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[Q] Flashing Hboot - Answered!

I see that most CM7's require the new hboot. I have flashed, pushed, fastbooted, just about anything you can do with ADB and am quite comfortable with it but i can't find anywhere the instructions on just "how to" flash the new hboot to the N1. Is it as easy as placing the zip on the sd and flashing through recovery or is there more to it? I even tried looking in the Wiki and it showed the newest hboot but not how to flash. Thanks in advance!!

I thought it was possible to flash from recovery but after some digging around i'm not so sure now. Best to check with somebody who has done this

I flashed new hboot using cw recovery just this morning. No worries.

Thanks for the reply!

fastboot flash hboot whatever_hboot_you_want.img

Hi, am trying to flash my HBOOT, downloaded d6096cac5e9f.signed-hboot-0.35.0017.zip and currently trying to flash but getting this error:
Code:
$ ./fastboot flash hboot hboot.img
sending 'hboot' (512 KB)... OKAY
writing 'hboot'... INFOadopting the signature contained in this image...
INFOsignature checking...
FAILED (remote: not allowed)
The phone is unlocked and fastboot can see the device, any ideas?

braingravyuk said:
Hi, am trying to flash my HBOOT, downloaded d6096cac5e9f.signed-hboot-0.35.0017.zip and currently trying to flash but getting this error:
Code:
$ ./fastboot flash hboot hboot.img
sending 'hboot' (512 KB)... OKAY
writing 'hboot'... INFOadopting the signature contained in this image...
INFOsignature checking...
FAILED (remote: not allowed)
The phone is unlocked and fastboot can see the device, any ideas?
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I think what they are saying is you can flash that .zip through clockwork and not worry about fastboot. Try that and let me know if that works for you.

just disable verification check and then flash. worked for me

Just in the process of rooting the phone... just rooted it and about to install RA recovery.. guess I'll flash it through that

Just tried to flash in RA Recovery got the following:
Code:
Install:d6096cac5e9f.signed.hboot-0.35.0017.zip?
Press Trackball to confirm,
any other key to abort.
Install from sdcard...
Finding update package...
Opening update package...
Verifying update package...
E:No signature (8 files)
E: Verification failed
Zip verification failed!
Zip isn't signed correctly!
Installation aborted.
Surely if the thing is signed then there shouldn't be a problem with the signature?

Check the md5 on the file...
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Hi,
the md5sum is coming back with:
Code:
b0669d79f3ace07fdd3e1c03d88d2c68 d6096cac5e9f.signed-hboot-0.35.0017.zip

tah318 said:
just disable verification check and then flash. worked for me
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Try this in AR recovery and see if you can flash then.

In AR recovery main menu select flash zip, then in that menu under "select zip" is toggle verification. Select that once and you will get a warning that unsinged zip can corrupt. then you can choose "select zip" and flash the hboot zip from the sd card.

Jack_R1 said:
fastboot flash hboot whatever_hboot_you_want.img
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I don't think that's correct. It should be: fastboot flash misc whatever_hboot_you_want.img
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braingravyuk said:
Hi,
the md5sum is coming back with:
Code:
b0669d79f3ace07fdd3e1c03d88d2c68 d6096cac5e9f.signed-hboot-0.35.0017.zip
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Thanks for the tip, just wondering if anyone can confirm the md5sum, there isn't one shown on the sticky for kernels and radios.
Cheers

braingravyuk said:
Thanks for the tip, just wondering if anyone can confirm the md5sum
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That's the correct value. Note that the d6096cac5e9f is the prefix of the sha1 checksum.

efrant said:
I don't think that's correct. It should be: fastboot flash misc whatever_hboot_you_want.img
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Im 100% sure its fastboot flash hboot whicheverhboot.img
your way may or may not work but this way does

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[Q] Latest Firmware Fails Fastboot

When I try to update my firmware to the 4.06.6514 firmware. I follow the directions in the thread, but when I issue the flashboot flash zip firmware.zip it fails with the following:
target reported max download size of 1526722560 bytes
sending 'zip' (20935 KB)...
OKAY [ 2.217s]
writing 'zip'...
(bootloader) adopting the signature contained in this image...
(bootloader) zip header checking...
(bootloader) zip info parsing...
(bootloader) Read zipped android_info fail
FAILED (remote: 99 unknown fail)
finished. total time: 2.465s
The download seems OK, it passed the md5 check, etc... I haven't seen anyone else with this problem while looking around. Any ideas?
Thanks!

