Hey guys im in a bit of a pickle, so i went and rooted my device and unlocked the bootloader and everything was ok, so i went and tried to install a custom rom trough twerp and it wiped all data. (the rom was Bad_Boyz_Sprint_ONE_Sense_5.0_v1.2) since i couldnt pust anithying on it anymore i am trying via adb sideloading and it transfers the rom but when it is trying to install it the process ends up really quick and it doesnt install anything, just a few folders, like it has problems with read/write i dont know. I dont know what am i doing wrong, i have rooted and played with many devices but i am really stuck here. Could somebody point me to the right path. I didnt try the RUU (dont know if that would help and i dont know wich one to install)-Basicaly i am stuck in bootloader and can acces and flash different recoverys.
Device info:
hboot-1.55.0000
cid htc-032
3.62.401.1
Country croatia,t-mobile
well, first things first you're trying to flash a CDMA(Sprint) ROM onto a GSM(T-Mobile) phone....that's not possible, and is most likely your issue. Get a GSM ROM (t-mobile preferrably, AT&T works too, but you might have to tinker with the APN settings for internet.
Can you run any options in twrp? Your SD card might be hosed at this time
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iiNFAMOUS CHRiS said:
well, first things first you're trying to flash a CDMA(Sprint) ROM onto a GSM(T-Mobile) phone....that's not possible, and is most likely your issue. Get a GSM ROM (t-mobile preferrably, AT&T works too, but you might have to tinker with the APN settings for internet.
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I love you. It worked, just installed twerp 2.6.3.3. and android revolution, i thought the phone was done for. Thank you so much :highfive:
zaspan said:
I love you. It worked, just installed twerp 2.6.3.3. and android revolution, i thought the phone was done for. Thank you so much :highfive:
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not a problem, i recommend checking out ViperOne ROM also, it's what I used to use until I went S-Off, SuperCID and flashed the ROM in my sig.
iiNFAMOUS CHRiS said:
not a problem, i recommend checking out ViperOne ROM also, it's what I used to use until I went S-Off, SuperCID and flashed the ROM in my sig.
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Ok i will try it, one other thing if you dont mind answering i tried to gain s-off but no luck. Tried with revenue, moonshine and rumrunner. Revenue method gives error 6, rumrunner says fatal at some point and moonshine isnt compatible with my hboot 1.55. I need it so i could somehow unlock it to be sim free. Is there a way to do that other than via payed code, if no could you recomend a site for a payed code that will work? Thank you for the help
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I've unlocked bootloader, flashed recovery, and have tried installing several different roms, wiping the cache each time. Each one has heralded the same result though, after boot up after about 10 seconds of being able to use the phone, it will just restart. This has gotten me very frustrated. Any ideas?
Dysnomia said:
I've unlocked bootloader, flashed recovery, and have tried installing several different roms, wiping the cache each time. Each one has heralded the same result though, after boot up after about 10 seconds of being able to use the phone, it will just restart. This has gotten me very frustrated. Any ideas?
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if you're using twrp, select wipe from main menu>advanced wipe>select dalviccache, cache, data, and system, then flash rom.
Which roms have you installed?
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Dysnomia said:
I've unlocked bootloader, flashed recovery, and have tried installing several different roms, wiping the cache each time. Each one has heralded the same result though, after boot up after about 10 seconds of being able to use the phone, it will just restart. This has gotten me very frustrated. Any ideas?
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Which roms have you installed?
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This. In particular, the first one you installed, because this sounds suspiciously like what happens when someone flashes a GSM ROM.
Rirere said:
This. In particular, the first one you installed, because this sounds suspiciously like what happens when someone flashes a GSM ROM.
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I'm having the same problem except I think it's because I flashed the wrong kernel. It was an m7 instead of m7spr kernel. IDK how it even happened but my phone boots up with no signal. I can get to the settings quick enough and noticed baseband says unknown. Tried restoring a sense backup and installing different kernels.
Edit: Actually I flashed a kernel here in the Sprint HTC One forum. It was an aosp rom and an aosp kernel. But still no matter what I do I can't get it to stay booted.
