I've spent hours for searching and trying different methods to fix my problem, but no success..
I've droid dna, with S-OFF, but NO htcdev ulocked bootloader, nor SuperCid.
I got this phone in this condition, so i have no idea what method previous owner used to gain S-Off
I have some signal issues, and found thread with fix, then i flashed latest rooted stock 3.06 odexed rom(from santod040) and trying to flash stock recovery too,
in order to Factory reset with stock recovery and get stock Radio partition, which should fix my signal drop issue.
TWRP 2.5.0.0 is already installed there, but i can't replace it with stock, nor update to 2.6.x, nor replace with CWM.
Every time i try - " fastboot flash recovery xx.img ", it fails and i'm getting this message:
sending 'recovery' (8380 KB).
OKAY [ 1.005s]
writing 'recovery'...
FAILED (remote: not allowed)
What should i do to flash stock recovery? I was thinking to restore S-ON and go 100% stock, then do factory reset and S-OFF, root, flash recovery again and install custom rom.. But i think it's too long process and there should be other way to fix it.
any help would be greatly appreciated
uNdea said:
I've spent hours for searching and trying different methods to fix my problem, but no success..
I've droid dna, with S-OFF, but NO htcdev ulocked bootloader, nor SuperCid.
I got this phone in this condition, so i have no idea what method previous owner used to gain S-Off
I have some signal issues, and found thread with fix, then i flashed latest rooted stock 3.06 odexed rom(from santod040) and trying to flash stock recovery too,
in order to Factory reset with stock recovery and get stock Radio partition, which should fix my signal drop issue.
TWRP 2.5.0.0 is already installed there, but i can't replace it with stock, nor update to 2.6.x, nor replace with CWM.
Every time i try - " fastboot flash recovery xx.img ", it fails and i'm getting this message:
sending 'recovery' (8380 KB).
OKAY [ 1.005s]
writing 'recovery'...
FAILED (remote: not allowed)
What should i do to flash stock recovery? I was thinking to restore S-ON and go 100% stock, then do factory reset and S-OFF, root, flash recovery again and install custom rom.. But i think it's too long process and there should be other way to fix it.
any help would be greatly appreciated
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Might try flashify app from play store, or image gui.
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uNdea said:
I've spent hours for searching and trying different methods to fix my problem, but no success..
I've droid dna, with S-OFF, but NO htcdev ulocked bootloader, nor SuperCid.
I got this phone in this condition, so i have no idea what method previous owner used to gain S-Off
I have some signal issues, and found thread with fix, then i flashed latest rooted stock 3.06 odexed rom(from santod040) and trying to flash stock recovery too,
in order to Factory reset with stock recovery and get stock Radio partition, which should fix my signal drop issue.
TWRP 2.5.0.0 is already installed there, but i can't replace it with stock, nor update to 2.6.x, nor replace with CWM.
Every time i try - " fastboot flash recovery xx.img ", it fails and i'm getting this message:
sending 'recovery' (8380 KB).
OKAY [ 1.005s]
writing 'recovery'...
FAILED (remote: not allowed)
What should i do to flash stock recovery? I was thinking to restore S-ON and go 100% stock, then do factory reset and S-OFF, root, flash recovery again and install custom rom.. But i think it's too long process and there should be other way to fix it.
any help would be greatly appreciated
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Thought you need to be unlocked to flash any image, unlocking the bootloader allows you to flash images (write partitions of the phone)
if i were you I will start from the scratch.
Haven't tried any app for flashing yet. Good idea through, ill try as soon as i get home
finanandroid said:
Thought you need to be unlocked to flash any image, unlocking the bootloader allows you to flash images (write partitions of the phone)
if i were you I will start from the scratch.
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Yea i thought about it too, but as i know there's no way to supercid on 3.06 firmware, am i wrong? Without supercid, i can't unlock bootloader, was getting error 160 when i tried that. Then i read that htcdev could mess up somethung, when phone has s-off so i stopped thinking about bootloader unlock..
uNdea said:
Yea i thought about it too, but as i know there's no way to supercid on 3.06 firmware, am i wrong? Without supercid, i can't unlock bootloader, was getting error 160 when i tried that. Then i read that htcdev could mess up somethung, when phone has s-off so i stopped thinking about bootloader unlock..
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Yup I read somewhere that unlock the bootloader get u stuck in boot after a while, but yes there is a method
to change cid number and unlock bootloader.
sdamark said:
Might try flashify app from play store, or image gui.
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I've just tried both apps, no success. flasher just says "rebooting in recovery" and nothing happens, waited about 25-30 minutes.
Image gui asks to confirm that i have unlocked bootloader in order to flash kernel/recovery later..
finanandroid said:
Yup I read somewhere that unlock the bootloader get u stuck in boot after a while, but yes there is a method
to change cid number and unlock bootloader.
