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Hi guys!
Im quite new here and new to all these Android stuff but here's my problem:
My friend accidentally formatted everything (sd card, cache, system) and erased EVERYTHING including my CWM recovery backups and now when I reboot it only stays on the HTC logo. Now here are my questions:
-is this a soft brick or a hard brick? (I can still go to HBOOT and RECOVERY)
-what can I possibly do? I dont really know how to flash a stock ROM and stuff like RUU or Kernel etc.
Please help me, Im new to Android and Im actually having fun using it with my new phone. By helping me, you are also helping my friend not being killed by me if my phone gets restored.
Thank you very much!
iamlegend19 said:
Hi guys!
Im quite new here and new to all these Android stuff but here's my problem:
My friend accidentally formatted everything (sd card, cache, system) and erased EVERYTHING including my CWM recovery backups and now when I reboot it only stays on the HTC logo. Now here are my questions:
-is this a soft brick or a hard brick? (I can still go to HBOOT and RECOVERY)
-what can I possibly do? I dont really know how to flash a stock ROM and stuff like RUU or Kernel etc.
Please help me, Im new to Android and Im actually having fun using it with my new phone. By helping me, you are also helping my friend not being killed by me if my phone gets restored.
Thank you very much!
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i think mass storage is not working from recovery currently so flash RUU...
It just a soft brick. You can use a custom ROM, put the rom.zip on your memory card and flash it. HTC One V has a memory card slot for you to put in your sdcard, so not a big problem.
Custom ROM:
1- put the ROMxx.zip on your sdcard (use a card reader).
2- boot to recovery
3- tap on install from sdcard
4- tap on choose zip from sdcard
5. tap on the ROMxx.zip and install.
6. Once complete, reboot.
If you want a stock ROM then you need to flash RUU.
1. put the stock recovery.img in fastboot folder
2. connect your phone in fastboot mode
3. open cmd prompt, point to fastboot folder
4. type fastboot flash recovery stock recovery.img
5. type fastboot oem lock
6. double click your RUU and follow instructions.
Make sure you have the right RUU for your phone.
ckpv5 said:
It just a soft brick. You can use a custom ROM, put the rom.zip on your memory card and flash it. HTC One V has a memory card slot for you to put in your sdcard, so not a big problem.
Custom ROM:
1- put the ROMxx.zip on your sdcard (use a card reader).
2- boot to recovery
3- tap on install from sdcard
4- tap on choose zip from sdcard
5. tap on the ROMxx.zip and install.
6. Once complete, reboot.
If you want a stock ROM then you need to flash RUU.
1. put the stock recovery.img in fastboot folder
2. connect your phone in fastboot mode
3. open cmd prompt, point to fastboot folder
4. type fastboot flash recovery stock recovery.img
5. type fastboot oem lock
6. double click your RUU and follow instructions.
Make sure you have the right RUU for your phone.
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How do i get the right RUU for HTC ONE V? Im sorry but I am really a super noob so i dont know these things. Here are my questions in bullets so it wont be hard for you to help me
1. I will put the stock recovery.img in fastboot folder on my CPU? Am I correct?
2. Where can I download RUU and how will I put it in my phone?
Thank you very much for your replies and you patience ^_^
ckpv5 said:
If you want a stock ROM then you need to flash RUU.
1. put the stock recovery.img in fastboot folder
2. connect your phone in fastboot mode
3. open cmd prompt, point to fastboot folder
4. type fastboot flash recovery stock recovery.img
5. type fastboot oem lock
6. double click your RUU and follow instructions.
Make sure you have the right RUU for your phone.
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I did your instructions but when I typed fastboot flash recovery stock recovery.img it says "it cannot load stock" then i proceeded and typed fastboot oem lock and my device rebooted. When it got back to HBOOT it says "***RELOCKED*** on top
Please help me.
Thanks in advance
You shouldn't relock first, you need to place the stock recovery first then relock. But I guess it is ok as you may be on stock ROM.
