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So, long story short, a kid who got himself a HTC one M8 thought he'd be smart and try to install the Google Play Edition of the Lollipop Update. Turns out he managed to brick the device, sort of. He came to me for help, and I was able to find out what he did so far.
1. He unlocked the bootloader using fastboot.
2. Installed CWM PhilZ
3. Downloaded the Google Play Edition of the Lollipop Update.
4. Failed to take a backup of his current ROM.
5. Installation failed of the new ROM because S was on.
6. He has said (can't make out if this is true or not) that he has reverted to stock recovery, so as to *help* me with fixing it. The screen that I am able to get into after I press the volume button and power combinations says the following.
***TAMPERED***
***UNLOCKED***
MB_UL PVT SHIP S-ON
HBOOT-3.18.0.0000
RADIO-1.1921331147A1.16G
OpenDSP-v38.2.2-00542-M8974.0311
OS-
eMMC-boot 2048MB
Aug 12 2014, 23:27:55.0
HBOOT
<VOL UP> to previous item
<VOL DOWN> to next item
<POWER> to select item
FASTBOOT
RECOVERY
FACTORY RESET
SIMLOCK
CHECK SMARTSD
IMAGE CRC
SHOW BARCODE
*****************************************************************************
I've got my ADT and the necessary tools to proceed. I just need to be pointed in the right direction with this. Selecting Recovery takes me to a screen with a Hazard "!" sign screen, after which I have to reboot the phone. Factory Reset also doesn't work with it showing the update/download arrow after which it comes back to the HTC logo powered by Android, as it always does. When connected to the computer, the computer reads it as a CD drive. Note that I don't have the drivers installed for the phone on this computer seeing as this is not my phone. I've got the stock ROM from the HTC dev site ready. Would appreciate the help. Thanks!
I'm thinking you should download latest ruu image from xda forums for the M8, get to fastboot usb, and flash that to get back to usable. Then s-off with firewater / whatever s-off tool is currently out there. Or, I could be misunderstanding your problem.
KinTharEl said:
So, long story short, a kid who got himself a HTC one M8 thought he'd be smart and try to install the Google Play Edition of the Lollipop Update. Turns out he managed to brick the device, sort of. He came to me for help, and I was able to find out what he did so far.
1. He unlocked the bootloader using fastboot.
2. Installed CWM PhilZ
3. Downloaded the Google Play Edition of the Lollipop Update.
4. Failed to take a backup of his current ROM.
5. Installation failed of the new ROM because S was on.
6. He has said (can't make out if this is true or not) that he has reverted to stock recovery, so as to *help* me with fixing it. The screen that I am able to get into after I press the volume button and power combinations says the following.
***TAMPERED***
***UNLOCKED***
MB_UL PVT SHIP S-ON
HBOOT-3.18.0.0000
RADIO-1.1921331147A1.16G
OpenDSP-v38.2.2-00542-M8974.0311
OS-
eMMC-boot 2048MB
Aug 12 2014, 23:27:55.0
HBOOT
<VOL UP> to previous item
<VOL DOWN> to next item
<POWER> to select item
FASTBOOT
RECOVERY
FACTORY RESET
SIMLOCK
CHECK SMARTSD
IMAGE CRC
SHOW BARCODE
*****************************************************************************
I've got my ADT and the necessary tools to proceed. I just need to be pointed in the right direction with this. Selecting Recovery takes me to a screen with a Hazard "!" sign screen, after which I have to reboot the phone. Factory Reset also doesn't work with it showing the update/download arrow after which it comes back to the HTC logo powered by Android, as it always does. When connected to the computer, the computer reads it as a CD drive. Note that I don't have the drivers installed for the phone on this computer seeing as this is not my phone. I've got the stock ROM from the HTC dev site ready. Would appreciate the help. Thanks!
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First get HTC Sync on your PC, install the drivers, then uninstall HTC Sync.
Download TWRP from their site. I recommend 2.0.8.3, it has less issues than the newest 2.1.0.0.
Rename it to recovery.img and put it into the fastboot folder on your PC.
Enter fastboot on the phone (while the phone is off, hold power + vol. down)
Plug it in to your PC and start ADB and enter this command:
fastboot flash recovery recovery.img
Make sure that Superuser is installed, (it should be already if he was flashing custom ROMs)
After that you can flash a ROM using ADB, or by putting the ROM onto ext SD and flashing using TWRP.
Update. I was able to get TWRP installed and flash SuperSU. Still have S off and I have no idea how to get that done. I tried using the toolkit by Squabbi and unfortunately wasn't able to get the S off. Any ideas?
KinTharEl said:
Update. I was able to get TWRP installed and flash SuperSU. Still have S off and I have no idea how to get that done. I tried using the toolkit by Squabbi and unfortunately wasn't able to get the S off. Any ideas?
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You mean S-ON? You could try firewater but that's a shoot and miss in which case it'll have to be Sunshine S-OFF(Only alternative) and that costs $25.
Back to troubleshooting:
Boot into recovery mode and sideload a ROM from the PC. You can also do an adb push ROM.zip /storage/ext_sd/ or if you have a SD Card reader on PC, remove the SD card, put it in PC and manually copy/move a ROM to the SD Card.
You don't need S-OFF to flash custom Recoveries. You'll need it in order to do a full conversion to Google Play Edition though, as a result of partition sizes changing. ROMs on the other hand is fine with S-ON.
Of course if you're going to flash custom ROMs make sure it's for the correct firmware that you're currently using. You're device still uses 2.xx.xxx.x firmware so don't download a 3.xx.xxx.x custom ROM for it. This is the case with Sense based ROMs, not sure about AOSP(Apparently it's not an issue with it). Outdated firmware will have the radio not work properly, which means, possibly, no bluetooth, gps, wifi, data.
Sorry. S-ON, that's what I meant. Yep, as you said, I was able to flash a custom recovery just fine with the S-ON. Was also able to flash SuperSU for it. After this, I was able to access the internal memory of the phone. It showed only one folder on my PC, the TWRP folder. But in the recovery, I'm able to see the root directories, which I can't on the PC. Tried flashing the stock ROM from the HTC dev site by pasting it into the phone, which sadly failed. I'll check again for the 2.xx ROMs. Maybe that's the miss I did.
KinTharEl said:
Sorry. S-ON, that's what I meant. Yep, as you said, I was able to flash a custom recovery just fine with the S-ON. Was also able to flash SuperSU for it. After this, I was able to access the internal memory of the phone. It showed only one folder on my PC, the TWRP folder. But in the recovery, I'm able to see the root directories, which I can't on the PC. Tried flashing the stock ROM from the HTC dev site by pasting it into the phone, which sadly failed. I'll check again for the 2.xx ROMs. Maybe that's the miss I did.
