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I thought I'd do this tutorial because some people still seem to be having trouble searching the forum for answers, even though the forum is still only small, so I thought I'd put everything in one place, these are all the processes I've followed and they've worked for me, here you will find links to all the useful posts and places to find out what you need too..... Also I'll try to make it a little more Noob friendly too
But as always if you turn your phone into a paperweight, don't come blaming me for it, I've personally done everything (apart from flashing a stock rom and that is because I've never needed to) in the tutorial and its worked for me and worked for the majority of people in here and that is because we know how to follow instructions properly
If you are unsure about doing anything in this tutorial... DON'T DO IT... Ask a question here... But dont ask rom specific questions here though!!!
Now this will be for doing everything on a Windows PC. If anyone else wants to add what to do on Linux, Mac etc please let me know and I'll add them...
Now you've obviously come here because you're considering rooting and maybe even putting a custom rom on your phone. If thats not the case there is no point reading on...
Once you have your shiny new Sensation XL the first thing you will need to do is check the build number because we have noticed that a couple of the latest builds have not been rootable. You can do this by going to 'settings/about phone/software information/more'
Check the second post for details of the builds we know of at the minute that you will not be able to root. The only way around this at the minute is to flash an older RUU (Stock Rom) which we know can be rooted. Details of how to do this can be found at the bottom of this post!!!
Once you've either got a rootable build or you have downgraded and before you actually try to root your phone you will need to Unlock the bootloader!! Unfortunately unlocking the bootloader is the only way to be able to put custom roms on your phone.
You can get permanant root but you won't be able to put a custom rom on your phone, so if you only want root you don't need to unlock bootloader. You will need to use v4 from this post... http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1341127 ... Cheers Shingers
But for recovery (CWM) and the ability to put custom roms on your phone (lets face it you do... thats why you're here ) you WILL NEED TO UNLOCK BOOTLOADER
To do this you will need to go to the HTCDEV website at www.HTCDEV.com then you will need to register an account to be able to unlock your bootloader. Now the Sensation XL isn't listed in the devices that it says can be unlocked so what you need to do is when its time to select your device scroll to the bottom and select 'All Other Supported Devices'. Then you will get the warning boxes pop up asking you if you're sure you want to do it then saying you could void your warranty as well. Once you've clicked ok on those you'll be through to the instructions on how to unlock your bootloader.
Remember how to get your phone into fastboot from the instructions because you will need to do it again, or if anything goes wrong.
But if you follow the instructions properly nothing should go wrong... Its been tried and tested by lots of people...
And just incase you don't remember how to do it... Take battery out and pop it back in, then press volume down and power button together until you see the white bootloader screen and then press the power button to get into fastboot.
Please please please follow the instructions to the letter, because if you don't it WILL NOT work. Its a very comprehensive walkthrough on how to do it so you shouldn't have any problems unlocking your bootloader as long as you follow the instructions... If you're struggling here maybe you shouldn't read any further and leave your phone like stock
Then once you have that done you will need to get root and for that you will need to follow shingers5 tutorial below...
Get the file for rooting here DooMLoRD_v2_ROOT-zergRush-busybox-su.zip
1. enable usb debugging from settings - applications - development
2. plug phone to pc via usb cable - charge only
3. open extracted zip folder and click runme. thats all. (if experience any daemon hanging problems pls install htc sync and plug in phone so drivers are installed. once done delete htc sync and repeat root procedure) PC will open a cmd screen with prompts that you need to follow. The app does rest... So its nice and easy
4. After root is complete pls visit market and update SU app. once done root will be fully functional and eliminate any future FCs
5. Also as an extra tip you can install SU UPDATE fixer from market to update your binaries to 3.0
ALL DONE
If you're struggling with the above instructions, remember that you will need to un-install HTCsync because it interferes with fastboot and rooting...
Then once you're rooted you will need to put CWM (Clockwork Mod) recovery on in order for you to be able to back up your phone and flash custom roms. The custom recovery by Paul O'Brien is the best one to use and is available to download here... http://android.modaco.com/topic/348973-clockworkmod-recovery-5027-unofficial-modaco-edition/
You will need your phone in fastboot again and you will need to find the fastboot folder on your PC (Windows). When you're in the fastboot folder press the left shift button and right click on the mouse and select open command prompt here. Make sure your phone is connected to the PC and is in fastboot. Also make sure that the recovery.img file that you downloaded from MoDaCo is in the fastboot folder too. Get back to the command promt window and type the following
fastboot flash recovery r1-recovery-clockwork-5.0.2.7-modaco-runnymede.img (Tip: once you get to the r1 bit just hit tab and it will auto complete the rest of the line)
If you can't get the Paul O'Brien recovery installed (apparantly not everyone can) try the Older recovery from here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1348693
Now you've got root and CWM
A lot of people who have come this far will want to put a custom rom on... unfortunately its not completely straight forward. But again there is a way round round it and you should only need to do it once, when you're coming from a stock rom.
Now there is two ways of doing it, but one of the ways doesn't always work so I would suggest that you do it the guaranteed way, it is a little longer but it is guaranteed to work! And this method is thanks to shingers5 in this thread http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1366238 but I will go through it again here....
1. You cant just flash a custom rom on this phone, firstly you will need the 'Chinese rom' which is here http://hotfile.com/dl/148413075/8990501/runnymede_ax918_111511_101713.zip.html and make sure it is on the SDcard part of your phones memory. Make sure it on the root of the SDcard because it will be easier to find later. Then you will need this rom RCMix3d Runny XL rom from here http://dl.dropbox.com/u/56143145/RCMix3D_Runny_XL_v1.2.zip (thanks to benjamin.j.goodwin) and make sure that is on the SDcard too with the other rom
2. Then you will need to download this file from here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=19494357&postcount=18 it is the 'Chinese boot.img' and will need flashing from fastboot again. So put the phone in fastboot and extract the 'boot.img' from the 'boot.rar' file and put it in the fastboot folder on the PC. Open the command prompt again and type this... fastboot flash boot boot.img ... This should only need doing once if you're coming from a stock rom.
3. Once you've done that you will need to get into recovery. From fastboot select bootloader and then look for recovery, it should be under fastboot if its worked correctly. Select that and the phone should then reboot and go into 'CWM' (recovery). Once there you will need to use the volume keys and power button just like when you were in bootloader. Go down and select 'Factory Reset/Data Wipe' and select that, the select yes on following screen. This will take a few mins (don't worry if it looks like its not doing anything). After that go down to 'Wipe Cache' and select that. and then go down to 'Advanced' select that and on the following screen select 'Wipe Dalvik Cache'.
People who have used CWM before will know all that, but I'm putting it in anyway
4. Once thats all done you will need to select 'Install Zip File from SDcard' and then you will get another screen where you go to 'choose zip from SDcard' and the you will see all the contents of your SDcard, scroll down till you can select the Chinese rom you put on earlier (remember what it was called) and then select yes to install it. Sit back and wait another few minutes. Once its done select the 'reboot now'. The phone will then reboot again and start to load the new rom up. This will take a while so don't worry. Now once the phone has started you should get the start up wizard and you will just need to skip through it (don't worry about it being all in chinese... its in english). Not everyone needs to install the Chinese rom, some people can just go straight to the RCMix3d rom and install that, but it doesn't work for everyone, so I'm putting this in because it always works when you do it this way. Installing the Chinese rom should only need doing once if you're coming from a stock rom.
5. Boot into recovery again and goto 'Factory Reset/Data wipe', then 'Wipe Cache', then 'Advanced' and 'Wipe Dalvik Cache' and then go back to main screen and select 'Install Zip From SDcard' and then select 'RCMix3d zip' file and install that. Once thats done select Reboot Now and wait while phone boots up again... and VOILA you now have a custom rom Installed.
