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Hi,
I used HTCDev to root my DHD, installed ClockworkMod Recovery, and used it to install a custom ROM.
I used fastboot to flash the boot.img file, and now the phone will boot once, and work well, but as soon as i reboot it it freezes at the HTC logo screen (white background, HTC logo, before it shows the "quietly brilliant" tagline.)
I have to reflash the boot.img to get it working again.
If I relock the firmware as per HTCdev instructions, i also hangs at the logo screen, even at first boot.
Hboot screen:
*** UNLOCKED ***
ACE PVT SHIP S-ON RL
HBOOT-2.00.0029
MICROP-0428
RADIO-26.14.04.28_M
eMMC-boot
Dec 22 2011,14:28:19
if i load a PD98IMG.zip file to the root of the SD, it will read it, but not give me the option to flash, i can only flash with fastboot/clockworkmod
I have tried flashing and older hboot, but it returns a signature error
any advice would be helpful
It's not s-off. You need to get s-off.
cmenchion said:
It's not s-off. You need to get s-off.
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I have been trying to get s-off by following the guides on xdad, but with no success. Will keep trying and post my results for further analysis.
Thanks
Use AAHK, advanced ace hack kit to root. You can findbit in the dev section.
Sent from my Desire HD using XDA App
Have searched this forum since 2 days now, but was not able to find answer, instead i found different statements making me even more unsecure, what happened, and what are my next steps. So here is my story:
Have used Unlock-Bootloader procedure on HTCDEV, which worked fine. My goal was to use apps like T-Backup or Antitheft-security-software which need root-access to enable all functionality. But have learned now that i am still not rooted, still on S-ON.
Have also lost my German language on the phone ! With going through a "restore factory setting" i get german menu at the beginning, but at that point where i can select a language i only get the selection of English or Greece.
So now i am looking, which next steps i do have to do in order to get root access. I do not want to mod... i only want to have root-access to some apps. But unfortunately all or some tools state that they should only be used with the phone in original status, not modified. Some tools clearly state "Do not use if you already used HTCDEV unlock".
I would be really glad, if somebody out there would spend a few minutes in order to throw some light into my weekend
Use HTC Bootloader to lock the phone again. It should inform you once complete. Don't ever use it again.
Download Advanced Ace Hack Kit (AAHK) from the development section and CAREFULLY follow instructions. The AAHK will then root your phone and give you the ability to flash any ROM you want. It will also preserve your original ROM so iI suggest a backup.
You can use AAHK to go back to stock by flashing a stock RUU. Keep in mind that flashing a Froyo RUU to a Gingerbread shipped phone WILL result in you having major issues. Hope this helps a bit.
Enjoy
EDIT: I have just realized I have written this same exact thing at least 10 times so if you or anyone else comes back with the same issue, I will no longer be replying. Everything there is to know about root, radio s off and flashing custom ROM can be found right here by simply using search and gliding through forums.
I am NOT a babysitter. Do your own homework.
hmsdexter said:
I have been trying to get s-off by following the guides on xdad, but with no success. Will keep trying and post my results for further analysis.
Thanks
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Turns out my trouble was caused by running this:
Code:
fastboot boot boot.img
instead of
Code:
fastboot flash boot boot.img
everything is working fine now
thank you
Hello i have the tc one x and i have alot of problems. when i first bought the phone i rooted it and i was happy. i downloaded root apps and i was set. then i wanted to start flashing roms. so i downloaded a custom rom on my computer, followed all the instructions carefully and it did not work. i had installed clockworkmod and the whole 9 yards.When i would try to boot into recovery mode i would get a security warning and i was not allowed to. i tried many tutorials to install it on to my phone using my computer and command prompt and things like that but that did not work. So i came to the conclusion that i did not unlock my bootloader. so i went through the whole process on htcdev.com and my key was invalid. i had gotten the error 160 and mid not allowed. now i wanted to completely restore and unroot so i deleted superuser and the su files and did the whole thing with fastboot files and command prompt using a video to help me through it. When i was done my phone still said tampred on the bootloader and i got the same security warning error when i tried to restore the phone. so i cannot restore my phone to stock. now my phone cannot recieve att updates and when i try to manually update it is says htcdm has stopped and then after the button does nothing. and many apps stop unexspectedly and i am very upset about this. i have tried unrooting and unlocking bootloader at least 10 times now and nothing works!! PLEASE HELP!!! i really dont want do have to sell my phone and save up for a new one. thank you.
