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[OTA ZIP+TWRP] HTC Desire Eye 2.19.401.1 STOCK Europe 5.0.2 Lollipop

Hi,
Enjoy two ways of flashing newest european lollipop for HTC Desire Eye
HowToOTA:
1) revert to stock recovery (skip if already have): fastboot flash recovery recovery.img
2) flash ota zip
If you get red triangle this means that you have modified /system partition.
In order to get successfull flash you have to have unmodified /system partition.
DOWNLOAD STOCK EUROPE OTA ROM:
- OTA_EYE_UL_L50_SENSE60_MR_HTC_Europe_2.19.401.1-1.17.401.9.zip
md5: DD40769B8F35F864A81775CF6D544E34​DOWNLOAD STOCK 4.4.4 RECOVERY USED FOR OTA UPDATE:
- here​​
HowToTWRP:
1) flash twrp via fastboot like stock one
2) extract backup data to "/EXTERNAL_SD/TWRP/BACKUPS/FAxyxyxyxyxyx/...."
3) Restore system+boot via twrp
4) flash lollipop firmware with radio, two ways:
- put 0PFHIMG.zip on external sd, and run bootloader (vol- and power, hboot), accept flash.
- or via fastboot:
* fastboot oem lock (thx modaifallah!)
* fastboot oem rebootRUU
* fastboot flash zip 0PFHIMG.zip (twice as I rememeber)​
DOWNLOAD EU TWRP BACKUP:
2.19.401.1_eu_twrp_backup_by_condi.zip​DOWNLOAD EU FIRMWARE+RADIO after TWRP restore:
- firmware
md5: FECA6EDC14975404782684CB374E0CB3​
HowToRoot:
1) flash twrp via fastboot like stock one
2) root supersu (update zip via recovery)
DOWNLOAD TWRP RECOVERY:
- this one,
- or this one.​DOWNLOAD SUPERSU (ROOT) UPDATE ZIP FOR TWRP:
- http://download.chainfire.eu/supersu​
Br
Condi

Any special procedures to flash it if we're rooted with TWRP? Is it necessary to revert to stock recovery? Will we lose root after the OTA?

hudsoncouto said:
Any special procedures to flash it if we're rooted with TWRP? Is it necessary to revert to stock recovery? Will we lose root after the OTA?
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If you want to flash ota zip, then you'll have to revert back to stock recovery
You can extract it from ota zip >> firmware.zip >> recovery.img
and flash with fastboot flash recovery recovery.img.
You will lose root of course. But its easy to get it back.
To get root again after flash stock just flash again recovery with fastboot,
but this time custom TWRP, and use supersu-update-zip.
Voila

Thanks for the easy tutorial, man! A lot of people don't take the time to do it, appreciate it!
One more question though: this is only for the international version, not for AT&T, right? Also, what to do if, after flashing, you get stock on the screen with the red triangle and exclamation mark? I remember there are some combination of volume and power buttons, but don't recall what it is.
Is it also possible to flash stock recovery, then reboot to stock ROM, factory reset, and accept the OTA via system settings?
Thnks again mate

hudsoncouto said:
Also, what to do if, after flashing, you get stock on the screen with the red triangle and exclamation mark? I remember there are some combination of volume and power buttons, but don't recall what it is.
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Yes, it was vol+power, dont remember which vol + or -
hudsoncouto said:
Is it also possible to flash stock recovery, then reboot to stock ROM, factory reset, and accept the OTA via system settings?
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Yep, its also possible Try it first

Thanks alot ! :good:

red triangle
Hello, thanks for the composition.
Unfortunately I have a red triangle. :crying:
What can I do?
Sorry for my English
Thanks

Hollilightman said:
Hello, thanks for the composition.
Unfortunately I have a red triangle. :crying:
What can I do?
Sorry for my English
Thanks
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restore stock /system partition (1.17.401.9 twrp backup).
i next ~hour i will upload twrp of 4.4.4 and 5.0.2 eu.
compressing now..

condi said:
restore stock /system partition (1.17.401.9 twrp backup).
i next half hour i will upload twrp of 4.4.4 and 5.0.2 eu.
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Thanks,
about TWRP restore only system, no data.
Is preserved then my settings and Apps?

Hollilightman said:
Thanks,
about TWRP restore only system, no data.
Is preserved then my settings and Apps?
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Probably yes, but I recommend to have backup,
and make full wipe after flash.
After restore of twrp you should also update firmware.zip
- radio etc. ! I will upload it also with instructions.

Thanks, everything has become good, has functioned updating.:good:

Hi!
I can't flash the radio via fastboot
fastboot oem rebootRUU works, but when i do fastboot flash zip 0PFHIMG.zip it says kinda
Code:
target reported max download size of 1826418688 bytes
sending 'zip' (51775 KB)...
OKAY [ 2.893s]
writing 'zip'...
(bootloader) adopting the signature contained in this image...
(bootloader) zip header checking...
(bootloader) zip info parsing...
FAILED (remote: 99 unknown fail)
finished. total time: 5.113s
I tried it 3 times, and all 3 times i got this message. What can i try to do else to flash the radio?
P.S.> I cant open the 0PFHIMG.zip with 7zip. Is it ok? Tried to redownload it twice, but no luck again

NoXXX said:
Hi!
I can't flash the radio via fastboot
fastboot oem rebootRUU works, but when i do fastboot flash zip 0PFHIMG.zip it says kinda
Code:
target reported max download size of 1826418688 bytes
sending 'zip' (51775 KB)...
OKAY [ 2.893s]
writing 'zip'...
(bootloader) adopting the signature contained in this image...
(bootloader) zip header checking...
(bootloader) zip info parsing...
FAILED (remote: 99 unknown fail)
finished. total time: 5.113s
I tried it 3 times, and all 3 times i got this message. What can i try to do else to flash the radio?
P.S.> I cant open the 0PFHIMG.zip with 7zip. Is it ok? Tried to redownload it twice, but no luck again
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Your download most probably is corrupted. Im adding md5 checksums right now - check it.
I downloaded again firmware zip, and can extract it without problems with 7zip.
br
condi

condi said:
Your download most probably is corrupted. Im adding md5 checksums right now - check it.
I downloaded again firmware zip, and can extract it without problems with 7zip.
br
condi
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I've checked it via http://onlinemd5.com/ and it is ok, but 7zip still can't open it
Maybe you could make a mirror for it?

