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Help!! destroyed my HTC one M8

My HTC one M8 system UI keeps crashing every time i boot up the phone
How i got to this position
For some reason i was not able to download anything to the phone (yes, there was space available), so i decided to factory reset the phone. unfortunately that was no help. From there i decided to use twrp recovery to wipe everything, Me being a smart guy wiped everything, including the system ( and no i did not make a back up anything ). After got a hold of a mirco sd card and flashed a version of a htc one system file i found at http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2694994 . I got the phone to boot up ( not booting up from before without a system), but the system UI keeps crashing every time i boot up the phone. Found a thread in xda with the same problem, http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2694994, and the solution is to get a hold of the stock recovery (not sure if it will work for me). Finally i jump over to an other thead, http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2701376, saying i need to find out my cidnum. I used fast boot to get it and my version of cidnum is BS_US001 which i could not find on the list.
Long story short
Couldnt download on my phone
wiped my system by mistake (no backs)
flash android revolution hd version of kitkat
system ui keeps crashing
think stock recovery will fix it
getting a random cidnum is BS_US001 and am not sure which stock recovery to flash
Please help !!!!
thank you

Post your fastboot getvar all minus serial no. & imei no.
This will help to find the right ROM for you

ckpv5 said:
Post your fastboot getvar all minus serial no. & imei no.
This will help to find the right ROM for you
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Please see below.
I found that there is a nandroid back up, on the below thread but how can i flash it. cannot really do anything to the phone.
looking to go stock, if possible
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2701376
version: 0.5
version-bootloader: 3.19.0.0000
version-baseband: 1.24.21331147A1.09G
version-cpld: None
version-microp: None
version-main: 4.16.1540.8
version-misc: PVT SHIP S-ON
imei2: Not Support
meid: 00000000000000
product: m8_ul_ca
platform: hTCBmsm8974
modelid: 0P6B12000
cidnum: BS_US001
battery-status: good
battery-voltage: 0mV
partition-layout: Generic
security: on
build-mode: SHIP
boot-mode: FASTBOOT
commitno-bootloader: 3aa067db
hbootpreupdate: 11
gencheckpt: 0

Just run RUU to have everything back to stock.
Download RUU : http://dl3.htc.com/application/RUU_...G_20.68.4196.01_F_release_411207_signed_2.exe
1. put your device in bootloader/fastboot mode and connect to PC
2. relock bootloader - command fastboot oem lock
2. Right click the RUU exe that you downloaded, select "run as administrator" .. wait for it to run, later there is a dialog box, accept, next, next, update, blablabla until it finish and your device rebooted... done.
Note : this will wipe everything on your internal storage. Make a backup of important files before you proceed

ckpv5 said:
Just run RUU to have everything back to stock.
Download RUU : http://dl3.htc.com/application/RUU_...G_20.68.4196.01_F_release_411207_signed_2.exe
1. put your device in bootloader/fastboot mode and connect to PC
2. relock bootloader - command fastboot oem lock
2. Right click the RUU exe that you downloaded, select "run as administrator" .. wait for it to run, later there is a dialog box, accept, next, next, update, blablabla until it finish and your device rebooted... done.
Note : this will wipe everything on your internal storage. Make a backup of important files before you proceed
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I will give this a try in the morning
I will let you know how it goes, thanks for the help

ckpv5 said:
Just run RUU to have everything back to stock.
Download RUU : http://dl3.htc.com/application/RUU_...G_20.68.4196.01_F_release_411207_signed_2.exe
1. put your device in bootloader/fastboot mode and connect to PC
2. relock bootloader - command fastboot oem lock
2. Right click the RUU exe that you downloaded, select "run as administrator" .. wait for it to run, later there is a dialog box, accept, next, next, update, blablabla until it finish and your device rebooted... done.
Note : this will wipe everything on your internal storage. Make a backup of important files before you proceed
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I tried running the program twice, but it failed both times.
it couldnt update the system after erasing eveyrthing.

What error ?
If RUU is not an option for you
you also can fastboot flash the RUU in zip format.
Download the RUU_M8_UL_L50_SENSE60_MR_BrightstarUS_WWE_4.16.1540.8_Radio_1.24.21331147A1.09G_20.68.4196.01_F_release_411207_signed_2-decrypted.zip from here : https://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=95897840722644595
Rename it to RUU.zip
Download the htc_fastboot.exe here : http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2735235
Put device in bootloader mode, then run command:
fastboot oem rebootRUU
htc_fastboot flash zip RUU.zip[/COLOR]

ckpv5 said:
What error ?
If RUU is not an option for you
you also can fastboot flash the RUU in zip format.
Download the RUU_M8_UL_L50_SENSE60_MR_BrightstarUS_WWE_4.16.1540.8_Radio_1.24.21331147A1.09G_20.68.4196.01_F_release_411207_signed_2-decrypted.zip from here : https://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=95897840722644595
Rename it to RUU.zip
Download the htc_fastboot.exe here : http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2735235
Put device in bootloader mode, then run command:
fastboot oem rebootRUU
htc_fastboot flash zip RUU.zip[/COLOR]
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"what error?" ------ not sure to be honest, it just failed while it was trying to write the system.
Tried your new suggestion and got this error
sending 'zip'... (1494067 KB) OKAY
sending time = 42.386 secs
writing 'zip'... (bootloader) zip header checking...
(bootloader) zip info parsing...
FAIL99 unknown fail
FAILED (remote: 99 unknown fail)
Execution time is 42(s)

