Hi guys, sorry for the noob question but, i need to change ROM. So, the situation is: No root, S-ON, Locked BL, Stock rom 4.2.2. I want to: Flash the recovery, unlock bootloader, S-OFF, rooting (if needed) and change rom. If you can please suggest me a rom with no-lag (possibly lollipop). Thanks in advance. (P.s. I'm noob with the One X)
Anyone?
Plz help me
IS it an international One X. I run Resurrection Remix 5.1.1
You will need to root. Leave S-ON. It will protect you if you do the wrong thing which i did plenty of times.
Have a look at www.onexroot.com
grwalker said:
IS it an international One X. I run Resurrection Remix 5.1.1
You will need to root. Leave S-ON. It will protect you if you do the wrong thing which i did plenty of times.
Have a look at www.onexroot.com
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Is Resurrection Remix laggy? Or not? Anyway many thanks! Yep, i will stay on S-ON.
Not really. I find it OK. It does stretch the One X to its limits but the ROM works smoothly
You need to make sure your HBOOT is at least 1.72 or it wont boot
grwalker said:
Not really. I find it OK. It does stretch the One X to its limits but the ROM works smoothly
You need to make sure your HBOOT is at least 1.72 or it wont boot
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Ehm... How can i update them? What recovery should i flash? I have:
-Philz 6.0.3.8
-TWRP 2.6.3.0
-CWM 6.0.3.8
I've find on the net that i need the new layout storage. What is this?
There's a few steps that will need explanation in detail before you start. Do you have experience with the fastboot method of flashing?
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There's a few steps that will need explanation in detail before you start. Do you have experience with the fastboot method of flashing?
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Yep, i know the adb/fastboot commands. I've read that when i flash a rom, i need to flash their boot image by fastboot. Is that true?
Yes that is true
Check the following before you attempt to flash. And leave S-ON. If you mess up this will save you
*. Make sure your OneX is rooted. www.onexroot.com has a good tutorial. http://onexroot.com/one-x-root/how-to-root-one-x/
*. Be certain that HBOOT is of the correct version BEFORE you flash the ROM. If not then you will need to upgrade HBOOT and then root your phone again. Here is a site that may help if you need to upgrage HBOOT . http://d-h.st/users/ClydeB1/?fld_id=8110
Having done all that you are ready to flash. You will need the fastboot files and the ROM and extract the boot.img from the ROM
Rather than me writing it all down and risk missing some step, have a look at these various ROMS on http://onexroot.com/category/one-x-roms/. The tutorials are good and will give you help on how to flash, Look at more than one tutorial to get the idea of what to do.
If you get stuck post
Good luck
grwalker said:
Yes that is true
Check the following before you attempt to flash. And leave S-ON. If you mess up this will save you
*. Make sure your OneX is rooted. www.onexroot.com has a good tutorial. http://onexroot.com/one-x-root/how-to-root-one-x/
*. Be certain that HBOOT is of the correct version BEFORE you flash the ROM. If not then you will need to upgrade HBOOT and then root your phone again. Here is a site that may help if you need to upgrage HBOOT . http://d-h.st/users/ClydeB1/?fld_id=8110
Having done all that you are ready to flash. You will need the fastboot files and the ROM and extract the boot.img from the ROM
Rather than me writing it all down and risk missing some step, have a look at these various ROMS on http://onexroot.com/category/one-x-roms/. The tutorials are good and will give you help on how to flash, Look at more than one tutorial to get the idea of what to do.
If you get stuck post
Good luck
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Okay many thanks! I need to wait this summer for recieving my OneX, i've sent them in warranty because my screen was broken, and they replaced it... Now, they called me a week ago, and the technican said that for problem of the service center, they will send me my OneX this summer. Anyway, many thanks for your help.
You are welcome
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Hi Guys,
i am completely new to Android, had my One X for 6 months now.
i really want to upgrade to JB, the renovate ROM.
i have CID_016 and HBOOT 1.12.
can any1 tell me the steps i need to take, i will do my best to find the detailed instructions on each step.
but i just need to know exactly what i need to do...upgrade HBOOT? if so what version? if im on 1.12 - do i have to do 1 or 2 version before going to the final version etc...etc
i really dont want to brick my device.
thanks
Okay first thing I would do is have a look at the renovate ROM thread, because the OP would most likely be a nice person and have some instructions. Let's see what they write......
