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[Q] How to unroot H3G_001

Hi all
I recently rooted my new HTC One. However, due to issues with the Barclays Mobile app not liking rooted devices (I've tried to get around this using instructions from this forum, but no joy) I now want to unroot.
My modelid is PN0710000, and my cidnum is H3G_001. There's no RUU for this, so I located a CWM Nandroid backup zip (courtesy of BugsyLawson and shrubz).
Am I correct in thinking that my route to unroot is as follows? ...
1. Copy downloaded file to /sdcard/clockworkmod/backup/ location on device. (Do I leave as zip, or unzip it in this location?)
2. Unzip downloaded file on my laptop
3. Restart device in Fastboot mode
4. On laptop, flash the recovery and boot of the file.zip (i.e. fastboot flash recovery recovery.img THEN fastboot flash boot boot.img)
5. Restart device in Recovery mode
6. Flash the zip file in CWM
7. Restart device in Fastboot mode
8. Relock bootloader (i.e. fastboot oem lock)
Will that work?
Thanks all...I'm new to all this, but learning fast (I hope!)

kosymodo said:
Hi all
I recently rooted my new HTC One. However, due to issues with the Barclays Mobile app not liking rooted devices (I've tried to get around this using instructions from this forum, but no joy) I now want to unroot.
My modelid is PN0710000, and my cidnum is H3G_001. There's no RUU for this, so I located a CWM Nandroid backup zip (courtesy of BugsyLawson and shrubz).
Am I correct in thinking that my route to unroot is as follows? ...
1. Copy downloaded file to /sdcard/clockworkmod/backup/ location on device. (Do I leave as zip, or unzip it in this location?)
2. Unzip downloaded file on my laptop
3. Restart device in Fastboot mode
4. On laptop, flash the recovery and boot of the file.zip (i.e. fastboot flash recovery recovery.img THEN fastboot flash boot boot.img)
5. Restart device in Recovery mode
6. Flash the zip file in CWM
7. Restart device in Fastboot mode
8. Relock bootloader (i.e. fastboot oem lock)
Will that work?
Thanks all...I'm new to all this, but learning fast (I hope!)
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Anyone able to help???

Just unroot the rom that's currently on the phone. SuperSU has a full unroot option in its settings.
Then stock recovery can be flashed via fastboot, but not really necessary.

cschmitt said:
Just unroot the rom that's currently on the phone. SuperSU has a full unroot option in its settings.
Then stock recovery can be flashed via fastboot, but not really necessary.
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OK, I've just tried that...still says I'm rooted though

kosymodo said:
OK, I've just tried that...still says I'm rooted though
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Ah, that's correct, because /system partition is write protected after boot.
Flash the attached unroot-flashable.zip in CWM or TWRP, it will delete the su binary and Superuser.apk system app, which will unroot the OS.

cschmitt said:
Ah, that's correct, because /system partition is write protected after boot.
Flash the attached unroot-flashable.zip in CWM or TWRP, it will delete the su binary and Superuser.apk system app, which will unroot the OS.
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Brilliant! That seems to have done the trick
Now, maybe you'll be able to advise why I can't flash
bugsylawson.com/files/file/1056-m7-cwm-nandroid-backup-cid-h3g-001-128771x/
zip file in recovery? It's the correct modelid and cidnum...
I basically want to get my device back to as close to stock settings as possible.
Thanks again!

kosymodo said:
Now, maybe you'll be able to advise why I can't flash
bugsylawson.com/files/file/1056-m7-cwm-nandroid-backup-cid-h3g-001-128771x/
zip file in recovery? It's the correct modelid and cidnum...
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You'll need to unzip it into the CWM backup folder in the device /sdcard

cschmitt said:
You'll need to unzip it into the CWM backup folder in the device /sdcard
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It won't work All it does is...
--Installing /sdcard/clockworkmod/backup/archive.zip
Finding update package...
Opening update package...
Installing update...
Installation aborted.
Shows the android logo with red triangle containing an exclamation mark
Any ideas?

