Edit: this is about Streak 7 Honeycomb 514 installation tips, I fixed the tile
I have installed ROMs on my Viewsonic gPad. Piece of cake, the process is straightforward and there were no wild goose chases looking for drivers. I never appreciated how easy the gTab was until I dealt with this nightmarish Streak 7.
I started at 6 pm last night, gave up at 2:30am, woke up at 7:30 this morning, and now (at 8:15) it is HOPEFULLY going to reboot into Gingerbread. And it looks successfull!
Some tips:
The general process
I followed the general instructions on the 506 update thread, but I used a 514 ROM.
You can add the update.img file to your external SD card using windows explorer, but you can't use windows explorer to add the recovery file to the recovery partition. One way to do that, is with Fastboot. The whole fastboot process includes:
-placing the tablet in fastboot mode
-connecting the tablet to the computer via USB
-installing drivers (hopefully, first time only)
-running fastboot.exe
-using a command prompt to move the recovery.img file onto the tablet's recovery partition
Fastboot and the recovery file are where I had my problems, so I added a few tips here.
ROM and Recovery
Get the 514 ROM and recovery files from here: here
NOTE: I could not get the 514 US 4G recovery to work, so I used the US Stock Froyo recovery.img from the 506 update thread.
Fastboot Guide
Use this page as a general guide for installing Fastboot and Flashing/Updating, but it is by no means comprehensive.
Finding Fastboot Drivers
Drivers for fastboot were a big sticking point for me. To get Streak 7 drivers: I connected my Streak 7 to my computer, enabled USB sharing on my tablet, and then in Windows file explorer find the streak and do a search for 'drivers'. It will found the folder (using a search for 'drivers') on the Streak that contains the drivers I need. There are drivers included in the fastboot download but the fastboot drivers did not work for me.
My approach for setting up/using fastboot
Download fastboot (it's actually fastboot and adb)
Extract the zip (I put it in c:\android)
Enter fastboot mode on device
Connect phone pc with usb cable.
Install approporate driver extracted from your streak (or try the ones from fastboot, they didn't work for me but maybe they will work for you)
Note: I installed drivers in fastboot mode AND in regular android mode, but I spent a long time working on drivers so that might not be necessary
Note 2: I installed the free 'Nero' software from Dell because someone else with similar problems also installed that software, IDK if it helped either one of us but who knows. I recommend not installing Nero just for this task, because most people don't seem to need it.
Note 3: After driver is installed, the streak will still say what it always says in fastboot mode: some red text followed by some white text. The fact that you have installed fastboot on your PC will not cause a change on the screen of your Streak 7 when it is connected to the PC.
run 'fastboot.exe'
a black window will appear and disappear very quickly.
open a command prompt type c:\android>fastboot devices
the command prompt should return something like '? fastboot'
This step lets you know you have fastboot working properly.
Now that you know fastboot is working, it's time to move your new recovery file to the Streak's recovery partition. Type C:\android>fastboot flash recovery recovery.img
If you forgot how to use a command line: you will need to use the 'cd' command to navigate to the folder your recovery.img file is in. It will be easy enough to find on the internet, and I am too tired to explain now. If you happened to place your files in C:\android, you can get there by typing 'cd\' (no quotes) and hitting enter, then typing 'cd android' and hitting enter.
in the above text, 'C:\android>' is the prompt you will see after using the 'cd' command. If you have your recovery file somewhere else, you must alter this prompt with the CD command so it reflects the recovery file's location.
in the above text, 'fastboot' tells your computer to use fastboot commands. Make sure you ran fastboot.exe. There is also a way to change environmental settings/path so that it will work whenever you have an android device plugged in, but I couldn't find the thread that discussed it.
in the above text, 'flash' is a command to write a file to a particular partition.
in the above text, 'recovery' is the partition being written to is the recovery partition.
in the above text, 'recovery.img' is the name of the file being copied to the tablet.
in the above text, 'C:\android' is the location of the file being copied.
I know I'm overtired and I need to go back to sleep because I'm doing an anal-retentive job of explaining how to use functions that you can read by typing in 'fastboot help'. But I've lost a bit of rational thinking and I am compelled to work on formatting and adding bullets so it looks pretty.
The command prompt will give you a couple of lines saying how long it took to move the file.
Finished!
Make sure you have a new update.pkg file on your external SD card, boot into recovery, and install your update.