HELP getting back to stock sprint rom

Im currently s-off, relocked, running viperonem8 2.5.0, and want to get back to stock sprint rom. cid-spcs_004, hboot 3.18.0.0000. I have the harman kardon edition one m8. ive downloaded the sprint one m8 h&k edition and also developer edition RUUs direct from htc, and when i change the ruu to 0P6BIMG.zip and drop it in my sd card, reboot the phone it says loading...[0P6BIMG.zip] for a while and then says wrong zipped image! when i enable usb debugging plug in usb and run the ruu exe i get error 155. i DO have current drivers installed for my phone. ive tried using adb and fastboot from command prompt using the instructions i found at droid views restore one m8 to stock rom guide and i get this:
C:\Program Files (x86)\Minimal ADB and Fastboot>adb reboot bootloader
adb server is out of date. killing...
* daemon started successfully *
C:\Program Files (x86)\Minimal ADB and Fastboot>fastboot oem rebootRUU
...
(bootloader) Start Verify: 0
OKAY [ 0.019s]
finished. total time: 0.021s
C:\Program Files (x86)\Minimal ADB and Fastboot>fastboot flash zip firmware.zip
target reported max download size of 1830612992 bytes
sending 'zip' (1549156 KB)...
OKAY [ 58.261s]
writing 'zip'...
(bootloader) zip header checking...
(bootloader) shift signature_size for header checking...
FAILED (remote: 32 header error)
finished. total time: 58.549s
fastboot getvar all gives me this:
C:\Program Files (x86)\Minimal ADB and Fastboot>fastboot getvar all
(bootloader) version: 0.5
(bootloader) version-bootloader: 3.18.0.0000
(bootloader) version-baseband: 1.08.20.0612_4
(bootloader) version-cpld: None
(bootloader) version-microp: None
(bootloader) version-main: 2.16.654.4
(bootloader) version-misc: PVT SHIP S-OFF
(bootloader) serialno: FA459SF07192
(bootloader) imei: 990004991326509
(bootloader) imei2: Not Support
(bootloader) meid: 99000499132650
(bootloader) product: m8_whl
(bootloader) platform: hTCBmsm8974
(bootloader) modelid: 0P6B70000
(bootloader) cidnum: SPCS_004
(bootloader) battery-status: good
(bootloader) battery-voltage: 0mV
(bootloader) partition-layout: Generic
(bootloader) security: off
(bootloader) build-mode: SHIP
(bootloader) boot-mode: FASTBOOT
(bootloader) commitno-bootloader: d4c3cae5
(bootloader) hbootpreupdate: 11
(bootloader) gencheckpt: 0
all: Done!
finished. total time: 0.085s
C:\Program Files (x86)\Minimal ADB and Fastboot>
please help!
let me know if you need any more info about my phone. after doing some more google searching i sazw somewhere someone say something about needing to flash another rom or ruu first since viperone uses different partitions or something, but they did not elaborate so i have no clue what to do....

jcedwards2009 said:
I have the harman kardon edition one m8. ive downloaded the sprint one m8 h&k edition and also developer edition RUUs direct from htc
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Developers Edition is not intended for your version. It will fail due to wrong CID and MID. And do not attempt to change the CID and MID to flash this. If it works, it will screw up the phone, and possibly even lead to a radio brick! Only run Sprint RUU on Sprint version M8!
jcedwards2009 said:
i change the ruu to 0P6BIMG.zip
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What exactly did you do here? You extracted ROM.zip from the RUU (or get it from your PC's temp directory after running the RUU .exe) and renamed it to 0P6BIMG.zip?
jcedwards2009 said:
when i enable usb debugging plug in usb and run the ruu exe i get error 155.
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That usually means you need to flash the Sprint MM firmware, then the RUU. But it appears from your log, that you may have tried this (see next quote)?
jcedwards2009 said:
C:\Program Files (x86)\Minimal ADB and Fastboot>fastboot flash zip firmware.zip
target reported max download size of 1830612992 bytes
sending 'zip' (1549156 KB)...
OKAY [ 58.261s]
writing 'zip'...
(bootloader) zip header checking...
(bootloader) shift signature_size for header checking...
FAILED (remote: 32 header error)
finished. total time: 58.549s
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What exactly are you trying to flash here, and where did you get it from?

redpoint73 said:
Developers Edition is not intended for your version. It will fail due to wrong CID and MID. And do not attempt to change the CID and MID to flash this. If it works, it will screw up the phone, and possibly even lead to a radio brick! Only run Sprint RUU on Sprint version M8!
1. What exactly did you do here? You extracted ROM.zip from the RUU (or get it from your PC's temp directory after running the RUU .exe) and renamed it to 0P6BIMG.zip?
2. That usually means you need to flash the Sprint MM firmware, then the RUU. But it appears from your log, that you may have tried this (see next quote)?
3. What exactly are you trying to flash here, and where did you get it from?
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Thanks for your response!!
1 - i downloaded RUU_M8_WHL_M60_SENSE70_SPCS_MR_Sprint_WWE_Harman_6.20.654.3.exe directly from htc, and renamed it to 0P6BIMG.zip and placed it on the sd card to attempt to install directly from pressing pwr+vol dwn (it detects the file and automatically attempts to install it). ive also just tried running the exe on my pc with phone plugged in via usb, error 155
2 - the only thing i have tried is the 3 different methods of installing the ruu- placing on the sd card, running the exe from my pc, and using fastboot/adb. i have not tried flashing the sprint mm firmware to the best of my knowledge, where do i get that firmware and how do i install it?
3 - im trying to flash RUU_M8_WHL_M60_SENSE70_SPCS_MR_Sprint_WWE_Harman_6.20.654.3.exe (renamed to firmware.zip) that i got directly from htc page. I have file extensions unhidden in windows explorer to prevent "firmware.zip.exe", and i have made sure that my phone is harmon kardon edition (says it on the back of the phone) and that i downloaded the correct version.

i think i figured out my problem but still need help solving it. instead of renaming the exe to a zip, i need a different download that is already a zip image.... but not sure where to get it or what version ill need...

