[Q] OTA Bricked Stock Phone - Verizon HTC One (M7)

I have a Verizon M7 that is 100% stock. I hooked it up to HTC Sync Manager last week to transfer an audio book. HTC Sync Manager said there is an update available, so I applied it, then the Manager prompted me to update the phone. The phone update failed and the Manager lost connectivity to the phone. Now the phone won't boot all the way: HTC logo screen, then the screen goes dark with a hint of backlit. I tried factory reset, clear user cache and recovery to no avail.
Phone info in Fastboot screen:
*** LOCKED***
M7_WLV PVT SHIP S-ON RH
HBOOT-1.61.0000
RADIO-1.13.41.1209
OpenDSP-v35.120.274.0718
OS-6.22.605.3
eMMC-boot 2048MB
Apr 20 2015, 12:11:15.0
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I tried the following steps but decided it'd be best to ask for help before I do something that's irreversibly wrong (hope I haven't done so already):
1. I ran Rumrunner on a Win7 laptop to unlock the bootloader. It failed with 'ERROR: run rumrunner again and READ'
2. On a Mac: I ran 'fastdb oem rebootRUU' then 'fastdb flash zip (1.10.605.10 Signed RUU)' per this thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2485319
$ fastboot flash zip RUU_1.10.605.10.zip
target reported max download size of 1514139648 bytes
sending 'zip' (1178274 KB)...
OKAY [ 49.993s]
writing 'zip'...
(bootloader) adopting the signature contained in this image...
(bootloader) signature checking...
(bootloader) rom parsing start ...
(bootloader) rom parsing finish ...
(bootloader) zip header checking...
(bootloader) zip info parsing...
(bootloader) Read zipped android_info fail
ERROR: usb_read failed with status e00002e8
FAILED (status read failed (No such file or directory))
finished. total time: 155.096s
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I am completely lost as to what to do next. Help please!
Thank you very much!

Update: fixed per dottat's suggestion using HTC Sync Mgr in fastboot mode.
Thank you again dotdat!

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Hard bricked phone

Hello
I got this INSPIRE 4G from AT&T
The thing is, When you press the power button, it boots straight up into Fastboot.
Here Is my Hboot Info
ACE XA SHIP S-OFF RL
HBOOT-0.85.0024
MICROP-0438
RADIO-26.09.04.11_M2
Emmc-boot
Apr 12 2011,00:55:45
When i select factory reset from the bootloader, it does nothing.
WHen i select Image CRC from the Bootloader,These is what is printed on the screen.
OSBL: 0xC2C4DD79
AMSS: 0x6CC260EB
HBOOT: 0xF9E06F63
BOOT: 0x0
RECOVERY: 0x0
SYSTEM: 0x0
THERE IS NO RECOVERY, SYSTEM OR ANYTHING !
THESE ARE THE SOLUTIONS I HAVE TRIED.
1. I tried flashing a recovery from Fastboot, but it gives an error like this:
C:\Program Files\Minimal ADB and Fastboot>fastboot flash recovery recovery.img
sending 'recovery' (3704 KB)...
OKAY [ 0.664s]
writing 'recovery'...
FAILED (remote: not allowed)
finished. total time: 0.672s
I get the same errors when i try to flash,erase or format the rest of the partitions(BOOT,SYSTEM).
SO FASTBOOT IS COMPLETELY USELESS!!
2. I have also tried the HTC RUU, it finds the device and it gives me ERROR 171 (USB CONNECTION).
I am certain all the drivers and everything is installed perfectly!
I have also tried the HTC RUU Hboot update but it also fails like the RUU ROm update.
3. I have also tried to flash the STock rom as PD98IMG.zip via bootloader, IT DOESNOT FIND ANY FILE IN SD CARD
4.I have Also tried flashing Eng-Hboot as PD98IMG.zip, But it skips that also.
5. I also tried to use this command Fastboot oem boot
And this is what i get:
C:\Program Files\Minimal ADB and Fastboot>Fastboot oem boot
...
(bootloader) Error status=0x400008
(bootloader) [SD_HW_ERR] SD: read fail ..
(bootloader) DATA_TIMEOUT
(bootloader) [SD_HW_ERR] read data fail in CMD17
(bootloader) [SD_HW_ERR] SD: Read data fail..
(bootloader) [ERR] partition_read_emmc(453): error 13
(bootloader) [ERR] boot image does not exist!!!
OKAY [ 1.418s]
finished. total time: 1.418s
6. NO ADB COMMANDS WORKING. So there is no chance to think ADB SHELL can work out!
CONCLUSION :
No adb or fastboot commands working
Unable to unlock bootlader (fastboot not working)
RUU fails as well on USB connection.
Partitions are damaged clearly. I know JTAG would be used to revive this device but do you think there is any other way to go about this all ?
Cheers in advance!

Can't Flash TWRP "Signature Verify Fail"

This is an ATT version phone I rooted this phone a couple of days ago with TWRP. However, I had to use adb to enter fastboot as it would not go to fastboot using power/volume keys. Actually, it never shows a fastboot screen, even in adb, so it may have been going into fastboot all along and I just could not see it.
So, instead of leaving well enough alone, I RUU'ed (newest ATT version from HTC site) it to try to get fastboot to work normally (it still works, I just can't see it on screen). Now, I can't get rooted again. FWIW, I did make a backup with TWRP before RUU'ed. Regardless, there is nothing on this phone I need to keep, I just want to root it before I start using it.
Any help is greatly appreciated...
Here is my unlock sequence. Note what happens if I try to flash TWRP immediately after unlock. I have to CTRL C and Reboot phone.
C:\Program Files (x86)\Android\android-sdk\platform-tools>fastboot flash unlockt
oken unlock_code.bin
target reported max download size of 1826414592 bytes
sending 'unlocktoken' (0 KB)...
OKAY [ 0.110s]
writing 'unlocktoken'...
(bootloader) unlock token check successfully
OKAY [ 0.012s]
finished. total time: 0.125s
C:\Program Files (x86)\Android\android-sdk\platform-tools>fastboot flash recover
twrp30m8.img
^C
C:\Program Files (x86)\Android\android-sdk\platform-tools>adb reboot bootloader
Now when I try to flash TWRP, I get :
C:\Program Files (x86)\Android\android-sdk\platform-tools>fastboot flash recover
twrp30m8.img
target reported max download size of 1826414592 bytes
sending 'recover' (20022 KB)...
OKAY [ 1.884s]
writing 'recover'...
(bootloader) signature checking...