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1705334
"How To Flash:
For the Jellybean update you need to have flashed the updated firmware. Please have a look at the many guides available on how to do this"
Oh, so they want us to flash updated firmware, how should I do this? Well look! Conveniently stickied is a thread called "[07.12.2012] Jelly Bean firmware collection for different Carriers ID (CID)", let's go there!
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1957376
Oh I see my CID number listed underneath!
I will then proceed to download the firmware.zip file.
Okay I downloaded, now what? Well let me scroll down the page and see if there are any instructions:
"Flash firmware.zip using following terminal commands:
fastboot oem rebootRUU
fastboot flash zip firmware.zip"
Okay, I see I have to be in fastboot mode in order to do this. But I must not forget to relock the bootloader first. So I use the command 'fastboot oem lock' to first lock my bootloader, and then proceed to complete the above instructions to flash the firmware.
Okay now what? Well I think I should relock my bootloader now that I want to flash renovate, so I do by using 'fastboot flash unlocktoken unlock_code.bin'. Done.
Next, ...........
Or seriously just use this tool: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1924003
You need either HBOOT 1.31, 1.33 or 1.36 for this ROM.
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So...yes U have to upgrade your HBOOT.
All other steps for flashing are described in every rom thread.
thanks tomascus - that last link is what i needed.
i know there are detailed threads on the ROM links, and i cant ask questions on there, so just wanted to know about what order to do things, and if i needed to upgrade my HBOOT to some other version first before going to the latest etc...dont ahve money for a new phone so dont wanna brick it
i've already downloaded firmware with HBOOT 1.36, as well as a custom ROM, busy downloading JBFWTOOL now.
can i go straight from HBOOT 1.12 to 1.36? running ICS obviously
thanks a mil.
tradroid said:
thanks tomascus - that last link is what i needed.
i know there are detailed threads on the ROM links, and i cant ask questions on there, so just wanted to know about what order to do things, and if i needed to upgrade my HBOOT to some other version first before going to the latest etc...dont ahve money for a new phone so dont wanna brick it
i've already downloaded firmware with HBOOT 1.36, as well as a custom ROM, busy downloading JBFWTOOL now.
can i go straight from HBOOT 1.12 to 1.36? running ICS obviously
thanks a mil.
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Yes you can, mate.
PS. phone is almost unbrickable, I don't actually think there is a way to brick it unless you flash something meant for another device...
tomascus said:
Yes you can, mate.
PS. phone is almost unbrickable, I don't actually think there is a way to brick it unless you flash something meant for another device...
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cool, thats good to know. thanks for the help.
last question, i hope - what is this "unlock_code.bin" that i see certain instructions talk about?
in bootloader it says "S-ON" - do i need this unlock_code.bin and if so how do i get it?
tradroid said:
last question, i hope - what is this "unlock_code.bin" that i see certain instructions talk about?
in bootloader it says "S-ON" - do i need this unlock_code.bin and if so how do i get it?
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You get it when you unlock at htcdev. You will need it when unlocking bootloader.
S-ON has nothing to do with this don't worry about it.
Sent from my HTC One X
TToivanen said:
You get it when you unlock at htcdev. You will need it when unlocking bootloader.
S-ON has nothing to do with this don't worry about it.
Sent from my HTC One X
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and this HAS to be done in order to flash a custom rom right?
tradroid said:
and this HAS to be done in order to flash a custom rom right?
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Yes, at the moment you can't do anything without unlocking the bootloader at htcdev.com.
And I really recommend this tool for unlocking and installing custom recovery, it truly is noob-proof.