1) You can't do that. The exe is a Windows executable program, not a zip file. Changing the extension doesn't change the format/contents of the file (just changes what Windows or the phone thinks it is).
For example, if you had a spreadsheet file (like .xls), you can't just rename it to .jpg and expect it to magically turn the spreadsheet into a photograph.
Yes, the RUU.exe contains ROM.zip. But your phone doesn't know that, and can't extract it.
2) You'll want to get the 6 .20.654.3 firmware from the following webpage under FIRMWARES: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2729173
Flash with fastboot:
fastboot oem rebootRUU
fastboot flash zip firmware.zip
(run it twice)
This should clear up the Error 155, and allow the HK RUU exe to work.
Incidentally, the link above also has the correct zip format files, if you want to fastboot flash the zip (although for this you need htc_fastboot, not the generic Android fastboot), or rename to 0P6BIMG.zip and put on the SD card.
3) Again, you can not do this (simply change file extension to make exe into a zip).

redpoint73 said:
1) You can't do that. The exe is a Windows executable program, not a zip file. Changing the extension doesn't change the format/contents of the file (just changes what Windows or the phone thinks it is).
For example, if you had a spreadsheet file (like .xls), you can't just rename it to .jpg and expect it to magically turn the spreadsheet into a photograph.
Yes, the RUU.exe contains ROM.zip. But your phone doesn't know that, and can't extract it.
2) You'll want to get the 6 .20.654.3 firmware from the following webpage under FIRMWARES: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2729173
Flash with fastboot:
fastboot oem rebootRUU
fastboot flash zip firmware.zip
(run it twice)
This should clear up the Error 155, and allow the HK RUU exe to work.
Incidentally, the link above also has the correct zip format files, if you want to fastboot flash the zip (although for this you need htc_fastboot, not the generic Android fastboot), or rename to 0P6BIMG.zip and put on the SD card.
3) Again, you can not do this (simply change file extension to make exe into a zip).
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thank you so much, downloading the firmware.zip file now and ill attempt to flash it and get back with you asap

redpoint73 said:
1) You can't do that. The exe is a Windows executable program, not a zip file. Changing the extension doesn't change the format/contents of the file (just changes what Windows or the phone thinks it is).
For example, if you had a spreadsheet file (like .xls), you can't just rename it to .jpg and expect it to magically turn the spreadsheet into a photograph.
Yes, the RUU.exe contains ROM.zip. But your phone doesn't know that, and can't extract it.
2) You'll want to get the 6 .20.654.3 firmware from the following webpage under FIRMWARES: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2729173
Flash with fastboot:
fastboot oem rebootRUU
fastboot flash zip firmware.zip
(run it twice)
This should clear up the Error 155, and allow the HK RUU exe to work.
Incidentally, the link above also has the correct zip format files, if you want to fastboot flash the zip (although for this you need htc_fastboot, not the generic Android fastboot), or rename to 0P6BIMG.zip and put on the SD card.
3) Again, you can not do this (simply change file extension to make exe into a zip).
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so after i download the firmware zip and flash via fastboot as you described above (at this point does it need to be htc fastboot or will the minimal fastboot i already have be sufficient?), i should then run the ruu exe on my pc, correct?

jcedwards2009 said:
so after i download the firmware zip and flash via fastboot as you described above (at this point does it need to be htc fastboot or will the minimal fastboot i already have be sufficient?)
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I've always flashed firmware with the generic fasboot (not the htc one). But I suppose in theory, either should work.
jcedwards2009 said:
i should then run the ruu exe on my pc, correct?
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Yes.

i downloaded the signed version of the firmware, is that ok? just wanted to get as close to stock as possible.
i flashed once, it said "FAILED (remote: 90 hboot pre-update! please flush image again immediately)"
so i ran only the "fastboot flash zip firmware.zip" command a second time like you said and it has been saying "sending 'zip'" for a good almost 10 minutes now..... is that normal?
or did i need to run the entire "fastboot oem rebootRUU, fastboot flash zip firmware.zip" command twice?
very sorry for my ignorance...
just dont want to cancel the command right in the middle of flashing if thats what its doing if it just takes more than 10 or 15 minutes...

nevermind, canceled the operation ran the entire command again and theres now a green bar moving across the screen under htc. the green bar is full, and phone is just sitting.... what do i do now?

it kept sitting so i entered the command fastboot reboot. it rebooted, and its just sitting at the htc powered by android screen now...

its stuck at the htc powered by android screen still...... tried rebooting holding pwr for longer than 10 seconds, nothing....

ok i help pwr+up button and it restarted, held pwr+dwn got into bootloader, selected fastboot and its showed fastboot usb. ran the ruu exe on my pc and it detected my phone and version number, i continued to update, and now the ruu exe is sitting at sending at 0% now

canceled the operation, downloaded the ruu zip, put it on the sd card and restarted.... im now good to go. thank you so much for your help.

hit a roadblock while trying to revert my 816 to stock. please help.

Hi guys.
I rooted my 816 using CWM and SuperSU months ago. Now, there's an OTA update to Android 6.0 which will hopefully render the usefulness of root obsolete, as I mostly need it for link2sd (they also cite better RAM management as a new feature, which should get rid of the horrible lag on Lollipop).
I know I have to go back to full stock, and I read a simple guide somewhere, and I thought, why don't I give it a crack. So, it said I should just "fastboot oem lock" the phone and flash the correct .zip RUU. After much trouble with connectivity and driver issues between my computer (adb server is out of date. killing...; device offline; errors etc.) I FINALLY (after hours of troubleshooting) managed to go into fastboot via USB and lock the bootloader. Great. But, when I tried to flash the .zip, it just says waiting for device, indefinitely. Tried to go into recovery via the power buttons on the phone, but it shows an error and simply refuses to. As a sidenote, root still works, but the phone displays this in fastboot: Relocked, Security Warning.
Basically, I'm afraid to proceed because I think I'm on the wrong track, and could end up f'ing up my device altogether. I'm from Croatia so I downloaded the 5.0.1 EU version .zip from here: (can't post link, just search htcdev downloads, it's the first one).
I hate opening new threads because I'm sure someone has already had the problems I'm having, but I just can't keep searching the web for hours on end trying to find a solution. Forgive me for this guys, and please help a poor noob in need if you can.