Anyway, which area are you ? Asia ? Europe? where ?
Check in bootloader - what is the radio version ?
These info may help to find the right RUU for you
p.s: stock recovery.img is refering to the recovery_signed.img or recovery.img depends on the right name. Say it is recovery_signed.img then it should be "fastboot flash recovery recovery_signed.img"
ckpv5 said:
You shouldn't relock first, you need to place the stock recovery first then relock. But I guess it is ok as you may be on stock ROM.
Anyway, which area are you ? Asia ? Europe? where ?
Check in bootloader - what is the radio version ?
These info may help to find the right RUU for you
p.s: stock recovery.img is refering to the recovery_signed.img or recovery.img depends on the right name. Say it is recovery_signed.img then it should be "fastboot flash recovery recovery_signed.img"
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Thank you for helping me!
Im in Asia
**RELOCKED**
PRIMOU PVT SHIP S-ON RL
HBOOT- 1.16.0000
RADIO- 3831.15.00.23_M
eMMc-boot
well thats exactly what it says on the HBOOT
What's my next step? Ill follow exactly as you instructed since I am a supernoob so, im not being demanding but please be specific.
Thank you very very much for your quick replies!
*I copied the recovery.img file to the fastboot folder in my CPU. And yes the recovery.img is the name of my stock recovery.*
You should be more specific, which area in Asia.
If you're in Malaysia or Singapore, Indonesia, Vietnam, Thailand, grab the RUU here:
http://www.fileswap.com/dl/NjefCFzT...831.15.00.23_m_release_252880_signed.exe.html
What was your ROM before the soft brick ? If it is stock and now you are on "relocked" status, connect your phone in bootloader (fastboot usb), double click the RUU.exe and follow the displayed instructions.
You can read this thread on how to restore your phone: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1648850&page=2
ckpv5 said:
You should be more specific, which area in Asia.
If you're in Malaysia or Singapore, Indonesia, Vietnam, Thailand, grab the RUU here:
http://www.fileswap.com/dl/NjefCFzT...831.15.00.23_m_release_252880_signed.exe.html
What was your ROM before the soft brick ? If it is stock and now you are on "relocked" status, connect your phone in bootloader (fastboot usb), double click the RUU.exe and follow the displayed instructions.
You can read this thread on how to restore your phone: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1648850&page=2
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Yeah sorry I guess I wasnt specific enough
My ROM was in stock
Im in the Philippines sir.
Okay I will do this and report to you the progress.
Thank you very much from me and all the people you've helped! ^_^
Hey guys
Can you tell me please wehre i could get a european RUU?
Sorry for my Bad english
Gesendet von meinem HTC One V mit Tapatalk 2
cyonix87 said:
Hey guys
Can you tell me please wehre i could get a european RUU?
Sorry for my Bad english
Gesendet von meinem HTC One V mit Tapatalk 2
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Hi Im a noob but i think this should help
[ROM]Primo Shipped ROM Collection - xda-developers
hope it helps
ckpv5 said:
You should be more specific, which area in Asia.
If you're in Malaysia or Singapore, Indonesia, Vietnam, Thailand, grab the RUU here:
http://www.fileswap.com/dl/NjefCFzT...831.15.00.23_m_release_252880_signed.exe.html
What was your ROM before the soft brick ? If it is stock and now you are on "relocked" status, connect your phone in bootloader (fastboot usb), double click the RUU.exe and follow the displayed instructions.
You can read this thread on how to restore your phone: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1648850&page=2
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Thank you very much!! My phone works again because of your help!
now my SU app is gone, can I just download it again on google play? I assume im still rooted and still have CWM recovery right? I can make a backup again right?
iamlegend19 said:
Thank you very much!! My phone works again because of your help!
now my SU app is gone, can I just download it again on google play? I assume im still rooted and still have CWM recovery right? I can make a backup again right?
