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Stuck on splash screen

Hi guys I have a mytouch 3G slide and I was able to get the bootloader unlocked. However even before I unlocked the bootloader I was unable to get the phone to work it would stay at the mytouch slide splash screen. Im on the new hboot and a am able to get into fastboot and hboot. However when I click recovery in hboot it takes me to the tmobile slash screen and never gets into recovery. I have flashed the original recovery but still no luck. I can't reboot the phone all they way. Anyone know what's wrong?
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Hey Moe92,
I'm pretty much in the same situation as you!
I was given a phone to fix that has water damage, the owner disclosed that up front and I can see this based on the moisture sensor on the device.
The phone boots up and is stuck on the splash screen with out any activity after this. This is the same screen that I see when trying to enter recovery.
The only thing the phone can do is go into fastboot and hboot. Let me make a list of all the activities I have tried to perform and what ended up happening. As of now I still cannot fix the phone.
Device Details in Hboot
Code:
ESPRESSO PVT SHIP S-ON
HBOOT-1.02.0002
MICROP-0620
TOUCH PANEL-SYNT0102
RADIO-7.15.35.16
Dec 13 2001,11:34:01
The items I've performed so far are:
* Downloaded two different versions of ESPRIMG.zip and placed them on the SDCARD for the device. Neither loads up by the device and they both fail.
The MD5 hash for each version is: 892b885010563208edc3037dfec40425 and 9e80d53b4afa73ecf0d58f703831ac82
* Created a goldcard and tried to run the above two files with the same result.
* Tried to enter recovery from the device; ends up on the boot splash screen and hangs
* Tried to use fastboot to flash several recovery images: Clockwork 2.5.0.7, recovery-RA-Saphire-v1.7.0, recovery.img from the ESPRIMG.zip files
* Each time fastboot flashes the recovery sucessfully, but trying to get to it ends up with a boot splash screen hang.
I'm starting to believe the phone is bricked, or something occurred internally when it became wet. I have no idea what the software was on it prior to it being wet.
From your experience does this phone have any luck of being restored? I've spent two days looking over the threads and trying to avoid asking a question that may be answered; but have had no success.
Any help would be greatly appreciated.

dustbyter said:
Hey Moe92,
I'm pretty much in the same situation as you!
I was given a phone to fix that has water damage, the owner disclosed that up front and I can see this based on the moisture sensor on the device.
The phone boots up and is stuck on the splash screen with out any activity after this. This is the same screen that I see when trying to enter recovery.
The only thing the phone can do is go into fastboot and hboot. Let me make a list of all the activities I have tried to perform and what ended up happening. As of now I still cannot fix the phone.
Device Details in Hboot
Code:
ESPRESSO PVT SHIP S-ON
HBOOT-1.02.0002
MICROP-0620
TOUCH PANEL-SYNT0102
RADIO-7.15.35.16
Dec 13 2001,11:34:01
The items I've performed so far are:
* Downloaded two different versions of ESPRIMG.zip and placed them on the SDCARD for the device. Neither loads up by the device and they both fail.
The MD5 hash for each version is: 892b885010563208edc3037dfec40425 and 9e80d53b4afa73ecf0d58f703831ac82
* Created a goldcard and tried to run the above two files with the same result.
* Tried to enter recovery from the device; ends up on the boot splash screen and hangs
* Tried to use fastboot to flash several recovery images: Clockwork 2.5.0.7, recovery-RA-Saphire-v1.7.0, recovery.img from the ESPRIMG.zip files
* Each time fastboot flashes the recovery sucessfully, but trying to get to it ends up with a boot splash screen hang.
I'm starting to believe the phone is bricked, or something occurred internally when it became wet. I have no idea what the software was on it prior to it being wet.
From your experience does this phone have any luck of being restored? I've spent two days looking over the threads and trying to avoid asking a question that may be answered; but have had no success.
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
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Actually sometimes and this rarely happens... I can load into the welcome screen but everythine that happens, the phone is in safe mode. When I power down the phone it goes back to the splash screen and hangs there. I have to keep flashing the Tom many many time and pray that it gets into the welcome screen again.
BTW I can unlock the bootloader. Does anyone know what I can do after I unlock the boot loader?. I tried to flash zips via fadtboot but got the error where it cannot determine the signature. When unlocking the hboot, are there specific things I can do via fastboot? Please let me know. Thanks

