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I have a HTC Desire HD obviously and i tried to gain root the other day.
I tried to use this tutorial found on google : https://sites.google.com/site/mobileandcomputingtips/Downhome/HTC-Desire-HD/howtorootahtcdesirehd
It says for 2.3.3 but i had 2.3.5 when i initiated the process...I know i shouldn't have done that now...but it's too late and now I am stuck and asking for help.
I did all i had to so in that tutorial and now i get this on my phone: see pictures attached.
If i go into recovery i get what you see on the pictures, I can't select nothing it just try to update a missing file or image...
So..if i press "yes" it goes to a screen with a red triangle with exclamation point appears with E: can't open /cache/recovery/command
If i press "no" it goes to the same triangle screen.
Please someone help me.
You need to get a PD98IMG off the root of your SD card. Pop it into another phone or an SD card reader. Then follow the instructions in the guide in my signature for "S-Off no recovery."
asilviug said:
I have a HTC Desire HD obviously and i tried to gain root the other day.
I tried to use this tutorial found on google : https://sites.google.com/site/mobileandcomputingtips/Downhome/HTC-Desire-HD/howtorootahtcdesirehd
It says for 2.3.3 but i had 2.3.5 when i initiated the process...I know i shouldn't have done that now...but it's too late and now I am stuck and asking for help.
I did all i had to so in that tutorial and now i get this on my phone: see pictures attached.
If i go into recovery i get what you see on the pictures, I can't select nothing it just try to update a missing file or image...
So..if i press "yes" it goes to a screen with a red triangle with exclamation point appears with E: can't open /cache/recovery/command
If i press "no" it goes to the same triangle screen.
Please someone help me.
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Follow this tutorial it Helped me a lot
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jou_jkCGYOM
bananagranola said:
You need to get a PD98IMG off the root of your SD card. Pop it into another phone or an SD card reader. Then follow the instructions in the guide in my signature for "S-Off no recovery."
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I have located the deleted the zip file : PD98IMG of my SD card.
Just to check with you , is this the post you were referring to earlier? http://tau.shadowchild.nl/attn1/?p=411
Also can you give me assistance over an instant message client or something similar? I am willing to "buy you a beer "
No. In my signature, post #7 has a PDF guide. In there is a section for when you have S-Off with no recovery.
bananagranola said:
No. In my signature, post #7 has a PDF guide. In there is a section for when you have S-Off with no recovery.
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I found what you were talking about but the dropbox file is not there anymore...can you help me out with an alternative?
"S-OFF no custom recovery:
You need to re flash a custom recovery to be able to flash a custom rom again. Follow these steps:
1) Boot in hboot and choose fastboot.
2) Plug the phone to the pc (you have to see fastboot usb in red in the phone)
3) Open a cmd as admin or terminal as root in the PC.
4) Type (case sensitive):
5) wget http://db.tt/YV7fTEx7 --no-check-certificate (wait until the download is ready)
6) Fastboot oem rebootRUU (that will put your phone in RUU mode, with a black screen with silver HTC)
7) Fastboot flash zip cwm-5.0.2.7-ace.zip (it will send the file first and then flash it)
8) When you see OKAY. Finished (near the bottom in the cmd session even if the green bar in the phone is at half way)
9) Fastboot reboot-bootloader.
10) VOILÁ…check and you should have CWM again. "
All you need is to flash a recovery and any of the superuser programs.
In that same thread bananagranola mentioned, in the thread index (second post) there is a recovery image you can flash. With that you'll have a recovery. Once flashed, make a backup of your rom and then you can fiddle around. To get su rights, install any of the superuser apps.
Edit: of course, all of this is under your own risk. The above method is 'safer', however, the file mentioned has been tested by myself and others.
2nd edit: you could also extract the image and use the above method.
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Teichopsia said:
All you need is to flash a recovery and any of the superuser programs.
In that same thread bananagranola mentioned, in the thread index (second post) there is a recovery image you can flash. With that you'll have a recovery. Once flashed, make a backup of your rom and then you can fiddle around. To get su rights, install any of the superuser apps.
Edit: of course, all of this is under your own risk. The above method is 'safer', however, the file mentioned has been tested by myself and others.
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I tried to flash a zip file containing the latest recovery image but after entering in RUU mode it failed to open/update/flash the .zip file.
This is as far as I could go.
If you could help me with a good tutorial where I can flash the recovery image it would be much appreciated.
I found some on google but it say that I need to have a rooted phone and ENG S-Off. My phone is only S-off and i don't think I'm rooted...yet.
asilviug said:
I tried to flash a zip file containing the latest recovery image but after entering in RUU mode it failed to open/update/flash the .zip file.
This is as far as I could go.
If you could help me with a good tutorial where I can flash the recovery image it would be much appreciated.
I found some on google but it say that I need to have a rooted phone and ENG S-Off. My phone is only S-off and i don't think I'm rooted...yet.
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Then maybe you shouldn't be messing with your phone.
Here it is nonetheless
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=33421701
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Teichopsia said:
Then maybe you shouldn't be messing with your phone.