Hi buddy.
I've just unlock my htc one from 3 as well and I've been really stupid and forgot to make a nandroid backup, please can you upload anywhere or share with me yours please?? I really want to keep it if needed to go back.
Thanks very much mate.

return to stock

just a little help please. i have a htc one, i unlocked the bootloader with hasoons all in one tool so i could try out different radios, nothing else has been flashed or changed..so its basically just an unlocked bootloader..
my htc one is htc_001 Build number 1.29.401.13. unbranded came from phones 4 u sim unlocked stock firmware.
what do i need to do to be able to recieve ota updates like a stock untouched htc one?
and can you explain it really easy, and with links to what i need to download, thanks in advance

markbrum said:
just a little help please. i have a htc one, i unlocked the bootloader with hasoons all in one tool so i could try out different radios, nothing else has been flashed or changed..so its basically just an unlocked bootloader..
my htc one is htc_001 Build number 1.29.401.13. unbranded came from phones 4 u sim unlocked stock firmware.
what do i need to do to be able to recieve ota updates like a stock untouched htc one?
and can you explain it really easy, and with links to what i need to download, thanks in advance
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THere you go
mike1986. said:
Going back to stock
What you need to know before going back to stock:
Your bootloader will never be "LOCKED" again. You can't restore it. You can only relock it.
"TAMPERED" text in bootloader will disappear only after proceeding method 2.
There are 3 main methods. All three will be described below.
Method 1 - only for users with .401 devices (for more info click here - RUU variants)
Visit this thread - [ROM] HTC One *STOCK* ROM
Download stock odexed version of most recent firmware and recovery.img
Move recovery.img to c:\mini-sdk location
Boot your device in recovery mode (power off the device and turn it on using power + vol down buttons and select "RECOVERY")
In main menu, select "install zip from sdcard" and "choose zip from sdcard".
Navigate to the location of stock ROM (zip) package and confirm flashing procedure.
After flashing process is complete, reboot the device in bootloader mode.
Connect your device to the PC
Boot your device in fastboot mode (like you did during unlocking bootloader - power off the device and turn it on using power + vol down buttons and select "FASTBOOT")
Open up command prompt ( Start > Run > type cmd and hit enter ). The window that appears is called Command Prompt. <click here to see the image>
Navigate to where you unzipped "mini-sdk" package (type in Command Prompt: cd c:\mini-sdk). Note: make sure the path is not c:\mini-sdk\mini-sdk
In the Command Prompt type following command: fastboot flash recovery recovery.img
You have now stock boot, system and recovery partitions. Time to relock your bootloader.
In the Command Prompt type following command: fastboot oem lock
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if you find anything unclear, just ask in mike's thread or ask here.

ryryzz said:
THere you go
if you find anything unclear, just ask in mike's thread or ask here.
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ok so when ive downloaded the recovery image and odexed rom..
i move the recovery image to c drive and where do i put the odexed rom i downloaded, do i copy it to my sd card on phone or same location i put the recovery files?
oh and where do i get mini-sdk from? i cant find any links

markbrum said:
ok so when ive downloaded the recovery image and odexed rom..
i move the recovery image to c drive and where do i put the odexed rom i downloaded, do i copy it to my sd card on phone or same location i put the recovery files?
oh and where do i get mini-sdk from? i cant find any links
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mini-sdk: http://goo.gl/T6InE (credit mike1986.)
make a folder in C such as: minisdk. Then extract everything in the compressed file to C:\minisdk. You should have fastboot.exe and adb.exe in that folder (together with other api file)
now, you should move the recovery image and odexed rom to C:\minisdk and follow the steps in my previous post.
Please read whole process before starting so you can have a clear picture of what you're gonna do

ryryzz said:
mini-sdk: http://goo.gl/T6InE (credit mike1986.)
make a folder in C such as: minisdk. Then extract everything in the compressed file to C:\minisdk. You should have fastboot.exe and adb.exe in that folder (together with other api file)
now, you should move the recovery image and odexed rom to C:\minisdk and follow the steps in my previous post.
Please read whole process before starting so you can have a clear picture of what you're gonna do
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hi i did all this with no problems but when i go back to bootloader it shows relocked and the tampered warning is still there how do i remove that please

Probaby need to flash stock hboot or stock recovery, which means unlocking again first.

