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[Guide] Newb guide to unlocking HBOOT 1.16.0000 and 2.00+ and flashing a custom ROM

There's no exploit that has been found yet to S-OFF your HBOOT 1.16.0000 Incredible S, but you can unlock the bootloader, flash a recovery image, and install a custom ROM.
If you're not sure about doing this, I'd advise against it - things can go wrong, and there is a chance you'll damage your phone. Also be aware that HTC's unlock process effectively voids your warranty, and it will erase everything on your phone, as if your stock ROM went back to how it was when you first bought the phone.
1. Go to http://htcdev.com/ and create a free account. Once done, click the "Unlock Bootloader" link, or click here. Note that the Incredible S v1.16.0000 wasn't listed at the time of writing this, but the process still works fine.
Follow the instructions there to the letter; it's a pretty simple process - the guide says you'll need HTC Sync installed, but you may just need USB drivers. I installed HTC Sync for this process and then uninstalled it from my PC afterwards.
Part of this process involves grabbing some files from the Android SDK; you might not have that installed, so download them HERE. Put them somewhere easy to find, like the root of your C: drive in a folder called "android" (I'll use this for the rest of the instructions).
2. You'll know the process is going well when your phone flashes up an image asking if you're sure you want to unlock your bootloader. If you're still sure, select yes, and the process will complete.
3. Once done, your phone's bootloader will be unlocked, enabling you to flash a recovery image.
4. Go to here and download the recovery image for the Incredible S. Put it in the "android" folder along with the other files needed for HTC's unlock process, above. This file is the ClockWorkMod recovery image for the IncS.
5. Shut down your phone. Plug it in via USB to your PC which you set up during the HTC unlock process. Hold volume down, and press power and the phone will boot into the bootloader. Wait for it to scan your SD card (takes a few seconds), then ensure "Fastboot" is highlighted and press power.
6. On your PC, load up a command prompt - open the Start menu, go to Run, and type "cmd".
7. In the command prompt window, type the following, assuming the HTC unlock files and the recovery image you downloaded in step 4 is all in C:android.
Code:
cd c:android
Then type:
Code:
fastboot flash recovery <recovery_name.img>
Don't forget the .img on the end, and replace "recovery_name" with the specific name of the recovery image you want to use. For ClockWorkMod linked to in step 4, you'd type:
Code:
fastboot flash recovery cwm-4.0.1.4-vivo.img
After a few seconds, ClockWordMod will have been flashed to your phone.
8. Reboot your phone, there should be an option in the fastboot menu (volume up and down to navigate, power to select). It should boot as per normal. Put it into USB disk mode, and download a ROM that you'd like to use. CyanogenMod is a good start: http://www.cyanogenmod.com/devices/htc-incredible-s
Download the ROM and place it in the root of your SD card (ie. not in any folders or anything).
9. Power off the phone. Hold volume down and press power to boot back into the bootloader. Use volume down to select "Recovery" and press power. ClockWorkMod recovery will load.
10. Using volume up/down and power to select, go down to Backup/Restore. Select it, then hit Backup. ClockWorkMod will backup your stock ROM in case there are any dramas and you want to go back to it.
11. After that (takes around 3-4 minutes), go back to the main menu. Select wipe data/factory reset and confirm. Go back to the main menu, select Advanced > Wipe Dalvik cache > confirm. Always best to do these 2 things before flashing a new ROM.
12. Go back to the main menu, and select "Install zip from SDcard". Next choose "Select Zip from SD card" and select the ROM you'd like to install. Confirm this action, and ClockWorkMod will install your new ROM. After that's done, shut the phone down.
13. Ordinarily you'd be done after that, and you could boot into your new ROM. However HBOOT 1.16 does some weird stuff and tends to cause issues; I think it interferes with the installation of the boot.img that ordinarily would be flashed with the ROM. Anyhow, grab the ROM that you downloaded earlier (CyanogenMod, in my example), and on your PC, unzip the file somewhere. Once unzipped, inside you'll see a file called "boot.img". Put this in the same folder as your other Android tools that you used earlier. Power your phone on, hold volume down, and instead of loading recovery by choosing "recovery", choose "usb fastboot".
14. Open up your command prompt again (Start > Run > "cmd"), and type (using the "android" folder for this example):
Code:
cd c:android
fastboot flash boot boot.img
This will flash the boot.img to your phone.
Power off the phone, reboot it, and you should be good to go. There may be more efficient ways to do some of the above, but I'm not a massive guru at this stuff, I just haaaate Sense and bloatware. If any gurus notice any errors, please let me know.
* Edit: Bear in mind that by default, a CM7 install won't include any Google apps (this includes the market app); this needs to be flashed as a separate update via recovery. At the time of writing, a link to information about the Google apps package for CM7 is here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/archive/t-1297579.html
Have updated the title as this should work with HBOOT 2.00+; haven't tested this myself though.
Apologies, not around this site too often these days, at least until an official ICS ROM is out, so I probably won't respond to PMs. Good luck, and hope the above info helps - but it may pay to do some due diligence yourself first, in case it's out of date.