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no you are not rooted and you do not have cwm recovery...IF YOU FLASHED RUU!!
shubhamchamaria said:
no you are not rooted and you do not have cwm recovery...IF YOU FLASHED RUU!!
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Thank you very much guys for your help! You guys really are friendly despite of the scary registration video
Again thank you and God bless! ^_^
I've done my google searching, i really have. So I hope i didn't miss out on a sticky or anything else because i did check, if i didn't find it i must be blind. However,most guides I found to flash to stock rom were not on XDA. And just to be sure I've decided to come back over here and ask if this process is correct:
Also I am coming from ARHD 2.05.. so is a downgrade to 1.26 possible, do i need any kernels? Anyways here is how i'd proceed
1. Download stock recovery.img, put it in c:\fastboot
2. download the stock ruu for your specific phone
3. Boot phone into fastboot
4. open up cmd, in cmd type "cd\"
5. type "cd fastboot"
6. type in"fastboot flash recovery recovery.img"
7. type "fastboot oem lock"
(phone restarts in this case)
8. back in fastboot
9. open up stock RUU for your phone:
Agree to terms and just "next"(basically follow on-screen instructions)
... bla bla bla... and we have stock?
Is this processs correct?
Am I missing on anything, as i would be coming from ARHD.
Once again I apologize if this has been posted or if there's a guide on XDA, i've really done my searching, i just can't risk ruining this baby
Thanks in advance
This is roughly right yes. If you were on 1.26 before flashing a custom rom then you can flash the 1.26 RUU, and any higher version firmware (1.28, 1.29). if you were on 1.28 or 1.29 firmware then you cannot downgrade to 1.26, you will need to flash your current firmware version or higher. also with cmd, if you saved your fastboot file to c:\Android\fastboot then the command to get to that folder will be "cd c:\Android\fastboot"
teky said:
This is roughly right yes. If you were on 1.26 before flashing a custom rom then you can flash the 1.26 RUU, and any higher version firmware (1.28, 1.29). if you were on 1.28 or 1.29 firmware then you cannot downgrade to 1.26, you will need to flash your current firmware version or higher. also with cmd, if you saved your fastboot file to c:\Android\fastboot then the command to get to that folder will be "cd c:\Android\fastboot"
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Does that mean I cannot get back to stock as of now? I found the 1.26 RUU and it's around 566.2 mb.
But before flashing I was on 1.29...
shadehh said:
Does that mean I cannot get back to stock as of now? I found the 1.26 RUU and it's around 566.2 mb.
But before flashing I was on 1.29...
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you will need to find the 1.29 RUU for your phone then. have a search in HERE for the right RUU
teky said:
you will need to find the 1.29 RUU for your phone then. have a search in HERE for the right RUU
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It's not released yet it seems. Okay, here my final question:
My final question:
So basically even though i am on ARHD 7.1.0 and have the latest firmware
I had 1.29 before flashing
I am only able to get back to stock if i have the 1.29 Ruu OR a NEWER version?(i know currently no newer official version present but assuming there is)
edit: me silly, i reread your first post and that's exactly what you stated. haha! Thank you anyway >_> guess i gotta wait for a RUU to be released
Hey guys,
I have an HTC__044 device which is unlocked and running a custom ROM with a custom boot.img. I am wanting to restore the phone to stock ROM so I can download the JellyBean OTA.
I've seen the procedure for returning to stock RUU, but I am not sure on the procedure for when you have a full Nandroid backup of your stock ROM.
Could someone please clarify?
I understand it to be as follows:
1. Boot in to recovery and restore Nandroid backup of original ROM
2. Flash stock boot.img extracted from RUU via fastboot (or boot.img from backup directory on SD card)
3. Flash stock recovery via fastboot (or recovery.img from backup directory on SD card)
4. relock bootloader via fastboot
5. Reboot phone and stock ROM will be recovered
6. Download and install OTA.
Have I missed anything? Do you really need to flash back to stock recovery? I don't really see the point of doing that?