FAILED (remote: signature verify fail)
finished. total time: 2.611s
C:\Program Files (x86)\Android\android-sdk\platform-tools>fastboot getvar all
(bootloader) version: 0.5
(bootloader) version-bootloader: 3.19.0.0000
(bootloader) version-baseband: [email protected]
(bootloader) version-cpld: None
(bootloader) version-microp: None
(bootloader) version-main: 4.28.502.2
(bootloader) version-misc: PVT SHIP S-ON
(bootloader) serialno:
(bootloader) imei:
(bootloader) imei2: Not Support
(bootloader) meid: 00000000000000
(bootloader) product: m8_ul_ca
(bootloader) platform: hTCBmsm8974
(bootloader) modelid: 0P6B12000
(bootloader) cidnum: CWS__001
(bootloader) battery-status: good
(bootloader) battery-voltage: 0mV
(bootloader) partition-layout: Generic
(bootloader) security: on
(bootloader) build-mode: SHIP
(bootloader) boot-mode: FASTBOOT
(bootloader) commitno-bootloader: 7f8e91a3
(bootloader) hbootpreupdate: 11
(bootloader) gencheckpt: 0
all: Done!
finished. total time: 0.089s
C:\Program Files (x86)\Android\android-sdk\platform-tools>fastboot devices
HT445####### fastboot
C:\Program Files (x86)\Android\android-sdk\platform-tools>fastboot reboot
rebooting...
finished. total time: 0.013s
Fastboot flash recover is wrong, it should be :
Fastboot flash recovery < see the Y there.
Mr Hofs said:
Fastboot flash recover is wrong, it should be :
Fastboot flash recovery < see the Y there.
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Same Results:
C:\s>fastboot flash recovery twrpm8.img
target reported max download size of 1826414592 bytes
sending 'recovery' (14818 KB)...
OKAY [ 1.438s]
writing 'recovery'...
(bootloader) signature checking...
FAILED (remote: signature verify fail)
finished. total time: 1.976s
C:\s>
C:\s>fastboot flash recovery twrp30m8
error: cannot load 'twrp30m8'
C:\s>fastboot flash recovery twrp30m8.img
target reported max download size of 1826414592 bytes
sending 'recovery' (20022 KB)...
OKAY [ 1.889s]
writing 'recovery'...
(bootloader) signature checking...
FAILED (remote: signature verify fail)
finished. total time: 2.616s
C:\s>
Bad download then, see how the sizes of the file are different when you flash it again. At least the command is correct now. Re-download the recovery file and try again.
Mr Hofs said:
Bad download then, see how the sizes of the file are different when you flash it again. At least the command is correct now. Re-download the recovery file and try again.
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Already tried that, but tried again. First below is my result before I downloaded new twrp and the second one is my result after I re-downloaded image
C:\s>fastboot flash recovery twrp.img
target reported max download size of 1826414592 bytes
sending 'recovery' (20022 KB)...
OKAY [ 1.896s]
writing 'recovery'...
(bootloader) signature checking...
FAILED (remote: signature verify fail)
finished. total time: 2.625s
C:\s>fastboot flash recovery twrp.img
target reported max download size of 1826414592 bytes
sending 'recovery' (20022 KB)...
OKAY [ 1.899s]
writing 'recovery'...
(bootloader) signature checking...
FAILED (remote: signature verify fail)
finished. total time: 2.625s
C:\s>
Try the HTC_fastboot adb package. It's posted several times here on xda.
Mr Hofs said:
Try the HTC_fastboot adb package. It's posted several times here on xda.
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Still no luck, same error (see below). This worked flawless before I flashed the latest ATT RUU.
Is it possible phone is still not unlocked or would I be getting that far if it was still locked?
Question. This phone is AT&T (more details in getvar above) but at the end of the contract, AT&T sent me code to unlock the SIM. Now, the SIM I am using is on a T-Mobile MVNO (TING). Since they SIM unlocked the phone, would I be able to and would there be any advantage/risk to trying to flash the Stock RUU for HTC unlocked/developer. It is a higher software version than the ATT version I flashed (twice).
C:\FB>htc_fastboot flash recovery twrp.img
sending 'recovery' (20022 KB)... OKAY
writing 'recovery'... (bootloader) signature checking...
FAILsignature verify fail
FAILED (remote: signature verify fail)
Execution time is 3(s)
Any other ideas? I can't see bootloader screen, but it appears I can access and do all bootloader functions in adb.
I would really like to be able to eliminate locked bootloader as the issue, is there anything else I can flash or try that might let me know if bootloader is still locked. I can get results from getvar and fastboot devices.
I also have an image of the phone saved from TWRP before I flashed the RUU, but seems no way to get that image back. I am not opposed to purchasing S-off if that will for sure help me.
Try to flash a lower version of TWRP and see if that helps: https://dl.twrp.me/m8/twrp-2.8.7.0-m8.img.html
joikep said:
Try to flash a lower version of TWRP and see if that helps: https://dl.twrp.me/m8/twrp-2.8.7.0-m8.img.html
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Already tried two previous versions
rockfordpi said:
Already tried two previous versions
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OK, lets try this a different way. IF one were to try to flash TWRP to M8 AND the bootloader was NOT UNLOCKED, what error message would one get?
Would there still be a response from adb getvar and fastboot devices IF the bootloader were locked?
Trying to eliminate potential issues one at a time
Is there a more appropriate forum for me to post the question?
rockfordpi said:
OK, lets try this a different way. IF one were to try to flash TWRP to M8 AND the bootloader was NOT UNLOCKED, what error message would one get?
Would there still be a response from adb getvar and fastboot devices IF the bootloader were locked?
Trying to eliminate potential issues one at a time
Is there a more appropriate forum for me to post the question?
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OK, we can close this one out. I did want to post my solution, just in case anyone else had a similar error.
Long Story a little bit shorter, on my HTC one M8, the error:
sending 'recovery' (11976 KB)... OKAY
writing 'recovery'... (bootloader) signature checking...
FAILsignature verify fail
FAILED (remote: signature verify fail)
Was due to a locked bootloader. Because, for some reason I can't see the bootloader on my phone, I could not see the lock status, so I was having to do EVERYTHING via ADB. The problem was, when unlocking the bootloader there is screen on the phone that asks you to confirm yes or no if you want to unlock it. I could not see that screen and the instructions I was reading left that out (It was a good assumption that if one was trying to unlock one would know to say YES. LOL). So, I was missing that step. When I found that step, even though I could not see it on screen, I just blindly pushed volume down and then power to select. At that point it unlocked and allowed me to flash twrp 3.0.
Still do not know WHY I can't see the bootloader screen. I wonder if for some reason the colors are off in my bootloader screen and all the words are the same color as the background or it is trying to redirect that output somewhere else.
but at this point I am going to live with it as trying to fix it is what got me in here in the first place.
Hi,
I have the same problem phne always reboot in fastboot menu.
The status is also RELOCKED after fashing stock ROM RUU_M8_UL_M60_SENSE70_ATT_MR_Cingular_US_6.20.502.5_combined.exe
But I'm not able to user adb : device not found.
