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[Q] Flashing bootloader on htc one m8

I want to ask if i could flash a bootlader or a stock recovery from a different build than mine but with the same android version (4.4.4) ? Thanks for responding and sorry for my bad english

agzidyassine said:
I want to ask if i could flash a bootlader or a stock recovery from a different build than mine but with the same android version (4.4.4) ? Thanks for responding and sorry for my bad english
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No and why would you want to ?

Because i want to do this : http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2755657 . But i have the build 3.33.61.9 on my htc one m8

agzidyassine said:
Because i want to do this : http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2755657 . But i have the build 3.33.61.9 on my htc one m8
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you can try that ... just make a nandroid backup to your ext_sd before you start

Thanks for helping i'll try it later

With S-off, I believe you can flash virtually any hboot meant for the M8 (CDMA, dual SIM, and probably Taiwanese variants excluded).
But I'm not sure you need to flash a different hboot to do the thing you linked.
Also be very careful, as flashing hboot is one of the few ways to actually brick the phone.

If its gsm you can't flash a CDMA hboot or firmware it will inevitably hard brick
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Update from ViperOne M9 3.5.0 to 4.2.1

My M9 is currently on 3.5.0 (5.1) I was thinking of getting 4.2.1 (6.0.x) but don't want to mess up.
I've read so many threads about it, but I'm asking you guys.
What do I need to do before I update.

Is your phone s-on or s-off?

Balteck said:
Is your phone s-on or s-off?
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It's s-off. I have installed TWRP, SuperSU Pro 2.49, ViperOne M9 3.5.0.

Update firmware to 3.xx version....
Your recovery is good...
Supersu is good....but will need to be reflashed after upgrade to 4.2.1....
Unless you are on Verizon ....then no 3.xx firmware exists until VZW sends an official OTA and somebody pulls it to share..
Sprint may be waiting too...I'm not sure on that one...g

gregsarg said:
Update firmware to 3.xx version....
Your recovery is good...
Supersu is good....but will need to be reflashed after upgrade to 4.2.1....
Unless you are on Verizon ....then no 3.xx firmware exists until VZW sends an official OTA and somebody pulls it to share..
Sprint may be waiting too...I'm not sure on that one...g
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No need for reaching supersu, as the one in viper is the latest one
He just need the proper firmware for his device, flash the rom, when reboot to system select do not flash for supersu in recovery.
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DeeZZ_NuuZZ said:
No need for reaching supersu, as the one in viper is the latest one
He just need the proper firmware for his device, flash the rom, when reboot to system select do not flash for supersu in recovery.
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I found the firmware, not sure which one I should use though. I either have the international or the dev/unlocked. But how do I get the firmware to my phone?

ShaggyR105 said:
I found the firmware, not sure which one I should use though. I either have the international or the dev/unlocked. But how do I get the firmware to my phone?
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man, i know that you created this thread to ask for help, but there is in general m9 forum even a guide/tutorial to how to flash the firmware when being s-off and getting viper 4.2.1 installed... please read that guide, should be one of the first threads i think and yea... it will be way better to start with a guide from scratch...

I'm in the same situation, but my phone is s-on, how i can switch it on s-off??
I tried to flash the 4.2.1 via twrp but my phone won't boot, keeps booting in the recovery.

HELP ME !!!!
I with Viper rom 3.5.0 S-on
and NOT success to upgrade to any other ROM Like Android revolution or even to upgrade to rom 4 of Viper
I tried to do everything and not found the solution
More deatil :
HTC M9
UNLOCKED
htc_humauhl PVT S-ON
OS -1.40.401.8
Pleaseee Helpp

EpicChineseTime said:
I'm in the same situation, but my phone is s-on, how i can switch it on s-off??
I tried to flash the 4.2.1 via twrp but my phone won't boot, keeps booting in the recovery.
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Sunshine = s-off
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Bricked

Hello guys,
This is my first post here and unfortunately it is about my bricked HTC M9. It has TWRP recovery and unlocked bootloader but S-On. Can someone please help me fix this?

