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[Q] help!! vivid may be bricked?

ok been dealing with this for the past hour no results.. i recently flashed the twrp recovery just to check it out and wanted to flash a rom on it went to do so and now that i reboot phone it stays on the htc start up screen turns off than back on.. only thing working on it is the hboot, no recovery. although occasionally ill see the twrp start up screen than it turns off and goes white htc... any help is appreciated.. thinking i may have to relock and find the stock at&t ruu??:crying:

gabriel1946 said:
ok been dealing with this for the past hour no results.. i recently flashed the twrp recovery just to check it out and wanted to flash a rom on it went to do so and now that i reboot phone it stays on the htc start up screen turns off than back on.. only thing working on it is the hboot, no recovery. although occasionally ill see the twrp start up screen than it turns off and goes white htc... any help is appreciated.. thinking i may have to relock and find the stock at&t ruu??:crying:
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So you flashed the rom and it wont boot up now? or you flashed the recovery and it wont boot up now.

camo_flage said:
So you flashed the rom and it wont boot up now? or you flashed the recovery and it wont boot up now.
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the recovery was working i was using jb pacman rom than flashed to i think it was element rom by shadow slayer but once i did that it keeps turning on and off if i try to choose recovery from the hboot it shows the recovery screen for a second than goes to htc screen and turns off and back on

gabriel1946 said:
ok been dealing with this for the past hour no results.. i recently flashed the twrp recovery just to check it out and wanted to flash a rom on it went to do so and now that i reboot phone it stays on the htc start up screen turns off than back on.. only thing working on it is the hboot, no recovery. although occasionally ill see the twrp start up screen than it turns off and goes white htc... any help is appreciated.. thinking i may have to relock and find the stock at&t ruu??:crying:
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Fastboot erase cache command will fix this problem. Boot to your bootloader select fastboot usb and run that command.

haha im not too good with computers more of a mobile only tech haha can u explain that please?

gabriel1946 said:
haha im not too good with computers more of a mobile only tech haha can u explain that please?
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I assume you are using windows...? Do you have adb installed/working? If the answer to both of these is yes. Reboot your phone to the bootloader (hboot) select fastboot usb in hboot. Open a cmd Window cd to the dir where adb is located. Then run the command in the above post.
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gabriel1946 said:
the recovery was working i was using jb pacman rom than flashed to i think it was element rom by shadow slayer but once i did that it keeps turning on and off if i try to choose recovery from the hboot it shows the recovery screen for a second than goes to htc screen and turns off and back on
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Last time this happened there was a script that was running that corrupted the cache partition. That is why erasing cache fixes it.

esloan said:
I assume you are using windows...? Do you have adb installed/working? If the answer to both of these is yes. Reboot your phone to the bootloader (hboot) select fastboot usb in hboot. Open a cmd Window cd to the dir where adb is located. Then run the command in the above post.
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adb u mean adbfastbootrecovery? i installed in not sure how to get it working, the command imputing is where im getting lost sorry for my noobness lol appreciate ur help i have my phone on hboot fastboot now connected to my computer ive seen that command imput is shift and right click but i dont get any command window i get normal options.. ive only use command in the run app under start

gabriel1946 said:
adb u mean adbfastbootrecovery? i installed in not sure how to get it working, the command imputing is where im getting lost sorry for my noobness lol appreciate ur help i have my phone on hboot fastboot now connected to my computer ive seen that command imput is shift and right click but i dont get any command window i get normal options.. ive only use command in the run app under start
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Okay where is your adb file? Ex mine is in a C:/Android. By default if you installed the android SDK the adb files would be in the SDK folders. Any way if you were fast boot flashing a recovery your going to do the same thing just use fastboot erase cache as the command instead of the recovery command. If none of this makes since PM me.

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[Q] Assistance needed: bricked my HTC One, hard.

So, here's the deal: I accidentally flashed an International/ATT/T Mobile rom in haste.
Upon doing so, my phone boot loops at the boot loader. I couldn't boot into recovery or into the rom at all.
I tried to go about "unbrick/unrooting" the phone -- I relocked my bootloader but am stuck now not being able to access the phone in ADB or through the RUU.
I am really at a loss at where to go from here. What info can I provide for some guidance?