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Seems that i can't flash stock recovery until i unlock bootloader and S-ON.
Just wondering, how previous owner flashed TWRP 2.5, without unlocking bt. Any ideas?
Your s-off. Run an RUU. That will give you stock everything. Boot rom. Does signal work? Yes? Flash custom recovery and rom of choice. If not, factory reset from bootloader, then verify signal works. Flash custom recovery, then rom.
Also, being s-off you can write your cid and obtain unlock at htcdev
Phaded said:
Your s-off. Run an RUU. That will give you stock everything. Boot rom. Does signal work? Yes? Flash custom recovery and rom of choice. If not, factory reset from bootloader, then verify signal works. Flash custom recovery, then rom.
Also, being s-off you can write your cid and obtain unlock at htcdev
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Seems very easy, thank you for help
I'll get 3.06 ruu and run it. Still, I have hboot 1.33, do i need to flash 3.06 hboot manually or it doesn't matter?
uNdea said:
Seems very easy, thank you for help
I'll get 3.06 ruu and run it. Still, I have hboot 1.33, do i need to flash 3.06 hboot manually or it doesn't matter?
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Flash the 3.06 hboot in bootloader first
Phaded said:
Flash the 3.06 hboot in bootloader first
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Thank you again guys, my problem is fixed
No problem yo
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I had followed this video ht tp://w ww.youtub e.com /watch?v=hQtUxEL8pd8 and did everything correctly. When I go to boot my phone up it shows the blue android boot animation then the green HTC animation then restarts.
Hboot 1.57
Somehow my recovery got deleted.
Clockworkmod recovery is installed.
I just don't know what to do
Is there a way I can just undo everything and go back to the stock rom?
Edit: Tried ViperROM and it's doing the exact same thing.
Make sure you are wiping everything except sdcard and then flash the rom. Maybe even try changing recoveries to 4ext.
Sent from my PG86100 using Tapatalk 2
I assume you are s-off correct? I suggest going with Scotty's idea and switching to 4ext recovery. Cwm has been know to cause issues with the evo 3d. I'm also assuming that you mean hboot 1.58 not 1.57. FYI you can use any hboot with those ROMs. Just can't use the stock 2.89 kernel with any other hboot but 1.58. You also havnt specified whether or not your using the stock kernels that come with the ROM.
The meanrom by default flashes the VM kernel so if your on hboot 1.58. You have to flash the stock 2.89 kernel in the meanrom folder that's generated after you flash meanrom.
As for viperom you shouldnt have any problem flashing it considering that its compatible with any hboot. Which brings me back to my main point. Flash 4ext recovery and make sure you do a full wipe. That includes data factory wipe, cache and dalvik wipe and wipe all partitions except sdcard.
There's no reason give up when you run into a snag. There's usually a solution to every problem and you did the right thing by posting your question here. There's a ton of possibilities on here to do with your phone. Just read, research, ask questions if you are unsure of something.
Jsparta26 said:
I assume you are s-off correct? I suggest going with Scotty's idea and switching to 4ext recovery. Cwm has been know to cause issues with the evo 3d. I'm also assuming that you mean hboot 1.58 not 1.57. FYI you can use any hboot with those ROMs. Just can't use the stock 2.89 kernel with any other hboot but 1.58. You also havnt specified whether or not your using the stock kernels that come with the ROM.
The meanrom by default flashes the VM kernel so if your on hboot 1.58. You have to flash the stock 2.89 kernel in the meanrom folder that's generated after you flash meanrom.
As for viperom you shouldnt have any problem flashing it considering that its compatible with any hboot. Which brings me back to my main point. Flash 4ext recovery and make sure you do a full wipe. That includes data factory wipe, cache and dalvik wipe and wipe all partitions except sdcard.
There's no reason give up when you run into a snag. There's usually a solution to every problem and you did the right thing by posting your question here. There's a ton of possibilities on here to do with your phone. Just read, research, ask questions if you are unsure of something.
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I'm S-on, will it matter? And also I do mean 1.57. And one more thing. Does it matter if I boot up into a recovery using the command prompt? Also I'm not sure what kernel it is. I guess the one that's in the zip folder? Also sorry for slow responses I've been working days. Any chance you'll be on tomorrow around 7pm central?
Update: I reformatted everything and tried reinstalling Viperrom through CWM but no dice still boots up and resets. Got 4ext installed. Working from there.
Update: 4EXT is the best recovery I've ever seen and I'm never using CWM again.
Update: I installed VIperROM through 4ext and it's still restarting itself.
Do you have smart flash enabled in 4ext recovery? Its under tools settings.
Jsparta26 said:
Do you have smart flash enabled in 4ext recovery? Its under tools settings.
