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[Q] Possibly bricked? It would be awesome if someone could help

Hi Xda
Forgive me for what you are about to read, as I have carried out some dumb ### noobness:
I was running Sinless 5.1Gpe rom (great rom) anyways I wanted to return to a sense based rom so decided to go for ARHD 40.2 fter reading a number of posts mentioning doing a complete wipe of the phone including SDCARD. I checked the process of pushing via adb and all seemed simple enough.
I initially did a test and it pushed the file, so then i carried out the complete wipe (no OS, no rom on sd card to flash). I then tried to push the rom and it failed. I tried a number of different ways sideload too.
I managed to get the rom to push in the end using the lastest TWRP of which it would not allow me to do rom failed to flash...
Now this is the stupid part, TWRP became unresponsive, and every time I tried to boot into recovery it would kick me out to the spash screen and bootloop. I did the fastboot erase cache without any success.
I managed to switch to CWM but could not mount anything so came across a post about switching to stock....This is the really stupid part. I flashed a stock recovery and also I now have a relocked bootloader.
Is this phone now bricked??
I have fastboot available
I am S-off
I can boot into stock recovery (Red triangle)
I cannot use ADB (device not recognised)
I cannot re unlock bootloader (tried twice and failed) - I will try again as it got to 4am and had to be up for work at 6am.
Any help really really apreciated.
Many thanks
Mick

I will get there said:
Now this is the stupid part, TWRP became unresponsive, and every time I tried to boot into recovery it would kick me out to the spash screen and bootloop. I did the fastboot erase cache without any success.
I managed to switch to CWM but could not mount anything so came across a post about switching to stock....This is the really stupid part. I flashed a stock recovery and also I now have a relocked bootloader.
Is this phone now bricked??
I have fastboot available
I am S-off
I can boot into stock recovery (Red triangle)
I cannot use ADB (device not recognised)
I cannot re unlock bootloader (tried twice and failed) - I will try again as it got to 4am and had to be up for work at 6am.
Any help really really apreciated.
Many thanks
Mick
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How did you unlock the first time? HTCDev or S-OFF?
Can you post the error you get when you try to unlock?

I will get there said:
Hi Xda
I have fastboot available
I am S-off
I can boot into stock recovery (Red triangle)
I cannot use ADB (device not recognised)
I cannot re unlock bootloader (tried twice and failed) - I will try again as it got to 4am and had to be up for work at 6am.
Any help really really apreciated.
Many thanks
Mick
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if you have s-off you should flash back a custom recovery:
fastboot erase cache
fastboot flash recovery <name of recovery>.img
fastboot erase cache
fastboot reboot-bootloader
-> enter RECOVERY, and adb should be working again,
use this to unlock your phone: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2475914
there's also a handy Guru Bootloader Reset (flashable zip): http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2527194
but it needs either CWM 6.0.3.2+, or TWRP 2.6.3.3+ to work.
or even "revone -u"

I will get there said:
Hi Xda
Forgive me for what you are about to read, as I have carried out some dumb ### noobness:
I was running Sinless 5.1Gpe rom (great rom) anyways I wanted to return to a sense based rom so decided to go for ARHD 40.2 fter reading a number of posts mentioning doing a complete wipe of the phone including SDCARD. I checked the process of pushing via adb and all seemed simple enough.
I initially did a test and it pushed the file, so then i carried out the complete wipe (no OS, no rom on sd card to flash). I then tried to push the rom and it failed. I tried a number of different ways sideload too.
I managed to get the rom to push in the end using the lastest TWRP of which it would not allow me to do rom failed to flash...
Now this is the stupid part, TWRP became unresponsive, and every time I tried to boot into recovery it would kick me out to the spash screen and bootloop. I did the fastboot erase cache without any success.
I managed to switch to CWM but could not mount anything so came across a post about switching to stock....This is the really stupid part. I flashed a stock recovery and also I now have a relocked bootloader.
Is this phone now bricked??
I have fastboot available
I am S-off
I can boot into stock recovery (Red triangle)
I cannot use ADB (device not recognised)
I cannot re unlock bootloader (tried twice and failed) - I will try again as it got to 4am and had to be up for work at 6am.
Any help really really apreciated.
Many thanks
Mick
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If you can get to the stock recovery press volume up then power button and quickly release both buttons and you should be in stock recovery. From here you should be able to follow any of the posted steps to flash a RUU back to pure stock.

