[Q] HTC One M8 Re-Flash - One (M8) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

Hey everyone.. I recently flashed the stock firmware on my previously rooted htc one m8 but I think that the firmware is currupt and is not functioning properly.. can anyone please guide me how can i re-flash the stock firmware on my phone?

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What version (CID)?
What did you flash exactly, and how?
Why do you say its not functioning properly?

the device formatted itself on its own twice.. and then sometimes some features in the notification bar get locked.. like the brightness and power saver mode and i cant use them.. then the add type thingy about HTC zoe keeps popping up every 3,4 mins.. no matter how many times i close it it keeps popping up again.. same with the little green pop ups which are supposed to help new users when you buy a new phone.. they keep popping up again and again... i keep hard resetting the phone when eventually one in ten times the phone starts working fine again...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/htc-one-m8/help/htc-one-m8-unrooting-t3027500
This is how i un-rooted my phone..
Please help me in reflashing stock or either converting my phone to GPE...

hassaan08 said:
the device formatted itself on its own twice.. and then sometimes some features in the notification bar get locked.. like the brightness and power saver mode and i cant use them.. then the add type thingy about HTC zoe keeps popping up every 3,4 mins.. no matter how many times i close it it keeps popping up again.. same with the little green pop ups which are supposed to help new users when you buy a new phone.. they keep popping up again and again... i keep hard resetting the phone when eventually one in ten times the phone starts working fine again...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/htc-one-m8/help/htc-one-m8-unrooting-t3027500
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Looks like you already asked the question in the thread you linked.
To flash to stock again, just run the RUU again.

Should i follow the same process again with a different RUU file? and my device was rooted back then but now it isnt.. should i do anything different now?

hassaan08 said:
Should i follow the same process again with a different RUU file? and my device was rooted back then but now it isnt.. should i do anything different now?
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Just flash what you have before creating your own solutions. Or download it again, if you think the file may have been corrupted during transfer.
You can't run another carrier's RUU with s-on, if that is what you are asking to do.
Rooted or not doesn't matter for RUU.

no no.. not another carriers RUU.. i meant the proper RUU file according to my phone but downloaded from a different source since the last one was currupted..
BTW would you suggest converting my phone to GPE?? Is that process easy??

hassaan08 said:
no no.. not another carriers RUU.. i meant the proper RUU file according to my phone but downloaded from a different source since the last one was currupted..
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You don't know the file was corrupt. Flash it again. How many times do I need to say it?
hassaan08 said:
BTW would you suggest converting my phone to GPE?? Is that process easy??
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That matter was already discussed in your other thread you linked. Are you going to continue to keep asking the same questions until you hear the answer you want?

sorry didnt understand it properly the last time.... btw thank you so much for your help..
and no one answered me on how to convert my phone to GPE...

hassaan08 said:
and no one answered me on how to convert my phone to GPE...
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Yes, it was answered in your other thread.

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Verizon Dinc service issues!?!?

hey everyone ive been a long time forum lurker.. but this morning i woke up and have had major issues with my Dinc im s-off rooted and running cm7.2 all was well till this morning i have full bars of service and data but cant sms/mms or make or receive calls but i have full data access. im running the newest radio. whenever i try to call out i get a verizon message saying to turn the phone on and off again.. if the problem still exists dial #8899. HELP ME???
Thread moved. Please post in the correct section of the forum going forward as all questions belong here in Q&A.
I've just seen you also posted here in Q&A so I've deleted that post as this has more details. Please don't cross post across multiple sections, once is enough.
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Ejames991 said:
hey everyone ive been a long time forum lurker.. but this morning i woke up and have had major issues with my Dinc im s-off rooted and running cm7.2 all was well till this morning i have full bars of service and data but cant sms/mms or make or receive calls but i have full data access. im running the newest radio. whenever i try to call out i get a verizon message saying to turn the phone on and off again.. if the problem still exists dial #8899. HELP ME???
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Dial *228 and select option 1.
cmlusco said:
Dial *228 and select option 1.
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Tried this a hand full of times with factory resets too nothing seems to work.. it did a weird reboot with vibrates afterwards maybe the 3 vibe brick?
Ejames991 said:
Tried this a hand full of times with factory resets too nothing seems to work.. it did a weird reboot with vibrates afterwards maybe the 3 vibe brick?
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Have you tried restoring a known good backup, flashing a rom fresh, or doing an ruu?
cmlusco said:
Have you tried restoring a known good backup, flashing a rom fresh, or doing an ruu?
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tried everything but an ruu.. not sure of the most current
Ejames991 said:
tried everything but an ruu.. not sure of the most current
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Here you go, latest officially signed ruu. http://dinc.does-it.net/Stock_Images/4.08.605.15/PB31IMG.zip Or since your s-off, you can really do any of the ruu's found here http://dinc.does-it.net/Stock_Images/
alright thank you much hopefully this bring results.. ooh is there any benefit over the newest ruu to the others because eventually ill want to root again
Ejames991 said:
alright thank you much hopefully this bring results.. ooh is there any benefit over the newest ruu to the others because eventually ill want to root again
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Since your s-off it dosent really matter. With s-off rooting is as easy as flashing cwm thru hboot, and then superuser thru recovery.
cmlusco said:
Since your s-off it dosent really matter. With s-off rooting is as easy as flashing cwm thru hboot, and then superuser thru recovery.
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Thank you! you saved my phone the ruu worked... dont know why i didnt try that before. one more question for you, whats your take on custom ROMS i've been a fan of CM7 but is there anything with more stability im trying to keep this phone alive for me.
Ejames991 said:
Thank you! you saved my phone the ruu worked... dont know why i didnt try that before. one more question for you, whats your take on custom ROMS i've been a fan of CM7 but is there anything with more stability im trying to keep this phone alive for me.
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Well not even the latest ota is 100% stable, it even has the 2am bootloop issue. However in my opinion any stock or stock based rom is going to be the most stable. I feel stock 4.06.605.2 rooted with the ota notifications stopped is the stablest you can get. But I'm sure ten other people would have 10 different opinions.

