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[SOLVED] Yet another s off and boot question

Hi folks
I have an htcdev unlocked but son Inc s. Looked around but cannot find a definitive guide on s offing in such a scenario.... any pointers will be appreciated.
Thank you all for your time
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samgurung said:
Hi folks
I have an htcdev unlocked but son Inc s. Looked around but cannot find a definitive guide on s offing in such a scenario.... any pointers will be appreciated.
Thank you all for your time
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What hboot is your phone on?
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samgurung said:
Hi folks
I have an htcdev unlocked but son Inc s. Looked around but cannot find a definitive guide on s offing in such a scenario.... any pointers will be appreciated.
Thank you all for your time
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Check out this post. It has the answer you are looking for.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=28526968&postcount=15

Am on hboot 2.0. I am rooted and have a custom Rom installed.
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tpbklake said:
Check out this post. It has the answer you are looking for.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=28526968&postcount=15
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I have gone through the post but it doesn't really answer my question.
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samgurung said:
I have gone through the post but it doesn't really answer my question.
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You have not asked a question. But as my thread is titled s-off for hboot 1.16 and above and yours is version 2, I think it's quite obvious... don't you?

samgurung said:
I have gone through the post but it doesn't really answer my question.
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Did you read the 2 links that were in that post? Both of those posts have the procedure you must perform in order to gain S-OFF on an IncS with HBOOT 2.00.0000

Nonverbose said:
You have not asked a question. But as my thread is titled s-off for hboot 1.16 and above and yours is version 2, I think it's quite obvious... don't you?
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Please accept my apologies... in my haste I mistook your post for another.... yes the post you mention does have a tutorial for downgrading and s off. I have followed it but unfortunately am not able to create a gold card and hence haven't been able to flash an ruu.
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samgurung said:
Please accept my apologies... in my haste I mistook your post for another.... yes the post you mention does have a tutorial for downgrading and s off. I have followed it but unfortunately am not able to create a gold card and hence haven't been able to flash an ruu.
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The script asks you if you want to create a goldcard. What happens when you select YES?
For additional feedback and assistance, it would be helpful if you posted the results of running the script.

tpbklake said:
The script asks you if you want to create a goldcard. What happens when you select YES?
For additional feedback and assistance, it would be helpful if you posted the results of running the script.
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I get a series of 'cannot find the specified file' errors when I run the command prompt file
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samgurung said:
I get a series of 'cannot find the specified file' errors when I run the command prompt file
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Without the actual posting of the commands and your repsonses, it is hard to troubleshoot, but it sounds like you may not have the working directory set correctly in the command windows when you are running the script. Also please make sure that you open and run the command window as a Windows administrator.

Heres the errrors i am encoutering while running the script
Incredible S Main version downgrade toolkit v3.2
This script will:
------------------------------------------------------------------
(1) Apply a temp root using the tacoroot exploit
(2) Downgrade your phones version-main using misc_version
(3) Turn your phones SDcard into a Goldcard
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Before u begin:
------------------------------------------------------------------
(1) backup everything you don't want to lose
(phone storage and SDcard)
(2) make sure u have installed adb drivers for ur device
(3) enable "USB DEBUGGING"
from (Menu\Settings\Applications\Development)
(4) enable "UNKNOWN SOURCES"
from (Menu\Settings\Applications)
(5) connect USB cable to PHONE and then connect to PC
------------------------------------------------------------------
If script hangs on waiting for device, unplug usb and reconnect
Press any key to continue . . .
The system cannot find the path specified.
Waiting for device to connect
The system cannot find the path specified.
Device found
Is the device rooted?
y OR n:y
Waiting for device to connect
The system cannot find the path specified.
Device found
Pushing misc_version
The system cannot find the path specified.
Correcting permissions
The system cannot find the path specified.
Downgrading main version
The system cannot find the path specified.
Cleaning temp files
The system cannot find the path specified.
Do you need to create a goldcard?
y OR n:y
Waiting for device to connect
The system cannot find the path specified.
Device found
Pushing goldcard binary
The system cannot find the path specified.
Changing permissions
The system cannot find the path specified.
Installing goldcard
The system cannot find the path specified.
The system cannot find the path specified.
The system cannot find the file specified.
The system cannot find the path specified.
The system cannot find the path specified.
Undoing tacoroot (if applied)
The system cannot find the path specified.
Waiting for device to connect
The system cannot find the path specified.
Device found
Cleaning temp files
The system cannot find the path specified.
Checking version-main
The system cannot find the path specified.
The system cannot find the path specified.
If the version-main returns 2.00.000.0 you should be
able to run the RUU downgrade. If it does not, answer n to the
unlocked bootloader prompt no matter what.
Do you have an unlocked bootloader from htcdev.com?
y OR n:y
The system cannot find the path specified.
Note: run the RUU in fastboot mode
If all steps were completed without error,
you should be ready to run the RUU downgrade
Press any key to continue . . .

Just to give you more details
1. The Phone has been unlocked using htcdev
2. It is rooted
3. It has a custom recovery installed ( 4ext )
4. It has a custom rom installed ( Ice Cold Sandwich 8.2 )
What I want to do is achieve s-off. Hence the desire to downgrade.

samgurung said:
Just to give you more details
1. The Phone has been unlocked using htcdev
2. It is rooted
3. It has a custom recovery installed ( 4ext )
4. It has a custom rom installed ( Ice Cold Sandwich 8.2 )
What I want to do is achieve s-off. Hence the desire to downgrade.
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OK, it looks like you did not unzip and install the script package in the same folder where you have adb.exe and fastboot.exe installed.
The would be the reason your script is getting so many "path not found" errors when you run it.

tpbklake said:
Without the actual posting of the commands and your repsonses, it is hard to troubleshoot, but it sounds like you may not have the working directory set correctly in the command windows when you are running the script. Also please make sure that you open and run the command window as a Windows administrator.
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[SOLVED] How incredibly DUMB of me...... I had not run the script from within its directory..so it could not find the relevant files... i.e the working directory was all wrong.. thanks so much for your tip...it solved my problem... the script worked beautifully... I had an error in the end ...it said " FAILED (status read failed (Too many links))" but I went ahead and ran the ruu anyway.. and it worked..i have now downgraded and have HBOOT 1.13.0000 with S-ON.
Now on to revolutionary for S-OFF...
Thank you again

samgurung said:
[SOLVED] How incredibly DUMB of me...... I had not run the script from within its directory..so it could not find the relevant files... i.e the working directory was all wrong.. thanks so much for your tip...it solved my problem... the script worked beautifully... I had an error in the end ...it said " FAILED (status read failed (Too many links))" but I went ahead and ran the ruu anyway.. and it worked..i have now downgraded and have HBOOT 1.13.0000 with S-ON.
Now on to revolutionary for S-OFF...
Thank you again
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locked security warning by doing nothing