ewokiscool said:
Hello i have the tc one x and i have alot of problems. when i first bought the phone i rooted it and i was happy. i downloaded root apps and i was set. then i wanted to start flashing roms. so i downloaded a custom rom on my computer, followed all the instructions carefully and it did not work. i had installed clockworkmod and the whole 9 yards.When i would try to boot into recovery mode i would get a security warning and i was not allowed to. i tried many tutorials to install it on to my phone using my computer and command prompt and things like that but that did not work. So i came to the conclusion that i did not unlock my bootloader. so i went through the whole process on htcdev.com and my key was invalid. i had gotten the error 160 and mid not allowed. now i wanted to completely restore and unroot so i deleted superuser and the su files and did the whole thing with fastboot files and command prompt using a video to help me through it. When i was done my phone still said tampred on the bootloader and i got the same security warning error when i tried to restore the phone. so i cannot restore my phone to stock. now my phone cannot recieve att updates and when i try to manually update it is says htcdm has stopped and then after the button does nothing. and many apps stop unexspectedly and i am very upset about this. i have tried unrooting and unlocking bootloader at least 10 times now and nothing works!! PLEASE HELP!!! i really dont want do have to sell my phone and save up for a new one. thank you.
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Yup.
First, your not clear with what you actually did.
IS your Phone the AT&T version? If YES, then this is the wrong forum.
Also all you need to do to get a custom ROM running is this.. (in the respective order ) -
1- Unlock using HTC. Your error is probably because you did not clearly read on how to copy the UID part. even one extra character here or there can generate an invalid key.
Follow the instructions to the letter.
2- Flash ClockWorkMod Recovery using fastboot.
3- Before flashing the ROM, from CWM, make a backup of the stock ROM, by going to Backup and Restore - Backup.
4- Wipe Date/Factory reset option in the recovery. Then Goto Mounts section and format /system.
5- Now flash your ROM from the sdcard.
6- PROFIT?
If you are not confident enough to follow each and every instruction to the letter, then flashing custom ROM's is not for you.
From your post i can clearly see that you find the whole process a little too cumbersome. I can be wrong. But please at least be clear what you exactly did. Which ROM did you try to flash? And how did you go back to stock? Which RUU did you use? Was it the correct one?
If your HBOOT says ***LOCKED*** or ***RELOCKED*** then run an RUU and it will remove all warnings, and put your phone back to it's factory state.
how do you run an ruu
Rusty! said:
If your HBOOT says ***LOCKED*** or ***RELOCKED*** then run an RUU and it will remove all warnings, and put your phone back to it's factory state.
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how do you run an ruu?
Boot into bootloader then go into fastboot and run the ruu that's all but sure thing before doing this u have to flash the stock recovery and kernel and lock bootloader
Y U WANNA KNOW FROM WHERE SENT??
Just download one and run it, dead easy.
But he has to return the recovery and kernel and lock bootloader first
Y U WANNA KNOW FROM WHERE SENT??
His post is so disjointed it's impossible to figure out the state of his bootloader (hence mentioning it), but you don't need to replace kernel and recovery, that's the point of the RUU.
Rusty! said:
His post is so disjointed it's impossible to figure out the state of his bootloader (hence mentioning it), but you don't need to replace kernel and recovery, that's the point of the RUU.
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ok i am in boot loader
it says
***Tampered***
***locked***
when i go into fastboot there is no RUU selection
and when i press recovery or factory reset it says legal **** then brings me back to boot loader and says
***Tampered***
***locked***
security warning
ewokiscool said:
ok i am in boot loader
it says
***Tampered***
***locked***
when i go into fastboot there is no RUU selection
and when i press recovery or factory reset it says legal **** then brings me back to boot loader and says
***Tampered***
***locked***
security warning
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Then you haven't unlocked it properly.
Sent from my fauxed HOX running ParanoidAndroid JB
ewokiscool said:
ok i am in boot loader
it says
***Tampered***
***locked***
when i go into fastboot there is no RUU selection
and when i press recovery or factory reset it says legal **** then brings me back to boot loader and says
***Tampered***
***locked***
security warning
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OK that means you're good to go with the RUU if you want to return to stock and have everything working again.
Dude becareful if its saying security warning then your battery is very low,becareful because if the phone drains completely while using ruu the phone would get hard bricked also u can't select ruu you just have to go into fastboot
Y U WANNA KNOW FROM WHERE SENT??
Ok. Stop.
Where did you get your phone? Is it quad or dual core? What is the model number written on the case?