BenPope said:
Probaby need to flash stock hboot or stock recovery, which means unlocking again first.
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ive flashed stock recovery and stock rom and still showing tampered, does this mean i have to reopen the bootloader on htcdev download another ruu that matches my baseband and do it all again?

markbrum said:
ive flashed stock recovery and stock rom and still showing tampered, does this mean i have to reopen the bootloader on htcdev download another ruu that matches my baseband and do it all again?
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I suggest you to S-OFF your device so you can remove the tamper message/lock/relock/unlock your bootloader easily. Go to One Original Android Dev forum, search for a thread "s-off with revone" (usually at first page) and follow the instruction

[Q] I deleted everything on the one, please help

I am a newbie trying to root htc one(att) , after I installed the 4.2.2 it began to keep restarting,I tought it was because I didn't wipe my data before I flash a new ROM, so i enter the TWRP and wanna wipe data and try again.
But I selected all the options and wiped everything on the cellphone including the OS, so now I can enter the bootloader, and I can enter the recovery, but I can't find the "USB storage" in the computer , so how can I transfer the rom to the storage and flash again?
Thank you very much

Search on how to use sideload command
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You know what ADB and Fastboot are I assume? if not, I'll explain more.
But you have to do the following:
- download a rom of your choice on your pc (or use one you already have on there)
- put it in your ADB folder (for example for me C:\Users\Thom\Downloads\One\adt-bundle-windows-x86_64-20130219\sdk\platform-tools)
- then open a command window in that folder (shift+right click on the folder, or in a cmd window use the cd command)
- use the command "adb push ROM.zip /sdcard/ROM.zip" replacing ROM with the EXACT name of the ROM file and including the .zip piece on both ends. This may take a minute or two...or four, but you will see a message in Command Prompt saying something like <12345678kb to 1234567kb>. That is just telling you that the file was pushed properly.

Hi, thank you for the help. I followed your guide and successfully transfer the zip into the phone. But when I enter the recovery and try to install, it failed and says:
E: unable to mount /cache
E: unable to mount /data
E: unable to mount /system
E: unable to mount internal storage
I click the mount option in the recovery , there are 4 box (cache, data,system,USB-OTG), but I can't choose any of them.
Also at the bottom of the box it says that"Storage: Internal Storage (0MB)"
T_T
thom109 said:
You know what ADB and Fastboot are I assume? if not, I'll explain more.
But you have to do the following:
- download a rom of your choice on your pc (or use one you already have on there)
- put it in your ADB folder (for example for me C:\Users\Thom\Downloads\One\adt-bundle-windows-x86_64-20130219\sdk\platform-tools)
- then open a command window in that folder (shift+right click on the folder, or in a cmd window use the cd command)
- use the command "adb push ROM.zip /sdcard/ROM.zip" replacing ROM with the EXACT name of the ROM file and including the .zip piece on both ends. This may take a minute or two...or four, but you will see a message in Command Prompt saying something like <12345678kb to 1234567kb>. That is just telling you that the file was pushed properly.
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Hi, thank you for the help.
I'm trying to search more threads about the sideload and learn it.
But since I cant mount anything, I cant do sideload, trying to fix it :silly:
zeekabal said:
Search on how to use sideload command
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JohnnyXCG said:
Hi, thank you for the help.
I'm trying to search more threads about the sideload and learn it.
But since I cant mount anything, I cant do sideload, trying to fix it :silly:
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the other, and right now I think only, option is to flash a RUU.
Which One do you have? Europe, Asia, AT&T, Developer, etc? Once I now that I can point you in the right direction

thom109 said:
the other, and right now I think only, option is to flash a RUU.
Which One do you have? Europe, Asia, AT&T, Developer, etc? Once I now that I can point you in the right direction
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My one is AT&T
Thank you