HTC One X G-sensors not working all of a sudden!

Hey guys... My friend bought an HTC One X second hand. It is rooted with what seems to be stock 4.0.3 Sense 4.0. The phone is also S-OFF and everything.. I will post pictures of it.
So here's the deal:
My friend was watching a movie but suddenly he felt as if the screen wasn't rotating... Now (According to AndroSensor App) the magnetic field, orientation, gyroscope, accelerometer etc... In short.. All of the GRAVITY SENSORS and the orientation sensors aren't working.. They are DETECTED by the app but say "Waiting for event"
tried hard resetting and everything. I have put many Custom ROMs in phones before. So i can flash ROMs etc if i have to
I have attached the pictures about everything and need help.. Alot appreciated thanks.
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I noticed i forgot to upload all the attachments.. I also have noticed that people have this problem on Sense 5. This one is sense 4 o.o
Can anyone help me in this. Also the phone has its bootloader LOCKED. I have to unlock it now?
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WasifSal said:
View attachment 2362068I noticed i forgot to upload all the attachments.. I also have noticed that people have this problem on Sense 5. This one is sense 4 o.o
Can anyone help me in this. Also the phone has its bootloader LOCKED. I have to unlock it now?
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take it to the shop, it is under warranty till may 2014
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take it to the shop, it is under warranty till may 2014
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Since i bought it second hand he told me "i gave you the phone when it was working. Even you checked it here in the shop. Not my fault.".... Thats the last time i ever buy a 2nd hand phone -.-
And he ain't wrong himself either... Anyways a helpful suggestion will be alot appreciated...
My question is that "CAN I FLASH A SENSE 5 (4.2.2) ROM ON THIS BAD BOY BY JUST FLASHING VIA RECOVERY?"
I'll then check the other powering off and stuff i read till i get my hands on my frnd's HOX. Cuz im a bit busy waiting for the Nexus 5 launch o.o
WasifSal said:
Since i bought it second hand he told me "i gave you the phone when it was working. Even you checked it here in the shop. Not my fault.".... Thats the last time i ever buy a 2nd hand phone -.-
And he ain't wrong himself either... Anyways a helpful suggestion will be alot appreciated...
My question is that "CAN I FLASH A SENSE 5 (4.2.2) ROM ON THIS BAD BOY BY JUST FLASHING VIA RECOVERY?"
I'll then check the other powering off and stuff i read till i get my hands on my frnd's HOX. Cuz im a bit busy waiting for the Nexus 5 launch o.o
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you should update it first, that is a very old version, you should have updates available. as it is s-off you can flash anything you want but I think you will need to update the hboot first, once that is done you have a lot of options available to you
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you should update it first, that is a very old version, you should have updates available. as it is s-off you can flash anything you want but I think you will need to update the hboot first, once that is done you have a lot of options available to you
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Ermm... So i just update it via OTA? or flash a ROM of Sense 5 or. Something?
WasifSal said:
Ermm... So i just update it via OTA? or flash a ROM of Sense 5 or. Something?
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well with such a low version there must be quite a few OTA's waiting
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well with such a low version there must be quite a few OTA's waiting
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Yeah you might be right... So what you are suggesting is I do a ROM flashing? Seeing the phone is already s-offed and everything
Anyways can you please list me a step by step procedure? Seeing this is my friend's phone so not doing this on my own :x
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Go to settings and check for an update. What we all recommend is that you send it to HTC, all untampered One Xs should still be in warranty, so send it to them, if it can't be fixed they'll send you a One X or a One X+, or sometimes they could send a HTC One if you're lucky :/
Sent from my HTC One X using Tapatalk
humzaahmed155 said:
Go to settings and check for an update. What we all recommend is that you send it to HTC, all untampered One Xs should still be in warranty, so send it to them, if it can't be fixed they'll send you a One X or a One X+, or sometimes they could send a HTC One if you're lucky :/
Sent from my HTC One X using Tapatalk
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Nay i live in Pakistan :/ if this was in warranty even they wouldn't have accepted it :/ or requested a cost for it... Either way thanks for your reply... So doing an OTA update won't create problems on an S-OFFed device right?
WasifSal said:
Nay i live in Pakistan :/ if this was in warranty even they wouldn't have accepted it :/ or requested a cost for it... Either way thanks for your reply... So doing an OTA update won't create problems on an S-OFFed device right?
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OTA need relocked or locked device , stock recovery and stock ROM
and if you still have a problem with your g-sensor , check my signature , there is an alternative way to fix it
HTC Venom said:
OTA need relocked or locked device , stock recovery and stock ROM
and if you still have a problem with your g-sensor , check my signature , there is an alternative way to fix it
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bootloader doesn't need to be locked or relocked for ota, only stock rom, stock boot.img and stock recovery
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bootloader doesn't need to be locked or relocked for ota, only stock rom, stock boot.img and stock recovery
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Oh alright! Btw if i flash a recovery via fastboot, then i am able to flash (say) a custom ROM Sense 5, 4.2.2 right? Just asking for it i will update it by OTA (provided there isnt a custom recovery... Since i didnt check that) :/
HTC Venom said:
OTA need relocked or locked device , stock recovery and stock ROM
and if you still have a problem with your g-sensor , check my signature , there is an alternative way to fix it
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Oh i'll get right on it when i get my hands on the device can i request you to stay put to this thread? Cuz i will report back here
if you flash a custom recovery you can do anything you want, ie flash a rom, sense or no sense, or flash back to stock and because you are s-off you can even change your cid to install an update from a different region.
this can go on and on and people are starting to repeat themselves and you have had all the information you need to move forward. so what you need to do, as you say you cannot fix under warranty, is :- let the phone update via ota, this will update everything including the rom, the version of sense and the hboot. then once it is finished with all ota's available you can install a custom recovery( I recommend philz touch recovery or the latest twrp) and then you can flash all the rom's or mods you like.
and if you find you still have a problem with sensors check @HTC Venom signature for a possible solution
nogotaclue said:
if you flash a custom recovery you can do anything you want, ie flash a rom, sense or no sense, or flash back to stock and because you are s-off you can even change your cid to install an update from a different region.
this can go on and on and people are starting to repeat themselves and you have had all the information you need to move forward. so what you need to do, as you say you cannot fix under warranty, is :- let the phone update via ota, this will update everything including the rom, the version of sense and the hboot. then once it is finished with all ota's available you can install a custom recovery( I recommend philz touch recovery or the latest twrp) and then you can flash all the rom's or mods you like.
and if you find you still have a problem with sensors check @HTC Venom signature for a possible solution
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Woah thanks for that reply man! Keep in touch bro i'll update it with the details when my friend lends me his One X once again thanks!
same issue
WasifSal said:
Since i bought it second hand he told me "i gave you the phone when it was working. Even you checked it here in the shop. Not my fault.".... Thats the last time i ever buy a 2nd hand phone -.-
And he ain't wrong himself either... Anyways a helpful suggestion will be alot appreciated...
same thing happened to my one x also, bought it from olx, and it was new (somewhat)...g sensor not working...i did hard reset...and it started working, but again after few days its not working, and now i have done even factory reset, but not working
what should i do
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bilalzahid29 said:
WasifSal said:
Since i bought it second hand he told me "i gave you the phone when it was working. Even you checked it here in the shop. Not my fault.".... Thats the last time i ever buy a 2nd hand phone -.-
And he ain't wrong himself either... Anyways a helpful suggestion will be alot appreciated...
same thing happened to my one x also, bought it from olx, and it was new (somewhat)...g sensor not working...i did hard reset...and it started working, but again after few days its not working, and now i have done even factory reset, but not working
what should i do
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Try to do the hard reset after couple of days. Once you feel your device is warm enough. Chances to get them back gets better with time
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i got them back except for temperature sensor....althought i did this thing several times, but once it worked out...i restarted the phone by long pressing the power button, even after the TURN OFF menu appears...on the start screen pressed volume down button to go in safe mode, all sensors started working, then i restarted mobile to come in normal mode.
working fine uptil now, i dont have restarted or powered off after that. so dont know if they will keep working after restart or again same problem will occur
all the people having same problem, just keep on trying restarts, safe mode, factory reset etc etc most probably they will start working. its just hit and trial