First you sure you cant get adb to workk with computer? You need to try and run the ruu. If not im not sure. Does you bootloader say s-on or off and is it locked or unlocked
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HTC_M7 said:
First you sure you cant get adb to workk with computer? You need to try and run the ruu. If not im not sure. Does you bootloader say s-on or off and is it locked or unlocked
Sent from my HTCONE using xda premium
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ADB works with the computer, I've used it before. The RUU runs, but when it doesn't see the device, and neither does adb when I use adb devices.
The phone is currently:
*** TAMPERED ***
*** LOCKED ***
M7_WLS PVT SHIP S-ON RH
HBOOT-1.44.0000
OpenDSP-v26.120.274.0202
eMMC-boot
Mar 18 2013,18:47:36:-1
Ugh.

Check-
fastboot devices
If it recognizes the phone flash a custom recovery.
fastboot flash recovery name_of_file.img
boot to recovery and now use adb
Put a SPRINT hboot in your adb/fastboot folder
adb push name_of_hboot.img /sdcard/hboot.img
adb shell
dd if=/sdcard/hboot.img of=/dev/block/mmcblk0p12
Then reboot to bootloader and run the ruu
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18th.abn said:
Check-
fastboot devices
If it recognizes the phone flash a custom recovery.
fastboot flash recovery name_of_file.img
boot to recovery and now use adb
Put a SPRINT hboot in your adb/fastboot folder
adb push name_of_hboot.img /sdcard/hboot.img
adb shell
dd if=/sdcard/hboot.img of=/dev/block/mmcblk0p12
Then reboot to bootloader and run the ruu
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Disregard......your locked....... Try to unlock it again (likely won't work)
fastboot flash unlocktoken Unlock_code.bin

Fastboot Devices just gives me another clean prompt.
Fastboot device gives me a (waiting for device)... =(
I've noticed when I plug in the "Fastboot" on the bootloader goes away... thoughts?
EDIT: fastboot flash unlocktoken Unlock_code.bin gives me (waiting for device) as well.

Try the tool located here. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2236814
I would try flash recovery, sideload Rom and finally RUU. Good luck.

Will this undo s off? I'm going to return phone due to it shutting off randomly.
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Konfuzion said:
Try the tool located here. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2236814
I would try flash recovery, sideload Rom and finally RUU. Good luck.
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I haven't tried this yet, as I'm at work now -- however I think there's a bigger issue: neitehr Fastboot or ADB see my phone.
Anyone else have any ideas about how to force this thing into connectivity?

loxish said:
I haven't tried this yet, as I'm at work now -- however I think there's a bigger issue: neitehr Fastboot or ADB see my phone.
Anyone else have any ideas about how to force this thing into connectivity?
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The One tool actually worked, holy cow. I've got recovery again and am going to flash a new rom.
Thanks guys.

Okay.
Here is where I'm at now.
I'm unlocked and have TWRP 2.5.0.0 installed.
However, when I go to start the sideload, it just sits there at "Starting ADB Sideload feature..."
Any ideas? I need to sideload this rom so I can boot the phone.

loxish said:
Okay.
Here is where I'm at now.
I'm unlocked and have TWRP 2.5.0.0 installed.
However, when I go to start the sideload, it just sits there at "Starting ADB Sideload feature..."
Any ideas? I need to sideload this rom so I can boot the phone.
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Further update: ADB Sideload finally worked, gave me "100% Sideload Complete" on the computer and the "lock" button was up on the phone -- but the screen was unresponsive, couldn't unlock it... when I unplugged it from the computer, the screen went black and it is completely unresponsive now. No power, nothing, no backlight.
Ugh.

loxish said:
Further update: ADB Sideload finally worked, gave me "100% Sideload Complete" on the computer and the "lock" button was up on the phone -- but the screen was unresponsive, couldn't unlock it... when I unplugged it from the computer, the screen went black and it is completely unresponsive now. No power, nothing, no backlight.
Ugh.
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Now that your computer sees the phone, you could try the ruu again. Hopefully that will get things up and running.
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Well, seems I doomed myself there because it doesn't now. It did, before I tried to sideload and now the phone is, insofar as I can tell, completely dead. ****...

loxish said:
Well, seems I doomed myself there because it doesn't now. It did, before I tried to sideload and now the phone is, insofar as I can tell, completely dead. ****...
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Has anyone ever seen this?
I tried to sideload the Slim rom and the unit is now completely black.
The odd thing is: It's still on, however it's not responding to any button pressing. I can tell it's on because 1) it's warm on the back for an extended time and 2) if I plug it in, the drivers show up.
I suppose I should just let the battery die.
Ugh.

loxish said:
Has anyone ever seen this?
I tried to sideload the Slim rom and the unit is now completely black.
The odd thing is: It's still on, however it's not responding to any button pressing. I can tell it's on because 1) it's warm on the back for an extended time and 2) if I plug it in, the drivers show up.
I suppose I should just let the battery die.
Ugh.
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Put the phone under a bright light and press/hold the power button. This isnt a joke either.