Are you sure you are in the right section? This is Streak7 not Streak5
giveen said:
Are you sure you are in the right section? This is Streak7 not Streak5
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Lol I changed the title. Yup, I was talking about the Streak 7.
Now you are making some sense, lol.
mike_ekim said:
Edit: this is about Streak 7 Honeycomb 514 installation tips, I fixed the tile
I have installed ROMs on my Viewsonic gPad. Piece of cake, the process is straightforward and there were no wild goose chases looking for drivers. I never appreciated how easy the gTab was until I dealt with this nightmarish Streak 7.
I started at 6 pm last night, gave up at 2:30am, woke up at 7:30 this morning, and now (at 8:15) it is HOPEFULLY going to reboot into Gingerbread. And it looks successfull!
Some tips:
The general process
I followed the general instructions on the 506 update thread, but I used a 514 ROM.
You can add the update.img file to your external SD card using windows explorer, but you can't use windows explorer to add the recovery file to the recovery partition. One way to do that, is with Fastboot. The whole fastboot process includes:
-placing the tablet in fastboot mode
-connecting the tablet to the computer via USB
-installing drivers (hopefully, first time only)
-running fastboot.exe
-using a command prompt to move the recovery.img file onto the tablet's recovery partition
Fastboot and the recovery file are where I had my problems, so I added a few tips here.
ROM and Recovery
Get the 514 ROM and recovery files from here: here
NOTE: I could not get the 514 US 4G recovery to work, so I used the US Stock Froyo recovery.img from the 506 update thread.
Fastboot Guide
Use this page as a general guide for installing Fastboot and Flashing/Updating, but it is by no means comprehensive.
Finding Fastboot Drivers
Drivers for fastboot were a big sticking point for me. To get Streak 7 drivers: I connected my Streak 7 to my computer, enabled USB sharing on my tablet, and then in Windows file explorer find the streak and do a search for 'drivers'. It will found the folder (using a search for 'drivers') on the Streak that contains the drivers I need. There are drivers included in the fastboot download but the fastboot drivers did not work for me.
My approach for setting up/using fastboot
Download fastboot (it's actually fastboot and adb)
Extract the zip (I put it in c:\android)
Enter fastboot mode on device
Connect phone pc with usb cable.
Install approporate driver extracted from your streak (or try the ones from fastboot, they didn't work for me but maybe they will work for you)
Note: I installed drivers in fastboot mode AND in regular android mode, but I spent a long time working on drivers so that might not be necessary
Note 2: I installed the free 'Nero' software from Dell because someone else with similar problems also installed that software, IDK if it helped either one of us but who knows. I recommend not installing Nero just for this task, because most people don't seem to need it.
Note 3: After driver is installed, the streak will still say what it always says in fastboot mode: some red text followed by some white text. The fact that you have installed fastboot on your PC will not cause a change on the screen of your Streak 7 when it is connected to the PC.
run 'fastboot.exe'
a black window will appear and disappear very quickly.
open a command prompt type c:\android>fastboot devices
the command prompt should return something like '? fastboot'
This step lets you know you have fastboot working properly.
Now that you know fastboot is working, it's time to move your new recovery file to the Streak's recovery partition. Type C:\android>fastboot flash recovery recovery.img
If you forgot how to use a command line: you will need to use the 'cd' command to navigate to the folder your recovery.img file is in. It will be easy enough to find on the internet, and I am too tired to explain now. If you happened to place your files in C:\android, you can get there by typing 'cd\' (no quotes) and hitting enter, then typing 'cd android' and hitting enter.
in the above text, 'C:\android>' is the prompt you will see after using the 'cd' command. If you have your recovery file somewhere else, you must alter this prompt with the CD command so it reflects the recovery file's location.
in the above text, 'fastboot' tells your computer to use fastboot commands. Make sure you ran fastboot.exe. There is also a way to change environmental settings/path so that it will work whenever you have an android device plugged in, but I couldn't find the thread that discussed it.
in the above text, 'flash' is a command to write a file to a particular partition.
in the above text, 'recovery' is the partition being written to is the recovery partition.
in the above text, 'recovery.img' is the name of the file being copied to the tablet.
in the above text, 'C:\android' is the location of the file being copied.
I know I'm overtired and I need to go back to sleep because I'm doing an anal-retentive job of explaining how to use functions that you can read by typing in 'fastboot help'. But I've lost a bit of rational thinking and I am compelled to work on formatting and adding bullets so it looks pretty.