Fastboot seems working but not adb
Someone have an idea to help me ?
Many thanks
foosee said:
Hi,
I have the same problem phne always reboot in fastboot menu.
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The top post is in regards to getting signature verify fail message when flashing custom recovery. So I don't see how it's the "same problem".
Be careful about saying "same problem" without giving any specific information about your actual problem, or device details. From my experience, I've seen many dozens of times where folks say they have the "same problem" and when prompted for more info, we find there are many many differences.
foosee said:
Hi,
I have the same problem phne always reboot in fastboot menu.
The status is also RELOCKED after fashing stock ROM
RUU_M8_UL_M60_SENSE70_ATT_MR_Cingular_US_6.20.502.5_combined.exe
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Did the RUU flash successfully, or were there any error messages?
Also, please do fastboot getvar all, and post the results (delete IMEI and serial number before posting) so we can see more info about the phone.
foosee said:
But I'm not able to user adb : device not found.
Fastboot seems working but not adb
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This is normal and expected. You can't use adb when in bootloader. And you can't use fastboot and adb simultaneously. Meaning, when one works, the other will not work, by definition.
Fastboot = only works in bootloader fastboot mode
adb = only works within OS, or alternately will work in custom recovery TWRP
If you issue the command fastboot devices, you should find that it works.
It is also not clear what you are trying to use adb to do (what commands?).

Which firmware and official ROM to update my AT&T M8 to? (stuck on Android 4.4.2)

(bootloader) version: 0.5
(bootloader) version-bootloader: 3.16.0.0000
(bootloader) version-baseband: INVALID_VER_INFO
(bootloader) version-cpld: None
(bootloader) version-microp: None
(bootloader) version-main:
(bootloader) version-misc: PVT SHIP S-ON
(bootloader) imei2: Not Support
(bootloader) meid: 00000000000000
(bootloader) product: m8_ul_ca
(bootloader) platform: hTCBmsm8974
(bootloader) modelid: 0P6B12000
(bootloader) cidnum: CWS__001
(bootloader) battery-status: good
(bootloader) battery-voltage: 0mV
(bootloader) partition-layout: Generic
(bootloader) security: on
(bootloader) build-mode: SHIP
(bootloader) boot-mode: FASTBOOT
(bootloader) commitno-bootloader: c3d94491
(bootloader) hbootpreupdate: 11
(bootloader) gencheckpt: 0
I want to get the latest android available for my HTC M8 (AT&T). I'm currently on Android 4.4.2. I have an mdnsd battery drain bug, and the bluetooth has a bug that causes it to break whenever I get around too many bluetooth devices.
I've tried flashing to TWRP, flashing back to the factory recovery, multiple RUU files, and a SkyDragon ROM. All either don't update or cause a boot loop, and I end up doing a nandroid restore to my old ROM.
I get the impression that I need the correct version of the boot loader, which is included in the right firmware.zip file. I've tried to find the right file, but when I go to the mike1986 page to download the firmware, I'm not sure which version to try. What is the latest official firmware that will work for my phone, and what is the latest official version of Android I can update to?
Any help is greatly appreciated!
Read this - https://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2751432
and this - https://forum.xda-developers.com/att-htc-one-m8/general/marshmellow-update-t3379303
everything that you need is there.
The latest version is Marshmallow 6.20.502.5
ckpv5 said:
Read this - https://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2751432
and this - https://forum.xda-developers.com/att-htc-one-m8/general/marshmellow-update-t3379303
everything that you need is there.
The latest version is Marshmallow 6.20.502.5
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Thanks! I notice that the firmware isn't flashing, either hanging indefinitely or giving an error message:
C:\adb>fastboot flash zip fw_6.20.502.5.zip
target reported max download size of 1772113920 bytes
sending 'zip' (57092 KB)...
OKAY [ 2.585s]
writing 'zip'...
(bootloader) adopting the signature contained in this image...
(bootloader) zip header checking...
(bootloader) zip info parsing...
FAILED (remote: 99 unknown fail)
finished. total time: 2.924s
Do I have to have S-off? I was trying to get around paying $25 for the software.
kentuckythrash said:
Thanks! I notice that the firmware isn't flashing, either hanging indefinitely or giving an error message:
C:\adb>fastboot flash zip fw_6.20.502.5.zip
target reported max download size of 1772113920 bytes
sending 'zip' (57092 KB)...
OKAY [ 2.585s]
writing 'zip'...
(bootloader) adopting the signature contained in this image...
(bootloader) zip header checking...
(bootloader) zip info parsing...
FAILED (remote: 99 unknown fail)
finished. total time: 2.924s
Do I have to have S-off? I was trying to get around paying $25 for the software.
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repeat the flashing command immediately after you see this error
no need for s-off to flash signed firmware only relocked/locked bootloader
ahmed.ismael said:
repeat the flashing command immediately after you see this error
no need for s-off to flash signed firmware only relocked/locked bootloader
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Thanks! I ended up getting the " FAILED (remote: 90 hboot pre-update! please flush image again immediately)" multiple times, apparently going 7/8s of the way through. I ended up trying the RUU, and it got much further and right now has been on "Updating...(1/1) Sending...." for about 20 minutes. The same window has "Remember, the operation will take about 10 minutes." Should I keep waiting or try the RUU again? I don't know if it's hung or not, and there's no real progress meter.
kentuckythrash said:
Thanks! I ended up getting the " FAILED (remote: 90 hboot pre-update! please flush image again immediately)" multiple times, apparently going 7/8s of the way through. I ended up trying the RUU, and it got much further and right now has been on "Updating...(1/1) Sending...." for about 20 minutes. The same window has "Remember, the operation will take about 10 minutes." Should I keep waiting or try the RUU again? I don't know if it's hung or not, and there's no real progress meter.
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actually in my first respond i was mistaken about the error 99
i was talking about error 90 sorry about that
now wait for the RUU to complete the process or return with an error
if something changed please post it here
ahmed.ismael said:
actually in my first respond i was mistaken about the error 99
i was talking about error 90 sorry about that
now wait for the RUU to complete the process or return with an error
if something changed please post it here
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It's been an hour and no change... should I let it continue? Seems like it should have finished by now.
kentuckythrash said:
It's been an hour and no change... should I let it continue? Seems like it should have finished by now.
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what is the current status for the phone ?
If the flashing didn't start then try to flash the firmware again
Another question : did you relocked the bootloader ?
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ahmed.ismael said:
what is the current status for the phone ?
If the flashing didn't start then try to flash the firmware again
Another question : did you relocked the bootloader ?
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The phone screen has the htc gradient logo. The bootloader is relocked.
I've attached an image of the ROM update window.
kentuckythrash said:
The phone screen has the htc gradient logo. The bootloader is relocked.