Konfuzion said:
Put the phone under a bright light and press/hold the power button. This isnt a joke either.
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I've actually heard that. I will give it a shot.

This worked! Brilliant!
Now, at this point I've got a rom loaded, have recovery access/etc, the only issue is that the rom turns the phone off after about 10 seconds.
Going to try to reflash it from sideload. Is there no way to mount the storage through recovery?

loxish said:
This worked! Brilliant!
Now, at this point I've got a rom loaded, have recovery access/etc, the only issue is that the rom turns the phone off after about 10 seconds.
Going to try to reflash it from sideload. Is there no way to mount the storage through recovery?
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I know I sound like a broken record, but if that doesn't work, try the ruu. When my phones have been messed up from flashing ROMs, that fixed them.
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coal686 said:
I know I sound like a broken record, but if that doesn't work, try the ruu. When my phones have been messed up from flashing ROMs, that fixed them.
Sent from my HTCONE using Tapatalk 4 Beta
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Awesome, will do -- do I need to lock the bootloader again?

loxish said:
Awesome, will do -- do I need to lock the bootloader again?
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yes, to run an RUU-yes

[Q] Htc one Stuck on hboot screen when was flashing a custom rom

Hi i will put everything out so it can be answered without going back and forth : I was installing Trickdroid 10.3 and was about 95% done then it crashed I erased the wrong thing and now am stuck on hboot/fastboot screen everything I seleect either shuts down phone and restarts it back in same place or does nothing helpful. Usb can't be seen and recovery will do same flash off the right back to same screen s-on was s-off but is now back to on hboot is 1.44 radio 4a 14.3250.13 phone was rooted and bootloader was unlocked my device is TAMPERD and says UNLOCKED HAHAHA had to say T&U was funny when i got it saying it still is, but says ss-on... I have been looking and readin for a week and now it came down to taken suggestistions and hopefully we can get it fixed cause i dont want to end up with an electric bath toy for the babys!!!:crying:

DrzNikki said:
Hi i will put everything out so it can be answered without going back and forth : I was installing Trickdroid 10.3 and was about 95% done then it crashed I erased the wrong thing and now am stuck on hboot/fastboot screen everything I seleect either shuts down phone and restarts it back in same place or does nothing helpful. Usb can't be seen and recovery will do same flash off the right back to same screen s-on was s-off but is now back to on hboot is 1.44 radio 4a 14.3250.13 phone was rooted and bootloader was unlocked my device is TAMPERD and says UNLOCKED HAHAHA had to say T&U was funny when i got it saying it still is, but says ss-on... I have been looking and readin for a week and now it came down to taken suggestistions and hopefully we can get it fixed cause i dont want to end up with an electric bath toy for the babys!!!:crying:
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Can you see the device in ADB mode?

dgtiii said:
Can you see the device in ADB mode?
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No I can't......I also forgot I am running windows 8, when I use the adb device nothing, any adb codes, or serial numbers don't show up. No matter what is done recovery is not working. I have an s4, it too was in the same state, I was able to download ROM to external SD card, rebooted into recovery mode, and re-flash ROM. That is almost fixed...
If I get a female to female USB and mount the USB somehow will it give it the same effect? If so any suggestions? Or any other suggestions to help me get through this?

