Database Develop

*-a bootloop crash course and trouble shooting guide-*

WANT TO RUN HERO? READ THIS FIRST​
I understand that new people dont really know much about hero, and that is alright. They will learn to search and figure things out on their own, but i am a little frustrated with seeing this constantly in the hero ROM threads. " i am stuck in a bootloop, my phone stays on the htc screen"
THIS IS NOT A BOOTLOOP! A bootloop is when you see the hero with the little green android and then the HTC "flashing" logo. I will post a video of a bootloop in little bit, but in the meantime here are a few ways to fix a bootloop.
For a video of what a bootloop is, click on THIS IS A BOOTLOOP RIGHT BELOW THIS​THIS IS A BOOTLOOP​
1) wipe phone and wipe ext and reflash.
to wipe the phone boot into recovery and press alt+w or if running CMRecovery 1.3 or 1.4 you should be able to use the trackball and select the option that way. To wipe ext use these commands in either adb shell or recovery console... NOT IN TERMINAL!!!​
This is how I installed without any problems:
: rename to update.zip (if you are running cm1.4 recovery you can just place the zip in the root of sd)
: place in the root of sd card
: shut off device
: boot into recovery
: wipe
: go to console and hit enter (you can also use adb shell)
(enter)
# mount -o rw /dev/block/mmcblk0p2 /system/sd
# cd /system/sd
# rm -rf /system/sd/*
# reboot recovery
: now wipe again
: repair ext system
: flash
Enjoy!!
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- Courtesy of Drizzy Drake Rogers
2) check to make sure you are running a PVT board. Cant remember right now if it is the three finger salute or power+camera. To do the three finger salute, boot holding the green button, menu, and the red button. At the top of the screen that shows up it will either say PVT or DVT.
3) redownload the .zip file for the rom you are trying to flash. Sometimes you may get a corrupt download or the transfer from computer to sd may go bad. A fresh download may help.
4) reformat your sd and recreate all partiitions usingparted in cyanogens 1.4 recovery image. It is one of the easiest ways to do things if you are not running linux.
5) and last but not least, if all else fails just go back to a stable cyan build or jf build.
Hope this helps everyone and cuts down on the questions junking up threads. I will bump this every now and then unless it gets stickied. Also expect edits to this for other questions that get asked. Before junking up threads try these options and SEARCH!!!
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-helpful links-
CyanogenMod Stable
CyanogenRecovery Image 1.4
How to partition using gparted
THIS IS A QUICK TELL ALL TO GET DANGER SPL, RADIO, AND A STABLE ROM RUNNING
Happy flashing everyone!
WANT TO RUN HERO? READ THIS FIRST​

Fantastic Info. People need someone to spell out what's what.

Thank you it works. When I apply updates do you re-do all of this?

bump this. this will cut threads in half

sillyshyme said:
Thank you it works. When I apply updates do you re-do all of this?
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not all updates, always read the changelog for a ROM. if you are simply UPDATING to a NEWER version of the SAME ROM, you MIGHT NOT have to do all this. this is mostly for when you get a bootloop. if you are changing hero roms, i would say yes, do everything you can, wipe, wipe ext, and what not. this will help about the bootloop.

I use Hero-V1.5 by Drizzy and it does not state in change-log.

sillyshyme said:
I use Hero-V1.5 by Drizzy and it does not state in change-log.
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ok so what are you trying to do? go to a different Hero rom? if yes, then you need to wipe phone and ext, if updating from drizzy 1.4, i would say not to wipe, but if you get a bootloop wipe phone and try again.

please make this a sticky!!!! this a good info. hopefully if people search,it will help them out . great write up polosjr

palosjr said:
ok so what are you trying to do? go to a different Hero rom? if yes, then you need to wipe phone and ext, if updating from drizzy 1.4, i would say not to wipe, but if you get a bootloop wipe phone and try again.
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Do this cause I just updated to drizzy's newest hero. I went from another hero Jac hero and I just did the update zip and got bootloop. I did whats on the top of this page and im running new rom so thanks

Ok, so I've followed all of these steps, except repairing the file extensions. When I try to do that I get an error in the recovery console. Does anyone know of anything else I can try?

rp1783 said:
Ok, so I've followed all of these steps, except repairing the file extensions. When I try to do that I get an error in the recovery console. Does anyone know of anything else I can try?
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format your sdcard and then recreate your partitions

Please help!!! Phone stuck after installing image 1.6 during V4.2.1 Cyanoen installat

Okay i was installing V4.2.1 and after i installed the image 1.6 i turn on the phone and it shows me an imgae of like a black rectangle and an arrow. I try pressing Home + power but i still get the same thing.
Help please!

85Mario85 said:
Okay i was installing V4.2.1 and after i installed the image 1.6 i turn on the phone and it shows me an imgae of like a black rectangle and an arrow. I try pressing Home + power but i still get the same thing.
Help please!
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Tell me what happens when you press home + power then alt + l when the screen comes up. .. and when that screen comes up does the g1 screen come up first? Cuz I think otherwise it might be a guaranteed brick :/

okay i gott itt to go to the menu. but i try to apply the v4.2.1 and it always aborts it =/

Try the Q&A forum next time.

