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Hi,
To start off with, I have no prior experience with rooting or the likes. Yesterday I decided to root my phone in order to use programs requiring SU access, which went fine. Along the way I decided that I'd also like to install a new ROM, and thus embarked on the journey from HBOOT2.02.0002 S-ON to S-OFF.
I've been following this guide to downgrade my phone in order to S-OFF it. After everything going smoothly apart from slow downloads, I am now attempting to downgrade using the following RUU provided in the thread:
RUU_Vivo_Gingerbread_S_HTC_WWE_2.30.405.1_Radio_20 .2808.30.085AU_3805.06.03.03_M_release_199308_signed.exe
Unfortunately for me, the installer stops with ERROR155. I have tried Googling around and have found that the RUU should be matched with the CID (HTC_Y13) of my phone, though I have come up short when trying to find an actual match and a link. So my question is, which RUU should I use to downgrade and where can I find it?
My phone is bought in Denmark if that's of importance.
Thank you so much in advance - this board has already been an amazing ressource to me!
Splintre said:
Hi,
To start off with, I have no prior experience with rooting or the likes. Yesterday I decided to root my phone in order to use programs requiring SU access, which went fine. Along the way I decided that I'd also like to install a new ROM, and thus embarked on the journey from HBOOT2.02.0002 S-ON to S-OFF.
I've been following this guide to downgrade my phone in order to S-OFF it. After everything going smoothly apart from slow downloads, I am now attempting to downgrade using the following RUU provided in the thread:
RUU_Vivo_Gingerbread_S_HTC_WWE_2.30.405.1_Radio_20 .2808.30.085AU_3805.06.03.03_M_release_199308_signed.exe
Unfortunately for me, the installer stops with ERROR155. I have tried Googling around and have found that the RUU should be matched with the CID (HTC_Y13) of my phone, though I have come up short when trying to find an actual match and a link. So my question is, which RUU should I use to downgrade and where can I find it?
My phone is bought in Denmark if that's of importance.
Thank you so much in advance - this board has already been an amazing ressource to me!
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That RUU will work for you if you answered YES to create a goldcard.
The error 155 means that the bootloader did not get RELOCKED by the script. You should post the results of your command window when you ran the script so that we can assist you better.
tpbklake said:
That RUU will work for you if you answered YES to create a goldcard.
The error 155 means that the bootloader did not get RELOCKED by the script. You should post the results of your command window when you ran the script so that we can assist you better.
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Thank you very much for the fast reply!
Having read on a bit, I have discovered Nonverbose's Downgrade kit which I have not been running before. I'm guessing that the creation of goldcard happens through running that script?
As I am having a bit fun with the tinkering, I've tried to do things as step-by-step as possible to understand the process. What does a goldcard do exactly, and why does it help the RUU run? Does it restore my CID to a manufacturer default or something?
Splintre said:
Thank you very much for the fast reply!
Having read on a bit, I have discovered Nonverbose's Downgrade kit which I have not been running before. I'm guessing that the creation of goldcard happens through running that script?
As I am having a bit fun with the tinkering, I've tried to do things as step-by-step as possible to understand the process. What does a goldcard do exactly, and why does it help the RUU run? Does it restore my CID to a manufacturer default or something?
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The goldcard allows the bootloader to bypass the CID check when flashing the RUU. Therefore you can flash a RUU from a different region or carrier. It does not alter your CID in any way.
tpbklake said:
You should post the results of your command window when you ran the script so that we can assist you better.
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Having now been through the Downgrade Kit, here is the resulting CMD prompt:
imgur. com/dIKhd (sorry for breaking up the link, I am not allowed to post outside links yet)
It doesn't look right, does it? What am I doing wrong?
Splintre said:
Having now been through the Downgrade Kit, here is the resulting CMD prompt:
imgur. com/dIKhd (sorry for breaking up the link, I am not allowed to post outside links yet)
It doesn't look right, does it? What am I doing wrong?
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The error 'more than one device or emulator' is definitely not good. Also you took a screen shot instead of cutting and pasting the contents of the command window, so you did not capture or show the whole script execution.
Make sure you don't have the HTC Sync application running in the system tray or in the background. That would definitely interfer with the script.
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The error 'more than one device or emulator' is definitely not good. Also you took a screen shot instead of cutting and pasting the contents of the command window, so you did not capture or show the whole script execution.
Make sure you don't have the HTC Sync application running in the system tray or in the background. That would definitely interfer with the script.
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Ok - I tried running it again. I don't have the HTC Sync application installed just the drivers as suggested here.