Here it is nonetheless
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=33421701
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OK. What should I do now with this file? : https://www.dropbox.com/s/9fcnd46yqlc8bu0/4extTouchRecovery.zip
Copy it on the sd card and power on the phone? or try to flash it in RUU mode using fastboot line ?
asilviug said:
OK. What should I do now with this file? : https://www.dropbox.com/s/9fcnd46yqlc8bu0/4extTouchRecovery.zip
Copy it on the sd card and power on the phone? or try to flash it in RUU mode using fastboot line ?
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sorry about that, it was actually a reply to your original message. the quote changed as you edited the post.
you can either just flash it the way it is:
which is place it in the root of your sd card, reboot into hboot, wait, follow instructions.
or, extract the .img and continue with:
"S-OFF no custom recovery:
You need to re flash a custom recovery to be able to flash a custom rom again. Follow these steps:
1) Boot in hboot and choose fastboot.
2) Plug the phone to the pc (you have to see fastboot usb in red in the phone)
3) Open a cmd as admin or terminal as root in the PC.
4) Type (case sensitive):
5) wget http://db.tt/YV7fTEx7 --no-check-certificate (wait until the download is ready)
6) Fastboot oem rebootRUU (that will put your phone in RUU mode, with a black screen with silver HTC)
7) Fastboot flash zip cwm-5.0.2.7-ace.zip (it will send the file first and then flash it)
8) When you see OKAY. Finished (near the bottom in the cmd session even if the green bar in the phone is at half way)
9) Fastboot reboot-bootloader.
10) VOILÁ…check and you should have CWM again. "
Teichopsia said:
sorry about that, it was actually a reply to your original message. the quote changed as you edited the post.
you can either just flash it the way it is:
which is place it in the root of your sd card, reboot into hboot, wait, follow instructions.
or, extract the .img and continue with:
"S-OFF no custom recovery:
You need to re flash a custom recovery to be able to flash a custom rom again. Follow these steps:
1) Boot in hboot and choose fastboot.
2) Plug the phone to the pc (you have to see fastboot usb in red in the phone)
3) Open a cmd as admin or terminal as root in the PC.
4) Type (case sensitive):
5) wget http://db.tt/YV7fTEx7 --no-check-certificate (wait until the download is ready)
6) Fastboot oem rebootRUU (that will put your phone in RUU mode, with a black screen with silver HTC)
7) Fastboot flash zip cwm-5.0.2.7-ace.zip (it will send the file first and then flash it)
8) When you see OKAY. Finished (near the bottom in the cmd session even if the green bar in the phone is at half way)
9) Fastboot reboot-bootloader.
10) VOILÁ…check and you should have CWM again. "
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I placed the file on the sd card but nothing happened when i entered in hboot.
I tried to flash it the method above but i get this error/message:
"C:\Users\!\Desktop>Fastboot flash zip 4extTouchRecovery.zip
sending 'zip' (6072 KB)... OKAY [ 1.045s]
writing 'zip'... INFOzip header checking...
INFOzip info parsing...
FAILED (remote: 24 parsing android-info fail)
finished. total time: 6.490s
C:\Users\!\Desktop>
asilviug said:
I placed the file on the sd card but nothing happened when i entered in hboot.
I tried to flash it the method above but i get this error/message:
"C:\Users\!\Desktop>Fastboot flash zip 4extTouchRecovery.zip
sending 'zip' (6072 KB)... OKAY [ 1.045s]
writing 'zip'... INFOzip header checking...
INFOzip info parsing...
FAILED (remote: 24 parsing android-info fail)
finished. total time: 6.490s
C:\Users\!\Desktop>
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not the zip file, the image file inside the zip file.
Teichopsia said:
not the zip file, the image file inside the zip file.
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just to check before i proceed the line would be like : Fastboot flash recovery.img ?
asilviug said:
just to check before i proceed the line would be like : Fastboot flash recovery.img ?
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Seems to be right.
I'm about to cook dinner.....
The link I sent where you got the file from says how to flash it.
You place the pd98img,zip in the root of your sd card (outside of any folders), reboot into hboot which is while phone is off, press and hold the down volume button and then the power button. It will boot into hboot, make a check for the pd98img.zip automatically, then it will ask you if you want to flash it, it will tell you to press such and such button, it will go through the process and then you will be done. Once finished, delete or move the pd98img file from the root of your sd card to where ever you want as long as it's inside a folder or off your sd card.
In that same link you will find the cwm version, the one that you were missing. After a while you will end up flashing the one I gave since it is better than cwm.
So, if for whatever reason doing the above command doesn't work, then you can try with the cwm or simply do the above step with hboot.
If you get stuck on what to do next, you can re-read this very thread or you can read the guide glevitan wrote, the one bananagranola mentioned. The guide was designed to get people started.
Good luck.
Edit: remember to extract/ take recovery.img out from the zip file.
Teichopsia said:
Seems to be right.
I'm about to cook dinner.....
The link I sent where you got the file from says how to flash it.
You place the pd98img,zip in the root of your sd card (outside of any folders), reboot into hboot which is while phone is off, press and hold the down volume button and then the power button. It will boot into hboot, make a check for the pd98img.zip automatically, then it will ask you if you want to flash it, it will tell you to press such and such button, it will go through the process and then you will be done. Once finished, delete or move the pd98img file from the root of your sd card to where ever you want as long as it's inside a folder or off your sd card.