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Don't bother with HTCDev site, those are kernel source codes and not backups.
COLLECTION of Stock backup's <<There's the nandroid backups for plenty of devices just look for the right one in post 1. Also in post 2 the author showed how to do the restore, make sure it's unpacked and placed in the correct path directory.
Update so far.
S-On
TWRP flashed.
Tried all the methods that you guys have mentioned.
Nandroid backup is failing.
When I use an OTG Flash drive to flash SuperSU, it succeeds, but when I hit the option to reboot, TWRP says that SuperSU isn't installed on the device and gives me an option to install it, which fails.
Tried a ROM from CM, which also failed.
Tried a sideload with adb, which also failed.
Haven't been able to use firewater to turn S-Off, where the push command just hangs.
Therefore, I am stumped at the moment. I've been thinking of using RUU to restore the phone to stock, but I haven't been able to find anything worthwhile. Is this a valid idea that I can use? Anyone has any links to this that I can use? Help would be appreciated. Thanks.
In looking for a solution to your problem, everything I have found so far requires S-OFF. I myself used the weaksauce/firewater method to do mine, did that not work for you? And if not, I have to ask if you followed the directions verbatim?
There is also the sunshine method - have you tried that method to S-OFF the phone?
This is gonna require someone to pay 25 bucks, but 1) it is well worth it, at least at this point in your efforts, 2) you don't have to pay until the S-OFF is successful, and 3) your friend should be footing that bill anyway.
Once you've gotten S-OFF achieved, you are one step - prolly the biggest step - closer to getting this thing done.
Look at it this way - after all of your troubles and frustration, wouldn't $25 be small beans to pay for a working phone?
sigshane said:
In looking for a solution to your problem, everything I have found so far requires S-OFF. I myself used the weaksauce/firewater method to do mine, did that not work for you? And if not, I have to ask if you followed the directions verbatim?
There is also the sunshine method - have you tried that method to S-OFF the phone?
This is gonna require someone to pay 25 bucks, but 1) it is well worth it, at least at this point in your efforts, 2) you don't have to pay until the S-OFF is successful, and 3) your friend should be footing that bill anyway.
Once you've gotten S-OFF achieved, you are one step - prolly the biggest step - closer to getting this thing done.
Look at it this way - after all of your troubles and frustration, wouldn't $25 be small beans to pay for a working phone?
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S off can only be done with a working phone, eg stock sense rom, S-off is not your problem, installing a rom is, get something like ADHD rom, or the correct stock rom for your CID and then flash that. Job done working phone, then s-off if you wish but its not a requirement, but nice to have and well worth $25
Yeah. I've been searching and came to the same result, that I need the S-off. But all the methods that I have seen require that the phone needs to have a working ROM to turn S off. I'd have been able to use weaksauce/firewater for it. I saw a video of a bricked M8, and he seemed to restore it back to total stock using RUU. I'm currently downloading the RUU for the Google Play Edition, seeing as I can't find the RUU for the Sense UI WWE. In the same video, he has S-ON, from what I saw in the bootloader. Wondering if this method could possibly work. Any ideas? Here's the link for that video. The phone is a Sprint M8, but the same logic should apply for the WWE, if I'm not mistaken. Link to Video
The problem with asking the friend (he's a kid friend of my brother), is that he can't foot the bill.
KinTharEl said:
Yeah. I've been searching and came to the same result, that I need the S-off. But all the methods that I have seen require that the phone needs to have a working ROM to turn S off. I'd have been able to use weaksauce/firewater for it. I saw a video of a bricked M8, and he seemed to restore it back to total stock using RUU. I'm currently downloading the RUU for the Google Play Edition, seeing as I can't find the RUU for the Sense UI WWE. In the same video, he has S-ON, from what I saw in the bootloader. Wondering if this method could possibly work. Any ideas? Here's the link for that video. The phone is a Sprint M8, but the same logic should apply for the WWE, if I'm not mistaken. Link to Video
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Not going to work. In the video, he is flashing the RUU which corresponds to his phone's CID.
You need to have the GPE CID to use the GPE RUU. Otherwise it will fail CID check and fail to install. And you can't change CID with s-on.
And unfortunately, there are no WWE RUUs.
I would try fastboot erase cache and install TWRP again. Then flash a ROM corresponding to your firmware (Sense 2.x). ROMs simply failing to flash is often just a matter of erasing cache and re-installing recovery.
redpoint73 said:
Not going to work. In the video, he is flashing the RUU which corresponds to his phone's CID.
You need to have the GPE CID to use the GPE RUU. Otherwise it will fail CID check and fail to install. And you can't change CID with s-on.
And unfortunately, there are no WWE RUUs.
I would try fastboot erase cache and install TWRP again. Then flash a ROM corresponding to your firmware (Sense 2.x). ROMs simply failing to flash is often just a matter of erasing cache and re-installing recovery.
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I see. Thanks for the clarification. I didn't try flashing it yet seeing as I wanted to know what I was getting into before I actually did anything. Just for the sake of giving information, the RUU I downloaded is 2.12.1700. Version of Android is 4.4.4. Guessing it probably won't work, but I'll reflash the recovery as you had suggested. I'll try Android Revolution 22.1 for this, hopefully it works. I'll keep you guys posted.
I don't see any info of your device except the hboot version.
With that hboot version 3.18.0.0000 all the latest custom ROM won't properly work on your device.
Why don't you give more detail - run command fastboot getvar all and post here the result (delete the serialno. and imei no.)
From there we can see whether any stock backup for you. Most important now is to have a fully working phone .. then you can start any other thing like S-Off and flashing custom ROM
(bootloader) version: 0.5
(bootloader) version-bootloader: 3.18.0.0000
(bootloader) version-baseband: 1.19.21331147A1.16G
(bootloader) version-cpld: None
(bootloader) version-microp: None
(bootloader) version-main:
(bootloader) version-misc: PVT SHIP S-ON
(bootloader) serialno: HTXXXXXXXXXX
(bootloader) imei: 3XXXXXXXXXXXX
(bootloader) imei2: Not Support
(bootloader) meid: 00000000000000
(bootloader) product: m8_ul
(bootloader) platform: hTCBmsm8974
(bootloader) modelid: 0P6B65000
(bootloader) cidnum: HTC__038
(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: 42372cde
(bootloader) hbootpreupdate: 11
(bootloader) gencheckpt: 0
Update: I've checked through the logs that TWRP shows, and I've found that when trying to sideload, or flash SuperSU(Even when it says successful), cache won't mount. I tried manually mounting it through the option in TWRP, but it won't select the cache at all. I also can't copy anything onto the phone memory. My option to try anything just with the phone so far has been to use an OTG USB Drive and mount that.
