Sorry for creating a lot of help threads, but things just don't wanna work my way.
Yesterday I wanted to flash a RUU to see exactly how HTC does things and if it's easy or hard. Anyway. I come from a Galaxy S3 and if I wanted to go back to stock from any other rom, I simply flashed a stock rom tar with a program called Odin, but it doesn't seem to be as simple with HTC.
I downloaded a RUU for the Europe region as it seemed the most obvious thing to do, but my CID is Nordic (HTC__Y13). Here's how it went:
Being on a 4.2.2 custom rom:
I tried running the RUU when I was on a 4.2.2. custom rom (InsertCoin 2.0.2), and I fired up the RUU file and followed the instructions. Then it said my phone isn't supported and that I need another RUU file.
Being on a stock odexed 1.29 rom:
I then installed a stock 1.29 rom from Mike1986. and then fired up the RUU. I followed the instructions and it seems the flashing started. It sent me to the RUU mode (the HTC screen) and began the flashing process. It said it wiped the data and that it sent some signature keys, I think. Three minutes later, the RUU window disappeared. I could see the program was still running but the window disappeared. It quickly flashed for about half a second and I could see some text saying that my phone isn't supported, but why the hell did it commence the flashing?
I pulled the cable, long-pressed the power button and let it boot, it hadn't wiped a thing.
Let it be known that before I opened the RUU's, I made sure I was bootloader locked and S-ON (with the revone method).
Is it because I have the Nordic CID and I had a RUU for the European region? If so, I looked anywhere and everywhere for a Nordic RUU but there's none to be found.
Any help is appreciated.
You can only use an RUU which is the same or newer than the firmware on the phone, e.g. if your last official update was 1.29.401.13 you could only use an RUU that version or above UNLESS you're S-OFF, in which case you can use an older one if you have Super CID and a locked/relocked bootloader
EddyOS said:
You can only use an RUU which is the same or newer than the firmware on the phone, e.g. if your last official update was 1.29.401.13 you could only use an RUU that version or above UNLESS you're S-OFF, in which case you can use an older one if you have Super CID and a locked/relocked bootloader
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So what you're saying, is:
If I acquire Super CID, then flash a Europe RUU and then set my CID back to what it originally was (or maybe even set it to HTC__001) and then reflash the RUU, and it'll work beautifully? I'm S-OFF, btw.
Theshawty said:
So what you're saying, is:
If I acquire Super CID, then flash a Europe RUU and then set my CID back to what it originally was (or maybe even set it to HTC__001) and then reflash the RUU, and it'll work beautifully? I'm S-OFF, btw.
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Where you S-Off or S-On when you ran the RUU?
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Where you S-Off or S-On when you ran the RUU?
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S-ON with the bootloader locked. I wanted to see if it was possible.
I'm not really looking to revert to unrooted stock, at least not now. I just want to know that it's possible without too much work for when it would be necessary or when I want to try out unrooted stock again. It's always nice to have a fallback.
Theshawty said:
S-ON with the bootloader locked. I wanted to see if it was possible.
I'm not really looking to revert to unrooted stock, at least not now. I just want to know that it's possible without too much work for when it would be necessary or when I want to try out unrooted stock again. It's always nice to have a fallback.
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As far as I'm aware, you can only run a RUU that is relevant to you device whilst you are s-on and only one that is equal to or above the firmware that you are running.
The only way to return to official un-rooted stock is, again, to run a RUU for your device or install a completely stock nandroid backup of your device or one running the same version as yours.
OK, full example...
You originally get an unbranded One from the EU and you get the OTA to 1.29.401.13. From this point on, with an S-ON/Locked phone with CID HTC__001 you can ONLY flash an RUU which is 1.29.401.13 or higher. This will never change. If you get an RUU from a specific carrier you cannot flash it as it doesn't match your CID.
If you unlock the bootloader, but stay S-ON, you cannot flash an RUU at all - you HAVE to relock the bootloader first but you can still only flash an RUU matching your CID and is the same or newer than your current version.
If you S-OFF and change the CID to 11111111 you can flash ANY RUU you want, even those older than your current version, e.g. 1.28.401.7. You still have to have a locked/relocked bootloader but you can stay S-OFF and flash the RUU. As the only RUU available at the moment for the unbranded One is 1.28.401.7 it means you can flash that and then get the OTA updates in sequence to get to the latest version
Once back at the older version using the RUU you could change your CID back to HTC__001 if you wanted but I don't think it matters
EddyOS said:
OK, full example...
You originally get an unbranded One from the EU and you get the OTA to 1.29.401.13. From this point on, with an S-ON/Locked phone with CID HTC__001 you can ONLY flash an RUU which is 1.29.401.13 or higher. This will never change. If you get an RUU from a specific carrier you cannot flash it as it doesn't match your CID.