After using that tool you will have all pre-requirements and tools needed for installing custom roms. :good:
hi all,
today i tried to root my htc one x. i unlocked its bootloader from htcdev. all went fine. i checked the bootloader unlocked.
then i tried to root my phone using this thread early published (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1644167)
but the root.zip file was not downloadable.
then i tried other sites, same probs necessary files were not downloadable.
went to other site (http://www.knowyourmobile.com/htc/htc-one/17426/how-root-your-htc-one-x) downloaded the file, followed the instructions,
my phone stuck into bootloop. only i can switch off my phone using power+vol down, and can acess the fastboot menu... my phone is not
powering up. any help please. i don't know anything how to fix this. any help will be appreciated.
I THINK MY PHONE IS NOT GOING TO POWER UP, HELP PLEASE
my phone CID is:HTC_38
version-main: 4.19.720.1
HBOOT-1.73.0000
b2jeeet said:
hi all,
today i tried to root my htc one x. i unlocked its bootloader from htcdev. all went fine. i checked the bootloader unlocked.
then i tried to root my phone using this thread early published (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1644167)
but the root.zip file was not downloadable.
then i tried other sites, same probs necessary files were not downloadable.
went to other site (http://www.knowyourmobile.com/htc/htc-one/17426/how-root-your-htc-one-x) downloaded the file, followed the instructions,
my phone stuck into bootloop. only i can switch off my phone using power+vol down, and can acess the fastboot menu... my phone is not
powering up. any help please. i don't know anything how to fix this. any help will be appreciated.
I THINK MY PHONE IS NOT GOING TO POWER UP, HELP PLEASE
my phone CID is:HTC_38
version-main: 4.19.720.1
HBOOT-1.73.0000
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as you have mention above the link of root.zip,its of HTC One XL(non-tegra device)
if you have htc one xl then you are in wrong place..
He has the quad-core. The XL variant has no 1.73 hboot and 4.19.720 software number. So he is in the right place
Easiest way now is to restore the nandroid backup you probably didn't make before messing around with the superuser.zip !
Mr Hofs said:
He has the quad-core. The XL variant has no 1.73 hboot and 4.19.720 software number. So he is in the right place
Easiest way now is to restore the nandroid backup you probably didn't make before messing around with the superuser.zip !
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ok so far i have downloaded a nandroid back up from this thread http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1975140
CID HTC__038 .. Nandroid Backup 3.14.720.24 CID HTC__038 thanks to aakash_hellyeah
and did restoring http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1859714 using this as instructed
still didnt done. while restoring it said an error message.
any suggestion will be appreciated. thanks
The 3.14 ain't gonna help you as the touchscreen won't work ! You need a nand that matches your main.
If you can't find one then i suggest you install a clean new custom rom of your choice !
then cyangenmod?
Mr Hofs said:
The 3.14 ain't gonna help you as the touchscreen won't work ! You need a nand that matches your main.
If you can't find one then i suggest you install a clean new custom rom of your choice !
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if i install clean new cyangenmod? do i need to do anything extra? i mean any other installation!
do i need to follow any other method except installing using clockworkmod recovery?
sorry for asking many things, i never knew that tinkering with htc one x would cause me a brick device on my hand
You need to flash the boot.img via fastboot, make a full wipe in the recovery and install the CM.zip and the appropriate GAPPS......
thanks for your precious time
Mr Hofs said:
The 3.14 ain't gonna help you as the touchscreen won't work ! You need a nand that matches your main.
If you can't find one then i suggest you install a clean new custom rom of your choice !
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thanks for your precious time. i took your advice and just installed cyangenmod it has powered up
thanks friend
htc sense
Mr Hofs said:
You need to flash the boot.img via fastboot, make a full wipe in the recovery and install the CM.zip and the appropriate GAPPS......
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is there any way to go back to my original firmware? cause i really loved htc's own rom, it was really beautiful.
if possible pls give detailed instructions.
thanks for bring my phone back from dead
Well you need a stock nandroid backup that has the same main version number 4.19.720 and restore it. As long as you don't have that you can't go back to stock. But there are custom roms based on pure stock looks. You can install that too.
good roms based on htc sense
Mr Hofs said:
Well you need a stock nandroid backup that has the same main version number 4.19.720 and restore it. As long as you don't have that you can't go back to stock. But there are custom roms based on pure stock looks. You can install that too.