In that same link you will find the cwm version, the one that you were missing. After a while you will end up flashing the one I gave since it is better than cwm.
So, if for whatever reason doing the above command doesn't work, then you can try with the cwm or simply do the above step with hboot.
If you get stuck on what to do next, you can re-read this very thread or you can read the guide glevitan wrote, the one bananagranola mentioned. The guide was designed to get people started.
Good luck.
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successfully installed recovery
successfully installed custom rom
thank you very much my friend , can i buy you a beer?
asilviug said:
successfully installed recovery
successfully installed custom rom
thank you very much my friend , can i buy you a beer?
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If you are married, buy your wife some flowers and take her out to dinner and tell her how much you love her.
If you have kids take them out.
If it's a girlfriend, same as above.
Parents, samething.
:beer:
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Teichopsia said:
If you are married, buy your wife some flowers and take her out to dinner and tell her how much you love her.
If you have kids take them out.
If it's a girlfriend, same as above.
Parents, samething.
:beer:
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i will, please recommend me a custom rom for DHD
asilviug said:
i will, please recommend me a custom rom for DHD
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=39573494
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Hello everyone,
I was trying to root my Htc Evo 4g using this instruction - howtoroothtcevo235withbootloader218 . blogspot . com (can't copy link directly) I have succeeded for the unlocking bootloader and now I'm stucked on the third step, I have seen many people with problem that cmd writes waiting for device and nothing more, me too had that problem but could do something to it, now I have other problem when it starts sending recovery it says: FAILED (command write failed (Too many links)) if anyone has any idea what I can do please help me solve problem, I will upload screenshot too.
Thanks in advance. Once again please anyone help me.
Sorry can't upload screenshot, because I'm junior member.
Check out the guide in the link below:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1473373
Make sure you put the recovery file in the same directory as your fastboot directory. Connect via fastboot USB mode in the bootloader and use the command "fastboot flash recovery nameofrecovery.img" (without the quotation marks). It sometimes helps to restart your computer if you have issues, also.
Sent from my HTC EVO 4G LTE
FinZ28 said:
Check out the guide in the link below:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1473373
Make sure you put the recovery file in the same directory as your fastboot directory. Connect via fastboot USB mode in the bootloader and use the command "fastboot flash recovery nameofrecovery.img" (without the quotation marks). It sometimes helps to restart your computer if you have issues, also.
Sent from my HTC EVO 4G LTE
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I have the recovery file in same directory as my fastboot, I have connected via fastboot USB mode in the bootloader and I'm trying to type that command, I haven't tried restarting my computer, I will try now, however thanks for helping me.
You can also place the recovery zip file on the root of your external SD card (the main directory, not in a folder). Just rename the file PC36IMG.zip (make sure there isn't an extra .zip extension on the end of the file name). Boot into the bootloader and you should be prompted to update. If not, just use the reboot recovery option. Once the update completes, you can delete the file off your SD card.
FinZ28 said:
You can also place the recovery zip file on the root of your external SD card (the main directory, not in a folder). Just rename the file PC36IMG.zip (make sure there isn't an extra .zip extension on the end of the file name). Boot into the bootloader and you should be prompted to update. If not, just use the reboot recovery option. Once the update completes, you can delete the file off your SD card.
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So I when it completes everything will be just as it would be in this way right? I think in this case for me this will be better, but what does SD card root means? just to place directly in SD? And please can you tell me exactly what does recovery means? As I can see it's part of the rooting process, but if I won't be able to resume to next step, will I be able to turn on and use phone or will it delete OS or something like this?
The root is the main directory of your SD card. If you put it in a folder the bootloader won't be able to find it when it scans for it. As far as what recovery is, think of it as a small operating system separate from the Android OS. It's where you go to flash ROM's, kernels, etc. It's also where you go to make backups of your OS, and where you can go to restore backups should you ever need to. Your phone currently has the stock Android recovery installed, but it doesn't allow you to do any of the things I listed above. You might want to do some more reading in the forums so you have a better understanding of what everything is:thumbup:
Here is an excellent guide by forum member @HipKat to help get you started:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1386911
Sent from my HTC EVO 4G LTE
Thanks a lot, I have had answers for my questions from you, I guess now what I should do is to really read in forums to be more skilled...
Ok guys i'm in a real problem!
I cannot make or receive phone calls for one week... it all started when I got bored with the original OS of the HTC One M9, so I rooted the phone and installed CM13 following some tutorial on the internet (its the first time I root and install a custom rom in my life).. when I finished, I was verry happy until I discovered that I cannot make or receive calls, I searched for solutions, and I tried them (installing gapps, uninstalling capps, set phone app as default app...) but none of them worked. So I installed slim roms hoping that this can be the solution, but the same problem is stilling. I installed then android revolution HD and the problem disappeared, it was not solved, it disappeared because this rom didn't event boot. I reinstalled cyanogemod in order to use my phone for things in which it stills usable, and decided to return to the stock rom (the boring one). I found a good tutorial in droidviews.com, in which he said that in order to successfully install it i have to:
- Download the right ruu.
- Change the cid and the mid.
For the ruu file I found the zip file for the same version used in the tutorial (1.32.401.8).