KinTharEl said:
(bootloader) version-bootloader: 3.18.0.0000
(bootloader) version-baseband: 1.19.21331147A1.16G
(bootloader) version-main:
(bootloader) modelid: 0P6B65000
(bootloader) cidnum: HTC__038
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1. Empty version-main : The TWRP that you have is a very old version.
Use TWRP 2.8.1.0 link in my signature.
2. HTC__038 and hboot 3.18.0.0000 - your correct software/ROM version no. is 2.10.720.1
There's a nandroid backup for this version here : http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2701376
So try TWRP 2.8.1.0. Try also to enable MTP and see whether the sdcard/internal storage mountable to your PC.
Download the 2.10.720.1 nandroid backup then use the OTG to restore. You can make a backup of boot and select USB as the storage for the backup, you'll see the folder structure in your OTG drive. There is where you need to transfer the nandroid backup (after you extract it on PC)
Note :
1.If this is successful then you can try to S-Off with Sunshine but it is a hit or miss for your device version ... most likely won't work
2. You can follow the right procedure to do OTA update to 3.35.720.1 then you can flash any of the latest custom Sense based ROM and the lollipop ROM too.
3. Just be on stock then wait for OTA for the official lollipop like most of us here.
KinTharEl said:
Just for the sake of giving information, the RUU I downloaded is 2.12.1700. Version of Android is 4.4.4. Guessing it probably won't work
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If its a GPE RUU, and you don't have the GPE CID (or SuperCID), it won't work. I already said that, so I don't know why you are still "guessing" anything.
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KinTharEl said:
Update: I've checked through the logs that TWRP shows, and I've found that when trying to sideload, or flash SuperSU(Even when it says successful), cache won't mount. I tried manually mounting it through the option in TWRP, but it won't select the cache at all. I also can't copy anything onto the phone memory. My option to try anything just with the phone so far has been to use an OTG USB Drive and mount that.
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No version number means obsolete TWRP (as ckpv5 mentioned). Flashing a more current TWRP will fix this, and will probably also fix the flashing issues you had with various ROMs, and might fix the mount cache issue.
redpoint73 said:
If its a GPE RUU, and you don't have the GPE CID (or SuperCID), it won't work. I already said that, so I don't know why you are still "guessing" anything.
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No version number means obsolete TWRP (as ckpv5 mentioned). Flashing a more current TWRP will fix this, and will probably also fix the flashing issues you had with various ROMs, and might fix the mount cache issue.
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Got it. I'll try it out as soon as I'm done with work. I was out of town the past few days, so I wasn't really able to reply. Thanks for the advice though. I'll definitely look into it.
Possibly Basic questions here but I'm trying to sort out the mess I made of it last time. And looking at other threads I don't think it will be as simple as i first thought, here are what I think are the relevant factors.
I have TWRP installed
as far as I can tell no operating system is running (when I try and boot normally is says startup wizard has failed and nothing else happens)
It is currently relocked but I can easily swap between the two
I've been using the all in one 2014 m8 programme
It is on 3 (network) in the UK
S-ON at the moment and I can't figure out how to change it or if i need to
So I think all i need is to flash the right RUU onto my phone and update it from there? but A) I can't figure out how to know which RUU I need and B) other threads it's starting to look like i need to install the stock recovery too? how do I do that?
Also is it a problem that I cant access settings or anyhting through the phone so don't seem to be able to turn debugging on :/
Any help would be much appreciated.
You do not need stock recovery to RUU (only needed for OTA). But you do need a LOCKED or RELOCKED bootloader (since you are s-on), it needs to be for your CID, and RUU has to be equal or greater firmware version than what is on the phone (no "downgrading" unless you are s-off).
CID is usually determined using adb, but you said that you can't turn debugging on. So possibly you can look for the CID online, or somewhere here who knows can chime in.
Redijedeye said:
Possibly Basic questions here but I'm trying to sort out the mess I made of it last time. And looking at other threads I don't think it will be as simple as i first thought, here are what I think are the relevant factors.
I have TWRP installed
as far as I can tell no operating system is running (when I try and boot normally is says startup wizard has failed and nothing else happens)
It is currently relocked but I can easily swap between the two
I've been using the all in one 2014 m8 programme
It is on 3 (network) in the UK
S-ON at the moment and I can't figure out how to change it or if i need to
So I think all i need is to flash the right RUU onto my phone and update it from there? but A) I can't figure out how to know which RUU I need and B) other threads it's starting to look like i need to install the stock recovery too? how do I do that?
Also is it a problem that I cant access settings or anyhting through the phone so don't seem to be able to turn debugging on :/
Any help would be much appreciated.
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If you're on Three UK I'm going to guess your CID will be H3G__001 and, if so, there is no RUU available. You'd have to use a backup and restore that. The other option you have is to S-OFF the phone and then 'debrand' the phone so it becomes the unbranded, generic M8 sold in the UK
EddyOS said:
If you're on Three UK I'm going to guess your CID will be H3G__001 and, if so, there is no RUU available. You'd have to use a backup and restore that. The other option you have is to S-OFF the phone and then 'debrand' the phone so it becomes the unbranded, generic M8 sold in the UK
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OK thanks, so none of the backups I can find are any good. all the guides for turning S-Off require downloading something onto the phone and running it but as i cant get past the setup wizard I can't do any of that, is it possible to S-Off through USB? I seem to be able to do things that should require debugging on even though i can't get to the settings.
Ooookay, so what is the disadvantage of me restoring to one of the nandroid backups in the OP,?
CID H3G___001
1.54.771.5 - Philz touch Thanks to E
1.12.771.17 - TWRP Thanks to Timnyce19
I realise it wouldn't give me back a full stock android but it'd give me a working phone with which more is possible right?
sorry for all the questions, I nearly get it, just made a wrong turn somewhere
Redijedeye said:
Ooookay, so what is the disadvantage of me restoring to one of the nandroid backups in the OP,?
CID H3G___001
1.54.771.5 - Philz touch Thanks to E
1.12.771.17 - TWRP Thanks to Timnyce19
I realise it wouldn't give me back a full stock android but it'd give me a working phone with which more is possible right?
sorry for all the questions, I nearly get it, just made a wrong turn somewhere
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Post your fastboot getvar all result minus serial no. & imei no.
