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Hi,
I have bought a used HTC M9 on Kijiji (I'm in Québec, Canada)
It must be faulty because it kept randomly restarting (sometimes once, sometimes for periods of 20 minutes, which made it hardly usable)
After clearing the cache partition and factory resetting it a couple times, I decided to flash it.
What I did:
- enabled the developer mode and USB debugging
- unlocked the bootloader
- flashed TWRP
- flashed SuperSU v2.74-2
Now, Android won't boot. When I start the phone, I see the green HTC logo on a white background with a red text saying it's a development build, then after about 10 seconds it restarts to the same screen. Over and over again.
In download mode, I am able to see the device with fastboot, but adb does not show anything.
In recovery mode, it's the opposite.
The phone is still S-ON so I have tried S-OFF methods (moonshine and firewater), but the fact of not having fastboot AND adb working at the same time made them fail.
Here's my phone info:
(bootloader) kernel: lk
(bootloader) product: htc_himaulatt
(bootloader) version: 1.0
(bootloader) imei: ************
(bootloader) version-main: 3.38.666.2
(bootloader) boot-mode: download
(bootloader) version-baseband: 01.01_U11440801_96.01.51207G_F
(bootloader) version-bootloader: 1.0.0.0000
(bootloader) mid: 0PJA11000
(bootloader) cid: BM___001
Any help would be greatly appreciated...
Thanks in advance!
youre flashing the wrong superuser. Try 2.64. And btw, moonshine and firewater wont work. The only way to s off is sunshine
Roobwz said:
youre flashing the wrong superuser. Try 2.64. And btw, moonshine and firewater wont work. The only way to s off is sunshine
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Thanks for your reply.
I used Squabbi's HTC one M9 Toolkit to flash
It does not offer 2.64, but 2.52 and 2.66 are the closest ones. Both in BETA as well.
Should I try one of them?
zzzer51 said:
Thanks for your reply.
I used Squabbi's HTC one M9 Toolkit to flash
It does not offer 2.64, but 2.52 and 2.66 are the closest ones. Both in BETA as well.
Should I try one of them?
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You shouldnt use toolkits imo, no offence squabbi. You should just download the 2.64 file from chainfires thread and flash it in twrp. It isnt harder than that. Btw 2.64 was the only superSu that worked for me
Ok, I have been able to find a zip for 2.64 and will install it with TWRP when my phone's battery is drained out (it tried to boot on the OS and is currently stuck on the HTC logo...)
I have also tried installing files directly from the microSD
downloaded from:
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1ZaiJ3F_f76sVa4daU5H62OYi5Bj23LEBBv4xDTQ8y-M/pubhtml
http://androidruu.com/index.php?developer=M9
using fastboot flash zip zipfile.zip
but I get errors like
9 RU_SECURITY_FAIL
android-version information is missing
I'm not sure I'm trying to flash the right file anymore...
EDIT:
I have tried to flash both 0PJAIMG_HIMA_UL_L50_SENSE70_ATT_BM_1.32.666.30 and 0PJAIMG_HIMA_UL_L50_SENSE70_ATT_BM_1.32.666.6 files by going to TWRP -> Install but I get the error message 'zip file is corrupt!' every time...
And when I try to flash with fastboot, I get "Invalid sparse file format at header magi"
EDIT2:
Ok, I have made some progress!
What I did:
1/ Downloaded the image from this page http://forum.xda-developers.com/one-m9/general/guide-return-to-stock-canadian-htc-one-t3108236
2/ Formated my 8GB microSD card to exFAT (because the system image file is over 4GB)
3/ Extracted the system.emmc.win and boot.emmc.win files to the microSD card in path: E:\TWRP\BACKUPS\<myPhoneIDThatFastbootCanGiveYouIfYouTypeFastbootDevices>\Stock Bell
4/ Started the phone in recovery mode (TWRP)
5/ Tapped on Restore
6/ Selected the two files and hit Restore
7/ Performed a Factory reset (through TWRP, by tapping Wipe)
8/ Rebooted the phone in System mode
And Android started!
I'm not 100% sure it fully works as I haven't been able to finish the configuration yet (I don't have access to a wifi network where I am) so I will do that when I get home tonight.
But it looks a lot better than these past few days.
In the meantime, a quick question:
My bootloader is still unlocked. Can I leave it like that or should I re-lock it?
Thanks
No need to relock it unless you plan on updating. There is conflicting information on whether a locked bootloader is absolutely necessary.. Maybe someone could chime in?.
Otherwise it's safe to leave it and probably best to.
Beamed in by telepathy.
shivadow said:
No need to relock it unless you plan on updating. There is conflicting information on whether a locked bootloader is absolutely necessary.. Maybe someone could chime in?.
Otherwise it's safe to leave it and probably best to.
Beamed in by telepathy.
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You can OTA with an unlocked bootloader but you need to be 100 % stock. It's always best to not relock bootloaders as if you get into problems, you'll not be able to flash stuff. The only time a locked bootloader is needed is when running RUU.exe while S-On. The SD card method works with an unlocked bootloader. I'd recommend to leave it unlocked
Thanks for the advice!
Ok so I have been able to boot the phone and set it up with my GMail account using wifi.
However, now:
1/ I have a red text mentioning that the build the phone is running is meant for development purposes only. It does not really matter to me, I just thought I'd mention it.
2/ There is no network service. I have tried my girlfriend's SIM card as well, but nothing happens. It doesn't say it can't register the SIM card nor say that the SIM card is not detected. Just nothing.
I tried changing the radio mode to GSM auto using *#*#4636#*#*, but when the phone reboots, it's back to WCDMA
3/ No IMEI (*#06# shows an empty window)
4/ It still randomly reboots as before. I was able to save a 'system crash' error report that popped up after a reboot. Please find it here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/13QBaeA1_Vo-b9mndffvbulG8epMq42Pnguawa2GcQTA/edit?usp=sharing
5/ When I press the physical button to lock the screen, it makes it go black then reboot, 50% of the time
zzzer51 said:
Thanks for the advice!
Ok so I have been able to boot the phone and set it up with my GMail account using wifi.
However, now:
1/ I have a red text mentioning that the build the phone is running is meant for development purposes only. It does not really matter to me, I just thought I'd mention it.
2/ There is no network service. I have tried my girlfriend's SIM card as well, but nothing happens. It doesn't say it can't register the SIM card nor say that the SIM card is not detected. Just nothing.
I tried changing the radio mode to GSM auto using *#*#4636#*#*, but when the phone reboots, it's back to WCDMA
3/ No IMEI (*#06# shows an empty window)
4/ It still randomly reboots as before. I was able to save a 'system crash' error report that popped up after a reboot. Please find it here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/13QBaeA1_Vo-b9mndffvbulG8epMq42Pnguawa2GcQTA/edit?usp=sharing
5/ When I press the physical button to lock the screen, it makes it go black then reboot, 50% of the time
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did you restore the correct backup for your firmware?? ex 3.35,401.12 needs 3.35.401.12 and not 3.35.701.12. Everything needs to match. This might also solve your issues.