Now when I try to change the cid using this command:
Code:
fastboot oem writecid HTC__001
It says:
Code:
...
FAILED (remote: unknown command)
finished. total time: 0.006s
After googling it, the problem seems to be caused by 'S-ON', so I have to 'S-OFF' the phone. I downloaded sunshine and run it but the app shows an error saying:
SunShine encountered problems with your rom. Please flash a stock, or more near stock rom and try again
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I'm really confused.
To install a stock rom i have to change cid.
To change cid i have to S-OFF the phone.
To S-OFF the phone i have to install a stock rom.
You don't need S-OFF to install a RUU unless you're trying to apply a RUU that doesn't match your phone CID & MID. In that case, you would need to achieve S-OFF and then change your CID.
However, odds are fairly good that there is a RUU for your phone. You'll need to 1) find out your CID & MID (instructions below), 2) look it up on the SKU-, CID- and MID-List by Sneakyghost and Behold_this (link below), 3) find the matching RUU in Flippy498's Google Sheet (link below), and then follow the instructions in that same sheet to install the RUU.
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Useful links for modding your HTC M9
Flippy498's Google Sheet
- the end-all, be-all resource for HTC M9 restoration
SKU-, CID- and MID-List by Sneakyghost and Behold_this
- a spreadsheet for using your CID & MID to identify your phone
HTC Sync Manager
- installs the necessary drivers & ADB tools for the HTC M9
Instructions for obtaining your CID, MID & software version on Windows:
a. Install HTC Sync Manager (this will install the necessary drivers & ADB tools)
b. Boot your phone into download mode (from a powered off state, turn on by holding the POWER+DOWNVOL)
c. Connect your phone to your PC
d. Open a command prompt window
e. Navigate to the ADB tools folder, typically C:\Program Files (x86)\HTC\HTC Sync Manager\HTC Sync
- assuming the path is correct, you can cut & paste this command into your terminal: cd C:\Program Files (x86)\HTC\HTC Sync Manager\HTC Sync
f. Execute the following command in a terminal (command prompt): fastboot getvar all
g. Copy the lines that mention product, version-main, mid, and cid.
computerslayer said:
You don't need S-OFF to install a RUU unless you're trying to apply a RUU that doesn't match your phone CID & MID. In that case, you would need to achieve S-OFF and then change your CID.
However, odds are fairly good that there is a RUU for your phone. You'll need to 1) find out your CID & MID (instructions below), 2) look it up on the SKU-, CID- and MID-List by Sneakyghost and Behold_this (link below), 3) find the matching RUU in Flippy498's Google Sheet (link below), and then follow the instructions in that same sheet to install the RUU.
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Useful links for modding your HTC M9
Flippy498's Google Sheet
- the end-all, be-all resource for HTC M9 restoration
SKU-, CID- and MID-List by Sneakyghost and Behold_this
- a spreadsheet for using your CID & MID to identify your phone
HTC Sync Manager
- installs the necessary drivers & ADB tools for the HTC M9
Instructions for obtaining your CID, MID & software version on Windows:
a. Install HTC Sync Manager (this will install the necessary drivers & ADB tools)
b. Boot your phone into download mode (from a powered off state, turn on by holding the POWER+DOWNVOL)
c. Connect your phone to your PC
d. Open a command prompt window
e. Navigate to the ADB tools folder, typically C:\Program Files (x86)\HTC\HTC Sync Manager\HTC Sync
- assuming the path is correct, you can cut & paste this command into your terminal: cd C:\Program Files (x86)\HTC\HTC Sync Manager\HTC Sync
f. Execute the following command in a terminal (command prompt): fastboot getvar all
g. Copy the lines that mention product, version-main, mid, and cid.
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Thanks man!
All that I was missing is this command: fastboot getvar all
I was using readcid that returns nothing
Wonderful! I'm glad to be able to help - that's what XDA is all about.
computerslayer said:
Wonderful! I'm glad to be able to help - that's what XDA is all about.
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One more thing please!
I downloaded the right ruu but I cannot find out how to flash it, in the guide in XDA it is said that i have to boot to download mode and then press volume UP but nothing happened, and I tried using TWRP but it says that the zip file is corrupted
burawi said:
One more thing please!
I downloaded the right ruu but I cannot find out how to flash it, in the guide in XDA it is said that i have to boot to download mode and then press volume UP but nothing happened, and I tried using TWRP but it says that the zip file is corrupted
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RUU won't flash via TWRP.
You need to place the file on the root of your external SD card and rename it 2PQ9IMG.
Unless the RUU is an exe?
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squ89r97 said:
RUU won't flash via TWRP.
You need to place the file on the root of your external SD card and rename it 2PQ9IMG.
Unless the RUU is an exe?
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You've got the wrong file name in your post. It should be '0PJAIMG.zip'
For step by step instructions, the best guide is Flippy498's Google sheet (link above) in the RUU section.
computerslayer said:
You've got the wrong file name in your post. It should be '0PJAIMG.zip'
For step by step instructions, the best guide is Flippy498's Google sheet (link above) in the RUU section.
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My bad dude, copied it from HTC 10 guide, realised and went to m9 guide. Clearly didn't click copy!
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squ89r97 said:
RUU won't flash via TWRP.