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pls suggest me some good custom roms based on pure stock looks. if i tri i feel that i might mess up again
thanks
b2jeeet said:
pls suggest me some good custom roms based on pure stock looks. if i tri i feel that i might mess up again
thanks
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These are close to stock :
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1562603
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2562616
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1546970
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2410320
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2027029
same nandroid for htc one x
Mr Hofs said:
These are close to stock :
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1562603
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2562616
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1546970
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2410320
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2027029
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i have a friend who has same version-main: 4.19.720.1, like mine. but the problem he has s-on in his phone
if i install clockworkmod recovery v5.8.4.0 in his phone without unlocking it, and then make a nandroid back up and transfer that to mine, would
that help me?
if not what should i do, pls give some detailed guide, cause i really dont like cyangenmod, and the other stock looking roms have the installation guide that is quite complex for me.
thanks
b2jeeet said:
i have a friend who has same version-main: 4.19.720.1, like mine. but the problem he has s-on in his phone
if i install clockworkmod recovery v5.8.4.0 in his phone without unlocking it, and then make a nandroid back up and transfer that to mine, would
that help me?
if not what should i do, pls give some detailed guide, cause i really dont like cyangenmod, and the other stock looking roms have the installation guide that is quite complex for me.
thanks
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You can't install anything like that via fastboot if phone is locked...you need to be unlocked and for the latest cm roms like cm 11 that recovery is too old... He can unlock too, flash a recovery make a nandroid backup without flashing another Rom and there is your backup
Gesendet von meinem HTC One X mit Tapatalk
Other roms installs the same way as CM. Flash the boot.img make a full wipe and install the rom.zip....done
Here is the nandroid backup for HTC 038 4.19 - https://docs.google.com/folder/d/0B3ipMMzpaJW4bGpMVTRNRHFpOUk/edit
But they're seperate files and you need to download them all and place them in the right folder.
Sent from my HTC One X
did you try formatting cache, data and Dalvik in recovery??
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AhsonAli said:
did you try formatting cache, data and Dalvik in recovery??
Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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That is considered in the term full wipe !?
flashed android revolution hd
Mr Hofs said:
Other roms installs the same way as CM. Flash the boot.img make a full wipe and install the rom.zip....done
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i have flashed the android revolution hd rom. this rom is the perfect one, just the same as htc stock rom.you guys were really helpful.i would like to know many things about kernel and kernel flasher. what kernels actually does? i tried search the forum but couldn't find a simple post about it.
i like using android, and i wanna know most of it if i can.......thanks
Simple explanation, the kernel and hboot function sort of as a bios of a pc. It interacts with the software.
A kernel flasher....you don't need that if you flash the boot.img (kernel) straight from fastboot. The flasher does the same.
1.I bought a M8t in China ,And I find it impossible to flash the ROMS .I want to know why.
2.Could someone help me to make a TWRP recovery 2.8.0.0for my device?I will try my best to send you the files I have to you
3.Q: can I port AOSP kernel to my device .If can tell me the way please.. .
hellobbn said:
1.I bought a M8t in China ,And I find it impossible to flash the ROMS .I want to know why.
2.Could someone help me to make a TWRP recovery 2.8.0.0for my device?I will try my best to send you the files I have to you
3.Q: can I port AOSP kernel to my device .If can tell me the way please.. .
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Anyone?
You posted the questions 2 hours ago....please don't be so impatient. I've said it before that xda is not a paid helpdesk and that implies here too.
Give it time......
hellobbn said:
1.I bought a M8t in China ,And I find it impossible to flash the ROMS .I want to know why.
2.Could someone help me to make a TWRP recovery 2.8.0.0for my device?I will try my best to send you the files I have to you
3.Q: can I port AOSP kernel to my device .If can tell me the way please.. .
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Have you tried unlocking the boot loader? There are a couple of ways to do it, but until you do, you won't be flashing anything other than stock images.
jshamlet said:
Have you tried unlocking the boot loader? There are a couple of ways to do it, but until you do, you won't be flashing anything other than stock images.