NoXXX said:
I've checked it via http://onlinemd5.com/ and it is ok, but 7zip still can't open it
Maybe you could make a mirror for it?
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uploading to google drive, compressed 2nd time .7z,
grab it here.
unpack from 7z, and you should have proper not corrupted .zip

condi said:
uploading to google drive, compressed 2nd time .7z,
grab it here.
unpack from 7z, and you should have proper not corrupted .zip
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Strange. 7z extracts ok, but zip is corrupted anyway.
Tried to download and unpack it on smartphone - the same problem. What am I doing wrong?

NoXXX said:
Strange. 7z extracts ok, but zip is corrupted anyway.
Tried to download and unpack it on smartphone - the same problem. What am I doing wrong?
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I've downloaded on my mobile, extracted .7z with RAR for Android, extracted .zip, all went fine.
Got nooooo idea..

condi said:
I've downloaded on my mobile, extracted .7z with RAR for Android, extracted .zip, all went fine.
Got nooooo idea..
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Tried to open it via RAR for android and succeeded. So, the file is ok, but I still cant flash it, got
Code:
(bootloader) zip info parsing...
FAILED (remote: 99 unknown fail)
I have gray *** Software status: Modified *** on the bootloader screen just above the *** UNLOCKED *** string. Is it ok? My cid is HTC__A07

NoXXX said:
Tried to open it via RAR for android and succeeded. So, the file is ok, but I still cant flash it, got
Code:
(bootloader) zip info parsing...
FAILED (remote: 99 unknown fail)
I have gray *** Software status: Modified *** on the bootloader screen just above the *** UNLOCKED *** string. Is it ok? My cid is HTC__A07
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A07 cid is ok
modaifallah said:
I experienced this error:
flashing firmware with adb/fastboot
sending 'zip' (51931 KB)...
OKAY [ 2.250s]
writing 'zip'...
(bootloader) zip header checking...
(bootloader) zip info parsing...
FAILED (remote: 99 unknown fail)
finished. total time: 2.427s
and looks like someone is doing the same. I googled and I found that I have to relock my bootloader first using
"fastboot oem lock" then use your command. Thanks again.
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Thanks goes to modaifallah

condi said:
fastboot oem lock
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thanks! it helped!

[Q] [Solved] unrooting?

I've read around on the forums here and other places but some of it doesn't make any sense to me and I watched a YouTube video about unlocking the bootloader then rooting the phone unfortunately i didn't do a nandroid back up before rooting (using supersu) and i am wondering if it is possible to flash to a stock rom so that in the future i can ota update in the future.
here is what i have at the moment
international phone (im on o2 in the uk anyway)
android version: 5.0.2
Software number: 1.32.401.15
unlocked bootloader
rooted
s-off
SuperCID
Also if someone can guide me through this i would be extremely thankful.
Thanks for your help guys.

You would need to either get a nandroid of your particular carriers ROM, or download the correct RUU from HTC.

BillTheCat said:
You would need to either get a nandroid of your particular carriers ROM, or download the correct RUU from HTC.
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as far as i know there are these 2 RUUs which are the same version as mine
androidruu.com/getdownload.php?file=M9/0PJAIMG_HIMA_UHL_L50_SENSE70_HTC_Europe_1.32.401.15_R1_Radio_01.01_U11440261_56.02.50306G_2_F_release_426891_signed.zip
androidfilehost.com/?fid=96039337900114679
are these fine to flash to my device?

linton85 said:
as far as i know there are these 2 RUUs which are the same version as mine
androidruu.com/getdownload.php?file=M9/0PJAIMG_HIMA_UHL_L50_SENSE70_HTC_Europe_1.32.401.15_R1_Radio_01.01_U11440261_56.02.50306G_2_F_release_426891_signed.zip
androidfilehost.com/?fid=96039337900114679
are these fine to flash to my device?
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I have no idea, since you haven't told us what version your phone is. I think you ought to wait for feedback from someone else who can advise you better.

linton85 said:
as far as i know there are these 2 RUUs which are the same version as mine
androidruu.com/getdownload.php?file=M9/0PJAIMG_HIMA_UHL_L50_SENSE70_HTC_Europe_1.32.401.15_R1_Radio_01.01_U11440261_56.02.50306G_2_F_release_426891_signed.zip
androidfilehost.com/?fid=96039337900114679
are these fine to flash to my device?
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Yes your s-off you can use those RUU

hmm i cant seem to use them, i go to flash it then i get this;
Code:
C:\Users\Jack\Desktop\HTC ROOT + UNLOCK\platform-tools>fastboot oem rebootRUU
...
OKAY [ 0.020s]
finished. total time: 0.021s
C:\Users\Jack\Desktop\HTC ROOT + UNLOCK\platform-tools>fastboot flash zip 0PJAIM
G.zip
target reported max download size of 800000000 bytes
Invalid sparse file format at header magi
sending sparse 'zip' (88044 KB)...
OKAY [ 6.331s]
writing 'zip'...
(bootloader) HOSD CL#506785
(bootloader) ERR [SD_UPDATE_ERR] update_fb_ZIP_buf: can not find ZIP hea
(bootloader) der
(bootloader) ERR [SD_UPDATE_ERR] sddownload failed: 22
(bootloader) ERR Update zip file failed.
(bootloader) ERR ZIP ERROR, exit read zip loop
(bootloader) Update zip file OK
(bootloader) ERR ZIP ERROR CODE, 22
(bootloader) [email protected]
FAILED (remote: 22: fail to flash via downloadzip)
finished. total time: 8.430s
any idea?

linton85 said:
hmm i cant seem to use them, i go to flash it then i get this;
Code:
C:\Users\Jack\Desktop\HTC ROOT + UNLOCK\platform-tools>fastboot oem rebootRUU
...
OKAY [ 0.020s]
finished. total time: 0.021s
C:\Users\Jack\Desktop\HTC ROOT + UNLOCK\platform-tools>fastboot flash zip 0PJAIM
G.zip
target reported max download size of 800000000 bytes
Invalid sparse file format at header magi
sending sparse 'zip' (88044 KB)...
OKAY [ 6.331s]
writing 'zip'...
(bootloader) HOSD CL#506785
(bootloader) ERR [SD_UPDATE_ERR] update_fb_ZIP_buf: can not find ZIP hea
(bootloader) der
(bootloader) ERR [SD_UPDATE_ERR] sddownload failed: 22
(bootloader) ERR Update zip file failed.
(bootloader) ERR ZIP ERROR, exit read zip loop
(bootloader) Update zip file OK
(bootloader) ERR ZIP ERROR CODE, 22
(bootloader) [email protected]
FAILED (remote: 22: fail to flash via downloadzip)
finished. total time: 8.430s
any idea?
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your using the wrong fastboot
you need htc_fastboot >> https://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=96039337900114016
it's also easy to rename the RUU.zip to 0PJAIMG.ZIP, place it on a ext sd card formatted in FAT32 (a 16 or 32gig one should work), reboot into DOWNLOAD_MODE, agree and it should flash.