solbirn said:
How did you unlock the first time? HTCDev or S-OFF?
Can you post the error you get when you try to unlock?
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Hi thanks for your response, I initially HTCDev then rumrunner to gain s-off.
The error I get is:
Microsoft Windows [Version 6.3.9600]
(c) 2013 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
C:\Users\Michael\Desktop\Adb And Fastboot>fastboot flash unlocktoken Unlock_code
.bin
target reported max download size of 1514139648 bytes
error: cannot load 'Unlock_code.bin': No error
C:\Users\Michael\Desktop\Adb And Fastboot>
nkk71 said:
if you have s-off you should flash back a custom recovery:
fastboot erase cache
fastboot flash recovery <name of recovery>.img
fastboot erase cache
fastboot reboot-bootloader
-> enter RECOVERY, and adb should be working again,
use this to unlock your phone: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2475914
there's also a handy Guru Bootloader Reset (flashable zip): http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2527194
but it needs either CWM 6.0.3.2+, or TWRP 2.6.3.3+ to work.
or even "revone -u"
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Hey thanks for your response
I cant flash custom recovery the error i get is similar to trying to unlock.(above)
I cannot also use that thread because I cannot access adb (even though my phone recognises fastboot in device manager, when I go to what is now stock recovery is disappears from device manager)
I have no OS so cannot open up emulator for revone.
loughary said:
If you can get to the stock recovery press volume up then power button and quickly release both buttons and you should be in stock recovery. From here you should be able to follow any of the posted steps to flash a RUU back to pure stock.
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Hey thanks for responding
I can get into stock android recovery(3e) it enters after notifying me that it failed to mount sd card 5 times then finishes with cannot mount sdcard (no such file or directory)
then finally write host_mode:0 done
any further suggestions?

I will get there said:
Hi thanks for your response, I initially HTCDev then rumrunner to gain s-off.
The error I get is:
Microsoft Windows [Version 6.3.9600]
(c) 2013 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
C:\Users\Michael\Desktop\Adb And Fastboot>fastboot flash unlocktoken Unlock_code
.bin
target reported max download size of 1514139648 bytes
error: cannot load 'Unlock_code.bin': No error
C:\Users\Michael\Desktop\Adb And Fastboot>
Hey thanks for your response
I cant flash custom recovery the error i get is similar to trying to unlock.(above)
I cannot also use that thread because I cannot access adb (even though my phone recognises fastboot in device manager, when I go to what is now stock recovery is disappears from device manager)
I have no OS so cannot open up emulator for revone.
Hey thanks for responding
I can get into stock android recovery(3e) it enters after notifying me that it failed to mount sd card 5 times then finishes with cannot mount sdcard (no such file or directory)
then finally write host_mode:0 done
any further suggestions?
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You're getting "cannot load"? That just means the filename is wrong, as simple as that. If ur on Windows, check for .img.img (double extension)
Sent from my HTC One using Tapatalk

nkk71 said:
You're getting "cannot load"? That just means the filename is wrong, as simple as that. If ur on Windows, check for .img.img (double extension)
Sent from my HTC One using Tapatalk
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Thanks @nkk71
I now have an unlocked bootloader
I have also now flashed CWM 6.0.4.5 however I still do not have adb available. The difference now is fastboot is recognised in device manager as before but when I boot into CWM instead of it dissapearing, it moves to 'other devices' one (with yellow exclamation) I know it did this before because of drivers not being installed/recognised but I have htc sync manager installed which in theory has installed the drivers??!
Anything else I can try without adb?
Again many thanks for your assistance, I see you in a number of threads helping people...top bloke!

Further update
I downgraded my hboot back to 1.55 and now TRWP is now functioning, I have now pushed a rom to the phone, however flash fails due to "unable to mount to internal storage"
Is there a fix for this?
Many thanks

I will get there said:
Further update
I downgraded my hboot back to 1.55 and now TRWP is now functioning, I have now pushed a rom to the phone, however flash fails due to "unable to mount to internal storage"
Is there a fix for this?
Many thanks
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I suggest that you downgrade to Hboot 1.44, keep the bootloader locked and run the 1.28.401.7 RUU to be completely stock. Then its up to you whether you re staying stock or flashing sth custom.