What did you install?
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I've read that you need to s-off to fix "bricked" issue. But I can't boot my device now. I tried flashing HTC M9 stock ROM from HTC DEV site and renamed it to 0PJ.........zip. When I booted my device into download mode it asked me to press the volume up button to flash which I did. But it showed me an error- 'Failed: -2: failed to flash from downloadzip.' Is this error due to S-ON?

Roobwz said:
What did you install?
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Hello
What did you mean by that? I'm sorry I'm a newbie to HTC. So I don't fully know the software's and all. You need my device"s details?

anirudh.das13 said:
Hello
What did you mean by that? I'm sorry I'm a newbie to HTC. So I don't fully know the software's and all. You need my device"s details?
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You need to use the fastboot command : fastboot getvar all and post it here without imei and serial number. And what did you install with twrp ??
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Roobwz said:
You need to use the fastboot command : fastboot getvar all and post it here without imei and serial number. And what did you install with twrp ??
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Kernel: lk
Product: htc_himauhl
Version: 1.0
Version-main: 1.32.401.17
Boot-mode: download
Version-bootloader: 1.0.0.0000
mid: 0PJA10000
Cid: HTC_J15

Roobwz said:
You need to use the fastboot command : fastboot getvar all and post it here without imei and serial number. And what did you install with twrp ??
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I tried to install both stock ROM and viper ROM thru TWRP and download mode. But both failed.

anirudh.das13 said:
I tried to install both stock ROM and viper ROM thru TWRP and download mode. But both failed.
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You're still on the lollipop firmware. Try flashing a older version of viperone or flashing a ruu that matches your cid number
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Which twrp have you installed?. Twrp 2.9.0.1 and supersu 2.65 will get the device running.
Then you can flash a rom but THE ROM MUST MATCH THE FIRMWARE VERSION!!.
Lollipop based roms must be flashed over a Lollipop firmware. Marshmallow roms must he flashed over a marshmallow firmware, so on and so forth..
The best advice I can give is read multiple sources before doing anything to your phone as it is easy to brick htc phones. They are not user friendly at all when it comes to flashing your own stuff.
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Roobwz said:
You're still on the lollipop firmware. Try flashing a older version of viperone or flashing a ruu that matches your cid number
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I contacted HTC customer care a few days back. They after checking my device's info sent me an RUU. I connected my device to PC and ran that RUU. But after some time I got an error- '130 customer ID error.' When I reported this problem to them, they told me that they don't have the suitable RUU. Now what should I do? As I told earlier I'm a newbie to HTC. Where can I find the stock ROM required for my lollipop firmware? Should I re-install my firmware? If yes then how can I find if the ROM/ Firmware is suitable for my device?

shivadow said:
Which twrp have you installed?. Twrp 2.9.0.1 and supersu 2.65 will get the device running.
Then you can flash a rom but THE ROM MUST MATCH THE FIRMWARE VERSION!!.
Lollipop based roms must be flashed over a Lollipop firmware. Marshmallow roms must he flashed over a marshmallow firmware, so on and so forth..
The best advice I can give is read multiple sources before doing anything to your phone as it is easy to brick htc phones. They are not user friendly at all when it comes to flashing your own stuff.
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I installed TWRP 2.8.6.0
Are the errors I get while flashing ROM or running stock RUU due to incompatibility of firmware? But how to confirm if a ROM is suitable for my firmware?

Very possible. Try twrp 2.9.0.1 and see if you get anywhere but most likely it's the "allow oem unlock" option not being ticked..
I think there is an adb command to unlock the bootloader but I don't know what it is. Twrp is adb commands so if you can get into twrp you're halfway there..
Contact blackeyes from this thread http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=3341470
The user who started the thread states blackeyes bailed him out.
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shivadow said:
Very possible. Try twrp 2.9.0.1 and see if you get anywhere but most likely it's the "allow oem unlock" option not being ticked..
I think there is an adb command to unlock the bootloader but I don't know what it is. Twrp is adb commands so if you can get into twrp you're halfway there..
Contact blackeyes from this thread http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=3341470
The user who started the thread states blackeyes bailed him out.
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I read that thread and the guy faces exactly the same problem as mine. Well now I downloaded the stock ROM from HTC Dev website:
http://www.htcdev.com/devcenter/downloads
I downloaded the Arabic version as my device was made in Saudi Arabia. I downloaded ROM of Android 5.0.1. So now what to do? How do I install it with SD card?

