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Help with Sim-Unlock

Hi all,
I have the revolution HD Rom installed on my device and I got an unlock code online from a site I trust and bought from in the past (I say that to point out that I don't think that the problem is with the key itself)
When I tried to apply it though, it said that it is wrong...
I know it sounds weird, but my research shows that it might be related to me having a custom rom installed - something about changing the baseband?
Either way, I'd love for some community help on this - is this possible?
If so, what is the quickest/painless way to get back to stock? will that require a full factory reset?
will I lose the unlock again when I switch back to the rom?
Please help as I'm currently out of the country and have no phone
Thanks!!!

eladkatz said:
Hi all,
I have the revolution HD Rom installed on my device and I got an unlock code online from a site I trust and bought from in the past (I say that to point out that I don't think that the problem is with the key itself)
When I tried to apply it though, it said that it is wrong...
I know it sounds weird, but my research shows that it might be related to me having a custom rom installed - something about changing the baseband?
Either way, I'd love for some community help on this - is this possible?
If so, what is the quickest/painless way to get back to stock? will that require a full factory reset?
will I lose the unlock again when I switch back to the rom?
Please help as I'm currently out of the country and have no phone
Thanks!!!
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You can either restore a nandroid of your stock ROM or flash an RUU. Try your code again after going to stock and it'll work.

eladkatz said:
Hi all,
I have the revolution HD Rom installed on my device and I got an unlock code online from a site I trust and bought from in the past (I say that to point out that I don't think that the problem is with the key itself)
When I tried to apply it though, it said that it is wrong...
I know it sounds weird, but my research shows that it might be related to me having a custom rom installed - something about changing the baseband?
Either way, I'd love for some community help on this - is this possible?
If so, what is the quickest/painless way to get back to stock? will that require a full factory reset?
will I lose the unlock again when I switch back to the rom?
Please help as I'm currently out of the country and have no phone
Thanks!!!
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You posted in the wrong section. That's what Q&A is for.
Sent from my HTC One using XDA Premium 4 mobile app

gamer765 said:
You can either restore a nandroid of your stock ROM or flash an RUU. Try your code again after going to stock and it'll work.
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Thanks for the reply man, I was going to follow the instructions on http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2265618 but they link to more info on RUUs and the link is broken
How do I know which ruu do I need?
Thanks again!

eladkatz said:
Thanks for the reply man, I was going to follow the instructions on http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2265618 but they link to more info on RUUs and the link is broken
How do I know which ruu do I need?
Thanks again!
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What region is the phone from and what carrier? It's probably better if you can post your CID, which you can obtain by using the CID Getter app on the play store.

gamer765 said:
What region is the phone from and what carrier? It's probably better if you can post your CID, which you can obtain by using the CID Getter app on the play store.
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I have a US AT&T phone, my CID is CWS_001
Thanks

eladkatz said:
I have a US AT&T phone, my CID is CWS_001
Thanks
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You don't need to do all that, just use a Guru Reset ROM for your firmware, that will work (confirmed from several other users, with the same situation as yours). can you post a "fastboot getvar all" (remove IMEI and s/n) and I'll point you in the right direction

eladkatz said:
I have a US AT&T phone, my CID is CWS_001
Thanks
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Just restore a stock AT&T nandroid and you should be good to go. Afterwards, you can install custom ROMs, your unlock will stick.
EDIT: You can restore this nandroid http://www.htc1guru.com/dld/htcone-32gb-att-1-26-502-10-twrp-stock-zip/
Make a nandroid of your current ROM first if you want to return to it afterwards. The above is a TWRP nandroid.

nkk71 said:
You don't need to do all that, just use a Guru Reset ROM for your firmware, that will work (confirmed from several other users, with the same situation as yours). can you post a "fastboot getvar all" (remove IMEI and s/n) and I'll point you in the right direction
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Thanks, see below, not sure if it worked...
(bootloader) version: 0.5
(bootloader) version-bootloader: 1.44.0000
(bootloader) version-baseband: 4A.14.3250.13
(bootloader) version-cpld: None
(bootloader) version-microp: None
(bootloader) version-main: 1.26.502.10
(bootloader) version-misc: PVT SHIP S-ON
(bootloader) serialno: REDACTED
(bootloader) imei: REDACTED
(bootloader) meid: 00000000000000
(bootloader) product: m7_ul
(bootloader) platform: HBOOT-8064
(bootloader) modelid: PN0712000
(bootloader) cidnum: CWS__001
(bootloader) battery-status: good
(bootloader) battery-voltage: 4082mV
(bootloader) partition-layout: Generic
(bootloader) security: on
(bootloader) build-mode: SHIP
(bootloader) boot-mode: FASTBOOT
ERROR: usb_read failed with status e00002e8
getvar:all FAILED (status read failed (No such file or directory))
finished. total time: 0.041s