Before you do more damage, let's figure out what device you have, which forum you need to ask questions in, and what procedures you need to follow.
Defo sounds like an XL to me
Sent from my HTC One X using xda premium
Given AT&T updates were mentioned in the OP, that's a given
EddyOS said:
Defo sounds like an XL to me
Sent from my HTC One X using xda premium
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Agreed. Not seen tampered on the intl x. Would also explain everything else not working.
M.
Sent from my HTC One X using xda premium
BenPope said:
Ok. Stop.
Where did you get your phone? Is it quad or dual core? What is the model number written on the case?
Before you do more damage, let's figure out what device you have, which forum you need to ask questions in, and what procedures you need to follow.
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i have the usa version dual core
i bought it from radio shack
on the box it has a proof of purchase and says Model: Htc One X
imei: 359691041968911
sku:65383
Rusty! said:
If your HBOOT says ***LOCKED*** or ***RELOCKED*** then run an RUU and it will remove all warnings, and put your phone back to it's factory state.
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ok i downloaded the RUU now what do i do to run it on my phone?
ewokiscool said:
i have the usa version dual core
i bought it from radio shack
on the box it has a proof of purchase and says Model: Htc One X
imei: 359691041968911
sku:65383
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Right, well, I'm not sure what you've done to it, but this is the wrong sub forum.
If it is an AT&T phone, htcdev won't work.
Best bet is to visit the ONE XL forum. And post what you problems you have, and then what you tried to do before arriving where you are now.
Word of advice, your first post in this thread was awful. It's too long, too confusing and unreadable. Try to cut out as much as you can. I don't care how many yards, that you got instructions from a video, and that the video was hosted on YouTube. Just list what you did to the phone. Use spaces (including vertical spaces), punctuation and bullet points to good effect. End of the day, you want as wide an audience as possible.
Good luck.
Hi all,
First of all, I can imagine that this problem has already been encountered a million times, but I tried searching the forum and didn't see the exact same problem as mine with the same setup. I'm happy to read more if someone points me to another thread with the solution.
Long story short, I tried flashing JellyTime_42 on this phone and even though everything seemed to work well, it's not booting and I'm stuck with the HTC logo.
unlocked the bootloader with HTC dev
flashed CWM recovery 5.8.1.5-ace
uploaded cm-JellyTime_42 and gapps.
wiped data, cache and dalvik cache using CWM
installed JellyTime
rebooted... and that's where I am now.
Some info about the phone itself. It's an Desire HD on ATT. cid: CWS__001
*** UNLOCKED ***
ACE PVT SHIP S-ON RL
HBOOT-2.00.0030
MICROP-0438
RADIO-26.17.14.11_M
eMMC-boot
As I said, I can fastboot, and although I'm not sure how to push other stuff to the phone, that part seems functional.
Thanks a lot for your help!!
Nick
You need to fastboot flash the boot.img from the ROM zip.
bananagranola said:
You need to fastboot flash the boot.img from the ROM zip.
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Thanks so much bananagranola, that worked and I can now boot and use the phone!
(for some reason I never saw that step mentioned in any tutorial)
Thanks again
Most tutorials are for S-Off.
Yes, the preferred unlock method for the DHD/I4G is to get S-OFF using the Advanced Ace Hack Kit (AAHK). You can still do that, you just need to relock your bootloader and run the AAHK. The command to relock was given in the last step of HTCdev unlock.
You better do that soon though, if you want. - http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=38157931
There are 2-3 tutorials in the Ace Think Tank thread for both the AAHK and HTCdev methods of unlock. I've made one for flashing a ROM after HTCdev unlock too. You'll find all the information you'll need about this phone in the Ace Think Tank thread. Look through it.
Also, I suggest you use either 4ext or TWRP recovery rather than CWM. CWM is very dated and causes problems while installing some ROMs (like the recent ViperDHD updates).
For 4ext - Download and install 4ext Recovery Updater from www.4ext.net and flash the latest touch recovery.
For TWRP - Install Goo Manager from Play Store->Menu->Install OpenRecoveryScript
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Hi sashank,
Thanks for your input.
Why is AAHK the preferred method? It seems way complicated compared to what I've done, but probably I'm missing something. That said, the phone works like a charm now after flashing boot.img.
