Hi,
My USB connection is broken and i need to send my phone for repair. Most of the methods for getting the phone back to stock involve an RUU that works over USB. Since i do not have this luxury i have flashed the generic WWE hero rom and stock radio. But what about the recovery image etc?
Once i had flashed the generic stock rom and radio i got a notification about the OTA. I thought, great, this will take me back to official software with recovery image etc. However when it asked if i wish to install the update and i said yes it got to the recovery image and threw some error at me so it wont flash the OTA.
EDIT: the error i get is
Finding update package
Opening update package
Verifying update package
E: No signature (216 files)
E: Verification failed
Installation Aborted
Does anyone have any advice? Does anyone have a link to a zip that i can flash from recovery that will take everything back to default including the recovery image?
Any suggestions?
Thanks.
Sorry but you can't reset to default without a usb connection (BTW the default for a hero would be 1.5 ROM which it came with). By that being said a mini usb is very common (like for some cameras, external harddrives etc.) are you sure you don't have one laying around?
not the cable its the port
Hi,
It's not the cable thats broken it's the port. Is there really no other way to restore without using the usb port??
solution!
For all those naysayers that said it could not be done!
First i found a super old stock rom on modaco, one with a kernal that allowed the use of flashrec.
Then i found some nice person that had posted a backup of their recovery image. I copied that recovery backup to the sd card and used flashrec to restore it so now i have the stock recovery image and stock rom.
Only problem now is for some reason the device is not telling me that an OTA update is due. It did this for every other stock rom that i tried so i am a bit concerned i am now stuck with the oldest stock rom....
Any ideas? ....agian?
nilmunny said:
For all those naysayers that said it could not be done!
First i found a super old stock rom on modaco, one with a kernal that allowed the use of flashrec.
Then i found some nice person that had posted a backup of their recovery image. I copied that recovery backup to the sd card and used flashrec to restore it so now i have the stock recovery image and stock rom.
Only problem now is for some reason the device is not telling me that an OTA update is due. It did this for every other stock rom that i tried so i am a bit concerned i am now stuck with the oldest stock rom....
Any ideas? ....agian?
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I would just send it in for repair. Then root it from 1.5 when you get it back
Ok, i think i might.
Is there any chance they could tell i have been messing with it, for example it has the oldest stock ROM installed on it, is this not slightly suspisious?? Maybe the radio version is slightly newer than the ROM version? I know these guys will look for any excuse not to honour my warranty.
Or is it perfectly ok as long as all the software on it is standard android / htc stuff?
Thanks for all your advice.
settings > privacy> factory data reset ....
try that if it helps
Is it possible that it messed up your settings cause you used someone else's recovery image?
you could go htc website and try to install the official 2.73 rom and then upate to the 2.1 ota from there
obiously you will loose root if your phone was rooted but you can always unroot if you have your goldcard.img
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I have to return my European GSM Hero to HTC because of a problem with the backlight and usb connection so I should restore it to the original ROM.
It's currently running one of the 2.1 ROMs and has the RA-hero-1.6.2 recovery image also.
I have all the nandroid backups I made along the way including the first one which includes boot, cache, data, misc, recovery and system. Although the recovery image in this backup would be the custom one I put on there when I first rooted it.
I also have the original recovery image that was saved when I first rooted the phone using the flashrec app.
So I guess the procedure to restore it would be:
1. First restore the earliest nandroid backup and then,
2a. Boot into the old custom recovery and flash the original recovery image.
2b. Or I could use flashrec again to restore the original recovery image.
Any thoughts? Suggestions? Gotchyas I should know about?
Also is there anything special I have to do with the Radio? Do I need to restore to the original radio too?
Solved:
So I followed this procedure and it worked perfectly to restore my phone to the original ROMs:
1. Boot into recovery and restore earliest nandroid backup (which contained the original ROM but an old version of a custom recovery)
2. Reboot phone
3. Boot into the old recovery and flash an update.zip for the original radio
4. Reboot phone twice
5. Boot up phone and run flashrec, but flash the phone with the backup recovery image I made when I ran flashrec originally.
6. Restore the phone to factory settings before sending it back to HTC.
I didn't need to use the HTC Sync software or the RUUs at all and it all seems to have worked fine.
Thanks everyone for your help.
Orginal rom?
Download and install a orginal RUU rom update, and i belive Radio, rom etc. will be flashed to the stock rom?
Wow, useful first post!
I know you can flash the original HTC rom in update.zip format, but that will keep the custom recovery intact. After this you should restore the original recovery with flashrec.
in contrast to your 26th post chool's first post contains the correct answer to the question...