JohnnyXCG said:
My one is AT&T
Thank you
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ok, I'll try to help.
I had the exact same problem yesterday (I was being a bit dumb and accidently pressed the wrong button ) and I managed to solve it.
Okay, here is the RUU. Download it, it may take a while.
http://bugsylawson.com/files/file/1847-ruu-m7-ul-jb-50-cingular-12650212exe/
So while it's downloading, start with preparing.
First of all, did you flash the new firmware already? If so, go back to the old one. I'm not sure if the AT&T has same firmware as the international, if it does I can give you a link because I still have it on my pc.
You can flash it with "fastboot oem rebootRUU" (case sensitive!)
then when you see a htc logo on your phone "fastboot flash zip firmware.zip" (replace firmware with actual file name)
THEN FLASH IT AGAIN, OTHERWISE IT WON'T WORK AND YOU'LL BE BRICKED
then if it says succesful, use "fastboot reboot". Then go back into bootloader.
then, flash stock recovery (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2158763)
after that, relock your device (command is "fastboot oem relock")
so after the RUU finished downloading, try to run it.
Any problems, I'll keep an eye on this thread

Thank you . I am now at the htc grey logo status.
Since I dont know what firmware is I am afraid to take the next step.
Whats the firmware you've talked about? Is it OS? like 4.2.2 OS zip file?
thom109 said:
ok, I'll try to help.
I had the exact same problem yesterday (I was being a bit dumb and accidently pressed the wrong button ) and I managed to solve it.
Okay, here is the RUU. Download it, it may take a while.
http://bugsylawson.com/files/file/1847-ruu-m7-ul-jb-50-cingular-12650212exe/
So while it's downloading, start with preparing.
First of all, did you flash the new firmware already? If so, go back to the old one. I'm not sure if the AT&T has same firmware as the international, if it does I can give you a link because I still have it on my pc.
You can flash it with "fastboot oem rebootRUU" (case sensitive!)
then when you see a htc logo on your phone "fastboot flash zip firmware.zip" (replace firmware with actual file name)
THEN FLASH IT AGAIN, OTHERWISE IT WON'T WORK AND YOU'LL BE BRICKED
then if it says succesful, use "fastboot reboot". Then go back into bootloader.
then, flash stock recovery (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2158763)
after that, relock your device (command is "fastboot oem relock")
so after the RUU finished downloading, try to run it.
Any problems, I'll keep an eye on this thread
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JohnnyXCG said:
Thank you . I am now at the htc grey logo status.
Since I dont know what firmware is I am afraid to take the next step.
Whats the firmware you've talked about? Is it OS? like 4.2.2 OS zip file?
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No, the firmware package for the HBoot, Radio, etc.
I assume you didn't flash it when going to 4.2.2?
Or did you take the official 4.2.2 update before?

No, I didn't flah firmware when going to 4.2.2.
When my phone is good, all I did is I just copied the 4.2.2 to the phone and install in the recovery status.
Then the 4.2.2 keeps restarting and then I deleted everything on the phone .
thom109 said:
No, the firmware package for the HBoot, Radio, etc.
I assume you didn't flash it when going to 4.2.2?
Or did you take the official 4.2.2 update before?
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JohnnyXCG said:
No, I didn't flah firmware when going to 4.2.2.
When my phone is good, all I did is I just copied the 4.2.2 to the phone and install in the recovery status.
Then the 4.2.2 keeps restarting and then I deleted everything on the phone .
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Okay, you still have 4.1.2 firmware then. In that case you can just reboot already and skip the first step

Thanks.
The second step, flash stock recovery, I downloaded the file and in the recovery folder there are many .imgs
Which one is the one I need?
and how do I do it? just shift+right click to cmd and fastboot flash recovery name.img?
thom109 said:
Okay, you still have 4.1.2 firmware then. In that case you can just reboot already and skip the first step
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JohnnyXCG said:
Thanks.
The second step, flash stock recovery, I downloaded the file and in the recovery folder there are many .imgs
Which one is the one I need?
and how do I do it? just shift+right click to cmd and fastboot flash recovery name.img?
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yep, that's exactly how. Gimme a sec, I'll download it too to see which one you need

