hey guys, I'm using a G1 (HTC Dream). It runs on Cyangoenmod 4.2.15 right now with a radio version that starts with a 1 (I don't know the exact version, the phone is not with me).
I'm trying to flash the 2.22.19.26I radio version by going to "flash zip" option. It goes about half way and tells me that it's having a a verification error. Could it be that I'm doing something wrong?
Try and redownload the radio or use newer radio which is 2.2.23.02 I think
Or do it via fastboot.
ilostchild said:
Try and redownload the radio or use newer radio which is 2.2.23.02 I think
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is there any harm in updating the radio???? and can we downgrade the radio if somthing goes wrong??
no harm updating radio, and yes if needed to you can go back to the 2.22.26I radio
How can I install it via fastboot? Both .zip files are giving me errors.
Shadowafs8 said:
How can I install it via fastboot? Both .zip files are giving me errors.
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For fastboot you have to extract the .img file from the zip.
Okay, then what do I do with the radio image?
Shadowafs8 said:
Okay, then what do I do with the radio image?
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First, as a general precaution for the future, make sure the radio you're trying to flash is compatible with the SPL. The wrong radio/SPL combination can brick your phone. Upgrading from a 1.x to a 2.x isn't a problem, I'm just mentioning it for the future. It would also be a good idea to verify the MD5 checksum of the files you download.
Place the extracted radio.img file in the same directory as the fastboot executable, and once you have verified fastboot connectivity the command to flash the radio is:
fastboot flash radio radio.img
oldnoob said:
First, as a general precaution for the future, make sure the radio you're trying to flash is compatible with the SPL. The wrong radio/SPL combination can brick your phone. Upgrading from a 1.x to a 2.x isn't a problem, I'm just mentioning it for the future. It would also be a good idea to verify the MD5 checksum of the files you download.
Place the extracted radio.img file in the same directory as the fastboot executable, and once you have verified fastboot connectivity the command to flash the radio is:
fastboot flash radio radio.img
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So any radio version should be fine at this point right? Either one with 2. right?
Also how can I check the MD5?
Shadowafs8 said:
So any radio version should be fine at this point right? Either one with 2. right?
Also how can I check the MD5?
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As long as we're talking about a t-mobile G1 (or an EBI0 Dream) a 1.x to 2.x radio upgrade should be no problem. Search on Google or Cnet for MD5 utilities, there should be several free ones out there.
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Alright, I'm trying to install using fastboot, however, my G1 won't go into it. It goes to the multicolor screen and when I press the back button, it just reloads the multicolor screen. The HBoot is 0.95.0000. I installed the 1.3.2003 SPL but I'm still getting the same thing.
Shadowafs8 said:
The HBoot is 0.95.0000. I installed the 1.3.2003 SPL but I'm still getting the same thing.
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Hboot and SPL are the same thing, so if it's reading 0.95.0000 then 1.3.2003 didn't install and 0.95.0000 doesn't support fastboot. What recovery are you using?
Just remembered something else. Can you connect with ADB after the system is booted? If it works check the stickies at the top of this forum for more specifics, but you should be able to flash from there.
oldnoob said:
Hboot and SPL are the same thing, so if it's reading 0.95.0000 then 1.3.2003 didn't install and 0.95.0000 doesn't support fastboot. What recovery are you using?
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I have the RA-Sapphire-v1.7.06 recovery. Perhaps the SPL not installing is due to the MTD script I applied here (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=8002144#post8002144)
It has a USB-MS toggle option could that be used?
Also, it does connect on ADB, I checked the stickies, but I couldn't find anything about flashing the radio via adb, are you sure it should work?
Shadowafs8 said:
I have the RA-Sapphire-v1.7.06 recovery. Perhaps the SPL not installing is due to the MTD script I applied here (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=8002144#post8002144)
It has a USB-MS toggle option could that be used?
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Don't know about the MTD script, I use DangerSPL. Good thing you don't since it would brick your phone with the radio you have. One thing that seems strange to me is the RA-Sapphire recovery, that sounds like the Magic/MyTouch recovery not the Dream/G1 version.
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Also, it does connect on ADB, I checked the stickies, but I couldn't find anything about flashing the radio via adb, are you sure it should work?
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No, I'm not sure, but since you can't use fastboot it's the other way to access the phone from the PC. Since you have root you should be able to flash the radio by putting the .img file on the SD card and using the flash_image command through the console or telnet.