Roobwz said:
did you restore the correct backup for your firmware?? ex 3.35,401.12 needs 3.35.401.12 and not 3.35.701.12. Everything needs to match. This might also solve your issues.
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I don't think I did...
The main-version that shows in download mode is 3.38.666.2 ... whereas the version of the backup I restored is 1.32.666.30.
I have been searching for a while, but have no idea where to find the right rom... Should I send an email to Bell?
zzzer51 said:
I don't think I did...
The main-version that shows in download mode is 3.38.666.2 ... whereas the version of the backup I restored is 1.32.666.30.
I have been searching for a while, but have no idea where to find the right rom... Should I send an email to Bell?
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That's why you are getting these issues. You can try out the RUU service. Keep in mind that it costs around 20$, but at least you'll get a phone that's 100 % stock again. Either that or getting s off and downgrade firmware with a RUU
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Roobwz said:
That's why you are getting these issues. You can try out the RUU service. Keep in mind that it costs around 20$, but at least you'll get a phone that's 100 % stock again. Either that or getting s off and downgrade firmware with a RUU
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Thanks for the suggestion, I did not know that service.
I always prefer doing things on my own, but I might have to use them because I have already spent around 20 hours trying to fix my phone...
That is, if we are sure there is absolutely no other way to find the RUU for free?
zzzer51 said:
Thanks for the suggestion, I did not know that service.
I always prefer doing things on my own, but I might have to use them because I have already spent around 20 hours trying to fix my phone...
That is, if we are sure there is absolutely no other way to find the RUU for free?
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The service is remotely done over the computer, so you'll see everything that happens.
Well, if you find a RUU that matches everything (cid, mid and firmware), you'll be able to do it for free. Either that or s off (25$ as well), and you'll be able to convert your phone into a world wide edition model or dev edition. S off opens up a whole new world for you. Ex - you can flash exactly what you want (no need for Canadian firmware) and you're able to downgrade etc. The rest is up to you.
Roobwz said:
Well, if you find a RUU that matches everything (cid, mid and firmware), you'll be able to do it for free.
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I found the version I was looking for from this link: http://www.htcdev.com/devcenter/downloads/P100
However, it's only 206MB, so I'm guessing it's not a firmware... what do I need to do with it?
EDIT: It's .tar.gz files. apparently source code
zzzer51 said:
I found the version I was looking for from this link: http://www.htcdev.com/devcenter/downloads/P100
However, it's only 206MB, so I'm guessing it's not a firmware... what do I need to do with it?
EDIT: It's .tar.gz files. apparently source code
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That's kernel source I believe. Your only luck would be flippys thread in the general section
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The latest news:
I went S-OFF yesterday with Sunshine.
I was able to install Cyanogenmod, which looked cool, but I still did not have any network service.
So, I flashed an Bell stock firmware, version 1.xxx
Still did not have network.
I let Android download and install the update for version 2.xxx
When it finished, I got my network back!
Now, I would like, but am afraid to, update firmware to version 3.xxx or try Cyanogenmod again.
But, obviously, I'm afraid that I won't have any service anymore...
Anyways, thanks a lot guys for your help!
zzzer51 said:
The latest news:
I went S-OFF yesterday with Sunshine.
I was able to install Cyanogenmod, which looked cool, but I still did not have any network service.
So, I flashed an Bell stock firmware, version 1.xxx
Still did not have network.
I let Android download and install the update for version 2.xxx
When it finished, I got my network back!
Now, I would like, but am afraid to, update firmware to version 3.xxx or try Cyanogenmod again.
But, obviously, I'm afraid that I won't have any service anymore...
Anyways, thanks a lot guys for your help!
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I would recommend upgrading to 3.xx for several reasons like doze, custom ROMs that are up to date etc. If you did the OTA from 1.x to 2.x, you shouldn't have any problems with the OTA to 3.x. in the worst case, just re flash the RUU or just convert the device to an European version.
Heyyy, it's me again
So, Android downloaded the update, but when I try to install it, it reboots to download mode.
Also, I cannot access the Recovery Mode.
I tried flashing TWRP 3.0.2.0 with fastboot a couple times, but when I try to access the Recovery Mode from the bootloader, I get :
Code:
Failed to boot to recovery mode
Press volume up or down to back to menu
Anyone knows why?
I am S-OFF and my bootloader is UNLOCKED
Thanks
zzzer51 said:
Heyyy, it's me again
So, Android downloaded the update, but when I try to install it, it reboots to download mode.
Also, I cannot access the Recovery Mode.
I tried flashing TWRP 3.0.2.0 with fastboot a couple times, but when I try to access the Recovery Mode from the bootloader, I get :
Code:
Failed to boot to recovery mode
Press volume up or down to back to menu
Anyone knows why?
I am S-OFF and my bootloader is UNLOCKED
Thanks
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what was flashed prior to the OTA? OTAs fail if you arent 100% stock.
Roobwz said:
what was flashed prior to the OTA? OTAs fail if you arent 100% stock.
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A looooot of stuff!
But even after flashing the original HTC recovery again, I get the same message.
And I can't access the recovery menu either.
Thanks
Hey everyone, so I am pretty sure I bricked my HTC10.
To Start off my specs are the HTC 10 Unlocked version
htc_pmewl
CID: BS_US001/BS_US002
MID: 2PS650000
OS: 1.80.617.1
OpenDSP: 18.2.8996.00524_0321
(orignially Stock ROM)
I was trying to reset everything to stock settings before I returned the phone (Unrooting, Locked Bootloader, Stock Recovery, etc) and everything was going fine until after I rewrote the S-OFF flag to S-ON (I'm pretty sure it happened there, maybe when I relocked the bootloader?). Now I don't have a ROM, the CID and MID's are missing on the fastboot (download-mode) page. The Bootloader is relocked, and I have a stock recovery.
I tried going here to get the RUU's and everything to fix what I had done. However the RUU.exe gives me a error 120 Low Battery when I run it (Even though I have a fully charged battery). I tried going to a different PC to run the RUU, but the RUU never runs past the initial install.
I also tried re-unlock the bootloader so I could reinstall TWRP and flash that way. Unlocking went fine, but when I try to flash the twrp img via fastboot I get an error (9 RU_SECURITY_FAIL recovery and bootloader isn't BL_UNLOCKED).
I'm really at my wits end here. I haven't actually done anything this stupid in all of my customizing my M8, S6, Razr or all my tablets so I honestly don't know what to do. If you guys could throw me a lifeline I'd be grateful.
Thanks
Have you tried doing a factory reset using the stock recovery?
