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Cannot access recover mode

So I've been trying to root my dads old Desire for a while now, with no success - it is locked to o2 and I'm on Orange. I didn't really want to pay to unlock it, and rooting it would have been nice. I've done two phones before, so I figured it shouldn't be too bad. Eventually I discovered it was HBOOT 1.03, and this was the problem, so the solution was to backdate the software to an earlier version (the phone is still S-ON and I cannot get this thing to take ANYTHING)
I was trying to roll back from Froyo to 2.1.
The current problem is that now the phone will not boot. With a simple turn-on it just sits at the white HTC screen, or if you go into Hboot it tries (what I assume is) 'fastboot' and checks the PB99IMG.zip file on the SD card. If I say I don't want to update and go to 'recovery' it loads the screen with the exclamation mark in a triangle in it. The problem here is that pressing up+power does nothing. I've tried a quick press, and a long hold multiple times, and with no result except the first time. Unfortunately I didn't go through the proceedure the first time, assuming it'd work again. Damn!
If I start the update it says 'can not roll back the hboot version'. It also fails on the radio_v2.
Any help will be much appreciated, and if you need any details (I've probably missed something) please ask!
Thanks

papercutout said:
So I've been trying to root my dads old Desire for a while now, with no success - it is locked to o2 and I'm on Orange. I didn't really want to pay to unlock it, and rooting it would have been nice. I've done two phones before, so I figured it shouldn't be too bad. Eventually I discovered it was HBOOT 1.03, and this was the problem, so the solution was to backdate the software to an earlier version (the phone is still S-ON and I cannot get this thing to take ANYTHING)
I was trying to roll back from Froyo to 2.1.
The current problem is that now the phone will not boot. With a simple turn-on it just sits at the white HTC screen, or if you go into Hboot it tries (what I assume is) 'fastboot' and checks the PB99IMG.zip file on the SD card. If I say I don't want to update and go to 'recovery' it loads the screen with the exclamation mark in a triangle in it. The problem here is that pressing up+power does nothing. I've tried a quick press, and a long hold multiple times, and with no result except the first time. Unfortunately I didn't go through the proceedure the first time, assuming it'd work again. Damn!
If I start the update it says 'can not roll back the hboot version'. It also fails on the radio_v2.
Any help will be much appreciated, and if you need any details (I've probably missed something) please ask!
Thanks
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If it fails with Radio_v2, then it's a radio brick, and that's the reason it won't boot. I'm afraid you can't do much, due to the hboot version.

abaaaabbbb63 said:
If it fails with Radio_v2, then it's a radio brick, and that's the reason it won't boot. I'm afraid you can't do much, due to the hboot version.
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I'm not too worried about getting a different rom on it, or rooting it or anything any more, currently I'd like to just put it back into a working state, as it was, probably locked to o2, if you've any suggestions on how to do that?

papercutout said:
I'm not too worried about getting a different rom on it, or rooting it or anything any more, currently I'd like to just put it back into a working state, as it was, probably locked to o2, if you've any suggestions on how to do that?
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First, try this:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1564644

abaaaabbbb63 said:
First, try this:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1564644
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The one step here I'm halted by is producing a Goldcard - the link to the website on the tool doesn't work any more (I've scoured t'internet, and that's the general consensus). Any idea where else I can input the CID to get a Goldcard Image?
Also how do I run the RUU on my computer? What file is it in the HTC Desire Android Upgrade folder I need to run? Afterall, there's no file titled 'RUU.exe'
Thanks

papercutout said:
The one step here I'm halted by is producing a Goldcard - the link to the website on the tool doesn't work any more (I've scoured t'internet, and that's the general consensus). Any idea where else I can input the CID to get a Goldcard Image?
Also how do I run the RUU on my computer? What file is it in the HTC Desire Android Upgrade folder I need to run? Afterall, there's no file titled 'RUU.exe'
Thanks
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Just realized that it wouldn't work, because you have to boot your phone for the downgrader tool.
You could try something else. Unlock your bootloader using the HTC Dev site :http://www.htcdev.com/bootloader, and then try installing a custom recovery.

abaaaabbbb63 said:
Just realized that it wouldn't work, because you have to boot your phone for the downgrader tool.
You could try something else. Unlock your bootloader using the HTC Dev site and then try installing a custom recovery.
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I've unlocked the bootloader (although obviously I'm still S-ON and HBOOT 1.03), so how would I go about installing a custom recovery?
Everything I can find online implies I need to do it starting with the phone up and running...
Thanks

papercutout said:
I've unlocked the bootloader (although obviously I'm still S-ON and HBOOT 1.03), so how would I go about installing a custom recovery?
Everything I can find online implies I need to do it starting with the phone up and running...
Thanks
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You download this:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=28277117
You extract the recovery.img from it.
You then use fastboot to flash it:
fastboot flash recovery recovery.img

abaaaabbbb63 said:
You download this:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=1631968&d=1357780284
You extract the recovery.img from it.
You then use fastboot to flash it:
fastboot flash recovery recovery.img
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That worked spot on! Have you got anything you'd recommend I put on there now? (factory reset didn't do anything, didn't really expect it to)
I tried cyangenmod7 for the desire, but with no luck. File 'BAD' or somethign when tried to read it from the SD card.

papercutout said:
That worked spot on! Have you got anything you'd recommend I put on there now? (factory reset didn't do anything, didn't really expect it to)
I tried cyangenmod7 for the desire, but with no luck. File 'BAD' or somethign when tried to read it from the SD card.
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Try a MildWild ROM. Maybe the CM7 download was somehow faulty.