I've attached an image of the ROM update window.
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Ok open cmd window and type
fastboot reboot-bootloader
Then flash the firmware
From where you got the firmware ?
and try with another USB 2 port don't use USB 3 type
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ahmed.ismael said:
Ok open cmd window and type
fastboot reboot-bootloader
Then flash the firmware
From where you got the firmware ?
and try with another USB 2 port don't use USB 3 type
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I got the firmware from:
https://mega.nz/#!XV5EjYhS!gNN_rAYovaMQpaeP2OSdkfYAIEAmv6VnB-QlZ1VadMU
I tried the 'fastboot reboot-bootloader' command and see:
C:\adb>fastboot reboot-bootloader
rebooting into bootloader...
and it won't go past that point.
kentuckythrash said:
I got the firmware from:
https://mega.nz/#!XV5EjYhS!gNN_rAYovaMQpaeP2OSdkfYAIEAmv6VnB-QlZ1VadMU
I tried the 'fastboot reboot-bootloader' command and see:
C:\adb>fastboot reboot-bootloader
rebooting into bootloader...
and it won't go past that point.
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Close the RUU setup wizard if it still didn't flash anything or hanging on the same screen
And restart your pc then try to flash the firmware again on the device ( as it's on RUU mode )
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ahmed.ismael said:
Close the RUU setup wizard if it still didn't flash anything or hanging on the same screen
And restart your pc then try to flash the firmware again on the device ( as it's on RUU mode )
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Thanks for your prompt responses! I managed to successfully update the firmware, seeing a completed message in the command prompt, and green bar on the HTC screen. However, now I'm still stuck on "
Updating...(1/1) Sending.......
Updating the ROM image on your Android phone...
"
I've rebooted my workstation and the phone multiple times. Not sure where to go from here.
kentuckythrash said:
Thanks for your prompt responses! I managed to successfully update the firmware, seeing a completed message in the command prompt, and green bar on the HTC screen. However, now I'm still stuck on "
Updating...(1/1) Sending.......
Updating the ROM image on your Android phone...
"
I've rebooted my workstation and the phone multiple times. Not sure where to go from here.
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another solution you can extract the rom.zip from the RUU.exe
By start it and goto %temp% folder and you will find rom.zip
Here what you need to do
press ctrl+r and type %temp% it will open a folder,delete everything in this folder
start the RUU.exe again,once it starting and hang goto %temp% folder again you will find a folder and the rom.zip inside it copy it and flash using fastboot or
rename it to 0P6BIMG.zip and put it in your sd card ( formatted as fat32 ) then reboot into bootloader the update process should start automatically
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ahmed.ismael said:
another solution you can extract the rom.zip from the RUU.exe
By start it and goto %temp% folder and you will find rom.zip
Here what you need to do
press ctrl+r and type %temp% it will open a folder,delete everything in this folder
start the RUU.exe again,once it starting and hang goto %temp% folder again you will find a folder and the rom.zip inside it copy it and flash using fastboot or
rename it to 0P6BIMG.zip and put it in your sd card ( formatted as fat32 ) then reboot into bootloader the update process should start automatically
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OK. There were 2 .zip files, rom_01.zip and rom_02.zip. Here's what happened when I tried to flash each:
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C:\adb>fastboot flash zip rom_01.zip
target reported max download size of 1826418688 bytes
sending 'zip' (493 KB)...
OKAY [ 0.218s]
writing 'zip'...
(bootloader) adopting the signature contained in this image...
(bootloader) signature checking...
(bootloader) zip header checking...
(bootloader) zip info parsing...
(bootloader) checking model ID...
(bootloader) checking custom ID...
(bootloader) checking main version...
(bootloader) checking hboot version...
(bootloader) total_image_number=1
(bootloader) start image[hboot] unzipping & flushing...
(bootloader) [RUU]UZ,hboot,0
(bootloader) [RUU]UZ,hboot,50
(bootloader) [RUU]UZ,hboot,100
(bootloader) signature checking...
(bootloader) [RUU]WP,hboot,0
(bootloader) [RUU]WP,hboot,99
(bootloader) [RUU]WP,hboot,100
(bootloader) ...... Successful
(bootloader) current_image_number=0
OKAY [ 2.260s]
finished. total time: 2.480s
C:\adb>fastboot flash zip rom_02.zip
target reported max download size of 1825775616 bytes
sending 'zip' (1584998 KB)...
OKAY [ 48.647s]
writing 'zip'...
(bootloader) signature checking...
FAILED (remote: 12 signature verify fail)
finished. total time: 106.973s
C:\adb>
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So I guess the problem is the FAILED "remote:12 signature verify fail"
kentuckythrash said:
OK. There were 2 .zip files, rom_01.zip and rom_02.zip. Here's what happened when I tried to flash each:
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C:\adb>fastboot flash zip rom_01.zip
target reported max download size of 1826418688 bytes
sending 'zip' (493 KB)...
OKAY [ 0.218s]
writing 'zip'...
(bootloader) adopting the signature contained in this image...
(bootloader) signature checking...
(bootloader) zip header checking...
(bootloader) zip info parsing...
(bootloader) checking model ID...
(bootloader) checking custom ID...
(bootloader) checking main version...
(bootloader) checking hboot version...
(bootloader) total_image_number=1
(bootloader) start image[hboot] unzipping & flushing...
(bootloader) [RUU]UZ,hboot,0
(bootloader) [RUU]UZ,hboot,50
(bootloader) [RUU]UZ,hboot,100
(bootloader) signature checking...
(bootloader) [RUU]WP,hboot,0
(bootloader) [RUU]WP,hboot,99
(bootloader) [RUU]WP,hboot,100
(bootloader) ...... Successful
(bootloader) current_image_number=0
OKAY [ 2.260s]
finished. total time: 2.480s
C:\adb>fastboot flash zip rom_02.zip
target reported max download size of 1825775616 bytes
sending 'zip' (1584998 KB)...
OKAY [ 48.647s]
writing 'zip'...
(bootloader) signature checking...
FAILED (remote: 12 signature verify fail)
finished. total time: 106.973s
C:\adb>
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So I guess the problem is the FAILED "remote:12 signature verify fail"
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rom_02 rename it to 0P6BIMG.zip and put it in your sd card and reboot to bootloader,have you tried to do that ?
rom_01 is hboot as shown in the output
rom_02 supposed to be the RUU
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ahmed.ismael said:
rom_02 rename it to 0P6BIMG.zip and put it in your sd card and reboot to bootloader,have you tried to do that ?
rom_01 is hboot as shown in the output
rom_02 supposed to be the RUU
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That worked! Thank you very much for your help. These M8s are really hard to update!
kentuckythrash said:
That worked! Thank you very much for your help. These M8s are really hard to update!