okay guys this is weird. til now i have only read the forums and did think about rooting my phone to install a custom rom because the latest htc update made my phone so horrible. but now anything changed cause this just happened:
i got an sms (using the preinstalled sms app) and answered to it. send the phone to "sleep" (?) by pressing power button once, like always. laying the phone back on the table, continuing playing darksiders2. maybe 5 minutes later the display brightens up by itself like if an incoming call but nothing happens. i grab the phone and try to press anything or swipe to see whats going on, but no input gets recognized. plus the button row doesnt get lighten up like normally. confused i tried to press the power button but even that shows no reaction. it just stayed that way, nothing i could do. because i had one freeze under 2.3.5 or so i took the battery out to do a hard reset. booting up again gets me now into the screen i only read here before: where you have to go to install roms from zips etc. but i have booted normally, without pressing the volume keys. the title row says: locked, security warning. rebooting the phone out of this only gets me back here. i dont get it. i mean i know this version is messed up but what is this? my phone is broken and i havent even tried to unlock or anything else it... my god. i dont know what to do. next week is coming up and i dont have multiple phones.
has anyone any idea? please help!
ps: please forgive me any language flaws, english isnt my mother tongue.

Possible solutions
- Wipe the data from recovery if you can, or from bootloader
- Install the ruu when you had before

What country are you/the phone from?

And give us the output of the command
Fastboot getvar all
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hello, thank you for your replies!
i bought the phone over amazon.de and i'm from germany.
where do i have to write "Fastboot getvar all"? do i need to install something and connect the phone to usb or anything like that? i mean i read about some incS roms on the forums but never tried anything myself so i have to look into that first on how to set things up..
edit: so i finally managed to setup android sdk adb and get this command running. yay!
C:\Windows\system32>fastboot getvar all
(bootloader) version: 0.5
(bootloader) version-bootloader: 2.02.0002
(bootloader) version-baseband: 3831.18.00.11_M
(bootloader) version-cpld: None
(bootloader) version-microp: None
(bootloader) version-main: 4.10.405.1
(bootloader) serialno: XXXX
(bootloader) imei: XXXX
(bootloader) product: vivo
(bootloader) platform: HBOOT-7630
(bootloader) modelid: PG3213000
(bootloader) cidnum: HTC__102
(bootloader) battery-status: good
(bootloader) battery-voltage: 4069mV
(bootloader) partition-layout: Generic
(bootloader) security: on
(bootloader) build-mode: SHIP
(bootloader) boot-mode: FASTBOOT
(bootloader) commitno-bootloader: d41e50e7
(bootloader) hbootpreupdate: 12
(bootloader) gencheckpt: 0
all: Done!
finished. total time: 0.030s
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I think your best option is to just run the ruu http://d-h.st/7UC

ok i have a question: im downloading the exe right now. is this an extracting archive and do i have to do anything with it or is it a real exe and a like precompiled autorun thing? btw what am i downloading here? is this the latest unmodified original htc system for my phone?
and yeah: how do i need to apply it?

benutzer001 said:
ok i have a question: im downloading the exe right now. is this an extracting archive and do i have to do anything with it or is it a real exe and a like precompiled autorun thing? btw what am i downloading here? is this the latest unmodified original htc system for my phone?
and yeah: how do i need to apply it?
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It is an executable program. Just run it on a Windows PC and follow the instructions.

ouch. so everything will be gone? i mean a have the sd and sim out but okay..
btw: i just dont get what this is. have you any clue on what happened here and/or why? this just makes no sense to me. how can it corrupt itself?

benutzer001 said:
ouch. so everything will be gone? i mean a have the sd and sim out but okay..
btw: i just dont get what this is. have you any clue on what happened here and/or why? this just makes no sense to me. how can it corrupt itself?
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I don't know why this happen but yes everything will be gone.

i doesnt work.. great..
program runs, checks version, newest version and version on phone are the same, i click okay patch anyway, phone reboots and progress bar shows up on pc. phone boots right to the locked-security warning menu and the pc bar gets stuck at waiting for bootloader. stays there 2 minutes and then aborts patching.

benutzer001 said:
i doesnt work.. great..
program runs, checks version, newest version and version on phone are the same, i click okay patch anyway, phone reboots and progress bar shows up on pc. phone boots right to the locked-security warning menu and the pc bar gets stuck at waiting for bootloader. stays there 2 minutes and then aborts patching.
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Try it again.

error 171 usb connection error
edit: i found that the fastboot var gives an answer if the phone is connected but (as of my understanding) a basic command like adb devices shows up nothing. is says showing list of devices but the space stays blank. but the fastboot command gets an answer so there must be some sort of communication between phone and pc..

benutzer001 said:
error 171 usb connection error
edit: i found that the fastboot var gives an answer if the phone is connected but (as of my understanding) a basic command like adb devices shows up nothing. is says showing list of devices but the space stays blank. but the fastboot command gets an answer so there must be some sort of communication between phone and pc..
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Do you have the HTC Sync app installed on your PC? If so, make sure it is not running in the System Tray or remove it all together and try again.
If you don't have HTC Sync installed, then install it to get the current drivers and then you can uninstall it and try it again.

which parts do i uninstall after installing the sync package? i have the following:
htc sync
htc driver installer
htc bmp usb driver
do i just need to uninstall htc sync and keep the rest or uninstall everything?
edit: i only uninstalled htc sync keeping the rest. same error.

benutzer001 said:
which parts do i uninstall after installing the sync package? i have the following:
htc sync
htc driver installer
htc bmp usb driver
do i just need to uninstall htc sync and keep the rest or uninstall everything?
edit: i only uninstalled htc sync keeping the rest. same error.
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You can extract the Rom.zip file that the ruu is using and update manually.
Start the ruu software and stay on the first screen.
In your Start>Search programs and files box type %temp% and press enter. A temp window should appear.
search for rom.zip in that window and copy this file to your fastboot dir.
Now you have 2 options. Flash through fastboot
Code:
fastboot oem rebootRUU
fastboot flash zip rom.zip
or rename rom.zip to PG32IMG.zip, copy to your sdcard root, reboot bootloader(hboot mode) and let the bootloader detect the zip and install.

Nonverbose said:
and copy this file to your fastboot dir.
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where is my fastboot dir? for the adb commands i've setup an android-sdk-windows folder in C: but nothing else.
just running the "fastboot oem rebootRUU" command from somewhere gets me this:
C:\Users\XXXX>fastboot oem rebootRUU
...
(bootloader) [SD_HW_ERR] read data fail in CMD18
(bootloader) [SD_HW_ERR] SD: Read data fail..
(bootloader) [ERR] partition_read_emmc(730): error 2
OKAY [ 0.052s]
finished. total time: 0.055s
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i am doing all this with my bare phone, no sd and sim card inserted. is it necessary to backup my sd card and insert it?!
and does everything needs to be done in an elevated cmd?

