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[Q] Unable to install android 5.0 lollipop on my htc one m8!

I was running 4.4.4 kitkat on my htc one m8 with a cid no. of HTC__038 and the software no. - 3.35.720.1, s-on and booloader unlocked. I flashed TWRP recovery and rooted it then I unrooted it and installed stock recovery back again but it is still showing a modified tag in bootloader screen and I am unable to install lollipop on my phone as it gets stuck while installing in the installing screen. I used Hasoon2000's toolkit for this. Now, what should I do? Please help!

Akshat729 said:
I was running 4.4.4 kitkat on my htc one m8 with a cid no. of HTC__038 and the software no. - 3.35.720.1, s-on and booloader unlocked. I flashed TWRP recovery and rooted it then I unrooted it and installed stock recovery back again but it is still showing a modified tag in bootloader screen and I am unable to install lollipop on my phone as it gets stuck while installing in the installing screen. I used Hasoon2000's toolkit for this. Now, what should I do? Please help!
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I know my opinion is not the most popular, but as long as 4.4.4 KitKat runs fine, I don't see a point of installing Lollipop at this time. When Sense 7 and Lollipop 5.1 will arrive, then hopefully it will be worth it.

unifex_ said:
I know my opinion is not the most popular, but as long as 4.4.4 KitKat runs fine, I don't see a point of installing Lollipop at this time. When Sense 7 and Lollipop 5.1 will arrive, then hopefully it will be worth it.
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But I'm not able to install the updates even when the sense 7 arrives still I'll not be able to install the update.

[Q] Please help: Updating Firmware HTC One M8

I have the international version of the HTC One M8 so At&T I have 4.4.2 but I want to get Lollipop. I've looked into it and it seems I have a long list of upgrades to make. I have to first update my hboot somehow to the latest one so I can get a newer version of TWRP because I can't use those right now, I just get stuck booting into recovery. To do that I need to update my firmware so I looked into a firmware.zip package but it says I need to relock my bootloader. I'm not particularly willing to have to go through that process. Once I get a newer hboot I need the latest recovery to then flash the update? I'm really confused about all the things I need to do and I need a step by step of things I need to do in order because I don't want to end up bricking my phone somewhere along the way. I've never updated hboot or my firmware I don't think I've just been using AOKP rom with an older recovery TWRP. How do I update all my firmware/software to the latest possible for my HTC One M8? I think the main reason I'm lost is because I don't know what to start with. Right now just pretend I have just my old rom and recovery, where do I go from there? Also I want to get the latest Venom Rom for the M8 if that means anything. They require 5.x.x firmware
Also I probably put this thread in the long location -_-

Tetrisvoid said:
I have the international version of the HTC One M8 so At&T I have 4.4.2 but I want to get Lollipop. I've looked into it and it seems I have a long list of upgrades to make. I have to first update my hboot somehow to the latest one so I can get a newer version of TWRP because I can't use those right now, I just get stuck booting into recovery. To do that I need to update my firmware so I looked into a firmware.zip package but it says I need to relock my bootloader. I'm not particularly willing to have to go through that process. Once I get a newer hboot I need the latest recovery to then flash the update? I'm really confused about all the things I need to do and I need a step by step of things I need to do in order because I don't want to end up bricking my phone somewhere along the way. I've never updated hboot or my firmware I don't think I've just been using AOKP rom with an older recovery TWRP. How do I update all my firmware/software to the latest possible for my HTC One M8? I think the main reason I'm lost is because I don't know what to start with. Right now just pretend I have just my old rom and recovery, where do I go from there? Also I want to get the latest Venom Rom for the M8 if that means anything. They require 5.x.x firmware
Also I probably put this thread in the long location -_-
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You better run a RUU.exe file of latest official HTC's ROM (Lollipop). If you have an unlocked bootloader, the best option would be to be S-OFF so you could flash any RUU without relocking the bootloader.
Remember than flashing a RUU will update your firmware, radio and hboot but will erase your phone's content.
Once your device is updated, you just have to reflash TWRP (latest version) and flash the ROM you want.
EDIT: If you manage to get S-OFF you could simply flash latest firmware directly. I would highly recommend you to use Sunshine. It's a paid app but it worth it.
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Ok I will try that

SergioRmz said:
You better run a RUU.exe file of latest official HTC's ROM (Lollipop). If you have an unlocked bootloader, the best option would be to be S-OFF so you could flash any RUU without relocking the bootloader.
Remember than flashing a RUU will update your firmware, radio and hboot but will erase your phone's content.
Once your device is updated, you just have to reflash TWRP (latest version) and flash the ROM you want.
EDIT: If you manage to get S-OFF you could simply flash latest firmware directly. I would highly recommend you to use Sunshine. It's a paid app but it worth it.
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I looked into sunshine but I can't get it. I did get a copy of firewater though somehow but I've tried to run the commands to use firewater but after the last command ("yes") my adb runs into some sort of loop where it prints "y" repeatedly and I can't enter commands because it replaces what I type with a y and you can watch what you typed fly away. Is there any other way to s-off other than Sunshine that actually works?