Lynt said:
There's no exploit that has been found yet to S-OFF your HBOOT 1.16.0000 Incredible S, but you can unlock the bootloader, flash a recovery image, and install a custom ROM.
If you're not sure about doing this, I'd advise against it - things can go wrong, and there is a chance you'll damage your phone. Also be aware that HTC's unlock process effectively voids your warranty, and it will erase everything on your phone, as if your stock ROM went back to how it was when you first bought the phone.
1. Go to http://htcdev.com/ and create a free account. Once done, click the "Unlock Bootloader" link, or click here. Note that the Incredible S v1.16.0000 wasn't listed at the time of writing this, but the process still works fine.
Follow the instructions there to the letter; it's a pretty simple process - the guide says you'll need HTC Sync installed, but you may just need USB drivers. I installed HTC Sync for this process and then uninstalled it from my PC afterwards.
Part of this process involves grabbing some files from the Android SDK; you might not have that installed, so download them HERE. Put them somewhere easy to find, like the root of your C: drive in a folder called "android" (I'll use this for the rest of the instructions).
2. You'll know the process is going well when your phone flashes up an image asking if you're sure you want to unlock your bootloader. If you're still sure, select yes, and the process will complete.
3. Once done, your phone's bootloader will be unlocked, enabling you to flash a recovery image.
4. Go to this thread and download the recovery image for the Incredible S. Put it in the "android" folder along with the other files needed for HTC's unlock process, above. This file is the ClockWorkMod recovery image for the IncS.
5. Shut down your phone. Plug it in via USB to your PC which you set up during the HTC unlock process. Hold volume down, and press power and the phone will boot into the bootloader. Wait for it to scan your SD card (takes a few seconds), then ensure "Fastboot" is highlighted and press power.
6. On your PC, load up a command prompt - open the Start menu, go to Run, and type "cmd".
7. In the command prompt window, type the following, assuming the HTC unlock files and the recovery image you downloaded in step 4 is all in C:\android.
Code:
cd c:\android
Then type:
Code:
fastboot flash recovery <recovery_name.img>
Don't forget the .img on the end, and replace "recovery_name" with the specific name of the recovery image you want to use. For ClockWorkMod linked to in step 4, you'd type:
Code:
fastboot flash recovery cwm-4.0.1.4-vivo.im
After a few seconds, ClockWordMod will have been flashed to your phone.
8. Reboot your phone, there should be an option in the fastboot menu (volume up and down to navigate, power to select). It should boot as per normal. Put it into USB disk mode, and download a ROM that you'd like to use. CyanogenMod is a good start: http://www.cyanogenmod.com/devices/htc-incredible-s
Download the ROM and place it in the root of your SD card (ie. not in any folders or anything).
9. Power off the phone. Hold volume down and press power to boot back into the bootloader. Use volume down to select "Recovery" and press power. ClockWorkMod recovery will load.
10. Using volume up/down and power to select, go down to Backup/Restore. Select it, then hit Backup. ClockWorkMod will backup your stock ROM in case there are any dramas and you want to go back to it.
11. After that (takes around 3-4 minutes), go back to the main menu. Select wipe data/factory reset and confirm. Go back to the main menu, select Advanced > Wipe Dalvik cache > confirm. Always best to do these 2 things before flashing a new ROM.
12. Go back to the main menu, and select "Install zip from SDcard". Next choose "Select Zip from SD card" and select the ROM you'd like to install. Confirm this action, and ClockWorkMod will install your new ROM. After that's done, shut the phone down.
13. Ordinarily you'd be done after that, and you could boot into your new ROM. However HBOOT 1.16 does some weird stuff and tends to cause issues; I think it interferes with the installation of the boot.img that ordinarily would be flashed with the ROM. Anyhow, grab the ROM that you downloaded earlier (CyanogenMod, in my example), and on your PC, unzip the file somewhere. Once unzipped, inside you'll see a file called "boot.img". Put this in the same folder as your other Android tools that you used earlier.
14. Open up your command prompt again (Start > Run > "cmd"), and type (using the "android" folder for this example):
Code:
cd c:\android
fastboot flash boot boot.img
This will flash the boot.img to your phone.
Power off the phone, reboot it, and you should be good to go. There may be more efficient ways to do some of the above, but I'm not a massive guru at this stuff, I just haaaate Sense and bloatware. If any gurus notice any errors, please let me know.
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this line:
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fastboot flash recovery cwm-4.0.1.4-vivo.im
should be:
Code:
fastboot flash recovery cwm-4.0.1.4-vivo.img

Thanks, fixed.

Lynt said:
Thanks, fixed.
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Np, I think this is a great idea btw.
This question comes up frequently.
Good work!

scoobysnacks said:
Np, I think this is a great idea btw.
This question comes up frequently.
Good work!
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I second that. Great job. Thanks for your contribution.

Excellent job Lynt, I will try this later...

Yeah good work dude. Should put a stop to the constant h-boot posts. We just need a mod to sticky this.

I bought one XTC Clip to unlock Incredible S but now i'm Xperia ARC.
If someone wants buy my XTC Clip, contact.
I sell by one lower price.

After flashing the boot.img, you may need to install the ROM one more time (if the phone cannot boot). But this time, do not wipe any cache. Just install the ROM from Recovery.