Looks like hardware failure. Try the PG32IMG.zip method but I don't like your chances. From what I see, you did everything right.

so you think it just died? when i try to send the rom.zip in an not elevated cmd over usb it sends correctly, then tries to apply it but aborts with an error saying smth. like flashing over remote is not allowed.
funny thing is that i dont have any other access to my microsd (32gig btw) other than my phone. and right now i cant access it or is there a cmd way? i dont think so because the phone os would be needed to unmount the sd card so that windows can access it, right?

benutzer001 said:
so you think it just died? when i try to send the rom.zip in an not elevated cmd over usb it sends correctly, then tries to apply it but aborts with an error saying smth. like flashing over remote is not allowed.
funny thing is that i dont have any other access to my microsd (32gig btw) other than my phone. and right now i cant access it or is there a cmd way? i dont think so because the phone os would be needed to unmount the sd card so that windows can access it, right?
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I think you have fried emmc chip. Some batches of incS are notorious for it. It commonly occurs by powering down by removing the battery, but It's possible that it just died.
If you have another sdcard, I would try that before giving up hope. You should be able to copy the pg32img.zip by entering hboot USB mode.
edit: I had look back at your previous posts and noticed you didn't have sdcard inserted. It should be installed in the phone.

[Q] Fastboot detect USB but adb doesn't [SOLVED]

Hello,
I have a HTC One S-On with bootloader unlocked.
I have installed Android Revolution HD, it worked fine for 2-3 months and suddenly the phone was not detected by any computer, and it was only charging when OFF.
I tried to restore with a stock rom and it was the same.
Then I have tried to format everything with CWM and to reflash with a new stock rom.
Now the problem is that when I plug the phone in fastboot mode it shows "fastboot USB", and it's well detected by computers, but when I start CWM or TWRP and when I try to mount USB storage, computers detect it for 1 or 2 seconds only and the USB storage never appear in the computer.
:crying:
So Im stuck can someone please help !!!

fenix71230 said:
Hello,
I have a HTC One S-On with bootloader unlocked.
I have installed Android Revolution HD, it worked fine for 2-3 months and suddenly the phone was not detected by any computer, and it was only charging when OFF.
I tried to restore with a stock rom and it was the same.
Then I have tried to format everything with CWM and to reflash with a new stock rom.
Now the problem is that when I plug the phone in fastboot mode it shows "fastboot USB", and it's well detected by computers, but when I start CWM or TWRP and when I try to mount USB storage, computers detect it for 1 or 2 seconds only and the USB storage never appear in the computer.
:crying:
So Im stuck can someone please help !!!
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Your drivers are probably not up to date. Install HTC Sync Manager, connect phone to the manager, uninstall HTC SM. Otherwise check that USB Debugging is enabled.
If that doesn't work, get S-OFF, flash an RUU and see if it fixes it.

attanasi0 said:
Your drivers are probably not up to date. Install HTC Sync Manager, connect phone to the manager, uninstall HTC SM. Otherwise check that USB Debugging is enabled.
If that doesn't work, get S-OFF, flash an RUU and see if it fixes it.
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I have just installed new HTC Sync Manager, I connect my phone via USB (fastboot USB), it install fine the driver (My HTC) then HTC SYnc Manager tells me that : Phone is not available, please reconnect it.
If I go back to bootloader and then fastboot USB HTC Sync tells me that again.
I can't get S-OFF because I have no OS installed
Please help !

fenix71230 said:
I have just installed new HTC Sync Manager, I connect my phone via USB (fastboot USB), it install fine the driver (My HTC) then HTC SYnc Manager tells me that : Phone is not available, please reconnect it.
If I go back to bootloader and then fastboot USB HTC Sync tells me that again.
I can't get S-OFF because I have no OS installed
Please help !
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can you post a "fastboot getvar all" (remove IMEI and s/n), and which ROM you are/were using. (you say no OS installed, how did you wipe it?) post more details so we can figure out where you are at.

(bootloader) version: 0.5
(bootloader) version-bootloader: 1.44.0000
(bootloader) version-baseband: 4A.14.3250.13
(bootloader) version-cpld: None
(bootloader) version-microp: None
(bootloader) version-main: 1.29.1020.2
(bootloader) version-misc: PVT SHIP S-ON
(bootloader) serialno:
(bootloader) imei:
(bootloader) meid: 00000000000000
(bootloader) product: m7_ul
(bootloader) platform: HBOOT-8064
(bootloader) modelid: PN0710000
(bootloader) cidnum: HTC__247
(bootloader) battery-status: good
(bootloader) battery-voltage: 3625mV
(bootloader) partition-layout: Generic
(bootloader) security: on
(bootloader) build-mode: SHIP
(bootloader) boot-mode: FASTBOOT
getvar:all FAILED (status read failed (Too many links))
finished. total time: 0.051s
I was with Anroid Revolution HD 30.0
I wiped all with CWM with format system, cache, data

fenix71230 said:
(bootloader) version: 0.5
(bootloader) version-bootloader: 1.44.0000
(bootloader) version-baseband: 4A.14.3250.13
(bootloader) version-cpld: None
(bootloader) version-microp: None
(bootloader) version-main: 1.29.1020.2
(bootloader) version-misc: PVT SHIP S-ON
(bootloader) serialno:
(bootloader) imei:
(bootloader) meid: 00000000000000
(bootloader) product: m7_ul
(bootloader) platform: HBOOT-8064
(bootloader) modelid: PN0710000
(bootloader) cidnum: HTC__247
(bootloader) battery-status: good
(bootloader) battery-voltage: 3625mV
(bootloader) partition-layout: Generic
(bootloader) security: on
(bootloader) build-mode: SHIP
(bootloader) boot-mode: FASTBOOT
getvar:all FAILED (status read failed (Too many links))
finished. total time: 0.051s
I was with Anroid Revolution HD 30.0
I wiped all with CWM with format system, cache, data
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OK, no problem. A couple of notes:
1- ARHD 30/31 is based on Android 4.3; and Android 4.3 is known to have (sometimes) connectivity issues (MTP and adb), these are usually solved by a combination of updated HTC drivers and/or updated firmware.
2- You are still on firmware 1.29.1020.2 and S-On, so you cannot flash unsigned firmware.... Are you interested/willing/able to getting S-Off (what's the date of you hboot)?
3- to get a ROM to your phone, you should enter CWM recovery, "adb" would work from there, you can either
------ "adb push <name of rom>.zip /sdcard/"
------ adb sideload
------ OR if you have an OTG cable, you can use that

nkk71 said:
OK, no problem. A couple of notes:
1- ARHD 30/31 is based on Android 4.3; and Android 4.3 is known to have (sometimes) connectivity issues (MTP and adb), these are usually solved by a combination of updated HTC drivers and/or updated firmware.
2- You are still on firmware 1.29.1020.2 and S-On, so you cannot flash unsigned firmware.... Are you interested/willing/able to getting S-Off (what's the date of you hboot)?
3- to get a ROM to your phone, you should enter CWM recovery, "adb" would work from there, you can either
------ "adb push <name of rom>.zip /sdcard/"
------ adb sideload
------ OR if you have an OTG cable, you can use that
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Yes I am interested by installing S-Off but how can I do without OS and in CWM adb doesn't detect my phone.
My hboot date is 11 March 2013.
I don't have an OTG cable yet but I have order one.

