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[Q] RUU USB Error

I've been trying to update my HOX using the RUU but I keep getting error 170, I've got the latest WORKING USB drivers install(4.0.0.009 doesn't install) but for some reason I'm continuously getting the error, can someone tell me which USB connection type to use and what other settings I should apply and what should be disabled
Thanks
Edit: I've solved my first error but now I'm getting Error 159 which states that I'm using the wrong ROM Image to update my phone, but I'm not because my current firmware version is 2.17.401.2 and the RUU updates to 3.14.401.27, any help would be appereciated
Thanks

hi ,
you need to update your hboot to vers 1.36
read this thread.....
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1543604&page=268
you can read ClydeB1 instructions etc .post 2671 and next post 2672..etc etc
i also tried with only the RUU but failed,also said wrong ROM , after reading up on above thread and following advise given !!!
i download the hboot firmware zip file ( link given in thread by ClydeB1( few pages back ) and flashed it to upgrade hboot and then ran Ruu .straight afterwards ,(all done from pc using" commands
,as given in relevant thread,)
plse note....As i understood it you can't flash upgraded hboot and boot into ics and then try to flash Ruu ,it wont work.!(While in fastboot on phone you run Ruu straight afterwards .)
The firmware zip for hboot update, is placed in adb folder on pc and flashed with easy commands (copy and paste if you want to..!!)
...you just have to put phone debug mode ,and in fastboot (power and vol down )and usb connect to pc.
it took me about 20 min ? i am on 4.1 now !
smooth and no problems ..but you have to read up and understand,then whole process is very, very easy.. and quick!!
(my phone is not rooted or unlocked )
good luck

Would I need an Unlocked bootloader or need to be rooted to use this method or can my phone be completely stock and untouched?
Edit: Also where could I get hboot 1.36
Edit: I figured it out, thanks a lot for the help

Naveon said:
Edit: I've solved my first error but now I'm getting Error 159 which states that I'm using the wrong ROM Image to update my phone, but I'm not because my current firmware version is 2.17.401.2 and the RUU updates to 3.14.401.27, any help would be appereciated
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willcor said:
hi ,
you need to update your hboot to vers 1.36
read this thread.....
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I was having this exact problem when I was trying to flash the RUU last night, will try this method tonight. Thanks willcor for pointing out the step by step process.

[Q] Dev Edition stuck on installing 5.0

Hi,
I´ve had a problem for about a month now. I always look for the solution before even thinking about creating a new thread, but this time I´m stumped, I really don´t know what to do. I have a HTC One M8 Developer Unlocked edition; I bought it off of Amazon. A few months ago I rooted it because I wanted to use Pushbullet. After a few tries I got it working with TWRP.
A few weeks ago I learned that Lollipop was being released and I wanted to upgrade my phone, unfortunately you can´t get it unless the phone is unrooted, so I tried that. I followed theunlockr guide "How to unroot the htc one m8" up to the point of switching S-ON.
After that I tried to upgrade to Lollipop, it didn´t work. The phone would get stuck in the installing screen, and then a red triangle with an exclamation mark would appear. This has happened every single time I tried to install the upgrade.
After that I tried to reset to factory using RUU, but I couldn´t do it. I got the error 150… Now I have a supposedly stock ROM but I can´t install Lollipop… Can you help me? This whole story comes to this.. How can I revert my M8 back to stock so I can get Lollipop?
Right now it has S-ON, if that helps.
Thanks in advance and sorry for my English, it´s not my native language.

1. There is no need to change S-Off to S-On
2. There is no need to unroot when you're not sure how-to
3. When the phone get stuck in the installing screen, and then a red triangle with an exclamation mark appear, press and hold volume up and tap power button once, it will give you the error log then you'll know what are the problems that stopping the update
4. When you use a RUU when S-On, you need to relock bootloader before you run RUU

ckpv5 said:
1. There is no need to change S-Off to S-On
2. There is no need to unroot when you're not sure how-to
3. When the phone get stuck in the installing screen, and then a red triangle with an exclamation mark appear, press and hold volume up and tap power button once, it will give you the error log then you'll know what are the problems that stopping the update
4. When you use a RUU when S-On, you need to relock bootloader before you run RUU
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Ok thanks, I´ll try that as soon as I get home. What do you think its better, turn S-OFF and then run RUU or relock the bootloader first?