6. You could either leave that rom on (its a very good rom) or choose to install one of the other custom roms, read through the first few posts of each rom and decide from there whether you want to install that particular rom, or do what I did and install everyone and see which you like best
ANDTopix ... http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1429241
BinDroid ... http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1420841
CoreDroid ... http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1444664
Runnymede XE ... http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1502570
Or you want a tweaked rom with stock look (also from BinDroid) ... http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1430794
There is also an ICS based rom available now
WRE 1.5 (Worst Rom Ever) ... http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1491039
Now if you're having problems with any part of this and/or you softbrick your phone, my suggestion is that you stop what you're doing and either see if you can get your phone on and working properly (if so all is well with the world) or turn the phone off and pull the battery out, pop it back in and see if you can get into fastboot, if you can your phone should (I'm saying should, because I don't know what you've done to your phone to be considering this ) be recoverable. You will need to make sure phone is in fastboot and then get command prompt up in fastboot folder and type this...
fastboot oem lock
That will relock the bootloader so that you can flash a stock HTC stock image (or RUU) back to your phone. Your bootloader WILL need to be relocked for you to be able to flash stock image back to phone. You can find stock HTC roms (RUU's) here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1317895
When you're in fastboot and your phone is connected to the PC and you've downloaded the correct RUU for your region (they are region specific) double click on the RUU.exe and that should start the procedure of flashing the stock image back to your phone. I've never needed to do this, so I'm not 100% on the whole process.
Please remember that if you flash a RUU back to your phone, you will lose root etc, it will be like when you first got the phone...
Also remember that these instructions are tried and tested by many of the members in here and if something isn't working please check that you've followed the instructions to the letter, because it could be quite likely that you've done something wrong or missed something out...
Now I've tried to be as thorough and as noobish as I can possibly be, but if you think you can add anything just let me know and I will add it.
Special thanks to shingers5 who did all the work to start off with, all I've done really is bring them all together and Football for getting all the stock roms in one place
Software versions 1.24.709.2 and 1.14.709.2 seem unsupported by current methods of rooting.
The only way aound this at the minute is if you can find an older stock rom for your region you will have to flash that in order to be able to root your phone. You will need to relock your bootloader to be able to flash another RUU (see first post). And remember as we can't get S-OFF at the minute it will have to be a rom for your phones region...
Everything in one place , Thanks !
snear said:
Everything in one place , Thanks !
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It is still confusing about boot.img and chines rom etc. Is it to be done just once?
Some ROMs say flash the Boot.img file as well. Is it different from what you have mentioned or just the same thing.
I would love to try different ROM but I am not comfortable about how to achieve it.
You will only need to flash the Chinese boot.img once and that is when you're coming from a stock rom. Once you've flashed it and the Chinese rom, then flashed RCMix3d you will be able to just flash any rom without the need for flashing the boot.img again.
I know it seems a little long winded but its the only guaranteed way of getting custom rom on your phone. Some people are lucky enough to be able to flash the boot.img and then flash any rom, but that doesn't always work, thats why I've put the method that is tried and tested as working
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You will only need to flash the Chinese boot.img once and that is when you're coming from a stock rom. Once you've flashed it and the Chinese rom, then flashed RCMix3d you will be able to just flash any rom without the need for flashing the boot.img again.
I know it seems a little long winded but its the only guaranteed way of getting custom rom on your phone. Some people are lucky enough to be able to flash the boot.img and then flash any rom, but that doesn't always work, thats why I've put the method that is tried and tested as working
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Thank you Vertigo for make it clear. I will give it a go now.
And there are enough people around to help the new Guys & Girls with there SXL
Cheers for the tutorial
I've got an s-off sensation xl so was wandering if I can avoid the HTC unlock bit?
Johnston411 said:
Cheers for the tutorial
I've got an s-off sensation xl so was wandering if I can avoid the HTC unlock bit?
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To be honest I'm not 100% sure. But to be on the safe side it might be worth unlocking it anyway. Unless you're feeling brave and want to try it with out first, Then you could maybe let us know if it does work
I'm guessing if there was a clockworkmod.zip I could flash from the stock recovery I wouldn't need to.
I think I'll be cautious and unlock it
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I only have 2 questions for now.
If I choose "Sensation", instead of "all other supported devices," Is it wrong?
And I can not open a Command Prompt, when I press the left shift button and click your right mouse button in the fastboot folder.
There is no such option ...
luba6ky said:
+1 From me ...
I only have 2 questions for now.
If I choose "Sensation", instead of "all other supported devices," Is it wrong?
And I can not open a Command Prompt, when I press the left shift button and click your right mouse button in the fastboot folder.
There is no such option ...
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Yeah I would say so, from what people have said if you pick sensation it doesn't work, it does however work if you pick 'all other supported devices'.
If you can't get command prompt open from that menu, do you know how to navigate to the fast boot folder if you open a command prompt from the start menu?
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Yeah I would say so, from what people have said if you pick sensation it doesn't work, it does however work if you pick 'all other supported devices'.
If you can't get command prompt open from that menu, do you know how to navigate to the fast boot folder if you open a command prompt from the start menu?
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Yes, I know how to navigate to the fastboot folder.
Thanks again!
All this information is in another 3 posts about ROOT, CWM, and Bootloader unlock and i read them before i rooted month ago. Thank you for your work, but personaly i think your thread is little bit to large It would burn my brain if i would follow this doing rooting Maybe for someone is good to have it all in one place.
P.s. I flashed Bindroid ROM after boot.img flashing. Then i flashed Dutchdanny provided flashable stock ROM, now use RCMix, and no problem. Actualy i flashed boot.img twice, but i think its only necessary first time and does not matter which ROM u flash first.
Yeah I know its a big post and that all the information in the first post is a available in other posts, but not everyone is like you and searches the forum for answers. On the whole most people do the same but there are some people who 'can't be bothered' to search for answers and start threads asking questions that have already been answered. I know because I've been answering them.
So I thought that it would be a good idea to put everything in one place so the answers would be easier to find.
Its like I said in the first post that some are lucky enough to flash another rom and it work straight away, but not everyone can (like me), so I posted the guaranteed way to get it to work (just like in shingers5 post) because if I didn't that would create more questions. Also I said that you should only need to flash boot.img once and not you can't flash it more than once.
Its basically an attempt to keep the forum clean and not full of unnecessary posts... that can only be a good thing surely
How do i find fastboot folder in my pc ... Or do i hve to create myself??????
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MOEHEET said:
How do i find fastboot folder in my pc ... Or do i hve to create myself??????
Sent from my HTC Sensation XL with Beats Audio X315b using xda premium
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Have you installed the Android SDK like it told you to on the HTCDev website. If so just search for fastboot.exe on your computer. Its all clearly explained when you go through the process of unlocking your bootloader at HTCDev.
Download Android SDK here http://developer.android.com/sdk/index.html
Edit: Attached pics to make it a little easier
Ok got it..thnx 4 ur help...
Much appriciated ..
Ta
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hi all ,
i have try to unlock my bootloader since january and have the same problem all the time .
the process keep lock at
"H:\Android>fastboot flash unlocktoken Unlock_code.bin
sending 'unlocktoken' (0 KB)..."
i have tried to reinstall sdk , htc pilot , ect ect but it s the same problem
please help me
my phone it root with DooMLoRD_v2_ROOT
voileuxcool said:
hi all ,
i have try to unlock my bootloader since january and have the same problem all the time .
the process keep lock at
"H:\Android>fastboot flash unlocktoken Unlock_code.bin
sending 'unlocktoken' (0 KB)..."
i have tried to reinstall sdk , htc pilot , ect ect but it s the same problem
please help me
my phone it root with DooMLoRD_v2_ROOT
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Your phone is not permanantly rooted if your bootloader is still locked. Try un-installing HTCsync because that can interfere with fastboot. Also have you put the unlock_code.bin file in the fastboot folder?