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No I do not. Just got off work and I'm doing it now. I don't need to have root for a custom rom do I? Also i youtubed bootloop to see if it is really what's wrong and I came up with this video. ht tp ://www .y outube.co m/watch?v=OKXTD1-fqbc and my phones doing more than that. It's booting up all the way then once the screen and dock begins to load it restarts.
IAnb3rlin said:
No I do not. Just got off work and I'm doing it now. I don't need to have root for a custom rom do I?
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OK go ahead and turn it on. This will enable you to flash kernels inside recovery having s-on. No you don't have to root to flash a custom ROM. However every ROM has superuser baked into them so flashing one will automatically give you root.
I just want to add that s-on users do not have access to the boot partition which is where your kernel sits. Thats the cause of your bootlooping, before your recovery wasn't flashing any kernel with the ROM. Now with 4ext and smart flash its possible.
Jsparta26 said:
OK go ahead and turn it on. This will enable you to flash kernels inside recovery having s-on. No you don't have to root to flash a custom ROM. However every ROM has superuser baked into them so flashing one will automatically give you root.
I just want to add that s-on users do not have access to the boot partition which is where your kernel sits. Thats the cause of your bootlooping, before your recovery wasn't flashing any kernel with the ROM. Now with 4ext and smart flash its possible.
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How do I flash a kernel? I'm not really sure what one is, I just know it's really important.
Think of a kernel as a airplane tower that guides the direction of how the android system operates. It controls touch screen, it contains the drivers that make your keyboard work, WiFi, 4g, camera etc.. it is also responsible for taking over android run time after hboot finishes initiating everything to get android up and running. Someone correct me if my information is incorrect please lol. For now, stick with 4ext recovery and enable smart flash under tools settings. Everything should be good after that. I would highly recommend gaining s-off to make everything easier.
If your interested just ask and I'm sure one of us will be glad to help you.
Edit: Its real easy to flash a kernel once smartflash is enabled. A kernel always comes with every ROM or else it wouldn't be able to boot up. As I have stated before in my previous post about s-on users and the limitations.
Jsparta26 said:
Think of a kernel as a airplane tower that guides the direction of how the android system operates. It controls touch screen, it contains the drivers that make your keyboard work, WiFi, 4g, camera etc.. it is also responsible for taking over android run time after hboot finishes initiating everything to get android up and running. Someone correct me if my information is incorrect please lol. For now, stick with 4ext recovery and enable smart flash under tools settings. Everything should be good after that. I would highly recommend gaining s-off to make everything easier.
If your interested just ask and I'm sure one of us will be glad to help you.
Edit: Its real easy to flash a kernel once smartflash is enabled. A kernel always comes with every ROM or else it wouldn't be able to boot up. As I have stated before in my previous post about s-on users and the limitations.
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I formatted everything using 4ext and installed a rom i also flashed the boot img just incase and it still restarted.
Here's the steps I took.
1. Format everything.
2. Download the.zip file and copy to SD card.
3. Load the recovery and enable smartflash.
4. Installed the rom.
5. Flashed the boot.img
6. Also tried without flashing the boot img.
And just to clarify. I'm installing ViperROM. And I only need the .zip file, correct?
I ended up using RUU to fix it and go back to the stock rom/ect, Then locked the bootloader unlocked it and flashed superuser and rooted it then got s-off using the wire trick. But after I rebooted it keeps taking me back to the jbear bootup logo and when I try to flash a recovery it doesn't load I just get the htc logo then jbear logo then it restarts. I followed this guide.htt p://w ww.yo utube.co m/ watch?v =tRj47iFQvbE I found here on the xda forums.
Do you have the ics ruu correct? Boot back into bootloader and reflash the ruu. Do not unlock your bootloader again. Its not necessary anymore now that you have s-off.
Jsparta26 said:
Do you have the ics ruu correct? Boot back into bootloader and reflash the ruu. Do not unlock your bootloader again. Its not necessary anymore now that you have s-off.
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Booted up perfectly . So now I'm ready to flash any cdma rom with no problems? Do you know if there's a cdma rom that comes with, beats, adobe flash, and extras?
When I tried to flash a recovery this happened.
C:\android-sdk\platform-tools>fastboot flash recovery 4ext.img
sending 'recovery' (3738 KB)...
OKAY [ 1.018s]
writing 'recovery'...
FAILED (remote: not allowed)
finished. total time: 1.031s
Also my bootloader is saying *** locked ***
IAnb3rlin said:
Booted up perfectly . So now I'm ready to flash any cdma rom with no problems? Do you know if there's a cdma rom that comes with, beats, adobe flash, and extras?
When I tried to flash a recovery this happened.
C:\android-sdk\platform-tools>fastboot flash recovery 4ext.img
sending 'recovery' (3738 KB)...
OKAY [ 1.018s]
writing 'recovery'...