But it was still more informative than your 1,217th.
Chool is spot-on, though. You can download the HTC Sync software and run the original rom's RUU once it's connected to your phone, and it will set it back to the default original.
rayjt9 said:
But it was still more informative than your 1,217th.
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are you drunk, dumb or both?
edit: since THIS POST is #1217 for me you are actually right. yet my questions remains...
I should have mentioned that I'm on Linux. I'm pretty sure the HTC Sync software is only for Windows. I can get Windows if I need to, so that's not too much of a problem.
I have heard that running the RUUs once you have changed your Radio can be harmful? Is there any truth to that?
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are you drunk, dumb or both?
edit: since THIS POST is #1217 for me you are actually right. yet my questions remains...
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In answer to your question, neither. I was going by the numbers at the top right of your posts, which, this morning, was 1217. Did you perhaps delete something sending it back to 1216?
bonneHero said:
I should have mentioned that I'm on Linux. I'm pretty sure the HTC Sync software is only for Windows. I can get Windows if I need to, so that's not too much of a problem.
I have heard that running the RUUs once you have changed your Radio can be harmful? Is there any truth to that?
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Hmm, it doesn't look like there's an alternative to HTC Sync which would work for Linux, as far as I'm aware. I haven't heard of any problems with RUUing after a radio change, but if you're concerned, I believe there should be no harm in reflashing your radios with the original versions first.
Okay, I just rooted my brother's HTC Hero (GSM Unlock) and updated it to 2.1 Villain, but there were some bugs, like in the messages app, the key board wouldn't show up in a conversation. FB Sync wouldn't sync pictures to his contacts. Is there any way I can downgrade back to the original 1.5? If so, can anyone give me a link to download that .zip? thanks!
*note* I tried flashing the official 2.1 update, it failed
And what is a Nandroid backup? Can I restore it with that?
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Okay, I just rooted my brother's HTC Hero (GSM Unlock) and updated it to 2.1 Villain, but there were some bugs, like in the messages app, the key board wouldn't show up in a conversation. FB Sync wouldn't sync pictures to his contacts. Is there any way I can downgrade back to the original 1.5? If so, can anyone give me a link to download that .zip? thanks!
*note* I tried flashing the official 2.1 update, it failed
And what is a Nandroid backup? Can I restore it with that?
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You really should have read up before just rooting and flashing. A nandroid backup is a backup of the phone so you can restore to how it was before you started to play with it.
You can download the rom you require here.
You should have done a Nandroid backup before trying to flash a new ROM, this is a MUST DO everytime you plan on messing around with the phone, it would simply let you restore the backup back to normal.
You need to do a full wipe of the phone and flash the new ROM posted above.
Jamie.
Can I just flash a stock rom of the HTC Hero generic? I flashed a rooted one, but I keep getting this notification about an OTA,I tried installing it, but it fails. If I flash a stock rom (if possible) can I install the OTA's?
I seem to be having somewhat the same problem.
Although I didnt flash my hero to that custom rom you're mentioning.
The problem is that I've been running the modaco 3.0 rom for quite a while and wanted to get the stock 2.1 rom.
I've tried to flash it using the HTC tool but couldn't be done. I accidently overrided my nandroid backup of the stock 1.5 rom so I found a stock 1.5 on modaco's forum and flashed it.
Now I'm running 1.5, build 2.73.405.5
Every time I wipe the phone and start from scratch (setting up the phone as if it was new) I get a notification about a new OTA update. When I try to update it, the phone resets (seems fine) and it ends up in Nandroid and doesn't get any further.
Then I chose to reboot the phone and the phone runs as normal but still no new firmware.
What am I doing wrong?
I've also tried the HTC tool for flashing the ROM but end up with a connection error (170).
I have of course wiped the phone but it doesn't help...
Pinnodyr said:
I seem to be having somewhat the same problem.
Although I didnt flash my hero to that custom rom you're mentioning.
The problem is that I've been running the modaco 3.0 rom for quite a while and wanted to get the stock 2.1 rom.
I've tried to flash it using the HTC tool but couldn't be done. I accidently overrided my nandroid backup of the stock 1.5 rom so I found a stock 1.5 on modaco's forum and flashed it.
Now I'm running 1.5, build 2.73.405.5
Every time I wipe the phone and start from scratch (setting up the phone as if it was new) I get a notification about a new OTA update. When I try to update it, the phone resets (seems fine) and it ends up in Nandroid and doesn't get any further.
Then I chose to reboot the phone and the phone runs as normal but still no new firmware.
What am I doing wrong?