See if you can get a system.img to flash manually. If you can get an OS boot you should be able to fix your device.
tkoreaper said:
Have you tried doing a factory reset using the stock recovery?
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Using the adb shell command (recovery --wipe_data)? Yeah I've tried that, but I get a device not found error. adb isn't working right now, however I am still able to get fastboot commands, and the phone recognizing them at least. Otherwise, no I haven't what would I need to do?
@tw1tch175 is right. Try to find an untouched system image first and try to flash it in download mode.
Could you in addition tell a bit more about what you did to reset the device to stock instead of flashing a RUU in the first place prior to writing secureflag 3!? And further more what did you do prior to it, did you flash unsigned firmware, or one of the "no red text on boot" aboot provided here!?
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Are you making sure you are in download mode for fastboot commands. Also double check your driver in the device manager.
Edit: woops re-read, and he meant use the UI in the factory recovery to reset
5m4r7ph0n36uru said:
@tw1tch175 is right. Try to find an untouched system image first and try to flash it in download mode.
Could you in addition tell a bit more about what you did to reset the device to stock instead of flashing a RUU in the first place prior to writing secureflag 3!? And further more what did you do prior to it, did you flash unsigned firmware, or one of the "no red text on boot" aboot provided here!?
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Sure. I originally ran the factory wipe/reset via the ROM (Which was the stock rom). Then after that I booted up into the download mode, tried relocking the bootloader with fastboot oem lock. I also flashed the stock recovery for my model. Once I saw that I had the stock recovery on, the bootloader was locked, and everything else, I tried to do a twrp restore and relock it, but it wasn't working so I said "Screw it" and rewrote the secureflag, rebooted and...yeah everything was gone.
The only thing I did before all of this was when I got the phone unlock the bootloader, SOFF, Custom Recovery, and sideload super SU for root. The only "unofficial" radios/firmware/etc I had was the Verizon Radio on my phone.
Other than that I kept it clean. I'm looking for an image now to try that.
tw1tch175 said:
Are you making sure you are in download mode for fastboot commands. Also double check your driver in the device manager.
Edit: woops re-read, and he meant use the UI in the factory recovery to reset
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Yes. I just figured that out while searching haha. I did go through and use the UI, but I had no luck. I am looking for an img like you said but I am not having luck so far. Is there one of the Stock guide on my original post?
Ok so for ALL HTC the only proper way to s-on is to use fastboot/download and for oem writesecureflag 3, you should NEVER EVER EVER us echo/dd /hexeditor to go s-on.
For 2016+ phones, you should use sunshine or another tool to go from unlock/relocked to lock, do NOT use anything not designed for the phone in question, or attempt to do it manually. I can only vouch for SunShine's capability to safely change the bootloader status, I can't vouch for any other method or tool. I know SunShine does it right.
See http://forum.xda-developers.com/htc-10/how-to/psa-htc-10-s-off-s-lock-unlock-t3371264 for my PSA on the subject.
If the phone won't flash with a proper RUU, well you need to find someone with a EMMC write tool to rewrite all your firmware, this is probably going to run $100-200.
bob3rt said:
Hey everyone, so I am pretty sure I bricked my HTC10.
To Start off my specs are the HTC 10 Unlocked version
htc_pmewl
CID: BS_US001/BS_US002
MID: 2PS650000
OS: 1.80.617.1
OpenDSP: 18.2.8996.00524_0321
(orignially Stock ROM)
I was trying to reset everything to stock settings before I returned the phone (Unrooting, Locked Bootloader, Stock Recovery, etc) and everything was going fine until after I rewrote the S-OFF flag to S-ON (I'm pretty sure it happened there, maybe when I relocked the bootloader?). Now I don't have a ROM, the CID and MID's are missing on the fastboot (download-mode) page. The Bootloader is relocked, and I have a stock recovery.
I tried going here to get the RUU's and everything to fix what I had done. However the RUU.exe gives me a error 120 Low Battery when I run it (Even though I have a fully charged battery). I tried going to a different PC to run the RUU, but the RUU never runs past the initial install.
I also tried re-unlock the bootloader so I could reinstall TWRP and flash that way. Unlocking went fine, but when I try to flash the twrp img via fastboot I get an error (9 RU_SECURITY_FAIL recovery and bootloader isn't BL_UNLOCKED).
I'm really at my wits end here. I haven't actually done anything this stupid in all of my customizing my M8, S6, Razr or all my tablets so I honestly don't know what to do. If you guys could throw me a lifeline I'd be grateful.
Thanks
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bob3rt said:
Sure. I originally ran the factory wipe/reset via the ROM (Which was the stock rom). Then after that I booted up into the download mode, tried relocking the bootloader with fastboot oem lock. I also flashed the stock recovery for my model. Once I saw that I had the stock recovery on, the bootloader was locked, and everything else, I tried to do a twrp restore and relock it, but it wasn't working so I said "Screw it" and rewrote the secureflag, rebooted and...yeah everything was gone.
The only thing I did before all of this was when I got the phone unlock the bootloader, SOFF, Custom Recovery, and sideload super SU for root. The only "unofficial" radios/firmware/etc I had was the Verizon Radio on my phone.
Other than that I kept it clean. I'm looking for an image now to try that.
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So as I thought. You indeed flashed - at least parts - of an unofficial firmware. Prior to relocking the bootloader with SunShine, as well as setting S-ON you should've taken care that ALL its stock. A simple factory reset in the ROM settings wasn't enough.
I'd guess that the wrong radio led to a problem when booting with stock recovery of your ROM, relocked bootloader and secureflag set to S-ON.
If I saw it correctly all RUUs for your device are *.exe files. Best would be to extract the ROM.zip from this exe, using 7zip, rename it to 2PS6IMG.zip, place it on an external SDCard (formatted extFAT or FAT32) and reboot to download mode, to give it a shot.
Hope this will help.
Edit: ... nvm... @jcase ninja'd me. Wanted to post the exact same link.
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5m4r7ph0n36uru said:
So as I thought. You indeed flashed - at least parts - of an unofficial firmware. Prior to relocking the bootloader with SunShine, as well as setting S-ON you should've taken care that ALL its stock. A simple factory reset in the ROM settings wasn't enough.
I'd guess that the wrong radio led to a problem when booting with stock recovery of your ROM, relocked bootloader and secureflag set to S-ON.
If I saw it correctly all RUUs for your device are *.exe files. Best would be to extract the ROM.zip from this exe, using 7zip, rename it to 2PS6IMG.zip, place it on an external SDCard (formatted extFAT or FAT32) and reboot to download mode, to give it a shot.
Hope this will help.
Edit: ... nvm... @jcase ninja'd me. Wanted to post the exact same link.
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Ah gotcha. That makes sense. Wouldn't have been the only thing that slipped my mind. I lost access to my Steam authenticator too. I was able to get the zip from the exe file like you said, after I put that on an SD card and boot to download mode do I just fastboot flash zip?