I wanna do that but i am afraid that i may end up making my device useless
Sent from my HTC Incredible S using XDA App

Khair.wara said:
I wanna do that but i am afraid that i may end up making my device useless
Sent from my HTC Incredible S using XDA App
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Hmmmm,there is always risk lies when you customize your phone..though should be minimal when you follow the step provided carefully,trade off for you to enjoy custom rom.
Sent from my HTC Incredible S using Tapatalk

Khair.wara said:
I wanna do that but i am afraid that i may end up making my device useless
Sent from my HTC Incredible S using XDA App
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You dun learn when u dun try. Go ahead, it's quite safe if u follow the steps carefully. You will be glad if u did. The custom ROMs are way better than the stock ones.

thanks mate! works perfect!
just need to add a little bit steps u were missing
after step 12, have to restart the phone to fastboot in order to flash boot.
another question, if i flash a custom rom, will it unlock my sim lock as well?
i cant find it out just bcos i already unlock my IS by purchased a unlock code online 3 weeks ago.
many thanks
and thanks and thanks again!

blkx_yang said:
thanks mate! works perfect!
just need to add a little bit steps u were missing
after step 12, have to restart the phone to fastboot in order to flash boot.
another question, if i flash a custom rom, will it unlock my sim lock as well?
i cant find it out just bcos i already unlock my IS by purchased a unlock code online 3 weeks ago.
many thanks
and thanks and thanks again!
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No flashing a custom ROM will not SIM Unlock a phone.

i heard some dude downgrade the HBOOT to 1.13 by using gold card.
i tired, but IS checked version somehow, said version is old.
can we flash UUR instead of flash a custom Rom? and if it works is that mean Hboot will be 1.13?
i tried before, got an error says unable to open the file. any ideas?

Just rooted thanks guys....for the tutorial....
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erkk......how to install market...?

have to flash an other zip, you can find it on htcdev.com 's forum
or give me ur email, ill email u

ryzer said:
Just rooted thanks guys....for the tutorial....
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erkk......how to install market...?
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Did you install Cyanogen? If so, go back to their download pages or forum thread for the IncS and get the "Gapps" or Google Apps installer.

Revolutionary
Use Revolutionary..Its easy
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www.revolutionary.io

Peekay_Subbu said:
Use Revolutionary..Its easy
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www.revolutionary.io
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Revolutionary.io does not work with this latest HBOOT version, thus the reason for this thread. You have to use the HTCDEV unlock method.

HTC One Formated. Help!

Hi, im new here. Recently Installed Rom and bunch of other things on my HTC ONE. OverClocked it as well. Longs story short. I wanted to wipe the phone but click the Format option.
Now all I have is white screen with Htc logo on it. Cant connect to the computer. Cant boot it into recovery/fastboot Menu. Will not turn off. Just stuck on that HTC logo screen. Im waiting till battery dies may be than ill atleast be able to go to fastboot...
Is it possible to bring it back or the phone is done?
My apologies if im in the wrong area/section
Phone is on Rogers/Canada.

You don't have to worry. Drain battery and boot into bootloader tomorrow. You cam always fastboot flash the Rom if it won't boot. Easiest way is via m7 tools.
Sent from my HTC One using Tapatalk 2

put the phone under a bright light and hold power+volume down

JDR0iD said:
You don't have to worry. Drain battery and boot into bootloader tomorrow. You cam always fastboot flash the Rom if it won't boot. Easiest way is via m7 tools.
Sent from my HTC One using Tapatalk 2
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I got it to go to fastboot./ recovery now need to find out what to do next.

Own31 said:
I got it to go to fastboot./ recovery now need to find out what to do next.
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adb sideload from computer while phone is in recovery with sideload selected

skinsfanbdh said:
adb sideload from computer while phone is in recovery with sideload selected
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googling it now. I got it to sideload in recovery but have no idea what to do on the computor. think i need a toolkit

This works in CWM anyway
Boot into recovery
from the pc do the adb push filename.zip /data/media
wait for it to copy
then on the phone reboot recovery your rom should be in the root of the sdcard waiting for you to flash
I just tested it and it worked perfect ( of coarse I didn't format my sdcard so ymmv )
Own31 said:
googling it now. I got it to sideload in recovery but have no idea what to do on the computor. think i need a toolkit
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The sideload works but if you mess up in AROMA or it freezes you have to start from scratch

clsA said:
This works in CWM anyway
Boot into recovery
from the pc do the adb push filename.zip /data/media
wait for it to copy
then on the phone reboot recovery your rom should be in the root of the sdcard waiting for you to flash
I just tested it and it worked perfect ( of coarse I didn't format my sdcard so ymmv )
The sideload works but if you mess up in AROMA or it freezes you have to start from scratch
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what i dont get is what file do i flash/adb.
I downloaded SDK kits, and half a million other zips. but no idea which file to take. I understood tho, that i need to move the file from pc to the phone with adb

If you download all in one toolkit it will make sideloading easier
Sent from my HTC One using xda premium

Im just lost everywhere. dont understand anything.
using cwm or all in one tool kit or a adb direct. too many things and dont know anything about either of those steps.
do i need to do anything prior using any of the three i listed. folders, files to put into the folders.... etc.
I tried using all in 1 kit. it goes into cmd but doesnt really do anything. I also dont understand when to or what to do in the phone while im doing stuff on the computer. Which menu the phone should be in. Im looking at so many different things and non work or non i understand.
errr this is painful.