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The boot loader has been unlocked already。。。
hellobbn said:
The boot loader has been unlocked already。。。
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Essentially, reboot into fastboot mode, ensure that ***UNLOCKED*** is shown at the top, then use fastboot from a PC to flash a new recovery. However, for a more detailed HOWTO, check the recovery instructions in this thread.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2694564
If that doesn't work, make sure it's a "real" M8.
jshamlet said:
Essentially, reboot into fastboot mode, ensure that ***UNLOCKED*** is shown at the top, then use fastboot from a PC to flash a new recovery. However, for a more detailed HOWTO, check the recovery instructions in this thread.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2694564
If that doesn't work, make sure it's a "real" M8.
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I know it is a real M8 because I can flash some ROMs our local developers make that are only for M8t.....
Mr Hofs said:
You posted the questions 2 hours ago....please don't be so impatient. I've said it before that xda is not a paid helpdesk and that implies here too.
Give it time......
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I feel sorry about it....
hellobbn said:
I know it is a real M8 because I can flash some ROMs our local developers make that are only for M8t.....
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/htc-one-m8/help/htc-one-m8t-roms-t2840921
Apparently it isn't quite the same as EU/US models. However, the little research I did indicates that Sunshine may not work on it. However, it *may* be possible (with great care) to load a WWE stock ROM on it after you get your bootloader running and S-off with Sunshine. (restore a nandroid, as your CID/MID won't match)
jshamlet said:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/htc-one-m8/help/htc-one-m8t-roms-t2840921
Apparently it isn't quite the same as EU/US models.
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If My device is s-off and super-CID ,CAN I flash the US model's RUU?
Q&A for [s-off[ rumrunner s-off
Some developers prefer that questions remain separate from their main development thread to help keep things organized. Placing your question within this thread will increase its chances of being answered by a member of the community or by the developer.
Before posting, please use the forum search and read through the discussion thread for [s-off[ rumrunner s-off. If you can't find an answer, post it here, being sure to give as much information as possible (firmware version, steps to reproduce, logcat if available) so that you can get help.
Thanks for understanding and for helping to keep XDA neat and tidy!
S OFF _ error rumrunner HTC one v
Guys....i unlocked my HTC one V and relocked it. but now i want to S off and so i unlocked again...i didnt change the ROM at any time.
I tried running rumrunner, but it showed device not rooted and unsecure kernel..what to do now.? plz help.
The purpose of doing S off is my radio, wifi not working.:crying:
[Q] S-OFF HTC One V primou
I've got a rooted, unlocked HTC One V with TWRP Recovery installed. I have the stock ROM and Kernel And I'm trying to S-OFF my phone... I saw loads of posts about it but none of them worked Why do I want to S-OFF it? Because I want to install a Custom ROM. Yes, I know, you are telling me that I don't have to S-OFF it to install a Custom ROM, but I saw so many people that bricked their phones because tried to install a Custom ROM without S-OFF... Please help me, I'M DESPERATE!!!! I STARTED TO TRY TO S-OFF MY PHONE FIVE MONTHS AGO AND I STILL DIDN'T DO IT!!!
I tried to S-OFF my phone using Rumrunner, but when I dounle-click on soju.exe it won't open...
Victor271 said:
I've got a rooted, unlocked HTC One V with TWRP Recovery installed. I have the stock ROM and Kernel And I'm trying to S-OFF my phone... I saw loads of posts about it but none of them worked Why do I want to S-OFF it? Because I want to install a Custom ROM. Yes, I know, you are telling me that I don't have to S-OFF it to install a Custom ROM, but I saw so many people that bricked their phones because tried to install a Custom ROM without S-OFF... Please help me, I'M DESPERATE!!!! I STARTED TO TRY TO S-OFF MY PHONE FIVE MONTHS AGO AND I STILL DIDN'T DO IT!!!
I tried to S-OFF my phone using Rumrunner, but when I dounle-click on soju.exe it won't open...
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Why don't you want to extract files before executing them? It's really not a good idea to run file from an archive.
I did...
kvestas said:
Why don't you want to extract files before executing them? It's really not a good idea to run file from an archive.
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I tried to extract them and then to run the .exe file, but when I'm trying to extract them I'm getting the same error...