eladkatz said:
Thanks, see below, not sure if it worked...
(bootloader) version: 0.5
(bootloader) version-bootloader: 1.44.0000
(bootloader) version-baseband: 4A.14.3250.13
(bootloader) version-cpld: None
(bootloader) version-microp: None
(bootloader) version-main: 1.26.502.10
(bootloader) version-misc: PVT SHIP S-ON
(bootloader) serialno: REDACTED
(bootloader) imei: REDACTED
(bootloader) meid: 00000000000000
(bootloader) product: m7_ul
(bootloader) platform: HBOOT-8064
(bootloader) modelid: PN0712000
(bootloader) cidnum: CWS__001
(bootloader) battery-status: good
(bootloader) battery-voltage: 4082mV
(bootloader) partition-layout: Generic
(bootloader) security: on
(bootloader) build-mode: SHIP
(bootloader) boot-mode: FASTBOOT
ERROR: usb_read failed with status e00002e8
getvar:all FAILED (status read failed (No such file or directory))
finished. total time: 0.041s
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Try this one: http://www.htc1guru.com/dld/guru_reset_m7_1-26-502-12-zip/
It's slightly newer than your version but I think it should work, you can deselect "stock recovery" and "stock radio" during the install, as you won't need those.
BTW: why don't you S-Off? (just a question, I'm in no way implying you do anything you're not comfortable with!!)

gamer765 said:
Just restore a stock AT&T nandroid and you should be good to go. Afterwards, you can install custom ROMs, your unlock will stick.
EDIT: You can restore this nandroid http://www.htc1guru.com/dld/htcone-32gb-att-1-26-502-10-twrp-stock-zip/
Make a nandroid of your current ROM first if you want to return to it afterwards. The above is a TWRP nandroid.
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I have clockwork mod recovery, can I use that to do the twrp nandroid recovery?
Also, in the url you are directing to, it says:
This Nandroid should not be needed. I have
a Stock ROM + Recovery Reset Installer which can
reset stock ROM and allow OTA updates. See Here:
http://www.htc1guru.com/dld/guru_reset_m7_1-26-502-12-zip
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Should I use that one instead?

eladkatz said:
I have clockwork mod recovery, can I use that to do the twrp nandroid recovery?
Also, in the url you are directing to, it says:
Should I use that one instead?
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Sorry, I didn't get your question, and lots of different approaches to the same thing. If you want my opinion:
1- do a nandroid backup of your current setup
2- copy (or pull) everything to your PC, just in case
3- use the Guru Reset (http://www.htc1guru.com/dld/guru_reset_m7_1-26-502-12-zip/), that's a flashable zip in custom recovery, do not select "stock recovery" (actually you have to uncheck it)
4- do not take any OTAs
5- use your SIM unlock code
6- restore your nandroid backup
if in step 5 the SIM unlock code doesn't work, then you can explore other options
That's my humble opinion.
Hit the Thanks button if I've helped

nkk71 said:
BTW: why don't you S-Off? (just a question, I'm in no way implying you do anything you're not comfortable with!!)
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I guess because I'm not sure what that is, I've seen it mentioned as something that allowes to install custom RUUs but I'm not sure how that would help here...

eladkatz said:
I guess because I'm not sure what that is, I've seen it mentioned as something that allowes to install custom RUUs but I'm not sure how that would help here...
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I guess the stock reset is fine, the main goal is to get you back to the stock carrier ROM for the unlock code to work.

nkk71 said:
Sorry, I didn't get your question, and lots of different approaches to the same thing. If you want my opinion:
1- do a nandroid backup of your current setup
2- copy (or pull) everything to your PC, just in case
3- use the Guru Reset (http://www.htc1guru.com/dld/guru_reset_m7_1-26-502-12-zip/), that's a flashable zip in custom recovery, do not select "stock recovery" (actually you have to uncheck it)
4- do not take any OTAs
5- use your SIM unlock code
6- restore your nandroid backup
if in step 5 the SIM unlock code doesn't work, then you can explore other options
That's my humble opinion.
Hit the Thanks button if I've helped
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Thanks for the tip,
I followed the instructions to the letter and now it seems like I'm stuck on the HTC ONE boot screen...
I tried restarting once (after letting it idle for a good 10 minutes I think)
now I'm just staring at it, not really sure what my next step should be... could it just be that I need to wait?
On a positive note, I can still access fastboot/recovery so I guess worst case, I can do a factory reset - that oughta fix it, right?
Question about that - if I do that, will I still be able to do the nandroid restore and go back to my original state?
Thanks

eladkatz said:
Thanks for the tip,
I followed the instructions to the letter and now it seems like I'm stuck on the HTC ONE boot screen...
I tried restarting once (after letting it idle for a good 10 minutes I think)
now I'm just staring at it, not really sure what my next step should be... could it just be that I need to wait?
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What's up with that, 2nd person today (out of 2) having problems with the Guru Resets
did you wipe in the Installer? did you make sure the download is not corrupt (MD5 sum)?
The way I usually know if the bootup is stuck or not, is: after a few minutes (something like 2 or 3 minutes, maybe less) the screen will change brightness, if it does I know it's not stuck, if the brightness doesn't change, I force a reboot and reflash.
I recommend you reboot to recovery, and restore your backup, just to have a functioning phone, then check the MD5 sum of your download to make sure it's OK.
I'm about to flash the Guru Reset that also got the other guy "stuck", to see if it works or not....