If there's one thing I remember when using Sunshine to go S-OFF on two different HTC 10's it was that it mentioned something about going S-ON and how something wasn't guaranteed, I forget what exactly, but if I remember correctly I understood it as you shouldn't go back to S-ON because it wasn't guaranteed to work or something like that. Anyone know what I'm talking about?
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If there's one thing I remember when using Sunshine to go S-OFF on two different HTC 10's it was that it mentioned something about going S-ON and how something wasn't guaranteed, I forget what exactly, but if I remember correctly I understood it as you shouldn't go back to S-ON because it wasn't guaranteed to work or something like that. Anyone know what I'm talking about?
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That is in regards to wiping data, earlier versions of sunshien wiped data on all htc 10 going s-off, thats not the issue here. Issue here is he improperly set the phone lock/s-on. Gotta use sunshine to set it locked, and fastboot to set s-on.
Hey Everyone just wanted to give an update since yesterday evening.
Just wanted to give out some props to @5m4r7ph0n36uru . Following his advice of extracting the Rom.zip from RUU .exe I was able to run it in download mode and loaded up an OS on the phone. So Now I am unbricked! Yay. I had to find out how to do that using process monitor and everything, but it was a success. and I can breathe easy. Thankfully doing that was easier that doing the Database call handler stuff from today at work XD
Thankfully my lesson is learned and I'll flash correctly to full stock next time. Thank you all for your help in the matter.
bob3rt said:
Hey everyone, so I am pretty sure I bricked my HTC10.
To Start off my specs are the HTC 10 Unlocked version
htc_pmewl
CID: BS_US001/BS_US002
MID: 2PS650000
OS: 1.80.617.1
OpenDSP: 18.2.8996.00524_0321
(orignially Stock ROM)
I was trying to reset everything to stock settings before I returned the phone (Unrooting, Locked Bootloader, Stock Recovery, etc) and everything was going fine until after I rewrote the S-OFF flag to S-ON (I'm pretty sure it happened there, maybe when I relocked the bootloader?). Now I don't have a ROM, the CID and MID's are missing on the fastboot (download-mode) page. The Bootloader is relocked, and I have a stock recovery.
I tried going here to get the RUU's and everything to fix what I had done. However the RUU.exe gives me a error 120 Low Battery when I run it (Even though I have a fully charged battery). I tried going to a different PC to run the RUU, but the RUU never runs past the initial install.
I also tried re-unlock the bootloader so I could reinstall TWRP and flash that way. Unlocking went fine, but when I try to flash the twrp img via fastboot I get an error (9 RU_SECURITY_FAIL recovery and bootloader isn't BL_UNLOCKED).
I'm really at my wits end here. I haven't actually done anything this stupid in all of my customizing my M8, S6, Razr or all my tablets so I honestly don't know what to do. If you guys could throw me a lifeline I'd be grateful.
Thanks
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Hello,
Just to inform that if I try to run RUU.exe from PC when the phone is in bootloader menu, I get battery low error. However, if I "boot to download mode" in the bootloader menu, I can run the RUU.exe from the computer without any error.
So roughly two years ago I decided to root my phone. I flashed TWRP, got S-OFF, and root. Well somebody hacked my phone and I freaked out. They were remotely downloading and inventorying all my devices' files, serial numbers, hardware info, accessing my camera, I mean everything, it was truly frightening the level of which whomever was doing this was able to to do it. I freaked out, went into TWRP, and started deleting everything that looked suspicious. I deleted my OS and probably a bunch of other things I shouldn't have on accident through TWRP. My device still has TWRP recovery functioning. I tried using ADB on my Windows 10 PC but I have no idea what I'm doing. I kept getting errors to the effect of "wrong version" etc. Being unable to use ADB I resorted to copying Viper OS to a flash card and I used TWRP to install it from flash. Once installed it "ran" but my Wifi radio did not work at all. When I tried to enable it in settings it stayed grey. Figuring I screwed up royally again, I decided to copy and paste a folder I created in 2014 with a TWRP recovery. It had the OS, cache, etc backed up. After using TWRP recovery it said I had no OS again. I'm freaking out, my phone is trashed, and I don't want to do anything else without a babysitter. I just want my original phone back, no custom roms, nothing. I don't want to turn S-ON because I know there is a possibility of bricking and quite frankly, I'm an idiot. Somebody just please walk me through what I need to do to get a fully functioning OS back on my phone. SD card methods preferred, as I can't get ADB to work or I'm too stupid to use it. I saw something mentioned that the firmware may need updating and that may have been the cause for the WiFi issue, since all I did was install Viper through a .zip through TWRP.
I just have no clue what I'm doing, the forums were no use. I don't understand any of it. To be honest, I don't know how I managed to root my device in the first place without bricking it. I need someone to baby me through the reinstallation of an OS. I mean every moot detail.
My "POWER ON + VOL DWN" Menu:
*** TAMPERED ***
*** UNLOCKED ***
M8_UL_CA PVT SHIP S-ON
HBOOT: 3.16.0.0000
RADIO: 1.16.21331931.LA11G
OpenDSP v38.2.2-005420M8974.0311
OS: N/A
eMMC-boot: 2048MB
Apr 18 2014,16:06:33.0
TWRP version is 2.7.0.2
lgally80 said:
I just have no clue what I'm doing, the forums were no use. I don't understand any of it. To be honest, I don't know how I managed to root my device in the first place without bricking it. I need someone to baby me through the reinstallation of an OS. I mean every moot detail.
My "POWER ON + VOL DWN" Menu:
*** TAMPERED ***
*** UNLOCKED ***
M8_UL_CA PVT SHIP S-ON
HBOOT: 3.16.0.0000
RADIO: 1.16.21331931.LA11G
OpenDSP v38.2.2-005420M8974.0311
OS: N/A
eMMC-boot: 2048MB
Apr 18 2014,16:06:33.0
TWRP version is 2.7.0.2
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First things first.
Yes, you need to update your firmware, but you also really need to update your recovery as well.
Download this version of ViperOneM8 and flash it from your extSD. That will get you an OS that works.
Next, update your recovery. I would suggest 2.8.7.0 or newer. You can find the downloads for that here and instructions on how to flash the recovery here. ( I usually use the fastboot method myself )
After that you can update your firmware. You can find downloads for your firmware and instructions on how to flash it in this thread.
After you have the new recovery and new firmware, you will be able to flash a ROM built for the newer Android versions with working wifi.
You could also update via RUU from HTC's official US website, but you didn't give enough information for that. An RUU will return your phone to stock.
If you want to RUU your phone, plug into your PC and get into fastboot, enter fastboot getvar all and post the results here minus your IMEI and serial#. Either me or someone else here will be able to direct you to the proper RUU.