Jsrz said:
Ok thanks, I´ll try that as soon as I get home. What do you think its better, turn S-OFF and then run RUU or relock the bootloader first?
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When S-Off - just run RUU
When S-On - relock bootloader then run RUU

ckpv5 said:
1. There is no need to change S-Off to S-On
2. There is no need to unroot when you're not sure how-to
3. When the phone get stuck in the installing screen, and then a red triangle with an exclamation mark appear, press and hold volume up and tap power button once, it will give you the error log then you'll know what are the problems that stopping the update
4. When you use a RUU when S-On, you need to relock bootloader before you run RUU
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Ok I did what you told me. I got this message:
Installing Update package...
L50QCT.01.101.007
htc/brightstarus_wwe/htc_m8: 4.4.4/KTU84P/389838.5:user/release-keys or
htc/brightstarus_wwe/htc_m8: 5.0.1/LRX22C/448934.8:user/release-keys;
this device has htc_europe/htc_m8: 4.4.4/KTU84P/389838.9
As far as I understand I have the EU version (Don´t ask me how...), what can I do now? What would be the next move?
Thanks

htc/brightstarus_wwe/htc_m8: 4.4.4/KTU84P/389838.5:user/release-keys or
htc/brightstarus_wwe/htc_m8: 5.0.1/LRX22C/448934.8:user/release-keys;
this device has htc_europe/htc_m8: 4.4.4/KTU84P/389838.9​
That's your problem.
You have a Dev Edition installed but using EU stock recovery.
You need Dev Edition stock recovery.
If you can't find one, copy the OTA zip from internal storage/Download folder to PC. Open the OTA zip with 7-zip, open firmware.zip, extract out recovery.img
This recovery.img is what you need.
Or try this one : http://sourceforge.net/projects/htconem8/files/Recovery/3.28.1540.5_recovery.img/download

Couldn't quote.

ckpv5 said:
htc/brightstarus_wwe/htc_m8: 4.4.4/KTU84P/389838.5:user/release-keys or
htc/brightstarus_wwe/htc_m8: 5.0.1/LRX22C/448934.8:user/release-keys;
this device has htc_europe/htc_m8: 4.4.4/KTU84P/389838.9​
That's your problem.
You have a Dev Edition installed but using EU stock recovery.
You need Dev Edition stock recovery.
If you can't find one, copy the OTA zip from internal storage/Download folder to PC. Open the OTA zip with 7-zip, open firmware.zip, extract out recovery.img
This recovery.img is what you need.
Or try this one
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Hi! Sorry for taking so long, had to work.
I searched for the HTC ONE M8 Developer Edition but could't find it.. So I downloaded the OTA, extracted the recovery.img but I don't know what to do now, I tried to run the Recovery from the bootloader but I still get the red triangle with the exclamation mark.
What can I do now?
Thanks.

Jsrz said:
Hi! Sorry for taking so long, had to work.
I searched for the HTC ONE M8 Developer Edition but could't find it.. So I downloaded the OTA, extracted the recovery.img but I don't know what to do now, I tried to run the Recovery from the bootloader but I still get the red triangle with the exclamation mark.
What can I do now?
Thanks.
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I guess some of the system files are not pure stock.
The easiest way is run RUU.
1. Download Dev Ed RUU : http://dl3.htc.com/application/RUU_...G_20.68.4196.01_F_release_411207_signed_2.exe
2. RUU will wipe all in internal storage. Make a backup of your files before you run RUU
3. Put your device on bootloader/fastboot mode
4. If your device is S-On
a-relock bootloader - fastboot oem lock
b-run RUU (select run as administrator in your windows explorer context menu)
5. If your device is S-Off - run RUU (select run as administrator in your windows explorer context menu)