eladkatz said:
Thanks for the tip,
I followed the instructions to the letter and now it seems like I'm stuck on the HTC ONE boot screen...
I tried restarting once (after letting it idle for a good 10 minutes I think)
now I'm just staring at it, not really sure what my next step should be... could it just be that I need to wait?
On a positive note, I can still access fastboot/recovery so I guess worst case, I can do a factory reset - that oughta fix it, right?
Question about that - if I do that, will I still be able to do the nandroid restore and go back to my original state?
Thanks
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FYI: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=47085377&postcount=44
(it's a different Guru Reset, but same principle applies)

nkk71 said:
FYI: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=47085377&postcount=44
(it's a different Guru Reset, but same principle applies)
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I eventually just restored to factory defaults, proceeded to unlock and then went back to the nandroid backup, worked like a charm!
Thanks for all the help and support

4.19.401.8 ruu help

hello, where can i download the 4.19.401.8 ruu.exe?? i've rooted my 4.4.2 and want to go back to stock... i'm not into it and can't make it work.. please help me.

cabasse_tronic said:
hello, where can i download the 4.19.401.8 ruu.exe?? i've rooted my 4.4.2 and want to go back to stock... i'm not into it and can't make it work.. please help me.
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There is no 4.19.401.8 RUU available.
post your ''fastboot getvar all'' minus imei/sn

cabasse_tronic said:
hello, where can i download the 4.19.401.8 ruu.exe?? i've rooted my 4.4.2 and want to go back to stock... i'm not into it and can't make it work.. please help me.
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why not just leave your device as it is and flash a custom 4.19 rom?
most of the posts in this thread are from people who have screwed up their device trying to relock and RUU.

I've allready locked the device, stock recovery.. but still can't det rid of the root.. and it doesn't even run.. from the begining it didn't.. said su binary.. bla bla bla...

this is fastboot getvar all
(bootloader) version: 0.5
(bootloader) version-bootloader: 1.56.0000
(bootloader) version-baseband: 4A.23.3263.28
(bootloader) version-cpld: None
(bootloader) version-microp: None
(bootloader) version-main: 4.19.401.8
(bootloader) version-misc: PVT SHIP S-ON
(bootloader) serialno: SH3xxxxxxxxx
(bootloader) imei: 3594xxxxxxxxxxx
(bootloader) meid: 00000000000000
(bootloader) product: m7_ul
(bootloader) platform: HBOOT-8064
(bootloader) modelid: PN0710000
(bootloader) cidnum: HTC__032
(bootloader) battery-status: good
(bootloader) battery-voltage: 4297mV
(bootloader) partition-layout: Generic
(bootloader) security: on
(bootloader) build-mode: SHIP
(bootloader) boot-mode: FASTBOOT
(bootloader) commitno-bootloader: dirty-4dab9d12
(bootloader) hbootpreupdate: 11
(bootloader) gencheckpt: 0
all: Done!
finished. total time: 0.046s
the new thing that i've seen is that the HTC Flashlight ain't installed on my phone anymore..
Please help me get it back to stock.. like is fresh out of the box.. if you can help me, i'll replay ASAP here in order to make things go faster. thanks in advice to all of you guys.

Kill me if i'm wrong... i S-OFF the device, downgrade h-boot, then i can flash the RUU for my phone.. the one on the androidruu.com .. right??

cabasse_tronic said:
Kill me if i'm wrong... i S-OFF the device, downgrade h-boot, then i can flash the RUU for my phone.. the one on the androidruu.com .. right??
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Yes that should do the trick. Flash the correct ruu for your MID and CID

big problem.. can't S-OFF... tried all methodes.. none work. i've got that little root on my phone but ain't working.. please

cabasse_tronic said:
big problem.. can't S-OFF... tried all methodes.. none work. i've got that little root on my phone but ain't working.. please
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Have you tried Rumrunner? If yes, what errors it's giving you?

checking for updates....... ERROR: cannot check for updates

managed to S-OFF using firewater, after installing a custom rom.. in this moment i'm confused if going back to stock (s-on, etc, etc) or keeping the AHD soft.. it has with 200mb more free ram.. guys.. give me a hint

cabasse_tronic said:
managed to S-OFF using firewater, after installing a custom rom.. in this moment i'm confused if going back to stock (s-on, etc, etc) or keeping the AHD soft.. it has with 200mb more free ram.. guys.. give me a hint
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If you installed ARHD 51 keep it, it's better than stock

Uxepro said:
If you installed ARHD 51 keep it, it's better than stock
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i like it.. but on my mind is stock.. i've got problems with my old phone (htc one x) with custom rom, but it was carier dependent and wouldn't recieve OTAs