Because if you have S-OFF, you won't need to flash boot.img every time you flash a ROM/kernel/ROM update. You don't need to have a PC with you just to flash a ROM. Also, you can directly restore a backup with no hassle. With HTCdev unlock, you need to flash the boot.img in the backup folder separately to complete the process. I do this for my friend's One X because it doesn't have an S-OFF method unfortunately, and it's quite a hassle. If you're okay with flashing boot.img every time, then stick with HTCdev unlock, no problem.
AAHK is actually quite simple to use. It does everything for you. You just need to follow the instructions to the letter, select a few options correctly and it does the rest. Don't be intimidated by it.
Sent from my Desire HD using xda premium
Nico7578 said:
Hi sashank,
Thanks for your input.
Why is AAHK the preferred method? It seems way complicated compared to what I've done, but probably I'm missing something. That said, the phone works like a charm now after flashing boot.img.
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Nico, HTCDEV just allows you to have a limited control over your device. You will still be linked to your carrier or sales code (CID) and will not be able to flash RUU from other carriers/geographical areas. That might sound useless now, but belive me that when you get stuck and can not find a RUU for your device you will remember it!
Besides, HTCDEV will not allow you to flash radios and some other stuff. Not to metion that your bootloader says *UNLOCKED* in a beautiful pink color at the top...LOL
S-OFF disables all kinda of security in the phone (nand security off) and that allows you to flash anything at all. From RUU's to radios without facing issues. Besides, that is completely reversible and will leave no traces of being S-OFF if you need to get to a service centre.
Nico7578 said:
Hi sashank,
Thanks for your input.
Why is AAHK the preferred method? It seems way complicated compared to what I've done, but probably I'm missing something.
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Because AAHK gives you full control on your device. It basically gives you permanent root privileges, S-OFFs your phone and with SuperCID (if needed) you actually unbrand your phone...that is that you can install every ROM you want on it.
It's not so difficult, to be honest, you just need to carefully read the guide and you'll soon unleash the real power of your device
NeoLocutus said:
Because AAHK gives you full control on your device. It basically gives you permanent root privileges, S-OFFs your phone and with SuperCID (if needed) you actually unbrand your phone...that is that you can install every ROM you want on it.
It's not so difficult, to be honest, you just need to carefully read the guide and you'll soon unleash the real power of your device
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I think that something is wrong there. The root access is only to rom level. If you flash a RUU you will lose root privileges until SU is flashed again. What the Hack Kit gives you is S-OFF permanently, which is reversible anyway.
Please Help
Hello
I need help. Please
I recently brought a friend's phone (Desire HD) to flash custom ROM on. I flashed boot.img via fastboot but when I select recovery, A white screen with HTC shows and after a few seconds, black screen occurs. I know screen is on however. I dont know what to do. The bootloader says unlocked but it says
S-ON RL
HBOOT-2.00.0029
MICROP-0438
RADIO-26.14.04.28_M
eMMC-boot
The steps that I did was.
1. I unlocked the bootloader via HTCDev. It gave me error so I updated via RUU manually through fastboot.
2. After that, I was able to unlock the bootloader via HTCDev.
3. I followed this (http://www.teamandroid.com/2013/04/...android-422-jellytime-jelly-bean-rom-guide/2/) to flash method to Jelly-time on DHD. But when I flashed boot.img via fastboot cmd, it does not go to Recovery, it only shows phone with exclamation mark. If I reboot the phone, it shows white HTC screen and then black black screen. Please help me what to do. After unlocking via HTCDev, I didn't intall CWM, I though flashing boot.img is actually installing CWN :'|
Thanks a LOT in advance
I worked it successfully. I fastboot flashed CWM and it worked. Case closed
HI
As title said, I accepted the official update from HTC and now my phone won't start.
All I know is I have S-ON and I don't want to do factory wipe.
I did try wipe cache partition multiple times.
here is the info from download mode:
*** LOCKED***
htc_himaulatt PVT S-on
LK-1.0.0.0000
RADIO-01.01_U11440221_62.05.503205G_F
OpenDSP-v20.2.6-00452-M8994_0216
OS-1.32.661.31
APR 1 2014,21:58:13 (506785)
I believe is the 5.1 update
Thank you very much
You did leave it long enough to update?
It took over an hour to update mine and that's not including downloading.
If you power cycled your phone thinking it was stuck you probably borked the update process.
If your device is carrier locked then you'll have to wait for the official ruu.
If you have a wwe (World Wide English) then you can use the 5.1 ruu.
Otherwise you'll have to bite the bullet and reset it, losing all data.
I wish I stole my HTC M9. It's a pile of ****.
shivadow said:
You did leave it long enough to update?