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Not hard but tricky
Glad i helped
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Confused on the upgrade process

Hey everyone,
Its been a long time since I updated my phone.
Here's my configuration:
HTC One M8
Android Version: 4.4.4
HTC Sense version: 6.0
Unlocked, M8_UL, S-On
HBOOT: 3.16.0.0000
Radio: 1.15.2133156.UA13G
(bootloader) product: m8_ul
(bootloader) platform: hTCBmsm8974
(bootloader) modelid: 0P6B10000
(bootloader) cidnum: HTC__001
(bootloader) security: on
(bootloader) build-mode: SHIP
(bootloader) boot-mode: FASTBOOT
Now I tried to turn to convert to S-OFF using Sunshine but it comes up with this: Debug Kernel/Ramdisk - Your device has a debuggable ramdisk. You need to flash a non-debuggable boot.img
I want to go back to the hassle free official Android version provided by HTC. I have tried to look for a up to date guide, however the download links are dead.
Can someone point me in the right step? It'll be much appreciated.
Thank you
why do you need to s-off the device ??
AFAIK it will work on stock roms only ( rooted is fine )
you have an outdated version of android
to be completely stock and have the latest android version available for this device officially
do what this post said (( all of it ))
https://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=64926626&postcount=6
ahmed.ismael said:
why do you need to s-off the device ??
AFAIK it will work on stock roms only ( rooted is fine )
you have an outdated version of android
to be completely stock and have the latest android version available for this device officially
do what this post said (( all of it ))
https://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=64926626&postcount=6
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Thank you Ahmed I will follow that post and will let you know it goes.
ahmed.ismael said:
why do you need to s-off the device ??
AFAIK it will work on stock roms only ( rooted is fine )
you have an outdated version of android
to be completely stock and have the latest android version available for this device officially
do what this post said (( all of it ))
https://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=64926626&postcount=6
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So I reached the following step:
htc_fastboot flash zip RUU.zip (to install RUU)
And heres what happened.
C:\Users\User\Desktop\HTC One M8\RUU>fastboot reboot-bootloader
rebooting into bootloader...
OKAY [ 0.013s]
finished. total time: 0.015s
C:\Users\User\Desktop\HTC One M8\RUU>fastboot oem rebootRUU
...
(bootloader) Start Verify: 3
OKAY [ 0.013s]
finished. total time: 0.015s
C:\Users\User\Desktop\HTC One M8\RUU>htc_fastboot flash zip RUU.zip
sending 'zip'... (53965 KB) OKAY
sending time = 2.927 secs
writing 'zip'... (bootloader) adopting the signature contained in this image...
(bootloader) zip header checking...
(bootloader) zip info parsing...
FAIL99 unknown fail
FAILED (remote: 99 unknown fail)
Execution time is 4(s)
SamungGalaxyS2 said:
So I reached the following step:
htc_fastboot flash zip RUU.zip (to install RUU)
And heres what happened.
C:\Users\User\Desktop\HTC One M8\RUU>fastboot reboot-bootloader
rebooting into bootloader...
OKAY [ 0.013s]
finished. total time: 0.015s
C:\Users\User\Desktop\HTC One M8\RUU>fastboot oem rebootRUU
...
(bootloader) Start Verify: 3
OKAY [ 0.013s]
finished. total time: 0.015s
C:\Users\User\Desktop\HTC One M8\RUU>htc_fastboot flash zip RUU.zip
sending 'zip'... (53965 KB) OKAY
sending time = 2.927 secs
writing 'zip'... (bootloader) adopting the signature contained in this image...
(bootloader) zip header checking...
(bootloader) zip info parsing...
FAIL99 unknown fail
FAILED (remote: 99 unknown fail)
Execution time is 4(s)
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did you relocked the bootloader ??
if yes try another method to flash and check the md5 for the RUU.zip
this is the easiest method to flash a signed RUU.zip https://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=67307303&postcount=1748
ahmed.ismael said:
did you relocked the bootloader ??
if yes try another method to flash and check the md5 for the RUU.zip
this is the easiest method to flash a signed RUU.zip https://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=67307303&postcount=1748
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The bootloader is currently unlocked (it says ** UNLOCKED ** in purple).
I just tried to open the ZIP file, in Windows, and it says cannot be opened, so I do think it was corrupt somehow. I am going to download it again and see if it does it again.
If it doesn't work again, I will try your other method.
Thank you buddy.
SamungGalaxyS2 said:
The bootloader is currently unlocked (it says ** UNLOCKED ** in purple).
I just tried to open the ZIP file, in Windows, and it says cannot be opened, so I do think it was corrupt somehow. I am going to download it again and see if it does it again.
If it doesn't work again, I will try your other method.
Thank you buddy.
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no you can't open the .zip it's signed with htc keys and you can't open it by normal apps
now relock the bootloader as the guide said in the linked post above
it should be relocked to flash a signed RUU.zip on s-on device
no need to download again
ahmed.ismael said:
no you can't open the .zip it's signed with htc keys and you can't open it by normal apps
now relock the bootloader as the guide said in the linked post above
it should be relocked to flash a signed RUU.zip on s-on device
no need to download again
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You are a star. Thank you so much mate. Just rebooting right now, with the "Android is starting"
SamungGalaxyS2 said:
You are a star. Thank you so much mate. Just rebooting right now, with the "Android is starting"
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Glad i helped
Enjoy
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ahmed.ismael said:
Glad i helped
Enjoy
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WORKS

Recovery/System Bootloop - Fastboot Doesn't Flash

I am suffering from a bootloop in my phone, lineage suddenly decided to crash trebuchet, and phone turned off. Bootloader works, download mode works, recovery absolutely DOES NOT, It gives me the black HTC logo and turns off and on when I put the "fastboot oem lock" option, and just redirects back to the bootloop when I don't. I can use fastboot to flash files to it, I flashed TWRP old and new, but nonetheless, it bootloops when picking recovery once more. I have S-ON, with the bootloader unlocked. I'd love to buy the sunny license and turn S-OFF, but have no way of accessing my OS anymore.
Here are my details.
(bootloader) kernel: lk
(bootloader) product: htc_himawhl
(bootloader) version: 1.0
(bootloader) version-main: 3.41.651.4
(bootloader) boot-mode: download
(bootloader) version-baseband: [email protected]
(bootloader) version-bootloader: 1.0.0.0000
(bootloader) mid: 0PJA20000
(bootloader) cid: SPCS_001
Here is my recovery flashing log
target reported max download size of 800000000 bytes
sending 'recovery' (20084 KB)...
OKAY [ 2.097s]
writing 'recovery'...
(bootloader) HOSD CL#695981
(bootloader) [email protected]
(bootloader) [email protected]%
(bootloader) Update partition OK
(bootloader) [email protected]
OKAY [ 1.838s]
finished. total time: 3.939s
I've tried flashing a signed stock ROM, but I know I need to re-lock the bootloader, the "fastboot oem lock" option doesn't work too well either, it just resets without actually locking anything. It can't hold a flash it seems.