Thanks
Sentinel196 said:
Hey guys,
I have an HTC__044 device which is unlocked and running a custom ROM with a custom boot.img. I am wanting to restore the phone to stock ROM so I can download the JellyBean OTA.
I've seen the procedure for returning to stock RUU, but I am not sure on the procedure for when you have a full Nandroid backup of your stock ROM.
Could someone please clarify?
I understand it to be as follows:
1. Boot in to recovery and restore Nandroid backup of original ROM
2. Flash stock boot.img extracted from RUU via fastboot (or boot.img from backup directory on SD card)
3. Flash stock recovery via fastboot (or recovery.img from backup directory on SD card)
4. relock bootloader via fastboot
5. Reboot phone and stock ROM will be recovered
6. Download and install OTA.
Have I missed anything? Do you really need to flash back to stock recovery? I don't really see the point of doing that?
Thanks
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U can try to relocked your bootloader and flashed the RUU for your device to return back to stock and waiting for JB updates.
Sentinel196 said:
Hey guys,
I have an HTC__044 device which is unlocked and running a custom ROM with a custom boot.img. I am wanting to restore the phone to stock ROM so I can download the JellyBean OTA.
I've seen the procedure for returning to stock RUU, but I am not sure on the procedure for when you have a full Nandroid backup of your stock ROM.
Could someone please clarify?
I understand it to be as follows:
1. Boot in to recovery and restore Nandroid backup of original ROM
2. Flash stock boot.img extracted from RUU via fastboot (or boot.img from backup directory on SD card)
3. Flash stock recovery via fastboot (or recovery.img from backup directory on SD card)
4. relock bootloader via fastboot
5. Reboot phone and stock ROM will be recovered
6. Download and install OTA.
Have I missed anything? Do you really need to flash back to stock recovery? I don't really see the point of doing that?
Thanks
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Yeah, looks good to me.
You don't need to relock it if you're just going to apply the OTA.
To apply OTA, you need stock recovery.
Oh really? Cool!!
So I can just recover the NANDROID backup, and flash the boot.img then check it boots. then flash the stock recovery and download the OTA without re-locking?
I thought you had to lock the bootloader to get OTA updates as unlocked bootloader sets the CID to none, so no OTAs are detected, no?
Sentinel196 said:
Oh really? Cool!!
So I can just recover the NANDROID backup, and flash the boot.img then check it boots. then flash the stock recovery and download the OTA without re-locking?
I thought you had to lock the bootloader to get OTA updates as unlocked bootloader sets the CID to none, so no OTAs are detected, no?
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I've never tried it, but as far as I know, you don't need to lock it, updates are based on IMEI, not CID, and although CID can show as all 1s in some places, fastboot oem readcid should return the correct one.
However it takes about 5 seconds to lock it and just a few more to unlock it, so... Your choice.
If you have the Stock RUU your device shipped with, just go in fastboot, connect to pc and run the RUU.exe.
If not, the steps in first post looks like a good route to flash back to your original ROM.
In my case it was shorter:
1. Restore nandroid backup (of the original ROM, did after root).
2. Fastboot oem lock
3. Run RUU
That's all.
You can try this too.
Regards.
Sent from my HTC One X using xda premium
jorjino2000 said:
In my case it was shorter:
1. Restore nandroid backup (of the original ROM, did after root).
2. Fastboot oem lock
3. Run RUU
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Well, the OP didn't ask for the RUU method and said he was aware of it.
What's wrong with:
fastboot oem lock
Run RUU
smartzac said:
U can try to relocked your bootloader and flashed the RUU for your device to return back to stock and waiting for JB updates.