Phone was fine, rooted, flashed roms,
Today flashed a rom and was a bad flash, now im stuck in bootloader screen, and try to select recovery twrp is gone.
tried to select factory reset from there just kicks me back to same fastboot/bootloader screen.
Anyway to restore to stock and redo everything? Was able to force twrp on last time but laptop isnt recognizing phone right now.
Thanks in advanced
solved, thank you.
nitty917 said:
Phone was fine, rooted, flashed roms,
Today flashed a rom and was a bad flash, now im stuck in bootloader screen, and try to select recovery twrp is gone.
tried to select factory reset from there just kicks me back to same fastboot/bootloader screen.
Anyway to restore to stock and redo everything? Was able to force twrp on last time but laptop isnt recognizing phone right now.
Thanks in advanced
solved, thank you.
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I am going through the same mess right now. Flashed a ROM, bad flash...lost TWRP, so I thought to use hasoon's tool...well I relocked like a moron and still stuck so if anyone would like to chime in that would be awesome...
hooover said:
I am going through the same mess right now. Flashed a ROM, bad flash...lost TWRP, so I thought to use hasoon's tool...well I relocked like a moron and still stuck so if anyone would like to chime in that would be awesome...
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If you relocked then you gotta unlock while you are in fastboot mode with your Unlock_code.bin. The other option is to flash the Stock RUU and use that, but I'm sure you rather have a Custom Rom. I'm going thru the same thing atm. Anyway use hasoon's tool to unlock your phone again.
yea just start from scratch now. RUU and return to stock
TygerByte said:
If you relocked then you gotta unlock while you are in fastboot mode with your Unlock_code.bin. The other option is to flash the Stock RUU and use that, but I'm sure you rather have a Custom Rom. I'm going thru the same thing atm. Anyway use hasoon's tool to unlock your phone again.
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Unfortunately, I am being told not found by the tool now, and being stuck in boot loader it won't detect the device....I feel like a heel, I have been around for a while and never had an issue like this!
Yea, you guys are correct...Unlocked boot loader again via Hassoon's tool [Many thanks to this guy], question...where did my TWRP originally go? OP sorry I came in and jacked the thread, I just figured we were fighting a common battle.
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Unfortunately, I am being told not found by the tool now, and being stuck in boot loader it won't detect the device....I feel like a heel, I have been around for a while and never had an issue like this!
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it has to be "FASTBOOT USB" in order for the tool to unlock your phone again. i would check your htc drivers and possibly restart your computer if you haven't done so already.
TygerByte said:
it has to be "FASTBOOT USB" in order for the tool to unlock your phone again. i would check your htc drivers and possibly restart your computer if you haven't done so already.
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Yea, I got it...THANK YOU! Patience is something I lack at times.
Used the Multi tool to unlock, then it booted right back to my custom ROM...I had to reflash TWRP, which boggles me...
Hi I was rooting my HTC one and was able to do so successfully. Then I tried to flash roms and it didn't work with TWRP so I tried clockwork. That's when everything went to hell. I was stuck in the bootloader loop and it just kept booting to that. Then I tried to follow this guide
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2258809
and I did method 1 but when I ran one of the commands I saw failed. Now my HTC One is just stuck on the screen with a silver HTC logo and I can't even turn it off. I would really appreciate any insights and advice. I tried doing it on my own but clearly I kept ****ing up and could really use some help.
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Hi I was rooting my HTC one and was able to do so successfully. Then I tried to flash roms and it didn't work with TWRP so I tried clockwork. That's when everything went to hell. I was stuck in the bootloader loop and it just kept booting to that. Then I tried to follow this guide
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2258809
and I did method 1 but when I ran one of the commands I saw failed. Now my HTC One is just stuck on the screen with a silver HTC logo and I can't even turn it off. I would really appreciate any insights and advice. I tried doing it on my own but clearly I kept ****ing up and could really use some help.
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This is a softbrick not a (hard)brick. this is fixable. Try putting it under a bright light and holding down pwr + vol dwn (dont ask just do it) and see if the soft buttons start blinking. if so, you should feel a buzz when it reboots, and then keep holding down vol dwn and that should put you into bootloader. from there you can get to fastboot (and maybe even recovery)
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This is a softbrick not a (hard)brick. this is fixable. Try putting it under a bright light and holding down pwr + vol dwn (dont ask just do it) and see if the soft buttons start blinking. if so, you should feel a buzz when it reboots, and then keep holding down vol dwn and that should put you into bootloader. from there you can get to fastboot (and maybe even recovery)
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I've got to ask. A bright light? Is he doing surgery as well? What's the reason for the light?
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Quis89 said:
I've got to ask. A bright light? Is he doing surgery as well? What's the reason for the light?
Sent from my HTCONE using xda premium
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for some reason multiple people have reported successful reboots under bright light in which previously (sometimes within minutes) earlier would not work in a dark environment. i have no idea why it works, but ive heard it work enough times, its worth adding it in.
Toxicoblivion said:
for some reason multiple people have reported successful reboots under bright light in which previously (sometimes within minutes) earlier would not work in a dark environment. i have no idea why it works, but ive heard it work enough times, its worth adding it in.
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It's thought this is a safety feature so that you can't accidentally long press power and restart in dark places like your pocket.
@rider5512 Sounds right to me. Thanks for clarifying.
Toxicoblivion said:
This is a softbrick not a (hard)brick. this is fixable. Try putting it under a bright light and holding down pwr + vol dwn (dont ask just do it) and see if the soft buttons start blinking. if so, you should feel a buzz when it reboots, and then keep holding down vol dwn and that should put you into bootloader. from there you can get to fastboot (and maybe even recovery)
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Thanks Toxic!!- so I tried that and I'm back in the bootloader now! I guess the bright light made a difference as I messed up my phone last night. It didn't buzz but now I'm back in the bootloader. How should I go about fixing this now that I can access the bootloader and recovery? I really don't want to half ass this again lol.
It also says "TAMPERED" "RELOCKED" on the top as well.
I'm thinking of following the instructions for method 2 from this thread.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2258809
Would this be correct or do I need to do anything else first?
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Thanks Toxic!!- so I tried that and I'm back in the bootloader now! I guess the bright light made a difference as I messed up my phone last night. It didn't buzz but now I'm back in the bootloader. How should I go about fixing this now that I can access the bootloader and recovery? I really don't want to half ass this again lol.
It also says "TAMPERED" "RELOCKED" on the top as well.
I'm thinking of following the instructions for method 2 from this thread.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2258809
Would this be correct or do I need to do anything else first?
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Method 2 looks good.
Just remember that you will have to unlock your bootloader again. You will probably have to request a new token at htcdev.
Then flash recovery from toolkit and sideload and install new rom.
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Method 2 looks good.
Just remember that you will have to unlock your bootloader again. You will probably have to request a new token at htcdev.
Then flash recovery from toolkit and sideload and install new rom.
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Great I'm just concerned at getting this to work again.
EDIT - So I am trying method 2 right now - I am trying to boot into recovery but it just brings me back to bootloader. I cannot access recovery so when I try sideloading the rom it doesn't work. It says "error device not found" in cmd prompt but I already installed the HTC drivers though. Any advice?