Have you tried flashing the RUU your device came with? Then OTA update to latest

now i'm on custom rom, S-OFF, Unlocked, Rooted and hboot downgraded (1.44) so at this point i can flash the ruu.exe for my htc one (x.401.x.x) but still i don't know if i'll manage to get it back to the Cosmote rom (had some cool programs installed on it)..

cabasse_tronic said:
now i'm on custom rom, S-OFF, Unlocked, Rooted and hboot downgraded (1.44) so at this point i can flash the ruu.exe for my htc one (x.401.x.x) but still i don't know if i'll manage to get it back to the Cosmote rom (had some cool programs installed on it)..
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if you want to go back to stock and you have s-off and 1.44 hboot then the only thing you need to do is to download and run the 1.28.401.7 ruu.exe from htc1guru.com
it will wipe your phone and restore to stock rom and stock recovery. you will still be s-off. Just don't forget that if you want to remove the tempered flag, you should do it before the ruu

alray said:
if you want to go back to stock and you have s-off and 1.44 hboot then the only thing you need to do is to download and run the 1.28.401.7 ruu.exe from htc1guru.com
it will wipe your phone and restore to stock rom and stock recovery. you will still be s-off. Just don't forget that if you want to remove the tempered flag, you should do it before the ruu
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is there a problem if i keep my phone s-off for warranty???

cabasse_tronic said:
managed to S-OFF using firewater, after installing a custom rom.. in this moment i'm confused if going back to stock (s-on, etc, etc) or keeping the AHD soft.. it has with 200mb more free ram.. guys.. give me a hint
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How did you get firewater to work? Which steps? I seems to have the same getvar info as you, but I can't get it to work...
Thanks!

[q] htc one bicked - start up loop (cant find ruu file)

I'm a complete newbie to this XDA so would appreciate any help possible.
My HTC One is Bricked and wont go beyond the HTC logo screen.
I've look at all the different forums and threads and I cant find one particular thread to guide me through the process.
The simplest way I can tell to get my phone back to stock without rooting and doing s-off is to use a ruu file, but I cant find one any where for my phone.
Can anyone help or point me in the right direction:
MEID PN0711000
HTC_621 (TW)
3.63.709.3
HT3AJW906862
356376050293921

abreu6 said:
I'm a complete newbie to this XDA so would appreciate any help possible.
My HTC One is Bricked and wont go beyond the HTC logo screen.
I've look at all the different forums and threads and I cant find one particular thread to guide me through the process.
The simplest way I can tell to get my phone back to stock without rooting and doing s-off is to use a ruu file, but I cant find one any where for my phone.
Can anyone help or point me in the right direction:
MEID PN0711000
HTC_621 (TW)
3.63.709.3
HT3AJW906862
356376050293921
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There is an RUU for your One. The only issue is that ur S-ON and the RUU is for a lower firmware version than the one you have. To flash the RUU, you will have to downgrade your firmware, which needs S-OFF
Post the output of your getvar all. It'll help a lot
And do u have custom recovery?? What exactly did you do which bricked the phone ??

raghav kapur said:
There is an RUU for your One. The only issue is that ur S-ON and the RUU is for a lower firmware version than the one you have. To flash the RUU, you will have to downgrade your firmware, which needs S-OFF
Post the output of your getvar all. It'll help a lot
And do u have custom recovery?? What exactly did you do which bricked the phone ??
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Hello, Thanks for helping out. I have a taiwan build of the phone, for some reason I got the message prompt to upgrade to kitkat and sense 5.5 ( the release isnt officially out in my region) I'm thinking I got it because of the firmware build of my phone, once i tried to upgrade thats where the stall happened.
To get S-Off i need to root my phone from my understanding is this correct ? I dont have a custom recovery will post the get var here.
Thanks again.

Since you bricked your phone, I'm going to safely assume you were at least on an unlocked bootloader. If that's the case, you can download the TWRP recovery image onto your PC and boot into it off your phone with the fastboot command "fastboot boot (recovery name).img". Once there, you can go to TWRP's advanced settings and turn on ADB sideload to install a ROM. After that's done, go back into fastboot and flash the boot.img from the ROM separately before booting the ROM for the first time (since you're S-ON). That should get your phone back on.
My friend did the same thing the other day and that was how I got theirs working again.
Sent from my HTC One using xda app-developers app

decayer177 said:
"fastboot boot (recovery name).img".
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That only works on hboot 1.44, "fastboot boot ...." was patched/broken after 1.44.
decayer177 said:
After that's done, go back into fastboot and flash the boot.img from the ROM separately before booting the ROM for the first time (since you're S-ON).
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That's not needed on the M7, it'll get flashed automatically during the install even with S-On.

decayer177 said:
Since you bricked your phone, I'm going to safely assume you were at least on an unlocked bootloader. If that's the case, you can download the TWRP recovery image onto your PC and boot into it off your phone with the fastboot command "fastboot boot (recovery name).img". Once there, you can go to TWRP's advanced settings and turn on ADB sideload to install a ROM. After that's done, go back into fastboot and flash the boot.img from the ROM separately before booting the ROM for the first time (since you're S-ON). That should get your phone back on.
My friend did the same thing the other day and that was how I got theirs working again.
Sent from my HTC One using xda app-developers app
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Thanks for the help, no its locked and not tampared. I'm guessing i do all of the above but unlook my bootloader first.