I've also tried the HTC tool for flashing the ROM but end up with a connection error (170).
I have of course wiped the phone but it doesn't help...
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I have the same problem! And when I do flash 2.1, the keyboard never appears when I go to the messages app. I just flashed an official stock 2.73.405.66 build, what if I do the OTA? Will it fail too? 'Cause I think it fails because last time, my phone was rooted.
Anyone got help? :-/
ok so i wouldnt say im a noob but im not as advanced as some of yous. last night i flashed a leaked ics onto my phone and loved it with one exception. i couldnt figure out how to root it. all my apps are backed up on titanium backup and i didnt want to have to get all of them manually. so i flashed back to stock using odin with a file i used back when that crappy update came out. i rooted it with super one click and and then went to put on a prerooted ics... when in recovery mode now i get this message
cant access to '/system/csc/att/system/'
i try putting on cwm and siyah and i keep getting authentication errors and the installation aborts. also recovery mode wont read my external sd card now. when the phone is booted up it works fine except i tried to do the factory ota update and it keeps failing. i tried reflashing back to stock again and did the update unrooted and it still failed.
i know you guys hate hate when people ask without researching so i did SOME forum browsing and found nothing. sorry i dont really have time to look too extensively. i just want to know how to fix it. i appreciate any help i can get
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ok so i wouldnt say im a noob but im not as advanced as some of yous. last night i flashed a leaked ics onto my phone and loved it with one exception. i couldnt figure out how to root it. all my apps are backed up on titanium backup and i didnt want to have to get all of them manually. so i flashed back to stock using odin with a file i used back when that crappy update came out. i rooted it with super one click and and then went to put on a prerooted ics... when in recovery mode now i get this message
cant access to '/system/csc/att/system/'
i try putting on cwm and siyah and i keep getting authentication errors and the installation aborts. also recovery mode wont read my external sd card now. when the phone is booted up it works fine except i tried to do the factory ota update and it keeps failing. i tried reflashing back to stock again and did the update unrooted and it still failed.
i know you guys hate hate when people ask without researching so i did SOME forum browsing and found nothing. sorry i dont really have time to look too extensively. i just want to know how to fix it. i appreciate any help i can get
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Start with getting back to stock using this guide. Check for ICS bootloaders too, you probably flashed them and you have to get stock ones back (careful, flashing bootloaders can cause hardbricking). Once you're back to stock and rooted, you shouldn't need to ever use PC Odin again.
Then use this guide for rooting/flashing.
One other note: when you tried to install CWM, it sounds like you loaded an update.zip onto your phone then tried to install it using stock recovery. Stock recovery won't let you install unsigned update.zips, which is why that method for getting CWM on your phone will never work (hence the authentication error and installation abort). For our phone, CWM is only included in custom kernels, that's the only way to get it on there, and don't even think about updating or changing it via other means. Just flash a custom kernel, it'll include CWM, use it until you want to switch kernels.
Hit my thanks button, I was really nice this time. And post in Q/A next time as well.
EDIT: Skip the second guide if all you want is stock. You should be able to update OTA after following the first guide. Though even if stock is what you want, I highly recommend flashing a custom GB kernel because a) they're more stable and faster and b) you'll have CWM in case you need it.
You started off mentioning about "leak ics" which I have absolutely zero experience.
My suggestion:
1. Try to get it back to stock. Make sure it works correctly.
2. If hasn't rooted yet, do so.
3. Getting CMW into the device by flashing custom kernel.
4. From there, install any ICS ROM you want.
Hi,
Firstly I apologise if this has been covered before but I have searched and searched and still not found what I am looking for.
I received the OTA update for my Galaxy S3 I-9300 ( UK Version on O2 Carrier, Stock ROM), phone downloaded automatically (all good), clicked install when prompted (i believe this was a relatively small update file). I presume the phone was running 4.2 when I decided to update and this was the update to 4.3 (not sure). The phone started the firmware upgrade process all went well, the % got to 100 and the phone went to reboot. But when the phone went to reboot it stuck on the blue Samsung logo screen. Left it for a couple of hours just in case, no joy.
Having not backed up all before doing the update (as usual presumed it would be fine) I now am in the situation where I may well lose all my data, this at the minute is my LAST option. Have a few fairly valuable things on this eg. notes from meetings etc. and some photos I would like. So a factory reset from recovery mode isn't what I want to do at the minute.