Can ya post the link to the thread and not just post the PB99IMG file? Thanks

jmcclue said:
Can ya post the link to the thread and not just post the PB99IMG file? Thanks
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Sorry jmc. Will do

abaaaabbbb63 said:
Try a MildWild ROM. Maybe the CM7 download was somehow faulty.
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You're getting good at this
So, that's on and working, but it's still locked to the carrier, o2. I've just tried 'HTC Desire unlock v0.9.5' but that didn't work (despite the program telling me it went flawlessly).
Any more suggestions?

papercutout said:
You're getting good at this
So, that's on and working, but it's still locked to the carrier, o2. I've just tried 'HTC Desire unlock v0.9.5' but that didn't work (despite the program telling me it went flawlessly).
Any more suggestions?
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Try using a different USB port.

abaaaabbbb63 said:
Try using a different USB port.
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Nope, nada. I tried v0.94 too. Nothing again. I guess I'll need to get a key. Damn that hboot 1.03!
At least the phone is actually WORKING now though, thanks to you, appreciated.

[Q] Did some searches, spent more than four hours looking..

Hello,
My adb devices is not showing my device.
I'm pretty sure I forgot to activate developer mode and turn on USB debugging. I can not flash any room and I'm stuck in a boot loop or just using TWRP. I'm completely lost in a way to get beyond this. I've been searching XDA for 4.5 hours straight and it seems some people have 80% of my problem but not 100%. I decided initially to follow a Youtube video that didn't mention anything about USB debugging so I'm wondering if that's the main issue in all of this. I've tried going back to stock RUU, through Hasoon2000's allinone but I keep getting failures. Just at a loss and would appreciate any help. I'm trying to go to the Skydragon Rom, but I'm willing to go back to stock to work my way back up. I've initially rooted this type of phone before, but I didn't follow the same method as last time(which was Hasoon's) as I thought it would work the same, I used this Youtube video, youtube/watch?v=_yo4eoCfxmE. (sorry link is weird cause I can't post links yet, add a .com after youtube!) I do not have S-Off. I just wanna know what I can do to get back to Skydragon or at least back to stock before my girlfriend beats my ass for messing up her phone

Valkalkas said:
Hello,
My adb devices is not showing my device.
I'm pretty sure I forgot to activate developer mode and turn on USB debugging. I can not flash any room and I'm stuck in a boot loop or just using TWRP. I'm completely lost in a way to get beyond this. I've been searching XDA for 4.5 hours straight and it seems some people have 80% of my problem but not 100%. I decided initially to follow a Youtube video that didn't mention anything about USB debugging so I'm wondering if that's the main issue in all of this. I've tried going back to stock RUU, through Hasoon2000's allinone but I keep getting failures. Just at a loss and would appreciate any help. I'm trying to go to the Skydragon Rom, but I'm willing to go back to stock to work my way back up. I've initially rooted this type of phone before, but I didn't follow the same method as last time(which was Hasoon's) as I thought it would work the same, I used this Youtube video, youtube/watch?v=_yo4eoCfxmE. (sorry link is weird cause I can't post links yet, add a .com after youtube!) I do not have S-Off. I just wanna know what I can do to get back to Skydragon or at least back to stock before my girlfriend beats my ass for messing up her phone
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haha... Love :victory:
Now back to issue.
If you're in the bootloader you don't need USB Debugging enabled, you can still use the fastboot command regardless of USB debugging mode. Check
Code:
fastboot devices
not
Code:
adb devices
.
Make sure all the drivers are still fine on the PC, reinstall if you must.
On a side note, try not to use all-in-one toolkits as you really don't get to learn from using something like that. If you did it manually you'd already have a pretty good understanding on which command gets used in which instance i.e bootloader vs in-system.

I actually didn't use a all-in-one this time around but as soon as I unlocked boot loader and rooted I had issues installing the custom rom. I've used both phil z and twrp but it still gets stuck when I install the sky dragon, or viper for that matter to test and make sure it wasn't just a bad download. Earlier when I did fast boot devices it did show something but now it's just a blank space. I'm in bed now I would double check again to make sure but like I said it's been a few hours and now it's 4:38 am and I'm tired. I'll double check in the morning but I appreciate your response and I'll double check. Drivers should be good from last time but I will double check and make sure. Again thanks for responding!

Alright, now after some rest I've checked the fastboot devices and it does show up.
Tried flashing to latest SkyDragon again and it just sits on the HTC screen before boot looping.
The device is S-On, unlocked and says tampered. I've tried flashing the boot.img in bootloader after flashing the rom but still no dice.