You need to place the file on the root of your external SD card and rename it 2PQ9IMG.
Unless the RUU is an exe?
Sent from my HTC 10 using XDA Labs
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ok I did that. Now I have an external sd card with the ruu file named 2PQ9IMG.zip, what should I do to flash it ?
burawi said:
ok I did that. Now I have an external sd card with the ruu file named 2PQ9IMG.zip, what should I do to flash it ?
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Dude, read the posts above, I got the name wrong, that's for the HTC 10, yours should be 0PJAIMG.zip
Apologies on my behalf for getting that wrong.
Once it's named correctly, go in to download mode and the file will be recognized, follow the instructions on your phone from then on.
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in download mode it says:
FILE /mnt/media_rw/ext_sd/0PJAIMG.zip File NOT FOUND
burawi said:
in download mode it says:
FILE /mnt/media_rw/ext_sd/0PJAIMG.zip File NOT FOUND
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From flippys thread.....
Be aware that you need an external SD card for your phone that is not bigger than 32 gb.
(The size limit doesn't apply to phones with firmware version 3.x or higher.)
01. Download the correct RUU.zip for your phone.
02. Rename the file to "0PJAIMG.zip".
03. Copy the file to the root directory of a SD card which is formatted to fat32. (If you're on firmware version 3.x or higher you can use an exfat formatted SD card, too.) Sometimes this is only possible if the SD card is directly connected to your PC and not put into your phone. I don't know why some M9s refuse the copy process.
04. Put the card into your phone and boot to Download Mode.
05. You will be asked whether you want to flash the file. Confirm with the volume up button.
06. Your phone will reboot at least one time. Depending on your current firmware version it may reboot to Android instead of rebooting to Download Mode. If this happens you just need to shut your phone down and manually boot it to Download Mode.
07. Flashing may take some time.
08. At the end you will be asked to push the power button. You phone will shut down if you do so.
09. Wait some seconds and then turn your phone on, again.
10. First boot may take a while.
11. Congrats! Your system is now stock and able to receive and install official OTAs, again.
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squ89r97 said:
My bad dude, copied it from HTC 10 guide, realised and went to m9 guide. Clearly didn't click copy!
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I don't think it would have hurt a thing beyond adding a little frustration for the OP. On the upside, I learned something new about HTC RUU versions!
computerslayer said:
I don't think it would have hurt a thing beyond adding a little frustration for the OP. On the upside, I learned something new about HTC RUU versions!
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Nah, just wouldn't have done anything.
Glad someone learned something. Everyday is a school day
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squ89r97 said:
From flippys thread.....
Be aware that you need an external SD card for your phone that is not bigger than 32 gb.
(The size limit doesn't apply to phones with firmware version 3.x or higher.)
01. Download the correct RUU.zip for your phone.
02. Rename the file to "0PJAIMG.zip".
03. Copy the file to the root directory of a SD card which is formatted to fat32. (If you're on firmware version 3.x or higher you can use an exfat formatted SD card, too.) Sometimes this is only possible if the SD card is directly connected to your PC and not put into your phone. I don't know why some M9s refuse the copy process.
04. Put the card into your phone and boot to Download Mode.
05. You will be asked whether you want to flash the file. Confirm with the volume up button.
06. Your phone will reboot at least one time. Depending on your current firmware version it may reboot to Android instead of rebooting to Download Mode. If this happens you just need to shut your phone down and manually boot it to Download Mode.
07. Flashing may take some time.
08. At the end you will be asked to push the power button. You phone will shut down if you do so.
09. Wait some seconds and then turn your phone on, again.
10. First boot may take a while.
11. Congrats! Your system is now stock and able to receive and install official OTAs, again.
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I did all that and everything went good. But when I boot the phone it always opens the bootloader mode.
Hi
This is the first time I'm using a HTC device, before this I had some Nexus devices which were really easy for modification. I'm a little confused with HTC methods.
I'm a GNU/Linux user and I wish to do everything without using Windows. as I see RUU files at least for HTC 10 are .exe files and a Windows machine is needed to flash them. I have found this tool that extracts all the files from RUU file.
1- If I wanna flash exe RUU, can I just download the file from here and run it ? should I consider CID and MID before downloading a RUU file?
2- Considering that I have the right RUU file, can I just use "Universal HTC RUU/ROM Decryption Tool" and make a zip file and flash it?
Use the decrypt tool to get pull the ROM.zip from the RUU.exe, rename the ROM.zip to 2PS6IMG.zip and place that on the root of your sdcard. Boot to download mode and it will find the renamed zip and ask you to press vol up to confirm the flash. When it's done it'll prompt you to press power to reboot.
That's it. Super easy.
After the flash delete the zip or rename it to something else, otherwise every time you boot to download mode, it'll try to update again.
xunholyx said:
Use the decrypt tool to get pull the ROM.zip from the RUU.exe, rename the ROM.zip to 2PS6IMG.zip and place that on the root of your sdcard. Boot to download mode and it will find the renamed zip and ask you to press vol up to confirm the flash. When it's done it'll prompt you to press power to reboot.
That's it. Super easy.
After the flash delete the zip or rename it to something else, otherwise every time you boot to download mode, it'll try to update again.
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Thank you.