Own31 said:
Im just lost everywhere. dont understand anything.
using cwm or all in one tool kit or a adb direct. too many things and dont know anything about either of those steps.
do i need to do anything prior using any of the three i listed. folders, files to put into the folders.... etc.
I tried using all in 1 kit. it goes into cmd but doesnt really do anything. I also dont understand when to or what to do in the phone while im doing stuff on the computer. Which menu the phone should be in. Im looking at so many different things and non work or non i understand.
errr this is painful.
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Hi mate, I'd be happy to help on TeamViewer, as I understand it is complicated to do if you're new to the commands

when using all in one toolkit it will open two cmd windows you manually close the first one after that if it says waiting for device make sure it says fastboot usb at the top of bootloader screen on your phone if it says hboot press power button once. but if your sideloading a rom your phone must be in recovery and sideload selected in recovery. once sideload is done you will have the rom you sideloaded on your sd then you will have to flash that rom.zip

is there an step by step guide or a video?

Own31 said:
is there an step by step guide or a video?
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1. Put phone into recovery
2. Plug into PC
3. Open adb/fastboot folder on PC and drag your chosen rom into there
4. Hold down shift and right-click inside the folder and select 'Open Command Prompt Here'
5. Type 'adb push NAMEOFROM.zip /data/media/' (/data/media/0/ if you were on 4.2.2)
6. Wait for it to complete, as there will be no progress indicator. It takes around 250 seconds (4 minutes)
7. Type 'adb reboot recovery'
8. Install zip from sdcard as usual. Zip file will be on the root

thx Mac.
Lol skinfan using your info i somehow got into CWM using all in one. I closed one window. then went into recovery mod and it put me into CWM.
now i have few option, im sure you all know them.
reboot sys now
install zip from sideload
etc

Own31 said:
thx Mac.
Lol skinfan using your info i somehow got into CWM using all in one. I closed one window. then went into recovery mod and it put me into CWM.
now i have few option, im sure you all know them.
reboot sys now
install zip from sideload
etc
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install zip from sideload

skinsfanbdh said:
install zip from sideload
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Hmm you seem to have forgotten that there is a high possibilty of AROMA freezing and then having to restart the sideload. Why waste his time?

Mac Ill try you steps shorty. if this doesnt work whats going in right now.
skinsfanbdh said:
install zip from sideload
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yeh dont know what i did but im pushing i think Android_Revolution_HD-One_10.1
thats the problem i dont even know what to push.
Now New update. I gues Android Rev 10.1 worked because now im in the Welcome Menu and I can install it. It asks me to. Should I? is this the right file to install?
I was gonna push cm-10.1-20130312-NIGHTLY-ville and gapps-jb-20130301-signed next. Just cause I read somewhere I had to. and try both ways. but since And. Rev 10.1 asks me to install i think i will

MacHackz said:
Hmm you seem to have forgotten that there is a high possibilty of AROMA freezing and then having to restart the sideload. Why waste his time?
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if he downloaded rayglobe like i recommended that wont be a problem as reyglobe doesnt use aroma
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Own31 said:
Mac Ill try you steps shorty. if this doesnt work whats going in right now.
yeh dont know what i did but im pushing i think Android_Revolution_HD-One_10.1
thats the problem i dont even know what to push.
Now New update. I gues Android Rev 10.1 worked because now im in the Welcome Menu and I can install it. It asks me to. Should I? is this the right file to install?
I was gonna push cm-10.1-20130312-NIGHTLY-ville and gapps-jb-20130301-signed next. Just cause I read somewhere I had to. and try both ways. but since And. Rev 10.1 asks me to install i think i will
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i would use rayglobe to at least get a fully functional rom on your phone and make a backup then flash what you want
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whats with the ville at the end of the cm file. i think that is not for your phone it should say m7 at the end for the htc one

skinsfanbdh said:
if he downloaded rayglobe like i recommended that wont be a problem as reyglobe doesnt use aroma
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i would use rayglobe to at least get a fully functional rom on your phone and make a backup then flash what you want
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is this it? http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2312312
I installed Rev and it worked (i think) asks me to setup the phone now. Not sure if it will work fully well tho.

TWRP 2.6 [stock on "swipe to unlock" in recovery]

I went to GooManager and downloaded the new version of TWRP. When I reboot to recovery my phone gets stuck on "swipe to unlock" and doesn't let me do anything but to restart my phone on fastboot. I can't flash any ROMs
Can someone please help me? Thanks in advanced. :crying:

chamo311 said:
I went to GooManager and downloaded the new version of TWRP. When I reboot to recovery my phone gets stuck on "swipe to unlock" and doesn't let me do anything but to restart my phone on fastboot. I can't flash any ROMs
Can someone please help me? Thanks in advanced. :crying:
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did you install the correct version for the htc one sprint(wls)(spr)

Aldo101t said:
did you install the correct version for the htc one sprint(wls)(spr)
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I was using the previous version (2.5) just fine and just went to GooManager and I assume that GooManager will download the right for me.
I opened GooManager and click on Menu then Install OpenRecoveryScript and then I manually rebooted to recovery once the download finished. And that's when I get stuck on "swipe to unlock"
Filename was "openrecovery-twrp-2.6.0.0-m7wls.img"

chamo311 said:
I was using the previous version (2.5) just fine and just went to GooManager and I assume that GooManager will download the right for me.
I opened GooManager and click on Menu then Install OpenRecoveryScript and then I manually rebooted to recovery once the download finished. And that's when I get stuck on "swipe to unlock"
Filename was "openrecovery-twrp-2.6.0.0-m7wls.img"
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well, thats the right one, i would suggest that you manually download the file and install using adb fastboot.