The command prompt will give you a couple of lines saying how long it took to move the file.
Finished!
Make sure you have a new update.pkg file on your external SD card, boot into recovery, and install your update.
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i would just like to add that you can go to the folder with fastboot.exe and the recovery.img and in my win7 64bit i just hold shift + right click and choose open cmd windows here note* not sure if this is a special feature of my win7 or not tho so other user who dont see it dont panic use above steps thought it may help tho
and i read a post baout using the 506 recovery img but theres a post saying it was updated idk cant find link now to it but if it works then good i myself am in the process of charging my 7 before i can see if it will accept the update.pkg now cause i tryed without changing the img im on stock 2.2.2 4g tmobile one
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and i read a post baout using the 506 recovery img but theres a post saying it was updated idk cant find link now to it but if it works then good i myself am in the process of charging my 7 before i can see if it will accept the update.pkg now cause i tryed without changing the img im on stock 2.2.2 4g tmobile one
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Yup, I read that posty too and I tried several times with the 514 recovery with no success. I then tried with the 506 recovery, no other changes, and it worked. I would have preferred a 514 revocery from a warm-and-fuzzy standpoint but I don't really care now that it's done.
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I've ran a search and wasn't able to find anything that specifically outlined my issue.
to preface, I have a t-mobile Nexus One, and my PC is running Windows 7 64-bit.
I'm running into a bunch of trouble trying to root my Nexus One and add Cyanogen's latest ROM. My first problem was trying to get Android SDK setup to use adb. the instructions on adding the path were unclear (still unsure if I did that right), and then I couldnt get my device to show up becuase the drivers wouldnt install. I used this link http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=613217 (the adb devices command now worked fine at this point) and that installed the drivers and I was able to successfully unlock the bootloader.
Now, i've downloaded Amon_Ra's recovery image, changed the file name and placed it on the root of my SD card. Phone is in debug mode, rebooted to the bootloader, and did the "fastboot flash recovery recovery.img" command, but i get 'error: cannot load 'recovery.img' "
as a test, i used the adb devices command again, and it does not work. to test if it was a drivers issue, I used the same process as the link above. this time the Nexus One does not show, but i DO see Android Phone > Android Composite ADB Interface.
in "Eviroment Variables" in "Path" I have added "tools/C:\android-sdk-windows\tools" and (from a different link I have seen) i added a Custom User Variable called adb with the variable value "C:\android-sdk-windows\tools"
So.. what am I doing wrong? Is there something I may have missed?
Recovery
If you type in the "adb devices" command and see your device listed, you have set up your SDK properly.
I usually put the recovery.img on my computer where its easy to find. Once youre in bootloader try the command "fastboot devices" and once again make sure your device is shown. Then "fastboot flash recovery C:\Wherever\recovery.img"
so THATS probably what I was doing wrong. I would type in literally "fastboot flash recovery recovery.img" (cause hey, thats what it said to type!). I ended up using the "easy" clockwork method, and used his recovery image instead. had a few more hiccups, but about 5 hours later, I'm all rooted and running CM6.
thanks!
hi, this is how i managed to get root working on my tab, everything went fine for me till it came to booting into recovery then nothing use to happen so i combined two separate guides to get it working. thanks (bcmobile and 411tecknology)
the command in "(getting root 5) )" worked for me as i was getting stuck with "fastboot flash recovery skitzandroid-recovery.img"
i unlocked the bootloader by firmware upgrade the the following
for all those people like me with no experience in dos commands or linux, hope this works for you
PREPARE:
1) With your Tab in fastboot mode (step 1 of “GETTING ROOT” below), make sure you have a working fastboot implementation:
working dir\\fastboot devices
If all is well, you should see your device serial number. If there is a problem, you won’t get any response.
2) Downlad the two files attached to this thread
3) create a folder in drive c naming it "root"
This will be referred to as the working directory throughout the rest of this guide
4) Copy skitzandroid-10-1v-root.zip to your working directory (DO NOT UNZIP!) c: root
5) Extract the skitzandroid-recovery.img file from skitzandroid-stock-recovery.zip to your working folder. Your working folder( c: root) should now have 1 IMG file and one ZIP file.
6) copy fastboot files to the the folder that you are going to use as working dir ( c:root)
7) Copy the skitzandroid-10-1v-root.zip file to the root of your sdcard. You can eithe drag/drop, or run:
working dir or c:\root>adb push skitzandroid-10-1v-root.zip /sdcard
GETTING ROOT:
1) Power off your Tab and power it back on, while holding the VOLUME DOWN button.