fenix71230 said:
Yes I am interested by installing S-Off but how can I do without OS and in CWM adb doesn't detect my phone.
My hboot date is 11 March 2013.
I don't have an OTG cable yet but I have order one.
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adb should work in CWM (I had one version that didnt, but the rest should), so just because it works for me, can you download the following one:
recovery-clockwork-touch-6.0.3.2-m7--v2.img (7.2 MB)
https://mega.co.nz/#!6E8RiIrQ!GF5LyhmEdg8OQJxuQVVjwSxBljxhW7xsZAHLzjVACsc
MD5: 1c6afb14db3f305b0ad7d85d5af80bef
Once you've downloaded and verified MD5:
fastboot erase cache
fastboot flash recovery recovery-clockwork-touch-6.0.3.2-m7--v2.img
fastboot erase cache
fastboot reboot-bootloader
-> enter RECOVERY
and confirm "adb devices" now shows you are connected. we'll proceed from there.
BTW: hboot 11 March 2013 is good for revone, I'll PM you a link for a ROM that works for that when you confirm adb is working.
EDIT: can you copy/paste you command prompt as you do the above mentioned fastboot commands.

All done but when I launch CWM it shows :
E: can't mount /cache/recovery/command
E: can't mount /cache/recovery/log
E: can't open /cache/recovery/log
E: can't mount /cache/recovery/last_log
E: can't open /cache/recovery/last_log
Pc has well installed USB composite device, Mass storage USB device, won't install Android Phone : device disconnected, well installed HTC Android Phone USb Device
When I type adb devices it detect nothing I fear a hardware failure?
C:\Users\cyril\Downloads\One_All-In-One_Kit_v\data>fastboot erase cache
erasing 'cache'...
OKAY [ 0.063s]
finished. total time: 0.064s
C:\Users\cyril\Downloads\One_All-In-One_Kit_v\data>fastboot flash recovery recov
ery.img
sending 'recovery' (7422 KB)...
OKAY [ 1.143s]
writing 'recovery'...
OKAY [ 0.649s]
finished. total time: 1.794s
C:\Users\cyril\Downloads\One_All-In-One_Kit_v\data>fastboot erase cache
erasing 'cache'...
OKAY [ 0.053s]
finished. total time: 0.053s
C:\Users\cyril\Downloads\One_All-In-One_Kit_v\data>fastboot reboot-bootloader
rebooting into bootloader...
OKAY [ 0.046s]
finished. total time: 0.048s
C:\Users\cyril\Downloads\One_All-In-One_Kit_v\data>adb devices
adb server is out of date. killing...
* daemon started successfully *
List of devices attached
C:\Users\cyril\Downloads\One_All-In-One_Kit_v\data>

I had pretty much the same problem as you for a long time and did the following:
Uninstalled everything to do with HTC - drivers, sync etc
Downloaded a program called USBDEVIEW (google it) and then install it. Make sure you run it as administrator. It will load all the drivers installed. At this point make sure the phone is not connected. Select all the HTC drivers and delete - anything that says android usb, htc, mtp device etc
Once thats done I went to C:\windows\system32\driverstore and theres a file there I think called info cache. Right clich and change the security so that you can edit the file and then delete. Restart the computer
Try then inserting the phone to a USB 2.0 port and allow the drivers to install. Make sure you are using the HTC cable!
This is how I fixed it anyways, hope it works for you!

fenix71230 said:
All done but when I launch CWM it shows :
E: can't mount /cache/recovery/command
E: can't mount /cache/recovery/log
E: can't open /cache/recovery/log
E: can't mount /cache/recovery/last_log
E: can't open /cache/recovery/last_log
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This is normal.
fenix71230 said:
C:\Users\cyril\Downloads\One_All-In-One_Kit_v\data>fastboot reboot-bootloader
rebooting into bootloader...
OKAY [ 0.046s]
finished. total time: 0.048s
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Did you enter Recovery after that? Can you see CWM recovery screen? adb will not work in bootloader.

nkk71 said:
This is normal.
Did you enter Recovery after that? Can you see CWM recovery screen? adb will not work in bootloader.
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Yes i can enter and see CWM, that's when my PC have detected it but won't install Android phone

stovie_steve said:
I had pretty much the same problem as you for a long time and did the following:
Uninstalled everything to do with HTC - drivers, sync etc
Downloaded a program called USBDEVIEW (google it) and then install it. Make sure you run it as administrator. It will load all the drivers installed. At this point make sure the phone is not connected. Select all the HTC drivers and delete - anything that says android usb, htc, mtp device etc
Once thats done I went to C:\windows\system32\driverstore and theres a file there I think called info cache. Right clich and change the security so that you can edit the file and then delete. Restart the computer
Try then inserting the phone to a USB 2.0 port and allow the drivers to install. Make sure you are using the HTC cable!
This is how I fixed it anyways, hope it works for you!
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I've done all that and after my PC won't install : USB MTP device, Android Phone

fenix71230 said:
Yes i can enter and see CWM, that's when my PC have detected it but won't install Android phone
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Ok, that's either a driver version and/or adb version problem. get the latest HTC drivers and adb sdk. Are you on Win 8 or 8.1 by any chance? Maybe try a different PC.
Search the threads (or google), there are plenty of answers for that. Here's one, but I can't confirm it as I havent tried it:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=45415030#post45415030
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2256359
PS: don't forget to hit the thanks button if someone helped!

nkk71 said:
Ok, that's either a driver version and/or adb version problem. get the latest HTC drivers and adb sdk. Are you on Win 8 or 8.1 by any chance? Maybe try a different PC.
Search the threads (or google), there are plenty of answers for that. Here's one, but I can't confirm it as I havent tried it:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=45415030#post45415030
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2256359
PS: don't forget to hit the thanks button if someone helped!
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I have tried with 3-4 different PC, using WIndows 7 64, WIndows 8, 8.1, always the same end (adb won't detect it)
Here on my PC I am on Windows 7 x64.
Maybe it's a phone hardware problem, I don't know what to do please help :crying:

fenix71230 said:
I have tried with 3-4 different PC, using WIndows 7 64, WIndows 8, 8.1, always the same end (adb won't detect it)
Here on my PC I am on Windows 7 x64.
Maybe it's a phone hardware problem, I don't know what to do please help :crying:
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That worked ouff thanhs for all :
I have uninstall all HTC driver and HTCF Sync Manager, downloaded the latest HTC Sync Manger, installed it then uninstalled it, just remain new HTC drivers.
Then I took adb from HTC all_in_one kit 1.2, redo the commands and I pushed my rom on my sdcard.
Thanks a lot !!! :good:

fenix71230 said:
That worked ouff thanhs for all :
I have uninstall all HTC driver and HTCF Sync Manager, downloaded the latest HTC Sync Manger, installed it then uninstalled it, just remain new HTC drivers.
Then I took adb from HTC all_in_one kit 1.2, redo the commands and I pushed my rom on my sdcard.
Thanks a lot !!! :good:
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:good::good:, glad everything worked out. Could I ask you to update the main thread title to include [SOLVED] so that others know is solved when they refer to it.

