GSM SLCD Nexus One
Hboot 0.35.0017
S-On
Locked Bootloader
Somehow I managed to get stuck here, I'm still not sure how. If I had to guess it would be the bootmanager application, although I haven't used it since this morning.
I really would like to keep the bootloader locked if at all possible. The phone was rooted before.
I figured I could just flash a recovery that's signed (hboot signature verification fails on cwm and amon_ra, via fastboot) but I can't for the life of me find one.
In the bootloader, I click on recovery, shows the n1 splashscreen briefly, then sends me to fastboot.
Thanks for the help.
You won't be able to put a custom recovery on there without unlocking the bootloader or reseting your phone. If you are really wanting to keep the bootloader intact, the easiest thing would be to do the PASSIMG method. Have a look in the wiki and it will explain everything to you. Then once you get back into Android, root the phone before it updates to Gingerbread and then install ROM Manager to get your custom recovery back.
I actually just ended up unlocking it and using fastboot to put a new recovery on it. I didn't know about the PASSIMG method. Thanks for your response anyway though.
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so i just installed the factory 2.3.3 gingerbread OTA update onto my nexus one witch was one click rooted locked bootloader and it downloaded and installed fine but now i want to root again most likely unlock bootloader way but i cant get into recovery now ? i boot into bootloader mode (hold trackball while turn on phone ) i hit bootloader then recovery and i get the damn green android with the exclamation mark??? anyone no why i cant get into recovery i searched for last hour cant find .......
nexus one not rooted
locked bootloader
OTA gingerbread 2.3.3
s-on
hboot-0.35.0017
AMOLED screen
radio - 5.08.00.04
drawde40599 said:
so i just installed the factory 2.3.3 gingerbread OTA update onto my nexus one witch was one click rooted locked bootloader and it downloaded and installed fine but now i want to root again most likely unlock bootloader way but i cant get into recovery now ? i boot into bootloader mode (hold trackball while turn on phone ) i hit bootloader then recovery and i get the damn green android with the exclamation mark??? anyone no why i cant get into recovery i searched for last hour cant find .......
nexus one not rooted
locked bootloader
OTA gingerbread 2.3.3
s-on
hboot-0.35.0017
AMOLED screen
radio - 5.08.00.04
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Use fastboot to re-flash recovery img
lcchan1 said:
Use fastboot to re-flash recovery img
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how exactly do i do that ? fastboot not detecting my device and i thought i read somewhere its because ( S-on ) ?
drawde40599 said:
how exactly do i do that ? fastboot not detecting my device and i thought i read somewhere its because ( S-on ) ?
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download clockwork recovery from the app store.
Flash its recovery, then boot into recovery after a successful flash.
Out of curiosity, why did you install a non-rooted version of 2.3.3.?
You can get into recovery... what you're seeing is the front of the stock one. Hold volume+ and hit power.
The only way to get root on 2.3.3 currently is to unlock the bootloader and use fastboot. Being S-ON is nothing to do with it, 99% of N1s are.
Rusty! said:
You can get into recovery... what you're seeing is the front of the stock one. Hold volume+ and hit power.
The only way to get root on 2.3.3 currently is to unlock the bootloader and use fastboot. Being S-ON is nothing to do with it, 99% of N1s are.
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HELL YA !! thank u much
Thread moved to Q&A, a sub-forum dedicated exclusively for questions like these. Please post all further questions here. Do not post new question threads in development, as you are not doing any even remotely related to Android development. That said, I'm glad you were able to figure out your issue.
Downloading clockworkmod will not work. He is not rooted so he can't flash the recovery with it.
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This happened to me 2 days ago (word by word)!!
From Amon Recovery's page, this is what the problem is:
"Make sure that init.rc isn't calling any install-recovery.sh script, otherwise you'll boot back to stock recovery (exclamation mark with a little Android). More info on this here"
Here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=10467058&postcount=1638
My problem was even more complicated because I tried flashing froyo without a wipe so my phone started going into boot loop!
Thanks to danger-rat's reply, I was able to get into recovery at least once and then everything came back under control. He said "Recovery is only restored when you boot into system, so the idea is that you flash recovery, and go straight into it via the on phone menu, and then install what you need to..."
Here's my thread:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=980577
edit: I just realized that you are not able to fastboot either? I was able fastboot and flash recovery onto my phone and then without turning the phone off - I was able to go into recovery straight after flashing amon_recovery.img
passimg back to an earlier version of Android, root, then install a pre-rooted GB...
If you get the "main version is older" error, you're out of luck and your only option is to unlock the bootloader or wait for a new method to be found...
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Hey guys,
I guess I seriously damaged my Nexus One this time...