shivadow said:
Very possible. Try twrp 2.9.0.1 and see if you get anywhere but most likely it's the "allow oem unlock" option not being ticked..
I think there is an adb command to unlock the bootloader but I don't know what it is. Twrp is adb commands so if you can get into twrp you're halfway there..
Contact blackeyes from this thread http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=3341470
The user who started the thread states blackeyes bailed him out.
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Also should I relock my HTC M9 to install ROM from SD card?

anirudh.das13 said:
Also should I relock my HTC M9 to install ROM from SD card?
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DO NOT RELOCK. You will make a bad situation much much worse.
You're running generic WWE firmware, and there are RUUs for that. Go to this thread and you will find help.: http://forum.xda-developers.com/one-m9/general/stock-nand-backup-ota-update-collection-t3132698
Read up there before doing anything else.

OTA update

Hi everybody,
I have the htc e9w, and I'm currently on the orignal rom version of 1.35.709.2. I have root premiision on my device and I have an annoying ota update notification which drives me crazy. It asks me to update to version 1.41.709.6 , but of course I can't since I've unlocked my bootloader.
So my question is, Is there's an option to update to the newer version? I don't care if it requiers wiping the decive, just another solution beside sunshine, I'm not going to invenst any more money on this piece of junk (I used to love HTC until now)
Or is there's a custom rom for this foreign device?
Thanks for the helpers.

Hi
You can install the OTA even if you are unlocked and s-off. It does not matter. The only thing you need is the stock recovery. If you have TWRP installed on your device, just flash the stock recovery ( it is in the forum ) and install the OTA.
If you think that you have to be locked, you can easily lock your device with only one command ( fastboot oem lock or relock i think ) and then you can easily be unlocked by using the same unlock.bin or the htc developer web site.
Thx
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Sheythan... said:
Hi
You can install the OTA even if you are unlocked and s-off. It does not matter. The only thing you need is the stock recovery. If you have TWRP installed on your device, just flash the stock recovery ( it is in the forum ) and install the OTA.
If you think that you have to be locked, you can easily lock your device with only one command ( fastboot oem lock or relock i think ) and then you can easily be unlocked by using the same unlock.bin or the htc developer web site.
Thx
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Hi, thanks for your help but I couldn't find any stock recovery for my version. my cid is 621 for as far I've understand it's from taiwan.
the only recovery that "suits" my device location is - recovery_hTC_Asia_WWE_1.45.707.5.zip, but it is another version from what I have ( 1.35.709.2) so can I use it?
AND I'm s-on.

iii2 said:
Hi, thanks for your help but I couldn't find any stock recovery for my version. my cid is 621 for as far I've understand it's from taiwan.
the only recovery that "suits" my device location is - recovery_hTC_Asia_WWE_1.45.707.5.zip, but it is another version from what I have ( 1.35.709.2) so can I use it?
AND I'm s-on.
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Yes, you can use it. You can find others at here : http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=3285886
You can also find a compatible recovery.img in the OTA file that you have downloaded. Copy the OTA.zip from your downloads folder to your PC, extract the zip and you will find recovery.img inside the firmware.zip.
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Sheythan... said:
Yes, you can use it. You can find others at here : http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=3285886
You can also find a compatible recovery.img in the OTA file that you have downloaded. Copy the OTA.zip from your downloads folder to your PC, extract the zip and you will find recovery.img inside the firmware.zip.
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Hi, I did what you've said, I installd the stock recovery, I've even unrooted my device, relocked it and format it, but still, I can update!
I have an htc with green arrow logo, but it got stuck in the middle and I see a red traingle.
I try to use ruu method, but the only ruu availbe for me is older than my current version, what appearntly doesn't aloow me to flash it. So what can I do?