Those backup are good when your hboot is 3.16.0000 and may work if it is hboot 3.18.0000 but not when it is 3.19.0000
version: 0.5
version-bootloader: 3.19.0.0000
version-baseband: 1.25.21331147A1.06G
version-cpld: None
version-microp: None
version-main:
version-misc: PVT SHIP S-ON
imei2: Not Support
meid: 00000000000000
product: m8_ul
platform: hTCBmsm8974
modelid: 0P6B10000
cidnum: H3G__001
battery-status: good
battery-voltage: 0mV
partition-layout: Generic
security: on
build-mode: SHIP
boot-mode: FASTBOOT
commitno-bootloader: dcdaa6e0
hbootpreupdate: 11
gencheckpt: 0
Bummer, I thought I'd taken backups but doesn't look like it. At the moment I can't even get it running to run firewater and S-Off it so kinda stumped
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Bummer, I thought I'd taken backups but doesn't look like it. At the moment I can't even get it running to run firewater and S-Off it so kinda stumped
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Firewater is no more in service. Only paid service SunShine is available for S-Off.
Here is TWRP backup for your device : https://mega.co.nz/#!OsVkjYKT!_qmR7kgq5tTX1HrmwzMbS7jE94jp5AKobIF5NQJhmXg
Restore 3.32.771.10 with TWRP
Then install the stock recovery 3.32.771.10 : http://sourceforge.net/projects/htconem8/files/Recovery/3.32.771.10_recovery.img/download
Then do OTA checking and update to the latest 4.20.771.2
Thanks alot for the help man, just trying it now, I'll get back if theres problems.
ckpv5 said:
Here is TWRP backup for your device : https://mega.co.nz/#!OsVkjYKT!_qmR7kgq5tTX1HrmwzMbS7jE94jp5AKobIF5NQJhmXg
Restore 3.32.771.10 with TWRP
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Put the files on my SD card, TWRP won't give me the option to restore that file :/ do I need to unzip or something simple like that?
Redijedeye said:
Put the files on my SD card, TWRP won't give me the option to restore that file :/ do I need to unzip or something simple like that?
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1. Install TWRP 2.8.1.0 - http://techerrata.com/browse/twrp2/m8
command fastboot flash recovery openrecovery-twrp-2.8.1.0-m8.img
2. Download TWRP backup 3.32.771.10 from the link that I gave earlier
3. Download stock 3.32.771.10 recovery from the link that I gave earlier
4. Extract the downloaded 3.32.771.10_ckpv5.zip on PC
5. Boot to TWRP recovery and make a backup of boot only, this is to see where the backup goes on your device.
6. Reboot, connect device to PC then open Internal Storage, TWRP/BACKUPS/SerialNo./
7. Transfer the extracted 3.32.771.10 folder (not 3.32.771.10_ckpv5 folder) and its content to the backup path on your device
the path will look like this : TWRP/BACKUPS/SerialNo./3.32.771.10
8. Reboot to TWRP, wipe your device - in TWRP go to wipe - advance - select dalvik cache, cache, data, system (only these)
9. Restore the transferred backup - make sure all boot, data & system are ticked - swipe to restore
10. In reboot menu select bootloader
11. fastboot flash stock recovery that you downloaded - command fastboot flash recovery 3.32.771.10_recovery.img
12. reboot - check for OTA, download, install
13. your device now updated to 4.20.771.2
14. done
If you want to install TWRP again, make sure you install TWRP 2.8.4.0 or 2.8.5.0 or 2.8.6.0 or higher after updated to 4.20.771.2
Good luck ... I'm way pass my bed time ... good night
Thanks man, sorted me right out.
Much appreciated
So I did this, everything seems fine apart from the wifi can't connect and it doesn't want to download anything to the internal storage, I tried uninstalling and going through the process again and I can use Wifi once I've flashed the backup no problem, but once it's updated to 5.0 it seems to stop working.
Anyone got ideas? Can't find anything on google about this specific problem
Got a new M9 yesterday. Coming from a M8 where I went through several flashing sessions of firmware versions (upgrades) and a couple different ROMs (Viper, LeeDroid, GPE) over the past 1.5 years, no major issues.
With the new M9, I went through the following steps:
Unlocked the bootloader.
Used Sunshine for S-OFF.
Installed TWRP v2.8.7.8-hima.img
Did a backup.
Rebooted fine, loads original OS no issues.
Onto.....
Changing CID to 11111111
Flashed M9_2.8.617.4_NoWipe_NoRed (Developers/Unlocked firmware)
Flashed LeeDroid One M9 - V7.7.0 RC2
And this is where I ran into problems.....let the M9 sit and boot, it booted HTC logo screen, LeeDroid Logo screen, and then the updating apps screen, and finished......but it never booted correctly again. Waited 15 minutes, 30 minutes, an hour....nothing. I could always boot back to bootloader screen. It'd never boot LeeDroid. Eventually, I tried going back to recovery mode....and it went into the HTC recovery screen (not the TWRP recovery).
So....I went to download mode, and flashed the original 2.8.617.4 RUU from SneakyGhost (which has the red text warning)......and then did a factory reset......and it has started back to trying to boot LeeDroid, but it bootlooped to where the M9 will give the HTC logo screen, the LeeDroid logo screen, start and finish the updating apps screen.....will flash off the screen, then repeats the LeeDroid logo, and updating apps again...
I then put the TWRP recovery back (as it would only go to the HTC recovery). And then I flashed LeeDroid V7.7.0 RC2 again and waited.....now the M9 will power on....show me the HTC logo screen, then show nothing, but you can see the screen backlight on, then the screen backlight goes off.....and it reboots. A couple times....it's shown me the status bar (but only the right side info), with nothing else at all showing on the screen.
I just never seem to be able to get it to boot the OS completely to show me a screen after flashing....but all the TWRP and Bootloader stuff works....
Current Fastboot 'getvar all' info:
kernel: lk
product: htc_himaulatt
version: 1.0
imei: -----
version-main: 2.8.617.4
boot-mode: download
version-baseband: 01.01_U11440601_76.03.50611G_F
version-bootloader: 1.0.0.0000
mid: 0PJA11000
cid: 11111111
On the HTC download mode screen:
****Unlocked*****
htc_himaulatt PVT S-OFF
CID 11111111
LK-1.0.0.0000
Radio 01.01_U11440601_76.03.5611G_F
OpenDSP-v29.2.6.00492-M8994_0514
OS-2.8.617.4
June 26 2015, 13:47:21 (559710)
What am I missing/doing wrong?
Any ideas and help sincerely appreciated!
You might want to try to: (According to clsA Guide)
1) Change CID to BS_US001 (Since this is the CID included in the Dev edition RUU)
2) Download this version of Dev edition(2.8.617.4 RUU)
3) Rename file to 0PJAIMG.ZIP
4) Place file in external SD Card
5) Go to download mode and it will detect and install.
Hope this helps.