So that means I have to go through the whole process of unlocking the bootloader and rooting it. So can I just use this tool by Hasoon2000 instead of going through manually typing in cmd prompts in the future?
In regards to requesting the new token, can you clarify? Are you saying that since I activated the old token, it cannot be activated anymore and I need to contact HTC Dev directly?
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Great I'm just concerned at getting this to work again.
EDIT - So I am trying method 2 right now - I am trying to boot into recovery but it just brings me back to bootloader. I cannot access recovery so when I try sideloading the rom it doesn't work. It says "error device not found" in cmd prompt but I already installed the HTC drivers though. Any advice?
So that means I have to go through the whole process of unlocking the bootloader and rooting it. So can I just use this tool by Hasoon2000 instead of going through manually typing in cmd prompts in the future?
In regards to requesting the new token, can you clarify? Are you saying that since I activated the old token, it cannot be activated anymore and I need to contact HTC Dev directly?
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fastboot erase cache
limache said:
Great I'm just concerned at getting this to work again.
EDIT - So I am trying method 2 right now - I am trying to boot into recovery but it just brings me back to bootloader. I cannot access recovery so when I try sideloading the rom it doesn't work. It says "error device not found" in cmd prompt but I already installed the HTC drivers though. Any advice?
So that means I have to go through the whole process of unlocking the bootloader and rooting it. So can I just use this tool by Hasoon2000 instead of going through manually typing in cmd prompts in the future?
In regards to requesting the new token, can you clarify? Are you saying that since I activated the old token, it cannot be activated anymore and I need to contact HTC Dev directly?
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You need to flash a new custom recovery again before you can boot into it and sideload. You won't be able to do that until you unlock your bootloader again.
You do have to do the whole process of unlocking the bootloader and installing a custom recovery from the toolkit.
You will need to get a new unlock token from htcdev (however you did it before, manually or with the toolkit) since you can only use the unlock token's once it seems. No biggie, just need to do the process again to get that new token you will need to unlock you bootloader before you will be able to do anything in recovery.
crushalot said:
You need to flash a new custom recovery again before you can boot into it and sideload. You won't be able to do that until you unlock your bootloader again.
You do have to do the whole process of unlocking the bootloader and installing a custom recovery from the toolkit.
You will need to get a new unlock token from htcdev (however you did it before, manually or with the toolkit) since you can only use the unlock token's once it seems. No biggie, just need to do the process again to get that new token you will need to unlock you bootloader before you will be able to do anything in recovery.
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Thank you crushalot!
So I am following this guide.
http://htconeroot.com/htc-one-root/how-to-root-htc-one-windowsmaclinux/
I successfully unlocked the bootloader and now I need to flash the recovery. In Step 23, he copies the file "CWM-SuperSU-v1.30.zip" into the internal storage. Since I cannot access the internal storage of the phone, is this step necessary to flashing recovery? Can I just skip over to step 24 and run "fastboot flash recovery openrecovery-twrp-2.4.0.0-m7.img" ?
Edit - Okay so I used Hasoon's toolkit to flash the recovery and I think it worked. However, now I am trying to sideload the rom and having issues. I selected "ADB Sideload a ROM" and i manually went into recovery and TWRP (the toolkit can't send it into recovery for some reason). I selected "sideload a rom" on the HTC and then it shows you a bar that says "Swipe to sideload". I wasn't sure if I needed to do that or not but I tried running the toolkit and sideloading the rom and i got "error: closed" in command prompt.
in TWRP there are messages saying "unable to mount /data, recreate data/media folder, internal storage etc".
limache said:
Thank you crushalot!
So I am following this guide.
http://htconeroot.com/htc-one-root/how-to-root-htc-one-windowsmaclinux/
I successfully unlocked the bootloader and now I need to flash the recovery. In Step 23, he copies the file "CWM-SuperSU-v1.30.zip" into the internal storage. Since I cannot access the internal storage of the phone, is this step necessary to flashing recovery? Can I just skip over to step 24 and run "fastboot flash recovery openrecovery-twrp-2.4.0.0-m7.img" ?
Edit - Okay so I used Hasoon's toolkit to flash the recovery and I think it worked. However, now I am trying to sideload the rom and having issues. I selected "ADB Sideload a ROM" and i manually went into recovery and TWRP (the toolkit can't send it into recovery for some reason). I selected "sideload a rom" on the HTC and then it shows you a bar that says "Swipe to sideload". I wasn't sure if I needed to do that or not but I tried running the toolkit and sideloading the rom and i got "error: closed" in command prompt.
in TWRP there are messages saying "unable to mount /data, recreate data/media folder, internal storage etc".
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"In Step 23, he copies the file "CWM-SuperSU-v1.30.zip" into the internal storage. Since I cannot access the internal storage of the phone, is this step necessary to flashing recovery? Can I just skip over to step 24 and run "fastboot flash recovery openrecovery-twrp-2.4.0.0-m7.img" ?"
That is done in order to give root access to the currently installed rom. You are going to install a new rom, so you don't have to do that until you get the rom installed.
You are now the 3rd user I have run into that is having the issue where you can't mount anything in recovery and I'm not sure why. Some users report that re locking and unlocking the bootloader fixes this, but you just did that, so I'm not sure why this is happening.
Within the toolkit try the perm root option? Perhaps there is something I can't think of since I rooted mine, the day I got it awhile back.
"Rooting The Device To root your device, first make sure you have unlocked the bootloader and installed a custom recovery. Next, select the ‘Perm Root’ option (the last one) from the Extras section and follow the instructions to get root access in no time."
To any other advanced users who may be able to answer this:
Does the recovery need the installed rom to have the SU binaries before it can mount the system in recovery? Does recovery need to be granted SU though some other means before mounting?
crushalot said:
"In Step 23, he copies the file "CWM-SuperSU-v1.30.zip" into the internal storage. Since I cannot access the internal storage of the phone, is this step necessary to flashing recovery? Can I just skip over to step 24 and run "fastboot flash recovery openrecovery-twrp-2.4.0.0-m7.img" ?"
That is done in order to give root access to the currently installed rom. You are going to install a new rom, so you don't have to do that until you get the rom installed.
You are now the 3rd user I have run into that is having the issue where you can't mount anything in recovery and I'm not sure why. Some users report that re locking and unlocking the bootloader fixes this, but you just did that, so I'm not sure why this is happening.
Within the toolkit try the perm root option? Perhaps there is something I can't think of since I rooted mine, the day I got it awhile back.
"Rooting The Device To root your device, first make sure you have unlocked the bootloader and installed a custom recovery. Next, select the ‘Perm Root’ option (the last one) from the Extras section and follow the instructions to get root access in no time."
To any other advanced users who may be able to answer this:
Does the recovery need the installed rom to have the SU binaries before it can mount the system in recovery? Does recovery need to be granted SU though some other means before mounting?
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Okay I just tried Perm room - nothing happened except it showed 776 KB/s. I remember a few days ago there was a system update from HTC and I updated it OTA - would that affect this at all?
Just to be clear, I run the program, go into recovery, go into adb sideload, then I select the rom on the PC. Then I swipe across the bar to mount the rom and then it fails to mount and I get "error closed" in command prompt.
I know it is a pain in the ass, and users not familiar with adb/fastboot commands and using the toolkit mess it up.
Flashing recovery in fastboot after you pointed to your adb/fastboot folder you need to do:
fastboot erase cache
fastboot flash recovery name-of-your-recovery.img
fastboot erase cache
As you got it flashed successfully but you have problems sideliadung it with adb, get yourself a OTG cable and a USB storage stick, put the custom ROM.zip on there and then choose 'flash .zip from external storage' or s.thing like that. I don't know if that option is available in TWRP but it is in ClockworkMod.