FAILED (remote: not allowed)
finished. total time: 1.031s
Also my bootloader is saying *** locked ***
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Your s-off. If you have root you can flash your recovery from 4ext updater or use flash GUI image from Google play. If no root, you will need to take your recovery and Rename it to PG86IMG, place it on root of sdcard and boot into bootloader. Let the phone pick up the recovery update and flash it. Power up your phone and take the file off the root of your card. Then power back down into bootloader and click on recovery. Let me know if it works.
Jsparta26 said:
Your s-off. If you have root you can flash your recovery from 4ext updater or use flash GUI image from Google play. If no root, you will need to take your recovery and Rename it to PG86IMG, place it on root of sdcard and boot into bootloader. Let the phone pick up the recovery update and flash it. Power up your phone and take the file off the root of your card. Then power back down into bootloader and click on recovery. Let me know if it works.
Edit: just realized your using virgin mobile correct? I believe the reason your phone kept bootlooping with viper ROM was because of hboot. Try flashing a different hboot with the same method as the ruu and recovery.
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I downloaded root checker and apparently I'm not root anymore. Yes I'm VM. I'm trying to rename the recovery and update it using the SD card now.
I tried changing the name and it won't detect it. Do I rename the img file or use a zip file? For the RUU I used the pc program to update it and the recovery I use fastboot in the cmd prompt. How do I flash a different hboot? Would I be able to use fastboot for the recovery if i reunlocked the boot loader?
IAnb3rlin said:
I tried changing the name and it won't detect it. Do I rename the img file or use a zip file? For the RUU I used the pc program to update it and the recovery I use fastboot in the cmd prompt. How do I flash a different hboot? Would I be able to use fastboot for the recovery if i reunlocked the boot loader?
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My bad. Yes, get the zip file version. As for hboot, same way your trying to flash the recovery.
Jsparta26 said:
My bad. Yes, get the zip file version. As for hboot, same way your trying to flash the recovery.
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When I tried to update it said Invalid model ID update failed. For the PG86IMG file.
IAnb3rlin said:
When I tried to update it said Invalid model ID update failed. For the PG86IMG file.
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OK, get latest twrp recovery zip and do the same thing you tried with 4ext. I know, its a pain in the ass. I had to go through the same thing when I got my phone s-off with wire trick. The reason why I'm having you do this this way is because in case you ever need to have your phone serviced. They will check to see if you unlocked your bootloader or relocked it. Your bootloader is in "locked" state thus, they cannot deny you service regardless of s-on or s-off.
Jsparta26 said:
OK, get latest twrp recovery zip and do the same thing you tried with 4ext. I know, its a pain in the ass. I had to go through the same thing when I got my phone s-off with wire trick. The reason why I'm having you do this this way is because in case you ever need to have your phone serviced. They will check to see if you unlocked your bootloader or relocked it. Your bootloader is in "locked" state thus, they cannot deny you service regardless of s-on or s-off.
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I just ended up unlocking the boot loader again and installing the recovery that way. Then saw this.. oh well lol. I really do appreciate the help. . I'm going to try to install viperrom again, and double backup this time! I'll let you know how it goes.
So just got the phone yesterday and I wanted to S-off immediately. Me being the idiot I am I fully rooted through fireballas method rather than temp-rooting and that messes up dirtyracun. So I need to flash the stock RUU again. I re-locked my phone and tried flashing the RUU and each time I get "FAILED (remote: 99 unknown fail)". Maybe I'm missing something here. How do I flash back to stock?
Are you following the instructions on the unlimited.io website? Because all you need to do is run the fastboot command and it should run just fine.
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Ikikaea said:
So just got the phone yesterday and I wanted to S-off immediately. Me being the idiot I am I fully rooted through fireballas method rather than temp-rooting and that messes up dirtyracun. So I need to flash the stock RUU again. I re-locked my phone and tried flashing the RUU and each time I get "FAILED (remote: 99 unknown fail)". Maybe I'm missing something here. How do I flash back to stock?
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after you get that error retype the command and it will go though. all part of the process
fastboot flash zip RUU.zip.
Aldo101t said:
after you get that error retype the command and it will go though. all part of the process
fastboot flash zip RUU.zip.
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No matter how many times I try it won't flash. I figure it's the TWRP recovery or the root that's causing the problem. I must be missing something since I should be able to flash back to stock.
Ikikaea said:
No matter how many times I try it won't flash. I figure it's the TWRP recovery or the root that's causing the problem. I must be missing something since I should be able to flash back to stock.
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It is most likely the custom recovery that is the problem. Flash the stock recovery (found HERE), then try the RUU again.
Good news! A factory reset and redownloading the RUU.zip fixed the problem. I have my theories on what was messed up, but I'm just glad it worked out in the end. Thanks to all the people who tried to help.