I have also unlocked the bootloader by using the token provided by htcdev.
What zip did you try to flash to yours? I haven't tried that from fastboot yet. I only tried to flash each component of the ESPRIMG using fastboot with out any luck.

Moe,
Do you have any information on how to boot the device into safe mode?
I tried to use fastboot to flash an update.zip but that method did not work either :crying:

Does anyone have access to the ESPDIAG.zip for this device?
Ran out of ideas at this point .

dustbyter said:
I have also unlocked the bootloader by using the token provided by htcdev.
What zip did you try to flash to yours? I haven't tried that from fastboot yet. I only tried to flash each component of the ESPRIMG using fastboot with out any luck.
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well when i unlocked the bootloader. i then decided to relock it. once i relocked it. i went to the HTC website and got the 2.2.1 RUU. once the RUU downloaded, i reloaded the phone with the firmware and once it was done, it booted o the entire OS but it was in safe mode. i didnt press any buttons for it to get into safe mode. it went in by itself...
also when i shut the phone off and truend it back on, i was back in square one where i was stuck in the boot loader screen.
Also you can extract the original ESPRIMG.zip file from the offical 2.2.1 ruu. In order to extract the .zip file, you first have to run the RUU. Once you click on the Downloaded RUU program, let it run. once the first page of the RUU comes up, follwo the below directions to extract the .zip file. DO NOT flash the phone with RUU if you want to extract the .zip file.
Here are the step by step instructions
1. open my computer
2. click on the main drive. (for me it was the C: drive)
3. click on users
4. click on you computer name (the one that has the lock on it)
5. click Appdata. (appdata is a hidden folder. to un-hide it, click---> Organize/Folder and search options/view/ scroll down to hidden files and folders/ click on show all files and folders)
6. click on Local (NOT Locallow or Roaming)
7. click on Temp
8. when you get into the folder, sort the files to the DATE MODIFIED
9. when you have it sorted, you will see some folders such as ({95153F7E-B880-4656-B55D-54DD7869F984}), the name of the folders can and will be different. open each folder and when you come across a folder that has the ADB application, scroll down the folder until you reach the LETTER "R". you will then see a .zip file named "rom". copy that file onto the desktop or any other folder. rename it to ESPRIMG.ZIP.
10. format your SD CARD to FAT32. once the format is complete, copy/move the extracted rom/ESPRIMG.zip file into the sd card.
11. put SD card in the phone.
12. Hboot should then detect the esprimg file.

google for mt3srooter
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open folder u would find esprimg dat de file mt3gs

Thanks! I'll check this out. Unfortunately I returned the phone to its owner, I'll have to get it back to see if I can resolve his issue.

[Q] Recover bricked phone with S-ON - the newest PC10IMG.zip needed [RESOLVED]

Hi!
I've got bricked HTC Desire Z without root, S-ON, just stock but doesn't boot - hangs at HTC logo. I am able to get into Bootloader. I guess I need to flash PC10IMG.zip, but the one I have is Froyo one and while flashing it in bootloader it says that it's older than actuall or something like that.
I don't know what software I've got, but I need the newest PC10IMG.zip to flash it and than my phone should work again. So, where can I find it? On http://www.androidruu.com/?developer=Vision I see only executable files, so they are not helpful at all.
SOLUTION
.exe RUU from http://www.androidruu.com/?developer=Vision
Part 2 Grabbing Rom From RUU
1) Start the exe and leave it to load
2) once loaded leave it
3) navigate to C:\Users\**username***\AppData\Local\Temp\
4) look for pne of the two newest folders and open
5) within that folder there will be another folder open that
6) find rom.zip and copy to the sdcard
7) rename PC10IMG.zip
8) Put MicroSD card back into phone and boot to android
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from http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=832503