abreu6 said:
Thanks for the help, no its locked and not tampared. I'm guessing i do all of the above but unlook my bootloader first.
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Which RUU file do you recommend I can downgrade to. The version I have is 3.63.709.3 is there a site with ruu files. I have the latest ota file from the htc website, is the ruu file in there ?
Will try the procedure today and re post here.

abreu6 said:
I'm a complete newbie to this XDA so would appreciate any help possible.
My HTC One is Bricked and wont go beyond the HTC logo screen.
I've look at all the different forums and threads and I cant find one particular thread to guide me through the process.
The simplest way I can tell to get my phone back to stock without rooting and doing s-off is to use a ruu file, but I cant find one any where for my phone.
Can anyone help or point me in the right direction:
MEID PN0711000
HTC_621 (TW)
3.63.709.3
HT3AJW906862
356376050293921
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Here's a copy of my getvar, -
Version: 0.5
version-bootloader: 1.55.0000
version-baseband: 4A.213263.04
version-cpld: None
version-micorp: None
version-main: 3.63.709.04
version-misc: PVT SHIP S-On
serialno:HT3AJW906862
ProductL m7_u
platform: HBOOT-8064
modelid: PN0711000
cidnum: HTC_621
battery-status: low
battery-voltage: 3475mV
partition-layout: Generic
security: on
build-mode:SHIP
boot-mode: FASTBOOT
commitno-bootloader: dirty-a448e85a
hboottpreupdate: 11
gencheckpt: 0
i tried to get my phone fixed but because its cross region nothing htc can do, and cost is as much as value of the phone. Will try all the tips here and repost. Thanks for everyone's help. Really appreciate it, this is a great forum
If anyone else has any other suggestions let me know.

nkk71 said:
That only works on hboot 1.44, "fastboot boot ...." was patched/broken after 1.44.
That's not needed on the M7, it'll get flashed automatically during the install even with S-On.
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Yup the fastboot thingy doesnt work, anyother way i can use twrp if this is required. Unlocked my boot loader, are there any short cuts in this. Cant I just unlock, s-off and download any of the latest ruu files to bring my phone back to life ?

abreu6 said:
Yup the fastboot thingy doesnt work, anyother way i can use twrp if this is required. Unlocked my boot loader, are there any short cuts in this. Cant I just unlock, s-off and download any of the latest ruu files to bring my phone back to life ?
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not right now, too sleepy, but i highly recommend you (and everybody else that quoted you) edit your posts and remove IMEI ... that information should NOT be shared publicly!

nkk71 said:
not right now, too sleepy, but i highly recommend you (and everybody else that quoted you) edit your posts and remove IMEI ... that information should NOT be shared publicly!
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will do, didnt realize i did that, thanks !

nkk71 said:
not right now, too sleepy, but i highly recommend you (and everybody else that quoted you) edit your posts and remove IMEI ... that information should NOT be shared publicly!
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All removed, when i do the fastboot devices, the scrambled reply comes up which means im connected, but getvar all brings back nothing. I worried I may have done something wrong. Thanks

HTC one bricked
INFOversion-bootloader: 1.56.0000
INFOversion-baseband: 4A.23.3263.28
INFOversion-cpld: None
INFOversion-microp: None
INFOversion-main:
INFOversion-misc: PVT SHIP S-ON
INFOserialno: FA34MW909277
INFOimei: 354439059885634
INFOmeid: 00000000000000
INFOproduct: m7_ul
INFOplatform: HBOOT-8064
INFOmodelid: PN0712000
INFOcidnum: BS_US001
INFObattery-status: good
INFObattery-voltage: 3882mV
INFOpartition-layout: Generic
INFOsecurity: on
INFObuild-mode: SHIP
INFOboot-mode: FASTBOOT
INFOcommitno-bootloader: dirty-4dab9d12
INFOhbootpreupdate: 11
INFOgencheckpt: 0
all: Done!
please help me out. I am using custom rom now .... no network .... no baseband. i am also confused that ruu is for me... i tried one but failed