If you unlock the bootloader, but stay S-ON, you cannot flash an RUU at all - you HAVE to relock the bootloader first but you can still only flash an RUU matching your CID and is the same or newer than your current version.
If you S-OFF and change the CID to 11111111 you can flash ANY RUU you want, even those older than your current version, e.g. 1.28.401.7. You still have to have a locked/relocked bootloader but you can stay S-OFF and flash the RUU. As the only RUU available at the moment for the unbranded One is 1.28.401.7 it means you can flash that and then get the OTA updates in sequence to get to the latest version
Once back at the older version using the RUU you could change your CID back to HTC__001 if you wanted but I don't think it matters
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Ah, thanks for the clarification! If I do this (Super CID plus flash the RUU), should I change back to the HTC__Y13 cid or change to something like HTC__001 to get the updates for the Europe region? I heard Europe gets OTA's faster than other regions.
One more thing, why does the bootloader have to be locked? Does the RUU check for this?
Theshawty said:
Ah, thanks for the clarification! If I do this (Super CID plus flash the RUU), should I change back to the HTC__Y13 cid or change to something like HTC__001 to get the updates for the Europe region? I heard Europe gets OTA's faster than other regions.
One more thing, why does the bootloader have to be locked? Does the RUU check for this?
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If you wish to get ota's you will need to have a cid which is relevant to the RUU you have run. Either of those cid's should work for a x.xx.401.x RUU. Not sure about the bootloader locking for an RUU.
bobsie41 said:
If you wish to get ota's you will need to have a cid which is relevant to the RUU you have run. Either of those cid's should work for a x.xx.401.x RUU. Not sure about the bootloader locking for an RUU.
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The bootloader doesn't need to be locked to flash a RUU. A guy over at Swedroid flashed a Europe RUU (401 device) (after setting Super CID) coming from a carrier-branded One and the RUU did flash perfectly.
I would of course want OTA's, but the thing is, I heard Europe gets them faster than the Nordic region.
Theshawty said:
The bootloader doesn't need to be locked to flash a RUU. A guy over at Swedroid flashed a Europe RUU (401 device) (after setting Super CID) coming from a carrier-branded One and the RUU did flash perfectly.
I would of course want OTA's, but the thing is, I heard Europe gets them faster than the Nordic region.
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Not necessarily. As with the s3, releases seem pretty random from country to country in Europe. I had the one x with HTC__001 cid and was one of the last to be updated.
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Locked the bootloader and went into fastboot and started the RUU. It is now flashing :victory:
After it's done, I will turn the CID back to HTC__Y13 and reflash the RUU.
Theshawty said:
The bootloader doesn't need to be locked to flash a RUU. A guy over at Swedroid flashed a Europe RUU (401 device) (after setting Super CID) coming from a carrier-branded One and the RUU did flash perfectly.
I would of course want OTA's, but the thing is, I heard Europe gets them faster than the Nordic region.
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I, personally, would relock the bootloader purely to cover yourself. As for CID, it's up to you. Using HTC__001 might not get it the second an OTA comes out but I'm sure you're patient enough to wait a few days
EddyOS said:
I, personally, would relock the bootloader purely to cover yourself. As for CID, it's up to you. Using HTC__001 might not get it the second an OTA comes out but I'm sure you're patient enough to wait a few days
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I just want back to stock for a few days. I'm a bit tired of custom roming yet I can't stay away from it!
Theshawty said:
I just want back to stock for a few days. I'm a bit tired of custom roming yet I can't stay away from it!
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I've done the same with my Nexus 4, and shall do the same with my One when I get it next month. I want S-OFF purely because the only RUU we have is an older than what I'll likely get on my phone. This way I can always go back to stock (unless a newer RUU leaks that is!)
How awfully peculiar, though. After I flashed to stock (the 1.28 something RUU), I got an update to 1.29.401.12. My brother, whom also have a One in the same region as I, has the 1.29.401.16 update (I am four decimals behind him ).
I thought I would get an update to .16, or am I just being too impatient?
I know I had .16 before custom roms though.
I read all, very useful conversation,saved me lot of time
Only a thing i havent understand
Im now S-OFF,unlocked with superCID ( runnind a branded italian rom with (now old)TIM__041(if i rememeber right)cid)
What i need to do to have a stock unbranded european RUU
Do i need to relock bootloader Before flashing or not matters?
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How awfully peculiar, though. After I flashed to stock (the 1.28 something RUU), I got an update to 1.29.401.12. My brother, whom also have a One in the same region as I, has the 1.29.401.16 update (I am four decimals behind him ).