it's also easy to rename the RUU.zip to 0PJAIMG.ZIP, place it on a ext sd card formatted in FAT32 (a 16 or 32gig one should work), reboot into DOWNLOAD_MODE, agree and it should flash.
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ok managed to flash it back successfully couple of things though:
i couldnt copy the file when it was named 0JAIMPG.ZIP to the sd card (was in the phone not sure if i had to take it out and put it on)
it still says "software status modified" "unlocked" "s-off" afaik you can't get software status back to normal, to get unlocked back to locked would mean me relocking the bootloader and s-off shouldnt matter with ota update?
if i was to now re-install twrp but before rooting i took a nandroid backup would this allow me to get ota updates if i then restore to that after rooting or would one of the things above prevent me?
if not is there anyway i can get ota updates again?

linton85 said:
ok managed to flash it back successfully couple of things though:
i couldnt copy the file when it was named 0JAIMPG.ZIP to the sd card (was in the phone not sure if i had to take it out and put it on)
it still says "software status modified" "unlocked" "s-off" afaik you can't get software status back to normal, to get unlocked back to locked would mean me relocking the bootloader and s-off shouldnt matter with ota update?
if i was to now re-install twrp but before rooting i took a nandroid backup would this allow me to get ota updates if i then restore to that after rooting or would one of the things above prevent me?
if not is there anyway i can get ota updates again?
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If you used the htc_fastboot to flash it will not reset the modified tag
you have to do it yourself >> http://forum.xda-developers.com/one-m9/general/how-to-restore-software-status-original-t3092882
To set unlocked to locked you have to do this >> http://forum.xda-developers.com/one-m9/general/how-to-lock-unlock-bootloader-htcdevs-t3092036
and yes, you can get OTA update with unlocked and s-off

Thank you so much for taking the time to help me out and providing links I am very grateful

clsA said:
your using the wrong fastboot
you need htc_fastboot >> https://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=96039337900114016
it's also easy to rename the RUU.zip to 0PJAIMG.ZIP, place it on a ext sd card formatted in FAT32 (a 16 or 32gig one should work), reboot into DOWNLOAD_MODE, agree and it should flash.
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Do I rename this file to fastboot.exe and delete the original fastboot?
I seem to always get the 90 pre-update FAIL when I flash different firmware.

bigp951 said:
Do I rename this file to fastboot.exe and delete the original fastboot?
I seem to always get the 90 pre-update FAIL when I flash different firmware.
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Just leave it as htc_fastboot. They can coexist.
Dude, what's it tell you after you get the error 90? Flash again immediately, right? EVERYONE gets error 90 when flashing firmware. It's a pre-check before actually doing anything. If you're phone reboots to OS after getting 90, then just leave your command/terminal window open and put your phone back in download mode and re-run the exact same command to start the flash again.

jollywhitefoot said:
Just leave it as htc_fastboot. They can coexist.
Dude, what's it tell you after you get the error 90? Flash again immediately, right? EVERYONE gets error 90 when flashing firmware. It's a pre-check before actually doing anything. If you're phone reboots to OS after getting 90, then just leave your command/terminal window open and put your phone back in download mode and re-run the exact same command to start the flash again.
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That's what I have been doing.... Did not know EVERYONE gets that error. Thanks for the info though. From what I read elsewhere is that the htc_fastboot will reboot back into download mode instead of os. That's why I mentioned it.

bigp951 said:
That's what I have been doing.... Did not know EVERYONE gets that error. Thanks for the info though. From what I read elsewhere is that the htc_fastboot will reboot back into download mode instead of os. That's why I mentioned it.
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No problem bro. I think I've gotten reboots to is using HTC_fastboot, too.

clsA said:
your using the wrong fastboot
you need htc_fastboot >> https://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=96039337900114016
it's also easy to rename the RUU.zip to 0PJAIMG.ZIP, place it on a ext sd card formatted in FAT32 (a 16 or 32gig one should work), reboot into DOWNLOAD_MODE, agree and it should flash.
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Sir After installing 5.1 update my phone got stuck at boot screen.
Now I am unable to boot into recovery. Also locked My bootloader accidentally. While trying to flash a zip through fastboot I am getting below error. Could you please help me out.
OTA_HIMA_UHL_L50_SENSE70_hTC_Asia_HK_1.40.708.9-1.32.708.15_R1_release_436199

amit_coolcampus said:
Sir After installing 5.1 update my phone got stuck at boot screen.
Now I am unable to boot into recovery. Also locked My bootloader accidentally. While trying to flash a zip through fastboot I am getting below error. Could you please help me out.
OTA_HIMA_UHL_L50_SENSE70_hTC_Asia_HK_1.40.708.9-1.32.708.15_R1_release_436199
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I'm sorry to tell you but if you updated to 5.1 and did not go into developer options and check to allow bootloader unlock, and then locked your bootloader theirs is nothing you can do but flash a RUU. Are you s-off ? If no your most likely stuck.
I have no idea what the file name you posted above is for... Edit: This may be the help you need >> https://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=24052804347810886

Sir I am S-On. I am trying to flash a RUU but getting error everytime. Tried from SD card. tried via fastboot.
Also my M9 is HTC Asia (Hongkong). So I have tried flashing below one. Can I try flashing TW version given by you??
https://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=24269982087001508
clsA said:
I'm sorry to tell you but if you updated to 5.1 and did not go into developer options and check to allow bootloader unlock, and then locked your bootloader theirs is nothing you can do but flash a RUU. Are you s-off ? If no your most likely stuck.
I have no idea what the file name you posted above is for... Edit: This may be the help you need >> https://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=24052804347810886
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amit_coolcampus said:
Sir I am S-On. I am trying to flash a RUU but getting error everytime. Tried from SD card. tried via fastboot.
Also my M9 is HTC Asia (Hongkong). So I have tried flashing below one. Can I try flashing TW version given by you??
https://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=24269982087001508
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With S-ON it's not possible to downgrade or to flash RUUs that were made for other SKUs (Taiwan is 709 and Hongkong is 708). Since you can't use the RUU in my AFH folder because it's older than your actual firmware and there is no other RUU for the SKU 708 (or at least none I know) than that one you linked your only hope might be the RUU service on llabtoofer's website.
Edit @clsA: That file amit_coolcampus mentioned earlier is one of the OTAs for the Hongkong version of the M9.