Once you have booted successfully up into the ROM, go back into recovery and do a Nandroid back up, and keep it on that stick and on the internal storage if your One!
Good luck
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hardstuffmuc said:
I know it is a pain in the ass, and users not familiar with adb/fastboot commands and using the toolkit mess it up.
Flashing recovery in fastboot after you pointed to your adb/fastboot folder you need to do:
fastboot erase cache
fastboot flash recovery name-of-your-recovery.img
fastboot erase cache
As you got it flashed successfully but you have problems sideliadung it with adb, get yourself a OTG cable and a USB storage stick, put the custom ROM.zip on there and then choose 'flash .zip from external storage' or s.thing like that. I don't know if that option is available in TWRP but it is in ClockworkMod.
Once you have booted successfully up into the ROM, go back into recovery and do a Nandroid back up, and keep it on that stick and on the internal storage if your One!
Good luck
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Hmm so can I use the toolkit to do this? I don't have the actual recoveries of TWRP and CWM. If I have TWRP on this installed, can I flash Clockwork as well or do you have to choose one or the other?
I just want to clarify - are you saying that I should be doing this manually instead of using the toolkit to install CWM or TWRP? When I use the toolkit, does it erase the cache?
Btw, when I plug in my phone, it detects it as an F drive but I cannot access the actual internal storage. What does this mean? I have the drivers installed already.
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Okay I just tried Perm room - nothing happened except it showed 776 KB/s. I remember a few days ago there was a system update from HTC and I updated it OTA - would that affect this at all?
Just to be clear, I run the program, go into recovery, go into adb sideload, then I select the rom on the PC. Then I swipe across the bar to mount the rom and then it fails to mount and I get "error closed" in command prompt.
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Yes, every user that I encountered with this issue had done an OTA update. Not exactly sure why or how that is causing these issues.
Yes, your procedure for sideload is correct, however you are unable to flash anything or use recovery at all because when in recovery the internal storage won't mount, so it can't perform any actions.
Need to do some more reading for: unable to mount in recovery
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limache said:
Hmm so can I use the toolkit to do this? I don't have the actual recoveries of TWRP and CWM. If I have TWRP on this installed, can I flash Clockwork as well or do you have to choose one or the other?
I just want to clarify - are you saying that I should be doing this manually instead of using the toolkit to install CWM or TWRP? When I use the toolkit, does it erase the cache?
Btw, when I plug in my phone, it detects it as an F drive but I cannot access the actual internal storage. What does this mean? I have the drivers installed already.
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I don't think the toolkit is the issue. The cache erase can also be done from the toolkit with the Erase Cache in the Commands section. Never hurts to try this, but the issue is not being able to mount storage in recovery. I think you could install either recovery and it wouldn't matter as they would both have the same issue. Generally, I prefer TWRP anyway.
You can't access the phones internal storage when connected via USB when the phone is in recovery or fastboot. So that is normal.
limache said:
Hmm so can I use the toolkit to do this? I don't have the actual recoveries of TWRP and CWM. If I have TWRP on this installed, can I flash Clockwork as well or do you have to choose one or the other?
I just want to clarify - are you saying that I should be doing this manually instead of using the toolkit to install CWM or TWRP? When I use the toolkit, does it erase the cache?
Btw, when I plug in my phone, it detects it as an F drive but I cannot access the actual internal storage. What does this mean? I have the drivers installed already.
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crushalot said:
Yes, every user that I encountered with this issue had done an OTA update. Not exactly sure why or how that is causing these issues.
Yes, your procedure for sideload is correct, however you are unable to flash anything or use recovery at all because when in recovery the internal storage won't mount, so it can't perform any actions.
Need to do some more reading for: unable to mount in recovery
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I don't think the toolkit is the issue. The cache erase can also be done from the toolkit with the Erase Cache in the Commands section. Never hurts to try this, but the issue is not being able to mount storage in recovery. I think you could install either recovery and it wouldn't matter as they would both have the same issue. Generally, I prefer TWRP anyway.
You can't access the phones internal storage when connected via USB when the phone is in recovery or fastboot. So that is normal.
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Hmmm okay so the other poster's suggestion was to get an OTG cable (a micro usb to USB cable right?) and connect the USB with the ROM directly the phone. Do you think this would be a big difference or no? I just don't know if the issue is the internal storage itself or the mode of pushing the ROM.
Otherwise, I'm pretty much scratching my head and have no idea what else I could do =/.
Just for anyone else who's having issues, I've tried using TWRP's install function with the OTG cable but it still doesn't mount. Just letting people know.
if you are noob to recover your phone you can try some services like this
i revived my HTC one by them
http://goo.gl/1DMXlq
I recently tried to install a ROM on my HTC one and it seems to have soft bricked my device. I don't seem to have a recovery anymore so I tried to flash TWRP using fastboot. But everytime I try the command flash recovery, I get an error that says cannot open recovery.img. I have searched and found a few tutorials and i seem to be doing everything right but the recovery wont flash. Any help? My phone will not boot at all. Fastboot works but thats about it. When i click reboot it just goes blank then goes to the exact same screen. When I click on recovery it does the exact same thing.
Is recovery in the same folder you open the terminal in? If so make sure to type in "fastboot flash recovery recovery.img"
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Yeah. Its in the same folder. It gives me an error every time. I can't figure out why it doesn't work.
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Did you happen to use the CM Installer to unlock,root, ect?
If you did you won't be able to flash any other roms or recoveries without running an RUU.
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Yeah. Its in the same folder. It gives me an error every time. I can't figure out why it doesn't work.
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what recovery are you tring to install
if it's for sprint it should be: fastboot flash recovery openrecovery-twrp-2.6.3.0-m7wls.img
the recovery img should be in your fastboot folder
you phone in bootloader fastboot usb.
Aldo101t said:
what recovery are you tring to install
if it's for sprint it should be: fastboot flash recovery openrecovery-twrp-2.6.3.0-m7wls.img
the recovery img should be in your fastboot folder
you phone in bootloader fastboot usb.
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hmmmm... fastboot folder? This person needs a bit more than that, seemingly.
So, first, there is some folder (directory) in which your "fastboot" program exists -- let's call that "FastbootDir" for this discussion. Do this:
1) Download the latest TWRP (2.7.0.x), you can use mine, or the standard release, your choice: my build (with enhancements) or the standard;
2) copy that file *exactly* as it is (quit the renaming game -- fastboot does not need that -- it could care less what the file name is) to your *FastbootDir* folder;
3) Open your file explorer and browse to that same directory (your FastbootDir folder);
4) Right click in the file area and open a command terminal *as administrator*;
5) now type this in the command window:
dir openrecovery*.img
If that says "file not found" or similar -- you either failed to copy the downloaded file to that directory, or, well, you renamed it (don't do that!);
If it tells you file name, *that* is the exact file name you must enter into the flash command. Let's say you chose my build, which will say "openrecovery-m7wls-2.7.0.2-03-13-2014.img" -- then to flash that you will type:
fastboot flash recovery openrecovery-m7wls-2.7.0.2-03-13-2014.img
If on the other hand you chose the standard build from TeamWin:
fastboot flash recovery openrecovery-twrp-2.7.0.1-m7wls.img
That should do it. Report back if you have troubles.
I finally got it flashed. Thanks for all the help. I am a newb with HTC devices. I installed the ROM that I had on the device but now it won't boot up. All i get is a white HTC screen and "process com.htc.htcdialer isn't responding". I have wiped several times and tried to install 2 different roms but i never get past the HTC screen. I can get to the lock screen but as soon as I unlock it the phone just reboots and I get stuck again. Any suggestions?