I go to the menu. flash the 1.6 recovery image. Change Cyanogen to update. Try to flash it but it gets aborted

don't know about cy updates but it sounds like your may have a bad file. Have you installed this update before using the "same file"? if not you may try just redownloading the update.

really neeed helpp with this. Tried installing the v4.1.9999 and it still aborts

bummer. I'm not sure what all the prerequisites are for cy mods.. Hopefully someone else can jump in here to help ya :/

Think he may have aborted installation during the radio flash portion of the HTC archive.
From Cyanogen's OP:
cyanogen said:
7- Apply sdcard:choose zip *PICK dream_devphone_userdebug-ota-14721.zip* from the list
ALLOW IT TO INSTALL FIRST.....you will see the "unbox" image.........then it will automatically reboot HOLD HOME button while it reboots.
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That's not exactly the way it went for me the 2X I've done this, so maybe this is what happened...IDK?
I've had to reboot manually (Home+back) out of recovery following phase 1 of the flash to initiate the start the Radio flash portion. This may confuse some as it's not listed as a step.
Just to be sure, place fresh copies of dream_devphone_userdebug-ota-14721.zip and cm4.2.1 in /sdcard prior to doing this. Use an external card reader if necessary.
1. Get into recovery
2. Wipe (optional but recommended, problems=include step 2)
3. Flash dream_devphone_userdebug-ota-14721.zip
4. If phone does not reboot automatically, reboot manually (Home+back) out of recovery and release buttons immediately
5. Let Radio flash (you see the image of the box with the arrow and the eprom chip)
6. Wait for screen to go completely black then hold "Home" button until it reboots back to recovery console.
7. Flash CM4.2.1
I noticed 4.2.1 took an unusually long time to load on initial boot, so be patient.
If this has nothing to do with your issue, sorry for wasting your time. Hopefully this helps somebody eventually.

85Mario85 said:
really neeed helpp with this. Tried installing the v4.1.9999 and it still aborts
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There are 2 things you could do, use cyans file, and make sure you flash the HTC image first, as his update file is a partial update without the google experience (read apps)
This is taken from Cyans OP in his thread and edited for you, please follow the instructions properly.
Note: You need cyanogens recovery image 1.4 or better for this process, as it lets you chose files named other than update.zip
Install instructions for an HTC Dream/ADP1/G1:
1- Perform a Backup......nandroid, etc (ignore since i don't suppose you have anything to backup at this moment)
2- Download: http://developer.htc.com/adp.html#s3 Android 1.6 Recovery Image. This isn't the type of recovery image we know. It's HTCs version of an update.zip
3- Download cyanogens ROM. http://n0rp.chemlab.org/android/update-cm-4.2.1-signed.zip
4- Mount your phone and place BOTH 1.6 Image and cyanogens ROM on your SD Card.
5- Reboot into recovery mode *Home+Power*
6- WIPE!!!! This will allow google apps to function, correctly.
7- Apply sdcard:choose zip *PICK dream_devphone_userdebug-ota-14721.zip* from the list
ALLOW IT TO INSTALL FIRST.....you will see the "unbox" image.........then it will automatically reboot HOLD HOME button while it reboots.
(ITS VERY IMPORTANT THAT YOU HOLD THE HOME BUTTON, BECAUSE IF IT THE HTC ROM BOOTS, YOU WILL HAVE TO RE-ROOT YOUR PHONE)
8- Apply sdcard:choose zip *Pick cm-4.2.1-signed.zip* from the list.
9- Reboot!
OR
download daveid's full update from http://www.megaupload.com/?d=80FXE36J or http://www.mediafire.com/?dnljdtndwnv
and just flash normally.
Oh and to mount your sd card to transfer the rom images to it from your computer when in recovery (Alt-X), use this command (in recovery, on your phone)
echo /dev/block/mmcblk0 > /sys/devices/platform/usb_mass_storage/lun0/file
Finally, as someone else mentioned, please post in the right section.

how did u get ur phone to go back to the menu because the same thing happened to me

Sorry for may bad english !
I have the same problem. After flash rom OTA 1.6 of HTC, now i lose the recovery cm-1.4.
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When boot in recovery, it look like before hack root, we can't update the other file, exception "update.zip".
When i type "su" in terminal, it return "permission denied".
-I tried to update another rom but i didn't run.
-I tried to flash another recovery by Fastboot but not success.
-I tried to flash another SPL but not success.
-The last hope, i tried to re-hack root by DREAIMG.nbh but not success too.

Okay I had the same problem and know how to fix it.
1. Download 1.5 Cupcake here
2. Copy the file to the root of your SD and name it Update.zip
3. Boot recovery and press Alt + S to install Cupcake
4. Now that you`ve got Cupcake download Flashrec here
5. Make sure that you allow installing non market programs on your phone.
6. Open Flashrec after installing it and click backup recovery!! VERY IMPORTANT, didn`t do it the first time and it didn`t work.
7. After backup is finished you download the recovery given by the program
8. When the download is complete you select flash recovery.
9. Reboot, and flash your Custom Firmware again.
IMPORTANT!: All of the 1 click rooting procedures are putting the Flashrec.apk file and a recovery image on the SD card, installing Flashrec and then using it to flash the new recovery image. You WILL NOT have internal root access after this procedure (it only allows us external root access from recovery)
10. I installed the full version of 4.2.1 which was linked on the previous page of this thread, and it installed the right radio, spl and hboot.
So everything is normal again, thank god. Ow after i installed the full version of 4.2.1 it didn`t work but i had the recovery back and root so i installed the oldskool 4.1.1.1 and it works.
Good luck and this took me 5 hours to find out!