It took over an hour to update mine and that's not including downloading.
If you power cycled your phone thinking it was stuck you probably borked the update process.
If your device is carrier locked then you'll have to wait for the official ruu.
If you have a wwe (World Wide English) then you can use the 5.1 ruu.
Otherwise you'll have to bite the bullet and reset it, losing all data.
I wish I stole my HTC M9. It's a pile of ****.
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5.1ruu?
where can i find the ruu.
I don't think i needed the 5.1 one
jeff741258 said:
HI
As title said, I accepted the official update from HTC and now my phone won't start.
All I know is I have S-ON and I don't want to do factory wipe.
I did try wipe cache partition multiple times.
here is the info from download mode:
*** LOCKED***
htc_himaulatt PVT S-on
LK-1.0.0.0000
RADIO-01.01_U11440221_62.05.503205G_F
OpenDSP-v20.2.6-00452-M8994_0216
OS-1.32.661.31
APR 1 2014,21:58:13 (506785)
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We need more information than this to help. What exactly did you do, and what happened when you accepted the ota? By "won't start" what do you mean? A bootloop or is it completely dead?
From your info, it appears the ota never took, as you're still on 1.32 firmware.
To my knowledge, there are no ruus of any sort for Telus. You may need to unlock, install custom recovery, and then flash a backup to get back up.
iElvis said:
To my knowledge, there are no ruus of any sort for Telus.
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At least no free RUUs.
iElvis said:
We need more information than this to help. What exactly did you do, and what happened when you accepted the ota? By "won't start" what do you mean? A bootloop or is it completely dead?
From your info, it appears the ota never took, as you're still on 1.32 firmware.
To my knowledge, there are no ruus of any sort for Telus. You may need to unlock, install custom recovery, and then flash a backup to get back up.
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It said i have an available update, so i accepted and took more than an hour to finished the update. After the update, It just keep looping in the HTC logo screen. I can still go into the bootloader, download mode and recovery mode, but pretty much it. In recovery mode, it can't even open the files in the internal memory. I also did a factory reset/wipe, It didn't work.
How do you know my phone is from telus? I didn't get my phone from carriers, it is unlocked.
jeff741258 said:
How do you know my phone is from telus? I didn't get my phone from carriers, it is unlocked.
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That Information can be gained from your firmware version.
How to "read" firmware versions
Sneakyghost's & Behold_this' SKU, CID & MID List
Ahhh thank you very much
I also did some digging. I find a website under HTCDEV. I can't post outside link yet. But is it useful in my situation?
I don't really want to root my phone unless i have no other choices.
I have root my previous phones before, but it is more for trying different rom instead of rescuing the phone.
jeff741258 said:
Ahhh thank you very much
I also did some digging. I find a website under HTCDEV. I can't post outside link yet. But is it useful in my situation?
I don't really want to root my phone unless i have no other choices.
I have root my previous phones before, but it is more for trying different rom instead of rescuing the phone.
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As far as I can see you have two choices:
Option 1 is trying to get the correct RUU for your firmware. I posted a source earlier but it's not for free. Some other users here on xda already have an account for that website so maybe one of them is kind enough to help you out. Nevertheless flashing a RUU will wipe everything on your phone so all your data you didn't backup before all this hassle started is lost.
Option 2 is trying to unlock your bootloader via HTCDdev which will erase everything on your phone, too. After that you are able to flash the custom recovery TWRP. If you are able to find someone else's backup for the firmware version you have you are able to get back to a working stock system, too. But I'm not sure whether an unlock is possible without a booting system because I never faced that situation.
jeff741258 said:
Ahhh thank you very much
I also did some digging. I find a website under HTCDEV. I can't post outside link yet. But is it useful in my situation?
I don't really want to root my phone unless i have no other choices.
I have root my previous phones before, but it is more for trying different rom instead of rescuing the phone.
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Can you post what's in your Download mode screen (except imei and s/n)? You say the update completed, but the OP lists a 5.0 firmware version. This matters for whether you can unlock and root.
It's possible your phone can't be fixed in its current state and will have to be replaced. This is because of security features that have been added to 5.1, if you indeed got that update.
iElvis said:
Can you post what's in your Download mode screen (except imei and s/n)? You say the update completed, but the OP lists a 5.0 firmware version. This matters for whether you can unlock and root.
It's possible your phone can't be fixed in its current state and will have to be replaced. This is because of security features that have been added to 5.1, if you indeed got that update.