[Problem] Can't find RUU for this phone, don't know other ways to fix it

Hi all, a friend asked me for help after his phone shutted down during a flash, the phone seems to have no problem aside from the fact that when you charge it when it's turned off the charge animation freezes and the phone stop charging. This is really frustrating for him so I was trying to use the right RUU to bring it to stock completely.
The problem is: I found this ruu only in one place (https://ruu.lalleman.net) and seems to be corrupted, I downloaded many times, the MD5 matches but the file is corrupt anyway, tried with different archive managers (peazip and 7zip) both sais the archive isn't readable.
The exact name is: 0PKVIM[email protected]60201_20.05_018_F_release_479349_combined_signed
I found this is the correct one via commands in fastboot.
Already tried to contact the owner of the site here on xda, but pm seems to be broken?
please help.

yo udont open the ruu zip, you put it on an sd card, name it '0PKVIMG.zip' and then boot into the bootloader, where if it is the right one, it should begin to install

Already tried in that way, I said the zip is corrupted from the source. Doesn't work.

Senryu said:
Already tried in that way, I said the zip is corrupted from the source. Doesn't work.
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check the md 5 of the downloaded file, and then of the file when its on the sd card
your sd card might have some corruption going on

Senryu said:
Already tried in that way, I said the zip is corrupted from the source. Doesn't work.
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I had to delete a (second) partition off of my SD Card (one I had made a year or so ago) before the card zip method would work.

I have to unblock the bootloader? Because it's relocked right now.
BTW it sais:
CID Incorrect!
Update Fail!
Device halted due to Large Image update fail!
Press <POWER> to reboot.
I can't even do a hard reset from the settings of android, it halts at the bootlogo when it reboots. When I power it up again it's still like before.

CID incorrect implies you are trying to flash the wrong version for your phone.

Helps with Download mode

Need some help on how to get the download mode back.
so i have HTC 10, Nougat. S-off and unlocked bootloader,
had some issues with my phone so i formatted the user data from TWRP, the went to flash the original stock ROM, something went wrong obviousely so now i lost the ability to get into download mode.
if i press the power and volume down the phone just gets stuck in boot screen, i can get into the bootloader and recovery (not the TWRP) by pressing power and both volume buttons, bot from recovery I seem to fail flashing the ROM again, it fails on the signature check and even via ADB i cannot boot to download mode.
Any advice on how to get this issue sorted. i want to get the twrp or reinstall the rom again.
PS placing the rom.zip on the SD card is not doing anything as the phone bypasses that step automatically
thanks in advance

Avo_GH said:
Need some help on how to get the download mode back.
so i have HTC 10, Nougat. S-off and unlocked bootloader,
had some issues with my phone so i formatted the user data from TWRP, the went to flash the original stock ROM, something went wrong obviousely so now i lost the ability to get into download mode.
if i press the power and volume down the phone just gets stuck in boot screen, i can get into the bootloader and recovery (not the TWRP) by pressing power and both volume buttons, bot from recovery I seem to fail flashing the ROM again, it fails on the signature check and even via ADB i cannot boot to download mode.
Any advice on how to get this issue sorted. i want to get the twrp or reinstall the rom again.
PS placing the rom.zip on the SD card is not doing anything as the phone bypasses that step automatically
thanks in advance
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Go into download mode from bootloader.

yldlj said:
Go into download mode from bootloader.
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I cannot, when i pick download mode it goes straight into a boot loop and gets stuck on the HTC logo screen nothing else happens

push vol down vol up and power

Since the computer can talk to the phone, I would try the RUU executable.
(hard to help troubleshoot not knowing what you did but flashing "original stock ROM" via TWRP is a problem)
If you're getting a signature check fail, investigate that. What file are you flashing? How are you trying to flash it? Does downloading it again and comparing the two show any differences (if there isn't a hash to verify it)?