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2362818
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okay, I have been browsing a while, but I unfortunately have no idea which one you could use.
HOWEVER,
I did see someone say you don't need stock recovery. So, try to just relock it and then flash the RUU.
You can always unlock it again if it doesn't work, so there isn't much of a risk
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zeekabal said:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2362818
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the problem here isn't the firmware he flashed the 4.2.2 rom, which uses the storage a bit different.
The problem he has is caused by the fact he didn't clear SD directly after flashing (needed if you jump from custom rom 4.1.2 to 4.2.2)
it could have been easy, but he can't boot into his rom, everything is gone. If he could boot it would be waaaaaaay easier, would only require a few ADB commands

OK, now I run the RUU, the phone is in the grey htc status,.It says gonna take 10 mins, hope it will be fine :victory:
thom109 said:
okay, I have been browsing a while, but I unfortunately have no idea which one you could use.
HOWEVER,
I did see someone say you don't need stock recovery. So, try to just relock it and then flash the RUU.
You can always unlock it again if it doesn't work, so there isn't much of a risk
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JohnnyXCG said:
OK, now I run the RUU, the phone is in the grey htc status,.It says gonna take 10 mins, hope it will be fine :victory:
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okay, if your phone gets a green bar with silver htc logo, you're good and I'm very happy for you

Yeah, it finished and my phone is back to life...
Now I'll try to install 4.2.2 agian.
Thanks for spending so much time on me thom109, you're truly a great person !!
God bless you !:good::good::good::good::good::good::good::good::good::good::good::victory::victory::laugh::laugh:
thom109 said:
okay, if your phone gets a green bar with silver htc logo, you're good and I'm very happy for you
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JohnnyXCG said:
Yeah, it finished and my phone is back to life...
Now I'll try to install 4.2.2 agian.
Thanks for spending so much time on me thom109, you're truly a great person !!
God bless you !:good::good::good::good::good::good::good::good::good::good::good::victory::victory::laugh::laugh:
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no problem mate
good you're back.
before you flash 4.2.2, take the official OTA
or if you don't have it yet, first flash the 4.2.2 firmware (can be found in the ARHD thread) and then after the rom is done installing, wipe the sd card
Have fun with your One

HTC One original rom on root device update problem

...guys I was looking around, but couldn't find answer for my little problem. I have rooted HTC One, but rom is stock (didn't plan to change it at all just needed root), but the problem is today a new update came up, and when I tried to install it, it simple didn't do anything.
I go on Install now, phone restarts in recovery mode, then it gives me Installation aborted, and I have 3 thingies, - No; - Yes - Disable recovery flash: - +++++Go Back+++++
Whatever I choose, it just restarts and asks again for same recovery. What shall I do?
In console stands this:
ClockworkMod Recovery v6.0.3.4
E: Invalid command argument
E: Invalid command argument
Warning: No file_contexts
Finding update package...
E: unknown volume for path [DATA:data/cp,/amdrpod_HTC_Europe_2.24.401.8-2.24.401.1_release_331108tottoh71qygw07hf.zip]
E: Can't mount DATA:data/cp,/amdrpod_HTC_Europe_2.24.401.8-2.24.401.1_release_331108tottoh71qygw07hf.zip
Installation aborted
It seems that it cannot mount or something?!?
Cheers...

rex1825 said:
...guys I was looking around, but couldn't find answer for my little problem. I have rooted HTC One, but rom is stock (didn't plan to change it at all just needed root), but the problem is today a new update came up, and when I tried to install it, it simple didn't do anything.
I go on Install now, phone restarts in recovery mode, then it gives me Installation aborted, and I have 3 thingies, - No; - Yes - Disable recovery flash: - +++++Go Back+++++
Whatever I choose, it just restarts and asks again for same recovery. What shall I do?
In console stands this:
ClockworkMod Recovery v6.0.3.4
E: Invalid command argument
E: Invalid command argument
Warning: No file_contexts
Finding update package...
E: unknown volume for path [DATA:data/cp,/amdrpod_HTC_Europe_2.24.401.8-2.24.401.1_release_331108tottoh71qygw07hf.zip]
E: Can't mount DATA:data/cp,/amdrpod_HTC_Europe_2.24.401.8-2.24.401.1_release_331108tottoh71qygw07hf.zip
Installation aborted
It seems that it cannot mount or something?!?
Cheers...
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Because HTC's updates only work on stock recovery.
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Tw1tchy said:
Because HTC's updates only work on stock recovery.
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Is there a way to update my phone now?