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This. In particular, the first one you installed, because this sounds suspiciously like what happens when someone flashes a GSM ROM.
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Yes, actually I accidentally downloaded the 4.3 google edition leak rom without realizing it wasnt for the sprint version
insuusvenerati said:
I'm having the same problem except I think it's because I flashed the wrong kernel. It was an m7 instead of m7spr kernel. IDK how it even happened but my phone boots up with no signal. I can get to the settings quick enough and noticed baseband says unknown. Tried restoring a sense backup and installing different kernels.
Edit: Actually I flashed a kernel here in the Sprint HTC One forum. It was an aosp rom and an aosp kernel. But still no matter what I do I can't get it to stay booted.
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This is exactly the problem I'm having now if I install any other rom
So I relocked the bootloader and tried installing a stock ruu, but I just get an error message, no idea what to do. -_-
Ok, so apparently I need to get S-Off to use the older RUU, but can't seem to get revone working because I cant boot up for more than 15 seconds, can someone help here?
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Ok, so apparently I need to get S-Off to use the older RUU, but can't seem to get revone working because I cant boot up for more than 15 seconds, can someone help here?
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Try this [http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2251800] It helped my problem. Erased everything from the device but I had it backed up anyway. You do not need s-off but you need to relock your bootloader. It's really easy tho. Google message me or PM me here if you need help.
insuusvenerati said:
Try this [http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2251800] It helped my problem. Erased everything from the device but I had it backed up anyway. You do not need s-off but you need to relock your bootloader. It's really easy tho. Google message me or PM me here if you need help.
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already said I can't use that one because I already updated my phone to 1.31.651.2
Dysnomia said:
already said I can't use that one because I already updated my phone to 1.31.651.2
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im on the same version have you found a solution yet???
Tlalok08 said:
im on the same version have you found a solution yet???
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if you s-off you can use the .10 ruu (revone s-off method still works moonshine does not)
Aldo101t said:
if you s-off you can use the .10 ruu (revone s-off method still works moonshine does not)
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i will give that a shot
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im on the same version have you found a solution yet???
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Ok, I tried flashing another rom, still same results. But, this one revone actually worked with, achieved S-Off and flashed the RUU.
where can i get the revone ??? sorry it this is a dumb question...
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where can i get the revone ??? sorry it this is a dumb question...
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There is a sticky in this forum that has the info for s off. Also in one of the dev forums there is an all in one tool that makes using revone easy.
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where can i get the revone ??? sorry it this is a dumb question...
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2319412
Or you can use this tool
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2236814
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Ok, I tried flashing another rom, still same results. But, this one revone actually worked with, achieved S-Off and flashed the RUU.
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hi,
which rom did you install which allowed you to get revone onto the device?
ya im in the same boat. loaded a rim labeled as a sprint rom, when in aroma, i asked att tmobi or international, i selected international. had this problem ever since. just got my phone maybe 2 days ago. familiar withh rooting and android, fastboot and what not, this is my 4th htc. hero, evo , evo3d and now this please tell me it's not dead. i'm not used to all this no sd card stuff. =[
It all started when I rebooted my phone one day. My phone loaded up the lock screen with google voice. I could say the pin but could never get my phone unlocked. The keyboard button didn't work. So rather than just bootloader/factory resetting my phone, i decided i might as well unlock it and give myself root and flash a rom and try it out. I am an experienced EVO 4G user and have flashed many a rom. I did not have any problems unlocking the phone, flashing the TWRP recovery, applying su, or flashing the rom. I flashed the rootbox rom. It worked just fine. I then decided I was going to try a different rom out. I was not aware that there were roms that would cause problems... the non-sprint roms. I then tried to flash several non-sprint roms. None of the worked and eventually my phone would only boot up into the bootloader. I was able to successfully fastboot flash the TWRP recovery back onto my phone. I tried then to load in a sprint rom. Apparently I had messed up my radios, file structure and possibly other stuff, as no rom would work at that point. After much research, I found I needed to apply the RUU to get my phone back into "sprint" mode with the correct radios and file structure. I have been trying for hours now to do just that. I have tried all the methods listed on xda. The current condition of my phone: Will boot only into bootloader, will not boot into recovery although i think the TWRP recovery is still on my phone. I have the tampered, relocked, and security warning messages at the top of my phone. I am still s-on. I cannot get s-off as I have no accessible os on the phone to use the adb commands. I do have fastboot access. I have tried to fastboot flash the ruu and I get failed messages either <remote: 12 signature verify fail> or <remote: 43 main version check fail>
Any/All advice recommendations are welcome. If there is a thread about fixing bricked phones or tools to load RUU, I have tried them to no avail.