Ivanovic said:
I suggest that you downgrade to Hboot 1.44, keep the bootloader locked and run the 1.28.401.7 RUU to be completely stock. Then its up to you whether you re staying stock or flashing sth custom.
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Thanks @Ivanovic
I have since moved on a little further, i have now managed to push a rom via sideload, when i then go to flash it says:
Updating partion details....
E:unable to open zip file.
Error flashing zip /sdcard/sideload.zip
updating partition..details
failed
do you know a workaround this, if not could you direct me to a page with both hboot 1.44 and the RUU please

I will get there said:
Thanks @Ivanovic
I have since moved on a little further, i have now managed to push a rom via sideload, when i then go to flash it says:
Updating partion details....
E:unable to open zip file.
Error flashing zip /sdcard/sideload.zip
updating partition..details
failed
do you know a workaround this, if not could you direct me to a page with both hboot 1.44 and the RUU please
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IF you re flashing a 4.4 ROM then use TWRP 2.6.3.3 or latest CWM
IF you re flashing a 4.3/4.2 ROM then use TWRP 2.6.3.0 or older CWM
Link for the RUU http://www.htc1guru.com/dld/ruu_m7_...1-27_10-31-1131-05_release_310878_signed-exe/

I will get there said:
Thanks @Ivanovic
I have since moved on a little further, i have now managed to push a rom via sideload, when i then go to flash it says:
Updating partion details....
E:unable to open zip file.
Error flashing zip /sdcard/sideload.zip
updating partition..details
failed
do you know a workaround this, if not could you direct me to a page with both hboot 1.44 and the RUU please
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http://www.htc1guru.com/downloads/ruu-file-downloads/
I had to use the exe version to get it working when I had a similar issue.
Sent from my One using Tapatalk

Yes there is a fix. Install stock recovery. Go to bootloader and select factory reset. It will go to stock recovery and do it's thing and should go into a Bootloop . install custom recovery you should be good

Hi All
Just a quick note, to say all back up and running, thanks for all the respondants who helped.
I wanted add how i got it up and running, so if anyone has similar issues they can use it:
I believe the biggest culprit was the newest Firmware and TWRO 2.3.3.3 in which it did not want to load.
I downgraded by Hboot to firmware 3.xxx and then flashed TWRP 2.3.3.0 and it let me in instead of kicking me out to a bootloop.
I then had access to ADB sideload, which did not work for me in the 1st instance that led me to my problem, This i believe was due to not having the lastest SDK.(upgrade this).
Make sure the Rom you are pushing works well for that downgraded firmware i.e. a solid 4.3 based rom in my case.
Also to note I wiped my external SD card and was unable to mount this to flash, let TWRP sort this by doing a factory reset prior to flashing.
Hope this helps anyone who experienced similar symptoms to me.

Please help, possible brick after following guide to flash firmware

I was following Vomer's guide on my One, which has been working great. I had HBOOT 1.54, S-Off, SuperCID, and pushed the firmware twice, got the success message, and waited and when it says finished used adb to tell it to reboot. Now I get the splash, with the lock gone, as expected, and then the screen goes black. If I hold power, or power and down, the hardware keys start blinking and then nothing. A few seconds later I get the splash again, then blank again.
It appears to be communicating briefly over USB because my laptop starts trying to install a HTC MTP device (drive is already on the PC and has been fine) before it looses comms and drops out. I can't seem to get adb device to recognize it....
PLEASE tell me someone can help me recover my phone!!! I will be immensely grateful.

And what the HBOOT version you wanted to downgrade to?

Ivanovic said:
And what the HBOOT version you wanted to downgrade to?
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I wasn't trying to downgrade HBOOT, just rather ensure my firmware was up to date. I'd had mine set up as a GPE and was flashing the DE (after supercid).
By way of an update, I've been able to get into bootloader and I'm a bit scared on what to do next so I dont screw this up. I notice that I still have S-OFF, but HBOOT is now showing 1.56 and it says RELOCKED at the top. My plan was to use rumrunner (just because of the HBOOT, but it is erroring anyway) to unlock bootloader, and then to look up the fastboot commands to push a ROM and recovery. Any advice?