Credits to clsA
sttw1fa said:
Got a new M9 yesterday. Coming from a M8 where I went through several flashing sessions of firmware versions (upgrades) and a couple different ROMs (Viper, LeeDroid, GPE) over the past 1.5 years, no major issues.
With the new M9, I went through the following steps:
Unlocked the bootloader.
Used Sunshine for S-OFF.
Installed TWRP v2.8.7.8-hima.img
Did a backup.
Rebooted fine, loads original OS no issues.
Onto.....
Changing CID to 11111111
Flashed M9_2.8.617.4_NoWipe_NoRed (Developers/Unlocked firmware)
Flashed LeeDroid One M9 - V7.7.0 RC2
And this is where I ran into problems.....let the M9 sit and boot, it booted HTC logo screen, LeeDroid Logo screen, and then the updating apps screen, and finished......but it never booted correctly again. Waited 15 minutes, 30 minutes, an hour....nothing. I could always boot back to bootloader screen. It'd never boot LeeDroid. Eventually, I tried going back to recovery mode....and it went into the HTC recovery screen (not the TWRP recovery).
So....I went to download mode, and flashed the original 2.8.617.4 RUU from SneakyGhost (which has the red text warning)......and then did a factory reset......and it has started back to trying to boot LeeDroid, but it bootlooped to where the M9 will give the HTC logo screen, the LeeDroid logo screen, start and finish the updating apps screen.....will flash off the screen, then repeats the LeeDroid logo, and updating apps again...
I then put the TWRP recovery back (as it would only go to the HTC recovery). And then I flashed LeeDroid V7.7.0 RC2 again and waited.....now the M9 will power on....show me the HTC logo screen, then show nothing, but you can see the screen backlight on, then the screen backlight goes off.....and it reboots. A couple times....it's shown me the status bar (but only the right side info), with nothing else at all showing on the screen.
I just never seem to be able to get it to boot the OS completely to show me a screen after flashing....but all the TWRP and Bootloader stuff works....
Current Fastboot 'getvar all' info:
kernel: lk
product: htc_himaulatt
version: 1.0
imei: -----
version-main: 2.8.617.4
boot-mode: download
version-baseband: 01.01_U11440601_76.03.50611G_F
version-bootloader: 1.0.0.0000
mid: 0PJA11000
cid: 11111111
On the HTC download mode screen:
****Unlocked*****
htc_himaulatt PVT S-OFF
CID 11111111
LK-1.0.0.0000
Radio 01.01_U11440601_76.03.5611G_F
OpenDSP-v29.2.6.00492-M8994_0514
OS-2.8.617.4
June 26 2015, 13:47:21 (559710)
What am I missing/doing wrong?
Any ideas and help sincerely appreciated!
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xunus said:
You might want to try to: (According to clsA Guide)
1) Change CID to BS_US001 (Since this is the CID included in the Dev edition RUU)
2) Download this version of Dev edition(2.8.617.4 RUU)
3) Rename file to 0PJAIMG.ZIP
4) Place file in external SD Card
5) Go to download mode and it will detect and install.
Hope this helps.
Credits to clsA
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The above will defiantly get your phone back to stock and working. (make sure your SDCARD is Formatted FAT32)
I'm not sure where you went wrong with LeeDroid all versions have worked fine on my DE firmware and phone. I can tell you the first boot after the LeeDroid install will take almost 30 min, did you wait long enough ?
I also only use twrp-2.8.7.1_CPTB-B1-hima.img
And try the LeeDroid R15 here >> http://www.leedroid.co.uk/
Thank you both for the replies and help.
Yes, I've not ever run into any major issues with firmware and ROM flashing up til this.
Now....something seems to have happened to my Sandisk 64gb micro SD card. The M9 won't mount it during boot. So....I backed it up, then tried reformatting in my M8. But it re-mounts with all the data/folders still showing. Tried formatting on my Mac (disk utility).....it errors out during the erase/partition stage. So....I tried it on my Windows 7 PC....same thing. But...it mounts on my PC, Mac, and M8 showing all the original files/directories.... FWIW.....I did check the 'lock switch' on the micro SD adapter, it was in the unlocked position.
UGH....
I'll have to wait until some stores open to see if I can get a new micro SD card go further....
Will report back....thanks again!
Oh....on the LeeDroid first boot. Yes, I waited....each time I was able to go through the TWRP install of Leedroid (everything normal and finished), it was over an hour before forcing the reboot (vol/power button combo). It would reboot HTC logo, LeeDroid logo, then screen would go blank....and then it appears as if the display drivers were hosed. It would then (after LD logo) show a blank screen (but backlit), then the backlight would go off. A couple times, it'd show me the status bar right side upon pressing the power button. The M9 would show battery levels, wifi icon, cell icon, but nothing else at all on the screen. Holding power off, would show the normal reboot sequence....
Had been running the the processes almost 5 hours before the OP, when I was out of ideas to work with.
sttw1fa said:
Oh....on the LeeDroid first boot. Yes, I waited....each time I was able to go through the TWRP install of Leedroid (everything normal and finished), it was over an hour before forcing the reboot (vol/power button combo). It would reboot HTC logo, LeeDroid logo, then screen would go blank....and then it appears as if the display drivers were hosed. It would then (after LD logo) show a blank screen (but backlit), then the backlight would go off. A couple times, it'd show me the status bar right side upon pressing the power button. The M9 would show battery levels, wifi icon, cell icon, but nothing else at all on the screen. Holding power off, would show the normal reboot sequence....
Had been running the the processes almost 5 hours before the OP, when I was out of ideas to work with.
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An old 8 - 16 or 32GB SDCARD work best
you can also use the RUU.exe from HTC themselves
http://www.htc.com/us/support/htc-one-m9/news/
Quick update....still waiting on the micro SD card (come on Sunday Amazon delivery...haha).
But, I've been able to run the HTC RUU program on my Windows 7 laptop, and can now boot the M9 like it's a new phone again. Yay. THANK YOU!
Booting recovery goes into the HTC recovery, and not TWRP. I'll have to start over.....flash twrp, backup, flash a ROM, reboot, etc.
fastboot getvar all shows all the same info, save for the CID change to BS_US001.
So....I've kind of leaned towards LeeDroid the past 5 months, but before that was running Viper. Both with minimal (if any noticed) issues.
Should I retry with LeeDroid or ???
sttw1fa said:
Quick update....still waiting on the micro SD card (come on Sunday Amazon delivery...haha).
But, I've been able to run the HTC RUU program on my Windows 7 laptop, and can now boot the M9 like it's a new phone again. Yay. THANK YOU!
Booting recovery goes into the HTC recovery, and not TWRP. I'll have to start over.....flash twrp, backup, flash a ROM, reboot, etc.
fastboot getvar all shows all the same info, save for the CID change to BS_US001.