Flippy498 said:
With S-ON it's not possible to downgrade or to flash RUUs that were made for other SKUs (Taiwan is 709 and Hongkong is 708). Since you can't use the RUU in my AFH folder because it's older than your actual firmware and there is no other RUU for the SKU 708 (or at least none I know) than that one you linked your only hope might be the RUU service on llabtoofer's website.
Edit @clsA: That file amit_coolcampus mentioned earlier is one of the OTAs for the Hongkong version of the M9.
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Thanks Sir. Can I get this repaired if i visit HTC service center? Will they be having 2.11.708.30 RUU?

amit_coolcampus said:
Thanks Sir. Can I get this repaired if i visit HTC service center? Will they be having 2.11.708.30 RUU?
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Honestly, I don't know. I've always been able to recover my phones without the help of the HTC service center or the RUU service. My guess is that the RUU service might be cheaper but that's only a guess. Maybe someone else here had to use one or both of these services and can share his/her experience...

[Q] Upgrading To 2.10.709.1 Help

Greetings to all of you
i need little help since i'm a new HTC User
first of all , my phone is :
S-On , Rooted , Unlocked Bootloader , TWRP & finally on stock base 1.40.709.8
CID : HTC_621
MID : 0PJA10000
now i need to update to latest base " 2.10.709.1 "
how to do so step by step ??
EDIT :
i read here on XDA " If your device is S-ON , then you cannot flash an RUU with version less than your phone's current version . The same applies for hboot version "

Amr Nasser said:
Greetings to all of you
i need little help
i'm a new HTC User , I've HTC M9
first of all , my phone is :
S-On , Rooted , Unlocked Bootloader , TWRP & finally on Lee Droid Rom base 1.40.401.8
CID : HTC_621
MID : 0PJA10000
now i need to update to latest 2.10.401.1
how to do so step by step ??
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Either you S-OFF with sunshine (costs 25 USD) so you can flash the leaked firmware or you wait untill the official OTA gets distributed by HTC. If you choose to do the latter you need to restore your system to stock, unrooted, read-only state by flashing a RUU or restoring a stock backup and reflashing the stock recovery.

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Flippy498 said:
Either you S-OFF with sunshine (costs 25 USD) so you can flash the leaked firmware or you wait untill the official OTA gets distributed by HTC. If you choose to do the latter you need to restore your system to stock, unrooted, read-only state by flashing a RUU or restoring a stock backup and reflashing the stock recovery.
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this posted yesterday :
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=61995182&postcount=373
i have the same MID & CID
does it mean if i get back to stock 1.40.401.8 , i can use that OTA To get 2.10.401.1 ??

Amr Nasser said:
this posted yesterday :
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=61995182&postcount=373
i have the same MID & CID
does it mean if i get back to stock 1.40.401.8 , i can use that OTA To get 2.10.401.1 ??
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The update from the link is for the Asian SKU 709. If you go back to a stock version with the SKU 401 you can only use updates with the same SKU and the update for firmware 2.10.401.1 has not been realesed officially untill now.
Edit: Maybe I understood you wrong. What is your actual firmware version? I mean the one that is stated in the download mode in the line with "OS" at the beginning. That is the firmware you need to look for if you want to get back to stock. The one in settings>about only tells you the base of the rom you are using.

Important
Flippy498 said:
The update from the link is for the Asian SKU 709. If you go back to a stock version with the SKU 401 you can only use updates with the same SKU and the update for firmware 2.10.401.1 has not been realesed officially untill now.
Edit: Maybe I understood you wrong. What is your actual firmware version? I mean the one that is stated in the download mode in the line with "OS" at the beginning. That is the firmware you need to look for if you want to get back to stock. The one in settings>about only tells you the base of the rom you are using.
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i will go back to stock 1.40.709.8 ?? then update to 2.10.709.1 ?? both are Asian
will this work , i think they are same SKU now ??

Amr Nasser said:
i will go back to stock 1.40.709.8 ?? then update to 2.10.709.1 ?? both are Asian
will this work , i think they are same SKU now ??
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Your phone is S-ON so you can only go back to the stock firmware that belongs to your phones SKU. You need to look at the "OS" line in download mode if you want to know which SKU versions you can use.

Amr Nasser said:
Greetings to all of you
i need little help
i'm a new HTC User , I've HTC M9
first of all , my phone is :
S-On , Rooted , Unlocked Bootloader , TWRP & finally on Lee Droid Rom base 1.40.401.8
CID : HTC_621
MID : 0PJA10000
now i need to update to latest 2.10.401.1
how to do so step by step ??
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Since you're s-on, you're already on .709 firmware. There is no way you could be on anything else because it would not flash. Still, you should reboot to download mode and see what it says. If it's 1.32.709 as I expect, proceed.
1. Use Titanium Backup to back up all your user data and apps to your external sdcard; remove it.
2. Relock and run the existing RUU for your phone (this will wipe everything). Link is in this thread; follow instructions in the OP.
3. Wait until the OTA shows up and install.
4. Unlock and reroot, then restore your backed up data and apps.

Important
iElvis said:
Since you're s-on, you're already on .709 firmware. There is no way you could be on anything else because it would not flash. Still, you should reboot to download mode and see what it says. If it's 1.32.709 as I expect, proceed.
1. Use Titanium Backup to back up all your user data and apps to your external sdcard; remove it.
2. Relock and run the existing RUU for your phone (this will wipe everything). Link is in this thread; follow instructions in the OP.
3. Wait until the OTA shows up and install.
4. Unlock and reroot, then restore your backed up data and apps.
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when i entered download mode , my OS showed me 1.40.709.8
so i assume now ,
relock my bootloader , run RUU 1.32.709 then OTA from my phone till i reach 1.40.709.8 and then i use the OTA in this thread to upgrade to 2.10.709.1 :
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=61995182&postcount=373
then i can Unlock again and install TWRP and so on ,, am i right ??

Amr Nasser said:
when i entered download mode , my OS showed me 1.40.709.8
so i assume now ,
relock my bootloader , run RUU 1.32.709 then OTA from my phone till i reach 1.40.709.8 and then i use the OTA in this thread to upgrade to 2.10.709.1 :
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=61995182&postcount=373
then i can Unlock again and install TWRP and so on ,, am i right ??
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Correct. Although I think there is no need to flash the last OTA manually. You can update via the OTA function until you reach 2.10.709.1 since it's been released officially.