Rolo42 said:
Since the computer can talk to the phone, I would try the RUU executable.
(hard to help troubleshoot not knowing what you did but flashing "original stock ROM" via TWRP is a problem)
If you're getting a signature check fail, investigate that. What file are you flashing? How are you trying to flash it? Does downloading it again and comparing the two show any differences (if there isn't a hash to verify it)?
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thanks for your comment,
I will try the RUU method tonight and see if that makes any difference.
I was flashing the Original Stock ROM, but i did that from SD card not TWRP, but during the flashing the phone rebooted multiple times and then i ended up with this issue. i am pretty sure I am trying to flash the same file, but will check the Hash just to be sure.
the issue the annoys me is that i cannot access the download mode, if i could then i will flash TWRP again and restore from backup images i have.

I want to say there's a condition where you have to flash twice but I'm not certain on that but it wouldn't hurt.
The signature fail is a concern; hence getting a new file. Are you exctracting 2PS6IMG.zip from the RUU via the decrypt tool? That's what I've always done to ensure I have the correct file and intact.

Rolo42 said:
I want to say there's a condition where you have to flash twice but I'm not certain on that but it wouldn't hurt.
The signature fail is a concern; hence getting a new file. Are you exctracting 2PS6IMG.zip from the RUU via the decrypt tool? That's what I've always done to ensure I have the correct file and intact.
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oh thanks for that tip, I used a zip file downloaded from easy-firmware.com
but tonight will try to extract from the RUU. will see how that goes.
really appreciate you taking time to respond

Avo_GH said:
oh thanks for that tip, I used a zip file downloaded from easy-firmware.com
but tonight will try to extract from the RUU. will see how that goes.
really appreciate you taking time to respond
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Yeah, there's a lot that can go wrong there, like downloading the wrong one, the poster making a mistake, not to mention its an unknown source--especially since you're S-OFF.
Ensure you get the correct version from htc.

Rolo42 said:
Yeah, there's a lot that can go wrong there, like downloading the wrong one, the poster making a mistake, not to mention its an unknown source--especially since you're S-OFF.
Ensure you get the correct version from htc.
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ok here is the latest development, wondering if anyone has any advise,
firstly extracting the file from the RUU and flashing it did not work. however i managed to find a little app called Windroid that allowed me to flash TWRP from the bootloader (without the need to go to download mode)
but I soon found out that the phone lost all its partitions. so i cannot wipe, format, install anything, but i can see a bunch of folders and filed via the TWRP file manager.
used ADB fdisk -lu I only see one single partition end was only able to remount /dev/block/mmcblk0p1.
any advice will be highly appreciated I am not sure how to proceed here
thanks in advance

Avo_GH said:
ok here is the latest development, wondering if anyone has any advise,
firstly extracting the file from the RUU and flashing it did not work. however i managed to find a little app called Windroid that allowed me to flash TWRP from the bootloader (without the need to go to download mode)
but I soon found out that the phone lost all its partitions. so i cannot wipe, format, install anything, but i can see a bunch of folders and filed via the TWRP file manager.
used ADB fdisk -lu I only see one single partition end was only able to remount /dev/block/mmcblk0p1.
any advice will be highly appreciated I am not sure how to proceed here
thanks in advance
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If you're still in this trouble: -Search for your actual installed ROM (the firmware zip with a lot of other zips inside), deRUU it (search on google how to decompress a RUU) and flash via BOOTLOADER the hosd_signed.img image (this is "download" and "RUU" modes). You can boot to BOOTLOADER holding both volume buttons and power together (try more times if it wont boot).