Help! My DNA isn't working. I just used the unlock bootloader (Still s-on) and I had my recovery flashed so as usual I wiped all data and had a rom ready to sideload, but when I went to sideload everything said "Couldn't mount" and I couldnt do anything. So I got the RUU and I started to flash it and all of a sudden I keep getting error:178 image file. I saw someone else had this problem and they had a rom flashed and they got back in after unlocking it again but I dont have a rom installed so I have nothing. (Yes I relocked the bootloader when trying to flash the RUU and I did run it as an Admin.) Someone please help me
Edit: Phone is now fixed, I went to IRC and a guy named Beaups took remote control and fixed it. Im not sure if thats his XDA username or not but if you guys see him make sure to give him a thanks Night everyone
Halcyon7 said:
Help! My DNA isnt working. I just used the unlock bootloader (Still s-on) and I had my recovery flashed so as usual I wiped all data and had a rom ready to sideload, but when I went to sideload everything said "Couldnt mount" and I couldnt do anything. So I got the RUU and I started to flash it and all of a sudden I keep getting error:178 image file. I saw someone else had this problem and they had a rom flashed and they got back in after unlocking it again but I dont have a rom installed so I have nothing. (Yes I relocked the bootloader when trying to flash the RUU and I did run it as an Admin.) Someone please help me
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Did you use this?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2017525
I am unfamiliar with sideload but seems like with the correct files and the right person with sideload experience, you should be ok, Someone will step up here, may take a bit.
Its ok its very fixable, at this point. Just be very careful and very patient.
The worst thing you can do with something like this is get in a hurry or try to fix it while you're still very stressed out.
I'm passing on this advice because I almost screwed up yesterday because I made a boo boo and was in a huge hurry.
I'm going to wait for someone who knows more about this particular issue to chime in, but you have my word, I will help you resolve it after I do some more research while I wait for someone with more information or experience to post some info.
Sent from my HTC6435LVW using Xparent Red Tapatalk 2
In the original unlock downloader thread, there is a link to an irc chatroom, I would suggest you go there as well as look for help here, and be patient waiting for some one to respond ...
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rootntootn said:
Did you use this?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2017525
I am unfamiliar with sideload but seems like with the correct files and the right person with sideload experience, you should be ok, Someone will step up here, may take a bit.
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Thats pretty much what I did but I keep getting that error:178 image file problem when its trying to finish (I am using the RUU_DLX_WL_JB_45_VERIZON_WWE_1.15.605.4_Radio_1.00.00.1023_3_NV_VZW_1.98_002_release_290923_signed.exe RUU) Also my phone is recognized as 2.04 when I haven't flashed anything
I had a similar situation recently. I am unlocked and s-off and i accepted the 2.04 update. I needed to go back to the original firmware but the ruu wouldnt flash and gave me an error 158 image error. The only way i was able to run the ruu was to revert my hboot and radio from http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=38379254&postcount=19. Im sure there is another way, but this helped me.....good luck.
Halcyon7 said:
Help! My DNA isnt working. I just used the unlock bootloader (Still s-on) and I had my recovery flashed so as usual I wiped all data and had a rom ready to sideload, but when I went to sideload everything said "Couldnt mount" and I couldnt do anything. So I got the RUU and I started to flash it and all of a sudden I keep getting error:178 image file. I saw someone else had this problem and they had a rom flashed and they got back in after unlocking it again but I dont have a rom installed so I have nothing. (Yes I relocked the bootloader when trying to flash the RUU and I did run it as an Admin.) Someone please help me
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Re-Unlock your bootloader with your Unlock token (Unlock_code.bin) then do a fastboot flash recovery recovery.img and use the CWM recovery that is 6.0.2.8 (i believe is the most recent version) and you should be able to sideload your rom ... or if sideloading doesnt work just do an adb push rom.zip /sdcard/rom.zip and that will put the rom that you want to use on the root of the sdcard and then you can flash that there...
This should hopefully get you working again...
beasleyj62 said:
I had a similar situation recently. I am unlocked and s-off and i accepted the 2.04 update. I needed to go back to the original firmware but the ruu wouldnt flash and gave me an error 158 image error. The only way i was able to run the ruu was to revert my hboot and radio from http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=38379254&postcount=19. Im sure there is another way, but this helped me.....good luck.
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I keep getting this when I flash the hboot
C:\Users\owner\AppData\Local\Android\android-sdk\platform-tools>fastboot flash z
ip PL83IMG.zip
sending 'zip' (434 KB)...
OKAY [ 0.205s]
writing 'zip'...
(bootloader) signature checking...