DrzNikki said:
No I can't......I also forgot I am running windows 8, when I use the adb device nothing, any adb codes, or serial numbers don't show up. No matter what is done recovery is not working. I have an s4, it too was in the same state, I was able to download ROM to external SD card, rebooted into recovery mode, and re-flash ROM. That is almost fixed...
If I get a female to female USB and mount the USB somehow will it give it the same effect? If so any suggestions? Or any other suggestions to help me get through this?
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Yes, that would be my advice. Go to a site like Amazon, and search for a "micro USB OTG cable". They are inexpensive, and will allow you to use a flash drive with the phone in recovery. Then download a rom onto a flash drive, and install from there.

dgtiii said:
Yes, that would be my advice. Go to a site like Amazon, and search for a "micro USB OTG cable". They are inexpensive, and will allow you to use a flash drive with the phone in recovery. Then download a rom onto a flash drive, and install from there.
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Thank you for replying!!! How would I get into recovery with no access to the phone? Is there a manual script to get into it? Also I can upload a picture of the only part of the phone I can see if that would help?

DrzNikki said:
Thank you for replying!!! How would I get into recovery with no access to the phone? Is there a manual script to get into it? Also I can upload a picture of the only part of the phone I can see if that would help?
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Hold down the power button while holding down the volume down button at the same time until the phone reboots. If it does not, use the same procedure while holding the proximity sensor under a bright light (sounds weird but it works!). Phone will boot into bootloader mode, select recovery, and you will be good to go. I'll take a look if you upload a pic, sure

I had something similar, but managed to get in through ABD (windows 7), but also remembering that I was stuck in a boot loop, i wiped cache , re tried and rom loaded and booted. Have a read up on ABD in windows 8, see if there's anthing your missing or specific modded files needed for windows 8 and ADB running, just my opinion

please help, bricked htc one accidentally

I was trying to flash one of the kitkat based new roms i found on this site through the app and it didn't seem to work as i recieved the message saying installation aborted, then my phone buzzed and flashed and restarted but it's stuck on the htc quietly brilliant screen and i cannot get to recovery at all. when i try i see the lights at the bottom menu buttons just flashing.
I did a backup before the install but can't get into recovery now. i've found a proper nandroid backup but my phone wont turn off,restart or go into recovery now, so pissed. please help asap
p.s. the rom i can't even remember the name of it but it said it was one for all versions of htc one.
mine is the canadian version on rogers if it matters.
.and it looks like my computer isn't recognizing it now either

playboypaul said:
I was trying to flash one of the kitkat based new roms i found on this site through the app and it didn't seem to work as i recieved the message saying installation aborted, then my phone buzzed and flashed and restarted but it's stuck on the htc quietly brilliant screen and i cannot get to recovery at all. when i try i see the lights at the bottom menu buttons just flashing.
I did a backup before the install but can't get into recovery now. i've found a proper nandroid backup but my phone wont turn off,restart or go into recovery now, so pissed. please help asap
p.s. the rom i can't even remember the name of it but it said it was one for all versions of htc one.
mine is the canadian version on rogers if it matters.
.and it looks like my computer isn't recognizing it now either
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What I'm gonna say is ridiculous! BUT IF YOU DIDN'T **** UP YOUR BOOTLOADER you should be able to boot into the bootloader by performing these steps:
First: Press the power and volume up/down button for about two minutes... your phone should respond with vibrate/flashing...
Secondly: Hold your phone under a bright light and press the powerbutton for a minute or so... then try different combinations with the hardwarebutton until it boots into the bootloader.
From bootloader you can perform the following steps to get a OS working on your phone:
This is a quote by me, someone had almost the same problem like you:
Okay, first here you have the correct adb and fastboot files, I uploaded them quickliy for you, I think this way they should work properly:
http://uploaded.net/file/ykwya517
Next thing are these HTC Drivers, in this post are a few of them: http://forum.xda-developers.com/show....php?t=2089508 and on my computer there are the 4.3.0.001 drivers, so I'd recommand downloading those(Credits go to @mdmower):
http://www.mediafire.com/download/n5...+4.3.0.001.exe
Now shut down your phone and boot in into the bootloader with pressing the power button and the volume down button. Then select fastboot and enter this menu. Now if the drivers are installed correctly there should be written FASTBOOT USB. I think you said you are unlocked... so the following command should run just fine. Open a command prompt and navigate to the folder where adb and fastboot are placed. In this folder you copy your custom recovery(TWRP) and you flash it with this command:
Code:
Code:
fastboot flash recovery [recoveryname].img
And DON'T worry about adb in the bootloader! ADB doesn't work with the bootloader. Now you boot into your recovery by chosing Recovery somewhere in your bootloader. If you are in the bootloader you somehow need to push the ROM to your HTC One... This should work with this command...
Code:
adb push "C:\FolderWhereRomIsStored\rom.zip" "/data/media/0/rom.zip"
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And if this doesn't copy it correctly simply place your zip on your computer to a folder that is empty and push this folder to your HTC One with:
Code:
adb push "C:\FolderWhereRomIsStored" "/data/media/0"
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Now you are good to go, simply flash the zip form TWRP. I think you know how this works Simply go to install and then chose the zip and flash it.
If you now want to s off... then ask me again. I'll give you an advice
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Thanks I got it working finally but it was sticking on the HTC screen for over an hr twice and the lamp worked within 10 seconds to get into recovery? I was so amazed that the lamp worked that I did it again and same results, stuck on HTC screen and the light worked again. That's to awesome. Thanks
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playboypaul said:
Thanks I got it working finally but it was sticking on the HTC screen for over an hr twice and the lamp worked within 10 seconds to get into recovery? I was so amazed that the lamp worked that I did it again and same results, stuck on HTC screen and the light worked again. That's to awesome. Thanks
Sent from my HTC One using xda app-developers app
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The funny thing is that I don't believe it neither.. but if someone has this kind of error it always works However, nice to know that your device is back alive... if you have any further questions reply/quote this comment so I get notified