Victor271 said:
I tried to extract them and then to run the .exe file, but when I'm trying to extract them I'm getting the same error...
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Maybe you need to run the file as Administrator. Or try to download the zip file again...
But you DON'T REALLY NEED s-off to install custom ROMs. It's even more likely that you will brick your phone when it is s-off when you are able to change initial partitions.
Really?!! Thank you!!
kvestas said:
maybe you need to run the file as administrator. Or try to download the zip file again...
But you don't really need s-off to install custom roms. It's even more likely that you will brick your phone when it is s-off when you are able to change initial partitions.
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oh my god thank you for this advice, i was really upset because i can't s-off my phone to install a custom rom, but now, i realise that s-off is actually a bad thing!! Really thank you my friend! :d
Victor271 said:
oh my god thank you for this advice, i was really upset because i can't s-off my phone to install a custom rom, but now, i realise that s-off is actually a bad thing!! Really thank you my friend! :d
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The only thing you have to remember when you have s-on hTC phone - every time when you will flash custom ROM, you must flash compatible kernel manually using fastboot command (recovery is not able to flash boot partition when s-on). So read OPs very carefully about kernels compatible with that ROM. Most often the best kernel file is included within a ROM zip file (boot.img). Good luck!
Really thank you!
kvestas said:
The only thing you have to remember when you have s-on hTC phone - every time when you will flash custom ROM, you must flash compatible kernel manually using fastboot command (recovery is not able to flash boot partition when s-on). So read OPs very carefully about kernels compatible with that ROM. Most often the best kernel file is included within a ROM zip file (boot.img). Good luck!
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Thank you for those useful and important advices, you really helped me a lot, THANK YOU!
I need Stock ROM RUU for my HTC ONE V - UK,
S-OFF RH
HBOOT-1.17.0000 ,
RADIO-3831.17.00.18_M
So I purchased the phone from somone, but the person who sold the phone to me also had a previous owner who rooted the phone and installed a rom. So as I deleted all the files for the person, something must have happened because ever since then, the wifi is not responding. It cannot search any routers nor does it turn on. So I am trying to return the phone to stock condition, but the process was a bit too hard for me to understand. Can someone explain it a bit easy for someone who does not know a lot about HTC devices and rooting?
So far, when I enter recovery mode, I get
Tampered Unlocked M8UL PVT SHIP S-OFF CID-HTC_622 HBOOT-3.16.0.0000 RADIO-1.16.21331831.A16G OpenDSP-v38.2.2-00542-M8974.0311 OS- eMMC-boot 2048MB May 20 2014
I think I wiped the recovery program(TWRP) or something because all I get is a red triangle with an exclamation point. I had done the getvar but I did not get any info in the main version part. So far I have installed the Maximus HD 9.0.0 rom. The radio is fine. Text, phone call, data all seems to work, but the only thing that is not working is the wifi. What steps should I take to return the phone to stock so that I don't have to worry about rooting and stock roms? As always, thanks for the feedback everybody! I had so much help from you guys!
chrislee0123 said:
So I purchased the phone from somone, but the person who sold the phone to me also had a previous owner who rooted the phone and installed a rom. So as I deleted all the files for the person, something must have happened because ever since then, the wifi is not responding. It cannot search any routers nor does it turn on. So I am trying to return the phone to stock condition, but the process was a bit too hard for me to understand. Can someone explain it a bit easy for someone who does not know a lot about HTC devices and rooting?
So far, when I enter recovery mode, I get
Tampered Unlocked M8UL PVT SHIP S-OFF CID-HTC_622 HBOOT-3.16.0.0000 RADIO-1.16.21331831.A16G OpenDSP-v38.2.2-00542-M8974.0311 OS- eMMC-boot 2048MB May 20 2014
I think I wiped the recovery program(TWRP) or something because all I get is a red triangle with an exclamation point. I had done the getvar but I did not get any info in the main version part. So far I have installed the Maximus HD 9.0.0 rom. The radio is fine. Text, phone call, data all seems to work, but the only thing that is not working is the wifi. What steps should I take to return the phone to stock so that I don't have to worry about rooting and stock roms? As always, thanks for the feedback everybody! I had so much help from you guys!