Could you please post your device info? (Make sure to delete serialno. and imei!)
To get your device info, you'll need to make sure all drivers are up-to-date.(HTC Sync, Java and ADB)
After installing,
- Navigate to ADB folder and click on any free space while holding the shift Key
- Choose 'Open command window here'
- Once cmd is started use this command
Code:
fastboot devices
and check if your device is listed, then type
Code:
fastboot getvar all
and copy/paste code here.

nukaru said:
Could you please post your device info? (Make sure to delete serialno. and imei!)
To get your device info, you'll need to make sure all drivers are up-to-date.(HTC Sync, Java and ADB)
After installing,
- Navigate to ADB folder and click on any free space while holding the shift Key
- Choose 'Open command window here'
- Once cmd is started use this command
Code:
fastboot devices
and check if your device is listed, then type
Code:
fastboot getvar all
and copy/paste code here.
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Oh great, you're from Germany, so you have an EU 816 too. It's an a5ul just like yours. I'll send the full info text as soon as i install SDK tools completely.
I noticed that in your guide you first flash the stock ROM, and only then lock the bootloader. In the guide I found it said to first lock the bootloader, and then flash the stock ROM. So right now, I have a locked bootloader and CWM recovery I can't get into. Is this going to be a problem?

No, you first flash the stock recovery, then relock bootloader. And if your flashed recovery works you flash the RUU.

running fastboot devices does literally nothing, just sends me to the next line.
running adb devices, on the other hand, lists my device.
great, so I messed up there. do you know how I can fix it?

Are you able to boot into fastboot USB? Have you tried the fastboot getvar all comand?
If yes, first you need to flash the stock recovery and check if the flash was a success. If you can get into recovery without any errors, relock bootloader and place the RUU file on sd-card. Boot to bootloader again and the flashing should start on its own.

nukaru said:
Are you able to boot into fastboot USB? Have you tried the fastboot getvar all comand?
If yes, first you need to flash the stock recovery and check if the flash was a success. If you can get into recovery without any errors, relock bootloader and place the RUU file on sd-card. Boot to bootloader again and the flashing should start on its own.
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I managed to get the getvar command to work: here's the info
C:\Program Files (x86)\Android\android-sdk\platform-tools>adb reboot bootloader
C:\Program Files (x86)\Android\android-sdk\platform-tools>fastboot getvar all
(bootloader) version: 0.5
(bootloader) version-bootloader: 3.19.0.0000
(bootloader) version-baseband: 1.101.111011.20.0123
(bootloader) version-cpld: None
(bootloader) version-microp: None
(bootloader) version-main:
(bootloader) version-misc: PVT SHIP S-ON
(bootloader) serialno: *
(bootloader) imei: *
(bootloader) imei2: Not Support
(bootloader) meid: 00000000000000
(bootloader) product: a5_ul
(bootloader) platform: hTCBmsm8226
(bootloader) modelid: 0P9C20000
(bootloader) cidnum: HTC__032
(bootloader) battery-status: good
(bootloader) battery-voltage: 0mV
(bootloader) partition-layout: Generic
(bootloader) security: on
(bootloader) build-mode: SHIP
(bootloader) boot-mode: FASTBOOT
(bootloader) commitno-bootloader: 09813c97
(bootloader) hbootpreupdate: 11
(bootloader) gencheckpt: 0
all: Done!
finished. total time: 0.054s

The files from my guide should work with your device.

so it doesn't matter that my bootloader is now locked? I can just follow your guide and it should work?

Have you flashed stock recovery BEFORE locking bootloader? You have to install stock recovery or the RUU won't flash. It's all in the guide.

No, i didn't. I locked the bootloader and then tried to flash the stock RUU. That's the problem.
I wish I'd seen your guide before I did anything. I assume trying to flash anything now won't work, and that I'll have to unlock the bootloader again?

edofot said:
No, i didn't. I locked the bootloader and then tried to flash the stock RUU. That's the problem.
I wish I'd seen your guide before I did anything. I assume trying to flash anything now won't work, and that I'll have to unlock the bootloader again?
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Did you type this before flashing the RUU?
Code:
fastboot oem rebootRUU

Nope. I tried to flash the RUU with fastboot flash ... .zip but it just said: waiting for device; and nothing happened. So I'll try the rebootRUU command when I get home from classes.

You need to flash the stock recovery, otherwise you won't be able to flash any official RUU.
Unlock bootloader, flash stock recovery, relock bootloader and flash RUU.
The command won't work, since you have a custom recovery. You need to get rid of that first.

nukaru said:
You need to flash the stock recovery, otherwise you won't be able to flash any official RUU.
Unlock bootloader, flash stock recovery, relock bootloader and flash RUU.
The command won't work, since you have a custom recovery. You need to get rid of that first.
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I unlocked the bootloader, and did everything your guide said. Everything worked perfectly.
I just have a problem right now flashing the 0P9CIMG.zip. I can't flash it over the computer (it says the data length is too large or something similar), and I can't move it to sd-card on my phone. I tried moving other files and other .zip files, and that works. I tried redownloading from mega.nz, nothing. I'm thinking the .zip gets corrupted when downloading. Can you maybe re-upload it or send it to me through a different medium?