Today I got it back from repair because the power button was defect. They sent me a new device, unrooted with stock rom 2.3.4 instead of rooted and with CM7, like it was before.
So I first wanted to root it in order to switch back to CM7 but SuperOneClick doesn't work anymore with Gingerbread for any reason. Also GingerBreak 1.20 didn't work. So i tried this guy's method ->
hxxp://ilikemygooglephone.com/2010/01/06/complete-guide-with-images-unlock-bootloader-and-root-google-nexus-one-mac-windows-linux/#idc-cover
(replace the xx)
In Order to root the phone with my mac's terminal i had to unlock the bootloader first, what was done easily. But after finally rooting like he writes, the phone always stucks on boot, already before the boot animation begins. Everything i see is a open padlock symbol and this coloured Nexus symbol. Well, i guess it's because GB doesn't support this way to root anymore.
Next step i tried was flashing a passimg.zip in Hboot mode. I've already done this with my old device and exactly this same file! At the time it worked flawlessly but now I always get this message:
NEXUSONE PVT SHIP S-ON
HBOOT-0.35.0017
MICROP-0b15
TOUCH PANEL-SYNT0103
RADIO-5.08.00.04
HBOOT
Main Version is older!
Update Fail!
Do you want to reboot device?
<VOL UP> Yes
<VOL DOWN> No
What's the reason? What options are left now? pretty ****ed up hm? :/
Thanx for helping!
Read the Wiki, search the forum, understand what's the difference between unlocking the bootloader and rooting, read the Wiki again, look for recovery flashing guide for unlocked bootloader (obviously under "recovery"), flash Amon_RA's recovery, go into recovery, flash CM7, enjoy.
Yeah, but how to flash a recovery w/out proper root access or a possibility to root?
With an unlocked bootloader you can flash pretty much anything you like. It's easier to start by flashing a custom recovery, then using it to install your ROM of choice...
weissichbescheid said:
Yeah, but how to flash a recovery w/out proper root access or a possibility to root?
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The only reason to root (if you are wanting to switch to a different ROM) is so you can install something like ROM Manager which will replace your current recovery. Nexus devices are able to have their recoveries replaced by unlocking the bootloader and manually flashing a replacement recovery. This way, you can completely bypass the software on the phone.
OK, thanx everyone, i managed it in the meantime <3
From what I understand, the bootloader program (hboot) is completely separate from the rest of the operating system and recovery programs. It's the first program that loads when the phone is started and orchestrates the rest of the boot process.
The bootloader need to be replaced in order to root the phone. But once this is done is it never needed to be touched ever again? When rooted, does this mean you can replace your bootloader at any time without affecting access to your installed recovery program?
cytherian said:
From what I understand, the bootloader program (hboot) is completely separate from the rest of the operating system and recovery programs. It's the first program that loads when the phone is started and orchestrates the rest of the boot process.
The bootloader need to be replaced in order to root the phone. But once this is done is it never needed to be touched ever again? When rooted, does this mean you can replace your bootloader at any time without affecting access to your installed recovery program?
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With our heroc's the bootloader isn't needed to root and install a custom recovery. However people generally do it so you can flash via fastboot if ever needed.
Once you unlock (or install the eng-spl) hboot no it's never touched or needed to be touched again unless you RUU. You could replace the bootloader whenever you wanted and not effect anything else but there really isn't much of a point.
Shelnutt2 said:
With our heroc's the bootloader isn't needed to root and install a custom recovery. However people generally do it so you can flash via fastboot if ever needed.
Once you unlock (or install the eng-spl) hboot no it's never touched or needed to be touched again unless you RUU. You could replace the bootloader whenever you wanted and not effect anything else but there really isn't much of a point.
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Thanks for the info, Shelnutt.
I'm kind of in a peculiar "Nexus" that I'm trying to extricate myself from. I have S-ON presently. I would like to change it to S-OFF, but I can't seem to do it. I suspect it's the bootloader preventing me, which is hboot 1.7. So, I tried to replace the bootloader and the attempts fail. I've tried it through the adb shell, fastboot, terminal emulator on the phone, and via the recovery manager (TWRP). Attempting to replace the bootloader results in "signature verify fail". Through TWRP, it also said verification failed.
I also tried to retrieve the identifier token (HTC dev) so that I could unlock the phone that way, but "fastboot oem get_identifier_token" fails with a "Command error" (although I can execute "fastboot oem rebootRUU" with no problem).
I also tried to use Regaw's boot mod tool, which replaces the bootloader and turns S-OFF. But it aborts because my Hero is already rooted. So I went into my z4Root application and selected "un-root". It said "done", but the phone remains rooted. I even tried to "Re-root" but it wouldn't complete (thinking if I root it again, I could then try another un-root).