re
is it enough to put in cmd throuhg adb the "fastboot oem lock" command, since my rom is already stock?
Or do I need to flash stock recovery?
Cheers...

rex1825 said:
is it enough to put in cmd throuhg adb the "fastboot oem lock" command, since my rom is already stock?
Or do I need to flash stock recovery?
Cheers...
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I'm sure you need stock recovery.
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Tw1tchy said:
I'm sure you need stock recovery.
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...ah, I knew it. I presume that stock recovery can't be flashed from custom recovery.
So I need to flash stock recovery, then to lock bootloader, and then I guess I'm good to go!?!
Can I flash it from custom recovery, or do I need to flash it differently? Anyone has link for it, or are all stock recoveries same (I mean from different providers)?
Thanks

You need to install stock recovery using fastboot command "fastboot flash recovery recovery.img"

AllAboutTheCore said:
You need to install stock recovery using fastboot command "fastboot flash recovery recovery.img"
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...so only stock recovery, I do not need fastboot lock or something?
Cheers...

rex1825 said:
...so only stock recovery, I do not need fastboot lock or something?
Cheers...
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Install stock recovery like I said above, once done type the following :- "fastboot oem lock"
You should be good to go then for the update. Re-locking your bootloader doesn't wipe your files either, only unlocking wipes the internal storage.

...OK, so here is what I did. From ADB restored the original recovery.img, then lock bootloader, and viola. Thanks guys for helping me out.
Cheers...
Edit: ...I forgot to uninstall SuperSU, and now I have a shortcut in apps and it cannot be removed. When I run it, phone says: "There is no SU binary installed, and SuperSU cannot install it. This is a Problem!" ...lolz me, what to do?

rex1825 said:
...OK, so here is what I did. From ADB restored the original recovery.img, then lock bootloader, and viola. Thanks guys for helping me out.
Cheers...
Edit: ...I forgot to uninstall SuperSU, and now I have a shortcut in apps and it cannot be removed. When I run it, phone says: "There is no SU binary installed, and SuperSU cannot install it. This is a Problem!" ...lolz me, what to do?
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Just do update then reroot phone as before that's what I did but more than likely you won't be able to soff using revone th world have to use htcdev method
Sent from inside the T.A.R.D.I.S

joselv456 said:
Just do update then reroot phone as before that's what I did but more than likely you won't be able to soff using revone th world have to use htcdev method
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What is all this about S-Off and HTCDev ... You unlock your bootloader through HTCDev, S-Off is NOT something that can be done any other way than Revone and Moonshine and NOT on Hboot 1.54 ... Yet.
I've seen several people mention S-Off and HTCDev in the same breath and I think some of you are getting it all mixed up. Unlocking the bootloader and going S-Off are not the same thing and only unlocking the bootloader can be done through the HTCDev website.
I'm pretty sure HTC aren't going to help you remove the security from your device.

I stand corrected you are correct I had soff before that's why I guess it wasn't reset after update
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Original recovery and lock oem doesn't help.
Lads,
Would someone give me a hand here please.
There is a major update for HTC One.
I've flashed original recovery and locked back the phone.
Now it's downloading the update, then goes into reboot and opens fastboot bootloader, instead of installing the update.
What am i doing wrong here?
Thanks in advances

Hi,
I have the same problem as OP.
However the instructions in the replies are terribly confusing, I don't even know where to start!
Someone could do a step-by-step summary for less expert (or just android-retarded) people ?
Thanks a lot!

further to my post above

You need to be on stock recovery. Figure that out and you should be good.