nkk71 said:
:good::good:, glad everything worked out. Could I ask you to update the main thread title to include [SOLVED] so that others know is solved when they refer to it.
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How can I update the title ?

fenix71230 said:
How can I update the title ?
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go to your first post and EDIT it, at the bottom of the edit window there's GO ADVANCED, once you click that you can see the main thread title and change it to include [SOLVED]

stovie_steve said:
I had pretty much the same problem as you for a long time and did the following:
Uninstalled everything to do with HTC - drivers, sync etc
Downloaded a program called USBDEVIEW (google it) and then install it. Make sure you run it as administrator. It will load all the drivers installed. At this point make sure the phone is not connected. Select all the HTC drivers and delete - anything that says android usb, htc, mtp device etc
Once thats done I went to C:\windows\system32\driverstore and theres a file there I think called info cache. Right clich and change the security so that you can edit the file and then delete. Restart the computer
Try then inserting the phone to a USB 2.0 port and allow the drivers to install. Make sure you are using the HTC cable!
This is how I fixed it anyways, hope it works for you!
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THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU!
Fixed finally!

[SOLVED] Can't flash ANYTHING with TWRP/CWM

OK. I'm looking for any ideas from anyone who either hasn't previously had some kind of input on this topic, or who has a new idea for me to try to fix my problem. NOTE: Not trying to be rude here. Just looking for some fresh perspectives.
I have a Sprint HTC One m7 (m7wls). I am currently using tdhite's TWRP version 2.7.1.3. I've tried TWRP versions all the way back to 2.6.3.0. Backup and restore functions work fine for me, but I have been unable to flash any ROMs (4.4.4 variants, 4.3 variants and even 4.2 variants, including Sense-based ROMs and AOSP ROMs) since soft bricking my phone this past weekend and restoring with an RUU.
The bricking appeared to have happened when I installed tdhite's TWRP 2.7.1.3, though it was honestly a late night and it is equally possible I accidentally erased my internal storage after installing tdhite's TWRP 2.7.1.3. I do remember definitely that after flashing TWRP 2.7.1.3, my phone rebooted itself and started up as if it was brand new out of the box with a fresh install. I turned the phone back off as I planned to flash a custom ROM I had downloaded, but when I got back into TWRP either the internal drive had already been wiped or I accidentally wiped it when selecting options in the advanced wipe menu.
Either way, the bricking happened and was resolved, but now after unlocking the bootloader and flashing various versions of both TWRP and CWM, I am unable to flash any ROMs, Kernels, radios, etc. The only thing I have been able to flash is the UPDATE.zip file generated by Avast Anti-Theft (Rooted).
I've gone back as far as TWRP 2.6.3.0 (since I read it is still the most stable version for the m7wls), and none of them are useful, except for creating nandroid backups and for restoring. Backup and restore functions work just fine.
This is the error it throws everytime:
Updating partition details...
Full SELinux support is present
Setting performance mode ON.
E: Unable to open zip file.
Setting performance mode OFF.
Error flashing zip '/sdcard/Download/(file name)
Updating partition details
Here is the information that shows when I am in Fastboot USB mode:
M7_WLS PVT SHIP S-ON RH
HBOOT-1.57.0000
RADIO-1.01.20.0515
OpenDSP-v32.120.274.0909
OS-
eMMC-boot 2048MB
May 15, 2014, 16:31:22.0
So for now, I'm stuck on stock 4.4.2. I'm rooted and using Xposed framework to get by, but I really miss playing around with ROMs and Kernels.
I've read something about possibly the file system being corrupted, but don't know for sure if that is the case. Everything seems to be working fine in stock 4.4.2.
Any comments, thoughts or general scolding for something dumb I may have done would be greatly appreciated as long as it winds up being productive. Thanks to all you folks at XDA in advance. I know if there's a problem, it is likely to be solved here.
Supplemental information:
(bootloader) version: 0.5
(bootloader) version-bootloader: 1.57.0000
(bootloader) version-baseband: 1.01.20.0515
(bootloader) version-cpld: None
(bootloader) version-microp: None
(bootloader) version-main:
(bootloader) version-misc: PVT SHIP S-ON
(bootloader) serialno: XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
(bootloader) imei: XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
(bootloader) meid: XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
(bootloader) product: m7_wls
(bootloader) platform: HBOOT-8064
(bootloader) modelid: PN0720000
(bootloader) cidnum: SPCS_001
(bootloader) battery-status: good
(bootloader) battery-voltage: 4127mV
(bootloader) partition-layout: Generic
(bootloader) security: on
(bootloader) build-mode: SHIP
(bootloader) boot-mode: FASTBOOT
(bootloader) commitno-bootloader: dirty-1f512bb6
(bootloader) hbootpreupdate: 11
(bootloader) gencheckpt: 0

Anything particularly wrong with your other threads??
MarkBell said:
Setting performance mode ON.
E: Unable to open zip file.
Setting performance mode OFF.
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Don't know about "performance mode", but the one in red indicates a bad zip, have you checked MD5?
MarkBell said:
OK. I'm looking for any ideas from anyone who either hasn't previously had some kind of input on this topic
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Noted

nkk71 said:
Anything particularly wrong with your other threads??
Don't know about "performance mode", but the one in red indicates a bad zip, have you checked MD5?
Noted
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nkk71: Not a huge fan of your negative attitude, but I can understand your annoyance for the multiple threads and lack of information in the other couple posts. I felt like starting this one off on the right foot so anyone helpful could have all the pertinent information from the get-go. I guess I could have edited my first post in the other threads, but one of them had gotten off topic (my own fault actually so understand annoyance about that, too). I basically wanted to simplify it here. I appreciate your willingness to help, but I would rather have someone who is courteous (like clsA) instead of someone with a superiority complex who makes assumptions that anyone who asks a question is an idiot who doesn't know anything.
I know how to flash ROMs through TWRP. I know how to unlock and relock bootloaders, I know how to push things through ADB. I know how to flash recoveries through TWRP. I know how to check MD5s. I know how to recover from soft bricks with RUUs. I've been lurking on XDA for years, but never really started posting much until very recently now that I have run into a problem. I've described the problem above in great detail.
I'm not here to attention seek. I'm here to learn because I can admit I don't know everything.
I'm here to get help with my problem, and the majority of folks I've come across on XDA are very nice while giving great advice to fix problems.
Please be courteous and don't assume, and I promise I will be thankful for any productive advice you may give, and supply you with any information you need. Hope you are mature enough to admit you've had kind of a nasty attitude from the outset and that we can move past this and get to work on the problem. I am mature enough for ask for your forgiveness for anything that I may have done to upset you and/or offend you.
I should note that it is not just ROMs that I'm having trouble flashing. I also can't flash radios or kernels.The same radios and kernels and ROMs I was able to flash prior to the soft bricking this past weekend, I can now no longer flash.