Valkalkas said:
Alright, now after some rest I've checked the fastboot devices and it does show up.
Tried flashing to latest SkyDragon again and it just sits on the HTC screen before boot looping.
The device is S-On, unlocked and says tampered. I've tried flashing the boot.img in bootloader after flashing the rom but still no dice.
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Latest skydragon, ARHD, InsertCoin and many more are meant for hboot 3.18 and above. If you boot to bootloader and see your hboot is 3.16, these ROMs won't work properly for you.
So check your hboot no.
Next ... check your CID and MID
If possible the OS version no. on bootloader too
You may need to revert to your stock ROM ... then check any OTA for your device

ckpv5 said:
Latest skydragon, ARHD, InsertCoin and many more are meant for hboot 3.18 and above. If you boot to bootloader and see your hboot is 3.16, these ROMs won't work properly for you.
So check your hboot no.
Next ... check your CID and MID
If possible the OS version no. on bootloader too
You may need to revert to your stock ROM ... then check any OTA for your device
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Alright yeah, my hboot is 3.16. Tried looking up ways to update the fastboot but all I've seen is requiring S-Off.
CID is CWS____001
MID is 0P6B12000
The OS is blank, just says OS- (blank space)
Gonna try flashing stock recovery again.

Valkalkas said:
Alright yeah, my hboot is 3.16. Tried looking up ways to update the fastboot but all I've seen is requiring S-Off.
CID is CWS____001
MID is 0P6B12000
The OS is blank, just says OS- (blank space)
Gonna try flashing stock recovery again.
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Yours is At&T (if I'm not wrong as I'm not familiar with this Sprint, Verizon and AT&T)
And there are RUU for both 4.4.2 and 4.4.3 (hboot 3.16 and 3.18) ... it's best for you to head over AT&T forum for better guidance.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2757462
http://forum.xda-developers.com/att-htc-one-m8/general/htc-one-m8-ruu-m8ul-4-4-3-t2860423

ckpv5 said:
Yours is At&T (if I'm not wrong as I'm not familiar with this Sprint, Verizon and AT&T)
And there are RUU for both 4.4.2 and 4.4.3 (hboot 3.16 and 3.18) ... it's best for you to head over AT&T forum for better guidance.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2757462
http://forum.xda-developers.com/att-htc-one-m8/general/htc-one-m8-ruu-m8ul-4-4-3-t2860423
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Alright, thank you for your help. I relocked and I tried the second link you posted, but the ruu messes up after I accept the EULA and just keeps popping up boxes. Downloading the RUU from the first link now and gonna try that. I just run the RUU in fastboot usb right?
Again thanks, I had no idea to check for hboot versions when rooting/flashing in the time I've rooted some devices so guess I'm learning something the hard way.
Edit: Same thing with the first link. I feel like I'm in the wrong place trying to run the RUU in fastboot usb?

Alright, tried running the RUU's again on the black screen with the silver HTC letters as suggested by someone else and the program still acts up after the EULA.

Alright, I was able to find a nandroid backup and restore it through there, so now I'm back in business. Thanks for the help!

Rumrunner won't pass test 1

Hi there
I am trying to gain s-off via rumrunner. I followed the instructions closely but when it attempts to check the bootloader and fastboot, it fails. My phone (Sprint m8), boots to boot loader but then it just sits there and rumrunner fails.
What is going wrong and how do I fix it? My phone is rooted and unlocked. I've got insertcoin and twrp flashed. Is there something wrong with fastboot? Please help as I am eager to gain s-off. I am thinking about just using Sunshine, but I don't want to pay the fee if it's not even going to work.
Thanks
G

garyg199 said:
Hi there
I am trying to gain s-off via rumrunner. I followed the instructions closely but when it attempts to check the bootloader and fastboot, it fails. My phone (Sprint m8), boots to boot loader but then it just sits there and rumrunner fails.
What is going wrong and how do I fix it? My phone is rooted and unlocked. I've got insertcoin and twrp flashed. Is there something wrong with fastboot? Please help as I am eager to gain s-off. I am thinking about just using Sunshine, but I don't want to pay the fee if it's not even going to work.
Thanks
G
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Rumrunner hasn't worked for over a year and a half, and Firewater hasn't either.
Sunshine is the way to do it now if you want/need S-Off. You could buy a Java Card, but it would be more expensive.

Oh, wow , okay thanks. Yeah I thought it was weird but I was watching a video that was uploaded one week ago and the user was using rumrunner. I'm still a bit of a noob with this but the reason I am trying to gain s-off is because when I flash a new rom I either get stuck at the bootloader or the boot image. I'm guessing it's because I'm a-on and I would have to flash using abd commands on my pc? If I am wrong can someone please let me know? It's a bit confusing. Thanks

garyg199 said:
Oh, wow , okay thanks. Yeah I thought it was weird but I was watching a video that was uploaded one week ago and the user was using rumrunner. I'm still a bit of a noob with this but the reason I am trying to gain s-off is because when I flash a new rom I either get stuck at the bootloader or the boot image. I'm guessing it's because I'm a-on and I would have to flash using abd commands on my pc? If I am wrong can someone please let me know? It's a bit confusing. Thanks
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Is your firmware up to date?
Tell me what it says next to "OS" in your bootloader. If you are using an old version of TWRP, it may be blank. If it is, post the results of fastboot getvar all to determine the firmware version from that, but remove your IMEI and serial# first as that is private info.