FAILED (remote: 12 signature verify fail)
finished. total time: 0.274s
and when I flash the Radio I get
C:\Users\owner\AppData\Local\Android\android-sdk\platform-tools>fastboot flash z
ip PL83IMG.zip
error: cannot load 'PL83IMG.zip': Unknown error
you re-locked your bootloader.....
try what .torrented suggested or re-unlock and try to re-flash the zips.
beasleyj62 said:
you re-locked your bootloader.....
try what .torrented suggested or re-unlock and try to re-flash the zips.
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I can unlock it at anytime....
see if you can flash after you unlock again
Did you flash the stock recovery back to your phone before you tried the ruu?
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All I needed to run the RUU was the ENG Hboot. Flash it then you should be able to install the RUU provided you have the correct drivers installed.
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He is still s-on.
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Andro X said:
Did you flash the stock recovery back to your phone before you tried the ruu?
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How would I go about doing that?
beasleyj62 said:
see if you can flash after you unlock again
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I didnt work. This is my 2nd DNA so I have done this before and it worked successfully(The first one had a screen problem)
I'm away from my pc right now but if you look around the forum for the link to stock recovery, it might help as suggested above
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Halcyon7 said:
How would I go about doing that?
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The RUU flashes a stock recovery... all that is required for running the RUU is a LOCKED bootloader...
Did you by chance take the OTA op? because if you did the RUU wont work...
beasleyj62 said:
I'm away from my pc right now but if you look around the forum for the link to stock recovery, it might help as suggested above
Sent from my HTC6435LVW using Tapatalk 2
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I only found 1 link on my computer doctors forum but that link wasn't it
.torrented said:
The RUU flashes a stock recovery... all that is required for running the RUU is a LOCKED bootloader...
Did you by chance take the OTA op? because if you did the RUU wont work...
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No I haven't. I used the s-off facepalm method and I did everything as it said and now when I went into recovery nothing will mount and my device when trying to use the RUU says its a 2.04. So I didnt take the ota but thats what it is recognized as
I'm somewhat of a noob at this - this is my first HTC, so I had no idea what S-Off or unlocked bootloader meant. With my Samsung, rooting and installing a custom recovery involved a one-click method, so I never had to learn all the ins and outs of this stuff. With this DNA, I used the revone method (since the phone was purchased with 2.06 firmware already installed), so I still didn't need to learn much.
Anyway, I recently tried to go back to stock. I figured that would involve an RUU, going back to S-On, and locking the bootloader. So I first (yes, before performing the RUU like a dodo) used revone to go back to S-On, then found something saying I needed to execute "fastboot oem writesecureflag 3", so I did that, and now I am stuck at fastboot. I don't have access to CWM recovery, and if I try to boot beyond fastboot it hangs on the initial HTC screen.
Without being able to use ADB since it doesn't boot that far, I can't go back to S-Off via revone. I can't flash anything that I have been able to find so far via fastboot because it fails at signature verification. And I can't use the RUU that I found because it is firmware 1.15 and it won't allow me to install on top of 2.06.
Does anyone have any ideas on how to fix this? Is there a way to get to S-Off through fastboot? Is there an RUU for the 2.06 firmware? I have spent a few days searching and the answer to both seems to be no...
UPDATE: I grabbed the Rom.zip out of the 1.15 RUU and tried flashing that via fastboot (in RUU mode). I got the following message:
sending 'zip' (913111 KB)...
OKAY [ 35.667s]
writing 'zip'...
(bootloader) adopting the signature contained in this image...
(bootloader) signature checking...
(bootloader) rom parsing start ...
(bootloader) rom parsing finish ...
(bootloader) zip header checking...
(bootloader) zip info parsing...
FAILED (remote: 22 loading zip info fail)
finished. total time: 118.073s
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I assume this has something to do with the firmware version difference (1.15 vs. 2.06). But I was very excited to see a signature check be successful for once.
I should note that the ROM I was running when doing this was Newt's NOS m7 v 3.0.6
When selecting recovery from the fastboot menu, it does nothing?
If that's a yes... You need s-off again.
Phaded said:
When selecting recovery from the fastboot menu, it does nothing?
If that's a yes... You need s-off again.
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It doesn't do nothing per se, it shows a screen that I'm not used to with a red triangle and exclamation point on top of a picture of a phone with a blue background. I assume this is the recovery screen from the factory, not the CWM recovery I had installed previously.
Is there a way to get s-off without ADB (only using fastboot)?
Flash firmware zip located on the moonshine thread, then use moonshine
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Flash firmware zip located on the moonshine thread, then use moonshine
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I successfully flashed the firmware zip from the moonshine thread, but the phone still will not boot past fastboot. I assume since the instructions for moonshine require the phone to be booted to android, this option will not work for me.
jdpalmer2k13 said:
I successfully flashed the firmware zip from the moonshine thread, but the phone still will not boot past fastboot. I assume since the instructions for moonshine require the phone to be booted to android, this option will not work for me.