2) When the DOWNLOAD / FASTBOOT icons appear, press VOLUME DOWN again to select FASTBOOT icon (the one with the USB logo) and press VOLUME UP to confirm selection.
3) Confirm you are now in fastboot mode and do a:
fastboot devices
If all is well, you should see your device serial number.
4) Open a terminal / CMD prompt and CD to your working folder
keep doing cd.. until you get to "c:>" then
cd/root
5) Run the following command:
c:\root> fastboot boot skitzandroid-recovery.img
..and wait. It might not look like anything is happening but it is.
6) You should now have a recovery menu. Use the volume rocker (up/down navigates menu options)
to select “Install zip from SDCARD” (or something like that)
7) Navigate to the root of your internal storage (/sdcard), select the skitzandroid-10-1v-root.zip file and press (tap!) the POWER button to confirm selection.
Once complete, use the Volume rocker to select “REBOOT” from the menu and press (tap!!!) the POWER button to confirm selection.
9) YOUR’RE DONE. Press the thanks button on this thread to continue
TESTING:
Check your apps menu to confirm the existence of SuperUser app.
whats wrong with this?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1079781
Nothing!
I used it on UNLOCKED 10.1v (not from Vodafone) and had no data loss!
Great, Thanks
Frank
I do not understand: 3) Confirm you are now in fastboot mode and do a:
fastboot devices
If all is well, you should see your device serial number.
Where do I enter this data?
I mean - fastboot deviсes
TNTCOSMOS said:
I do not understand: 3) Confirm you are now in fastboot mode and do a:
fastboot devices
If all is well, you should see your device serial number.
Where do I enter this data?
I mean - fastboot deviсes
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once you start your device in fastboot mode and connect it with the computer to make sure your device is recognized by the computer you open command prompt take it to your working dir.. (ie. c:>root) in our case type fastboot devices and hit enter, if your computer recognized your device you will the serial number under it.
im sorry> can you help me?
When i write in the command line "fastboot.exe devices" nothing happens....
TNTCOSMOS said:
im sorry> can you help me?
When i write in the command line "fastboot.exe devices" nothing happens....
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assuming you have installed sdk if not please do so, then staying in sdk go to
(C:\android\android-sdk-windows\platform-tools ) by clicking your mouse in desktop
(not cmd prompt). above eg.. is how i installed sdk on my desktop yours may be different, now in platform-tools you will see two files called fastboot copy them both to to your folder called ..root.. and you are set to go.
bottom line is if you want to start fastboot from any folder in cmd you have to have these two files in the folder.
also if you know that your device is detected by your computer dont worry about step 3. all it does is tell you that your device is connected.
I have all turned out, the problem was the drivers. I copied the driver from pdanet and it worked!
TNTCOSMOS said:
I have all turned out, the problem was the drivers. I copied the driver from pdanet and it worked!
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Glad to hear that you finally got the root.
same problem
TNTCOSMOS said:
im sorry> can you help me?
When i write in the command line "fastboot.exe devices" nothing happens....
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i've tried with pdanet too but it's not working....like the computer can't see the device...any ideea ???
and when i write "fastboot boot ......etc......" it says <waiting for the device>
please help
You need the drivers installed for fastboot, have you installed them? Please have a look at the [Guide] Unlock your bootloader thread. it contains all the details to get fastboot working.
thank you...finally did it
another noob question...how do i enter in cwm for installing another ROM ???
zbuggy said:
thank you...finally did it
another noob question...how do i enter in cwm for installing another ROM ???
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The easiest way if you are rooted is to install rom manager from the market. It has an option to reboot to recovery if you have CWM installed. It also allows you to update to the latest CWM recovery if there is one.
i've tried putting the TB Galaxy 1.0.9: Honeycomb 3.1 + TouchWiz UX and i made a mistake... in cwm i've uploaded the zip file only with the update and not the rom itself.since then the tab won't start...it stop's in the beggining at the "samsung galaxy tab 10.1v"...any ideea...what can i do ?
Download latest rom and instructions from samfirmware.com using odin Get ur tab into fastboot mode with 3 button recovery and start from scratch.