2ndaccord said:
I finally got it flashed. Thanks for all the help. I am a newb with HTC devices. I installed the ROM that I had on the device but now it won't boot up. All i get is a white HTC screen and "process com.htc.htcdialer isn't responding". I have wiped several times and tried to install 2 different roms but i never get past the HTC screen. I can get to the lock screen but as soon as I unlock it the phone just reboots and I get stuck again. Any suggestions?
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Suggest you flash a such rooted ROM just to start at a place of sanity.
Did you check all of your md5, and using your exact ROM? Are you m7spr or m7wls?
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M7 wls. In not sure how to check the md5 sum. I was already on the bad boys rom so I know the rom was a good download. It just won't get past the htc screen.
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2ndaccord said:
I finally got it flashed. Thanks for all the help. I am a newb with HTC devices. I installed the ROM that I had on the device but now it won't boot up. All i get is a white HTC screen and "process com.htc.htcdialer isn't responding". I have wiped several times and tried to install 2 different roms but i never get past the HTC screen. I can get to the lock screen but as soon as I unlock it the phone just reboots and I get stuck again. Any suggestions?
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Sounds like you flashed a GSM rom at one point and messed up your partitions.
I would suggest running an RUU and starting fresh.
If he tried to flash ANYTHING gsm you pretty much have to RUU... Are you trying to go GSM or stay CDMA? I would suggest viper ROM flashing in twrp 2.7.0 just to see what that does and if you can get past screen
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BD619 said:
Sounds like you flashed a GSM rom at one point and messed up your partitions.
I would suggest running an RUU and starting fresh.
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Why do people do that? Lol. Just ask our sanity keeper @BD619 before running down crazy paths .
tdhite said:
Why do people do that? Lol. Just ask our sanity keeper @BD619 before running down crazy paths .
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Not trying to sound like a jerk or a know it all but....most folks don't take the time to read the OP
BD619 said:
Not trying to sound like a jerk or a know it all but....most folks don't take the time to read the OP
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Very, very, very, VERY true. I go through xda on my phone through my "unread" section and see how many people are asking for help, then click on it and it has a link to the same exact problem plus like a hundred others lol, but op, try viper ROM great ROM, one of my friends with the wls is using it, great ROM make sure you're flashing a wls ROM and not a spr..... I've seen posts like that to....
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I had to ruu back because no Rom would boot. I tried different roms but they all would get to a blank HTC screen. I could unlock the phone but the HTC screen would be there. The the HTC dialer would force close a few times then the phone would reboot. That happened on 2 different roms. Bad boys and on viper Rom. But thanks to everyone for the help.?
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tdhite said:
hmmmm... fastboot folder? This person needs a bit more than that, seemingly.
So, first, there is some folder (directory) in which your "fastboot" program exists -- let's call that "FastbootDir" for this discussion. Do this:
1) Download the latest TWRP (2.7.0.x), you can use mine, or the standard release, your choice: my build (with enhancements) or the standard;
2) copy that file *exactly* as it is (quit the renaming game -- fastboot does not need that -- it could care less what the file name is) to your *FastbootDir* folder;
3) Open your file explorer and browse to that same directory (your FastbootDir folder);
4) Right click in the file area and open a command terminal *as administrator*;
5) now type this in the command window:
dir openrecovery*.img
If that says "file not found" or similar -- you either failed to copy the downloaded file to that directory, or, well, you renamed it (don't do that!);
If it tells you file name, *that* is the exact file name you must enter into the flash command. Let's say you chose my build, which will say "openrecovery-m7wls-2.7.0.2-03-13-2014.img" -- then to flash that you will type:
fastboot flash recovery openrecovery-m7wls-2.7.0.2-03-13-2014.img
If on the other hand you chose the standard build from TeamWin:
fastboot flash recovery openrecovery-twrp-2.7.0.1-m7wls.img
That should do it. Report back if you have troubles.
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I have the same exact problem and applied your advices. Nothing helps. I am frustrated because I have done this before an dnow I can't get it done. If you please can help me?
nossman said:
I have the same exact problem and applied your advices. Nothing helps. I am frustrated because I have done this before an dnow I can't get it done. If you please can help me?
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See if this helps: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=55452567&postcount=527
Don't respond there -- that's a dev thread, but honestly it's pretty easy. My suspect is you don't have the SDK (fastboot, adb, etc. properly setup). The fastboot program needs to be on your PATH, or you need to open a command window ***as administrator*** and make sure you are in the directory in which fastboot exists (e.g., type "dir fastboot*.*") and if it doesn't come back with something, you're not in the correct directory.
deleted, wrong thread.
QUOTE=nossman;55476580]Thank you! I have just installed brand new ADB tools etc. rebooted . . .[/QUOTE]
First -- could you *please* go delete the post you laid down in my TWRP development thread -- I specifically asked you *not* to do that. Dev threads are not support or Q&A threads and that post takes up a bunch of space totally unnecessarily. Sigh ...
Second -- if the command fails like that it means you have the wrong path to the file you downloaded. Do a file search for openrecovery*.* starting in C:\ and use the path it finds.
These are the original steps I used
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QU7vi388dMk
I just followed the bootloader instructions and then followed the way to root the phone.
TWRP
SuperSU
From the video used.
Alright so I'll start from the top, I have the HTC One M7 from T-Mobile and I purchased a Straight Talk SIM plus service and went to install everything.
I was originally on T-Mobile but they upped my bill to 80 a month, so I switched to MetroPCS but MetroPCS is really slow down here so I decided to switch to Straight Talk but I just read online that they are both on the T-Mobile network and are both the same in regards to speed...(so my mess up I guess? Unless that's not right.) I am in Tuscon, AZ.
Anyways, I tried changing the APN and it just kept disappearing I used the most basic setting at first and it kept switching to the LOCKED T-Mobile APN and the internet/mms won't work only calling/texting.
So I tried using a more advanced APN and instead it just disappeared, it won't save even after I touch "Save" so my search began and I saw things about Sunshine but I didn't buy this phone outright I got it a year ago online for 200$ and I am completely broke right now so I can't afford the 25$ but I need to be able to use my phone because I already paid for the coverage (Straight Talk) and I am trying to get in contact with a potential job.
So to reiterate I used both basic and more detailed APN information neither works, first one saves but goes back to T-Mobile's APN, second one doesn't save at all it disappears. I went to Straight Talk and got the APN information but once again nothing worked.
So I read online about using Titanium Backup and converting APN Backup And Restore to a system app so I can alter the APN, but I every time I tried using TB(I paid for it by the way so I can use the full version) it would hang on, "Processing please wait" I waited well over thirty minutes. I restarted my phone and for some reason the app was deleted.
So I continued to look more and found out about the S-Lock and Rumrunner, so I continued on with that and tried using Rumrunner but the ADB thing wasn't installed so I used this link, (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=48915118) tried again and I got all the way to the end (after disabling firewall/antivirus) and was stuck with the "Get unsecured" kernel error, the "Choose one of two options, bye!!!" message. So I looked into that as well, I found this one called, TrickDroid ROM (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5KEesTRHixE) I did all the backing up using TWRP and TB then proceeded to go to (http://lifehacker.com/how-to-flash-a-rom-to-your-android-phone-30885281) I put the ZIP file in my phone then went to TWRP recovery, I went to install it and it just hanged on the "Flashing 1 of 1" I found out that it had something to do with, "Mounting" or whatever in TWRP and I didn't so I restarted my phone.