MarkBell said:
nkk71: Not a huge fan of your negative attitude
, but I can understand your annoyance for the multiple threads and lack of information in the other couple posts. I felt like starting this one off on the right foot so anyone helpful could have all the pertinent information from the get-go. I guess I could have edited my first post in the other threads, but one of them had gotten off topic (my own fault actually so understand annoyance about that, too). I basically wanted to simplify it here. I appreciate your willingness to help, but I would rather have someone who is courteous (like clsA) instead of someone with a superiority complex who makes assumptions that anyone who asks a question is an idiot who doesn't know anything.
I know how to flash ROMs through TWRP. I know how to unlock and relock bootloaders, I know how to push things through ADB. I know how to flash recoveries through TWRP. I know how to check MD5s. I know how to recover from soft bricks with RUUs. I've been lurking on XDA for years, but never really started posting much until very recently now that I have run into a problem. I've described the problem above in great detail.
I'm not here to attention seek. I'm here to learn because I can admit I don't know everything.
I'm here to get help with my problem, and the majority of folks I've come across on XDA are very nice while giving great advice to fix problems.
Please be courteous and don't assume, and I promise I will be thankful for any productive advice you may give, and supply you with any information you need. Hope you are mature enough to admit you've had kind of a nasty attitude from the outset and that we can move past this and get to work on the problem. I am mature enough for ask for your forgiveness for anything that I may have done to upset you and/or offend you.
I should note that it is not just ROMs that I'm having trouble flashing. I also can't flash radios or kernels.The same radios and kernels and ROMs I was able to flash prior to the soft bricking this past weekend, I can now no longer flash.
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yep, sorry if i came across as a negative attitude person, with a superiority complex, immature, and made the impression of implying you are "an idiot" --> I DID NOT!!
i do not think anybody is an idiot, and am very convinced most (if not all) people can accomplish all this by themselves, just sometimes need a nudge in the right direction.
i didn't mean to belittle you by suggesting an MD5 check, but from the error message you posted above, it looked like a bad zip; maybe it's not even a flashable zip, but given I don't know what you are flashing (hence i mentioned posting a link), i can't really say.
anyway, it's obvious, we started out on the wrong foot here, and i'm not welcome here. (i can't blame you), but wish you good luck!!
@clsA @alray @SaHiLzZ, @Danny201281, @Seanie280672, @majmoz , can you help him out
thanks

nkk71 said:
yep, sorry if i came across as a negative attitude person, with a superiority complex, immature, and made the impression of implying you are "an idiot" --> I DID NOT!!
i do not think anybody is an idiot, and am very convinced most (if not all) people can accomplish all this by themselves, just sometimes need a nudge in the right direction.
i didn't mean to belittle you by suggesting an MD5 check, but from the error message you posted above, it looked like a bad zip; maybe it's not even a flashable zip, but given I don't know what you are flashing (hence i mentioned posting a link), i can't really say.
anyway, it's obvious, we started out on the wrong foot here, and i'm not welcome here. (i can't blame you), but wish you good luck!!
@clsA @alray @SaHiLzZ, @Danny201281, @Seanie280672, @majmoz , can you help him out
thanks
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@nkk71: I am sorry, too. I can be a bit sensitive. Especially since I've been sleep deprived for the last several months. I am actually scheduled for a sleep study in a couple of weeks because I've been falling asleep throughout the day, lucid dreaming and having terrifying episodes of sleep paralysis. Not to mention waking several times per night. This is why I kind of second guess whether tdhite's latest TWRP for the Sprint m7 really caused the problem or if maybe I, while half asleep, erased my internal storage.
All of this has made me a bit irritable to say the least and very sensitive to things I wouldn't normally be sensitive, too. Let's chalk this up to a bad start and get things going in the right direction. I would more than appreciate your help now that we have cleared the air.
Here are the zips I've tried to flash:
LiquidSmoothv.3.2 for m7spr: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2647850
Beanstalk for m7spr: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2443156
The latest radio (even though I know I already have it because I got the dialer process error on one startup and thought it might help to flash it again. It has not recurred, though.
Latest Pacman rom nightly and the old 4.3RC1 based version: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2443156
ViperOne ROM 7.0.
Prior to my soft bricking the phone, I used liquidsmooth and beanstalk with no problems except for a GPS issue. I've used SlipperySlothv2 Kernel with both liquidsmooth and beanstalk in the past and liked it, but was looking forward to trying out this GPS fix I've read about with those ROMS (the one where you just boot up a stock ROM and make sure you have GPS enabled before your restart into recovery and wipe and flash the new ROM you want to use).
ElementalX for sense 6, 4.4.2 I tried flashing but could never get it to stick, even before the soft bricking. I think it is because I didn't have S-off, though and I was using the stock 4.4.2 ROM when I tried flashing it.

nkk71 said:
yep, sorry if i came across as a negative attitude person, with a superiority complex, immature, and made the impression of implying you are "an idiot" --> I DID NOT!!
i do not think anybody is an idiot, and am very convinced most (if not all) people can accomplish all this by themselves, just sometimes need a nudge in the right direction.
i didn't mean to belittle you by suggesting an MD5 check, but from the error message you posted above, it looked like a bad zip; maybe it's not even a flashable zip, but given I don't know what you are flashing (hence i mentioned posting a link), i can't really say.
anyway, it's obvious, we started out on the wrong foot here, and i'm not welcome here. (i can't blame you), but wish you good luck!!
@clsA @alray @SaHiLzZ, @Danny201281, @Seanie280672, @majmoz , can you help him out
thanks
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Well I guess I'm out of ideas too as he ask for a fresh perspective. @MarkBell I accept the compliment but i really am Stumped at this point. I guess the good part is you do have a working phone, just not the exact way you want it.

clsA said:
Well I guess I'm out of ideas too as he ask for a fresh perspective. @MarkBell I accept the compliment but i really am Stumped at this point. I guess the good part is you do have a working phone, just not the exact way you want it.
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That is very true and I am grateful to you, as well. I can always backup and restore. Maybe the next TWRP that comes out down the road will rectify. I wonder if someone made a backup of liquidsmooth or beanstalk with a custom kernel if I could restore it to my phone through TWRP? If so, I could try to find a buddy with an HTC One m7 in my area. lol. It would have to be someone trustworthy though. haha.