ckpv5 said:
I guess some of the system files are not pure stock.
The easiest way is run RUU.
1. Download Dev Ed RUU : http://dl3.htc.com/application/RUU_...G_20.68.4196.01_F_release_411207_signed_2.exe
2. RUU will wipe all in internal storage. Make a backup of your files before you run RUU
3. Put your device on bootloader/fastboot mode
4. If your device is S-On
a-relock bootloader - fastboot oem lock
b-run RUU (select run as administrator in your windows explorer context menu)
5. If your device is S-Off - run RUU (select run as administrator in your windows explorer context menu)
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It worked, after I ran the RUU it automatically installed Lollipop. I can't thank you enough, really. One last thing before I stop bothering you, for future reference, how can I check the version of my software, how can I know if I have the BrightstarUS, instead of the EU version?
Anyway, the last thing is not that important. I really thank you!

Jsrz said:
It worked, after I ran the RUU it automatically installed Lollipop. I can't thank you enough, really. One last thing before I stop bothering you, for future reference, how can I check the version of my software, how can I know if I have the BrightstarUS, instead of the EU version?
Anyway, the last thing is not that important. I really thank you!
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Great :good::good:
How to know ? Simple
Check the OS no. written on bootloader or run command fastboot getvar all
You'll see the version-main no.
x.xx.401.x is EU
x.xx.1540.x is Dev Ed (BrightstarUS)

ckpv5 said:
Great :good::good:
How to know ? Simple
Check the OS no. written on bootloader or run command fastboot getvar all
You'll see the version-main no.
x.xx.401.x is EU
x.xx.1540.x is Dev Ed (BrightstarUS)
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Yup, I got the Dev edition. Thank you for your time and your instructions!.

HTC One M9 - 3.35.401.12 RUU installer how to guide!

I wanted to make a small guide how to return your HTC one m9 to stock with RUU exe installer. The steps are pretty simple so please follow them. Please note that this is only for WWE international models. Same procedure can be done for other regions, however, the files are different. Doing this, you will also get a latest Marshmallow and 3.35.401.12 update! This will save you of hassle to copy and flash your phone several times over to get it done, this procedure does all that. You will not even need to open a command prompt.
Before you do this procedure backup yours files somewhere safe. This will wipe everything you have on the phone to stock settings. This will also unroot your device and remove custom recovery if you had any.
Follow this guide step by step. Do not open / run anything if I haven't said so.
1. For sake of being organized make a new folder on your desktop called "RUU" and make sure your phone has more than 30% battery otherwise RUU procedure wont work.
2. Download HTC sync manager from here and install it (this can help if RUU installer starts derping with USB connections etc : http://www.htc.com/us/support/software/htc-sync-manager.aspx
3. Download the RUU exe from here and put it in the RUU folder you created on the desktop: https://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=23991606952597788
4. Download the rom.zip file from here and put it in the RUU folder on your desktop. File name needs to be rom.zip
5. Navigate to TEMP folder by typing %temp% in the search bar. If you can't find the temp folder this way then simply navigate to: C:\Users\PCname\AppData\Local\Temp
6. Select all folders you see there and delete them. If you get a file in use or skip message then please do so.
7. Go back to the RUU folder we created earlier and run the RUU exe file from step 3 as an admin. Give it a little time to load and once you are here don't press on next.
8. Copy rom.zip file from RUU folder and navigate to %temp% folder. Paste rom.zip file here: http://prntscr.com/a5gwae
9. Once copying is finished go back to the RUU exe window from step 7 and start clicking next until it prompts you to update. Click on update to 3.35.401.12.
10. During this procedure the phone will go on and off for a few times and after several minutes it will give the message that procedure has been finished successfully.
- Please note that all files are official. Hope this little guide helped you.

TnQ so much man. I was searching for this RUU for a while but couldn't find it. I'm gonna test it tomorrow. BTW i have an unlocked bootloader and s-on, do i need to relock bootloader before installing RUU?

No, you don't have to.

Or just rename the rom.zip to 0PJAIMG.zip copy to the sd card root, after that power off the phone hold vol- and power select download mode and follow the instructions on the screen.
BTW thx for the rom

why is this not stickied?