It should work out
Sent from my GT-P7500 using Tapatalk
zbuggy said:
i've tried putting the TB Galaxy 1.0.9: Honeycomb 3.1 + TouchWiz UX and i made a mistake... in cwm i've uploaded the zip file only with the update and not the rom itself.since then the tab won't start...it stop's in the beggining at the "samsung galaxy tab 10.1v"...any ideea...what can i do ?
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Do the following. If you have not yet odin.
Download the full rom.
Follow instructions in how to get into fasboot in sticky thread.
Once in fastboot you can load recovery via it, to do that download the recovery from droidbasement.com/blog, search on pershoot's website for recovery 4.0.4 if i remember correctly then type
fastboot boot recovery.img
where recovery.img is the name of the file you downloaded from droidbasement.com
Recovery will then load give it a minute or so.
Once loaded you can push the downloaded full rom via adb. That is part of the android sdk.
Like this: adb push romfile.zip /data/media/ (this will take a few minutes)
Then in cwm instal rom.
I hope it helps. Btw, remember you need to flash the wipe script of the rom before you install the rom if you are comming from stock.
Send from my GT-P7100
10x everybody it worked!!!!!!!!
Still me, posting in yet another thread. Still can't get the proper drivers. Pda method is not working. Which version of PDanet should I use ? The latest ? This is ****ing irritating...
I'm used to have to struggle to get things work at the beginning, but with my Magic and Hd2 it was a matter of hours...not weeks ! I'm sure it's something stupid but everybody deserted these guides topics...
I'm actually considering posting in the Dev section just to get attention...
Also, pershoot blog's advices are a joke : with no tags, a not working search field, no categories, try to find an info ! Knowing that the word "Recovery" will pop about 3 times per subject, I'm good to spend the week-end searching...
DannyBiker said:
Still me, posting in yet another thread. Still can't get the proper drivers. Pda method is not working. Which version of PDanet should I use ? The latest ? This is ****ing irritating...
I'm used to have to struggle to get things work at the beginning, but with my Magic and Hd2 it was a matter of hours...not weeks ! I'm sure it's something stupid but everybody deserted these guides topics...
I'm actually considering posting in the Dev section just to get attention...
Also, pershoot blog's advices are a joke : with no tags, a not working search field, no categories, try to find an info ! Knowing that the word "Recovery" will pop about 3 times per subject, I'm good to spend the week-end searching...
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Hello,
I have been successful with rooting on win7. With win xp - after a few day struggling - fastboot did not give a go. Hope this helps
I just can't get the "Adb Original" signature from Pdanet. I always get standard Adb. I add the galaxy tab lines in the .inf file but still...
Do you guys edit the inf file with Wordpad or another tool ?
Hey all. I was reading about the stock Google edition RUU 4.4 that's posted here. However, the directions say to manually install via fastboot. I tried with TWRP instead because I am having trouble with the command prompt but when I try to install the RUU via twrp it immediately says failed. Is there a way to do it via twrp? Thank you all
Just follow the instructions. If there was an easier way it would have been posted.
Sent from my HTC O'ne-xus
Take a hint and don't do it.
I know it can be frustrated, but that's one of those things where you REALLY need fastboot setup and working before installing the Rom. If something weird happens where you're in a bootloop or something, you need access to working fastboot. If you can't get it working I'll help you get it figured out.
But tell us exactly what's not working and we can probably help.
One tip is if you're using Windows 7, open the command prompt by holding shift while right clicking in the blank white folder space where your fastboot.exe file is located on the computer.
Shift + Right Click will pop up a menu where you choose "Open Command Window Here"
That puts you right to the step of typing the command, because cd (change directory to path of fastboot file) isn't needed since you started in the correct folder.
When you run the command, like "fastboot devices" as a test, take a screenshot of the cmd window after you run it so we can see exactly what it's doing and advise from there.
If you're own Windows 8 you'll need to disable driver signing, which I find the steps for by googling "Windows 8 how to disable driver signing"
Also if there's USB 2.0 ports on your computer use them instead of 3.0. And the main USB port usually works best, such as on the back of a motherboard instead of the front case in a desktop tower.
Sent from my HTC One using Tapatalk
FYI: I am not tech savy at all so bare with me if I sound like a noob/idiot.
I basically formatted my phone from TWRP and I'm thinking there isn't any ROM/UI/kernel?..ect. so it cannot start up (basically stuck on the htc loading screen). My computer detects it but not as a storage device and I can't seem to find a way to access it. I believe I have what i need on my computer but my issue is that i dont know how to get into the internal storage of my htc one because it cannot detect it as a storage device on my computer.