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hello m using HOX And my device is running on CM 10 4.1.2 and i want back to stock like i buy phone from store and wan every official update automatically like i do when m running on stock rom so should i follow following steps is it correct or if i miss some. and i dnt want my device freeze or stuck in any stage so plz help me i have nanoroid backup
0.restore your nandroid backup from recovery
1.go to your sd card and grab the stock boot.img and recovery.img from the folder that contains the nandroid backup(clockworkmod)
2.flash both of them
3.enter your phone,use the app ota rootkeeper,and make a backup for your root,then select temporarily unroot..
4.reboot enter software updates...do the update thing..when it finishes
5.enter the app and select restore root
5.go to fastboot flash the recovery you like cwm or twrp
jimmy_135 said:
.......and i dnt want my device freeze or stuck in any stage so plz help me i have nanoroid backup
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Before you do anything, the best thing to do is to check again what is the actual software version no.
Go to fastboot and type below command
fastboot getvar version-main
Tell us the no. written there
Then we talk about getting your ROM back to stock
ckpv5 said:
Before you do anything, the best thing to do is to check again what is the actual software version no.
Go to fastboot and type below command
fastboot getvar version-main
Tell us the no. written there
Then we talk about getting your ROM back to stock
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my soft no is 3.14.707.24 CL128187
CID is HTC_044
plz help me guys
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ckpv5 said:
Before you do anything, the best thing to do is to check again what is the actual software version no.
Go to fastboot and type below command
fastboot getvar version-main
Tell us the no. written there
Then we talk about getting your ROM back to stock
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my software version is 3.14.707.24 CL128187
my CID IS HTC_044
plz help me out of this m screwed from last 2 days
jimmy_135 said:
my software version is 3.14.707.24 CL128187
my CID IS HTC_044
plz help me out of this m screwed from last 2 days
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Yours is same as mine, CID HTC__044 and 3.14.707.24
When reading your thread http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2055377 I'm a little bit puzzled on why do you want to revert to stock as your device is already on JellyBean and there is no further OTA at the moment.
Here are three scenario that you may need to choose.
1) You just want to revert to stock ROM but you still need to root it.
a. Flash the stock boot.img attached here (That's the stock boot.img for 3.14.707.24)
b. Restore your nandroid backup
c. Reboot.. you are done .. you will have stock ROM but still on custom recovery in case you still need to play around like rooting the stock ROM or whatever you want to do.
2) You want to revert to stock ROM with everything complete stock with your nandroid backup.
a. Flash the attached stock boot.img
b. Restore your nandroid backup
c. Reboot to bootloader again
d. Flash the attached stock recovery.img (That's the stock recovery.img for 3.14.707.24)
e. Relock your bootloader with command "fastboot oem lock"
f. Reboot your device.. you are done.
3) You want to revert to stock with a RUU.
a) Download RUU_ENDEAVOR_U_JB_45_S_hTC_Asia_WWE_3.14.707.24_Radio_5.1204.162.29_release_296434_signed.exe from various site that you can it this thread http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1543604 or you can download from where that I uploaded one : http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=34971176&postcount=2487
b) Put your device in fastboot mode and relock your bootloader with command "fastboot oem lock"
c) In fastboot mode too, run the RUU and follow the updater instruction - next- next-update-blablabla until it finish
d) Complete the setup wizard, you are done.
ckpv5 said:
Yours is same as mine, CID HTC__044 and 3.14.707.24
When reading your thread http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2055377 I'm a little bit puzzled on why do you want to revert to stock as your device is already on JellyBean and there is no further OTA at the moment.
Here are three scenario that you may need to choose.
1) You just want to revert to stock ROM but you still need to root it.
a. Flash the stock boot.img attached here (That's the stock boot.img for 3.14.707.24)
b. Restore your nandroid backup
c. Reboot.. you are done .. you will have stock ROM but still on custom recovery in case you still need to play around like rooting the stock ROM or whatever you want to do.