Downgrade to 1.44 and change cid according to the Rom you want. Then unlock or set your bootloader to LOCKED
Here is the file for 1.44 http://www69.zippyshare.com/v/95229262/file.html
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Can you help me with the adb commands to flash that boot zip? Also, should I run " fastboot flash unlocktoken Unlock_code.bin" to unlock my bootloader first?

vettejock99 said:
Can you help me with the adb commands to flash that boot zip? Also, should I run " fastboot flash unlocktoken Unlock_code.bin" to unlock my bootloader first?
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You can unlock if you want to flash custom recovery.
Place the file i gave you to the fastboot folder. Boot into bootloader and choose FASTBOOT.
Run the following : fastboot oem rebootRUU
fastboot flash zip filename.zip *where filaname the actual filename of the file i gave you
You will get FAILED or sth so do this command again to succesfully flash the firmware.

Ivanovic said:
You can unlock if you want to flash custom recovery.
Place the file i gave you to the fastboot folder. Boot into bootloader and choose FASTBOOT.
Run the following : fastboot oem rebootRUU
fastboot flash zip filename.zip *where filaname the actual filename of the file i gave you
You will get FAILED or sth so do this command again to succesfully flash the firmware.
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Awesome. So I've got HBOOT 1.44, S-OFF, bootloader unlocked, supercid, and TWRP 2.6.3.3 flashed again, and I tried sideloading ARHD rom. It all looked good but same thing for the moment, I get the splash and then black......I can't figure out why I can't boot into a rom right now. About to try flashing ROM again.
Okay, so didnt' work. After sideload flashing gets to 100% it just does nothing. Manually rebooting gets me back into the splash then blackness bootloop......

Can you issue fastboot clear cache in bootloader and see the outcome?
Also as you are Soff, you can run dev ruu

SaHiLzZ said:
Can you issue fastboot clear cache in bootloader and see the outcome?
Also as you are Soff, you can run dev ruu
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The former didn't get me anywhere, but I did follow your thinking and decided to use the RUU and start over. I'm happy to report that got me going, and then I was able to get AR HD on. I probably had to do that all along once I wiped the ROM and recovery, as sideloading clearly wasn't going to work (in retrospect) as it has an AROMA installer.
Thanks so much everyone!!

SaHiLzZ said:
Can you issue fastboot clear cache in bootloader and see the outcome?
Also as you are Soff, you can run dev ruu
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Nice that everything is solved now.
Verstuurd van mijn HTC One

RUU.exe giving error 155

hi all.
need help.
i wanted to revert back to stock.
followed htc1guru tutorial.
downloaded ruu.exe.
i downgraded to hboot 1.44 write my cid back to htc__044 and on s-off
but after executing .exe im getting error 155.
googled it most of the people posted because they having hboot 1.55, so couldnt find any solution for my case.
any help? thanks a lot.
good day