(bootloader) [KillSwitch] : /dev/block/bootdevice/by-name/frp (bootloader) [KillSwitch] Last Byte is 0X01, enable unlock (bootloader) RELOCK device
I've tried the "0PJAIMG.zip" method in download mode, but it just gives me these errors as well.
22 RU_HEADER_ERROR
22 RU_HEADER_ERROR
FAIL22 RU_HEADER_ERROR
If my phone gets a file that matches up, it freezes for a bit, THEN goes back to another bootloop. It's frustrating.
9 RU_SECURITY_FAIL is also another error I get when trying to flash the .zip by fastboot, they're so annoying.
target reported max download size of 800000000 bytes
Invalid sparse file format at header magi
error: write_sparse_skip_chunk: don't care size 2136250206 is not a multiple of the block size 4096
sending sparse 'zip' 1/1 (0 KB)...
error: write_sparse_skip_chunk: don't care size 2136250206 is not a multiple of the block size 4096
error: write_sparse_skip_chunk: don't care size 2136250206 is not a multiple of the block size 4096
OKAY [ 1.028s]
writing 'zip' 1/1...
(bootloader) HOSD CL#695981
FAILED (remote: 9 RU_SECURITY_FAIL zip from usb command in download mode)
finished. total time: 2.053s
Then after that, I tried flashing "0PJAIMG_HIMA_WHL_L50_SENSE70_SPCS_Sprint_WWE_1.32.651.17_Radio_1.10.C1144022_50312.5_NV_SPCS_0.23_003_release_425355_signed_RYDAH805.zip" via download mode with the SD card, and it gave me a FAIL19 RU_MAIN_VER_FAIL error that I don't understand that well, but I did find a reddit thread on it. I may have messed up my partitions.
https://www.reddit.com/r/AndroidQuestions/comments/69i53h/help_with_htc_m9_fail19_ru_main_ver_fail/
HOSD is also yet another method that ends up in failure
sending 'hosd' (38148 KB)... OKAY
writing 'hosd'... (bootloader) HOSD CL#695981
FAIL35 RU_PARTITION_NOT_SUPPORT hosd
FAILED (remote: 35 RU_PARTITION_NOT_SUPPORT hosd)
Execution time is 4(s)
Here are a list of things that DIDN'T work
-Firmware Flashing
-Boot/TWRP Flashing
-fastboot oem unlock
-the "Power then Volume up" trick, it just redirects me to a white HTC splash screeen
-Recovery from bootloader option
-signed .img files
https://androidforums.com/threads/htc-one-m8-brick-stuck-on-boot.927336/
After finding the thread above, I'm starting to think it might be a hardware error, it now gives me a "Failed to boot to recovery mode" error,. The eMMc may be messed up, ughhhhhhhh
Any way to recover my files, at least? If anyone here has any clues on getting my phone to working condition, I'd appreciate it a ton, hell, I might even pay you for helping me, better than losing all my data!
Will add as much info as possible and update my current status if asked.
Stop before you break it.
Find the official stock signed firmware ruu in .zip format that matches your current firmware. Ie 3.41.651.x (x can be any number but the other 3 octets MUST MATCH). Rename it to 0PJAIMG.ZIP and copy to the external sdcard.
DO NOT relock/lock the bootloader and DO NOT s-on.
Boot to download mode (Black screen red writing) and at the bottom, in yellow text, you should see "press vol up to flash"..
shivadow said:
Stop before you break it.
DO NOT relock/lock the bootloader and DO NOT s-on.
Boot to download mode (Black screen red writing) and at the bottom, in yellow text, you should see "press vol up to flash"..
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That's unfortunately the issue, I AM S-On, never turned it off, which has pretty much sealed this poor phones fate I assume. If not, I'm betting I would have already flashed a no wipe .zip successfully. It's a shame, since this could have been prevented if I knew this phone was prevalent to system corruption, now the only thing I can depend on is obtaining a compatible recovery, since mine isn't working, download/fastboot is the only thing I have now.
It also seems I cannot find the "RUU_HIMA_WHL_M60_SENSE70_SPCS_MR_Sprint_WWE_3.41.651.4.zip" over the web, would an .exe work if I rename the extension as .zip?
S-on or s-off doesn't matter. What i meant is if you go s-off there is no need to ever s-on again. Same for bootloader. If it's unlocked then you don't ever need to lock/relock it.
Exe or zip but sometimes exe fails. Exe must be run on a pc and have the phone connected via USB. Zip must be run from external sdcard. It MUST be that version regardless.
Your only way without buggering it further is to flash the stock firmware. It will replace the recovery etc itself and will be safer than messing around with it, if it flashes OK.
shivadow said:
S-on or s-off doesn't matter. What i meant is if you go s-off there is no need to ever s-on again. Same for bootloader. If it's unlocked then you don't ever need to lock/relock it.
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Then I'm assuming the correct fw "0PJAIMG.zip" would flash successfully even with an unlocked bootloader?
RebeccaSugar said:
Then I'm assuming the correct fw "0PJAIMG.zip" would flash successfully even with an unlocked bootloader?
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Correct.
If you prefer the *.zip over the *.exe then take a look at the "further reading" section of the ReadMe thread. There's a link to a decryption tool. Download the correct version for your computer. If you use windows, you can drag and drop the *.exe onto the decryption tool and it will extract the *.zip for you. On Linux and Mac you'll probably need to use some commands.
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Flippy498 said:
Correct.
If you prefer the *.zip over the *.exe then take a look at the "further reading" section of the ReadMe thread. There's a link to a decryption tool. Download the correct version for your computer. If you use windows, you can drag and drop the *.exe onto the decryption tool and it will extract the *.zip for you. On Linux and Mac you'll probably need to use some commands.
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Done, though, after doing the "0PJAIMG.zip" method once more, it interrupts the flash with a very fast error(?) message highlighted in white then quickly reverts to bootlooping the recovery splash screen (Black Background with Silver HTC Logo)
I decided to flash the boot.img and system.img
target reported max download size of 800000000 bytes
sending 'recovery' (20084 KB)...
OKAY [ 2.097s]
writing 'recovery'...
(bootloader) HOSD CL#695981
(bootloader) [email protected]
(bootloader) [email protected]%
(bootloader) Update partition OK
(bootloader) [email protected]
OKAY [ 1.838s]
finished. total time: 3.939s
(bootloader) kernel: lk
(bootloader) product: htc_himawhl
(bootloader) version: 1.0
(bootloader) imei: 990005027515833
(bootloader) version-main: 3.41.651.4
(bootloader) boot-mode: download
(bootloader) version-baseband: [email protected]
(bootloader) version-bootloader: 1.0.0.0000
(bootloader) mid: 0PJA20000
(bootloader) cid: SPCS_001
C:\Users\Infinity>Documents\Pack\fastboot.exe flash system C:\Users\Infinity\Documents\James\HTC\OUT_0PJA_3.41.651.21\system\system.img
target reported max download size of 800000000 bytes
Invalid sparse file format at header magi
erasing 'system'...