Help with my Default.XML

After flashing TWRP and Venom3.0 I started testing the various ROMs. Of course I was on a very small 8GB Micro after my SanDisk 64GB went corrupt (3years and a few washing machine and drier cycles) and made a newb move. Didn't think to save a backup pre/post unlock to the internal and just copy it onto my PC.
It wasn't until the next day that I realized I wasn't receiving calls. The phone would ring on the callers end but my phone would stay unaffected unless a vm was sent. I searched in the m9 and then overall xda for a solution to no avail. Once I used Gsearch with more vague terms I was only able to find one thread from a few years back when voice over LTE must have been kinda new.
Someone had the exact same problem, described my situation exactly and the fix proposed worked for the guy.
It was to modify the default.XML in system/customize/ACC
I switched all the "voLTExxx" values to "true" as they were all "false" and now callers are directed straight to vm. Im still completely unaffected in my phone abilities so I know I was close. All this is after I switched the the ATT dev edition ROM found here on XDA in one of the M9 stickeys.
Im thinking maybe someone with the same setup could upload their XML file that is working so I can check if it was that? Maybe that won't work but you know what will? Thanks guys.
Im seeing someone else posted just a few minutes ago and turning off LTE works. That is not a solution in my opinion and was the failsafe on the original post I read.
SeanMurphy said:
After flashing TWRP and Venom3.0 I started testing the various ROMs. Of course I was on a very small 8GB Micro after my SanDisk 64GB went corrupt (3years and a few washing machine and drier cycles) and made a newb move. Didn't think to save a backup pre/post unlock to the internal and just copy it onto my PC.
It wasn't until the next day that I realized I wasn't receiving calls. The phone would ring on the callers end but my phone would stay unaffected unless a vm was sent. I searched in the m9 and then overall xda for a solution to no avail. Once I used Gsearch with more vague terms I was only able to find one thread from a few years back when voice over LTE must have been kinda new.
Someone had the exact same problem, described my situation exactly and the fix proposed worked for the guy.
It was to modify the default.XML in system/customize/ACC
I switched all the "voLTExxx" values to "true" as they were all "false" and now callers are directed straight to vm. Im still completely unaffected in my phone abilities so I know I was close. All this is after I switched the the ATT dev edition ROM found here on XDA in one of the M9 stickeys.
Im thinking maybe someone with the same setup could upload their XML file that is working so I can check if it was that? Maybe that won't work but you know what will? Thanks guys.
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The dev edition (617) ruu won't fix the issue. As far as voLte is concerned, it's basically the same as running a custom rom in that you can still be affected by the issue and you can't disable Ehanced (or HD) Voice in the rom (this is tied to your sim and not the rom, I think).
Currently, this is the best solution, I think...flash an att RUU (502 - either 1.32 or 2.6, it doesn't really matter) . Then go into Mobile network settings, and disable Enhanced Voice. Once this is disabled in stock ATT rom, you can flash a custom rom and that setting should stick.
Alternatively, you might try getting on with ATT support to see if they can disable that setting on their end.
Okay. Maybe post this to the thread from 8hrs ago because some of them are having the same issue. Ill get back when I try that, I am on 1.32 currently.
Quick questions before I proceed.
jollywhitefoot said:
The dev edition (617) ruu won't fix the issue. As far as voLte is concerned, it's basically the same as running a custom rom in that you can still be affected by the issue and you can't disable Ehanced (or HD) Voice in the rom (this is tied to your sim and not the rom, I think).
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1.Why do you think it this doesn't work after I unlocked? What I mean is, with that value set to true, and everything works fine; what is in the flash that doesn't allow HD Voice?
jollywhitefoot said:
Currently, this is the best solution, I think...flash an att RUU (502 - either 1.32 or 2.6, it doesn't really matter) . Then go into Mobile network settings, and disable Enhanced Voice. Once this is disabled in stock ATT rom, you can flash a custom rom and that setting should stick.
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2. I'm currently on 1.32 and I don't see that option anywhere despite being on this ROM. Which is now clear that it isn't the same thing as this RUU? I'm downloading the 2.6 RUU from HTC's website and will flash it as per their instructions (Thanks for the link by the way:highfive
3.Should I re-edit my XML file before the flash or is this RUU going to take care of that?
Also, I had to idea the info about your post wasn't copied in the text when I reposted this to that other thread. I'll delete if you prefer.
SeanMurphy said:
1.Why do you think it this doesn't work after I unlocked? What I mean is, with that value set to true, and everything works fine; what is in the flash that doesn't allow HD Voice?
2. I'm currently on 1.32 and I don't see that option anywhere despite being on this ROM. Which is now clear that it isn't the same thing as this RUU? I'm downloading the 2.6 RUU from HTC's website and will flash it as per their instructions (Thanks for the link by the way:highfive