shdin271 said:
hi all.
need help.
i wanted to revert back to stock.
followed htc1guru tutorial.
downloaded ruu.exe.
i downgraded to hboot 1.44 write my cid back to htc__044 and on s-off
but after executing .exe im getting error 155.
googled it most of the people posted because they having hboot 1.55, so couldnt find any solution for my case.
any help? thanks a lot.
good day
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try this method
This is the instructions posted by Scotty85
I'm just re-posting it for you
Quote:
http://androidforums.com/t-one-all-t...ml#post5864243
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here is how you extract rom.zip:
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the .exe utilities can be finicky,so if you have trouble getting it to run, you can extract "rom.zip" in the following manner:
-start the utility
-check the "i understand" box to move on to the next screen
-hide the utility temporarily out of site
-search your C drive for "rom.zip". you will find it in a temporary location(it will be in a different spot each time you run the utility)
-open the folder location,and transfer rom.zip to a safe location on your PC.
-unhide and cancel the utility,your done with it.
-rom.zip can be flashed using
adb reboot-bootloader
fastboot oem rebootRUU
fastboot flash zip rom.zip
fastboot flash zip rom.zip (yes do this 2 times)
fastboot reboot
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here are some directions to flash "rom.zip"
if you're working with a booted,operational phone,you can flash the file in the following manner:
-open a cmd window
-change to adb/fastboot directory
-place the zip file you want to flash into adb/fastboot directory
-enable usb debug,disable fastboot,plug in phone
-check for connectivity
adb devices (should return serial number)
-boot to fastboot
adb reboot bootloader
-check for connectivity again
fastboot devices
-flash the file
fastboot erase cache
fastboot oem rebootRUU (will put you in ruu mode,black screen silver htc letters)
fastboot flash zip zipfilename.zip (will send and flash the file. don't interrupt it while the cmd window shows its writing's,and the green status bar is moving on the phone screen)
*sometimes a file will fail with a pre-update error. this is normal,just enter again:
fastboot flash zip zipfilename.zip
and this time it will finish
-when you get "finished" and "OK"
fastboot reboot-bootloader (takes you back to fastboot)
-reboot back to the OS
fastbooot reboot
you can use this if you don't have an operational phone as well. you just need to manually put the phone in fastboot(select from hboot menu) then skip the "adb" commands and start with fastboot devices
to answer your other question,yes,you will need to re-unlock and re-install recovery after running the RUU. an ruu is designed as an "unroot" solution, or emergency fix,if other attempts have not made the phone operational.
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clsA said:
try this method
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thanks for the reply. i think i missed something in bootloader status (relocked locked)
according to this tutorial http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2541082, my bootloader should be locked not relocked. i tried it with relocked.
havent tried it yet, but ill hold on for a few days testing my new radio. if the problem persists, ill use this method. again thanks bro.

shdin271 said:
thanks for the reply. i think i missed something in bootloader status (relocked locked)
according to this tutorial http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2541082, my bootloader should be locked not relocked. i tried it with relocked.
havent tried it yet, but ill hold on for a few days testing my new radio. if the problem persists, ill use this method. again thanks bro.
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locked and relocked are the same thing

HTC One Stuck on Bootloader

I've accidentally erased everything on my HTC One, including the ROM I had on there and the ROM install file. I am now stuck in the Bootloader screen and only options I have are to enter TWRP v2.6.3.3. Is there a way that I can flash a ROM via USB in the Bootloader? I've tried resetting my phone and it comes up with the HTC logo on the white screen and won't boot.

return to stock rom
Chaos Water2 said:
I've accidentally erased everything on my HTC One, including the ROM I had on there and the ROM install file. I am now stuck in the Bootloader screen and only options I have are to enter TWRP v2.6.3.3. Is there a way that I can flash a ROM via USB in the Bootloader? I've tried resetting my phone and it comes up with the HTC logo on the white screen and won't boot.
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Restart from scratch find the ruu.exe for your phone make sure it has the right specs of your phone (android,sense,and service provider) once found follow these instructions
1.) Go to Fastboot
2.) Run the commands
fastboot oem lock
fastboot reboot-bootloader
fastboot oem rebootRUU
3.) Run the RUU
The first command locks your bootloader (allowing RUU), the third command allows the RUU to run on your phone without having to actually boot all the way (normally it just boots into this screen for you).
This will put you back to ur stock Rom when rooting again make sure to make backups of everything or you will have same problem again
Make sure you have all the updated drivers for your computer

Chaos Water2 said:
I've accidentally erased everything on my HTC One, including the ROM I had on there and the ROM install file. I am now stuck in the Bootloader screen and only options I have are to enter TWRP v2.6.3.3. Is there a way that I can flash a ROM via USB in the Bootloader? I've tried resetting my phone and it comes up with the HTC logo on the white screen and won't boot.
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adb works in custom recovery, you can push, sideload, or OTG a ROM to your phone,
check the Frequently Asked Question sticky page 3