I direct downloaded the file from their site and fast boot flashed after verifying MD5. There is definitely a problem with he recovery

Aldo101t said:
well, thats the right one, i would suggest that you manually download the file and install using adb fastboot.
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Thank you sir! I am new to this so I am learning as I go. I read that these are the steps to follow to do an ADB Fastboot. Please correct me if I am wrong. Thanks again for your help.
1) Download the above file. Save it to the root of your /sdcard directly (internal memory only) and rename it to "twrp.img"
2) Turn off your device. Turn on the device and keep holding volume down until a menu shows up. Select fastboot from the menu list.
3) Plug the device into your computer. Run the following command via the command line:
fastboot flash recovery "twrp.img"
Bless.

Kraizk said:
I direct downloaded the file from their site and fast boot flashed after verifying MD5. There is definitely a problem with he recovery
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That sucks! So should I do try adb fastboot or go back to the previous version (2.5)?
What sucks is that without 2.6 working properly, I won't be able to flash any ROM with the new android version (4.2)

Aldo101t said:
well, thats the right one, i would suggest that you manually download the file and install using adb fastboot.
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Did the ADB and still the same problem. Should I go back to previous version of TWRP?

chamo311 said:
Thank you sir! I am new to this so I am learning as I go. I read that these are the steps to follow to do an ADB Fastboot. Please correct me if I am wrong. Thanks again for your help.
1) Download the above file. Save it to the root of your /sdcard directly (internal memory only) and rename it to "twrp.img"
2) Turn off your device. Turn on the device and keep holding volume down until a menu shows up. Select fastboot from the menu list.
3) Plug the device into your computer. Run the following command via the command line:
fastboot flash recovery "twrp.img"
Bless.
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no, thats not right, don't put on your sdcard, download the file, put it in your directory where yoy have fastboot(on your computer. cd to that directory, open command prompt, (administrative) type adb reboot bootloader, when in bootloader (fastboot usb) type fastboot flash recovery(name of file).img

Aldo101t said:
no, thats not right, don't put on your sdcard, download the file, put it in your directory where yoy have fastboot(on your computer. cd to that directory, open command prompt, (administrative) type adb reboot bootloader, when in bootloader (fastboot usb) type fastboot flash recovery(name of file).img
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It is broken, several users are reporting it in the original TWRP post as well

Kraizk said:
It is broken, several users are reporting it in the original TWRP post as well
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Now that's some "good news" LOL! because I thought I screwed my phone and I wasn't going to be happy about it. I went back to v2.5 and everything works great!!
Thank you so much for all your help, guys!
Bless!!:good:

Kraizk said:
It is broken, several users are reporting it in the original TWRP post as well
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that could be, thanks for the heads up

STUCK in TWRP Recovery
Aldo101t said:
that could be, thanks for the heads up
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Completely stuck in Recovery. Can swipe to unlock screen but can not reboot even with Volume Down and Power button on Sprint HTC One. Just stuck. Phone is useless. Cant throw adb commands, nothing. WTF? What to do any ideas? Just watching the battery go down on the recovery screen...

Jason0071 said:
Completely stuck in Recovery. Can swipe to unlock screen but can not reboot even with Volume Down and Power button on Sprint HTC One. Just stuck. Phone is useless. Cant throw adb commands, nothing. WTF? What to do any ideas? Just watching the battery go down on the recovery screen...
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just revert back to 2.5.0.0 and you are good to go

Jason0071 said:
Completely stuck in Recovery. Can swipe to unlock screen but can not reboot even with Volume Down and Power button on Sprint HTC One. Just stuck. Phone is useless. Cant throw adb commands, nothing. WTF? What to do any ideas? Just watching the battery go down on the recovery screen...
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Did you just recently update your firmware to the new base? The reason I ask is because after I did I used the the firmware with the bootloader and recovery included. I had reflashed TWRP 2.5. Well I noticed that the method of holding down volume key and and power button would not work for me at all whether I was in the os, bootloader or recovery. So I flashed the Rom I was on again and it fixed it. So I am wondering this is what is happening to you. Maybe just let the phone lose charge then plug it in reboot to the os then into bootloader and flash the 2.5 TWRP recovery. Only thing I can think of your not bricked

Jason0071 said:
Completely stuck in Recovery. Can swipe to unlock screen but can not reboot even with Volume Down and Power button on Sprint HTC One. Just stuck. Phone is useless. Cant throw adb commands, nothing. WTF? What to do any ideas? Just watching the battery go down on the recovery screen...
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Did you try holding the phone under a bright light then holding power and vol down to reboot. This works sometimes
Sent from my jacked HTC One!!