Edj87 said:
Okay I had the same problem and know how to fix it.
1. Download 1.5 Cupcake here
2. Copy the file to the root of your SD and name it Update.zip
3. Boot recovery and press Alt + S to install Cupcake
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After this step, i have this result:

Omg! Exact same thing happen to me!
Please fix this problems for us if possible

[RECOVERY] 4/Apr: 3.0.1.4 r1 - ClockworkMod Recovery for the LG Optimus 2X

DO NOT RUN THIS ON THE G2X! The partition layout is different, doing so will do bad things to your device. I will release a G2X compatible version when I am back online in a week's time!
For the past couple of days I have been working on creating a ClockworkMod recovery image for the LG Optimus 2X. I'm pleased to announce that the first full release is available!
Some points to note - READ THESE CAREFULLY!
Use at your own risk! I have successfully used the backup and restore functionality (nandroid), and am currently testing other functions.
If you manage to break your device completely, this ROM should get you back up and running.
Download
I have packaged the recovery itself and the installation system together in one download zip.
3.0.1.4 r1 DOWNLOAD (ROMraid Load Balancing) - MD5: 7145b425f95a87dc5bde29ac4eba48ff
Installation automatically on your device
NEW: If your device is rooted, my 99p 2X Recovery Boot app (mentioned below) can now flash the recovery image for you the first time you run the app and on subsequent version updates!
Installation on Windows, Linux and OSX
- Download the zip file above and extract to a directory
- Connect your device and ensure 'USB debugging' is enabled
- WINDOWS - double click 'install-clockworkmod-windows.bat'
- MAC - Open a terminal window to the directory containing the files, and type 'chmod +x install-clockworkmod-mac.sh' followed by './install-clockworkmod-mac.sh'
- LINUX - Open a terminal window to the directory containing the files, and type 'chmod +x install-clockworkmod-linux.sh' followed by './install-clockworkmod-linux.sh'
If you wish, you can also manually install the recovery by pushing the clockworkmod.img file to /data/local/ with adb and running 'dd if=/data/local/clockworkmod.img of=/dev/block/mmcblk0p7' from a root shell.
Launching Recovery
To boot ClockworkMod Recovery, either:
Turn the device on while holding the volume down and power buttons until recovery loads
Download the OPTIONAL 99p 'LG 2X Recovery Boot' application from the Android Market (NOTE: This app is completely optional - if you do use it, thanks for your support!)
Source / Updates
I'll be posting the device profile and source changes on my GitHub shortly, and will issue fixes / new Betas as required.
Enjoy!
P
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Thanks Paul !
You are the best. I am wating for the crowd to test this so I can use it for my mission critical work phone but the future seems bright.

Hi Paul... first of all - Great job here
Second - if one can't get root access via SuperOneClick, like myself, is this still usable?

Inebriatef said:
Hi Paul... first of all - Great job here
Second - if one can't get root access via SuperOneClick, like myself, is this still usable?
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Root access is not a pre-requisite.
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mirror (if it's ok with you Paul)
http://www.mediafire.com/?udkabus35wlr2w3

Great job paul

THANKS! Installing now
Update:
If you get error in windows just change adb-windows.exe to adb.exe

First, thank you very much, Paul. Great job!
Two questions.
1) This method overwrites the standard recovery on the phone, correct?
2) To revert back to standard recovery, one have to flash the whole phone using nvflash, correct?

ULJ said:
First, thank you very much, Paul. Great job!
Two questions.
1) This method overwrites the standard recovery on the phone, correct?
2) To revert back to standard recovery, one have to flash the whole phone using nvflash, correct?
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1) Yes
2) No, you could just dd the stock recovery.img from the NVFlash archive.
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<- This is me "patiently" waiting for CyanogenMod and Paul's online kitchen for the 2x
GREAT work as always, Paul!

paulobrien said:
1) Yes
2) No, you could just dd the stock recovery.img from the NVFlash archive.
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Okay. Thanks.
Im just curious, who supplies the NVFlash archive? And is the standard recovery image supplied by Nvidia or LG? Since it is part of the NVFlash archive.

Found out why i can get no root access... i got no adb access at all.
First time pluggin in phone after install of LG drivers, it says that the adb interface thingy can't install.
This also causes that i can't install CWM.
Any suggestions as to what is wrong?

Thank you, Paul!

Successful nandroid backup I will try to make a custom rom.
Paul its was a good idea to let clockworkmod make backup to external sd because its not possible to mount usb storage in recovery menu yet.

Inebriatef said:
Found out why i can get no root access... i got no adb access at all.
First time pluggin in phone after install of LG drivers, it says that the adb interface thingy can't install.
This also causes that i can't install CWM.
Any suggestions as to what is wrong?
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I hade the same problems. Download the LG drivers from this site, worked for me.
www {dot} junefabrics.com/android/driver.php
(could not post links, so replace {dot} with a .)

Inebriatef said:
Hi Paul... first of all - Great job here
Second - if one can't get root access via SuperOneClick, like myself, is this still usable?
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Tried Z4root?

Nilssonnet said:
I hade the same problems. Download the LG drivers from this site, worked for me.
www {dot} junefabrics.com/android/driver.php
(could not post links, so replace {dot} with a .)
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thx, it works now

yipeee! now i can expect a real custom rom

Ok first backup done! Works perfect! Thanks for all the effort!