Well it is blank. It just says "OS-".
How do I execute the fastboot getvar etc. ? In a command window on my computer or? Sorry. Noob is shining here

I just updated twrp like last week though?

Yeah my twrp version is 2.8.5.0

garyg199 said:
Well it is blank. It just says "OS-".
How do I execute the fastboot getvar etc. ? In a command window on my computer or? Sorry. Noob is shining here
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Did you buy the phone rooted, or did you use ADB and fastboot to root yourself? Yes, you do it in CMD with the SDK/ADB software. Hook your phone up to your PC, open CMD in ADB (shift+right click and choose "open command window here")
enter adb reboot bootloader
then fastboot getvar all

I rooted it myself. I just tried it and got nothing after it says <waiting for device>. I could also be doing this wrong too though. SDK...Is this android audio whatever? Because I've been trying to find that and that's where it brought me, from every link. I downloaded the actual package with the program tools so I think I have it right but I'm not sure. Thanks for all the help by the way

I think I've got the right sdk tools and all. I just found another thread where someone had the same issue. He said it fixed magically overnight, but another said to uninstall the HTC drivers and reinstall on my pc. Guess I'll try that, unless you know another solution?

garyg199 said:
I think I've got the right sdk tools and all. I just found another thread where someone had the same issue. He said it fixed magically overnight, but another said to uninstall the HTC drivers and reinstall on my pc. Guess I'll try that, unless you know another solution?
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Okay. You "think" you have SDK? I'll tell you right now, your firmware is out of date. Run the software update/RUU from HTC's US website. I would tell you if you should run Sprint's standard RUU, or the Sprint H/K RUU, but since you have failed to provide me with the information to direct you to the proper firmware update that I asked for, I guess you can figure it out on your own by searching your CID and MID from your getvar output.
Here's a link to the HTC US Software Download page.
Good luck!

garyg199 said:
I think I've got the right sdk tools and all. I just found another thread where someone had the same issue. He said it fixed magically overnight, but another said to uninstall the HTC drivers and reinstall on my pc. Guess I'll try that, unless you know another solution?
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If you unlocked the bootloader yourself, you have a working adb/fastboot environment.
Be sure you are booted into OS, and have "USB Debugging" enabled in settings, to issue the adb command suggested by xunholyx.

Thanks @redpoint. Sorry for my ignorance and lack of knowledge guys, just trying to get things straight. Im guessing my next step as of now is to get my boot loader locked again and get my stock recovery back so I can update my firmware. It seems like I can't do much until I do so. I downloaded sunshine and it gave me an error about flashing a "non debuggable ram disk". Thanks again for your help. Any other advice is much appreciated

garyg199 said:
Thanks @redpoint. Im guessing my next step as of now is to get my boot loader locked again and get my stock recovery back so I can update my firmware.
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You shouldn't be "guessing" anything.
You have failed to provide the proper information (output from fastboot getvar all) which has been requested 3 times now. Can't provide the proper guidance without more info.
garyg199 said:
Thanks @redpoint. I downloaded sunshine and it gave me an error about flashing a "non debuggable ram disk".
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s-off isn't going to automatically (all by itself) fix your problem (flashing a ROM), if that is what you think.
You have 2 potential (probable) issues:
1) The ROM won't boot if your firmware is outdated (s-off makes it a bit easier to update firmware, but its not strictly required to do so)
2) ROM also won't boot if its does not specifically support the Sprint version M8

I'm failing to provide the info because it's not giving me the info! I'm guessing because I'm doing this on my own more or less

garyg199 said:
I'm failing to provide the info because it's not giving me the info! I'm guessing because I'm doing this on my own more or less
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I have no idea what that means. Your computer is sensing you are doing this "on your own" and deciding it doesn't like that?
If you are having issues executing the advice given to you, you need to state that, along with the specific results, error messages, etc. A screenshot may also be helpful.
If you don't post that you tried, and it failed; all we can do is assume that you ignored or missed the advice.
If the computer is hanging "waiting for device" when you try "fastboot getvar all" then you should try another USB cable, another port, re-install HTC Sync, or even try another computer (if possible).
But I have no idea of knowing what the issue is, if you don't tell us.

Cid- SPCS_001
MID-0P6B70000

I hope those are the correct numbers that were needed

garyg199 said:
I hope those are the correct numbers that were needed
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I want the full getvar output (minus IMEI and serial number, which are personal info) not just 2 pieces of it.

Here's what I got
Had to use the all in one toolkit to get it. Wasn't giving it to me with just the commands.