Did you update with the modified or unmodified firmware?
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o350125 said:
When I try to update my firmware to the 4.06.6514 firmware. I follow the directions in the thread, but when I issue the flashboot flash zip firmware.zip it fails with the following:
target reported max download size of 1526722560 bytes
sending 'zip' (20935 KB)...
OKAY [ 2.217s]
writing 'zip'...
(bootloader) adopting the signature contained in this image...
(bootloader) zip header checking...
(bootloader) zip info parsing...
(bootloader) Read zipped android_info fail
FAILED (remote: 99 unknown fail)
finished. total time: 2.465s
The download seems OK, it passed the md5 check, etc... I haven't seen anyone else with this problem while looking around. Any ideas?
Thanks!
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DID YOU TRY reentering the command : fastboot flash zip firmware.zip imediately after the error(works sometimes) did you rename the download zip to firmware/

I flashed the unmodified firmware for the 3.05 firmware with the 1.55 hboot and got a similar message. I just rebooted and everything was fine.
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Yeah we need some more info
S-ON or S-OFF?
Modified or unmodified firmware?

BD619 said:
Yeah we need some more info
S-ON or S-OFF?
Modified or unmodified firmware?
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I was trying the unmodified firmware, and I believe that I AM S-ON, as I have never done anything special to get S-OFF.
I did try reissuing the command immediately after the fail a couple of times, and I did rename the firmware file as downloaded to firmware.zip
Thanks again!

o350125 said:
I was trying the unmodified firmware, and I believe that I AM S-ON, as I have never done anything special to get S-OFF.
I did try reissuing the command immediately after the fail a couple of times, and I did rename the firmware file as downloaded to firmware.zip
Thanks again!
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Did you re-lock your bootloader?

BD619 said:
Did you re-lock your bootloader?
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Is that something that you're supposed to do before updating? I'd never heard of that.

o350125 said:
Is that something that you're supposed to do before updating? I'd never heard of that.
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yeah you have to relock your bootloader for the firmware to flash successfully. you can do this through the command "fastboot oem lock" in cmd that you opened in the same folder location as your fastboot binaries
BUT be careful because if you do this you will lose everything on your phone, including all of the stuff you have on your internal storage, etc. i just performed this operation yesterday and had gotten that same error before i re-locked

o350125 said:
Is that something that you're supposed to do before updating? I'd never heard of that.
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If you are S-ON you do indeed have to re-lock your bootloader

[Q] Rooted - Update firmware and ROM?

I'm rooted, on stock, with a custom ROM installed. I'm trying to update to the latest software, and found a thread with the new stock ROM, rooted, and an altered firmware update, with hboot, boot, and recovery removed:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2766604
My plan was: update firmware in fastboot, then flash the ROM in recovery (I'm assuming only cache wipe is needed, since it's stock).
I tried to start by updating the firmware, using the instructions in the thread, but am getting the error message:
writing 'zip'...
(bootloader) zip header checking...
(bootloader) zip info parsing...
(bootloader) Read zipped android_info fail
FAILED (remote: 24 parsing android-info fail)
finished. total time: 2.751s
I can't figure out how to get past this, and the thread is locked, so I can't ask there. Any help in updating ROM/firmware would be greatly appreciated.
Edit... is it because I'm S-On?

Yes it's because you are s-on.

Can someone please help me update my firmware? need help with an error

I wanted tot post in the RUU post in the android development thread, but I wasn't allowed to...
I'm running Viper 6.2 on my htc one m7 with twrp 2.6.3 and I'm trying to update to the latest firmware so I can use viper 7.1. I'm trying to update tot he odified firmware, but don't mind if I have to do the full firmware. I just want the radios and functionality there and don't ind if I have to reflash twrp recovery.
I go through the instructions but I keep getting this error no matter what I try:
C:\Users\msing_000\Documents\HTC One Files\RED HTC ONE Root>fastboot oem rebootRUU
...
(bootloader) Start Verify: 3
OKAY [ 0.048s]
finished. total time: 0.050s
C:\Users\msing_000\Documents\HTC One Files\RED HTC ONE Root>fastboot flash zip firmware.zip
sending 'zip' (44873 KB)...
OKAY [ 2.763s]
writing 'zip'...
(bootloader) zip header checking...
(bootloader) zip info parsing...
(bootloader) Read zipped android_info fail
FAILED (remote: 99 unknown fail)
finished. total time: 3.019s
C:\Users\msing_000\Documents\HTC One Files\RED HTC ONE Root>fastboot flash zip firmware.zip
sending 'zip' (44873 KB)...
OKAY [ 2.763s]
writing 'zip'...
(bootloader) zip header checking...
(bootloader) zip info parsing...
(bootloader) Read zipped android_info fail
FAILED (remote: 99 unknown fail)
finished. total time: 3.018s
C:\Users\msing_000\Documents\HTC One Files\RED HTC ONE Root>fastboot reboot
rebooting...
finished. total time: 0.042s
C:\Users\msing_000\Documents\HTC One Files\RED HTC ONE Root>
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Can someone please help me through this?