2) You want to revert to stock ROM with everything complete stock with your nandroid backup.
a. Flash the attached stock boot.img
b. Restore your nandroid backup
c. Reboot to bootloader again
d. Flash the attached stock recovery.img (That's the stock recovery.img for 3.14.707.24)
e. Relock your bootloader with command "fastboot oem lock"
f. Reboot your device.. you are done.
3) You want to revert to stock with a RUU.
a) Download RUU_ENDEAVOR_U_JB_45_S_hTC_Asia_WWE_3.14.707.24_Radio_5.1204.162.29_release_296434_signed.exe from various site that you can it this thread http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1543604 or you can download from where that I uploaded one : http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=34971176&postcount=2487
b) Put your device in fastboot mode and relock your bootloader with command "fastboot oem lock"
c) In fastboot mode too, run the RUU and follow the updater instruction - next- next-update-blablabla until it finish
d) Complete the setup wizard, you are done.
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Thanks for ur quick reply forget about root in among them which is the safest method and i wan all update automatically....and i have boot.img and stockrecovery.img in my nanoroid back so can i use it and other thin i wan a gud battery life on my phone so what i do....
The recovery from your backup is not stock.
BenPope said:
The recovery from your backup is not stock.
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so what should i do Benpope
jimmy_135 said:
so what should i do Benpope
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You have to flash the stock recovery.....the nandroid is taken with a custom recovery so the stock recovery is not included in the nandroid .... therefore you need the stock one :thumbup:
This is the 3.14 stock recovery
http://db.tt/C1SWP2ZJ
MarcelHofs said:
You have to flash the stock recovery.....the nandroid is taken with a custom recovery so the stock recovery is not included in the nandroid .... therefore you need the stock one :thumbup:
This is the 3.14 stock recovery
http://db.tt/C1SWP2ZJ
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Mate... I even attached the stock recovery and stock boot.img for him above. I don't know whether he really read those I wrote.
So Jimmy, if you want automatic update like the stock ROM as you said; read again item 2 or item 3.
ckpv5 said:
Mate... I even attached the stock recovery and stock boot.img for him above. I don't know whether he really read those I wrote.
So Jimmy, if you want automatic update like the stock ROM as you said; read again item 2 or item 3.
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k buddy let i do with ur stock.img and recovery.img hope everythin work fine and i choose item no 2 thanks buddy and how to i maximize battery life of my HOX
for example htc rezound if you rename the rom name to PH98IMG you can reboot into bootloader and flash the rom automatically. how do I do that? asking because I don't have a rom on my phone (I wiped everything) now trying to get a rom loaded on it
sogone209 said:
for example htc rezound if you rename the rom name to PH98IMG you can reboot into bootloader and flash the rom automatically. how do I do that? asking because I don't have a rom on my phone (I wiped everything) now trying to get a rom loaded on it
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Your Rom can be named whatever you want as long as you write the name the same in the command and Idk if there is an automatic way like that, I doubt it.
This cant be done with roms, only with ruu's and firmware images. You would need a usb-otg cable, a fat32 formated flash drive, and the correct name would be PN07IMG.zip
im so stuck now. the htc resound was so much easier.
im s-off but stuck with no rom at all to load.
I kno how to adb sideload a rom to my phone but non of them are installing.
how can I return to stock?
sogone209 said:
im so stuck now. the htc resound was so much easier.
im s-off but stuck with no rom at all to load.
I kno how to adb sideload a rom to my phone but non of them are installing.
how can I return to stock?
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Ruu
Chilidog said:
Ruu
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more information would be nice. I cant not find a ruu zip or exe downloadwith vzw_001 thats my cid I believe.
so I will have to get that ruu and adb sidload it and then install from twrp? or fastboot oem rebootRUU install it that way?
detailed information would be greatly appreciated my hboot is the dreaded 1.56 I am s-off tho unlocked.