Code:
Incredible S Main version downgrade toolkit v3.4.1 by Nonverbose
This script will:
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(1) Boot using an unsecured kernel**
(2) Apply a temp root using the tacoroot exploit**
(3) Downgrade your phones version-main using misc_version
(4) Turn your phones SDcard into a Goldcard**
**(if required)
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Before u begin:
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(1) If you are on Official HTC ICS update you MUST have an
UNLOCKED bootloader to use this script.
(2) backup everything you don't want to lose
(phone storage and SDcard)
(3) make sure u have installed adb drivers for ur device
(4) enable "USB DEBUGGING"
from (Menu\Settings\Applications\Development)
(5) enable "UNKNOWN SOURCES"
from (Menu\Settings\Applications)
(6) connect USB cable to PHONE and then connect to PC
------------------------------------------------------------------
Tryk på en vilkårlig tast for at fortsætte . . .
Waiting for device to connect
* daemon not running. starting it now *
* daemon started successfully *
error: more than one device and emulator
Device found
Are you running Official HTC ICS on an UNLOCKED bootloader?
y OR n:y
Waiting for device to connect
error: more than one device and emulator
Device found
error: more than one device and emulator
rebooting to fastboot mode
< waiting for device >
It just waits now. Any ideas? Thanks a lot again for your replies.
You phone needs to be booted normally when you start the script. You cannot start the script if your phone is booted to the HBOOT menu.
Hi fellas! I'm kinda scared and confused right now.
I just bought a 2nd hand HTC One M7
and I noticed that it is rooted something like ViperOne, wanted to change it back to stock.
So I did some things with fastboot and now I'm stuck and I don't know where to start.
Can anyone help me with this one? This is my first time with root things so kinda be patient with me
Should I post the information about fastboot getvar all?
Yeah, maybe with more info we can help you.
Remember to remove your imei and serialnum
Check also this thread @nkk71
Here is the thing showing when I turn on my phone
tobbzz said:
Hi fellas! I'm kinda scared and confused right now.
I just bought a 2nd hand HTC One M7
and I noticed that it is rooted something like ViperOne, wanted to change it back to stock.
So I did some things with fastboot and now I'm stuck and I don't know where to start.
Can anyone help me with this one? This is my first time with root things so kinda be patient with me
Should I post the information about fastboot getvar all?
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What options do you have in the bootloader screen and what exactly have you done/tried?
Which guides did you follow on the attempt to go back to stock?
Do you know which custom recovery it has?
I have the options of
FASTBOOT
RECOVERY
FACTORY RESET
SIMLOCK
IMAGE CRC
SHOW BARCODE
I tried doing the fastboot flash zip firmware.zip
I don't know what I was doing I was desperate
Kinda busy at work specially I work at night can't bring it to an expert or some sort.
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Here is the thing showing when I turn on my phone
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you have to do:
- Re-Unlock the device
- Flash a custom recovery
- Flash the guru zip for back to stock
- Relock the bootloader
Do someone has the patience to guide me in a step by step procedure and help me find the necessary tools. Should we do this with reply to this post?
I've downloaded alot of zip files almost went over my internet limit around 1gb per zip.
Thank you so much guys. Good thing there is XDA, active members :laugh:
tobbzz said:
Do someone has the patience to guide me in a step by step procedure and help me find the necessary tools. Should we do this with reply to this post?
I've downloaded alot of zip files almost went over my internet limit around 1gb per zip.
Thank you so much guys. Good thing there is XDA, active members :laugh:
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You have to check this thread.
Is the best solution for back to stock.
If you want maintain the root is easier then
tobbzz said:
Do someone has the patience to guide me in a step by step procedure and help me find the necessary tools. Should we do this with reply to this post?
I've downloaded alot of zip files almost went over my internet limit around 1gb per zip.
Thank you so much guys. Good thing there is XDA, active members :laugh:
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Start with this for unlocking: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QU7vi388dMk
Then I would go for this: http://teamw.in/project/twrp2/164
Edit; What Guich said =)
So right now I'm currently downloading rumrunner since in the guide I should go down to HBOOT 1.44 since I have 1.54 is that correct?
And how about the versions of cid modelid radio I don't have any idea about that
tobbzz said:
So right now I'm currently downloading rumrunner since in the guide I should go down to HBOOT 1.44 since I have 1.54 is that correct?
And how about the versions of cid modelid radio I don't have any idea about that
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All this info are on the pic you've posted before, and in a fastboot getvar all output
Gotcha! Right now I'm following the video of QBking unlocking my bootloader just give me couple of minutes see if this will work.