Help with installing AT&T Ruu

I'm a very new android user, so please forgive my ignorance.
I'm using a sim unlocked AT&T M8 outside USA with a different carrier. Right now, the bootloader is Locked, CID is 11111111 and S-OFF. I've downloaded the official marshmallow AT&T RUU for m8 from htc website.
I follow the install instructions until the update actually starts. Then it stops after about 10-20 seconds and shows Error 155: unknown error and enters into the recovery steps (in the RUU). My current software number is 4.28.502.2 and im trying to update to RUU_M8_UL_M60_SENSE70_ATT_MR_Cingular_US_6.20.502.5
Can someone please help me out with this? I've been trying for over a week now. I will never receive the OTA's since I'm not using an AT&T sim. So RUU is the only other option left. Thanks a lot in advance.

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=66886759&postcount=23

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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=66886759&postcount=23
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Thanks for your reply man, but im extremely lost here. Could you please guide me step by step? I've downloaded the firmware. Where do I put it? I've tried the adb folder. But it show error: can not locate firmware.zip.
Edit: Another question. Is that firmware applicable for my device?

The firmware is applicable BUT since you're using your device outside USA and not on AT&T carrier, S-Off .. the best thing for you to do is fully convert your device to other region, maybe a EU region or Dev Edition .. more suitable for you.
I read somewhere, with the latest firmware you may have calls problem due to Voice HD implemented by AT&T
If you're interested in converting, I will guide you (when I am available)

ckpv5 said:
The firmware is applicable BUT since you're using your device outside USA and not on AT&T carrier, S-Off .. the best thing for you to do is fully convert your device to other region, maybe a EU region or Dev Edition .. more suitable for you.
I read somewhere, with the latest firmware you may have calls problem due to Voice HD implemented by AT&T
If you're interested in converting, I will guide you (when I am available)
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That would be very kind of you, thanks. Though, i think I've already messed up my phone. I finally got to update with the firmware in the link. The RUU was going on smoothly as well, until it reached 38% when Error 155 showed up again. The phone then went on to the bootloader screen with no options for fastboot, restore or such. I restarted it and entered the bootloader. My firmware is being shown as 6.20.502.5 but when rebooting the phone it won't go past the screen with the HTC logo. I'd be extremely grateful if you could help me out of this mess.
Also, when i open htc sync man, OS number and HTC Sense number shows up as blank, while the firmware number is shown as 6.20.502.5

Big-Bonsai said:
Also, when i open htc sync man, OS number and HTC Sense number shows up as blank, while the firmware number is shown as 6.20.502.5
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Aren't you supposed to uninstall Htc Sync Manager before you run the RUU ?
That was clearly stated in link that I gave you earlier, and you also need PC with USB 2.0
Uninstall HTC Sync Manager but leave HTC USB drivers then try again to run RUU after you put the device on bootloader/fastboot mode.

ckpv5 said:
Aren't you supposed to uninstall Htc Sync Manager before you run the RUU ?
That was clearly stated in link that I gave you earlier, and you also need PC with USB 2.0
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Yeah I did. I re-installed it later to see if it would show any information.

Most important is RUU must complete 100%, no error 155
I never use Htc Sync Manager, so I don't know what is shown there.

ckpv5 said:
Most important is RUU must complete 100%, no error 155
I never use Htc Sync Manager, so I don't know what is shown there.
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So I'm gonna try the RUU again. I'll keep you updated. You've been a big help. Thanks a lot!!

Big-Bonsai said:
I'm a very new android user, so please forgive my ignorance.
I'm using a sim unlocked AT&T M8 outside USA with a different carrier. Right now, the bootloader is Locked, CID is 11111111 and S-OFF. I've downloaded the official marshmallow AT&T RUU for m8 from htc website.
I follow the install instructions until the update actually starts. Then it stops after about 10-20 seconds and shows Error 155: unknown error and enters into the recovery steps (in the RUU). My current software number is 4.28.502.2 and im trying to update to RUU_M8_UL_M60_SENSE70_ATT_MR_Cingular_US_6.20.502.5
Can someone please help me out with this? I've been trying for over a week now. I will never receive the OTA's since I'm not using an AT&T sim. So RUU is the only other option left. Thanks a lot in advance.
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I don't know if it's the problem,but did you try the RUU after unlocking your bootloader as you are S-OFF?
I think it's supposed to be unlocked if you have S-OFF.
Edit:Just got to know that S-OFF devices have nothing to do with unlocked or locked bootloader.
Why don't you try a EU RUU?Mine was also a AT&T device,but I converted it.

Jongla said:
I don't know if it's the problem,but did you try the RUU after unlocking your bootloader as you are S-OFF?
I think it's supposed to be unlocked if you have S-OFF.
Edit:Just got to know that S-OFF devices have nothing to do with unlocked or locked bootloader.
Why don't you try a EU RUU?Mine was also a AT&T device,but I converted it.
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Hey man, thanks for replying here. I sent you a pm. Could you please check?

ckpv5 said:
Most important is RUU must complete 100%, no error 155
I never use Htc Sync Manager, so I don't know what is shown there.
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Hello there. I kind of made it work. What I did was take the rom.zip from the ruu file and flash it via htc fastboot special. And it worked well. The only problem I'm facing now is that the boot animations are EXTREMELY slow. But once it's past that, everything seems pretty normal. I wiped the cache from recovery but that didn't help. Do you have any suggestions for me?