I'm guessing from your profile that you are on AT&T? If so, you can find the RUU for your device and instructions to update manually here.
Good luck!
xunholyx said:
First things first.
Yes, you need to update your firmware, but you also really need to update your recovery as well.
Download this version of ViperOneM8 and flash it from your extSD. That will get you an OS that works.
Next, update your recovery. I would suggest 2.8.7.0 or newer. You can find the downloads for that here and instructions on how to flash the recovery here. ( I usually use the fastboot method myself )
After that you can update your firmware. You can find downloads for your firmware and instructions on how to flash it in this thread.
After you have the new recovery and new firmware, you will be able to flash a ROM built for the newer Android versions with working wifi.
You could also update via RUU from HTC's official US website, but you didn't give enough information for that. An RUU will return your phone to stock.
If you want to RUU your phone, plug into your PC and get into fastboot, enter fastboot getvar all and post the results here minus your IMEI and serial#. Either me or someone else here will be able to direct you to the proper RUU.
I'm guessing from your profile that you are on AT&T? If so, you can find the RUU for your device and instructions to update manually here.
Good luck!
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So, I first flashed the latest TWRP, and it did not work. Upon boot, I got the HTC on white background, with red "development purposes" warning, and it stayed there. I reflashed openrecovery-twrp-2.7.0.2-m8.img over the twrp-3.0.2-0-m8.img and got my recovery back using "flash recovery *.img" through ADB. thank god. Was this due to S-ON?
Next step, going to try flashing the OS/Rom you suggested. Will update in a sec...
Update 1:
Crap, that .zip has a bunch of stuff in it... Do I need to "build" an image to flash manually? Going to use the OS *.img by itself instead of leaving it as a whole .zip and trying to flash the whole .zip. There is a boot.img file and I don't want to mess with boot, so I will extract the zip and use only the OS in TWRP and see how that goes...
Update 2:
Opened the original OS Viper I flashed, it was a .zip with boot also, so going to leave this new one alone and go ahead and flash as a whole...
Update 3:
Flashed as whole, last screen on install said successful, rebooted. On HTC screen, waiting to see what happens... 3 minutes into waiting...
Update 4:
Holy mother of gaben, booted into setup, and my WiFi radio is detecting my networks, that's all I needed. You deserve just as many blowjobs as you do internets. Don't know what was wrong with that last Viper ROM but this did it. Many thanks. Not even going to bother with the new TWRP and everything else, my phone works as is and that's that. +1 for you mate.
lgally80 said:
So, I first flashed the latest TWRP, and it did not work. Upon boot, I got the HTC on white background, with red "development purposes" warning, and it stayed there. I reflashed openrecovery-twrp-2.7.0.2-m8.img over the twrp-3.0.2-0-m8.img and got my recovery back using "flash recovery *.img" through ADB. thank god. Was this due to S-ON?
Next step, going to try flashing the OS/Rom you suggested. Will update in a sec...
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I did say to flash the ROM first to get back your OS, so.....
Anyway, that recovery version won't work until you update your firmware. Try 2.8.7.0 first, update your firmware, then you can use the 3.x.x.x recovery
I should have been clearer in my instructions
lgally80 said:
Crap, that .zip has a bunch of stuff in it... Do I need to "build" an image to flash manually? Going to use the OS *.img by itself instead of leaving it as a whole .zip and trying to flash the whole .zip. There is a boot.img file and I don't want to mess with boot, so I will extract the zip and use only the OS in TWRP and see how that goes...
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You don't need to mess with or open a custom ROM zip to flash it. You just flash the whole zip. Yes, there is a lot in there, the OS (particularly a Sense one) is big, about 1.5 GB.
Mess with taking things out of the zip, and it probably won't flash. Or even if it does, it won't boot.
lgally80 said:
Holy mother of gaben, booted into setup, and my WiFi radio is detecting my networks, that's all I needed.
Don't know what was wrong with that last Viper ROM but this did it.
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There is nothing wrong with the current Viper ROM.
The problem is your firmware is ancient (release KitKat firmware). Firmware meaning a number of modules needed for the OS to work, but are not contained in a ROM, which include hboot, radio, and a number of other modules including . . . WiFi.
Using your outdated KitKat firmware with almost any later ROMs (Lollipop or Marshmallow) will result in the same issue of WiFi broken, and also possibly extreme long boot time or no boot.
If you want to flash any remotely updated ROMs, you will need to update firmware as xunholyx already directed.
redpoint73 said:
You don't need to mess with or open a custom ROM zip to flash it. You just flash the whole zip. Yes, there is a lot in there, the OS (particularly a Sense one) is big, about 1.5 GB.
Mess with taking things out of the zip, and it probably won't flash. Or even if it does, it won't boot.
There is nothing wrong with the current Viper ROM.
The problem is your firmware is ancient (release KitKat firmware). Firmware meaning a number of modules needed for the OS to work, but are not contained in a ROM, which include hboot, radio, and a number of other modules including . . . WiFi.
Using your outdated KitKat firmware with almost any later ROMs (Lollipop or Marshmallow) will result in the same issue of WiFi broken, and also possibly extreme long boot time or no boot.
If you want to flash any remotely updated ROMs, you will need to update firmware as xunholyx already directed.
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Yes I probably "should" update TWRP and my firmware, buuuut....
If it ain't broke, don't fix it.
Also in reply to your comments:
1. Flashing ViperOneM8_6.1.0.zip caused WiFi loss. Maybe Bluetooth also, don't remember. Flashing ViperOneM8_2.5.0.zip and now my phone is 100% functioning.
2. That "Old" firmware works fine now that it matches the ROM requirements, all radios functioning stable for several days now. I don't mind staying on older releases.
3. Nah I'm good, I use this M8 as a tool or entertainment device at home, and nothing else. It has no service, no AT&T signal here. Hasn't had service since 3 years after public release.
Anyway, thank you everyone who contributed. Anyone who's just showing up:
The Lesson of the Day - If your Hardware Radios do not function, the solution is your ROM probably requires a different Firmware revision than the one installed.
Cheers.
Hi everyone,
It would appear that my phone is stuck in a permanent boot loop. I'm still on the latest official rom from my carrier, it's not rooted nor have I made any changes to the bootloader.
The only thing that I did was restart my phone from within the OS after I couldn't launch the official SMS app (some MMS process error).
Now I'm stuck in a boot loop where the phone doesn't get past the first "HTC" logo page. I also notice that there are two thin dark horizontal lines on the top and middle of the screen that weren't there before. They look like clusters of dead pixels and are across the whole screen.
I've tried using the official bootloader to do a factory reset and wipe cache but I'm still having the same issue.
What else can I try? Is it safe for me to unlock the bootloader and try flashing a custom ROM while the phone is in this state?
I'd try to look for an RUU that matches your firmware before trying anything else.