Korumera said:
Ok first backup done! Works perfect! Thanks for all the effort!
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Same here. Thank you very much, Paul!

Easy S-OFF and rooting procedure without HTCDev unlock

Here is an easy way to achieve S-off and root without the need to go through the HTCDev unlock procedure and flashing custom recoveries:
1. Make a backup of all your data, just in case... (E.g. with Helium, which is free and works without root)
2. Make sure that
HTC drivers installed and working (You can download them here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2217396)
HTC sync is removed (not closed – REMOVED)
All other phone software are removed or disabled (Samsung Kies, PDANet, etc.)
There is a working internet connection ON YOUR DEVICE - wifi, 3g, 4g, etc. are all supported.
USB debugging is enabled on your device
Ensure that lock screen security is disabled on your device: no passcode lock, no pattern lock, no face lock
3. Install ADB on your PC (e.g. download and extract fastboot_adb.zip to c:\ADB)
4. Download firewater
5. Download temproot
6. Download su binary for SuperSu (e.g. the one in su.zip, or extract it from the SuperSu zip installer)
7. Place firewater and temproot in the ADB folder (e.g. c:\ADB)
8. Copy the SU binary to the root of your memory card and install the card in your device
9. Connect your device directly to an USB 2.0 port on your PC
10. Open a command prompt, and navigate to your ADB folder (e.g c:\ADB)
11. Important: Reboot your device:
Code:
adb reboot
12. When the device rebooted, issue the following commands:
Code:
adb wait-for-device push firewater /data/local/tmp
adb push temproot /data/local/tmp
adb shell
chmod 755 /data/local/tmp/temproot
chmod 755 /data/local/tmp/firewater
At this point, you have the temproot and firewater binaries on your device with execute permissions
13. Now start temproot to gain temporary root access via the shell:
Code:
/data/local/tmp/temproot
This will take long (5-10min) -> go and grab a coffee
14. Once root access is achieved (temproot will inform you about this, and you will see '#' at the end of the prompt instead of '$') you can start firewater:
Code:
/data/local/tmp/firewater
For my device, this step took about 2 minutes.
Now you have S-OFF and an unlocked bootloader. Yay!
15. Remount the /system partition in order to be able to write it:
Code:
mount -o remount,rw -t ext4 /dev/block/mmcblk0p38 /system
16. Copy su to the /system partition and set its permissions
Code:
cat /storage/ext_sd/su > /system/xbin/su
chmod 04755 /system/xbin/su
17. Grab your device, enter the Play Store and install SuperSu. At this point you are fully rooted.
18. If SuperSu requests to update the su binary, let it (choose the normal approach, NOT the TWRP/CWM method).
19. Shut down your device, then turn it on in bootloader mode by pressing and holding "power" and "volume down" buttons simultaneously
You should see (the UNLOCKED, TAMPERED, and Ship S-OFF texts)
20. To exit bootloader mode, select the "Fastboot" menu item with the vol up/dn buttons, then enter using the power button. Then choose the "Reboot" menu item the same way.
[OPTIONAL] Locking bootloader and clearing "tampered" flag
21. Start command prompt on your PC. Enter your ADB folder. And issue the following commands:
Code:
adb devices
adb shell
su
(I would very strongly recomend you copy/paste the following line)
Code:
echo -ne '\x00\x00\x00\x00' | dd of=/dev/block/mmcblk0p3 bs=1 seek=33796
Code:
exit
exit
adb reboot bootloader
22. Verify you are now locked. Then select Fastboot -> Reboot
23. Issue the following commands:
Code:
adb devices
adb shell
su
(I would very strongly recomend you copy/paste the following line)
Code:
echo -ne '\x00' | dd of=/dev/block/mmcblk0p7 bs=1 seek=4265988
Code:
exit
exit
adb reboot bootloader
24. Verify that the tampered flag is cleared
25. That's it. Reboot your device and have fun
FAQ:
Q: I have been waiting for ages to gain temporary root but nothing is happening!! What should I do?
A: Please be patient. It is a long process (usually 5-10 min)
Q: If I S-OFF/unlock/root my phone using this method, what happens to my apps in /data/preload? Will they get wiped?
A: No, they won't. They will be untouched.
Q: Why are you using that long and complicated command for remounting /system? Wouldn't it be easier to just issue "adb remount"?
A: Sure it would, but unfortunately it would not work, since our stock ROMs use secure ADB and this particular command is only available if the ADB daemon on your device is run in "insecure" mode. More information about the technical background here and here.
Q: Why are you suggesting we use SuperSu as a root management app? What's wrong with Superuser / XXX / YYY ?
A: I have no preference whatsoever. It is only an example. Feel free to use other apps (with corresponding su binary), if you so desire.
Q: Is the su binary inside su.zip safe? Where is it from?
A: Yes, it is safe. It was extracted from the zip installer package of SuperSu v1.93 and was not altered in any way.
Q: My phone rebooted itself when I issued the mount command. What now?
A: Run temproot again, then continue the process starting with reissuing the mount command.
Q: Don't you think XYZ is wrong / missing in your guide?
A: Please reply to the thread or drop me a PM and I will correct it ASAP.
Fine print
I created this guide with the best of intentions, to help people like me, who are more or less new to android but are willing to learn and want to make the most of their devices. I tested the whole procedure on my own Butterfly S 901s 1.23.708.3 without any issues.
However you must keep in mind that during this process you will be modifying vital parts of the system, and doing so always entails some risk. Therefore I cannot and will not take any responsibility if you accidentally brick your device attempting the above procedure.
The tools and most methods used throughout this guide are not my creations. I simply collected and organized information already available but scattered across several topics.
Kudos
to beaups and fuses for bringing us firewater,
to hikezoe and fi01, whose work the temproot is based on,
to daorderdillon for figuring out the way to lock the bootloader and clear tampered flag on an S-OFFed Butterfly S.
to ebautista, who was the first to confirm that firewater does indeed work with the Butterfly S
and of course to koniiiik who encouraged me to start experimenting with the /system remounting