I tried going back into recovery mode after the restart multiple times and it wouldn't work, I picked it and it just loaded into FASTBOOT every time and wouldn't load the recovery mode. So, once again, I looked into this and found Squabbi's HTC One tool kit, 3.2. I downloaded it and got it to work on my phone, I followed these instructions, (http://forums.androidcentral.com/ht...48-htc-one-won-t-boot-into-twrp-recovery.html)
Reboot to HBOOT
select FASTBOOT to get to FASTBOOT USB mode
Make sure the device is in and you have fastboot on your machine
fastboot flash the recovery image
Immediately try to go into the recovery via the HBOOT menu
If no dice, reboot the system and make sure "fast boot" is unchecked in the power options. It might be unrelated, but still: do it.
Go back and try again, but after flashing recovery, reboot the bootloader and then immediately go to recovery.
If successful, reboot system then reboot back into HBOOT and then to recovery to confirm.
I went into the tool and used "Recovery," I downloaded the TWRP one for T-Mobile and clicked on, "Reboot Bootloader" then it restarted my phone and put me in the white screen, I did the flash recovery and everything went through so I went into recovery.
This is where I am at right now, I went into recovery and TWRP is saying I have 0MB internal storage but when I plug the phone to my computer I can see everything is still installed. Also, usually I read online when people have this problem their phone doesn't work at all, strangely enough mine will boot into the OS and allow me to make phone calls text and use apps, so basically the phone ITSELF is unaffected, which I haven't seen on here so either I'm a crazy exception or people just don't post a lot on here.
I also went back into Squabbi's tool and got the error that my device is offline and now I just got the error (Permission Denied)
To reiterate, my TWRP says 0MB internal storage after doing a flash recovery and I went to "Wipe" and cleared the dvleck (or something) and the cache before trying to do the install of the ROM trickdroid but my phone still completely functions.
My HBB is 1.7 I believe and I am not sure what other information you'll need, all the sites referenced above is everything I've tried and used. I know Straight Talk works on this phone because as long as I can set the APN I can successfully use it.
Please don't respond with, "If you can afford this phone blahblah code" I could afford the phone two years ago when I had a job and money, but that doesn't mean I can afford the code.
If there's anyone that can help me I'd really appreciate it.
neitousama said:
These are the original steps I used
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QU7vi388dMk
I just followed the bootloader instructions and then followed the way to root the phone.
TWRP
SuperSU
From the video used.
Alright so I'll start from the top, I have the HTC One M7 from T-Mobile and I purchased a Straight Talk SIM plus service and went to install everything.
I was originally on T-Mobile but they upped my bill to 80 a month, so I switched to MetroPCS but MetroPCS is really slow down here so I decided to switch to Straight Talk but I just read online that they are both on the T-Mobile network and are both the same in regards to speed...(so my mess up I guess? Unless that's not right.) I am in Tuscon, AZ.
Anyways, I tried changing the APN and it just kept disappearing I used the most basic setting at first and it kept switching to the LOCKED T-Mobile APN and the internet/mms won't work only calling/texting.
So I tried using a more advanced APN and instead it just disappeared, it won't save even after I touch "Save" so my search began and I saw things about Sunshine but I didn't buy this phone outright I got it a year ago online for 200$ and I am completely broke right now so I can't afford the 25$ but I need to be able to use my phone because I already paid for the coverage (Straight Talk) and I am trying to get in contact with a potential job.
So to reiterate I used both basic and more detailed APN information neither works, first one saves but goes back to T-Mobile's APN, second one doesn't save at all it disappears. I went to Straight Talk and got the APN information but once again nothing worked.
So I read online about using Titanium Backup and converting APN Backup And Restore to a system app so I can alter the APN, but I every time I tried using TB(I paid for it by the way so I can use the full version) it would hang on, "Processing please wait" I waited well over thirty minutes. I restarted my phone and for some reason the app was deleted.
So I continued to look more and found out about the S-Lock and Rumrunner, so I continued on with that and tried using Rumrunner but the ADB thing wasn't installed so I used this link, (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=48915118) tried again and I got all the way to the end (after disabling firewall/antivirus) and was stuck with the "Get unsecured" kernel error, the "Choose one of two options, bye!!!" message. So I looked into that as well, I found this one called, TrickDroid ROM (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5KEesTRHixE) I did all the backing up using TWRP and TB then proceeded to go to (http://lifehacker.com/how-to-flash-a-rom-to-your-android-phone-30885281) I put the ZIP file in my phone then went to TWRP recovery, I went to install it and it just hanged on the "Flashing 1 of 1" I found out that it had something to do with, "Mounting" or whatever in TWRP and I didn't so I restarted my phone.
I tried going back into recovery mode after the restart multiple times and it wouldn't work, I picked it and it just loaded into FASTBOOT every time and wouldn't load the recovery mode. So, once again, I looked into this and found Squabbi's HTC One tool kit, 3.2. I downloaded it and got it to work on my phone, I followed these instructions, (http://forums.androidcentral.com/ht...48-htc-one-won-t-boot-into-twrp-recovery.html)
Reboot to HBOOT
select FASTBOOT to get to FASTBOOT USB mode
Make sure the device is in and you have fastboot on your machine
fastboot flash the recovery image
Immediately try to go into the recovery via the HBOOT menu
If no dice, reboot the system and make sure "fast boot" is unchecked in the power options. It might be unrelated, but still: do it.
Go back and try again, but after flashing recovery, reboot the bootloader and then immediately go to recovery.
If successful, reboot system then reboot back into HBOOT and then to recovery to confirm.
I went into the tool and used "Recovery," I downloaded the TWRP one for T-Mobile and clicked on, "Reboot Bootloader" then it restarted my phone and put me in the white screen, I did the flash recovery and everything went through so I went into recovery.
This is where I am at right now, I went into recovery and TWRP is saying I have 0MB internal storage but when I plug the phone to my computer I can see everything is still installed. Also, usually I read online when people have this problem their phone doesn't work at all, strangely enough mine will boot into the OS and allow me to make phone calls text and use apps, so basically the phone ITSELF is unaffected, which I haven't seen on here so either I'm a crazy exception or people just don't post a lot on here.
I also went back into Squabbi's tool and got the error that my device is offline and now I just got the error (Permission Denied)
To reiterate, my TWRP says 0MB internal storage after doing a flash recovery and I went to "Wipe" and cleared the dvleck (or something) and the cache before trying to do the install of the ROM trickdroid but my phone still completely functions.
My HBB is 1.7 I believe and I am not sure what other information you'll need, all the sites referenced above is everything I've tried and used. I know Straight Talk works on this phone because as long as I can set the APN I can successfully use it.
Please don't respond with, "If you can afford this phone blahblah code" I could afford the phone two years ago when I had a job and money, but that doesn't mean I can afford the code.
If there's anyone that can help me I'd really appreciate it.
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First for your 0mb storage in twrp, this issue is in most cases caused by a corrupted data partition which is probably not your case since your phone is working fine. You might not have installed the right twrp version. Can you post a link to the exact version of TWRP you have flashed?
For your APN issue, I'm presuming your phone is already sim-unlocked right? That might only be an issue with the stock T-MOB rom not allowing you to edit the APN. You'll probably be fine after flashing another rom.
S-off (rumrunner) is not related to APN problems. + Rumrunner won't work on hboot 1.57, only Sunshine will but anyway S-OFF is not really needed if you can fix it by flashing a rom.
So make sure you flash the right twrp version for GSM (2.8.6.0) then make a nandroid backup of your current config (and better to make a copy of this backup on your computer) and then see if the 0mb issue is solved, if yes flash your rom and try to set your APN again, If its still says 0mb then you'll have to fix the corrupted partitions.