On nkk71's guide it says i need to remove the tampered and relocked
But on QBking's video i need to unlock it?
Is it the same or it is for a different thing?
Please read and understand the guide and accompanying links in their entirety before beginning.XDA and I am not responsible for anything you do to your phone.
This guide should work for anyone trying to RUU their phone, but let me give you my background on this first.
While trying to run an RUU to reset my phone, I kept running into an issue: "htc_fastboot.exe has stopped working". I could get my phone to restart, but the RUU would not run successfully. I searched this site and the internet for an answer, but could not find anything that worked for me. Also, a lot of people in Q&A tend to have issues getting the RUU to work. That's why I'm writing this guide. Hopefully someone who is having trouble will search and stumble across it. I tried everything I could find - Windows 7, 8.1, different RUUs, etc and this is how I finally fixed it. I am s-off by the way and did this in Windows 8.1 Update so the guide is written from that perspective.
Steps:
1. Make sure that your computer can see your phone when you boot into fastboot. It should say Fastboot in red that changes to Fastboot USB when plugged into your computer. There are guides that help with this, so I'm not going to go into much detail. Basically you install HTC Sync to your computer and then uninstall it but leave the drivers.
2. Get a copy of fastboot and ADB. The easiest way is to get the SDK from Google (tools only) as it also includes drivers, but you can get just fastboot and adb from here (I did not use this tool personally).
3. To verify that your phone and computer are talking, open a command prompt window (I always open as administrator) and go to the folder that contains fastboot. Type "fastboot devices" (no quotes) and it should list your phone. If it does not, something did not work right with steps 1 and 2.
4. If you are s-off, you do not need to lock the bootloader. If you are s-on, then you need to lock the bootloader by typing "fastboot oem lock" (again, no quotes).
5. Download the Full Firmware from RUU here. While you're there, get the RUU as well. Make sure to get the one that is not decrypted (first link). Copy both into the folder with fastboot.
6. Flash the firmware file using fastboot following the directions in the OP from where you got it. To summarize, rename the firmware zip file to firmware.zip. Then at a command prompt, type "fastboot oem rebootRUU". When the phone shows a black screen that says HTC, type "fastboot flash zip firmware.zip". The command prompt window will show a bunch of stuff as it does its thing. When you get back to the command prompt, it's finished. At this point, type "fastboot reboot-bootloader" to restart back into the (hopefully now stock) bootloader. Personally, I had to repeat the last command again because it failed the first time.
7. At this point, you should be in the stock hboot. It should say fastboot USB in red. Now time to RUU.
8. The current RUU is an exe so run the RUU you download before (if you have a zip file, unzip the RUU and run ARUWizard.exe). I personally ran it as an administrator just to make sure limited privileges didn't cause an issue. Read each screen and keep clicking next. Eventually it will do its thing. It takes about ten minutes and sometimes seems to be frozen. Have patience grasshopper.
And that's it. I'm now running pure stock (not for long I'm sure), still s-off. If you are s-on, you will have to unlock your bootloader again.
Good luck!
I'll be the first to troll post in this guide
Nice work brother.
I've noticed the newer RUU's (M7 and M8) require you to have the matching hboot to run correctly even if your device is s-off.
I didn't know what it meant in step 8 to "unzip the RUU" since my RUU was an EXE file that could not be unzipped. After step 7, I just ran the RUU executable and it ran as expected. I was able to run everything else just like the steps say, but for step 8 I just ran the RUU executable I had downloaded for my Sprint HTC One.
Thanks for the guide!
kushanson said:
I didn't know what it meant in step 8 to "unzip the RUU" since my RUU was an EXE file that could not be unzipped. After step 7, I just ran the RUU executable and it ran as expected. I was able to run everything else just like the steps say, but for step 8 I just ran the RUU executable I had downloaded for my Sprint HTC One.
Thanks for the guide!
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You're welcome. Glad it helped. Also, thank you for the heads up about the RUU being an exe now. It was a zip file when I wrote the guide. I've fixed the guide to reflect the change.
Dude...
I was soft bricked for about an hour until I found this. It seems fairly obvious to me now, but for some reason I had thought that only flashing the full_firmware zip in fastboot would suffice. I guess the tiny file size (80MB unzipped???) should have tipped me off.
Regardless, I'm back up and running. Thanks, coal.
i am getting error bootloader signature failed how to fix please
rajnshubham said:
i am getting error bootloader signature failed how to fix please
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I'm guessing you are s-on. If so, you cannot flash the firmware file (I'm s-off and wrote the guide from that perspective). You most likely can just skip that step and run the ruu.exe.
coal686 said:
This guide should work for anyone trying to RUU their phone, but let me give you my background on this first.