Forgive me if I ask without any testing by myself, My device hasn't been arrived yet. (I'm preparing myself)
Will it wipe anything?
Will it re-encrypt data partition and solve the radio problem? (is flashing the zip exactly like running RUU.exe or it's just something like an OTA upate?)
Will It solve OTA problem? (not being able to receive OTA)
The exact question is
How can I flash the RUU like a factory reset
and how can I flash the RUU like an OTA
(ALL in Linux not Windows)
Thank you so much
Sir-Shadow said:
Hi
This is the first time I'm using a HTC device, before this I had some Nexus devices which were really easy for modification. I'm a little confused with HTC methods.
I'm a GNU/Linux user and I wish to do everything without using Windows. as I see RUU files at least for HTC 10 are .exe files and a Windows machine is needed to flash them. I have found this tool that extracts all the files from RUU file.
1- If I wanna flash exe RUU, can I just download the file from here and run it ? should I consider CID and MID before downloading a RUU file?
2- Considering that I have the right RUU file, can I just use "Universal HTC RUU/ROM Decryption Tool" and make a zip file and flash it?
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do you not have an sd-card?
why not just use that method?
If you do a full RUU that way, is he going to get a full wipe with radio and firmware update is his question I think, I know it can so that with renaming the zip.
Are you going to s-off your phone first? Have you decided on that yet, because it's a preference but if you use Linux half decent I would recommend s-off with locked bootloader (when it's s-off, its a higher level permission so it works like unlocked but the locked flag is still there)
I'm not really familiar with the RUU method from the beginning, I know there's a lot of options though. My suggestion would be s-off (choose to keep bootloader locked during sunshine process) and then install recovery with fastboot and firmware with fastboot (sneakyghost thread for firmware/radio updates s-off), which works from Linux I believe because I had to learn how to use fastboot and adb with iOS when I remoted in to straighten out a phone on teamviewer. So I think "fastboot reboot oemRUU" method works in Linux, you just do ./ if I remember correctly.
Can some Linux guys help me out?
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do you not have an sd-card?
why not just use that method?
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I have and I will use, but this is my first time with HTC and I'm still learning the way HTC works.
CharliesTheMan said:
If you do a full RUU that way, is he going to get a full wipe with radio and firmware update is his question I think, I know it can so that with renaming the zip.
Are you going to s-off your phone first? Have you decided on that yet, because it's a preference but if you use Linux half decent I would recommend s-off with locked bootloader (when it's s-off, its a higher level permission so it works like unlocked but the locked flag is still there)
I'm not really familiar with the RUU method from the beginning, I know there's a lot of options though. My suggestion would be s-off (choose to keep bootloader locked during sunshine process) and then install recovery with fastboot and firmware with fastboot (sneakyghost thread for firmware/radio updates s-off), which works from Linux I believe because I had to learn how to use fastboot and adb with iOS when I remoted in to straighten out a phone on teamviewer. So I think "fastboot reboot oemRUU" method works in Linux, you just do ./ if I remember correctly.
Can some Linux guys help me out?
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I really like to s-off my phone, but as the only way for s-off is Sunshine and I do live in f*ing country, it's not easy for me to pay.
Why do you recommend s-off and keeping bootloader lock? I know s-off is more powerful but why keeping bootloader lock?
Sir-Shadow said:
I have and I will use, but this is my first time with HTC and I'm still learning the way HTC works.
I really like to s-off my phone, but as the only way for s-off is Sunshine and I do live in f*ing country, it's not easy for me to pay.
Why do you recommend s-off and keeping bootloader lock? I know s-off is more powerful but why keeping bootloader lock?
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The bootloader lock serves no purpose on preventing you from installing things we flash after s off. It's basically a false flag, like a deadbolt on a door but to get in, you can just move the door to the side and walk in.
To unlock bootloader you have to go through HTC and agree to waive your warranty rights. S off unlocks everything, but certain apps looking for a locked bootloader, see a locked bootloader is just a fake sign on the door basically, with benefits to being locked and s off, for apps that require locked bootloaders.
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I have and I will use, but this is my first time with HTC and I'm still learning the way HTC works.
I really like to s-off my phone, but as the only way for s-off is Sunshine and I do live in f*ing country, it's not easy for me to pay.
Why do you recommend s-off and keeping bootloader lock? I know s-off is more powerful but why keeping bootloader lock?
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***On the HTC 10, S-OFF Locked = S-OFF Unlocked (Strange I know, this isn't how it was on previous M9, M8 or M7 etc,,, the HTC 10 is a bit different), Sunshine suggests that you choose S-OFF Locked (you will see this in the disclaimer when you run the application)***
There are several methods to flash RUU (Option 2 isn't viable since you are on Linux, but you still have 2 options) - I don't see why you would have any issues using adb on Linux, but I use Windows mainly, so I've never flashed an RUU on Linux, but I do know that Option 1 (SD-Card) is the safest method, IMO. (No worry of power going out and bricking device or something while it's flashing)
Taken from this thread found here
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Option 1
Copy 2PS6IMG.zip (this is the RUU you rename to 2PS6IMG.zip) to root of a physical SD formatted to fat32. No exfat! No internal storage! Must be external SD formated to fat32!
Reboot phone to download mode and follow prompts once RUU is detected by phone.