Well as nk771 suggested this error normally means a bad zip, so assuming you've checked the md5 and it is correct. This can also occur with a zip sitting in a bad memory block on your phone.
Have you tried using the Format Data option in TWRP to reformat your flash partitions. (warning this will wipe everything from your phone, Including Rom and and Internal Storage(sd card).
Then push and try flashing your rom.
Also using e2fsck to check your partitions could be an option. And probably worth trying first as it may solve the problem without needing to Format Data.
With the phone in recovery, connect usb and unmount all partitions then type
Code:
adb shell
e2fsck -fvy dev/block/mmcblk0p37
e2fsck -fvy dev/block/mmcblk0p38
e2fsck -fvy dev/block/mmcblk0p39
exit
This should repair any bad blocks allowing you to store and flash to error free memory.
Edit:- Didn't see the other posts guess you probably already tried these suggestions. I'll take a look through your other threads but if these guys are stumped it's not looking good.
Sent from my HTC One M7 - ARHD 81.0 Using Tapatalk

MarkBell said:
Not a huge fan of your negative attitude
I would rather have someone who is courteous instead of someone with a superiority complex who makes assumptions that anyone who asks a question is an idiot who doesn't know anything.
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WOW Seriously!? nkk71 is one of the most helpful guy in this forum, spending many hours each day here to help people. He have written the most comprehensible and detailed guide on this forum to help "idiot who doesn't know anything" restoring their phones. I don't think someone with a "superiority complex" will be here spending that huge amount of time and effort to help ppl unbrick their phones, write and maintain guides and share knowledge. No disrespect mate but maybe (probably) you have misinterpreted something he said...

Danny201281 said:
Well as nk771 suggested this error normally means a bad zip, so assuming you've checked the md5 and it is correct. This can also occur with a zip sitting in a bad memory block on your phone.
Have you tried using the Format Data option in TWRP to reformat your flash partitions. (warning this will wipe everything from your phone, Including Rom and and Internal Storage(sd card).
Then push and try flashing your rom.
Also using e2fsck to check your partitions could be an option. And probably worth trying first as it may solve the problem without needing to Format Data.
With the phone in recovery, connect usb and unmount all partitions then type
Code:
adb shell
e2fsck -fvy dev/block/mmcblk0p37
e2fsck -fvy dev/block/mmcblk0p38
e2fsck -fvy dev/block/mmcblk0p39
exit
This should repair any bad blocks allowing you to store and flash to error free memory.
Edit:- Didn't see the other posts guess you probably already tried these suggestions. I'll take a look through your other threads but if these guys are stumped it's not looking good.
Sent from my HTC One M7 - ARHD 81.0 Using Tapatalk
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When trying that in command prompt, I am getting error device not found. Tried switching USB ports and the issue persists. Is this any different than using the repair function available in TWRP? I have tried that to no effect, unfortunately. I double checked my drivers and they appear to be installed correctly.1.0.0.17

alray said:
WOW Seriously!? nkk71 is one of the most helpful guy in this forum, spending many hours each day here to help people. He have written the most comprehensible and detailed guide on this forum to help "idiot who doesn't know anything" restoring their phones. I don't think someone with a "superiority complex" will be here spending that huge amount of time and effort to help ppl unbrick their phones, write and maintain guides and share knowledge. No disrespect mate but maybe (probably) you have misinterpreted something he said...
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Agreed, apologized profusely and posted explanation above.

I haven't tried using the Format Data option in TWRP to reformat yet. The problem is I can never get either my Mac or PC to recognize my phone while in ADB sideload.

MarkBell said:
When trying that in command prompt, I am getting error device not found. Tried switching USB ports and the issue persists. Is this any different than using the repair function available in TWRP? I have tried that to no effect, unfortunately. I double checked my drivers and they appear to be installed correctly.
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The repair function in twrp uses e2fsck, you can even run the commands in the twrp terminal. But if it finds a major problem. The twrp terminal will tell you it can't carry out interactive repairs, please use a pc with adb terminal. Or something like that.
So running it from the pc is a better option.
Have you tried Linux to use adb/fastboot on your phone. Linux doesn't require drivers. And can be booted from a usb stick so you don't need to alter your Windows installation at all.
Sent from my HTC One M7 - ARHD 81.0 Using Tapatalk
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MarkBell said:
I haven't tried using the Format Data option in TWRP to reformat yet. The problem is I can never get either my Mac or PC to recognize my phone while in ADB sideload.
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Don't format data if adb isn't working and you don't have an otg. You will lose your backup.
Sent from my HTC One M7 - ARHD 81.0 Using Tapatalk

MarkBell said:
I haven't tried using the Format Data option in TWRP to reformat yet. The problem is I can never get either my Mac or PC to recognize my phone while in ADB sideload.
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you should follow step two of the FAQ here >http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=52135024&postcount=2
to get adb working on your windows PC

Danny201281 said:
The repair function in twrp uses e2fsck, you can even run the commands in the twrp terminal. But if it finds a major problem. The twrp terminal will tell you it can't carry out interactive repairs, please use a pc with adb terminal. Or something like that.
So running it from the pc is a better option.
Have you tried Linux to use adb/fastboot on your phone. Linux doesn't require drivers. And can be booted from a usb stick so you don't need to alter your Windows installation at all.
Sent from my HTC One M7 - ARHD 81.0 Using Tapatalk
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Don't format data if adb isn't working and you don't have an otg. You will lose your backup.
Sent from my HTC One M7 - ARHD 81.0 Using Tapatalk
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I'll get a Linux bootable and try the repair function and report back. I actually back up my backups to my PC now. Learned that lesson the hard way. I'll never lose a backup completely ever again. I even back it up to my Cloud services.

MarkBell said:
I'll get a Linux bootable and try the repair function and report back.
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Look here
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=54272479
Sent from my HTC One M7 - ARHD 81.0 Using Tapatalk

Danny201281 said:
Look here
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=54272479
Sent from my HTC One M7 - ARHD 81.0 Using Tapatalk
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Thanks! Using a dual boot Mac running Windows 7 32-bit and Mavericks so I guess I'll need the i386 architecture, right? Or does it even matter?