Aldo101t said:
just revert back to 2.5.0.0 and you are good to go
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Given all the issues with 2.6 listed here, should I update from 2.5 to 2.6? Also, if TWRP says 2..5.0.0 at the top of the screen, how do I know this is the wls version?

mzel said:
Given all the issues with 2.6 listed here, should I update from 2.5 to 2.6? Also, if TWRP says 2..5.0.0 at the top of the screen, how do I know this is the wls version?
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look at the zip file you download (openrecovery twrp-2.5.0.0-m7wls.img) m7wls tells you its for sprint.or m7spr whatever
there is a new version 2.6.0.1 but i don't know if it still has bugs or not, i'd stay at 2.5.0.0

Aldo101t said:
look at the zip file you download (openrecovery twrp-2.5.0.0-m7wls.img) m7wls tells you its for sprint.or m7spr whatever
there is a new version 2.6.0.1 but i don't know if it still has bugs or not, i'd stay at 2.5.0.0
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I do not have a separate file. I think my TWRP came as part of some bigger ( root, recovery, permissions) package. I would think it was the Sprint version, but I keep having slight problems - those system apps try reboot after install, but in my case they do not. I have to boot manually, and after each recovery reboot I get a "reboot error notification". Can this be related?

mzel said:
I do not have a separate file. I think my TWRP came as part of some bigger ( root, recovery, permissions) package. I would think it was the Sprint version, but I keep having slight problems - those system apps try reboot after install, but in my case they do not. I have to boot manually, and after each recovery reboot I get a "reboot error notification". Can this be related?
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that error is nothing don't worry about it, if you install a custom rom(make sure it's for sprint)that will go

[Q] HTC One, tampered, unlocked, S-ON, no OS, device not foun on laptop. Cluster****.

Hi xda!
I recently got a HTC One from a friend, as my old phone was worn out. It turned out he had rooted it, tampered with it, the whole nine yards. I was not told he had rooted it, so I accepted a prompt asking me to update the phone to what I believe was 4.4.2, KitKat. I now realize that should not have been done. When the phone restarted it went to the HTC startup logo, into a kind of blue screen (not the BSOD), the Google logo flashed on the screen for 0.5 seconds, and then it got stuck on this weird blue/turqoise screen. Nothing happened.
I called my friend, he told me he rooted it etc., and that I should try a factory reset, and if that didn't work, complete reset (including the system folder wipe). That obviously didn't work, but I didn't know any better as I have never touched a rooted phone in my life, and I'm thus a complete noob when it comes to terminology, what steps to take and so on.
Now I have a phone with no OS, stuck at the HTC logo when I start it normally, and all I can do is boot up into bootloader. I can also access TWRP. I have installed HTC Sync on my laptop, but the phone is not detected properly (meaning, the "device connected" sound is played, and I can find "Android device" in device manager, but the HTC Sync can't find the phone) when connected through a USB. It is not the USB that came with the phone. I also installed Squabbi's HTC One toolkit, which basically is the one-click interface of pushing revone etc. to the phone. Problem is, "error, device not detected".
I've browsed around for a good six hours without any luck, other than that I've started to understand how this is all connected.
Phone is
*TAMPERED*
*UNLOCKED*
M7_UL
S-ON
HBOOT 1.44.0000
RADIO-4A.14.3250.13
OpenDSP-v26.120.274.0202
eMMC-boot
I pray to the mighty tech gods of xda to help me out. I looked for similar threads, couldn't find any that were simple and similar enough for me to understand. I must admit I'm very keen to learn this, so if someone know of any place where basic terminology is explained, I'd really appreciate that. Other than that, a step by step instruction on how to proceed from this cluster**** would also be highly appreciated (what I need installed on my laptop, where I can find ROM's, what flashing means etc.).
Thank you in advance!

PrimalMK said:
Hi xda!
I recently got a HTC One from a friend, as my old phone was worn out. It turned out he had rooted it, tampered with it, the whole nine yards. I was not told he had rooted it, so I accepted a prompt asking me to update the phone to what I believe was 4.4.2, KitKat. I now realize that should not have been done. When the phone restarted it went to the HTC startup logo, into a kind of blue screen (not the BSOD), the Google logo flashed on the screen for 0.5 seconds, and then it got stuck on this weird blue/turqoise screen. Nothing happened.
I called my friend, he told me he rooted it etc., and that I should try a factory reset, and if that didn't work, complete reset (including the system folder wipe). That obviously didn't work, but I didn't know any better as I have never touched a rooted phone in my life, and I'm thus a complete noob when it comes to terminology, what steps to take and so on.
Now I have a phone with no OS, stuck at the HTC logo when I start it normally, and all I can do is boot up into bootloader. I can also access TWRP. I have installed HTC Sync on my laptop, but the phone is not detected properly (meaning, the "device connected" sound is played, and I can find "Android device" in device manager, but the HTC Sync can't find the phone) when connected through a USB. It is not the USB that came with the phone. I also installed Squabbi's HTC One toolkit, which basically is the one-click interface of pushing revone etc. to the phone. Problem is, "error, device not detected".
I've browsed around for a good six hours without any luck, other than that I've started to understand how this is all connected.
Phone is
*TAMPERED*
*UNLOCKED*
M7_UL
S-ON
HBOOT 1.44.0000
RADIO-4A.14.3250.13
OpenDSP-v26.120.274.0202
eMMC-boot
I pray to the mighty tech gods of xda to help me out. I looked for similar threads, couldn't find any that were simple and similar enough for me to understand. I must admit I'm very keen to learn this, so if someone know of any place where basic terminology is explained, I'd really appreciate that. Other than that, a step by step instruction on how to proceed from this cluster**** would also be highly appreciated (what I need installed on my laptop, where I can find ROM's, what flashing means etc.).
Thank you in advance!
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well a lot of the work seems to already be done
your unlocked / rooted which means you should have a custom recovery installed.
boot the phone by holding the power + volume down
this will bring up the bootloader. use the volume key to choose recovery aand hit the power button. when you boot into recovery come back and report the name and version of recovery. I.E. Teamwin recovery 2.5.0.0 or clockworkmod 6.0.3.1 ...I'll be here the next couple hrs