I see that in the other thread you are being help by ezterry who is one of the most knowledgeable people around here and can give you way better suggestions than I can. Maybe a tongue lashing for cross posting too.
Shadowafs8 said:
I have the RA-Sapphire-v1.7.06 recovery. Perhaps the SPL not installing is due to the MTD script I applied here (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=8002144#post8002144)
It has a USB-MS toggle option could that be used?
Also, it does connect on ADB, I checked the stickies, but I couldn't find anything about flashing the radio via adb, are you sure it should work?
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If you applied MTD then don't flash SPL from there. You need to start over, by erasing exiting recovery and reflashing the recovery again.
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So I tried rooting my girlfriend's G1 and it didn't workout so well, so now I'm trying to fix it for her (I feel terrible, my poor android friend.. I mean my poor girlfriend!) . I rooted it and it was working find, but I wanted to flash a ROM on there. I tried flashing CM5 following the directions on the wiki. I made sure I installed Amon_Ra's recovery and did a nandroid backup. Then I flashed the DangerSPL. 2 things then happened, when I tried starting up the phone it would just hang on the "G1" startup screen until I pulled the battery, and when I went back into recover it switched back to the old recovery I had after root (JFv1.42). So I can't go back. But when I go into Fastboot, the HBOOT is at 1.33-2005, which indicated the DangerSPL was flashed correctly. So should I flash CM5( or 6 or 7) now? I just don't wanna get the phone to a point where it's unusable (unless it is already) =/ Can you guys help me out?
If you can go to hboot, everything should be fine. Check again, that you have a 2.x or 3.x radio installed (should be the case, because otherwise I doubt you would be able to go to hboot).
If this is the case, you can flash what you want. Probably I would flash Amon-RA recovery first
Code:
fastboot flash recovery <amon-ra.img>
To be sure, that you have a clean phone, I would do an
Code:
fastboot erase system -w
Then you can boot into recovery and flash the ROM you like.
Your girlfriend G1 still fine.
The CM5 that you have flashed is not compatible with the SPL(HBOOT)/radio combination. (to my understanding) That is why it gets stuck at G1 screen (that had happens to me).
For G1, you can only flash up to CM 6.1 (to my knowledge), Cyanogenmod 7 will not (according to the DEV) works on G1.
You can try other ROM, recommending ezGengerbread, or Gingerbread Yoshi, and also my favorite (I am currently using it.) SuperAosp DM 2.8.2.
You will need to use 2708 SP and 13d radio for the newer ROM.
First load the radio, then the SPL. After both have been flashed (you can check it in the fastboot mode) then flash the ROM that you want.
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If you can go to hboot, everything should be fine. Check again, that you have a 2.x or 3.x radio installed (should be the case, because otherwise I doubt you would be able to go to hboot).
If this is the case, you can flash what you want. Probably I would flash Amon-RA recovery first
Code:
fastboot flash recovery <amon-ra.img>
To be sure, that you have a clean phone, I would do an
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fastboot erase system -w
Then you can boot into recovery and flash the ROM you like.
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Where do I put in these commands?
Vulf said:
Where do I put in these commands?
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You have to connect the G1 to the PC and run ADB. Then flash it using the command line indicated.
BeenAndroidized said:
You have to connect the G1 to the PC and run ADB. Then flash it using the command line indicated.
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No, it's not adb, it's fastboot, a different program, but you are right, it's a program that runs on your PC. You have to make sure to have fastboot installed. Then open a command window and enter the commands above having your G1 connected to your PC and beeing in fastboot mode (boot with back + power).
@ AndDiSa - Sorry for the short explaination, I should have explain in more detail.
Alright. I'm on Ubuntu so I'll let you know how it goes. I'm gonna install SDK/ADB/Fastboot now
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Alright. I'm on Ubuntu so I'll let you know how it goes. I'm gonna install SDK/ADB/Fastboot now
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Have fun.
So a problem with flashing amon ra's recovery. My fastboot (or adb) aren't recognizing my G1, but they recognize my EVO, which is strange since they're both HTC..
Vulf said:
So a problem with flashing amon ra's recovery. My fastboot (or adb) aren't recognizing my G1, but they recognize my EVO, which is strange since they're both HTC..
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Hmm, someone post an instruction in one of the forum that I saw yesterday. Not sure which one. It would fix the problem you are having with not see your G1 on ubuntu..