Looking at the various guides somehow related to stock recovery doesn't make sense to me.
There's too many things I am not aware of such as how to flash the stock recovery, if the process will wipe all data, what is a fastboot command etc. etc. Has anybody ever created an easy guide to assess the problem?

AllAboutTheCore said:
What is all this about S-Off and HTCDev ... You unlock your bootloader through HTCDev, S-Off is NOT something that can be done any other way than Revone and Moonshine and NOT on Hboot 1.54 ... Yet.
I've seen several people mention S-Off and HTCDev in the same breath and I think some of you are getting it all mixed up. Unlocking the bootloader and going S-Off are not the same thing and only unlocking the bootloader can be done through the HTCDev website.
I'm pretty sure HTC aren't going to help you remove the security from your device.
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I have HBOOT 1.54 and S-OFF with rumrunner_HTC_0.5.0

-marco- said:
further to my post above
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For the sake of common knowledge and in case it may help other unknowing people like me, I'll post what I did here:
I sort of mixed these two guides: this one and this.
Premise:
A. It was impossible to make this whole thing run on my Win8.1 x64 computer. It would never recognize my Fastboot USB device plugged in. I had to use bloody WINXP x86 on my old-ass netbook....
B. Somehow I still had my fastboot/adb compiled folder that I used back in time to root my HTC at first.
C. My phone was Tampered, Unlocked, with HBOOT (i think 1.44 ?) and most definitely S-OFF I would say ? Still don't know for sure.
D. I updated from 4.1.2 through 4.2 to 4.3.
At the 4.2 upgrade the phone went on black screen twice (1st time at ~25%, and 2nd time after 100% was complete). Panic is useless in that case. I went to the bathroom, blasted the strongest lights I had and exposing the phone to the lights, I pressed the power button til the capacitative buttons blinked. After a while the phone rebooted and resumed exactly from the point it blacked out before.
The update to 4.3 went smooth as oil instead.
This is each step I did, following the quoted guides above:
1. Extract the stock recovery file (should be .img) that can be found in the OTA update firmware.zip file, in the firmware package (in some other thread it's explained the path of this file). Place the file in the folder with your fastboot commands.
2. Make sure fastboot and USB Debugging are unchecked on your phone in power settings>fastboot.
3. Power down phone by holding power button and pressing shut down.
4. Once phone is shut down, power phone into bootloader by holding volume down button and pressing power button.
5. Once in the bootloader navigate until it says fastboot usb (must have phone connected to computer).
6. Open up a command prompt where your fastboot commands are located.
7. Type the following with the filename of the stock recovery:
Code:
fastboot flash recovery <filename>
8. Navigate in the bootloader menu to the reboot option to restart your phone.
9. Download the latest SuperSU and place it on your sdcard.
10. Perform the OTA update normally.
11. Once it finishes installing, power down the phone like before and get back to fastboot usb.
12. Flash back the custom recovery using fastboot (I used latest CWM available):
Code:
fastboot flash recovery <filename>
or
Code:
fastboot flash zip <recovery>.zip
13. Then type :
Code:
fastboot reboot
14. Enter recovery by navigating with the volume buttons. Once in recovery, flash the zip of the SuperSU file you previously downloaded.
15. Restart once flashing is complete.

ROOT HTC U PLay

This is a short guide on rooting for thous who are new to this stuff
Steps:
1: download adb platform tools from here
2: Unlock bootloader. follow the guide on htcdev.
make sure you have htc drivers installed so that you can use oem command in fastboot mode for unlocking
3: Download TWRP
4: Download SuperSU and copy it to your phone's internal memory
5: Enable USB debugging and type "adb reboot-bootloader" from pc
6: Type: "fastboot boot twrp-3.1.1-0-alpine.img"
make sure you have twrp image in same folder as adb.
7: Wait for sometime you will boot into twrp recovery from there select install and select the SuperSU zip file
8: reboot and check for root
Links:
http://www.supersu.com/download
https://developer.android.com/studio/releases/platform-tools.html