I thought I would get an update to .16, or am I just being too impatient?
I know I had .16 before custom roms though.
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.16 was for the M7_U handsets, M7_UL is on .12
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.16 was for the M7_U handsets, M7_UL is on .12
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But my little brother and I both have UL devices, and his clearly says UL in the about screens.
Theshawty said:
But my little brother and I both have UL devices, and his clearly says UL in the about screens.
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Hmmm, perhaps it is down to CID then...I don't know anyone in the UK with anything over .12
Hello there
A few ago I used revone's guide in order to go S-OFF and it worked. I have a few questions regarding RUUs and OTAs:
1) If there's an RUU that is NOT for my device (say my device is international and the RUU is for Asia or Europe, for instance) and my device is S-OFF, can I still install it and would it work properly?
2) My CID is HTC__J15 and we always receive OTA updates LAST (at least that's how it was on my HTC One X), if I change the CID to HTC__001, for instance, which is Europe, will I be able to receive the updates just as they do over there? And if I do change the CID, which RUU should I install in order to be stock? And would I have to change to S-OFF and be unrooted?
3) If my device is S-OFF, CID HTC__001 and I am running TrickDroid 7.5.0 and I hear of an OTA update available for HTC__001, for instance 4.2.2 JellyBean, would I have to install stock ROM and stock recovery, which is basically what an RUU does?
4) What is the benefit of SuperCID? If you can install any RUU with being S-OFF only.
Thank you very much.
EDIT: To make a long story short: Does my device have to be S-ON to be able to perform OTA updates? Does my Model ID have to match the CID? Like if my Model ID is PN0711000 and CID HTC__J15 and I decide to change CID to HTC_A07 in Russia, do I have to change Model ID as well to whatever it is they use in Russia?
Hello there
Just before someone chimes in with "Read tutorials or Google", I read just about every popular tutorial there is, including several here on XDA.
I understand that there are a couple of days to go back to stock, but only one of them is available to me: Installing a RUU.
My device is international, unlocked and came with CID HTC__J15 and MID PN0711000. The region is Middle East (Egypt).
We are always the latest to receive any OTA updates, I know because I came from a HTC One X before the Galaxy SIII. I decided I'd go S-OFF and SuperCID (after installing several custom ROMs) in order to go back to stock. I installed this RUU:
RUU_M7_UL_JB_50_HTC_Europe_1.28.401.7_Radio_4A.13.3231.27_10.31.1131.05_release_310878_signed.exe
I was told that just about any .401 (WWE) RUU should work. I installed it when I had SuperCID (111111) but then I changed my CID to HTC__001. I then found an OTA update to 1.29.401 (229MB) and I downloaded it, but after it was done downloading it gave me this message:
Your device has been modified. Software updates are not available.
I do not understand how that came to be? I installed a RUU therefore I have stock recovery and I changed CID to HTC__001 so I should be eligible for OTA updates for that specific region, could it be that my device is S-OFF or is there maybe a CID/MID mismatch?
Thank you
You have to have stock recovery as well.
When s-off you can flash any ruu you like.
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I am super CID and I flashed RUU. I then changed CID to HTC__001 and tried to perform OTA update to 1.29 and it said your software is modified. I do have stock recovery, by the way. So if it isn't because of S-OFF, could it be a Model ID thing?
Try changing cid back to original.
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Did you: fastboot oem lock
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Yes, I did lock the bootloader using ADB and now it says "Locked".
I changed CID to HTC__A07 and am trying the update.
Is there a way to find out if your device status says stock or modified? I remember there was something like that before.
Hi, I'm s-off and CID 11111111 and I'm in Canada, I flashed this
RUU_M7_UL_JB_50_HTC_Europe_1.28.401.7_Radio_4A.13.3231.27_10.31.1131.05_release_310878_signed and every thing worked perfectly, then I changed my CID to HTC___Y13 to get the latest OTA update, when the update finished downloading I got a message saying that my HTC is running modified software or something like that and for my safty the update will not install.
What wrong here? can't I get the update this way?
Thank you...
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Hi, I'm s-off and CID 11111111 and I'm in Canada, I flashed this
RUU_M7_UL_JB_50_HTC_Europe_1.28.401.7_Radio_4A.13.3231.27_10.31.1131.05_release_310878_signed and every thing worked perfectly, then I changed my CID to HTC___Y13 to get the latest OTA update, when the update finished downloading I got a message saying that my HTC is running modified software or something like that and for my safty the update will not install.
What wrong here? can't I get the update this way?
Thank you...
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at the very least, its because you have a custom recovery. Thats why the OTA failed
Where can I download stock recovery? and if i got it what i did should work in theory right?
If after you've flashed ruu, didn't flash anything .You already have stock recovery!