vladmitra said:
If you're still in this trouble: -Search for your actual installed ROM (the firmware zip with a lot of other zips inside), deRUU it (search on google how to decompress a RUU) and flash via BOOTLOADER the hosd_signed.img image (this is "download" and "RUU" modes). You can boot to BOOTLOADER holding both volume buttons and power together (try more times if it wont boot).
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thanks for the response, I want to try this method too, just wondering do you have any idea how to flash the file form bootloader, given i donot have fastboot, or more precisely fastboot would not see my device, but adb does. (but if I try to reboot to download/fastboot from adb the phone just goes to sleep)
thanks in advance

Avo_GH said:
thanks for the response, I want to try this method too, just wondering do you have any idea how to flash the file form bootloader, given i donot have fastboot, or more precisely fastboot would not see my device, but adb does. (but if I try to reboot to download/fastboot from adb the phone just goes to sleep)
thanks in advance
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Flash in bootloader the hosd image for your actual firmware and you should be able to use fastboot/download

HTC 10 - Wiped system - any clever way to re-install stock image?

I hope this is the correct forum to post this...
I have a rooted HTC 10 with TWRP and Magisk.
Things were working up to a point: I was trying to resolve an SD card (microSD) access issue, and carelessly wiped "system" on the phone. I also stupidly didn't get a backup of the system via TWRP before I started mucking around.
When plug in the phone to my laptop via USB, it is still recognized where the internal and SD storage comes up in Windows Explorer, but the phone will not boot. It can boot into TWRP and all of that seems to work fine.
I tried running RUU (.exe) for the stock image from HTC on my Windows 10 laptop (after loading a bunch of Visual C++ redistributables), but it doesn't connect to the phone. I tried leaving the phone in "download mode" and "recovery mode" and just booting the phone and leaving it at the point where just the red text is shown, but the RUU tool would not connect in any case.
I tried to use the "ROM.zip" file, which is extracted when running the RUU (.exe) on Windows, by copying that file to the phone but that didn't work (in TWRP). As a matter of fact, TWRP shows no files when selecting "Install", either ".zip" or ".exe". When using the TWRP file explorer, it sees everything.
I am am very inexperienced with the phone OS and manipulation and just got to root previously via a utility (with some help).
I am pretty sure I have all the correct stuff loaded on this laptop, since I used this laptop to root this phone in the first place. Again, it was seemingly working fine except for the SD card (writing) issue I was trying to resolve.
I am hoping that there is some clever way to either recover the "system" partition data (to stock or whatever) or re-load the stock firmware (which I have from HTC, though it's probably missing some OTA update I would guess). I've read a lot but many articles either assume lots of phone hacking experience or they are missing pieces (because the posters already know a lot): I've exhausted all the options I could come up with.
Thanks for any help!
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When my HTC is in download mode, it doesn't display the CID. I was going to try to copy system from a stock image elsewhere on this site, but there are several to choose from and I didn't want to do more damage.
On the screen:
*** UNLOCKED ***
*** FUSED ***
htc_pmewl PVT S-ON
LK-1.0.0.0000
[email protected]
Open-DSP-v23.0.8996.00007_1028
OS-3.16.617.2
Jan 2 2018, 18:22:58(1012001)