edorner said:
Here is an easy way to achieve S-off and root without the need to go through the HTCDev unlock procedure and flashing custom recoveries:
13. Now start temproot to gain temporary root access via the shell:
Code:
/data/local/tmp/temproot
This will take long (5-10min) -> go and grab a coffee
14. Once root access is achieved (temproot will inform you about this, and you will see '#' at the end of the prompt instead of '$') you can start firewater:
Code:
/data/local/tmp/firewater
For my device, this step took about 2 minutes.
Now you have S-OFF and an unlocked bootloader. Yay!
15. Remount the /system partition in order to be able to write it:
Code:
mount -o remount,rw -t ext4 /dev/block/mmcblk0p38 /system
16. Copy su to the /system partition and set its permissions
Code:
cat /storage/ext_sd/su > /system/xbin/su
chmod 04755 /system/xbin/su
17. Grab your device, enter the Play Store and install SuperSu. At this point you are fully rooted.
18. If SuperSu requests to update the su binary, let it (choose the normal approach, NOT the TWRP/CWM method).
19. Shut down your device, then turn it on in bootloader mode by pressing and holding "power" and "volume down" buttons simultaneously
You should see (the UNLOCKED, TAMPERED, and Ship S-OFF texts)
20. To exit bootloader mode, select the "Fastboot" menu item with the vol up/dn buttons, then enter using the power button. Then choose the "Reboot" menu item the same way.
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i have one question and one comment:
1. if i was root and only did firewater, do i need to do since number 15?
2. i did this with my usb 3.0, i know is not recommended, but the device was not recognized in adb. and other thing: be really aware of the screen, if it shuts down the commands will not be working.
cheers

kemoli said:
i have one question and one comment:
1. if i was root and only did firewater, do i need to do since number 15?
2. i did this with my usb 3.0, i know is not recommended, but the device was not recognized in adb. and other thing: be really aware of the screen, if it shuts down the commands will not be working.
cheers
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If you are already rooted, then steps 13 and 15-18 are unnecessary.
Thank you for the info about the screen, I haven't noticed that before.
As for the connection issue: Well, it may be caused by a lot of things... You could try using an usb 2.0 connection instead, or reinstalling the HTC drivers. And make sure USB debugging is turned on in the developer options.

usb 3.0
edorner said:
If you are already rooted, then steps 13 and 15-18 are unnecessary.
Thank you for the info about the screen, I haven't noticed that before.
As for the connection issue: Well, it may be caused by a lot of things... You could try using an usb 2.0 connection instead, or reinstalling the HTC drivers. And make sure USB debugging is turned on in the developer options.
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sorry but my explanation was not clear, i can do this only with usb 3.0, with 2.0 my device is not recognized as mtp connection or adb at all even if i have usb debugging turned on... i don´t know exactly why, but it happens after i did a restore because when i did the root with wp_mod my device turns out crazy with superuser, so i root with supersu and after that did this s-off with firewater and works like a charm. I don´t know why but with every product of clockworkmod i have problems...with one old phone that i had, an atrix, my nandroid backup didn´t work and cannot be restored, twrp is the best for me since.
thank you for you response :fingers-crossed:

Ah, I see! I did misunderstand you before. I am glad the s-off method worked for you eventually

Hi edorner,
i have 2 questions need your help.
1. is it need backup everything including "DATA" before unlock bootloader via firewater? (all data will be wiped after unlocked bootloder via htcdev)
2. is it possible to unlock bootloader & root without S-OFF? because i searched several threads but didn't found any threads for "how to S-ON from S-OFF".
thx for your kindness helps n reply. sorry for my bad english...

Hey shiropetto,
shiropetto said:
1. is it need backup everything including "DATA" before unlock bootloader via firewater? (all data will be wiped after unlocked bootloder via htcdev)
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It is not necessary to backup your data. Nothing will get wiped, when you use this method. Your DATA partition will remain intact.
However I still recommend you to do some kind of backup before you begin. Just as a precaution...
shiropetto said:
2. is it possible to unlock bootloader & root without S-OFF?[/B].
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TBH, I am not sure.
You could try following the procedure from step 1 to 18, without performing step 14. In theory, it should be safe to try.
That might give you root.
However my guess is that Step 15 will probably not work without S-off or unlocked bootloader.
shiropetto said:
i searched several threads but didn't found any threads for "how to S-ON from S-OFF".
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S-ON is very easy So I honestly do not see any reason why you would not want to go S-OFF.
To revert to S-ON:
1) open a cmd window in your ADB directory. plug in phone ,usb debugging on
2) adb devices
3) adb reboot bootloader
4) fastboot devices
5) fastboot oem writesecureflag 3
6) fastboot reboot-bootloader
7) verify you are locked s-on
8) fastboot reboot
There are just two important things you must keep in mind:
1) When / if you decide to go back to 100% factory default state, S-ON should be the last step (after unroot, bootloader lock, cid restoring, etc.).
2) Before going back to S-ON, make sure you have a stock hboot. If you go S-ON while having a custom hboot, your device will be bricked.