Amr Nasser said:
when i entered download mode , my OS showed me 1.40.709.8
so i assume now ,
relock my bootloader , run RUU 1.32.709 then OTA from my phone till i reach 1.40.709.8 and then i use the OTA in this thread to upgrade to 2.10.709.1 :
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=61995182&postcount=373
then i can Unlock again and install TWRP and so on ,, am i right ??
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No. If you're on 1.40, the 1.32 RUU will not flash because you're s-on—you can't downgrade. You need to find the 1.40.709 RUU. Let me look around.
Edit: It doesn't seem to be posted anywhere I can find. You need to get back to stock to flash an OTA. I think your only option unless HTC releases a RUU for 2.10.709 may be to s-off and update manually.

iElvis said:
No. If you're on 1.40, the 1.32 RUU will not flash because you're s-on—you can't downgrade. You need to find the 1.40.709 RUU. Let me look around.
Edit: It doesn't seem to be posted anywhere I can find. You need to get back to stock to flash an OTA. I think your only option unless HTC releases a RUU for 2.10.709 may be to s-off and update manually.
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Actually downgrading with S-ON is possible as long as the bootloader version doesn't need to be downgraded, too (source). Just checked on my phone that the aboot is even with the 2.7.401.1 firmware still on version 1.0.0.0000. So there should be no problem.

Flippy498 said:
Actually downgrading with S-ON is possible as long as the bootloader version doesn't need to be downgraded, too (source). Just checked on my phone that the aboot is even with the 2.7.401.1 firmware still on version 1.0.0.0000. So there should be no problem.
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That's interesting, thanks. Didn't use to be that way.

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Flippy498 said:
Actually downgrading with S-ON is possible as long as the bootloader version doesn't need to be downgraded, too (source). Just checked on my phone that the aboot is even with the 2.7.401.1 firmware still on version 1.0.0.0000. So there should be no problem.
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i relocked my bootloader then tried to flash RUU with these orders :
fastboot oem rebootRUU
fastboot flash zip 0PJAIMG.zip
i got this error every time :
target reported max download size of 800000000 bytes
Invalid sparse file format at header magi
and i can't flash RUU
any ideas ??

Amr Nasser said:
i relocked my bootloader then tried to flash RUU with these orders :
fastboot oem rebootRUU
fastboot flash zip 0PJAIMG.zip
i got this error every time :
target reported max download size of 800000000 bytes
Invalid sparse file format at header magi
and i can't flash RUU
any ideas ??
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Download and use HTC_fast boot.exe instead of facebook.exe. you can find HTC_fastboot by searching the forum. Just place it on the same folder as your current fastboot.exe file.
Command are the same except instead of typing "fastboot flash..." It's "HTC_fastboot flash..."
Edit: this is because regular fastboot can't handle files over 2GB.

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Flippy498 said:
Actually downgrading with S-ON is possible as long as the bootloader version doesn't need to be downgraded, too (source). Just checked on my phone that the aboot is even with the 2.7.401.1 firmware still on version 1.0.0.0000. So there should be no problem.
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jollywhitefoot said:
Download and use HTC_fast boot.exe instead of facebook.exe. you can find HTC_fastboot by searching the forum. Just place it on the same folder as your current fastboot.exe file.
Command are the same except instead of typing "fastboot flash..." It's "HTC_fastboot flash..."
Edit: this is because regular fastboot can't handle files over 2GB.
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that's worked , but now i got this error :
C:\Users\Amr\Desktop\Squabbi's Toolkit\adb>htc_fastboot oem rebootRUU
... OKAY
Execution time is 206(ms)
C:\Users\Amr\Desktop\Squabbi's Toolkit\adb>htc_fastboot flash zip 0PJAIMG.zip
< waiting for device >
sending 'zip'... (250395 KB) OKAY
sending time = 10.592 secs
writing 'zip'... (bootloader) HOSD CL#553039
(bootloader) ERR [SD_UPDATE_ERR] Main version NOT ALLOWED
(bootloader) ERR [SD_UPDATE_ERR] sddownload failed: 19
(bootloader) ERR Update zip file failed.
(bootloader) ERR ZIP ERROR, exit read zip loop
(bootloader) ERR ZIP signature checking failed...
(bootloader) Update zip file OK
(bootloader) ERR ZIP ERROR CODE, 19
(bootloader) [email protected]
FAIL19: fail to flash via downloadzip
FAILED (remote: 19: fail to flash via downloadzip)
Execution time is 19(s)
i've S-On , and my bootloader is " RELOCKED " >> if this can help
Edit :
i've " Relocked " My bootloader through
reboot bootloader
then download mode
fastboot oem lock
any ideas ??

Amr Nasser said:
that's worked , but now i got this error :
C:\Users\Amr\Desktop\Squabbi's Toolkit\adb>htc_fastboot oem rebootRUU
... OKAY
Execution time is 206(ms)
C:\Users\Amr\Desktop\Squabbi's Toolkit\adb>htc_fastboot flash zip 0PJAIMG.zip
< waiting for device >
sending 'zip'... (250395 KB) OKAY
sending time = 10.592 secs
writing 'zip'... (bootloader) HOSD CL#553039
(bootloader) ERR [SD_UPDATE_ERR] Main version NOT ALLOWED
(bootloader) ERR [SD_UPDATE_ERR] sddownload failed: 19
(bootloader) ERR Update zip file failed.
(bootloader) ERR ZIP ERROR, exit read zip loop
(bootloader) ERR ZIP signature checking failed...
(bootloader) Update zip file OK
(bootloader) ERR ZIP ERROR CODE, 19
(bootloader) [email protected]
FAIL19: fail to flash via downloadzip
FAILED (remote: 19: fail to flash via downloadzip)
Execution time is 19(s)
i've S-On , and my bootloader is " RELOCKED " >> if this can help
Edit :
i've " Relocked " My bootloader through
reboot bootloader
then download mode
fastboot oem lock
any ideas ??
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Main version not allowed looks like its saying you can't downgrade. Maybe the bootloader version changed.

Amr Nasser said:
that's worked , but now i got this error :
C:\Users\Amr\Desktop\Squabbi's Toolkit\adb>htc_fastboot oem rebootRUU
... OKAY
Execution time is 206(ms)
C:\Users\Amr\Desktop\Squabbi's Toolkit\adb>htc_fastboot flash zip 0PJAIMG.zip
< waiting for device >
sending 'zip'... (250395 KB) OKAY
sending time = 10.592 secs
writing 'zip'... (bootloader) HOSD CL#553039
(bootloader) ERR [SD_UPDATE_ERR] Main version NOT ALLOWED
(bootloader) ERR [SD_UPDATE_ERR] sddownload failed: 19
(bootloader) ERR Update zip file failed.
(bootloader) ERR ZIP ERROR, exit read zip loop
(bootloader) ERR ZIP signature checking failed...
(bootloader) Update zip file OK
(bootloader) ERR ZIP ERROR CODE, 19
(bootloader) [email protected]
FAIL19: fail to flash via downloadzip
FAILED (remote: 19: fail to flash via downloadzip)
Execution time is 19(s)
i've S-On , and my bootloader is " RELOCKED " >> if this can help
Edit :
i've " Relocked " My bootloader through
reboot bootloader
then download mode
fastboot oem lock
any ideas ??
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Which RUU did you try to flash? As far as I know there is one for 1.32.709.6 and one for 1.36.709.3. Best case scenario would be you downloaded a wrong RUU. Worst case scenario would be that downgrading is (in contrast to the post I linked earlier) not aboot dependent and not possible if the software numbers (in your case the 40 you want to downgrade to 32 or 36) differ.