3.Should I re-edit my XML file before the flash or is this RUU going to take care of that?
Also, I had to idea the info about your post wasn't copied in the text when I reposted this to that other thread. I'll delete if you prefer.
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it didn't have anything to do with unlocking. You have voLte enabled for your att account and you're in an area that supports voLte, but you're running a rom that doesn't.
This is just my current theory. We'll see if it works for you.
I don't know what it will take for a custom rom to support voLte.
I didn't include a link because I thought it would be easy enough to find, but I guess most people here complain if they're not spoon fed.
Um...credit the source of the info or just link to my post. Don't just copy and paste as your own.
Anyway...carry on and please report back if it works for you.
Edit: oh, and forget the default.xml file. It's probably fine as is. I assume you got that from my post from a couple of months ago. I don't think that was the problem.
jollywhitefoot said:
it didn't have anything to do with unlocking. You have voLte enabled for your att account and you're in an area that supports voLte, but you're running a rom that doesn't.
This is just my current theory. We'll see if it works for you.
I don't know what it will take for a custom rom to support voLte.
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Got it, is voLte an ATT exclusive feature in the U.S.?
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I didn't include a link because I thought it would be easy enough to find, but I guess most people here complain if they're not spoon fed.
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You posted the link on the M9 resource thread where I was able to find it on my own, it was a genuine high five, and yes, I thanked that bit as well.
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Um...credit the source of the info or just link to my post. Don't just copy and paste as your own.
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This is what I was attempting to explain; I'm not use to the XDA app UI and I didn't know it didn't include the info about the OP when I pasted in the text. Sorry for the confusion Jolly, I must've come off like the biggest assclown to ask for your time in a while. Your help IS appreciated and I have thanked some of your posts so far.
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Anyway...carry on and please report back if it works for you.
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I'm stuck at the RUU actually, I have AV off and the install shield wizard loads up, flashed a few windows then shuts down. Sync is still installed, I've restarted my PC, ran as admin.
Do you know if HTC released that as a flashable .zip? I hate doing anything to my phone through my PC because it creates another variable to go wrong.
jollywhitefoot said:
Edit: oh, and forget the default.xml file. It's probably fine as is. I assume you got that from my post from a couple of months ago. I don't think that was the problem.
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It was you
SeanMurphy said:
Got it, is voLte an ATT exclusive feature in the U.S.?
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Yes, but only in some areas. Mostly larger cities right now
SeanMurphy said:
You posted the link on the M9 resource thread where I was able to find it on my own, it was a genuine high five, and yes, I thanked that bit as well.
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Gotcha. I was like...what link?
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This is what I was attempting to explain; I'm not use to the XDA app UI and I didn't know it didn't include the info about the OP when I pasted in the text. Sorry for the confusion Jolly, I must've come off like the biggest assclown to ask for your time in a while. Your help IS appreciated and I have thanked some of your posts so far.
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No problem....just funny
SeanMurphy said:
I'm stuck at the RUU actually, I have AV off and the install shield wizard loads up, flashed a few windows then shuts down. Sync is still installed, I've restarted my PC, ran as admin.
Do you know if HTC released that as a flashable .zip? I hate doing anything to my phone through my PC because it creates another variable to go wrong.
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It was you [/QUOTE]
I don't think there's a zip yet. I've had that happen a few times with ruu. Once it was antivirus. Another time or two it was a bad download.
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I don't think there's a zip yet. I've had that happen a few times with ruu. Once it was antivirus. Another time or two it was a bad download.
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Wowwwwww was that an adventure.
Re-downloaded the ATT RUU and updating (bad download first time)
Disabled "HD Voice" under the mobile settings (easiest part of the whole show)
re-flashed TWRP (Ran into a million windows problems, had to perform clean windows install)
Flashed the same custom ROM I had before
Calls came through, everything working great.
Thanks again Jolly!!!!! I would be stuck with twitter eating 11% of my battery usage despite me not having a twitter account
:good::highfive::good::highfive::good::highfive:

[SOLVED] Can't get download mode working

Okay, I'm giving up, I need someone to help me.
I was given my neighbours HTC One M9. It was working just fine. After he gave it to me, first thing I did was a factory reset because he didn't delete anything.
After that, the problems began. When I boot up the phone, even directly after resetting and even before the setup, I get an error "Google App stopped working". And after that, all couple of seconds another "com.google.process.gapps stopped working".
I tried several of the fixes out there on the web, but it didn't go away. I did another factory reset, and again even when I setup the phone I get those errors.
There is still Android 6.0 on the phone, so I wanted to update to 7.1
During install, I got the red triangle screen, on both attemps. Well, f*ck.
So, I went on to install a new OS. Never did this before, so I though this is a good chance to learn some more about Android.
It just got even more strange. When I'm in the bootloader, I saw
***Software status: Modified***
S-ON
LOCKED
***Security Warning***
Especially the modified software was very strange, since my neighbour has neither a clue nor any interested of fiddling with phones.
When I tried to go into Download Mode, it said "failed to boot into download mode".
Recovery mode worked just fine.
Therefore, I couldn't do anything to install a new OS.
Next I bought the Sunshine App and S-OFFd my phone, which worked just fine.
Now I'm S-OFF, unlocked and the Security Warning has gone. The software is apparently still modified.
But when I go into download mode, I get the black screen with the silver logo and red text for a while, then the phone proceeds to boot normally.
What the f*uck? I'm just out of idead what to do now. Please don't let it be a dead nand... it's such a nice phone, and apart from the google app errors, it works perfectly. I used it for some surfing around today and it works really well. I can't imagine it being broken.
Thanks for your help!
What variant do you have? Firmware version?
side_flip15 said:
What variant do you have? Firmware version?
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Firmware is 3.35.166.12
I don't know exactly about the variant, this is what the IMEI checker says:
SKU , VF , German , CHE , HTC , CH , Swisscom , Bootloader Lock , Dark Gunmetal/Dark Gunmetal , w/o SIM Lock , HIMA#UHL-D1
I have a bug report of the gapps-Error. Would that be helpful?
I have some bad news for you:
According to everything that you describe in the opening post it's the dead nand issue. There's nothing you can do. And if you send the phone to HTC they will change the motherboard which means that you have to buy sunshine, again, after they send the phone back to you.
@Flippy498 Is the "failed to boot into download mode"? error a sign of dead nand? This happened to me before. I flashed hosd.img via bootloader to fix this. Still using my M9.
It's the combination of several things that make me think it's a dead nand:
The security warning indicates that there is no OS installed. If that happened without manually deleting the OS via a custom recovery like TWRP then chances are high that the nand died.
The software status is modified although the phone is locked and S-ON. The only other explanation for this combination would be that the owner failed while using one of the 100% stock guides that convert S-OFF back to S-ON, Unlocked back to Locked and modified back to original. However, the dead nand issue is quite common during the recent months and the guides are hidden somewhere in the Genereal section (in other words: not located on the first page). Therefore, I think that chances are higher that it's the dead nand issue.
Last but not least: The black download mode error screen in combination with the other two symptoms.
Did you report about your tries to revive your phone somewhere here on xda? Do you have a link? What kind of symptoms did you face aside from the black error screen? Has your phone been S-ON or S-OFF?
If you really faced a dead nand issue and could repair your phone by your own that would be a game-changing and I could finally overhaul the FAQ of the ReadMe thread. However, discussions like the one that starts with this post make me think that you might have faced a different problem with your download mode since it really looks like the dead nand isn't fixable without changing the hardware.
Flippy498 said:
I have some bad news for you:
According to everything that you describe in the opening post it's the dead nand issue. There's nothing you can do. And if you send the phone to HTC they will change the motherboard which means that you have to buy sunshine, again, after they send the phone back to you.
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Flippy498 said:
It's the combination of several things that make me think it's a dead nand:
The security warning indicates that there is no OS installed. If that happened without manually deleting the OS via a custom recovery like TWRP then chances are high that the nand died.
The software status is modified although the phone is locked and S-ON. The only other explanation for this combination would be that the owner failed while using one of the 100% stock guides that convert S-OFF back to S-ON, Unlocked back to Locked and modified back to original. However, the dead nand issue is quite common during the recent months and the guides are hidden somewhere in the Genereal section (in other words: not located on the first page). Therefore, I think that chances are higher that it's the dead nand issue.
Last but not least: The black download mode error screen in combination with the other two symptoms.
Did you report about your tries to revive your phone somewhere here on xda? Do you have a link? What kind of symptoms did you face aside from the black error screen? Has your phone been S-ON or S-OFF?
I didn't have to revive it, except that Google-error it works beautifully. That' broken download mode the only symptom I have. The phone is (meanwhile after Sunshine) S-OFF
If you really faced a dead nand issue and could repair your phone by your own that would be a game-changing and I could finally overhaul the FAQ of the ReadMe thread. However, discussions like the one that starts with this post make me think that you might have faced a different problem with your download mode since it really looks like the dead nand isn't fixable without changing the hardware.
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Well, there are two things that leave me hoping it's not a dead nand.
• Apart from that com.google.process.gapps-error, it works like a charm. No crashes, no sudden reboots. I really can't imagine a broken part of a motherboard making no trouble, wouldn't that render the part
useless? And is that Google-App Error really relatable?
• After letting the Sunshine App do its job, I don't get an error message in the download mode (well, it just boots normally after a while), the security warning has gone as well. Only the modified software is
suspicious.
side_flip15 said:
@Flippy498 Is the "failed to boot into download mode"? error a sign of dead nand? This happened to me before. I flashed hosd.img via bootloader to fix this. Still using my M9.
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I've heard of that as well. I didn't really find any tutorial on that and I'm a bit afraid to experiment with that. Do you mind sharing how you achieved that?
Instructions are linked in the FAQ of the ReadMe thread. They're the solution for the blue download mode issue.
The thing is that the download mode can't just break without either you actively manipulating it or the hardware of the phone dying. The same applies to that security warning. Either you manually delete the OS or the hardware fails and the phone isn't able to read the installed OS correctly, anymore. Therefore, I wouldn't put my hopes too high if I were you. Of course I could be wrong but I've read a lot of reports of dead nand phones since last year's summer and my feeling tells me that this is another one.
As a sidenote: You're the first user that tried to S-OFF/successfully S-OFFed his phone after such errors occurred since sunshine can't unlock the bootloader on firmware 4.x and hasn't been able to do so on older firmware versions when the issue appeared the first time. Therefore, I don't know which influence sunshine has on the whole situation.
Sent from my HTC One M9 using XDA Labs
Flippy498 said:
Instructions are linked in the FAQ of the ReadMe thread. They're the solution for the blue download mode issue. Great, thanks!
The thing is that the download mode can't just break without either you actively manipulating it or the hardware of the phone dying. The same applies to that security warning. Either you manually delete the OS or the hardware fails and the phone isn't able to read the installed OS correctly, anymore. Therefore, I wouldn't put my hopes too high if I were you. Of course I could be wrong but I've read a lot of reports of dead nand phones since last year's summer and my feeling tells me that this is another one.
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Yes, I know. Maybe I just don't want to accept that fact to keep my motivation to try to save the phone...
So what my optimism suspects is that somewhere deep in the firmware there is something corrupted. That leaves the System modified and the Google app confused.
After all, recovery mode works just fine. If you check what other people experience with a dead nand, it's got to do with sudden reboots, bootloops, failed download AND recovery modes et cetera.
As a sidenote: You're the first user that tried to S-OFF/successfully S-OFFed his phone after such errors occurred since sunshine can't unlock the bootloader on firmware 4.x and hasn't been able to do so on older firmware versions when the issue appeared the first time. Therefore, I don't know which influence sunshine has on the whole situation.
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A little more hope rised in me...
sechsgangschakter said:
I've heard of that as well. I didn't really find any tutorial on that and I'm a bit afraid to experiment with that. Do you mind sharing how you achieved that?
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You can try this...
Get the firmware.zip matching your current firmware @Flippy498 's thread here. Links are in the spreadsheet in post #2. Extract the hosd.img from the zip and flash in bootloader mode .
Code:
fastboot flash hosd hosd.img
then try to reboot to download mode. If it does not work, try other firmware.zip but should be in the same build number at least X.XX.
SAME HERE PROBLEM PLEASE HELP
I HAVE HTC ONE M9 OPJA100 JUST GO ON LOCKED SCREEN WHEN REBOOT TO BOOTLOADER ITS RESTART AGAIN EVEN NOT GO DOWNLOAD MODE OR RECOVERY MODE.
I WAS JUST MAKE ROOT THEN ITS STUCK ON LOGO
NOT GO FASTBOOT MODE TO CHECK CID OR FIRMWARE
WHAT I DO ?????
ITS LOCKED
S-ON ALSO
side_flip15 said:
You can try this...
Get the firmware.zip matching your current firmware @Flippy498 's thread here. Links are in the spreadsheet in post #2. Extract the hosd.img from the zip and flash in bootloader mode .
Code:
fastboot flash hosd hosd.img
then try to reboot to download mode. If it does not work, try other firmware.zip but should be in the same build number at least X.XX.
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THANK YOU!!!!
It finally works!
Edit: I installed resurrection Remix. Working perfectly, I really don't think there is anything dead in that phone. It's great, thank you for your help!
sechsgangschakter said:
THANK YOU!!!!
It finally works!
Edit: I installed resurrection Remix. Working perfectly, I really don't think there is anything dead in that phone. It's great, thank you for your help!
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Glad I helped you:highfive:
side_flip15 said:
Get the firmware.zip matching your current firmware @Flippy498 's thread here. Links are in the spreadsheet in post #2. Extract the hosd.img from the zip and flash in bootloader mode .
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Just for the record, that's not my thread. It's owned by Sneakyghost.
@sechsgangchakter: I'm glad to hear that your phone is working, again.
Flippy498 said:
Just for the record, that's not my thread. It's owned by Sneakyghost.
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Oh god! Sorry
Credits to @Sneakyghost :highfive:
Hello, I am having a very similar issue. I am looking for the hosd.img file for Verizon. I dont see it at https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1ZaiJ3F_f76sVa4daU5H62OYi5Bj23LEBBv4xDTQ8y-M/pubhtml. Please help. Thanks
You won't find any CDMA files in that spreadsheet because the xda thread that sheet belongs to only supports GSM devices and clearly states that it'll never support CDMA.
Flippy498 said:
You won't find any CDMA files in that spreadsheet because the xda thread that sheet belongs to only supports GSM devices and clearly states that it'll never support CDMA.
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So no one knows of one available for Verizon m9? What would happen if I used a GSM one?
You would probably damage your phone unrecoverably. GSM and CDMA are not compatible with each other due to the different partition layouts.
However, why don't you extract the needed file from a RUU that matches your current firmware version? That's how those firmware packs in the linked thread got made, as well. There's a thread with a RUU extraction tool linked in the RUU section of the ReadMe thread.
Sent from my HTC One S using XDA Labs
Flippy498 said:
You would probably damage your phone unrecoverably. GSM and CDMA are not compatible with each other due to the different partition layouts.
However, why don't you extract the needed file from a RUU that matches your current firmware version? That's how those firmware packs in the linked thread got made, as well. There's a thread with a RUU extraction tool linked in the RUU section of the ReadMe thread.
Sent from my HTC One S using XDA Labs
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Good idea, ill give that a try. Thanks