Good luck!
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Thanks for your guided I was able to fix an old One that I had laying around, thanks again
coal686 said:
I'm guessing you are s-on. If so, you cannot flash the firmware file (I'm s-off and wrote the guide from that perspective). You most likely can just skip that step and run the ruu.exe.
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i think the problem was due to same hboot error. i get to know this thing few days back. anyway thanks coal686. now i updated with the ruu having hboot 1.56 and now i m on kitkat 4.4.2 stock. i can update now to higher ones. thanks buddy
I want to make sure I understand something in the steps. I know the first step is to fastboot the full firmware ruu but then comes something I'm not sure about. Do I follow that up with the. exe file?
I am s-off with 1.60.
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biker57 said:
I want to make sure I understand something in the steps. I know the first step is to fastboot the full firmware ruu but then comes something I'm not sure about. Do I follow that up with the. exe file?
I am s-off with 1.60.
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Thanks for using my guide!
The first step is to flash the "full firmware from RUU" (it's actually labelled that way in the OP of the linked post). It's only the firmware, not the full RUU. Then, follow that up with the .exe file which is the entire RUU. For some reason, the RUU wouldn't run for me without flashing the firmware first.
Since you are already on hboot 1.6, you probably don't have to flash the firmware first, but I'd do it just to be safe.
I normally think of a. exe file as executable. Is this something I can run or need to fastboot?
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biker57 said:
I normally think of a. exe file as executable. Is this something I can run or need to fastboot?
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Just run it. Fastboot flash the firmware then just run the RUU exe.
Just wanted to report that I had the same problem with htc_fastboot.exe stopped working error and I was stuck on 3.22.1540.1 JB and there was no way on upgrading my software because OTAs would download but I would get a red mark when installing. So I skkipped most of your steps because I was not rooted or unlocked, I was all stock but reflashed the same software I was on, 3.22.1540.1 zip and did it twice since first time I got FAILED message in ADB. Once my phone restarted I tried flashing a newer RUU and still got htc_fastboot.exe error on KK and LP RUUs so just for luck tried downloading OTA from the phone but this time it DID install. So I upgraded to 4.15.1540.9 and currently downloading 4.19.1540.4. Hopefully everything goes right and I can get LP running on my phone.
cowboysgz said:
Just wanted to report that I had the same problem with htc_fastboot.exe stopped working error and I was stuck on 3.22.1540.1 JB and there was no way on upgrading my software because OTAs would download but I would get a red mark when installing. So I skkipped most of your steps because I was not rooted or unlocked, I was all stock but reflashed the same software I was on, 3.22.1540.1 zip and did it twice since first time I got FAILED message in ADB. Once my phone restarted I tried flashing a newer RUU and still got htc_fastboot.exe error on KK and LP RUUs so just for luck tried downloading OTA from the phone but this time it DID install. So I upgraded to 4.15.1540.9 and currently downloading 4.19.1540.4. Hopefully everything goes right and I can get LP running on my phone.
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Thanks
Device not recognized
Whenever I plug in my device and go to fastboot, my computer tells me "USB Device not recognized". I've installed the drivers from HTC, I even went to Decide manager on my PC to see if the device appears at all. It shows on the top under "Android USB Device" and it's labeled "My HTC" but it has the error symbol on it, so o deviced to unistall the driver and install it manually. It said that I already had the correct driver.
The reason I'm trying to do all this is, back in 2013 I had put Viper ROM on my device, it worked great, I also installed cyanogen mod as well and that worked great, at the time I wanted to have the double tap to wake feature, so I installed a custom Kernel to allow that. When I had booted up my phone the HTC logo didn t go away, then the lock screen showed up, I unlocked my phone, the HTC logo was still there, then my home screen finally opened and some apps wouldn't open. Then it would restart, so I rebooted it and it would do the same thing, turn on, show the HTC, start then restart. I could go into recovery fine, Install updated version of rom, and the same problem persists
Is there any reason the RUU exe file would stop working only two screens in? I basically run it, accept the terms, click next... then nothing....... what SHOULD it be doing? Best, Rich
krakora said:
Is there any reason the RUU exe file would stop working only two screens in? I basically run it, accept the terms, click next... then nothing....... what SHOULD it be doing? Best, Rich
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I meant to add this to my guide and didn't get around to it. You're missing a Visual C++ 2008 runtime. See this thread:
https://forum.xda-developers.com/sprint-htc-one/help/solved-ruu-starts-disappears-accepting-t3224469
coal686 said:
I meant to add this to my guide and didn't get around to it. You're missing a Visual C++ 2008 runtime. See this thread:
https://forum.xda-developers.com/sprint-htc-one/help/solved-ruu-starts-disappears-accepting-t3224469
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Thanks so much Coal, that absolutely worked. The RUU exe runs for me, but getting 155 unknown error. Evidently its not the right RUU for my device. My bootloader is "relocked" already, S-on. So confusing. When I was following the directions on the guide, when flashing the firmware, I was getting the 12 missing signatures error also, I'm assuming its not reading it as an HTC signed firmware. Any ideas on my next direction? Best, Rich
I flashed a gsm rom on my sprint m7, which put it into a bootloop....