iElvis said:
No. If you're on 1.40, the 1.32 RUU will not flash because you're s-on—you can't downgrade. You need to find the 1.40.709 RUU. Let me look around.
Edit: It doesn't seem to be posted anywhere I can find. You need to get back to stock to flash an OTA. I think your only option unless HTC releases a RUU for 2.10.709 may be to s-off and update manually.
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mY RECOMMENDATION IS TO WAIT UNTIL DE 2.10 RUU ZIP AND DO THE SCARD METHOD, IS SAFE FAST AND THEN YOU GOT A FULL STOCK CLEAN OF BLOATWARE, ALSO IYOU WILL BECOME OFFICIAL STOCK, YOU WOULD HAVE TO ROOT AGAIN AND FLASH TWRP. NO S-OFF REQUIERED.

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jollywhitefoot said:
Main version not allowed looks like its saying you can't downgrade. Maybe the bootloader version changed.
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i searched the internet and found a nandroid backup which was the same stock rom my device was running
now i restored it via TWRP , everything is perfect now
so now , i've stock 1.40.709.8 base
Unlocked , TWRP Recovery , Rooted , S-On
And i got OTA Notification to update to 2.10.709.1 >> downloaded it >> but it doesn't install >> i know that i must flash stock recovery and " RELOCK " bootloader
can anyone provide me stock recovery for 1.40.709.8 ??
what is the next steps i have to do , because when i " RELOCK " my bootloader >> device start in bootloader mode and don't boot and i have to unlock it again so it can boot , what causes this ??
EDIT :
can i just flash OTA zip file via TWRP or i can't ??

Amr Nasser said:
i searched the internet and found a nandroid backup which was the same stock rom my device was running
now i restored it via TWRP , everything is perfect now
so now , i've stock 1.40.709.8 base
Unlocked , TWRP Recovery , Rooted , S-On
And i got OTA Notification to update to 2.10.709.1 >> downloaded it >> but it doesn't install >> i know that i must flash stock recovery and " RELOCK " bootloader
can anyone provide me stock recovery for 1.40.709.8 ??
what is the next steps i have to do , because when i " RELOCK " my bootloader >> device start in bootloader mode and don't boot and i have to unlock it again so it can boot , what causes this ??
EDIT :
can i just flash OTA zip file via TWRP or i can't ??
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Flashing OTAs with TWRP isn't possible but you can use the recovery that is placed in the OTA. The OTA can be found in
Code:
/data/data/com.htc.updater/files/
Just copy it to your pc and open the zip file. The recovery can be found in one of the subfolders. Next step would be making a TWRP backup with only recovery checked. After the backup has finished you need to copy it to your pc, too. Now you need to rename the stock recovery you grabbed from the OTA to
Code:
recovery.emmc.win
and replace the recovery in the backup with the renamed file. Next you need to copy the backup back to your phone and restore it with TWRP. When you reboot now TWRP will be replaced by the stock recovery and you should be able to install the OTA. I'm not sure whether it is necessary to relock for the update with S-ON. With S-OFF it is actually not needed.
Edit: I missed the part where you stated that you're still rooted and assumed that you restored a "read-only backup". My instructions won't work until you restored a stock, unrooted and read-only system beforehand.

HTC One M9 RUU gets stuck a 50% on "Sending"

Hello,
I have been having a lot of trouble lately and all of my problems can be fixed by doing an RUU. The issue is my m9 will not take a full RUU it gets stuck at 50% and I get an error 155 in the HTC exe. The phone itself freezes on the screen with red security text a phone with a spinning circular arrow and a green progress bar. After the freeze I can reboot the phone by volup and pwr. I can access bootloader, and download mode. Doing an RUU by the zip file on the sd card in download mode results in "Failed: -2, 8: fail to flash via downloadzip
How I got here.
relocked bootloader without selecting allow oem unlock in dev settings
attempted an RUU and it froze no ROM installed
attempted to unlock bootloader to get error message because of allow unlock not selected in dev settings
attempted to flash using sd card and download mode to get error above
I am s-on and relocked
I am so stuck right now and I need some help

lpcar04 said:
Hello,
I have been having a lot of trouble lately and all of my problems can be fixed by doing an RUU. The issue is my m9 will not take a full RUU it gets stuck at 50% and I get an error 155 in the HTC exe. The phone itself freezes on the screen with red security text a phone with a spinning circular arrow and a green progress bar. After the freeze I can reboot the phone by volup and pwr. I can access bootloader, and download mode. Doing an RUU by the zip file on the sd card in download mode results in "Failed: -2, 8: fail to flash via downloadzip
How I got here.
relocked bootloader without selecting allow oem unlock in dev settings
attempted an RUU and it froze no ROM installed
attempted to unlock bootloader to get error message because of allow unlock not selected in dev settings
attempted to flash using sd card and download mode to get error above
I am s-on and relocked
I am so stuck right now and I need some help
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ok. so error 155 could be a connectivity issue. Check device manager or try a different USB port.
Also, do you have HTC Sync Manager installed on the PC? It's required for an RUU to run. Otherwise you get 155.

jollywhitefoot said:
ok. so error 155 could be a connectivity issue. Check device manager or try a different USB port.
Also, do you have HTC Sync Manager installed on the PC? It's required for an RUU to run. Otherwise you get 155.
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I do have sync manager does it need to be running?

lpcar04 said:
I do have sync manager does it need to be running?
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No. just needs to be installed.
What firmware are you currently on and what is the version of the RUU you're using? People have had issue running an ruu version that is older than their current firmware version.