clsA said:
well a lot of the work seems to already be done
your unlocked / rooted which means you should have a custom recovery installed.
boot the phone by holding the power + volume down
this will bring up the bootloader. use the volume key to choose recovery aand hit the power button. when you boot into recovery come back and report the name and version of recovery. I.E. Teamwin recovery 2.5.0.0 or clockworkmod 6.0.3.1 ...I'll be here the next couple hrs
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Version of TWRP is 2.5.0.0. Currently trying to re-install an OS. Need one that the current version of TWRP can flash to the phone, as flashing a new version of TWRP does not work. I have no preferences when it comes to OS's. A stock OS (is OS and ROM the same thing?) would be fine.

Also, found out that doing stuff on a Windows 7 laptop was easier than on my own Windows 8. The phone is at least detected on the Windows 7, which means I will be able to flash stuff to it through cmd, something I wasn't able to do from the Windows 8.

PrimalMK said:
Version of TWRP is 2.5.0.0. Currently trying to re-install an OS. Need one that the current version of TWRP can flash to the phone, as flashing a new version does not work. I have no preferences. A stock OS (is OS and ROM the same thing?) would be fine.
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Well your going to need adb / fastboot on your PC
use mine here >> https://www.dropbox.com/s/0wzwt8843zx27nh/Fastboot.zip
and install the HTC Drivers here >> http://www.mediafire.com/download/j55vk6qbbr6250c/HTCDriver_4.8.0.002.exe
unzip that to c:\ so you have c:\fastboot in windows explorer
now inside the folder you shift + right click / command prompt here
now you have a command prompt window type
fastboot getvar all
and post the result here / minus your serial number and IMEI
then i can find you the correct recovery and rom for your phone
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Also, found out that doing stuff on a Windows 7 laptop was easier than on my own Windows 8. The phone is at least detected on the Windows 7, which means I will be able to flash stuff to it through cmd, something I wasn't able to do from the Windows 8.
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yes window 8 will be a problem till you get another hboot above 1.44/1.54
hboot 1.55 has no problem on windows 8 ( I use windows 8.1)

clsA said:
instructions
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Downloaded fastboot, unzipped in c:
Drivers from that link are classed as malware. Trying to find earlier drivers/other mirror.

Find attachment.
Still looking for drivers. Apparently "every" browser blocks exe-files from being downloaded. Changed settings, managed to download it, run as admin. No response.

PrimalMK said:
Find attachment.
Still looking for drivers. Apparently "every" browser blocks exe-files from being downloaded. Changed settings, managed to download it, run as admin. No response.
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this will work fine
just put TWRP and the Rom in the fastboot folder
Unlock the bootloader at HTCDEV
then from fastboot USB
Flash recovery TWRP 2.6.3.3
http://techerrata.com/browse/twrp2/m7
fastboot flash recovery openrecovery-twrp-2.6.3.3-m7.img
fastboot erase cache
fastboot reboot-bootloader
then sideload this Rom to your phone
http://www.androidrevolution.org/downloader/download.php?file=Android_Revolution_HD-One_31.6.zip
TWRP / Advanced / ADB Sideload - swipe to sideload
From PC adb / fastboot folder
you use
adb sideload name-of-rom.zip
make sure the rom is in the same folder as adb / fastboot
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clsA said:
this will work fine
just put TWRP and the Rom in the fastboot folder
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error: cannot open 'openrecovery.......img'
What to do?

PrimalMK said:
error: cannot open 'openrecovery.......img'
What to do?
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is it in the fastboot folder ?

clsA said:
is it in the fastboot folder ?
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Yes, see screenshot.

PrimalMK said:
Yes, see screenshot.
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is the command window in c:\fastboot ?
did you copy paste the command or try and type it ?

clsA said:
is the command window in c:\fastboot ?
did you copy paste the command or try and type it ?
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My bad. Managed to run it, but then it crashes straight away. Can that have anything to do with the driver not installed?