[Q] Orange UK return to stock

Hi,
I have read various return to stock guides, but seem to be getting more and more confused!
I am currently running TWRP and CM11 on my HTC One. Before loaded CM I did a full TWRP backup of my stock Sense ROM.
Here is my getvar all info:-
(bootloader) version: 0.5
(bootloader) version-bootloader: 1.55.0000
(bootloader) version-baseband: 4A.21.3263.04
(bootloader) version-cpld: None
(bootloader) version-microp: None
(bootloader) version-main: 3.63.61.1
(bootloader) version-misc: PVT SHIP S-OFF
(bootloader) serialno:
(bootloader) imei:
(bootloader) meid: 00000000000000
(bootloader) product: m7_ul
(bootloader) platform: HBOOT-8064
(bootloader) modelid: PN0710000
(bootloader) cidnum: ORANG001
(bootloader) battery-status: good
(bootloader) battery-voltage: 3931mV
(bootloader) partition-layout: Generic
(bootloader) security: off
(bootloader) build-mode: SHIP
(bootloader) boot-mode: FASTBOOT
(bootloader) commitno-bootloader: dirty-b0a25cb2
(bootloader) hbootpreupdate: 11
(bootloader) gencheckpt: 0
I cannot find the Orange UK RUU file anywhere which is causing me the biggest headache. Given the information I have provided, what is the best way to get my phone back to 100% stock? (locked/no tamper message etc and able to receive updates).
Many thanks,
Andy

Restore your backup, unroot, restore official recovery, should be ok to leave s-off, relock bootloader. Factory reset. Think that should suffice.
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gffmac said:
Restore your backup, unroot, restore official recovery, should be ok to leave s-off, relock bootloader. Factory reset. Think that should suffice.
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Thanks very much. So, apologies for my simplistic view on these things, but I am not that experienced with this.
* Copy the backup file to my phone
* Boot to recovery and do a TWRP recovery of the backup file
Once there, where do I find the official recovery? Is this specific to my region and carrier (Orange UK)?
Thanks for the quick response.
Andy

Once your backup is restored, your can check Rom version from settings. Recovery should be standard for that Rom version, there are a few threads with stock recoveries. In boot loader command is: fastboot flash recovery recovery.img sorry I'm on train can't go in depth right now. Good luck
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I appreciate you taking the time to reply. I will restore my ROM and check the version. I'm not in a huge rush so if you our someone else is around to guide me then that's great.

Ok, I've restored my stock backup. I now have 4.3 running with TWRP recovery. I'd like to get to the point where I can do an OTA update to 4.4.2.
What's the next step?

Anyone?

andylong42 said:
I have read various return to stock guides, but seem to be getting more and more confused!
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andylong42 said:
Anyone?
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which guides, and what's confusing (as in, what doesn't make sense to you)?

I'm not that confused really, I'm more struggling to find the recovery for Orange UK. Does anyone know where I can find it?

andylong42 said:
I'm not that confused really, I'm more struggling to find the recovery for Orange UK. Does anyone know where I can find it?
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[Recovery]Collection of Stock Recovery

Thanks.I've read through that guide. The only option for my phone is a CWM nandroid file. Will this out the stock recovery back on my phone that is running TWRP or is that just the stock OS.without recovery?

andylong42 said:
Thanks.I've read through that guide. The only option for my phone is a CWM nandroid file. Will this out the stock recovery back on my phone that is running TWRP or is that just the stock OS.without recovery?
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he posted the link to the stock recovery's
http://d-h.st/users/guich/?fld_id=29380#files

clsA said:
he posted the link to the stock recovery's
http://d-h.st/users/guich/?fld_id=29380#files
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Thanks, sorry I missed that.
That list does not appear to include the Orange UK RUU unless I'm missing something. I believe is should be 3.63.61.1, but I have searched everywhere but cannot find it. Is there another option?
Also, my main PC is running Windows 8.1 - I believe there can be a problem using this? I do have access to a Win7 machine if thats safer.

Sorry for being such a pain about this!
I have found this:-
http://www.htcdev.com/devcenter/downloads/P70
Which includes Orange UK. Are these the recovery files as they appear much larger than the ones posted elsewhere?

andylong42 said:
Sorry for being such a pain about this!
I have found this:-
http://www.htcdev.com/devcenter/downloads/P70
Which includes Orange UK. Are these the recovery files as they appear much larger than the ones posted elsewhere?
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Those are kernel source codes, they won't do you any good.
RUU and OTA can be found http://www.htc1guru.com/ or http://www.androidruu.com/?developer=M7

Thanks,
I have downloaded a CWM nandroid backup for Orange UK. The file includes the recovery.img file within the archive - is this the stock ROM?

andylong42 said:
Thanks,
I have downloaded a CWM nandroid backup for Orange UK. The file includes the recovery.img file within the archive - is this the stock ROM?
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you mean is the recovery in there the stock recovery? could be but doubtful
why don't you just get one from Guich's thread?

nkk71 said:
you mean is the recovery in there the stock recovery? could be but doubtful
why don't you just get one from Guich's thread?
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Hi,
I cant find the stock recovery for my carrier (Orange UK) unless I'm missing something obvious? Will a different one work ok?

andylong42 said:
Hi,
I cant find the stock recovery for my carrier (Orange UK) unless I'm missing something obvious? Will a different one work ok?
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yes a different one will work, but as mentioned in the guide:
Since recovery is not exactly your version, you may need to reboot your phone manually if it doesnt by itself
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what nandroid version did you restore?

nkk71 said:
yes a different one will work, but as mentioned in the guide:
what nandroid version did you restore?
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Hi, the Nandroid backup was one I created through TWRP before flashing CM11 originally. Which recovery should I use for Orange UK? Do I simply pick another UK carrier? Or maybe another Orange recovery (e.g. France?)
If I dont have the correct recovery installed for my region/carrier, will that stop me from receiving OTA updates?