You can solved your problem with unroot like me.even my g1 lost function home & call button.
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I've had my phone rooted since August, you all might know me from the 2.3 thread. Anyways, I've been wanting to go S-OFF to change that infuriating white splash screen.
However, I'm on HBOOT 1.47, the bad one that doesn't work with darch's ENG-SPL. It flashes, but doesn't change to 1.46 S-OFF. I can use Regaw's S-OFF method, but I don't want a permanent S-OFF, just in case.
How do I get to 1.46, preferably without RUUing? I will do it if I need to, but I'd rather not take all that time:
1. Backing up
2. Running the RUU
3. Re-rooting
4. Installing ROM Manager
5. Re-doing Firerats
6. Restoring the nandroid.
So, can I get the ENG-SPL without running a RUU?
Have you tried flashing the zip I posted on darchs eng-spl thread???
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Have you tried flashing the zip I posted on darchs eng-spl thread???
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I thought that was a RUU? One second.
Nope the ruu in zip format is on thedarknights thread. If that zip dosent work then I think you can just flash the .27 radio and then try flashing darchs eng-spl. " I think" Also that zip is for Ra if your on the newest cwm you will have to chang the scripting. That you will have to pm duce or jm for they know about converting zips from Ra to cwm. Or you can just flash Ra temporarily and try it. Then flash back to your current recovery.
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Sorry, different link that I thought was posted.
I am using cwm 2.5, that's still amend though. Does that matter?
I also have .29 right now, I'll try .27, since I just flashed this and I'm still 1.47 S-ON.
Your good as far as the recovery. And yea try the .27 radio because darch-spl doesn't work with .29 and then reflash the eng-spl zip. Its a long shot but it might work.
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Huh, that wasn't said in the thread at ALL. Thanks! Let me try.
Flash radio then eng-spl, or radio->reboot->spl?
Hummm. Id say flash radio first. Then reboot. Let it settle in. Then flash the eng-spl. After flashing the spl reboot back into recovery then power down. Then press and hold volume down and power to see if it took.
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Sounds good. I'll let you know how it goes.
EDIT: Radio is booting up.
I can't get the radio to flash... Odd. Do you have a downgrade zip?
Try this it's flashable from recovery
Link temp removed
Let me know when you get it so I can remove the link
Edit let me know when your back on line and I'll repost it
I'm back, and have tons of free time to spare.
Radio? Or I could get on the IRC, where it's quicker.
Well if your on there check there. If your on here I'll post it now let me know.
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laie1472 said:
Your good as far as the recovery. And yea try the .27 radio because darch-spl doesn't work with .29 and then reflash the eng-spl zip. Its a long shot but it might work.
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I have the .29 radio and flashed darch's file from the OP on his thread using CW 2.5.0.7.
It didn't take the first time though. To get it to take, I booted into HBOOT while I was S-ON. Then hit Home to go to recovery. I then flashed the zip. Then I rebooted recovery. This is when it updated the HBOOT. Maybe I just got lucky because I have seen others having issues with flashing with the .29 radio.
EDIT: Thought I should clarify, you can reboot recovery from the advanced menu.
@poashil
Yea you got lucky "imo" because it was a know problem with the .29 radio. If I'm not mistaken he already tried and it didn't update it. But I don't use cwm so your way might work for him. And I myself had to down grade my radio to flash it. And did you flash the zip from the op?? Or the one I posted???
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@poashil
Yea you got lucky "imo" because it was a know problem with the .29 radio. If I'm not mistaken he already tried and it didn't update it. But I don't use cwm so your way might work for him. And I myself had to down grade my radio to flash it. And did you flash the zip from the op?? Or the one I posted???
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Zip from the OP.
I am tempted to flash back the 1.47 HBOOT just to try it again. I know it didn't take the first time I did the flash, but I rebooted the phone that time. So I tried it with rebooting recovery and then it took.
If you don't mind me asking When did you dl it???
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If you don't mind me asking When did you dl it???
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I just click on the link on the OP and it downloads it. Just tested the link.
UPDATE:
So I went ahead and flashed 1.47 HBOOT and I am now back at S-ON. Now the 1.46 won't hold.
I got it once so I am going to try again and record the EXACT steps when I get it.
First, this is way more steps than the initial time I loaded this, so I think laie1472 is correct that I got lucky the first time.
To flash 1.46 Eng-SPL with the .29 radio I had to use adb/fastboot. So first I plugged the phone to USB.