So....I've kind of leaned towards LeeDroid the past 5 months, but before that was running Viper. Both with minimal (if any noticed) issues.
Should I retry with LeeDroid or ???
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Sure I've been using R15 for a couple weeks. It's great
Sent from my HTC One M9 using Tapatalk
Another update....my M9 is now LeeDroid'd on R15.....THANK YOU for the help. Now onto the UI setup I like to tweak.
LeeDroid stuck on M9
This thread is old, but it's the closest thing to my problem. I unlocked my M9 with sunshine, got s-off, installed TWRP. I tried VIPER a while ago, but had overheating problems and went back to stock. Verizon is bugging me about updating the stock OS, which fails. I thought I'd try LeeDroid. Intallation seemed to go ok, but on first boot after an hour all I have is the LeeDroid startup screen. Nothing happens with power + vol dwn. Power plus vol up goes to white screen HTC boot and then the same stalled LeeDroid screen. I can't seem to get back to TWRP. Someone above mentioned "download mode"? At this point I'd be happy to get back to stock if someone could explain how to do it. Is there some way I can control it through my pc? Thanks.
Update: In case someone needs this info, I tried a last ditch idea. I let the phone go dead, completely run down the battery. Then I booted to recovery and installed the backup. Back on stock. Whew! I still have the problem of Verizon trying to force an update every day which fails.
am trying to root my HTC one m8 so i can flash a custom rom to it.
Firstly, my sd card slot does not work so i can't save the super su zip file to it.
Secondly, whenever i click install in recovery mode, i see my internal storage of just 15 mb. (I have used up about 10 of my 32 gb available. My problem is, my files from my internal storage are not being loaded in the TWRP. All i see is like TWRP, mediacontent and a few more folders which are all empty.
You need to install TWRP 2.8.7.0 or the latest.
In recovery, you need to format data (not wipe data) - select menu "wipe" then select "format data" and type yes. Once it's done, select back to main menu then select "reboot" select "recovery"
Now, you can enable MTP to mount your Internal Storage to PC. You can transfer your zip files to install in TWRP
Note : this procedure will wipe whatever file that you have on Internal Storage.
Also .. read this : http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=65261646&postcount=11543
ckpv5 said:
You need to install TWRP 2.8.7.0 or the latest.
In recovery, you need to format data (not wipe data) - select menu "wipe" then select "format data" and type yes. Once it's done, select back to main menu then select "reboot" select "recovery"
Now, you can enable MTP to mount your Internal Storage to PC. You can transfer your zip files to install in TWRP
Note : this procedure will wipe whatever file that you have on Internal Storage.
Also .. read this : http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=65261646&postcount=11543
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I did as you said. Now the phone boots on the HTC screen with powered by android at the bottom. It won't load any further.
You need to install ROM zip first before booting.
Most important is your earlier problem was the internal storage, now should see the right size of internal storage when mounted to PC
ckpv5 said:
You need to install ROM zip first before booting.
Most important is your earlier problem was the internal storage, now should see the right size of internal storage when mounted to PC
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But the problem is that the phone won't load past the HTC screen. It is just stuck at that.
Again .. I repeat : You need to install ROM zip first before booting
and don't install SuperSU zip
sorry. I only asked cuz i don't understand how i am to install a rom to a phone that barely gets recognized to a pc.
I think you lack of proper drivers on your PC.
First install the needed drivers, read and install : http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=64926362&postcount=4
What's written on the bootloader ? Need to know the OS- (the number there), or give everything on there.
Install TWRP version meant for your firmware version (the OS- on the bootloader)
Assuming it is 4.x or 6.x - install TWRP 2.8.7.0 or latest 3.0.0.0
In recovery when connected to PC, enable MTP in menu "MOUNT" then you'll see the Internal Storage on your PC with Windows Explorer
Copy the ROM zip that you downloaded to this Internal Storage
In TWRP Install menu, select the ROM zip and install ROM
When reboot - don't install any SuperSU zip or accept any offer to install SuperSU
I got to go now .. will check your progress after 5 hours
Most important - the OS- (need to know this) or give fastboot getvar all result without serial & imei no.
"it will install the needed drivers then uninstall the HTC Sync Manager but leave the drivers"
i am currently installing the sync manager. It is asking for me to repair or remove sync. Which do i choose?
Secondly, after i've installed both, and copied the files from get var, do i try and load into bootloader? (volume down + power).
Thanks again
Downloaded and installed the drivers. When i type in command prompt it says 'waiting on device'
(bootloader) version: 0.5
(bootloader) version-bootloader: 3.19.0.000
(bootloader) version-baseband: 1.12.20.1211
(bootloader) version-cpld: None
(bootloader) version-microp: None
(bootloader) version-main:
(bootloader) version-misc: PVT SHIP S-OFF
(bootloader) serialno:
(bootloader) imei:
(bootloader) imei2: Not Support
(bootloader) meid: 99000499614209
(bootloader) product: m8_wlv
(bootloader) platform: hTCBmsm8974
(bootloader) modelid: 0P6B20000
(bootloader) cidnum: 11111111
(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: f2489bd1
(bootloader) hbootpreupdate: 11
(bootloader) gencheckpt: 0
all: Done!
finished. total time: 0.511s
I managed to enter my boot loader. Beside OS is - . It keeps telling me no OS is installed.
Update 1: I have version 2.7 TWRP. I found version 3.0 but i just do not know how to update the existing.
2: In device manager, 'other devices' have an unknown listed. Portable devices have HTC One M8 with an exclamation
sign listed.
3: HTC sync manager is stil lingering. I might have to run the program again?
4. The phone won't turn off. I can reboot it but it just won't turn off. Guess i'll just let it drain then try and recharge in the morning.
Sachoya said:
I managed to enter my boot loader. Beside OS is - . It keeps telling me no OS is installed.
Update 1: I have version 2.7 TWRP. I found version 3.0 but i just do not know how to update the existing.
2: In device manager, 'other devices' have an unknown listed. Portable devices have HTC One M8 with an exclamation
sign listed.
3: HTC sync manager is stil lingering. I might have to run the program again?
4. The phone won't turn off. I can reboot it but it just won't turn off. Guess i'll just let it drain then try and recharge in the morning.
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1. That's your first and main problem ... you used an outdated TWRP (which is almost 2 years old). Install TWRP 2.8.7.0 (I recommend this as your device firmware is on lollipop, not marshmallow yet).