if this helps i have tried to update firmware using fastboot and I get this messgae
C:\adb>fastboot flash zip firmware.zip
target reported max download size of 800000000 bytes
sending 'zip' (58525 KB)...
OKAY [ 4.028s]
writing 'zip'...
(bootloader) HOSD CL#556164
(bootloader) Perform pre-update
(bootloader) ERR ZIP signature checking failed...
(bootloader) ERR [SD_UPDATE_ERR] sddownload failed: 8
(bootloader) ERR Update zip file failed.
(bootloader) Update zip file OK
(bootloader) ERR ZIP ERROR CODE, 8
(bootloader) [email protected]
FAILED (remote: 8: fail to flash via downloadzip)
finished. total time: 7.881s

jollywhitefoot said:
No. just needs to be installed.
What firmware are you currently on and what is the version of the RUU you're using? People have had issue running an ruu version that is older than their current firmware version.
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I am on 2.6.651.11 trying to flash that same version because the first time I flashed that It never finished flashing the ROM portion

lpcar04 said:
if this helps i have tried to update firmware using fastboot and I get this messgae
C:\adb>fastboot flash zip firmware.zip
target reported max download size of 800000000 bytes
sending 'zip' (58525 KB)...
OKAY [ 4.028s]
writing 'zip'...
(bootloader) HOSD CL#556164
(bootloader) Perform pre-update
(bootloader) ERR ZIP signature checking failed...
(bootloader) ERR [SD_UPDATE_ERR] sddownload failed: 8
(bootloader) ERR Update zip file failed.
(bootloader) Update zip file OK
(bootloader) ERR ZIP ERROR CODE, 8
(bootloader) [email protected]
FAILED (remote: 8: fail to flash via downloadzip)
finished. total time: 7.881s
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lpcar04 said:
I am on 2.6.651.11 trying to flash that same version because the first time I flashed that It never finished flashing the ROM portion
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You can't flash firmware when you're s-on.
For the RUU, maybe open device manager while it's running to make sure the device is recognized throughout the process. I suppose it's possibly a bad download, but I'm not sure the exe would run at all of that was the case.

jollywhitefoot said:
You can't flash firmware when you're s-on.
For the RUU, maybe open device manager while it's running to make sure the device is recognized throughout the process. I suppose it's possibly a bad download, but I'm not sure the exe would run at all of that was the case.
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ok thanks will try now

lpcar04 said:
ok thanks will try now
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Ok I just tried it phone stays detected in Device manager the entire time but right before it fails it says "updating signature" in the exe then closes and gives me 155 and phone freezes

Im in the exact same boat. what to do ? how do i revive the phone ?

arm5263 said:
Im in the exact same boat. what to do ? how do i revive the phone ?
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Meaning you are s-on, relocked, can't boot into the OS, and did not tick "allow oem unlock"?
If that's the case, your only options are to run the ruu for your firmware version or, if that doesn't work or none exists, return it to htc for repair.
Sent from my HTC One M9 using Tapatalk

yes unfortunately I am S-on, bootloader reloacked (to take the official update). It all started when my official HTC RUU crashed mid way!!! it still crashes..I can get to fastboot, recovery download mode etc but just cant RUU any more as it will crash around 62% saying errror 115 ..get the correct RUU for your device ... it stops at fail to update signature or something... Repeated this this multiple times..same result... I was trying to update to 5.1 from 5.01 software. The download mode does say that I have 2.X.502.18 OS but I believe it did not finish installing all...
I have head there is another way of putting the RUU.zip file and renaming it to some specific name and putting it in your sd card and applying update or may be it will automatically install in download mode?
Can someone help me get that zip file for ATT 5.1 version or outline the process ? my last hope!

arm5263 said:
yes unfortunately I am S-on, bootloader reloacked (to take the official update). It all started when my official HTC RUU crashed mid way!!! it still crashes..I can get to fastboot, recovery download mode etc but just cant RUU any more as it will crash around 62% saying errror 115 ..get the correct RUU for your device ... it stops at fail to update signature or something... Repeated this this multiple times..same result... I was trying to update to 5.1 from 5.01 software. The download mode does say that I have 2.X.502.18 OS but I believe it did not finish installing all...
I have head there is another way of putting the RUU.zip file and renaming it to some specific name and putting it in your sd card and applying update or may be it will automatically install in download mode?
Can someone help me get that zip file for ATT 5.1 version or outline the process ? my last hope!
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Can't you just unlock with htcdev, get TWRP and flash a rom to check "allow oem unlocking"?
I don't really understand what that option does as I was unlocked at version 5.0.2 though, sorry for my ignorance.

arm5263 said:
yes unfortunately I am S-on, bootloader reloacked (to take the official update). It all started when my official HTC RUU crashed mid way!!! it still crashes..I can get to fastboot, recovery download mode etc but just cant RUU any more as it will crash around 62% saying errror 115 ..get the correct RUU for your device ... it stops at fail to update signature or something... Repeated this this multiple times..same result... I was trying to update to 5.1 from 5.01 software. The download mode does say that I have 2.X.502.18 OS but I believe it did not finish installing all...
I have head there is another way of putting the RUU.zip file and renaming it to some specific name and putting it in your sd card and applying update or may be it will automatically install in download mode?
Can someone help me get that zip file for ATT 5.1 version or outline the process ? my last hope!
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There's a thread on the ATT M9 forms for converting to a dev edition that has the SD install method listed.
Sent from my HTC One M9 using Tapatalk

Ajxx16 said:
There's a thread on the ATT M9 forms for converting to a dev edition that has the SD install method listed.
Sent from my HTC One M9 using Tapatalk
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@arm5263
You can find it here >> http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=3086948
Sent from my HTC One M9 using Tapatalk

the problem is since the RUU failed in the middle of updating to 5.1 and I already have relocked the bootloader before applying RUU (you have to lock the bootloader or RUU will fail) and now with partially installed 5.1 on my phone, there was a new security feature that was added that youa have to check allow oem unlock on developer settings.
So now I am stcuk, cant got to developer setting as I cant boot to OS, RUU keeps failing on me, can not unlock bootloader as its not even letting me get the token...fails saying "
(bootloader) [KillSwitch] : /dev/block/bootdevice/by-name/frp
(bootloader) [KillSwitch] Last Byte is 0X00, disable unlock
(bootloader) [KillSwitch] oem unlock Turn Off!
any way to allow oem unlock in fastboot instead of through developer settings?
any other clue?

arm5263 said:
the problem is since the RUU failed in the middle of updating to 5.1 and I already have relocked the bootloader before applying RUU (you have to lock the bootloader or RUU will fail) and now with partially installed 5.1 on my phone, there was a new security feature that was added that youa have to check allow oem unlock on developer settings.
So now I am stcuk, cant got to developer setting as I cant boot to OS, RUU keeps failing on me, can not unlock bootloader as its not even letting me get the token...fails saying "
(bootloader) [KillSwitch] : /dev/block/bootdevice/by-name/frp
(bootloader) [KillSwitch] Last Byte is 0X00, disable unlock
(bootloader) [KillSwitch] oem unlock Turn Off!
any way to allow oem unlock in fastboot instead of through developer settings?
any other clue?
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Did you try the SD-card method ?
Code:
rename the RUU.zip to 0PJAIMG.ZIP,
place it on a ext sd card formatted in FAT32 (a 16 or 32gig one should work),
reboot into DOWNLOAD_MODE, agree and it should flash.