iii2 said:
Hi, I did what you've said, I installd the stock recovery, I've even unrooted my device, relocked it and format it, but still, I can update!
I have an htc with green arrow logo, but it got stuck in the middle and I see a red traingle.
I try to use ruu method, but the only ruu availbe for me is older than my current version, what appearntly doesn't aloow me to flash it. So what can I do?
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I have the same issue

iii2 said:
Hi, I did what you've said, I installd the stock recovery, I've even unrooted my device, relocked it and format it, but still, I can update!
I have an htc with green arrow logo, but it got stuck in the middle and I see a red traingle.
I try to use ruu method, but the only ruu availbe for me is older than my current version, what appearntly doesn't aloow me to flash it. So what can I do?
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Have you flashed the recovery.img that comes with the OTA file ?
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Recovery Problem

Hello, ive tried to flash all recoveries (see in attachments) Older ones since 2.8.5.0 to 2.8.6.1 shows ok screen, that recovery is installed, but when iam trying to boot to recovery my phone just shows HTC logo and just stuck on it, but when i try to flash 2.8.6.1 or 2.8.7.0 it shows this screen (attackment below)
Any advices?
My bootloader is unlocked
Ow, and I tried htc fastboot already, but it just pops up for a second and close..

Iam using stock marshmallow
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I would advise using older or newer releases of twrp until you find one that does work.
EDIT: Didn't even notice you have a One M8S, that's not the same phone as the M8. Make sure you're using the One M8S version of twrp.

Cedocore said:
I would advise using older or newer releases of twrp until you find one that does work.
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I bet I will try it!
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jonke11 said:
.......Older ones since 2.8.5.0 to 2.8.6.1 shows ok screen, that recovery is installed, but when iam trying to boot to recovery my phone just shows HTC logo and just stuck on it.....
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You're lucky wrong recovery don't totally brick your device.
How can you expect recovery made for M8 to work on non M8 device ?
You're posting your problem in M8 section which is totally wrong place for your device variant.
Everything that you need is here : http://forum.xda-developers.com/htc-one-m8/one-m8s-general/make-custom-recovery-htc-one-m8s-t3114245
Never try anything made for M8 (recovery or ROM) on your device ... your device is not M8. M8 is 32 bit, yours is 64 bit
hint : your second screenshot says you don't have htc_fastboot.exe in your folder as in screenshot 1, you have only generic fastboot.exe in that folder

ckpv5 said:
You're lucky wrong recovery don't totally brick your device.
How can you expect recovery made for M8 to work on non M8 device ?
You're posting your problem in M8 section which is totally wrong place for your device variant.
Everything that you need is here : http://forum.xda-developers.com/htc-one-m8/one-m8s-general/make-custom-recovery-htc-one-m8s-t3114245
Never try anything made for M8 (recovery or ROM) on your device ... your device is not M8. M8 is 32 bit, yours is 64 bit
hint : your second screenshot says you don't have htc_fastboot.exe in your folder as in screenshot 1, you have only generic fastboot.exe in that folder
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Thanks for reply mate!
Ive downloaded recovery made just for m8s ql ul (i think) but still, no luck

jonke11 said:
Thanks for reply mate!
Ive downloaded recovery made just for m8s ql ul (i think) but still, no luck
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i see in your screenshot wrong command you tried to flash recovery with command
fastboot boot recovery nameofrecovery.img
the right command
fastboot flash recovery nameofrecovery.img
and you don't need HTC_fastboot to flash recovery
BTW :- i don't see HTC_fastboot in your folder

ahmed.ismael said:
and you don't need HTC_fastboot to flash recovery
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That is true for M8 but not for M8s
M8 - 32 bit
M8s - 64 bit

ckpv5 said:
That is true for M8 but not for M8s
M8 - 32 bit
M8s - 64 bit
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thanks for correction
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@jonke11 @ckpv5
Then he will need to download htc_fastboot from the thread you linked and use it with command
htc_fastboot flash recovery nameofrecovery.img
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