edofot said:
I unlocked the bootloader, and did everything your guide said. Everything worked perfectly.
I just have a problem right now flashing the 0P9CIMG.zip. I can't flash it over the computer (it says the data length is too large or something similar), and I can't move it to sd-card on my phone. I tried moving other files and other .zip files, and that works. I tried redownloading from mega.nz, nothing. I'm thinking the .zip gets corrupted when downloading. Can you maybe re-upload it or send it to me through a different medium?
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Use this HTC mini-SDK

Gibz97 said:
Use this HTC mini-SDK
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Tried it.
Stumped by this:
Code:
C:\Users\Korisnik\Desktop\HTC mini SDK>fastboot flash zip 0P9CIMG.zip
sending 'zip'... (51060 KB) OKAY
sending time = 2.709 secs
writing 'zip'... (bootloader) adopting the signature contained in this image...
(bootloader) signature checking...
FAILnot allowed
FAILED (remote: not allowed)
Execution time is 7(s)

edofot said:
Tried it.
Stumped by this:
Code:
C:\Users\Korisnik\Desktop\HTC mini SDK>fastboot flash zip 0P9CIMG.zip
sending 'zip'... (51060 KB) OKAY
sending time = 2.709 secs
writing 'zip'... (bootloader) adopting the signature contained in this image...
(bootloader) signature checking...
FAILnot allowed
FAILED (remote: not allowed)
Execution time is 7(s)
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First type this. It will reboot phone into a black screen with a silver HTC logo:
Code:
fastboot oem rebootRUU
then type:
Code:
fastboot erase cache
then type:
Code:
fastboot flash zip 0P9CIMG.zip

Sorry, I was looking for an sd-card adapter, I wasn't here.
Update: Moved the 09PCIMG.zip to the sd-card successfully this time and am flashing the img now from sd-card! Seems to be going well so far.

Success
Finally! Did it, works like a charm.
I'm still amazed by how fast the phone really is when it's stock.
Viele Dank, @nukaru, du wärst eine sehr grosse hilfe. Wenn du nach Kroatien kommst, melde mich an, du hast ein Bier und/oder Kaffe von mich (at least I tried, even without google translate)
Thank you too @Gibz97, really appreciate the effort.
If anyone reading this has the same questions I had, just follow nukaru's guide, it has all you need to know. If you have an A5_UL, it's gonna work.

WI-FI won't work after flashing custom ROM

Dear all,
After I flashed my HTC One M8 with a custom ROM (btw I did everything by the book according to Hasoon's All in one kit.) WI-FI doesn't work, it won't turn on.
Recovery: It was TWRP at first, but then I tried clockworkmod as well, after several flashing with other custom ROMs it still won't turn on.
Can you help me find out what the problem is?
Note: After several flashing attemps, although it was rooted at first, my phone somehow got unrooted.

Your firmware is outdated.
You need a 4.xx.xxx.x or 6.xx.xxx.x firmware to have a working wifi.
Check your bootloader, you should see the OS- no. there. If it is blank because you used an outdated recovery, see the hboot version .. must have 3.19.0000

I checked and this is what I have found:
***Tampered***
***Unlocked***
S-On
Hboot : 3.16.0.0000
OS - this area is blank
But I also checked my firmware number it starts with 6.xxxxxx

6.xx.xxx.x is not your firmware no. That's software version no. that you installed.
Your firmware no. is 1.xx.xxx.x which is removed by the outdated toolkit that you used.
Post fastboot getvar all result without serial & imei no. then we'll see what you need to do.
Basically, restore a non-rooted backup then do OTA to update firmware. Or run a RUU if there is one available.

ckpv5 said:
6.xx.xxx.x is not your firmware no. That's software version no. that you installed.
Your firmware no. is 1.xx.xxx.x which is removed by the outdated toolkit that you used.
Post fastboot getvar all result without serial & imei no. then we'll see what you need to do.
Basically, restore a non-rooted backup then do OTA to update firmware. Or run a RUU if there is one available.
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Getvar results
(bootloader) version: 0.5
(bootloader) version-bootloader: 3.16.0.0000
(bootloader) version-baseband: 1.16.21331931.LA11G
(bootloader) version-cpld: None
(bootloader) version-microp: None
(bootloader) version-main:
(bootloader) version-misc: PVT SHIP S-ON
(bootloader) serialno:
(bootloader) imei:
(bootloader) imei2: Not Support
(bootloader) meid: 00000000000000
(bootloader) product: m8_ul_ca
(bootloader) platform: hTCBmsm8974
(bootloader) modelid: 0P6B12000
(bootloader) cidnum: CWS__001
(bootloader) battery-status: good
(bootloader) battery-voltage: 0mV
(bootloader) partition-layout: Generic
(bootloader) security: on
(bootloader) build-mode: SHIP
(bootloader) boot-mode: FASTBOOT
(bootloader) commitno-bootloader: c3d94491
(bootloader) hbootpreupdate: 11
(bootloader) gencheckpt: 0
all: Done!
finished. total time: 0.153s
I added the getvar all results. Unfortunately I don't have the non-rooted backup :/
And I'm sorry I'm new to this all. What exactly is sn OTA or RUU and how do I do it?