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squ89r97 said:
I'd try to look for an RUU that matches your firmware before trying anything else.
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I've tried to find it but I'm not having luck.
Since I'm S-ON I can only flash the ROM with the same firmware and I've figured that I need:
version: 3.35.166.12 for CID: VODAP120 (A1 Telekom Austria).
Now in case I can't find it, I would need to unlock the bootloader and flash a custom recovery.
However, since there is no way to go S-OFF without actually booting into the phone is there a risk of bricking the phone when trying to flash a custom ROM?
P$YCH0 said:
I've tried to find it but I'm not having luck.
Since I'm S-ON I can only flash the ROM with the same firmware and I've figured that I need:
version: 3.35.166.12 for CID: VODAP120 (A1 Telekom Austria).
Now in case I can't find it, I would need to unlock the bootloader and flash a custom recovery.
However, since there is no way to go S-OFF without actually booting into the phone is there a risk of bricking the phone when trying to flash a custom ROM?
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If everything is official, I'd send it back and get a replacement.
P$YCH0 said:
I've tried to find it but I'm not having luck.
Since I'm S-ON I can only flash the ROM with the same firmware and I've figured that I need:
version: 3.35.166.12 for CID: VODAP120 (A1 Telekom Austria).
Now in case I can't find it, I would need to unlock the bootloader and flash a custom recovery.
However, since there is no way to go S-OFF without actually booting into the phone is there a risk of bricking the phone when trying to flash a custom ROM?
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If your phone has a warranty send it back. For it to bork the way it has it was probably faulty, unless you know something we don't..
You could revive the phone but it may still have a fault.
Beamed in by telepathy.
squ89r97 said:
If everything is official, I'd send it back and get a replacement.
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shivadow said:
If your phone has a warranty send it back. For it to bork the way it has it was probably faulty, unless you know something we don't..
You could revive the phone but it may still have a fault.
Beamed in by telepathy.
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Hi guys,
Thank you very much for the friendly help. I've found the RUU file and it revived it. Wasn't free though (ir-file.com).
When I get the time I'll re-upload it and make available in one of the RUU threads.
Anyway, the first thing I did was to unlock the bootloader, install TWRP, root and finally S-OFF. If I had TWRP to start with I could have avoided all this hassle and just restore the boot partition for example.
However it does worry me a bit that such a thing occurred out of the blue. Are there any ways of checking if there is storage corruption, bad sectors in memory ect?
P$YCH0 said:
I've tried to find it but I'm not having luck.
Since I'm S-ON I can only flash the ROM with the same firmware and I've figured that I need:
version: 3.35.166.12 for CID: VODAP120 (A1 Telekom Austria).
Now in case I can't find it, I would need to unlock the bootloader and flash a custom recovery.
However, since there is no way to go S-OFF without actually booting into the phone is there a risk of bricking the phone when trying to flash a custom ROM?
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P$YCHO, How did you find the version number and CID code, I can't see those anywhere on the bootloader of recovery?
Thanks
templer59 said:
P$YCHO, How did you find the version number and CID code, I can't see those anywhere on the bootloader of recovery?
Thanks
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Hold the power button and volume down while booting. The OS line will show you the ROM version that you have to look for when trying to find the RUU. You need to install ADB and Fastboot and run a special command to read the CID and other device data. Something like allvars, can't remember exactly, did it a year ago when I got the phone
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P$YCH0 said:
Hold the power button and volume down while booting. The OS line will show you the ROM version that you have to look for when trying to find the RUU. You need to install ADB and Fastboot and run a special command to read the CID and other device data. Something like allvars, can't remember exactly, did it a year ago when I got the phone
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You mean "connect it to a pc while in download mode, install a copy of fastboot.exe and type: fastboot getvar.
P$YCH0 said:
Hi guys,
Thank you very much for the friendly help. I've found the RUU file and it revived it. Wasn't free though (ir-file.com).
When I get the time I'll re-upload it and make available in one of the RUU threads.
Anyway, the first thing I did was to unlock the bootloader, install TWRP, root and finally S-OFF. If I had TWRP to start with I could have avoided all this hassle and just restore the boot partition for example.
However it does worry me a bit that such a thing occurred out of the blue. Are there any ways of checking if there is storage corruption, bad sectors in memory ect?
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If you need permanent storage for the ruu you got let me know as i have plenty of gdrive space.
Beamed in by telepathy.
Hi guys, I am in the exact same situation and don't seem to be able to find the appropriate RUU file for my phone. Can you please give me some indication regarding how to find it.
So far I managed to unlock the bootloader, install TWRP and attempted flashing several RUU files without any success whatsoever.
Thanks a lot in advance!
Cheers!
I have an HTC 10 Sprint version. After the last big update, I decided I didnt really like it so I wanted to root my phone and install a custom rom, or even just the stock rom but get some cool root apps that could help me deal with some of the changes to the OS. I had previously rooted my HTC One M8 and it went through flawlessly.
So I was following a guide and everything went well until I started getting an error while trying to wipe the data on the phone.
The full process went something like this: Download all the stuff i need, booted the phone into download mode, used the command prompt to get the token, unlocked the bootloader, flashed twrp(all with the cmd prompt) and then attempt to wipe data using twrp on the phone. It kept saying something like "failed to mount data." I found a guide on how to fix this, and it worked. However, I didnt do it right. The guide said to change the file system types and then wipe them, but I did it to the system data, which seems to have wiped my OS. Apparently I was only supposed to wipe data and cache... woops.
I didnt think that was a big deal, because I could just flash a new rom, like I did on my old phone. However, I have tried 2 separate zip roms and both are giving me an error that says "invalid zip format." The forum posts I have found about this error simply resolved it by redownloading. So i redownloaded the zip twice and it failed both times. I found out that the page I got the zips from,
https://forum.xda-developers.com/sprint-htc-10/development/ruu-sprint-htc-10-1-24-651-3-t3379257
said to rename them first, so I renamed them and tried all 3 again. I tried putting them on the micro sd card and on internal storage. I get the same error every time.
So it seems that I am stuck and I cant find an easy-to-understand forum post with a solution to this particular issue. I assume that because I have twrp installed that I can find a way to get a rom on it, I just dont know how...
Can anyone help me out here?
ciano25 said:
I have an HTC 10 Sprint version. After the last big update, I decided I didnt really like it so I wanted to root my phone and install a custom rom, or even just the stock rom but get some cool root apps that could help me deal with some of the changes to the OS. I had previously rooted my HTC One M8 and it went through flawlessly.
So I was following a guide and everything went well until I started getting an error while trying to wipe the data on the phone.
The full process went something like this: Download all the stuff i need, booted the phone into download mode, used the command prompt to get the token, unlocked the bootloader, flashed twrp(all with the cmd prompt) and then attempt to wipe data using twrp on the phone. It kept saying something like "failed to mount data." I found a guide on how to fix this, and it worked. However, I didnt do it right. The guide said to change the file system types and then wipe them, but I did it to the system data, which seems to have wiped my OS. Apparently I was only supposed to wipe data and cache... woops.