smokeytime420 said:
Restart from scratch find the ruu.exe for your phone make sure it has the right specs of your phone (android,sense,and service provider) once found follow these instructions
1.) Go to Fastboot
2.) Run the commands
fastboot oem lock
fastboot reboot-bootloader
fastboot oem rebootRUU
3.) Run the RUU
The first command locks your bootloader (allowing RUU), the third command allows the RUU to run on your phone without having to actually boot all the way (normally it just boots into this screen for you).
This will put you back to ur stock Rom when rooting again make sure to make backups of everything or you will have same problem again
Make sure you have all the updated drivers for your computer
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A RUU.exe file only requires the bootloader locked if S-ON. When the bootloader is locked, the RUU is executed with a double click in Windows. There is no need to do the other steps in 2, they are only needed if the RUU is a zip file. Here are the steps for flashing RUU.zip:
In bootloader/FASTBOOT USB, flash it:
fastboot oem rebootRUU
fastboot flash zip ruu.zip
fastboot flash zip ruu.zip <- yes TWICE, the first one will report “failed flush again”, the second one will succeed.
fastboot reboot-bootloader

that is true
majmoz said:
A RUU.exe file only requires the bootloader locked if S-ON. When the bootloader is locked, the RUU is executed with a double click in Windows. There is no need to do the other steps in 2, they are only needed if the RUU is a zip file. Here are the steps for flashing RUU.zip:
In bootloader/FASTBOOT USB, flash it:
fastboot oem rebootRUU
fastboot flash zip ruu.zip
fastboot flash zip ruu.zip <- yes TWICE, the first one will report “failed flush again”, the second one will succeed.
fastboot reboot-bootloader
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That is true method is similar but this is how I got my phone to return to stock be for I could go anywhere else I tryed reflashing a recovery it didn't take I even tryed flashing the ruu.zip through fastboot it always failed on me since I couldn't go any further than that I searched other methods of flashing ruu that's what I came across and it worked for me also if you have s-off this usually turns it back on it did for me on step 2 not all of those steps are needed but the last one is what gets the phone ready to receive the info from the ruu.exe being run on a computer

Can't flash custom recovery on my S-OFF, locked, M7

hello guys. i've recently bought a M7_UL (i believe it's the unlocked, international version) that has S-OFF with locked bootloader. some people say you still can flash recovery since you're S-OFF, others, that even if when S-OFF, you still have to unlock bootloader in order to flash a recovery. well, i can't do none of these. everything is properly installed (device drivers, most recent Mini ADB and Fastboot and TWRP) but some commands such as "adb devices" (though changing "adb" to "fastboot" actually shows my device) and "fastboot flash recovery xxx.img", simply doesn't work. i've also tried the HTCdev method but "fastboot oem get_identifier_token" command gives me nothing. also tried this tutorial here --> https://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2470340 but the cmd doesn't even recognize this "echo -ne "HTCU" | dd of=/dev/block/mmcblk0p3 bs=1 seek=33796 " line. what am i doing wrong?
i really didn't want to create this topic and did quite a research, but every tutorial i've found so far didn't work for me. heeelppp :crying:

manofawker said:
hello guys. i've recently bought a M7_UL (i believe it's the unlocked, international version) that has S-OFF with locked bootloader. some people say you still can flash recovery since you're S-OFF, others, that even if when S-OFF, you still have to unlock bootloader in order to flash a recovery. well, i can't do none of these. everything is properly installed (device drivers, most recent Mini ADB and Fastboot and TWRP) but some commands such as "adb devices" (though changing "adb" to "fastboot" actually shows my device) and "fastboot flash recovery xxx.img", simply doesn't work. i've also tried the HTCdev method but "fastboot oem get_identifier_token" command gives me nothing. also tried this tutorial here --> https://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2470340 but the cmd doesn't even recognize this "echo -ne "HTCU" | dd of=/dev/block/mmcblk0p3 bs=1 seek=33796 " line. what am i doing wrong?
i really didn't want to create this topic and did quite a research, but every tutorial i've found so far didn't work for me. heeelppp :crying:
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The first thing you need to know is that adb commands will only works when the phone is booted in a custom recovery or when booted in the rom (the "USB debugging" option must be turned on to use adb from the rom, not required when using from a custom recovery).
When the phone is booted in bootloader mode, only fastboot commands will work (and fastboot commands will not works when in recovery or when in the rom).
If your phone is S-OFF you can definitively flash a recovery even if the bootloader is locked. But the method used to flash it is different then the usual method (the "fastboot flash recovery name_of_recovery.img" command will only work with an unlocked bootloader). You'll need to zip the custom recovery .img file with an android-info.txt file matching your phone info and flash that zip file from RUU mode.
i.e:
Code:
fastboot oem rebootRUU
phone will reboot in ruu mode, a black screen with silver HTC logo
Code:
fastboot flash zip firmware.zip
fastboot flash zip firmware.zip
where "firmware.zip" is the file containing your recovery .img file and the android-info.txt file
Code:
fastboot reboot-bootloader
I can make you a "firmware.zip" file if you're unsure how to do it. If you need it just reply what custom recovery version you need and post your "fastboot getvar all" output so I know your phone info (hide your imei)
Once the recovery is flashed, you can boot in recovery and unlock the bootloader using the tutorial you've linked. This method of unlocking the bootloader will not wipe your phone.