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First for your 0mb storage in twrp, this issue is in most cases caused by a corrupted data partition which is probably not your case since your phone is working fine. You might not have installed the right twrp version. Can you post a link to the exact version of TWRP you have flashed?
For your APN issue, I'm presuming your phone is already sim-unlocked right? That might only be an issue with the stock T-MOB rom not allowing you to edit the APN. You'll probably be fine after flashing another rom.
S-off (rumrunner) is not related to APN problems. + Rumrunner won't work on hboot 1.57, only Sunshine will but anyway S-OFF is not really needed if you can fix it by flashing a rom.
So make sure you flash the right twrp version for GSM then make a nandroid backup of your current config (and better to make a copy of this backup on your computer) and then see if the 0mb issue is solved, if yes flash your rom and try to set your APN again, If its still says 0mb then you'll have to fix the corrupted partitions.
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Well I searched high and low and I finally found this thing called, ".img" and it was the original android one supposedly, so I used the toolkit to flash it and I guess it wiped everything off my phone and now it's factory again, strangely enough on the white screen it still says "Tampered" "Unlocked" so now I guess I just have to run through the motions again?
I am so new to this, I only unlocked/rooted/custom recovery'd my phone so that I can hack into some games I was playing to have more fun but after this whole issue with the Straight Talk thing I realized I had to go far above and beyond..
The link for TWRP is htconem7gsm
(Wouldn't let me post the link)
Are there like manuals online on how to do this? I see so many threads, so many questions so many different ways of doing all this and it's VERY confusing.
For instance, I saw something about bulletproof and liquidsmooth, what are those? Now that I have more information, once I can change the APN I would like to install the cream of the crop, if possible.
I believe my phone is sim unlocked, when I put in the new sim card it doesn't say sim read error or anything and it lets me make calls/texts but it won't let me access the web or do MMS because of the APN settings.
I just would like some step by steps on how to change the APN and get all these things back on my android, I don't like the stock stuff so.
My first initial change was going to use Titanium Back-up to make APN Backup And Restore a system app so I could change the APN since the phone locked out my ability to use 3rd party apps to change it, but to change that to a system app required s-off, so...
I've just been sitting here rattling my brain trying to figure this out. If you can help that'd be amazing..
Thanks for the response by the way.
neitousama said:
Well I searched high and low and I finally found this thing called, ".img" and it was the original android one supposedly, so I used the toolkit to flash it and I guess it wiped everything off my phone and now it's factory again, strangely enough on the white screen it still says "Tampered" "Unlocked" so now I guess I just have to run through the motions again?
I am so new to this, I only unlocked/rooted/custom recovery'd my phone so that I can hack into some games I was playing to have more fun but after this whole issue with the Straight Talk thing I realized I had to go far above and beyond..
The link for TWRP is htconem7gsm
(Wouldn't let me post the link)
Are there like manuals online on how to do this? I see so many threads, so many questions so many different ways of doing all this and it's VERY confusing.
For instance, I saw something about bulletproof and liquidsmooth, what are those? Now that I have more information, once I can change the APN I would like to install the cream of the crop, if possible.
I believe my phone is sim unlocked, when I put in the new sim card it doesn't say sim read error or anything and it lets me make calls/texts but it won't let me access the web or do MMS because of the APN settings.
I just would like some step by steps on how to change the APN and get all these things back on my android, I don't like the stock stuff so.
My first initial change was going to use Titanium Back-up to make APN Backup And Restore a system app so I could change the APN since the phone locked out my ability to use 3rd party apps to change it, but to change that to a system app required s-off, so...
I've just been sitting here rattling my brain trying to figure this out. If you can help that'd be amazing..
Thanks for the response by the way.
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Start over from scratch
First get rid of any tool kits and instead, install adb and fastboot. Minimal adb and fastboot will work fine.
flash TWRP recovery 2.8.6.0:
Download twrp 2.8.6.0 and save it in the same folder you have installed minimal adb and fastboot (C:\Programs\minimal adb and fastboot\)
boot in bootloader mode, select fastboot so "fastboot usb" is shown in red.
open a fastboot terminal window (start menu --> program --> minimal and and fastboot --> minimal adb and fastboot)
type:
Code:
fastboot flash recovery twrp-2.8.6.0-m7.img
fastboot erase cache
fastboot reboot-bootloader
Then boot in twrp recovery. Does it still says 0 mb?
alray said:
Start over from scratch
First get rid of any tool kits and instead, install adb and fastboot. Minimal adb and fastboot will work fine.
flash TWRP recovery 2.8.6.0:
Download twrp 2.8.6.0 and save it in the same folder you have installed minimal adb and fastboot (C:\Programs\minimal adb and fastboot\)
boot in bootloader mode, select fastboot so "fastboot usb" is shown in red.
open a fastboot terminal window (start menu --> program --> minimal and and fastboot --> minimal adb and fastboot)
type:
Code:
fastboot flash recovery twrp-2.8.6.0-m7.img
fastboot erase cache
fastboot reboot-bootloader
Then boot in twrp recovery. Does it still says 0 mb?
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Well this is unusual, whenever I tried opening it from the desktop icon it just takes me to command prompt, when I go to the folder (Located in x86 I'm running Windows 8) and I try opening fastboot or adb and a bunch of text from a command prompt-looking thing shows up, flashes quickly and then closes again.
What did I do wrong?
alray said:
Start over from scratch
First get rid of any tool kits and instead, install adb and fastboot. Minimal adb and fastboot will work fine.
flash TWRP recovery 2.8.6.0:
Download twrp 2.8.6.0 and save it in the same folder you have installed minimal adb and fastboot (C:\Programs\minimal adb and fastboot\)
boot in bootloader mode, select fastboot so "fastboot usb" is shown in red.
open a fastboot terminal window (start menu --> program --> minimal and and fastboot --> minimal adb and fastboot)
type:
Code:
fastboot flash recovery twrp-2.8.6.0-m7.img
fastboot erase cache
fastboot reboot-bootloader
Then boot in twrp recovery. Does it still says 0 mb?
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Nevermind I go it to work I swear sometimes things can be so whacky,
No now it's showing the internal data amount, it's not zero anymore.
Now what?
Well I managed to get twrp back on and installed....only issue now is where do I go for the APN stuff?
I appreciate all your help...whenever you get back online I really need to know the rest.
neitousama said:
Well I managed to get twrp back on and installed....only issue now is where do I go for the APN stuff?
I appreciate all your help...whenever you get back online I really need to know the rest.
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Now that you have twrp correctly installed on your phone, copy the rom you want to flash on your phone storage then in twrp go to "install" and flash the rom. After the phone reboot try to configure your new apn (settings ---> mobile data --> access point name
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Now that you have twrp correctly installed on your phone, copy the rom you want to flash on your phone storage then in twrp go to "install" and flash the rom. After the phone reboot try to configure your new apn (settings ---> mobile data --> access point name
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Where do I find those? Is bulletproof the best?
Also, when I tried installing that one ROM the trickdroid, it just hanged on the flash screen, someone said I needed to mount or something of the sort before flashing ROM? I am unsure...I'm a noob...sorry
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Where do I find those?
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In the rom section of this forum
Is bulletproof the best?
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Bulletproof isn't a rom its a kernel
Also, when I tried installing that one ROM the trickdroid, it just hanged on the flash screen
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and you were installing it using the wrong recovery... If trickdroid is the rom you want then it should flash fine now. WOuld suggest to use a rom like maximus. arhd or insertcoin.