Option 2
EXE option. Download EXE file below (for windows) and simply double click to start. You can either be booted to OS with USB debugging enabled OR booted into download mode for this to start.
Option 3
Fastboot RUU mode . This method assumes you have a working ADB/Fastboot directory on your PC. Download RUU zip file and place in your working fastboot/adb directory. Boot your phone to download mode and connect to PC. Issue the following commands.
htc_fastboot oem rebootRUU
###while in this mode your phone will display an HTC logo on the screen
htc_fastboot flash zip 2PS6IMG.zip
##while in this mode you will see an HTC logo on the screen and a green status bar across the bottom of the screen. When command output ##completes it may say reboot required to flush etc... if that's the case issue a "htc_fastboot reboot-bootloader" command and restart option 1 again.
## assuming flash completes and no further flushing/reboots are requested from the cmd output you can now reboot IF you simply wish to reboot the system you can issue "htc_fastboot reboot" which will reboot syst
andybones said:
***On the HTC 10, S-OFF Locked = S-OFF Unlocked (Strange I know, this isn't how it was on previous M9, M8 or M7 etc,,, the HTC 10 is a bit different), Sunshine suggests that you choose S-OFF Locked (you will see this in the disclaimer when you run the application)***
There are several methods to flash RUU (Option 2 isn't viable since you are on Linux, but you still have 2 options) - I don't see why you would have any issues using adb on Linux, but I use Windows mainly, so I've never flashed an RUU on Linux, but I do know that Option 1 (SD-Card) is the safest method, IMO. (No worry of power going out and bricking device or something while it's flashing)
Taken from this thread found here
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Option 1
Copy 2PS6IMG.zip (this is the RUU you rename to 2PS6IMG.zip) to root of a physical SD formatted to fat32. No exfat! No internal storage! Must be external SD formated to fat32!
Reboot phone to download mode and follow prompts once RUU is detected by phone.
Option 2
EXE option. Download EXE file below (for windows) and simply double click to start. You can either be booted to OS with USB debugging enabled OR booted into download mode for this to start.
Option 3
Fastboot RUU mode . This method assumes you have a working ADB/Fastboot directory on your PC. Download RUU zip file and place in your working fastboot/adb directory. Boot your phone to download mode and connect to PC. Issue the following commands.
htc_fastboot oem rebootRUU
###while in this mode your phone will display an HTC logo on the screen
htc_fastboot flash zip 2PS6IMG.zip
##while in this mode you will see an HTC logo on the screen and a green status bar across the bottom of the screen. When command output ##completes it may say reboot required to flush etc... if that's the case issue a "htc_fastboot reboot-bootloader" command and restart option 1 again.
## assuming flash completes and no further flushing/reboots are requested from the cmd output you can now reboot IF you simply wish to reboot the system you can issue "htc_fastboot reboot" which will reboot syst
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Sir, thank you for this clarification.
Now I'm happy that I can use this device without needing a Windows machine. And I think I have to find a way to S-OFF.
andybones said:
Option 1
Copy 2PS6IMG.zip (this is the RUU you rename to 2PS6IMG.zip) to root of a physical SD formatted to fat32. No exfat! No internal storage! Must be external SD formated to fat32!
Reboot phone to download mode and follow prompts once RUU is detected by phone.
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FAT32 isn't needed anymore with the 10. ExFAT works just fine now. :good:
Sir-Shadow said:
Sir, thank you for this clarification.
Now I'm happy that I can use this device without needing a Windows machine. And I think I have to find a way to S-OFF.
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Sunshine app is the only possible way for most of us to S-OFF our devices.. unless you live somewhere where java cards are prevalent and you are able to find a local business that has java cards and offers S-OFF service.. dunno if that is still a thing or not..
I remember reading that if you ever want to be able to take an OTA, you have to do a RUU flash using the Windows method... that shouldn't be an issue, though. Updates don't really need to be taken over the air, though. They will be available for download very shortly after the OTA.
Good Day, first time posting so here is the huge problem i have.
1 - My power button no longer works
2 - No ROM installed
3 - Vol buttons work
So due to an error on my part i wiped my system , data, delv/cache , and because i was rushing i rebooted the phone before installing the new rom. Now normally i would just boot into recovery and flash a rom, but my power button no longer works. I can get into download mode if the phone dies by holding vol down and plugging into a pc, and such can use fastboot commands, but with no Rom i cant get USB debugging to use "adb reboot recovery" . Is there anyway that i can get into recovery or a way to flash stock recovery, system and such. thanks in advance.
Bloodx32 said:
Good Day, first time posting so here is the huge problem i have.
1 - My power button no longer works
2 - No ROM installed
3 - Vol buttons work
So due to an error on my part i wiped my system , data, delv/cache , and because i was rushing i rebooted the phone before installing the new rom. Now normally i would just boot into recovery and flash a rom, but my power button no longer works. I can get into download mode if the phone dies by holding vol down and plugging into a pc, and such can use fastboot commands, but with no Rom i cant get USB debugging to use "adb reboot recovery" . Is there anyway that i can get into recovery or a way to flash stock recovery, system and such. thanks in advance.
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Have tried an ruu? I suggest using the sdcard method. Safest.