I'm kind of forced into having to pay for Sunshine. There is no other way for the version I'm on. Will do and return with an update. Might take a while though

I needed to switch to a more stocky rom for sunshine to work, i got android revolution and apparantly i'm already on lollipop?? it says 5.0.1 but that can't be right...

SergioRmz said:
You better run a RUU.exe file of latest official HTC's ROM (Lollipop). If you have an unlocked bootloader, the best option would be to be S-OFF so you could flash any RUU without relocking the bootloader.
Remember than flashing a RUU will update your firmware, radio and hboot but will erase your phone's content.
Once your device is updated, you just have to reflash TWRP (latest version) and flash the ROM you want.
EDIT: If you manage to get S-OFF you could simply flash latest firmware directly. I would highly recommend you to use Sunshine. It's a paid app but it worth it.
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Hi I'm having issues getting a rom that Sunshine supports. Currently I switched over to an old CM11 build for 4.4.x hoping Sunshine would take it but it isn't close enough to stock, and I can't find a single stock rom that isn't an RUU requiring S-Off. I've searched around many threads, http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2694994 seemed close but it doesn't have what I need. Could you help me solve this issue? Also when I flashed CM11 and booted things were crashing in a loop and after restart it seems to be working no issue, except that google play services isn't supported, so i'm assuming Gapps failed somehow. I'm not planning to stick to CM for long I just need to find a rom that sunshine will take.

ok i found and flashed a nandroid that is appropriate.
I have s-off now.
New problem:
All RUU files I try do not work.

I'm trying to flash a new RUU but the file is too big for Fastboot. I found a method where you copy the zip to the ext_sd and I did that and my phone crashed or something, it went to a black screen and I simulated the battery pull and rebooted. The file was no longer in ext_sd. I'm going to try this again and watch what happens....
this has been a long headache (7 hours straight now)

alright i'm copying and my phone froze completely. currently stuck. Its at 66% transfer

alright something is happening. Screen went dark again, but now the stock wallpaper for the M8 is covering the screen, maybe the launcher restarted and got stuck.

and now the screen is dark again. This isn't working out.

I tried using an RUU exe file rather than a zip, but it stopped in the middle of flashing and said it failed, and that I was using the wrong RUU, when that was the only one available for my ID

I'm really tempted to go into TWRP and flash the zip manually...

skydragon rom - stuck at boot screen

I have an AT&T HTC One M8. It was already rooted when it bought it. Running stock 4.4.2
I have installed the most current version of TWRP. I created a successful backup.
I am trying to install the ROM for skydragon 5.5 but it just gets stuck on the startup screen (white android screen)
I am S-on.
I flashed (via fastboot) the boot.img from the Skydragon 5.5 Rom.
I installed Skydragon 5.5 Rom from the TWRP install screen.
(note - these are the instructions from skydragon website and it states I do not need S-off as long as I flash the boot image)
When I reboot it just hangs on the startup screen (white android screen)
I can recover to get back to a working phone but I would really like to upgrade to skydragon. I have been having constant problems with bluetooth headsets on the stock 4.4.2 and am hoping the newer skydragon ROM and boot.img would resolve the poor bluetooth sound quality issues.
Any help would be appreciated.
Thanks

You probably need to update your firmware/hboot.

gmgough said:
I have an AT&T HTC One M8. It was already rooted when it bought it. Running stock 4.4.2
I have installed the most current version of TWRP.
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As mentioned, you need to update your firmware.
Current ROMs won't run properly (extreme long boot times, broken WiFi) on old firmware (hboot, radio, etc.).
Plus, the current TWRP will not flash ROMs properly on the old hboot.

I dont fully understand why but I lost my backup during my installation of the new skydragon ROM. The backups were on the SD card.......and then they vanished.
I did manage to barely avoid bricking my phone. I re-locked my phone, installed the HTC RUU for lollipop and got my phone back to working. I had been trying to use sunshine S-off tool so that I could upgrade the firmware but I couldnt get my phone to boot up to perform the S-off installation process.
I still want to install skydragon. These are the steps I think I need to take.
1. unlock/root my HTC M8
2. Install TWRP
3. Backup my phone
4. install the new Skydragon Lollipop ROM
* note - I assume that I dont need S-OFF since my firmware should have already been upgraded when I installed the HTC Lollipop RUU.
If my phone is S-off will the skydragon lollipop ROM installation automatically install the firmware? Or is that a separate installation?