Please I need marshmallow RUU for hima_uhl my camera and flashlight stopped working only flashing RUU will fix it

Quick question guys, running marshmallow 6, 3.39.531.7, I want to roll back to Android 5.0.2, 1.32.531.33. Is this possible via this method? Phone is not rooted and s-on? T-Mobile is the carrier
Sent from my HTC One M9 using Tapatalk

cloves said:
Quick question guys, running marshmallow 6, 3.39.531.7, I want to roll back to Android 5.0.2, 1.32.531.33. Is this possible visa this method? Phone is not rooted and s-on? T-Mobile is the carrier
Sent from my HTC One M9 using Tapatalk
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Downgrades are not possible as long as you are S-ON. You need S-OFF to do this.
Send by the swarm intelligence of my coffee machine ?.

Ok so I could flash the same firmware via this method so long as the ruu matches? Unless of course I could s-off then s-on before sending the phone back in.
Sent from my HTC One M9 using Tapatalk

Question: Once I RUU to Marshmallow from this, am I able to install CM13? I assume so. ( My phone is Htc One m9 (att/cingular) (502)) or will this not work, seeing you have the International (401))

ROM DL problem
After downloading "ROM" it says that is corrupted...!!! What now?
thanks
BR

HTC One M9, Help to get back to stock to install 3.5
Good Morning I have tried all this step by step, i cannot not get this to work does everything except put on my phone, phone is connected to pc via usb and through HTC sync Manager and reconised and have done exactly every step, can someone please help, i have Viper installed 3.5 as i am only on os-2.9.841.5 as i have accidently deleted backed up firmware, Can someone Please help, Regards Freddy

i got S-ON and **LOCKED** i tried to run the RUU(not the one on this thread but in htc/download the UNLOCKED/DEVELOPER HTC One M9) but it gives me error 131(which is wrong region) So is there a RUU international? and is there a possible way to S-OFF free?

error 158 image error.
i tired updating my m9 to 6.0 with ruu.exe but i get this image error message.now am stock at just the startup screen.pls i need help.the phone has no carrier

THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THIS GUIDE!!!
I had problems with my M9, now everything is ok! http://forum.xda-developers.com/one-m9/help/m9-freezes-t3456653

I'm on 3.35.401.12 100% will work? Anything I need to do first?

Thank you so much for this!

my M9 CID is HTC__002. Is it true if I flashed the RUU, my phone will be flashed into demo mode?
thanks

Eayip1 said:
my M9 CID is HTC__002. Is it true if I flashed the RUU, my phone will be flashed into demo mode?
thanks
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Please don't post more or less the same question in several threads. It's considered as rude behaviour on xda.
An xda search for "demo" would have been enough for finding this thread. If you read the whole thread you'll learn everything about the problems that arise with the latest firmware and the Demo-CID HTC__002.

Flippy498 said:
Please don't post more or less the same question in several threads. It's considered as rude behaviour on xda.
An xda search for "demo" would have been enough for finding this thread. If you read the whole thread you'll learn everything about the problems that arise with the latest firmware and the Demo-CID HTC__002.
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Oh, i didnt know that. Im so sorry man..
Thanks

Can't get my HTC One M9 back to stock [HELP NEEDED]

RELOCKED
S-ON
OS : 2.10.401.1
CID: HTC_0031
Hello Guys,
I have a major problem getting my HTC M9 back to stock!
My first problem began when i was trying to update my ViberRom from 5.1.1 to Marschmallow, the problem that i had was that my recovery could not update. But when i updated it to 3.0.0 or something like that, i couldn't boot my ViberRom (because that was still 5.1.1).
So in order to fix that problem i thought that i could return my HTC M9 back to stock with an RUU, however since i have the EU/International version (2.10.401.1), i could not use the .exe version HTC provided themselves on their own website. After looking on the internet i found an RUU which corresponded with my version (2.10.401.1) it was a ZIP file so i needed to either flash it or put it on my SD card.
After a while a new problem arose, I have no S-OFF, but after reading several threads i did not matter as long as i had the right RUU version or higher (as well as matching CID, MID). Several articles and threads also mentioned that when i wanted to flash an RUU with S-On i would need to re-lock my bootloader and so i did.
With a locked bootloader i tried flashing the RUU, but everytime when i do it my FASTBOOT.EXE crashes!
Sorry if i am being a NOOB right now, but i really don't know what to do now, My Rom won't boot and i cant acces my recovery. I already treid Unlocking my bootloader again, and after completing every step, including choosing the option to unlock it on the phone itself using the volume buttons, it still states: RELOCKED
I really hope you guys can help me with my problem!!
Kind regards,
Roan
(sorry for anything that may be not clear, English is not my native language)