Big-Bonsai said:
\The only problem I'm facing now is that the boot animations are EXTREMELY slow. But once it's past that, everything seems pretty normal. I wiped the cache from recovery but that didn't help.
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Meaning the boot animations are slow every time you boot, or just the first time (its unclear from what you've posted)? First time booting after RUU will be slow, due to cache being setup, etc. And clearing cache will cause that process to repeat when you start up again.
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Jongla said:
I think it's supposed to be unlocked if you have S-OFF.
Edit:Just got to know that S-OFF devices have nothing to do with unlocked or locked bootloader.
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Neither of those statements is entirely correct.
With s-off, you can run an RUU with bootloader locked or relocked. Essentially, the check for the bootloader unlocked condition is bypassed with s-off.
But having the bootloader locked still means its locked (even with s-off). Meaning you can't do things like flash custom recovery with bootloader locked (even with s-off).

redpoint73 said:
Meaning the boot animations are slow every time you boot, or just the first time (its unclear from what you've posted)? First time booting after RUU will be slow, due to cache being setup, etc. And clearing cache will cause that process to repeat when you start up again.
Hello there. Thanks for the reply. What I meant was, the boot animations are slow every time I reboot the device.
Things I have already done:
1. Flashed the rom.zip again.
2. Factory reset.
3. Wiped the cache from recovery multiple times.
4. Restarted in all possible ways. Normal restart. Power off, wait 10 minutes and power on again. Pressed the power and volume up button for restarting. Reboot via fastboot.
I'd really appreciate if you could help me out.
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Meaning the boot animations are slow every time you boot, or just the first time (its unclear from what you've posted)? First time booting after RUU will be slow, due to cache being setup, etc. And clearing cache will cause that process to repeat when you start up again.
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Neither of those statements is entirely correct.
With s-off, you can run an RUU with bootloader locked or relocked. Essentially, the check for the bootloader unlocked condition is bypassed with s-off.
But having the bootloader locked still means its locked (even with s-off). Meaning you can't do things like flash custom recovery with bootloader locked (even with s-off).
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Hello there. Thanks for the reply. What I meant was, the boot animations are slow every time I reboot the device.
Things I have already done:
1. Flashed the rom.zip again.
2. Factory reset.
3. Wiped the cache from recovery multiple times.
4. Restarted in all possible ways. Normal restart. Power off, wait 10 minutes and power on again. Pressed the power and volume up button for restarting. Reboot via fastboot.
I'd really appreciate if you could help me out.

Since you've already flashed the RUU again, I don't think there is much else you can do. Maybe its a common issue with the new build?

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Since you've already flashed the RUU again, I don't think there is much else you can do. Maybe its a common issue with the new build?
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Man I searched EVERYWHERE. People dont seem to have any problems like this. What I did find out was that this might happen if the firmware or kernel numbers dont match (or something?). Can you tell me if I did anything wrong?

Big-Bonsai said:
What I did find out was that this might happen if the firmware or kernel numbers dont match (or something?).
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That only applies to flashing ROMs in custom recovery. WHich is completely different from RUU. RUU re-writes all partitions, including firmware, kernel, ROM, and a bunch of others. So there isn't a possibility of a mismatch; as long as the RUU ran properly. And since you ran the RUU twice, you pretty much eliminated the possibility it didn't install completely.
Some other options you may consider:
1) Unlock the bootloader, flash TWRP custom recovery, flash a different ROM and see if the slow boot issue persists.
2) Change CID and/or MID (which you are free to do since you are s-off) and try another RUU; such as Developer's Edition or Euro.

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That only applies to flashing ROMs in custom recovery. WHich is completely different from RUU. RUU re-writes all partitions, including firmware, kernel, ROM, and a bunch of others. So there isn't a possibility of a mismatch; as long as the RUU ran properly. And since you ran the RUU twice, you pretty much eliminated the possibility it didn't install completely.
Some other options you may consider:
1) Unlock the bootloader, flash TWRP custom recovery, flash a different ROM and see if the slow boot issue persists.
2) Change CID and/or MID (which you are free to do since you are s-off) and try another RUU; such as Developer's Edition or Euro.
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Thank you so much for the reply. I'd like to take your second suggestion. Can you please point me to the right direction? Or guide me through the steps. I don't know if it's asking too much of you. Thanks anyways.