Just one quick question is this also working for h1.55?

elf_made said:
Just one quick question is this also working for h1.55?
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edorner said:
Hey shiropetto,
It is not necessary to backup your data. Nothing will get wiped, when you use this method. Your DATA partition will remain intact.
However I still recommend you to do some kind of backup before you begin. Just as a precaution...
TBH, I am not sure.
You could try following the procedure from step 1 to 18, without performing step 14. In theory, it should be safe to try.
That might give you root.
However my guess is that Step 15 will probably not work without S-off or unlocked bootloader.
S-ON is very easy So I honestly do not see any reason why you would not want to go S-OFF.
To revert to S-ON:
1) open a cmd window in your ADB directory. plug in phone ,usb debugging on
2) adb devices
3) adb reboot bootloader
4) fastboot devices
5) fastboot oem writesecureflag 3
6) fastboot reboot-bootloader
7) verify you are locked s-on
8) fastboot reboot
There are just two important things you must keep in mind:
1) When / if you decide to go back to 100% factory default state, S-ON should be the last step (after unroot, bootloader lock, cid restoring, etc.).
2) Before going back to S-ON, make sure you have a stock hboot. If you go S-ON while having a custom hboot, your device will be bricked.
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* thx for your suggestion!
*that mean step 14 including s-off & unlocking? is it will brick if skip step 14?
*thx for your kindness for revert from s-off to s-on!
*i do believing the hboot version still same as official hboot if i never flash other firmware version and device will stay in safe. pls correct me if this explanation was wrong.

shiropetto said:
*that mean step 14 including s-off & unlocking? is it will brick if skip step 14?
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What I meant is:
If you want to root your phone without S-OFF, you need to perform steps 1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10-11-12-13-15-16-17-18 from my guide.
It will not brick your device, but there is a good chance it will not be successful either.
BTW, I just had another idea!
If you don't want S-OFF, just unlock & root, there is another method, which might be more suited to your needs:
LINK
Pls check it out. It basically goes like this: HTCdev unlock -> install custom recovery -> install su + superuser/supersu ffrom custom recovery -> done
shiropetto said:
*i do believing the hboot version still same as official hboot if i never flash other firmware version and device will stay in safe. pls correct me if this explanation was wrong.
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Your explanation is correct. If you have not -intentionally- flashed a modified hboot image to your device, then you can be sure it contains an "original" hboot partition, signed by HTC. And anyway, it is only possible to flash a custom hboot is you are S-OFF. And since you obviously don't have S-OFF yet, it is impossible for you to have a custom/modified hboot

edorner said:
What I meant is:
If you want to root your phone without S-OFF, you need to perform steps 1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10-11-12-13-15-16-17-18 from my guide.
It will not brick your device, but there is a good chance it will not be successful either.
BTW, I just had another idea!
If you don't want S-OFF, just unlock & root, there is another method, which might be more suited to your needs:
LINK
Pls check it out. It basically goes like this: HTCdev unlock -> install custom recovery -> install su + superuser/supersu ffrom custom recovery -> done
Your explanation is correct. If you have not -intentionally- flashed a modified hboot image to your device, then you can be sure it contains an "original" hboot partition, signed by HTC. And anyway, it is only possible to flash a custom hboot is you are S-OFF. And since you obviously don't have S-OFF yet, it is impossible for you to have a custom/modified hboot
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i have flashed everything, tamperred, s-off, unlocked, but no SU. what i need suppose to redo which steps? coz i was accidentally done the wrong typo during step 16, even i repeat from step 12 "adb shell", its still the same no root permission once i run the SuperSU. any SU could be flashable via recovery? perhaps the Root_wp_mod.zip will bring the bugs (reported by some users).

shiropetto said:
i have flashed everything, tamperred, s-off, unlocked, but no SU. what i need suppose to redo which steps? coz i was accidentally done the wrong typo during step 16, even i repeat from step 12 "adb shell", its still the same no root permission once i run the SuperSU. any SU could be flashable via recovery? perhaps the Root_wp_mod.zip will bring the bugs (reported by some users).
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I see.
This should work:
Code:
/data/local/tmp/temproot
mount -o remount,rw -t ext4 /dev/block/mmcblk0p38 /system
cat /storage/ext_sd/su > /system/xbin/su
chmod 04755 /system/xbin/su
Then open the Play Store and install SuperSu
If this solution does not work, then just flash a custom recovery e.g. TWRP, and install SuperSU from there.

edorner said:
I see.
This should work:
Code:
/data/local/tmp/temproot
mount -o remount,rw -t ext4 /dev/block/mmcblk0p38 /system
cat /storage/ext_sd/su > /system/xbin/su
chmod 04755 /system/xbin/su
Then open the Play Store and install SuperSu
If this solution does not work, then just flash a custom recovery e.g. TWRP, and install SuperSU from there.
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Could u provide or guide me which one suitable for flashing via recovery mode? I try with root_wp_mod but removed tweaks n replace the supersu n su from your given link. Its been there in menu but can't proceed the binary progress, maybe su not installed properly.
edit: I have rooted with the link given by u. Thx! Hurray! I'm enjoying my s-off butterfly S now!
Sent from my HTC Butterfly s using xda premium

shiropetto said:
Could u provide or guide me which one suitable for flashing via recovery mode?
Sent from my HTC Butterfly s using xda premium
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Great! Congrats