I have tried to recover the phone using Samsung Kies, no joy again. With the state the phone is in it wont recognise the device and keeps bringing up an error with the USB MTP driver (have tried reinstalling the driver many times). When i put the phone into download mode (volume down, home and power) it says on Kies it is connecting, but again fails to connect. It seems the last option I am left with is to use the 'update via external storage' mode when in recovery or the 'update via ADB'? I have also tried contacting both O2 and samsung to see if they can provide me with the firmware update file that I can download and put on an SD card, but they both keep sayin each other is responsible for the firmware etc etc. I have since downloaded a rom from Sammobile.com and found a UK 4.3 rom to be installed via ODIN (not sure if this will work?)
So, I am wondering if there is any way I can recover the data from the device without losing both app data and photos/videos etc that I have not yet tried? or if anyone can guide me as to where I could get the update file to use via external storage? (and if this will work) or if using the ADB function is a possibility (dont know what it is even) Any help is much appreciated as I seem to keep going round in circles, and apologies if I have not given vital information.
Thanks,
jjohnston890
If you don't mind losing warranty you can flash a custom recovery using odin, I'd recommend Philz, then use that to access the aroma file manager. You can then transfer all your data to the external sd.
Read philz thread for instructions.
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boomboomer said:
If you don't mind losing warranty you can flash a custom recovery using odin, I'd recommend Philz, then use that to access the aroma file manager. You can then transfer all your data to the external sd.
Read philz thread for instructions.
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Not really bothered about warranty as it seems that is the only way to get the data back. Although using aroma file manager am I able to get app data back? ie. when I restore the app do I have the option to do so with data? as its particularly a few notes in colournote app that I have.
Had a look for Philz Recovery, looks like it'll do the trick thanks, but could you link me just in case I've the wrong one please?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-s3/orig-development/i93xx-philz-touch-t2002953
Thanks :fingers-crossed:
That is the Philz thread. Aroma file manager only moves files -it won't backup or restore anything. You will have to know which files to look for.
boomboomer said:
That is the Philz thread. Aroma file manager only moves files -it won't backup or restore anything. You will have to know which files to look for.
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Ok, so I will want to move all files to the SD card and look for the app data files etc I need? how would I go about getting all my contacts aswell, can this be done through Aroma? Is this just a matter of searching through all files?
After installing custom recovery (philz) would I be able to flash the generic ROM (through ODIN) without wiping the phone? Or what are the chances this will brick the phone? Ideally it would be good if I could get the phone to the same state as it were in before the update, but I cant find if this is ROM is non wipe?? I would like to stick with the generic rom but if I had to re-flash after flashing a non wipe I could?
Again, apologies for the amount of questions but you seem to know your stuff :good: much appreciated
Contacts should be saved on your Google account, you will just have to search for anything else you need.
You can flash what ever you choose with odin, it's just highly unlikely to boot without a factory reset. First try the exact same firmware you had before the wipe, if you know it.
I'd advise you backup the efs folder in philz before you flash anything. If the dirty flash doesn't work then flash the latest BTU 4.3 firmware and factory reset.
I don't think a flash through Odin will wipe your internal SD. I believe it only wipes the data partition which stores thr app data and stuff. Pics and vids etc are safe. Changing CSC will wipe it though.
boomboomer said:
Contacts should be saved on your Google account, you will just have to search for anything else you need.
You can flash what ever you choose with odin, it's just highly unlikely to boot without a factory reset. First try the exact same firmware you had before the wipe, if you know it.
I'd advise you backup the efs folder in philz before you flash anything. If the dirty flash doesn't work then flash the latest BTU 4.3 firmware and factory reset.
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Contacts aren't saved on my google account, have them mostly saved on my phone just, so il have to have a good search through with aroma.
I found a post that said flashing the firmware I had before the update wouldn't work but the latest or a later version might...
Samsung are to get back to me in relation to giving me a downloaded version of the incremental update file, would anyone on here be able to provide a version of this do you think? in order to apply the offical update again via external storage.
whatsgood said:
I don't think a flash through Odin will wipe your internal SD. I believe it only wipes the data partition which stores thr app data and stuff. Pics and vids etc are safe. Changing CSC will wipe it though.
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So if i go from a stock rom with o2 branding to a non branded generic rom from samsung you think this will wipe it? (as this is a change of CSC?) is there any way to flash through ODIN and not wipe data partition either or is this the way it always happens?
Help/Advice
Was going to bite the bullet and flash custom recovery and flash the stock Samsung ROM through ODIN tonight, but it seems that if I do, it will change my CSC code? This as been told on here will wipe me phone. I am unable to get a stock O2 4.3 ROM at the minute but I can get a 4.1.2 ROM? Will this work is it worth waiting to see if I can get a 4.3 ROM soon and then if I flash this wont (hopefully :fingers-crossed wipe my phone?