Other words ,after RUU you at the stock recovery.
What your MID?
"RUU_M7_UL_JB_50_HTC_Europe_1.28.401.7_Radio_4A.13. 3231.27_10.31.1131.05_release_310878_signed" seems for 0710000 MID.
More likely,the reason of fault OTA - you are unable to meet mid OTA update.
tash2013 said:
If after you've flashed ruu, didn't flash anything .You already have stock recovery!
Other words ,after RUU you at the stock recovery.
What your MID?
"RUU_M7_UL_JB_50_HTC_Europe_1.28.401.7_Radio_4A.13. 3231.27_10.31.1131.05_release_310878_signed" seems for 0710000 MID.
More likely,the reason of fault OTA - you are unable to meet mid OTA update.
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Oh, I see thank you for the help.. My MID is PN0712000
You are trying to flash the OTA to htc__y13 cid/0710000 mid on phone with 07120000 mid - it's a bad idea.
What to do?
1) You can change mid, but I strongly DO NOT advise - this is a dangerous procedure.
2) You can flash the RUU for your mid and just wait for the OTA update will come to you - it is good
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You are trying to flash the OTA to htc__y13 cid/0710000 mid on phone with 07120000 mid - it's a bad idea.
What to do?
1) You can change mid, but I strongly DO NOT advise - this is a dangerous procedure.
2) You can flash the RUU for your mid and just wait for the OTA update will come to you - it is good
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I'm trying to find An RUU for my MID can you help? and of course thank you..
nisayramo said:
I'm trying to find An RUU for my MID can you help? and of course thank you..
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What your originally CID?
And more.. just an advise .. under your current condition (after europe RUU) do not going to s-on never.
tash2013 said:
What your originally CID?
And more.. just an advise .. under your current condition (after europe RUU) do not going to s-on never.
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My Origianl CID is BM___001, and got it s-off for ever
Unfortunately, I don't oriented to the North American operators,and I do not know what is BM .
And therefore can't advise the exact RUU
OK, let's go through the first way, under your current state change your mid to European
type:* fastboot oem writemid PN0710000
Stop stop! Before change mid type here your : fastboot getvar all
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Unfortunately, I don't oriented to the North American operators,and I do not know what is BM .
And therefore can't advise the exact RUU
OK, let's go through the first way, under your current state change your mid to European
type:* fastboot oem writemid PN0710000
Stop stop! Before change mid type here your : fastboot getvar all
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BM is Bell Mobility
I did not find your BM RUU from here
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=39588860
and here
http://www.androidfiles.org/ruu/?developer=M7
Only a nandroid backup ,but I think it is not full stock, at least a stock recovery is missing and I'm afraid something else.
Time you were already flashed by the European RUU, let will change MID to European. And you will be have completely European unbranded phone.
if you decide do it .. print here " fastboot getvar all" (without your imei) I'll check your current state.
I recently S-OFF-ed my One and converted into GPe with 4.4. However I choose the supercid 11111111 because I was recommended to do so and those instructions where provided after a question in which I stated all getvars. But I have been reading that 11111111 doesn't get the OTA which I would like to receive might I get 4.5 or whatever future versions HTC will still support.
According to this thread SuperCid 11111111 doesn't get OTA and the best bet for me would be HTC__001. Is that correct, or can I also choose from HTC_001 or GOOGL001? The latter I remember reading is supposed to be good too.
So which CID is best, should I change at all and are there downsides to any CID.
(Also, can I S-ON again by writing the security flag? I feel a bit more secure knowing that I cannot unintentionally completely brick my phone.)
ruud.walraven said:
I recently S-OFF-ed my One and converted into GPe with 4.4. However I choose the supercid 11111111 because I was recommended to do so and those instructions where provided after a question in which I stated all getvars. But I have been reading that 11111111 doesn't get the OTA which I would like to receive might I get 4.5 or whatever future versions HTC will still support.
According to this thread SuperCid 11111111 doesn't get OTA and the best bet for me would be HTC__001. Is that correct, or can I also choose from HTC_001 or GOOGL001? The latter I remember reading is supposed to be good too.
So which CID is best, should I change at all and are there downsides to any CID.
(Also, can I S-ON again by writing the security flag? I feel a bit more secure knowing that I cannot unintentionally completely brick my phone.)
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Normally in order to receive OTAs your MID (PN0712000) and CID (GOOGL001) have to match. Super CID is okay for flashing firmware and RUUs.
As long as you're careful with flashing any firmware, I don't see a good reason to revert to S-on. There's a good chance that it'll be impossible to achieve S-off again after an OTA update.
How can I get a matching mid/cid and what are the implications? Are there advantages to the GOOGL001 or HTC__001 cids?