has anybody tried this? I'm a bit scared to be the first one

javnostra said:
has anybody tried this? I'm a bit scared to be the first one
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You should make sure you get a pristine backup at hand, or a RUU appropriate to your device. Otherwise you'll never be able toreturn to a full stock system.
On the U11 it is possible to boot TWRP from fastboot, without flashing it and thus without touching stock recovery. That way I've been able to flash Magisk what's coming with MagiskSU and the possibility to use some Modules. And all without altering the system or replacing stock recovery in the first place.
Sent from my HTC U11 using XDA Labs

javnostra said:
has anybody tried this? I'm a bit scared to be the first one
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Yes its working without flaws, i have tested it myself. also your not installing recovery this time your booting directly

dranzer006 said:
Yes its working without flaws, i have tested it myself. also your not installing recovery this time your booting directly
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Thanks, I will try it then.

javnostra said:
Thanks, I will try it then.
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It works. Thanks a lot. My phone is rooted

5m4r7ph0n36uru said:
You should make sure you get a pristine backup at hand, or a RUU appropriate to your device. Otherwise you'll never be able toreturn to a full stock system.
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for anyone asking themselves how to backup
https://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=53767160&postcount=2
or https://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=53770286&postcount=4
or is there a different way these days? @5m4r7ph0n36uru
BerndM14 said:
Connect phone to PC, boot into bootloader mode and type fastboot boot name_of_recovery.img that'll just boot the custom recovery as opposed to flashing it, that way you can make a nandroid backup of all partitions including stock recovery.
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an0ther said:
The guys method of using recovery to backup recovery will only work on Philz… Not twrp as it does not always backup stock recovery properly. The proper way to backup stock recovery is..
1. Root your phone, which can be done by towel root or by just booting a recovery like he said,
fastboot boot twrporwhatever.img, then flash supersu
2. Boot phone that has stock recovery
3. adb shell
4. su "watch your phone to grant root adb access if you haven't ever done it"
5. dd if=/dev/block/mmcblk0p43 of=/sdcard/recovery.img
6. This will put flashable recovery.img on your internal sd card. Copy this and save it for later
7. "fastboot flash recovery recovery.img" will get you back to stock recovery, "fastboot flash recovery twrporwhatever.img" to flash custom recovery.
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If possible and a TWRP recovery is available one should boot to bootloader and try if the command fastboot boot name_of_twrp.img works. Make sure to NOT grant r/w at first boot and leave it ro. Now you can perform a backup of stock recovery, boot and system image (not system partition!) to obtain a pristine backup.
All else will alter system partitions md5 and the backup won't be pristine any longer. Due to block based OTA policy introduced by Google you won't be able to OTA without a pristine system image.
Sent from my HTC U11 using XDA Labs

Bro My Boot Loader is Locked.
Htc dev Not Relised Htc u play Boot loader.

I think these are the instructions. You need to register to access the link
https://www.htcdev.com/bootloader/unlock-instructions
or use my login:
lizba
ALJSDBf234LJABSf
edit: dont use my login. you have to register. you'll get a mail with another page plus a .bin file
https://www.htcdev.com/bootloader/unlock-instructions/page-4/

I have two questions.
1. If I fastboot to TWPR will it stay (flash for good) or after disconnecting my phone it will be gone ?
2. Can I flash Magisk instead of SuperSU ?

Code:
fastboot oem get_identifier_token
FAILED (remote: unknown command)
how i can solve it?

ex71 said:
Code:
fastboot oem get_identifier_token
FAILED (remote: unknown command)
how i can solve it?
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need enable "OEM unlock" in developers menu, reboot into bootloader and select "download mode". Next steps from original guide.

ex71 said:
need enable "OEM unlock" in developers menu, reboot into bootloader and select "download mode". Next steps from original guide.
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But in download mode there is no fastboot active ?! Until you installed the correct drivers

no "fastboot" (like a "one s", etc) on this phone. no fastboot usb
"fastboot" command work in "bootloader menu" and "download mode"
fastboot oem only in download mode

Hello. Please explain what I am doing wrong. I will download what is in points. I download this adb something, but it does not work. Nothing starts. Does not communicate with the phone. OCB. Could anyone write this guide so that he could understand and act?