I'm thinking I should just flash back to stock, but... I don't have any fresh nandroid backups to use. TWRP doesn't do nandroid. It does its own thing, which becomes a problem because TWRP needs Android 2.2 or higher. So... does that mean I need to install ROM Manager again, do a nandroid backup, then run an RUU back to full stock again?
For the eng-spl when it says signature failed, you just need to disable signature checking. In CWM it's in the flash .zip menu. Not sure where it's at for TWRP. If you have the 1.47 hboot like you say thought you can't flash to 1.46 without being s-off first.
For regaw's hboot, he hard hard coded radios version into it. So in all likelyhood you're error is about the radio. It never checks for root inside the room, as it doesn't effect flashing a new hboot. My suggestion is to flash this radio and see if regaw's method works.
https://docs.google.com/open?id=0B9lyYjZr_O3gYy1xclMzbURyd0k
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For the eng-spl when it says signature failed, you just need to disable signature checking. In CWM it's in the flash .zip menu. Not sure where it's at for TWRP. If you have the 1.47 hboot like you say thought you can't flash to 1.46 without being s-off first.
For regaw's hboot, he hard hard coded radios version into it. So in all likelyhood you're error is about the radio. It never checks for root inside the room, as it doesn't effect flashing a new hboot. My suggestion is to flash this radio and see if regaw's method works.
https://docs.google.com/open?id=0B9lyYjZr_O3gYy1xclMzbURyd0k
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Thanks, you're right... in TWRP there's a checkbox to control that. There's also one to verify md5, but it requires a file (I guess it looks for [filename].md5). In any case, getting past that resulted in failure to load hboot 1.46 as you surmised.
The issue with Regaw doesn't seem to be the radio. It simply reports that there's nothing to do because the phone is already rooted. Apparently it will only run if the phone is not rooted. And to unroot, it appears the only way is by RUU. Z4Root is supposed to allow it, but when selected it doesn't do anything.
So, I finally came up with something that got me on the right path. :good:
I re-installed ROM Manager and flashed the latest ClockworkMod to Recovery. From there I could apply the hboot 1.46 ENG-SPL with no issues. I rebooted into the bootloader and saw................ HERO XC ENG S-OFF, HBOOT-1.46.2000. :highfive:
I have a Sprint HTC One. I previously unlocked the boot loader and installed clock work mod recovery. I achieved SU and partial Super CID. I tried flashing Viper ROM after relocking the boot loader, which failed. when I went to reboot the phone, I was in boot loader without a system ROM. so I installed the stock ROM and updated firmware. the phone now works. however, I lost su and my custom recovery. I tried to unlock the bootloader , reinstall Viper, but neither will work it fails every time. I am experienced at following instructions on this website, but I lack the knowledge to know exactly what I am doing with each action.
Please help me get either su, custom recovery or the boot loader unlocked. I still have S-off and I am at a loss. Thank you!
patrickgartner said:
I have a Sprint HTC One. I previously unlocked the boot loader and installed clock work mod recovery. I achieved SU and partial Super CID. I tried flashing Viper ROM after relocking the boot loader, which failed. when I went to reboot the phone, I was in boot loader without a system ROM. so I installed the stock ROM and updated firmware. the phone now works. however, I lost su and my custom recovery. I tried to unlock the bootloader , reinstall Viper, but neither will work it fails every time. I am experienced at following instructions on this website, but I lack the knowledge to know exactly what I am doing with each action.
Please help me get either su, custom recovery or the boot loader unlocked. I still have S-off and I am at a loss. Thank you!
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... simply flash appropriate custom recovery from fastboot. boot into recovery and try to reboot from there and it will ask you if you want to root the device. root it. reboot normally and you will see SU app. open it and update binaries. thats it, you are rooted ...
Failure
Okay, so I appreciate the attention and help, but it fails to install recovery, flash roms, or unlock the bootloader from fastboot. I can flash firmware and run an RUU from my desktop. As well, I can run the Sprint OTA update from the phone, but I have not done that yet. I have hboot 1.55. I have tried to flash things from terminal emulator, but I'm having trouble. I can access and use the phone for Sprint, but the CID says 11111 and won't let me change carriers. Once again, I have S-off.
Thoughts:
Run Sprint update and try to start from scratch, if all else fails, sell it.
Can I flash SU from bootloader? I haven't tried that yet, although I doubt it will work given my other problems.
patrickgartner said:
Okay, so I appreciate the attention and help, but it fails to install recovery, flash roms, or unlock the bootloader from fastboot. I can flash firmware and run an RUU from my desktop. As well, I can run the Sprint OTA update from the phone, but I have not done that yet. I have hboot 1.55. I have tried to flash things from terminal emulator, but I'm having trouble. I can access and use the phone for Sprint, but the CID says 11111 and won't let me change carriers. Once again, I have S-off.