1: You lost all because you ran a RUU !
2: A custom rom NEVER changes the firmware

gmgough said:
* note - I assume that I dont need S-OFF since my firmware should have already been upgraded when I installed the HTC Lollipop RUU.
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To confirm whether the firmware was updated or not; what does it say on the hboot screen for hboot number, radio baseband, and OS number?
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If my phone is S-off will the skydragon lollipop ROM installation automatically install the firmware? Or is that a separate installation?
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Flashing a ROM never updates your firmware. The firmware partitions (hboot, radio, WiFi, Bluetooth, etc.) are not included in a ROM zip.
Firmware flash is done as a separate action, usually via fastboot.

Actually I lost my backup before I installed the RUU......otherwise I would have reverted to my previous kitkat installation rather than installing the RUU and losing all my data. I know the RUU basically reimages all the memory.
I was using sideload to install the skydragon ROM. I suspect I did something wrong during one my fastboot flash commands or the adb sideload commands.

6.0 update problem

Any idea why it fails to flash the 1/2 part of the update in the recovery? It's loading like 1/4 of the progress bar, and then the red warning sign appears. WWE Eu unlocked version. Also, the ruu to flash the 5.1 2.10.401.1 ( i tought it might work with a fresh install ) seems to be not working, as the process suddenly stops after i agree the terms of use and click continue ( i used the exe ).
It had been reverted to stock via a stock rom backup ( from xda, can't remember the exact thread ).
State: S-ON, bootloader relocked, never changed the CID, stock everything ( including the recovery, as i flashed the signed stock version via fastboot after the first failed update try).
Other than that, i don't really know what to do. Also, can i get another link for a 2.10.401.1 ruu ( it seems that it only gives me the 3.35.617.12 on the htc website )? .exe format ( ikr, i'm a noob )

All I can say is the update worked flawlessly on my totally stock phone but I'm yet to notice any significant difference..
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cosminpantelimon said:
Any idea why it fails to flash the 1/2 part of the update in the recovery? It's loading like 1/4 of the progress bar, and then the red warning sign appears. WWE Eu unlocked version. Also, the ruu to flash the 5.1 2.10.401.1 ( i tought it might work with a fresh install ) seems to be not working, as the process suddenly stops after i agree the terms of use and click continue ( i used the exe ).
It had been reverted to stock via a stock rom backup ( from xda, can't remember the exact thread ).
State: S-ON, bootloader relocked, never changed the CID, stock everything ( including the recovery, as i flashed the signed stock version via fastboot after the first failed update try).
Other than that, i don't really know what to do. Also, can i get another link for a 2.10.401.1 ruu ( it seems that it only gives me the 3.35.617.12 on the htc website )? .exe format ( ikr, i'm a noob )
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I have the same problem and I am on stock never unlocked. After a chat with HTC they send me to a repair center ( "Might be a hardware problem") !!!!

George that can't be true! The employee was probably not in the mood to help you, because that's just utter bull****.

cosminpantelimon said:
Any idea why it fails to flash the 1/2 part of the update in the recovery? It's loading like 1/4 of the progress bar, and then the red warning sign appears. WWE Eu unlocked version. Also, the ruu to flash the 5.1 2.10.401.1 ( i tought it might work with a fresh install ) seems to be not working, as the process suddenly stops after i agree the terms of use and click continue ( i used the exe ).
It had been reverted to stock via a stock rom backup ( from xda, can't remember the exact thread ).
State: S-ON, bootloader relocked, never changed the CID, stock everything ( including the recovery, as i flashed the signed stock version via fastboot after the first failed update try).
Other than that, i don't really know what to do. Also, can i get another link for a 2.10.401.1 ruu ( it seems that it only gives me the 3.35.617.12 on the htc website )? .exe format ( ikr, i'm a noob )
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i faced the same problem
the solution is very easy...
just be sure that u use a micro sd card with maximum capacity 32 gb and format it in storage menu in settings
try to update again...
and it will be done

salamony said:
i faced the same problem
the solution is very easy...
just be sure that u use a micro sd card with maximum capacity 32 gb and format it in storage menu in settings
try to update again...
and it will be done
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Try it and it is not working:crying:

george1365 said:
Try it and it is not working:crying:
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install a fresh stock rom first (your rom version) without sd card

salamony said:
install a fresh stock rom first (your rom version) without sd card
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My phone is full stock. Was never unlocked. How can I install a fresh rom?