LibertyMarine said:
The funny thing is that I don't believe it neither.. but if someone has this kind of error it always works However, nice to know that your device is back alive... if you have any further questions reply/quote this comment so I get notified
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Hello again I'm glad I found you on find myself with almost the same exact issue as before, this time I've accidentally deleted my OS but I can boot to bootloader and my twrp although my device HTC m7 isn't recognised by my computer or when I try an adb push to the device. I have android sdk installed and the HTC sync manager and the drivers are installed but when I plug device says drivers are Not installed?

playboypaul said:
Hello again I'm glad I found you on find myself with almost the same exact issue as before, this time I've accidentally deleted my OS but I can boot to bootloader and my twrp although my device HTC m7 isn't recognised by my computer or when I try an adb push to the device. I have android sdk installed and the HTC sync manager and the drivers are installed but when I plug device says drivers are Not installed?
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Hey there. It's quite some time ago since I last "played around" with my HTC One M7 but I think I am still able to help you solve your problem.
Firsr a few questions:
> What OS are you using for adb? Win7/8/10?
> Do you have an USB OTG cable? (would make fixing very easy. You just copy the OS zip onto an USB stick and then plug it into your Cellphone using an OTG cable. Then flashing can be done without any problems)
If you've already solved your problem, notify my anyways

LibertyMarine said:
Hey there. It's quite some time ago since I last "played around" with my HTC One M7 but I think I am still able to help you solve your problem.
Firsr a few questions:
> What OS are you using for adb? Win7/8/10?
> Do you have an USB OTG cable? (would make fixing very easy. You just copy the OS zip onto an USB stick and then plug it into your Cellphone using an OTG cable. Then flashing can be done without any problems)
If you've already solved your problem, notify my anyways
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sorry i was at work but OS is windows 7 home premium
maybe i should look into the OTG cable.
i get a message saying "cannot read rom.zip" when trying to use command line to push as per the thousands of tutorials online lol.
when i plug in the phone to computer and turn phone on (which is on the HTC splash screen since no OS) then a popup on computer says installing device driver software.
Android Phone X Device Unplugged
USB Composite Device Ready to use
HTC MTP Device X Failed
USB storage devie Ready to use
My HTC Ready to use
HTC android USB Device Ready to use
my cable is really wobbly and none ive tried lately seem to want to fit in the slot snug so HTC MTP Device installed again and now says "Ready to Use also, then cycled the install again and settled on FAILED so only Android Phone has an X for device unplugged since no OS to turn on and HTC MTP has an X for Fail. this is where ill enter fastboot mode or recovery to try push/flash my copy of cm14 and gapps to the device.
i have cmd window open with rom and gapps and an updated version of twrp in adb and fastboot folder.
i entered fastboot mode and pushed recovery through then as per the tutorial i then entered recovery which flashed properly with the new version. then i went to adb sideload and all commands worked like adb kill-sever and adb usb also adb devices came with text saying list of attached devices which theyre is none.
then adb sideload rom.zip came back with:
error: device not found

[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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PrimalMK said:
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