WintelRob said:
I hope this is the correct forum to post this...
I have a rooted HTC 10 with TWRP and Magisk.
Things were working up to a point: I was trying to resolve an SD card (microSD) access issue, and carelessly wiped "system" on the phone. I also stupidly didn't get a backup of the system via TWRP before I started mucking around.
When plug in the phone to my laptop via USB, it is still recognized where the internal and SD storage comes up in Windows Explorer, but the phone will not boot. It can boot into TWRP and all of that seems to work fine.
I tried running RUU (.exe) for the stock image from HTC on my Windows 10 laptop (after loading a bunch of Visual C++ redistributables), but it doesn't connect to the phone. I tried leaving the phone in "download mode" and "recovery mode" and just booting the phone and leaving it at the point where just the red text is shown, but the RUU tool would not connect in any case.
I tried to use the "ROM.zip" file, which is extracted when running the RUU (.exe) on Windows, by copying that file to the phone but that didn't work (in TWRP). As a matter of fact, TWRP shows no files when selecting "Install", either ".zip" or ".exe". When using the TWRP file explorer, it sees everything.
I am am very inexperienced with the phone OS and manipulation and just got to root previously via a utility (with some help).
I am pretty sure I have all the correct stuff loaded on this laptop, since I used this laptop to root this phone in the first place. Again, it was seemingly working fine except for the SD card (writing) issue I was trying to resolve.
I am hoping that there is some clever way to either recover the "system" partition data (to stock or whatever) or re-load the stock firmware (which I have from HTC, though it's probably missing some OTA update I would guess). I've read a lot but many articles either assume lots of phone hacking experience or they are missing pieces (because the posters already know a lot): I've exhausted all the options I could come up with.
Thanks for any help!
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When my HTC is in download mode, it doesn't display the CID. I was going to try to copy system from a stock image elsewhere on this site, but there are several to choose from and I didn't want to do more damage.
On the screen:
*** UNLOCKED ***
*** FUSED ***
htc_pmewl PVT S-ON
LK-1.0.0.0000
[email protected]
Open-DSP-v23.0.8996.00007_1028
OS-3.16.617.2
Jan 2 2018, 18:22:58(1012001)
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Download the 3.16.617 ruu.zip from here, rename the file to 2PS6IMG.zip and copy it to your SDCARD, boot to download mode and flash it.
https://androidfilehost.com/?fid=962157660013070850

Mr Hofs said:
Download the 3.16.617 ruu.zip from here, rename the file to 2PS6IMG.zip and copy it to your SDCARD, boot to download mode and flash it.
Thanks! I will give that a shot today and update this thread.
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Mr Hofs said:
Download the 3.16.617 ruu.zip from here, rename the file to 2PS6IMG.zip and copy it to your SDCARD, boot to download mode and flash it.
So, the "flash it" part is where noobs like me are not sure what to do. So I have the phone in "download" and the image is on the microSD. I assume "flash it" means to either run adb or fastboot, and either indicates that the device is not found. I thought this was likely due to me wiping the system partition on the phone, not sure if it's using the recovery or the phone itself.
So, on the flash, I have downloaded stock ROMs, like from HTC, but they are all ".exe" files. I finally found a ".zip" that is supposedly stock. I renamed it as suggested and put in on the microSD, and then I used TWRP in recovery to "Install", but it says "Invalid zip file format!".
FYI, I do not have "S-OFF" and the original file I found was named "2PS6IMG_PERFUME_WL_O80_SENSE90GP_MR_NA_Gen_Unlock_3.16.617.2.zip" which I renamed to "2PS6IMG.zip".
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When you renamed the file properly download mode will automatically confirm to flash the file, no need to do anything other than press volume button and power button to confirm the flash, the yellow text in the bottom is what you need to follow. No need for adb or anything difficult otherwise i would have mentioned it.
Check the file, make sure you don't hide file extensions in windows because when it's named 2PS6IMG.zip.zip it doesn't work.
And put the file on the external sdcard, not internal storage. That doesn't work either. Format the sdcard in twrp if you have to first.
Don't do anything else than what i write, it doesn't work like that. Don't fiddle around with adb or fastboot, you can't flash it in recovery because the zip is an encrypted HTC ruu and NOT a custom rom which are meant to be flashed with a custom recovery.

Make sure to place the file in the *root* of the external sdcard.

branko.s67 said:
Make sure to place the file in the *root* of the external sdcard.
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That's what i already said twice right ?