You can get the ruu's at the bottom of this post http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=46506621
You can direct flash thru hboot as i explained earlier, or use
Code:
fastboot oem rebootRUU
Code:
fastboot flash zip nameoffile.zip
You do not sideload the zip to the phone, but put it on your pc in the same folder as fastboot.exe.
cmlusco said:
You can get the ruu's at the bottom of this post http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=46506621
You can direct flash thru hboot as i explained earlier, or use
Code:
fastboot oem rebootRUU
Code:
fastboot flash zip nameoffile.zip
You do not sideload the zip to the phone, but put it on your pc in the same folder as fastboot.exe.
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hmm thank you so much. and for some reason encrypted ruu doesn't work? but isn't that like how stock comes from the factory? I would like it to be factory stock to the max. then im gunna just debloat it.
For encrypted to work you must relock your bootloader. Either way you are getting the exact same thing. Encrypted / decrypted refer to the flashable file it self, not the files it contains or how they are put on the phone. Once you do the ruu and take the ota, you will be compleet stock other than being unlocked and s-off.
i modified my platform.xml to enable w/r access for the sdcard a few months back.
there was a copy of the original, er, 'somewhere' but i cant find it now.
i have removed the line added i in before but the 4.4.4 ota update is failing because of platform.xml.
anyone have a stock unmodified platform.xml they could upload here or pm?
my M8 is a dual sim version if that makes any difference.
thanks.
You should be able to find your RUU here and extract the file in question:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2701376
berndblb said:
You should be able to find your RUU here and extract the file in question:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2701376
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Nope, dont see it. is there one? (its a dual sim version)
couldnt see one on htcdev either.
i already have a signed zip file
0P6BIMG_M8_DUGL_K44_SENSE60_HTC_Europe_1.45.401.12_R_Radio_1.18.30306251.05G_30.57.306251.00L_release_381655_combined_signed.zip
but as it is signed i cannot extract anything from it
winrar always say corrupt image, is there another way?
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Did you solve the problem? I have exactly the same issue . . .
gazzacbr said:
Nope, dont see it. is there one? (its a dual sim version)
couldnt see one on htcdev either.
i already have a signed zip file
0P6BIMG_M8_DUGL_K44_SENSE60_HTC_Europe_1.45.401.12_R_Radio_1.18.30306251.05G_30.57.306251.00L_release_381655_combined_signed.zip
but as it is signed i cannot extract anything from it
winrar always say corrupt image, is there another way?
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simonvfr said:
Did you solve the problem? I have exactly the same issue . . .
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Hi,
not exactly. but i am on 4.4.4
i was toying with the idea of winding back to stock using nandroid, rooting and copying out platform.xml, then having another go at OTA...
but, i thought i might as well give MaximusHD 4.4.4 for dual sim a go as i was going to wipe anyway.
i flashed TWRP latest 2.8.1 and updated firmware (link is on Maximus page) and then ROM.
so thats where i am now and happy with the rom.
100% stable, no issues noticed at all and aroma removed some bloat for me as i installed.
no need to go back now.
i will wait for lollipop from HTC and all those custom roms for M8 dual sim to try out (er, joke)
gazzacbr said:
Hi,
not exactly. but i am on 4.4.4
i was toying with the idea of winding back to stock using nandroid, rooting and copying out platform.xml, then having another go at OTA...
but, i thought i might as well give MaximusHD 4.4.4 for dual sim a go as i was going to wipe anyway.
i flashed TWRP latest 2.8.1 and updated firmware (link is on Maximus page) and then ROM.
so thats where i am now and happy with the rom.
100% stable, no issues noticed at all and aroma removed some bloat for me as i installed.
no need to go back now.
i will wait for lollipop from HTC and all those custom roms for M8 dual sim to try out (er, joke)
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Thanks. As I am rooted, with TWRP, but S-ON, I think I can't flash the new firmware. Or am I wrong on that?
I have nandroid backup from my original stock, so could go back to that and re-lock and then do the OTA, but it's a long slow way of getting to 4.4.4!