Big-Bonsai said:
Thank you so much for the reply. I'd like to take your second suggestion. Can you please point me to the right direction? Or guide me through the steps.
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Which version do you want to "convert" to?
Dev Ed is easy, it shares the same model ID (MID) as AT&T, and you already have SuperCID. So all you would need to do is run the MM Dev Ed RUU: http://dl3.htc.com/application/RUU_M8_UL_M60_SENSE70_MR_BrightstarUS_WWE_6.12.1540.4.exe
Euro is a bit more steps, you would need to change to the Euro MID: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2708581
Then run Euro MM RUU, noting that relocking bootloader is not needed for you (since you have s-off): http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=64926626&postcount=6

[Q] Returning to stock rom,

More and more financial apps are detecting my phone as being either rooted, unlocked bootloader, or custom rom. My phone is UK HTC one m8, running resurrection Remix nougat 7.1.1 (which I love) , it is rooted and has s-off, I have recently relocked the bootloader with toolkit. . I'm thinking of going back to stock rom, to get these apps working again. I'm thinking of using a RUU file to do it, I know this will revert root, but not sure about the bootloader & s-off, can anyone confirm this for me please?

you can run the RUU it will revert the device back to stock and it will remain s-off
the bootloader status ( locked,unlocked or relocked ) doesn't matter for flashing RUU with s-off device ( no need to relock it )

But how i can with s-on ?
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#f_eyes said:
But how i can with s-on ?
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Relock the bootloader and do the same steps
But explain more so we can help
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Fastboot issue
Apologies, but I am performing this return to stock on my HTC one M7 before I attempting it on my HTC 0ne M8, this is why I posted this in the M8 section.
OK got S-OFF and then started the process to return to stock. Cant remember at what point but I had to nip out and left the htc-one m7 connected doing something when I came back the phone was sat all started up ready to configure ( like it does after a rom install) only thing , its was still on the ROM I had installed so i thought the installation had failed, I tried to reflash, an older ROM SLIMKAT 4.4.4. to see if that would help , but now I cannot get fastboot to register with the device .
Go into bootloader select FASTBOOT, FASTBOOT appears as the selected option, and then PC returns an error stating device not recognised.
I know the drivers are ok as everything works as it should if I do the same on my HTC One M8.
Here are my HTC one m7 details:

desadajo said:
Apologies, but I am performing this return to stock on my HTC one M7 before I attempting it on my HTC 0ne M8, this is why I posted this in the M8 section.
Here are my HTC one m7 details:
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There is no reason this should be posted to the M8 section. We can't help you. Folks with specific knowledge of the M7 are the best equipped to help you. Advice intended for the M8 may even harm your M7.

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There is no reason this should be posted to the M8 section. We can't help you. Folks with specific knowledge of the M7 are the best equipped to help you. Advice intended for the M8 may even harm your M7.
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Yes I understand tat, but I am looking at restoring my M8 as all my financial apps are now failing due to the root, unlocked bootloader, or custom ROM, so was testing the restore on my M7 before I attempt it on my M8. I understand the basics but am no expert so wanted to test first, which is just as well as the M7 restore has failed and now cant get fastboot to recognise my devices. although I think this may be something to do with my laptop I am using to connect.
Any thoughts on this?

desadajo said:
Yes I understand tat, but I am looking at restoring my M8 as all my financial apps are now failing due to the root, unlocked bootloader, or custom ROM, so was testing the restore on my M7 before I attempt it on my M8. I understand the basics but am no expert so wanted to test first, which is just as well as the M7 restore has failed and now cant get fastboot to recognise my devices. although I think this may be something to do with my laptop I am using to connect.
Any thoughts on this?
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Again, I can't be sure that what applies to the M8, applies at all to the M7. Which is why I suggest posting to the proper device forum (the fact you want to then to the same to the M8 has little to do with where you post).
At least for the M8, as long as the device is properly in fastboot mode (which you already confirmed, with the previously posted screen shot) then lack of fastboot connectivity is almost always something on the PC side (not anything with the phone). Try another USB cable, try other USB ports. Try to uninstall and reinstall HTC Sync and the HTC drivers. Also, you can try going to Windows Device Manager, finding the phone, and see if you can pick the option to manually select the drivers. Then pick the generic "Android MTP device" drivers, and see if fastboot will then work.

ahmed.ismael said:
Relock the bootloader and do the same steps
But explain more so we can help
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Hi bro then i want to install custom rom befor it i made backup from original rom but now when i want to get back that backup i got error during the process. I use insertcoin custom rom and my recovery is world clock mod, my phone is s-on and i dont know by this conditions how i can get back to stock? Please help me my phone is htc m8
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#f_eyes said:
Hi bro then i want to install custom rom befor it i made backup from original rom but now when i want to get back that backup i got error during the process. I use insertcoin custom rom and my recovery is world clock mod, my phone is s-on and i dont know by this conditions how i can get back to stock? Please help me my phone is htc m8
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Clockwork Mod recovery never officially supported this device. There were some unofficial versions that worked decently (and some folks really liked it), but stopped being updated around 2 years ago, so do not properly support any remotely current firmware versions. Therefore, errors are expected. And if there is an error trying to restore your backup, it's probably not possible to fix that (restore that backup).
My recommendation would be to flash TWRP recovery, then you can install the stock TWRP back from the following thread.
https://forum.xda-developers.com/htc-one-m8/help/tutorial-how-to-stock-stock-twrp-t3086860
Otherwise, if your version has RUU (they are specific to your version CID, MID) you can use that to go back to stock, as already discussed.
Also bear in mind that restoring to stock with either method will wipe your data. So plan accordingly (backup data to an off-phone location) before doing either method, if you want to keep anything.
If you need specific guidance for your M8 version, do fastboot getvar all, and post the results (delete IMEI and serial number before posting).