OKAY [ 0.232s]
sending sparse 'system' 1/6 (743090 KB)...
OKAY [ 40.331s]
writing 'system' 1/6...
(bootloader) HOSD CL#695981
(bootloader) [email protected]
(bootloader) [email protected]%
(bootloader) Update partition OK
(bootloader) [email protected]
OKAY [ 28.653s]
sending sparse 'system' 2/6 (725823 KB)...
OKAY [ 39.600s]
writing 'system' 2/6...
(bootloader) HOSD CL#695981
(bootloader) [email protected]
(bootloader) [email protected]%
(bootloader) Update partition OK
(bootloader) [email protected]
OKAY [ 27.937s]
sending sparse 'system' 3/6 (776453 KB)...
OKAY [ 42.390s]
writing 'system' 3/6...
(bootloader) HOSD CL#695981
(bootloader) [email protected]
(bootloader) [email protected]%
(bootloader) Update partition OK
(bootloader) [email protected]
OKAY [ 30.090s]
sending sparse 'system' 4/6 (764994 KB)...
OKAY [ 41.446s]
writing 'system' 4/6...
(bootloader) HOSD CL#695981
(bootloader) [email protected]
(bootloader) [email protected]%
(bootloader) Update partition OK
(bootloader) [email protected]
OKAY [ 30.371s]
sending sparse 'system' 5/6 (775925 KB)...
OKAY [ 42.348s]
writing 'system' 5/6...
(bootloader) HOSD CL#695981
(bootloader) [email protected]
(bootloader) [email protected]%
(bootloader) Update partition OK
(bootloader) [email protected]
OKAY [ 29.562s]
sending sparse 'system' 6/6 (546809 KB)...
OKAY [ 31.210s]
writing 'system' 6/6...
(bootloader) HOSD CL#695981
(bootloader) [email protected]
(bootloader) [email protected]%
(bootloader) Update partition OK
(bootloader) [email protected]
OKAY [ 21.738s]
finished. total time: 405.943s
They were successful, apparently, but I've seen no changes. When booting, it just hangs on the white splash screen with the green htc logo and the "This build is for development, etc" warning.
If only I had a way to boot a working recovery, the more I do this, the more it seems like it is without a shadow of a doubt, a hardware problem.
Here are some logs, the fw seems to match up with my phone just fine, nonetheles...
View attachment RUU_Decrypt_LOG-0PJA20000_3.41.651.21_2018-04-01_025319.txt
View attachment android-info.txt
View attachment android-info2.txt
View attachment backup_android-info.txt
I noticed that you used fastboot. Be aware that flashing RUUs isn't possible with the generic fastboot files. You'll need htc_fastboot. A download link can be found in the RUU section of the ReadMe thread.
Are you sure that the SD card isn't broken? (Never use old cards for flashing RUUs. They can corrupt the files.) Did you try another one? Normally the extracted *.zip should flash just fine via an SD card.
I'd try a different SD card and flashing the RUU via htc_fastboot. (Flashing only the system and the boot.img might not be sufficient.) If both methods fail then the phone's hardware is most probably damaged and there's nothing you could do.
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Flippy498 said:
I noticed that you used fastboot. Be aware that flashing RUUs isn't possible with the generic fastboot files. You'll need htc_fastboot. A download link can be found in the RUU section of the ReadMe thread.
Are you sure that the SD card isn't broken? (Never use old cards for flashing RUUs. They can corrupt the files.) Did you try another one? Normally the extracted *.zip should flash just fine via an SD card.
I'd try a different SD card and flashing the RUU via htc_fastboot. (Flashing only the system and the boot.img might not be sufficient.) If both methods fail then the phone's hardware is most probably damaged and there's nothing you could do.
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I used a different SD card, formatted it to fat32 then exFAT, and nothing happened, it just gave me another error and rebooted. Though, after the reboot I manually booted the download mode and the same happened. Except this time, it gave me a list of all the .img files at 0% inside the "0PJAIMG.zip" before abruptly shutting off.
I took your advice on using the manual htc_fastboot to flash the "0PJAIMG.zip", even with the powershell, and it still fails.
htc_fastboot v3.0.9.2 (2015-05-29)
target rom version: 3.41.651.21
found large-zip header, file count: 8
processing file 1/8...
sending 'zip' (88845 KB)...
OKAY [ 5.992s]
writing 'zip'...
(bootloader) HOSD CL#695981
FAILED (remote: 9 RU_SECURITY_FAIL zip from usb command in download mode)
finished. total time: 7.195s
htc_fastboot finished. total time: 8.782s
I did a bit of spelunking and came across this users post, that had the same issue as I.
repl1ca said:
Ok...so hopefully I didn't foobar something. I went to go back to stock since I'm returning my phone soon (1 year lease), so I relocked my bootloader before trying to flash the RUU (I'm S-ON by the way). Relock went fine, but the phone immediately returned to the bootloader with a "*** Security Warning***" message and now the phone won't boot into the ROM or recovery. I tried booting into download mode and flashing the RUU zip, but I am getting the following message:
Code:
C:\Program Files (x86)\Android\android-sdk\platform-tools>fastboot flash zip d:\downloads\0PJAIMG.zip
target reported max download size of 800000000 bytes
Invalid sparse file format at header magi
error: write_sparse_skip_chunk: don't care size 2330284468 is not a multiple of the block size 4096
sending sparse 'zip' (0 KB)...
error: write_sparse_skip_chunk: don't care size 2330284468 is not a multiple of the block size 4096
error: write_sparse_skip_chunk: don't care size 2330284468 is not a multiple of the block size 4096
OKAY [ 1.015s]
writing 'zip'...
(bootloader) HOSD CL#695981
FAILED (remote: 9 RU_SECURITY_FAIL zip from usb command in download mode)
finished. total time: 2.017s
I also tried running the RUU exe in download mode, but that didn't work either.
Hopefully I am doing something wrong and didn't mess the phone up! I will be forever in debt to whoever can help me.
P.S. - I also tried unlocking the bootloader again but that is failing as well!! (Even though it says successful...)
_____________________________________________________________________________
EDIT: Ok, so I gave my Windows account full access to the platform-tools folder (which includes fastboot and the unlock token) and tried unlocking again, and it worked?! ROM is booting now, but how do I avoid having this happen again and return to stock? TIA
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What did he mean by "Full Access to the platform-tools folder"? That may be my meal ticket to getting my phone working or nothing else.