Mr Hofs said:
When you renamed the file properly download will automatically confirm to flash the file, no need to do anything other than press volume button and power button to confirm the flash, the yellow text in the bottom is what you need to follow. No need for adb or anything difficult otherwise i would have mentioned it.
Check the file, make sure you don't hide file extensions in windows because when it's names 2PS6IMG.zip.zip it doesn't work.
And put the file on the external sdcard, not internal storage. That doesn't work either. Format the sdcard in twrp if you have to first.
Don't do anything else than what i write, it doesn't work like that.
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I believe I did everything as you explained. I work with computers and I have a basic and general understanding of this process: I renamed the only ZIP that I could find online, I put it on the microSD, renamed it to "2PS6IMG.zip", I used "Install" from the recovery, then got the zip error.
From you follow-up reply, I realize that you meant for me to put the file 2PS6IMG.zip into the "root" of the microSD (top level of the file structure), whereas I had it in a sub-directory, and then use "download" on the bootloader. So, now I "get" how the "download" option works! I thought that had something to do with downloading from a laptop or computer via adb, but it's obviously "downloading" the ROM from the external microSD card.
So, NOW it is reflashing!!
I know these kinds of noob issues lead to eye-rolling, so thanks for the patient help!
Now I am back to the stock starting point, and I can try a different rooting option to get back to fixing the external SD writing permissions issue I was trying to resolve in the first place!

Mr Hofs said:
That's what i already said twice right ?
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Just wanted to point out that the file must be placed in the root. Not in a subdirectory.
That was not stated anywhere. That could have been the reason it didn't work for the OP.

WintelRob said:
I believe I did everything as you explained. I work with computers and I have a basic and general understanding of this process: I renamed the only ZIP that I could find online, I put it on the microSD, renamed it to "2PS6IMG.zip", I used "Install" from the recovery, then got the zip error.
From you follow-up reply, I realize that you meant for me to put the file 2PS6IMG.zip into the "root" of the microSD (top level of the file structure), whereas I had it in a sub-directory, and then use "download" on the bootloader. So, now I "get" how the "download" option works! I thought that had something to do with downloading from a laptop or computer via adb, but it's obviously "downloading" the ROM from the external microSD card.
So, NOW it is reflashing!!
I know these kinds of noob issues lead to eye-rolling, so thanks for the patient help!
Now I am back to the stock starting point, and I can try a different rooting option to get back to fixing the external SD writing permissions issue I was trying to resolve in the first place!
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I never mentioned to put it in a folder anywhere. I write like this so the chance on errors are minimal. It's following to the letter where it goes wrong. Don't try to push it all to hard, read easy and patiently then it will be very simple.
Good thing to know it worked. Back to start.
Cheers
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branko.s67 said:
Just wanted to point out that the file must be placed in the root. Not in a subdirectory.
That was not stated anywhere. That could have been the reason it didn't work for the OP.
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I never said to place it in a subfolder. It's the reading where it goes wrong. Following instructions can be difficult ....I know.
Same as going to recovery and try to flash it, flash it via adb or fastboot.....never mentioned that either. It's the haste and maybe a bit of despair that is kicking in but i do this all for a reason.
Cheers.

Mr Hofs said:
That's what i already said twice right
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So first off, I clicked the "Thanks" button on your original reply.
So I don't seem like a total moron, your original reply just said to copy the file to the SD card: I already had a folder structure on that card and so I moved the file to where I wanted to use it, not realizing at the time how "download" worked and that the "download" would look only in the *root* of the SD card. So, that's why I stated my understanding of what you meant on my follow-up reply. Had I started with a blank SD card, I would have naturally just copied it and it would have been in the root.
Thanks again for the help!

I know this thread is a bit old, but I am in a similar situation. I wish to restore my unlocked HTC 10 to oreo stock. I have tried the tried the RUU (for NA) as listed but when the install is completed I do not have any radio capability. Do I need to completely wipe the internal memory before flashing the RUU? I noticed when I tried my backup restoral using TWRP I ended with with no radio as well. Please advise.