[Q] HTC One unlocked, tampered, S-ON and custom recovery - Can I do OTA

Hi,
I have an HTC One PN07120. It is unlocked, tampered S-ON, has custom recovery installed, and is running AT&T 4.3 JellyBean stock.
In a few days Sense 6.0 OTA update will become available for my device, so I was wondering if I can just normally run the setup and update my system or I have to relock my device or something?
PLEASE RESPOND

Torcidas1950 said:
PLEASE RESPOND
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=52894276&postcount=9
+ you need stock recovery, ota update will not flash using a custom recovery.
PLEASE SEARCH

alray said:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=52894276&postcount=9
+ you need stock recovery, ota update will not flash using a custom recovery.
PLEASE SEARCH
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So if I got you right, only thing that matters is that I have stock recovery instead of custom recovery. And how do I do that?

Torcidas1950 said:
So if I got you right, only thing that matters is that I have stock recovery instead of custom recovery.
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Well yes and no, it depend what you did with your phone, read the link I have posted above, will not write all again
And how do I do that?
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flash stock recovery the same way you have flashed a custom one
Code:
fastboot flash recovery name_of_recovery.img
you need the recovery that match your present firmware #

Torcidas1950 said:
Hi,
I have an HTC One PN07120. It is unlocked, tampered S-ON, has custom recovery installed, and is running AT&T 4.3 JellyBean stock.
In a few days Sense 6.0 OTA update will become available for my device, so I was wondering if I can just normally run the setup and update my system or I have to relock my device or something?
PLEASE RESPOND
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You should be fully stock, including recovery, before taking an OTA, except that you can (and should) stay s-off and unlocked. You may not even get the OTA otherwise.

So I think I have found the stock recovery needed for my device. Now there is a small problem, I have 2 stock recovery files for my device and I do not know wich one to choose because when I typed "fastboot getvar all" I didn't find any information at "version main", just blank space. How should I know wich one to pick?

iElvis said:
You should be fully stock, including recovery, before taking an OTA, except that you can (and should) stay s-off and unlocked. You may not even get the OTA otherwise.
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alray said:
Well yes and no, it depend what you did with your phone, read the link I have posted above, will not write all again
flash stock recovery the same way you have flashed a custom one
Code:
fastboot flash recovery name_of_recovery.img
you need the recovery that match your present firmware #
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So I think I have found the stock recovery needed for my device. Now there is a small problem, I have 2 stock recovery files for my device and I do not know wich one to choose because when I typed "fastboot getvar all" I didn't find any information at "version main", just blank space. How should I know wich one to pick?

Torcidas1950 said:
So I think I have found the stock recovery needed for my device. Now there is a small problem, I have 2 stock recovery files for my device and I do not know wich one to choose because when I typed "fastboot getvar all" I didn't find any information at "version main", just blank space. How should I know wich one to pick?
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post your "fastboot getvar all" (excluding IMEI and s/n)

nkk71 said:
post your "fastboot getvar all" (excluding IMEI and s/n)
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Here it is:
(bootloader) version: 0.5
(bootloader) version-bootloader: 1.55.0000
(bootloader) version-baseband: 4A.17.3250.20
(bootloader) version-cpld: None
(bootloader) version-microp: None
(bootloader) version-main:
(bootloader) version-misc: PVT SHIP S-ON
(bootloader) serialno: xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
(bootloader) imei: xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
(bootloader) meid: 00000000000000
(bootloader) product: m7_ul
(bootloader) platform: HBOOT-8064
(bootloader) modelid: PN0712000
(bootloader) cidnum: CWS__001
(bootloader) battery-status: good
(bootloader) battery-voltage: 3894mV
(bootloader) partition-layout: Generic
(bootloader) security: on
(bootloader) build-mode: SHIP
(bootloader) boot-mode: FASTBOOT
(bootloader) commitno-bootloader: dirty-2da61e5e88
(bootloader) hbootpreupdate: 11
(bootloader) gencheckpt: 0

Torcidas1950 said:
Here it is:
(bootloader) version-bootloader: 1.55.0000
(bootloader) version-baseband: 4A.17.3250.20
(bootloader) version-main:
(bootloader) version-misc: PVT SHIP S-ON
(bootloader) product: m7_ul
(bootloader) modelid: PN0712000
(bootloader) cidnum: CWS__001
(bootloader) commitno-bootloader: dirty-2da61e5e88
(bootloader) gencheckpt: 0
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did you change radio?
hboot 1.55 + MID + CID would indicate you are on 3.xx.502.x version
so i guess: http://d-h.st/D8F or http://d-h.st/6bH would be a suitable recovery, but you need to have your phone's ROM 100% stock

nkk71 said:
did you change radio?
hboot 1.55 + MID + CID would indicate you are on 3.xx.502.x version
so i guess: http://d-h.st/D8F or http://d-h.st/6bH would be a suitable recovery, but you need to have your phone's ROM 100% stock
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Well, the guy who fixed my phone from a bootloop and bricked state said he has done the s-off, found a suitable stock RUU and installed, then he put S-ON back and unlocked bootloader if I decide to do any mods in the future.