2. That's lack of driver. As I mentioned on other thread about HTC Sync Manager ... download the latest HTC Sync Manager as it will install the driver and the needed files. Uninstall (not repair) HTC Sync Manager but leave all other things (don't uninstall)
3. As stated on 2.
4. Press & hold both volume up + power button until the screen turn black then release both buttons but quickly press & hold volume down button only. This will take you to hboot screen. Press power once, this will take you to bootloader/fastboot screen.
Now .. with your getvar all result ... your device is not a Intl GSM device. It is a Verizon device.
If you want to return it on stock - install Verizon RUU - you can read about this here on Verizon section - http://forum.xda-developers.com/verizon-htc-one-m8/general/official-ruu1-55-605-2-t2883845
If you want to install custom ROM ... make sure the custom ROM support Verizon.
ckpv5 said:
1. That's your first and main problem ... you used an outdated TWRP (which is almost 2 years old). Install TWRP 2.8.7.0 (I recommend this as your device firmware is on lollipop, not marshmallow yet).
2. That's lack of driver. As I mentioned on other thread about HTC Sync Manager ... download the latest HTC Sync Manager as it will install the driver and the needed files. Uninstall (not repair) HTC Sync Manager but leave all other things (don't uninstall)
3. As stated on 2.
4. Press & hold both volume up + power button until the screen turn black then release both buttons but quickly press & hold volume down button only. This will take you to hboot screen. Press power once, this will take you to bootloader/fastboot screen.
Now .. with your getvar all result ... your device is not a Intl GSM device. It is a Verizon device.
If you want to return it on stock - install Verizon RUU - you can read about this here on Verizon section - http://forum.xda-developers.com/verizon-htc-one-m8/general/official-ruu1-55-605-2-t2883845
If you want to install custom ROM ... make sure the custom ROM support Verizon.
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Thank you. Do you have any thread suggestions for installing the twrp? The searches i've done came up with results for installing from the playstore; which i currently cannot access.
You don't need thread for this.
Download the TWRP 2.8.7.0 ... put the TWRP 2.8.7.0 in your fastboot folder.
If you downloaded the ADB/fasboot that I linked before, you can put the TWRP image anywhere that you like.
To make thing easier for you, rename the file to recovery.img (make sure the windows extension is not hidden, so you won't have it as recovery.img.img)
Open a command prompt from where you have the TWRP recovery.img then type
fastboot flash recovery recovery.img
Placed it in the adb folder where the img, adb, fastboot and dll files are. I am however getting the waiting for device error.
Also, i still have unknown device in device manager. I did what you mentioned above.
Based on your various feedback, you don't really do what I mentioned before .. that's why you have troubles.
On post #2 I asked you to install TWRP 2.8.7.0 but still your device have TWRP 2.7.0.2 .. as an example.
You need to fix that HTC USB drivers matter ... uninstall fully all installed by HTC Sync Manager then reinstall HTC Sync Manager ... later uninstall HTC Sync Manager only.
How can you can get the getvar all result when HTC USB drivers not installed ?
ckpv5 said:
Based on your various feedback, you don't really do what I mentioned before .. that's why you have troubles.
On post #2 I asked you to install TWRP 2.8.7.0 but still your device have TWRP 2.7.0.2 .. as an example.
You need to fix that HTC USB drivers matter ... uninstall fully all installed by HTC Sync Manager then reinstall HTC Sync Manager ... later uninstall HTC Sync Manager only.
How can you can get the getvar all result when HTC USB drivers not installed ?
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Error. 'Cannot load recovery.img' when installing twrp. Drivers are updated. i just ran the get var and all is well
Read again what I wrote on post #14 .... don't hide windows extension ...
or you can do something like this : http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=65264245&postcount=1278
Oh man .. 2 pages just to get the right TWRP installed and still not properly done
lol believe me, i want to cry. I've got school at 9 and 2 tests tomorrow. But i gotta push on. So that went well. said finished. Now i guess all that is left is for me to flash the rom to it.
Update: will my s -off affect those s - on roms?
That's why don't panic, and no stress ... keep cool, you'll get into it.
Remember to install ROM with verizon support only.
And most important thing to remember, even your device is S-Off, never ever install/flash any GSM firmware, stick only on Verizon firmware.
S-Off / S-On - doesn't matter to install a custom ROM
Gotta go now ... be online again in next 5 or 6 hours
Hello guys,
I'm newbie here. I'm not a tech guy, to be honest. My problem is that I'm stuck on the HTC Logo Screen. My phone is HTC One M8 Eye.
So this morning, I was trying to root my phone. I unlocked my phone already ( now my phone said "Software Status: Modified" and "***Unlocked***" ). Everything was good until I was installing SuperSU.zip file. It didn't work. So I tried to search for a newer version of SuperSU, I think it's 2.56 or 2.76. I copied that to my phone, trying to install via TWRP 2.7.0.2. Everything was good, I though. It said "successful" and "all done". But when it rebooted, it got stuck on HTC Logo Screen.
I tried to turn it back on and off by holding the lock botton, volume up and volume botton at the same time. Then I tried to force it to go into the fastboot mode ( I don't know what to do call that ) where it showed me some options like fastboot, hboot, recovery and stuffs...I'm freaked out from this point and tried to relock my phone via the toolkit by Hasoon. Then I also returned my phone to S-on.
Now the problem is that I can get into the recovery screen with options like fastboot, hboot, but I don't have access to my internal storage anymore. And I'm stuck with HTC Logo Screen. The closest time was that it said "HTC One tm" but not "HTC". Then nothing happens next.
I'm pretty sure I messed up...A LOT.
Please, if anyone knows how to solve this, help me? I'm like, here, begging you since this phone is really important to me.
Thank you in advance.
1. Your main mistake is using an outdated tool
2. Bigger mistake you used tool meant for M8 not M8 eye (they are different device)
3. Biggest mistake you used an outdated TWRP and not meant to be used on M8 eye.
You can try :
1. Install correct TWRP for M8 eye - http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=62030698&postcount=144
2. Install SuperSU 2.76
and see your device will boot or not.
If not, you need to restore nandroid backup or RUU
khanhnn said:
I'm freaked out from this point and tried to relock my phone via the toolkit by Hasoon. Then I also returned my phone to S-on.
And I'm stuck with HTC Logo Screen. The closest time was that it said "HTC One tm" but not "HTC". Then nothing happens next.
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This is exactly what is supposed to happen when you relock the bootloader, it renders the phone unable to boot into OS. This should never be done, unless you are going to flash an RUU.
Along with the other mistakes already pointed out, it seems you are trying things without properly understanding what the result will be, and without researching properly beforehand.
Also, you say you went back to s-on, but were you ever actually s-off? The only working s-off method is sunshine, which requires root. Therefore, I don't see how the phone could have been s-off (unless you received it that way) and it doesn't actually make sense when you say you returned to s-off.