redpoint73 said:
Clockwork Mod recovery never officially supported this device. There were some unofficial versions that worked decently (and some folks really liked it), but stopped being updated around 2 years ago, so do not properly support any remotely current firmware versions. Therefore, errors are expected. And if there is an error trying to restore your backup, it's probably not possible to fix that (restore that backup).
My recommendation would be to flash TWRP recovery, then you can install the stock TWRP back from the following thread.
https://forum.xda-developers.com/htc-one-m8/help/tutorial-how-to-stock-stock-twrp-t3086860
Otherwise, if your version has RUU (they are specific to your version CID, MID) you can use that to go back to stock, as already discussed.
If you need specific guidance for your M8 version, do fastboot getvar all, and post the results (delete IMEI and serial number before posting).
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Tnx i just flash twrp an hour ago with adb commends ant the end i got finished in log but when i try to get in to the recovery it just again come to bootloader and nothing happen
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Tnx i just flash twrp an hour ago with adb commends ant the end i got finished in log but when i try to get in to the recovery it just again come to bootloader and nothing happen
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I don't know what can i do please help me
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#f_eyes said:
Tnx i just flash twrp an hour ago with adb commends ant the end i got finished in log but when i try to get in to the recovery it just again come to bootloader and nothing happen
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fastboot erase cache, and try to install TWRP again.
Also, TWRP is typically installed with fastboot, not adb. Fastboot and adb are related, but not the same thing. And confusing the two can cause problems. So make sure you are doing it properly. Cut and paste your command prompt command and outputs, if you can, so we can verify.
What TWRP version did you try? Proper TWRP version depends on your current firmware version (as mentioned in the guide I linked). So we really need for your to do fastboot getvar all, and post the output (delete IMEI and serial number before posting).

How can i identify my firware version in order to use proper version of twrp?
And please put the link of page that help me to install twrp. Thanks a lot
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How can i identify my firware version in order to use proper version of twrp?
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It is contained in the output of the command: fastboot getvar all
Do the fastboot command, post the output (delete IMEI and serial number before posting).
I've already asked for this twice (this is 3 times now) and I don't like repeating myself. Please take the time to read and fully understand what I've posted (or anyone else trying to help you) before you make your own posts.
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And please put the link of page that help me to install twrp.
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Asking for this to me implies that you don't know how to do it. Yet before you said you did it, supposedly successfully.
Describe step by step (and also ideally, cut and paste your command prompt) how you tried to install TWRP.

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It is contained in the output of the command: fastboot getvar all
Do the fastboot command, post the output (delete IMEI and serial number before posting).
I've already asked for this twice (this is 3 times now) and I don't like repeating myself. Please take the time to read and fully understand what I've posted (or anyone else trying to help you) before you make your own posts.
Asking for this to me implies that you don't know how to do it. Yet before you said you did it, supposedly successfully.
Describe step by step (and also ideally, cut and paste your command prompt) how you tried to install TWRP.
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I did it but because it didn't work i this by my self maybe it should have another way because of that i ask
And for your repeating im thanks full but im not native English guy and some of your texts are hard for me to understand
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I did it but because it didn't work i this by my self maybe it should have another way because of that i ask
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If you actually tell us what you did (describe each step, exact commands, file names, as much detail as possible) then we can tell you if it is right or not.
If you don't tell us what you did, we can't tell if it is right or not. For instance, maybe you did it right, but just not the right TWRP version.
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And for your repeating im thanks full but im not native English guy and some of your texts are hard for me to understand
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If there is something you don't understand, ask questions. Ignoring multiple requests for information is not going to help us help you. Your English is fine. I've helped folks with worse English than yours.

http://cloud.tapatalk.com/s/58daa24b94148/IMAG0016_1_1.jpg?
I use these files and version of twrp for flashing
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redpoint73 said:
If you actually tell us what you did (describe each step, exact commands, file names, as much detail as possible) then we can tell you if it is right or not.
If you don't tell us what you did, we can't tell if it is right or not. For instance, maybe you did it right, but just not the right TWRP version.
If there is something you don't understand, ask questions. Ignoring multiple requests for information is not going to help us help you. Your English is fine. I've helped folks with worse English than yours.
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I used these commed but nothing happens ?
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I use this method too but non of them (this and pervious one) dose not work
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I used these commed but nothing happens
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That is strange, the command looks correct.
What happens if you type: fastboot getvar all
Note that the output includes your IMEI and serial number, which are personal data. So if you do another screenshot photo, and it includes the full getvar output, be sure to hide your IMEI and serial number.
Alternately, you can copy and paste you command post text by right mouse click in the command prompt window, select "Mark", then drag the mouse to highlight the desired area, then Ctrl+C to copy.
Then post in a reply (Ctrtl+V to paste) and you can just delete the IMEI and serial number lines.