thatts the only thing I have not tried. I will do so tonight and report back.
BTW any place I can grab the ATT 5.1 RUU.zip ? It has to be 2.X.502.18 OS as thats what I see in download screen. With locked bootloder I believe I can only update or re-install the same version.
I extracted rom.zip out of the HTC RUU.EXE file (grabbing it from the temp folder). Do i Just rename it from rom.zip to 0PJAIMG.zip ? I tried to open rom.zip in the arhive app abut it failed to open it ? is that expected?

arm5263 said:
thatts the only thing I have not tried. I will do so tonight and report back.
BTW any place I can grab the ATT 5.1 RUU.zip ? It has to be 2.X.502.18 OS as thats what I see in download screen. With locked bootloder I believe I can only update or re-install the same version.
I extracted rom.zip out of the HTC RUU.EXE file (grabbing it from the temp folder). Do i Just rename it from rom.zip to 0PJAIMG.zip ? I tried to open rom.zip in the arhive app abut it failed to open it ? is that expected?
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yes rename that rom.zip
no you can't open them their encrypted, and if i recall that RUU was corrupt directly from AT&T
have they updated it ?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/att...ruu-how-to-t3086948/post62629949#post62629949

Sd card method failed too...gives some error say unable to flash from sd card ERROR -2.
Seems like I'll have to return it to ATT or should I send it to HTC ? it is S-on but bootloader is re-locked. I hope ATT wont mind taking it back. I believe its under one year warranty period. I mean was just trying to install 5.1 manually after it failed to take OTA.
Never relock your bootloader on HTC especially on 5.1 and spend $25 to get S-OFF lesson learned!

[SOLVED] Please help... soft brick Bell M9

SOLVED UPDATE: I did some more reading. I took the Bell (BM) rom zip
(named "0PJAIMG_HIMA_UL_L50_SENSE70_ATT_BM_1.32.666.6_R2_Radio_01.01_U11440221_59.04.50303G_2_F_release_426170_signed.zip"), and renamed it to "0PJAIMG.zip".
Copied that to the root of a microSD card and put that into the phone.
Booted phone with VOLDOWN+POWER and the flash process began. It rebooted a couple of times during the process. It said to hit POWER to finish. After that, phone booted normally (like out-of-the-box again).
With that said, I still would like to have root... so would still appreciate any input as to what I did wrong below. Thank you!
Hello. I'm afraid I have messed my phone up a bit, and would really appreciate it if someone could help me out.
It's a Bell HTC One M9 (0PJA110), and it is (was?) on 5.0.2 Lollipop. According to the RUU EXE I just tried (unsuccessfully), it says it is an image version (or HTC system version) 1.32.666.6.
Here's what I did, from out-of-the-box. I just wanted root access so I could use Titanium Backup, so I read a bunch of threads to get started. I thought I had gathered enough knowledge, so I:
1) Unlocked bootloader via htcdev
2) Flashed "htc-one-m9-lollipop-twrp-2.8.7.0-hima.img" to recovery. (I chose this version because I read in some threads that version 3 or higher of twrp doesn't work well if it is flashed to a Lollipop phone).
3) Rebooted, went immediately into recovery (so that TWRP could ensure it doesn't get overwritten)
4) Then rebooted again, and went into recovery (to make sure TWRP was still there)
5) At this point, I should have let the phone boot normally, to make sure that was OK. But I did not... so I cannot tell if this is where my trouble began
6) Next, in TWRP, I flashed "SR1-SuperSU-v2.79-SR1-20161221223537.zip". It seemed to go well.
7) Reboot from TWRP.
8) Phone shows first HTC logo, then goes to a black screen (black but illuminated). That's it.
My next thing to try was this Bell TWRP zip from a nice post on here. Filename is "Stock_Bell_LP_5.0.1_1.32.666.30_TWRP.zip". I tried to flash it via TWRP but it failed right away (I do not have the exact output but can try again to get the text, it if that helps).
Naturally I was starting to get worried, so I immediately started looking for RUU's so I could start over.
1) I re-locked bootloader
2) I tried a generic RUU ("RUU_HIMA_UL_M60_SENSE70_ATT_MR_NA_Gen_Unlock_3.35.617.31.exe") but it would not flash - I assume it is checking CID and knows it's not correct for my phone
3) I downloaded a Bell-specific zip from Androidruu ("0PJAIMG_HIMA_UL_L50_SENSE70_ATT_BM_1.32.666.6_R2_Radio_01.01_U11440221_59.04.50303G_2_F_release_426170_signed.zip", verified the MD5 matched whatever androidruu.com said it was.
4) Renamed the zip to rom.zip to make the next commands easier
5) Ran "fastboot oem rebootRUU", verified the RUU screen appeared, then "fastboot flash zip rom.zip"
It didn't work Here is the output:
Code:
target reported max download size of 800000000 bytes
Invalid sparse file format at header magi
sending sparse 'zip' (67085 KB)...
OKAY [ 4.791s]
writing 'zip'...
(bootloader) HOSD CL#493992
(bootloader) ERR [SD_UPDATE_ERR] update_fb_ZIP_buf: can not find ZIP hea
(bootloader) der
(bootloader) ERR [SD_UPDATE_ERR] sddownload failed: 22
(bootloader) ERR Update zip file failed.
(bootloader) ERR ZIP ERROR, exit read zip loop
(bootloader) ERR ZIP signature checking failed...
(bootloader) Update zip file OK
(bootloader) ERR ZIP ERROR CODE, 22
(bootloader) [email protected]
FAILED (remote: 22: fail to flash via downloadzip)
finished. total time: 8.552s
I wish I could try a Bell RUU exe... but I am having a hell of a time finding one.
Any advice would be appreciated (regarding anything I did wrong up above, or regarding how I can get myself out of this mess). Thank you for reading.

Download the latest RUU to your device. In dowload mode type fastboot oem rebootRUU. Entering the Htc screen, run RUU.exe.

Dark Stranger said:
Download the latest RUU to your device. In dowload mode type fastboot oem rebootRUU. Entering the Htc screen, run RUU.exe.
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Thank you, but same result as my earlier attempt. The EXE itself can get the phone from bootloader mode/download mode into RUU mode, and it starts the process, but fails with "please get the correct rom update utility".
I assume it's because this RUU is not an exact match for my phone.