updating t-mo ruu manually.

So i was trying to install the latest nougat roms and realized i need to be on 4.xx for them.
I am on 3.xx
So i tried to update via the latest ruu from htc.
http://www.htc.com/us/support/rom-downloads.html
Did not work.
Then i realized that the rom was for a developers edition phone which mine is not.
So i downloaded the latest 3.xx rom. for the non developer phone.
After i downloaded it, I realized it was the same 4.xx ruu that i downloaded before. So i thought my mistake.
Go back and download AGAIN and yup, the link they provide in the "details and instuctions" section for the 3.xx rom is definitely for the 4.xx ruu.
When i click the download link without going into details. the link does not work.
Weird thing. on this page http://www.htc.com/us/support/updates.aspx
They do not specify developer edition.
So now the question is. IS 4.xx the latest update for all t-mo m9 phones and i am just having a problem installing.
Or do i need to find the 3.xx rom from a different source.
So i checked on a friends stock m9 and indeed it has the 4.47 update.
So i guess i am just doing something wrong. I am rooted but i never chose the option in twrp to modify files.
I can connect to the ruu in download mode. I tells me the correct rom that i have on the phone and offers to update. Once i choose update it seems to work fine. Reboots my phone then gives me error 123.
I cant seem to find a zip for it. Or a copy of the older ruu.
If anybody can point me in the direction of a database somewhere that would be super helpful. I know the mods used to keep them stickied at the top.
I do have a ruu and zip on my computer from a couple years ago that i will try too.
Tried to flash the last ruu i flashed before. got error 155 and now am stuck in flashing mode. With a half flashed phone. no way to reset it. 10 second power button does not work. cant pull the battery as the ruu advises me to do.
Guess im waiting for the phone to die from 100%
I think the problem is simple and something i totally forgot in the last couple years.
I NEED TO RE LOCK MY BOOTLOADER. but who knows. apparently its just me on here.
SO LONG FOR GOOD ADVICE FROM XDA.
BOOOO.
Please don't forget that this is a forum and not a support-hotline/-chat where people get payed for replying immediately. Most of us are doing this as their hobby and aren't able to be online 24/7. It might take some time till you get a reply. Especially if you post in a section that shows almost no activity aside from some new questions being asked. Most (former) users have already moved on to other devices due to the age of the M9 and many devs left the development scene due to the end users on xda that became more and more toxic and demanding during the last couple of years.
myphonesbetter said:
So i was trying to install the latest nougat roms and realized i need to be on 4.xx for them.
I am on 3.xx
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You actually don't need firmware 4.x. Firmware 3.x is compatible with the latest custom roms, as well. They only run "better" on firmware 4.x.
myphonesbetter said:
So i tried to update via the latest ruu from htc.
http://www.htc.com/us/support/rom-downloads.html
Did not work.
Then i realized that the rom was for a developers edition phone which mine is not.
So i downloaded the latest 3.xx rom. for the non developer phone.
After i downloaded it, I realized it was the same 4.xx ruu that i downloaded before. So i thought my mistake.
Go back and download AGAIN and yup, the link they provide in the "details and instuctions" section for the 3.xx rom is definitely for the 4.xx ruu.
When i click the download link without going into details. the link does not work.
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HTC is a bit lazy in regard to updating their webpage. You're always only able to download the latest RUU. However, you don't mention which variant you own. There is more than just one non-dev edition variant. Nevermind, you mentioned it in one if your following posts.
myphonesbetter said:
Weird thing. on this page http://www.htc.com/us/support/updates.aspx
They do not specify developer edition.
So now the question is. IS 4.xx the latest update for all t-mo m9 phones and i am just having a problem installing.
Or do i need to find the 3.xx rom from a different source.
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Firmware 4.x is the latest version for all SKUs/variants and there won't be any further updates since the M9 reached the EOL stage almost a year ago.
myphonesbetter said:
So i checked on a friends stock m9 and indeed it has the 4.47 update.
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Is that a typo? I only know about firmware 4.27.531.6 for the T-Mobile US variant.
myphonesbetter said:
So i guess i am just doing something wrong. I am rooted but i never chose the option in twrp to modify files.
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It's possible to break the OTA-update function by modifying the system via a root file explorer, as well.
myphonesbetter said:
I can connect to the ruu in download mode. I tells me the correct rom that i have on the phone and offers to update. Once i choose update it seems to work fine. Reboots my phone then gives me error 123.
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Is that another typo? I'd have expected error 132 since firmware 3.x and 4.x are using different encryption keys. You can't update using a RUU. You need to use the software update function of the system settings.
myphonesbetter said:
I cant seem to find a zip for it. Or a copy of the older ruu.
If anybody can point me in the direction of a database somewhere that would be super helpful. I know the mods used to keep them stickied at the top.
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The "database" is still stickied (in not only one but two subforums of the M9 section - the general and the q&a section). Therefore, I'm a bit surprised that you weren't able to find what you're looking for. In addition the thread I'm talking about is not only a database, it even contains all information you would have needed for solving your issues, already.
myphonesbetter said:
I do have a ruu and zip on my computer from a couple years ago that i will try too.
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If the RUU is older than your current firmware then you won't be able to use it.
myphonesbetter said:
Tried to flash the last ruu i flashed before. got error 155 and now am stuck in flashing mode. With a half flashed phone. no way to reset it. 10 second power button does not work. cant pull the battery as the ruu advises me to do.
Guess im waiting for the phone to die from 100%
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Error 155 means that you either try to flash a RUU that is too old or made for a different variant than the one you own. The key combination you're looking for is the power button plus volume down up and you need to keep them pressed for about 30 seconds. HTC changed that on one of the devices that came out before the M9. Letting the battery die is a bad idea, though. You'll damage it this way.
myphonesbetter said:
I think the problem is simple and something i totally forgot in the last couple years.
I NEED TO RE LOCK MY BOOTLOADER. but who knows. apparently its just me on here.
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No you don't. I can't discourage people enough from relocking this phone's bootloader if the phone is S-ON and not 100% stock and you don't have a RUU at hand that you already used successfully on your phone. HTC's security checks will prevent the device from booting if anything is modified (e.g. TWP being installed) while the bootloader is locked or relocked. They don't differentiate between "broken" and "custom" files and think that the modified software is broken. Therefore, the checks are trying to prevent the hardware from getting damaged by preventing the device from booting. In addition, if OEM Unlock isn't activated in the developer settings of the currently installed rom then there is no way to re-unlock the phone. That's an FRP (factory reset protection) Google introduced with android 5.1 (which equals firmware 2.x of the M9).