ongunpitir said:
(bootloader) version-bootloader: 3.16.0.0000
(bootloader) version-baseband: 1.16.21331931.LA11G
(bootloader) product: m8_ul_ca
(bootloader) modelid: 0P6B12000
(bootloader) cidnum: CWS__001
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Yours is an AT&T device. Your current firmware most probably is 1.12.502.18 or the most is 1.58.502.1 and this firmware is too low to run current custom ROM.
The only way you can update the firmware is using the RUU. And the latest RUU that available is 4.28.502.2
What you need :
1. The updated USB drivers - see this : http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=64926362&postcount=4
2. 4.28.502.2 RUU that you can download here : http://www.htc.com/us/support/htc-one-m8-att/news/
3. Windows PC with USB2.0
How-to :
1. First make copy/backup of your important files like musics, photos & etc from the internal storage to PC
2. Relock the bootloader - put your device on fastboot mode and connect to PC then run this command from your fastboot/adb folder
fastboot oem lock
fastboot reboot-bootloader
3. Right click the RUU that you downloaded and select run as administrator then follow all the instructions .. accept, next, next, update, blablabla until it complete.
4. Reboot your device, you should be on the latest firmware.
5. unlock the bootloader again with the unlock_code.bin, accept and reboot
6. now you can install TWRP but use only the latest TWRP version.
7. now you can install custom ROM, your wifi should work.

ckpv5 said:
Yours is an AT&T device. Your current firmware most probably is 1.12.502.18 or the most is 1.58.502.1 and this firmware is too low to run current custom ROM.
The only way you can update the firmware is using the RUU. And the latest RUU that available is 4.28.502.2
What you need :
1. The updated USB drivers - see this : http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=64926362&postcount=4
2. 4.28.502.2 RUU that you can download here : http://www.htc.com/us/support/htc-one-m8-att/news/
3. Windows PC with USB2.0
How-to :
1. First make copy/backup of your important files like musics, photos & etc from the internal storage to PC
2. Relock the bootloader - put your device on fastboot mode and connect to PC then run this command from your fastboot/adb folder
fastboot oem lock
fastboot reboot-bootloader
3. Right click the RUU that you downloaded and select run as administrator then follow all the instructions .. accept, next, next, update, blablabla until it complete.
4. Reboot your device, you should be on the latest firmware.
5. unlock the bootloader again with the unlock_code.bin, accept and reboot
6. now you can install TWRP but use only the latest TWRP version.
7. now you can install custom ROM, your wifi should work.
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Hey. I've downloaded the RUU.exe on HTC website, but after I accept the terms of agreement, the wizard closes itself and nothing happens. I don't know whats going on!!
Could someone test if its about the file or something else?

kiuqxy said:
Hey. I've downloaded the RUU.exe on HTC website, but after I accept the terms of agreement, the wizard closes itself and nothing happens. I don't know whats going on!!
Could someone test if its about the file or something else?
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This is usually due to your PC's configuration. Win7 and USB 2.0 for the best chance of compatibility.

I also tried to run RUU and encountered some problems at first. At first it happened exactly like what happened to you but then I noticed it wasn't working because I didn't have enough space (it requires to have something like 35 gb space on drive C), on which my operating system was installed. After cleaning enough space, it worked for me only to see another "unexpected error". After then I tried a few more times but still it was no go. I will try new RUUs then tell what happens. In the meanwhile if any you guys have any other ideas I would appreciate. By the way thank you ckpv5 for all your help.

ongunpitir said:
I also tried to run RUU and encountered some problems at first. At first it happened exactly like what happened to you but then I noticed it wasn't working because I didn't have enough space (it requires to have something like 35 gb space on drive C), on which my operating system was installed. After cleaning enough space, it worked for me only to see another "unexpected error". After then I tried a few more times but still it was no go. I will try new RUUs then tell what happens. In the meanwhile if any you guys have any other ideas I would appreciate. By the way thank you ckpv5 for all your help.
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You don't really need 35 GB space on Drive C, my PC is only has about 3GB free space on Drive C (with the size of only 18 GB - the original SSD that come with the PC for hibernation purpose but I use it to install Windows so I get faster performance .. hehe..). What you need is the microsoft Visual C++ files installed and those needed come with the HTC Sync Manager (that's no.1 on what you need)
Here is another way :
Open your windows "run" .. on windows 10 is right click the start menu and select "run" then type %temp% to open windows temp folder .. delete all that you can and close the folder.
Run the RUU, let it open and no need to accept agreement .. just let it open
Again open "run" and type %temp% - in temp folder you'll see 2 newly created folder. In one of the folder, copy out the rom.zip and htc_fastboot.exe to your adb/fastboot folder ... after copy done, you can close the temp folder and the RUU.
option 1 :
Put the device on bootloader/fastboot mode and connect to PC
Open a command prompt from your adb/fastboot folder
run these commands
fastboot oem rebootRUU
htc_fastboot flash zip rom.zip
this should install the new RUU to your device.
option 2 :
You need a microSD
Rename the rom.zip to 0P6BIMG.zip and put this 0P6BIMG.zip on root of your microSD (not in any folder)
Boot to bootloader then select hboot ... it will scan the zip and ask you whether you want to update. Volume up to update. Once done .. reboot .. once you run setup and successfully update, delete the 0P6BIMG.zip from microSD.