Thoughts:
Run Sprint update and try to start from scratch, if all else fails, sell it.
Can I flash SU from bootloader? I haven't tried that yet, although I doubt it will work given my other problems.
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... slow down and calm down. i think you are hasting things. dont worry and do whatever you wanna do step by step. its not clear to me what you want to achieve, you wanna switch carriers ? want ota ? want custom rom ? you are s-off but cant flash recovery !!!! please explain exactly what you want and what errors are you getting and doing what
i think you cant have SU from bootloader and certainly terminal emulator doesnt flash recoveries and rom., fastboot does recovery and recovery flashes rom. dont play with your phone like this without proper knowledge. ask whatever doubts you have prior doing anything ...
Straight Talk
You're funny. Yes, I am in a hurry to use my new phone... Ultimately, I want to use it on straight talk. It is S-off, and the boot loader will not unlock, the phone won't flash a recovery and I have lost su. It's the weirdest thing! I haven't had this problem before. Usually you flash stock firmware and ruu and you're back at square one, but not this time.
I would pay you to visit my problem via Teamviewer? Interested?
-Patrick
patrickgartner said:
You're funny. Yes, I am in a hurry to use my new phone... Ultimately, I want to use it on straight talk. It is S-off, and the boot loader will not unlock, the phone won't flash a recovery and I have lost su. It's the weirdest thing! I haven't had this problem before. Usually you flash stock firmware and ruu and you're back at square one, but not this time.
I would pay you to visit my problem via Teamviewer? Interested?
-Patrick
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... Dear if you wanna network unlock your phone, follow the steps exactly as described.
1. Flash this and only this RUU (first link - http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2250904 ), no need to relock bootloader if unlocked as you are s-off.
2. Download the recovery for sprint variant and flash it in fastboot mode (fastboot flash recovery recovery.img) (link - http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2651035).
3. Boot in to recovery and press reboot and then system, it will ask for your permission to root, root it. restart normally and open SU app and update its binaries. phone will reboot itself in recovery and back in normal mode. You will be rooted then. :victory:
then ping me for sim unlock ...
I need help with figuring how to solve my problem. Whenever I try to reboot it boots straight to hboot/fastboot. I can't update my system because of it. Can't unlock because it freezes at the screen where I choose to unlock or not. What should I do??
What have you done to your phone so far?
Have you unlocked your bootloader?
Have you installed TWRP Recovery?
Have you rooted your phone?
Have you flashed any new roms or kernels?
Can you still access your recovery? (TWRP or stock - stock is just black screen with a red triangle in the middle)
Please give a detailed description of the things you have done, the results of each of these things if any, and when your phone started rebooting straight to HBoot.
Also, is your phone the 32 bit US model, or the 64 bit Europian/Australian model?
There's still a chance your device's firmware is recoverable, but you probably shouldn't try anything until you get some advice from someone who has a lot of knowledge and a detailed description of how you ended up where you're at.
Good luck!
What have you done to your phone so far? I have unlocked it before, but end up re-locking it after failing to root it.
Have you unlocked your bootloader? I did and relocked it.
Have you installed TWRP Recovery? Couldn't and Can't
Have you rooted your phone? No
Have you flashed any new roms or kernels? No
Can you still access your recovery? (TWRP or stock - stock is just black screen with a red triangle in the middle) I can't enter recovery.
I have no .img files when entering hboot. I can't unlock because it freezes after choosing the unlock option. It shows entering recovery at the stop and a discalimer message at the botto and goes no where
How to fix the issue
The first thing is to do is to relock the boot loader by typing 'fastboot oem lock' and the appropriate RUU for your device and carrier and open the RUU and reflash the device and it will be good as new
bcbradley12 said:
The first thing is to do is to relock the boot loader by typing 'fastboot oem lock' and the appropriate RUU for your device and carrier and open the RUU and reflash the device and it will be good as new
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You should not just lock the boot loader without first reinstalling the stock recovery! When you go to use the RUU if it doesn't see the stock recovery it's going to fail... First reinstall the stock recovery and then OEM lock then you can use the RUU!
P.S. I have no idea why you're replying to some post from 2014... This post was almost a year ago lmao...
You don't have to have stock recover I did it with TWRP Recovery and it put stock recovery for you
bcbradley12 said:
You don't have to have stock recover I did it with TWRP Recovery and it put stock recovery for you
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OK but why are you replying to and worried about a post from a year ago?!?