1. Load the CW 2.5.0.7 image file to the root of your SD card. (Can be found here)
2. Reboot to recovery and Nand your phone.
3. Wipe data
4. Wipe cache
5. At cmd prompt:
Code:
adb shell
flash_image recovery /sdcard/recovery-clockwork-2.5.0.7-heroc.img
reboot recovery
6. flash the heroc.hboot-1.46.2000.zip
7. reboot (Choose reboot system now)
From here the phone should show that it is updating the image. Then it will boot to FASTBOOT USB.
At the cmd prompt type
Code:
fastboot reboot-bootloader
It will restart and you will now see you are S-OFF and the HBOOT will be 1.46.2000.
Press vol down to get to HBOOT (you will be in fastboot). Press HOME to get to recovery.
If you use firerat's, you'll have to reset it back up. Restore your NAND and reboot.
poashll said:
I just click on the link on the OP and it downloads it. Just tested the link.
UPDATE:
So I went ahead and flashed 1.47 HBOOT and I am now back at S-ON. Now the 1.46 won't hold.
I got it once so I am going to try again and record the EXACT steps when I get it.
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You mean the one the first page??? As in which link in the op????
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HEY i have a htc dream rogers and i followed this tuturial wiki.cyanogenmod(dot)com/wiki/DreamangerSPL
and when i get to the step where i'm supposed to flash the radio the radio file i put on my sd doesnt show up and it is the right radio.when i looked at the file on my computer the file wasnt a zip it was a img file im not sure if this is the problem but some one please help me. my radio is 3.22.20.17 and the file im using is Radio_HTC_PVT_32A_3.22.20.17.img
You have to flash that using ADB.
you can flash .img files via fastboot, much safer... what your device current stats? radio, spl, recovery???
ldrifta said:
you can flash .img files via fastboot, much safer... what your device current stats? radio, spl, recovery???
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Oh yea! forgot about that. LOL!
lol i just finally started understanding fastboot and i love it now
I am stuck without recovery i accidently lost it while trying to flash another recovery..now my phone doesnt boot..so is there any other way to flash recovery without rooting again..i tried flashing it via fastboot but im using hboot 1.33.001d so cant flash anything there...as the verification fails..can does anybody have an idea how to skip the signature verification..
As written in this thread you can flash the
orange-xxx.nbh via fastboot, then boot the rom and you have a full engineering SPL installed. From there you can continue as you want, i.e. flashing new recovery, new SPL, new rom, etc.
which firmware will i get after flashing this..and fyi i am using g1 us version..
I just thought of one other thing to try first. Install Android Commander on your PC. I have successfully reflashed Amon RA recovery with the new radio/SPL from there - there's an option to flash a recovery from your hard drive.
http://androidcommander.com
Failing that, you'll need to start with the nbh, then flash radio/spl/recovery using the instructions provided by Ezterry for installing the radio/spl.
Khizzer said:
which firmware will i get after flashing this..and fyi i am using g1 us version..
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It's a frensh one, but you will not boot into it, because you'll boot directly into bootloader/fastboot. It's only needed for the engineering spl.
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all you do is flash the orange nbh so than you can wipe recovery and flash new one... than you want to flash your radio(2708/2825) than flash spl pretty simple and very convenient lol was in same situation couple days ago
sisterchick said:
I just thought of one other thing to try first. Install Android Commander on your PC. I have successfully reflashed Amon RA recovery with the new radio/SPL from there - there's an option to flash a recovery from your hard drive.
http://androidcommander.com
Failing that, you'll need to start with the nbh, then flash radio/spl/recovery using the instructions provided by Ezterry for installing the radio/spl.
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i already have it but it does recognize our device if it is on i tried this procedure but of no luck so im back to the nbh method..
does the nbh flashing take a long time...
na it doesn't take long at all it really easy.... you are doing the orange nbh right?
do you have fastboot drivers set up? because you need those... lol
can you still boot up your phone? cuz if you can, what you do is go to rom manager and flash the CWM recovery from that
ldrifta said:
na it doesn't take long at all it really easy.... you are doing the orange nbh right?