ckpv5 said:
You don't really need 35 GB space on Drive C, my PC is only has about 3GB free space on Drive C (with the size of only 18 GB - the original SSD that come with the PC for hibernation purpose but I use it to install Windows so I get faster performance .. hehe..). What you need is the microsoft Visual C++ files installed and those needed come with the HTC Sync Manager (that's no.1 on what you need)
Here is another way :
Open your windows "run" .. on windows 10 is right click the start menu and select "run" then type %temp% to open windows temp folder .. delete all that you can and close the folder.
Run the RUU, let it open and no need to accept agreement .. just let it open
Again open "run" and type %temp% - in temp folder you'll see 2 newly created folder. In one of the folder, copy out the rom.zip and htc_fastboot.exe to your adb/fastboot folder ... after copy done, you can close the temp folder and the RUU.
option 1 :
Put the device on bootloader/fastboot mode and connect to PC
Open a command prompt from your adb/fastboot folder
run these commands
fastboot oem rebootRUU
htc_fastboot flash zip rom.zip
this should install the new RUU to your device.
option 2 :
You need a microSD
Rename the rom.zip to 0P6BIMG.zip and put this 0P6BIMG.zip on root of your microSD (not in any folder)
Boot to bootloader then select hboot ... it will scan the zip and ask you whether you want to update. Volume up to update. Once done .. reboot .. once you run setup and successfully update, delete the 0P6BIMG.zip from microSD.
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I tried what you said this is what gives me;
C:\adb>fastboot oem rebootRUU
...
(bootloader) Start Verify: 3
OKAY [ 0.016s]
finished. total time: 0.017s
C:\adb>htc_fastboot flash zip rom.zip
htc_fastboot v3.0.9.2 (2015-05-29)
target rom version: 4.28.502.2
found large-zip header, file count: 6
processing file 1/6...
sending 'zip' (57600 KB)...
OKAY [ 2.748s]
writing 'zip'...
(bootloader) adopting the signature contained in this image...
(bootloader) signature checking...
Process Process-1:
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "C:\Python34\lib\multiprocessing\process.py", line 254, in _bootstrap
File "C:\Python34\lib\multiprocessing\process.py", line 93, in run
File "E:\largezip\htc_fastboot\htc_flashzip.py", line 207, in _do_extract
File "E:\largezip\htc_fastboot\largezip.py", line 61, in extract
MemoryError
(bootloader) rom parsing start ...
(bootloader) rom parsing finish ...
(bootloader) zip header checking...
(bootloader) zip info parsing...
FAILED (remote: 99 unknown fail)
finished. total time: 16.911s
htc_fastboot finished. total time: 18.191s
C:\adb>

BTW, i wouldnt rely on toolkits either to flash the M8, should always be done manually either thru recovery methods, RUU or Fastboot, i never use any of the avail toolkits to flash anything.

ongunpitir said:
I tried what you said this is what gives me;
FAILED (remote: 99 unknown fail)
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Did you relock the bootloader as what I said here - http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=66159005&postcount=6
You need to relock bootloader first before you attempt option 1 or 2 or 3.
Have you tried the other option that I mentioned here - http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=66220239&postcount=10
Rename the rom.zip to 0P6BIMG.zip and put this 0P6BIMG.zip on root of your microSD then follow the rest ?
I tested the RUU myself ... no problem for me ...
I'm on Windows 10 64-bit USB 2.0
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When all the 3 options that I suggested don't work for you .. I have no other idea except maybe use a nandroid backup to restore and install the stock recovery then do multiple OTAs up to the latest (but you only can do this if you're on AT&T network)

ckpv5 said:
Did you relock the bootloader as what I said here - http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=66159005&postcount=6
You need to relock bootloader first before you attempt option 1 or 2 or 3.
Have you tried the other option that I mentioned here - http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=66220239&postcount=10
Rename the rom.zip to 0P6BIMG.zip and put this 0P6BIMG.zip on root of your microSD then follow the rest ?
I tested the RUU myself ... no problem for me ...
I'm on Windows 10 64-bit USB 2.0
View attachment 3711349
When all the 3 options that I suggested don't work for you .. I have no other idea except maybe use a nandroid backup to restore and install the stock recovery then do multiple OTAs up to the latest (but you only can do this if you're on AT&T network)
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Thank you so much! After many failures, I have finally managed to make it work. After relocking my device and flashing with a RUU using command prompt option, it finally worked. Now I can use my wifi again. Now I will try to flash a custom ROM, but you said I need to update my firmware right? So how do I do that? Or have I just updated it already by flashing the latest RUU?
Thanks in advance

The RUU already updated your firmware to the latest ... but still a Lollipop as there is no Marshmallow update for AT&T yet but that should be enough for now, your wifi should work on any custom ROM.

Proper Pickle with M9

Hi hoping someone can help me - I've just wasted two days trying to get my phone to work again, but right now, it only goes to the bootloader.
I have HTC One M9, with S-ON, rooted, with TWRP bootloader installed. I can not get any ROMs to install at all - actually, they do install, just don't boot. I believe this is because I don't have the correct firmware version installed. I can't get any firmware to install. When trying to update firmware, I get;-
Code:
fastboot flash zip firmware_M9.ziptarget reported max download size of 800000000 bytes
sending 'zip' (61607 KB)...
OKAY [ 5.419s]
writing 'zip'...
(bootloader) HOSD CL#576582
(bootloader) ERR [SD_UPDATE_ERR] Main version NOT ALLOWED
(bootloader) ERR [SD_UPDATE_ERR] sddownload failed: 19
(bootloader) ERR Update zip file failed.
(bootloader) ERR ZIP ERROR, exit read zip loop
(bootloader) ERR ZIP signature checking failed...
(bootloader) Update zip file OK
(bootloader) ERR ZIP ERROR CODE, 19
(bootloader) [email protected]
I think this is because of the S-ON.
Can someone please help me, otherwise I'm going to have to throw this thing in the bin, and buy a new phone?
Thanks, Seth

Ok - so I've progressed, in as much as I've managed to put an old unofficial copy of CM12 on it. This has at least got me up and running.
Now need to get it back to Stock so I can patch firmware, and then install latest version of CM13.
Only, all the guides I read, say to flash Stock you need S-OFF - which I can only achieve by running Sunshine unlock - but I can't run Sunshine Unlock on this unofficial version of CM12.
Does anyone have any ideas they can throw my way? Thanks