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Your wifi isn't working because you are running a 4.4.4 ROM with 4.4.2 firmware. Look for a 4.4.2 based ROM, or update your firmware.
You can download the last(newest) 4.4.2 based Maximus HD ROM from here.
xunholyx said:
Your wifi isn't working because you are running a 4.4.4 ROM with 4.4.2 firmware. Look for a 4.4.2 based ROM, or update your firmware.
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So is it possible to get a rom with a 4.4.2 and get an OTA from that ROM to a 4.4.4? Or does that not work. And also, I think I may have wiped the Recovery Program(TWRP?) and I think I need to install that again. Thanks for the help.
chrislee0123 said:
So is it possible to get a rom with a 4.4.2 and get an OTA from that ROM to a 4.4.4? Or does that not work. And also, I think I may have wiped the Recovery Program(TWRP?) and I think I need to install that again. Thanks for the help.
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You will never get an OTA on a custom ROM. The problem is your model (Hong Kong). I'm not sure if you will be able to find stock backups or an RUU to return to stock to take the OTAs.
Hook up the phone to your PC, start up ADB/fastboot, and issue the command fastboot getvar all and post the readout here. I'll see if I can find something for you to return to stock. Edit out the serial no and IMEI from the readout for your own security.
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You will never get an OTA on a custom ROM. The problem is your model (Hong Kong). I'm not sure if you will be able to find stock backups or an RUU to return to stock to take the OTAs.
Hook up the phone to your PC, start up ADB/fastboot, and issue the command fastboot getvar all and post the readout here. I'll see if I can find something for you to return to stock. Edit out the serial no and IMEI from the readout for your own security.
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Thanks for the help, but the only problem that I have with the RUU and the stock backup is that I am confused on how to install them. Can you help me with distinguishing between them? I saw that when you want your m8 stock Google, you need to have some sort of Google RUU but that is as far as I know regarding RUU and Stock backups.
chrislee0123 said:
Thanks for the help, but the only problem that I have with the RUU and the stock backup is that I am confused on how to install them. Can you help me with distinguishing between them? I saw that when you want your m8 stock Google, you need to have some sort of Google RUU but that is as far as I know regarding RUU and Stock backups.
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The RUUs aren't from Google, they are from HTC. I'm not sure if you'll find one for the Hong Kong model or not. The same applies for returning to stock using the stock ROM and recovery backups that are available here. You could also update your firmware manually since you are S-Off, but until I see a getvar, I can't point you in the right direction.
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The RUUs aren't from Google, they are from HTC. I'm not sure if you'll find one for the Hong Kong model or not. The same applies for returning to stock using the stock ROM and recovery backups that are available here. You could also update your firmware manually since you are S-Off, but until I see a getvar, I can't point you in the right direction.
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So this is what I have, do you need to know anything else? Thanks.
chrislee0123 said:
So this is what I have, do you need to know anything else? Thanks.
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Okay. The link I provided in my last post has a stock backup for you. Choose the ones from CID HTC_622. You will need the one for 1.60.708.2 and the TWRP version for it installed in your phone. Put it into your backup folder and flash it. (full instructions are on that thread) Then you will need to flash the stock recovery from that thread. I couldn't find one to match. You might have to look elsewhere. You will be able to get the OTAs after that.
Or you could change to SuperCID (lots of instructions for that on XDA) and change your MID (Model ID, also lots of instructions here ~ change to 0P6B10000), then update manually with WWE firmware. You may be able to run WWE without changing your MID, but I can't confirm that. My MID is 0P6B12000, and I was able to flash international WWE firmware myself. Hope this helps.
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Okay. The link I provided in my last post has a stock backup for you. Choose the ones from CID HTC_622. You will need the one for 1.60.708.2 and the TWRP version for it installed in your phone. Put it into your backup folder and flash it. (full instructions are on that thread) Then you will need to flash the stock recovery from that thread. I couldn't find one to match. You might have to look elsewhere. You will be able to get the OTAs after that.