Any advice appreciated. As stated before I cannot really afford to lose the data on phone (app data included )
Thanks
jjohnston890 said:
Was going to bite the bullet and flash custom recovery and flash the stock Samsung ROM through ODIN tonight, but it seems that if I do, it will change my CSC code? This as been told on here will wipe me phone. I am unable to get a stock O2 4.3 ROM at the minute but I can get a 4.1.2 ROM? Will this work is it worth waiting to see if I can get a 4.3 ROM soon and then if I flash this wont (hopefully :fingers-crossed wipe my phone?
Any advice appreciated. As stated before I cannot really afford to lose the data on phone (app data included )
Thanks
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Your o2 4.3 rom is here, you will need to register to download, you can flash direct with Odin without a custom recovery, it wont wipe your phone, SAMMOBILE
If you want a generic one without o2 bloatware then use this one HERE
ag4751 said:
Your o2 4.3 rom is here, you will need to register to download, you can flash direct with Odin without a custom recovery, it wont wipe your phone, SAMMOBILE
If you want a generic one without o2 bloatware then use this one HERE
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Thanks very much...dunno how I missed that, i had the H3G version downloaded. Ok, will flash later on, still nervous about it wiping the phone though so that is why i wanted to install custom recovery to gain aroma file manager etc...
With custom recovery I tried to install but get the error message-
E:failed to verify whole-file signature
E:failed to verify whole-file signature
E:signature verification failed
Any ideas? Tried 2 different SD cards but didnt make a difference, although neither of these have been in the phone before?
Philz recovery - philz_touch_6.19.3-i9300.zip
Thanks
If you downloaded a firmware from Sammobile.com then it will not be flashed with a custom recovery, go read the sticky guides in general on how to use odin.
You will still need to factory reset before the new firmware will boot, so use philz to remove all your files before you flash.
hi all its been a while since ive been on the boards because ive been running rooted stock deodexed rom. i havent flashed in a year or so but just recently my settings have stopped.
i continually have been getting this message instantly after ancelling out the message. i cannot get past the select language option. theres no escape.
I couldn't even backup my current rom. so i did a battery pull and rebooted into recovery to flash different roms. I've tried dn3 which was the last rom i had saved to my sd card, and miui7. both yielded the same results of the same message about the settings has stopped. its obvious something has went bad over time. i have done nothing but use it as a phone. no flashing or anything. is there something i need to flash in order to troubleshoot this issue? i do not have the money to obtain a replacement through assurion. also my recovery wouldnt let me restore my 1 backup on my sd card. so is there anything i can do from scratch? any settings zips to flash? Odin? ive searched boards and nothing specific to my device (I605). please help
iflip said:
hi all its been a while since ive been on the boards because ive been running rooted stock deodexed rom. i havent flashed in a year or so but just recently my settings have stopped.
i continually have been getting this message instantly after ancelling out the message. i cannot get past the select language option. theres no escape.
I couldn't even backup my current rom. so i did a battery pull and rebooted into recovery to flash different roms. I've tried dn3 which was the last rom i had saved to my sd card, and miui7. both yielded the same results of the same message about the settings has stopped. its obvious something has went bad over time. i have done nothing but use it as a phone. no flashing or anything. is there something i need to flash in order to troubleshoot this issue? i do not have the money to obtain a replacement through assurion. also my recovery wouldnt let me restore my 1 backup on my sd card. so is there anything i can do from scratch? any settings zips to flash? Odin? ive searched boards and nothing specific to my device (I605). please help
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I'm assuming you are still on the 4.1.2 bootloader, since you were able to flash miui7 and dn3.
If something has gotten corrupted, you could try Odin'ing the stock recovery back onto the device by following the directions on this thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=53624921
After getting the stock recovery on the device, do a factory reset and wipe cache in the stock recovery. Then you can use ODIN to reinstall CWM/Philz or TWRP (whichever recovery you were using previously). Hopefully you have an old backup you could restore... or you can set up your ROM again from the start after rebooting back into the system.
If worse comes to worst and wiping in the Stock recovery doesn't fix things...sounds like you may have to Odin back to stock 4.1.2, and then reroot with CASUAL and start over again. Droidstyle put together a good guide on how to restore the phone back to stock 4.1.2... you can find his guide here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=34891181. I think the 4.1.2 firmware link is down, but you can grab it from Sammobile.com.
You probably know... but don't flash the official Stock 4.3 or 4.4.2 Firmware onto the phone because there's no current bootloader unlock methods for those..... 4.1.2 is the last Android version for our I605's that has a "do it yourself" bootloader unlock method.