Are you s-off?
Modified firmware = s-off

yes I am s-off

msingh95 said:
yes I am s-off
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Could be a bad download.
Try a different USB port...USB 2 work best.
Try a different PC.

BD619 said:
Could be a bad download.
Try a different USB port...USB 2 work best.
Try a different PC.
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So I checked again and I was wrong, I'm not S-Off...that was my other HTC ONE, I thought I'd done the same to this one.
But Now I'm having problems...I want to do a firmware update to fix Viper 7.0.1 issues with data/connectivity but it's still not letting me.
Will I be able to flash the updated firmware in the full version with S-On?
I've being running RumRunner all day on different computers and different usb ports...still no luck

msingh95 said:
So I checked again and I was wrong, I'm not S-Off...that was my other HTC ONE, I thought I'd done the same to this one.
But Now I'm having problems...I want to do a firmware update to fix Viper 7.0.1 issues with data/connectivity but it's still not letting me.
Will I be able to flash the updated firmware in the full version with S-On?
I've being running RumRunner all day on different computers and different usb ports...still no luck
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Try Firewater for s-off.
Yes you can flash the Full Firmware while s-on but you will have to re-lock your bootloader to do so which means unlocking again and wiping your phone.

BD619 said:
Try Firewater for s-off.
Yes you can flash the Full Firmware while s-on but you will have to re-lock your bootloader to do so which means unlocking again and wiping your phone.
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I tried firewater, but I don't understand how to push it to my phone...can I have some detailed help? the firewater page didn't help me much...

msingh95 said:
I tried firewater, but I don't understand how to push it to my phone...can I have some detailed help? the firewater page didn't help me much...
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Put the firewater file in your adb/fastboot/platform tools folder, open a cmd window then copy and paste the commands on the firewater site.

BD619 said:
Put the firewater file in your adb/fastboot/platform tools folder, open a cmd window then copy and paste the commands on the firewater site.
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everything worked out, got it all working, thanks!

Can't flash firmware, cant RUU

unlocked
s-on
Can't RUU, FUU, or flash via FASTBOOT.
Trying to flash latest 3.30 firmware from this thread
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2729173
trying to flash "3.30.651.2 Full Firmware from OTA (fastboot flashable)"
on my non HK device. Tried from various roms, including latest insert coin, and my original stock backup.
Installed htc sync to make sure drivers are correct, unintalled htc sync so it doesn't interfere.
firewater failed s-off.
unually says unknown error of some sort but nothing specific in any flashing methods.
any ideas helpfull.
Sprint_HTC_One_M8_3.30.651.2_RUU failed as well.
flashing firmware with adb/fastboot
sending 'zip' (51931 KB)...
OKAY [ 2.250s]
writing 'zip'...
(bootloader) zip header checking...
(bootloader) zip info parsing...
FAILED (remote: 99 unknown fail)
finished. total time: 2.427s
RUU says error 155, download correct ruu and try agin...

You have to re-lock your bootloader

BD619 said:
You have to re-lock your bootloader
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can i do that while s-on?

badname said:
can i do that while s-on?
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Yes
fastboot oem lock

BD619 said:
Yes
fastboot oem lock
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said some errors but says relocked now, firmware update failed with
(bootloader) signature checking...
FAILED (remote: 12 signature verify fail)
finished. total time: 5.464s
had a communication error with RUU, restarting things, trying again

I had a similar problem, so I bought a MicroSD card and trying flashing the RUU that way and it worked on the first try.

RUU went through. Now maybe by some chance firewater will work...

badname said:
RUU went through. Now maybe by some chance firewater will work...
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Most likely it won't and you'll need to use the Sunshine exploit.

Firewater won't work. If you look at my thread from a couple days ago I had the exact same issues. Ruu in fastboot, unlock bootloader, install twrp 281, and run sunshine.
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