Thanks
Have you tried running the RUU from your PC? It would also help to know if you are on 1.29 or 1.31.
MrFixit007 said:
It all started when I rebooted my phone one day. My phone loaded up the lock screen with google voice. I could say the pin but could never get my phone unlocked. The keyboard button didn't work. So rather than just bootloader/factory resetting my phone, i decided i might as well unlock it and give myself root and flash a rom and try it out. I am an experienced EVO 4G user and have flashed many a rom. I did not have any problems unlocking the phone, flashing the TWRP recovery, applying su, or flashing the rom. I flashed the rootbox rom. It worked just fine. I then decided I was going to try a different rom out. I was not aware that there were roms that would cause problems... the non-sprint roms. I then tried to flash several non-sprint roms. None of the worked and eventually my phone would only boot up into the bootloader. I was able to successfully fastboot flash the TWRP recovery back onto my phone. I tried then to load in a sprint rom. Apparently I had messed up my radios, file structure and possibly other stuff, as no rom would work at that point. After much research, I found I needed to apply the RUU to get my phone back into "sprint" mode with the correct radios and file structure. I have been trying for hours now to do just that. I have tried all the methods listed on xda. The current condition of my phone: Will boot only into bootloader, will not boot into recovery although i think the TWRP recovery is still on my phone. I have the tampered, relocked, and security warning messages at the top of my phone. I am still s-on. I cannot get s-off as I have no accessible os on the phone to use the adb commands. I do have fastboot access. I have tried to fastboot flash the ruu and I get failed messages either <remote: 12 signature verify fail> or <remote: 43 main version check fail>
Any/All advice recommendations are welcome. If there is a thread about fixing bricked phones or tools to load RUU, I have tried them to no avail.
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Pm me your teamviewer information and I'll help you out.
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Have you tried running the RUU from your PC? It would also help to know if you are on 1.29 or 1.31.
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I am on 1.31. I have tried running the RUU from my PC and I got error 140. I tried looking that up and could not find any solutions to that. I figured it was because I am on 1.31 and not 1.29 and I still had s-on. That is when I tried to get s-off so that I could apply the 1.29. Is it possible to open a fastboot shell? I was going to try to push the revone files to the phone via fastboot and then run the commands via fastboot, but didn't get around to trying that out last night.
Indirect said:
Pm me your teamviewer information and I'll help you out.
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Thanks a bunch! I have sent you a PM. I'll send you another one when I get home from work.
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Thanks a bunch! I have sent you a PM. I'll send you another one when I get home from work.
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OK!! Awesome! Indirect showed me the error of my ways!! So now I have TWRP recovery back on my phone and I was able to get RUU to be successful.
What are the recommended next steps?
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OK!! Awesome! Indirect showed me the error of my ways!! So now I have TWRP recovery back on my phone and I was able to get RUU to be successful.
What are the recommended next steps?
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What do you want to know?
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OK!! Awesome! Indirect showed me the error of my ways!! So now I have TWRP recovery back on my phone and I was able to get RUU to be successful.
What are the recommended next steps?
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Congrats on getting phone back up. I recommend you stay away from flashing Roms that are not for Sprint but I think you learned that part first hand already.
im0rtalz said:
Congrats on getting phone back up. I recommend you stay away from flashing Roms that are not for Sprint but I think you learned that part first hand already.
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What do you want to know?