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Yep.
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Well I tried all the steps but the damn phone is still S-ON.
Here is my configuration:
Rooted
Android version: 4.3
Htc sense: 5.5
Software number: 2.21.708.1
Htc sdk api level: 5.65
kernel version: 3.4.10-g158f9a4 [email protected]#1
Please find below my cmd window which just hanged out and a print screen of my bootloader... Hope this helps! Thanks a lot!
{
"lightbox_close": "Close",
"lightbox_next": "Next",
"lightbox_previous": "Previous",
"lightbox_error": "The requested content cannot be loaded. Please try again later.",
"lightbox_start_slideshow": "Start slideshow",
"lightbox_stop_slideshow": "Stop slideshow",
"lightbox_full_screen": "Full screen",
"lightbox_thumbnails": "Thumbnails",
"lightbox_download": "Download",
"lightbox_share": "Share",
"lightbox_zoom": "Zoom",
"lightbox_new_window": "New window",
"lightbox_toggle_sidebar": "Toggle sidebar"
}

Am I the only one having the above issue/configuration for which the s-off could not be done? Thanks!

help
hello
I'm new to this phone and I would like to know that I can do if I already have the bootloader unlocked HTCDev, where do I start?
thanks greetings

GAVANA said:
hello
I'm new to this phone and I would like to know that I can do if I already have the bootloader unlocked HTCDev, where do I start?
thanks greetings
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If u have taken the kit Kat update u will have to wait for new s off
Sent from my HTC Butterfly s using XDA Premium 4 mobile app

ups!!!
daorderdillon said:
If u have taken the kit Kat update u will have to wait for new s off
Sent from my HTC Butterfly s using XDA Premium 4 mobile app
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lol, just when I read your message, my phone ends Upgrading to kit kat,
I'll have to wait then, but I can do root and install recovery?
Greetings buddy

[UPDATED] [FIX] HTC Desire 626g+ update (no command error) fix!

Halo all
Most owners here have rooted (kingroot) their system and attempted to update the rom, forgetting OTA conflicts. Although the consequences are usually resolvable, not in the case of mediatek and our model.
To start, I highly recommend using Ubuntu linux off a flash drive running live, else I suggest using windows 7 (perhaps in a vm too) although it didn't work with me (mediatek driver issues) (users reported that it works fine with windows 10, set wifi connection as metered to prevent automatic driver updates)
Optional: Create a live Ubuntu (download the 64bit version!) stick using this tut: http://www.ubuntu.com/download/desktop/create-a-usb-stick-on-windows
After booting into Ubuntu, remove modemmanager by typing in terminal : sudo apt-get remove modemmanager
Hit y and continue...
Download folder list:
1)spflashtool from http://spflashtool.com/, "Linux 64-bit"
2)CWM(626g+)
3)Scatter file(626g+)
4)Stock cwm backup ~800MB
Link to Download: me1ga.nz/#F!t1A1HJQJ (rename to "mega")
Decryption key:
Code:
!teT23YQ_1PH52USChW3k6g
Google drive mirror folder: https://drive.google.com/folder/d/0BwgllNFqdXuQMXR0a29mZms2VDA/edit
Skip 1,2,3 for Windows users
Flash time:
1)Extract the zip in Home directory, open Terminal again then cd SP_Flash_Tool_exe_Linux_v5.1520.00.100 (tip: type cd SP then hit tab to autocomplete)
2)then: chmod +x *
3) last: sudo ./flash_tool.sh
4)Choose the scatter file and recovery img downloaded like in the pic (checkboxes too):
{
"lightbox_close": "Close",
"lightbox_next": "Next",
"lightbox_previous": "Previous",
"lightbox_error": "The requested content cannot be loaded. Please try again later.",
"lightbox_start_slideshow": "Start slideshow",
"lightbox_stop_slideshow": "Stop slideshow",
"lightbox_full_screen": "Full screen",
"lightbox_thumbnails": "Thumbnails",
"lightbox_download": "Download",
"lightbox_share": "Share",
"lightbox_zoom": "Zoom",
"lightbox_new_window": "New window",
"lightbox_toggle_sidebar": "Toggle sidebar"
}
5)Make sure your phone is off, click Download then plug in the phone using a USB2 port...
6)CWM installed!
7)extract the stock cwm backup zip to sdcard in this following order of directory: clockworkmod/backup/(the extracted contents here)
8)Reboot the phone by hold Vol Down + Power then leave it, due to the issue it will enter cwm automatically
9)navigate to "backup and restore" and choose restore then the folder your copied (in date format)
10)reboot, dun! :highfive:
Big Credits and thanks to: https://www.facebook.com/htc626gplusdev/info/?tab=page_info , for custom recovery...
Hit thanks if this has helped you, would motivate me to update the links lol

Hi, this is to install the cwm recovery... Right? But how do i flash my phone with an HTC stock rom? Because i don't have a back up to restore my phone. And htc already has a default recovery. Can't i use that to flash my phone with the stock rom file? Maybe via adb sideload?