Torcidas1950 said:
Well, the guy who fixed my phone from a bootloop and bricked state said he has done the s-off, found a suitable stock RUU and installed, then he put S-ON back and unlocked bootloader if I decide to do any mods in the future.
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1- If you are 100% stock then Settings -> About should also show your correct version number
2- you rooted the phone, so that may or may not have changed some system files, so OTA may not work
3- once S-Off stay S-Off, my personal opinion
In my humble opinion, three choices really, when it comes to "modding" or not your phone:
A) stay stock and don't mess with it to get OTAs
B) you cannot achieve S-OFF (due to newer hboots, or device problems) -> fine live with an unlocked bootloader, and accept the fact that you cannot install OTAs .... you can however "download and install later" the OTA, then pull it to your phone, and use the signed firmware.zip in it
C) you can achieve S-OFF and want to mod your phone -> then do it, get S-Off and enjoy the freedom (but don't flash things not meant for your phone!! this goes for S-On too)
Of course you're going to say that "but S-Off is dangerous", it's a double edged sword... sometimes you are able save your phone thanks to S-Off, and sometimes you can brick it completely.
But then again, you can easily brick an S-On phone too (especially one that is modded), and much more difficult to save than an S-Off phone.
^^ All that is my personal opinion, and I'm not suggesting you S-Off, but if you want to mod your phone (whether S-On or S-Off), you need to be aware of what may, or may not, go wrong, and have done some reading and research
Good Luck

Well, its not worth it. I wont risk bricking my phone again

Torcidas1950 said:
Hi,
I have an HTC One PN07120. It is unlocked, tampered S-ON, has custom recovery installed, and is running AT&T 4.3 JellyBean stock.
In a few days Sense 6.0 OTA update will become available for my device, so I was wondering if I can just normally run the setup and update my system or I have to relock my device or something?
PLEASE RESPOND
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Torcidas1950 said:
Well, the guy who fixed my phone from a bootloop and bricked state said he has done the s-off, found a suitable stock RUU and installed, then he put S-ON back and unlocked bootloader if I decide to do any mods in the future.
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Torcidas1950 said:
Well, its not worth it. I wont risk bricking my phone again
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Those are completely rhetorical highlights, so you can disregard :cyclops:
Good luck, enjoy, and let us know how the OTA update goes

nkk71 said:
Those are completely rhetorical highlights, so you can disregard :cyclops:
Good luck, enjoy, and let us know how the OTA update goes
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I will if I eventualy decide to do it, so one last question: can I damage my phone in any way if I try flashing stock reckovery?
Thank you so much for all the information you have given me

Torcidas1950 said:
I will if I eventualy decide to do it, so one last question: can I damage my phone in any way if I try flashing stock reckovery?
Thank you so much for all the information you have given me
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That's a tough one... cause even if you manage to pull out the cable, at exactly the right (ie wrong) moment while flashing recovery, it wouldn't affect bootloader... and with a good bootloader (hboot, and some other variables) you should be able to revive your phone.... now mess with hboot, and that's a whole different story!!
As I said, this is my personal opinion, so maybe get some second opinions on the subject... I can only answer on what i've done, seen, experienced, fixed, not fixed, etc.
Maybe someone wiser will add his/her opinion to this

nkk71 said:
That's a tough one... cause even if you manage to pull out the cable, at exactly the right (ie wrong) moment while flashing recovery, it wouldn't affect bootloader... and with a good bootloader (hboot, and some other variables) you should be able to revive your phone.... now mess with hboot, and that's a whole different story!!
As I said, this is my personal opinion, so maybe get some second opinions on the subject... I can only answer on what i've done, seen, experienced, fixed, not fixed, etc.
Maybe someone wiser will add his/her opinion to this
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Well, I am not planing to unplug the cable haha.. well if someone else knows please tell, the update is coming soon so I would like to know, but if its risky, there is no way I'm doing it

Torcidas1950 said:
but if its risky, there is no way I'm doing it
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I hope you have a sense of humour, so no offense meant, but... why did the chicken cross the street (and was it risky?)
Wish you all the best
nkk71

nkk71 said:
I hope you have a sense of humour, so no offense meant, but... why did the chicken cross the street (and was it risky?)
Wish you all the best
nkk71
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So, yesterday the OTA was finally released, and today I have flashed stock recovery... Now waiting for the OTA notification to come
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hello guys,
i did a deep search, but nothing found about it, or found but did not understood, so i will ask you. if in my stock recovery it also says (TAMPER), will be possibly to instal OTA?
L.E. - rest is like the title of the topic - Unlocked, S-ON, tampered..