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Yeah, I sure did. Coming from an OG EVO 4G that was a little bit of a nasty surprise. Wel my phone is sitting on the fastboot screen after the successful ruu. The only message at the top is **relocked***
Can i boot like normal now? Should i flash a rom at this point? i'm kinda still wearing the kid gloves...
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Yeah, I sure did. Coming from an OG EVO 4G that was a little bit of a nasty surprise. Wel my phone is sitting on the fastboot screen after the successful ruu. The only message at the top is **relocked***
Can i boot like normal now? Should i flash a rom at this point? i'm kinda still wearing the kid gloves...
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Did Indirect get you S-OFF? If not you need to unlock your bootloader again then re-flash TWRP or CWM then you can flash a rom. Any questions shoot me a PM
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Did Indirect get you S-OFF? If not you need to unlock your bootloader again then re-flash TWRP or CWM then you can flash a rom. Any questions shoot me a PM
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We did not get to s-off. I am still s-on. the way I understand it is that basically I am back at square one... only I can use the fastboot command to unlock the bootloader, I don't need to go to the HTC website. and once i put a recovery on i can load any SPRINT ROM i want.
i'll do my best to be good this time
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We did not get to s-off. I am still s-on. the way I understand it is that basically I am back at square one... only I can use the fastboot command to unlock the bootloader, I don't need to go to the HTC website. and once i put a recovery on i can load any SPRINT ROM i want.
i'll do my best to be good this time
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MrFixit007 said:
OK!! Awesome! Indirect showed me the error of my ways!! So now I have TWRP recovery back on my phone and I was able to get RUU to be successful.
What are the recommended next steps?
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Indirect helps so many people on herr. We are lucky to have the folks in this forum.
Sent from my (M7WLS) HTC ONE.
theotrman said:
Indirect helps so many people on herr. We are lucky to have the folks in this forum.
Sent from my (M7WLS) HTC ONE.
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Indirect is a beast
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Indirect is a beast
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yep! Indirect and bigdaddy are both beasts!
theotrman said:
Indirect helps so many people on herr. We are lucky to have the folks in this forum.
Sent from my (M7WLS) HTC ONE.
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Indirect and bigdaddy have both helped me out bunches tonight!!! I am completely back in action!!
What in the world did Indirect do that worked to well?
I'm in a similar situation right now and I'm still stuck.
NotSneakyNinja said:
What in the world did Indirect do that worked to well?
I'm in a similar situation right now and I'm still stuck.
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Probably downgraded him from 1.31 to 1.29 so he could RUU
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NotSneakyNinja said:
What in the world did Indirect do that worked to well?
I'm in a similar situation right now and I'm still stuck.
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The key is knowing what fastboot commands to use and in which order. I had gotten stuck and gotten some of them out of order. I'd be willing to help you out like indirect did for me. If you PM me your teamviewer information i can help you out.
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The key is knowing what fastboot commands to use and in which order. I had gotten stuck and gotten some of them out of order. I'd be willing to help you out like indirect did for me. If you PM me your teamviewer information i can help you out.
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I got him fixed up
I've been struggling with this for over a day now.
I unlocked and rooted my phone just fine (HTC One on Sprint, 4.3) - but when I flashed a ROM, I flashed Maximus HD, which was apparently an International version and not a Sprint one. I think that messed some things up. After trying a few different ROMs on top of that, nothing works.
Each ROM I flash will "install" correctly, but when it boots to the lock screen, upon unlocking it gives me the HTC splash screen.
I'm convinced that my accidental upgrade to hboot 1.55 is rendering it impossible for me to flash any working ROMs - be it stock or otherwise. I can enter Recovery mode, adb sideload, and flash ROMs, but none of them work.
I've tried Superwipe and then Bad Boyz, but it's the same thing. After installation, it sticks at the HTC splash screen.
So, my options are limited. I think I need to find a way to revert my hboot to 1.44 from 1.55 - that way at least the stock RUU is compatible. However, I can't find any way to do this; since I'm S-On, and I can't access any ROM to mess with settings, I have no idea how to do this, or how to flash a workable ROM in order to switch to S-Off.
Anyone have any ideas. I'm seriously distraught. I just bought this phone, and I love it. I'm so sad that I decided to try this rooting/unlocking/ROM flashing business because it's disrupted my sanity.