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yeah its about half an hour and its not yet over yes i am doing orange nbh..
bluizzo said:
can you still boot up your phone? cuz if you can, what you do is go to rom manager and flash the CWM recovery from that
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no my phone doesnt boot up..
ldrifta said:
do you have fastboot drivers set up? because you need those... lol
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no idea about the fastboot drivers i just diconnected usb and now cmd says that status read failed <too many links>>
so you dont know if you have fastboot setup on your pc...?
yeah i think so but i use android commander and everything via usb..
and yes it was about 30 mins i waited nothing happened..
it says verification failed i attached an image of that
ok power off the device and reboot to fastboot mode, rename the orange file you have located in the sdk/tools folder to 'orange.nbh' now get to the fastboot cmd and type 'fastboot flash nbh orange.nbh' tell me what happens after that?
I am using ATT htc one with developer edition OS. And I learned from the forum there was new radio released be att. So I tried to flash it.
However, since I want OTA work, I chose to stay with the stock recovery and therefore I cannot flash it via custom recovery like a lot of threads in here talking about. I searched and only found the procedure from other htc product's forum as below.
1) adb reboot-bootloader
2) fastboot flash radio radio.img
But "fastboot flash radio radio.img" has no response at all.
I got the img from http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=232556. It was extracted from Radio_4A.16.3250.24_10.38.1150.03.zip.
My current build is 1.29.1540.17, while baseband is still 4A.14.3250.13, which is the original. And Ive already s-offed and unlocked bootloader.
Any help about flashing? Thanks in advance.
lowirve said:
I am using ATT htc one with developer edition OS. And I learned from the forum there was new radio released be att. So I tried to flash it.
However, since I want OTA work, I chose to stay with the stock recovery and therefore I cannot flash it via custom recovery like a lot of threads in here talking about. I searched and only found the procedure from other htc product's forum as below.
1) adb reboot-bootloader
2) fastboot flash radio radio.img
But "fastboot flash radio radio.img" has no response at all.
I got the img from http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=232556. It was extracted from Radio_4A.16.3250.24_10.38.1150.03.zip.
My current build is 1.29.1540.17, while baseband is still 4A.14.3250.13, which is the original. And Ive already s-offed and unlocked bootloader.
Any help about flashing? Thanks in advance.
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Did you try the fastboot flash command in RUU mode? Fastboot oem reboot RUU. This is just a guess on my part, but that's the mode for firmware flashing, so guessing it might work for the radio too.
In order for a radio to be flashed in fastboot it has to be packaged in a zip file that rubootRUU mode understands. It's easier for most people to just flash in recovery
gunnyman said:
In order for a radio to be flashed in fastboot it has to be packaged in a zip file that rubootRUU mode understands. It's easier for most people to just flash in recovery
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Thanks, gunny. I had an idea that was how it worked, I appreciate the knowledge! Is the OP out of luck then? Is there any way for him to flash a radio if he's on stock recovery?
It's easy enough to flash custom recovery then radio then put stock recovery back on.
gunnyman said:
It's easy enough to flash custom recovery then radio then put stock recovery back on.
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Oh, so like the normal way the rest of us did it lol! Thanks, gunny!
Thank you all. Looks like the only choice for me now is stop being lazy and use custom recovery, then flash it back to stock.
In the first place, I thought there was an easy method to use fastboot like other htc products.
gunnyman said:
In order for a radio to be flashed in fastboot it has to be packaged in a zip file that rubootRUU mode understands. It's easier for most people to just flash in recovery
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So I guess the zip file I got was prepared for recovery use only, right? I have been comparing it with firmware zip file found in RUU flashing thread (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2365506&highlight=flash+latest+radio+fastboot). RUU flash's file includes android-info.txt to enable fastboot read the image inside zip file.
lowirve said:
So I guess the zip file I got was prepared for recovery use only, right? I have been comparing it with firmware zip file found in RUU flashing thread (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2365506&highlight=flash+latest+radio+fastboot). RUU flash's file includes android-info.txt to enable fastboot read the image inside zip file.
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I forgot about this file that was posted in AT&T Developer Forum, it's a packaged firmware file with only radio updates. The post also contains the latest firmware that includes newest touch driver. Newest touch driver doesn't work with 4.1.2 ROMs and older recoveries.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=44260480
Sent from my HTC One using xda app-developers app
ilal2ielli said:
I forgot about this file that was posted in AT&T Developer Forum, it's a packaged firmware file with only radio updates. The post also contains the latest firmware that includes newest touch driver. Newest touch driver doesn't work with 4.1.2 ROMs and older recoveries.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=44260480
Sent from my HTC One using xda app-developers app
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Thanks for the finding:good:. I haven't read it before.