I didnt think that was a big deal, because I could just flash a new rom, like I did on my old phone. However, I have tried 2 separate zip roms and both are giving me an error that says "invalid zip format." The forum posts I have found about this error simply resolved it by redownloading. So i redownloaded the zip twice and it failed both times. I found out that the page I got the zips from,
https://forum.xda-developers.com/sprint-htc-10/development/ruu-sprint-htc-10-1-24-651-3-t3379257
said to rename them first, so I renamed them and tried all 3 again. I tried putting them on the micro sd card and on internal storage. I get the same error every time.
So it seems that I am stuck and I cant find an easy-to-understand forum post with a solution to this particular issue. I assume that because I have twrp installed that I can find a way to get a rom on it, I just dont know how...
Can anyone help me out here?
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What version of Twrp?
Make sure you have the latest version...
Best bet at this point, would be to RUU, especially if your Twrp is already current.
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ciano25 said:
I have an HTC 10 Sprint version. After the last big update, I decided I didnt really like it so I wanted to root my phone and install a custom rom, or even just the stock rom but get some cool root apps that could help me deal with some of the changes to the OS. I had previously rooted my HTC One M8 and it went through flawlessly.
So I was following a guide and everything went well until I started getting an error while trying to wipe the data on the phone.
The full process went something like this: Download all the stuff i need, booted the phone into download mode, used the command prompt to get the token, unlocked the bootloader, flashed twrp(all with the cmd prompt) and then attempt to wipe data using twrp on the phone. It kept saying something like "failed to mount data." I found a guide on how to fix this, and it worked. However, I didnt do it right. The guide said to change the file system types and then wipe them, but I did it to the system data, which seems to have wiped my OS. Apparently I was only supposed to wipe data and cache... woops.
I didnt think that was a big deal, because I could just flash a new rom, like I did on my old phone. However, I have tried 2 separate zip roms and both are giving me an error that says "invalid zip format." The forum posts I have found about this error simply resolved it by redownloading. So i redownloaded the zip twice and it failed both times. I found out that the page I got the zips from,
https://forum.xda-developers.com/sprint-htc-10/development/ruu-sprint-htc-10-1-24-651-3-t3379257
said to rename them first, so I renamed them and tried all 3 again. I tried putting them on the micro sd card and on internal storage. I get the same error every time.
So it seems that I am stuck and I cant find an easy-to-understand forum post with a solution to this particular issue. I assume that because I have twrp installed that I can find a way to get a rom on it, I just dont know how...
Can anyone help me out here?
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Which of the files from that thread are you trying to flash? If they're RUU files you won't be able to flash them from TWRP, they need to be flashed in download mode which you can't do easily (downgrading from Oreo to Nougat) unless you're s-off.
If you're talking about the ROM zip linked in the last post of that thread, it should work. What are the steps you're doing in twrp?
santod040 said:
What version of Twrp?
Make sure you have the latest version...
Best bet at this point, would be to RUU, especially if your Twrp is already current.
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3.2.1-2 is on the phone
I believe it is current, because i tried first with the one in the guide and it wouldnt flash, so i went to the twrp site and got the latest version and it flashed.
i tried running one of the .exe versions from that page i linked and from the htc website. both gave me an error that it could not be installed.
Tarima said:
Which of the files from that thread are you trying to flash? If they're RUU files you won't be able to flash them from TWRP, they need to be flashed in download mode which you can't do easily (downgrading from Oreo to Nougat) unless you're s-off.
If you're talking about the ROM zip linked in the last post of that thread, it should work. What are the steps you're doing in twrp?
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I tried all three. neither zip is a "valid" format and the .exe one gave me an error that it could not install onto my device.
Here's what I am doing: Put phone in recover mode, drag files to the sd card or storage, and then hit install on twrp, find the file, and attempt to install.
I am currently trying a recovery zip that i got from here: https://forum.xda-developers.com/htc-10/how-to/stock-stock-collection-recovery-ruu-ota-t3359297
TWRP does not see that zip when I hit the recovery button, but it does see it when I hit the install button. Unfortunately, I get the same error.
EDIT FOR MORE INFO: I just ran the exe again to get the error code: ERROR [132]: SIGNARURE ERROR .... Please get the correct ROM Update Utility and try again. And yes, it says signarure, not signature... lol
Even more info: I am apparently trying to go from version 3.18.651.3 to version 2.51.651.31 Could it be an issue going backwards like that?
So I decided to just scroll further down on that page and download a rom that i really didnt want. I got the Bad Boyz Rooted rom or whatever. It seems to be working. Twrp installed it with no issue. I really just wanted as close to bone stock as possible, or totally crazy out-there roms, but if my phone works, then I am ok with it, for now at least. It says android is starting and its optimizing all the apps. If this rom can actually get ota updates to get back to oreo, then I will stick with it.
Thanks for the help!
Unfortunately, the 10 seems to be a bit weird when trying to flash and root. For instance, Nexus 5 is much easier to root and flash custom rom.
I have tried to flash Lineage OS on the 10, which messed up radio signal. Luckily, I have made a stock image backup previously.
Rooting can mess up radio as well, at least rooting with SuperSu. Magisk worked without any problem.
Now I'm waiting for LOS 15.1, hopefully they will release it soon.
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petar01 said:
Unfortunately, the 10 seems to be a bit weird when trying to flash and root. For instance, Nexus 5 is much easier to root and flash custom rom.
I have tried to flash Lineage OS on the 10, which messed up radio signal. Luckily, I have made a stock image backup previously.
Rooting can mess up radio as well, at least rooting with SuperSu. Magisk worked without any problem.
Now I'm waiting for LOS 15.1, hopefully they will release it soon.
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"Correlation does not imply causation."
LOS has nothing to do with firmware (the radio). Likewise with SuperSU/root apps.
re: "seems" bricked; "seems" to be a bit weird: if you use the word, "seems", that means you have to further diagnose cause/effect to definitively conclude, "A causes B".
The TWRP instructions and downgrade instructions talk about radios, not to mention the loss of radio thread.
The issues reported in this thread clearly show a lack of reading relevant threads and instructions and asking questions that have been answered dozens of times. "Flash first, ask questions later." is an unwise way to go.
Rolo42 said:
"Correlation does not imply causation."
LOS has nothing to do with firmware (the radio). Likewise with SuperSU/root apps.
re: "seems" bricked; "seems" to be a bit weird: if you use the word, "seems", that means you have to further diagnose cause/effect to definitively conclude, "A causes B".
The TWRP instructions and downgrade instructions talk about radios, not to mention the loss of radio thread.