PrimalMK said:
My bad. Managed to run it, but then it crashes straight away. Can that have anything to do with the driver not installed?
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fastboot crashes ?
no if fastboot getvar worked it will all work
it's only 4 commands and your phone will be working
fastboot flash recovery openrecovery-twrp-2.6.3.3-m7.img
fastboot erase cache
fastboot reboot-bootloader
adb sideload rom.zip
sideload takes about 8 min

calculation icatkg
clsA said:
fastboot crashes ?
no if fastboot getvar worked it will all work
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Restarted a couple of times etc. It worked. Will do the ROM thing now.

PrimalMK said:
Restarted a couple of times etc. It worked. Will do the ROM thing now.
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great your about done ...your phone will be android 4.3 when it finishes
don't take any updates to the OS

cmd said it sent the ROM to the phone. I was in the TWRP adb sideload on my phone when it was transferred. Then that was it. 100% on cmd. Phone shut down. Suddenly discovered I had to install on the phone. WAT. I do so, then wait until completion. I anxiously restart the phone. It's alive again!
Really, thanks so much clsA! You made me a very happy person! :victory:

PrimalMK said:
cmd said it sent the ROM to the phone. I was in the TWRP adb sideload on my phone when it was transferred. Then that was it. 100% on cmd. Phone shut down. Suddenly discovered I had to install on the phone. WAT. I do so, then wait until completion. I anxiously restart the phone. It's alive again!
Really, thanks so much clsA! You made me a very happy person! :victory:
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no problem, hit the thanks button

[Q] my Sptint HTC Desire 510 is completly brick

i tried to root my 510 and now it is completely brick
when i press power button it stuck on HTC logo and nothing else
.. i want to make it like original case
i want it with the original recovery and original rom .. like i used it for the first time
please guide me to the right direction .. please

nuclearmaker said:
i tried to root my 510 and now it is completely brick
when i press power button it stuck on HTC logo and nothing else
.. i want to make it like original case
i want it with the original recovery and original rom .. like i used it for the first time
please guide me to the right direction .. please
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You're probably missing the OS. You're not going to get the original recovery back but you can download a stock image and flash it in recovery to get an OS.

dipspit said:
You're probably missing the OS. You're not going to get the original recovery back but you can download a stock image and flash it in recovery to get an OS.
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thank you for response
actually i dont know how to start this
please lead me for steps to do that
what i need ? what is the best rom i can download and the link
and thank you again

nuclearmaker said:
thank you for response
actually i dont know how to start this
please lead me for steps to do that
what i need ? what is the best rom i can download and the link
and thank you again
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What carrier do you have? I'm assuming that you have TWRP installed?

dipspit said:
What carrier do you have? I'm assuming that you have TWRP installed?
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the carrier is Sprint .. and yes i guess that i can install TWRP v 2.8.1

nuclearmaker said:
the carrier is Sprint .. and yes i guess that i can install TWRP v 2.8.1
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Download
Boot to hboot (volume down + power)
Select recovery
Connect usb to computer/phone
Open cmd (WIN + R)
cd to wherever you downloaded to (eg. Downloads)
Run "adb push revmod.zip sdcard/revmod.zip"
Disconnect usb to computer/phone
In TWRP go to backup and backup the phone.
Go back and go to install.
Find revmod.zip
Flash
Afterwords, reboot when asked.

dipspit said:
Download
Boot to hboot (volume down + power)
Select recovery
Connect usb to computer/phone
Open cmd (WIN + R)
cd to wherever you downloaded to (eg. Downloads)
Run "adb push revmod.zip sdcard/revmod.zip"
Disconnect usb to computer/phone
In TWRP go to backup and backup the phone.
Go back and go to install.
Find revmod.zip
Flash
Afterwords, reboot when asked.
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after doing all that steps and successful install
i reboot and the same HTC logo stuck and nothing happen
any ideas ??

nuclearmaker said:
after doing all that steps and successful install
i reboot and the same HTC logo stuck and nothing happen
any ideas ??
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The problem is the lack of an OS to boot and so it just hangs at the HTC screen. Either a) flash another stock or b) assuming it's been less than 30 days, take it back to wherever you bought it and complain it's broke and feign ignorance. You may also try restoring to factory defaults and installing the stock again. Sounds like you may have ****ed your partitions doin whatever it is you was doin.

dipspit said:
The problem is the lack of an OS to boot and so it just hangs at the HTC screen. Either a) flash another stock or b) assuming it's been less than 30 days, take it back to wherever you bought it and complain it's broke and feign ignorance. You may also try restoring to factory defaults and installing the stock again. Sounds like you may have ****ed your partitions doin whatever it is you was doin.
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thank you so much..
that really work .. any ideas about unlock the sim card ? even with root ?

nuclearmaker said:
thank you so much..
that really work .. any ideas about unlock the sim card ? even with root ?
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Awesome sauce.
So far no method has been developed. Contact Sprint and ask to unlock your phone is my only answer.

dip_spit said:
Download
Boot to hboot (volume down + power)
Select recovery
Connect usb to computer/phone
Open cmd (WIN + R)
cd to wherever you downloaded to (eg. Downloads)
Run "adb push revmod.zip sdcard/revmod.zip"
Disconnect usb to computer/phone
In TWRP go to backup and backup the phone.
Go back and go to install.
Find revmod.zip
Flash
Afterwords, reboot when asked.
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I have the same phone but i dont understand what you are saying after "select recovery". could you explain in more detail? please?