Any thoughts or ideas will help immensely. I will give more information if needed. Thanks!
WayneQuasar said:
I've been struggling with this for over a day now.
I unlocked and rooted my phone just fine (HTC One on Sprint, 4.3) - but when I flashed a ROM, I flashed Maximus HD, which was apparently an International version and not a Sprint one. I think that messed some things up. After trying a few different ROMs on top of that, nothing works.
Each ROM I flash will "install" correctly, but when it boots to the lock screen, upon unlocking it gives me the HTC splash screen.
I'm convinced that my accidental upgrade to hboot 1.55 is rendering it impossible for me to flash any working ROMs - be it stock or otherwise. I can enter Recovery mode, adb sideload, and flash ROMs, but none of them work.
I've tried Superwipe and then Bad Boyz, but it's the same thing. After installation, it sticks at the HTC splash screen.
So, my options are limited. I think I need to find a way to revert my hboot to 1.44 from 1.55 - that way at least the stock RUU is compatible. However, I can't find any way to do this; since I'm S-On, and I can't access any ROM to mess with settings, I have no idea how to do this, or how to flash a workable ROM in order to switch to S-Off.
Anyone have any ideas. I'm seriously distraught. I just bought this phone, and I love it. I'm so sad that I decided to try this rooting/unlocking/ROM flashing business because it's disrupted my sanity.
Any thoughts or ideas will help immensely. I will give more information if needed. Thanks!
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same problem like TS have
Having the same issues like TS..
Can somebody point me where to look for the answers,the difference is that im on .44 boot
Somebody please
MeiTeS said:
Having the same issues like TS..
Can somebody point me where to look for the answers,the difference is that im on .44 boot
Somebody please
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Hey there,
I have a HTC One M7 (AT&T) I recently acquired from a family member that lives in the States. As a Canadian fellow, I needed to change my carrier from AT&T to Telus. I have already unlocked the phone and rooted it.. I just cannot, for the life of me, get S-off to function. I have followed instructions carefully yet I must be missing something.. I am now stuck, because the current custom roms I'm trying to install in order to have a unsecure kernel are starting to act strange. Everything seems to function, except no icons are appearing on the roms. Thank god for sideloader... My goal is to finally be able to use an RUU for telus on this phone so that I can properly use the data and other features that are offered on the network.
Can someone clarify exactly what steps I need to take? I've already used revone, moonshine, and firewater and none of them have been able to exploit the roms I've used. I need to find a rom that will work on this phone..
Any help is appreciated.
SwissMeatMan said:
Hey there,
I have a HTC One M7 (AT&T) I recently acquired from a family member that lives in the States. As a Canadian fellow, I needed to change my carrier from AT&T to Telus. I have already unlocked the phone and rooted it.. I just cannot, for the life of me, get S-off to function. I have followed instructions carefully yet I must be missing something.. I am now stuck, because the current custom roms I'm trying to install in order to have a unsecure kernel are starting to act strange. Everything seems to function, except no icons are appearing on the roms. Thank god for sideloader... My goal is to finally be able to use an RUU for telus on this phone so that I can properly use the data and other features that are offered on the network.
Can someone clarify exactly what steps I need to take? I've already used revone, moonshine, and firewater and none of them have been able to exploit the roms I've used. I need to find a rom that will work on this phone..
Any help is appreciated.
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Looks like the 4G\LTE frequencies are the same , so all you should need to do is sim unlock. I don't think the Telus RUU will do anything for you.
mb_guy said:
Looks like the 4G\LTE frequencies are the same , so all you should need to do is sim unlock. I don't think the Telus RUU will do anything for you.
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Now that you point it out, yes, you're right. However, when I had the AT&T RUU it wouldn't let me access my data, only text. So that's when I assumed I required a Telus RUU. Right now I'm actively trying to get a rom pushed to my device so that I can install it.. However every time I push the file (adb usb) then (adb push filename.zip /sdcard) it doesn't appear in my clockworkmod recovery. I go to install zip then install zip through sdcard and nothing appears.. not even in the downloads folder. Sideload won't function either because it gives me an error.. Can someone help me? The current rom that I have installed doesn't function. I believe it's insertcoin latest m7 version.