Or you could change to SuperCID (lots of instructions for that on XDA) and change your MID (Model ID, also lots of instructions here ~ change to 0P6B10000), then update manually with WWE firmware. You may be able to run WWE without changing your MID, but I can't confirm that. My MID is 0P6B12000, and I was able to flash international WWE firmware myself. Hope this helps.
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Can you provide a bit more clarification on the first option? Thanks!
chrislee0123 said:
Can you provide a bit more clarification on the first option? Thanks!
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Sure. To go back to stock to get the OTAs, you need a stock ROM and stock recovery. I could find a stock ROM backup from that thread for your device, but not a stock recovery that matched. You will have to find that one on your own.
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Sure. To go back to stock to get the OTAs, you need a stock ROM and stock recovery. I could find a stock ROM backup from that thread for your device, but not a stock recovery that matched. You will have to find that one on your own.
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Thanks for the help! What stock recovery should I be specifically be looking for?
chrislee0123 said:
Thanks for the help! What stock recovery should I be specifically be looking for?
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One that matches your firmware. It is explained in the link I provided
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One that matches your firmware. It is explained in the link I provided
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Hi! After some searching, I have found the file, but I am not really sure on what to do. The link that you provided me really did not explain a lot. I am a bit confused on the part where I got the zip, but don't know really what to do. I got the zip that you wanted me, the HTC 622 one with the 1.6.0XXX and you told me to put it in a recovery folder(?). Do I have to put it in there or is it something I can flash right off my sd card? Is the zip something that I put in the TWRP folder? I really tried to google it, but all I get is how I can use RUU on H BOOT to install TWRP or something. Thanks for the help.
Edit 1. Sorry, I forgot to mention the zip! The stock nandroid backups. I got that, but the recovery that you mentioned, I really got lost trying to look for it. Is it possible to just flash the nandroid backup without the boot loader locked but S-off with the TWRP and get the stock ROM?
chrislee0123 said:
Hi! After some searching, I have found the file, but I am not really sure on what to do. The link that you provided me really did not explain a lot. I am a bit confused on the part where I got the zip, but don't know really what to do. I got the zip that you wanted me, the HTC 622 one with the 1.6.0XXX and you told me to put it in a recovery folder(?). Do I have to put it in there or is it something I can flash right off my sd card? Is the zip something that I put in the TWRP folder? I really tried to google it, but all I get is how I can use RUU on H BOOT to install TWRP or something. Thanks for the help.
Edit 1. Sorry, I forgot to mention the zip! The stock nandroid backups. I got that, but the recovery that you mentioned, I really got lost trying to look for it. Is it possible to just flash the nandroid backup without the boot loader locked but S-off with the TWRP and get the stock ROM?
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Okay. So I did a little research and came up with an official HTC RUU for your phone. As far as I know, it is the latest for the Hong Kong version (4.4.3). I say as far as I know because I don't deal with HK versions very often here.
Hook up to your PC and get into ADB/fastboot.
Download the official RUU from HTC's website by clicking here.
When the download is finished, double click it and choose run, (it's an .exe formatted file) then follow the prompts.
But please relize that running the RUU will WIPE EVERYTHING, so backup anything that you have that you don't want to lose.
xunholyx said:
Okay. So I did a little research and came up with an official HTC RUU for your phone. As far as I know, it is the latest for the Hong Kong version (4.4.3). I say as far as I know because I don't deal with HK versions very often here.
Hook up to your PC and get into ADB/fastboot.
Download the official RUU from HTC's website by clicking here.
When the download is finished, double click it and choose run, (it's an .exe formatted file) then follow the prompts.
But please relize that running the RUU will WIPE EVERYTHING, so backup anything that you have that you don't want to lose.
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Thanks to your help, I have successfully returned to stock! Thank you for the kind and quick reply!
chrislee0123 said:
Thanks to your help, I have successfully returned to stock! Thank you for the kind and quick reply!
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Cool. Glad to be of assistance.
Man is it good to be back to stock! Thanks again for the help!
chrislee0123 said:
Man is it good to be back to stock! Thanks again for the help!
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There's a button for that thanks.
When I click on the link I get a .zip file with two .tar.gz files inside. No exe file. Am I missing something?