diml0rd said:
Hi, this is to install the cwm recovery... Right? But how do i flash my phone with an HTC stock rom? Because i don't have a back up to restore my phone. And htc already has a default recovery. Can't i use that to flash my phone with the stock rom file? Maybe via adb sideload?
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I think understanding the title of the thread would answer your question, no this is not "install the cwm recovery" it is required in order to restore stock ROM unofficially, there is no way around it to date, if you are afraid/don't trust the stock ROM backup I provided, then wait for HTC to release RUU and simply use fastboot to update (? mediatek)...
Follow the steps, I've provided everything, you don’t need a backup, download my backup etc...

tpr0 said:
I think understanding the title of the thread would answer your question, no this is not "install the cwm recovery" it is required in order to restore stock ROM unofficially, there is no way around it to date, if you are afraid/don't trust the stock ROM backup I provided, then wait for HTC to release RUU and simply use fastboot to update (? mediatek)...
Follow the steps, I've provided everything, you don’t need a backup, download my backup etc...
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Sorry i though your link was an update to cwm, not the rom. Just saw the size of the file. Thanks i will try this. This is what I was looking for actually. Too bad i just deleted my arch Linux though ??

tpr0 said:
I think understanding the title of the thread would answer your question, no this is not "install the cwm recovery" it is required in order to restore stock ROM unofficially, there is no way around it to date, if you are afraid/don't trust the stock ROM backup I provided, then wait for HTC to release RUU and simply use fastboot to update (? mediatek)...
Follow the steps, I've provided everything, you don’t need a backup, download my backup etc...
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can't download :
https://www.dropbox.com/sh/1oev7ymmh...mXInVs_va?dl=0
returns:
This account's public links are generating too much traffic and have been temporarily disabled!

diml0rd said:
can't download :
https://www.dropbox.com/sh/1oev7ymmh...mXInVs_va?dl=0
returns:
This account's public links are generating too much traffic and have been temporarily disabled!
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Link updated

Hello, sorry, I have the same problem my phone is 626g, I do not know if this guide is, however, the link ww w.dropbox.com/s/drc102llim...atter.txt?dl=0 and the link:w.dropbox.com/s/wt0r1q8xqs...71609.img?dl=0[/url] not working.
Thank you there is nothing about this problem and service HTC wash their hands with this.

tpr0 said:
I think understanding the title of the thread would answer your question, no this is not "install the cwm recovery" it is required in order to restore stock ROM unofficially, there is no way around it to date, if you are afraid/don't trust the stock ROM backup I provided, then wait for HTC to release RUU and simply use fastboot to update (? mediatek)...
Follow the steps, I've provided everything, you don’t need a backup, download my backup etc...
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sorry but the other two links are broken as well. i have the STOCK CWM.zip now

Hello again, I found the scatter file. But when you download and plug the USB, I get the following message.
PTM changed for ROM; it must be downloaded
Any help please? I read that this was solved by selecting all + download format rather than just download, but I have some fear in doing this.
Cheers
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Yes, unfortunately we need these files that are not found anywhere. They would be so kind as to re-upload?
Thank you
Cheers

I've been looking for 3 days and there is no way you're tpr0 alone gives a solution, could you please reupload the files? I am eternally grateful. Thank you very much Greetings.

reprono said:
I've been looking for 3 days and there is no way you're tpr0 alone gives a solution, could you please reupload the files? I am eternally grateful. Thank you very much Greetings.
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Ch
Can you please be more specific about which file? Here's how it looks on my side : http://m.imgur.com/wKhtNtQ
I'll reupload to Google drive soon :good:

tpr0 said:
Hello, sorry for late, I'm also surprised why this solution isnt popular as many users faced the same issue
Can you please be more specific about which file? Here's how it looks on my side : http://m.imgur.com/wKhtNtQ
I'll reupload to Google drive soon :good:
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please upload these files to your google drive folder:
2)CWM(626g+): https://www.dropbox.com/s/wt0r1q8xqs...71609.img?dl=0 (source and developer in the credits section)
3)Scatter file(626g+):https://www.dropbox.com/s/drc102llim...atter.txt?dl=0
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just saw that you already did! :good: thanks

Any guidelines for people who are stuck with windows?

Thanks this worked but now my phone is being recognised as "HTC Desire 320" and every time I boot up it says incorrect CID

alvi.mahmud said:
Any guidelines for people who are stuck with windows?
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You can use VirtualBox to boot linux, use ubuntu 14.04 iso as 'cdrom', install guest additions then follow the procedure. ill post a quick guide soon :good:

tpr0 said:
You can use VirtualBox to boot linux, use ubuntu 14.04 iso as 'cdrom', install guest additions then follow the procedure. ill post a quick guide soon :good:
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Mine worked on Windows 10

ahmedshauq said:
Mine worked on Windows 10
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It 'should' work on windows, though at certain settings Windows updates the driver with incorrect version. I recomended Linux to avoid problems with drivers

ahmedshauq said:
Thanks this worked but now my phone is being recognised as "HTC Desire 320" and every time I boot up it says incorrect CID
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Anyone know a fix?

I just tried it with same result. But I also noticed that I can use only one sim now (SIM management in settings is gray) and language is mixed english with czech (my default).

Awaraine said:
I just tried it with same result. But I also noticed that I can use only one sim now (SIM management in settings is gray) and language is mixed english with czech (my default).
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I can use both Sims though