The only trace of it at all i seem to be able to find is in
Control Panel\Hardware and Sound\Devices and Printers
Its called "android 1.0" and when i click on it, it takes me to its properties from device manager.
It says Location: Port_#0001.Hub_#0008
I dont know if any of this info i gave is relevant, if not, let me know what ups.
ray408 said:
FYI: I am not tech savy at all so bare with me if I sound like a noob/idiot.
I basically formatted my phone from TWRP and I'm thinking there isn't any ROM/UI/kernel?..ect. so it cannot start up (basically stuck on the htc loading screen). My computer detects it but not as a storage device and I can't seem to find a way to access it. I believe I have what i need on my computer but my issue is that i dont know how to get into the internal storage of my htc one because it cannot detect it as a storage device on my computer.
The only trace of it at all i seem to be able to find is in
Control Panel\Hardware and Sound\Devices and Printers
Its called "android 1.0" and when i click on it, it takes me to its properties from device manager.
It says Location: Port_#0001.Hub_#0008
I dont know if any of this info i gave is relevant, if not, let me know what ups.
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2318497
Here is some reading material for you
Bro..I completely understand your predicament..
Just do this step by step
1. Download minimal adb from the internet and install it on your PC.
2. Download twrp image from the internet.this is a recovery loader.
3.copy the image file into the install directory of minimal adb.
4.execute the minimal adb shortcut from your PC.it should open a command prompt.
5.connect your device to the PC via usb.
6. Type this command to check if your device is recognized. "Fastboot devices"
It should show you a device ID..if your device is connected and recognized
7.flash tarp image with this command "fastboot flash recovery <twrp.img>"
8.reboot your device..press and hold volume down at the sametime to get into bootloader.
9.enter recovery.
10.Download any custom rom from htconeroot.com.it will be a zip file.
11. Copy the zip into minimal adb install directory and run this command to push the zip onto your device. "adb push <image file>.zip any name.zip"
12. After this completes you should be able to see this image in the filemanager in twrp.
13.move the zip file into sdcard directory.
14.make sure all options are checked in the mount in twrp
15.install the custom rom from install option in tarp.
This is 3 frantic days of research on the internet bro..
I had a brick in my hand too..got it up and running VIPERONE ROM
Hope you get through this fine
Thank you, i really appreciate the effort! but im stuck on step 6/7. When i typed in fastboot devices, it didn't show any new id. and when i typed fastboot flash recovery twrp.img it says "waiting on device" so im guessing it still didnt detect it. any idea on why this might be happening? thanks
gowda-the-grear said:
Bro..I completely understand your predicament..
Just do this step by step
1. Download minimal adb from the internet and install it on your PC.
2. Download twrp image from the internet.this is a recovery loader.
3.copy the image file into the install directory of minimal adb.
4.execute the minimal adb shortcut from your PC.it should open a command prompt.
5.connect your device to the PC via usb.
6. Type this command to check if your device is recognized. "Fastboot devices"
It should show you a device ID..if your device is connected and recognized
7.flash tarp image with this command "fastboot flash recovery <twrp.img>"
8.reboot your device..press and hold volume down at the sametime to get into bootloader.
9.enter recovery.
10.Download any custom rom from htconeroot.com.it will be a zip file.
11. Copy the zip into minimal adb install directory and run this command to push the zip onto your device. "adb push <image file>.zip any name.zip"
12. After this completes you should be able to see this image in the filemanager in twrp.
13.move the zip file into sdcard directory.
14.make sure all options are checked in the mount in twrp
15.install the custom rom from install option in tarp.
This is 3 frantic days of research on the internet bro..
I had a brick in my hand too..got it up and running VIPERONE ROM
Hope you get through this fine
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ray408 said:
Thank you, i really appreciate the effort! but im stuck on step 6/7. When i typed in fastboot devices, it didn't show any new id. and when i typed fastboot flash recovery twrp.img it says "waiting on device" so im guessing it still didnt detect it. any idea on why this might be happening? thanks
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Ok..try this..
Press down on the power and volume down button to enter the default boot loader.
If you hv rooted your phone..it should be showing tampered at the top.
select the fast boot option..
Now connect your phone via usb..
The display name should change to "fastboot usb"
Then again open minimal adb and continue from step 6.
Make sure you have all the htc drivers for Windows installed on your PC.
Windows can automatically download these drivers for you if you don't have them..