Roanvdw said:
RELOCKED
S-ON
OS : 2.10.401.1
CID: HTC_0031
Hello Guys,
I have a major problem getting my HTC M9 back to stock!
My first problem began when i was trying to update my ViberRom from 5.1.1 to Marschmallow, the problem that i had was that my recovery could not update. But when i updated it to 3.0.0 or something like that, i couldn't boot my ViberRom (because that was still 5.1.1).
So in order to fix that problem i thought that i could return my HTC M9 back to stock with an RUU, however since i have the EU/International version (2.10.401.1), i could not use the .exe version HTC provided themselves on their own website. After looking on the internet i found an RUU which corresponded with my version (2.10.401.1) it was a ZIP file so i needed to either flash it or put it on my SD card.
After a while a new problem arose, I have no S-OFF, but after reading several threads i did not matter as long as i had the right RUU version or higher (as well as matching CID, MID). Several articles and threads also mentioned that when i wanted to flash an RUU with S-On i would need to re-lock my bootloader and so i did.
With a locked bootloader i tried flashing the RUU, but everytime when i do it my FASTBOOT.EXE crashes!
Sorry if i am being a NOOB right now, but i really don't know what to do now, My Rom won't boot and i cant acces my recovery. I already treid Unlocking my bootloader again, and after completing every step, including choosing the option to unlock it on the phone itself using the volume buttons, it still states: RELOCKED
I really hope you guys can help me with my problem!!
Kind regards,
Roan
(sorry for anything that may be not clear, English is not my native language)
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Fastboot crashes because it can't handle files over 2 GB. There is a different fastboot you need to use called htc_fastboot. Search the forum for a link. Or I'll find one if i can. Commands are exactly the same as fastboot, just add "htc_" in front of fastboot.
Here you go:
https://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=95916177934550031

jollywhitefoot said:
Fastboot crashes because it can't handle files over 2 GB. There is a different fastboot you need to use called htc_fastboot. Search the forum for a link. Or I'll find one if i can. Commands are exactly the same as fastboot, just add "htc_" in front of fastboot.
Here you go:
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IT WORKED, very grateful man, very weird that i could not find this problem in the forum though, maybe i just suck at searching.

i have the same problem, i cant even find RUU.zip file, if you could help me with that, would really appreciate it

HTC M9 bricked

Hi guys,
Was using my M9 with ViperM9 rom(Android 7.0) with TWRP recovery.I decided yesterday to revert back to stock.Downloaded RUU.exe and tried to run it but ended up with Signarure error 155.Someone told me its because of an unlocked bootloader.So did the foolish process of relocking when on a custom recovery.The phone now doesn't boot to anything else than the bootloader and download mode.And yes the RUU still failed(might have been one for a different variant)
The status is "Relocked" and "S-ON".
Is there anything I can do now??
MID : 0PJA10000
CID : HTC_J15

Also tried to unlock bootloader again using adb.It says finished(the unlock bootloader prompt with Yes or No comes up in phone also) and phone reboots...but to same bootloader with "Relocked" status.
Note : Cant boot into recovery

There is no RUU.exe for your phone and you can't just download a random RUU from HTC's website and flash it. It will fail if MID and CID don't match (as explained in the ReadMe thread). Aside from that, there is a big fat warning that tells everyone not to re-lock the bootloader if you don't have a RUU that is known to be working with your phone.
Head over to the RUU section of the ReadMe thread. It'll tell you how to find our your firmware version and which RUU you need to use according to your current firmware.
Sent from my HTC One M9 using XDA Labs