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I've been thinking about this. Why did the firmware zip from Moonshine pass signature inspection? Was it signed? Could that same signature be placed on a rom or some other zip that installs a recovery or even somehow performs s-off? I know I am not very well experienced with android development, so I'm probably talking out of my ass.
I recently flashed the RUU from fastboot.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2115987 post#4
I believe what you are looking for is in this thread.
To get back to stock on my phone I needed to flash the stock hboot first before I could use the stock RUU
bwhxeon said:
I believe what you are looking for is in this thread.
To get back to stock on my phone I needed to flash the stock hboot first before I could use the stock RUU
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I can't flash the stock hboot because I'm s-on and the file fails signature verification.
jdpalmer2k13 said:
I can't flash the stock hboot because I'm s-on and the file fails signature verification.
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Then your pretty much out of luck. Need to exchange it or possibly do a jtag. Does your phone say tampered/relocked? If so then I'd guess Jtag is the only solution.
Unfortunately the guide you used to go back to stock was pretty dumb in telling you make your phone s-on again. It isn't needed especially if it was just so you could do a clean install and flash other roms.
I was in your situation, but I was lucky enough to have unlocked my phone using htcdev when Jcase released his original unlock method. If the super cid method still works. I would unlock my bootloader the super cid method and not even bother with moonshine. That way you end up with a unlock token and wouldn't get stuck in this situation.
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Then your pretty much out of luck. Need to exchange it or possibly do a jtag. Does your phone say tampered/relocked? If so then I'd guess Jtag is the only solution.
Unfortunately the guide you used to go back to stock was pretty dumb in telling you make your phone s-on again. It isn't needed especially if it was just so you could do a clean install and flash other roms.
I was in your situation, but I was lucky enough to have unlocked my phone using htcdev when Jcase released his original unlock method. If the super cid method still works. I would unlock my bootloader the super cid method and not even bother with moonshine. That way you end up with a unlock token and wouldn't get stuck in this situation.
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Nothing was wrong with the guide. He didn't follow it correctly as he did s-on using revone.
Flashing the firmware zip should allow you to boot up and run moonshine. Are you sure it flashed correctly.
Phaded said:
Nothing was wrong with the guide. He didn't follow it correctly as he did s-on using revone.
Flashing the firmware zip should allow you to boot up and run moonshine. Are you sure it flashed correctly.
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Correct, the guide was not at fault here, I am just an idiot. Here are the results of flashing the dna2.06firmware.zip file from the moonshine thread: http://pastebin.com/GkgdGt19
Following what is shown at this link, I executed "fastboot reboot-bootloader", selected "Power Down", and then tried to turn the phone on again. I got the same result as always (stuck on the initial HTC quietly brilliant screen - not the bootanimation screen).
Spoke with beaups on IRC. I was running a 4.2 rom that will not run on the stock kernel. Since the only thing I can flash is the signed stock kernel because I am s-on, the only remaining option is to run a 2.06 RUU. However, the 2.06 RUU has not been leaked to anyone's knowledge. So I will have to send off for jtag in order to get s-off, then flash whatever - RUU, custom ROM, what-have-you.
Thanks all for trying to help. I will hang on to it for a while if anyone has any other thoughts or suggestions.
jdpalmer2k13 said:
Spoke with beaups on IRC. I was running a 4.2 rom that will not run on the stock kernel. Since the only thing I can flash is the signed stock kernel because I am s-on, the only remaining option is to run a 2.06 RUU. However, the 2.06 RUU has not been leaked to anyone's knowledge. So I will have to send off for jtag in order to get s-off, then flash whatever - RUU, custom ROM, what-have-you.
Thanks all for trying to help. I will hang on to it for a while if anyone has any other thoughts or suggestions.
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I talked to beaups last night about the same thing... Hes a good guy. I'm in the exact same boat. I hope there is a break through on this but if not I guess JTAG is our only option. Let me know if you figure anything out jdpalmer, i'd really appreciate it.
Try this please
fastboot oem readcid
What's it say?
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Try this please
fastboot oem readcid
What's it say?
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VZW_001 for me. Not trying to jack your thread jd, it just seems we have screwed up in the exact same manner.
PiperBen85 said:
VZW_001 for me. Not trying to jack your thread jd, it just seems we have screwed up in the exact same manner.
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Yep same here
jdpalmer2k13 said:
Yep same here
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You are s-on... Are you also locked?
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It's possible you might have supercid, although I doubt it
You could try
Fastboot oem writecid 22222222
Reboot
Fastboot oem readcid
Did it change?
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You are s-on... Are you also locked?
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It's possible you might have supercid, although I doubt it
You could try
Fastboot oem writecid 22222222
Reboot
Fastboot oem readcid
Did it change?
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Yes, I am locked. Here is the result of trying to writecid:
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C:\Android>fastboot oem writecid 22222222
...