All the best
Are you using Windows 8.1?
everything works now, thank you guys. You are all awesome!
HI..I'm a complete noob when it comes to this. Somebody helped me install an older ROM 4.1.2, sense 5, 1.31.651.2 to use on another network and I want to install a newer ROM with better firmware...mostly because 3g is really slow here, sometimes doesnt even register and I think the radio can be better.
Can i use TWRP thats on my phone to flash a newer firmware before I flash the ROM? If so, do i have to wipe before I do that? How else may I update the firmware?
Thanks for your help.
You should always wipe before flashing a new ROM, but you only need to wipe system, data and cache (dalvik cache as wll if you have that option) - NEVER wipe internal storage or you will lose the rom file and likely have to RUU.
Here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2795856 is a link to the most recent firmware which comes with a brief tutorial as to how to flash the firmware using fastboot. If you are a noob, you will want the one that says "modified firmware with hboot and recovery removed" since you want to keep TWRP.
You will need to connect your phone to your pc while it is in the bootloader. You can get into the bootloader by turning your phone off, then holding volume down and the power key until a while screen comes up that says "Hboot" near the top. If you don't have ADB and/or the android sdk on your computer, you will need to get that first and then you will need to open a command prompt in the same folder where "fastboot.exe" is after installing the android sdk.
So again, you will download the extracted firmware, and also download the android sdk. Once android sdk is installed, navigate to the folder on your computer called "adb" and ensure that you can find "fastboot.exe". Once you have found this folder, copy the firmware file into the adb folder and rename it "firmware". Then hold shift and right click in the folder and select "open a command prompt here". After that, reboot your phone to the bootloader and plug in your phone to your computer. Then follow the instructions for flashing firmware at the link I posted.
You do not need to wipe prior to installing firmware. You should flash the new firmware before you flash a new rom since the firmware will work with any rom but the new roms only work with the new firmware. Wouldn't want to install a new rom only to find out you can't figure out how to install firmware.
Thank you very much for your reply The_mamba. I appreciate the time you took to write that all out. Can't wait to give it a shot.
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Thank you very much for your reply The_mamba. I appreciate the time you took to write that all out. Can't wait to give it a shot.
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No problem, I wouldn't know what I know if not for people taking the time to explain it. Let me know if you run into any problems or you need me to elaborate on any instructions.
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No problem, I wouldn't know what I know if not for people taking the time to explain it. Let me know if you run into any problems or you need me to elaborate on any instructions.
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So I downloaded adb, found fastboot.exe and tried following the directions but once I typed the command it just said "waiting on device". I extracted and renamed the folder and even tried it compressed...reason being the directions said to rename it firmware.zip but after it was extracted it's not a zip file anymore. I don't even know if that's the issue just something I wanted to bring up.
I also made sure my device said fastboot usb as well.
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I didn't download sdk, just an abbreviated adb. My computer says it doesn't recognize the device as soon as I get to fastboot usb. Under file name it says compressed file then .zip...can the command be wrong? Lastly, I hold shift and open a command within the folder that houses fastboot.exe and firmware among a few other files correct?
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So I downloaded adb, found fastboot.exe and tried following the directions but once I typed the command it just said "waiting on device". I extracted and renamed the folder and even tried it compressed...reason being the directions said to rename it firmware.zip but after it was extracted it's not a zip file anymore. I don't even know if that's the issue just something I wanted to bring up.
I also made sure my device said fastboot usb as well.
Other notes
I didn't download sdk, just an abbreviated adb. My computer says it doesn't recognize the device as soon as I get to fastboot usb. Under file name it says compressed file then .zip...can the command be wrong? Lastly, I hold shift and open a command within the folder that houses fastboot.exe and firmware among a few other files correct?
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Couple things: The abridged adb should be fine, it sounds like your computer is not recognizing the phone. Things to try for that is use a different USB port (sounds stupid but this often works) and make sure you have the most updated HTC drivers for the phone installed on your computer. You may want to ensure that your abridged ADB came with the adb and fastboot drivers as well. Also, you do not need to extract the firmware zip file that you download, just rename it. Literally just copy the downloaded firmware to the adb folder, rename it, and flash. You are correct about the command prompt window, you just want to open the command prompt from that folder so you don't have to navigate to the adb folder once in command prompt. As long as you open the command prompt from the folder it should say something like "C:\adb>" with a blinking underscore. Obviously if you didn't install adb to the root of your C:/ drive then it will say wherever you installed it.