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*** LOCKED***
htc_himaulatt PVT S-on
LK-1.0.0.0000
RADIO-01.01_U11440221_62.05.503205G_FOpenDSP-v20.2.6-00452-M8994_0216
OS-1.32.661.31
APR 1 2014,21:58:13 (506785)
jeff741258 said:
*** LOCKED***
htc_himaulatt PVT S-on
LK-1.0.0.0000
RADIO-01.01_U11440221_62.05.503205G_FOpenDSP-v20.2.6-00452-M8994_0216
OS-1.32.661.31
APR 1 2014,21:58:13 (506785)
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Okay, that's good. It means the 5.1 update did not take, which means you can still unlock via htcdev if you choose, or that RUU linked above ought to clear things up.
Hey thank you for everyone helps. Since my phone still under warranty, i have decided to send my phone back to HTC. Once again, thank you for everyone who read my post and help me.
I'm quite sure the device restarts a few times after the update. I remember a black htc screen then a couple of reboots (my arse was twitching like a rabbit's nose) then after a short while it booted into the homescreen.
I'd leave it running and connected to the internet overnight and see if it resolves itself. If not then send it to HTC.
I wish I stole my HTC M9. It's a pile of ****.
My ATT HTC One M8 was rooted using the 'official HTC' method soon after purchase and I was able to get CyanogenMod installed via their windows install tool back in the day so I didn't have to really understand what I was doing. It still runs CM11 quite well, but I'd really like to upgrade to CM12 if for no other reasons then the security updates. When I try to upgrade to CM12 though I get this error:
This package supports bootloader(s): 3.18.0.0000, 3.19.0.00000; this device has bootloader 3.16.0.00000, Installation aborted.
My recovery is ClockworkMod Recovery v6.0.4.8
Here's my bootloader screen:
*** TAMPERED ***
*** UNLOCKED ***
M8_UL_CA PVT SHIP S-ON
HBOOT-3.16.0.0.0000
RADIO-1.16.21331931.LA11G
OpenDSP-v38.2.2-00542-M8974.0311
OS-1.58.502.1
eMMC-boot 2048MB
Apr 18 2014,16:06:33.0
I don't know what I'm doing.
After six months of occasionally messing with this I still haven't figured out how to upload the boatloader. I only barely understand the stuff I read on this site. Most things have pointed me to do this:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/htc-one-m8/development/firmware-flashing-panic-attacks-t2824048
But I'm not s-off, there is a ton of downloads and steps and 150 pages of comments (!) so if there is something burried in there that will help me I can't find it. I tried blindly applying one of the firmware downloads but it didn't work. and it was probably the wrong one anyway.
Everything else pointed me to return to stock and accept the OTA update with this thread:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2696282
But I again got lost, and never got this working. Once I got brave and spent the better part of a day trying to return everything to stock, but I couldn't figure out how to do it in the end and was super-happy to get back where I started and have a working phone again. I don't recall the exact problem I had, but I remember trying several RUUs - not being sure which one was the right one - and they wouldn't apply and that was after changing recovery versions and types several times and following random forum advice and thinking I bricked the thing a dozen times.
My question is: Is there a simple way to upgrade my bootloader ? Simple meaning exact steps to follow to just upgrade the bootloader without doing a bunch of other stuff that could brick me and I don't understand? I'm not really sure where to begin, even though I've tried a bunch of stuff, this stuff is so confusing.
Is there any help for noob like me?
You have AT&T - those threads are not for you.
You need to see this - http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2751432
1. Download RUU 4.28.502.2 RUU
2. Boot your device to bootloader/fastboot and connect to PC
2. relock bootloader - command fastboot oem lock
3. Install RUU
4. re-unlock your bootloader with the unlock_code.bin that you got from HTCDev
5. reinstall custom recovery
6. install your preferred custom ROM
To run a RUU .. you need USB2.0 and latest HTC USB driver installed. If not sure, download HTC Sync Manager - http://www.htc.com/us/support/software/htc-sync-manager.aspx
install it as it will install the latest HTC USB driver then uninstall the HTC Sync Manager but leave the driver.
This will wipe everything on internal storage - backup your photos, musics & etc to PC first.
Wow, thanks for taking the time with specific steps and links! I'll try again this weekend and let you know!
thanks!
This worked perfect! I think the key was the ATT RUU, which I definitly wasn't using it before. Once done getting back to CM was a snap and I'm now in great shape! Thanks so much!
You're welcome.
Correct RUU for correct device always fix things