Just to be clear. The update takes ages and reboots many times. Do not touch the phone until it has fully started.
If you get the htc logo after unlocking the screen just leave it for a minute or two.
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george1365 said:
My phone is full stock. Was never unlocked. How can I install a fresh rom?
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so u can simply do a hard reset using recovery
insert a 4 gb sd card
format it using ur phone
now try to update

If you are still with a 2.x firmware, you won't be able to run a Sense Marshmallow rom that needs your firmware to be upgraded. So, two solutions :
- You wait until the official upgrade is available in your country, install it and then you'll be able to flash a Sense Marshmallow rom
- Or you turn your phone S-off and install a 3.x firmware before to flash.
FYI, AOSP Marshmallow roms doesn't need any firmware upgrade (as there are no HTC Sense dependencies), I tried CM13 with 2.10 firmware, it was working perfectly.

i have the same problem.
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gortys said:
If you are still with a 2.x firmware, you won't be able to run a Sense Marshmallow rom that needs your firmware to be upgraded. So, two solutions :
- You wait until the official upgrade is available in your country, install it and then you'll be able to flash a Sense Marshmallow rom
- Or you turn your phone S-off and install a 3.x firmware before to flash.
FYI, AOSP Marshmallow roms doesn't need any firmware upgrade (as there are no HTC Sense dependencies), I tried CM13 with 2.10 firmware, it was working perfectly.
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we are talking about the official update man

strikercs said:
i have the same problem.
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we are talking about the official update man
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He said "S-ON, bootloader relocked, never changed the CID, stock everything ( including the recovery, as i flashed the signed stock version via fastboot after the first failed update try)". If the device is completely reverted to stock and official update is available in your country, why not to install OTA?

gortys said:
If you are still with a 2.x firmware, you won't be able to run a Sense Marshmallow rom that needs your firmware to be upgraded. So, two solutions :
- You wait until the official upgrade is available in your country, install it and then you'll be able to flash a Sense Marshmallow rom
- Or you turn your phone S-off and install a 3.x firmware before to flash.
FYI, AOSP Marshmallow roms doesn't need any firmware upgrade (as there are no HTC Sense dependencies), I tried CM13 with 2.10 firmware, it was working perfectly.
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Mine is with original OS, locked, s-on and I still have this problem with OTA update. HTC said could be a problem with first download (something corrupted) and now can be solved only with manual update in service. Have anyone any idea how can be done that at home? I don't want to send my phone to service.
Sorry for my English!

The problem was solved. It took me 6 hours to manage this. All you need to do is re flash the stock backup with TWRP.
Thank you all developers on this forum !!!

Thanks geeorge1365 for your solution, but I assume now you have s-off your phone ?

Blackat said:
Thanks geeorge1365 for your solution, but I assume now you have s-off your phone ?
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This should be logical. Even to flash yourself the firmware from your country, need to be s-off so I think he turned s-off.

Blackat said:
Thanks geeorge1365 for your solution, but I assume now you have s-off your phone ?
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No. I have S-ON and it is unrooted.
Look for Flippy498 guide that will help you.

For me it doesn't work. Can u telle which Stock Backup u use?
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You always need to use the one that corresponds to your current firmware version. As explained in my instructions the firmware version of your phone is stated in Download Mode. Be sure you follow every step exactly as I wrote it. If you don't do that it's no miracle that you can't restore the ability to install OTAs.

Htc one M9 won't boot to OS, recovery/fastboot working

Hello, i have a big problem with my HTC one m9.
Today i tried to update it to the latest VIPER one rom (5.0) from an old insert coin rom (3.1.2) but to do so i had to update the firmware and the TWRP to the latest versions. I updated the TWRP but i found out that it does not work with android 5.x rom: the only one who works is the 3.0.0 or lower, but the recovery is now fine. The problem is that, after the update of the firmware (that i don't know if i did it right because i just flashed the boot.img that was inside the rom, i should have been s-off probably), the phone keeps going to bootloader mode. Even if i reboot system from recovery, the phone does not power on the system. I tried to flash ICE 4.0.4 and VIPER 4.3.0 but with both of them i got the same result.
I am:
SOFTWARE STATUS: MODIFIED
UNLOCKED
S-ON
If you need other informations please let me know.
Anyway to solve it? Thanks!

same problem bro :/

digio1996 said:
Hello, i have a big problem with my HTC one m9.
Today i tried to update it to the latest VIPER one rom (5.0) from an old insert coin rom (3.1.2) but to do so i had to update the firmware and the TWRP to the latest versions. I updated the TWRP but i found out that it does not work with android 5.x rom: the only one who works is the 3.0.0 or lower, but the recovery is now fine. The problem is that, after the update of the firmware (that i don't know if i did it right because i just flashed the boot.img that was inside the rom, i should have been s-off probably), the phone keeps going to bootloader mode. Even if i reboot system from recovery, the phone does not power on the system. I tried to flash ICE 4.0.4 and VIPER 4.3.0 but with both of them i got the same result.
I am:
SOFTWARE STATUS: MODIFIED
UNLOCKED
S-ON
If you need other informations please let me know.
Anyway to solve it? Thanks!
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I'm guessing that something went sideways when you flashed the boot.img - which is probably the conclusion you've reached as well. In your shoes, I'd go straight to flashing an RUU. This would restore your phone to stock and (assuming it's available) bring your firmware up to date too.