Does someone know if I'm pushing my file incorrectly and how I could fix that? Or does anyone know a fix to sideloader writing errors? How do I gain permissions to write? chmod 777? What is the process involved?
I would like to be on as much as a stock rom as possible, with Sense 6.0. I really want this phone to work and I'm consistently running into little issues like this adb push.
Hello!
I've decided I want to turn my HTC One (International version) into a Google Play edition. I've watched a bunch of videos, and went for it. Everything went fine until the step where I should get S-off. I've tried quite a few tools, but just get an error that my version is not going to get S-off.
I have seen people been able to work around using CM11, but from what I've understood, you need S-off to write anything to /boot, which is where I presume CM11 would be flashed. So, am I missing anything important? Is there a workaround if my phone has HBOOT 1.57, and not S-off already? I hope someone can help me!
TL;DR: My phone is unlocked and rooted, but I can't get S-off using any of the most popular tools. My HBOOT is version 1.57.
I hope someone smarter than me is able to help me! If you need more information, please leave a reply and I'll get all the information I'm able to.
In advance, thanks!
Kcdyb
No, you can flash cm11 with s-on. You have to have a custom recovery with which to do it, though. I don't know which tutorial you're using, but it should have a section where you flash the recovery after the bootloader is unlocked. If your bootloader is still locked, then... Are you rooted?
I'm pretty new to HTC, I just came off of samsung, and they seem straightforward and simple by comparison, but with s-off, it seems like there's more room for customization with HTC phones...
Anyway, I found that TWRP won't flash cm11, but Philz_touch will. If you're rooted, grab rashr off the play store and you can flash both of these recoveries right from your phone. I'd go with TWRP 2.6.3.0, though, since the latest didn't like my backups.
Then once those are installed, you boot into bootloader and volume down to Recovery and it'll pop up in a few seconds where you can take backups (<--DO THIS!) and flash new roms and kernels and such.
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Hello!
I've decided I want to turn my HTC One (International version) into a Google Play edition. I've watched a bunch of videos, and went for it. Everything went fine until the step where I should get S-off. I've tried quite a few tools, but just get an error that my version is not going to get S-off.
I have seen people been able to work around using CM11, but from what I've understood, you need S-off to write anything to /boot, which is where I presume CM11 would be flashed. So, am I missing anything important? Is there a workaround if my phone has HBOOT 1.57, and not S-off already? I hope someone can help me!
TL;DR: My phone is unlocked and rooted, but I can't get S-off using any of the most popular tools. My HBOOT is version 1.57.
I hope someone smarter than me is able to help me! If you need more information, please leave a reply and I'll get all the information I'm able to.
In advance, thanks!
Kcdyb
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Have you tried Sunshine S-OFF, it will cost $25 but it is worth it. Once you get S-OFF you can change your CID & MID then flash the GPe RUU or ROM.
Thanks a lot for your replies!
I have actively tried figuring this out alongside reading for my exam today, and recently found and interesting option to work around S-on. My total goal is getting GPE Lollipop on my HTC, and I just now found a thread discussing using a backup from OPs phone. According to many users in the thread, they have been able to recover this backup and successfully run Lollipop with S-on. I did consider buying Sunshine, but due to finding the backup-option, I wanna try the free alternatives first. My goal is like I said running GPE, and I will most likely not install other roms on my phone.
My phone has an unlocked bootloader, custom recovery CWM v6.0.4.8, and my phone is rooted with SuperSU v2.37 at the moment. This might change some since I'm trying to recover a specific backup as my current tactic.
Your replies have definitely added to my understanding of the workarounds, and are much appreciated. If the backup-method don't work, I will try your methods!
PS: I posted in the backup-thread asking some questions. I'm posting my link here to string them both together in case someone else looks for an solution to the same problem I had.
Link: http://forum.xda-developers.com/htc...ackup-twrp-t2963308/post57357202#post57357202