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khanhnn said:
Then I tried to force it to go into the fastboot mode ( I don't know what to do call that ) where it showed me some options like fastboot, hboot, recovery and stuffs...I'm freaked out from this point
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That is called the bootloader screen. You were trying to get into fastboot mode, and you got the bootloader screen, which then allow you to select fastboot (use vol keys to move between options, power button to confirm, if fastboot is not already selected) so I don't see what the issue is here?
Hello,
Thank you for your reply. I successfully installed the TWRP version you mentioned. But I don't know how to push the supersu zip file into my phone now since I don't have access to the internal storage.
Can you help me please?
Thank you very much!
khanhnn said:
I successfully installed the TWRP version you mentioned. But I don't know how to push the supersu zip file into my phone now since I don't have access to the internal storage.
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Boot into TWRP, and your phone's internal storage should show up if you connect to your PC.
Hello redpoint73,
Thank you for your help.
But I'm now stuck in a new problem. I'm stuck at the bootloader screen.
I guess I'm somehow closer to finishing fixing my phone ( or I hope so since this is really important to me ).
I tried to install ROM ( which I downloaded from the HTC website I think ) but it didn't work out well. It said it was about to reboot but when it did, it returned to the bootloader screen. I tried to reboot a 2 times already but it always returned to the same screen.
What should I do now?
Thank you again.
khanhnn said:
But I'm now stuck in a new problem. I'm stuck at the bootloader screen.
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I can't tell from the (lack of) information provided, what you have done to this point.
You said you installed TWRP 3.0? Were you ever able to boot into TWRP (or it just went to bootloader)?
If you were able to boot TWRP, were you able to use it access internal storage, as I suggested? Then what happened next?
khanhnn said:
I tried to install ROM ( which I downloaded from the HTC website I think ) but it didn't work out well. It said it was about to reboot but when it did, it returned to the bootloader screen. I tried to reboot a 2 times already but it always returned to the same screen.
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What you downloaded is likely an RUU (ROM Update Utility) not just a ROM, there are distinct and critical differences, and you should take care not the mix up the terminology.
What is the (full and exact) file name of the RUU? You need to make sure its the right one for your device, before proceeding. And to make sure which path you want to take: TWRP to flash SuperSU or restore stock backup, or RUU. As the process is very different for each. RUU required you relocking the bootloader, which in turn prevents the installation of TWRP. So you need to be sure of which way you want to proceed the path forward, otherwise you will be wasting time going around in circles.
Also, you should do fastboot getvar all, and post the output (delete IMEI and serial number before posting) so we can see more info about the phone; in order to proceed properly.
Dear redpoint73,
Thank you for all the help you have provided until now.
Yes, I can get into the TWRP ( after I selected HBOOT, I selected RECOVERY and there I was, in the TWRP ). I can get to the internal storage but I'm not sure that is what you mentioned before. Which I can access is that I can select the zip file to install ( in the TWRP screen ) , nothing else I guesss. ( I asked yesterday that how could I access the internal storage because I wanted to copy the ROM file into my phone and install it in the TWRP )
I think I downloaded both the RUU and the ROM.
Case 1: WITH THE RUU:
Everything was okay and I'm pretty sure that I downloaded the correct version ( the other two versions said that I had to use the correct one for my phone ). The file name was RUU_M8_UL_M60_SENSE70_ATT_MR_Cingular_US_6.20.502.5_combined. However, I encountered the error 171 although I downloaded the HTC One Drivers already ( which is HTC Sync ). I couldn't get through this error so I gave up and tried something with the ROM.
Case 2: WITH THE ROM:
So I downloaded the ROM first from someone in xda forum. I installed it via TWRP and it said "Successful" on the screen. It said that I just gotta tap "reboot". But when my phone rebooted, it went back the bootloader screen. I rebooted 2 more times and the results were still the same. So I searched for some ROMs from other sources and all the times, it said "Successful" on the screen. It just always went back to the bootloader screen however.
Anyway, this is my phone info ( I think ) from the command getvar all:
version: 0.5
version-bootloader: 3.19.0.0000
version-baseband: 1.29.213311711.15G
version-cpld: None
version-microp: None
version-main: 5.07.425.1
version-misc: PVT SHIP S-ON
serialno: REMOVED
imei: REMOVED
imei2: Not Support
meid: 00000000000000
product: mels_tuhl
platform: hTCBmsm8974
modelid: 0P6B90000
cidnum: HTC__059
battery-status: good
battery-voltage: 0mV
partition-layout: Generic
security: on
build-mode: SHIP
boot-mode: FASTBOOT
commitno-bootloader: 5c9466dd
hbootpreupdate: 11
gencheckpt: 0
I hope this works out well
Case 1 : wrong RUU for your device
Case 2 : wrong ROM for your device
Do you really read what I posted above ? Your device is M8 eye not M8.
Case 1 : there is no RUU available for M8 eye 5.07.425.1
Case 2 : there is almost no flashable ROM for M8 eye
Using M8 RUU you'll get error, using ROM meant for M8 it won't boot, you'll get stuck on bootloader
Until you can find 5.07.425.1 RUU or backup, temporarily fix your device by restoring 5.07.401.1 backup that you can find in my backup thread.
Thank you for all of your help guys!
All sorted and my phone is back, alive!
I really appreciate what you did for me!
khanhnn said:
Yes, I can get into the TWRP ( after I selected HBOOT, I selected RECOVERY and there I was, in the TWRP ). I can get to the internal storage but I'm not sure that is what you mentioned before. Which I can access is that I can select the zip file to install ( in the TWRP screen ) , nothing else I guesss. ( I asked yesterday that how could I access the internal storage because I wanted to copy the ROM file into my phone and install it in the TWRP )
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When booted into TWRP, you can connect to PC, and the phone's internal storage (as well as SD, if you have one inserted) will show up as a drive on your PC, that you can freely drag and drop files, etc.
If not, go to the MOUNT button in TWRP; and check the "Data" box (and "Micro SDcard" if desired). But these should be checked by default (at least on the TWRP build I'm on).
khanhnn said:
Case 1: WITH THE RUU:
Everything was okay and I'm pretty sure that I downloaded the correct version ( the other two versions said that I had to use the correct one for my phone ). The file name was RUU_M8_UL_M60_SENSE70_ATT_MR_Cingular_US_6.20.502.5_combined.
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Not sure how you can be "pretty sure" this is the right RUU, and how you came to think it was. This is the RUU for the US AT&T version. Also, the RUU would need to match the version number in the RUU name (at least have "425" in the position x.xx.425.x as that number is the carrier version identifier).
sir same problem is with me,
i need correct ROM for htc one m8 eye,please help me ,
my email is
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