I tried the firmware fix , but ended up with signature failures.
I haven't been able to get the RUU.exe to run on my windows 8 machine.
Wondering if anyone can supply me with 5.05.651.02RUU flashable zip?
I've searched, and see a bunch of flashable firmwares, but non for 5.05.651.02.
Or maybe a solution to my ruu.exe problem? I've tried the guides supplied in this forum, but still can't get passed the installation screen.
Thank you !
Can u open the ruu at least to the first menu
phonegeekjr said:
Can u open the ruu at least to the first menu
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No, just install wizard "loading" . when its done it either freezes the computer , or does nothing.
I have tried to open it using "compatibility" which tells me to use win 7. But no luck.
Looking for a way to just push it too the phone. Seems easiest.
Supertacomonkeyexplosion said:
No, just install wizard "loading" . when its done it either freezes the computer , or does nothing.
I have tried to open it using "compatibility" which tells me to use win 7. But no luck.
Looking for a way to just push it too the phone. Seems easiest.
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Hmm can I have the link to where you got it. And out of curiosity why not upgrade to 6.16.651.2 which is lollipop
phonegeekjr said:
Hmm can I have the link to where you got it. And out of curiosity why not upgrade to 6.16.651.2 which is lollipop
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I can use 6.16.651.2 flashableRUU ?
The phone is unusable right now, bootloops. I thought I had to be s-off to flash anything but the firmware that's present. Am I wrong?
My end game was to use the phone on at&t. I thought I could flash a gsm ROM to accomplish that.
Can I still s-off and sim unlock lollipop? Or at least s-off and downgrade?
Thanks for the help
I tried downloads from here:
[RUU][Firmware]Sprint HTC One | 6.16.651.2 | *Updated 2.10.15*
And I also tried the RUU from the official HTC website.
And I also tried the ripped "firmware only" from http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2503646
There is an ruu in that thread that has a fastboot flashable zip. You might want to read through how to run it on your device. You shouldn't ever flash a gsm Rom to a Sprint phone. The mount points are different.
Solution: get a new computer.
Not sure what was going on but I could not get the ruu to run on windows 8.1. Drivers, adb,fastboot all working on the computer. I couldn't find the problem.
Dug up an old windows XP machine I have , worked in an instant.
No knowledge gained.
The RUU exe take a lot of RAM to run. please make sure you have no other programs running when running the exe. If you device is stuck in a boot loop try power the device down and into recovery mode. Then connect to terminal when the RUU ask to connect to the device. My guess is the the RUU is corrupt and try re-downloading the file. If all else fails relock the boot loader and try returning to stock.
Greetings... please i would appreciate help here... A friend of mine tried to flash a custom rom, but he messed up and ended up with a bricked phone, so decided to help but i think im missing something here.....
After turning it on, the htc logo appears then the screen goes black but there is backlight.. Now while trying to go back to Stock, i updated the firmware via Fastboot to 4.06.651.4, but cannot find a way to flash an RUU, ive tried a lot of times with different zips but still no luck.. can anyone help me go back to Stock please?? i leave some pics might help... Thanks....
Get the RUU from here...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2658910
Follow the instructions in the thread on how to make it work.
Sloth said:
Get the RUU from here...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2658910
Follow the instructions in the thread on how to make it work.
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Thanks for reply.. hummm but will it run? i do not have the drivers on my win 10 pc and fastboot usb is not detected.. Is there a flashable RUU? or a way to install it using linux???
ByronFer said:
Thanks for reply.. hummm but will it run? i do not have the drivers on my win 10 pc and fastboot usb is not detected.. Is there a flashable RUU? or a way to install it using linux???
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You need to find the drivers or another pc. RUU's run on Windows only! There is no such thing as a flashable ruu. Maybe borrow a friend's pc to run the ruu?
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