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Have tried an ruu? I suggest using the sdcard method. Safest.
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i havent tried that, i thought i need stock recovery and to relock the bootloader for RUU, can you explain "SD card method" .
Bloodx32 said:
i havent tried that, i thought i need stock recovery and to relock the bootloader for RUU, can you explain "SD card method" .
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No you don't need to lock bl. Or need stock recovery, That's outdated info.
Sure:
Download the RUU.zip file. Rename the zip file to 2PS6IMG.zip (being careful that you have file extensions turned on, or are aware that it could be renamed to 2PS6IMG.zip.zip, which is bad) Copy 2PS6IMG.zip to root of a physical SD formatted to fat32 or exfat! No internal storage!
Reboot phone to download mode and follow prompts once RUU is detected by phone.
andybones said:
No you don't need to lock bl. Or need stock recovery, That's outdated info.
Sure:
Download the RUU.zip file. Rename the zip file to 2PS6IMG.zip (being careful that you have file extensions turned on, or are aware that it could be renamed to 2PS6IMG.zip.zip, which is bad) Copy 2PS6IMG.zip to root of a physical SD formatted to fat32 or exfat! No internal storage!
Reboot phone to download mode and follow prompts once RUU is detected by phone.
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thanks alot, i will give this a try. i can just get the latest RUU from HTC website and be fine right?
Bloodx32 said:
thanks alot, i will give this a try. i can just get the latest RUU from HTC website and be fine right?
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Absolutely. Are you soff or son?
If son Id have to double check about locking bl but I'm quite sure that's very old info, and ruu has the stock recovery and just overwrites w.e you have
And soff you 100% don't need to mess w anything.
I'm soff/locked bl and flash ruu all the time. :good:
HTC website may even have directions but not sure.
RUU wiil wipe internal ste
andybones said:
Absolutely. Are you soff or son?
If son Id have to double check about locking bl but I'm quite sure that's very old info, and ruu has the stock recovery and just overwrites w.e you have
And soff you 100% don't need to mess w anything.
I'm soff/locked bl and flash ruu all the time. :good:
HTC website may even have directions but not sure.
RUU wiil wipe internal ste
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i am s-on
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i am s-on
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Oh shoot I was thinking backwards, sorry. You need be stock ruu to turn from soff to son.
You can flash ruu np son, but it must match your cid/mid - Carrier ID / Mosel ID.
well its like a brick now anyway, im not sure if i did the CID "111111" , something like that a long time ago. well ill see what i can do, thanks for all your help
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well its like a brick now anyway, im not sure if i did the CID "111111" , something like that a long time ago. well ill see what i can do, thanks for all your help
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That's "SuperCID" and iirc you need soff to achieve, I have it as well set to that. It allows you to flash any ruu to your device.
Very welcome, mention me if you are in need of anything else.
andybones said:
That's "SuperCID" and iirc you need soff to achieve, I have it as well set to that. It allows you to flash any ruu to your device.
Very welcome, mention me if you are in need of anything else.
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so i just tried "fastboot flash zip ruu.zip" and got security error , so i did "fastboot oem lock" but now i cant lock the bootloader cuz i cant press power to confirm, i will try to put it on the SD card and try to see if it'll auto flash. but other than that any other ideas? just for educational know how, im planning on ordering new a new power/vol flex cable anyway.
Bloodx32 said:
so i just tried "fastboot flash zip ruu.zip" and got security error , so i did "fastboot oem lock" but now i cant lock the bootloader cuz i cant press power to confirm, i will try to put it on the SD card and try to see if it'll auto flash. but other than that any other ideas? just for educational know how, im planning on ordering new a new power/vol flex cable anyway.
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Dang yea I think you did f need the vol for SD method... Shoot.
But you don't need to lock bl..
That's not correct line: you need to be in rebootRUU mode.
I'm just gunna copy and paste this from vzw thread, applies to all.
"Option 1
Download the RUU.zip file. Rename the zip file to 2PS6IMG.zip (being careful that you have file extensions turned on, or are aware that it could be renamed to 2PS6IMG.zip.zip, which is bad) Copy 2PS6IMG.zip to root of a physical SD formatted to fat32 or exfat! No internal storage!
Reboot phone to download mode and follow prompts once RUU is detected by phone.
Option 2
EXE option. Download EXE file below (for windows) and simply double click to start. You can either be booted to OS with USB debugging enabled OR booted into download mode for this to start.
Option 3
Fastboot RUU mode . This method assumes you have a working ADB/Fastboot directory on your PC. Download RUU zip file and place in your working fastboot/adb directory. Boot your phone to download mode and connect to PC. Issue the following commands.
htc_fastboot oem rebootRUU
###while in this mode your phone will display an HTC logo on the screen
htc_fastboot flash zip 2PS6IMG.zip
##while in this mode you will see an HTC logo on the screen and a green status bar across the bottom of the screen. When command output ##completes it may say reboot required to flush etc... if that's the case issue a "htc_fastboot reboot-bootloader" command and restart option 1 again.
## assuming flash completes and no further flushing/reboots are requested from the cmd output you can now reboot IF you simply wish to reboot the system you can issue "htc_fastboot reboot" which will reboot system.
## expect a good 5 minute plus first boot!"