You have to go into Windows Explorer on your computer and find the platform-tools folder. Once you find it, right click on it and go to Properties, then the Security tab. On that tab, add your Windows username in there and make sure the Full Access box is checked. Hit Apply, then OK.
My post is really old, so I'm having a hard time remembering what the actual issue was [emoji23]
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Security fail means the ruu is corrupt. Remote:9 I think is unsigned ruu. You need to be flashing a signed ruu.zip.
shivadow said:
Security fail means the ruu is corrupt. Remote:9 I think is unsigned ruu. You need to be flashing a signed ruu.zip.
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That's what bothers me the most, the ruu I have IS signed, you sure I don't need S-OFF, or to lock the bootloader?
Security or bootloader make no odds. If you had s-off life would probably be easier..
Exactly which file are you flashing? Have you checked the md5 hash?
shivadow said:
Security or bootloader make no odds. If you had s-off life would probably be easier..
Exactly which file are you flashing? Have you checked the md5 hash?
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I'll probably buy the XTC 2 Clip chip thing needed to manually turn S-OFF, I don't care about paying a little extra, as long as I can recover all my files in the phone.
I am flashing a "3.41.651.21" .zip from extracted from "RUU_HIMA_WHL_M60_SENSE70_SPCS_MR_Sprint_WWE_3.41.651.21.exe"
The MD5 hash for it is "f41f1b941eb3f9f9ecaebcbf235e87af"
Which looking up the hash reveals to be the version for my exact same hardware, kernel and software version
https://androidfilehost.com/?fid=312978532265363975
I'm more than confident S-OFF is the only way to fix it. Unless there are cases of android bricking, even with a working fastboot. Something, a type of security, is preventing files from being read/flashed, unless It's an eMMc error. Two verdicts now.
You most probably won't be able to recover any files at this point. Flashing a RUU will delete everything that's stored on your phone. Even S-OFF won't change that. S-OFF will only enable downgrading with older RUUs. Converting the phone isn't recommended unless you're willing to risk getting a paperweight since it's a CDMA device.
I haven't seen error 9 before I read about it in this thread. Since you already tried different methods and the md5 checksum of your manually extracted RUU seems to match the one of the AFH RUU, chances are high that the phone's hardware is broken.
Sorry for the bad news.
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Flippy498 said:
You most probably won't be able to recover any files at this point. Flashing a RUU will delete everything that's stored on your phone. Even S-OFF won't change that. S-OFF will only enable downgrading with older RUUs. Converting the phone isn't recommended unless you're willing to risk getting a paperweight since it's a CDMA device.
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At this point, it's already a paperweight, what's an extra $100 invested on the XTC 2 Clip going to do? Haha! If I can't recover the files, I'll just make an attempt at salvaging this phone and giving it away to someone else.
Flippy498 said:
I haven't seen error 9 before I read about it in this thread. Since you already tried different methods and the md5 checksum of your manually extracted RUU seems to match the one of the AFH RUU, chances are high that the phone's hardware is broken..
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That IS a fear, especially about hearing about the "horrors" of the Hynix eMMc from people in the the thread I linked in the OP, and others in gsmhosting, this device might have just been another victim of faulty circuitry, which actually has me steamed.
http://forum.gsmhosting.com/vbb/f961/htc-one-m9-bootloop-2214236/#3
This is going to be my brave (read: foolish) attempt.
The biggest problem of the M9 is the Snapdragon 810 processor. Although later firmware revisions fixed the overheating (more or less) the heat damages that emerged from to the usage of older firmware versions aren't fixable.
Most phones that got sold with this processor suffer from similar issues, sooner or later. If you check the xda forums from other 2015 flagship devices with the SD810 you'll see that they all have some kind of sudden bootloop death problem.
And as said before, getting S-OFF won't change your situation. If you really want to try a method that has a slightly chance of being successful you should search for a jtag device like e.g. a riff-box. The thing is I personally don't have any experiences with jtagging. I only know that it can still help in situations in which there already seems to be no hope, anymore. Check sneakyghost's firmware thread in the development section. If I remember correctly, post #5 contains info or at least a link with further info about the topic. Be aware that these devices can be quite expensive.
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Flippy498 said:
The biggest problem of the M9 is the Snapdragon 810 processor. Although later firmware revisions fixed the overheating (more or less) the heat damages that emerged from to the usage of older firmware versions aren't fixable.
Most phones that got sold with this processor suffer from similar issues, sooner or later. If you check the xda forums from other 2015 flagship devices with the SD810 you'll see that they all have some kind of sudden bootloop death problem.
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I've heard things like that before! It shorts out the board or something above those lines, if heating is an issue, then it certainly did that to mine, which may be the fault of the missing recovery and bootloop, along with one crash I remember! Yes, I remembered I had one crash, the screen had all sorts of garbled colorful static on it and the phone made a beeping noise, why didn't I remember that!? I'm an idiot. That should have been a clear warning to back up everything, I should have reminded myself of the issues with the 810 Processor. Whether the crash months earlier had anything to do with what might have either been a sign of decay, or just a coincidence is beyond me, but knowing my current position with this phone, I'll go with the former.
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And as said before, getting S-OFF won't change your situation. If you really want to try a method that has a slightly chance of being successful you should search for a jtag device like e.g. a riff-box. The thing is I personally don't have any experiences with jtagging. I only know that it can still help in situations in which there already seems to be no hope, anymore. Check sneakyghost's firmware thread in the development section. If I remember correctly, post #5 contains info or at least a link with further info about the topic. Be aware that these devices can be quite expensive.
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Lucky for you (and me) I do! I've successfully soldered about 5 things in the past, so this phone should be familiar territory! I just cancelled the XTC 2 Clip order, and instead ordered myself a Riff Box, I saw that it supports my HTC 9, and I thank you for telling me this! I work much better under hardware than software (Thanks ADHD), I'll check out. I immensely appreciate your help, and you taking time out of your day to give me sources, it truly, honestly means a lot. The device is around $120, not horribly expensive, my wallet can take it, I'll update you on my progress later in the thread! Thanks again!
Woah, apparently I don't NEED to solder? Well, this just makes it easier I'd say! BUT, I don't trust myself enough to risk destroying the sensitive data inside my device, so I will e-mail Tecardo and offer him a price for helping me instead. Can't trust myself enough not to screw up!
Oh, only 120 bucks? Don't ask me why but I had a higher price in mind. Either my mind betrayed me or the riff box got cheaper...
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Oh, only 120 bucks? Don't ask me why but I had a higher price in mind. Either my mind betrayed me or the riff box got cheaper...
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Well, in your defense, there ARE bundles that are priced ridiculously high (In the $500's for some damned reason) even though you can get the same bundles separately, for less than half of what they ask.

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