The issues reported in this thread clearly show a lack of reading relevant threads and instructions and asking questions that have been answered dozens of times. "Flash first, ask questions later." is an unwise way to go.
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Do you maybe know what's the actual problem about losing radio after flashing custom rom on the 10?
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petar01 said:
Do you maybe know what's the actual problem about losing radio after flashing custom rom on the 10?
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I know one problem: failure to read, both my first post and the htc 10 threads.
I don't know what you did, so, no, I don't know what the actual problem is or its cause.
As long as you keep asking this loaded question that asserts rooting or LOS is the cause of your radio problem, you'll have a difficult time finding the solution, if at all.
You need to present specifics: what you did, exactly, the details of your phone, etc. We don't have a scry that tells us your problem. Well, I don't; I suppose I can't speak for everyone...
Did you read any other thread, particularly the one right on your topic?
Rolo42 said:
I know one problem: failure to read, both my first post and the htc 10 threads.
I don't know what you did, so, no, I don't know what the actual problem is or its cause.
As long as you keep asking this loaded question that asserts rooting or LOS is the cause of your radio problem, you'll have a difficult time finding the solution, if at all.
You need to present specifics: what you did, exactly, the details of your phone, etc. We don't have a scry that tells us your problem. Well, I don't; I suppose I can't speak for everyone...
Did you read any other thread, particularly the one right on your topic?
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Phone information at the time of flashing: Unlocked variant bought in the US, unlocked bootloader, S-ON, stock Oreo, not rooted, with TWRP custom recovery, CID htc_j15, software number 3.16.401.2.
Now it's rooted using Magisk, but since then I have not tried to flash.
I have read many htc 10 related threads and posts, but no luck finding particular solution. I'm not saying that solution isn't somewhere out there, but searching for it failed, at least for me. I've seen that you have participated in some threads that might contain solution, I'll check them again soon.
I've found that some of them didn't have this problem at all, some of them lost the signal and didn't manage to get it back without flashing stock image, some of them lost signal and didn't get it back even after flashing stock image.
Since this is my primary phone and I use it on daily basis, I cannot make experiments anymore without the solution how to actually flash LOS, which is not Sense based rom, and keep radio signal working.
In some threads there is a solution by using an app called Sunshine, but it's paid.
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yldlj said:
Post your getvar all output.
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This is the output:
(bootloader) version:0.5
(bootloader) ramdump-mode:false
(bootloader) variant:Surf eMMC
(bootloader) boot-mode:FASTBOOT
(bootloader) secure:yes
(bootloader) version-baseband:
(bootloader) version-bootloader:
(bootloader) max-download-size: 0x20000000
(bootloader) partition-type:cache:ext4
(bootloader) partition-size:cache: 0xe000000
(bootloader) partition-type:userdata:ext4
(bootloader) partition-size:userdata: 0x61e000000
(bootloader) partition-type:system:ext4
(bootloader) partition-size:system: 0xef000000
I see that information is, for some reason, incomplete.
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yldlj said:
You need to be in download mode. Make sure you delete imei
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(bootloader) kernel: lk
(bootloader) product: htc_pmeuhl
(bootloader) version: 1.0
(bootloader) max-download-size: 1578400000
(bootloader) slot-count: 0
(bootloader) current-slot:
(bootloader) version-main: 3.16.401.2
(bootloader) boot-mode: download
(bootloader) version-baseband: [email protected]
(bootloader) version-bootloader: 1.0.0.0000
(bootloader) mid: 2PS620000
(bootloader) cid: HTC__J15
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yldlj said:
There's no RUU for Oreo wwe which your on and being S ON its risky to downgrade. i'm not sure what you could do. Have you tried flashing the latest twrp released yesterday then try formatting data follwed by flashing leedroid ROM
Edit: I just read through you OP again and the reason why it's saying invalid zips is because your trying to flash a RUU with twrp which isn't the correct way to do it. I would try flashing leedroid latest ROM R137 as it supports sprint now.
Edit 2: if when you try to wipe data in twrp and it fails to mount data just reboot to Bootloader then from there reboot back to twrp.
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Current TWRP version on my phone is 3.2.1-2.
The goal is to flash some custom rom which is near to Stock Android, which is Lineage.
I'd wait for 15.1 version, which will hopefully be released soon.
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petar01 said:
Current TWRP version on my phone is 3.2.1-2.
The goal is to flash some custom rom which is near to Stock Android, which is Lineage.
I'd wait for 15.1 version, which will hopefully be released soon.
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Oh **** I thaught you were the OP of this thread. Sorry. Please delete my quote as it doesn't make sense lol
petar01 said:
Phone information at the time of flashing: Unlocked variant bought in the US, unlocked bootloader, S-ON, stock Oreo, not rooted, with TWRP custom recovery, CID htc_j15, software number 3.16.401.2.
Now it's rooted using Magisk, but since then I have not tried to flash.
I have read many htc 10 related threads and posts, but no luck finding particular solution. I'm not saying that solution isn't somewhere out there, but searching for it failed, at least for me. I've seen that you have participated in some threads that might contain solution, I'll check them again soon.
I've found that some of them didn't have this problem at all, some of them lost the signal and didn't manage to get it back without flashing stock image, some of them lost signal and didn't get it back even after flashing stock image.
Since this is my primary phone and I use it on daily basis, I cannot make experiments anymore without the solution how to actually flash LOS, which is not Sense based rom, and keep radio signal working.
In some threads there is a solution by using an app called Sunshine, but it's paid.
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Flashing LOS has nothing to do with your radio not working. I've run LOS just fine, no radio issues.
LOS is not compatible with Oreo firmware, which is what you're on (3.16). To run LOS or PF, you have to downgrade to Nougat firmware (is it really worth it?) and that is where you run into radio issues that require fixing. Each step is its own isolated issue that must be completed fully before continuing.
If you really want LOS, then downgrade and get a fully-functioning stock Nougat working first, then flash LOS.
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Flashing LOS has nothing to do with your radio not working. I've run LOS just fine, no radio issues.
LOS is not compatible with Oreo firmware, which is what you're on (3.16). To run LOS or PF, you have to downgrade to Nougat firmware (is it really worth it?) and that is where you run into radio issues that require fixing. Each step is its own isolated issue that must be completed fully before continuing.
If you really want LOS, then downgrade and get a fully-functioning stock Nougat working first, then flash LOS.
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Thank you for answering.
Yesterday, while reading instructions for LeeDroid rom, I came across warning about losing signal because of the improper firmware. That's the thing I did wrong, flashing LOS 14.1 over Sense Oreo.
By the way, did you like LOS on the 10? How was battery, audio and camera quality?
Since yesterday I'm running LeeDroid rom, trying to get better battery life and to remove bloatware. LeeDroid is running with no issues but I must admit that I'm a fan of stock Android, so I hope that LOS 15.1 is coming soon for the 10.
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