Flippy498 said:
There is no RUU.exe for your phone and you can't just download a random RUU from HTC's website and flash it. It will fail if MID and CID don't match (as explained in the ReadMe thread). Aside from that, there is a big fat warning that tells everyone not to re-lock the bootloader if you don't have a RUU that is known to be working with your phone.
Head over to the RUU section of the ReadMe thread. It'll tell you how to find our your firmware version and which RUU you need to use according to your current firmware.
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Thank you for fast reply Sir.
I am downloading firmware version 3.35.401.12 right now.
Will rename it to 0PJAIMG.zip and put it in my SD card and try to flash in download mode.Will post the results after that.
Edit : I actually downloaded European RUU.exe from Androidruu.com and not from HTC website.Still it was not the right one though.

That *.exe for version 1.32.401.17 can only get used with one specific CID (which isn't yours if I remember correctly) and only if your firmware version is lower than the one of the RUU. Therefore the statement that there would be no RUU.exe for your phone is still valid.
However, I made a mistake by thinking that you tried to use a US RUU and I apologize for that. It's just that this mistake is quite common during the last months. Looks like I've been too overhasty...
Sent from my HTC One M9 using XDA Labs

Flippy498 said:
That *.exe for version 1.32.401.17 can only get used with one specific CID (which isn't yours if I remember correctly) and only if your firmware version is lower than the one of the RUU. Therefore the statement that there would be no RUU.exe for your phone is still valid.
However, I made a mistake by thinking that you tried to use a US RUU and I apologize for that. It's just that this mistake is quite common during the last months. Looks like I've been too overhasty...
Sent from my HTC One M9 using XDA Labs
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Just finished download and now to format my SD card and copy...hope this works

[email protected] said:
Just finished download and now to format my SD card and copy...hope this works
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Booted into download mode with 0PJAIMG.zip in it.Got the prompt to press volume up to flash.
"Start ui_updating" and the phone rebooted again to download mode and the prompt to press volume up came up again.This repeated a couple of times and the update process started.
The current state is "system.img_04" at 100%.It's been sometime it has stopped at this state.Is it normal?

So it is stuck at system.img_04 at 100%.
What should I do?

Did you check the MD5 checksum of the RUU before you flashed it? The file might have gotten corrupted during the download.
Please, press and hold the power button and both volume keys until the phone either turns off or reboots to the bootloader. Try to boot the system. There are two things that can happen:
It's booting successfully and you should be good to go.
If it doesn't boot sucessfully then reboot to the bootloader with the key combination I mentioned at the beginning of this paragraph. If the MD5 checksum of the RUU didn't match the desired value then please re-download it and verify the values, again. If they match after a new download you should flash the newly downloaded RUU. If the MD5 sums already matched the first time then please try to use a different sd card for flashing. Maybe the card is faulty and causing the issue. As far as I know (from my own experience and reports made by other users) that RUU normally should work just fine.

Flippy498 said:
Did you check the MD5 checksum of the RUU before you flashed it? The file might have gotten corrupted during the download.
Please, press and hold the power button and both volume keys until the phone either turns off or reboots to the bootloader. Try to boot the system. There are two things that can happen:
It's booting successfully and you should be good to go.
If it doesn't boot sucessfully then reboot to the bootloader with the key combination I mentioned at the beginning of this paragraph. If the MD5 checksum of the RUU didn't match the desired value then please re-download it and verify the values, again. If they match after a new download you should flash the newly downloaded RUU. If the MD5 sums already matched the first time then please try to use a different sd card for flashing. Maybe the card is faulty and causing the issue. As far as I know (from my own experience and reports made by other users) that RUU normally should work just fine.
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Md5 was fine.I powered down the phone by pressing all three keys booted to download mode and tried update from SD card again.This time it worked fine.So now I have a stock rom with OTA updates also.Everything was made possible because of you Sir Flippy498.
Will surely buy you a beer if we ever meet as you saved me 25000 Indian rupees today.