(bootloader) [SD_ERR] The project does not support SD card
(bootloader) E0902910 E0902E20
FAILED (status read failed (Too many links))
finished. total time: 0.005s
My phone was acting buggy with the radios and had HUGE performance issues. To be frank, i think a SNAIL was faster than this phone at the time... I am S-OFF, unlocked and i cannot flash recovery.
I get this output and error:
Code:
sending 'recovery' (8516 KB)...
OKAY [ 1.087s]
writing 'recovery'...
FAILED (remote: image error! (BootMagic check fail))
finished. total time: 1.129s
here is the current HBOOT Config and display:
Code:
FIREBALL PVT SHIP S-OFF RL
CID-VZW__001
HBOOT-1.15.0000
OpenDSP-29.1.0.45.622
eMMC-boot
Just for good measure i re-wrote the CID to 11111111 and locked and unlocked the bootloader again to no avail, thinking it was possibly that being unlocked during an RUU. The thing is, while unlocked, the RUU still processed... Oh and the phone boots up fully. i have ZERO issues with actually using the phone, but i cant believe i am stuck on a stock rom and not allowed to flash a custom recovery... >_>
Other thing... just to see if this would help, i used junkmail9's ENG HBOOT with the RegawMOD Customizer to flash the ENG hboot to try my luck. STILL no good. i can flash hboot directly, and whatever else, but is recovery just stuck??
i really want to be free again, so can someone please explain to me why after an RUU even WHILE S-OFF and unlocked, that i cannot flash recovery?
cyberkeeper1 said:
I get this output and error:
Code:
sending 'recovery' (8516 KB)...
OKAY [ 1.087s]
writing 'recovery'...
FAILED (remote: image error! (BootMagic check fail))
finished. total time: 1.129s
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You did not mention either the recovery image you tried to flash, nor the command you used to try and flash it. There's no point in messing with bootloader lock/unlock if you're s-off. Just leave it alone.
my apologies... well basically, i cannot flash any custom recovery for this phone. CWM 6.0.3.1 which i had before the restore, and i just tried the philZ Touch 5 recovery which is basically the same thing as CWM... for some reason, the recovery partition became locked after the restore despite being s-off. i remember this error before while s-on and locked when I used to have the Wildfire S.
cyberkeeper1 said:
my apologies... well basically, i cannot flash any custom recovery for this phone. CWM 6.0.3.1 which i had before the restore, and i just tried the philZ Touch 5 recovery which is basically the same thing as CWM... for some reason, the recovery partition became locked after the restore despite being s-off. i remember this error before while s-on and locked when I used to have the Wildfire S.
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alright, i am a dodo-bird... apparently, i really need glasses because i JUST noticed that i was flashing a zip file.... dang it... for whatever reason, it can flash zip files, but i guess i didnt have the right one. anyhow, no help needed now. Mods, you can close the thread... my apologies for the wasted space. If its any consolation, i havent really slept so.... yea. lol. thanks for the help thus far.
i wasnt flashing the IMG file like i should have been.
similiar issue
hello users of the almighty xda!
I have obtained s-off using dirtyracun and flashed between team venoms viper rom and cyanogenmod10.1 multiple times
this last time I tried to flash back to viper2.2.0 from cyanogenmod because of the problems with the m2 snapshot I wiped everything as usual including cache,data, and even a factory reset and installed the viper rom and said everything was good to go and now the phone wont boot past the htc screen
so I figured i'd reflash the viper boot.img to see if that would help and doesn't
not only will it not boot but when I go to the bootloader and try to enter recovery it flashes and I see the clockwork mod symbol and then it boot loops back to the htc logo endlessly
wtf! ugg! any ideas oh great xda users?
p.s im also under the impression that because im s-off I cant RUU back to stock is this the case?
styxking said:
im also under the impression that because im s-off I cant RUU back to stock is this the case?
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This is not true. You may at any time run the RUU to restore borked programming. Besides, the dirtyracun method of flashing s-off is risky to say the least. I used facepalm s-off and it was stupid easy. Anyhow, run the RUU and then immediately run a factory reset. The RUU formats and repairs all partitions on the device and the factory reset restores the radio and baseband as described by mdmower.
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Do the following to prepare for RUU-
Run these commands in order:
fastboot oem resetRUUflag (wait for reload)
Fastboot oem rebootRUU
Fastboot erase cache
Fastboot flash zip name_of_file.zip
Alternatively, you can run the automated HTC RUU utility, but it often fails vs. A manual reflash.
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ignore please, came late and didnt notice
gonna try it
thanks for the response. I agree the dirtyracun method is pretty risky, but at the time I think it was the only s-off method I could find
well I will ruu then
thanks for the detailed fastboot commands and such
I don't have to relock the bootloader do I?