OS
redpoint73 said:
So I'm confused if you have stock recovery installed already; why you are trying to install stock recovery, or what that will do for you.
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-sry for the confusion, I just thought if i could flash stock one by myself i could get around this situation somehow and at the same time the HTC support told me i don't have Stock recovery and i should flash stock one as the first step.
redpoint73 said:
No, that isn't how a nandroid works. You need a custom recovery like TWRP to make a nandroid. And it will only restore if you manually boot into TWRP, and restore it. None of it happens "automatically" like you are describing.
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-Thanks for the clarification
redpoint73 said:
Any type of error messages when you try to run the command to unlock the bootloader using the command prompt method?
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-Nope, I followed the guide then after adb reboot bootloader, Still locked

Devil_55 said:
at the same time the HTC support told me i don't have Stock recovery and i should flash stock one as the first step.
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HTC support is wrong on that (or they are misunderstanding). Black screen with red triangle is the stock recovery. Re-installing the stock recovery isn't going to change or help anything.
Based on the widespread (largely storage-related) issues you've described (wiped user data reappearing, bootloader won't unlock despite multiple methods, RUUs won't flash) I tend to think this is an emmc failure, which you can't do much about. And based on the wide variety of options/workarounds you've tried so far (and failed) I don't personally see much (if any) options moving forward, unfortunately. If I think of anything else to try, I'll certainly let you know.

Thanks for your time and effort

Devil_55 said:
-yes it works fine in OS but won't wipe at all, I can install\uninstall apps , delete or add pictures but as soon the phone is rebooted everything gets back the way it was,
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I've got the same issue, it's eMMC failure and you have to replace with the new one.
My topic: https://forum.xda-developers.com/htc-one-m8/help/help-wifi-off-t3762549

NoIP said:
I've got the same issue, it's eMMC failure and you have to replace with the new one.
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How can i replace the emmc! Do u have a link for the guide?
Also is there any information i should take note of before deciding what emmc i should go with?

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HTC support is wrong on that (or they are misunderstanding). Black screen with red triangle is the stock recovery. Re-installing the stock recovery isn't going to change or help anything.
Based on the widespread (largely storage-related) issues you've described (wiped user data reappearing, bootloader won't unlock despite multiple methods, RUUs won't flash) I tend to think this is an emmc failure, which you can't do much about. And based on the wide variety of options/workarounds you've tried so far (and failed) I don't personally see much (if any) options moving forward, unfortunately. If I think of anything else to try, I'll certainly let you know.
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I just found out that on the back of the phone .. Model : 0P6B100 !!!

Devil_55 said:
I just found out that on the back of the phone .. Model : 0P6B100 !!!
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You can't trust what is on the back cover. We've often seen these swapped to remove US carrier logos. All indications on your getvar point to the "internals" of the phone (which is the important factor - and what you need to go by) being the Sprint version M8. It's very common to see the Sprint version to have its back cover replaced in order to remove the Sprint logo and sell it as an "unbranded" version (which it really is not).
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Devil_55 said:
How can i replace the emmc! Do u have a link for the guide?
Also is there any information i should take note of before deciding what emmc i should go with?
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I'm not really a "hardware" guy. I can never seem to perform any hardware-related repairs on small electronics; despite being an engineer (very technically-minded) and all-around very careful about doing things (too obsessive about the minutia, in fact). But I have to say, changing emmc seems really delicate, and will not turn out well unless you are already experienced with this type of thing, and good at it. As far as I can tell, it involves heating up the chip, then installing the new one and "reflowing" the solder points. All of which looks really tricky, with a bunch of things that can go wrong along the way.
Might be better to have a repair shop do it, or change the whole motherboard, if you really want to go through the effort of hardware repairs to get this phone working again.
If you do change the emmc (or have a shop do it) I would only recommend using one intended for the Sprint M8. If you look at the thread NoIP linked, you will see I'm trying to help him with a weird emmc-motherboard combo, which I am not sure is fixable.

Thanks mate for explaining that