MarkBell said:
Thanks! Using a dual boot Mac running Windows 7 32-bit and Mavericks so I guess I'll need the i386 architecture, right? Or does it even matter?
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yes the x86 is preferred

MarkBell said:
Thanks! Using a dual boot Mac running Windows 7 32-bit and Mavericks so I guess I'll need the i386 architecture, right? Or does it even matter?
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To be honest I don't know a lot about Mac's but as far as I'm aware you can boot a Linux live usb on a Mac.
Hopefully someone can clarify ?
@MarkBell http://www.howtogeek.com/187410/how-to-install-and-dual-boot-linux-on-a-mac/
Sent from my HTC One M7 - ARHD 81.0 Using Tapatalk

Danny201281 said:
Well as nk771 suggested this error normally means a bad zip, so assuming you've checked the md5 and it is correct. This can also occur with a zip sitting in a bad memory block on your phone.
Have you tried using the Format Data option in TWRP to reformat your flash partitions. (warning this will wipe everything from your phone, Including Rom and and Internal Storage(sd card).
Then push and try flashing your rom.
Also using e2fsck to check your partitions could be an option. And probably worth trying first as it may solve the problem without needing to Format Data.
With the phone in recovery, connect usb and unmount all partitions then type
Code:
adb shell
e2fsck -fvy dev/block/mmcblk0p37
e2fsck -fvy dev/block/mmcblk0p38
e2fsck -fvy dev/block/mmcblk0p39
exit
This should repair any bad blocks allowing you to store and flash to error free memory.
Edit:- Didn't see the other posts guess you probably already tried these suggestions. I'll take a look through your other threads but if these guys are stumped it's not looking good.
Sent from my HTC One M7 - ARHD 81.0 Using Tapatalk
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OK. This unfortunately didn't work. Any next steps?
Here is the log:
Code:
~ # e2fsck -fvy dev/block/mmcblk0p37
e2fsck 1.41.14 (22-Dec-2010)
Pass 1: Checking inodes, blocks, and sizes
Pass 2: Checking directory structure
Pass 3: Checking directory connectivity
Pass 4: Checking reference counts
Pass 5: Checking group summary information
2593 inodes used (2.18%)
35 non-contiguous files (1.3%)
4 non-contiguous directories (0.2%)
# of inodes with ind/dind/tind blocks: 0/0/0
Extent depth histogram: 2508
450462 blocks used (94.81%)
0 bad blocks
0 large files
2426 regular files
81 directories
0 character device files
0 block device files
0 fifos
0 links
77 symbolic links (77 fast symbolic links)
0 sockets
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2584 files
~ # e2fsck -fvy dev/block/mmcblk0p38
e2fsck 1.41.14 (22-Dec-2010)
Pass 1: Checking inodes, blocks, and sizes
Pass 2: Checking directory structure
Pass 3: Checking directory connectivity
Pass 4: Checking reference counts
Pass 5: Checking group summary information
dev/block/mmcblk0p38: ***** FILE SYSTEM WAS MODIFIED *****
18 inodes used (0.04%)
0 non-contiguous files (0.0%)
0 non-contiguous directories (0.0%)
# of inodes with ind/dind/tind blocks: 0/0/0
Extent depth histogram: 10
5266 blocks used (3.21%)
0 bad blocks
0 large files
5 regular files
4 directories
0 character device files
0 block device files
0 fifos
0 links
0 symbolic links (0 fast symbolic links)
0 sockets
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9 files
~ # e2fsck -fvy dev/block/mmcblk0p39
e2fsck 1.41.14 (22-Dec-2010)
Pass 1: Checking inodes, blocks, and sizes
Pass 2: Checking directory structure
Pass 3: Checking directory connectivity
Pass 4: Checking reference counts
Pass 5: Checking group summary information
37742 inodes used (2.21%)
2017 non-contiguous files (5.3%)
26 non-contiguous directories (0.1%)
# of inodes with ind/dind/tind blocks: 0/0/0
Extent depth histogram: 37281/37
2411604 blocks used (35.38%)
0 bad blocks
1 large file
33245 regular files
4057 directories
0 character device files
0 block device files
6 fifos
0 links
418 symbolic links (403 fast symbolic links)
7 sockets
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37733 files
~ # exit

unknkown oem command

Hey folks, long time xda user heavy search user results in minimal posts..
ok here we go.
I unlocked bootloader and rooted device with magisk now im attempting to re lock my boot loader.
i factory reset device and flashed google factory image with supplied zip file from google
command im using is
"fastboot oem lock"
results
C:\Users\RyeMc>fastboot oem lock
FAILED (remote: 'Unknown OEM command')
fastboot: error: Command failed
this is first lines from google factory image...
Sending 'bootloader' (8761 KB) OKAY [ 0.253s]
Writing 'bootloader' FAILED (remote: 'No such file or directory')
fastboot: error: Command failed
next i opened cmd and entered
"fastboot flash boot" then went and moved boot file into cmd window and said successful also tried boot_a and boot_b
unsure why i have tried to re download sdk manager android studio and input the file locations in the path under advanced settings.
albeit iv been out of the root game for a couple years made the mistake of getting a note 8 so i was stuck in that eco system.
some help or advice would be nice thanks.
before i rooted i made sure i was able to lock and unlock bootloader .

Use Adb tools or Sdk tools to unlock your phone.
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Thaiban said:
Use Adb tools or Sdk tools to unlock your phone.
Sent from my Pixel 4 XL using Tapatalk
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device is currently unlocked looking to relock device..

the correct command is: fastboot flashing lock
make 100% certain however that your device is 100% stock before relocking, very good chance of bricking it if it is not.

uicnren said:
the correct command is: fastboot flashing lock
make 100% certain however that your device is 100% stock before relocking, very good chance of bricking it if it is not.
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C:\Users\RyeMc>fastboot flashing lock
FAILED (remote: 'Unrecognized command flashing lock')
fastboot: error: Command failed
im going to go double check my path make sure it still exist. i did try and download sdk tools again.

RyeMcFly17 said:
C:\Users\RyeMc>fastboot flashing lock
FAILED (remote: 'Unrecognized command flashing lock')
fastboot: error: Command failed
im going to go double check my path make sure it still exist. i did try and download sdk tools again.
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if you want an easy (does require a little work on Windows) fool-proof way to keep adb/fastboot up to date and installed correctly, see: https://github.com/corbindavenport/nexus-tools
Easier Windows choice: https://developer.android.com/studio/releases/platform-tools.html
No need for the SDK or anything else, unless you actually dev apps.

uicnren said:
if you want an easy (does require a little work on Windows) fool-proof way to keep adb/fastboot up to date and installed correctly, see: https://github.com/corbindavenport/nexus-tools
Easier Windows choice: https://developer.android.com/studio/releases/platform-tools.html
No need for the SDK or anything else, unless you actually dev apps.
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What he said! :laugh:
Easier Windows choice : r29.0.6

download the latest platform tools and extract it, in the folder with the PT files in the top search bar type cmd and then try.

oem unlocking already unlocked
uicnren said:
if you want an easy (does require a little work on Windows) fool-proof way to keep adb/fastboot up to date and installed correctly, see: https://github.com/corbindavenport/nexus-tools
Easier Windows choice: https://developer.android.com/studio/releases/platform-tools.html
No need for the SDK or anything else, unless you actually dev apps.
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resolved added sdk platform tools to path in advanced settings flashed new google image and retired fastboot flashing lock and seems to have worked, thanks for all your paitence and advice. ill head back to the shadows and read read read before i post again till next time folks.

RyeMcFly17 said:
resolved added sdk platform tools to path in advanced settings flashed new google image and retired fastboot flashing lock and seems to have worked, thanks for all your paitence and advice. ill head back to the shadows and read read read before i post again till next time folks.
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:good::good:
glad you got it sorted.