An alternative would be Cyanogenmod - but although CM11 supports multi-sim phones I can find nothing clear about whether the official builds support the M8 dual-sim.
Finding the M8 ROM situation frustrating after messing around endlessly with custom ROMs on Acer dual sim phone . . . .
simonvfr said:
Thanks. As I am rooted, with TWRP, but S-ON, I think I can't flash the new firmware...
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you can but you have to re-lock the boot loader which will wipe your phone.
i used these instructions (I am S-OFF already) and firmware from link on Maximus site:
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How to flash firmware
### If you are S-ON ---> Re-lock your bootloader (this will most probably wipe content of your device)
If you are S-OFF ---> no need to re-lock the bootloader.
Copy downloaded .zip to fastboot.exe location
Re-name .zip file to firmware.zip
Open command prompt
Boot your device in fastboot mode (vol DOWN + power ===> fastboot)
Connect device to the PC
In command prompt cd to fastboot.exe location
Make sure you have correct modeid and cidnum (type: fastboot getvar all)
### Type: fastboot oem lock (if your device is not relocked yet or in case it's S-ON)
Type: fastboot oem rebootRUU and wait for device to reboot
Type: fastboot flash zip firmware.zip and wait for process to complete
Flash firmware.zip again just to make sure.
Type: fastboot reboot-bootloader
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what i am sure of is that without the new firmware you will not have wifi
i thought i flashed the firmware first but didnt do it twice and it didnt stick. after the rom was installed i had no wifi but guessed that was the problem and re flashed the firmware. then it was ok.
as for cyanogenmod, unless it states it is for M8 Dual SIM then i wouldnt bother unless youve got time to experiment and hope for updates.
i know there are many arguments as to why you dont really need S-OFF for most normal operations but it a real fail-safe when things get messed up (my 2c)
just find the $25 for sunshine, its worth it.
gazzacbr said:
you can but you have to re-lock the boot loader which will wipe your phone.
i used these instructions (I am S-OFF already) and firmware from link on Maximus site:
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How to flash firmware
### If you are S-ON ---> Re-lock your bootloader (this will most probably wipe content of your device)
If you are S-OFF ---> no need to re-lock the bootloader.
Copy downloaded .zip to fastboot.exe location
Re-name .zip file to firmware.zip
Open command prompt
Boot your device in fastboot mode (vol DOWN + power ===> fastboot)
Connect device to the PC
In command prompt cd to fastboot.exe location
Make sure you have correct modeid and cidnum (type: fastboot getvar all)
### Type: fastboot oem lock (if your device is not relocked yet or in case it's S-ON)
Type: fastboot oem rebootRUU and wait for device to reboot
Type: fastboot flash zip firmware.zip and wait for process to complete
Flash firmware.zip again just to make sure.
Type: fastboot reboot-bootloader
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what i am sure of is that without the new firmware you will not have wifi
i thought i flashed the firmware first but didnt do it twice and it didnt stick. after the rom was installed i had no wifi but guessed that was the problem and re flashed the firmware. then it was ok.
as for cyanogenmod, unless it states it is for M8 Dual SIM then i wouldnt bother unless youve got time to experiment and hope for updates.
i know there are many arguments as to why you dont really need S-OFF for most normal operations but it a real fail-safe when things get messed up (my 2c)
just find the $25 for sunshine, its worth it.
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Thanks for response. In the meantime I have gone S-OFF with Sunshine, but I have not yet flashed the new firmware or the ROM.
For firmware flashing, I was going to use the process described here on XDA. Seems very simple . . .
simonvfr said:
Thanks for response. In the meantime I have gone S-OFF with Sunshine, but I have not yet flashed the new firmware or the ROM.
For firmware flashing, I was going to use the process described here on XDA. Seems very simple . . .
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But in the end I had to use the method you suggest, as once the ROM was installed I had no firmware and was therefore stuck in bootloader. With some fiddling I managed to sort it all out, and everything is now running.
Thanks for your help