SethHelstrip said:
Hi hoping someone can help me - I've just wasted two days trying to get my phone to work again, but right now, it only goes to the bootloader.
I have HTC One M9, with S-ON, rooted, with TWRP bootloader installed. I can not get any ROMs to install at all - actually, they do install, just don't boot. I believe this is because I don't have the correct firmware version installed. I can't get any firmware to install. When trying to update firmware, I get;-
Code:
fastboot flash zip firmware_M9.ziptarget reported max download size of 800000000 bytes
sending 'zip' (61607 KB)...
OKAY [ 5.419s]
writing 'zip'...
(bootloader) HOSD CL#576582
(bootloader) ERR [SD_UPDATE_ERR] Main version NOT ALLOWED
(bootloader) ERR [SD_UPDATE_ERR] sddownload failed: 19
(bootloader) ERR Update zip file failed.
(bootloader) ERR ZIP ERROR, exit read zip loop
(bootloader) ERR ZIP signature checking failed...
(bootloader) Update zip file OK
(bootloader) ERR ZIP ERROR CODE, 19
(bootloader) [email protected]
I think this is because of the S-ON.
Can someone please help me, otherwise I'm going to have to throw this thing in the bin, and buy a new phone?
Thanks, Seth
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Buddy once u install the rom, take the boot.img frm the rom zip file & flash it via adb in bootloader mode it will flash evn if ur s-on, custom roms need their respective boot.img files to be flashed when s-on in case of s-off its done by twrp or cwm recovery hope it helps

Hi Seth,
So the great news is that you do not need to be S-OFF to upgrade your firmware, which is what it sounds like you need to do.
Unfortunately, you can't take an OTA update, so you need to flash an RUU. While this will reset your phone (wiping everything but your SD card), it will also get your phone up to date.
Do you know which variant of the M9 you have? Once you get that information, you can use download the appropriate RUU and flash it to your phone. I've included some links below that are helpful - I especially recommend Flippy498's Google sheet, which has almost everything you need (with instructions!) to update your firmware.
Peace,
Computerslayer
Useful links for modding your HTC M9
Flippy498's Google Sheet
- the end-all, be-all resource for HTC M9 restoration
SKU-, CID- and MID-List by Sneakyghost and Behold_this
- a spreadsheet for using your CID & MID to identify your phone
HTC Sync Manager
- installs the necessary drivers & ADB tools for the HTC M9
Instructions for obtaining your CID, MID & software version on Windows:
a. Install HTC Sync Manager (this will install the necessary drivers & ADB tools)
b. Boot your phone into download mode (from a powered off state, turn on by holding the POWER+DOWNVOL)
c. Connect your phone to your PC
d. Open a command prompt window
e. Navigate to the ADB tools folder, typically C:\Program Files (x86)\HTC\HTC Sync Manager\HTC Sync
- assuming the path is correct, you can cut & paste this command into your terminal: cd C:\Program Files (x86)\HTC\HTC Sync Manager\HTC Sync
f. Execute the following command in a terminal (command prompt): fastboot getvar all
g. Copy the lines that mention product, version-main, mid, and cid.

still sinking....
Thanks for the info guys. So I decided the best path was to RUU back to Stock then upgrade firmware OTA.
So, I tried to connect phone to HTC Sync Manager, but get the dreaded USB can't connect 170 error - even though the OS can see the phone, and its memory card fine.
So I decided to try Ubuntu to extract the RUU, so I can just patch it on SD card. However, I can't get the unruu program to compile properly, because its got some error with the required version of unshield.
So I'm at a dead-end, and resisting putting a hammer through the screen of this phone, which has now cost me about 4 days worth of effort - and still doesn't work.
The only thing I've managed to get working on it so far, is a crappy unofficial copy of CM12 - that crashes about 15-20 times a day.
Can anyone please offer me some advice, or a stock rom.zip for an unlocked m9?

SethHelstrip said:
Thanks for the info guys. So I decided the best path was to RUU back to Stock then upgrade firmware OTA.
So, I tried to connect phone to HTC Sync Manager, but get the dreaded USB can't connect 170 error - even though the OS can see the phone, and its memory card fine.
So I decided to try Ubuntu to extract the RUU, so I can just patch it on SD card. However, I can't get the unruu program to compile properly, because its got some error with the required version of unshield.
So I'm at a dead-end, and resisting putting a hammer through the screen of this phone, which has now cost me about 4 days worth of effort - and still doesn't work.
The only thing I've managed to get working on it so far, is a crappy unofficial copy of CM12 - that crashes about 15-20 times a day.
Can anyone please offer me some advice, or a stock rom.zip for an unlocked m9?
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If you can pull you CID & MID, it'll be easy to identify which RUU you need. Most are easily found online.

So more progress. Having relocked my bootloader, I am now able to get the HTC RUU exe to connect to the phone from Windows. Only problem now is that I'm getting the
ERROR [155]: UNKNOWN ERROR
this makes me think I've got the wrong RUU. I'm pretty sure I've got the correct SKU, but not sure about the rest of it. From running fastboot getvar all I get;-
(bootloader) kernel: lk
(bootloader) product: htc_himauhl
(bootloader) version: 1.0
(bootloader) version-main: 2.10.401.1
(bootloader) boot-mode: download
(bootloader) version-baseband: 01.04_U11440601_71.02.50709G_F
(bootloader) version-bootloader: 1.0.0.0000
(bootloader) mid: 0PJA10000
(bootloader) cid: HTC__001
all:
And I'm using the
RUU_HIMA_UHL_L50_SENSE70_HTC_Europe_1.32.401.17_Radio_01.01_U11440261_56.02.50306G_2_F_release_429340_signed_2_4.exe
Can someone please help me - I now have a phone that won't go beyond the bootloader. Thanks

Ok, so I think the problem here, is the RUU I have is a downgrade from the existing version. With that in mind, can someone please help me out massively by pointing me in the direction of the correct RUU?
Thanks again.

https://www.google.com/url?q=https:...835000&usg=AFQjCNH9n1vZCmPvw5wWJ10C1wFJqx6YYA
Use this. Rename it to 0PJAIMG.zip copy it to your externel sd card. Reboot to download mode and press vol up than wait. Your phone will have latest firmware with 6.0

awesome - thanks for your help