Commands in order (once phone is in fastboot mode and recognized) should be:
fastboot oem rebootRUU (this will reboot the phone to a black screen with silver htc logo)
fastboot flash zip firmware.zip
(then it will run several lines of code and hopefully say "Success!")
fastboot reboot
Be cognizant of spaces and such.
Let me know if you still can't get it to work.
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Couple things: The abridged adb should be fine, it sounds like your computer is not recognizing the phone. Things to try for that is use a different USB port (sounds stupid but this often works) and make sure you have the most updated HTC drivers for the phone installed on your computer. You may want to ensure that your abridged ADB came with the adb and fastboot drivers as well. Also, you do not need to extract the firmware zip file that you download, just rename it. Literally just copy the downloaded firmware to the adb folder, rename it, and flash. You are correct about the command prompt window, you just want to open the command prompt from that folder so you don't have to navigate to the adb folder once in command prompt. As long as you open the command prompt from the folder it should say something like "C:\adb>" with a blinking underscore. Obviously if you didn't install adb to the root of your C:/ drive then it will say wherever you installed it.
Commands in order (once phone is in fastboot mode and recognized) should be:
fastboot oem rebootRUU (this will reboot the phone to a black screen with silver htc logo)
fastboot flash zip firmware.zip
(then it will run several lines of code and hopefully say "Success!")
fastboot reboot
Be cognizant of spaces and such.
Let me know if you still can't get it to work.
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Hey. Thanks for the last reply. I did everything you recommended but it still didn't work. I used two different usb cables, 3 different ports, and I keep getting the message I attached. However, htc sync worked albeit it gave me a warning message and said I needed a different driver and it downloaded it before it registered. Do you think my version is too outdated to be supported? I tried this HTC-Mobile-Driver_v4.16.0.001.exe and HTC-Mobile-Driver-v4.17.0.001 (1).zip and a website recommended this HTC_BMP_USB_Driver_x64_1.0.5375.msi but none helped.
I do get a noise every time I plug in and unplug the usb, so that seems to be working. USB debugging should be enabled correct?
Lastly and hopefully this is the main problem: when I turn off the phone and plug it in to the computer, I receive a message that say "The connected charger will take longer to charge. To charge faster, use the original charger and cable that were provided with this phone." I'm not sure if that's because its low voltage being delivered from the usb or the cable is actually not adequate, I will google that.
Also failed to mention my computer is running on Windows 10
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Hey. Thanks for the last reply. I did everything you recommended but it still didn't work. I used two different usb cables, 3 different ports, and I keep getting the message I attached. However, htc sync worked albeit it gave me a warning message and said I needed a different driver and it downloaded it before it registered. Do you think my version is too outdated to be supported? I tried this HTC-Mobile-Driver_v4.16.0.001.exe and HTC-Mobile-Driver-v4.17.0.001 (1).zip and a website recommended this HTC_BMP_USB_Driver_x64_1.0.5375.msi but none helped.
I do get a noise every time I plug in and unplug the usb, so that seems to be working. USB debugging should be enabled correct?
Lastly and hopefully this is the main problem: when I turn off the phone and plug it in to the computer, I receive a message that say "The connected charger will take longer to charge. To charge faster, use the original charger and cable that were provided with this phone." I'm not sure if that's because its low voltage being delivered from the usb or the cable is actually not adequate, I will google that.
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Hmmmm, interesting. Are you using usb ports on the front of the computer or the back? Sometimes the ones on the front aren't as good as the ones directly on the mainboard so if you haven't already then you could try the back ones. Also, despite using two cables, I guess there is still a chance that your cables are to blame. It concerns me that you are still getting driver errors even after updating sync so you may want to keep trying to solve the driver aspect. Here is an excerpt from a post on another forum I found that may be relevant:
"If you have the full AndroidSDK installed, check your device manager for an unknown device. If you find one that's supposed to be your phone, update the driver and use the driver in SDK directory\extras\google\usb_driver . If that still doesn't work, make sure you don't have HTC Sync running on your computer. It will hose the entire deal."
So try checking out your device manager regarding the driver and also be sure to close HTC sync completely (including the system tray icon if applicable) before plugging your phone in with bootloader up.
Check out the whole tread in general for some good tips: http://forums.androidcentral.com/rezound-rooting-roms-hacks/209934-stuck-waiting-device-after-fastboot-command.html
Keep me posted, I'm invested now, haha.