Flippy498 said:
Please don't forget that this is a forum and not a support-hotline/-chat where people get payed for replying immediately. Most of us are doing this as their hobby and aren't able to be online 24/7. It might take some time till you get a reply. Especially if you post in a section that shows almost no activity aside from some new questions being asked. Most (former) users have already moved on to other devices due to the age of the M9 and many devs left the development scene due to the end users on xda that became more and more toxic and demanding during the last couple of years.
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Yah. I get it. Was kind of just shouting to get some attention.
Ive noticed that not just this forum but many other forums that i used to use have lossed a lot of popularity.
I think because facbook groups and things like reddit that cover all subjects.
The problem with those places is that they are so unorganized.
Maybe thats also part of why its become so unorganized here. just what people are used to.
I honestly wasnt expecting actual info. Thank you.
Flippy498 said:
You actually don't need firmware 4.x. Firmware 3.x is compatible with the latest custom roms, as well. They only run "better" on firmware 4.x.
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Well i was afraid to brick it so i figured out (accidentally) how to update.
Flippy498 said:
Firmware 4.x is the latest version for all SKUs/variants and there won't be any further updates since the M9 reached the EOL stage almost a year ago.
Is that a typo? I only know about firmware 4.27.531.6 for the T-Mobile US variant It's possible to break the OTA-update function by modifying the system via a root file explorer, as well..
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Yes that was. it is 4.27.
I could not find any older ruu's on their site. Or anywhere for that matter. none with active links at least.
Flippy498 said:
Is that another typo? I'd have expected error 132 since firmware 3.x and 4.x are using different encryption keys. You can't update using a RUU. You need to use the software update function of the system settings.
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Yes 132. I did not realize that. Do you mean i would need to update via ota? by searching for updates.
Flippy498 said:
If the RUU is older than your current firmware then you won't be able to use it.
Error 155 means that you either try to flash a RUU that is too old or made for a different variant than the one you own. The key combination you're looking for is the power button plus volume down and you need to keep them pressed for about 30 seconds. HTC changed that on one of the devices that came out before the M9. Letting the battery die is a bad idea, though. You'll damage it this way.
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So i was originally trying to flash the latest frimware 4.27.xxx but i kept getting error 132.
And on the htc website it has 2 sections for ruu's m9 ans m9 developer. So i just figured it was the wrong one.
So i figured i would try the last ruu that i flashed before installing the rom that i ran for almost 2 years (lee droid)
when i flashed that, it got halfway through and gave me error 155. but left my phone in the middle of an update. Apparently the power button is disabled during this process.
it tell you to pull the battery or hold the power button for 10 seconds then try to recover from the boot using the ruu.
Well i could not reboot the phone so i just started the recover process. This rebooted my phone a few times then just started flashing the rom. To my surprise it worked.
It also re-locked my phone.
After that, now that im stock, i tried to flash the 4.27 ruu. still 132.
So i tried to run the ota's and they worked.
Took about 4 hours and 7 updates or so. probably 5 gigs on the data plan but finally it finshed with a 1.1 gig update to 4.27.
Im not sure why the first flash failed or why it worked, but eventually it did work.
Flippy498 said:
No you don't. I can't discourage people enough from relocking this phone's bootloader if the phone is S-ON and not 100% stock and you don't have a RUU at hand that you already used successfully on your phone. HTC's security checks will prevent the device from booting if anything is modified (e.g. TWRP being installed) while the bootloader is locked or relocked. They don't differentiate between "broken" and "custom" files and think that the modified software is broken. Therefore, the checks are trying to prevent the hardware from getting damaged by preventing the device from booting. In addition, if OEM Unlock isn't activated in the developer settings of the currently installed rom then there is no way to re-unlock the phone. That's an FRP (factory reset protection) Google introduced with android 5.1 (which equals firmware 2.x of the M9).
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Ive always relocked my htcs before running an ruu. If not then they never seem to work. I dont mind it because it takes about 10 seconds. and i already hae the token. I actually remembered the majority of the commands.
Maybe its causing another problem that i dont know about.
I did see the oem unlock in developer options if that is what you are talking about.
I was using the last ruu that i had used. but i also flashed a rom and it was a long time in between.
Also i installed the old version of lee droid on 4.27.xxx and it seemed to work fine. I did this on accident though. Flashed the wrong zip. Re-flashed the latest 4.0 and it seems to be working great. Noticing a couple little lags. Might go to the stock rom just rooted and debloated. It seemed to run a little smoother than leedroid for the time i was using it. but i felt like they were trying to extract my stem cells via confusing TOS agreements.
myphonesbetter said:
Apparently the power button is disabled during this process.
it tell you to pull the battery or hold the power button for 10 seconds then try to recover from the boot using the ruu.
[...]
It also re-locked my phone.
After that, now that im stock, i tried to flash the 4.27 ruu. still 132.
So i tried to run the ota's and they worked.
Ive always relocked my htcs before running an ruu. If not then they never seem to work. I dont mind it because it takes about 10 seconds. and i already hae the token. I actually remembered the majority of the commands.
Maybe its causing another problem that i dont know about.
I did see the oem unlock in developer options if that is what you are talking about.
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The power button isn't disabled. As said in my last post, you need to press the power button and the volume down button for 30 seconds. It's always been like that on the M9 since HTC already changed that on the M7 or M8 (can't tell you which one exactly it was).
Relocking was only needed on HTC phones that are older than the M9. HTC changed that with the M9. And as said in my last post, re-locking the M9 if you don't have a RUU at hand that you already used successfully is more than dangerous due to Google's FRP. You might end with a non-booting non-unlockable phone.
In addition, a relocked dootloader doesn't change the fact, that your phone is missing the needed encryption keys. That's why the 4.x RUU still failed.
However, it's nice to hear that you could solve your problems now. ?
Sent from my HTC One M9 using XDA Labs
Ah, I made a mistake while writing my posts. It's power and volume up. Not power and volume down. :silly:

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