alray said:
The first thing you need to know is that adb commands will only works when the phone is booted in a custom recovery or when booted in the rom (the "USB debugging" option must be turned on to use adb from the rom, not required when using from a custom recovery).
When the phone is booted in bootloader mode, only fastboot commands will work (and fastboot commands will not works when in recovery or when in the rom).
If your phone is S-OFF you can definitively flash a recovery even if the bootloader is locked. But the method used to flash it is different then the usual method (the "fastboot flash recovery name_of_recovery.img" command will only work with an unlocked bootloader). You'll need to zip the custom recovery .img file with an android-info.txt file matching your phone info and flash that zip file from RUU mode.
i.e:
Code:
fastboot oem rebootRUU
phone will reboot in ruu mode, a black screen with silver HTC logo
Code:
fastboot flash zip firmware.zip
fastboot flash zip firmware.zip
where "firmware.zip" is the file containing your recovery .img file and the android-info.txt file
Code:
fastboot reboot-bootloader
I can make you a "firmware.zip" file if you're unsure how to do it. If you need it just reply what custom recovery version you need and post your "fastboot getvar all" output so I know your phone info (hide your imei)
Once the recovery is flashed, you can boot in recovery and unlock the bootloader using the tutorial you've linked. This method of unlocking the bootloader will not wipe your phone.
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hi, alray, thanks for taking the time to answer me. i'd like you to make this firmware.zip for me but "fastboot getvar all" gives me this
Code:
C:\miniadb_m7>fastboot getvar all
getvar:all FAILED (command write failed (Unknown error))
finished. total time: 0.005s
what's wrong?

manofawker said:
The first thing you need to know is that adb commands will only works when the phone is booted in a custom recovery or when booted in the rom (the "USB debugging" option must be turned on to use adb from the rom, not required when using from a custom recovery).
When the phone is booted in bootloader mode, only fastboot commands will work (and fastboot commands will not works when in recovery or when in the rom).
If your phone is S-OFF you can definitively flash a recovery even if the bootloader is locked. But the method used to flash it is different then the usual method (the "fastboot flash recovery name_of_recovery.img" command will only work with an unlocked bootloader). You'll need to zip the custom recovery .img file with an android-info.txt file matching your phone info and flash that zip file from RUU mode.
i.e:
phone will reboot in ruu mode, a black screen with silver HTC logo
where "firmware.zip" is the file containing your recovery .img file and the android-info.txt file
hi, alray, thanks for taking the time to answer me. i'd like you to make this firmware.zip for me but "fastboot getvar all" gives me this
what's wrong?
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Are there only one android device connected to your computer ("fastboot devices" listing only your phone?)

alray said:
Are there only one android device connected to your computer ("fastboot devices" listing only your phone?)
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yes, just the one i'm trying to flash recovery

manofawker said:
yes, just the one i'm trying to flash recovery
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what about:
Code:
fastboot oem dmesg
and
Code:
fastboot oem last_dmesg
Tried on another computer?

alray said:
what about:
Code:
fastboot oem dmesg
and
Code:
fastboot oem last_dmesg
Tried on another computer?
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none of these worked. strangely enough, commands like "fastboot reboot" and "fastboot devices" actually do something... i've tried to execute the cmd in compatibility mode, but it was in vain. tomorrow i'm gonna try all of this on my friend's PC and let you know if i have any success.